The Red Haired Stamper

Upcoming events!

Hello Stampies! I just wanted to update you on some of my upcoming events. There have been a few changes to the dates I sent out in my recent newsletter.

For all classes please bring your own adhesive. Thank you.

Scrapbooking: Wednesday 22nd at 5:00pm. 

$15 / $10 with a $30 order. RSVP by May 21st at noon.

2 12x12 SB Layouts, in this class you will create two beautiful layouts. Includes everything you need to create the layouts.

Stamp-A-Stack: Wednesday 22nd at 6:30pm.

$25 ( $10 with a $40 order at the class). RSVP by May 21st at noon.

15 cards (3 each of 5 different designs) with envelopes. This class is great so that you will always have a card onhand for any occaision. Join us monthly and keep that stack of cards full!

New Catalogue Stamp Camp June 15th 10:15am-1:45pm

3677 Kensington Avenue, Burnaby. (Sports Complex)

REGISTER HERE

Thanks! I hope you can join us!

Check out all my events by clicking on the link of the right. ---->

The Red Haired Stamper!

 

Clean And Simple Sketch Challenge

They had an SCS Sketch challenge on SCS recently so I decided to play along. After our Stamp Camp last Saturday I dropped into my friend Sue C for a cup of tea and a chat and she was showing me these lovely craft paper cards she had done with white embossing and painted images. They are lovely and will be featured in a class in the not too distant furure!

This was my take on the layout for the SCS Sketch Challenge which was a simple card with three banners and a greeting on the middle one.

What I love it that the colouring shows up so well ogainst the Crumbcake cardstock.

A whole world has just opened up to me LOL!

Stamps: Gently Falling CM #123804 $35.95 / WM #123802 $48.95;(Double set)

               Kindness Matters CM #122902 $10.95 / WM #122900 $14.95

Ink: Whisper White #101731 $9.25

Cardstock: Crumbcake #120935 $8.50 / Whisper White #100730 $9.25(40 sheets)

Supplies: White Embossing Powder #109132 $5.95

 

Thanks for stopping by!

The Red Haired Stamper

Wednesday's Colour Challenge!

I'm back and ready to do my weekly challenges again!!

This one is for Connie and Mary's challenge HERE

I missed the dead line to add it to the other submissions as I was away but here is my card never the less. I love the subtle colours!

Ingredients:

Cardstock: Pink Pirouette #111351; $8.50, Midnight Muse #126843 $8.50 and Whisper White (40) #100730 $8.50

Ink: Pink Pirouette#126953; $7.25; Page 154

Embossing Folder: Vintage Wallpaper #120175; $9.95;  Page 189 Main Catalogue

Framelits Die: Dress Up; #130101; $30.95; Page 32 of the Spring Catalogue

Self Adhesive Basic Pearls #119247; $6.50(150 total); Page 175 Main Catalogue                                   

3/8" Taffeta Ribbon - White; #109070; $9.50/10yds; Page 173 Main Catalogue

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Phew! just made it under the wire to get this posted on Wednesday! LOL                                       

Happy Stamping my friends!

The Red Haired Stamper!

 

 

My Stamp-A-Stack tomorrow...

I have a fun class tomorrow evening at 6pm. In it everyone makes 10 cards..2 each of 5 designs. It's been a while since I created a card class like this.

Here is a sneak peek..

If you would like to take this class I might be holding it again...just let me know if you might be interested.

I'll be showing them in full over the next few days.

Meanwhile here is another card that I recieved from my swap with my SU demo friends

This was done by Morag Dickie from Toronto. Isn't it lovely??

Check back soon for more inspiration..

Sue

 

Generic Cards

I wanted to make some cards to have on hand that I could make into just about anything..Thanks, Birthday, Thinking of You etc etc.

What do you think?

I liked how I could weave the little ribbon through the punched holes. It will be easy to add a quick little banner to this card and tuck it under the vintage brad, or even just stamp a sentiment on the inside. if I am in a real hurry!

 

Thanks for dropping by...

Sue

Labour Intensive Vintage Christmas .

I have been loving the new vintage feel to some of the sets in the current Holiday Mini catalogue.

Over the weekend I made this card. I think it is the MOST labour intensive card I have ever made and I actually made multiples of them!!

