October Calendar Page

Friday, September 10, 2010 - FULL
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Cost: $20.00

For this calendar page we will be using Basic Grey's Tombstone, Dracula, Freak & Cauldron Two-Sided Patterned Paper from their Eerie line.

For embellishments, we are using American Craft Medium Sized Black & Leaf Brads, Stampin' Up 1/8 inch Black Taffeta Ribbon & an EK Success Lime Staple Bar.

The "Trick or Treat" title was cut out with the Storybook Cricut Cartridge & the tree was cut out with the Paper Doll Dress Up Cricut Cartridge.

Photo Sizes: One Vertical 3.5 x 5 photo, One Vertical 2.75 x 3.75 photo, One Horizontal 2.75 x 3.75 photo, One Vertical 2 x 3 photo, One Horizontal 2 x 3 photo & One Horizontal 2 x 3 photo that can be tucked behind the tree.

Christmas Shaker Card

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - FULL
Time: 7:00 p.m. Cost: $7.00

I would just like to point out that I shot all 3 of these photos one right after another and do you see how the weather changes around here so fast!? We are having crazy winds, light drizzle, sun that cooks you and then the clouds rush in and you need a sweater.

Anyways, here is my Christmas Shaker Card Workshop. Originally it was going to be a gel card, but it didn't look that great, so I decided to change it to a shaker card and now I love it!

Copic Markers: Teal - G94, BG18 & BG15; Green - YG00 & YG93; Brown - E25

Stamps: Stamping Bella Polar Bear Circle & Long and Lean Presents; CTMH Seasonal Thoughts; Hero Arts Holiday Saying

Cardstock: Core'dinations Seaweed & Katydid

Patterned Paper: Fancy Pants Artic Chill Ice

Miscellaneous Items: Stix2 Tri Pak Seed Bee'd and Fine Glitter, Nestabilities Label Four, Stampin' Up Corner Punch, EK Success Corner Punch; Marvy Mega Circle Punch, Cricut Cartridge George & Basic Shapes, Cricut Cartridge Joys of the Season, Sewing Machine and Piercing Tool

Christmas Card Camp

Saturday, October 9, 2010 - FULL
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Cost: $50.00 tax included

World Card Making Day is the first Saturday of October. Due to my girlfriend's wedding on that day, DAT'S will be celebrating World Card Making Day the following weekend. I know it is Thanksgiving weekend, but it's the best I can do with the other events going on around the same time.

The challenge that I gave myself for this year's Christmas Card Camp was to use the same image stamp on all three cards and to only use sentiments from one stamp set and all the stamps had to come from the same company. Also, I wanted to keep the cards as flat as possible so that they are easier to mail out. I am very happy with what I came up with.

Each participant at this workshop will receive a:
~ CC Design Swiss Pixies Heidi with Ornament Rubber Stamp
~ CC Design Amy R Winter Sentiments Rubber Stamp Set
~ All the supplies to make 2 of each of the above cards

Some of the fun tools & supplies that we will be using during this workshop are:
~ Copic Air Brush System
~ Copic Markers
~ Smooch
~ Punches
~ EK Mini Fastenater
~ Ribbon & Brads
~ Spellbinder Nestabilities

Deck the Halls Card

Copic Markers: Hair - E47, E49 & E44; Skin - E50 & E30; Red - W3, R29 & E07; Green - YG03 & YG63; Wings - BG0000; Bobble Top - W6

Cardstock: Core-dinations Scarlet & Amazon

Patterned Papers: Imaginisce Cottage Christmas Winter Woods & All That Glitters

Miscellaneous Items: Stampin' Up 1/8" Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon, Stampin' Up Chocolate Ink Pad, EK Success Mini Fastenater & Chocolate Staple Bars, EK Success 7/8" & 1" Circle Punches and Labels Two Nestabilities

Merry & Bright Card

Copic Markers: Hair - Y35, Y17 & Y32; Skin - E00 & E000; Teal - C1 & B02; Green - YG00 & YG0000; Wings - B0000; Bobble Top - Silver Spica

Cardstock: Core-dinations Harborside

Patterned Papers: Die Cuts with a View Citrus Flower Honey Comb Glitter and Echo Park Sweet Summertime Citrus Circle

Miscellaneous Items: Illuminate Smooch, EK Success Corner Punch and Petite Ovals Small & Petite Ovals Large Nestabilities

Happy Holidays Card

Copic Markers: Hair - E57, E59 & E55; Skin: R00 & R000; Red - R27; Pink - RV32; Green - YG95 & YG00; Wings - W00; Bobble Top - W4; Air Brush behind image - RV11

Cardstock: Core'dinations French Roast

Patterned Papers: Jillibean Soup Grandmas Christmas Soup Can Tomato Soup & Can Beef Consomme on White

Miscellaneous Items: American Crafts Leaf Medium Brads, EK Success Border Punch and Small Labels & Large Labels Nestabilities

We will be completing the inside of each of the cards, but I ran out of time to get the insides completed in time for registration this week. Once they are completed I will post the inside of the cards in this posting.

These cards look much better in person. I tried shooting these cards outside, inside & upside down, but I could not capture the true colours of these cards.

September Card Workshop

Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - FULL
Time: 7:00 p.m. Cost: $7.00

I know that most people don't do Halloween Cards, but it's hard not to do a Halloween card when there are all these great Halloween stamps available. So, I did a Halloween themed Birthday Card. If you like, you can change the inside sentiment to say "Happy Halloween".

You will be making one card in this workshop, but my samples show you two different ways to colour Zelda the Zombie with the same copic markers and how to make the same papers work depending on how you colour the Zombie.

