Angelic Joy and Deck The Halls Designer Series Paper

I was asked to re-create the Angelic Joy card from page 23 of the Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini catalogue for an upcoming class.  I did not want to case it directly, but wanted to jazz it up just a bit.  Here is what I came up with  ... ... ...

I did the ribbon a bit different, the bow is sideways and I added a wonderful Stampin' Up! Vintage Brad to it. Then I spritzed the 2x4" piece of Very Vanilla cardstock with Gold Glow Smooch Spritz.  The Angel I stamped on Very Vanilla cardstock with Basic Black ink, then hit it with the heat gun to set the ink.  Then I took my Aqua Pen and Always Artichoke and Soft Suede Classic Ink Pads and did a bit of colouring.  Her robe is Always Artichoke and her hair is Soft Suede.  This colouring worked really well on the Very Vanilla cardstock as I did not use a lot of water.  I think it makes a soft and elegant statement!  The background paper is two of the Deck The Halls designs, I just LOVE LOVE LOVE this awesome paper.  The cardbase is Cherry Cobbler but you can't see it.
Here is an upclose picture of the stamped and coloured image and you can see some of the Gold Glow shimmer behind her ... ... ...

Thanks for visiting, and Happy Stampin'!!!
~ ~ ~ ~ ~   Glenda Mollet   ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

We Wish You A Merry Crittermas! Musical Card - Mojo Monday #158

Stampin' Up! now sells special greeting cards.  One is a recordable card that you can record anything on, over and over again if you want. Messages from Gramma, Special Music, Valentine's Day Messages, the possibilities are endless.  The second one plays "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" when the button is pushed.  They are both in the Holiday Mini Catalogue -Page 15 - Item#121009 Recordable, and #121007 Musical - $7.50 each.
Yesterday I decided I needed to make one of the muscial cards up and I have not used my Merry Crittermas set, also from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini catalogue (page 39 - Item 120855 wood - $28.95, or #121181 clear mount - $21.95).  I also used the Mojo Monday Sketch #158.  So I let my creative juices flow and this is what I came up with... ... ...

This card also uses Candy Cane Specialty Designer Series Paper which has some lovely red glitter on the stripes, 3 of the new Glimmer Brads (Bold Collection), 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Real Red which I did a different kind of treatment with, and I watercoloured with the old Watercolour Wonder Crayons.  I have been patiently waiting for the new ones to become available, but could wait no longer.  This card was screaming "Paint Me, Paint Me", so I did!
Here is a close up of the singing critter.  I stamped the critters on Shimmery White cardstock with Basic Black Classic Ink, and they are shimmery.  You can see a bit in this close up  ... ... ...

And this is the inside where I had to put something over the "button" to make the card sing.  The speaker is hidden under the cardstock ... ... ...

Thanks for visiting, if you want to order this stamp set, or some of the recordable or musical card blanks, just contact me.  My email link is up at the top of my blog on the left hand side.
*** *** *** ***   Glenda Mollet

Newsletter and Class Updates

Today I posted my September Newsletter and a list of my October Classes.  Please see the "Newsletter" page or the "Classes" page.
I hope you can join me In My Craft Room!!

... ... ... ...   Glenda Mollet   ... ... ...

French Foliage Happy Anniversary Card

Yesterday was our 34th Wedding Anniversary.  We spent our honeymoon on MacKenzie Beach, Tofino, on Vancouver Island in B.C. and once again here we are!  I love the fact that every year on our anniversary hubby's job brings him back to this awesome place.  It has changed a bit, but mostly the beach is the same.
Here is the card I made for him using French Foliage.  This is the first chance I have had to use this set ... ...

The light spots on the Night Of Navy card base are from some Champagne Mist Shimmer Spritz I liberally applied.  I love how sparkley it turned out.  I used the Stampin 411 Sketch Challenge #169.  I did not bring any sentiment stamps with me, so I had to had write the Happy Anniversary, I am just glad I spelled it correctly, lol.
Stamp:  French Foliage
Ink:  Bashful Blue, Basic Black, Night of Navy
Cardstock:  Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, Very Vanilla
Punches:  Wide Oval, Large Heart
Other:  Champagne Mist Shimmer Spritz
For the leaf image on the large heart punch I punched out 2 wide ovals in bashful blue and one in night of navy.  Then I arranged the bashful blue ones behind the night of navy one in a heart pattern to outline the large heart punched in very vanilla.  The background is the words image from the stamp set stamped in night of navy then the small leaft from the set stamped over top of that in basic black.  Then lots of Shimmer Spritz.
Thanks for visiting, see you next time ... ... ...  Glenda Mollet

Christmas All Year Long - Magnolia Blog Hop - September

It's the 25th of the month, and that means another Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop using Magnolia images.  It's also a great way to get some Christmas Cards done for very special people! 
If  you arrived from Deb Zachrich's blog, you are on the right track.  If not, go back to the Magnolia-Licious Christmas All Year Long blog and start at the beginning to see all the great creations.
My card this month uses Edwin as Santa's Helper.  This is one of the cards I created for my new class "Magnolia Monday" where I am showing stampers different methods of colouring using Stampin' Up! Markers, Water Colour Crayons, etc.  It is also Mojo Monday #155 sketch.
Enough already, here is my card.... .... .... ....

