Please take my survey about Christmas card classes

 

Fall has arrived, which means it’s time to start planning for Christmas!

I would like your help in planning my Christmas card class schedule. I have some tentative dates and times in mind, which I will list below. Would you help me out by letting me know which ones would work for you to attend a class? This is not a commitment to attend, rather it is to help me know when the most  stampers are potentially available.

My Christmas card class format this year is going to be a Card Buffet. Who doesn’t enjoy a buffet?

At a Card Buffet, you have a number of card designs to choose from. You will select which designs you would like to make and how many cards of each design. For example, you may REALLY like one of the cards and decide to make 5 of the same design, or you may like 6 different designs and make one of each.

I am in the process of designing the cards and making the samples, and will post pictures when they are ready. 

In the meantime, please leave a comment here or on Facebook at Jforstamping and tell me which of these POTENTIAL class times you could make. You are welcome to attend more than one, and I will be asking people to reserve a time and select their card designs ahead of time, when I finalize the dates.

Here are the choices:

Monday Nov. 2 - Flexible start time from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday November 10 - 10:00 a.m.

Monday November 23 - Flexible start time from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. 

(remember this is Thanksgiving week, if that makes a difference)

Friday November 27 - Flexible start time from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. 

(remember this is shopping’s Black Friday)

Monday November 30 - 10:00 a.m.

It will be interesting to see what you all prefer - Thanks for playing!

Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper Sale Starts October 1

 

If you enjoy Stampin’ Up’s Designer Series Papers as much as I do, you will be happy to learn that it is going to be on sale through the month of October.

Watch for details to come - the sale starts next Thursday :-)

Here are some cards that show what you can do with DSP.

Stampin’ Up! 24-hour Flash Sale Tomorrow!

MAKE YOUR WISH LIST NOW!!!

THE HOTTEST STAMP SALE OF THE YEAR!

Stock up on stamp sets at a stellar price! For one day only, you can purchase select cling and photopolymer stamp sets at a 15% discount. This short, stamp-tacular sale only happens once a year—you and won’t want to miss out on these super savings!

24 HOUR SALE - from 12:00 am mountain time to 11:59 pm mountain time on Wednesday, September 23rd ONLY!

You can download the list here:

Download SALE FLYER HERE

To order by phone: 1-800-STAMP-UP

Or at my Online Store

And here are the cards from last week's class and kit...

 Hi Stampers!

For those of you who attended my class last week, or purchased the card kits from the class, here are the color photos of your cards. I only have a black&white printer at home, so your instructions don't have the color photos.

First, two of the card designs from the Gorgeous Posies card kit in the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog.

This kit includes all the supplies to create 16 cards with matching envelopes, 4 cards in each of 4 designs. Since more than 4 of you participated, we used these 2 designs, depending upon whether you were at the in-person class or purchased the kit.

The next card features a technique I recently learned from my stampin' upline, Cindy Ehlers. (You can find her blog at https://cindysstampingstudio.blogspot.com/)   The technique is called "Faux Embossing." You can get this look by applying clear shipping tape over the cardstock before die-cutting, and it looks like the piece was heat embossed. Very clever - thanks for the tip, Cindy!

Here is one of my favorite, simple techniques. Select your favorite Designer Series Paper (DSP) and a coordinating color of cardstock. Use any set of layering dies and, from largest to smallest, alternate the dies between the DSP and the cardstock to make the different sized layers. Then just glue them together in size order, largest to smallest and put them on the card front. Stamp a verse for the smallest size, stick it on the card, add a few gems to embellish, and your card is ready to go.

This quick card makes use of the beautiful sea life patterns in the Whale of a Time Designer Series Paper set. The verse is from the High Tide stamp set.

Here is a cards using my old favorite Daisy Lane stamp set and the Medium Daisy punch to make a cheery sunflower.

That's it for the latest class - stay tuned for details on my next class!