Big Shot t-shirts!

Morning all! This past week I was on holidays, and ran a kids club making t-shirts. It was very easy to do, (but messy :o) I cut letters out with my Big Shot from Mat Tack (shelf liner), adhered them to the t-shirts, and then the kids sprayed bleach on their t shirts. When the colors faded to their liking, we sprayed them off with a garden hose. The letters peeled right off, and we were left with these fabby t-shirts! The kids loved them, and I can see so many future uses with this technique!

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Big Shot, Typeset Alphabet Bigz Die, Mat Tack (from Dollar Store), Assorted T-Shirts (big box store)

Clean and Simple Wonderfall

Hi everyone! I think I've mentioned once or twice before how much I love the new stamp set Wonderfall! ;o) This CAS card was so quick and simple to make (and much more shimmery in real life, the Smooch Spritz doesn't really show well in photos does it?), and I just love it. It would be a great card to make for a boxed gift set!

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Wonderfall Stamp Set, En Francais Background Stamp, Very Vanilla CS, River Rock Classic Ink, Rose Red Classic Ink, Perfect Plum Classic Ink, Log Cabin Smooch Spritz (retired)

Wonderfall!

I love, love LOVE this set! The Wonderfall Stamp Set, and coordinating Autumn Accents Leaf Die makes creating fall cards and crafts easy peasy!!! Love it!

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Wonderfall Stamp Set, Autumn Accents Leaf Die, Polkadot Background Stamp, Large Scallop Edgelits Die, Versa Mark Ink, Early Espresso Embossing Powder and CS, Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Crimping Tool, Daffodil Delight CS, Very Vanilla CS, Cherry Cobbler CS, Classic Ink and Bakers Twine.

Shoebox Swap Day 3

Created by Deb

Created by Samantha

Created by Julie

Created by Donna

Morning all! Well, that wraps up all the shoebox swap cards we made at the August Artful*Inkers Team meeting. Hope you enjoyed them! I'll now go back to regular card posting! :o)

Shoebox Swap, Day 2

Created by Diane

Created by Vanessa

Created by Dusty

Created by Lara

Hi everyone! Here is another group of the cards we made at the Artful*Inkers Shoebox swap at the beginning of the month.  Come on back tomorrow for the final group!

Shoebox Swap, Day 1

Created by Johanna

Created by Nancy

Created by Wilma

Hi everyone! These are a few of the cards we created at a shoebox swap I participated in recently. It was a lot of fun, and I had a great time getting together and stamping with my Artful*Inkers Team Mates! Come back tomorrow and the next day to see the rest of the cards we made!

Triple Time Wonderfall Shoebox Swap

Morning Friends! I participated in a shoebox swap a while ago, and this is the card I created for it. If you want to learn how to do this neat Triple Time Stamping Technique, there is a great video and measurements here. (Thanks Dawn, your video is so clear and simple to follow!) Come on back for the next 3 days, and I'll show you the rest of the cards we made at our shoebox swap!

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Whisper White CS, Early Espresso CS, Classic Ink and Bakers Twine, Real Red Classic Ink, Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink, Naturals Designer Buttons.

Holiday Catty Card Swap, Day 3

Created by Vanessa. This card features the Merry Minis Stamp Set, and coordinating Punch Pack.

This card features the Scentsational Season Stamp Set

Created by Tanya. This card features the Scentsational Season Stamp Set, Holiday Collection Framelits Dies, Holiday Frame Embossing Folder, and the Festive Paper Piercing Pack.

Created by Sandra. This card features the Scentsational Season Stamp Set  and Holiday Collection Framelits Dies. 

Created by Deb. This card features the Evergreen Stamp Set, and Greetings of the Season Stamp Set. 

Hey friends! Well, this is the end of the cards I received in the Holiday Catty Card Swap that I participated in. I hope you enjoyed them all! All of these cards featured new products from the current Holiday Catty. To see this catty yourself, click on the button on the top right side of my blog, or contact me today to get your own copy!

Holiday Catty Card Swap, Day 2

Created by Joanna. This card features Scalloped Tulle Ribbon in Early Espresso, Holiday Frame Textured Embossing Folder, the Greetings of the Season Stamp Set, and the Core'dinations CS in Cherry Cobbler.

Created by Julie. This card features the Seasonal Sayings Stamp Set, Scentsational Season Stamp Set, Holiday Collections Framelits Dies, Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder,  and the super yummy Peppermint Sticks Embossing Powder.

Created by Tania. This card features the Watercolor Winter Stamp Set.

Created by Blair. This card features the Scentsational Season Stamp Set, and Holiday Collections Framelits Dies.

