For Memorial Day

Remembering ...

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Crazy Card Chics - May 20, 2023

Well we had our very first in person camp since the pandemic on Saturday. We held camp at the 4H Building at the Adams County Fairgrounds and it was just wonderful! Everyone had a great time and the facility was marvelous. We hope to be back there in September! Here is the card the gals made at my table:

I got to use some of the new designer series paper called Countryside Inn. The card base is a white 100# card stock and there are layers using Night of Navy. Overall, the day was a complete success!

Here is some information on the June card kits to go:

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A Father's Day Card

I have no father living, but I have a son and stepsons who are father's and step-father's, so I made some Father's Day cards:

The top one was created using some very excellent instructions from my friend Diane Martel Lapointe in Canada. I saw a card she posted on Facebook and she kindly sent me the dimensions so that I could try it too! Thanks so much Diane! The other two are just me using up some retired paper and some very old dsp along  with some of my new toys - Nested Essentials dies from the new Stampin' Up! catalog and the Cane Weave 3D embossing folder. Some of the paper is also retired i.e. Soft Suede and Cinnamon Cider. The dsp is from some old 6x6 paper packs from Basic Grey. I also used Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla card stock. I created the sentiment on my computer. I made some masculine birthday cards as well that I will share later this week.

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Happy Mother's Day!

I want to send Happy Mother's Day wishes to all my family and friends who are mothers!

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Stamp Camp North - May 13, 2023

It's time to prepare for May's Stamp Camp North! Here is the card the campers will be making at my table: 

                                                                              

I wanted to use some of the gorgeous designer series paper available in the new Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog which goes live on May 2. This designer series paper is part of the new Fresh As a Daisy suite of products. I rarely buy a Suite of products and instead just purchase the elements I want, but this suite just spoke to me! The papers are gorgeous, the Adhesive Backed Solid Gems match the papers beautifully and I got to use some paper in the new color called Bubble Bath, a delightful pink! I added a layer of Berry Burst (a returning color) on the card front.  The white layer is embossed using another of the trio of 3D Embossing Folders available in the Online Exclusives store. The dsp is mounted on Berry Burst paper. The sentiment is stamped on a Basic White piece using Berry Burst ink and mounted on another piece of Berry Burst card stock. I added some punched flowers that were stamped with Berry Burst and Bubble Bath using the flowers and punch from the Petal Park bundle. The campers will have options for other sentiments. I added some Glossy Dots for some bling on the center of the punched flowers and the card is done.

Here is some more information on this wonderful event:

Be sure to get signed up so you can join us in all the fun!

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Sassy Stampers - May 6, 2023

It's time for our semi-annual crafter's garage sale! We combine our camp with a sale twice a year and May is the occasion for our combined camp and sale. I will not be selling this time as I have a big craft sale/camp coming up on the 20th for Crazy Card Chics. The theme this month is cards for men and this is the card the campers will make at my table:

The campers will have a choice of sentiments for both the outside and the inside. I used a retiring punch on this one, but SU has a new set of dies coming out in the new catalog (which goes live on May 2) called Nested Essentials that will cut 3 different nested shapes and one of them is the shape I used for this card. I can't order it and get it in time for camp, but I am really looking forward to getting it! The card base is a returning color called Lost Lagoon. The embossed layer (embossed using one of the 3D embossing folder trio from the Online Exclusives) is Pretty Peacock. I don't have a lot of paper from the new catalog, so I decided to make my own! I stamped the leaf clusters and the dots from the Irresistible Blooms stamp set in Pretty Peacock in a random pattern and mounted it on a Lost Lagoon rectangle which is popped up on the front using dimensionals. The sentiment is stamped on a punched piece and then the Pretty Peacock layer is hand trimmed to fit under it. The sentiment piece is also popped up using dimensionals. I added a couple of gems from a Glossy Dots Assortment pack.

