Cosmos & Cards Part II

I have some more pictures to share from the event. We had a Grand Prize drawing that night and invited the ladies to come dressed as your favorite "Sex in the City" character. Best dressed gets a prize! I could just kick myself for not getting pictures of my outfit. It was wicked fun to dress up for this event and we enjoyed seeing the ladies all dolled up.

This pictures shows one of the tables with ladies donning rhinestones, feathers and flowers in their hair!

"Kitty In The City" - Crash had to get in on the action.

Some pictures of the nibbles we had.

Jennifer was a most fabulous bartender....the cosmos RAWKED!!

These are the other creative cards we made at the event! Don't you love them! Jenn did a great job on these.

Cosmos & Cards!!

Just a quick post to share some pictures from one of our very fun and successful parties we held last week through our Meetup group. Jennifer and I taught the ladies how to make cards and a paper purse that holds three 3 x 3 gift cards and envelopes. If you are in the area and would like to attend one of our events, join our Meetup group and you will be notified each time we add an event to the calendar.

"Off The Hook Cards" Meetup Group

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I am addicted to purses and tend to make them out of anything I can get my hands on. Wood, jeans, boots, shoes, shower caps, old Crown Royal flannel bags and PAPER!! Take a look at these babies! All Stampin' Up! supplies in colors Melon Mambo and Perfect Plum with Stampin' Up!'s exclusive Top Note die embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper folder for the top flap of the purse. Leave me a quick comment and I'll send you the template.

LOVEBIRDS

One of the many groups I participate in is an ATC group. ATC stands for Artist Trading Card. As their name indicates, ATC are collectibles, a brilliant idea born of the older sports-themed trading cards. The one rule that makes an ATC derives from their origins: the dimensions of the ATC must be 2.5"x3.5", or 64x89mm.

First, an ATC must not be sold, only exchanged, as the whole essence of these tiny works of art is about artists meeting (by correspondence or online if need be) and exchanging their works, thus meeting many artists and being exposed to several personal styles. Second, on the back of each ATC the artist writes part or all of the following information: name, contact information, title of the ATC and number (1/8, 2/8...) if it's part of an edition. By definition ATCs are made in limited numbers, often no more than one of a kind. Unique ATCs are called originals; sets of identical ATCs are called editions and are numbered; sets of ATCs that are based on one theme but that are different are called series. Don't be intimidated by the concept of small editions or originals: very few people are anal about this. What most collectors really want are cards that were made with care. Some ATC swaps have themes and some are just "anything goes".

I was quite hesitant to join because I tend to work on a larger scale. Often my cards end up being over sized for even a 6 x 6 envelope and I have to make special sized envelopes. I like challenges, so I joined AND I am so glad I did! I managed to keep one of my cards and thought I would share it with you. I was drawn to Jolee's Boutique Parcel Vintage Bird Cage 3-D stickers at one of the gathering with friends at a local scrapbook store. I purchased them and they sat around waiting for the vision to come. About a week later I knew what I wanted to do with the bird cages. I incorporated one of my favorite pictures from our wedding album in Hawaii, added music notes to resemble the lovely songs that birds sing and the title "Lovebirds" was born. Lovebirds are fierce and loyal and do not switch affection or loyalties easily, much like the mutual love and respect Mike and I have as a couple for each other. My set of 12 cards were in two different colors as seen by the pictures. What do you think about my first ATC card?? What would you change to improve it??

Have a lovely day!

Kindness and a Card

First I want to thank all of my blogging friends for taking the time to leave a kind comment regarding the loss of our little Zenia. I still catch myself calling out to her at bedtime and in the morning when I would normally roll over and kiss her little head because she would always sleep right next to my head or on my chest. It's still a rude awakening when I realize she isn't there. It helps to know there are others who understand the loss of a beloved furry baby. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

I have been staying extremely busy to keep my mind off of it. I have some cards to share and a baby brag book. For now I only have time to load the card. One of my favorite stamp sets for boys or men is the Alien set by Stampin' Up! called GREETINGS EARTHLING (#113810) I love using the birthday set CRAZY FOR CUPCAKES (#111618) and cutting out the little cupcakes as embellishments. I do that a lot with that stamp set. Fun, fun, fun!! I hope these sets make it to the new catalog that debuts July 1st!

Have a blessed day!

Goodbye My Sweet Angel

Totally Tea Party

Popping in for a moment to share the last package I am sending off to my Stampin' Pal for this quarter.

I absolutely LOVE the Tea Party Designer Series Paper (Item 113992) by Stampin' Up.

All Supplies are Stampin' Up!

Matchbox Bigz XL die for the box embossed with Clear Embossing Power and the Delicate Dots (Item 115662) Jumbo wheel. Covered each Hershey's Nugget with a strip of coordinating paper from the Tea Party set. Flower is cut out from the Tea Party Designer Paper and layered with pop-dots.

For the card, I used the Texturz Plates to emboss the Bashful Blue cardstock. Layered the labels (Barely Banana and Pretty In Pink cardstock) that are included on the Matchbox die then topped it with a butterfly created from Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die in the Mini Occasion catalog. Free hand cut the decorative strip of Tea Party Designer paper and added a *FUN* ribbon treatment!

It's ready to be shipped off. Super cute and really fast to put together.

I hope this inspires you to go create and try something different!

Happy stamping!

Happiness Purse and Card

I stumbled across some totally unexpected news while trying to catch up on emails last week. Remember Sherrill Graff of latenitestampinwithsherill hired me to make samples for her and I sent her a box of goodies last year? Well, I had some extra cards I made for a Demonstrator Only swap and I mailed the extras to her to have as samples to share with her customers. Unbeknown to me she was holding a Convention Sample Making Contest and added my cards to the entries. With OVER 300 entries, she called on 80 ladies to help her chose the winners and I was one of 8 they chose!! The other 7 ladies are so talented and I am very pleased to be considered a winner along side of them. Needless to say when I was scrolling through and reading emails and saw my name I was quite puzzled. Once I read the entire email, I was thrilled at the awesome news!! Thank you so much for allowing me this wonderful opportunity again!

I'm sharing a set I sent to her last year. It was really hard to part with this set. I so love the colors and you know me and my purse addiction. ;o) Click on each picture for a close up view and the detail of the embossing, etc.







This exclusive Stampin' Up! Sizzlit set is very loved in my craft room. Did you see how I used him in 2008 for Frosty?? Link here > *LINK*

All Stampin' Up! supplies!!
Birds & Blooms Sizzlit die for the layered flowers
Little Leaves Sizzlit die for leaves
Backgrounds I texturz plates for the card
Baroque Motifs with iridescent embossing powder on purse
Purse Template is my design
Heard From The Heart (item 111644) stamp set
Stampin' Write Markers for veins in leaves
Mat Pack for shaping the flowers
Dimensionals (pop-dots) for layering flowers

Have a Happy Day!!

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