Stamp Club Creations { Stampin' Up! }

These are the cards that we made last Monday night at Stampin' Up Stamp Club. It doesn't look like I'm going to find time for cardmaking tonight so thought I would post these for you. Aren't they sweet? And both of them are fairly easy to make too! :)

If you have any questions about them, please email me or leave a comment and I'll explain further. Gotta run...

Smiles, Pam :)

Quote for Today ~

" It is almost impossible to smile on the outside without feeling better on the inside." ~ unknown

Which Witch is This? { Happy Halloween! }

Many of you have already moved on to making Christmas cards, but here I am hooked on Halloween! There are countless patterned papers, images and embellishments for this spooky holiday . . . not to mention all the terrific rubber stamps!

Thank you to my friend Donna in Oregon for sending me the sweet witch image that I've used for this card. I've colored her with prismacolor pencils and blended with gamsol. Isn't she just the cutest, happiest witch you ever saw? :) I'm planning to send this card to my daughter Katie. When she was in high school she had a Halloween party and dressed up in a witch costume. Her hair is naturally curly and she got it to stand straight out exactly like this! It was hilarious!

This is a 5" square card using Stampin Up really rust cardstock and KI Memories striped paper. For the background, I stamped with a ball of saran wrap and added the little bats from the SU Halloween Backgrounds. The black cardstock was "cuttlebugged" with the mesh embossing folder. Brads and stitching to embellish!

Yikes! It's 10 o'clock already and I must get to bed earlier than I did last night. Sweet Dreams, Pam :)

Quote for Today ~

"From ghoulies and ghosties, and long-leggedy beasties, and things that go bump in the night, Good Lord, deliver us!" ~Scottish Saying

So Grateful . . . { Stampin' Up! & Hero Arts Stitched Together }

Happy World Card Making Day 2 All of U!

There are oodles of exciting events and challenges going on this weekend to celebrate World Card Making Day. I can't begin to keep up on them all, but I have participated in a few! And, lucky for me, I'm even the HAPPY winner at The Stamp Shack with this card I'm posting today. :)

This is a 5" square card using Stampin' Up! really rust cardstock for the base. I've layered on this lovely leaf paper by Karen Foster Design. The oak leaf flourish is a Hero Arts wood mounted rubber stamp and the sentiment 'grateful' is from the SU set "Small Script". These have been stamped on natural cardstock with the Kaleidacolor Spectrum pad ~ pumpkin patch. I've weathered it a bit with one of the SU Itty Bitty Background stamps and Tim Holtz --old paper-- Distress Ink. The ribbbon is a beautiful plaid metallic ribbon that I picked up last week at Hobby Lobby 50% off! { Shopping Tip: don't forget to check out the ribbon by the roll in the fabric dept. There is a much better selection than you'll can find in the craft dept. }

Well, that's all for now, but I should have more to post later! Smiles, Pam :)

The History of World Card Making Day ~

World Card Making Day began in 2006 as National Card Making Day. Founded by Paper Crafts magazine in an effort to bring card makers together at the busiest card-making season of the year, it was first held on October 7, 2006. The initial celebration involved the Paper Crafts magazine audience only; however, due to the positive response it received and the worldwide popularity of card making, Paper Crafts recognized the need to expand, and the holiday transformed into World Card Making Day.Now in its second year, World Card Making Day has been expanded to include a dedicated web site; a wider, more inclusive level of sponsorship; and a marketing campaign designed to get the word out at the grassroots level. These steps were taken in hopes of uniting the card-making community (hobbyists, retailers, manufacturers, and more) and celebrating the connection and creativity that is at the heart of card making.

Stampin' UP! { FUN Stamp Club Projects! }

Can you believe that I've had two different Stampin' Up! Stamp Clubs this past week?! Does that seem a tad bit obsessive to you? :) I really didn't intend to join two, but . . . you know how it is when you love to stamp and get new ideas!

On Monday night, I made some terrific cards with SU Demo~Tanis. My favorite is a turning wheel card with the "Wild About You" set. Sadly, I accidently left my cards there and don't have them to post for you. :( Since I was hostess for the evening, I got to choose a level 1 or 2 stamp set and $40 in FREE merchandise. Was that ever FUN!?! There are just SO many stamp sets, beautiful patterned papers and cool embellishments that it made for a very difficult decision. I ordered some cardstock, mini binder clips, and the "Batty for You" and "Wild About You" sets and chose the "In the Spotlight" hostess set.

Last night my sweet DIL Jami {Crazy Daisy Creations} was hostess of my other stamp club with SU Demo~Jason. This is a super FUN group that I'll call the "Margarita Club". :) Jami made the most delicious braided chicken croissant recipe from her Pampered Chef cookbook. (Yes, she's not only an awesome cardmaker and jewelry maker, she can cook too! :) And we love to eat . . . and drink margaritas! I know, you're all wondering when we meet next and if you can join up. :) Sure! the more, the merrier! (Sharon, Nancy, Donna, Alexandra, Flossie, Michelle, Charmaine are you reading this? We would love to have you!)

The first card we made is a "Scratch 'n Sniff". Isn't it cute? We've used river rock as the base and the layers are purely pomegranate and blue bayou. The stamp set is "Eat Cake". The scratch 'n sniff is a mixture of kool-aid and embossing powder. I love this color combo and don't think my photo does it justice. (finished card is 6-1/2" x 3-1/4")

The second card is one that Jason told me not to post on my blog because she totally "borrowed" the idea from another blog. Well, obviously I didn't listen and I'm posting it anyway because I *love* it and think it's GREAT! If the original creator of this card just happens to visit my blog, I hope she'll leave a comment and tell me her name so I can give her full credit for designing such a super card. For this one, we used the Coluzzle Cutting System. I don't have this and think I might *need* it now. :) It worked perfectly for cutting this half circle.

This card is 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" (to top of circle). The base cardstock is basic grey and we've layered on purely pomegranate and taken with teal. The stamp set is "Priceless" with the "So Swirly" jumbo wheel used for the background. I think the majority of us bought this set last night! :)

Today is WORLD CARD MAKING DAY and this weekend is the 1st Birthday of The STAMP SHACK and they have a marathon of card challenges going on, so I'm hoping to stamp it up and have more to post tomorrow.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!
Smiles, Pam :)

Quote for Today ~

"The wise learn from the experience of others, and the creative know how to make a crumb of experience go a long way." ~ Eric Hoffer

"Be the CHANGE . . . { Rubber Stampede }

. . . you want to see in the WORLD."

This is a 5-1/4" square card. The quote by Mahatma Ghandi is a stamp by Rubber Stampede and the patterned paper is "Dried Flowers" by SandyLion.

I'm not sure where the evening went, but it's getting late already. I did get my holiday circle journal done tonight, but just this one card. There aren't enough hours in the day for everything I want to do! I'll bet you all know that feeling, don't you? :)

I hope you're having a great week so far! Smiles 2 U, Pam :)

Quote for Today ~ another one by Mahatma Ghandi

“My imperfections and failures are as much a blessing from God as my successes and my talents and I lay them both at His feet.”