Create Joy

Creat Joy...............that says it all! This was the final sketch and card for the big Anni-Verve-sary that was back in August. This card came together very quickly for me, I had the image left over from a class I taught awhile back and it was already cut to the right size for the sketch. I started with a green card (Bazzill) and then layered a piece of light and dark pink Bazzill Bling cardstocks. I embossed the darker pink with the Divine Swirls Cuttlebug folder. I colored the Penny Black image with Prismacolor pencils and then added the "create joy" words from Hero Arts to a small circle that was cut with my scalloped nesties from the same green cardstock as the base card. The image was kicked up a notch with some Diamond Stickles glitter glue. The card was finished off with several sizes of green rhinestones that were also from Hero Arts.

I hope you have enjoyed the 12 Anni-Verve-sary cards as much as I enjoyed making them.

Hugs,

Pickin' Punkins

Continuing on with my Anni-Verve-sary cards, here is number 11. Imagine that, you might get to see number 12 before another month passes by!

For this card, I used Bazzill Brown cs for the base card and the itty bitty layers around the print cs. The print cs are from My Mind's Eye. I stamped the Pumpkin Wagon image (Lockhart Stamp Company) in Ginger Adirondack ink on Shimmer White cardstock and colored it in with my Prismacolor markers. The ribbon is brown twill from PTI and the card was finished off with three brown Dew Drops. I really like how the pencils colored on the shimmer cardstock. It is as though the shimmer just comes right through the color.

Have a great day,

Canvas to our Imagination

Here is card number ten in the Anni-Verve-sary. I told you I would get them all uploaded eventually. All cardstock was out of my stash.....some so old, I don't know when or where it came from. The little butterfly and the words are from the Verve Asian Flair set. The flower on the top and bottom corners is from Impress. I just cut the image in half to make it work the way I wanted it to.

I will be leaving town tomorrow and taking a little cruise with a friend of mine. I am going to try and set up a post or two for while I am gone. I am not taking my computer, so I will have to rely on the computer access on the ship.

Hugs to all,

You're all invited!

Who: Anyone and Everyone is Welcome

What: The Great Yosemite Stamp Escape 2009

Where: The Pines Resort, Bass Lake, CA

When: May 1, 2, 3 2009

This year our four AMAZING instructors are:

Michael Strong--Michael Strong Rubber Stamps

Karen Lockhart-Lockhart Stamp Company

Julie Ebersole-A Muse

Stephanie Scheetz-Kodomo

What is The Great Yosemite Stamp Escape? It is a fun filled weekend that starts with a Welcome party at The Cat's Meow on Friday night and continues over at the resort with 12 hours of hands on classes throughout the weekend. There will be a Welcome party Friday night and the store for the attendees of the retreat and it is a great way to meet people, shop, eat, swap trading cards, eat, shop...oh yeah I mentioned those two already. :) We are excited to have Michael and Karen returning this year as they were a "ginormous" hit last year! We can't wait to see what they have in store for us. Coming to teach for us for the first time are Julie Ebersole from Amuse and Stephanie Scheetz from Kodomo. Stephanie has been in the industry for many years and has taught in the US and Asia. Many will know Julie from her adorable blog Paper Trufflez or her reign on Splitcoaststampers where she is known as Julie HRR. I know what HRR stands for, do you? For more information about the weekend, the teachers or the classes you can click HERE or on the link above .

Space is limited to 100 people, so sign up early to make sure you aren't left out!

Hugs,

Pretty in Pink

Nine, nine.......finally number nine of the 12 Anni-Verve-sary sketches. I decided to go with a monochromatic color scheme for this card. The image was stamped in Ginger Adirondack ink and colored in with Prismacolor pencils. I added a little Diamond stickles to the flower for some extra pizazz. The base panel is a light pink Bazzill cs. The medium pink panel was run through the Cuttlebug with the script folder and then layered to a darker pink panel with just a teeny layer showing. I love using a very teeny layer as I think it allows the main layer to pop. KWIM?

On top of the script panel is a dark pink panel layered to a pale pink panel (with another teeny layer). On top of that is a small pale pink panel that was Cuttlebugged with the script folder as well. The beautiful pink ribbon is from Amuse (we have all of the colors in stock at the store).

The floral panel is attached to the card with foam tape to add a little height. The rhinestone brads were from my stash and I thought they were the perfect finish for this card. I gave this card to my dear friend Anne who loves pink, flowers and glitter so it was just perfect for her.

I still have three more of the Anni-Verve-sary cards to show you. Stay tuned.........

Hugs,