How to get 4 tutorials to enjoy creating cards with the Hot Air Balloon bundle and Lighter Than Air designer paper!

Hi Friends!

There is something about Hot Air Balloons that make me smile.

 

Not that I ever want to go in one, just because they are bright and cheerful and it looks like a lot of fun.

 

I was sitting outside in Qualicum Beech a few years ago having lunch and there was a whole bunch of them cross over way above us.   It was spectacular to watch - but, nope, don't want to be in one lol

 

This amazing suite and bundle are featured in my February Class & Monthly Tutorial Subscription. 

 

 

You DO NOT need to have this bundle to do the class, the cards are created so you can use any set you want (including flowers and the old hot air balloon bundle we used to have).

 

 

Contact me, or CLICK HERE to register for the class today, only a few days left!

 

• Option #1 - Class Kit $45 - includes some goodies to take home

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May Class To Go and In Person- Seas The Day!

Hi Friends!

Every month I offer a 3 card class. I have been doing this for over 10 years now. 

Classes were always in person and I offered afternoon and evening options.

 

For the past 2 years my classes have been offered virtually, with the option to stamp with me on zoom, or create on your own with the included exclusive video tutorials.

 

Now it's time to branch out and bring In Person classes back again. I am once again offering the In Person option, but I am also keeping the Virtual options as well.

 

The May Virtual and In Person class is based on the Seas The Day Bundle.

 

 

I am excited to share 3 background techniques with you on these beautiful cards.

 

 

Did you know I also offer a Monthly Tutorial Subscription?  Yup I sure do. 

CLICK HERE for more information.  

Subscribers will get a 4th card with another background technique on it!

 

 

 

The class is Wed. May 25th

Options #1 and #2 RSVP by May 8th

Option #3 available any time

Option #1 - only available in Canada - $110

Purchase the Seas The Day Bundle, plus a package of the new In Colour Glimmer Paper from me for $110 (shipping included) and get the 3 card kits for FREE

Option #2 - only available in Canada - $23

3 Card Kits Plus 1/4 Pkg of In Colour Glimmer Paper $23.00

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Tutorial Only Option (available anywhere) $12.00

 

Option #4 - available anywhere - $15 per month

Subscribe to my Monthly Tutorial Subscription and get video tutorials for all 3 cards, plus an exclusive Subscription Only card!  And you are invited to stamp with us during the zoom class if you like.

 

All cards will use the new In Colour Glimmer Paper! It is super pretty and you are going to love it.

 

EMAIL ME to reserve your spot today or for more information.

I hope you have a wonderful day!

Stampin' Smiles!

Easter Blossoms Card

In the middle of a horrendous rain storm I was able to create a springy card today.  It rained so hard today it was like lions and wolves coming down instead of cats and dogs.  I am warm and dry in our trailer and had a most enjoyable day.  DH and I went out for breakfast to Lund to a place called Nancy's Cafe.  Oh my, they have the most awesomest (I know not a word but they truly are) sticky buns there.  We did not have them for breakfast, but brought some home to eat another time.  DH is out on the water today teaching a course and it is the day they do a night run.  I bet he is having an adventure out there.  Good thing it is a cabin boat and they will be warm and dry.
I created a card with the Stampin' Up! set Easter Blossoms available only until April 30th in the Occasions Mini Catalogue (page 17)......

I stamped the branch image in Soft Suede around the left hand side and the top of the card.  Then I stamped the little girl image in Bravo Burgundy on Whisper White cardstock and cut her out with nestabilities.  I wanted to use my Ovals and Scallop Ovals dies with my Big Shot, but I forgot to bring them with me.  Then I sponged on some Pink Pirouette ink around the stamped image.  After the ink was good and dry, I attached the oval to a scallop oval also cut out with nesties, then spritzed them with Champagne Mist Shimmer Spritz to add some bling.  Here is an upclose picture of the bling ...

Ah, love that glimmer.  A bow tied in Pretty In Pink satin ribbon is wrapped around the 3 layers.  I stamped Happy Easter in Bravo Burgundy ink on the bottom right hand corner.  I hope you get a chance to do some stamping today.  I feel a day without stamping, is like a day without sunshine, only a LOT better!!!
Stamps:  Easter Blossom
Ink:  Bravo Burgundy, Pink Pirouette
Markers:  Pink Pirouette, Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose
Cardstock:  Whisper White, Bravo Burgundy, Regal Rose
Other:  Nestabilities, Pretty In Pink Satin Ribbon, Champagne Mist Shimmer Spritz, dimensionals
Happy Stampin' ... ... ... ...            