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My Brave Tulips

When we bought our home some 39 years ago, there was no deck in the back just a concrete slab. DH built a new two level deck and inadvertently covered up the tulip that was growing there. The tulip had it's own ideas though and continues to come up and give us gorgeous blooms every year. Here is a picture of it this year:

It's coming up from under the deck! I planted tulips in one of the side gardens and they bloomed beautifully the first year and have not had very many blooms in the years since planted. Plenty of greenery, but not too many blooms. This one comes up every year and has wonderful blooms and greenery. I just hope we don't get any more snow!

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Crazy Card Chics - April 2023

This is the card the campers made with my card packet:

The card base is Gorgeous Grape and the embossed layer is Highland Heather. I embossed it with one of the online exclusive Basic 3D Embossing Folders. The iris is computer generated and cut out using the Nesting Ovals die set and the Gorgeous Grape layer was also created with that same set. The sentiment is computer generated and was cut with Stylish Shapes dies as was the Gorgeous Grape layer. Campers had a choice of several different sentiments. I also added some Basic Rhinestone Jewels to give it a bit of bling!

On May 20, 2023 Crazy Card Chics will be hosting a live in-person camp at the Good Luck 4H Building at the Adams County Fairgrounds located at 9755 Henderson Road, Brighton, Colorado. Here is the flyer with more details about the camp and also the information about sale we are having:

We are all looking forward to this event and I just know that it will be a lot of fun. We have some great cards planned to make and some really special door prizes to give away!  Make sure to get registered early!

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Stamp Camp North - April 15, 2023

Stamp Camp North is coming up this Saturday!  Here's the card the campers will be making at my table:

Card base is Fresh Freesia with a layer of Orchid Oasis and an embossed layer of Basic White embossed using one of the folders from the Basic 3D embossing folders offered in the Online Exclusives catalog. The flowers were die cut using Fresh Freesia and then stamped with Orchid Oasis. The leaves were die cut using Old Olive and stamped with Old Olive. There will be several sentiments available in addition to the one shown in the Basic White oval die cut from the Stitched Shapes dies and then layered on an oval cut using the Basic Ovals dies. I added some gems from the Glossy Dots Assortment and called it a card!

Here's some more information about this great activity:

We really have fun at this camp and I hope you can join us!

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Happy Easter!

I want to wish everyone who celebrates it a very Happy Easter! This photo was captured by DH in our north facing garden this week:

and it makes me very happy! There is also a tiny bit of yellow showing up in the side garden - hopefully it won't snow on the daffodils!

I have a couple of cards to share and will be back this week to share those as well as information on the camps they are for.

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Sassy Stampers - April 1, 2023

I saw this card and just had to give it a try! Wanda is a very talented lady and I love the inspiration she offers. Here is my version (only changed up the colors slightly):

The card base is Basic White with a layer of Coastal Cabana underneath the stamped layer. The stamps used were from Petal Park and punched with the coordinating punch. The leaves are stamped using Pear Pizzazz and Granny Apply Green and the flowers were stamped using Bermuda Bay and Coastal Cabana and Mango Melody and Daffodil Delight. The "Happy Birthday" greeting is from Peaceful Moments. Campers will have "Happy Mother's Day" and "Happy Easter" for alternate sentiments from Celebrating You.

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Longmont Senior Center - March 20, 2023

I always look forward to my class at the Longmont Senior Center. This month the stampers will be making:

This is a very fun class and I share teaching duties with Cathy Hansen a really gifted artist who also makes two cards.  We try to do a Christmas card each month so that the stampers will be ready when the time comes. Cathy and I take turns doing the Christmas card and this month it's her turn. Here are the cards the stampers will be making with Cathy:

These stampers are a really fun bunch and I enjoy my time with them each month.

