Crazy for Cupcakes Class

Next weekend I'm teaching a fun class using the Crazy for Cupcakes stamp set. Here is what we're making:



I've packed a ton of fun techniques into these cards and can't wait to show everyone how easy these really are!


My friend Kristen and I have been trying to put this class together for almost an entire year! Isn't it weird how time flies by so quickly!


We will be making 2 of each of these designs for a total of 10 cards...


And, everyone who comes also gets to take the stamp set home with them as well!


This is one of my favorite stamp sets for birthday cards... I hope everyone else likes it, too! :)


Thanks for peeking at my cards for this class! Hope you are having a fantastic day!

-tessa

Collector's Club: Tree Trimmings Edition

Good morning!

I am holding a new Collector's Club Class in November, this time featuring the Tree Trimmings set! Here is a picture of the class samples:



We will be making two of each design so you will go home with 10 cards! You will also go home with the Tree Trimmings and Christmas Greetings stamp sets.

Here are the details:

When: Sunday, November 22nd at 1:30pm
Where: Kristen's house in Lorton, VA
What to bring: paper trimmer, adhesive, bone folder, scissors, and if you have one, a Stamp-a-ma-jig!
Cost: $36.00

I already know this class will be a blast! If you are interested in attending, please email me!

Hope you have a great day!

-tessa

Even More Tree Trimmings...

Good Morning!

I've had this card done for some time now but really wasn't in the mood to blog last week. I used the Tree Trimmings set again and it is part of a card set for an upcoming class. Here is the card:



I used the shimmer paint on the embossed background but it is hard to see in the picture... much sparklier in real life! I can't wait to play with the shimmer paint some more!

Well, hope you all have a great day!! I'm stuck at home waiting for the Sears repair man again... hopefully I'll have a fixed dishwasher after he leaves though!

Thanks again for stopping by!

-tessa

Pretty, Sparkly Ornaments!

OK. I decided that I absolutely LOVE the new Shimmer Paint from the Stampin' Up! mini catalog! It is so fun to paint on things! Here, you can see it painted onto cardstock. I stamped the ornaments over it using the matching color inks. Aren't they pretty? It just looks like I stamped on shimmery cardstock! Hee! Here is the card:



All products are by Stampin' Up!

I am keeping this short today- lots to do before going to a fun birthday party!! Hope you are all enjoying the day!

-tessa

More Tree Trimmings...

My next Collector's Club class will be featuring the Tree Trimmings set in the current Stampin' Up! catalog. I've been having fun playing around with it and finding different ways to use it. Here is a card I made for the class:



I can't wait to show the ladies in my class how to make their own patterned paper with the set! I'm hoping they won't get too tired of using the Stamp-a-ma-jig though! One other thing- don't you love how the turquoise glitter looks here? I was surprised by how close the color matched to Bermuda Bay! All products for this card are by Stampin' Up!

Thanks for looking today and hope you all have a great weekend!

-tessa

Ornamental Snowflake Card

Good Morning!

I finally got some new Christmas goodies delivered on Friday and have had a great weekend playing with them! I started on my Collector's Club: Tree Trimming Series card samples- here is the first one:



I have wanted to make this card ever since my inspiration for it, Carolyn, posted this great card on her blog, Ryn Scraps. I loved how she used the ornament to create a snowflake! So cool, right? Anyways, I knew I'd have to show this to all the girls in my class! They will love the idea!

Thanks Carolyn for the inspiration!!

Hope you all have a fantastic day!

-tessa

More Samples from Collector's Club!

As promised, here are the last two samples from my Collector's Club: Simple Friendship Edition class! I'm really excited about them!

Here they are:





Here is one last picture of the whole bunch, so you don't have to go looking for them all!



If you'd like to see the close ups of the other three projects, here are the links to the older posts:

1st Sample
2nd and 3rd Samples


Here are the class details:

Date: April 25th, 2009
Time: 5:00pm
Place: Kristen's House in Lorton, VA
Cost: $35.00

So, for $35.00, you get to come and stamp for a few hours, leave with 10 completed projects (2 each of 5 designs), learn some new techniques, chat with friends, AND take the stamp set home with you!!