All supplies, except the stamped image and the Stickles, are Stampin' Up!  I used  the new Candy Cane Specialty Designer Series Paper for the striped piece, the scallop oval piece, and the presents piece on the top.  It has red bling on the stripes!  Whisper White, Garden Green and Real Red are the cardstock colours I used.  Edcwin is sitting on a stripe of Real Red Satin Ribbon.  I used the Tag and Small Tag punches to punch out for the sentiment, then I did not have one to fit it.  So I just hand wrote in the sentiment I wanted.  Two of the new Glimmer Brads in the top corners finish off the card.  I love all the new blingy products in the new Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini Catalogue, oh my!!!
Edwin is stamped in StazOn ink, on Water Colour Paper, and coloured in with Stampin' Write Markers and an Aqua Pen.  Then I used lots of Star Dust Stickles on the fur parts of his costume.
Here is a closer picture of Edwin.....

Thanks for joining our Blog Hop today.  Your next stop is  Jessica Hammond, and I know she has a fabulous card all ready for you.
Happy Stampin' .... .... .... .... Glenda Mollet

Loving Lion Punchie Image and Card

At my September Monthly Punchie Class we are doing Loving Lion (originated by Kim Score).  I really liked the layout for her card, so used that as well but turned it into a regular card.  Here`s a picture for you... ... ...

I used some retired Stampin`Up! Designer Series Paper - Autumn Vine.  I punched the image and made the how to card before the Colour Renovation, so he uses Really Rust.  But you can use Cajun Craze instead and it would work very well.  The stamp set is the new Curly Cute.
Thanks for looking, and I hope you have a super weekend.
... ... ... ...   Glenda Mollet   ... ... ... ...

Happy Birthday Make 'n Take

On October 2nd Port Alberni is having the Fal Home Based Business Fair which my downline and I are participating in.  Along with Stampin' Up! info and products to see and cards to sell, we will be doing a Free Make 'n Take.  This is the card I came up with for this fair:

I am using up some retired designer paper and ribbon.  These cute cards measure 3x3 and are fun an quick to make.  If you are in our area on Saturday, October 2nd from 9 to 4 pm, drop in and see us at the Glenwood Centre.  There are approximately 50 Home Based Businesses being represented.  And, boy is there a variety.
Happy Stampin' see you next time.
... ... ... ... ...    Glenda Mollet    ... ... ... ...

Season Of Joy - Cherry Cobbler - Deck The Halls DSP

I used the new Stampin' Up! Deck The Halls Designer Series Paper for this quick and easy card.  The colours of the DSP are Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke and Very Vanilla, so those are the colours I used on this card.  Here it is ... ... ...

I stamped the tree from Season Of Joy three times in Always Artichoke on Very Vanilla cardstock, hand cut them out, and attached 2 flat on the card, and popped the middle one up on dimensionals.  The sentiment, from Curly Cute, is stamped in Basic Black on Cherry Cobbler and matted in Always Artichoke.  The ribbon and bow is actually the new Stampin' Up! Always Artichoke Seam Binding.  Hah! no bling on this one, can't believe it!!!!
Thanks so much for visiting today and I hope you have a great week.
... ... ... ... ...   Glenda Mollet    ... ... ... ... ...

Greeting Card Kids Sweetest Card Ever!

Yesterday I posted this same card using a non Stampin' Up! image.  Today I made the same card (with a few variations noted below) using exclusively Stampin' Up! products... ... ...

 I used the same basic supplies, except this time I used Greeting Card Kids for the image.  I stamped in on Stampin' Up!s Watercolour Paper using Black StazOn ink.  Then she was coloured using Stampin' Write Markers and an Aqua Pen.  I used Crystal Effects this time to attach the Champagne Glass Glitter.  Oh how I love this new glitter!!!
Here is an up-close picture of the image... ... ...

I used Stampin' Write Markers and the Aqua Pen to do the background for the image as well.
The Glimmer Brads I used this time were from the In Colour package.

Then I put some Basic Pearls on the sentiment piece... ... ...

Just goes to show you how versatile a card can be, you can use lots of different images on it and maintain the integrity of the whole card.

