New catalogs go live

Tomorrow, January 5 is the start of our two new catalogs.  I have had so much fun playing with a bunch of the great stamps and accessories in the Spring Occasions mini and the terrific Saleabration mini.  For my Simply Stampin' Lunch Bunch last week I chose four of my favorite new bundles to feature as well as one retiring stamp set that I had yet to use, but thought would be a great addition to my stash of stamps.

For my workshops this month, I picked three groups of products to feature and made several cards from each.  Most of the samples came from Pinterest which is always my go to source for ideas.  I also copied several from my favorite two Stampin' Up! creative gurus, Julie Davison and Dawn Olchefske.  Here are pics of the three groups of cards.

 The first group of Cards are from the "It's My Party" suite on pages 4 through 7 in the Occasions mini.  I really love, love, love all of the products in this suite.  There are so many fabulous combinations and some surprises inside.  I'll share more pictures over the month including the inside of my workshop project.

The second group of cards is from the "Love Blossoms" Suite on pages 16 to 21 in the Occasions mini.  This one is perfect for Valentine's as well as anniversaries and weddings.  You will love the new Big Shot die brush for the intricate heart die.

The last group is from the Saleabration mini and features two products that are only avsilable free with purchase through February 15.  I really like the "Sky is the Limit" set as my husband is a pilot and has owned several planes over the years.  It goes so well with the "Perfectly Artistic" designer paper whiich is also a Saleabration free selection.  It also couples well with the "Going Places" suite on pages 38 and 39 of the Occasions mini.

Here is the first of the lunch bunch projects from last week.  I got my inspiration from the catalog on page 16. It features the Bloomin' Love bundle.  I changed the color to Blushing Bride instead of Crumb Cake and a few other small minor changes.  The ladies loved the project and were amazed at how easy the tiny pieces came out of the heart with the die brush.

I hope you've enjoyed a sneak peek at what's coming up this month.  If you aren't in one of my stamp clubs and would like to play with some of these products, join me for Stampaholics Anonymous this coming Sunday, January 10 at 1 PM.  In the meantime stay warm and safe.  Hugs, Sherron

Anniversary cards

It has been weeks since I've had the time or motivation to blog.  Of course I'd rather be stamping and Holiday preps have taken precedence.  I've made a New Years resolution to blog twice a week in 2016.  I thought I would start this week by sharing some pretty anniversary cards with you.  Today is my husband's and my 52nd anniversary and my daughter, Lisa and her husband's 30th.  We both chose the same set to make our cards.  I love the Timeless Love stamp set.  It is such an elegant font and the flowers accent beautifully.

This was my card that I sent to Lisa And Michael.  It is done in Blushing Bride ink and uses lace and flowers from a retired accessory set.  I loved its softness and hint of love.  I made several in Mint Macaron too.

Here is my husband's card.  Since it snowed all day yesterday, I felt as if I needed to do something in snowflakes.  I had so much of the beautiful Wonderland Specialty designer Series Paper left over and black and white is so masculine, it just lent itself to the card.  The touch of black glimmer paper added sparkle.  The Flurry of Wishes snowflakes added the perfect accent.  Both the designer and glimmer papers are retiring next week so you only have a week to get some if you want them. Thank goodness the Flurry of Wishes bundle is being carried over.  I really love that set.

My daughter's card to us is really unique.  I have to ask her how she made it.  The vellum is beautiful and I'm not sure if she stamped it or it came that way.

Tomorrow is Simply Stampin' lunch Bunch.  I'm posting the five cards on my Stamping with Sherron Facebook page next so check them out.  I'll have more pictures and details about them later this week.  Hope you all have a great New Years.  Ours will be very quiet this year.  Hugs, Sherron.

Still stamping

Today is the last day to register for this month's kit class on October 31.  You have a choice of three different kit, the Tin of Cards, Watercolor Wishes, or Cottage Greetings on pages 152 to 155 in the big catalog. Here are pics of the three kits.

I'll offer this class again in November on the 28th in case you want to make more than just one.

I was madly creating more cards for the upcoming Smart Start Bazaar.  Here is one that I did for Stampaholics a couple of weeks ago.  I finished up all the leftover designer paper and made six more of these using the great Watercolor Thank You, some retired twill tape and the fun candy dots as an accent.  Here is the quick card.

 

Lastly, I wanted to share the last card that I did with my stamp clubs.  This was one that I cased with a few changes.  I love the Wetlands stamp set, but I find the sayings a little too feminine, so I love this "Happy Birthday" from the Sprinkles on Top set.  The saying with it can apply to your numbers of birthdays or the donuts that are included in the set.  I just love the sponging on this card.  I'm not positive but I think I might have gotten the card from either Julie Davison or Dawn Olchefske, two of my favorite talented artists.

