Merry Christmas Flourish

Hi there!  Sorry for the month-long break...but sometimes life just gets crazy.  I'm sure you can all relate. :)

Today I sat down and created a card just for fun.  And it was so enjoyable!  I really need to do this more often.

I started out by white embossing the Bold Flourish image onto some white cardstock.  And I eventually ended up with this card:

I really didn't intend on making a Christmas card, but the flourish with dots reminded me of blustery snow and so I just went with it.  That's the great part about creating just for fun...you can take a card in any direction you please. 

Thanks for stopping by!

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Winners of Handmade Holidays

The randomly selected winners of Latrice's Handmade Holidays class are...

Tanya

and

CinnamonSally!

Congrats, ladies!  I have sent each of you an email.  Latrice will be in touch to get you all set up for class.


Have a great day!


 

Handmade Holidays + Giveaway!

Hi there!  Today I wanted to share a little bit about a new class that my sweet friend, Latrice, has asked me to be a part of later this month.

Handmade Holidays is a class that is all about Doing it Yourself. You will learn how to create projects with varied difficulty from cards to a monogram wreath. We will focus on both Fall and Christmas holiday for our DIY projects. Lots of the items you will have on hand and a few you can find either online or at your local craft store. No worries though the class blog will be available to you for one year.

Registration Dates: October 7-21, 2011

Class Dates: October 24- November 4, 2011

What are we making: We will complete 10 Fall and Christmas themed projects. Here is the full list of projects.

1. Cards using sketches (2)

2. Scrapbooking with sketches (2)

3. Holiday Wreath

4. Yearly ornament

5. Paper pom pom balls

6. Holiday odd and ends banner

7. Framed artwork with stitching

8. Ruffled pillow

Cost: $10 for students who sign up within the above registration dates! Individuals who sign up after the above date will pay $12. Click here to register now!

 

And...Latrice has offered me TWO spots to giveway!  Just leave a comment on this post by Sunday, October 16th at midnight CST for your chance to win!

 

Have a great day!

thanks

Hi!  Just playing around with the Hero Arts/Studio Calico Alphabet Pattern background stamp.

I stamped it with white acrylic paint...love the texture and distressed look it creates!

I like to have thank you cards on hand for teachers and I think this one will be perfect.

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thanks for your kindness

Thanks to a little enabling from some fellow crafters, I broke down and bought the new Autumn Seasonal Distress Inks.  And I'm so glad I did...they are gorgeous! 

Here's a card I created using them along with the Hero Arts Real Leaves and Thanks For Your Kindness stamps.

Thanks for stopping by!

Card Ideas for Paper Crafters

Hi there!  I've been meaning to share this card I got published in the special issue of Paper Crafts magazine called Card Ideas for Paper Crafters.  It is a fabulous issue full of 288 cards that are based off of sketches.

I also made another quick card just to show how I did the scallop border on the card.  Just punch a few circles, fold them in half and adhere them on one side to your card

Very simple.  :)


Thanks for stopping by!


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winner & thank you card

Hi there!

The winner of my giveaway last week is....

Congrats, Kimberley!  Please contact me at kellyras23@hotmail.com with your address so I can get your goodies sent out soon!

This weekend I had a little time to play with some more of the fun techniques from Jennifer's Inspiration Showcase class.  This time I used the traditional resist technique with VersaMark ink and glossy paper.  And I also got to ink up the new Artistic Circles stamp that I've been dying to play with.

Such a simple technique, but I love it!  It's great be reminded of techniques I learned way back when I first started making cards.

Thanks for stopping by!

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