The Red Haired Stamper

Fall Retreat - last call for the Early Bird Price!

Hello Creative Folks!

I am already so excited about the Fall Retreat at Rosemary Heights Retreat Center in beautiful Sunny Surrey, BC.

DATE: November 7,8,9th 2014

We have had the best response ever so far for this event and it is filling fast! If you wish to attend I do recommend booking now.  Augsut 31st is the last chance to get the early bird price of $295. After the 31st the regular price of $310 will be in effect.

If you wish to attend please email me at [email protected]

Please note I will be on the road a few times during the month of August so if you do not hear back from me immediately please bear with me. I will get back to you as soon as I have WiFi.

Here are some details of what is included:

 

• • A private room complete with linens and towels (some shared rooms available on a first requested basis
  • Six full, delicious meals (dinner Friday to lunch Sunday)
  • Delightful daily pillow gifts
  • A fabulous goodie bag valued at over $50! 
  • Door prizes
  • The BIG Raffle
  • 50/50 draws
  • Use of your very own 6' long table including plenty of space around your chair for totes, etc.
  • Optional classes
  • Inspiration station
  • Tool Bar inluding Big Shot station with tons of dies, all my punches and all my stamps and inks!
  • Guaranteed FUN!
  • HUGE BOGO Garage sale!

  Optional Class list will be posted in September! I just recieved the new Holiday Catalogue and trust me...the classes will be awesome!

Hope you can join us!

Sue, The Red Haired Stamper

This months Hostess Club Creations

This month was a little different. I always have a Christmas luncheon for my Club Ladies. So for our class prior to lunch (yummy curried chicken and lentil soup) we did two technique pages and two samples. Here are the cards we made!
Both samples use re-inkers to color them.

The first is embossed in white..then the petals are painted with white reinker and allowed to dry. You then Paint over the white in the colour of your choice..I use Wisteria Wonder on this one. I also sponged the edges of the top layer of the card and embossed it with white embossing powder. I love this technique!

 

This one was done on Watercolour Paper but you can also use our shimmery white cardstock. You want a paper/cardstock that will be able to be spritzed with water.

Again emboss the image in white. Spritz the image very well with water. Then put the tip of your paint brush into the lighter shade of reinker first and then touch the wet image..it's like magic and totall addictive as the water carries the colour out to the edges of the image. The embossing works like a dam and keeps the colour within the lines. It's such a cool techinique! My nickname for it is Watercolouring for Dummies :-)

(BTW..the script embossing folder is only available until the end of the month! I do have an order going in today if you want me to add it on for you? Just drop me a quick e-mail. Thanks)

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can join the class as a member and just place a minimum monthly order or you can just drop in and pay a fee. Each class  includes a technique sheet and sample and two other cards.

I would love to have you join us. Classes are usually held on the first Saturday of the month! Cost is $20 or $5 with a minimum $33 order on the day.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sue, The Red Haired Stamper.

 

 

New Toys!

I really restricted myself this time around buying new stamp sets from the preview sets...I bought...NONE...you read that right! Zero, Zilch..Nada! However there is hope..I bouth the In-Colours and the punch and the new designer paper. I like the new colours...will grow to love them I know..it is already happening. I am not a big user of blue stuff and there are two blues this year...so will have to sit and make myself play at some point. I know I will love them all...but they are not Wasabi! :-(

This was the third card for Club members this month, using new colours, new DS paper, and the wonderful new scallop punch! This punch is so easy to use! You can line it up two ways...top side or (as I always do) by viewing from underneath. Again this card was inspired by a card I saw on a blog and because I have yet to work out how to track blogs with the RSS feeds on a Mac I cannot find the blog again..(update: FOUND IT!!! HERE ). This is another set I received FREE from SU..been wanting this particular stamp for a long time :-)

Anyone who owns a Mac who can help me to store the RSS feed please feel free to e-mail me. I will go take some classes at the Apple store after convention :-)

Here are a few pictures on how to use the scallop punch...WHAT??? Could this be my first tutorial? I know it has been done already but I have to start somewhere right? LOL

 First punch out the middle of the edge you wish to scallop.

You will get something like this....

Now looking from the TOP you would line up the punched scallop shapes with the scallop guide on the punch. Do this to both sides of the initial punch on card stock

You can also line the scalloped edge up with the scallop punch from the bottom.

So much easier than using the slit punch and the corner rounder like we all did last year :-)

Thanks for dropping by! Hope this tutorial helped someone !!! LOL
Sue