Now I am getting the five projects put together for next week's Simply Stampin'  Lunch Bunch.  I'll share them after the class.  Hugs, Sherron

Getting ready for bazaars

We are heading into bazaar season and I have been busy.  While bazaars aren't really my thing, I do a couple a year just to have the opportunity to winnow down my thousands of cards that I manage to accumulate each year.  As I've been mentioning in the last few days, my good friend and downline demonstrator, Michelle Stumbo and I are going to be at the Smart Start Bazaar on November 21.  We will be teaching card making as a fundraiser as well as selling gift items and cards.  I've been creating a bunch of fun cases using our wood mount stamp cases filled with matching cards and envelopes.  These are the same type that I shared this past August when my hostesses got to make them at there appreciation luncheon.  Here is a pic of a few I've done that are waiting for my husband to put handles on.  They are so fun and a great gift.  I've been making them for my grandkids as they have so little time to make cards with their schedules even though they have all been taught how.

 Here are four of the cards I created to go into one of the cases.  Each case contains 10 different cards for all sorts of occasions.  Some are done with current products and some are retired or a mixture of both.  I hope to have bunches of them available at the bazaar.

Here is another card I just made using up some retired designer paper and fun brads.  I'll have these for sale individually at the bazaar.

Here is another of the cards from my October stamp clubs.  I don't usually go for cute but this set was just too fun.  This angel is so sweet that I had to have her and copied this wonderful card designed by Judy May.   There are also an elf and a bundled up child in this Christmas Cuties set along with three sayings.  You'll see the other two in the next couple of weeks.  

I'm continuing to sort and create to get through these chilly gray days.  More to come.  Thanks for stopping by.  Hugs, Sherron

More stuff used up.

I had my last stamp club last night so now I can share some of the projects that my great ladies got to make this month.  The first one is made with the Reason for the Season bundle on page 31 in the Holiday mini.  I wasn't sure that I even liked this one much less wanted to deal with the punch.  I went ahead and got it after I saw some of the fun things done with it.  Now I love it.  It looks a lot more complicated than it was.  Isn't it so pretty?

I have more ideas for other things that I want to make with it so I'll share more as I get them made.

As I mentioned, I am working to use up lots of the paper and accessories that I have collected for the past twenty years.  Today I made four "star" cards using up some big star brads that I have had for several years.  The set is perfect for this Be the Star card that features Pacific Point cardstock with some retired silver and white designer paper.  It has the tiny silver brads and Metallics Sequin Assortment.

The second card that I made used up some scraps of a very old paper that is perfect for man cards. I used the Wilderness Waits set on page 86 of the big annual catalog and the saying from the Sprinkles on Top set on page 7.  If you would like to see or purchase these cards, come to the Smart Start bazaar on November 21 at the Free Methodist Church on Ocean Beach hiway.  I'll have lots of cards and gift items and you'll have a chance to create your own cards too.

I'm really having fun coming up with simple cards from lots of old craft stuff.  As many of you know I am artistically challenged, but this kind of creating feels so good and is such good therapy for the onset of the dark season.  Hugs, Sherron

Using up lots of stuff!

This is that time of year when I want to stay in bed and hibernate.  The sun is already so low in the sky that we don't see a lot of the sunlight.  The only way that I stay sane is to head upstairs to my craft room and play.  I have way too much paper and accessories that I have collected in the more than twenty years that I have been stamping.  I decided that I don't want to "win" any more so I am concentrating on using up lots of stockpiled goodies.  I keep pulling out old designer papers and lots of accessories and every day I try to make 10 to 20 cards to give away or sell at the bazaars that I do.  Here are two of the latest creations.  The first one uses one of my favorite stamps from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini.  It is so perfect as I ride out each morning on my way to the hot tub sweeping away huge spider webs with gross spiders trying to catch unsuspecting prey.  The designer paper is so old that it was from before we had double sided paper.  I will use this card for my Wild Card stamp club swap tonight.

 The second card was designed to use up a few of the green decorative brads from several years back.  I decided to use the Beautiful Bunch stamp set to go with it and add some Magic Mesh from even more years ago as an accent.  The Old Olive, Cajun Craze and Crushed Curry colors went well for the autumn season.  Since I use so many thank you cards, I used my go to stamp set, Another Thank You to complete the card.

I have my last stamp club of the month tonight so I'll be posting pics of their projects to come. Hugs, Sherron

Tin of Cards class

Today was my Tin of Cards class.  This kit has been so popular that it was on backorder for two months.  Everyone had such a great time and got the whole thing done in just a little over three hours.  Here are some pics from the class.

 The Tin comes with all the dividers and four different card designs.  You make four of each one putting whatever sayings you like on each.  The stamp set is not included with the kit so I provided that and the stamp pads.  The "CARDS" label was also not included but I thought it just want with the Tin.

 These were the four card designs included in the kit.  Everyone made all 16 cards with plenty of room for more in the tin.

 Several ladies were not able to make the class so I will be offering it again in October and November along with the Watercolor Wishes kit and the Cottage Greetings kit.  I'll have pictures of those kits in the next few days.

Here is another of the projects from this month's stamp clubs.  This one was my own design.  I love the new Brick Wall embossing folder.  The Hearth and Home window with the Happy Scenes stamp set is so fun to play with.  I expect to see some winter scenes done with this one in the future.  The Holiday mini is so full of great stamp sets and bundles.  Hugs, Sherron