French Kisses Workshop, Card and Box

ETA: I've challenged myself to re-start challenges! I've missed them in my time gone...I was reviewing the ones out there this week, and the Sketch at Sketch Frenzy Friday totally suits the card and box we made for the Momma Mar Workshop! I had to enter it, but I will be sitting down and working with this sketch more tomorrow! Have a great night all!

OMGoodness, we had fun at the Momma Mar and RobbynW French Kisses Workshop last night! Here is another card we made, but now I can also reveal the box Sarah decorated to hold her delectable hand made French Kisses in! (chocolate meringues filled with a white chocolate ganache...can you say DELICIOUS?!?) If you are interested in being kept in the loop for upcoming MommaMar and RobbynW collaborations, contact me to add you to the email list!

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Whisper White CS, Pink Pirouette CS, Soft Suede CS and Classic Ink, Punch Potpourri Stamp Set, Full Heart Extra Large Punch, Heart to Heart Extra Large Punch, Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set, Polka Dot Embossing Folder from my crafty stash. (To see the original card and post, click here)

French Kisses Workshop, Card #1

Hey everyone...tonight is the Momma Mar and RobbynW French Kisses Workshop! Click here to see what it's all about! Unfortunately, it's too late to join us for this evening, but we will be making this card (and 4 others) at the Valentine's Day Class held on February 4th and 5th, so contact me asap, to reserve your spot! And if you recognize this card, we made a very similar one at my June New Catty Release Party, but only in a 3x3 version, and in different colors!

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Basic Black CS and Classic Ink, Newsprint DSP, Pretty in Pink CS and Classic Ink, Sponges, Artistic Etchings Stamp Set, Scallop Trim Punch, Gem from my crafty stash.

Artful*Inkers Design Team, Valentine's Day Treat Bag, Version 2

Hello everyone! Once again, this may be a bit of a stretch for Valentine's Day, but hey...the word "Amour" is there, and the bag itself is filled with chocolate hearts, cinnamon hearts and conversation hearts. All in all, a Valentine's Day treat in my world! LOL! Here is Big C's Valentine's Day Treat Bag that I am submitting for the Artful Inkers Design Team, this week's theme is Valentine's Day, and I get to share with you Stampin' Up!'s Botanical Gazette Suite.

Please visit my team mates to see their Suites in action too!
Jessica, shows off the Hugs and Kisses Suite
Janessa, shows off the Springtime Vintage Suite
Dion, shows off the Bring on the Cake Suite
Michelle, shows off the Oh Sew Suite

The next series of Artful*Inkers Design Team reveals, will be as follows;
Feb. 1st, All things "book like"
Feb. 15th, 3D Items
Mar. 1st to 30th, all other projects

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise noted)
Mini Lunch Sacks, Old Olive Stampin' Write, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, and CS, Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Write, Clearly for You Stamp Set, Very Vanilla CS, Color Spritzer Tool, mini clothes pegs from my local dollar store.

Artful*Inkers Design Team, Valentine's Day Treat Bag

Morning Ladies! This may be a bit of a stretch for Valentine's Day, but hey...the word "Amour" is there, and the bag itself is filled with chocolate hearts, cinnamon hearts and conversation hearts. All in all, a Valentine's Day treat in my world! LOL! Here is L'il C's Valentine's Day Treat Bag that I am submitting for the Artful Inkers Design Team, this week's theme is Valentine's Day, and I get to share with you Stampin' Up!'s Botanical Gazette Suite.

Please visit my team mates to see their Suites in action too!
Jessica, shows off the Hugs and Kisses Suite
Janessa, shows off the Springtime Vintage Suite
Dion, shows off the Bring on the Cake Suite
Michelle, shows off the Oh Sew Suite

The next series of Artful*Inkers Design Team reveals, will be as follows;
Feb. 1st, All things "book like"
Feb. 15th, 3D Items
Mar. 1st to 30th, all other projects

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise noted)
Mini Lunch Sacks, Basic Black Stampin' Write, Melon Mambo Stampin' Write, Clearly for You Stamp Set, Very Vanilla CS, Color Spritzer Tool, mini clothes pegs from my local dollar store.

