September Stamp Camp 2016

Happy Saturday, everyone!  Today I had my first stamp camp since my daughter was born, and it went really well.  She napped through most of it - yay!  And both the kids are napping now, so I have time to show you the cards we made! 

Here's the first card we made.  It features the retired Stampin' Up set That Thing You Did, and the retired Bohemian Designer Series Paper (DSP). The card stock colors are Blackberry Bliss and Lost Lagoon.  I love that you can turn this stamp that was intended to be cheeky (the other half reads "but not in a creepy way") into a thoughtful/sympathy card.

This card features one of the hostess stamp sets available this year.  You can earn it by hosting a qualifying party or making a purchase of over $200, I believe.  It's called Pun Intended.  I love these little lights and that fact that the wires read "love".  We used Lost Lagoon and Hello Honey for our colors today, with the coordinating washi tape.

Pineapples are super trendy right now so I made sure to include a couple of them in our card making session today!  This card features all new products: Pop of Paradise stamp set, and the coordinating washi tape, bakers twine, and DSP.  Just a bright fun pop of color!  Ink used was the retired Baked Brown Sugar and Melon Mambo.

This was our slightly more fallish/Christmas themed card.  Seriously, so much washi tape today!  It's so quick and easy, which I like with having two little ones around!  It features the Vintage Leaves stamp set, and some retired washi tape and acorn embellishment.  We embossed the leaves with Whisper White craft ink and gold embossing powder.

And, one more pineapple card for the day, this time making use of sponge daubers to paint our ink on for some more dimension.  We used Old Olive, Bermuda Bay, and Melon Mambo for color.  Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend - thanks for stopping by! <3 JEM

June Stamp Camp

Happy July, everyone!  We had an early surprise with our new little one being born two weeks early, just over a day after my last stamp camp!  She was patient with me, but not patient enough to let me get my hair cut before making her appearance.  Oh well!

These are the cards we made at my June stamp camps this year.  This first card features the ever so trendy fruit of the moment, pineapple.  You can purchase this stamp from the new 2016-2017 Stampin' Up annual catalogue.  To get this slightly worn look, I used a Stampin' Write marker for the leaves(?) and didn't totally saturate the rest with the ink pad.  The Designer Series Paper is from a retired stack that I just thought happened to look like watermelon seeds and just go with the theme.

This next card was a gate fold card I saw on Pinterest by one of the Stampin' Up Artisan Design Team members.  I thought it would be something fun and different to try.  It features the Balloon Celebration stamp set that so cleverly helps you build a dandelion in seed!

This card also features the Balloon Celebration stamp set, using, obviously, the balloons.  A few of the girls at one of the parties loved antiquing the sentiment so much that they also antiqued around the outside of the card front - it looked lovely!

This is the baby card of the bunch.  It features stamps from the Made With Love stamp set.  The idea I saw on Pinterest actually made this a shaker card, but I kept it simple and just punched out the front panel to have the cute little cat on the inside of the card.

And finally, another slightly trendy thing right now is the use of mason jars on this card.  Stampin' Up has a new set that has many different sizes of mason jars and matching framelits to cut them all out for you - but I'm on a budget, so I pulled out my old set from a few years back and made do.  I also used some retired washi tape and Designer Series Paper to round things out.  Nothing like a stamp camp to bust out some of your stash!

Hope you enjoyed these cards and had a wonderful Canada Day!  We just laid low around the house - hopefully we can make it out next year... :) JEM

Birthday Stamp Camp!

Hey, everybody!  Here are the cards we made at today's stamp camp - all birthdays today!  This first card is a good one for a kid.  It makes use of the stamp set Thankful Forest Friends, and the sentiment is from the Balloon Celebration set in the 2016 Stampin' Up Occasions catalogue.  Balloon Celebration is such a versatile set - I'm so happy I picked it up.

This next card makes use of the Balloon Celebration stamp set as well.  It coordinates with a matching punch for the balloons, which makes it so easy! 

The next card is another child's card - perhaps a little younger than the first one!  I did use some retired product for this card, but you can easily substitute the Designer Series Paper and embellishments for anything new!  The flower is from the Floral Framelits dies, and I used the Owl Punch, as well as the Top Note Bigz die in this card.

This next card was our masculine card for the day.  Everyone always seems to have trouble with ideas for the man-cards :) I made use of the retired Pinwheel Die, and used the Paper Piercing Pack for the circles behind the banners.  You can pierce as many or as few circles as you like!

