White Crayon resist

hello again, thanks for dropping by.

Y'know when you see a card on a stampers blog and you just are in awe, and you instantly fall in love...well I had that happen when I saw this card. You can find the original on stampinfunwithselene's blog! I love the colours Wild Wasabi and Baja Blue together. I purchased the Baja Blue seam binding for this card (and clubs) and its so lightweight and easy to use. We also use the Easter Blossom stamp set, and the Springtime Vintage designer paper.

This card showcases the White Crayon resist technique. An oldie, but a goodie in my opinion. So easy, and so elegant.

Hope you like it!

Kerry

Build a Blossom

Greetings,

Well yesterday I had one of the best days I've had in a long time. Stampin' Up! came to Vancouver!! Yes...it was Regionals. The last time they came here was 4 years ago! So I was in dire need of a creative tune up :)

Anyway I"ll be sharing the make n' take projects we made in the upcoming days but I thought I"d share what the gals in my clubs made in February.

There was quite a bit of interest in the Build a Blossom stamp set (pg 12 of the Occasions Mini) and the matching punch when we all saw it at first. I thought this would be a great stamp set to show since the punch didn't line up with the set, like in some sets SU has come out with before. Soooo I found a card idea I liked and went with it! I love the shimmer paint mixed in with rubbing alchohol. I truly believe ANY card would probably benefit from a spritz of that stuff!!! Can't go wrong with glitter :) Colours were Rose Red and Pear Pizazz for paper. Ink was Rose Red and Always Artichoke. We used the Springtime Vintage designer paper (pg 15 of the Occasion Mini) as well on both cards this month! LOVE LOVE LOVE that paper! Adornments are the embellishment which are found on pg 15 as well. Hope you like it!

Kerry

p.s. one thing I recommend when positioning your petals is to punch out a circle and adhere snail to it and then place them on that. Worked well at our clubs!

Letterpress Plates

Hi
Here is one of the projects made at club in November. Its an awful picture..sorry about that! Its a quick gift to make if you need one in a hurry. The letterpress plate was used with Old Olive craft ink. It makes a debossed image...pressed 'in', instead of the embossing plates/folders that raise the paper. Stay tuned, more to share coming up!

Kerry

tea holder

Howdy,
Here's the last of my June club projects. Its a tea bag holder or even a gift card holder as well.....I googled a real peacock and used the chalks to resemble the peacock colours.....Using the Presto Designer paper I sponged versamark over it first, then rubbed the chalks (pastels) over it till you could see the pattern come thru....
Happy Stampin'
Kerry

wood sheets

Happy Summer!
Here's another project made in my June clubs. If a Father's Day sentiment wasn't needed I had others available. I am so happy the Wood Sheets made it back into the new Catalog....sometimes they are just the look that will complete a card. This layout is quite simple but for a masculin card I think that's the way to go.....the wood just adds that little touch, don't ya think?
This card is now going to my Dad for Father's Day but he's away for another week....

Ta,
Kerry

Joy Fold card

Here's one of the cards the gals in my 3 clubs made in June. I love how the Joy Fold cards open....the 'sparkle' tag holds the front flap closed. Using one of my fav colour combo's which retired - ruby red and cameo coral. Also the Presto designer paper - with both those colours sponged over. This makes the word's 'pop'.
thanks for stopping by,
Kerry

Bride & Groom DSP

Hi again, thanks for stopping by!
Here is a total case I did for my club this month. I loved the whole look of this card. I did suggest the club ladies put their butterflies where they wanted, plus some ladies sponged Rich Razzleberry ink as well as Barely Banana as well...(kinda like my previous card I shared on here with the yellow/pink combo? I love how you can change the Bride and Groom paper to suit what ever colour you need! Can you say 'versatile'!

As always, happy stampin'
Kerry

Thrift store find

Hi there!
Well its the end of the month so its time to share what my club ladies made this month.

The ladies punched 5 flowers out of some old Nursury Rhyme books that I owned and also bought at the local thrift store. It was neat as each card had a different look, depending on the pages used. I love the corduroy brads too! The Medallion stamp is inked in versamark for a subtle look.
Happy stamping,
Kerry

Card share

Hello!

Here's a card I recently made to showcase some of the techniques we're playing with at my March clubs this month. I love the Bride and Groom paper as its so elegant!
I got my ideas for these techniques from Patty Bennett's awesome blog! Thanks Patty!

Have you stamped today?
Kerry

i'm back

Happy March everyone!

Its been awhile....The kids went back to school today after having 2 weeks off. We decided to drive to Palm Springs this year which was a first for us as last year we flew there. I was hesitant but all in all in went really well!!! I will share some photo's next post after I upload them. We only got back a day and a half ago so lots of catching up to do!

I just wanted to share the 2 club projects we made in February. I used quite a bit of Ocassions Mini catalog product.

The red and pink card showcases the rock n' roll technique which was new to some of my new stampers in my clubs. And the other card uses the wheel to make a background. I just put a piece of rectangle c/s in the middle and wheeled over. Before removing the piece of c/s I sponged the edges in the matching ink. (in this case, old olive) When you lift the centre c/s you are left with a crisp, white matt which you can stamp directly on, or in the case of this card I created we put a double matt over it.

If you ever have any questions please feel free to ask away.

Look forward to sharing more soon! Thanks for dropping by!

Kerry

January club card #2

Hello again,

Here is the 2nd project made at January club.

It was such a super easy card to make. You could easily make a batch of these, using the different sentiments found in the Well Scripted stamp set and it would make a lovely gift!

Stay tuned for some Olympic pic's!

Happy Stampin'

and thanks for dropping by!

Kerry

club in Jan

Hello!

Wow...life has been busy lately. How about you?

