Quarterly cards #3

 Back again!  Monday posts don't usually work for me unless I get it done on Sunday & schedule it for Monday.  I play canasta Hand & Foot every Monday and love that game.   Yesterday I took a "walk about" at WalMart.  I got about 25 of these great clear pouches for less than $1 each.  I am going to use them to store each month's Paper Pumpkin Kits.  It takes up much less than the boxes do & I can see most of the elements from the kit without opening the pouch.  Maybe you have some good uses for them in your craft room.

Well, thanks to my persistent daughter, we got a partial refund for our hotel stay in Hendersonville for the Quarterly.  They refunded one room for us so that was great!  Now I can't decide whether to still give them a bad review or just let it be!

Here are a few more cards we made at Quarterly.

This was a shoebox card.  I can't remember what the technique is called but I remember doing this several years ago & it was a technique I saw on Splitcoast many years ago.  I used post it notes to mask off the center and sponged ink around the sides and top and bottom.  

This is a popular fold now called the Book Fold.  The 1 1/2" section on the left side is scored and adhered closed so the card opens like a magazine or book.

Card - opened.  Great fun fold!

This card took a lot of work - hats off to the creator !   It folds flat for mailing.

All Squared Away

 Day #3!  I played bridge today with friends at my house.  Can you believe the COVID numbers are going up again?!!  I talked to Ashley yesterday & she told me the number of cases in Maryland (where she lives) is 64 per 100,000 whereas in NC where I live the number is 197 per 100,000.  We were planning a trip to Tennessee the end of August but their numbers are even higher - 265 out of 100,000.  So, we have booked a condo at Ocean Isle that has a full kitchen so we will enjoy the beach, Sonny will enjoy the golfing and we'll cook most of our meals ourself, limiting our contacts.

Here are a few more of the cards from Quarterly using the All Squared Away bundle.

I can't tell if the watercolored background is DSP or made with the alcohol technique!  The card is made with Soft Succulent.

Another great one.  Love the way she used the words on the card.

I like the way she raised the middle image up with dimensionals and left the 2 yellow one adhered to the Crumb Cake card.

This card had me stumped!  Can you see the background on the yellow piece?  That is a die that I didn't see but will be putting it on my list!  It is on page 165 of the annual catalog & is called Stitched Greenery.  It does not cut anything out but is just used for background.  You can see a sample of it also on page 83.  This is a die that definitely gets lost in the catalog.

Hope you have a good weekend and create a few of your own cards!

Quarterly Cards #2

 I'm on a roll - two days in a row!!  I have lots more cards from Quarterly to share with you.  Unfortunately, I don't know who made each of these cards!  I was in charge of lining the gals up for the swap and that was like herding cats!  

What a great use of the Pattern Party DSP.  You can purchase this pack of 48 sheets of paper with a $150 order for just $18.  On one side of each page is a black and white design while the reverse side is colored in all different colors - pinks, greens, yellows, blues, reds ......!!  I have used this paper a lot.

This is really a good idea - she used the stamp from Artistically Inked to create the water.  Wouldn't you like to be on that sailboat?!

Another good use of DSP.  This time she used the In Color 6"x6" assortment.  

I fell in love with this die during the Quarterly & have it on my next order.  I have several cards that were made using this bundle & when I first looked through the catalog, it didn't do anything for me.  Well, I have changed my mind after seeing all the cards that were made using it.

Tune in tomorrow to see several more cards made with the All Squared Away bundle

Isn't this paper gorgeous?!!  A simple card but oh so elegant.  I had to look up the DSP because I must have missed it too in the catalog.  But there on page 133 at the top you will see the beautiful Simply Elegant DSP.

This is a neat fold that I have never seen before.  Notice how the Crumb Cake piece tucks behind the blue circle to keep the card closed.  She used the new Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder (pg 155).  You can see the opened card below.

Quarterly Cards #1

 Can't believe that I haven't posted anything since July 20!  So sorry.  I am well though .... for a change!  Well, actually, my left hip still hurts a bit but I can handle that!  Some days I even forget to take the Alieve!

