I thought I would add a post about some of my classes that I have coming up the next couple of months. Due to some travel plans a few of my regularly scheduled classes have shifted a little bit. I’m finishing up my September newsletter also so if you are on my email list you will be getting that today too. If you live locally to me or are visiting in the area please join me for a class. Grab a friend and come enjoy some crafting therapy and fun!
MonthlyCardMaker‘s Class – this is a fun class for all levels of stampers – brand new to those that have been stamping for years. It’s a flexible class where you get to choose the cards you make. Normally held the last Friday of the month. But I’ve had to move it for Sept and November. Card Maker’s Class – September 15, October 27, November 17
Stamper’s Club – this is a monthly stamp club that meets at my house – try out brand new products, learn new techniques, and make cards and projects that are more involved. Minimum order is required, and each member gets a turn to earn the hostess rewards. Normally held the first Friday night/Saturday morning of the month. But October and November are shifted. Stamper’s Club – October 13/14, November 1
Paper Pumpkin Craft Night – a night to gather and work on our monthly Paper Pumpkin kits. If you are a subscriber bring your kit and join us. If not you can come join and see what we are making or purchase one of the extra kits that I have with me. Normally held the last Wednesday of the month. Paper Pumpkin Craft Night – September 27, October 25, November 29.
Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat – a fun weekend retreat with your crafty friends. Make & Takes, games & prizes, yummy food, and surprises throughout the weekend. Held in the Spring and Fall. I still have open spots for fall – deadline to register is 9/10. Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat Fall 2017 – September 29 thru October 1.
Watercolor Christmas Card Class – my first holiday class for this season. Make 20 cards with a beautiful water colored look and gold accents. All supplies included. This is a PREPAID class – fees due Oct. 1st. Watercolor Christmas Card Class on October 14.
Christmas Card Stamp a Stack – join me for my popular Holiday stamp a stack class. We will be using products from the Stampin’ Up! Holiday catalog. You’ll make a stack of cards all in one afternoon. Take them home and mail them out to family and friends. Christmas Card Stamp a Stack – October 28, November 26.
I hope you can join me for one of these classes or contact me to schedule your very own private class. I can design a class to suit your and your friends.
See my entire calendar HERE – get more details on each event and RSVP.
Monika Davis – Stamping at Monika’s Place – Woodstock, Georgia.
Did you see that Stampin’ Up! has a new cat punch? It coordinates with the stamp set called Spooky Cat and the Spooky Night Designer Series paper. We all love the coordination between products that Stampin’ Up! gives us. And let me tell you there are quite a few things about these products that you might not realize so let me point out a few things for you. Oh – but first here is my card.
For this card I just punched Cajun Craze card stock with the Cat punch and then used the stamp set to stamp the face on the cat. The punch also coordinates with one of the images in the stamp set – it’s a cat shape filled with Halloween words.
Here is a look at the Spooky Night Designer Series Paper.
Now here are some things that you may not notice:
Can you see the print with the cats? It fits perfectly in the punch – so you can punch out the whole sheet of cats. And with the cat stamp if you want to stamp the words on the orange cat.
Now see the print with the tree/moon. Those sheets are perfect 3×3 squares for that image – so 16 of them on one sheet. And they are sized so that you can stamp the owl so he is sitting right on the branch.
See the pumpkin sheet. Those pumpkins actually coordinate with the Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits dies – you can cut them all but the tiniest one out with those dies!
I have cards coming showing all three of these. So be sure to keep coming back. The stamp set itself is really fun too. Here is a bit more inspiration straight out of the pages of the catalog.
The brand new Stampin’ Up! Holiday catalog is here and live! Everyone can now order their supplies for the fall and winter holidays.
There are some beautiful and fun suites inside. Check out this fun little sneak peek video.
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There is also a brand new exclusive hostess stamp set available for qualifying orders now through October 31st. Its a fun set with words, images and patterns ready for the holidays or other times of the year. The candles would be perfect for a birthday card!
