I've been "MIA" for a little while.  But, I'm back on board and hopeful that I'll be posting on a more regular basis.

Here is a card that my stamp club made in May.  The stamp set is still a current stamp Best Dad Ever #120399 [w] & #120681 [c], however the designer series paper has retired.  I love the simplicity of this card.  The ties, which are all on one stamp, were inked in VersaMark ink and then embossed with black embossing powder.  The middle tie, was then colored in using a Crumb Cake marker.  I chose to use the "happy birthday" image, but there are also a couple of father's day images that one could use as well.  A really great "man-card" type of stamp set!

Creativity at work....not!

Have you ever had one of those, "can't get the creativity started" moments?  Well, mine has gone on for weeks now.  Maybe it's the fact that the new catalog is coming out soon.  Whatever is the cause, I hope that the lack-of-creativity goes away soon!

With hopes of posting some stamped art very soon..........

It's a bit late in the posting, but I wanted to share a project that I put together for the Summer Smooches special that has been going on this month.  (you still have until 11:59pm tomorrow, April 30th to order...or wait until June 1st for the new catalog)

I first came up with this project for a demonstrator swap I participated in back the end of March.  And, since it was such a nice layout I used it for my April stamp club meeting as well.  So, some of you may have already seen this project.  

It uses the Daisies #2 and Tasteful Trim die cuts for the Sizzix Big-Shot.  The center of the flower is one of the fabric brads that was only available during the April special, and unfortunately were so popular that they have already sold out!  

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March Stamp Technique Class

Here are the remaining cards we made this month at my stamp technique class.  The theme this month was "Shake It Up Sizes", so we made cards that were different from the traditional quarter-sheet size.  For all the cards, we used the stamp set Everybunny.  It comes in clear-mount and wood mount.

This first card is a case from Fran Sabad.  The card she made was just a little smaller than this one which is a 9-1/4" x 4" card and fits perfectly into a business-size envelope.  Because I didn't have the Tasteful Trim die for the Big-Shot, I used the Scallop Edge punch instead.

This next card is another one that I cased.  I'm so sorry, but I cannot remember who I got the idea from. It just goes to show you though, that you don't have to come up with ideas on your own.  Stampin' Up! Demonstrator's are awesome at sharing their ideas.
Anyway, this card is made using the Scallop Square die for the Big-Shot.  You can use pretty much any die to make a card.  Just place the fold of the card stock just below the top edge of the die (so it doesn't cut through there).

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Stamp Class Sneak Peek

Tonight I'm hosting another technique stamp class, and the theme tonight is shake it up sizes.  Each card we are making are different sizes than the traditional 1/4 sheet size card.  

Below is a sneak-peek of one of the cards we'll be making.  It's an easel card, and while it closes to the same size as a 1/4 sheet card, it's full of surprises for the recipient.

You start with a 11'x4-1/4" piece of card stock.  Score it along the 11" side at 5-1/2" & 8-1/4".  You'll also need a piece of card stock for the front of the card that is cut at 4-1/4"x5-1/2".  

Here is a side-view of the finished card.  The 11"x4-1/4" piece is folded along the scored lines, and the short end is attached to the card front piece.  Decorate as desired.  Here I used some of the Everyday Enchantment DSP from the Sale-a-Bration brochure (it's only available through March 31st).  You need something to keep the card open in the easel position, and the button works out really well.  

The stamp set used is Everybunny from the 2011-12 Idea Book & Catalog.  It's such a cute stamp set!

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New Diagonal Plate for Simply Scored tool

Here are the projects we made at the February stamp club.  I'm working on being more consistent on loading projects, please bear with me.  This month I got my new stamping space put together (pictures coming very soon), and that delayed me getting some stuff posted.

This first project was done using the great Sale-a-Bration products.  I posted this one earlier because we made it at both my stamp class and my stamp club!  The stamp set is Fresh Vintage

and the paper and small colored ribbons are from the Everyday Enchantment.  All (including some limited edition brads) can be earned through the month of March by either purchasing product or hosting a stamp party with me.

The cut labels are using the Labels collection framelits dies out of the Occasions Mini catalog and the Sizzix Big-Shot.  So fun to use.

This next card is an idea that I cased from another demonstrator.  The only thing I changed was the oval punch at the top and the stamp used for the message.  It's a neat way to show heat embossing (here using White embossing powder) and watercoloring (here with a  blender pen and stamp pads).  The "bling" is added using the Basic Rhinestone jewels.

Finally, I cased another idea from another great demonstrator.  I earned the Gnome Sweet Gnome stamp set for participating in a book-a-thon with Stampin' Up! back in December.  Another great perk of being a demonstrator!  However, I just had trouble coming up with ideas to use this set.