Bewildered Crazy Bird

     I've spent a fair bit of time admiring the Crazy Bird Phenom happen...hoping all the while to have a chance to try my hand at them!  You've got to hand it to Tim Holtz for finding particular niches and creating product that will allow all of us to fall into the pit of card making happiness.  Now, of course, there are several matching products that have followed after the Crazy Birds....and I intend to jump right into all of them!!
     Just in case you are wondering...this is the very first larger set.  And though I enjoy fussy cutting my images out immensely!...I definitely took advantage of the matching die-cuts that went along with the stamps.
     This is a regular A2 card - so I found a tag that was a more appropriate size then the ones on Tim's videos.  Then I proceeded to mess around with using my Alcohol Ink Applicator, the felt tip, several colors of Distress inks and some Distress Paint Dabber with the Harlequin stencil for the tag background.
     Not to mention...the cool, cool, cool, stamp borders by Dylusions!  Now I'm religiously buying all of them!...sigh...will it every end?
     I hope not!!!  HA HA!

What did I enjoy the most?

     Besides the obvious fun looking little guy up there...I would have to say the Dylusions borders!  Nothing looks right until you finish it off with just the right touches!  Now I have exploding brain about what to use them with next!

What did I learn?

    I may have colored my images with colored pencil on some good white cardstock - BUT - white cardstock did not work as well for the direct to paper inking!  Isn't that weird?  It's true.  When I spritzed my tag and background cardstock with water...the white made a leached look that did not add to the serendipity of the finish card.  Then I used a good cream smooth Cougar cardstock that totally reacted differently.  Plus - somehow the finish of the cardstock is different.
Unexplainable weirdness that I will not forget in my following endeavors!

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Supply List

Prismacolor Pencils

• PC1008 Parma Violet
• PC932 Violet
• PC918 Orange
• PC912 Apple Green
• PC909 Grass Green
• PC905 Aquamarine

Tim Holtz Distress Ink

• Mowed Lawn
• Salty Ocean
• Wild Honey
• Black Soot
• Walnut Stain

Stamps

• Tim Holtz - Bird Crazy CMS212
• Tim Holtz - Crazy Things CMS237
• Tim Holtz - Crazy Talk CMS236
• Dylusions - "Further Around the Edge" DYR34513

Other

• Tim Holtz Layering Stencil - Harlequin THS016
• Tim Holtz Distress Paint - Mermaid Lagoon
• Odorless Paint Thinner
• Paper Stumps
• Glossy Accents
• White Paint Pen
• Black Paint Pen
• Penny Black Die - "Tagged" 51-007

Watercolor District - Card One

I've been enjoying myself so much in my new store.  I just finished a class with 8 wonderful ladies - all different - all interesting and fun to listen to.  Sometimes I think it would be fun to rename everyone with one name like "Griselda"...so I could say things like:

Today Griselda said: "Gee - your outfit looks so nice...but it would be better if your fly was up!"

See what I mean?  I could relay everything (well...not everything...some things just shouldn't be said!)  that happens in the store without anyone knowing who said it!.  Might try that out!

HERE'S WHAT I USED TO MAKE THIS CARD:

If you can't tell from the picture...the front has been cut out so that you can see the inside as well as the outside!  There are 3 stamps in this set so that you can make a "tri-fold" card...which is cool.  But I wanted to do 3 cards for my ladies' class - therefore, I made 3 cards in a different way.

Stamps

"Shoppes TF - 4339" by Art Impressions (unmounted)

"Small Packages" Sentiments by Taylored Expressions

Tombow Markers 

(numbers are correct - but the names aren't on the markers...so I just gave you a general idea)

• #528 blue
• #192 lt. green
• #177 olive green
• #N79 cement
• #N55 dk gray
• #879 dk brown
• #027 muddy artichoke
• #985 sunshiny yellow

Inks

• Memento: Tuxedo Black

Tools

• Waterbrush with Detail Tip

Instructions

• Stamp your images in Black dye based ink
• Scribble Marker on a plate
• Use a waterbrush to pick up the color
• Color your images
• use more water or less water to get varying shades

Pictures to help you find your products...

     

   

Sit in the Chair and Post a Blog!

