Birthday Card Class-Register Now!

Here's the next class I'm offering:

Make hand-stamped birthday cards for those special people in your life. Come use brand new In-Colors, the All in the Family stamp set, the Starring You stamp set, ribbon, twill, assorted punches including the star punch and slit punch, and more to create custom birthday cards.
You will learn watercoloring techniques in this class.

The class runs from 9-12,
choose either Saturday, 20 September,
or Saturday 27 September.

Register and prepay by Saturday, September 5th so I have time to order and prepare the materials.

Option A for $40 includes:
6 custom birthday cards
1 Forget-Me-Not card organizer box
1 roll of Sticky Strip adhesive to keep
postage for 6 cards

Option B for $40 includes:
12 custom birthday cards
1 roll of Sticky Strip adhesive to keep
postage for 12 cards

Option C for $55 includes:
12 custom birthday cards
1 Forget-Me-Not card organizer box
1 roll of Sticky Strip adhesive to keep
postage for 12 cards

You may pay through PayPal or mail me a check.
Checks payable to: Judith Bassem
107 Sachem St. Apt. 3
Norwich, CT 06360

When you register, please tell me which option you choose, and the number of cards you need for the following: ___ boys, ___ girls, ___ men, and ___women.
(Or let me know if you'd like me to just prepare a sampling of younger/ older masculine/feminine cards.)

Recipe Card Class

Here are some recipe cards that I will teach you how to make at my next class on September 13th/ September 16th. Several people signed up at a workshop, and I kept on meaning to post the class to my blog so the rest of you could have the chance to sign up. I've had company at my house, and have been blogging less, so I didn't post it, and now the time has come for me to order the materials for the class.

If you are interested in taking the class in October or November please let me know. If there's enough interest I'll run the class again.



I used Naturals Ivory, Old Olive, and Really Rust in this collection of recipe cards, but you may choose the colors you like so that they coordinate with your kitchen.

CLASS INFORMATION:
Make recipe cards to fit a recipe box you already have.
If you are making 3 x 5 cards, choose two colors of card stock:
_____________ + _____________
If you are making 4 x 6 cards, choose three colors of card stock:
_____________ + _____________ + _____________
You will receive a roll of sticky strip to keep. I will prep the cards for you. Class is 2-3 hours long on a Saturday morning or on a Tuesday evening at my house.
Cost: $27.50 Pre-pay so that I can order and prepare the materials for you.
Email me or call me with your questions.

Some friends of mine are using these as a wedding gift.

6 x 6 Birthday Scrapbook Page

Here's a small scrapbook page I made with my All in the Family stamp set.
It's so cute and lets you make little people to match the loved ones in your life.
This is my friend's son; it's his first birthday.

Stamp Sets: All in the Family and Define Your Life
Card Stock: Ruby Red, Summer Sun, and Green Galore.
Ink: Basic Black, Bashful Blue, Garden Green, Pacific Point, and VersaMark, it's a clear ink that makes a watermark on card stock of any color.
(There's a little Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon in there too.)
I used the circle punches to cut out the green circles for his name.

I used VersaMark to stamp his name as well as to heat-emboss Happy Birthday.
VersaMark + Embossing Powder + Heat Tool = a pretty neat effect!

Here's a close-up of the watercoloring (maybe too close up!): I used watercolor paper, ink pads, and blender pens to make this mini-painting.

Bulletin Board

Here's a graduation gift I made for my sister!

If you couldn't already tell, she LOVES sunflowers!!

Her middle name is Joy, so that little stamp was perfect!
If you look carefully, you will see a lot of heat embossing on this project.

I even heat embossed on the ribbon with craft ink. This was actually just a picture frame, I removed the glass, and then inserted a thin sheet of cork. It's not too deep, so the tacks won't go in very far. Next time, I think I'll use a real bulletin board, but I really liked the framed look of this one.