Fast and Fabulous - Unscripted Sketches #92

I am really loving these Unscripted Sketches sketch challenges.  This is the sketch for this week .....

and here is my version of the sketch ............

The oval is cut out with the Stampin' Up! Scallop Oval Frame die, I just used the piece that cuts out in the middle.  Some fussy cut flowers and a butterfly from the Sale-A-Bration set "Bliss" are added to the bottom right hand corner.  Then I popped some Basic Rhinestones on the butterfly, and some Basic Pearls on the flowers.  The "Fast and Fabulous" floral image is stamped in Basic Black then I coloured it using a Blender Pen and Concord Crush Classic Ink and Pear Pizzazz Classic Ink from the pads.  I thought the Concord Crush cardstock looked rather plain, as it is so big.  So I just ran it through my Big Shot in the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder.
Stamps:  Fast and Fabulous, Bliss, Something To Celebrate (sentiment)
Ink:  Basic Black, Concord Crush, Pear Pizzazz, Rose Red
Cardstock:  Whisper White, Concord Crush
Other:  Scallop Oval Frame Die, Framed Tulips Embossing Folder, Basic Rhinestones, Basic Pearls, Blender Pen
Now go create a card of your own using this fabulous, fast and easy sketch.  Happy Stampin'  

Glenda Mollet

Edwin With A Hat - Magnolia Card

Another colour challenge over at the Magnolia-Licioius Challenge Blog, this time the colours are Orange and Green.  I just made an orange and green Magnolia card HERE is that post, but I can't use a previously posted card, so I created another one today.  I used Edwin With A Hat and Clover Banner from the 2009 Fortune Collection......

I dug out my Island Oasis designer series paper (Stampin' Up!).  The colours in it are Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive, so those are the colours I used to colour the images on my card.  I stamped the images in StazOn black onto Stampin' Up! Watercolour Paper and used Stampin' Write Markers and an Aqua Pen to watercolour them.  This time I tried something a bit different that what I normally do, I went over the area to colour with the aqua pen first, wetting the watercolour paper a bit.  Then I dabbed on the colour with the brush end of the marker.  Then using the aqua pen I moved the colour around to where I wanted it.  I really like the results.  Here is a closer picture of Edwin, he has Star Dust Stickles on his buttons  ......

and one of the Clover Banner ......

I used Star Dust Stickles on the dots and the swirls, then Crystal Effects on the clover leaves. And this is the inside, not very fancy, but I kind of aimed this card towards masculine, the stamp is one of Yvonne Albrighton's (sorry can't find her on the net any more to provide a link), I put a Basic Rhinestone in the center of each clover leaf    ......

I loved my unexpected "snow" day today.  We had about 10 ins of snow overnight, which caused my morning class with the Sunshine Club Ladies to be cancelled.  So after some shovelling, and a walk in the snow, I created this fun and sunny card.  Thanks so much for taking time to look at my card today, I sure hope you have not been having the severe winter storms that are happening so much this year.
Bye for now. . . . . . . . .   Glenda Mollet

Dinosaur Punchie Card

The second Punchie Image we will be doing in my January Monthly Punchie Class is Dino the Dinosaur.  I got the pattern for this little cutie from Heather Summers.  It was part of a series I purchased from Heather, so I am unable to share the "how to" with you.  But I can show you the card I made .......

If you want to know how to make Dino the Dinosaur, you will just have to come and take my Punchie Class on Tuesday, January 25th.  If you can't come to my house, contact me and we will make arrangements!  I did put Happy Birthday on the white piece at the bottom.
Stamp Set:  Stem Silhouettes
Ink:  Bashful Blue, Pear Pizzazz
Paper:  Concord Crush, Very Vanilla, Greenhouse Gala DSP
Other:  Modern Label and Word Window punches, brayer, dimensionals, sticky notes for moon mask

Bye for now, and Happy Stampin'!    Glenda Mollet

Monkey Punchie Card

Today I created the second card for my Monthly Punchie class in January.  We will be doing this cute little Monkey that I got from my friend, Wanda McGlammery (wave to Wanda!), and the Dinosaur which I will post tomorrow.  But for now, here is the Monkey Punchie card for you ........

