Hi everyone,
Well not much blogging happening around here for a while, but it’s because I’ve been busy with my Christmas card classes. The other night I realised that over a 3 week period I’ve prepared kits and taught my guests and between them they’ve made 252 Christmas cards with me. Hmm, as far as cardmaking goes, that’s quite a few!! Each card had at least 6 pieces to it that I had to cut up, so that makes over 1500 pieces. Yikes, no wonder I was busy!
I’ve also been head down, tail up getting ready for the launch of the new catalogue. Some of you are drooling over it already, as I am, but as a Demonstrator I got to pre-order a few selected items and I’ve been busy with some project ideas, having lots of fun playing! I cannot wait for my launch party on Thursday next week, I am soooo excited, this is pretty unusual for me but I think it’s because for once, I’m feeling more on track to being ready for it. I suspect it’s the lack of a “day job” that has made the difference now! If you haven’t RSVP’d for my launch party yet, just email me to let me know approx what time you’d like to attend, and I’ll give you directions if you haven’t been here before. I’m celebrating from 10:30am into the evening! There’s no cost to attend and you’ll get to see some cool projects and samples, I’ll have a little make n take and a couple of fabulous prize draws that you can enter! Oh and some light refreshments of course and a little baking is planned for the night before, it wouldn’t be a party without some treats, would it?
I thought I’d share one of my Christmas card class projects with you today. I had fun coming up with this one, it uses the Jolly Holiday Designer Series paper which is on a whopping 40% off sale at the moment (it’s only available until the end of the month). I die cut the “zig zag” embellishments as well as the trees and snowflake. The snowflake wasn’t cut from metallic cardstock, it was cut from Confetti Cream cardstock and then before we pulled it out of the sheet, we daubed Platinum Shimmer Paint on top. How cool is that technique for making your own “metallic” card? Oh and I should mention too that the snowflake and the trees were die cut using the Merry Details Sizzlit which is also retiring this month, so if you want to get your hands on that one, you’d best order it now!
Supplies:
Stamps: Contempo Christmas
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Chocolate chip
Cardstock: Confetti Cream, Old Olive, Very Vanilla
Other: Platinum Shimmer Paint, Tasteful Trim die, Merry Details sizzlit, Decorative label punch, sponge daubers
Hope you are having a fabulous week!
