Where O' Where Has Lisa Been?

It's been kind of a downer week! Monday morning at work, I began to feel a bit of a tickle in my throat and chalked it up to allergy season. By the end of the work day Monday I had a full blown cold. By Wednesday, the cold found itself into my chest - GAME OVER for anyone with asthma! I managed to avoid passing out from low oxygen by overdosing on my reactive inhaler until I got in to see my family Doctor today! She gave me a dose of a steroid inhaler right in her office and monitored my oxygen levels to ensure it was coming back up! If it hadn't, I would have been paying a visit to Emerg and likely would have been admitted for a night! Since my levels seemed to improve just with the one dose at her office - she sent me home with the steriod inhaler plus 2 additional prescriptions! I've never had to take one of them 'Prednisone' before for my breathing so I'm interested in any information/opinions my readers might have on that drug. I'm already feeling like I'm on the road to recovery - thank goodness! Pretty hard to care for a 4-year old when I can't walk a flight of stairs, or finish a complete sentence without running out of breath!

So, signing off for now but just wanted to post something quickly to let you all know that I am here, and hope to have more FUN stuff to chat about in my next post :o)


This 6x6 scrapbooking sample was one that I created for a workshop last year (remember this one Angie ?)

Beginner Night Class

Isn't funny how getting back to the basics can be so refreshing! This class will teach you how to maximize your stamping supplies! You will learn about some of the most versatile products Stampin' Up! has to offer!

Thursday September 6th - Beginner Night / Basic Techniques
Timing: 630-800pm
Cost: $5 (waived when you place a $50 or more order that night)
This class will allow beginning stampers to learn how to do basic techniques to get them used to stamping and maximize their current/future supplies. I will demonstrate the techniques, then you'll get to try them out yourself!

Please RSVP by Tuesday September 4th if you wish to attend. All guests will receive 1 ballot for my Quarterly stamp set draw. Bring a friend new to me and receive a total of 3 ballots for the Quarterly stamp set draw!

Thanks for stopping by today!

September Class Schedule

September is just around the corner and that means back to school, cooler weather, and more inside time! Although the summer months are typically slow-down time for me & my business - August has actually been one of the busiest months of the year so far around here. So, in light of that - and preparations for our quickly-approaching fall season - here is my September class schedule. I will post more details for each class plus pictures of the projects as the dates approach!

* All classes will have a maximum of 8 spots available unless otherwise noted *

Thursday September 6th - Beginner Night / Basic Techniques
Timing: 630-800pm
Cost: $5 (waived when you place a $50 or more order that night)
This class will allow beginning stampers to learn how to do basic techniques to get them used to stamping and maximize their current/future supplies.

Friday September 7th - Club Night
Timing: 630-800pm
Cost: Free for club members. Guests $5 (limit 1 guest per club member)
This night is dedicated to my Monthly Stampers Club! Come on out and make 2 cards or 1-12x12 scrapbook page!

Saturday September 8th - Mystery Hostess Event
Timing: 930-1130am
Cost: the event will need participants to order a minimum $40 of their choosing from either of our current catalogues to ensure Hostess Benefits are paid out. This event will allow you to view all my current samples & scrapbooking pages (bring your camera)! You will be shown a couple of new techniques and will be able to make these projects to take home with you. 1 lucky guest will win the Hostess Exclusive Stamp Set, and another lucky guest will win the Hostess credits (free product)!

Wednesday September 12th - Stamp-A-Stack (SAS)- Fall Theme
Timing: 630-800pm
Cost: $10 (reduced to $5 with every $50 order)
Guests will get to make 10 generic (bday/thank you) cards with a fall theme.

Sunday September 16th - School Days Class
Timing: 930-1130am
Cost: $40 which includes the 'Primary Colors' Simply Scrappin' Kit (109626 - pg 174) to take home with you!
This class will allow you to make 1 Brag Book (like a mini photo album), plus 2 full scrapbook pages where the theme is 'School Days'. You will have an opportunity to break open your Simply Scrappin' kit to use for these projects - all other supplies provided by me! The Brag Book makes a wonderful gift! I will also have lots of additional ideas & samples on how to use the Primary Colors kit when you arrive!

