Feelin' Spooky?

Okay all my colorers!

I have been playing with products that I purchased last year at the Expo and decided that some of you might have fun with them as well. 

These are my original samples and the first I have made for each. I have made them using stuff right out of my scraps so the ones you would be making might have some slight differences. I'm showing these because I'm going to offer the class very soon after I return so you will have them in plenty of time with them before Halloween. The dates and times will be decided depending on what works for all of you. 

The class fee is going to be $19.50. It will include the crazy witch shoes and you will be making Frankie in two ways. One colored (on the right) and one paper pieced (on the left). The insides will be done and these are the slimline cards that are all the rage right now, so envelopes will be included with each one. 

Let me know if you are interested and we will get this scheduled as soon as I return. Please give me times that would NOT work for you...day or night, to help me decide the whens and wheres. 

Also, I'm working on a Christmas workshop that will be offered soon after, so keep that in mind. The projects can be used on cards or as beautiful Christmas ornaments. 

 

Happy National Cheeseburger Day!!

That's right, today was a day to celebrate cheeseburgers. There's just nothing like a really good one!

Some of my favorites are Five Guy's, Red Robin, and Steak and Shake which is where I celebrated the day. I had never been to one until I held one of my crops at a hotel where there was one right next door.  It was DELICIOUS so I of course wanted one again. 

So funny story....a friend of mine was walking over and offered to get mine for me. She came back with it and the trouble began. First of all I ordered a side of baked beans which were on the menu. They informed her that they didn't sell them. They had chili beans which is what I really wanted but they didn't mention that to her. Secondly there was some problem about the onions. I don't remember what anymore and finally they charged me for my soda but did not give it to me. That was the final straw and I went marching over to complain. Once there they blamed the mix up on my friend saying she misunderstood something or other. When I got back to the crop I told her that they had thrown her under the bus and she said "That's it! Now I'm going over there!" I thought she was kidding but off she went. When she came back we took this picture so I could scrapbook it posterity. 

I'm surprised we haven't been banned. 

And yes.....

I am wearing pajamas. It was the New Year's Eve crop which had a Pajama Party theme. Everyone however did not participate. I'm not naming any names but the picture points out one of my non-participants. 

Here's a picture of some of us who joined in. 

Now...

Back to the cheeseburgers. 

My friend and I obviously didn't boycott Steak and Shake after our experience. Hey, the hamburgers are just TOO good! So there we were today to celebrate cheeseburger's big day. 

Here's mine. Doesn't it look delicious?

Trust me, it was. I usually save half my burger for later, but not today. It was delicious that I ate the whole thing. 

I WILL be enjoying cheeseburgers again and I WON'T be waiting to enjoy them only once a year. 

I Guess I've Been Busy

Wow gals!!

I didn’t have room on my shelf for all the cards I made this month so I began to put them away and realized I had quite a pile  I decided to take pictures. 

                   Check it Out!!

And believe it or not, this isn't all. 

There were some I just made separately to finish things up or to take part in a challenge online.

All of these in the pictures here were generated from my classes in August.

                       Whew!!

I think I'm tired! But no time to sit on the couch. I still have more cards to make. 

The month isn't over yet!

Okay...Let's see who's watching my blog. I have a little prize to give away. Let's see who can guess what my total comes to by the end of the month. 

Whoever gets the closest wins!

Class To Go

Hello out there all my blog followers!

This is to fill you in on one of the classes I teach each month. It is called the "Red Hen Roundup"

I hold this class in rounds, so when you sign up you are committing to the entire round. They usually run for four months and that is the case with the next one that's coming up soon. It will begin in September and run through December. The class fee is $25 each month. You generally make six cards and we make a Christmas card each month to give us a headstart at the end of the year. 

Up until now these classes have only been offered to my local gals but beginning with this round I have decided to offer them through the mail. Since COVID I have been filming videos for my ladies and since I'm going to continue doing them it opens up the possibility for those of you outside the area to join in. You would receive your kit in the mail by the middle of each month. All the die cutting and stamping would be done for you. You need only follow along on the video to put your cards together. Beginning next year I am going to charge $30 plus shipping per month for these kits to go, but to kick it off I'm offering it for the $25 price and only $3.50 for the shipping charge.

Let me know as soon as possible if you'd like to join in as it is very close to time for me to begin making the kits. I'll wet your whistle by showing this sneak peek of one of the cards we will be making in next month's class. Isn't it cute! And it is an interactive card since the koala actually swings back and forth. 

Come  on and join the fun!

Slimline Cards

 Hi All 

There's a new craze going around right now.....Slimline Cards. 

These are tall skinny cards made the size to fit in the long skinny envelopes (I forget what they're called 😋)

The Cat's Pajamas is running a challenge on their site to make one so I thought I'd use a bit of their product and give it a shot. 

The stamp set I used is #S-7859. It includes this darling bunny floating away on some balloons as well as the sentiment I used. I also used their set of dies for making peekaboo windows.

First you see them closed and then open. 

I just love this bunny and they use the same little guy on several of their stamp sets doing all sorts of things. 

On this particular set he is also riding a dragon dressed as a Norseman.

Here he is scuba diving. I love it!!

On that set he is also a pirate on a pirate ship. 

I used the bunny with balloons in my last class to make this cute card...

and set #K-5838  to make these.

I think he's adorable and you'll be seeing him again.

Hint....I already bought the set in which he is the Easter bunny.

 

Rainbows Abound

Time for my second assignment. 

This time I was tasked with doing rainbows and I have made many. 

If I shared them all you'd get bored really fast, so I'll just add a few. 

This one is a spinner card. You twirl the rainbow around before you close it and when it's opened it spins. How fun!!

This one is framed in on the top of a box. 

And finally a slider card. When you pull up the tab at the top of the card the sunshine and rainbow come up from behind the clouds. 

Day 3 is symmetry. 

Hmmmm...What shall I do for that?

Visual Triangle

Hi All 

I'm trying to take part in a challenge and this is my first assignment. 

I was to create a card with a visual triangle. I think I've got one here that's a touch lopsided, but that counts. Even the hot air ballon is triangular shaped. 

I used a stamp from The Cat's Pajamas #K-5838 CL, and the adorable plaid paper is from a 6X6 paper pad from My Favorite Things. I love every single piece of it!

Hint Sneak Peek....

The gals in my upcoming Red Hen Roundup class will be making the one with the clouds. 

My next assignment is rainbows. I'll be posting that next