Happy Birthday to You!

Hi there!

This has to be one of my favorite cards from the class!  Another Annual Catalog stamp set that has been collecting dust on my shelves!  Finally time to play with it and although it might seem like a little bit of a sleeper set ... wait until you see it in action!  Magic!  Genius!!

This card features the Happy Celebrations stamp set and the Celebration Duo TIEF (embossing folder) and a Clear Envelope!  Colors combination includes Peekaboo Peach, Watermelon Wonder and Pool Party, with Basic Black.

You start by stamping the Black greeting and then go to the TIEF embossing folder and it DEBOSSES the background of the letter/word shape and it EMBOSSES the little skinny letter shapes!  Stamp over top with a background image from the set and watch the magic happen!!

Stuffed in a clear envelope with some sequin embellishments and it makes for an adorable easy peasy shaker card!

This was definitely a class favorite too!
Rhonda

It's Your Birthday!

Hello and Happy Valentine's Day!

Hope this day allows you to feel loved and to give love!  The world could certainly use a larger dose of love and friendship!  So share away!!

Today's card features another stamp set from the Annual Catalog that I have had and it sadly had not seen any ink yet!  I've been waiting because it is so fun and who doesn't love a great Marquee Sign announcing it's your special day!

This card uses the Marquee Messages stamp set along with Crushed Curry, Watermelon Wonder and Bermuda Bay color combination.  It's super bright and a great choice for anyone!  Simply stamp the main image on all 3 colors of cardstock and trim out each section that is getting layer up from the base layer!  Super easy!

To deck this card out a step up, add rhinestones to all of the Marquee circles on the arrow and it would be over the top!!  Clean and Classic and can hardly wait to try it with some other color combinations as well!  So glad this one stuck around!

Thanks for stopping by,

Rhonda

Time to Party!

Hello!
Happy Tuesday!!  If you weren't in a good mood before then hopefully this lil' adorable guy will put a smile on your face!  I remember this set making me smile immediately last year in last years Occasion Catalog - couldn't wait to play with it!  In honesty, I think I made one card design with it for an organized swap and then never got back around to stamping much.  Last year Jan-May was a lot of surgeries and complications and a ton of rest and not much stamping ...

So this year for my Birthday Card Class, this was my "screw you cancer" card! I love this guy and I didn't get to share him last year, so I was allowing myself to share him this year!  Typically as demonstrators we try not to use retired products in class, because it provides a disservice to our customers to create a need or desire for something you can no longer get.

This card features the Yummy in My Tummy and Confetti Celebrations stamp sets.  This card is basically a case from one I found on Pinterest, other than I used different colors and dsp than the original.  But hey, I loved it so why change it, right?  Tasty Treats DSP, and Pool Party & Watermelon Wonder with a touch of Peekaboo Peach and Sprinkles embellishments.

Everyone loved him and felt like he was reaching out with a hug and a hello!

Don't you agree??

Rhonda

Lets Celebrate with Sprinkles

Hi

Well it has certainly been a little longer than I'd like between posts! I hope you are doing well and enjoying SALE-A-BRATION and the Occasions Catalog!  There are some really fun things packed in those publications!  Just like our Annual Catalog too!

I hosted my first real Class in the Studio in I was diagnosed with breast cancer.  It felt SO GOOD to be creative and to get back to hosting a full class with a room full of stamping customers and friends!

I had purchased some items awhile back from the clearance rack in a few of my favorite colors and they were always intended to be used in a Birthday Card Class!  I had saved a few favorites from Pinterest and Blogs and just started by recreating a couple of cards just like they were, others became a starting point and then I modified them to make them fit what I was using.

Here is one of five Birthday Cards from my Friday night Birthday Fun Class!!

A fun shaker card that features the Sprinkles of Life and  Confetti Celebration stamp sets!  Color combination includes Bermuda Bay, Pool Party and the fabulous retired Watermelon Wonder, with a touch of Crumb Cake.

Happy Stamping!

Rhonda