Announcing the Stampin' in Sutton Club for central and southern central Massachusetts! This 2011-2012 session of the club will begin in September 2011 and run through June 2012 (ten months). It will meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month. 6:30pm-8:30pm. Choose to be one of ten rotating hostesses to receive - new and improved! - hostess benefits, or attend on an drop-in basis as your schedule allows. Either way it's $15/month (flat fee or equivalent Stampin' Up! order). That's it! To sign up, email me  and you will receive an email back with all the details. What is the Stampin' in Sutton Club? A once a month free class taught by artsy Aimee in her stamping space in Sutton, MA. You will complete two projects in each class. There are two types of membership: Rotating Hostess -  When it's your month to be hostess, you get full hostess benefits, which means you are the recipient of free merchandise from the current Stampin' Up! catalog. A mini...

This is another card that I am demonstrating in July. This is another modified version of the "A Grateful Heart" card in Stampin' Up!'s Workshop Wizard. I will be using Paisley Petals for the background paper instead of this Botanical Gazette DSP that has since retired (why, I have no idea.) I also chose to use the Decorative label punch instead of brads.

I'm so excited to share the 2011-2012 Stampin' Up! catalog with you! This is one card that will be your make-it-and-take-it. It is my modification of the "My Friend Card" in the July Workshop Wizard. The only other item I added to the recipe was a touch of Stampin' Pastels. I depend on the Workshop Wizard to keep my workshop preparation easy and fun. You can modify layout, stamps and papers to your liking. It is one of the most awesome perks of being a demonstrator.

This set of cards will be a gift. I think I prefer using background stamps (or creating my own backgrounds) better than using decorative papers. I guess I am a purist when it comes to that. This is another project that you can recreate by looking at the photo. I distressed the edges of the layered gray piece just by running my fingernail along the edges of it after it was attached. I do that with a lot of my projects. The image is elevated with Stampin' Dimensionals. Colors: Ruby Red (retired), So Saffron, Old Olive, and Marina Mist. Basic Grey ink on gray paper. Basic Black for image and sentiment. I'm waiting to purchase God's Blessings to stamp on the inside.

Sorry for the blurries. Old Olive, So Saffron and Real Red colors. Corner and Decorative Label punches.

A baby card for an expectant friend! Old Olive paper and ribbon, Certainly Celery for the base. Embossing folder on the Old Olive background. Blender pen for Rose Red and Certainly Celery on Very Vanilla cardstock. I used Basic Brown ink which is a retired permanent color, but I still can't stop using it. If you would like it, I will hunt it down for you. A beautiful and temperate May Day today in central New England. Cheers!

Nothing remarkable here. I just used all the InColors, a Sizzletts die and a basic embossing folder. Silver Glass was an awesome giveaway at the Regional! Thank you, SU!