Just email, call, or leave a comment with your contact info me if you're interested in joining us! I'll need an RSVP and payment by April 15, 2009 so I can order all of the supplies.

Collector's Club: Simple Friendship Edition

Every few months I have a Collector's Club Class locally. We always have so much fun! This time around, I chose the Simple Friendship set to base all my cards on. I posted one card last week but have 4 more that we'll be doing in the class. Today I'll be sharing 2 projects!

Here they are:




Here are the class details:

Date: April 25th, 2009
Time: 5:00pm
Place: Kristen's House in Lorton, VA
Cost: $35.00

So, for $35.00, you get to come and stamp for a few hours, leave with 10 completed projects (2 each of 5 designs), learn some new techniques, chat with friends, AND take the stamp set home with you!!

Just email , call, or leave a comment with your contact info me if you're interested in joining us! I'll need an RSVP and payment by April 15, 2009 so I can order all of the supplies.

Hope all of you out in blogland have a good night!

-tessa

A Pair of Butterflies Card

Today I'm sharing the first of Five cards I'll be teaching in an upcoming class. I will be featuring the Simple Friendship set by Stampin' Up! Here it is:



Goodies:
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Stamps: Simple Friendship set
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, and Basic Black Classic inks
Paper: Pink Pirouette, Very Vanilla, Kiwi Kiss, Regal Rose cardstock
Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds, Kiwi Kiss striped grosgrain ribbon, Sponge Daubers, Scallop Edge punch, Dimensionals

I love using the color kissing technique on this butterfly stamp! It looks so pretty with just a touch of another color on it's wings! I kept everything else pretty simple so that these friendly little butterflies would stand out.

I've got plans to make a few cards today so hopefully I'll have lots to share this week!

Thanks for stopping by today!

-tessa

Introducing... Snow Swirled!!

I am so excited to present the newest Collector's Club!



For the month of October, we are featuring the Snow Swirled Set! It is a beautiful set and I've had a lot of fun creating these cards... I've been ready to start Christmas cards for awhile now- I always seem to be doing mine at the last minute so this year I thought I'd start a little early!

Here are closeups of each of the cards we will be making:







Collector's Club: Snow Swirled Edition

Cost: $35.00


Get a head start on your Christmas cards! We will make 10 cards (2 each of 5 designs) with one stamp set. The best part? Everyone gets to take the set home with them! For this edition, I chose the Snow Swirled set. Out of all the Christmas sets I've seen this year, this one is my favorite! I chose Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze, Always Artichoke, Kraft, and Confetti White for my color scheme. I used a variety of different techniques for these cards... Lots of heat embossing and glitter! I always think that's fun so I hope the people who attend do too!


It should be a fun one! If you are interested, check out my Stampin' Up website or email me!

-tessa

A Great Day for Cards!!

I am looking out my window as I post this morning and the sky is blue with little pillowy clouds in it. I can't wait to take the girls out to play! I love it when it is so pretty out!

Jeremy has been home all week and instead of having more time to create, I've had less! We've been busy doing so many other things! Today though, I've asked for a little time to create a few cards! I have my Card Creations class tomorrow at Scrapdoodles! and I have one more card to finish for the September class! Hopefully I will be able to post a sneak peak before I leave in the morning!!

Today I am posting the last 2 cards from my upcoming Collector's Club: Dreams du Jour edition class. Here they are!





The class will be held at Kristen's house in Lorton, VA. on September 13th. She is a great hostess! The cost is $30.00, which includes your own set of stamps! If you would like to join us, please send me a message and I'll get you all signed up! It should be a great class!!

OK. Off to enjoy that sunshine before it gets too hot!!

-tessa

Collector's Club: Dreams du Jour Edition is Here!