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Crazy Card Chics - March 2023

Here is the card the stampers will be making from my kit this month:

I love stamping on dsp and creating my own as a result.  The card base is Balmy Blue with a layer of black under the stamped piece of Dandy Designs dsp.  The paper pack was a SAB item during the latest Sale-a-Bration period. I love getting a big pack of paper that has so many great patterns in it! The dies are from the Amazing Thanks die set. I use a MISTI to position the stamp and stick the dsp down with some repositionable adhesive. That allows me to stamp the design twice and get it nice and dark. The stamp is called Curly Tailed Cats from Technique Junkies. I really love their stamps and every month you get a new selection to chose from at a discount for the first month!

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Little Surprise from my hubby!

Today is my birthday and DH surprised me with this lovely plant. It was on my desk when I got home from classes yesterday! What a special guy!

I am a very lucky lady to have such a wonderfully thoughtful guy to share my life with!

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More Adventures with Two-Tone Flora

I woke up this morning thinking about this stamp set and had to play with it some more. Here are two more cards:

I don't often make top folding cards, but both of these are. The large die is a bit of work, but I think it's well worth it! The card bases are Basic White with layers of Fresh Freesia and Balmy Blue underneath the large die cut piece. The die is from the Two-Tone Flora die set as are the dies used to cut the flowers and leaves. I used Fresh Freesia, Pale Papaya and Balmy Blue for the flowers and Granny Apple Green for the leaves. I think I would go with a darker color for the accents on the flowers though, Tone on tone just doesn't quite cut it. I added a computer generated sentiment and some rhinestones to add some bling! I found this card by Amy Koenders this morning and watched the video and got some ideas for making these. She used the tone on tone technique, but I think that I might try something a bit different next time I make cards with this set. The card from yesterday used a darker color for the accents and I think I like that style better.

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Playing with Two-Tone Flora

I saw this card and given my love affair with Poppy Parade I felt it only right to give it a try. Here is the result:

I made the card base Poppy Parade so that the gorgeous die cut could highlight the color underneath. I made several flowers and had a hard time lining things up. If anyone has any tips on how that works I would love to hear from you. The darker color is Merry Merlot and the flower is Poppy Parade. I then cut them out using one of the flower dies in the Two Tone Flora die set. The leaves were stamped with Pear Pizzazz and then cut with the die. I added a computer generated sentiment cut with a Stitched Rectangle die and called it done! I want to play some more with this stamp/die set, so look forward to a few more samples. The big die has a lot of pieces to cut and pop out, but in the long run it's worth it for special cards. I don't think I would do it for a camp though as I would need to cut too many.

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Stamp Camp North - March 2023

This month's stamp camp is going to be a lot of fun. It's our semi-annual craft sale in addition to our regular monthly stamp camp. Here is the card the campers will be making at my table:

The campers will have a choice from six different sentiments for the outside. I just love the Beautifully Happy stamp set which is free with a $100 order until Feb. 28. The card base is Basic White with a layer of Soft Seafoam embossed using the Dotted Swiss embossing folder. There is a panel of Dainty Flowers dsp mounted on a strip of Rich Razzleberry on the left side of the card front. The image panel is stamped using the Beautifully Happy stamp set (it's a 2-step stamping set so no coloring!) and it's mounted on a panel of Rich Razzleberry. I used Fresh Freesia and Granny Apple Green to color the image and the image was stamped using Smoky Slate for a softer look.  I stamped the small dots in Smoky Slate on the image panel. The sentiment is computer generated and punched using the oval punch and it's layered on a Rich Razzleberry scalloped oval punch and I added some Basic Rhinestone jewels.

Here is some more information on getting registered for this camp:

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Sassy Stampers Stamp Camp - March 2023

Sassy Stampers Stamp Camp is coming up on March 4, 2023. Here is the card the campers will make at my table:

The card base is Daffodil Delight with a layer of Pumpkin Pie and then the stamped layer. The stamped layer is done using a two step stamp in Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight. The stem and leaves are stamped using Mint Macaron. The sentiment is cut using a die cut from the Stylish Shapes dies and the campers will have a choice of sentiments. The stamp set is Marigold Moments. This is always a very fun event and I look forward to it every month. 

Here are some details for getting registered for this camp:

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