We had a NC Demo Quarterly meeting in Hendersonville, NC July 23-25.  Ashley drove down for it (and for her grandmother's birthday on the 25th) and we rode up to Hendersonville with my sister, Marianne.  We stopped off at a brewery/restaurant that Marianne knew about for lunch.  The seats were inside a barrel!

We arrived at our hotel around 4 pm and were told that their washing machine had broken down the day before so they were behind in check-ins - probably our room would be ready in 1/2-1 hour.  Well, at 9:00, we finally got checked in & were able to take our things to our room.  Luckily the even was held at the hotel so we were able to just take our things & start with our shoebox swaps.  When we went up to bed, the temperature in our room was stifling - had to be at least 90 degrees - plus, there was no cold water coming out of the sink!  We didn't get much sleep that night.  I reported the problems to the front desk Sat. morning.  When we went to our room Saturday night, the cold water worked BUT our room was still stifling hot.  We were given the key to another room so we hauled all our stuff to it which happened to be the room right next to ours - which wasn't any cooler than our room.  So, we called down to the desk again & were moved to another room which was cooler thank goodness!  We tried to talk to a manager about compensating us & were told the manager was not there & we would have to speak with her the next day (Sunday).  OK - Sunday we were told the manager doesn't work on Sundays!  Since we've been home, we've tried to contact the manager several times & left messages on her phone to no avail.  She has not called us back yet.  We were not the only ones complaining about the place.  On Saturday, we were given box lunches (no choice) with bacon on them that looked like it was raw so we were all pulling that out of our sandwiches.  And of course, those that don't like mayo were out of luck because it was on the sandwich also.  That evening we were supposed to get a cookie snack but because of all the complaints, they "uppped" the cookie dessert to key lime pie, tiramasu or cheesecake.  Well, they ran out of those so some didn't get any plus we had to ask them for forks and napkins!  I spoke to the Choice Hotel group to register my complaints and will get additional choice points.  (I would rather have them reimburse me for a night!)

Other than all that, we had a good time at the event.  I haven't been to a Quarterly in a couple of years so it was really nice to see all the old and new faces.  We did a Shoebox swap on Friday and Saturday nights and made a few projects on Saturday along with swaps.  I participated in Fun Fold, Masculine and Slimline card swaps.  Here are a few of the cards that were made or swapped.

I love this black and white fun fold card!  A lot of embossing went into this card.

I think this was Marianne's Fun Fold.  The tulips on the bottom are adhered with dimensionals so the top part can prop open.

I love the look of the In Good Taste DSP!

I love the use of this die to make this fun fold.

Another fun fold similar to the above except this one uses Stitched So Sweetly dies.

Another piece of In Good Taste DSP

I just love everything about this card!  More DSP from In Good Taste (I need to get this paper!)  She used the Tasteful Textures embossing folder on the Cinnamon Cider card and Stitched Sweetly for the Cinnamon die.  The glasses are covered with Crystal Effects (I think!  they actually feel laminated!)

Even the inside has the Crystal Effects on the glass!

A great masculine card.  I struggle with making them, do you?  Looks like she used the Postage Stamp punch and made it a bit smaller.  The Daffodil Delight paired with the Basic Black cardstock is just stunning.

Note Card Swap at Quarterly

Another Quarterly meeting for the NC SU Demos is in the books and I think it was a success!  Marianne, Debbie and I met at the Wingate Hotel about noon on Friday and after making numerous trips back and forth from our car to the meeting room, we got everything set up and arranged the way we wanted it.  We were surprised that we were done by 2:00!!  The room was just perfect for our needs.  We ended up with 33 people so we weren't too crowded and were able to leave a large table in the center of the room where we based our demonstrations from.  There was a large closet in the room so we could store our excess in it and pull them out as needed.  After setting up, we headed over to Joe Fish to relax for a bit and have lunch before the crowd started coming.  And then the fun began!  We got everyone signed in and gave out goodie bags and started working on our shoebox cards.  We headed to bed a little after midnight, leaving a few still working on their projects.  Saturday was filled with more fun projects.  I started out the morning with a box card which everyone seemed to enjoy.  Here are a few samples that I had made to show everyone.  The ones that everyone made were kept simple.  The idea was to get the basic idea of how to make the box card and then your imagination can take over when you get home.

