Snowflake glitter paper!

This card is so stunning.  I just love the simple clean look.  The snowflakes cut out from the champagne glitter paper is so beautiful.  I hope you enjoy this one.  I like it again because when you are making so many cards at one time, this is one that you can do quickly and easily.   Janice

On A Roll Over Glimmer Paper

This next card is so simple but so elegant.  I just love it.  I hope you do too.  I just recently got the ornament framelits from SU.  I was refraining but could not resist when SU came out with the special.  If you have not gotten the ornament framelits now is the time.  It is a great deal.

The ornament is using the champagne glitter paper again.  Did I tell you I love this paper?........
I also love this embossing folder (page 6 in the holiday catalog).  It is $7.95.  It is so beautiful.
I used Night of Navy for the card stock and the ribbon.  What a simple card for you to make for your
Christmas cards.  Janice

Bird Christmas Card

This was a mistake made into a gorgeous card.  I meant to use the embossing folder to make the line across.  Oops I used the framelit.  So I decided to just separate the two pieces and show some of the cherry cobbler card stock underneath.  What do you think of the mistake?

Janice

Penguin Walk

This was my card for the shoebox swap.  My friend Jaylyn loves penguin.  She found a penguin on line (sorry I cannot remember who it was).  I then decided to change it a little and make it a little Santa because I need to use my silver glimmer paper!!!

I love my bow.  My idea was to look something like a beautiful package.  Of course it is so easy to use the googly eyes.  The googly eyes are not just for Halloween.  This is another card that will be at my Christmas Card Buffet.  Have you signed up yet?

If you have not been on the SU website recently you might not be aware of the sale rack.  They have lots of items on it.  But many items will go fast.  So hurry over there and get your favorite items.  Remember to put my name as your demonstrator.  Thanks Janice

Thanksgiving Card

Turkey Day is one month a way.  At the shoebox swap on last Saturday this was one of the cards we made.  I liked that it was using punches.  I am a punch freak.  I love punch art.  It is a fun challenge for me to try to make cards using SU punches. 

The feathers are using the designer label punch. 

I love Thanksgiving Day because it is a day that everybody talks positive about what they are thankful for.  So often in our lives we focus on the negative.  This is a day we can smile and say Thank You and truly mean it.  Too bad Thanksgiving Day isn't every month so at least once a month we are grateful for the wonderful things we have.  Janice

Holiday Boots

Hi My Friends

Well I worked on this next card at Vickie's house on Saturday afternoon.  The boot stamp set was one I was not going to get.  But..... there have been sooo many great cards made for all the different seasons I had to have it.  I did the Fall Witch's boot.  Now I have warm fuzzy girlie boots.

So what do you think? I have a friend that is a shoe crazy lady.  She just loves fun shoes.  This reminded me of her.  Note - the champagne glimmer paper.  I love that paper.

I will be using this card in my Christmas Card Buffet.  So make sure you let me know you are interested in signing up for it.  Janice

Man Card

Hi My Stamping Friends

Yesterday I was stamping with some of my SU demo friends.  We get together once a quarter for a shoebox swap.  We each bring a card already for each of us to make it.  It is me getting to go to a stamp camp.  It is so much fun!!!!
Well Amy had a great Man Card.  I do not have this stamp set, but........  I might have to get it.

 Isn't this just a great man card.  I love the the use of the Designer Series Paper.  I enjoy adding the holes around the vanilla piece.  It is so easy to put the holes in with SU Paper Piercing Pack (page 30 of the holiday catalog).  It makes it so easy and look so great. 

I will share more of the fun cards we made later this week.  Janice

Kids in the snow

I love watching the kids playing in the snow.  They make such great snow angels!!  Back in my day we did not use inner tubes.  Our butts got sore!!!!  We had the wooden sleds and toboggan.  We all hated hauling that big toboggan back up.  But it was fun to go down with so many people on it.  OK so I'm dating myself.  I do have fond memories of my dad making what seemed like a huge mound of snow for us in our backyard.  It was safer and mom could see us by looking out the window!  She did not have to freeze watching us.
The next card is made with those cute kids from "Wonderful Winterland".  I just fell in love with that set.   It is in the holiday catalog on page 8.

 This is the front of the card.  It is almost impossible to see that I have Night of Navy as the main card in this picture.  I love that I used the Delicate Doilles Sizzlit.  I love love love that.  It is so easy and looks so nice with so many cards, scrapbook pages.  If you do not have that you are missing out.

You can see I incorporated the little skater from the set at the bottom.  He fits nicely in the new small scallop circle punch.  Did you know we have that punch?  It is a wonderful addition to any stamper.