     

 Okay...so it's been two years since my last blog.  How on earth did that happen?  I feel like it's only been a few months.  I've opened a new store (1 year old now), moved to a new house (about 6 months now) My two sons have their own lives  (with their own ideas - go figure!)...and the learning curve on a new Point of Sale and Website have taxed my poor brain to the limit!  The upside is that I love my new store, my returning customers, my new customers, and all the things I'm learning!! :)  The downside is - I've dropped a few balls while juggling.  Not a crime - but typing this out and writing down my thoughts, feels like an old friend revisited and long neglected.

One of the absolute greatest things about owning a store is bringing in the kinds of products that make life worth living!  Colored Pencils by Prismacolor give me a thrill every time.  It's almost hard to use anything else as they always make my coloring look good by accident, and the spreading around of pigment with a paper stump and odorless paint thinner is soothing. 

So here I am thinking I have everything I need to complete this blog...only to find that I am missing the ingredients list....jeepers.  (left that at the store!)

Not erasing this...not going to wait until it's perfect to post (a  little/big problem of mine!)  So here's goes - posting anyway - and things will turn out over time!

Cheers!

I've been thinking a lot recently about how much easier it is to have a store! Since I have had the pleasure of owning 2 (one in Alaska and one here in Port Huron) I definitely can remember what it felt like to jump out of bed in the morning and realize I had "x" amount of time to galvanize the kids, myself, lunches, showers, assignments, rides to school, etc. to accomplish before I could unlock "forget-me-not Paper Arts" back door.  Now...especially since it is summer...I strolled down here with a cup of coffee before 8am.  (not that galvanized!)  My one son doesn't live in the house and my other one is snoring gently (pretty sure) upstairs.

You'd think working from home would be easier!  But a store leaves you no choices but to get your job done!  Go to work, panic, sweat, freak, race home, panic, sweat, freak, run back to the store for classes, panic, sweat, freak...you get the idea.

I believe I sauntered this morning....I'm even typing s..l..o..w.....

Ingredients…

Stamps:

     Sun (Wavy Rays)/204G/Stampscapes

     Babbling Brook/183G/Stampscapes

     Rocky Peaks/188F/Stampscapes

     Water Pattern (sm)/231C/Stampscapes

     Leaf Sprig/183G/Stampscapes

Ink:

     Pumice Stone Tim H or Slate/Adirondack

     Espresso/Adirondack

     Butterscotch/Adirondack

     Stormy Sky/Tim Holtz Distress Ink

     Mountain Rose/Adirondack

     Moonlight White/Brilliance Pigment

         Archival Ink

Paper:

    Bazzill Metallics/Charlie/12-1212

    Pink Paislee/soiree/00604

    Glossy Cardstock

    Good White Cardstock

    Diamond Bling/Bazzill Basics/18-1004

Tools:

    ”timmy”-Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Applicator

    felt covers for “timmy”

    Embossing Tool                                   

Other:

    Clear embossing powder

    Die-namics Skyline Border

        By www.mftstamps.com

    Frost white Colorbox ink refill

    Q-tips both regular and pointy

Measurements:

            

Card: 4 ¼”x 5 ½ “              

1^st Mat (Coral): 4” x 5 ¼”  

2^nd Mat (brown):  3” x 4 ¼”  

Top Mat (stamped): 2⅞ ” x 4 ⅛”

CityScapes CLA378 - Card 2

{recipe}

I've had so much fun with my new Die-namics Solid Skyline by
My Favorite Stamps or www.mftstamps.com!

After finishing the card I cut right into it along the grassline and up
the side of the tree so that I could put the city die in front of the sky but behind the grass.  Having a piece of the tree behind some tree branches helped to complete the illusion.

Ingredients…

Stamps:

     Shagbark/242G/Stampscapes

     Sedge Bank (left)/234F/Stampscapes

     Cloud Bits/292C/Stampscapes

Ink:

     Black Soot/Tim Holtz Distress Ink

     Stormy Sky/Tim Holtz Distress Ink

     Meadow/Adirondack

     Red Pepper/Adirondack

     Butterscotch/Adirondack

     Espresso/Adirondack

Paper:

    Bazzill Metallics/Onyx/12-1211

    Melissa Frances/Vines & Blooms/#PA384

    Glossy Cardstock

    Good White Cardstock

Tools:

    ”timmy”-Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Applicator

    felt covers for “timmy”