Wednesday September 26th - Holiday Mini Preorder Class
Timing: 630-800pm
Cost: FREE with any stamp set order from the Winter Mini!
This will be a good one ladies! Preorder any stamp set from the Winter Mini and the class is FREE! Plus, 1 lucky guest is going to win a 50% off gift certificate toward anything else in the Winter Mini! Remember - ALL OF THE SETS IN THE WINTER MINI ARE DIE-CUT (pre-cut for you)!
Pre-order (Registration Deadline) is Wednesday September 12th in order for the orders to be in on time for this event!

Catching Up In The Rain!

So sorry that it has been awhile since my last post. I booked myself for a very busy week that has now come to an end with the completion of my Christmas In August class this AM! Thank you to the wonderful ladies that came out today, and to Nicole, Matthew, Lisa-Anne and Emily for keeping Evan busy while we created!

Here are 2 of the 3 projects we made today - the 3rd project was the 'The Snowflake Joy' card posted back on Wednesday July 25. Guests got to make 15 projects - 5 of each of the Holiday Cards and 5 of the Nugget Boxes!

Merry Christmas Trees
Stamps: Lovely As A Tree 101223 (a familiar favorite), All Holidays 109397
Cardstock: Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla
Ink: Always Artichoke, Basic Black
Accessories: Bravo Burgundy Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals

Merry Merry Nugget Box
Stamps: Snow Jumbo Wheel (Winter Mini) 110332, Love & Joy (Winter Mini) 110359
Cardstock: Bordering Blue, Vanilla, Night Of Navy
Ink: Bordering Blue, Night Of Navy
Accessories: Navy Grosgrain Ribbon, 3/4 inch circle punch, 1 inch circle punch, Dimensionals




I'm going to play around with bigger nugget box sizes and some Fall themes so I'll work on a tutorial with more samples to share soon.

Take Care Everyone!

Pick-A-Set Preorder & SAS Class is on tonight!

Quick post to let the ladies registered for tonight's class know that we are good to go! Feel free to come anytime between 630-700pm! See you then!

Three For You Punch Box Promotion - Extra Special!

Bet you thought the August special 'Three For You' Punch Box was limited to just spring/summer time?? Guess what?? So did I - until I started to think outside the 'box' and went looking for some inspiration on SCS and viola, came up with my own projects with some slight twists! Check out these card samples with a Fall/Winter theme and let me know what you think!

Fall Wreath Card
Stamps: Hugs & Wishes
Cardstock: Baroque Burgundy, Creamy Caramel, Naturals Ivory, Additional scraps of Summer Sun, Close To Cocoa and Pumpkin Pie were used to create the wreath
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Three For You Punch Box, Chocolate Chip Grosgrain, Glue Dots

Christmas Tree Card
Stamps: Holiday & Wishes
Cardstock: Always Artichoke, So Saffron, Baroque Burgundy, Scraps of Old Olive & Mellow Moss were also used to create the Christmas Tree
Ink: Always Artichoke
Accessories: Circle Rhinestone Brads - Fire, Glue Dots

Extra Special - from now until the end of August, you can purchase the Punch Box promo & receive an additional discount. Stampin' Up! is giving you 30 - 3x3 Textured Love Notes in 3 different colours, with coordinating envelopes FREE as their promotion. I am now adding to that with an extra 10% off the regular price of the 'Three For You' Punch Box! Contact me at lisaburns@rogers.com for full details.

AND... not finished yet! For the first 3 people to order their 'Three For You' Punch Box, I will make you both of these cards as samples and have them ready in your order bag so that you have a template to go by when you are ready to make your holiday cards!

*Offer expires August 31st

**Additional shipping charges will be applied to orders outside of my local area

Got My Winter Pre-Order!

It's been a nice quiet night of unpacking my Winter Mini pre-order and assembling my new sets. Well - that didn't take long did it! Since my holiday stamp sets were all die-cut (pre-cut) I spent less time preparing my stamps and more time STAMPING!

What an awesome treat to have all the stamp sets in the Winter mini (which by the way includes fall & halloween too) pre-cut for us. I actually assembled my stamp sets while on the phone with a friend tonight - no concentration needed!

So, since I had some extra time tonight I made a few holiday cards with Merry & Bright. What a cute little set. This one will be popular I'm sure - so easy to use!