Along with the Monkey and Palm Tree punchie images, I also used:
Stamp Sets:  Curly Cute, Weathered (retired)
Ink:  Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip
Cardstock:  Naturals White, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Bashful Blue
Other:  3-1/2" Circle die

UPDATE:  Wanda left a comment that she got the idea from Sheryl Brown in Northern Virginia.  Just want to keep the credit to the proper individual.  Thanks, Sheryl!

Happy Stampin'!   Glenda Mollet

Magnolia Card - Tilda (new) - Mojo Monday 172

Ahhhh, I had such wonderful time creating this card.  I love it when I get time to create a card just because.  I wanted to make a card for this week's Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge 172.  I love these sketches, they work so well with all different kinds of cards.  Here is the card I made this week .... .... .... ....

This is one of the new Magnolia stamps that I got recently.  This Tilda is not even released yet so I don't know her name.  She is one of the cutest ones so far, tho.  I love the balloon.  I stamped her with half of Open Gate from the 2010 Hoppy Easter Collection.  When I got this stamp, I cut it in half so I could use it singly, or spread it apart further.  Here is a different view .......

You can see a bit of the 3D effect I did on the flowers that are growing up the fence.  I stamped the 3 open buds again on watercolour paper, coloured them and popped them up on dimensionals.  Then I added a teeny, tiny pearl to the center of each one.....

I punched a piece of Orchid Opulence cardstock with a MS punch (the latticey one) then slipped a piece of Old Olive cardstock behind the lattice part.  Then I ran some Old Olive 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon around the card.  Tilda was stamped on watercolour paper using StazOn black ink, then I coloured her with Stampin' Up! Markers and an Aqua Pen using a watercolour technique.  Then it was time to cut her out. I used the "out of the box" technique and the largest round nestability.  The black circle was cut using my Circle Cutter Plus.  Here is a closer view of Tilda .....

I used a mixture of companies for the supplies for this card.
Stamps:  Magnolia - Tilda (new), Stampin' Up! Happy Birthday from Messages For Mom
Ink:  StazOn Black
Designer Paper:  Stampin' Up! Cottage Wall (retired)
Cardstock:  All Stampin' Up! - Naturals White, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Orchid Opulence (retired), Basic Black, Watercolour paper
Other:  Punch - Martha Stewart: Lattice; Punches - Stampin' Up!: Modern Label, Movers and Shapers Die, Circle Cutter; Nestabilities - largest circle. Old Olive 1-1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Crystal Effects, Basic Pearls, dollar store rhinestones
Colouring: Stampin' Write Markers, Aqua Pen and Watercolour Paper (all Stampin' Up!)
I also did a bit of 3D-ing on the inside. I stamped the Old Olive swirl on Naturals White cardstock, then stamped the flowers in Orchid Opulence and Rich Razzleberry (stamped off once), cut them out and popped them up on dimensionals.  A few Basic Rhinestones were applied to the middle of each flower.......

There you go, another Magnolia creation!  Now I can't wait to get some birthdays so I can start to give these little sweethearts away.  This one will be my Maggie Monday class card in March, so she will be around a bit yet.  If you want to come and create this card, just email me and we can make arrangements.
Bye for now ... ... ...  Glenda Mollet

Christmas All Year Long - Magnolia Blog Hop - November 2010

Welcome to the last Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop, it is November 25th and that means an awesome Blog Hop!  If you arrived from Cheryl Rowley's blog, you are on the right track.  If not pop on over to Magnolia-Licious Christmas All Year Long Blog and start at the beginning, you don't want to miss any of these magnificent creations.  I am honoured to be in a Blog Hop with all these talented crafters,
My creation for this month features "Tilda With Violin" and "Silent Night Background" stamps.  Here is the front of my card:

I used all Stampin' Up! supplies except for the Tilda and background stamp.  I stamped Silent Night on Very Vanilla cardstock in Basic Black.  The layer with the leaves punched out is Very Vanilla and the leaf punch I used is a Fiskars, I punched up each side of the Very Vanillla Layer.  Then I used a layer of retired Stampin' Up! DSP in Rich Razzleberry, which is the colour of the card base.  For Violin Tilda I stamped her in Basic Black on SU Watercolour Paper and heat set it with my heat tool.  Then I used Stampin' Write Markers and an Aqua Pen to colour her (I will include the colours at the end of this post).  I put some Star Dust Stickles on her wings, and Crystal Effects on her shoes (what little girl does not love black patten leather shoes).
For the flower, I saw somewhere on the internet where a talented stamper had used the Stampin' Up! set "French Foliage" to make a poinsettia flower.  So that's what I did ....