This final card was something new for Stamp Camp - we did a shaker card!  This features the Party Pants stamp set that was part of Sale-A-Bration this year.  Super cute and flexible!

Oh, and here's a bonus card that we didn't make today.  It's one I made for my brother-in-law's birthday this year.  Also features the Balloon Celebration set, and the sentiment is from the Butterfly Basics stamp set.  Hope you enjoyed! <3 JEM

Baby Card Party!

Hey everyone! Just wanted to share some cards I made with a bunch of doulas a few weeks ago - most of whom had never made cards - and we had so much fun and they turned out so well that they want to do it again!  I enjoyed this class so much I've decided to offer it again to all my stamping friends - on Saturday March 5th @ 10am, as well as Thursday March 31st @ 7pm.  Let me know if you'd like to come!

This first card uses the little bunny from the new Stampin' Up set Made With Love.  It's photopolymer, so it's great for placing it exactly where you want it, and is so easy to color.

This next card makes use of a few different stamp sets that work together so well.  A little bit of fussy cutting involved with the whale, but worth it!

For this next card, I picked some striped designer series paper (DSP), and then stamped the onesie on it for a super easy striped look.  Again, loving the photopolymer stamps so you can line things up just the way you want them!

This card was my second dive into watercoloring, and I must say that I'm pretty happy with how it turned out!  All the coloring done on this card was using my Stampin' Up Aqua Painters - which make it sooo easy.  The addition of the little pearls just makes me feel bubbly :)

This last card was so fun to make!  I used the Owl Punch from Stampin' Up for the little dresses and hearts, and then used ribbon to make the ruffles.  The perfect little girly card!  I've also seen ideas on Pinterest using the Owl Punch to make little overalls for a boy themed card.  Super cute!

Anyway, I hope you like these cards - and please let me know if you'd like to join me and make some!  Talk to you soon! <3 JEM

January Stamp Camp

Good afternoon, everyone!  Hope you're having a wonderful Monday!  I'm very grateful today because our street got plowed so we can finally make it into our driveway again without bottoming out the car..  Just sharing the 5 cards we made at Stamp Camp this weekend! And apparently the only way I can write things is if it's a picture caption today, so sorry if this is a bit small and hard to read.  This first card is intended to be a masculine Valentine's card - I know a lot of people struggle with making man cards, but I was inspired by Pootles for this one!

Here's an easy birthday card from the Sale-A-Bration freebie Hello.  Every time I look at it I get Adele's song stuck in my head, but at least it's a gooder!  I love how flexible this set is, with different choices for gender or friends.

This card was inspired by one I saw on Pinterest, however, the inspiration used the new heart stamp set/die from the Occasions Catalogue, which I do not have, so I improvised with an older Stampin' Up set I purchased second hand.  We painted on the stamp with sponge daubers to create the two tone effect.

This is one of my first attempts at using the aqua painters from Stampin' Up.  When I finished it at 11pm the night before class I wanted to cry - I thought it was awful!  But my hubby convinced me to go to bed, and it looked much better in the morning - and I think was actually one of the favorites from the party.  Go figure!  This uses another freebie stamp set from Sale-A-Bration, and I just love all the prettiness. 

This last card features the Balloon Celebration bundle from the new Occasions Catalogue.  The background was created with different stamps in the set as well.  I LOVE this set - it is extremely versatile.  I especially love that the stamps are photopolymer so that you can see exactly what you're doing with the multiple layers.  Well, that's all for today, friends.  Hope you have a great rest of your day! <3 JEM

October Stamp Camp

Good evening, everyone!  Hope you're having a lovely October so far.  Tonight I'm sharing the cards that are being made during this month's stamp camps.  I still have space in one upcoming camp on Saturday, October 17th at 10am if you'd like to join in the fun - just let me know if you can make it :)

 This first card uses a stamp set from last year's holiday catalogue and I finally had the chance to haul it out and use it!  It's called Fall Fest, I believe, and I used Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Baked Brown Sugar, and Tangerine Tango ink pads.  The sentiment is from the Cycle Celebration Stamp Set.  A perfect fall birthday card, CASEd (Copy And Share Everything!) from Vicky Hayes.

 This card could work as a sweet thought for someone, and also as a sympathy card.  It features the stamp set Kinda Eclectic.  I stamped it in Whisper White craft ink, Lost Lagoon, and Baked Brown Sugar.  The sentiment is not a Stampin' Up! product.  I can't find the card I CASEd it from, sorry!

