*Time to Celebrate* Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

THANK YOU for stopping by to enjoy our

May Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

featuring this month's SOTM:
Time to Celebrate S2005

If you've just arrived here from

BECCA's BLOG

then you are on the correct path.

Today I'm sharing THREE standard-size cards
I created using the SOTM and the NEW for
May/June "Stitched Together" Picture My Life cards!

I decided to keep my cards simple this time
to show off the beauty of these sentiments.
There's a sentiment that could fit just about any
upcoming occasion, so I'm betting this will quickly
 become one of my "most frequently used" sets.
Pretty much everything you see here that is Black
is an image from this set stamped with an Intense 
Black ink pad. I've embellished with Black & White
 Dots, which are some of my favorite frequently
used embellishments also.

 Card #1 - Cut 1/4" off of the top and 
1/2" off of the bottom of 4x6 PML card.
Trim 3x4 PML card with scissors.


Card #2 - Cut 3/4" off of the top of 4x6 PML card.
Fussy cut the butterfly out of the 4x6 PML card
with micro-tipped scissors. The Sapphire blue
elements I added to this card later as an "afterthought"
are scraps (backside of Sweetleaf plaid PML
that I used for card #3 shown below).

Card #3 - Cut 3/4" off of one side of 4x6 PML card.
Cut 1/2" off of the top and bottom of 3x4 PML card 
(use those small strips if you want to have a 2x4 scrap
to use later for something else OR don't cut and use 
the entire 3x4 card as a layer). Stamp sentiment on
small scrap of 1/2" by 3" white daisy cardstock
 and "banner-tail cut" the ends.

Now you can continue on with the blog hop

and be inspired by more creativity using this 

stamp set by visiting MISS CARRIE's BLOG next!

*Cherishing Her* Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

THANK YOU for stopping by to enjoy our

February Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

featuring this month's SOTM:
Cherishing Her S2002

If you've just arrived here from

Darlys' BLOG

then you are on the correct path.

Today I'm sharing a standard-size card I created

using the SOTM and the Julep "Mix-in" patterned
paper that can be seen using this link.

My featured technique today is:
Partial Scene Masking with Dies
You can easily find a variety of instructional videos
that show how to do this technique on YouTube,
just do a quick search for"partial scene masking."

Ink pad colors I used here include:
Intense Black, Ballerina, Pixie, and Raspberry.
The thin-cut I used was the largest frame from
our new Stitched Bracket Thin Cuts Z3631.
The mask was cut from an address sticker label
backing I had saved. The thin waxy paper holds
up nicely as you blend your ink inward from the 
edges and can then be re-used multiple times.

It required a little practice to get my ink to blend
perfectly, but I used three round make-up sponges 
(that's just what I happened to have on hand),
and it worked just fine. No special tools required!

I hope my card inspires you to try this beautiful technique!
Now you can continue on with the blog hop

and be inspired by more creativity using this 

stamp set by visiting Ramona's BLOG next!

The May Cards featuring Beautiful Friendship!

Join us in my home to create these hand-stamped greeting cards! Stamp and assemble as many as you want from my pre-cut "card buffet!"

All cards are just $2 each! (payable at the class).

First come, first serve, while my supply lasts!

This month's featured techniques include:

Watercoloring 

(on the teapot and teacup cards)

Coloring with markers 

(on the baby cards)

Stamping on vellum 

(mason jar card)

Bow and knot-tying 

(I can show/teach you how!)

Please remember to BRING YOUR OWN ADHESIVE

(or be prepared to purchase some from me...

Tombow tape refills are $2 each...or with the

dispenser included they are $4 each.

To save yourself a little time waiting to share tools,

please BRING the following items (only IF you have them):

Micro-tip Scissors (Z534)

3D Foam tape

Glue Dots

Waterbrush-Small Round (Z3224)

Watercolor Paints (Z3132)

Black Journaling Pen (Z1979)

or a fine-tip sharpie

ShinHan Touch Twin Markers:

Warm Grey 4

Warm Grey 7

Tender Pink

Marine Blue

Leaf Green

Ink Pads:

Archival Black (Z3271) 

Canary, Sapphire, Smoothie

Customers who have purchased the monthly scrapbooking workshop kit

or anyone making a $30 or more purchase will qualify for the discounted 

club member price of just $1 per card during the month

the purchase is made.

*Space in my home is always

limited to the first TEN guests,

so PLEASE RSVP ASAP to

guarantee your spot for each

date you plan to attend!

 

Card-making with Gimme Some Sugar!

This month's card-making "Create Dates"
being held in my home will be:

Friday 4/13 (6pm-9pm)

Saturday 4/14 (Noon-4pm)

Monday 4/16 (9am-1pm)

Monday 4/23 (9am-1pm)

Monday 4/30 (9am-1pm)

All cards are $2 each (bring and use your own adhesives).
You get to choose how many of each card you want to make
from my "card buffet," whether it be just a few or a lot.
The cards are all "first come, first serve" and I may sell out 
of some designs sooner than others, so I do suggest you 
join us as soon as you can for the best selection!