The Carols of Christmas Bundle from the upcoming Holiday Catalog is available now – it’s an early release. Here are a couple of cards that I’ve made with it.
Here are a couple of cards that I made with this bundle
Stampin’ Up! Carols of Christmas, Holiday Catalog 2017, Monika Davis
For this card I used Be Merry Designer Series Paper in the Annual Catalog, Thick Whisper White card stock and Vellum card stock. I stamped with the Archival Black ink on the Vellum which needs some time to dry. You can also use this idea and instead of the Designer Paper under the vellum use a family photo.
Stampin’ Up! Carols of Christmas Bundle, Holiday Catalog 2017 Monika Davis
For this card I used the Thick Whisper White card stock, Early Espresso Card stock and regular Whisper White card stock. Plus the trees are cut from the Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper.
The Carols of Christmas Bundle is part of a mega suite in the Holiday Catalog called Merry Little Christmas. Perfect products for all your Christmas creations from tags and cards to gift packaging and memory keeping.
And don’t forget if you earned a Bonus Days Coupon in July be sure to use it by August 31st – that’s next week. You can use it for this new bundle!
The new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog is coming September 1st! A perk of being a demonstrator means we get to see it early and purchase products early. I’d love to talk to you about being a demonstrator and part of my team. Today on my blog I’m sharing a sneak peek from the Merry Little Christmas Suite. It’s actually a mega suite. It has 2 stamp set bundles – one with a punch and one with a die set, two Designer Series Paper packs, and lots of fun embellishments in one big suite of coordinating products. Here is just a little peek for you.
I used the Clear Tiny Treat boxes to make this fun little treat. There are several new products on here from the Merry Little Christmas suite.
Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper
Merry Little Labels stamp set
Everyday Label Punch
Jute Twine
Here is another view so you can see the yummies inside!
White Chocolate cashew clusters. They are yummy!
The Carols of Christmas stamp set and Card Front Builder Thinlits dies are also part of this suite. And guess what? You can buy those right now! You don’t have to wait until Sept. 1st. They are available as an early release.
One of the perks from the Stampin’ Up! Incentive trip to Thailand was that we were the first to see the upcoming Holiday Catalog, get some of the products and create with them too. One of my top favorites in this new catalog is a stamp set called Painted Harvest. It’s part of a suite of products with a bold, water-colored look and beautiful fall images. The coordinating designer paper pack – Painted Autumn – includes hand painted designs from one of the Stampin’ Up! artists.
While in Thailand we were able to make some cards using this bundle and once I returned home I used it to create a little box for me Demo Getaway attendees last weekend. So I wanted to share those with you today.
I created this box and sized it to fit a roll of the 5/8″ Burlap Ribbon. This ribbon is in the Annual Catalog but is also featured in the Holiday catalog as part of this Painted Autumn suite. I used the new Painted Harvest stamp set to stamp the front panel and the tag. I thought the words were perfect as I wanted all the girls that came to my weekend Demo Getaway event to know how thankful I was for them.
To make the box cut a piece of Crumb Cake card stock 8″ x 5-1/2″. Then score the short side at 1″ and 4-1/2″. Score the long side at 3-1/2″ and 4-1/2″. Fold on all the lines, snip the outside lines to create tabs, fold in the tabs and adhere the sides with some Tear & Tape. Then I used a piece of Very Vanilla that’s 3-1/4″ square and stamped my design on it – I used Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, and Garden Green ink. The tag is actually cut using the Leaflets Framelits in the annual catalog. I used Crushed Curry Solid Baker’s Twine to tie around the box and hold the leaf tag.
Here are the cards that we made when we were in Thailand – in addition to the stamp set we used the Painted Autumn Designer Paper and the Leaf Punch.
I hope you like these samples and the peek at the new Painted Autumn Suite. You’ll be able to order these beginning September 1st. Holiday catalogs will be going out later this month and if you need one and don’t already have a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator let me know and I’ll add you to my list.
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