Basics 103 class

I love this little ensemble. It was inspired by Mary Fish's designs.

Colors:Are a Lovely combination of Sahara Sand,Artichoke, and Vanilla

You can see the fancy favor box in the back that I doubled up and attached two of them together.

This card was made with the EXCLUSIVE Level one Hostess Set

"Because I Care"

which you can only receive if you have a workshop in the amount of $150.00 or more. I must say our Hostess stamp sets are AWESOME this year!

Accessories:

Big Shot: Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder on the sand layer 5 1/4 x 4

I stamped the flower in Artichoke on the Sand cs then I used the small flower stamp in the set and stamped about 15 flowers on a scrap piece of Sand and used my bitty flower punch from the bitty punch set($16.95 for 3 small punches)but, first I colored them in with my Uniball White gel pen and used the 2way glue and dazzling diamonds on them, then I punched them out and used dimensionals to pop them up creating a 3-D effect on top of the flower. Then I used the gel pen to color the stamped image around the edges where the flowers are not popped up. I used the mat pack on the artichoke layered piece behind that sand base stamped focal point. Then I sponged white craft ink around the edges of the top Sahara sand piece giving it a faded in look, this looks so cool up close. Then I stamped the sentiment on artichoke" Because I Care" and used the medium oval punch to pop it out and adhered it with dimensionals and used silver cording to tie my bow.

I also used the mat pack to line up and put the holes in for the silver brads at the bottom.

The ladies in my class went wild over this card and the 3-D ensemble we made to go with it.

A closer view of the flowers

We made this box #2 with the Big Shot and used our oval scallop punch to punch the hole in the middle and used acetate behind it and stamped on the acetate with white stazon. I also stamped Elements of Style on the base of the box with sand ink giving it some depth. Then we used the butterfly embosslit to embellish it with butterflies in artichoke with artichoke ribbon bow on top.


Then we switched gears and headed to the NEW Newspaper DSP and the Artistic Etchings stamp set. This card is inspired by my upline Lisa Curcio.
CS: Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black and NP DSP and Vanilla
Inks: Black and Cherry Cobbler
BS: Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder on the cherry cobbler layer
The flower is made with NP DSP and the NEW extra large scallop punch and the circle scallop punch with a 5/8 circle white brad in the middle

On A Stamping Roll....

Illuminations is an all time favorite stamp set of mine. I wish it had not retired, but I like to pull it out when I want a big WOW when I am doing an embossing demonstration. I uses the Gold Encore Metallic Ink and gold EP for the focal image.

This card is textured with Vintage Wallpaper on Cherry Cobbler and the base is Early Espresso with a vanilla oval inside the BIG SHOT scalloped oval outline oval is Espresso. 2 gold brads with a touch of gold cor at the top. this is an original. top to bottom,

Inside : Top Note in Cherry Cobbler
with a large oval from the oval die cut embossed sentiment from Sense of Time in Gold.

Ribbon is the NEW 1/8" Espresso ribbon.

Vanilla CS with The NEW Level one Hostess Set "Because I Care" stamped in Espresso with a pretty in pink satin bow and sentiment
Inspired by Kay-Sha

A Sense of Time stamp set

CS: Rich Raspberry, Soft suede and cottage wall dsp

Ink: Suede

BS: Oval Scallop clear

Friends Never Fade stamp set with Garden Gala DSP, Espresso

texturized the Marina Mist base with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder.
Stamp sets: Friends Never Fade and Perfect Punches.

Scalloped oval punch.

Some of these and many more to come this month.

Big shot #2 Last Club Meeting

This our first project the top note purse which you can fill with 3x3 note cards and it makes a lovely gift.
My upline Lisa Curcio taught this box at a downline meeting not to long ago and I shared it with my group. You cut one Box #2 and then just cut an extra lid at 3 1/2 and 3 3/4 and stick strip it to the backside which makes it like a tee pee on top. Embellish as you wish. We used the new stamp set perfect Punches and the curly label punch and movers and shakers magnet.

side view

Caught this box design from Patti Lee, there are two different sizes.check out the directions at www.CreationsbyPatti.blogspot.com

These are the designs we did with Garden Gala DSP from the new catty.

We used 4x4 coasters and adhered the DSP and ran the top one thru the BIG SHOT Movers and Shakers die and used a piece of window sheet behind it stamped it with white stazon with the stamp set Good Friend and then used the sentiments from Sweet Sayings with the modern label punch and magnet die. Colors here are the NEW Daffodil Delight and Pear Pizazz.

This is the smaller version of the box which you can fit candies in.

Hope you enjoyed projects from our BIG SHOT club this month. BIG HOT #3 begins in July what a great way to get your products and get a turn at Mystery Hostess still have 2 seats available. Email me today if you are interested in joining.

New Catalog Open House

Yes, finally it is here! You can now order from the new catty and get all the fresh,

exciting new colors and amazing new items Stampin' Up! has to offer!

July 10th 2010 at 10am-3pm at

Integra Shores Clubhouse

Come to my open house and enjoy

some makes and takes(between 11-1pm) and some exciting games

like Deal or No Deal and a scavenger Hunt through the catalog for doorprizes and
a raffle tivket for new catalog items with each order placed.

