I can't wait for class tonight. It is going to be fabulous. I have 4 people - including myself- demonstrating. We all have some great projects.
Katie Ford will be demonstrating the
Manhattan Texturz Embossing Folder,
Hsiao-hui Lin will be using
Big Shot box number 2 and the
Top Note as well as one of the
flower embosslets to make an adorable little purse - she is also doing a surprise
Big Shot jewelry piece (sneak peak to her upcoming
June SU! jewelry class - to put inside the purse;
Sue Erhardt is using the
top note to make a really remarkable box with lid, and I have 3 cards. I'm going to give you a
sneak peak of 2 of the cards I'm doing.
This first card uses a
top note die cut to make a purse. I modified this from a card my friend and co-demonstrator
Blaney Spinelli made for a Leadership swap this past January. Isn't this just too cute? I used the
SU! designer series paper Good Morning Sunshine to die cut the
top note with my
BIG SHOT. This die is
exclusive to Stampin Up! and probably their most versatile die. It is certainly their most popular. The
top note is folded over and since it has two great sides, this is the perfect type of paper for this project. The card base is
pacific point blue from our
IN COLOR series. I also used a
pacific point corduroy button to close the purse and give it some more dimension. The ribbon is
apricot appeal grosgrain also from
SU! and the sentiment and flowers were stamped in white craft ink.
This next card is a direct case from
Barb Mann on
SCS. I modified it only a little. What I love is that it uses the new
scallop oval die cut. I love this die. It has so many possibilities. The card base is
kiwi kiss and that is the same
card stock that I die cut the
scallop oval. The ribbon is
striped grosgrain - also in
kiwi kiss and a
SU! exclusive. The stamp set is
Forest Friends and is a new stamp set in the
Occasions Mini that is very reasonably priced. In fact it is one of the most inexpensive sets I own. I colored the tree stamp with
kiwi kiss ink and
chocolate chip and stamped it on an
ultra smooth white sheet of card stock that I had die cut with the
Big Shot ovals die. It was perfect for this card because it still leaves the designer paper showing. This paper is also from the
Good Morning Sunshine pack. The
deer is stamped in
chocolate chip on
close to cocoa card stock. The
owl is also stamped in
chocolate chip on
ultra smooth white cs and then cut out with a
1 1/4 inch circle punch, mounted on a
1 3/8 circle in
chocolate chip card stock and popped up with
dimensionals onto the card. I did not stamp a sentiment on the inside of the card, but this card is good for thinking of you, get well, birthday, etc. I'm going to let the class attendees decide what sentiments, if any -they want on their cards. I did stamp on the envelope just so I can show an example.
That is it for
sneak peaks. I have one more card to show and then all of the projects the other demos will do. We have
19 attendees including myself and we will be at the home of
Sue Ehrhardt. She and her husband had their garage finished and it is amazing. It looks like a showroom - I'll have to take photos of it to show you. I also understand that
Sue made her
famous butter cream chocolate covered eggs for Easter and that she is possibly sticking an
egg in each of our surprise take home gifts. She is amazing and I am going to go ahead and publicly
thank her now for all of her efforts, not only on this class but all of the classes. She is
very inspirational to the group.