This is one of those fun fold cards. Ellena did a Christmas Card Workshop last year using the same style of card. Some of you weren't able to attend that workshop and asked for this style of card to come back as a workshop.

The Two-Sided Patterned Papers we will be using are We R Memory Keepers Precious Metal Pewter Press Cinta, Noche & Bloc and the cardstock is Core'dinations Nostalgia & Tank.

We are using Zelda the Zombie & Halloween Sentiments from Kraftin' Kimmie's New Halloween Release. The "Happy Birthday" sentiment is from her Everday Sentiment Stamp Set. Kraftin' Kimmie has a new release available tomorrow on her website and available in my store when I open the doors on Tuesday at 12:00 p.m.

You will be using my sewing machine to do some stitching on this card and a distressing tool to rough up the edges of the patterned papers. We also will be using one of Stampin' Up's Word Window Punches for the sentiment on the front of the card.

The flowers & spiders are punched out with EK Success punches, the googly eyes are just from my stash of craft supplies and the ribbon is from Stampin' Up.

Copic Markers: Eyes - Y38 & Y32; Clothes - YR18 & YR16; Body & Hair - YG95 & YG93 and E71.

Registration for this workshop and for all the Fall Workshops at DAT'S begins at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 17, 2010.

You must phone or come by the store to register. Email registration is not accepted. Payment is due upon registration in cash only. If you register by phone, you have until Saturday, August 21, 2010 to pay for your workshop(s).

August Calendar Page

Friday, September 10, 2010 - FULL
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Cost: $20.00

We will be using Pool Side, Bahama Striped Towel, Red Tonal, Orange Basket & Bubbles Two-Sided Patterned Paper from Little Yellow Bicycle's Boardwalk line.

For the banners on the page I used the George and Basic Shapes Cricut Cartridge to cut out the diamond shapes for the individual flags. We will be using one of EK Success' border punches to decorate the top of the flags and then stamping with CTMH Atomic Caps Alphabet for the letters. To attach the banner, we will be using Making Memories Key Lime eyelets & Stampin' Up's 1/8" Marina Mist Taffeta Ribbon.

Photos Sizes are: One Vertical 4 x 6 photo, Two Horizontal 3.5 x 5 photos, One Horizontal 2.75 x 3.75 photo & One Vertical 2 x 3 photo.

Lots of "JOY" in Hinkley

That's right, I am still creating in Hinkley. This is my last creation in Hinkley for this trip. Shanna & I have to hit the road bright & early Thursday morning. I have to get back to the store so that Trevor can get to his work on time & Shanna needs to spend time with her husband because it is their 10th Wedding Anniversary. Happy Anniversary!

I am submitting this card to Sparkle's Christmas Card Challenge. This week's challenge is wreaths. I have been wanting to participate in her challenges the last few weeks, but could never make the time. I also wanted to get at least one Christmas card done on this trip and now I killed two birds with one stone. I have also submitted this card to the Little Red Wagon Blog Challenge; which is Christmas in July.

The image & the sentiment on the inside of the card are stamps from CC Designs. The "JOY" sentiment is from Kraftin' Kimmie.

The Copic Markers I used are: Hair - YR23, YR24 & YR21; Skin - E00 & E000; Dress & Headband - RV95, RV93 & T2; Wreath - YG23 & YG95 and Berries & Bow - E19 & E97.

I used BoBunny Wine Double Dot Cardstock, Basic Grey's Eskimo Kisses Patterned Paper and some more patterned paper from my CTMH stash. Throw on some Stampin' Up Ribbon, American Crafts Glitter Buttons, Stamping Bella Baubles and miscellaneous embroidery floss & there's my Wreath Christmas Card for Sparkle's Christmas Card Challenge.

This was one of the best...correction....this was the BEST girlfriend get-a-way I have ever had. Fabulous company, fun shopping, productive with Christmas Calendar gifts & cards, great food (including pepperjack cheese on my sub from Subway), many laughs....many, many laughs & even more memories to cherish for a lifetime.

Oh! One more thing.....the Best Hair Days I have ever had!

Thinking of You with Cupcake Ruby

Yeah! I finally received my first order from Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps. Not only did I receive my first order, but I actually inked one of the stamps & made a card within days of receiving it. This is probably a first for me.

I love how my card turned out; especially since I designed it on a whim in a hotel room in Hinkley without full access to all my stuff like I am used to. Don't get me wrong, we packed well, but I am not used to not having access to my store for cardstock or having all my thousands of stamps at my disposal for sentiments. So I am quite proud of how this card turned out with "limited" products & tools & no planning prior to this trip. Yes, Lee-Ann, we brought the sewing machine with us as well as the cricut, cuttlebug, copics, stamps......and the list goes on.

Fortunately, we had exactly what I needed to be able to participate in the Inspiration Challenge this week on Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps blog. I used BoBunny Chocolate Double Dot Cardstock, Basic Grey's Sugared Patterned Paper & Patterned Papers from The Greeting Farm's Birthday Pack of Paper. Yes, I paper pieced the cupcake liner & the dress with patterned paper.

I used the Cupcake Ruby stamp from Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps & the sentiment stamp was from CTMH. I also used one of EK Success' border punches, Oval Nestabilities & Basic Grey Opaline Half Pearls.

The Copic Markers I used were: Hair - E47 & E49; Skin - R00 & R000; Eyes - Y28; Cupcake Icing - R81 & Everything Red - R37 & W4.

I didn't have anyone in mind for this card, so I have left the inside blank to be filled with an appropriate sentiment at a later date.