Any Cincy fans out there?

What do you think, Mona? I made a set of these note cards to give to my brother for his birthday. (I don't think he reads this blog, but if you are, Donald, so much for the surprise element.)

I was going with a Cincinnati Bengals theme here, but the stripes could work for tigers or zebras.  The Stampin'Up! set Just Football is a retired one, as is the Only Orange card stock I used.  Just cut the black card stock so that it fits your layer, and then tear a strip, and then tear it again.  Viola!  Bengal stripes!

This is another retired SU set, Just Baseball.  I cut out the hat and popped it up with a dimensional.  Then I used the small circle punch to make the baseball, and added the seams with a Real Red marker.  I meant for it to look like the Cincinnati Reds, but it has a little OSU feel to it since I used a gray layer of card stock.

It's that time again...

Time to start thinking about the holidays!!!

Get a head start this year,( just like you plan to every year) and have 15 Christmas cards done in one night!
Join me for a Christmas Stamp-A-Stack on Monday, August 9th at 6:30PM.

We'll make three each of the five cards shown below, all for only $25!
Please RSVP by Saturday, August 7th.
If you can't make this date, I'm doing the exact same class on
Thursday, August 26th at 6:30PM.
I lied, this class will be on Friday, August 27th at 6:30 PM.
Please RSVP for this class by Tuesday, August 24th.

Be Mine Banner

 

Join me on Tuesday, February 2nd at  7:00 PM to make this 'Be Mine Banner' for Valentine's Day.

It makes a very cute decoration for the next holiday, or you can fold it up and send it to your Valentine!

Make one banner for $15, or 2 for $25.  Please RSVP by  January 28th.

New Year, New Clubs!!

It's almost a new year, so that means it's almost time to start some new stamp clubs!!
Because time seems to be slipping away from me much faster than I had planned, both new clubs will not start meeting until February. But, be sure to check your inbox for an invitation to an open house in January. It's Sale-A-Bration time at Stampin'Up! and that means free stamps, and more!!!


For those of you who always love having hand made cards on hand, the new

Card Crank Club is for you!

The Basics:

Club Length: 11 months- You only pay for 10!

First Class: Decorate a Forget-Me-Not-Keeper, includes tabbed dividers for each occasion.
Remaining 10 Classes: Make a total of 80 all occasion cards to fill up your Card Keeper!
Cost: $16 per month- no tax or shipping charges!

Optional Bonus: Earn free shopping dollars when you place a catalog order on monthly meeting dates. Total credit will equal 10% of your qualifying sales at the end of the club.

Additional Class Discount: Receive a $5.00 discount on any Stamp-A-Stack (outside of club) that you participate in during club months.

This club will be offered on two different nights:

CCC will meet on the 3rd Thursday of each month, at 7 PM.
First class on February 18th.

CCC will also meet on the 4th Monday of each month, at 7 PM.

First class on February 22nd.

Please choose one of the days to meet, and plan to attend each month. If something comes up, and you are unable to attend on your regular day, you may be able to come to the other class, if it is not full.

Below is a sample of a decorated Forget-Me-Not Keeper, made by my friend Deena. You'll be able to choose your own colors and decorate it however you like! And if you aren't able to attend a class, no problem! I will be happy to stamp your layers and you can put the cards together when it's more convenient for you.