Penny, if you're out there... we may be making one of these at your party Monday night - sorry to ruin the surprise :o)

Masked Snowman
Stamps: Merry & Bright, Looks Like Spring, Frames
Cardstock: Blue Bayou, River Rock, Sky Blue, Very Vanilla
Ink: Sky Blue, Blue Bayou, River Rock
Accessories: Blue Bayou Double-Stitched Ribbon, Dimensionals

Merry & Bright Card
Stamps: Merry & Bright
Cardstock: Purely Pomegrante, Whispering White, Textured Blue Bayou, Sky Blue
Ink: Blue Bayou
Accessories: Purely Pomegrante Double-Stitched Ribbon, Dimensionals

More Baroque Scrappin'

Hi Ladies!

It's been a very busy week so far and I'm about 5 mins from an early bedtime tonite! So, here's my quick post for the day... a 6x6 scrapbooking page made using the wonderful Baroque Motif stamp set and coordinating Designer Paper. I'm expecting a rather large order tomorrow with lots of new stuff (yay!) so more new samples will surely follow. Until then - take care!

Stamps: Baroque Motif
Cardstock: River Rock, Purely Pomegrante, Whispering White, Brocade Designer Paper
Ink: River Rock, Purely Pomegrante, Always Artichoke
Accessories: On Board Blossoms & Basics, Square Rhinestones Ice

Brad/Ribbon Share Update & NEW Button Share

WOW - What a great response to these Accessory Shares! Many of you have asked for me to keep em' coming so here we go with an update plus an announcement of a NEW share... A BUTTON SHARE ! Remember, you don't need to attend any kind of class to participate in the shares - all you need to do is email me at lisaburns@rogers.com

Brad Share 1 - FULL
Brad Share 2 - needs 1 more participant

*Note - there is no difference between Brad Share 1 and Brad Share 2 in terms of what you get in the share. After filling up the first share group, I started another one so to keep them straight, I've labelled them 1 and 2!

Ribbon Share (1/4 inch Grosgrain) - needs 1 more participant
Ribbon Share (5/8 inch Grosgrain) - needs 4 more participants

Click here for full details of the Brad Share posts - http://lisaburns.blogspot.com/2007/08/blog-post.html

Click here for full details of the Ribbon Share post -
http://lisaburns.blogspot.com/2007/08/update-on-brad-share-new-ribbon-share.html

Announcing a NEW Button Share

The Button share is a one-time $21 cost, and with that you will get 140 Buttons (20 of each color colour pkg we offer) - here's what you'll get:

* 20 Earth Elements & Neutrals ( includes 5 of each of these colours : Basic Black, Close To Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Very Vanilla )

*20 Bold Brights ( including 5 of each of these colours: Brilliant Blue, Green Galore, Lovely Lilac, Real Red )

*20 Earth Elements ( including 5 of each of these colours: More Mustard, Old Olive, Really Rust, Ruby Red )

*20 Rich Regals ( including 5 of each of these colours: Ballet Blue, Bravo Burgundy, Handsome Hunter, Night Of Navy )

*20 Soft Subtles (including 5 of each of these colours: Bashful Blue, Mellow Moss, Pale Plum, Pretty In Pink )

*20 Fresh Favorites 1 ( including 5 of each of these colours: Apricot Appeal, Certainly Celery, Not Quite Navy, Tempting Turquoise )

*20 Fresh Favorites 2 (including 5 of each of these colours: Always Artichoke, Brocade Blue, Rose Red, So Saffron)

In addition to this Button Share - all participants will have the option to purchase either a package of SU! Glue Dots (103683)and/or a package of Linen Thread (104199) for just $5 flat for each (that includes shipping & taxes)! Either/both of these products works exceptionally well with the buttons for all your craft projects! But again, these adds-ons would be totally optional!

That's all for now!

Who Wants This Level 2 Set?

What an awesome reason to have a home party or to join a Stampers Club! Check these samples out - all made with the Level 2 Hostess Set "In The Spotlight" (page 20 FWC)

Contact me today to get yours! lisaburns@rogers.com

Samples From Today

Rhonda, Carol, Lyndsay & Liz - thank you for such a fun afternoon! Looking forward to seeing you all again soon :o)

Thought I would share the projects we made today:

Thanks Candy Bag
Stamps: All About Occasions Bundle
Cardstock: So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, Very Vanilla
Ink: So Saffron, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Eyelets & Crop-A-Dile, Blue Gingham, Linen Thread


Thanks So Much Card
Stamps: Whimsy Wheel, Garden Whimsy, Sincere Salutations
Cardstock: Purely Pomegrante, Groovy Guava, Very Vanilla
Ink: Same as CS plus Old Olive
Accessories: Purely Pomegrante Double Stitched Ribbon

Baroque 6x6 Scrapbook Page

Stamps: Baroque Motif
Cardstock: Soft Sky, Groovy Guava, Whispering White
Ink: Groovy Guava, Versamark, Soft Sky, River Rock
Accessories: White Embossing Powder, Vintage Brads, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig

Catching Up - WINNERS!