    Embossing Tool                                   

Other:

    Clear embossing powder

    Die-namics Skyline Border

        By www.mftstamps.com

    Frost white Colorbox ink refill

    Q-tips both regular and pointy

Useful Links

{NEWSLETTER}
{CALENDAR}

{WEBSITE}

If you would like to attend this class - it will be held twice at:

My Craft Room

Friday June 8 @ 11am

Saturday June 9 @ 11am

Phone:  (248) 879-3360
Email:  MyCraftRoom@comcast.net
6020 Rochester Road
Troy, Michigan 48085
Find us on the Northeast Corner of
Rochester & Square Lake Roads
in Venus Plaza

So I love these cards...but when I booked the class they had not yet been designed!  I saw this awesome "City Border" from My Favorite Things {www.mftstamps.com}

and immediately thought...."CityScapes" ...made with {Stampscapes} obviously!

No Problem right?!

...Big Problem!!!...

Those first ones were UGLY!!!  I started to sweat.  There is nothing worse than committing yourself to a class and coming up with...Nothing!  Yikes!  ruh-roh!

Eventually I had a break through and was extremely relieved (and so was my family because, of course, I made it everyone's problem!). Ha!

Ingredients…

Stamps:

     Cloud Space/276G/Stampscapes

     Meadow Lg/057G/Stampscapes

Ink:

     Black Soot/Tim Holtz Distress Ink

     Pumice Stone Tim H or Slate/Adirondack

     Meadow/Adirondack

     Bundled Sage/Tim Holtz Distress Ink

     Stormy Sky/Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Paper:

    Bazzill Metallics/Onyx/12-1211

    Basic Grey/What’s Up/light as a feather /wha-3703

    Glossy Cardstock

    Good White Cardstock

Tools:

    ”timmy”-Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Applicator

    felt covers for “timmy”

    Embossing Tool                                   

Other:

    Clear embossing powder

    Die-namics Skyline Border By www.mftstamps.com

    Frost white Colorbox ink refill

    Q-tips both regular and pointy

Chalked Daisies - CLA377

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Would you like to take this Class?

Location: 

 forget-me-not Paper Arts Studio

 1303 Washington Ave, Port Huron, MI 48060

Dates:
Tuesday June 12 @ 10am  {buy}

Thursday June 14 @ 6:30pm {buy}

Fee: 

$14 (3 Cards)

If you prefer to just call me and buy the class go ahead:
(810) 966-9664

Try the website link above if you can though.  I need practice!

       

Finally...at last...new classes, a newsletter and an updated calendar and an updated website (with 12 things on it!!!  ha!!  it looks pretty...that's all I'm saying!  :)

(I'm also trying to put this information to the left of the pictures...there should be an app for that!)

I'm going to apologize ahead of time for all the mistakes I just made fixing everything I haven't used for almost a year!  Feel free to point out the problems via email:  lizzygiggs@gmail.com.  Be gentle grasshopper!

Check out the {NEWSLETTER}
Check out the {CALENDAR} (tab to the month of June)
Check out the {WEBSITE}

 

PRODUCTS USED....

Stamps: Daisy Label/CG320/Hero Arts

Ink: Black Soot/Tim Holtz

Ribbon:

Mini Black Checks/May Arts/KBB10

Ivory Lace/May Arts/390-38-09

Paper:

Black Prismatics/Bazzill/19-10281

BoBunny Country Garden Almanac  #12CGA893

Vines & Blooms/Melissa Frances #PA384

Other:

Glossy Accents

Clear Stardust Gellyroll Pen

Chipboard  4Black Stickles

   

Botanical Butterflies - CLA376 - Card 2

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Well...outside looks fabulous!  It's almost time to plant my desert garden!  That's what I call the garden that I plant and then forget to water and take care of! ...I don't forget...exactly....I avoid!
The grass looks a little tall right now.....hmmm...maybe it will snow!

