Mosaic Madness

Do you have this set yet?  This was an incredibly popular set at stamp camp!  But who wouldn't love this set.  The images are great and there's a coordinating punch and embossing folder.  Really it's all you could ask for!  This first card is Amber's.  I just can't get over how much I LOVE this years In Colors and the Strawberry Slush and Crisp Cantaloupe together are just YUMMY!

But let's not leave out Coastal Cabana, a HUGE favorite of mine!!!  This is my card, the inspiration for this card came from a card I saw on splitcoast.  I love my card.  The Early Espresso and the Coastal Cabana make such a classic color combo!!!  Love it!!! 

Thanks for looking, see you soon!!!!

Summer And Fall Class Schedule!

I'm thrilled to announce my Summer and Fall Class Schedule! 
Make sure you sign up early, space is limited. 

All my classes are held at St. John's Cathedral, 318 Silver SW on the corner of 3rd and Silver.

 July 13, 2013 at 9:30am
Get Punchy With Me!
Back by popular demand! Come create cards featuring animals, people, or anything created using our punches (and maybe a die or two)! We have a few new punches with this catalog so it should be fun!!! This class is always popular so make sure you sign up early! You'll make 4 cards, this class is FREE with a $35 catalog order placed the day of the class or $20. Please RSVP by July 8th.

 August 17, 2013 at 9:30am
Makin' Cards For Men
Need ideas for masculine cards. Are the men in your life the hardest to stamp for? This class we'll make 5 cards all designed for men. No girly ribbon or glitter here! This class is FREE with a $35 catalog order placed the day of the class or $20. Please RSVP by August 12th.

September 14, 2013 at 9:30am
It's My Birthday Blowout!
It's my birthday this month, celebrate with me as we make 6-yes 6-great birthday cards! No birthday party would be complete without prizes and cake! This class is FREE with a $35 catalog order placed the day of the class or $20. Please RSVP by September 10th.

October 12, 2013 at 9:30am
Christmas Card Stamp a Stack
Come make 20 Christmas Cards for only $20!!!! Prepayment is required for this class. More details TBA!!!!

 November 2, 2013 at 9:30am
Christmas Gifts Card Holder Class
Need a special gift card holder for that special gift card? This is the class for you!!! This class is FREE with a $35 catalog order placed the day of the class or $20. More details TBA.
December 14, 2013 at 9:30am
TBA

Stamp Camp Highlights

Every single year I take my camera to stamp camp.  Every single year I fail to take pictures.  I don't have a single picture from stamp camp :(  Even though there's not pictures we had a great time.  Our guests all got to make 6 fantastic cards using all new stamps and accessories.  And of course our retired stamp set sale was a huge success!  I have lots left though, some at rock bottom prices!  Check it out, if you want to purchase any let me know.  Amber and I do stamp camp together, we choose 3 sets and we each design a card with that set.  Our cards are always so different and that's part of the fun!  Our first set is a hostess only set, Simply Sketched.  It's a great set if you love to color!  The line images are so pretty!  The fist card is Amber's and I love it!  I love that she used the new candy dots!  I can't wait to play with those!

This is my card.  Two very different looks, yet we still used the same colors.  Pistachio Pudding and Baked Brown Sugar (that we did not plan).  On my card the image was colored using blender pens.  They're so fun and they really make you feel like an artist in the ease of a marker!  LOVE those things!!!  Over the next 2 days I'll share our other cards.  Keep checking in! 

Thanks for looking, see you soon!!!!

Looking For a Retired Set????

I don't normally do this but thought I'd try it out this year.  I'm listing all my retired stamps and accessories that didn't sell at stamp camp.  Prices are marked, shipping is extra (unless you're local).  Prices are in US dollars, I will only ship within the US. If you're interested in anything let me know. You can leave a comment or email me for more info. 

