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Yesterday was the latest offering in the world of Make & Take Mondays. I enjoyed working with one of Tim Holtz’s On the Edge die cuts to make the red layer. It was good to remember that stickers can be the focal point, especially when you add Stickles! I heard from a lot of customers they appreciated the clever card that could be easily reproduced for multiple cards. Thinking ahead for Christmas cards, perhaps? On to the card!

Vintage Patriotic Greetings:
Crackle Cover-a-Card by Impression Obsession
Plaque & Postage On the Edge Die by Sizzix and Cuttlebug Machine
Victorian Patriotic Stickers by Sticker King
Walnut Stain Distress Ink
White A2 Note Card
Liberty paper by Creative Imaginations
Pomegranate Splash and White Cardstock
Red, White and Blue Grid Ribbon
Ink Sweeper, Foam Tape, Star Dust Stickles
Scissors, Acrylic Blocks, Glue Stick and Brayer

How To:
Trim blue edge off sticker and stick to white cardstock. Trim then edge with Ink Sweeper using Walnut Stain ink. Edge Liberty star paper with Ink Sweeper and Walnut Stain ink. Adhere to card front. Use Plaque die cut to create a shaped layer with Pomegranate Splash cardstock. Stamp Crackle with Walnut Stain ink onto die cut shape. Tie grid ribbon around die cut, adhering on the back. Tie two shorter pieces of grid ribbon on with longer ends. Mount sticker image with foam tape. Embellish with Stickles. Adhere inked border on inside of card. Designed by Lisa Taylor.

Our next Make & Take is Monday, July 12, two days before What’s New Pussycat?. Perhaps we’ll have a little preview at Make & Take. Hmm…

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I’ve been waiting for the right time to share this fabu creation by Mary Ann Jones. When is the right time to share artwork? Well, when you’re waiting for a shipment of Tim Holtz stuff… and it arrives… that’s a good time.

Mary Ann made this fabu wall hanging for her friend and I just love how it turned out! A little steampunk, a little altered, and a lot cool! She used many of Tim’s products, including alcohol inks, Grungeboard, metal embellishments and techniques she’s learned from him along the way. It was all created on a piece of heavy chipboard, 6×6 or 8×8. A great size to work on and for a wall hanging.

Just last Friday I was rearranging things to make room for new Tim Holtz products and restock.
• Sizzix Dies including On the Edge
• Sizzix Embossing Fades
• Sizzlits Strip Dies
• Grungepaper
• Tissue Tape
and we have all sorts of other goodies from Tim in stock too.

Here’s the card I made for Dad for Father’s Day, using some of Tim’s metal gears.

I embossed a piece of Pearl metal from Ten Seconds Studio with the Clockworks embossing folder by Cuttlebug. I sanded it, exposing the silver metal below. I added a few Tim Holtz embellishments and adhered it to the front of the card. The phrase is stamped on red card stock that I cut from one of Tim’s dies then edged with black ink. Easy, fun and Dad loved it!

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Mother Nature may not be cooperating, but I’m ready for some sunshine! We have all sorts of beach, water and summertime themed papers and stamps in stock right now.

Here’s a card I made for a Summer themed swap. I used papers from the new BoBunny Sun Kissed collection and one of Tim Holtz’s new Embossing Fades Folders. It’s embellished with a touch of bling and a butterfly punched from a paper scrap.

I did stamp inside! I used “Sending Sunshine” by Hero Arts.

Fun and simple. Yes, it’s a 6″ square card but just mail it in a rectangle envelope and it won’t cost as much to mail.

I’m off to go work the other new BoBunny collection onto the sales floor: Peacock Lane. Beautiful purples & teals. See ya soon!

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Yesterday we had fun playing with stamps by Layers of Color, a stamp company here in the Northwest. Woodinville, WA in fact. Their catalog is the one we’re taking special orders from through tomorrow, so pop down here and check out all the other cools stamps they have. They’ve just added stencils to their collection, too. Great to use when air brushing or spritzing Glimmer Mists or other pretty spray products.

I designed this card to work for Father’s Day with it’s richer colors and more masculine textures. Remember, there are a lot of dads out there who enjoy working in their garden. We could have easily made it more feminine by adding bling, a floral embossed texture, ribbon and used softer colors. This design is good for everyone! On to the card!

Layers of Color Wonderful Butterfly Supplies:
Flutterescent by Layers of Color
Oriental Weave Embossing Folders and Cuttlebug Machine
Onyx Black VersaFine Ink
Natural Basics Bazzill A2 Note Card
Real Teal Bazzill Cardstock
Turquoise Dot Cardstock by Bo Bunny
Dark Brown Cardstock
Sponge Dauber, Black Foam Tape
Acrylic Blocks, Glue Stick and Brayer

How To:
Stamp butterfly on solid side of Turquoise Dot with Onyx Black VersaFine. Edge using Sponge Dauber and Onyx Black ink. Adhere to Real Teal cardstock. Emboss dark brown cardstock with squared design A2 folder in Cuttlebug. Adhere to left side of note card. Mount butterfly image onto note card with foam tape. Stamp Wonderful with Onyx Black VersaFine in lower right corner. Embellish inside of card with coordinating strips of cardstock. Designed by Lisa Taylor.

Our next Make & Take Monday is June 28. I hope you can join us!

Yesterday was another fun filled day featuring our guest Make & Take host, Teresa Case. She shared with us all the ways of the Copic Air Brush system featuring their air compressor. Wow. That is a cool tool! I want one for the studio right away! Here’s what she did:

Copic Air Brush Silhouette Supplies:
Garden Silhouette by Hero Arts
Birthday Centers by Cornish Heritage Farms
White A2 Note Card and card stock
Violet Dot by BoBunny
Chartreuse (Mimosa) by SEI
Onyx Black VersaFine Ink
Mega Scallop Oval Punch and Super Oval Punch
Copic Markers: 0, BV04, G85, RV04, V04, V06, V09, V15, YG00, YG63
Copic Air Compressor
White Sheer Ruffle Edge
Scissors, Adhesive, Foam Tape, Brayer, Acrylic Block

How To:
Air brush a piece of white card stock with green Copic markers on bottom third. Use the purple colors on the top two-thirds. Stamp Garden Silhouette with Onyx Black VersaFine and trim with scissors. Adhere to white card stock layer. Adhere Violet Dot to front of white A2 note card. Edge Chartreuse with black ink and adhere to card front. Adhere flower panel to card front. Stamp phrase on Violet Dot and punch out with oval. Punch scalloped oval out of black card stock and adhere phrase oval. Adhere a strip of ribbon behind oval and mount to card front. Designed by Teresa Case & Christy Wood.

Isn’t that a fun and beautiful card? If you love the stamp image but don’t have a way to do airbrushing, you could also stipple or sponge color onto the white card stock. There’s always an option in this wonderful world of stamping!

Our next Make & Take Monday is June 14. Flag Day. We’ll see if we do something with that. Mark you calendar and plan on joining us!

See ya!