Holiday Card Workshop

Last weekend, I held an annual Holiday Card Workshop at my home.  In total, participants created 12 cards, 3 each of the following 4 designs:

1) Snowflake Card:

Colors:  Baja Breeze, Basic Gray, Whisper White

Stamp Sets:  Jolly Bingo Bits, Greetings of the Season

Accessories: Postage Stamp Punch, 1" Square Punch, Snow Flurry Bigz Die, Pearls, Stampin' Dimensionals

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2) Polar Bear Card:

Colors:  Real Red, Pool Party, Whisper White

Stamp Sets:  Polar Party, Greetings of the Season

Accessories:  Whisper White Craft Ink, Black Staz-on Ink, Blender Pens, Adorning Accents Edgelits, Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon in Pool Party, 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain in Real Red

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3) Ornament Card:

Colors:  Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Whisper White

Stamp Sets:  Ornament Keepsakes, Greetings of the Season

Accessories:  Northern Flurry Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Holiday Ornaments Framelit Dies, Baker's Twine in Cherry Cobbler, Dazzling Details, Pearls, Stampin' Dimensionals

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4) Gingerbread Man Card:

Colors:  Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Gumball Green, Whisper White

Stamp Sets:  Scentsational Season, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Accessories:  Holiday Collection Framelit Dies, Tasteful Trim Bigz XL die, 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon in Gumball Green, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy Holidays,

~ Maria

Cheers to You!

This oversized 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 card was created for a colleague.  The color scheme was inspired by a bottle of champagne that we gave to her.

Colors: Basic Black, Whisper White, Champagne
Stamp Sets:  Happy Hour
Accessories:  Tasteful Trim XL Die, Labels Collection Framelits, Champagne Glimmer Paper, Stampin' Dimensionals

Thanks for looking,
~ Maria

Ghoulish Halloween

Here are three projects that my customers made at a recent Halloween-themed workshop:

PROJECT 1

PROJECT 2

PROJECT 3

Colors:  Tangerine Tango, Lucky Limeade, Basic Gray, Basic Black, Whisper White

Stamp Sets:  Googly Ghouls, Monster Munchies

Accessories:  Project 1: Spider Web Textured Embossing Folder, Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes, Peekaboo Frames Bigz L Die, Sponge Daubers, Black Stazon Ink, Project 2: Petite Purse Bigz L Die, Small Cello Bags, Basic Gray 1/2" Striped Satin Ribbon, Scalloped Border Punch, Brads, 1 1/4" Square Punch, Project 3: Ghoulish Googlies Designer Kit, Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Bitty Banners Framelits Die, Sponge Daubers

Happy Halloween,
~ Maria

Congratulations New Baby

Here's a card that I made for co-worker's baby shower.  The focal point of this over-sized 5.5 x 8.5 inch card is the adorable Two By Two stamp set.  Since I wanted the paper colors to match the water coloring, I went into the archives and pulled out this retired DSP named Delicate Dots.

Colors:  So Saffron, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Whisper White

Stamps:  Two By Two

Accessories:  Delicate Dots Designer  Series Paper (retired), Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Linen Thread, Blender Pens, Jet Black Stazon, Saffron Ribbon (retired), Sponge Daubers

Thanks for looking,
~ Maria

Halloween Hex Box

This cute little Halloween hexagon-shaped box was made out of the Stampin' Up! Mini Milk Carton Bigz L die.  My inspiration for the design was the spooky frames that you see at Disneyland's Haunted Mansion.

To create the box, cut 2 milk carton shapes from the die and then trim off the 4th side of each of the cartons so you are left with 2 milk cartons with only 3 sides each.  Fold all score-lines with a Bone Folder and then use Sticky Strip to adhere the 2 cartons together - to make a perfect hexagon shape.



 

Colors: Lucky Limeade, Tangerine Tango, Basic Black, Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight, Real Red

Stamp Sets: Spooky Bingo Bits

Accessories: Postage Stamp Punch, Tasteful Trim Bigz XL die, Baker's Twine in Lucky Limeade, Blender Pens, Stampin' Sponges, Stampin Dimensionals

Happy Stampin',

~ Maria

Congratulations New Baby

Hello Friends,

Here's a card that I made recently for a friend who just had a baby boy.  I couldn't help but use this adorable retired Designer Series Paper (DSP) from a few years back.

Colors: Soft Sky (retired), Pumpkin Pie, Basic Gray, Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Staz-on Black


Stamp Sets: Two by Two


Accessories:  Welcome Neighbor DSP (retired), Finishing Touches Edgelits, Labels Collection Framelits, Petal Cone Bigz L Die (used for banner), Blender Pens, Stampin' Dimensionals

Thanks for looking,
~ Maria

Bright Blossoms Thank You

Hello Friends,

Here's a card that I made for a friend using the Bright Blossoms stamp set and Summer Smooch Designer Series Paper available in the NEW 2012-2013 catalog available on June 1.

 Colors:  Riding Hood Red, Island Indigo, Whisper White

Stamp Sets:  Bright Blossoms (available June 1), A Word For You

Accessories:  Summer Smooch DSP (available June 1), Labels Collection Framelits, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Extra-Large Oval Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Thanks for looking,

Maria