Exciting News!

I don't think it is a secret that I {love} stamping, papercrafting and teaching classes. I am really excited to announce that I am taking my show (teaching) on the road! I have dreamed about this for along time. My first stop will be to the beautiful mountain community of Sonora. My sweet hostess is my friend Heather and she has gathered some of her stamping pals for two classes. I will teach them my Copic 101 class first and then a variation of my butterfly class after that. I can't wait to meet these ladies and get to know them better. Where will I go next????

hugs,

Sweet Sunday Sunflower

When I sat down and started this card last night, I had no idea that it was going to be the perfect card for Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch #26 but it was! A couple of weeks ago, I saw this card by Cyndi Bundy and I filed the image in my itty bitty brain so that I could case (copy and share) with you. I started out by using the sunflower image from the same Stampendous set that Cyndi used but I wanted to do a little different technique for the glitter portion of the flower. First I stamped the flower with Stazon Black ink on the acetate and then I turned it over and colored the flower with my Copic markers. First I put down a layer of Y38 (Honey) and set it aside to dry really good. After a few minutes I added a layer of YR04 (Chrome Orange) to the inside of the flower petals. Now I was ready for glitter but I could find my AI Dries Clear glue anywhere so I scribbled a few lines of glue on each petal and then sprinkled with Crystal glitter. I then added black pearls from Kaisercraft to the bottom right corner of the card to resemble the sketch and then there was this THUD on my head and it dawned on me to put some of the pearls in the middle of the flower and I like the way it turned out. I would like to call it Stained Glass Copic style! So I will! If you decide to give it a try, I would love for you to leave me a comment with a link to your project so that I can check it out and leave you a little love too!

Hugs,

A-MUSE-A-PALOOZA!

Happy 1st of July everyone! Around here we are getting ready for the A-MUSE-A-PALOOZA and we can't wait for you all to see the fun new images from AMuse. I will tell you that everything in the "Top Secret" box is Winter/Holiday themed. There are lots of new stamps, notecards, ribbon and even a new cardstock in the box. Amuse was also very generous and have supplied us with door prizes and a grand prize. Be sure to drop by The Cat's Meow and put your name in for the Grand Prize drawing. Here is our schedule of events:

Saturday July 11-Winter Fun class with Sharon $15.00

Monday July 13-Make/Take from 10a-3p Free

Saturday July 18-Holiday Magic class with me. $15.00

Monday July 20-Make/Take from 10a-3p Free

At the end of each of the classes on July 13 and 18 we will draw from attendees for a great door prize. The grand prize will be drawn on Tuesday July 21st from all of the people who have stopped by and put their name in our special A-Muse-A-Palooza box.

Stop by or call the store to sign up for one of our classes. No sign-ups are necessary for the Make/Takes!

Old Friend(s)

and boy do I have some "old friends." ;) One of my dearest friends just had a birthday last week. I have known her for 44 years (ever since she was born). Love ya girlie! Now on with the show.

This card has a really masculine feel to it, I don't really have any "old" male friends except for the ones I inherited 23 years ago when DH and I got married! Don't really think any one of them would appreciate the time I put into this card though.

This card was created for the Potluck Friday challenge at Stamp TV. It was really pretty simple to put together. Here are the deets:

1. Fold Chocolate Kiss cardstock in half and run through the Cuttlebug with largest Petite Oval Scallop Nestie.

2. Print Moss Burlap digi paper from freebies section at Stamp TV.

3. Run digi paper through CB with largest die from the small Petite Ovals set.

4. Color pine tree stamp (GKD) with Tombow markers (098,126, 451 & 969)

5. Spritz stamp with fine mist of water and stamp onto Arches 140# coldpress watercolor paper.(Canson 140# coldpress will work good too)

6. Ink sentiment first with Adirondack Espresso ink and then lightly touch to Adirondack Ginger ink to add a bit of red to the espresso (this combo matches Tombow 969 perfectly), stamp onto image panel.

7. Affix tree panel to digi panel and punch holes on either side for your ribbon.

8,,Insert ribbon, tie in knot and affix to Chocolate Kiss card with foam tape.

9. Add a little glitter to the tree and a stick pin to the knot.

Voila!

If you would like to receive this card in your mailbox, leave me a comment and I will draw a winner tomorrow night. Be sure I have your e-mail addy or some way to reach you.

Happy Saturday night!

It's All Good

Here is a fun card that I made for two challenges over on StampTV. Haven't heard of StampTV? Pop on over and check it out! The first challenge was Thursday's sketch challenge and I have to say that this sketch was a royal workout for me. The top corner piece just wasn't falling into place like I wanted. Finally, I decided I had better get happy with it or give up! I wasn't givin' up..........no way. The second challenge was Lee's Potluck Friday challenge. On Potluck Friday, you never know what will be thrown out to gobble up on. This week the challenge was to be inspired by (drum roll please)...........Mint Chip Ice Cream!