 I inked the leaf stamp in Rich Razzleberry and stamped it 11 times on Whisper White cardstock (you could also use Shimmery White).  I used an Aqua Painter and coloured the "center" of the flower petals, then put them together in the flower shape.  I used another French Foliage stamp for the leaves, and stamped them in Old Olive onto Old Olive cardstock, then I spritzed them liberally with Champagne Mist Shimmer Spritz - ooh lala, the bling!  The bow is made from Very Vanilla Taffeta ribbon, also Stampin' Up!  I assembled the card and embellishments, then went to work on the flower with more Star Dust Stickles.  When those dried I added lots of SU Basic Pearls in the centre, and one on the center of the bow.  Tilda is popped up on Dimensionals.  Here is an up close picture of Violin Tilda ... ... ...

And for the inside I used the leaf punch again, and a stamp from Bells and Boughs set in Old Olive.  I used some Magenta Stickles for the holly berries.  The sentiment is also Stampin' Up! and is stamped in Rich Razzleberry.

Now for the colours I used for Miss Tilda:

Dress - Rich Razzleberry

Shoes - Basic Black

Skin - Blush Blossom

Cheeks - Pretty In Pink

Hair - So Saffron, Creamy Caramel, Close To Cocoa

Violin - Creamy Caramel, Close To Cocoa, Chocolate Chip

Thanks for hoppin' by today, the next stop on the Blog Hop is Jessica Hammond.  I know you will love what she has awaiting for you.  Have a super day, and Happy Stampin' ....  Glenda Mollet

Sense Of Time Masculine Birthday

Another set for our trip is Sense Of Time.  This is a great masculine stamp set and I don't know why I don't use it more often.  Here is what I used it for ......

The card base is Very Vanilla and the dark layer is Early Espresso Patterns Designer Series Paper.  I sponged it a bit around the edges with Early Espresso Classic Ink, then spritzed it generously with Champagne Mist Shimmer Spritz.  The small clock face has Crystal Effects on it, and the sentiment piece is also spritzed. 
Here is a close up of the shimmer on the card ... ... ...

And a close up of the small clock face ... ...

Stamps:  Sense Of Time, On Your Birthday
Ink:  Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, So Saffron
Paper:  Early Espresso Patterns DSP
Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Early Espresso
Other:  5/16" Vanilla Brad, 1-1/4" Early Espresso Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Champage Shimmer Paint Spritz
Off now to create a card or two with another one of the stamp sets on my "to go to Peace River" list.
...................................  Glenda Mollet

Eastern Blooms Flower Patch

This is another card I created for our trip to Peace River, AB.  I wanted to show Laverna that you can use all the stamps in a set.  This card uses the Stampin' Up! set Eastern Blooms again with some Sunny Garden Designer Series Paper.

I stamped the branch part in Pear Pizzazz then overstamped that with the flower in Poppy Parade.  Then I added some Basic Pearls.  Ah it felt good after so many days of not using these little lovelies, to get back to them again.  Makes me wonder how I survived before Stampin' Up! added these little gems, and the Basic Rhinestones, to their main catalogue!  Thank You!!!
Stamps:  Eastern Blooms
Ink:  Poppy Parade, Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait
Paper:  Sunny Garden Designer Series Paper
Cardstock:  Peach Parfait, Poppy Parade, Whisper White
Other:  Certainly Celery Satin Ribbon, Basic Pearls
A great note type card to brighten someone's day, especially with all the rain we have been having lately.  November in Port Alberni, Vancouver Island, BC is always when the winter fog sets in, and it stays until March.  Only a few more days left till our "Fog Season" ... ... ...  Glenda Mollet

Eastern Blooms One Sheet Wonder Technique

In October DH and I are taking a trip (poor guy, travelling again so soon!) to Peace River, Alberta to visit some friends, Brian and Laverna.  Laverna also happens to be one of my Stampin' Up! Downline!  We have 3 intense (LOL) days planned in her craft room stampin' up  a storm.  We are also going to have a class with some of her Stampin' Ladies.  When we made the plans I asked her which of her stamp sets I could create cards for to bring out to her.  She sent me a list that included Eastern Blooms.  This is a set I have not inked up for quite a while now.  Thanks, Laverna, for making me bring it out again .............