I am heading home now for a few days.  We have been in Victoria, BC for the past 10 days enjoying all the Saanich Peninsula has to offer.  Now home for a few, then Hubby heads back to Tofino for the fall courses.  I will be joining him off and on until almost the end of October.  I love storm season on the westcoast of Vancouver Island, it is wildy beautiful.

Bye for now, enjoy your day... ...  Glenda Mollet

Stardust Tilda (Magnolia Card)

This turned out to be the sweetest card ever!  I don't know who will receive this little gem, but any girl, of any age, would be happy to receive her special Fairy Dust Wishes!  Here's the card ... ... ...

I used mostly Stampin' Up! products on this card.  Here is what I used:
Stamps:  Fairy Dust Tilda (Magnolia), Occasional Quotes (Stampin' Up!)
Ink:  Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze, Basic Black
Markers:  Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze, Blush Blossom, Daffodil Delight, So Saffron, Soft Suede
Paper:  Presto Patterns DSP
Cardstock:  Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Watercolour
Other:  Glimmer Brads - Subtles, Champagne Glass Glitter, Diamonds Stickles (non SU), Basic Rhinestones, Pretty In Pink Satin Ribbon, Modern Label and Word Window punches, nestability (non SU), sponge daubers
Here is a close up picture of the image - Fairy Dust Tilda by Magnolia

I coloured this image with Stampin' Up! Markers using an Aqua Pen on Watercolour Paper.  Then I added some stickles where the fairy dust is bweing blown.  The background is also done the same way.  Then I cut the image out with one of my nestabilities and put Champage Glass Glitter around the outside of the image with Tombo Multi Purpose Glue.  Oh the sparkle is amazing.
Then I just had to add some of the new Glimmer Brads so I used 3 of the blue ones in the Subtles package.....

These are on the top left hand corner.  The sentiment is at the bottom on the right hand side, and I added two of the smallest Basic Rhinestones to it.  The small ones come adhered together so you can use them in a row and have them evenly spaced, I just cut the adhesive and popped them on the cardstock.
I hope you get a chance to use some of these awesome new products from Stampin' Up!s new Holiday Mini Catalogue, you will not be disappointed.
Thanks for visiting, Have a Super Day!
... ... ... ... ...   Glenda Mollet   ... ... ... ...

Just Believe - Greenhouse Gala DSP - Bookmark Card

The last card (for now) in my "Just Believe" series for my October classes.  This is a Bookmark Card. I got the idea from a swap I was in when I went to Sequim, WA in May to a Sandi MacIver class. It was created by Sherry Hostetter of Texas, and I knew when I saw that card that I was going to "case the idea". 
Here is my version of the Bookmark Card.... ..... .....

I made this card so when you remove the Bookmark part, you still have a complete card.  Here is a picture when the Bookmark is removed ... ... ... ... ...

As you can see, under the Bookmark is a hidden stamped image, the punched out circle where the Bookmark slides in also contains a pleasant surprise.
Here is an up close picture of the Bookmark .... .... ....

I used Stampin' Up!'s new Basic Pearls, of course.  I can't seem to get away from those precious little gems!  If you would like to know how to create this cute "interactive" card you will have to come to my October Stamp-A-Stack class.   Hmmmm, maybe I will make the kits available.
I used the new 2-3/8" Scallop Circle punch to create the ends on the Sentiment piece, kinda neat huh?
Bye for now, and Happy Stampin' ... ... ... ...   Glenda Mollet

Just Believe - Elegant Soiree DSP

Another card for one of my October classes where I want to showcase the Stampin' Up! stamp set "Just Believe".  This set is so versatile, it has floral images, sentiments and frames.  How much better can a stamp set get??? 

Elegant Soiree Designer Series Paper is my very favourite of the new Stampin' Up! 2010-11 Idea Book And Catalogue (page 175).  The colours in it are Soft Suede, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla and Crumb Cake.  Hmmm don't you just feel comforted just reading the names?  I paired the DSP and stamp set with the Mojo Monday 139 sketch (a while ago I know, but it sure worked for this card).  Again I used some Basic Pearls on the sentiment piece.  If you would like the instructions, and recipe, you will have to join us next month for my class that will feature this awesome stamp set, "Just Believe".
Happy Stampin' ..... ..... .....  Glenda Mollet

Just Believe - Concord Crush and Bashful Blue

I have a card for you today that I made for Mojo Monday 154 sketch.  I am showcasing the Stampin' Up! stamp set "Just Believe" in one of my card classes in October, so this is what I came up with for one of the cards.....

The colours are Bashful Blue, Concord Crush and Whisper White.  I also just had to add some Basic Rhinestones.  I am sooooo happy that Stampin' Up! added these, and the Basic Pearls, to the product line.  I use them all the time now, just can't get away from them.
Thanks for looking, I hope you get a chance to do the Mojo Monday sketches, they are awesome.
Bye for now......  Glenda Mollet