Stampin’ for OTMH Charity Event – On Sunday October 17^th I will be holding a stamp-a-stack event to help get you ready for Christmas with time to spare. You’ll get to make 10 beautiful Christmas cards (2 cards of 5 designs) for just $25 or 20 cards (4 cards of 5 designs) for $45 and ALLproceeds will be donated to the Oakville Hospital Foundation. Please reply with the number of cards you would like to make by September 17^th so I can prepare all the materials.

Stampin’ Parties –10% of all workshop sales during September and October will be donated to the Oakville Hospital Foundation.

The construction of the new hospital is scheduled to start in 2011 and finish in 2015. Once completed the hospital will be an environmentally friendly, state-of-the-art facility that’s three times the size of the current one; a centre of healthcare excellence designed first and foremost with the patient in mind. Having been at the hospital many times for one reason or another in the last 4 years, I can attest to the need for more rooms and equipment. The kindness and expertise of the staff is second to none which is why I’m using these events to support the hospital and I hope that you will join me.

Please feel free to call me if you have any questions.  To get more information about the new hospital please visit www.oakvillehospitalfoundation.com.

Thank you in advance for your support!

For today’s card I used the Oasis Island designer series paper I was telling you about in my last post. I love this card because it shows so many of the different patterns in this series. So colourful and cheerful, just what I needed today! I used the Afterthoughts hostess level 1 stamp set for the sentiment. This stamp set is totally awesome, the stamp I used today says “Just for you…so you don’t have to share”. I’ll share more cards using this stamp set in next little while. The large rhinestone from the Basic Rhinestones pack made another appearance on today’s card. These rhinestones are an easy and affordable way to add some bling to your projects. I hope you like the card too!

For today’s card, I made a wedding shower card for someone very special. I guess it could be for a baby shower too. I used the retired Sending Love specialty paper. I’m not sure if you can tell from the picture but the top patterned paper is actually pre-glittered, it’s so pretty! I used a cotton paper flower and dyed it using a few drops from the Pretty In Pink reinker and silver shimmer paint in rubbing alcohol. The flower is attached to the Very Vanilla card stock using a rhinestone brad…another one of my new favourite embellishments! To break up the two patterned papers in the background, the both edges of the Chocolate Chip 5/8 inch satin ribbon were glued to the back of the Real Red card stock using Snail adhesive. I hope she likes the card and I hope you do too.

Today’s card is the first Christmas card of the season and it’s a super simple one. Starting in September my workshops will all be Christmas themed…YAY, I love Christmas!!! I’m starting to book my Septmeber workshops so if you’re interested in hosting please give me shout. I hope you like today’s card.  

The card base is a 4×4 Basic Black card stock that was stamped with the flower from the “Three little Words” stamp set in versamark ink and than clear embossed. The focal point of the card uses a technique I learned from Laura Robinson at her demonstrator Megameeting. One of the best perks of being a demonstrator is going to Downline meetings and Regionals (I’m going to my first Regional in September…I’m so so so so so so excited, I can hardly wait). These “meetings” are so much FUN, we learn so many techniques, meet other crazy stampers and the best part is…we get to STAMP! Ok, here is the technique. I cut the edges of a photo protector so that is was only attached on one side and inked the inside with Silver, Gold and Rich Razzleberry re-inkers. I squished the ink all around and than put a piece of Whisper White card stock in the protector and rubbed it so the ink sticks to it. I did that a few times until the ink was light enough to stamp over. And that’s how I got that neat looking background for my flower stamp.

I used my Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry stampin’ write markers to colour in the flower, huffed on it and stamped in on the inked up Whisper White card stock piece. I matted it on Old Olive card stock then I tore the edge of a piece of Rich Razzleberry and used my bone folder to raise the edge and give it more texture. I glued the three little butterflies which I cut out using the Beautiful Wings embosslit from Rich Razzleberry card stock. I finished the card off by tying the Old Olive 1/4 inch grosgrain ribbon and sticking the rhinestone at the base of the flower. I just got the rhinestone stickers (which are new in the 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalogue) yesterday and I love them already!!! I’ve already used them on a scrapbook page and on this card. Did I mention they were a great deal? You get 150 rhinestones plus 3 3inch strips of rhinestones for under $7. I think these might actually take the place of my 2-way glue and Dazzling Diamonds as my most cost effective BLING!!! I hope you like the card.

Baby Scrapbook Day – This is an all day event where you’ll get to scrapbook your baby’s first year – from pregnancy, to newborn, to baby’s first birthday! Whether your baby’s photos are printed and living in a shoe box or trapped on your hard drive, this is a great opportunity to preserve some of your most precious memories in a way you’ll be proud to share with those you love. The date for this class has not been finalized but if you’re interested in receiving more information please let me know and I will email you as soon as I have it all planned out.

Anyway, today’s card was inspired by this week’s Mojo Monday sketch challenge. I didn’t follow the sketch exactly but the card has all of the elements The card base is Very Vanilla, and the background is Bashful Blue. The torn piece of Bashful Blue designer paper was stamped using the flower from the ”Three Little Words” stamp set in versamark ink and embossed using clear embossing power. I used Night of Navy ink and a brayer to cover the torn piece. Then I buffed it with a paper towel to remove the ink from the embossed area…and that’s the resist technique!!!  The “Three Little Words” and “I miss you” sentiments were stamped in Night of Navy on Very Vanilla card stock. The flower was randomly stamped in Bashful Blue ink on the Bashful Blue card stock piece. The “I miss you” sentiment was punched out using the 1-1/4 circle punch, the 1-3/8 circle punch was used to punch out a piece of Night of Navy designer paper and apiece of Bashful Blue was punched out using the scalloped circle punch. I used my 1/16 inch circle punch to make the holes in the scallops. All of the pieces were sponged using Night of Navy. The scalloped circle was attached using silver cord (not sure if it’s sill available). I hope you like tonight’s card.