Little "Wren" House

I did a workshop on Sunday and we made these tiny wren houses uisng the SU milk carton die...so very simple...inside I put a bit of Easter grass and a few chocolate eggs....after all you have to have eggs in a birdhouse...right??  We could have added a bit more, trimmed the roof with a scallop punch, but time was a factor......and look at that roof paper...yummy!!

Totally Stampin' Up! And A Monochromatic Challenge

The first card I "somewhat" got the idea from a  retired SU catalog and changed it slightly.....it worked really well for the "second" challenge I did this week from "Our Creative Corner" for a monochromatic card.  I used my ever faithful  SU 1 3/4 round punch and the Trio Flower punch....I added the "new" soft suede polka dot ribbon (can you believe I am on my second roll already?).  "Recipe" is below.

The second card is a "take off" of a card sample I did for a SU workshop I held on Sunday...you can scroll down and see it below...I just wanted to show how you could change the card a bit by moving things around and changing colors.

Recipe:  First Card:  Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Kraft;  Ink:   Soft Suede;  Stamps:  Circle Circus, Great Friend;  Designer Paper:  Bella Bleu; Accessories:  1 3/4" round punch, Trio Flower punch, soft suede ribbon

Second Card:  Cardstock:  Night of Navy, Whisper White, Shimmery White, Ink:  Night of Navy,  Styamp Set:  Serene Snowflakes, Four The Holidays;  Accessories:  Bling

I Can Seeeeeeeeee You!!!!

These are four of my "give-aways" at my workshop tonight.....not my usual, but nothing like the last minute!

The candy corns are Brachs Chocolate and Carmel...the cookies are some from our local grocery bakery...the eyeballs, self explanatory!  All products used are SU, cept' a tiny piece of ribbon!

Christmas Workshop Cards

These are a couple of cards I made for a workshop tonight.....both cards are CASED from SCS...two different designers, that I think did a fantastic job......thanks to them it made tonights workshop easy!

First card uses Stampin'Ups new Christmas Cocoa Speciality paper from the holiday mini...it is flocked and so pretty!  A new punch "ornament" from the same catalog was used to punch them out...so very simple!  The sentiment I just love....you get four diffferent xmas stamps all in a different text.............this one just seems to fit perfectly!

The second card I like as its not at all the traditional Christmas colors, but soft suede and whisper white...the DS paper is from same series as mentioned above "Christmas Cocoa Specialty"...this paper has a "shimmer" to it......the stamps used are in the new holiday mini as well, "Serene Snowflakes".  More to show later.....

Recipe:

Ornament Card:  cardstock:  Real Red, Whisper White; Ink:  Real Red; DS paper:  Christmas Cocoa Specialty;  Accessories:  Silver Elastic Cord, Ornament Punch; Stamps:  Four The Holidays

Snowflake Card:  Cardstock:  Whisper White, Soft Suede; Ink:  Soft Suede; DS paper Christmas Cocoa Specialty; Accessories:  Soft Suede Polka Dot Ribbon, Vintage Brads

Sunday Stampin" Up! Workshop

These are a few of the items we did at a workshop I had on Sunday. The firecrackers I "cased" from another blog and gave those away as a prize. The popsicle card is one we did fast! We also did the candle stamping, and then the little BBQ silverware holders using the SU Sizzix pillow box die. I saw that idea in our March SU Success and thought it was a brilliant idea. I also made the brownie pops using a Wilton baking pan I purchased at Michaels and gave each guest a "treat" and an idea for BBQ's. I made a 4th of July banner, not shown right now as the pics weren't too good, I think it was a fun workshop and enjoyed by all!

Owl Together Now & Another Matchbox

Finally got my workshop put together, just not with it today...time for a nap! I made another box with the SU match box die, I can't leave that thing alone! Don't you just love the paper? It's SU Paper Bella Rose....so yummy! This is for a give away tonight. Next, for the workshop, I finally decided on doing the candy bar pull, it has been such a hit at my other workshops (I think they like getting the candy bar...LOL)! I did 2 others as samples and decided on this one for tonight...so fast, so fun, so cute! I finally put my SU "Owl Together Now set to good use....I think the owls will be a hit, they are so popular right now! Well, thats it, short and sweet...I need a nap before tonight!

Always On My Mind.....for you Rhonda!

Always On My Mind Valentine card made using ALL Stampin'Up! products. This is a fast card and great for demo workshops. I love how it turned out!

The Recipe:

Papers: Designer Paper Bella Rose, cardstock is Riding Hood Red and Pink Pirouette

Inks: Riding Hood Red

Stamp set: Always

Acessories: Top Note Die, Clips, Stampin' Dimensionals

Upcoming Workshop Projects

I have a workshop on Dec 1st and because of Thanksgiving I need to get it all ready to go. I am a last minute girl and should have had this well planned out before now! I spent the morning on SCS looking for idea's as the girls wanted to make something other then just cards, which is okay, but I have to take in consideration the "time factor"!

I decided on the snowman kisses using the TicTacs (cased)as it is so cute, a photo wallet that I had previously made for myself and a card I cased from here I LOVE this idea and had so much fun making it, though I smeared my ink and will have to redo it, not a tragedy as it was fast, fun and rewarding!

The photo wallet, the pictures of the little girls, well they are 14 and 16 now!!

Saturday Workshop Cards to Share

These are the 2 cards we made at yesterday's Stampin'Up! workshop, and they were a hit!

The first card I saw on another blog and just loved it, so this is not my own idea, I cased it, but I did change the Top Note Die to a DS paper. I came across another blog and found the original designer and she made 145 of these beautiful cards, wow, I am very impressed with that.

Anyhow, it is very elegant, but simple! The cardstocks are the ever favorite Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red and of course Whipser White. DS paper is Bella Rose. The ink is Basic Black and Riding Hood Red, SU exclusive Top Note Die, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Stamp sets were Spotlight On Christmas and the sentiment from A Cardinal Christmas...extra's were Xmas Red Stickles and ribbon.

The second card, I used the Cris-Cross design. I had just received new DS paper from the mini called Ski Slope, I love that paper, its mostly all browns, reds, greens and the blues...pretty! Cardstock used is Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, inks are Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red and Baja Breeze, Designer Paper is Ski Slope as mentioned above, Punches are Round 1 3/8", Round 1 1/4", Scallop Square and the Tag corner....good use of punches!

Stamp sets used were Snow Swirled, and the level one Hostess set Punches 3. I also used the crimper for the belly band, extra's non SU were Crystals found in Walmart Craft dept in the MS bridal section...you get 60 for $2.99! Now this card looks like it must take alot of time, but it's pretty quick to make, they were amazed!