30 November 2008

Card Class

Come make a set of beautiful hand-stamped cards to send this holiday season, or to give as a thoughtful gift.

You'll use a wide assortment of punches, taffeta ribbon, and learn how to heat emboss.
Please register and pre-pay by Friday, November 28th, date extended to Tuesday, December 2nd.

Cost: $20 for 8 cards, $30 for 14 cards, or $40 for 20 cards, includes envelopes and adhesive. Please give yourself 2 hours for every 10 cards.

Quick Projects: 20 tags for $5, or set of four 3x3 mini cards for $5.

Come to my place between 10:00 and 2:00 on Saturday, December 13th. Enjoy some festive refreshments. Bring a friend and stamp together!

If you want to pay by check, then give me a call, and I'll give you my address if you don't already have it.

When you register, just send me a note saying which options you would like for your class.


Contact me to register today: bassemjudith@gmail.com

If you want to pay online with PayPal, choose your class and click on the following links:
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Quick Project



28 November 2008

Elegant Brocade Border

Here's a card with an elegant brocade border;
think of the edging on a fancy fur blanket used on sleigh rides.


Stamps: Sincere Salutations, Baroque Border Wheel
CS: Old Olive
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White Craft Ink
Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Kiwi Kiss/ Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon*, Large Oval Punch, and dimensionals.
*If you don't know by now, I really like satin ribbon, and the color green, in nearly any shade.

Simple Delights

I ordered a retired set that was quite elegant, Simple Delights,
and here's what I designed:


CS: Naturals Ivory
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Basic Black
Accessories: Kiwi Kiss/ Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon

CS: Naturals Ivory
Ink: Really Rust Classic Ink, Chocolate Chip Craft Ink
Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder


CS: Really Rust
Ink: Really Rust Classic Ink, Chocolate Chip Craft Ink
Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon

CS: Chocolate Chip, Naturals Vanilla, Carte Postale DSP*
Ink: Chocolate Chip Craft Ink
Accessories: Chocolate Chip 5/8 inch grosgrain ribbon, 1'' and 1-1/4'' circle punches, dimensionals

*retired, sorry

24 November 2008

Thanksgiving Card

It's nearly Thanksgiving, so around here, we're checking off the things on our annual to-do list.
I hope you and yours have a sweet and memorable holiday with the ones you love.

Here's a pumpkin card made from the oval punch.
I actually made this card way back in September, but I'm finally sharing it with you now.
I was playing with the punches to see what I could come up with: voila!

I've gotten a lot of mileage out of this stamp set: Baroque Motifs.
I inked up a section of the large swirl stamp with Chocolate Chip ink and stamped it where I wanted the stem of the pumpkin to be. Then I used the blender pens to paint in the rest of the pumpkin stem. The swirls in the background are like the tendrils of the pumpkin vine, coursing through the pumpkin patch.

CS: Old Olive, Naturals Ivory, Tangerine Tango, So Saffron
Stamps: Baroque Motifs (109403 $25.95)
Ink: Old Olive and Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Blender Pens, Corner Rounder Punch, Oval Punch, 5/8'' Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, and Stampin' Dimensionals.