Diamond Crimp

Thursday Night with the gals again.  Gotta love them! The numbers were low but not the spirit. I just fell in love with the diamond crimps by Lynn Pratt and Linda Walsh that I had to make some up for myself and then share them with the gals.  Thanks for the inspiration I get from Late Night Stampers I can hopefully inspire some of you to come up with your own creations.

So many colours and ideas to choose from.  Here I chose CS: Whisper White, Marina Mist, INK: Marina Mist to stamp and edge around white diamond and oval.  I used Pacific Point for the humingbird and to edge around the Marina Mist diamond.  Bird and sentiment raised with dimensionals. Finished with stick on rhinestones. STAMPS: Elements of Style & Because I Care.

It's hard to tell in this card that the red leaves have glitter on them but they do. Here I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to overlay stamped image of wild wasabi with cherry cobbler.  Took my glue pen and outlined one half of the red leaf and added glitter.

This photo shows a much better view of the glitter. This pointsettia and the bird(die cut fromMerry Details) are raised with dimensionals.CS: Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Cherry Cobbler, INK: Same + Dafodil Delight for centre. This technique is really neat! and soooo easy to do.

TIP FOR INSIDE DIAMONDS: After I folded and put the CS through the crimper, (don't unfold) I outlined the diamond shape on white and the colour I used. Here, Wild Wasabi. Cut out and  trimmed the coloured diamond 1/8" all around and then I took the white diamond and trimmed 1/4" all around.  This was the only way to get the diamonds to be symetrically shaped and in line with the crimped diamond.  Also, make sure to rub any pencil marks off the edge after tracing from your crimped piece.
Hope you like these cards.  Happy Stampin'!

Marvelous Masking Techniques

Week two of classes and we're moving along.  Missing a few to holidays though. I must say, I'm impressed with myself and the masking technique. However, the more things you want to add using this technique, the more you have to stop and think about what you want at the back or behind the other stamps. I managed to make a couple CASED projects and recreate with a few twists. Thank you out there. I often save many pics at a time to the computer and look for inspiration or ideas at a later time so I don't know who to give credit to, again, but thank you for the inspiration.

Summertime sweetness!

I am loving all the new colours by SU.  This one using Dafodil Delight, Old Olive and Very Vanilla.

The two half slices are mounted with dimensionals.

I absolutely love the way this one turned out with the branch like background in Crumb Cake. The stamped image uses Early Expresso while CS on the rest of the card uses Cajun Craze, Wild Wasabi, Tangerine Tango and Very Vanilla. And below, another take on the pumpkins in a different shade using Very Vanilla, Wild Wasabi, Cherry Cobbler and Pink Pirouette.



And here's a special card I made just for my hubby!

Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White card stocks. The middle heart 'love' is raised and attached with dimensionals.  I was really suprised at how nice these 4 colours go together.

I can't wait to get into other combination of colours with the NEW colours available.  I still like the old ones too!  Leave comments/constructive criticism always welcomed.  Thanks for looking.

Classes have begun

Well I'm so glad that September has finally arrived.  Although I have been on holidays, it doesn't quite seem like it.  Everything was way out of wack for me but is now back on track.  The kids are back to a routine of sorts, I'm back at work again, and best of all, Thursday nights have arrived for the ladies;cards and scrapbooking! YAHOO! I love teaching the women new techniques and am so excited when I learn and can show them what they can do with little effort.  I wouldn't be able to do it if it weren't for all the great other crafters out there in cyberville.  I truly don't know how all you out there keep up with everything.  Literally, I could spend every minute of every day surfing and CASEing and not make anything but, I do love creating.
Our first class of the season was tonight and although the class was small I think all enjoyed getting back together.

We made two cards tonight that were CASED.  I don't know who to give credit to on these ones but thank you for the flower inspiration on both and the idea for these cards.  Hope you like them.

Holiday Mini is here

The Holiday Mini catalogue is here and hopefully all of you have received it via snail mail.  My wish list is way too long.  I just put an order in from the summer mini and the 2010-2011 catalogue and have blown the budget again!  However, classes will be stocked with the new colours in paper and ink.  I'm really excited about the new colours.  They are so rich looking and the various combinations are sooo yummy and elegant. 
I've been working on our new schedule for classes which will be starting Thursday September 9th and we'll indulge ourselves each Thursday til the spring with the exception of Christmas holidays.  And, if I'm lucky enough, maybe a vacation to the sunny south to an island or two sometime in the new year?  I've been surfing (the net) alot and have been inspired by so much talent out there.  I can't wait to share it all with you.  I wish I could do this all day, every day! 

Flower power is the buzz this fall and I plan to help you get inspired with new techniques and designs by introducing you to a different flower technique at least once a month.  From the very simple and plain to the large and elaborate.  Crafty classes, stamp-a-stacks, new product and much more. Looking forward to posting a few more pics of cards/scrapbook pages in the next couple days.

Cath

Oh ya...try out the bubbles game at the bottom.  It's so addictive!!!

Birthday Wishes

This was a recent August birthday card made for a family member.  Used SU Favorite Thoughts and a new item for embossiing found on a recent road trip.  Hope you like it. Thanks for looking. 

Recycling

Here is a card I made for our recycling class in the spring. I cut the flower images from an old card and used dimensionals to raise it on a scalloped oval. The ribbon actually goes around the whole card and ties closed. It is blank on the inside.

Welcome!

Often, change is a hard thing. Adjusting can be difficult. We become comfortable in our boxes. Although routine can be a good thing, it can be boring and I think that's why I like to change things up on a regular basis. Tom would go away fishing for the weekend and he never knew what he was coming home to. A new styled room, a new peice of furniture, a new garden, rearranged furniture. It was the change that made it exciting.

I'm always looking for change...new creativity, that something 'new', revitalizing the old or updating it. Learning a new technique or skill. Finding a better way... whether it be more efficient, more affordable or better looking.

I love to share what I know and I hope you can be inspired, find something 'new' to unleash your creativity and share as well.