I dug through my stash for some print paper to start out with and then paired it up with some Gina K Pure Lux Choc Kiss cs. The print papers are from a Karen Neuberger line that Paper Salon carried. I stamped the ice cream and words with Adirondack Espresso ink and colored it in with Copic markers ( YG05, YG11) for the ice cream and (RV02, RV21) for the dish. I colored the itty bitty clear gems with Copic (E29). The spoon was colored with my Stardust pen. I also went over the outline of the dish with the Stardust pen to give it a little zip!

Have a great Tuesday!

hugs,

Sale, sale, sale!

I am cleaning out and reorganizing and have the following items for sale, prices do not include shipping. E-me (addy on the right) or leave me a comment and I will get back to you.

I think all of these sets are retired, but I have not seen a catty for a couple of years and can’t be certain. I have listed the name/year/condition. I am also open to offers!

Fun Faces 1997 like new (1 stamp mounted) $10.00

Warm Wishes 1998 like new, lt stains on one stamp $6.00

2 Step Brushstroke Blossoms 1999 good, a little stain on rubber on 2 of the 4 stamps $5.00

Cheery Chat 2001 like new $15.00

Little Hellos 2003 purple rubber like new $8.00

All Natural 2003 purple rubber good condition, light staining $7.00

Simple Sayings II 2003 good light stain on 2 blocks $8.00

2 Step Roses in Winter 2003 new, mounted but never used $16.00

Sweet of You 2004 purple rubber NIB $10.00

Collage Alphabet 2004 NIB $25.00

2 Step Petal Prints 2004 good $12.00

Curvy Verses 2004, new 2 stamps mounted $10.00

Mixed Bouquet 2005, new mounted ink on 2 stamps $15.00

Sincere Salutaions 2005 like new 2 stamps mounted $10.00

Paint Prints 2005 mint green rubber new, mounted but never used $10.00

Definitely Decorative Fresh Fruits 2005 new, 1 stamp mounted $15.00

I also have the following Classic ink pads (new style case), re-inkers (full bottles) and markers (still juicy) for sale:

Ink Pads $3.00, Re-Inkers $2.00, Markers $1.00

Brilliant Blue (pad, re-inker and marker)

Brocade Blue (pad, re-inker and marker)

Bliss Blue (pad, re-inker and marker)

Pink Passion (pad, re-inker and 2 markers)

Eggplant Envy (pad, re-inker and marker)

Green Galore (pad, re-inker and 2 markers)

Gable Green (pad, re-inker and marker

Going Gray (pad only)

Rose Red (pad and 2 re-inkers)

Ruby Red (pad and re-inker)

Pretty in Pink (pad only)

More Mustard (pad and re-inker)

Basic Black Re-Inker

Markers only in the following colors:

YoYo Yellow, Summer Sun, Only Orange, Positively Pink, Rose Romance, Glorious Green, Mellow Moss, Tempting Turquoise, Night of Navy, Orchid Opulence and Lovely Lilac

I might also have some cardstock, but haven't gotten to that part of the clean up yet. :)

Thanks for looking!

Quick Butterfly Cards

Here are the cards that the gals made in my class today. For each card we used a couple of butterfly punches from EK Success. The designs are simple, but we used some sort of fun tool on each one. For the Raspberry/Vine card I had them stamp the vine with Lettuce Adirondack ink and then color the leaves with Copic markers (YG03 and YG05). The small butterflies were punched out of Dark Racy Raspberry cs from Worldwin and the large ones were punched from SEI's Brigeport collection. The large butterfly in the middle is the reverse side of the paper from the other two. For the berries we used some little metal stickers from ??? (I will look on Monday and let you know) These happen to be berry colored but they come in gold, silver and probably other colors too! A little bit of stickles was used on the berry colored butterflies for added bling. For the next card, I cut Hillary Bazzill cardstock into 4Bar sized cards (3 1/2 x 5) and we ran it through the Cuttlebug using the Leafy Branch embossing folder. We had to run it through once and then scooch the folder over a bit to get the full width of the card. The butterfly was mounted onto an inchie square that had been stamed with a background image in Lettuce ink. It was then placed on the berry panel and attached to the card. A little clear gem was added for the head of the butterfly. There is a white panel with the small butterfly punched out of the corner on the inside of the card. For the last card we scored 1/8" around the white panel (it is hard to see in the pic) and then layered to the Hillary panel and then to the white card. The butterflies are from the SEI Brigeport collection also. "Amazing Friend" (Hero Arts) was stamped in Cranberry Adirondack ink. It was a fun class and the ladies were all great! I just love them all! hugs,