SUPPLIES

Stamps:

Just Rite Stamps Clear/Botanical Butterflies/CR-02245

Papers:

My Mind’s Eye/Up Town Paper/#GDS120

Basic Grey/kioshi/use backside/kio-2348

My Mind’s Eye/Lost & Found/LF2015

Inks:

Tim Holtz Distress/Black Soot

Colored Pencils:

PC947 Dark Umber

PC995 Mulberry

PC1096 Kelly Green

PC1021 Jade Green

PC1012 Jasmine

PC926 Carmine Red

Tools:

Paper Stumps

Odorless Paint Thinner

Other:

Fine Clear Glitter                                                      

Glossy Accents                

Botanical Butterflies - CLA376 - Card One

CLICK to get a recipe of this card to keep.  Sometimes an idea sparks creativity!

I don't know what it is about "Just Rite" stamps...but I seem to have a thing
for them. I just look at a new set of stamps and then my brain goes.."hey baby, lets color!"

I've been working hard on my new website hoping that one day - I'll actually think it's done.  I've changed the way it looks, the way the photos are taken, the way I name my product...I'm cursed!  I'm probably confusing it with card making...because nothing seems to look good enough!  I have a beautiful picture of the studio on the front page with snow falling!  So obviously!...I'll have to change it!  Craziness!  There must be a pill for this!

SUPPLY LIST - CLA375 – Card One

Stamps:

Just Rite Stamps Clear/Botanical Butterflies/CR-02245

Papers:

My Mind’s Eye/Up Town Paper/#GDS120

Basic Grey/kioshi/use backside/kio-2348

My Mind’s Eye/Lost & Found/LF2015

Inks:

Tim Holtz Distress/Black Soot

Colored Pencils:

PC947 Dark Umber

PC995 Mulberry

PC1096 Kelly Green

PC1021 Jade Green

PC1012 Jasmine

PC926 Carmine Red

Tools:

Spellbinders/Nestabilities/Standard Circles Lg/S4-113

Spellbinders/Nestabilities/Big Scalloped Ovals SM/S4-252

Paper Stumps

Odorless Paint Thinner

Other:

Creative Impression/Just a Note Twill/80476

Kaisercraft/Pearls/SB715 Latte                                    

Fine Clear Glitter                                                      

Glossy Accents                            

 1/8 Stitched Ribbon/Cream                               

Elegant & Useful Cards - Card 1 (ST349)

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     I'm looking around in my studio and loving it's new arrangement - but I'm flinching at the same time because it isn't finished and I promised myself I would move everything else around this weekend! (yuck-poo!) Up until this time my husband and I have been sharing this space and now we are moving his office to a spare bedroom and moving the servers to the basement as well. Which means I will be offline for a bit.  (hopefully only today).  So why is hubby at the local Best Buy this morning...hmmm???  I shouldn't bug him too much as I myself am not currently cleaning anything at this exact moment!!! :)

If you would like to sign up for this class - it will be available on the following dates:
Location: Lizzy's Studio - Call: (810) 966 - 9664

Date & Times:  Tuesday Morning August 2nd at 11am

                        Thursday Evening August 4th at 7pm

Fee:  $18

SUPPLIES:

ink:

Adirondack Latte

Papers:

Bazzill Fourz/Tutu Pink / 1-126

My Mind's Eye / Portobello Rd "family" / Item #LF1025

My Mind's Eye / Madison ave "Pretty" Polka Paper / Item #LF1070

My Mind's Eye "Cherish" Pintuck Paper / Item #LF1055

Good White 80lb Cardstock

other:

Tim Holtz Tissue Tape / Symphony

KaiserCraft / Rhinestones / Champagne 

Dusty Rose Paper Blooms

KaiserCraft / Rhinestone Flourishes Classic Champagne

Happy Birthday Greetings Twill by Creative Impressions / #80471

Sheer Grey Ribbon / May Arts / WS31-3/8"

AccuCut Die / Album: Mix & Match / CC106NHJC

Brads by Basic Grey / Glazed

Copic Townhouses

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Printable Card Recipe for "Copic Townhouses" - Card 1
Class Pictures HUGE! ( RW348 )  ...print this one if attending class!

Vacations....hmm...Love 'em...but...
My pdf's stopped working because my domain name expired,
Blogger changed their format and I'm not used to it...
...and I keep refocusing my efforts because I haven't shaken off the
holiday feeling!!
So a bit of a rusty start today!