Please RSVP to me via email at www.whitneyrichardson1969@gmail.com

Girl's Night Out Card Class

I love this vintage distressed look and the stamp set Sense of Time is perfect for this look!

Elements of Style & EnFrancis as the background stamp stamped in soft suede on the white confetti ( which I like for this technique and smooching because its thick and very sturdy)

with blushing bride cs peaking in behind it. Then we had fun tearing and sponging

relieves alot of frustration from a long day!

The we stamped the clock face onto white and cut it out and placed it on top of the Big Shot die cut the clear circle scallop in soft suede. We used one of those pretty pink brads I had left from Valentines and placed our sentiment in the middle giving it the implication it was a big clock hand with a message for our recipient.

Being the Smooching Fool I am they love it and kinda of hate it when I say we are going to smooch tonight! The smoochers as I like to call them take some getting use to because the nozzles really are posessed they will spray you in the face , the totally other directions than your card stock and you can just plain waste half a bottle if your not careful. We love the effects but sometimes don't like what we have to do to get there. Remember the days before

the BIG SHOT...... I rest my case!

Stamps:Elements of Style

CS:Basic Black and White and Presto papers

Anyhew, I used my very favorite peice of Presto paper and cut 5 1/4 peices and we brayered them with basic gray bringing out this marverlous design and then we smooch alittle vanilla over the top for some sheen and shine. The base of course is white with gray stain ribbon and a few little clear rhinestone brads witha modern label punch at the top.

This one is a case from Me, My Stamps, & I's blog .
Stamp Set: Vintage Vogue
CS: So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede, White
Ink: Saffron, Suede
Punches: scallop trim border with suede polka dot ribbon

We had a blast making these cards and we missed all those who couldn't join us for GNO!!

Group Gathering in Plant City

Our fearless leader Lisa Curcio, has always been an avid SU advocate and strictly enforces the "NO CONTRABAND" rule at group meeting, swaps and such. So we were giving her a little tease showing her how quick and easy the scor-tape is to us because you can just tear it and there is no staticy red thing hanging from your finger that is impossible to get off. She absolutley hates it when we use these new items that are so tempting because she is a SU girl all the way!

She never steps foot into a craft store and just will not use anything that is not SU!

Gotta love the will power!

So then we taught her the NEW terminology for contraband in Jan Tink's terms

which is "Rubbah Adultary" so this is Lisa expression in her Italian dilac practicing "Hey! I told ya "No Rubbah Adultary" she is the best. This picture was taken at our group meeting back home at my upline Pat Nelson's home where we gathered for a year end party.

A few card samples I snapped a few pictures then my camera battery died!!
This is Pat giving us some business news

This card was made by one of my Serenity Stampers downline Linda Clendening

Linda also made this awesome Father's Day card . Yeah it's cute and all. But have you ever tried to tie a tie on your hubby well try tying one on a card! Very Tricky indeed. she is very talented.

I have wanted this stamp set all year long and have finally ordered it. I can't wait to make these two beautiful cards my upline Pat Nelson made.

Luau Card, 3D & Scrap Page Contest Winners

We had so many amzing entries for the contest we had to break it up into 3 different card winner categories.

The card above won for layout design. We recently learned this joy fold card in a class and Leslie Sharpe went home after getting pumped at our downline meeting she made this award winning card!! Using the Island Floral die cut and other select Sizzix dies and her Vintage labels stamp set and modern label punch. Very creative , great color coordination, all around eye catcher!
Inside of the card

Lelsie Sharpe layout card design winner

Sandra Heck won the techniques category on two cards that she designed we just loved them both.

Using the tearing technique she learned in technique class last week, her Big shot, punches and the layout and designs were incredible.

Classes really do work!!

With this one you notice the branches from the bird punch attached to Flower Layer Big Shot die cuts with that beautiful jewel and she is still collecting her punches so i though it was very clever how she arranged her punches to display her sentiment,

This scrapbook page is amazing, we have learned how to use our smooch sprays with our ink pads, brayers and sponging on the Presto Papers. Debbie Forguson is the winner of the best all around scrap page design and card design. Debbie hardly misses a class each month. We have been together almost 7 months now and watching her grow as a stamper has been a real treat.

She has scrapbooked for many years and attended local scrap shop classes but once she had the SU experience she has never looked back.

Below:

This page is gorgeous. See how the color layers bring out the depth in the photograph. I absolutley love the added touch of the butterflies. Simply elegant!

This is Deb Forguson always with a smile on her face!!

This is a 411 sketch I sent out last week Deb didn't get her materials until Thursday evening and she created two fabulous cards using all SU products, stamps and accessories.

Below is the inside which is equally as pretty.

Below is Lynn Boyle she is one of my newest team members to my downline and she has been with me for about the same time as Deb.

she had the only 3-D entry so it was unanimous!

She was waiting for her new stamp set to come in with her sentiment on it.

Ladies: What a great job all the entries were very good. you are meeting all your sketch challenges and I am humbled by your creativity.

Look at all that BLING!!