I'm Getting Distressed!!! :)

Yes, my distress is all about the ink though! Ranger Ink that is! In a few days I have the pleasure of presenting another card class at my LSS and it features 4 different ways to use Ranger's Distress Inks. This first card is called brushless watercoloring. The focus really is the stamp and I just didn't want to cover it up with a bunch of embellies so I picked my favorite bg and let it speak for itself!
This second card is making the paper look kinda like leather. The real name of the techique has slipped my mind right now! Figured it was a great masculin looking paper so the trees and again very little embellies to finish it off.
This pic really does not do this justice. It is dark outside and I just can't seem to get a nice shot. Anyway, this card started off being ivory c/s. The ink is applied to a craft mat, spritzed with water and then you smear the paper over top. Kinda fun, real inky and I liked that in this sample it was a soft look.

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The fourth card we are doing I've shown you a while ago. It is having some fun with the spritz and flick technique!

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The whole idea is just to show the girls there are many way to use this ink and it is way more fun to use than just stamping with it!

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Getin' Inky!

Copic Marker Class

Yes, I've been infected my the Copic marker bug! I have a set coming to me for Christmas that I snuck in and used to make this sample for a class in January! Ooops! Don't tell my mom! :)

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Anyway, I was going for simple yet playing with some basic color layering. These markers are so easy to create dimension. I also wanted to use some stamps that the shop sells that I've not used in a class yet and that thought led me straight to My Favorite Things. I really like this little coffee set as it has a focal image along with little pieces, like separate mugs and the corner coffee beans, to compliment it.

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Well, on a personal note, I am really working at finding the peace of Christmas today (after I get all the house cleaning done). To relax and be able to enjoy the anticipation of my favorite celebration. To ponder on the gift of Christ and be grateful.

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Merry Christmas everyone!

Christmas Sparkle

I get to do another Christmas "stack" class! This one is going to be all about the glitter! We are going to be using a couple images from Stamping Bella to make 8 cards.

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In this one I played around for a while trying to figure out how I wanted to color the ornament. The space is so fine in the swirl that I gave up with Copics, gel pens worked ok, but I finally ended up just using a glue pad and covered the whole thing with glitter!!! NICE! I love the sparkle!

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Enjoy your weekend everyone! I'm going to be getting down & serious about working on a huge order! I'll post some pics of my assembly line! It should be fun!

Snow Stack Class

Unfortunatly, I've been under the weather the last couple of days, just a nasty cold, and therefore I've not been able to create anything new to share!

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So, just in case there are any Abbotsfordians who are looking for something to do Wednesday evening, I've got card class at Urban Trends.

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We will be creating these two layouts: stamping, embossing, piercing, sponging and lots of things to put them all together. And you will go home with 4 of each card!

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Hopefully, these classes will help me get more organzined for my own Christmas cards!!! One can always hope! Happy stamping all! (Even if I am stuck with a pot of tea and a box of tissue!)

More Card Classes!!!

I gathered up some courage, packed up all my Thomas Kinkade stamps and cards samples and walked into a scrap shop, asked if I could speak with the owner and showed off my stuff!

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We chatted about this new line of stamps and talked about what a class would look like, kinds of things I would do and set a date!

I needed to re-work my samples to use the paper she carried and remove things she didn't. So, we are going to talk about basic stamping with these images, kinds of ink & paper etc, and talk about using them without feeling like we need to color like TK!

We will make one card with a cracked glass and another with a shimmer window technique and the third with just stamping. I'm looking forward to it! Wish me luck!

Bella Bling Class Tonight!

Oh, I really love teaches these classes at Urban Trends! Tonight we will enjoy Bellas & glitter!!! MM has these great "glue" stickers. It is adhesive on both sides which allow you you stick on glitter, beads, flock etc.

I ended up with extra stickers so the girls will be able to add a few more and use some of their own creativity!

Hope you all enjoy your evening!

Bella Class tonight!

Paper piecing!!! Wow! Does that ever take patience, BUT it sure looks fabulous! I've really stayed with easy layouts to be able to focus our time on cutting. Added a few tips on shadow stamping, primas, glitter pens & ribbons and hopefully they will be happy with the results.

All the papers are Polar Bear Press & Prism cardstock!

Looking forward to a fun night!

Not a Single STAMP!?!?!?

Now, I know I love patterned paper but this is getting out of control!! (hehehe) I had total intentions to use a bride bella, forget her name right now, but ended up with no place to put her! Such a crime!

(I still like it)

What FUN I had!!!

These are 3 of the 4 cards we did in my last class! What a fun group of women I had the pleasure of being with!

Each card featured a different technique: stamping, paper piercing, distressing and layering (the card not shown here).

I am having so much fun planning, preparing and presenting these classes!

Anyway, it was a great way to demonstrate some very different looks with the same patterned paper. Great fun!!!

(3 Bugs in a Rug & Prism paper, primas, brads, buckle punch, edge scrapping tool, piercer, SU! & Amuse stamps and jewels)

Stylin' Bellas

Oh these bellas are the bomb!!! So fun to work with, so easy to use, so many different ways to show them off etc. etc. etc.

This one is another sample for a class I'm teaching. The emphasis being to learn some ideas to use them without feeling like you need to be good at watercoloring. I am teaching these classes in a fairly new shop and working really hard at using the products she has available. So I'm a wee bit limited. I'm finding her pp wonderful, primas are always great on cards but I'm wondering what are your favorite things to use on your cards?

The shop owner is looking forward to her store growing and I would love to be able to suggest some popular embellisments!
Looking forward to your ideas!!!

(Prism cardstock & Polar Bear Express pp, I love the diagonal stripe and tried to emphisize it with the sentiment)

Watercoloring Bellas!!!

Oh, am I a sucker for these amazing stamps!!! I've bought a bunch from Stamping Bella but if you live in Abbotsford or anywhere near they are also being sold at Urban Trends Scrapbook Co.

And now.....

I've got the great pleasure of teaching a couple of Bella classes!!! In my first one, April 23rd, we will be watercoloring, using wonderful Basic Grey papers, and a few embellies to pull it all together.

These two cards are showing a wee little sample of 2 different coloring styles. In Getwellabella, I used a soft yellow to create a shadow around the image then used one color to focus on the flowers on the quilt.

In Cakabella, I colored the whole image keeping a light source in mind also to show a shadow effect but a different way.

Either way, these are so fun to make!!!