COLORING SILVER GLIMMER PAPER

Did you know that you can dye our Silver Glimmer Paper and change the look?  I CASED this card from another demonstrator on the web (sorry, I don't remember from where I saw it).  The demonstrator said that you can take your aquapainter and paint the glimmer paper with our reinkers or with our classic ink pads.  I just had to try it.  I used Night of Navy ink on this first card and I really love the results.  So cool to be able to do this.  The sentiment is from Hand Penned Holidays stamp set from the SU! holiday mini catalog.  The presents on the envelope are from Jolly Bingo Bits.

On the inside of the card I stamped the sentiment from Many Merry Messages.

The jingle bell is from Jolly Bingo Bits stamp set.

Here's another version of the same card using the sentiment from Four the Holidays.

And here is another inside card using another sentiment from Many Merry Messages.

These are some more of the cards made at the Holiday Card Class last week.  I also want to mention that the presents are placed on top of white ultrasmooth card stock that is embossed with the starburst embossing folder for SU! with the Big Shot and the package bow is the 3 in 1 daisy punch for SU!

Lastly, I want to show how the glimmer paper looks with melon mambo ink coloring.  I made this card using the same basic design just different colors.  The card stock is pink pirouette and the ink color is melon mambo.  The sentiment is another from the Hand Penned Holidays.

HSIAO-HUI'S VERSION OF VINTAGE

I was so happy to have my downline and friend Hsiao-hui Lin demonstrate a card at the Vintage Suite Class.  This is one of my favorite kinds of cards to make.  It is called a stair step card.  Hsiao-hui chose a great stamp set called Winter Post.  It really lends itself to vintage card making. 

Here are photos of the card and envelope and of the vintage class attendees.

 This is such a wonderful card.  There are lots of techniques used on this card.  First the stair step part itself.  Hsiao-hui used crumb cake card stock to make the base and scored it to get the great fold.  She applied wide grosgrain ribbon and designer paper.  
(ps. you can get this ribbon from my website on clearance for only $1.99 if it is still available;  reg. price is $9.95)

 She used punches and Big Shot die cuts on this card as well.  The large oval and scallop oval frame are die cut from the Big Shot.  The large oval frame is run through the Big Shot a second time with an embossing folder that has been preinked with baja breeze ink.  The ink gets picked up in the dots.  So cool!  This really looks vintage.  The skaters are stamped with black staz on and colored with stampinwrite markers.  There is baja breeze daubed on in the sky and the trees are stamped in chocolate chip craft ink and embossed with iridescent ice embossing powder.  The glitz was certainly there on this card.  Also notice the sentiment in the front which is from the set Four the Holidays.  On the top and the bottom you see punched out almost picot like ribbon.  This is the ribbon punch that Hsiao-hui punched out and then with the trimmer cut down the middle to get the two smaller pieces.  That was truly clever.

 The envelope is very cool too!  She uses the special post mark and reindeer stamp from Winter Post.  The Merry Christmas is from the new set in the holiday mini catalog called Bells and Boughs.

 This is Hsiao-hui.  She did a wonderful job demonstrating.

 This is one of my most photogenic friends - Rita.  She loved her card.

Clare was a first time attendee at this class. She really got the hang of all of this quickly.

 Hsiao-hui gets ready to teach how to apply the baja breeze ink to the sky with the dauber.

Marlene is putting embossing powder on her stamped image of the trees.

Hsiao-hui is teaching embossing to the group.  She is so patient and works to make sure everyone follows along.

Donna carefully places her trees on her card stock.  

 The skaters required some intricate coloring.  Above Marlene is working on hers.

 Donna really is mastering the coloring part.  She uses soft suede on the lady skaters skirt.

 Leslie is also working on the skirt.  I am really in awe of how well everyone puts their talents into their cards.

Here is another sweet friend - Dale - who is always so grateful for all the demonstrators do for class. 

So this was card number 2 for the vintage suite class.  We still have 3 other cards to show and lots more photos of the attendees working on their cards and our other guest demo Lisa Chatterjee.  

Thanks again Hsiao-hui for demonstrating and taking time out of your schedule to meet with all of us!

MORE FROM THE CHRISTMAS CARD CLASS

This Greeting Card Kids set is one of the BEST stamp sets that SU! has ever created, I think!  I am having so much fun with this set.  (watch for some really cool cards coming soon with samples using all of the stamps!) We used this stamp on one of our cards last evening.  We stamped the image using staz on ink (black) and colored it in with our stampinwrite markers.  The papers are the brand NEW SU! Holiday papers called Jolly Holiday!  They are so luscious!  They are located in the main idea book so you can order them anytime.  Never too early to start holiday crafting!

The envelope uses the sentiment from the stamp set Four the Holidays.  This stamp set first became available in last year's holiday mini and was picked up for the main idea book. I'm so glad because it has 4 great sentiments to use for the holidays! I also used one of my favorite holiday stamp sets - Christmas classics - the tree!

