HUGE Thanks to Blogs by Heather

I would like to give a HUGE thank you to Heather Wright-Porto the guru of Blogger at www.blogsbyheather.com

Last week I opened up my blog to post and all the words had just disappeared off my blog! I had abslolutley no idea where to begin...and once before when my edit HTML button had got clicked and all the gibberish was just showing up, but all it took was a quick click from Heather to put me back on compose and I was up and going again. I receive Heather's newsletter every month chalk full of all the helpful hints that she gives on how to blog on Blogger and Word Press. So this month in a panic again of course I emailed her at 5:30 am and by 10am she had fixed my problem and gave my blog alittle overhaul and cleaned up some things I just did not have the knowledge to do. This is a humbling experience, a fellow SU demo and blogger guru who does not know me from Adam took her valuable time to help not ONCE but TWICE!! Asking nothing in return. I asked how much I owed her each time with no response to that question. So I thought the greatest gift I can give her is sharing my story and telling all of you how wonderful she is and you have seen her work all over blog land she creates and maintains alot of these beautiful blogs we love. Heather just recently was published, not an article or a card but a BOOK! It is a book about how to use BLogger.

Go visit her website at www.blogsbyheather.com and I strongly suggest purchasing the book and it will save you time and alot of frustration by learning how to help yourself fix the kind of problems. It is ONLY $17.95. But she has a wide array of services that can increase your business and help you move forward in your blogging endeavors.

Again a HUGE thank you to Heather!

Whitney

Mini Scrap Flag Card & Love Letters

Remember When.......wow this is the most perfect sentiment for me at this time in my life. when you turn 40ish you start reflecting on how you have spent the time in your life up to now. Then you look up and see one kid is getting ready to turn 18 the other is 9.

This stamp set WORD PLAY, really you can tell an entire story with it.

This is my keyword challenge for the week.

any one who can post a comment telling a story using the stamps in WORD PLAY stamp set
will be entered into a drawing and the best story receive BLOG CANDY! I will choose the winner on August 7th and post the winner!
Below is the inside of the card.

Love Letter DSP
This a version of the Mini flag card we did back at Mother's Day . So I tweaked it and turned it into a Mini Flag Scrap Card. I found this awesome picture I couldn't believe the colors in our shirts were the exact right color and the sizing of the picture was perfect. So I had to figure out how to make this into an oval. So I drew pencils marks around the outside of the encompassed area I wanted inside the oval die cut( the large oval) kept the picture face up and put it on the oval die positioning it just so I would get as much of the main focal point of the picture in their as I could. I think I did pretty good. I just nipped a tad of my DH's(Darling Husband talk in Blog land) head. But overall I am thrilled with this card.
Sentiments:

If you love life it will love you back- Cottage Garden

Life is a matter of Moments- Elements of Style(MHIYS)
Together- from the Summer Mini can' think of the name of the setof 4.

On the left0 Occasional Quotes- Love sentiment

I actually gave it to my husband to get a masculine reaction and I could tell he was really touched right before I repossed it out of his hot little hands. LOL
I absolutely had to add this card to my stamp camp and I though wow we will really run behind w e have so much to do but no matter what I throw at

"MY MOST AWESOME SERENITY STAMPERS THEY ALWAYS MEET THE CHALLENGE"

I am so humbled by the creativity of my group and I would love to here your comments on this post! Comments really make all the hard work of posting worth while!

Deb Brown and Sandra are relaxing making their cards washing away the weeks stress!

Sandra brought in her card for the challenge I sent out. We made these Movers and shakers oval magnet cards last week at class. I challenges everyone to go home and make their own version of the card and she did awesome even using a different magnet, the heart.
Great job, Sandra! It looks very elegant!

Her little heart floating up are from the 3 heart punch and the sentiment is from the NEW set "Just Believe"

Elegant Soriee' in our Club House

I am totally addicted to to these Scallop Pop Up cards! This Elegant Soiree' DSP is one of my favs! Snuggled in Crumb Cake, Early Espresso,and Baha Breeze
Stamp Set:AfterThoughts (Level Hostess set) in Baha Ink
Punches: Extra Lg Scallop Punch, circle scallop punch
Half Back Pearls, Embosslit Butterflies, Baha Breeze 1-1/2 inch ribbon with 1/8" espresso taffeta ribbon to tie the top.