A Beautiful Thing $2

A Little Birthday Cheer $2

A Word For You (c) $10

Always Elegant $2

Animal Stories $2

Awash With Flowers $6

Best Dad Ever $11

Bloomin' Marvelous $10

Bordering On Romance $16

Broadsheet Alpahbet $26

Button Button (c) $11

Christmas Greeting $2

Cottage Garden $5

Curly Cute (c) $9

Dot Dot Dot $2

Elements of Style $16

Faith in Nature $5

Flowers in Silhouette $1

Four The Holidays $4

French Foliage $12

Fresh Vinatage $5

Friendly Phrases (c) $9

Got Treats $15

Greenhouse Garden $5

Hello Again $2

Hodgepodge Happiness $2

Itty Bitty Backgrounds $1

Just Believe $20

Just For You $4

Kiddodles $14

Kindness Matters $7

Love and Care $5

Love You Much $2

Madison Ave $10

Many Merry Messages $19

Mouthwatering $12

Moving Forward $12

Nature Walk $15

Oh Whale $14

On Your Birthday $5

Outlined Occasions $5

Party Hearty $2

Perfect Punches (c) $11

Pretty Petities $10

Pretty Postage $7

Scentsational Season $11

Serene Snowflakes $6

Smarty Pants $5

Strength and Hope $3

Thank You Kindly $4

Three Little Words $2

Tiny Tags $14

Tricky Treats (c) $9

Upsy Daisy $5

Vegetable Garden $5

Wacky Wishes (c) $11

Word Play (c) $17

You and Moi $2

You're a Gem (c) $2

Yummy $1



Accessories

Beary Boy Sizzlit $1

Bees and Blossoms $3

Birthday Wheel $3

Build a Brad $3

Candle Crazy Wheel $3

Candy Wrapper Die $19

Clear Circle Die $13

Dresden Die $19

Flower Folds Die $25

Funky Forest Wheel $1

Glitter Assortment $8

Gogo Boots Alphabet Sizzlits $20

Ovals Die $13

Pastels $10

Petal Card Die $13

Petal Card Punch $10

Pillow Box Die $13

Posy Party Wheel $3

Scallop Circles Die $9

Scallop Rectangle Sizzlit $4

Scallop Square Duo Die $13

Shimmer Paint $4

So Many Stars Wheel $3

Square Punch $10

Texture Jumbo Wheel $1

Thoughtful Friend Wheel $3

Window Panes $1

Interested-email me stamperrdn@q.com
Thanks for looking, see you soon!!!!

Hoppin' With New Stuff!

Welcome to this month's blog hop!  If you've just arrived from Michelle's blog, WELCOME!!!!  If this is your first stop, don't worry you can join in the hop here.  This month our theme is 'New Products'.  With an whole new catalog to choose from this was a fun theme!  One of my favorite new stamps in the catalog is Chalk Talk.  I love the fun sayings and the fun shapes.  Plus this set has coordinating framelits!  I can't wait to use them with the new magnetic platform!!  I hope you're as excited about that as I am!  I can't wait to get it!!!  But back to the card :)  I'm really loving the new In Color Coastal Cabana.  I'm finding that it coordinates with almost every color.  For this card I paired it with Crushed Curry and Baked Brown Sugar. 

I stamped the label and punched it out with the Oval Punch, then I embossed a small crushed curry flag with the polka dots folder (if you're a follower of my blog you know how much I LOVE this folder).  I stamped the larger label on the white cardstock and splattered some crushed curry ink all over it.  I love the look of splattered ink, it can change the whole look of a card instantly!  Of course all the layers are popped up on dimensionals, would you expect anything else from me :)

Now it's time to continue on the hop.  Next up is Amber!  I know you'll love what she has to share!  In case you get lost along the way here's the line up of bloggers. 

 

Ruth Norton YOU ARE HERE!!!!

Amber Wilson

Nichole Gonzales Jaramillo

Kay Jantz

Liz Kay

Carmelita Wasson

Cassie Rogers
Michelle Carrion

Thanks for looking, see you soon!!!!

It's A Tie!