Here is a close up of the kid having a blast going down the hill so fast.  Can't you just feel that air flying?

I added the blue jean ribbon which just made this card really be for a boy.  On the inside I put the little guy making a snow angel........  So darn cute.



Hope you enjoyed this one.  Janice

HO HO HO

Hard to believe that the holidays are right around the corner.  I don't like to push the time fast.  But it sure does creep up on me.  When the main catalog first came out back in July.....  I bought  the stamp set called Embellished Events (page 40).  I made a number of cards using that set.  It is a very versatile set.  I usually will separate the words from the main image on a stamp set.  I like to use the words but not always in the same location as how some of the stamp sets come.  So with this set I cut off the HO HO HO from the stocking hat.  Here is what I made.

It is a very simple card.  I used the embossed natural paper again.  I do really like it.  Especially the one with the musical notes on it.  Janice

Need a cupcake?

Hi Stamping Friends

OK so the next card I made awhile ago.  But I just love this cards.  I hope you do too.

Keeping calm as I have been writing papers for my class I am taking........ Not a chance.  I was so stressed out.  Well this card makes sense to me. 





 Yes I think a cupcake would have helped.....
 

Only 2 more weeks and this class is completed.  Then I have one more class after the holidays.  What was I thinking to go back to school.  I would rather spend my time stamping.........  That is a no brainer.

I would be happy to do this card at a private class for you.  Just contact me and we can set up the day and time. 

Have a stamping good day.  Janice

Christmas Cards Made Easy

I know there are many of you needing to complete your Christmas Cards.  Well this event is just for you.  This event is calling your name........  For $15 you will make 5 cards + get the Snow Festival Designer Printed Tags (that make it so easy to complete a card) AND Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper stack!  You will learn how to make more cards at home and it won't take you much time.

Here are just 3 of the samples.  The tags already have most of the decorations on them.  You just jazz them up a little with ribbon and jewels and words.  How easy is that?!!!

The class is limited so make sure you sign up as soon as possible.

Thursday, Nov. 15th from 1-4pm or
Friday, Nov. 16th from 6:30-9:30pm.

It is only $15 for this great class.  Janice

Christmas Card Buffet

Good Evening My Stamping Friends
I am sorry I have not gotten on to share anything with you.  I have been busy with my card buffet event.  It went GREAT!!!!  Everyone was very happy with it.  They want it again.  So I am getting Christmas cards ready for November's Christmas Card Buffet.  The dates will be:

• Thursday, Nov. 8th from 1-4:30
• Friday, Nov. 9th from 6:30-10pm
• Saturday, Nov. 10th from 1-4:30pm

The cost will be $10 for the first 5 cards you make.  Any additional cards you make will cost $1.50 each.  Make as many as you want in the time I have slotted for you.  RSVP so I am sure I will have room for you.
 Here is a sample of one card I have made for it today.

 I just love those gingerbread men.  They are so cute and so easy to make.  Stamp and use SU framelit and it is ready to be put on your card.  I colored in the buttons on the boy gingerbread man (the one with the bow).  I then colored in the frosting lace on the little girl.  She has a red bow with a rhinestone in the middle.  The bow is made with the heart from the owl punch.
Love love love the naturals embossed cardstock!!!  I have not used it as much.  I keep saving it.  For what I don't know.

The color did not come out well in the picture.  The red is Cherry Cobbler.  The ribbon is Midnight Muse.
I look forward to making more fun Holiday cards for the Christmas Card Buffet. 

Are you hearing me on the radio?  92.1 FM between 7-midnight.  I have heard from a number of you that you heard it.  Remember to sign up for our fun stamp camp weekend.  Check out the website for it.  CampStampInOga.com to get all the details.  You don't want to miss it.  Janice

Upcoming Product Class

I am working on when I can do a special class for you.  It will be using the Snow Festival Designer Printed Tags and the Festival of Prints Designer Series PaperStack.  It will be making 5 cards using your product that I will give you.  The cost will be $15.  If you are interested in this class let me know.  I am working on what days and times people are available.  Here are just a few samples of the cards. 

These tags are so easy to use.  You can use them for tags on presents, etc.  I have chosen to show you how you can use them to make lovely Holiday cards.  And the Festival of Prints paper is such a great deal.  So easy to use and you don't feel like you are wasting it.  Let me know what you think.  Janice

Yes winter cards again

I'm sorry but I had so much fun playing with my winter sets last weekend.  This first card I saw by someone else and added my own style to it.  I am sorry I do not know who it was.  But I loved loved loved the concept.  It is using pearls for the snowballs!!!