Part of this post should have been sent out early July (WOW - that is really, really late) and the other post should have been out yesterday (OK - not too bad eh :o)

WINNER of my Quarterly Stamp Set for attending classes / events at my home from the period of April/May/June is....

MICHELLE STURGEON

Michelle - I'll work on sending you the names of the free stamp sets you can choose from as your prize!

WINNER of my Blog Candy for a small milestone of 500 hits...

KRISTINE
August 7, 2007 9:54 PM

Kristine said...
I just found your blog through Allison at Stampin When I Can. Hope your enjoyed your time at St Jacobs. Did you visit the Scrapping Turtle? I too am from Ontario, but have yet to make it there, I've just heard great things

Kristine - if you are out there - and want to send me your mailing address, I can send you your prize! lisaburns@rogers.com

Congratulations Ladies!

One Of My Favorite ...

After our club night last night and after getting Evan to bed... I had some time to look back on some of my scrapbooking pages. I would encourage everyone to do this from time to time - it is so much FUN and it really makes me glad that I've invested some time into preserving our life memories!

This is one of my favorite pages of Evan - so simple but I love the pics so I like the fact the 'layout' doesn't distract from how cute Evan looked on the swings. This was a trip to Springbank Park with Evan's little friend Lucas (and Lucas' Mommy Christine)! This was Evan's first time on a swing (outside that is) and his expression in the picture just above 'My Boy' is my favorite! He's right in the moment - just where we want them to be eh!

Tough to see in the one picture above, but I used Lovely As A Tree (all-time most versatile set ever!) to make some very subtle trees beneath the handmade swing.


Stamps: Lovely As A Tree, Wonderful Words, Pure & Simple Alpha Upper (retired)
Cardstock: Night Of Navy, Ballet Blue, Chocolate Chip (for the swing)
Ink: Versamark, Night Of Navy
Accessories: Natural Hemp

NEW Stampin' Up!® Promotion FREE INK PADS!

Choose Your Family Promotion / August 10-September 30, 2007

Being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is a fun and rewarding way to share
your love of stamping with family and friends. And the 'Choose Your Family'
promotion is a great way to share that same opportunity with you!

From August 10-September 30, new demonstrators will get to choose a
colour family of Classic Stampin' Pads® free when you purchase the Starter
Kit. That's up to a $79.95 value in addition to the excellent value of the
Starter Kit!

Choices, Choices, Choices... In addition to the 6 Classic Ink pads you get in your Starter Kit, the promotion will allow you to choose 1 full colour family of your liking!

Bold Brights 105562 (12 ink pads)
Earth Elements 105563 (12 ink pads)
Rich Regals 105564 (12 ink pads)
Soft Subtles 105565 (12 ink pads)
In Color 110971 (6 pads)

Contact me at lisaburns@rogers.com for more information or to start YOUR home business today!

Stampers Club Sample

Thank you to the ladies who came out tonite for our Club Night! Looking forward to next month already :o)

The girls that wanted to do a 12x12 layout actually made the Summer Page from a few posts ago (dated August 6 "Versatile 12x12 Scrapbooking Layouts"). The card project is posted here today

This card was inspired by a sample card on SCS - it's been a very busy week and I ran out of time to create my own card for tonite's club! This card really jumped out at me :o) Recipe details below:

Stamps: Pick-A-Petal, Baroque Motif, Sincere Salutations
Cardstock: Soft Sky, Groovy Guava,
Ink: Groovy Guava, VersaMark
Accessories: White Embossing Powder

Just a nice simple card. Club members got to make 2 of them tonite!

Update On Brad Share & NEW Ribbon Share

There has been a terrific response to my recent posting for a Brad Share - 344 assorted Brads for just $35! Participants will be thrilled with the versatility of the Brads with their SU! cardstock & ink - a perfect match!