These are the Greeting Card Kids stamp set. Aren't they adorable? 

This was another card we made.  I was so excited to use this new stamp set and this new paper.  The stamp set is called A Cute Christmas.  It will be available in the Holiday Mini on September 1st. The paper is called Candy Cane Christmas and it also will be available Sept. 1st.  And Guess what?  The paper is glittered!  I took a sheet of the dsp and cut it down to fit on the front of the card.  Next I used the stamp set called Perfect Punches to punch out the image Joy At Christmas.  I used the scallop circle punch.  The dsp coordinates perfectly with the paper and there are also some new rub ons and builder wheels and decor elements that also coordinate with this theme.

This was the inside of the card. Notice that the front of the card was embossed with my fave - the square lattice die!  The inside of the card is stamped with another new set (from main idea book) called Welcome Christmas.  The silhouette stamps (there are 2 great ones in the set) and the sentiment featured above are the main reasons I had to get that stamp set.

Here Donna and I are working on our card boxes.  The ladies really enjoyed making the boxes. Pat N had her box completed first  She did a great job!  Tonight was Donna's first night with us. She had a great time and we hope to have her back to stamp with us soon! Rita took this picture of us and also took the others shown below.  She didn't want to leave me out!  That was so sweet!

Here I am with Luigi. He was our 10th guest!
Luigi is a regular at our events. Tonight he spent most of the time with Bill downstairs while we all had
fun crafting.  However....he had to stop in to say "hi" to the ladies!

I will have more Christmas Card classes over the next few months. If you come to all of the classes
you will have most all of your cards done in time for the holidays!

REMARKABLE BLOG TOUR DAY 2

EMBOSSED HOLIDAY CD TIN AND CARDS
Welcome to the REMARKABLE HOLIDAY BLOG TOUR DAY TWO. I hope you are enjoying all of these wonderful ideas for last minute cards and gifts. Today I wanted to showcase the gift I made for my ustamp swap friend Liz L. in Australia. The CD tin is embossed with silver embossing powder using the stamp set many merry messages. This is the perfect sentiment stamp set for the upcoming Holidays.
Inside the tin I have mini note cards that are just perfect to send notes, holiday wishes and thank yous. The cards and envelopes are by SU! and are made perfect with SU! ultra smooth white card stock. These come packaged all ready to stamp and decorate. I used several different stamp sets with real red ink and the Christmas Jingle simply scrappin kit.
The stamps used here are from Punch Pals. The sentiment from many merry messages unless otherwise noted.
This sentiment and snowflakes on the envelope are stamped using the stamp set snow swirled. These snowflakes are gorgeous. Seasons Greetings on the front of the card is stamped using Four the Holidays stamp set from the Holiday Mini catalog.
I used a real red fire colored rhinestone brad by SU! in the middle of the die cut snowflake above. I added a dimensional to the back so it really "popped" off of the card. The sentiment is from the stamp set Christmas Greetings and the skaters are from Winter Post set.
The designer paper and die cuts on these cards are all from the Christmas Jingle simply scrappin kit. This kit is great for cards, scrapbooking and 3D crafts. Do you recognize the very popular stamp DASHER on the front of this envelope. Did you know it is one of the best selling stamps that SU! made this year?
I brushed real red ink along the edges of all of the cards and envelopes to give a highlighted soft look. You can achieve this look by lightly sponging your ink along all of the edges of your work. The stamps used here are the snowflake from Winter post and the Happy Holidays from the Four the Holidays stamp set in the mini.
Here is another look at the embossed tin. I added 5/8 inch real red grosgrain ribbon in a blow on the outside and added a home made punched tag using punch pals stamp set and several SU! punches - word window, modern label and large oval.
The Christmas Jingle simply scrappin kit has 2 of every die cut page and lots of textured card stock and designer paper that is really gorgeous. This has to be one of the best kits SU! has produced. The price is really great and you can make over 50 cards with this kit.
OK for more great holiday ideas, continue on the tour and click here .

HOLIDAY CARD IDEA

This is a holiday card I made at Jan Wakeland's home at the last Diva day. I used the Christmas cocoa designer paper from the SU! holiday mini as the accent piece with the snowflakes on it. I also stamped the holiday ornament and punched it with the companion punch. The Merry Christmas sentiment is from the stamp set Four the Holidays, which has some great sentiments in it. The base card stock is real red and then I layered it with soft suede that I texturized with the Big Shot. This is a new texture plate that recently came out...so you may not have it yet. It is a gorgeous one for only $3.95 and has a flourish texture on the opposite side. The ribbon is real red grosgrain and is so nice on top of the ornament.
Ok...did anyone know there were only 39 nights until Christmas?

GREAT CARD - HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

I made this card with some of my stamping friends using HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS stamp set. This card is great not only for the stamped images but for the patriotic colors as well. I used night navy, real red and ultra smooth white card stock. The inks are real red classic and white craft ink. This also uses the stamp set FOUR THE HOLIDAYS (sentiment) and background wheel sparkle and shine.