The main card is midnight muse (in color) then bashful blue with the polka dot embossing folder.  I stamped the snowmen which are in that favorite Holiday Catalog on page 9 called Frosty Friends.  I just love this set.  It is a single stamp so it is not expensive.  After I stamped it I put the frame lit on top of it and ran it through the Big Shot.  The frame lit is called Apothecary Accents.  It has 4 shapes that are so unique and useful.  I added the 3 1/2" scalloped tulle ribbon in cherry cobbler.  It gave it that added texture.  That too is in the Holiday Catalog.  I got out my glitter brads that I have not used in awhile and added them to continue the sparkle I think of with snowmen.  I also added our dazzling details to the snow on the ground and a little on the snowmen.  I think of the snow glistening after people have been able to go out and make snowmen.  I hope you enjoy this one too. 

After you have been out making your snowmen, you must come in and have some hot chocolate!!!  Well this combined using the Sensational Season stamp set for the mug (done in Melon Mambo) and Make a Mitten (done in Pretty in Pink).  Kids get in so much trouble for losing their mittens.  I always think how much trouble I would be in for the times I have left my mittens or gloves somewhere....... 
The bottom of the card is using the Silver Glimmer Paper.  Then I pulled out my dusty wheel handle and used it with the wheel that goes with the Make a Mitten called Nicely Knit.  I loaded the ink from my Melon Mambo pad and wheeled it slowly so I could keep it straight.  It turned out so good that I did it again on the inside of the card.  I used SU dimensional to pop the mittens.  Oh I forgot to mention I stamped the mittens, then folded the piece so I could punch both mittens out at the same time with that great mitten builder punch.  With SU Whisper White card stock it punched nicely. 
Maybe I should go have a cup of hot chocolate even though it is not winter yet.  Janice

Birthday Card

The card today I am showing you is from a good friend Sarah.  I have to tell you I love elephants.  I find them fascinating.  But with a birthday hat on........  I did not think I would ever like this set.  We got it FREE at SU convention this year.  It is called You're Amazing.  Well I was not excited to say the least about this set.  But as I have seen more and more cards made with this set, yes I did fall in love with it.  So when Sarah had this card for us to make at a meeting last month, I knew this would have to be CASED by me soon.  So it will be in one of my events coming up.  But I thought I would share it with you today.

She used Summer Starfruit (in color) for the main card stock.  Many of you have been like me not wild about this color.  I do like it with a few colors but I don't like it to be the dominate color.  In this card I think it is just right.  I love the satin ribbon in Summer Starfruit.  That I use often.  You cannot see it well in the picture but if you look closely you will be able to.  She used the new circle templates for paper piercing (in main catalog).  She just did about a 1/4 of the circle.  It just adds that little something.  I also love that the piece of card stock behind the elephant is at a slant.  I did not take a picture of the inside.  But it has the card stock that the saying is on, on a slant also.  Again that little extra makes it so perfect.
Hope you liked this card today.  A little short but gotta run.  Janice

Winter Memories

As I told you yesterday, I spent time making cards using this wonderful stamp set called Winter Memories.  If you have not gotten it yet you are missing out on a great set.  I know it is difficult to make winter cards when we are wanting it to stay Fall feeling.  But you need to get your holiday cards done or you will run with your head cut off like every other year trying to find time to get them done and out in time.......  Sound familiar?
Well here are two cards I made using the early espress core'dination card stock.  It goes through the Big Shot and comes out so beautiful.  I sanded both of them to give that vintage feel. 
The cardinal one is using the wood grain embossing folder.  I used a blender pen to get the shading on the door and sled.  In case you missed them, SU has brushed bronze buttons in the Holiday Catalog on page 32.  I missed them the first few times I went through that wonderful catalog.  So in case you missed them check them out.  I used one on the cardinal card.  The 1/4" stitched grosgrain real red ribbon went through it very easily.  And I think it turned out gorgeous.

I also have used the More Merry Messages stamp set for many of my holiday cards.  It is a great set to have on hand as you make your holiday cards.  There are many good sayings for the different kinds of people you send cards to.  You will find that stamp set in the main catalog in the holiday section.

Here is the next card.  It reminds me of professional ice skaters because of the color of the skates.  I used soft suede to blend the skates.  The main card is made with our in color Raspberry Ripple.  The little bit of Raspberry Ripple satin ribbon just adds that little touch it needed.  What do you think?  OK so I used the Silver Dazzle Marker again......  I just love it.....  Really....  The embossing folder is in the Holiday Catalog (can you tell I love so much in that catalog!).  It is called Holiday Frame Embossing Folder on page 7.  Note the top and bottom of the frame is slightly different.  Either one can be on the top or bottom.  I just wanted to point out how much I have inspected this....

