March Project Preview

Check out this cool Easter Bunny box made with the Scallop envelope die from Sizzix!
Coming to Big Shot club this month!

Getting out the spring gear, we will do a little card making and planting seeds of inspiration wherever we go!

Check out this Bunny made with the milk carton die cut ! Inspired by Kay Shai!

Fifth Avenue Floral one of my favorite stamp sets! so versatile for every occasion.

These are but a few of the projects that we will be creating this month!

go to my website at www.whitneyrichardson.stampinup.net to check out my schedule for the month and sign up for any class that is convenient for you!

I also provide private one on one classes to suit your schedule if you cannot make any of my scheduled classes! Email me at whitneyrichardson1969@gmail.com for info to sign up for classes.

Don't live locally? I can send you a class on the go kit! email me for info!

Come and enjoy the fun, relax and meet new friends!

You will be so happy you did!

SAB Big Shot Club February

Our newest club member Deb, with her very first handmade card!

This is one of the projects we made this month.
Supplies:
Cs: Certainly celery: 7 1/2x 6 1/2 score at 3 1/4 & 4 1/4 longways
Use the scallop trim border to scallop the edges.
Then cut three pieces of cardstock regal rose, so saffron & pretty in pink for the matchbox die bottom box& fold up the bottom boxes.Put brads on the end for embellishment. Adhere them to the middle of the fold with sticky strip.
Also put sticky strip on the bottom of the boxes so they will stay down.
Pretty in Pink satin ribbon 16", butterfly die cut, labels off the matchbox die for bottom base of the sentiment and then pop out the Well scripted sentiment with the wide oval punch.

Then fill them with goodies ! This project was inspired by Creations by Patti Lee the one she did in Valentines Day! http://creationsbypatti.blogspot.com/

This is a beautiful direct case from Mary Fish! It was so perfect I couldn't change a thing!http://www.stampinpretty.com

DSP: Sweet Pea Designer series Paper

Cardstock: Whsiper white, mellow moss, choc chip, watercolor pp

Supplies:Scallop trim border,Sizzix Oval dies (medium and largest)
Water color crayons, blender pens, mellow moss ribbon, wide oval punch, modern label punch, Half back pearl from the Pretties Kit, paper peicing,small oval punch( for sentiment)

Beautiful wings embosslit die from the Occasions Mini

Ink: Black, Brown stazon

Stamps: Vintage Labels(SAB FREE set pg 6), Garden from the Heart(Occasions Mini pg9)

Card stock: Orchid Occuplence, Pretty in Pink, watercolor pp, Certainly Celery,
Shades of Spring DP
Ink: Brown stazon, watercolor crayons(orchid occ,celery, summer sun)Blender pen
Accessories: scallop trim border(FREE SAB pg.9), Scallop fram oval, celery grosgrain 5.8" ribbon, modern label punch, dimensionals,Sizzix polka dot embossing folder

Sending Love filled with Nuggets

I think this is one of my favorite designs out of the Sending Love Designer Series Paper.

It is very classy accented with a glittery finish and it is just exquisite.

Candy tins are a main stay craft item in my studio. I get many custom orders this time of year.

I think this is my favorite Valentine one to date.

• The heart is made with the Sizzix petal card.
• Used my embossing buddy to remove the static from my paper to resist those tiny particals of white embossing powder that like to stay where they are not welcome
• I stamped the Fifth Avenue large floral image in white craft ink all over the petal card heart background
• Embossed it with white embossing powder.
• Popped out two full heart punches and ran them thru the BIG SHOT with the Manhatten Flower embossing folder to give them texture that matched the background of the heart.
• Used the matchbox XL Sizzix die, middle label I embossed the Be Mine Valentine sentiment in white on regal rose cardstock on it from the Level one Hostess set , popped up on two dimensionals for 3 D effect.

The beautiful Pretty in Pink ribbon was from last year, so sad I have finally used the last of it.
the Rules of Chocolate is a cute little poem and I use Hershey's nuggets and wrap them in DSP to match the front of the tin. I displayed these at my Open House I had at the apartment community for the residents and one of the residents is a local well know plastic surgeon and he came in and ordered 5 custom tins for the ladies who work for him in his office.

They make wonderful gifts for any Occasion.

Valentines Day Stamp Camp

These are the projects we made at our VDAY stamp camp this month.

Gretchen Barron's inspired Love Train- Here is the engine made with the NEW milk carton die.

Sending Love DSP, and the new epoxy brads from the Occasions mini that coordinate with the Sending Love DSP. Well Scripted Love you Much stamp using the lg tag punch to pop it out.

We filled our trains with goodies for our loved one that is going to receive this wonderful train.

This is a very simple Valentine treat inspired by the wonderful Deanne Oliver.

These are also great gifts for clients or customers for marketing your business whatever it may be. I have received a ton of custom orders for these from ppl in the business community.
That bottom flap fits a business card perfectly with a piece of chocolate in the top!

It seems as though all of my projects this month were inspired by the super bloggers I visit daily.That is what I love about this, when you are in a pinch and need inspiration and ideas there are amazing ppl in my blogger circle that I can draw inspiration from add my touch to it and pass it on to my customers.

This one is pretty much a direct case from Becky Roberts at Inking Idaho . it was just perfect the way it was. I think I changed the sentiment.

If you have the Christmas bulb punch and thought you could put it away bcause Christmas is over- Pull it back out it makes a great flower pot!
The Sweet Pea Felt Flowers are so versatile for $7.95 you can't loose. Occasions mini offers tons of new products and ideas for upcoming events and Occasions!!

