Christmas Cards for Halloween!

The Christmas cards for next weekend are finished! Okay, the cards themselves are finished, but the paper isn't cut yet. I'm working on that tonight. I know it's Haloween weekend and that seems like a strange time to be doing Christmas cards, but that's just how the 4th weekend fell this month. And if I had planned it for this past weekend, I would have had to cancel because they wouldn't have been ready!

Let me know if you want me to save you a seat. There will either be door prizes or table favors, depending on how much time I have this week. And most definitely, there will be fun times with friends! See you this weekend!

September Cards Sneak Peek

 Here is a sneak peek of the cards we're making this weekend.  I am loving that owl!  If you can't make it and want kits, please let me know and I'll get them ready for you as soon as I can.  Kits are stamped and ready to assemble with a picture to show you what the finished card will look like.   Cost is $25.

I hope to see you this weekend!

Some Personal News -- and a Card

Well, I have to tell you some things and then I will post a card or two from last months workshop.  As a lot of you know, I have been in "job limbo" since my position was eliminated last spring.  I sort of randomly filled out some job applications over the summer and had a couple of interviews, but nothing had worked out so I started the school year substitute teaching.  I was fine with that -- was actually enjoying it -- but I didn't feel "settled".  And then, a couple of weeks ago, I found out that someone had gotten a call asking for a reference for me.  Since I'm no dummy, I had listed people who would say awesome things about me -- without being paid -- and the result was a job offer at USI!

On September 26, I will be starting as a full time Administrative Assistant in the Travel Services department at USI!   I'm equally excited and frightened -- excited for the job and frightened that I won't be able to keep up with everything in the rest of my life!  I will be using my accounting background (that most people don't know I have) and I wilt l be back on the campus I love.  So life at my house is about to get even crazier!

That's enough of that -- now I'll show you a card . . .

Sunflower Card

This card is super-simple, but one of my favorites.  I used the Daisies Flower #2 and Daffodil Delight cardstock and layered 2 of the largest ones for the big sunflower and 2 of the medium ones for the smaller sunflower.  The center circles are punched using the 1 3/4" Circle punch and the 1-3/8 Circle punch embossed with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions folder.  The leaves and sentiment are stamped in Old Olive ink.

I'm going to try to get back to posting a card every couple of days, so give me some feedback to let me know you're looking!  Have a great Saturday!

July Cards

My cards for tonight are all ready -- and I still have a few hours to go! I'm really pleased with how they turned out. The get well card is something I CASEd from someone on SplitcoastStampers.com a couple of years ago. I have gotten so many comments on the sample that I decided to change the colors and do it again! I should have a few kits ready by next week if anyone wants one. Have a great weekend!

June Cards

Although I'm usually all over the map, I tried to keep with a summer theme this month. Of course there has to be one card for July 4th, just because. And flip-flops -- well who doesn't love flip-flops in the summer? The "hello" card is a sneak peak from the new catalog, which I will have available for purchase. (I'll order more if I run out!)

Overall, I am very happy with the way these cards turned out and I hope you are, too! Hope to see you this weekend and if not, I will have some kits available.

Cards from May Workshop

I owe a huge apology to one of my dear stamping friends! I told her the pictures of the cards were on my blog so she could assemble her kits. I didn't MEAN to lie to her, but they weren't here. So Cyndi, here is a picture for you. Please forgive me and thanks for keeping me on my toes!

Card Organizer Class June 11

This month I'm adding a card organizer class to calendar. The organizer is spiral-bound using the Bind-it-All binding system and contains 12 pocket pages for holding cards. Each page has a calendar to record birthdays, anniversaries and any other important date you need to remember to send a card for! There will be a variety of color choices.

The class will be June 11 at 12:30 at Noble Roman's on Washington Avenue. We're starting a little earlier than usual because someone else needs the room that evening. Cost is $15.

I do recommend that you bring liquid adhesive for this project, as we will be adhering cardstock to chipboard.

Let me know if you have any questions!

February Cards

I feel like I'm running further behind than usual this month, but here is a picture of the cards we're making this weekend at Noble Roman's. I wish I could say I came up with all of them, but that would be a downright lie! A couple are based on cards I've seen online, one is based on a sample in the Occasions Mini catalog and one is a shameless copy of a card a dear friend made at her workshop last week! (Thanks, Jeannie!)

There are additional sentiments for some of the cards so you can adapt them to whatever you need this month. For the baby card, you can make one of each or both the same color. Hope to see you all there this weekend! Thanks for looking.

January Cards

I'm ba-a-a-ck! The holidays and snow days are behind us (well, at least the holidays . . . ) and it's time to restock your card supply for the new year. Here's a picture of what we will be making at my monthly workshop in January at Noble Roman's on Washington Avenue. There is only one that made an "official" Valentine's Day card, but a couple of others could be adapted. I wanted to be flexible so everyone could get what they needed. Let me know -- I still have some spots left -- and come make some cards this weekend!