One Stamp 4 Ways

I am so excited about the Joann's (Grants Pass) card class coming up April 3rd and 17th!  The day to get the class for half price is all day April 6th. I'll see you there at the Open House sometime between 1 pm and 3 pm on that day. (I have a card class that same day at 10 am,)

The theme of the class is One Stamp 4 Ways.

Stamping and heat embossing 

Coloring with Distress Inks
 

Coloring with colored pencils
 

     Don't Forget
The day to get the class for half price is April 6th.

Stamping directly onto printed paper

I also have a card class at Anna's, here in Grants Pass, on April 6th at 10 am.  These are totally summery cards and are so cute you must see to believe!



There will be 7 cards at Anna's class for $20. Included in the price will be cost of these super fun Creative Memories stickers, pre-cut card kits and the inks and ribbons and use of my stamps.

Please RSVP to Anna here.

Trendy, fun cards!!  Who wouldn't love to receive one of these happy cards for their birthday!

 

I would love to see you at one or both of these classes!!

 

I hope you are enjoying spring!! The sign in our town says "It's the Climate" and it's never more true than at this time of the year.

 

Blessings,

Lorelei

 



2 Books Down and 3 Cards to Share

Hi there, I am happy to report that out of the 20 books I signed up to read, I've finished two. Last night I finished Sea Swept by Nora Roberts. It's part of a 4 book series.

A well respected professor and father dies when his car hits a pole and has left a foster son for his three already grown foster sons to care for. Cam is the oldest and has been racing cars in Europe. Ethan is a fisherman and the quiet one and Philip is in advertising in the big city. There is a romance between Cam and the social worker Anna. You get to know the character of all 3 men and the clumsy way they care for their new 10 year old brother. The next book will be going a little deeper into these relationships. I recommend this book it's got a great story-line. This is one of my off the shelf books.

When I'm not reading, I'm making cards!! I love my life! The card above was inspired by Jennifer McGuire's latest card class, Clean & Simple cards. I made it for a woman at the church who is ailing.

This bamboo card was inspired by a card pack I picked up because I love the design and loved the colors. I think it came out pretty good, don't you?

This card is a favorite of mine and easier to make than it looks. It needs a sentiment but I couldn't let that keep me from sharing it with you.

That's all for today. May God richly bless you,

Lorelei

Cards to Share!

 First I have to say that the week totally got away from me and when I come to this sharing place with you I see that the whole month has gotten away!

The card above is made with a Lockhart stamp. I love this image! I'm sure by now you know how much I love fall! I used Prisma pencils and odorless Tupenoid to ger the rich color in the pumpkin and vines. The sentiment is was also Lockhart. The background paper is Graphic 45. 

 

This card was made as a sympathy card, but could also be used as an anniversary card. I used what I learned in Jennifer McGuire's Summer Boot camp and stamped the Hero Arts Lotus image with a Ranger Paint Dauber in Pearl. After letting that dry, I went in with Tattered Rose Distress Ink using an applicator and them followed up with Antique Linen Distress Ink. The image is from Stampin' Up and is bundled in a symapathy kit.

Today is Day 2 of my friend Mel and I making Christmas Cards together. We are having such fun sharing inpiration and giggles.

Blessings on your day,

Lorelei



Fall is Coming

Isn't it funny how excited we are to have fall weather? I would love it if this, my hands down favorite season, lasted much longer. Fall is everything I love! The food, the colors, pumpkins, leaves and acorns, the clothes and the crafty feeling I get when the weather is cooler.

 I have a fun fall card to share today that I made following the Hero Arts video of the week found  on their blog here. I used BoBunny paper for the text and the leaves were stamped with a Hero Arts stamp in Barn Door, Wild Honey and Scattered Straw Distress Inks. I sprayed the images with a mist of water and heat them with my heat tool.  I touched the outside edges of the leaves with Vintage Photo Distress Ink after cutting them out and painted them with Distress Crackle Paint in Rock Candy, from Ranger. They almost look real, don't they?

This card is made from Jennifer Maguire Inspiration. The image is a Hero Arts stamp (hmmm, I'm seeing a pattern here) on watercolor paper and heat embossed in white embossing powder. The next step is to put Distress Ink directly onto the paper in two colors (I used Broken China and Wild Honey) and then spraying Glimmer Mist in Marshmallow heavily over the inking. This causes a beautiful, shimmery, water color effect. I am going to make more cards like this because it very easy and has such a lovely look.

I hope your having a crafty day and are enjoying the beautiful fall weather!

Hugs, Lorelei

Hey there..

This will be my last post until we get back from San Francisco on Monday night. We are all so excited. We'll be going to Santa Cruz on Friday, San Francisco and the Giants vs Phillies game on Saturday and shopping and a barbecue on Sunday! We get to see Linsecom pitch for the Giants!! For a sports fam it doesn't get any better than this.

Here's another card I made on Friday night when me and my peeps were playing (our pic is at the bottom of the page). It's another excerise in distress ink and stamping. The stamp is Inkadinkadoo and the inks are Broken China and Peeled Paint. I love the color combo.