I realized I havn't shared my Jan club projects so here they are!

I was happy with how this turned out. LOVE the new DSP in the Occasions Mini...it has sparkle built right in! I also did 2 techniques with this card - faux icing which I learned about from my monthly Stampin' Success magazine that Demonstrator's get. We also did Paper Piecing on the cupcake holder...(DSP)

I love brown and pink as a colour combo...don't you? You can't go wrong in my opinion :)

Will share more soon! Also pictures from our Olympic festivities we were at this afternoon! FUN!

Kerry

cute boxes

Happy Saturday!

I just finished baking some Christmas goodies so thought i'd take a few minutes to rest at the computer before Jacob wakes up!

Here are some cute little boxes that I gave to my Downline that came to my Christmas party last week. They fit the Ghiradelli (sp?) chocolates perfectly!

You can find the directions here.

Happy Stampin'
Kerry

November club

One month today! Are you getting a good start to your Christmas list?

Here is a cute project that my clubs have made this month. I have added embroidery thread to them since the photo was taken.

If you'd like directions to make this box feel free to leave me a comment and your email and I'll email you the directions.

Let the countdown begin :)

Kerry

Holiday card class card #2

Hello again,
Remember that angel card I shared awhile ago? Anyway here is the replacement card I had to come up with! (cardstock needed was backordered so I had to have a plan B)
I'm quite happy how it turned out, I like the tone on tone look the vanilla piece that has been embossed with a textured plate gives...(hard to make out...maybe click on the image to make it bigger?) The snowflake is gold embossed and the tiny snowflakes on the bottom are stamped using the Champagne Shimmer paint.

You can make the square mediallion by using a piece of cardstock 2.75 x 2.75 and then using the scallop edge punch to go around the edges...Make a great focal point!

Anyway love to hear from you!
Kerry

Holiday Card class card #1

Hello,

Here is one of the 2 designs the ladies made at my November Holiday card classes this month.
I've been loving all the different things you can do with the Shimmer paint (found in the Holiday mini) and here is another way of using it...
You put 4 drops or so of the shimmer paint in a small spray bottle with rubbing alchohol...shake well and spritz over your cardstock. Here I used the Champagne Mist Shimmer paint...it is soooo pretty in real life - adds a real sparkle!

Thanks for stopping by!
Kerry

angels

Hi,

I borrowed the Holy Triptych set from my friend Lynn thinking I would use it at my November Holiday Card class. I knew I wanted to showcase embossing as I had only used the white EP in this series of classes....I wanted to use the gold or silver as its a real 'Wow' at this time of year. Anyway here is what I came up with. The dress and hair of the angel is coloured in with Watercolour pencil crayons and blender pen. 2-way glue pen and dazzling diamonds are on the wings. Well...sometimes things don't go as planned and I noticed earlier today that my Night of Navy cardstock is on Backorder....and I need it by this coming thursday and it hasn't even shipped yet. Normally this wouldn't be a problem when I"m creating for a club or workshop but with the numbers of cards I have to cut (90 for this card alone) I needed those 2 packages!!!! Soooo I spent this evening coming up with another card completely using the cardstock I knew I have enough of....I quite like the card and will post it here once the classes are finished. (Nov 12th and Nov 17th) I used Serene Snowflakes instead and embossed in Gold, plus Champagne Shimmer paint to just give you a hint :)

Anyway lots of ramblings today....

Hope you're having a great week so far,

Kerry

2nd card from September class

Hi again,

As promised here is the 2nd card that my customers made at my Holiday Card Class in September. They made of these cards as well....Hard to make out in the picture but we ran the chocolate chip matt thru with Petals-a-Plenty Embossing folder and then sponge daubed Champagne Mist shimmer paint over the raised images....so pretty in real life with the sparkle! The designer paper strip is from the Holiday Mini as well as is called Christmas Cocoa Specialty DSP. The white part of the swirl is flocked. (pg 21 in the mini).

Thanks for dropping by! I appreciate all comments.

Happy Stampin'

Kerry

sept holiday card class

Hello,

Ooops, Thanks to Wanda for pointing out that I hadn't shared my September holiday card class cards yet....I overlooked it!

Here is one of the cards the ladies made 5 of. I loved the idea of running fun foam thru the big shot so I did that, then we painted the snowflakes with White Shimmer paint. (found in the Holiday Mini) Finished off with a clear rhinestone brad in the middle. The blue colour is the new in colour - Bermuda Bay. I'll share the other card tomorrow!

Kerry

Sweet Centres - brilliant trap door!

OK peeps...thanks for dropping by!

Here is the last project the ladies at my 3 clubs made in October....using the awesome Sweet Centres stamp set! One of the problems though is that its hard not to ruin your card when you want to get to what's you've put in the cup!!! WELL I came accross GREAT directions for making a trap door! First pic shows the finished card, and then the 2nd picture shows the trap door coming out.....brilliant I say!
Here are the directions:

Halloween Sweet Treat 3x 3 card
-olive base 3 x 6 (fold in half)
-slider door pumpkin 2 x 2 5/8
-stamp sweet treats stamp in black on whisper white c/s and cut out. Punch centre with 1 ¾ circle punch.
-4 mini glue dots to rim of treat cup (not sticky side) DO NOT ATTACH!!! Keep peel on!
-mini glue dot all 4 corners (white c/s side)
-lay slider door on top to see that the mini glue dots are not in the way of the movement of the door, but do not attach.
-lay main image on top of the card front and trace, circle, then punch out with 1 ¾ circle punch.
-Put layers together and you’re done!

Have fun making these and be sure to put a comment in my blog if you post a picture of your finished project on your blog! I'd love to take a peek!

Happy Stampin"
Kerry