here a chick, there a chick...

What a great time we had on Wednesday at our club night. We made a wonderful card that I totally cased from a display at Regionals. There was no name on the board, so I can't give credit. We used the polished stone technique to create the background, then stamped with versamark, and embossed with white embossing powder. I used the flower from Embrace Life and it really makes an elegant card.

The Chickie bag is made from the top note die. The eyes are made from the 3/4" punch and the wings are the scallop edge punch cut in 2. The little hatching chickie is from the set "You crack me up"...a wonderful set for easter.

Remember Sale A bration is still on till the end of March. With each order of $60.00 or more, you can select a free stampset, paper or ribbon bundle from the mini catalog. You can order online here, or email me your order by next Saturday to get in on this once a year sale.

There is so much to show you....

WOW...I had a great weekend. On Saturday I attended a Regional conference hosted by Stampin UP. 600 Stampin UP demos and their friends attended an all day seminar learning tips and new ideas. We each received a package that contained a new stampset, and the items for 6 wonderful projects. I am showing you 3 tonight, and watch for the rest later this week. The 2 cards on the top are made with a new set coming out in the new Occasions Mini. The little gift card set was made with the new set we all got on Saturday.."Best wishes and More"..such a versatile set.

If you are thinking about purchasing the demo NOW IS THE TIME! Enjoy a savings of 15%, and receive ANY stamp set from the current catalog. There is also a new way to join the Stampin UP family...3 easy payments, spread out over the next 2 months. Let me know if you would like more details.

Be sure to check back this week, as I will be updating our class projects after Wed night...

Buzzin with ideas and news....

Hello my Stamping Friends...this is a great day to spend indoors in your stampin space...that is what I did, and here is a sample of what I came up with. My jumping off point was the Wed sketch challenge over at Splitcoaststampers. Roxie gives the dimensions of every layer, so it is pretty fool proof. The paper and ribbon are from the Sale A Bration mini. I love the spring colours of certainly celery, so saffron, bashful blue and sahara sand. Under a pile of scraps I found my crystal effects and popped the flowers and the bees. Add some glitter and you end up with a couple of lovely cards, just right for springtime giving.

I also am announcing my Spring Time Stamp a Stack. March 28th, from either 9-noon, or from 1-4. This is a 10 for $10.00 event...a great chance to meet some new friends, maybe win a prize and have fun stamping. This will be the last weekend for Sale A bration, so if you order $60.00 or more you get a free stampset, or ribbon or the terrific paper I used in these cards.

Please let me know if you are attending and which time..that way I know how much to prepare.

My springtime wish is that you find some time to let your creativity flow. When it does, post a link here so we can share ideas and tips.


Rebecca

Easter Ideas

Finally we are going to get some spring like weather. With that in mind, I took the liberty to totally copy a couple of very talented people...and here is what I came up with. The little treat box is a combination of the top note die and punches. The card with the Chubby Chicken is a total copy from HERE. I plan on making her little Chubby Bunny before the weekend, so be sure to check back.
A reminder that you still have time to take advantage of the freebies that go along with Saleabration. Check out my demosite here, for every order of $60.00 or more, you get to select a free item from the mini...check it out. Order online or give me a shout.

Stem Silhouettes

I had a little nap after supper tonight and decided I needed to get creative. When in need of some inspiration I always check out the sketch challenge over on Splitcoast. This week's is a real charmer.

Thanks for stopping by....here is the recipe...Pink Pirouette card stock and matching designer paper, whisper white, add some dimension with a rose red marker, the images are stamped with sierra sand, then coloured with rose red marker. Let me know what you think...

"Sliding" by to show you something new!

Happy Belated Valentine's Day...it has been forever since I have stamped for fun. I am fighting a very bad tooth (appt on friday, ouch!) and haven't been feeling much like doing anything. However, Valentine's Day is big in our house as I have a niece and nephew with birthday's and another niece with a birthday Tuesday. We are getting together for a big family celebration today at noon, so I got busy and tried something new.

These are slider cards, however there is a little twist and these are easier than the one made with the penny! Here is a link to Poppy's site, where I got the idea from. Hope you like them. This is one of the ideas we will be making at Yorkview on Wed night for our club night.

The truck is from loads of love, and I coloured them with blender pens and ink, on Stampin up watercolour paper. I love the soft look, and you can really add dimension in your stamping by starting with a light colour, then blending in the darker colour on top. In these examples, I only used one colour, but made sure to leave some white in the centre, to add some depth to the design.

The Big Shot sure comes in handy for making the little flowers and bird on the other 2 cards.

Hope you enjoy this weekend, let me know how you are spending your day, and if what you got as a valentine's treat!

Big Shot Ideas

Good Morning Friends...I have been in Las Vegas and not even thinking of stamping, but I am back and wanted to quickly share a great video on the Big Shot.

Check out my demo site here for some great ideas using the big shot. Remember Sale a bration is on...order $60.00 either directly from me, or from my site, and you get to select a free item.

Be sure to check it out...this is open to anyone in Canada. As well, when you order online you will receive a free catalog...go ahead give it a try.