Two-Tone Stamping

Mother - Daughter Card Class

Some of you have expressed at sometime in the past the desire to do a creative activity with your daughters.  Well, I have found a project that I think will be a great opportunity to work with you together and make some adorable cards.  (You’ve probably seen my fb posts)…

I am hosting a mother/daughter craft night on Friday October 5^th from 7-8:30 p.m. here in my home. 

There are two options –

Option 1 – The Whole Pie

Workshop on the Go Cardmaking Kit –

·       Avonlea Stamp Set

·       2 B&T Duo papers

·       4 Cardstock sheets

·       15 Colonial White Cards

·       15 Envelopes

·       1pk Slate Epoxy Bubbles (108 pieces)

·       5 Yards Organdy Ribbon

·       1 Instructional Brochure

****Cost with tax+shipping is $34.28

******Will go home with a little extra paper, the stamp set, extra ribbon and extra epoxy bubbles and the instructional brochure

 

Option 2 – A Nice Slice

          Avonlea Paper Pack

·       6 B&T Duo papers

·       6 Cardstock sheets

·       15 Colonial White Cards

·       15 Envelopes

****Cost with tax+shipping is $15.91 + $2.00 for bubbles/ribbon = $17.91

******Will go home with lots of extra paper

 

Let me know if you’d like The Whole Pie ($34.28) or A Nice Slice ($17.91)

Let me know if you’d like me to cut your paper for you - $2.00

 

Please RSVP by Friday September 28^th so that I can order the appropriate amount of material. 

IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO MAKE IT ON FRIDAY BUT STILL WANT TO DO THE PROJECT, LET ME KNOW AND I CAN  SEND/DELIVER THE PROJECT TO YOU WITH INSTRUCTIONS.

 

I LOVE Pumpkins!

Ok, so I know this summer I admitted I was a hostaholic, but what I failed to mention,

was that I am also a pumpkinholic... I LOVE PUMPKINS!

 

Here is a simple paperback pumpkin I made.

Super cheap & super easy!

I asked my husband to make me a pumpkin template and he did!  You only need 1/2 the pumpkin shape because the pages fan out, thus making an entire pumpkin.  I put the template into the book like I would a bookmark and then cut around it.  I cut multiple pages as one time. When the entire book was cut, I broke up the spine and glues the front and back cover together. When this dried, I took my Autumn Terracotta CTMH ink and inked every page. I had my son, who loves sticks, to bring me some sticks from the woods near our house. I found one that fit well and put it through the middle of the pumpkin and finished with some ribbon.

Oh, how I love how this looks on my bookcase!

 

Here are some other pictures of pumpkin decor...

These were both put together by Camille N. for table centerpieces.

I just adore how pumpkins look on an autumn table.

 

Enjoy Fall!



 

 



Halloween Is Coming

I don't know why I decorate for Halloween so much. I don't like being scared or seeing scary things, but I am SO attracted to the color orange and all the different shapes of pumpkins and gourdes. So, when my friend said I could come over and use her Artiste Cricut cartridge I JUMPED all over that!

The new Autumn/Winter catalog from Close to my Heart has a great deal on this cartridge and some fun things that can be made... Here is what my friends and I did yesterday.

These are small caskets that can be filled with candy or other trinkets... I stamped the top of the casket while it was flat and then I assembles and added embellishments.

 

You can see the start of this Display Tray in an earlier post, but here is the jazzed up version. I used one of the small caskets - in the upper right, is the top of the casket and in the middle is the bottom of the casket (I put a skeleton inside). I also added the word spooky after I used black ink to age/texture the cardstock.

 

 

I accidentally made a large casket, but it turned out to be super neat, so I made a large skeleton to go inside.

 

 



So, I just want to thank Emily for letting me have access to your amazing cricut machine and Liz for helping fold all the caskets.

 

What's the Hype? Swipe Hype!

What a fun new way to use all the great stamps you already own... If you are interested in having an in person demonstration of this fun new technique, get me a shout!






 

Countdown To Christmas

This weekend I made these countdown to Christmas blocks.  It was easy and fun.  I took some ideas from the CTMH Christmas card class I am teaching and some I designed myself. The blocks are only $3.95 each, so this project comes in somewhere under $12.00 dollars (including tax, shipping and paper). I will be teaching a class in early November on how to make these, so I will soon be making a more step by step posting... 

Here are a few quick hints..
* make all block faces before attaching any...
* cube 1 (0,1,2,3,4,5)
* cube 2 (0,1,2,6,7,8)

Here are more pictures...

Amazing Deal!

This really is an amazing deal. Contact me if you are interested in owning this double stamp set for JUST $5.00! 

Avonlea Cardmaking Kit

Close to my Heart has a several new cardmaking kits.

I loved this Avonlea paper so much that I just could NOT wait to make these cute cards.

 

This kit comes with

• 1 Avonlea Stamp Set (size C)
• 2 B & T duo papers
• 4 Sheets of cardstock
• 15 Cards in Colonial White
• 15 Envelopes
• 1 Package of Slate Epoxy Bubbles (108 pieces)
• 5 Yards Gray Organdy ribbon
• 1 Instruction Brochure

In about 3 hours (which includes all cutting, stamping & assembling) you can make 15 amazingly cute cards! That's 5 each of the 3 designs.

 

Card A

 

Card B

 

Card C

 

 

So if you'd like to make these cards with me, or even if you just want to order the kit and make these cute cards yourself -

COME SHOP WITH ME!

 

 

 

 

Home Decor

Close to my Heart has added some new home decor items...
I am in LOVE with the Display Tray!
This wooden display tray has 12 openings (3x4), already attached hangers and a black finish.

  

I simply took paper and cardstock from the Moonlight paper packet and cut them into 3x4" pieces.  I stamped some and left others plain. 
 

 

I am excited to change my home decor so easily and inexpensively for each holiday season.

 

If it has been a while since you've shopped at CTMH, prices on paper packs has DROPPED!

Paper packets are now $9.95

And the Display Tray is only $19.95

 

Where you can find me:designwithdeborah@gmail.com

designwithdeborah.ctmh.com

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