Cottage Lane Stamper

Looking for a fun activity to break up these long, cold, winter days and have some fun with your friends! I have the perfect idea. not a lot of prep, except to invite your besties over, maybe make a few snacks, I bring the rest. (Local area only please, at least until I get my own motorhome!) Stampin' Up! has a wonderful project kit, called Birthday Bright. (Pg 13 in the Occasions catalog) It has all the fixings to make 12 beautiful cards, 4 cards of 3 designs, and 12 gift tags. It also comes with the envelopes and a beautiful box to stor e them in. You could make one kit for yourself or share it and make it with a friend. I've attached a photo what is in the kit. Or go to YouTube and watch the video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WXuwmnC-oc&t=457s   Images © Stampin' Up! Don't delay, the kit is only available until March 31. Click here to host your event: http://www.stampinup.net/esui…/…/sharonbrennan/hostaworkshop  Let's have a party an...

Yesterday I saw a posting by one of my fellow demonstrators of the Vintage Leaves stamp set, done on watercolor paper .  When I expressed how much I loved it she replied she wanted to see mine. She did hers in Cherry Cobbler . So thought I'd better give it a whirl before I got distracted and forgot about it.  (Seems to happen a lot since I became a "senior citizen".  I stamped the leaves, in Cajun Craze on watercolor paper and then with my Aqua Painter , brushed the each leaf, taking care not to get my brush too wet.  The middle one I stamped off once, the other two are stamped full strength. The one in the upper left hand corner I stamped in Tangelo Twist ( retired ).  The sentiment is from Butterfly Basics and stamped in Soft Suede .  the background layer is Early Espresso , and the base is Whisper White .  I love the Stampin' Up! Aqua Painters and I don't say that lightly, I recommend something only when I belie...

  Every month I go to my up-line's house for stamp class.  It's nice to have someone cut everything out for me, just like I do for my classes.  Kind of like having someone else cooking for you! We usually make 4 different designs, but a few more cards.  Some people can't make it to her Monday class, we go Thursdays, there is two of us plus my up-line, so we also make the cards for those that don't make it on Monday.    These are the cards we made last month:   Vintage Leaves This is my favorite card.  I love the deep, rich colors in this card, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie I believe. Our demonstrator did the sponging on our leaves ahead of time. They were then cut with Leaflets Framelits .  We did the background stamping in Early Espresso.    Vintage Leaves     Leaflet Thinlits   This next card is made with the Sw...