If you would like to make a Box Card, let me know and I will email the instructions to you.

One of the swaps that we did on Saturday was a Note Card Swap.  We only had 14 participants but I think it was a great swap!  Now I have several Christmas presents ready to go!!  Here is one of mine:

When it opens, there are two clear pockets on either side to slide the note cards in.  I used the clear envelopes and cut one side open to slide the cards and envelopes in.
 

More Occasion samples for you!

I am fighting a cold so a short post today.  These are a few more cards that I snapped a picture of from the display board at Quarterly.  Hope these are giving you some ideas for using the stamps in the Occasions catalog.

I have stamp club this week and will be sharing our cards from it using the Occasions catalog also.

Birthday Blooms (pg 9)  If you like to color or watercolor, this is a great set!

Isn't this paper gorgeous?  It is the Birthday Bouquet DSP on pg. 9

Birthday Blooms again - this time in a color resist technique.

Time to start on your Valentines! This beautiful Bloomin' Heart Thinlit Die makes it easy!!  (pg 16-17_

This valentine uses the stamp set, Bloomin' Love (pg 17)

Love this use of the Botanical Gardens DSP (pg 27)  You can get the DSP, framelits AND stamp set as a bundle and save 15%!!  What a deal!

This beautiful card was made by JoAnne Hewlins.  She won the WOW card contest with this beauty!  I can just guess at how long it took her to put this all together.  It will have to go to someone really special!  She used the Botanical Blooms stamp set and framelits.  Also, check out the pretty ribbon - you can find it in the Annual Catalog on pg 159.

Another beauty using Botanical Blooms.  I just love that leaf framelit!!

Quarterly Swaps

It's about time I shared some of the things I made for the Wilmington SU Quarterly.

First off, here is my 3D item.  I love the old fashion Christmas Designer Paper in the holiday catalog (Home for Christmas - pg. 9).  If you don't mind "fussy cutting," this paper is great.  On the Square Pillow Box below, I stamped snowflakes on the Wild Wasabi box and then wrapped a piece of the DSP (I tore the edge) around the box.  Next I stamped the circle with Real Red ink using the Among the Branches stamp set (pg 39).  I cut out the little deer from the DSP and adhered him under the red circle.  Next was the wooden Snowflake (pg 23).  I tied a piece of Linen Thread and adhered it over the snowflake.  Don't see it?  Well, I forgot to do it on this box so just use your imagination!  Inside of each pillow box was a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup!

I just love the Christmas Cuties stamp set (pg 19) and such fun coloring him on this tag.  I used the Lost Lagoon Striped Cotton Ribbon (in annual catalog) and stapled it with the sentiment from Holly Jolly Greetings (pg 34) onto my tag.  I used the great Lots of Labels Framelits to cut the Lost Lagoon, Pear Pizazz and Whisper White card stock.  The added touch is the metallic doily!

I did two tags for the swap, volunteering to be a Swap Angel for the tag swap.  I should have plenty of tags this Christmas!  For this tag, I layered the Cucumber Crush cardstock over the Real Red.  I punched both of them with the Banner Triple Punch.  The sentiment is cut out using the Lots of Labels Framelits. I punched out a snowflake for the top and tied the Real Red Pom Pom Trim through the hole.

This card is my favorite!  But I won't do this many layers again on a swap card!!  The ballerina was hand cut from the Sparkly Seasons stamp set (pg 40).  I cut out about 30 of them!  (Gave me something to do while watching tv at night!)  You can't tell it but there is a clear transparency on top of the ballerina and the Silver Glimmer Paper.

I'll be spending the day tomorrow at the hospital.  Sonny is having his other hip replaced tomorrow.  Hope everything goes as well as the first one did.  We have to be at the hospital at 5:45 AM!  Who gets up at that time of day????  Anyway, I better hit the sack!

Shoebox Swap Cards

These are some of the Shoebox Cards we made at the NC Demo Quarterly.