My son Michael went to a week long film camp at the New York Film Academy for his graduation present (ok...he's a trifle spoilt!...in a nice way!).  As the time drew near...Hubby and I got more and more antsy about whether or not we could let him go to the Big Apple all by himself!  (18 is still close to 17 you know??!!)  At almost the last minute we decided to tag along and hotel at a different location so as not to take away the "independence" feeling for him....but we did walk around with our cell phones in our hands!  By the third day...he didn't bother communicating anymore!  Darn it...he flew out of the nest!!!
 I have to say I truly did not understand what "rat race" meant until we found ourselves vying for space on the sidewalks trying to get to our next location!  It's like some sweaty, hot, mob of people rubbing past each other on their way to somewhere with taxi's honking and whisking by so that you feel the air from the vehicle brushing against your legs!  So when I say vacation??.....I really meant "The Amazing Race" New York!

If you would like to sign up for this class - it will be available on the following dates:
Location: Remember When Scrapbooking - Call: (586) 598-1810

Date & Times:  Thursday June 21st, 11am  DAYTIME             

Fee:  $18


SUPPLIES
Stamps:
Claudine Helmuth / CSH28505/Dwelling/Clear
Ink:
Tim Holtz Distress Black Soot
Tim Holtz Distress Old Paper
Adirondack Latte
Copic Markers:
Y11 Pale Yellow
Y21 Buttercup Yellow
B000 Pale Porcelain Blue
B23 Phthalo Blue
E31 Brick Beige
E35 Chamois
E37 Sepia
W1 Warm Gray No.1
W3 Warm Gray No.3
W5 Warm Gray No.5
0 Colorless Blender
Other:
Glossy Accents/Inkssentials
KaiserCraft/Posies/Chanteuse/EM960
Cardstock:
Prismatics/Sueded Brown Med/19-9291
Bazzill Smoothies/Ocean Breeze/7-7121
PRINTABLE:
the "Sun" image does not come with the Stamp set
Use this PRINTABLE:  RW348_Suns

"Just Rite" Birds with Colored Pencils - Card 2 (RW344)

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I literally have nothing to say!....Usually I've got something burning on my brain that has to get out and make an appearance! But maybe my brain has been fried? (not a good sign...but probably something to be expected!...the belly protrudes...the brain rots...you know!)  So I will leave you with another card and no ongoing commentary to muddle your life with!

If you would like to sign up for this class - it will be available on the following dates:
1st Location: Remember When Scrapbooking - Call: (586) 598-1810

Date & Times:  Thursday June 23, 11:00 - 1pm  DAYTIME

                        Wednesday June 29, 6pm - 8pm  EVENING

Fee:  $18

2nd Location: Lizzy's Studio - Call: (810) 966-9664

Date & Times:  Tuesday July 5, 11:00 - 1pm DAYTIME
                        Thursday July 7, 7:00 - 9pm EVENING
Fee: $18


My Suggestion for attending a Class with Colored Pencils:

It would be great if you could bring your own colored pencils! Bring the ones that you have.
They do not have to be Prismacolor Brand.  However...You must make do with the ones you bring.
I will bring my set that I used plus any extra that I have to share with you...but you will be sharing with any others who also do not have a complete set.  I'm sure we can all bend a little to make it work!! :)

(your fellow attendees are not required to share their personal set!)

SUPPLIES

Stamps:  

Just Rite Stamps / Backyard Birds Set

Ink: 

Time Holtz Distress Black Soot

Colored PencilsWhite

PC924 Crimson Red

PC935 Black

PC922 Scarlet Red

PC963 Warm Grey Light

PC912 Apple Green

PC911 Olive Green

PC1084 Ginger Root

PC946 Dark Brown

PC992 Light Aqua

PC1094 Sandbar Brown

PC1074 French Grey 70%

Other:

Glossy Accents

May Arts Silk Cream Ribbon 1/4" SK01

Clear Rhinestones

Signo White Pen

Cardstock

12 x 12 Graphic 45 Spellbound #4500286

12 x 12 My Mind's Eye #LF1055 / Madison Ave / Cherish

Bazzill Smoothies / Kiwi Crush / 5-5126

Bazzill Smoothies / Maltball 9-985

"Just Rite" Birds with Colored Pencils - Card 1 (RW344)

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Printable Card Recipe for "Just Rite" Birds with Colored Pencils - Card 1
Class Pictures HUGE! ( RW334 )  ...print this one if attending class!

