Class Valentine's!

Good morning, what a busy weekend it was at our house as I am sure it was for many families. We spent the weekend finishing up Valentine's Day treats for classmates. I am going to share my two youngest boys Valentine's Day treats now and will share what my older kids made later. First up is Jacob's. He is in 3rd grade and wanted something a little more cool for his class. For his he wanted the Bitty Box cut out with the Big Shot in Real Red and Melon Mambo. Then he used the stamp set Friends Rock and we stamped the You Rock! on Whisper White Card Stock with Basic Gray Classic Ink. He colored each with the Watercolor Pencils. He added Tempting Turquoise and Rich Razzleberry behind the Whisper White Card Stock then attached them to the top of the box. Each box contains a bag of Sweethearts candies. He signed his name either on the side or bottom.
Next is Jaxon's Valentine's Day project. He wanted to give his friends pencils as well as candy so his incorporates both. We used the Petal Card Die which is retired (sorry) and cut them out Real Red and Melon Mambo. Each petal card was made into a heart by folding back the bottom pieces and gluing them with Tombow. This created a pocket on the back that we put the skittles in. I cut the tip off of the heart and slid the pencil in. Each heart was decorated with either a boy or girl Build a Bear from the Beary Best Friends Stamp Set. Jaxon colored each bear with the Watercolor Pencils and then a used the Aquapainter to blend the pencils. We used the I {heart} hearts Stamp Set to stamp the Friend Heart in either Real Red or Melon Mambo that each of the bears is holding. The hearts were punched out with the Full Heart Punch. He signed his name after I took the picture on the top of the heart. Both boys were happy with the way their Valentine's turned out. We also made treats for their teachers but that will also have to wait for another time as I have a chocolate cake to bake for my family for our Valentine's day dinner. I am making it heart shaped since they love chocolate cake! Have a great Valentine's Day and thanks for stopping by, Tonya

My Digital Studio Catalog

Do you have My Digital Studio and wondered what downloads are available or are so overwhelmed by the amount of content that you are lost? Well, Stampin'UP! has released a catalog that will help you. It has a list of the all the content that is available on the My Digital Studio CD plus the downloads available since the release up to January 2011. So take a look and see what My Digital Studio has to offer. MDS Catalog If you have any questions or want to order My Digital Studio be sure and give me a call.

I miss the Sun!

Good morning, what a morning it has been at our house and it isn't even 8am yet, but instead of boring you with the details why don't I share with you a card we made at Jennifer's workshop last week. I know that I have shared several other Build a Blossom Cards with you but I really love this set and can't help sharing it with others whenever I am stamping with a new group of people and since it is a bright cheering Daffodil Delight color it makes be smile on this not so bright and sunny day. I do have hope that we will be seeing the sun soon and warmer temperatures. The rest of the supplies for the card are Old Olive Card Stock and Classic Stamp Pad, Daffodil Delight Card Stock and Classic Stamp Pad, Whisper White Card Stock, Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set, Blossoms Petal Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Build a Brad, Word Window Punch, Framed Tulips Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and the Big Shot. It looks like a lot of supplies but really the card goes together really quickly with the Blossom Petal Punch and it is a great card to cheer up someone in your life. Have you sent a handmade card recently just because? If not why don't you make a few and send them I know the people that receives them will be happy you did. Well, I am off to get the boys to school and start my day. Hope you have a great one and thanks for stopping by, Tonya

Country Side!

Good evening! Tonight was Stamp Club night and I am going to share one of the cards that we did. I recently bought the Country Side Stamp Set. I wanted to get my Watercolor Wonder Crayons out and this is the perfect set. We stamped with pump image with Jet Black Stazon on Watercolor Paper then colored the image with the Aquapainter and the Basic Gray, Chocolate Chip, Garden Green and Old Olive Watercolor Crayons. The watercolor paper is a little more forgiving when coloring and allows you to play with your coloring a little more than traditional Whisper White or Very Vanilla Card Stock. The background is made with the Weathered Texture Plate and the Chocolate Chip Classic Stamp Pad. All you need to do is ink up the Texture Plate with the Classic Stamp Pad then add your card stock (Crumb Cake for this card) then run your Texture Plate through like usual. The base is Chocolate Chip, there is a strip of Woodland Walk Designer Series Paper. The Watercolor Paper is layer on Garden Green then layered on another layer of Chocolate Chip Card Stock, we added the Thinking of you sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set. It was stamped on Very Vanilla Card with Chocolate Chip Classic Ink and punched out with the Word Window Punch. We also added Very Vanilla Card Stock to the inside with a small strip of Garden Green Card Stock across the bottom. There is a little paper piercing on the card at the top corner of the Designer Series Paper and the Very Vanilla on the inside of the card.
Tomorrow night is our second night of Club and we will be making this card again. If you would be interesting in learning more about Watercoloring contact me and we can set up a class time.
I hope you enjoyed today's card! Thanks for stopping by, Tonya

Springtime Pin Cushion

Good morning! This is going to be a super quick post. I wanted to let you know that I am still around. ;) I just had a busy weekend and didn't find time to post. Friday night I had a workshop with Jennifer and her friends. I had a great time and I sure hope they did too! Saturday morning it was Valentine's with the kids. I love how creative kids can be when you give them some supplies and let them use their imaginations. This week is Stamp Club week. We will be having Club on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 7pm. I will be finishing up those projects today and will be posting them through out the week, but today I wanted to show you a quick pin cushion that I made over the snow days. There have been examples of these and I really can't say where I have saw them but I recently received the Springtime Vintage Fabric and I just had to cut it. I had a old jelly jar in my cabinet with a ring and lid so I was ready to make my pin cushion. I cut the fabric with the Scallop Circle Big Die and the Big Shot. I added some cotton balls for stuffing (couldn't find any polyfill in the house) and just attached the fabric with the ring. I did add a package of Springtime Vintage Big Designer Series Buttons to the jar for added color and interest. Quick and easy! It would make a nice gift for a person who likes to quilt or sew. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day, Tonya

Greeting Card Valentine!