Artful*Inkers Design Team, Valentine's Day

Morning all! Here is the first of my Valentine's Day projects created for the Artful*Inkers Design Team. Five of us were assigned a Suite from the Occasions Mini Catalogue to showcase, and I will be showing you all the Botanical Gazette Suite. We started on January 4th (catty release date) with a Birthday Card run (see posts January 4th to 7th for those creations), and today, we launch the Valentine's Day projects! Hope you enjoy them, come back tomorrow to see the next project.

Please visit my team mates to see their Suites in action too!
Jessica, shows off the Hugs and Kisses Suite
Janessa, shows off the Springtime Vintage Suite
Dion, shows off the Bring on the Cake Suite
Michelle, shows off the Oh Sew Suite

The next series of Artful*Inkers Design Team reveals, will be as follows;
Feb. 1st, All things "book like"
Feb. 15th, 3D Items
Mar. 1st to 30th, all other projects

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise noted)
More Mustard CS, So Saffron CS, Staz On Ink, Rose Red Classic Ink, Two Way Glue Pen, Crystal Effects, School Book Serif Alphabet Stamp Set, Nature Walk Stamp Set, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Iridescent glitter from my crafty stash, LO from Papercraft's Go To Sketch in the Jan./Feb. 2011 issue.

"Thanks so much" Gift Card Set

Morning ladies! This is the second make and take we made at the January 2011 Artful*Inkers team meeting. This one was created by my upline, Donna Henley. Isn't this a super fun, super quick gifty? Love it!

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Crumb Cake CS, Early Espresso Classic Ink, Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink, Awash With Flowers Stamp Set, Sincere Salutations Stamp Set, Stampin' Up! Statement of the Heart Stamp, Medium Flat Cello Bag, Mini Square Envelope

XOXO

Hi everyone! Isn't this a sweet Valentine's Day card? We made it at the Artful*Inkers January 2011 team meeting, and it was designed by my sideline, Andrea Walford. Cute, cute, cute!

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Crumb Cake CS, Real Red CS, Cherry Cobbler CS, Very Vanilla CS, Basic Black CS, Classic Ink and 1/4" Taffeta Ribbon, Crumb Cake Classic Ink, En Francais Background Stamp, XOXO Stamp Set, Scallop Envelope Bigz Die, Hearts and Brackets Original Die, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Full Heart Extra Large Punch, Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Love Letter DSP, Basic Rhinestone Jewels

thanks...i needed that

Hi peeps! I have a funny story about this card...it is pretty much CASEd from one of the first cards I ever made! Many years ago, I was invited to a $5 newbie card class at the Kitchener Public Library hosted by my (now) Upline, and one of my (now) Sidelines, and this is where I created the original card. As I was coming up with my Thank You Card class, the first card literally fell off the top shelf of my desk onto my work space. Why it was there, no idea. How it got there, no idea. What caused it to fall, no idea. I figure, why look a gift horse in the mouth though, and proceeded to use it for my class! Thanks Donna and Andrea!!! (and the angels who dropped the original in my lap! LOL!)

Ingredients: (All SU!)
So Saffron Stampin' Write and CS, Pumpkin Pie CS and Flower Brad, Whisper White CS, Rose Red Stamin' Write, Old Olive Stampin' Write, Black Staz On , Island Oasis DSP (retired), Fun and Fast Notes Stamp Set.

A Totally Tool Thank You!

Hey there....here's a great guy thank you! How many times have I wished for a manly thank you, and not had one??? Too many to count! LOL!

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Always Artichoke CS, Whisper White Craft Ink, Silver Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Very Vanilla CS, 1 3/4" Extra Large Circle Punch, Sponge, Basic Grey Classic Ink, Vintage Trinkets Brads, DSP (retired, and I'm drawing a blank on the name, sorry!)

Soft Thank You

Hey girlies! I looove this card! The softness of it really speaks volumes to me! The secret here is to loosely color on your stamp with your Stampin' Write markers then spray the rubber with a bottle of water. The more water added the softer the look you achieve. To get a crisp image on top of a softer image (like the words "Thank You" at the bottom of the card), wait until everything is dry, then using your Stamp-a-ma-jig, line it up and stamp your desired image on top of the softer (dry) one. So simple, so soft, so pretty!

