SEPT SU CLUB PROJECTS

Here are my Club projects for Sept.

We did these cute little "Box in a bag" that I saw on many blogs. Here is a link to a tutorial
For our project, I used the Summer picnic DP and Tart and Tangy stamp set because it is "Apple picking time".

The second card I created myself with the new "Dreams du jour" stamp set and the beautiful Bella papers. I was saving those - they are so beautiful!

Here are my projects:

The card:



The Box in a bag:



Recipe: All products are Stampin Up!

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Louise

Beate's weekend sketch challenge WSC59

I felt like doing something Halloween. Got this new great witch hat. Colored it first, then I had to find some paper to go with it....

So here is Beate's sketch:




Here is my card:



Here is the recipe:

Stamp: Oops, don't remember
Cardstock/Papers: Prism (purple and green), Stampin'Up (pumpkin pie orange); Staples White CS; Reminisce Halloween DP
Inks: Black Stazon;Tria and Copics alcohol markers
Misc: Ribbon: Michaels; Punch: Drip Border Punch: Martha Stewart Crafts; SU Dimensionals (under hat) Cuttlebug embossing folder (spider web on orange),

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Louise

Ribbons and Lace and pearls oh my!

A card I made for this week's challenge on the Hero Arts Blog: Make a holiday card in the "Shabby and chic" style using ribbons, pearls and lace.
Here is my version:



I used patterned paper that I won last year on Terry Conrad's blog (can't seem to find her blog anymore...). The paper is doubled sided and so beautiful! I have been saving it, but this seems to be a good reason to use it. (Webster's Pages, Ting-a-Ling collection).

I also used some shimmery red CS from my stash (Prism), and some new CS from SU, Baja Breeze. I embossed the red CS with a Cuttlebug die and cut swirls and snowflakes (also Cuttlebug dies). The oval are Nestabilities and I applied a little bit of Adirondak dabber in aqua (a yummy color) on the edge of the red. The blue oval edges were scrapped lightly with the edges of my scissors. The ribbons are some that I have been saving also: BoBunny Bella Journee. The pearls and bling are Hero Arts and so is the "delight" stamp. The edge of the blue border with cut with Fiskars mini scallop scissors.

The Decorative paper was ripped and cut even with the right edge of my card.

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Louse

Beate's Weekend end challenge (WSC58)

Needed to do a quick card for my son today - He has moved out of the house during the summer and Jim and I have been invited to his and Marissa's new home for dinner tonight. So I've made this little card to go with the gift I bought for them.

My design is based on Beate's weekend sketch no.58

Here is the sketch:


Here is my card:



I stamped the image on the right with brown ink and used a waterbrush and the same ink to watercolour the image.
The papers are leftover from 2 Christmases ago and are Cosmo Cricket. The rest is just straight forward.

Recipe:
Stamps: House design: rubber Stampede, Congrats-Michaels
DP and CS: CS from my stash, DP: Cosmo Cricket Wonderland First Gift
Brads: Making Memories Halloween brads
Ink: Marvy Heritage Dark Walnut
Ribbon: From my stash

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Louise

CPS #82

Just a quick little try at CPS #82 - I wanted to use the new Halloween paper I bought....

Here is the sketch:



I did squares instead of circles - It went better with my stamped images....

Here is my card:



Recipe:

Stamps: SU Bitty Boos too (2007 - retired); SU Party Punch (2007 - retired)
Papers, CS: Imaginisce Hallowhimsy, Velcome Inn; Bazzill dark brown; unknown CS (beige)
Tools: SU square punch and Tab punch; Fiskers Scallop edge punch
Accessories: Palette Hybrid Black ink; Kaiserscrapbook Rhinestones; stickles diamond

Thanks for coming - Merci de visiter mon blog...

Louise

A little something to share....

Not much to share.... I'm guilty ---- I have been reading instead of stamping.... Reading about the amzing love story of Bella and Edward, the vampire.... finished the third book already, can't wait to start the last one, but at the same time, when I finish reading, they'll be out of my mind.... Anyway, that's why I'm guilty of not stamping....

Took time to do this little basked with my Big Shot for my friend Claudia. She loved it! I used the new SU Urban Garden DP - my favorite! I have to get another package right away - just love it!

Here it is:



Recipe:

SU Urban Garden DP
SU Filigree brads
SU Kiwi kiss/very vanilla ribbon

Big Shot
SU Exclusive Die for the BigShot: Basket and Blooms

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Louise

My Stampin'Up Club projects for August

I know we are in September, but we couldn't find a date in August, so we overlapped in September. (The September meeting is at the end of the month....).

Here are the projects: (I'll come back tomorrow to explain more - I need to go to bed....)







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Louise

2 birthday cards

These are two birthday cards that I made for Amy and Josée S who are my friends and members of my SU Club. I have taken photos of some of the other cards that they received, but I don't have them all yet and I forgot to take note of the authors, so I will post them later.

Here are the two that I made:

Josée's card (not SU, except for the greeting).



Amy's card (all SU, except the pearls that are by Kaiser). The greeting on this card was inspired by something that I saw on Beate John's blog. I just loved the idea of placing the greeting in the small oval punch over the beautiful filigree scalloped lozenge. I created my own small greeting on the computer and punched it out with the SU small oval punch. The papers are my favorite so far in the new catalog - called Urban Garden, and in my favorite colours!



Recipes:
Josée's card (6 x 6"):

Stampsets: Impression Obsession and SU for greeting.
Cardstock and papers: Basic Grey patterned paper and Prism Cardstock; SU cardstock (wild wasabi).
Inks: Palette hybrid black and SU old olive.

Tools and accessories:  Nestabilities large rectangles standard and scalloped dies; SU ex. large oval punch and small punch; SU square scalloped punch; SU small slot punch; Michaels' ribbon; Kaiser Scrapbook for Blings; Lozenges corrugator (cannot remember the brand (and it's hidden somewhere...)); Alcohol markers (Copics and Tria).

Amy's card (5 1/2 x 5 1/2") - all SU:

Stampsets:  Punches three (Hostess Level 1)

Cardstock and papers:  Kiwi Kiss, Not quite Navy and Baya Breeze CS; Urban Garden DP

Accessories and tools: Small oval punch, ex. large oval punch; square scallop punch; Kaiser pearls; 

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Louise

August Swap Card

Just a quick I made for our Club Meeting Swap tonight.  The theme was Autumn.  I had a bit of trouble finding inspiration since it stills looks and feels like Summer!  But I thought that apples were a good fall subject...

So here is my card (all SU supplies):

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Louise

Back again and a new card

Just came back from a very relaxing week in the Laurentians in a cute chalet by the lake. I had time to make 14 pages and a card! That is very special for me, because I had not scrapbooked in almost a year... I "created" many pages while teaching, but I had not made any for myself ....

Here is a view of the lake from the chalet:




Here are my husband Jim, my daughter Julie and her dog Piper going for a little pedalo "ride" on the lake:



We were lucky, the weather was great for most of the week and when it rained, we scrapbooked - well Julie and I, Jim read his book....

Here is the card I made, as a little thank you to our host for renting us the chalet. (it was quickly made with the few stamping spplies I had brought with me...).



Recipe:
Stamps:  SU stems and ??, greetings from Sock monkey stamp set.

Inks:  SU new Pacific Point and Bashful blue.  

Cardstock:  from my stash (unknown)

Ribbon:  May Arts pink polka dots.

Brads:  From Dollarama

Misc:  Sakura Gelly roll pen for middle of flowers.

I will show some of my Scrapbook pages when they have been scanned.

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Louise