I decided to use the One-Sheet-Wonder technique for this project.  This technique is quite new to me, I was introduced to it at Barb's house (a fellow Demo) in Comox, BC this summer when a bunch of Vancouver Island Demonstrators got together for a Pool Party / BBQ / meeting.  I also cased her layout for this card - Thanks Barb! 
Stamps:  Eastern Blooms, Fundamental Phrases
Ink:  Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz
Cardstock:  Whisper White, Poppy Parade, Pear Pizzazz
Other:  Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Scallop Trim Punch, XL Scallop Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch
I also used a piece of the stamped cardstock on the inside of the card.
Bye for now ... ... ...   Glenda Mollet

Black and White Elements Of Style

I cased this card from Kivonne Tucker (SU Demo in Seattle WA) from a swap card I received in Sequim in May.  I have had it sitting on my "to do" pile for a while and finally inked up my Elements Of Style stamp and made it.

I fell in love with this card for two reasons.  #1 - I love the black and white simplicity of this card.  It would do for Thank You, Birthday, Sympathy, Anniversary or Wedding!  And #2 is the way it opens.  The black card layer is just one 5-1/2 x 4-1/4 piece and it is the white that opens!  How cool is that.  There is a piece of paper weight Vellum over the stamped image in the middle and that is where the sentiment is stamped.  Thanks Kivonne, for the inspiration and wonderful card.
Stamps:  Elements of Style, With All My Heart
Ink:  Basic Black
Cardstock:  Basic Black, Whisper White, Paper Weight Vellum
Other:  Basic Black Satin Ribbon
Thanks for visiting today, I hope your weekend is / was a great one.  I am just waiting for my DH to return home from his travels.  As of today, he will be home now for 4 months.  Guess I have to wait a day or two until the "Honey Please Do" list comes out!!!  ~ ~ ~  Glenda Mollet

Notably Ornate Top Note Birthday Card

Another creation using the Stampin' Up! set "Notably Ornate".  I discovered (and I am sure I am not the first one) that the big frame image fits inside the Top Note Die just perfectly ... ... ...

Stamps:  Notably Ornate, Sentiment (can't remember)
Ink:  Bravo Burgundy, Basic Black
Cardstock:  Bravo Burgundy, Basic Black, Whisper White
Other:  Always Artichoke Seam Binding, Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint, Basic Rhinestones, Modern Label Punch, Dimensionals
Some basic supplies and a great colour scheme.  This card is quick and easy to make.  You could step it up by using a background stamp or embossing folder for the Bravo Burgundy card base.

Here is a close up picture of the "Bling" on the card:

I inked up the oval frame image with Bravo Burgundy, then daubed Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint on the stamp and stamped it.  Oh my, its loverly!!!  Then I used the blingy dauber that had picked up the Bravo Burgundy ink and sponged around the Whisper White layer.  A couple of Basic Rhinestones, and voila, it's done.
Happy Stampin' ... .. ...  Glenda Mollet

Notably Ornate Birthday Card

Today it is raining cougars and wolves here (you know cats and dogs only bigger LOL), so its a great day to create In My Craft Room!!!!
Each month I showcase one stamp set for my Stamp-A-Stacks, and create 3 cards using all the stamps in the set.  Last month it was "Elements Of Style", this month it is "Just Believe" and my next one will be "Notably Ornate".  I am uncertain what month it will be right now, as November I have a different kind of class up my sleeve for Christmas Cards.
Anyhoo ... ... ... here is the card I created today.  I loosely used the Mojo Monday Sketch #160 ... ... ...

 Here is what the sketch is ... ... ...

And here is an up close picture of the bling ... ... ...