These little purses are just as cute as they can be, they were a big hit too.

They fit 2 Gdelli chocs decorated however you like.

Peppermint patties also fit in these two treats well too.

This is the card we made with the Movers and shakers die cut. Adding the Heart shapers magnet. A little chocolate striped grosgrain ribbon and viola!

Jan & Debbie hard at work embellishing their goodies!

Jan is a natural! This was her first real class and she was always the first one done with her project! You go Jan! She is now a certified Big shot pro!

We had a great time and thank you to all those who's hard work and inspiration helped make our stamp camp a success!

Valentine RAK From Patti Lee in San Fran!

This is the front of a Sending Love DSP flag card

The inside is just breathless! Such a great stamp camp project!

I received some jorgus(in Jan Tink language ) RAK(Random Acts of Kindness) from my gal pal out in San Fransisco, CA

The one and only Ms. Patti Lee from the famous blog spot "Creations by Patti " here in blog land in my mail box yesterday! I was like a little kid that just received a new bag of toys!

I was all set to attend leadership in Phoenix at the beginning of January and then my husband injured his hand at work, had surgery, then on to physical therapy...you get the picture I did not get to go!

Prior to that in anticipation of leadership,Patti and I had been corresponding about all the wonderful things we were making for swaps and the gifts we would exchange and all the fun we would have meeting for the first time.As you can imagine, I was terribly disappointed when I didn't get to go.

But thanks to all of you wonderful folks in blog land and Patti I feel like I have a part of leadership with me. My upline Pat, got my jogus bag and goodies for me and mailed those to me.

Now Patti sent me some of her beautiful swaps and projects she has been posting lately. I actually have it my hands and can hold it and figure out how to make it!!

Only you ladies know and understand the worth of holding something in your hand you want to make really bad!! LOL!! Even when the directions are posted it is still comforting to hold a sample.

This is one of the Valentine cards she sent me.

I am so sorry some pictures got deleted during publishing I will add them back in and post this again. This afternoon! so Sorry!
This is so cool as you scroll down you will see how this opens up and what it becomes!
No it is not done with the petal card it has to be cut by hand yeah, I know bummer....
she is so talented its scary aay?

after you take the belly band off....

Its a heart with a message inside!! And some butterflies.. I love that embosslit! you get 5 butterflies in one turn!!

Thank you Patti Lee, I love each and every project. But most of all thank you for making me have my own special preview of your leadership and kindness. I will treasure these!
you can visit her most ostentatious blog at
http://creationsbypatti.blogspot.com/

Open House- February 4th 6-8pm

I will be debuting My Happy Heart Valentine tin along with my signature collection of Scrap book tins which will be on display at the Open House. I teach this class bi-monthly or in a private one on one session. the cover of this tin has been heat embossed with sterling silver and encore silver metallic ink. I will be demonstrating this techniques at the Open House along with a few other techniques that will hopefully WOW you!
The scraptin gives you 24 pages to capture your memories and journal about them. You can complete a scraptin in one day.
How long have you been working on that 12x12 scrapbook?
Supplies still in the closet? Visit my open house and pick up some tips and techniques to help springboard your creativity and put those supplies to work.
You will be introduced to my fabulous line of Stampin' UP! products which you can view here at my online store at http://www.whitneyrichardson.stampinup.net/.
This scrap tin was made with one of our Simply Scrappin'Kits
which includes 8 textured colored coordinating 12x12 pieces of Card stock and 6 Designer Series sheets of 12x12 Card stock which are double sided along with 6 sheets of die cut adhesives (2) pages of three different designs all for ONLY $19.95 (plus s/h/tax). You can view our collection of Simply Scrappin' Kits
on pages #164-167 in our 2009-2010 Idea Book and Catalog. Just click on the link above on the right hand side of the page. Labeled 2009-2010 Idea Book and Catalog along with the other catalogs available right now!! Especially check out the Sale-a-Bration catty and it's benefits!


In class we assemble the tin from all pre-cut materials ready for your assembly, I provide everything but your adhesive.

This is what your tin looks like when you open it to give your loved one as maybe a Valentine present? filled with pictures of the two or three or four of you....

The Rules of Chocolate candy tin is an all time fav at Valentines. Along with other cute little treats and handmade Valentine cards.You can take care of your Valentine shopping as well as check out what Stampin' Up! is all about. I do take customer orders for a variety of craft ensembles and collections. Baby shower gifts, wedding invitations, favors, Easter,and Mothers Day are coming up so come and join us!
Class schedule available upon request!

Samples of a few Valentine goodies that will be on display and there is still time for you to join us for a class or two to hand make all your own Valentine or Occasions gifts!!

Please RSVP at whitneyrichardson1969@gmail.com if you plan to attend.

There will be refreshments, door prizes and raffles!!

Hope to see you there!!

Scallop Trim Border & Scallop CornerTutorial

I found an amazing tutorial that really helped me with the NEW Scallop trim punch that you can receive as a FREE sale-a-bration gift when you spend $50.00 or more. There is also a NEW scallop corner punch that matches it in the NEW Occasions mini.

I found this on Gretchen Barron's most amazing blog and thank her for such a wonderful tutorial that we can all share. She is a very giving soul. I receive alot of inspiration from her blog.

Click on the link below and it will take you directly to her tutorial.

http://gretchenbarron.typepad.com/my_weblog/tutorial----scallop-trim-border-and-corner-punch----cutting-squares-and-rectangles/

Hope this helps you as much as it did me!
Kudos to Gretchen.