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Certainly Celery CS and Stampin' Write, Soft Suede Stampin' Write, Pink Pirouette Stampin' Write, Chocolate Chip 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon (retired), Whisper White CS, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Fresh Cuts Stamp Set.

Thank You Card Class

Hi there! Over the next 5 days, I will be posting the Thank You cards we will be making at my class on Fri. Jan. 7th, and Sat. Jan. 8th. I find I am always in need of a Thank You card, especially at this time of year! Hope you like them!

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Night of Navy CS, Classic Ink, and 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Versa Mark, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Patterned Pines Stamp Set (retired), Season of Friendship Stamp Set, It's Snow Time Stamp Set (retired), Thank You Kindly Stamp Set, Extra Large Decorative Label Punch, idea from an SU! MDS advertisement I've seen on the SU! site.

Artful*Inkers Design Team, Birthday Cards

Good morning everyone! The Artful*Inkers Design Team is in full swing displaying our cards made with the suites we were assigned. The suites come from the new Mini Catty which went LIVE January 4th. (Eeeks! So gorgeous, have you seen the catty??? Call me to set up a workshop so you can earn some of this product for FREE!) I've been selected to show you all the Botanical Gazette Suite, so here is the final project I am sharing:




I just love having little sets of 3x3 cards ready to gift to others! And really, aren't these the cutest? I have a set of my own on the go too!

That concludes my postings for the Artful*Inkers DT under the Birthday Cards category, but then the schedule is as follows:

Jan. 15, Valentines Day
Feb. 1, All things "book like"
Feb. 15, 3D Items
Mar. 1 to Mar. 30 Anything we desire!

Please visit the rest of my super creative DT girls, to see the other suites in action!
Jessica, shows off the Hugs and Kisses Suite
Janessa, shows off the Springtime Vintage Suite
Dion, shows off the Bring on the Cake Suite
Michelle, shows off the Oh Sew Suite

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Whisper White CS and Mini Square Envelopes, Corner Rounder, Nature Walk Stamp Set, Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set, Basic Black Classic Ink and 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Black Stayz On Ink, Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write, Stamp-a-ma-jig.

Artful*Inkers Design Team, Birthday Cards

Good morning everyone! The Artful*Inkers Design Team is in full swing displaying our cards made with the suites we were assigned. The suites come from the new Mini Catty which went LIVE January 4th. (Eeeks! So gorgeous, have you seen the catty??? Call me to set up a workshop so you can earn some of this product for FREE!) I've been selected to show you all the Botanical Gazette Suite, so here is the third project I am sharing:




I just love having little sets of 3x3 cards ready to gift to others! And really, aren't these the cutest? I have a set of my own on the go too!

Tomorrow will be my last day of posting for the Artful*Inkers DT under the Birthday Cards category, but then the schedule is as follows:

Jan. 15, Valentines Day
Feb. 1, All things "book like"
Feb. 15, 3D Items
Mar. 1 to Mar. 30 Anything we desire!

Please visit the rest of my super creative DT girls, to see the other suites in action!
Jessica, shows off the Hugs and Kisses Suite
Janessa, shows off the Springtime Vintage Suite
Dion, shows off the Bring on the Cake Suite
Michelle, shows off the Oh Sew Suite

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Whisper White CS and mini square envelopes, Botanical Gazette DSP, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Nature Walk Stamp Set, Afterthoughts (Level 1 2010/11 Hostess Set), Black Stayz On Ink, Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write, Not Quite Navy Classic Ink, Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink,

Artful*Inkers Design Team, Birthday Cards

Good morning everyone! The Artful*Inkers Design Team is in full swing displaying our cards made with the suites we were assigned. The suites come from the new Mini Catty which went LIVE January 4th. (Eeeks! So gorgeous, have you seen the catty??? Call me to set up a workshop so you can earn some of this product for FREE!) I've been selected to show you all the Botanical Gazette Suite, so here is the second of the cards I am sharing:


Can I tell you that I love the whimsy of the golden crown on the bird? Too cute! :o)

For the next 2 days, I will be posting sets of 3x3 Birthday Cards made with this Suite, then the schedule is as follows:

Jan. 15, Valentines Day
Feb. 1, All things "book like"
Feb. 15, 3D Items
Mar. 1 to Mar. 30 Anything we desire!

