Monster Mash

Hi All
         Hope you had a fabulous Christmas and New Year!  With all the rush and the my gorgeous daschund Adam I haven't had a chance to get to my computer let alone blog...lol.  But better late than never here is a project we made at the Monster Mash class last year.  It is a Frankenstein box which I CASED from Dianna Gibbs check out her version here.

For those of you that know me I'm not overly into Halloween.  However I simply loved some of the sets in the Holiday Catalogue and came up with the idea of a Monster Mash themed class.  It's perfect for a boy's birthday party.  The Frankenstein box can be filled with ghastly treats...or the regular kind lol.

Project Recipe:
Ink: Soft Suede
Card: Wild Wasabi, Basic Black, Whisper White, Silver
Punches: Round Tab (Retired), 1 3/4" Circle, 1 1/2" Circle, 1" Circle
Big Shot: Top Note Die
Accessories: Soft Suede Marker, White Gel Pen, Stampin' Trimmer & Scoring Tool, Stampin' Sponge, Adhesive and Dimensionals

Fresh Vintage Card

Hi All, I hope you've had a lovely weekend.  I started off with a small but lovely Stamp Club on Saturday morning, followed by a very slow and unproductive rest of the weekend.  Mostly that's due to a bad toothache and some pain medication.  Luckily the dentist has given me some antibiotics and hopefully that should take care of it and I'll be back to normal soon.

Luckily enough last weekend was a very productive weekend so I have a few new thing's I'll be posting this week.  My inspiration last weekend mainly came from the Sale-a-Bration stamp sets and Designer Series Paper.  There are some lovely offerings this year to spark your inspiration and creativity.  Here's one of my favourite cards using the Fresh Vintage Stamp Set.

Project Recipe:
Stamps: Fresh Vintage, Curly Cute
Ink:  Soft Suede
Card: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Everyday Enchantment DSP
Big Shot etc: Top Note Die,
Accessories: Lucky Limeade, Peach Parfait, Pool Party, Poppy Parade & Soft Suede Markers, Sponge Dauber, Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Stamp Club February

Earlier this week I started to showed you the Lion Easel Card we made at February's Stamp Club.  There were two more cards we made in February.  The first was our technique card for this card we used the Baby Wipe Swipe Technique to create our over the water sunset.  It's a great technique for backgrounds and is pretty easy although you may need a little bit of practice I did.

When I stamped my image I used the stamp-a-ma-jig and stamped the ship twice in the same place to give me the depth of colour so that I could see the ship easily over the sea that was also Not Quite Navy.  Simply set up your stamp-a-ma-jig and stamp the image using the guide and then reink the stamp and stamp again without moving the guide.

Project Recipe:
Stamps: The Open Sea, You Are Loved
Ink:  Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy
Card: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Pumpkin Pie, Glossy White Card Stock
Big Shot etc: Top Note Die
Punches: Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border, Owl Builder Punch
Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, White Bakers Twine, Pumpkin Pie Brads, Pumpkin Pie, Baja Breeze and Not Quite Navy Re-inkers, Piercing Tool and Matt Pack

The third and last card we made was part of our monthly challenge.  This months challenge was to do a girls card for a girl up to 7 years old.  I've used very girly colours and the gorgeous Flirtatious Specialty Paper to make the card especially girlish.  You could use this card for an older girl as well, it's just so pretty and cute.  Have a look and see what you think...

Now in class I gave the ladies the option to bling up the little flowers using the Silver Glimmer Paper from the Summer Mini.  This way you can give your special girl diamonds or pearls... what girl doesn't love a bit of bling.  My card shows the pearl option but both look equally lovely.

Project Recipe:
Stamps: Create a Cupcake, Curly Cute
Ink:  Melon Mambo, Pretty In Pink, Wisteria Wonder
Card: Melon Mambo, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White, Flirtatious Specialty Paper
Punches: Eyelet Border Punch, Cupcake Builder, Itty Bitty Shapes
Accessories: Basic Pearls, Piercing Tool (to pick up pearls), Concord Crush Stitched Poly Ribbon, Dimensionals