The first Brad Share group is FULL. The 2nd Brad Share group has started and we are already down to just needing 2 more participants to close it. There is no obligation to attend a class. Once the Brads arrive, I will sort and deliver (locally). Please contact me for additional shipping costs outside of Ontario.

Introducing my NEW Ribbon Share - Open For Registration

5/8 inch Grosgrain (the NEW wider grosgrain)This Ribbon Share is a one-time cost of $22, and with that you will get 24 yards consisting of 8 different colours of ribbon - here's exactly what you'll get:

*3 yards of each of the following colours (Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Bravo Burgundy, Real Red, Regal Rose, Brocade Blue, Certainly Celery and Old Olive)

1/4 inch Grosgrain (the thinner grosgrain)
This Ribbon Share is a one-time cost of $27, and with that you will get 48 yards consisting of 16 different colours of ribbon - here's exactly what you'll get:

*3 yards of each of the following colours (Basic Black, Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard, Apricot Appeal, Pretty In Pink, Real Red, Bravo Burgundy, Elegant Eggplant, Night Of Navy, Tempting Turquoise, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Mellow Moss and Always Artichoke)

Contact me at lisaburns@rogers.com if you are interested in joining either the Brad Share or the Ribbon Share - or both :o)

Additional Classes For August

Thursday August 16, 2007 - Start Time 630pm
"How The Heck Do I Use" Class - this will be a fantastic opportunity for you to learn more about how to use the following tools: Brayer, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, and Crop-A-Dile. I'll demonstrate various uses for these tools and you'll get to make any one of the projects demonstrated. In addition to this, I will showcase the August Special - Three For You Punch Box. Guest attending this workshop will have the opportunity to purchase this kit at a 15% discount! See post dated July 30th & August 3rd for more information on the promo & samples.

Cost - $5 per guest. Waived with the purchase of any of these tools purchased the night of the class + the Three For You Punch Box.

RSVP - by Monday August 13th if you wish to attend. Class Size = 8 maximum

Saturday August 25, 2007 - Start Time 930am
Christmas In August - back by popular demand, this is the 2nd Christmas event of the summer. You will get to make 5 each of 3 projects for a total of 15 projects. One of the projects will be a 3D item that you WON'T want to miss! More to come on this.

Cost - $20 per guest. At the end of the class, you'll receive a $10 credit back toward an order for anything out of the current Fall/Winter Collection catalogue. Check out the post dated July 25th to get an idea of what the last class was like.

RSVP - by Saturday August 18th if you wish to attend. Class Size - 8 maximum (this one filled up in 4 days the first time around so register early to avoid disappointment :o)

Wow - What A Response! Thank You!

I went from just under 500 to over 600 hits in one day - that is so cool! I guess stampers like candy :o) I'll draw a name from all posts on Friday night and post an announcement on Saturday!

Thank you to everyone who took the time to post a comment on my Blog, as well as to those that emailed me to say that they had wanted to leave a post, but didn't know how! So cute! I hear ya my friends - the technology was something I needed to figure out to! Blogging gets easier - trust me!

So, from the messages I'm hearing that you like the scrapbooking & card samples you've seen - that's GREAT. I'll do my best to keep em' coming!

For now - thought I would see if 'Cheri' is checking in. My good friend Cheri gave me this idea with the Baroque Motif stamp set. As if it weren't already such an amazing set... but you get an extra bonus if you happen to have an amazing friend named CHERI to give a personalized card to!

Enjoy!

Almost 500 hits! BLOG CANDY - Who's out there?

Hi There!

I seem to learn something new everyday about 'blogging' and although I'm not really sure if I'm doing things the way they are intended all of the time - I'm having a blast with this form of communication! That said, the whole point of the Blog is to reach out and extend my communication beyond the traditional email distribution lists so in honour of almost reaching '500' hits on my Blog, I'd like to offer some Blog Candy as a thank you to those that have been checking in each day/week for a glimpse into my Stampin' World.

So, here's how I think Blog Candy works...

While checking out my Blog, leave me a comment. It can be on this post, or about any posts you've seen thus far. Tell me what you've liked, or perhaps hints on what you'd like to see more of in future posts. I will take the names of all bloggers who leave me a comment and randomly draw for gift to be sent to you in the mail. FUN EH!!??

Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop on by AND for helping me get a terrific start to my Blogging career :o)

Off-the-stamping-topic, I wanted to share a picture of a great 'shopping find' this weekend while we were visiting St. Jacob's. I love wall art! So, for those of you that know me... I love PartyLite (actually having yet another home show on August 23rd) and they sell something like these. Sorry Christine if you're seeing this but I found these little guys for less than $10 each. Wow! Don't worry though, I'm sure I'll spend just as much $$ on wax this time around as I get ready for Fall/Winter entertaining!


Have a good one everyone!

Versatile 12x12 Scrapbooking Layouts - Tutorial

Happy Holiday Monday Everyone!

Thought I would focus my first tutorial on scrapbooking layouts as it seems to be one of the more challenging aspects of scrapbooking. So many of my customers tell me that they struggle with layouts - particularly with 12x12 albums because there is so much space to fill. These 2 examples provide a simple example of similar layouts but with an entirely different feel to each.

Let's start with the Baroque page - one of the fastest layouts I personally have ever come up with. Truthfully, I used part of the designer paper (Brocade Background) page for my Sympathy cards so I was just looking to use up the other 1/2 of the paper and it was 12 inches length-wise so I popped it on some 12x12 Always Artichoke cardstock (desiger paper on the left of the page). Just before doing that, I wanted to try out my new Jumbo Eyelets so I used the end of one of the papers natural swirls to do that! Added some ribbon (beige & brown), and 3 sections for photos on the right. That's it!



The second layout follows the exact same pattern but change up the colours and add some extra embellishments and viola - another page completed! I wanted to create a more dramatic title on this page so I used Stampin' Dimensions to pop out 2 of the letters (the M & the R). I left a bit of space on the Very Vanilla for either journalling or a photo, followed by a bit of a 'summery' theme & saying at the bottom. Added the ribbon (beige & blue) and again 3 sections for photos to the right. I spend some extra time cutting out some butterflies and popping them out on the page for more dimension.


Scrapbooking is all about what works for you - like the first page illustrates you can go simple and still achieve the look you are going for. Or, like the second page illustrates, you add more detail to enhance any page!

Hope you like it - let me know what questions you have - or what you think!

'Brad' Share Open For Sign Up!

One of the great things about being a demonstrator with Stampin' Up! is the sharing that occurs between demonstrators! Its like a family of businesses, with everyone trying to help one another out. I can personally say that I benefit so much from the other demos in my group and admire their creativity & ideas! This idea came from a fellow demo in the London area (thanks Alesha :o)! I thought I try this out with my customers to see how you like it!

The Brad share is a one-time $35 cost, and with that you will get 344 Brads - here's what you'll get:

*40 Silver Brads

*40 Gold Brads

*40 Vintage Brads (10 of each of the following: Black, Silver, Antique Brass, Pewter

*40 Bold Bright Brads (10 of each of the following: Brilliant Blue, Green Galore, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise)

*40 Earth Element Brads (10 of each of the following: More Mustard, Old Olive, Not Quite Navy, Ruby Red)

*40 Rich Regal Brads (10 of each of the following: Always Artichoke, Brocade Blue, Rose Red, So Saffron)

*40 Soft Subtle Brads (10 of each of the following: Apricot Appeal, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Pretty In Pink)

*16 Rhinestone Circle / Fire (4 of each of the following: Pink, Red, Pumpkin, Yellow)

*16 Rhinestone Circle / Ice (4 of each of the following: Lilac, Light Blue, Turquoise, Green)

*16 Rhinestone Squares / Fire (4 of each of the following: Pink, Red, Pumpkin, Yellow)

*16 Rhinestone Squares / Ice (4 of each of the following: Lilac, Light Blue, Turquoise, Green)

In addition to this Brad Share - all participants will have the option to purchase either the 1/16 inch circle handheld punch (101227) and/or the Mat Pack (105826) at 15% off the regular price! Either/both of these tools would assist you with using the Brads on your craft projects! But again, these adds-ons would be totally optional!

Contact me today at lisaburns@rogers.com if you would like to participate - space is limited. Local delivery/pick-up available. Out of town shipping available at $1.10 at the purchasers expense. Cash, Cheque, Visa or Mastercard accepted! No combinations with regular club committments or other special offers please. Thank You!

Masculine Sympathy

Wow - this was harder than I anticipated. I needed to make not 1, but 2 Sympathy cards tonight - both for men who've recently lost their Father's... Sympathy cards are always challenging to begin with - finding the right style, with appropriate sayings etc - but I found making masculine cards even tougher.