This is the back inside flap with the Clear Scallop in ES-DSP, #2 Circle Scallop die cut in Espresso and then the 2 1/2 inch circle with Elegant Lines embossed on the top in Vanilla and then
stamped the sentiment from my NEW set "Just Believe"in Espresso ink.

This is the view you get when the scallops pop up when you open the card!

Joygous!! I used the NEW set Word Play (MHIYS), i used my markers Baha and Espresso to ink up the "Imagine the Possibilities" stamp,on a matchbox label, then I took one of the Scallops in Vanilla from the #2 scallop die and cut out a whole in the middle and replaced it with Baha circle in the middle then I off centered the scallop ringlet and put it around the sentiment and added a little Espresso duck tail 1/8 ribbon under it. Espresso butterfly embosslits galore throughout this card with pearls.

Then the bottom of the front view of the card is with the oval die cut largest oval in Baha and medium scallop in Vanilla stamped in Just believe flower stems in Baha for a background

( I stamped off)

close up view

close up of the bottom

I figured if you can make this card with the Large Circle Scallops you should be able to do it with a Square Clear Scallop. It worked perfectly. I used this beautiful flower I made casing the page in the IBC on the Elegant Soiree' page (Island floral) Espresso, Blossom Party die in the DSP and then Boho punch Espresso and Crumb cake

Baha Breeze Scallops from the Clear Scallop die in the middle, then Crumb cake ES- DSP Paper Daisies, Crochet ribbon, Modern Label vanilla sentiment from Vintage Vogue
" Love Helps"

This is the back just waiting to be decorated!!

If you are interested in ordering a kit on the go with step by directions with photos

email me at ww.whitneyrichardson1969@gmail.com

Happy Stamping!!

A Purse Full Of Love Letters

This is a sneak peak of our Love letters Stamp Camp.

this purse can hold up to 6 cards and envies.
Inside view of the pockets that hold the cards.

This is the length of the purse showing the two pockets that hold your very special love letters.

This our first card which is the Oval Scallop Movers & Shakers delight!

Stamp Sets: word Play(MHIYS) and Occasional Quotes (Level 3 Hostess set)

This is a "Well Scripted" Birthday card.

All Holidays stamp set with Big shot Circle Scallops

Basic Black embossed with Elegant Lines emoss folder with a trail of half back pearls for the butterflies embosslits to trail. Lots of Tags and medium Oval punch with Kind and Caring thoughts for the sentiment.

If you would like to order kit of my Purse of Love Letters email me at www.whitneyrichardson1969@gmail.com

Happy Stamping!!

Big Shot 3 July Class Projects

Scallop Pop Up Card (template designed by Sandi MacIver)

This beautiful card was posted from convention and I added some different designs and made my own concept with the Love Letter DSP.

Stamps: Word Play and Kind and Caring thoughts, Perfect Punches

CS:Vailla, Ridinghood Red,Black,Love Letters DSP

Ribbon: Vanilla Satin and Black 1/8" taffeta

Big Shot: Scallop Large Circle Die, Clear Circle Scallop,
#2 Circle Scallop die cut, Butterfly embosslit

Accessories: rhinestones and half back pearls

This is the middle of the card which is the pop up peice. you apply the clear scallops together on the base.

**If you love this card join us for our Holiday card classes and you will be sure to make your own! Or you can order an mail kit. Email me at www.whitneyrichardson1969@gmail to sign up for the first Holiday class or get a mail on the go kit of this card.
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This card was designed for a Wedding or Congrats card.
Iused elegant Boquet to emboss the top vanilla scallop.


this is the back view of the pop up scallop. You have to be sure to keep the weight even on both sides to keep it standing up tall and perky!

This is the back where you just pull it up and tie the ribbon together and it fits perfectly in a A2 envelope!
I think this is my favorite project in a long time it was so fun and everyone seemed to enjoy it.

