August 20, 2012: Back from Vacation :)

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I've had a lovely vacation and now I'm baaaaaccccckkkkk!!!  :D

This was the final tag at my Tags Class last month, and I saved it for last since it's my favorite. 

I used the Postage Due stamp set, which is one of my favorite new ones in the Annual Catalog.  I did notice when I bought it, however, that the large collage image is horizontal - certainly intended for landscape cards.  No matter - I also got the Travel Journal Wheel which is the exact same script as the background of the collage stamp.  This extends the collage stamp on the top and bottom, which is perfect for this tag.  :)

To make the top I used my little trick of making 1/8" hole in a scrap of Soft Suede and punching that out with the 1/2" Hole Punch.  Makes a perfect tag ring every time.  TIP: Always punch the smaller hole first!  :)

Postage Due is stamped in Crumb Cake on my Very Vanilla tag, and I nipped off the corners with the 1" Square Punch - I find this easier than scissors.  I stamped a second time on a scrap of Very Vanilla with Marina Mist and cut out the flower to add on top.  It just ads color and a tiny bit of dimension.

For embellishments I kept it simple with a butterfly from Papillon Potpourri in Marina Mist (love the coordinating Butterfly Punch!) and a stamp from Postage Due in Soft Suede (with another coordinating punch!).  I've been looking for an excuse to use my Lovely Little Labels and matching Punch Pack, so my tiny Marina Mist Postage Stamp is a perfect little touch.

When I was done, it looked a little unfinished so I added a sliver of Soft Suede cut with the Apothecary Accents Framelits.  Love it!

  

August 8, 2012: Tags Class

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I really enjoyed designing the tags for my Tags Class last month!  This was one of my favorites.

As a demo, I get a Stampin' Success magazine every month.  It's one of my favorite things about being a demo!  Every month I cut all my favorite pictures as well as the date from the front, and paste them on a sheet of 12x12" Basic Black Cardstock, which then goes in a scrapbook album.  That way I always have instant inspiration at my fingertips!

This tag was CASEd from one of the cards in the February 2011 Stampin' Success.  The original card used textured Soft Suede Cardstock and embossed it with the Elegant Bouquet Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  So pretty!  But I didn't have any textured cardstock on hand so I updated the look by using the new Compositions Specialty Designer Series Paper in woodgrain, die cut with the new Oval Accents Bigz Die in Clear.  This DSP already has the heat embossing done for you, so it was a simple matter of sponging on Soft Suede Classic Ink and wiping off the excess to make this gorgeous background.

The flower is First Edition Designer Series Paper and Perfect Plum Cardstock, die cut with the Fun Flowers Die and the Big Shot.  I worked the paper in my hands until it was almost ready to fall apart and had the consistency of soft fabric, then I bunched the DSP flower in the middle before adding my Antique Brad so the Perfect Plum would show.  I used the Crop-a-Dile to make an 1/8" hole in a scrap of Soft Suede Cardstock, then punched that out with the 1/2" Circle Punch to make an accent for my tag, and ran Perfect Plum Taffeta through it for a handle.

I finished my tag with a Scalloped Oval Punchie in Very Vanilla which I stamped with a sentiment from one of my favorite new stamp sets called Blooming With Kindness in Perfect Plum Classic Ink, and popped it up on a Stampin' Dimensional.

So pleased at how this came out!

June 22, 2012: Last of the Shabby & Fancy

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This is it - the very last of the Shabby & Fancy cards from my upline's class.  I love this one - so much texture!

I hope you have enjoyed these cards from her designs.  I have some more of my own class cards to post soon, too.  And don't forget about my open house on the 30th!  I'll be sending out a lot more information via e-mail this weekend.  If you are not on  my mailing list, drop me a line HERE and I will add you!  :D

June 20, 2012: Shabby & Fancy Vintage Card

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Isn't this awesome?  This is another Shabby & Fancy card from Heather's class.  I love the use of the frame from Notably Ornate!  And mine will be for sale at my open house on the 30th.  :)

June 17, 2012: Fancy & Shabby

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I attended my upline's "Fancy & Shabby" class last month and I am finally sharing the amazing cards we made.  :)  Isn't this beautiful!?!?  Love it!