This is what I ended up with - hope this helps all those out there that may unfortunately need this type of creative assistance in the future. Hopefully you won't!

Stamps - Warmest Regards
Cardstock - Baroque Designer Paper, Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, River Rock
Ink - Always Artichoke
Accessories - Choc Chip Grosgrain, Stampin' Dimensionals

The 2nd picture shows the inside of the card. I found that I didn't have anything appropriate for this particular card so I created the saying on the inside myself and printed it out in color to match the card! TFL!

Scrappin' Some Campin'...

For those of you that are outdoor-sy type people, you'll appreciate the hundreds of pictures I have of my family doing pretty much nothing during our camping trips! I guess to my 4 year old, catching SNAILs wouldn't be considered nothing though eh! Anyhow, thought I would share my latest double-page layout of our camping trip to Selkirk in the Niagara area.

Until recently, I haven't been able to do much journalling using my Just Journalling CD from Stampin' Up! as we didn't have a working printer so I was especially thrilled to break in our new printer to complete these pages! I decided to try journalling on vellum cardstock and it worked perfectly!



Here's the recipe info for these pages:
Stamps - Roughing It (retired), the snail is from the Bugs & Kisses set
Cardstock - River Rock, Night Of Navy & Garden Green textured cardstock, Vellum
Ink - Craft Garden Green; Night Of Navy; Close To Cocoa
Accessories - Brads, Dimensionals

Thanks for looking!

Three For You Punch Box!

For anyone who LOVES punches (like I do :o) - take a look at these cute little 3x3 cards made using the August special Three For You Punch Box! When you purchase the punch box, you will receive 30 3x3 love notes of TEXTURED cardstock plus 30 Very Vanilla envelopes to coordinate FREE! You get 3 different colors of textured cardstock - So Saffron, Wild Wasabi and Purely Pomegranate. Watch for my upcoming class that will focus on the promo Punch Box!

The Punch Box contains the Trio Flower Punch, a coordinating 9-piece stamp set and 3 Stampin' Spots in Purely Pomegranate, Wild Wasabi and Basic Black!

Garden Whimsy!

This set is definitely a favorite of mine - I love the solid images and the endless combinations for all kinds of projects!

Here are 2 very quick cards I recently made up using this set and the same color combinations of Soft Sky, Old Olive and Purely Pomegrante (whispering white and basic black are the neutral colors used). I got the inspiration from the first card from the Fall/Winter Collection (page xx) and the second card was a result of just playing around. I think I would change the color combination a bit on this one as I think it would look at bit better mounted on Purely Pomegrante instead of Old Olive...but still a quick & easy card when you need one :o)

I may have more posts tonite - so check back if you can! I was able to leave work (my day job :o) a bit early today so I have a bit of extra stampin' time tonite!!

More Baroque Motif

As promised, here are the card samples we made at the Baroque Motif Preorder class Wednesday night.

Keep it simple... I got the inspiration for this card from my upline Alicia! I'm always excited to find new & simple ideas of cards b/c so many of us need cards in a pinch. I added a bit of black gingham ribbon to this card for a bit of extra something!



'KIND' of pretty... I loved this color combination when I first saw a similar sample on splitcoast! It also allowed me to use my new 'En Francais' background stamp and Crop-A-Dile!

Baroque Motif Preorder Workshop Samples

Thank you to Penny & Kim for coming out tonite to the Baroque Motif preorder class. We were a small, but mighty group tonite! Hope you gals had as much fun as I did!

Happy Birthday tomorrow PENNY!!

Here are 2 of the projects we made tonite - I thought I would post the 3D projects tonight and the cards tomorrow night. Enjoy!

Bag - I was shown this bag at our Quarterly Demo meeting a few weeks ago and instantly fell in love with it! Thanks Heather S for the inspiration and demonstration! Have to admit though that my first attempt at the bag didn't come easily :o) A perfect example of a project that gets easier with practise!



Baroque Trifold Card
Another project demo'd at one of my Quarterly Meetings back in April! I had been meaning to try the trifold for some time now - my preorder class was a perfect opportunity! I used the coordinating Baroque Designer Paper for the front of the card. Enjoy!



Here's the trifold card opened up. You could put a message on the inside, or perhaps a photo to give away to a loved one!