This is the 2nd project we did hightlighting the Movers & Shakers die cut

with the scalloped oval magnet shaper.

I love this card! You may recognize it from Father's Day in the Nouveau chic DSP.

Supplies: Blueberry Crisp DSP, Pacific Point CS, Cream Confetti

Ink: Pacific point

Big shot: Movers and shakers and the oval magnet, Elegant Impressions Lines emboss folder,

Heart embosslit folder

Punches: Scallop Oval,Photo Corner punch , 3 Heart Punch
Stamp Sets: Word Play(MHIYS), Cottage Garden

Inside View of card

New DSP Card Purses

A little sneak peak at upcoming projects and some of my new goodies!

These are the new designer purses we are doing at our next stamp camp. My friend Linda came up for my stamp camp luau and she brought me some RAK and one of them was one of these purses. So when I got my new DSP from the new catty I whipped up a few, my customers are chomping at the bit to learn how to make these. They will each get to pick the DSP they will make their card purse out of and we will fill them with matching cards.

Above: Sunny Day DSP and Greenhouse Gala


Greenhouse Gala and the NEW Blossom party die cut



Sunny Day with the Cottage Garden stamp set to embellish

Lap of Luxury Card Purse

New Catty Open House 2010

At any New Catalog Open House- a Catalog Survival Kit is a must!
I printed them on CS and then cut them out on the BIG SHOT 2 tag die cut

The Scavenger Hunt was so fun!! It really helped my customers get use to the NEW design of the new catalog. They really enjoyed the games and of course there were doorprizes. Deb Brown the winner of the Scavenger Hunt won a FREE retired stamp set of her choice!

This is one of the cards we made as part of the make and take portion.

Features:

Stamps: Elizabeth, Elements of Style

CS:Concord Crush, Blushing Bride, Vanilla & Lap of Luxury DSP

INKS: Concord Crush, Blushing Bride

Big Shot:Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder

Punches: Medium oval to pop up the sentiment with dimensionals

Ribbon: Love this new poly stitched Blushing Bride, very easy to work with if you are ribbon challenged. Love that little twist of ribbon underneath the focal point.

This is an orginal! This is one of the stamps I could not wait to get in the new catty!

Stamps: Ornate Blossom embossed in black embossing powder with a new half back pearl

the sentiment is from the Level One Hostess set "Afterthoughts" stamped in Cherry Cobbler

and the background is Bella Toile stamped off and on in Black.

CS: Black, Cream Confetti,Cherry Cobbler,Love Letter
Big shot: Scalloped Oval ( the focal point is stamped on the oval from the middle of this die cut)

Ribbon:Black Satin

Technique:Tearing and Sponging remember to wet the back of your CS before tearing and tear up not down. SU cardstock is dyed all the way through(which is one of the reasons our CS is the BEST!) The DSP is not dyed all the way thru which allows you to use your cutter kit and distress it until it curls back and then you can see the other side of the two-sided DSP and then you can sponge the edges of both and it gives it a burnt look.

This technique is so much fun, as you can tell we really like it.

This is one bucket of our door prizes.

Then we played deal or no deal, I chose certain retiring stamp sets and offered one for full price and the second one of their choice equal value or less for 1/2 price or they could choose one of the numbered milk cartons. Take your chances, great deal on that set you have your eye on or get the box which could have good stuff or be a dud. This was fun everyone enjoyed it!

Deb Forguson enjoying her make and takes. Such a wonderful lady and a great friend and customer,

Lynn and Leslie are two of my downline Serenity Stampers.

a great new experience for them as they venture into starting their SU business.

Both are very talented and getting off to a good start.

Deb Brown scavenging through the book to win the catalog scavenger hunt!

She won a FREE stamp set of her choice from my retired collection.
Her friend Jae our local Pampered Chef lady who has not bought a store bought card in over 10 years.

She hand stamps all her own cards. Hopefully, her schedule we ease up and she will become a regular member of our stamp group soon!

We had a great time and looking forward to our technique class on July 16th Friday night!