Paper Bag Book – Rose Cottage Simply Scrappin’ Kit

Remember my super stampin’ friend, Sharon?? Well.. yep, she did it again.. she gave me a gift a few months ago that I turned into this Paper Bag Book class!   I revamped the design slightly and used the same Rose Cottage Simply Scrappin’ kit she did.. LOVE these colors!!  Everyone who made this in class …

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Technique Class – Blender Pens

The 4th technique we did in my Technique Book class this week was using Blender Pens.  I demo'd 4 ways to use Blender Pens.  Blender Pen/Watercolor Crayon       Blender Pen/Watercolor Pencil Blender Pen/ Stampin' Pastels       Blender Pen/Reinkers               BLENDER PENS Blender pens give the flexibility of watercolors with the convenience of a marker.  Achieve a beautiful …

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Technique Class sample – Craft Smoosh Background

This was another technique we did at my 6×6 Technique Book class this week. I saw this technique demonstrated on a video on the recent Stampin' Up! Cruise to Bermuda… they had a TV station playing demo's from Workshop Wow's all day long.. how cool is THAT?  Anyway.. this was a fun technique using Craft …

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Technique Class – Watercolor Wash background

Part 2 from my Stamping Techniques class this week…  Watercolor Wash Background… WOW.. LOVE THIS… watercolor paper and Aquapainters with reinkers… WOWZA! This sample features the new "Fresh Cuts" stamp set… click HERE for more info. Thanks to Caroline (See June 5, 2008) for the inspiration! She used a brayer and ink pads to achieve a …

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Technique Class – Faux Bleach – Riot of Petals stamp

This technique REALLY caught my eye when my friend Jan sent me a sample a few months ago.. WOW.. this is stunning in person!!  The Riot of Petals background stamp (Stampin' Up! catalog pg 136) is stamped with the Silver Encore pad and then embossed with silver embossing powder.  The petals are colored in with …

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Bloomin’ Beautiful Classes today!

 I had so many requests to teach this class, and…. today is the BIG DAY !!  We are using Afternoon Tea designer paper from Stampin' Up! and the GORGEOUS Bloomin' Beautiful set from the Stampin' Up! Occasions mini catalog. The class was based on Andrea's class HERE.  If you'd like instructions, please click here to …

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Fun Times in Class

My newest student, Tai, enjoyed making the Flip-Up Centerpiece Album in class.. it was great to have you in class, Tai! HEY BECKY… WISH YOU WERE HERE!  🙂 We had a great time in class tonight… I see you Nora and Sharon trying to sneak out of this photo!  LOL   Stamped cards from my …

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Flip-Up Centerpiece album class

Wow, did we have a good time in class last night!! .. and I have 9 more coming tonight!  This is just the neatest project … putting all the parts together to make this cool centerpiece is FUN!  We used Ginger Blossom designer paper from Stampin’ Up! as well as 12×12 sheets of River Rock, …

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Class project: 2 pocket card

Yesterday I posted one of our class projects from this week, and today you get to see the 2nd project we made.  I call this a 2 pocket card.  Class participants made both projects with Afternoon Tea paper from Stampin’ Up!.  This card closes with a "latch" and has small notes inside.  Enjoy! Small cards …

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Instructions for class projects

Several of you have asked for more information/instructions for the class project in the post below (Trish, my email to you bounced back).. I am thinking about offering a Class Kit in the Mail for this project plus the one I’ll post tomorrow morning.   So I’ll either post that offer or post the instructions or …

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Class Projects: 3 pocket note holder

We had so much fun in class last night – as usual!  Thanks, ladies for attending!!  I’m repeating this class tonight, also!  We used the ever so popular Afternoon Tea paper once again, and made 2 different projects.  I’ll share one of them today and one tomorrow.. Here is the 3 pocket note card holder …

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More Carousel Note Purses

After discovering this WAY COOL project back in early March, I knew this had to be a class.. so I taught it 3x this week!!  Everyone loved it!  Each person received 3 Carousel Notes, 2 envelopes, 1/2 a pack of Afternoon Tea paper, 5 sheets of assorted cardstock, and full color instructions.   Here are some …

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