For the scalloped edge on the Early Espresso piece I used the new Stampin' Up! Bat Punch!  Yup, can you believe it?????   I cut a piece of cardstock 1-1/2 x 4-1/4.  Then pushed the cardstock all the way into the punch and punched a row of bats out. I will do a quick post on how to do this right after posting this one.
I stamped the bird in Early Espresso on Very Vanilla, hand cut it out, then spritzed it with Champagne Mist Shimmer Spritz, let that dry, then spritzed it with Platinum Shimmer Spritz as well.  Talk about blingy!!  I used 3 Neutrals Glimmer Brads, and 2 In Colour Glimmer Brads to bling it up even more.  For the sentiment I used the frame stamp from Notably Ornate, inked it with my Early Espresso Stampin' Write Marker, then stamped Birthday Wishes from Ocassional Quotes inside the frame also using Early Espresso ink.
The main image is stamped on Very Vanilla in Early Espresso Classic Ink, then I sponged Blushing Bride around the outside, and Regal Rose right on the very edges.  A Vintage Brad gathers the Early Espresso Satin Ribbon.  I used my Teahouse Background stamp on the Regal Rose layer in Regal Rose Classic Ink.
Ahh, it felt so good to get back into card making again.  I have been so busy prepping for classes the past little while.
Off now to create another one out of this stamp set, check back tomorrow I hope to have it posted then.
Happy Stampin' ... ... ... ...   Glenda Mollet

Sunny Garden Designer Series Paper Birthday Card

This is a classic layout, and it works with so many colours, cardstocks, designer papers, ribbons and stamp sets.  You can make it sentiment only, or put a stamped image where the sentiment is, and put the sentiment elsewhere on the card.  I make this layout when I need a quick and easy card.  I have some beginner card classes coming up and this will be one of the cards we are doing. 

For this card I used the Stampin' Up! Sunny Garden Designer Series Paper, Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade and Whisper White cardstock colours.  A bit of Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbon around the middle, and there you have it!  The sentiment is a retired stamp but is punched out with the Stampin' Up! Wide Oval punch, and layered on top of the new Decorative Label Punch from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini catalogue.  This catty has so many awesome punches in it.
I hope this card inspires you to make a quick easy card.  Sometimes I forget how great it is to go with simple instead of all the layers, cutting, sponging and colouring.
Went for a walk on the Wickanninish Beach today.  It has a lovely gravel walkway with some boardwalks on the way to the South Beach.  On the way back we had a Black Bear encounter.  Good thing my SIL and I can't sing at all, it sure scared that bear away in a nano-second.  It's amazing how bad "She'll Be Comin Round The Mountain" can sound!!!
Happy Stampin' ... ... ...  Glenda Mollet

Magnolia Card - Edwin With Egg Basket

I coloured this image a while ago, but have just gotten around to putting it on a card.  This card was hard won, let me tell you.  It started out to be something completely different than this.  The only thing was the colours as I already had the image coloured and the DSP chosen.  After 3 incarnations, this is the end result  ... ... ...

I used some retired DSP in Baja Breeze and some new Stampin' Up! colours - Cajun Craze and Early Espresso.  The image is a Magnolia Sweden image called Edwin With Egg Basket from the 2010 Hoppy Easter Collection.  I stamped him in Stampin' Up! Basic Black on Stampin' Up! Watercolour Paper.  Then I coloured him using Stampin' Write Markers:
Hair:  Chocolate Chip
Skin:  Blush Blossom
Shirt:  Baja Breeze
Pants:  Cajun Craze, with a bit of Chocolate Chip around the middle
Basket:  So Saffron, Cajun Craze and Chocolate Chip
Boots:  Chocolate Chip
I also used Stampin' Up! punches, ribbon Stamps and Basic Pearls.  I just realized I have him floating in mid air, so will have to go fix that by putting some colour around him.  I will post a revised picture when I get it finished.
Here is an upclose picture of the coloured image ... ... ...

Ok another picture for you today.  I am in Tofino, BC on the westcoast of Vancouver Island.  The weather here has been simply amazing.  Here is a picture from last night's sunset.......

and one from today ... ... ...

Bye for now, I know it is quite long some times, between posts, but when I don't post, I am busy getting ready for classes, travelling, or spending time with our special Grandson, James.
... ... ...   Glenda Mollet   ... ... ...

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   ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

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