Quilting With Mom

I'm quilting with my mom this week.  We are enjoying Lake Arrowhead and the time together.

I just wanted to remind you that this is the last week for you to get the From the Heart Card Kit.

Interactive Cards: From the Heart Kit Celebrates National Stamping Month in Great Fashion

This month we celebrate National Stamping Making with an interactive card making kit.  If you receive this card, you might be thinking, "no way can I put that together!".  It isn't as bad as all that though.  Here is a video that walks you through assembling a card.



Not too bad, huh?!  Actually, the hard part is deciding on the colors to use to stamp the cards!  I love the detail the stamp set brings out on these flowers and leaves.  : )

The best part?  These were my inspiration for my Cardaholics card swap this month.  But you'll have to see my next post for those pictures...

There are three parts you can purchase:

CC1227 From the Heart Card Bases & Envelopes
12 – foil-stamped card bases with accompanying die-cut pieces
12 – 5½" x 4¼" white envelopes
Price: $13.95 USD

CC1228 My Acrylix® From the Heart Stamp Set
E-size stamp set containing 35 stamp images, including stamp sentiments for the inside and outside of your cards, as well as coordinating images for stamping floral scenes on cards and envelopes.
Price: $29.95 USD

CC1229 From the Heart Card Kit (best deal!)
12 – foil-stamped card bases with accompanying die-cut pieces
12 – 5½" x 4¼" white envelopes
1 – My Acrylix® From the Heart Stamp Set
Retail Value: $43.90 Discounted Price: $34.95

How do you get your hands on the Kit for FREE?
Host a gathering in September that reaches the third level of Hostess Rewards or higher, and receive a From the Heart Card Kit (CC1229) for FREE! That’s a $43.90 USD retail value, FREE! 
That includes Facebook and online gatherings!

Embossing Folder and Diffuser Video

I'm teaching a class on Advanced Techniques at the Poway Adult School in a couple of weeks (Oct. 2nd to be exact), so I'm thinking a lot about embossing.  Maybe you should check out, and sign up for, my class! 

In this video, Carly will show you how to start using embossing folders and diffusers.  Okay, you'll learn what items look like.  Some of the folders, and the diffusers, are retired that she shows.  The embossing machines, such as Cuttlebug, are simple to use and can be used for our Thin Cut line too!

What I'd like you to watch is the affects of the diffusers.  Carly quickly mentions that you'll use the diffuser as one of the plates that you feed into your embossing machine.  There are so many embossing machines out on the market, just follow the instructions that come with your machine.

Enjoy!

Feel So Blessed - September 2017 SOTM

September is going to be a banner month!  Let me start by showing you the Stamp of the Month.



This thankful card was created using the September Stamp of the Month - Feel So Blessed (S1709).


I was inspired by a pinterest card that was in the other orientation that had a strip running the length of the card with the saying to the right of the strip.  My card looks nothing like the inspiration.


How did I make my card?  Simple...
I stamped the border image from the set in Eggplant (Z2347) toward the top of the card base.  The adhered B&T paper is an Almond piece from our Basic Fundamental Papers (Z3353), which measures 1.5".  Then I stamped the border stamp below the B&T paper.

Next, using the Basic Circle Thin Cut (Z3318), I cut out a 2.5" Eggplant circle from the the Enchanted Fundamental Papers (Z3352).  I cut a 2" circle of White Daisy as well. "Thanks" was stamped on the White Daisy circle in Almond ink (Z2827).  On a scratch piece of paper, I stamped "for everything" in New England Ivy ink (Z2835).  The circles are adhered directly to the card front.  The banner, after being cut out, was raised with Thin 3D Foam (Z1151).

I didn't just want to add plain clear Sparkles (Z3274 (4mm) and Z1263 (2mm)), so I colored them with our Shin Han Markers; Green Sap (Z2463) and Lavender (Z2453).  I added those around the sayings.

Simple and fast!

Here, let me show you all of the stamped images within this set and you will see I barely used the set to it's potential!

What will you create?!