Please visit the rest of my super creative DT girls, to see the other suites in action!
Jessica, shows off the Hugs and Kisses Suite
Janessa, shows off the Springtime Vintage Suite
Dion, shows off the Bring on the Cake Suite
Michelle, shows off the Oh Sew Suite

Ingredients: (All SU!)
Real Red CS and Stampin' Write, Very Vanilla CS, Versa Mark Ink, Black Stayz On Ink, Soft Suede Stampin' Write and Classic Ink, Botanical Gazette DSP, Nature Walk Stamp Set, Clearly For You Stamp Set,Framed Tulips Embossing Folder, 2 3/8"Scallop Circle Extra Large Punch, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Extra-Large Punch, Heat Tool, Gold Embossing Powder, Distressing Essentials Kit.

Artful*Inkers Design Team, Birthday Cards

Good morning everyone! My SU! Upline has started a design team to showcase all of the new suites in the Occasions Mini Catty which goes LIVE today. (Eeeks! So gorgeous, have you seen the catty???) I've been selected to show you all the Botanical Gazette Suite, so here is the first of the cards I am sharing:



For the next 3 days, I will be posting Birthday Cards made with this Suite, then the schedule is as follows:

Jan. 15, Valentines Day
Feb. 1, All things "booklike"
Feb. 15, 3D Items
Mar. 1 to Mar. 30 Anything we desire!

Please visit the rest of my super creative DT girls, to see the other suites in action!
Jessica, shows off the Hugs and Kisses Suite
Janessa, shows off the Springtime Vintage Suite
Dion, shows off the Bring on the Cake Suite
Michelle, shows off the Oh Sew Suite

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Crumb Cake CS, Botanical Gazette DSP, Corner Rounder, Clearly For You Stamp Set, Marina Mist Classic Ink, Versamark, Heat Tool, Paper Piercing Tool and Mat Pack, Iridescent Embossing Powder from my crafty stash. The LO comes from the September/October 2010 Papercrats Magazine.

Sneak Peak at Thank you Card Class Projects

Good evening all! Here is a sneak peak of the Thank You cards we will be making at classes this weekend. Contact me asap to reserve your spot!
When: Fri. Jan. 7th, 7:30 to 9:30
OR Sat. Jan. 8th, 1:30 to 3:30
Where: My place!
Cost: $25 for 10 cards and envelopes (2 each of 5 designs)

The cards will be posted in full starting Jan. 8th...come back tomorrow for a fun surprise!

Hugs,
Robbyn

Momma Mar and RobbynW Workshop

Exciting news everyone! Sarah from Momma Mar and I are going to do a workshop together! Sarah and Mar will be packaging up 5 "French Kisses" (chocolate meringues filled with a white chocolate raspberry ganache....mmmmm!) in a fully SU! decorated box. You will be making 4 gorgeous Valentine's Day cards, with envelopes, one of the cards will match the decorated box. It's a great gift to give (or keep! ;o) for yourself!!!) RSVP asap to ensure your French Kisses are handmade in time.

When: Saturday, January 29th
7:00-9:00 pm
Where: TBA, Waterloo, ON
Cost: $10.00 for 5 French Kisses
$10.00 for 4 cards with envelopes

A photo of the delicious French Kisses...

And a teaser photo of the cards we will be making...

Thank You!

Gorgeous, right? I TOTALLY CASEd this from a Hallmark card (see the end of the post for the original card) Big C's teacher sent us over the holidays! I LOVE getting inspiration from other areas, and adapting the general look to what SU! products I have! LOVE IT!!! Anyway, I created a set of these cards for the kidlets to send off to family and friends as their Christmas thank you cards, however, I think I may be making more to package up as gifts!

Ingredients: (All SU! unless otherwise mentioned)
Very Vanilla CS, Tempting Turquoise Classic Ink, Kindred Spirits Stamp Set, Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set

(original store bought card...)