Created by Nancy. This card features the Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder, the Winter Memories Stamp Set, and the Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies. 

Hi everyone! This is Day 2 of the swaps I received in a Holiday Catty card swap that I participated in. Scroll down to see my card, and the 1st set of cards I received. All of these cards feature new items from the current Holiday Catty. To see the catty, click on the button on the top right side of my blog, or contact me today to get your own copy!

Holiday Catty Card Swaps, Day 1

Created by my upline, Donna. Featuring  the Make a Mitten Stamp Set, Nicely Knit  Stampin' Around Wheel, the Mitten Builder Punch, the Scentsational Season Stamp Set and the yummy Sugar and Spice Scented Embossing Powder!

Created by Samantha. This card features the new Affection Collection Stamp Set. 

Created by Diane. This card features  the new Perfectly Preserved Stamp Set, Cannery Set Framelits Die, Core'dinations Card Stock in Gumball Green, and Woodgrain Textured Embossing Folder.  

Created by Ruth. This card features the Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies, Friendship Preserves Stamp Set, and the Scalloped Tulle Ribbon in Crumb Cake.

Morning everyone! I was away last week, and ended up without internet access, so couldn't get these posted. Sorry! I will do a bunch of daily posts now, to get all back on track! These cards were all created for a Holiday Catty Swap and features new products from the current Holiday Catty. To see a copy of it, click on the link at the top right hand of my blog page, or contact me today to get your own copy!

Holiday Catty Card Swaps

 Good morning everyone! I was in a Holiday Catalogue Card Swap this month, and we just received them last night. We were supposed to use products from the newly released Holiday Catalogue. This is the card I made and I've mounted it on 3 different full cards to see the different moods it has with the different colors. I've added a few close ups, so you can see the details...the stamp set featured is the new Wonderfall set, and has been cut out using the Autumn Accents Bigz Die. The Cherry Cobbler flag is the maple leaf stamp, but trimmed to a flag. The Early Espresso netting flag is cut from the Scalloped Tulle Ribbon, and the So Saffron flag was made using the Bitty Banner Framelits. Also...check out the background...it's embossed using the new Woodgrain Embossing Folder! I love this new set, and you'll be seeing it often around here! ;o)

Come back Mon, and I'll be sharing a few of the swaps I received! Hope you all have a fabby weekend!

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Whisper White CS, Early Espresso CS, Classic Ink and Scalloped Tulle Ribbon, So Saffron CS and Classic Ink, Cherry Cobbler CS and Classic Ink, Wonderfall Stamp Set, Autumn Accents Bigz Die, Bitty Banner Framelits, Woodgrain Embossing Folder

It's Jenny Lawson, The Bloggess!!!

And she's holding a gift box of the "Knock Knock" cards I made for her! If you haven't read her book, or her blog, and you have a wacky sense of humor, and don't mind the occasional (or, more than occasional perhaps...) cuss, I encourage you to check her out! This post had me hooked, and I've been an avid follower since :o) She did a reading in Toronto this past Tuesday and I was so excited to be able to go to it!!! I actually cried a little because I was laughing so hard.

Back to craftiness this coming Saturday.....

Can you guess who I'm meeting tonight?!?

Hello everyone! I don't usually promote other blogs on this site (except of course to link back to other card makers when I am CASEing or inspired by their work, or entering a challenge), BUT I have to share this card with you today. We all don't have the same sense of humor, taste in styles etc. so I've kept my site strictly to paper crafting. Today, however, I am SO excited, I just have to share! I've made a set of these cards (and embossed envies) to gift to an incredibly hysterical blog writer, and author, WHO I AM MEETING TONIGHT!!!

If anyone out there (outside of my family and friends, who are already in the know! :o) can guess who it is by this card, leave a comment, and I will mail the 1st correct person a 6 pack of assorted cards and envies! I'll be back Thurs to share more.....

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Tempting Turquoise CS, Tangerine Tango CS, Real Red Classic Ink, Timeless Type Sizzlit (retired), Chevron Embossing Folder, gems from my crafty stash

An adapted MS Society Card

One of the best things about teaching card making, is that no matter what card/layout/idea I show at a class, someone always takes it a different direction and opens my eyes to a different idea. Two of the ladies at my June MS Society card class oriented their card horizontally. Voila! A new look! And one of the best things about SU! is that everything coordinates, colors, patterns, papers etc. I took some butterflies in coordinating colors to that class and let the ladies go wild with them. Isn't this a great card?

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Whisper White CS, Concord Crush CS (retired), Pear Pizzaz CS (retired), 2010-2012 Incolor DSP (retired), Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Extra-Large Punch,