 We have one Christmas card in this month's set just as a bit of a teaser.  I want to hold a few camps in November featuring only Christmas cards, but I thought I'd sneak one in for October.  This features the stamp set Winter Wishes, from this year's holiday catalogue, as well as the Hardwood background stamp.  Colors used are Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Old Olive, Sahara Sand, and the Memento Black Ink pad.  CASEd from Lisa Curcio.

 I finally received my Brick Wall embossing folder in the mail, so I was excited to use it in a card!  This also features parts of the Butterfly Basics stamp set and coordinating thinlits dies.  Wisteria Wonder and Sahara Sand were the colors featured here.  CASEd from Mary Brown.

This last card features some lovely paper I received from my husband for our first anniversary.  We follow the traditional anniversary gifts, and paper is the first year.  The stamp set featured is Another Thank You in Hello Honey. CASEd from Raquelle Clifton  Hope you enjoyed!  <3 JEM

Stamp Camp Fun!

I know, you're going to think that all I do is go to stamp camps, right?!  Actually, I do other things as well.. Today I attended a friend's baby shower and got to meet her sweet little daughter.  Aww, little babies!  Unfortunately, because I was attending that shower, I am missing my niece's birthday party.  Major sad face.  You just can't do it all.  Anyway, these cards are from a camp I attended at the beginning of September with my former Stampin' Up! demonstrator, who I would now call my upline, I suppose.  I love all these cards :) 

 

I'm keeping this next card.  I love everything about it.  The paper, the stamp set, the wooden embellishments.  Just gaga.

I'm keeping this card, too.  I love the new window framelits from Stampin' Up! but I'm not sure how much I would personally use them.  Unlike Pokemon, you just can't have it all.  We colored the wooden leaf with a bit of ink to give it an antiqued look.

Hope you enjoyed!  Have a great Sunday evening!  <3 JEM

My First Stamp Camp!

This morning I held my very first stamp camp!  I was excited but a bit nervous beforehand, but it went very well.  I had four lovely ladies attend, we made 5 cards, drank tea and had some snacks.  A great way to spend a Saturday morning, if you ask me :)

This card made good use of the ombre effect.  The stamps are from the Sweet Stack stamp set from Stampin' Up!.  The colors used were Real Red, Strawberry Slush, Calypso Coral, and Crisp Cantaloupe.  I believe this was CASEd (Create And Share Everything) from the Stampin' Up! website. 

This card is simple and pretty with earthy fall colors.  It uses the For All Things stamp set, some washi tape, a gold button, and some linen thread.  The trick with the background stamp is to stamp off before stamping on your card for a faded look.  We lined up the sentiment with the Stamp-a-ma-jig.  The colors used were Crumb Cake, Blackberry Bliss, and Hello Honey.  CASEd from Debbie Lever.

This thank you card makes use of the stamp set Another Thank You.  The other colors are Bermuda Bay and Summer Starfruit.  I used the retired labels framelits and some retired designer series paper as well.  We raised the label framelits with dimensionals to make it pop.  CASEd from Beth.

Another beautiful warm birthday card.  Hello Honey ribbon is so yummy!  I used the retired stamp set Birthday Whimsy and the retired Moonlight Series designer paper.  The larger flowers are stamped with Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey, and Sahara Sand, and then punched out with a punch whose name is escaping me at the moment.  The little flowers are from the itty bitty punch pack, I believe, and then we added pearls to pretty it up.  Adding a bit of 'lace' is one of the Finishing Touches edgelits.  CASEd from ZoKris.

And finally, a funny birthday card for those with a good sense of humor.  Colors used are Calypso Coral, Island Indigo, and Summer Starfruit.  The card base is Calypso Coral and Island Indigo card stock, as well.  The ladies were a bit unsure about my funky inherited heat gun, so I helped them out with the embossing of the sentiment, which is taken from the set, That Thing You Did.  We punched out a star with the itty bitty punch pack (I think - don't quote me), and added some sequins.  One thing I would recommend when using the sponge daubers for this is to extend the yellow over the star so that the blue punched out star really shows up.  CASEd from Kindra Delaney - shared at Stampin' Pretty.

Hope you liked all the cards!  If you are interested in an upcoming camp, please let me know - they are so fun and easy as I walk you through all the steps.  Have a great weekend! <3 JEM