I do love it...and if you receive this card from me this Christmas you better frame the sucker!! LOL

 

I used the Bells & Boughs set for the holly leaves that I then water-coloured and cut out (about 24 of them!!!). Layers, sponging, stamping, cutting and gluing are all part of this card :-)

The beautiful greeting is part of the Level 2 Hostess set in the  mini catalogue. If you would like to host a workshop before Christmas and earn this beautiful set FREE give me a shout and lets pick a date!! I'll work with you to help you reach your goals and earn this beautiful Level 2 Hostess Set FREE!

Thanks for dropping by!

Sue

 

 

My new favourite set...

from the mini catalogue...is... Elements of Style.

There is a little bit of everything in it and each stamp is completely usable alone or together. In my opinion it is a MUST HAVE stamp set.

I was surfing around and saw THIS and knew I had to make my own .. or two.

and what goes better with Toile than crystals and pearls from the Pretties Kit?

Element of Style #118611(w) $36.95  /  #120045(c) $26.95 (Summer Mini)

 

Pretties Kit #109114 $41.95 (You get over 360 pieces in this kit)

Di Inspired..and someone else but who???

This card is based on THIS one by Diane. She is one beautiful stamper and I get loads of inspiration from her all the time :-)

now you see the greeting detail? I saw that for about a second somewhere as I cruised the inter-google-web looking at blogs..and clicked off the site before I totally realised what I had seen..and then it came back to me..but do you think I can find the post that some amazing person had this on? Noooo..so if anyone is out there and has seen this done by someone else..let me know and I'll link to it. I LOVE IT!!!! I stamped the solid butterfly from  Flight of the Butterfly set..then stamped the greeting from Sincere Salutations over top and cut it out..isn't it amazing? I may become addicted to this style of greeting...just sayin'. This is a great quick and easy card for any occasion!!!

Here is a close up..

Stamps:

Flight of the Butterfly;  #

 

Sincere Salutations;

Embrace Life (this is the French version...can't locate the image of the English one..but it says Embrace Life in English :-)  )

Ink: Old Olive and basic Black

Paper: Whisper White and Old Olive

Tools: Paper Snips; Dimensionals

I've talked before about how much I LOVE SU's scissors. The paper snips is far and away the best scissors for cutting out things that I have found.

 

LOVE THEM!!!  #103579   $14.95

Embellishments - Black grosgrain ribbon

Thanks for stopping by :-)

Lydia Inspired

I got a beautiful white on white Christmas card from my buddy Lydia at understandblue and I wanted to incorporate her white bird into my card. The punch makes it so easy!!  And when they are just one colour they can easily be flipped to face each other :-) Here is my take. I made this for hubby for our 20th anniversary :-)

Stamps: Short & Sweet

Paper: Whisper White and a scrap of Real Red.

Ink: Basic Black

Tools:

2-Step Bird punch #117191 (you get the bird, his wing and a branch all in one punch!!!) $22.95;

Heart to Heart punch #113694 $22.95 (Three sizes of hearts in one)

3/16" Corner Rounder Punch #109047 $9.75; 

Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder (SU Exclusive) #115964 $10.95;

Dimensionals  #104430 $5.50 (300 in a pack)

Thanks for looking!!!

Vintage Birthday

I saw a beautiful card on the Stampin' Up! demos web page. Shannon West posted a lovely card...simple clean lines like I love. So I did a little CASE'ing, added my own touch and love the result!

I used the Vintage Vogue set again (I know..obsessed) and the greeting from the new 'MUST HAVE' set in the Mini, 'Well Scripted'. It is beautiful and elegant and simple all rolled into one. Love, Easter, Father , Mother, Birthday and Congrats are all included.

Here is a close up (because I love this lens and Macro photography and it's my blog LOL)

the technique here is easy. Stamp and heat emboss the flower in Very Vanilla. Take a dauber and sponge Chocolate chip ink over the image starting in the centre and going out beyond the edge of the flower. Take a tissue and wipe any excess ink off the embossed flower. Now stamp the vine image over lapping the embossed flower. Again take a tissue and wipe off the ink from the embossed area...this makes the vine appear to be behind the flower.

and a little detail on the inside of course. It is one of the things I love about SU's sets..there is always a little element that you can use to decorate the inside of your card and your envelope.

Enjoy! If I find Shannon's public blog I will add a link for you to see her other art.

**EDIT: Found Shannon's public blog. She shares the blog with a group of stampers.

If you are a Stampin' Up! demo you want to make sure you are checking out the awesome art on the new site. As always SU demo's rock the stampin' world and share everything they do! Love this gang of Stampers! LOL

WELL SCRIPTED / #117072(W) $26.95 /  #118601(C) $19.95 / MINI CAT. PG 19