I will also have these and a much larger selection
of pre-cut, pre-stamped, and ready to color and 
assemble cards available to make at THIS BIG EVENT:

We hope you can attend with us!
(There's still time to RSVP now!)

New Card designs for the April Card Class(es)!

I'm offering such a fun variety of new card designs

for you to make with me this month!!

(including two cards that you can make two ways!!)

The remaining CREATE DATES we have left in 

April for you to plan to join me include:

Friday 4/21 (6pm-9pm)

Sunday 4/23 (1pm-5pm)

Monday 4/24 (9am-Noon)

Saturday 4/29 (1pm-5pm)

Please RSVP for the date (or dates) that

work best for you and JOIN US at my home

to stamp and assemble as many as you want

from my pre-cut "card buffet"

for just $1.50 each!

(remember to bring your own adhesive or 

plan to purchase some from me if you need).

Tea-rrific Stamp of the Month Cards!

Today I'm participating in the most recent and very last  

Heart 2 Heart Blog Challenge for the month of March! This week the challenge is titled, "Tea Time," and I've used the March Stamp of the Month (S1703) "Tea-rrific" to create this card (above). As you can see, the card design is inspired by one of the cards that is part of the Workshops Your Way Some Kinda Wonderful Scrapbooking Kit (G1120). I love the beautiful designs our CTMH art department comes up with for our workshop kits, and I find myself inspired by them quite often. A few little changes or tweaks of my own, and "bam!" I've now got another new card that I can use.

...and here's another card I made using this same stamp set (below) and have shared on my blog previously, using the Uptown Fundamentals papers (Z3263). Colored with Carmine, Warm Grey 4, Peacock Green, and Turquoise Blue markers.

This has probably been one of my most favorite 
friendship-themed Stamp of the Month sets that I can
remember in recent years! Today is the last day it's available
for purchase from CTMH and I'll be so sad to see it go! I do
still have a few more of these stamp sets on hand in my
inventory, so please feel free to contact me now if you 
still want/need a set of your own!

The Big March 18th Workshop - final details!!

The big day is finally almost here!!

"Triple Treat" Creative Day Retreat!

(a multi-consultant event we will host 3 times a year!)

Saturday, March 18th, 2017

(10:00 am – 4:00 pm)

at Rosita’s Restaurant (in Barstow, CA)

Each guest should plan to PLEASE BRING

your own basic tool kit that includes:

Tape-runner adhesive (and refills)

Mini glue dots and/or glue dots

3d foam tape

Liquid glass or a fine-tip glue pen

Micro-tipped scissors* 

(*very important!! Don't forget these

so you don't have to share/wait on others!)

We also recommend you bring a light sweater

(in case the room is cool) and your camera 

(of course!) to take lots of photos 

with your old and new creative friends!

(we're expecting approximately 25 guests!!)

We will have plenty of adhesives and other 

CTMH products available for purchase at the event,
so remember to bring your checkbook, cash, or your
debit/credit card if you plan to shop.

Rosita's will also have the bar and kitchen open to us, 

so you can purchase your own drinks if you want to 

(I've heard that they have amazing margarita's!) 

or even order a full meal if you're really hungry.

Buffet-style appetizers will be served 

and unlimited refills of ice water and ice tea

will also be available for all paid guests!

Photos of all the layouts and cards we're making are shown
below and I am also including a list of the suggested photo
sizes here in case you want to bring your photos to finish up
your pages completely on this day. You also have the option add
your photos at home later if you'd prefer...it's totally up to you.

Layout #1

1-5x7” tall photo

2-4x6” wide photos

Layout #2

4-4x6” tall photos

Layout #3

1-4x6” tall photo

1-4x6” wide photo

2-4x5” tall photos

1-3x4” tall photo

Layout #4

1-4x4” photo

4-4x6” wide photos

1-3x4” tall photo

I'm so looking forward to seeing all of our

guests on Saturday morning at 10am!! 

If you need to be late, that's okay too, as we'll have up to 

6 full hours to snack, socialize, and create the day away!!

...and don't forget about the random door prize

drawings we'll be doing throughout the day also!!

(one prize will be given away every hour!)

I can't wait to see all of you very soon!!

Jen Rubio

760-220-0683

www.StampwithJen.ctmh.com

 Lastly, if you're really disappointed that you had to miss this event and are interested in making these cards and 12x12 pages, please let me know!! I'm still able to order and prepare more of these kits for anyone who'd like to make everything seen here, either during any of my regularly scheduled CREATE DATES at my home during April, OR... for any of my online/non-local customers,

I'm happy to begin mailing "Kits-to-Go" starting April 1st!!
Please contact me now to ask about my special pricing.

April 12th Card Class (at the Painter's Palette Artist's Workshop)!!

Wednesday, April 9th is the last day to

Pre-register for this class!!

(sign up and pre-pay at the Painter's Palette

located in the Barstow Mall)!

We will create 2 each of the following 2 cards:

These are all of the things (shown below) that you'll get to go home with for just $20

(4 beautiful cards, 4 envelopes, and an adhesive dispenser

with about half of the adhesive left after making your 4 cards):