I know, I know, I know this set is retired!  But I couldn't help it I had to make one last card with it before it goes up on the sale table this Saturday at Stamp Camp.  If you didn't get a chance to sign up for stamp camp you can still shop the sale.  The sale will be open to everyone at 10:30am.  If you're attending Stamp Camp you get to shop the sale early at 9am, then head into stamp camp at 10am.  If you want more info on the sale or attending stamp camp let me know, there's still time to sign up! 

Back to the card.  The ties are stamp and cut out, then just hung over the hanger.  Cute right!?!  I saw a card similar to it on Pintrest.  I loved the idea of the hanging ties.  How stinkin' clever!  I added a quick 'Happy Father's Day' greeting and that's it, a fun Father's Day card! 

Thanks for looking, see you soon!!!!

Side Sided Father's Day

Father's Day is Sunday!  Did it sneak up on you like it did me?  It's been challenging to catch up after being gone for a week.  I hate that.  I *think* though I'm caught up and things are almost back to normal....whatever that is.   I love this new hexagon stamp set and punch.  This card was inspired by this one on Split Coast.  I know that some of you might struggle with masculine cards, don't worry I do too.  But the things that I've learned with cards for men is to keep it simple.  Clean, sharp lines are always popular.  And keep accessories to a minimum.  There's nothing Dan hates more than a card covered in glitter and ribbon :) 

For this card I started with the washi tape, we have some wonderful new selections of washi tape in the new catalog!  Keeping with the colors of the washi tape I tried to find similar patterns in the stamp set.  With the washi tape and the coordinating punch this card can be put together quickly. 

Thanks for looking, see you soon!!!!!

Swap For You

Last week was our demonstrator meeting.  I sadly missed the meeting, we were on a family vacation to Disney World last week :)  Don't worry you'll see LOTS of MDS pages soon :)  But since I was missing the meeting I really didn't want to miss the swap.  The theme was New Catalog.  That means anything new!  Colors, stamps, accessories!  I used the new set Label Love and the new DSP's Soho Subway and This and That.  They're both vintagy and go so well together.  I love the label on the large circle, I love it even more that it off center. 

The inspiration for this card came from Kimberly's blog.  I am loving her style of stamping so much!!!  I just want to CASE all her cards!!!  I hope to share the rest of the swaps sometime this week.  We're still adjusting to being back and catching up on sleep :) 

Thanks for looking, see you soon!!!!

Oh My Goodness!

Megan is my trouble child.  You can't leave her alone, not even for a minute.  She's a master at getting into trouble.  Most recently she decided to dump an entire bottle of baby powder all over the floor.  She was covered in head to toe, there was a nice thick layer all over the carpet.  I had my phone in my hand and took a quick picture, right where she was standing.  The mickey ears behind her are just a coincidence from a Minnie Mouse bag on the table.  This page is fun and simple, though I'm not loving the medallions, I may go in and change it :)  That's it today!  Have a great day!!!! 

 

Thanks for looking, see you soon!!!!!

More Punches!

Can you believe it, two punched creations in a row!  Who would have thought!?!!!  After I made the Mickey and Minnie card from yesterday I really wanted to make another punched card.  I needed a baby shower card so again I turned to splitcoast and searched for punched baby shower, this sweet gem from Ellen's blog showed up.  Ellen truly is the QUEEN of punch art.  Just go to her blog, you won't be disappointed.  I used lots of new DSP on this blog and tried to keep the mom to be in mind while dressing her :)  Plus I really love this DSP.

Punch art is soooo much fun, I just love it.  Who would ever think that with just a few circles and ovals you could have this!?!  Ellen describes the punches used and where on her blog so I won't go into that.  I will say though, that when you do punch art, the thing that can make or break your punch art is the sponging.  I know that sounds silly, but sponging can add so much depth and texture.  Every piece on here is sponged lightly and some not so lightly in Crumb Cake.  I sponged a little darker where I knew there would be shadows.

Thanks for looking, see you soon!!!!