I am planning another edition of the Collector's Club for Saturday, September 13th at Kristen Mattingly's house. I haven't finished all the samples yet so I'll post a couple now and the rest next week. Here are the details...

Collector's Club: Dreams du Jour Edition:
Where: Kristen Mattingly's House in Lorton, VA
When: Saturday, September 13th, 2008 at 6pm.
Cost: $30.00

Please preregister and pre pay by August 25th so I have time to get all the supplies we will need.

We will be making 4 cards, 2 gift card holders, 2 gift bags with gift tags this time around. Each will feature the Dreams du Jour stamp set and the Bella Rose DSP from the new catalog. Along with all the goodies to make the items, you will receive your own premounted Dreams du Jour stamp set! As for what you will learn, we will be focusing on different watercolor techniques, glitter, faux metal embossing, faux dry embossing, and heat embossing.

Here are a couple of samples of the cards we will be making:





I've also updated my calender on my Stampin' Up! Website. Please check it out if you are interested in attending or hostessing a class!

-tessa

Baroque Butterfly

So, I am finally posting my 5th card for the Collector's Club Series- Baroque Motifs class that I am holding on July 12th. This one is my favorite, by far! I love the way the butterfly turned out!

For this card, I will be teaching the masking technique, heat embossing, and fussy cutting... It will be a fun class so don't miss it! Give me a call or email for more details!!

Hope you have a fun weekend! If you get a chance, stop by Two Peas for their Worldwide Stamping Week Celebration. It is starting tomorrow with classes, challenges, and prizes!

-tessa

Cherished Motifs

Back again with another card from my upcoming Collector's Club Class! Can you tell I'm excited about it??

Here is sample #3:



On this card, we will be using a few different techniques! We will stamp with Versamark; we will use the Stamp-a-ma-jig; we will heat emboss; we will do 2nd generation stamping; and we will be doing some fussy cutting! Funny, since it is a fairly simple card!

Hope you are enjoying my cards!

-tessa

Fresh Cut Kindness

Happy Friday! I always love Fridays because the weekends are always packed with fun, out of the ordinary activities! Tomorrow I am planning to hit Starbucks early and garage sale for a couple hours with my sister- something we haven't done in years! Then we get to take the kids to their friend Judah's birthday party- with promises of a rocket cake, we are pretty excited! After the kids have their fun, I have a girls night planned at my friend Dawnette's house. We plan one almost every weekend and I always look forward to hanging out and making cards...

My post for today is another card from my Collector's Club Class coming up. I used a new product Stampin' Up is offering as part of the Sneak Peek Promotion- the Fresh Cuts Notes. They are 4x4" note cards with a laser cut flower in the middle. It is fun coming up with ways to use these little guys! I kept it simple this time and used the Baroque Motifs set to decorate it!

The class will be held in Woodbridge, VA on Saturday, July 12th, at 7pm. If you are interested in joining us please email me for more information!

Have a great weekend!

-tessa

Cherish Flowers

This is the first of my 5 cards I made for my Collector's Club class coming up. I loved the idea of using the swirl stamp as vines with flowers growing on them. I used the rock-n-roll technique to stamp the larger flowers, giving them the duo tone color. I love their pearl centers, too!
I still have room in the class so if you are interested in joining us, please let me know! The class will be held in Woodbridge, VA on Saturday, July 12th, at 7pm.

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Pretty Baroque Class

I thought I'd share a picture from an upcoming class I'm holding:

Collector's Club: Baroque Motif Edition

Cost: $35.00



I got the idea from SCS of a monthly class where we make 10 cards (2 each of 5 designs) with one stamp set. The best part? Everyone gets to take the set home with them! For my first go around, I chose Baroque Motifs as the stamp set used. I really like this one because it is so versetile and pretty. I chose Cameo Coral, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip, and Whisper White for my color scheme. I tried to make the cards with all different techniques so that the people who will be attending will be able to play with all sorts of different tools... I always think that's fun so I hope they do too!


It should be a fun one! If you are interested, check out my Stampin' Up website or email me!
-tessa