June should illegal....Now that the roller coaster has stopped...I'm getting off and back to Cardmaking.  I feel that the world should revolve around cards!  Ok ...maybe that's not realistic...but it's certainly easier to understand!

What is it about Just Rite Stamps?  They are wiggly and hard to stamp with!  They make great images...but I often get ink on the rims and if you don't attack with a wet wipe first...you get extra ink on your paper. Darn it...  But when you finish it off ?...somehow it all comes together.

If you would like to sign up for this class - it will be available on the following dates:
1st Location: Remember When Scrapbooking - Call: (586) 598-1810

Date & Times:  Thursday June 23, 11:00 - 1pm  DAYTIME

                        Wednesday June 29, 6pm - 8pm  EVENING

Fee:  $18

2nd Location: Lizzy's Studio - Call: (810) 966-9664

Date & Times:  Tuesday July 5, 11:00 - 1pm DAYTIME
                        Thursday July 7, 7:00 - 9pm EVENING
Fee: $18


My Suggestion for attending a Class with Colored Pencils:

It would be great if you could bring your own colored pencils! Bring the ones that you have.
They do not have to be Prismacolor Brand.  However...You must make do with the ones you bring.
I will bring my set that I used plus any extra that I have to share with you...but you will be sharing with any others who also do not have a complete set.  I'm sure we can all bend a little to make it work!! :)

(your fellow attendees are not required to share their personal set!)

SUPPLIES

Stamps:  

Just Rite Stamps / Backyard Birds Set

Ink: 

Time Holtz Distress Black Soot

Colored Pencils

PC1034 Golden Rod

PC946 Dark Brown

PC922 Scarlet Red

PC930 Magenta

PC963 Warm Grey Light

PC935 Black

PC912 Apple Green

PC911 Olive Green

PC1084 Ginger Root

PC941 Light Umber

PC946 Dark Brown

PC992 Light Aqua

PC1094 Sandbar Brown

PC1074 French Grey 70%

White

Other:

Glossy Accents

May Arts Silk Cream Ribbon 1/4" SK01

Clear Rhinestones

Signo White Pen

Cardstock

12 x 12 Graphic 45 Spellbound #4500286

12 x 12 My Mind's Eye #LF1055 / Madison Ave / Cherish

Bazzill Smoothies / Kiwi Crush / 5-5126

Bazzill Smoothies / Maltball 9-985

Mountains, StampBord and Embossing! - Card #3

Use this pdf to save this card idea or print it out. Those taking the class 

might like to bring a copy for convenience sake.
PRINTABLE: DMgetMay_3

I have been reading and learning about taking photos and hope that I have been able to apply a little more (a very little more!) expertise to their creation.  In any case, it gives me hope that I now have a plan of execution that will bring some better results over time!  You know you're being selfish when you keep back cards from a store for the sole purpose of trying to take better pictures instead of giving them in a timely manner so that folks can see the cards and make a decision about whether or not they should take the class! Ridiculous! 
....and yet??...I very naughtily did just that!!

If you would like to sign up for this class - it will be available on the following date:

Location:  Destination Marysville - (810) 388-0500

Date & Time:  Saturday May 14th, 9am - 3pm (lunch included in the class)

6 hour class.  The first 3 hours or so is a "scripted class" where you will make 3 cards. 
The remaining time is for lunch and open season on the Stampscapes!!!

Fee:  Not sure??  Please ask when you sign up.

SUPPLIES

ink:

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Black Soot

Adirondack Denim

Adirondack Stonewashed

Adirondack Slate

Adirondack Pesto

Colorbox Frost White Pigment Ink

stamps (all Stampscapes):

Cloud Space - 276G

Curvilinear Road - 145F

Boulders w/Lichen - 205F

Waves (med.) - 287E

Sailboat - 153B

Papers:

Bazzill Prismatics Spring Willow Medium / 19-5431

Bazzill Prismatics Black / 19-10281

Glossy Paper: Mohawk Kromekote C1S - Xpedx (outside card)

Good White 80lb Cardstock (inside card)

other:

1x2" Stampbord

Exacto knife or Scratch Knife

Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Applicator ("timmie")
Signo White Pen 
Versamark Ink
Clear Detail Embossing Powder
Tombow Marker #847 (good red)

Mountains, StampBord & Embossing! - Card #2

Use this pdf to save this card idea or print it out. Those taking the class 

might like to bring a copy for convenience sake.
PRINTABLE: DMgetMay_2

 I actually have nothing to say today (don't get too excited hubby!).  I'm sitting here saying to myself..."work, silly girl, work!".  So I'm slogging along checking things off the list.  Slow and steady wins the race right??...Hmmmm... I'm pretty sure I get more done when I'm running around with my head spinning...but we'll see...
I'm still messing with my camera and lighting.  So far...meh!  Maybe it's time for a photography class!