Good morning! Another snow day at our house. I am not sure what we will do when we finally have to go back to school but I guess we will just have to wait and see when that it. I am going to be working on Valentine's ideas with my boys so maybe we can get their cards/treats ready or at least planned out. I made this card yesterday and I know the picture isn't the best but the lighting was not the greatest when I took the pictures. I may try again later today when there is more sun shine and if I get a better picture I will update. I know that I have mentioned it before but I really love the Greeting Card Kids Stamp Set and have used all the images. It is a fun set to color whether it be with Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Aquapainters, Reinkers or Blender Pens. I stamped the image on Watercolor Paper with the Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad. This image was colored with Blender Pens and the Classic Stampin' Pads. I used Pretty In Pink, Rich Razzleberry, Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pads and the Blush Blossom Stampin' Write Marker. The base of the card is Crumb Cake (that was texturized with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder) and I also used Pretty in Pink Card Stock as well as Rich Razzleberry Designer Series Pattern Paper. The Pretty in Pink was punched with the Scallop Trim Border Punch. I also used Dazzling Diamonds, 2 Way Glue, Rich Razzleberry 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Victoria Crochet Trim, and a Rhinestone Brad. The sentiment is from the retired Filled with Love Stamp Set. All supplies are of course from Stampin'UP! and can be purchased through me or your local demonstrator. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day, Tonya

Fun with Felt!

Well, today was day 3 with no school for this week and we all ready know that there is no school tomorrow. I am enjoying sleeping in but really don't want to think about how many days the kids will have to go extra to make all the snow days up. Today I have a fun winter snow day project. I think my boys are past the age to play with the felt board but for those of you with younger kids this would be a great way to get their minds and hands busy when they can't be at school or outside. I used the Build a Bear Dies and the Big Shot to cut out the various pieces of felt. I have a felt board that I use to display my cards when I have workshops and it is perfect for using with the Build a Bears. Each piece is separate and can be removed and changed to give the bears a completely new look. The girl bear also has a pair of light purple pants that match her shirt. I think my little boy needs a jacket and some other accessories too. Need to make some more. I can also make them costumes for Halloween and Christmas not that we need those for a day or two. Thanks for stopping by. I have been busy today with a couple of other projects so be sure and stop by tomorrow when I will have a Valentine's day post for you. Tonya

Love Patterns Designer Series Paper Still Available!

Stampin'Up! announced today that the Love Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack will continue to be available until Valentine's Day. So if you would like to use this great paper on some of your Valentine's Projects all you need to do is order online or give me a call and I will place your order for you. Thanks, Tonya

Item	Description	Price
124156	Love Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack 12 sheets total: three 12" x 12" sheets of two double-sided designs in Real Red and Pretty in Pink	$9.95

February 1 Digital Downloads

Stampin'Up! has announced some new Digital Downloads including the Top Note! I can't wait to add the Top Note to my Digital Projects. If you would like to see a complete list of Digital Downloads that are available starting today you can check it out here. Remember that you can place your order online and download directly to your computer in no time at all. Give me a call if you would like to purchase your copy of My Digital Studio and when you purchase your copy during Sale-a-bration you can receive a So Much to Sale-a-brate Digital Content CD FREE! What a great way to Sale-a-brate!

Bliss Card

Hello, what a yucky day it is! I was supposed to have a workshop tonight in Mound City but the hostess and I have decided to postpone it to a later day. My kids are busy playing on the Wii so I thought I would share a card with you that uses the Sale-a-bration Stamp Set Bliss. I really liked this set when I first saw it and now that I have it at my house I really love it! My favorite image is the biggest one that I used on the background. It is so easy to line up to make the background and it is big enough to stand on its own too. There are a lot of details on this card so I will just give you a supply list. Crumb Cake Card Stock and Classic Stampin' Pad, Early Espresso Card Stock and Classic Stampin' Pad, Pretty in Pink Card Stock and Classic Stampin' Pad, Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad and 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Chantilly 1/2" Crochet Trim, Basic Pearl Jewels, Lots of Tags Sizzlits Dies, and the Decorative Label Punch. If you place an order with me this month then this will be your Thank you card. I may change up the colors a bit but the design will be the same.
I want to thank all of you that came to the Birthday Card Class over the weekend. It was big success. We make over 120 cards in the two day period and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. I am working on a couple of classes for this month and next so be sure and watch for updates. If you are local and have a class you would like to see me hold let me know and I will try and accommodate your request.
Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you are home safe and warm. If you have to get out please be careful. Off to do some more stamping! Tonya