Christmas in March

This is the card we'll be making in the Christmas Club tomorrow.  It features Jennifer Timko's method of bow-tying, and I hope my club members enjoy it!  Jennifer and I even made a short video tutorial while she was visiting. You can see it HERE. My bows still need some work, but they're looking better, now that she showed me how! (BTW, this was tied with a square knot - you'll know what I mean when you see the video.)

This card by Mercedes Weber was the inspiration (thanks, Mercedes!), and I only made minor modifications to it. I wanted to make it an A2 size, and I like the kind of aged look of Crumb Cake and Chocolate Chip together. Other than that, it's pretty much a direct CASE.

Stamps: Plant Hope, Petite Pairs
Cardstock: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip
Ink: VersaMark, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Big Shot, Northern Flurry embossing folder, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy, White Stampin' Emboss Powder, Crumb Cake 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon, Rhinestones Basic Jewels, Stampin' Sponges, Stampin' Dimensionals

10 For 10

Or, Ten 4 Ten....or 10-4-10. Any way you look at it, it's a great deal! This Saturday, October 22nd, at 10:00 a.m. is the 10 for 10 Christmas Card Class. Come and make ten cards for the low price of only $10.00! Everything you need to complete the cards is included, except the adhesive. (Stampin' Up! Snail Adhesive or something similar is recommended.)

Call or email to reserve a spot, so I know how many kits to prepare!

Monthly Stamp Club

Today I am thankful for the wonderful friends I've made at my upline's monthly stamp club!  They are a terrific group of ladies (and the very occasional guy - you know who you are, Ariel!).  I've been a club member since April of 2008, and even when I signed up to be a demo last year, Rosalie said I could still be in the club.  (Love you, Rosalie!)

This is one of the cards we made today.

It's actually a slight variation of the one Rosalie was demonstrating......she made a mistake on hers, fixed it to look like this, and I liked this even better, so I copied it when I got home.

Stamps: Tags til Christmas (W-121735, C-121760), All Holidays (114916)
Cardstock: Whisper White (100730), Cherry Cobbler (119685), Old Olive (100702)
Ink: Stampin' Write Markers, Old Olive (100079), Cherry Cobbler (119681), Early Espresso (119680)
Accessories: Decorative Label Punch (120907), Northern Flurry embossing folder (120902), Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439), Pear Pizzazz 1/2" Stitched Poly Ribbon (119265), Gold Brads (104337), Gold elastic cord (retired)