*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!

January Card-making featuring Spruced Up!

June 2019 Artwork (featuring True Love!)

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).

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.

February Events (featuring Hello Lovely!)

JOIN US for any of my upcoming events in February!!

These are the newest card designs I'm offering

this month ($1.50 each) as part of my "card buffet."

Make them at any of these upcoming CREATE DATES:

Saturday 2/4 (1pm-5pm)

Monday 2/6 (9am-Noon)

Saturday 2/18 Potluck* (10am-5pm)

Sunday 2/19 (1pm-5pm)

Monday 2/20 (9am-Noon)

Monday 2/27 (9am-Noon)

I later decided to revise the Easter Bunny card (shown above). I added some stamped grass and colored the bunny a little differently. I used paper-piecing technique to add the dress. Wouldn't you say that my revision is a little cuter than the first?!! I think so ;)

To see more artwork and ideas using the February SOTM - Easter Bunny (S1702), 

you can begin the monthly Blog Hop HERE!

and I still have some of these cute donut cards left to make too...

Create these elegant layouts (below) with this month's 

HELLO LOVELY Scrapbooking Workshop Kit

($30 for 3-12x12 layouts) on any of these dates:

(RSVP required by 2/11 or 2/18 to guarantee

your kit will arrive in time to use this month).

Saturday 2/4 (1pm-5pm)

Monday 2/6 (9am-Noon)

Saturday 2/18 Potluck* (10am-5pm)

Sunday 2/19 (1pm-5pm)

Monday 2/20 (9am-Noon)

Monday 2/27 (9am-Noon)

October Cards and Layouts (and one bonus card) featuring Swan Lake!!

 THANK YOU to my lovely creative friends
who joined us for card class on Saturday evening 10/8!
(Sandra, Gloria, Jackie, Debbie, and Carolyn)!
As usual, I had a great time with you ladies!

These are the four new card designs I'm offering for the
making during October (plus one bonus card I just added)!
There are still two more dates this month to join us to make
any of these cards (or others from my pre-cut card buffet).

Upcoming October dates still include...

an all-day CREATE DATE and potluck

on Saturday 10/15 (10am-5pm)

and an afternoon CREATE DATE 

on Sunday 10/23 (1pm-5pm).

Swan Lake Scrapbooking workshop participants

will also be joining our card-makers 

to create their pages on these dates, so I expect a full

house, bustling with fun and laughter, on each date!

It's not too late to plan to join us if you want to

(please contact me to RSVP ASAP
though, as space is limited)!!

The bonus card (above), I designed for my friend Gloria, since she is in need of a "Retirement Card" soon. The "Happy For You" stamp set (C1660) shown here, includes a great variety of congratulatory sentiments that might be useful to you if you know anyone who has retired, been promoted or taken on a new job, graduated, adopted a child, welcomed a new baby, and/or moved into a new home. This stamp set is also available to purchase with sentiments in Spanish and/or French if you'd prefer! Gloria, you can expect to get one of these cards in your mailbox from me very soon! Enjoy!!

Lastly, here are the Swan Lake Scrapbooking layouts (below) that my scrapbooking workshop participants will be making with me this month as well! It's not too late for me to order additional kits (for the 23rd) if anyone else wants to join us!! Just $30 per kit (pre-cut for you by me) to create the three lovely Fall 12x12 layouts shown here!
  

Our December Class Creations!!

Happy December everyone!!

This month I'm offering two different class dates/times
for you to choose from, as well as one scrapbooking project
and a large variety of cards you can make with me!

There's still time to get a few hand-made

Christmas cards done and ready to give!

Friday, December 11th (6-9pm)

and/or

Saturday, December 12th (1pm-5pm)

Please RSVP asap as space is limited

to no more than 10 guests on each date.

 First, I'm showing you the FRAME IT UP!

(for Christmas) Scrapbooking Class page you can make...

This is a class/kit that I recently started offering that allows you to  change the page in this cute shadow-box frame each month to fit the current holiday/season! The class fee is $35 (the first time you attend) for a framed 12x12 decorative layout in a beautiful easy-to-change wall frame (your choice of Black or Colonial White frame)!

Then, additional classes/kits are JUST $7 for each additional single 12x12 page. In January we will create a Love/Valentine-themed page you can display in the same frame for just $7 and so on. For $5 more ($12 total), you have the option to create a simple 12x12 companion page also that coordinates with the framed page, so you can complete a two-page spread to add into an album when you are done displaying the single page in your frame.

Here's a closer view of this month's page so you can see the fun paper ruffle and dimensionality of the embellishments...

 

Next, I'm showing you some of the most recent card designs I've added to my variety of "Card-making Buffet" options. I try to design at least four new cards each month for you to choose from, but I have many leftover kits (pre-stamped) from prior months to choose from as well. I pre-cut all of the paper elements for each card and package them in little clear envelopes to create little "ready-to-stamp-and-assemble-kits" that you can purchase (for just $1.50 per card!) You simply choose the ones you want to make and create them with me during class time. Create just a few or a whole bunch (it's up to you)! Learn a variety of fun stamping techniques while adding just the cards you want and need to your own stash/collection for future mailing/giving.

Newest card designs for December

Card designs for November