Faux Tooled Leather Class

Yes, I'm still around. I've just been very busy and haven't had any time for stamping. A four-day weekend was just the ticket!! I woke up this morning with a burst of inspiration to make this card using the faux tooled leather and faux burnt edges techniques. Love them both and they work so well together. I'm lovin' all the cute variations I've been seeing for easel cards and decided to incorporate one of them into this card, too. The whole thing folds down flat in a 4 1/4" square....love it!! I decided that the dad who gets this would love a masculine book mark to match, and so here it is...

It measures 4" x 1 1/2" and has a fold at the top. Hidden inside are a couple pieces of magnets saved from the advertisement that comes on the front of our local phone books each year. Every year I collect them from work and friends and I've found lots of ways to use them. Love being able to recycle those freebies that would normally end up in the trash!
I'll be teaching a class on how to make these two cuties at the LSS (Priceless Scrapbooks) in a couple of weeks. If your local, why don't you give them a call and sign up for the class? The link is in the far right sidebar. Here's a picture of the two pieces together.

I won't be absent as long this time. I actually got several cards made today besides this one. Unfortunately, two of them are sympathy cards for my dear friends, who are sisters, whose father passed away over the weekend.
Only two more short weeks and the summer vacation will begin....YAY!!!!

Peter Pan swap card

I recently joined an on-line stamping group called the Divas of Stamping. A recently posted group of swaps was named after movies. This card was for the Peter Pan swap which was to create a card for a young boy. I love this image from Cape Arago stamps. The hat and sentiment are also part of the stamps I got from this company. As you can see, I am still hooked on these easel cards. I used chocolate chip for the base. The image is stamped on vanilla and colored with Copic markers. The trim is a sticker border that I believe is made by Bo Bunny. The papers are from my LSS and I can't remember who the manufacturer is.
Today was a very exciting day for me. My friend  Bonnie and I went to Jacksonville for a Michelle Zindorf brayer workshop! Wow!! I learned soooooo much, and Michelle is so sweet. What a wonderful teacher she is. We had a great time and I hope to be able to transfer some of that knowledge into my own projects in the near future. Now I want to get to one of her advanced classes!! Here is a photo of Michelle as she was teaching us. I would love to show you some of the projects she did, but she asked us not to so as not to spoil the surprise for those who may be attending her workshops in the near future.

Thanks for stopping in today! Happy stamping!!

Merry Christmas Horses

 I just love this image!!! I would love to see a couple of beautiful horses looking thoughtfully over the fence at me with their Santa caps on. The trim on the hats is all puffy with liquid applique with a light dusting of glitter.....yes, just a little bit! To give the iamge an aged look, I did the faux burnt edges technique that I learned how to do over at  Splitcoaststampers.

Stamps: Impression Obsession

Paper: vanilla card stock, always artichoke, chocolate chip, unknown red dp

Ink: Momento Tuxedo black, assorted distress inks

Accessories: sponge, liquid aplique, glitter, red marker, ribbon, brads