I hope you are at least starting to think about your holiday cards.  I would love to help you get your cards done ahead of time.  Contact me and we can set up a time for us to stamp so you don't get interrupted. 
Janice

Too early for snowmen!

Hi Stampers

Well this past weekend I spent most of Saturday making cards for my display board at Camp Stamp In Oga.  The set I am using is "Winter Memories".  Like I said yesterday, I love this set.  As you will see I have made a number of cards that are simple to make yet beautiful!!!  I hope you agree.  Send me a comment and see what happens.........

Both cards use the Northern Flurries embossing folder.  It is difficult to see in the picture that I used Frost White Shimmer Paint on the snowflakes.  I used a sponge that I cut up into pieces.  In person it does sparkle.  On the skate card I added the rhinestones to the middle of each snowflake.  On the snowmen one I added a small pearl.
On the skates I used the new Silver Dazzle Marker on the blades.  I have looked for years for a "good" metalic marker for the holidays.  Well SU has come out with the BEST!!!!!  You will find them on page 19 of the Holiday Catalog.  The skate card is using one of my favorite color combinations, Pretty in Pink and Basic Gray.  It is so soft and delicate looking.
I have a love of snowmen.  As long as I don't have to be too cold.  I love to look at them, build them and admire them.  This is such a nice stamp set included in the Winter Memories set.  Now who does not remember making snowmen?  You must have lived in the south.  You missed out on great times.  Even though now that I am older...... I would rather be in the warm dry weather.  But I am here and I will continue to enjoy the snowmen from my car or window.
Take care and have a super great day.  Janice

Camp Stamp In Oga

Good morning.  I am up bright and early getting this updated for you.
Camp Stamp In Oga what is this you ask........
Well a number of years ago at SU convention three of us local demonstrators were sharing a hotel room with another friend from Texas.  We do this almost every year.  Each year we spend one night (and lots of moments along the way) talking about what we want to do to improve our business.  Well that year we decided to work together and offer a Stamp Camp for all of our customers.   This included supporting our downline too.  We started out calling it "Stamp In".  People came and we had 5 demonstrators that ran a table for 8 people making a card or 3D item.  We offer this quarterly.  We also included a Rubber Rummage sale of all our retired items on the other side of the room.  We rented from a church.  Within a few times we were having to turn people away.  We just could not hold that many people.
As of now we rent a large room and adjacent area and a room upstairs at the Wild Wood Lodge in PeeWaukee, WI.  We have added times to come and stamp, craft, and scrapbook.  Now you can spend your entire weekend enjoying the things we all love to do best.  STAMP.  You can choose from 1-3 days.  Friday afternoon thru evening is open stamping.  Sunday morning thru afternoon is open stamping.  Saturday morning is the Stamp Card portion where we get most of our stampers to come.  Then in the afternoon and evening we offer open stamping along with some break out classes.  It has been a huge success.  Our stampers love that we bring all of our ink pads, punches, dies, embossing folders, Big Shot, etc. for them to use.  They just need to bring their own card stock and adhesive.  It makes it a lot easier for our customers to come without bringing their entire stamping supplies.
When we moved it to the Wild Wood Lodge we decided to rename the event.  The Lodge is very woods and outdoor decorated so we decided it was like girl scout camping.  So we named it Camp Stamp In Oga.  We call out for "mail call" and people staying for Saturday afternoon get a special gift!!!  Those that stayed Friday night get a special gift and again for Sunday.   We love giving out gifts.
This time I will be one of the demonstrators doing a card.  Here is the card I will be doing.

I love love love this stamp set.  It is called Winter Memories.  It is on page 19 of the Holiday Catalog.  The skates reminded me of my childhood.  I skated down the street at my elementary school.  Back in those days they flooded our grass area and made it into an ice rink.  Now I'm dating myself.  But seriously those were such wonderful times.  Skating with boys (Oh MY!!)
OK back to the card.  The card is using our champagne glimmer paper.  OHHHHH that is so beautiful.  The fold is called Double Dutch Doors.  It is actually very easy to make this fold.  I hope you will join us for at least part of the weekend.  You will make beautiful cards and can take pictures of all the displays each demonstrator has up.  We all work very hard to make this a special event for everyone.

For more information go to our website www.CampStampInOga.com.  I look forward to seeing you at this event.  Janice