IN-PERSON (!) April Stamp Class

Wow, after a whole year of only Cards@Home Kits, it will be so wonderful to be able to see and stamp with some of you again!!  (See the previous blog post for details about what that will look like.)  I think I got a bit excited and went a little overboard in the designs; I was so happy to be able to stamp and use coordinated dies and paper that the cards may be a bit over-the-top, but I love them all!  If you come, you may need to stay a bit longer to add all the details (and work with how we'll be distanced), but I think it will be well worth it!

As you can see, the Butterfly Brilliance card (top left) is a type of easel card that can stand up when it is propped open.  I had to use the die-cut Designer Paper butterfly even though that paper has been sold out, because it looks so great with all the coordinated patterns. However, you  could easily stamp and die cut your own butterflies in six sizes and whatever color combinations you'd like almost as quickly, as I did for the inside of the card.  These butterflies also look great when colored with Stampin' Blends, we'll have to do that next time.

The stacked Ice Cream card is another type of taller easel style, do you see how I made good use of the top scoop to hold the tab closed? I am just tickled about how this worked out, and that you could alter the colors to suit anyone, of any age, on their special day!  The Designer Paper comes with 3 sheets of multi-colored "splotches" that are great for quick "scoops" made with the Ice Cream Cone punch, and there's even a "cone side" to make your card even easier.  And of course there's the Sweet Ice Cream stamps that we'll have to use for even more color combinations and options, plus popsicles, for next time!

The lower left card uses the Hey Chick and Hey Birthday Chick Bundles, which are so quirky with clever puns and creative die shapes that can lead to many fun cards.  For this one I created a "chicken coop" that has a pop-up element inside, complete with a dancing hen! It was great fun to make the chicken wire window, wood fence, and corn stalk; special details that are made easily with the textured die cuts. (Note that the Hey Chick stamps and Dies Bundle are on the retiring list and will not continue into the next catalog, so get them now if you love them like I do!)

The Birds & Branches card took me a while to create since I wanted a different way to have a window through the leafy frame to the nest with eggs, but still leave more space to write inside.  I finally came up with this 3-layered card, and discovered that the leaf-patterned Designer Paper from SAB  matched the die perfectly!  Gotta love it when so many things come together in the end!

STAMP CLASS DATE: Sunday, Apr. 18, 3:00 - 5:30 pm. (Maximum 6 attendees)

Deadline Date to reserve your spot: Tuesday, Apr. 13 

Cost = $15 or FREE with a minimum $45 order when you use the current Host Code: JWBWTA7V, or if you have a previous Class Credit. 

You may order these cards as a Cards@Home Kit for $15 if you pick up; + $2 for shipping per kit if mailed to you.  (Since I cannot stamp your card pieces per SU copyright policies, you may consider buying the stamp sets used, look among your supplies for stamps that would work, or simply write or print your own sentiments. You will receive blank white cardstock where I have stamped the samples, all the pre-cut/scored pieces and printed papers for the kit, and the printed instructions with color pictures.  Contact me if you have any questions.) 

(Note: if your order exceeds $150, do not use a Host Code, as you can keep the Host Rewards and still earn a Class Credit for a future class or get this month's Kit for FREE!)