If you would like to sign up for this class - it will be available on the following date:

Location:  Destination Marysville - (810) 388-0500

Date & Time:  Saturday May 14th, 9am - 3pm (lunch included in the class)

6 hour class.  The first 3 hours or so is a "scripted class" where you will make 3 cards. 
The remaining time is for lunch and open season on the Stampscapes!!!

Fee:  Not sure??  Please ask when you sign up.

SUPPLIES

ink:

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Black Soot
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Pine Needles

Adirondack Stonewashed

Adirondack Slate

Adirondack Pesto

Colorbox Frost White Pigment Ink

stamps (all Stampscapes):

Seaside Dwellings - 249E

Pebbles - 256A

Water Grass - 304A

Ducks in Water Lg - 026B

Waterside Bluff Rt. - 149F

Waterside Bluff Left - 148F

Leafy Branch - 277F
Shimmering - 286E
Sedge Cluster sm - 265D
3 Rocks & Grass - 299B

Papers:

Bazzill Prismatics Herbal Garden Medium / 19-5501

Bazzill Prismatics Black / 19-10281

Glossy Paper: Mohawk Kromekote C1S - Xpedx (outside card)

Good White 80lb Cardstock (inside card)

other:

2"Circle Stampbord

Exacto knife or Scratch Knife

Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Applicator ("timmie")
Signo White Pen 
Versamark Ink
Clear Detail Embossing Powder

Shimmering - 286E
Sedge Cluster sm - 265D
3 Rocks & Grass - 299B

Mountains, StampBord & Embossing! - Card #1

Use this pdf to save this card idea or print it out. Those taking the class 
might like to bring a copy for convenience sake.
PRINTABLE: DMgetMay_1


After laboring mightily and adding as much work as possible to a single card...I feel ready to make innocent and unsuspecting ladies sweat and grieve over the amount of work these cards will cause!  See me cackling quietly and sneakily to myself  hoping that I will trip these talented people up at last!  har har har !!!

If you haven't had a chance to try StampBord...and you delight in the details...I think you will enjoy trying your hand at this nifty product from Stampscapes.  I hadn't done it for a couple years and had to steady my shaking hand hoping I wouldn't screw up.  But I had forgotten how easy it is to use and to repair.  Can't wait to see what folks will come up with when they finish the cards and do their own thing!! It'll be awesome!

(Couldn't help adding some detail cutting as well...I can see you glowering now!)

If you would like to sign up for this class - it will be available on the following date:

Location:  Destination Marysville - (810) 388-0500

Date & Time:  Saturday May 14th, 9am - 3pm (lunch included in the class)

6 hour class.  The first 3 hours or so is a "scripted class" where you will make 3 cards.  The remaining time is for lunch and open season on the Stampscapes!!!

Fee:  Not sure??  Please ask when you sign up.

SUPPLIES

ink:

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Black Soot

Adirondack Stonewashed

Adirondack Slate

Adirondack Pesto

Colorbox Frost White Pigment Ink

stamps (all Stampscapes):

Twisting Leaves - 274G

Rocky Peaks - 188F

Pine Row - 150E

Twisting Leaves Sm - 275D

Rocky Peaks Sm. -211C (didn't use - but wish I had on the Stampbord, lower left)

Geese in Flight - 040B

Geese in Flight - 039A

Papers:

Bazzill Prismatics Spring Willow Med. / 19-5431

Bazzill Prismatics Black / 19-10281

Glossy Paper: Mohawk Kromekote C1S - Xpedx (outside card)

Good White 80lb Cardstock (inside card)

other:

2x2" Stampbord

Exacto knife or Scratch Knife

Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Applicator ("timmie")
Signo White Pen 
Versamark Ink
Clear Detail Embossing Powder