Special "Buttons Galore" card class, Thursday May 2nd

Thursday May 2nd at 7pm

Special"Buttons Galore" card class

This is an older card, but we will be doing one similar to this

Since there are so many buttons retiring and I have TONS that need to be used - I figured why not do a card class focused on BUTTONS!

Cost of class 10 dollars (4 cards)
(place an order of 15 dollars plus s/h&tax, and the class is FREE!!!)
Please RSVP by Tuesday April 30th

One set that we will be using is this "Button Buddies", which is actually retiring this year.

I love how it is so versatile. It gives you birthday cards, thanksgiving/halloween cards, Christmas/winter cards, baby cards and so much more.



Button Buddies

Another stamp set we will use is "Itty Bitty Bits", which we will be using with clear "Bitty" buttons.
I have an idea for the 4th card, but I'll have to work on that a bit...


Here are 2 more cards we will be making (both using Button Buddies stamp set)
The one covered with flowers (Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight and Lucky Limeade) is also using a technique called "masking"



Card Class on Monday February 11th

You can still sign up for my next card class, which will be on Monday February 11th at 7pm. Just RSVP by Saturday afternoon.

 

The cards work both for Birthday or Valentine's Day.

 

All cards use Sale-A-Bration stamp sets!

Halloween Card #2

This is the 2nd card we made this past Monday at the Halloween Card class.

It was also one card for my Halloween Card Buffet (so I had to keep it a secret until it was done :-)

I love the "Button Buddies" stamp set - it has a stamp for every possible occasion and you can include a button, or you can leave without.

Here is the entire set.

It's one of the set's I can warmly recommend if you are looking to buy your first set - it covers birthdays, Thanksgiving and Halloween, Christmas / Winter, Baby-cards and everything in between. Add a set of sentiments like "Teeny Tiny Wishes" or "Curly Cutes" and you are good to go.

Halloween Card #1

Here is one of the cards we made on my this weeks Halloween class.

I used Tangerine Tango as my card stock and Gumball Green and Basic Gray for other colours.

I embossed the Spider Web and then sponged it with basic black ink.

MOJO Monday 262

Better late than never  - eh?

Here is the sketch for this weeks MOJO card.

When I saw this Storytime Designer Series Paper from Stampin'Up! I just had to have it (and I don't have any kids!). But since I've had it... I've actually stuggled to use it - I think I'm thinking it too much as a scrapbooking paper than card paper. So I challanged this week to use this paper in my MOJO card.

And I'm pretty happy with the result!

The base is Pool Party and I have also used Basic Gray in my matting. All the other papers are from Storytime Designer Series Paper set. Even the image is a part of the paper, so I didn't use a single stamp with this card!

The rosette is made with a 1" circle punch, which I covered with Sticky Strip and then I adhered Pool Party Seam Binding around it. The brad is actually 2 pieces mounted on top of each other. Base is a Designer Ribbon Slide (from Holiday Catalogue) and the top is 3/8" Designer Printed Brad (Pool Party).

Halloween card class on Monday October 15th

Here are the samples for the Halloween card class on Monday October 15th (at 7pm)
 
You'll get to make 4 cards (15 CAD), but the class (and the cards) are free, if you place an order of 20 CAD (before tax + s/h) from the current Stampin'Up! catalogues!

I'm also doing a Halloween Card Buffet (together with Birthday Card Buffet) on Saturday October 20th, starting at 1pm, if you cannot make the Monday class.

I'll probably have these 4 cards available to make also on Saturday, but also other cards.

And you can mix the 2 cards on Saturday (so make both Birthday and Halloween cards). You have 4 hours to craft and the cost is 25 cad for 10 cards.

RSVP for Monday's card class is Saturday, Oct 13th and for the Saturdays Card Buffet event I'd like to get RSVP's by Wednesday October 17th (so that I have time to prepare enough supplies).

The Classes Are Here! The Classes Are Here!

My August Class samples

Well, I actually posted this already earlier in August on my Stampin'Up! Demonstrator web-site, but as I decided to start a separate blog and feed it to the Stampin'Up! Demonstrator Web-site, all my old posts sort of vanished :)

So, you can see my class schedule at www.tanja.stampinup.net



The way I run my classes is this:

In average, the cost of the class is 20 cad (usually 4 cards, or 2 scrapbook pages AND 2 cards). Sometimes a class might involve more work/supplies and the cost would be higher (not over 30 cad). You don't have to sign up for a set of classes, you can take the ones you like.

Here is the twist: The class (and the samples) are FREE, if you place an order of 25 cad from the current Stampin' Up! catalogues the same night! This way you don't only get the class and samples free, but also get to build on your own supplies! However, if you don't want to place an order, you pay for the regular fee.

 

 

Also, bring a new friend to class, and you get to do a second set FREE!!

So here is the schedule:

• Monday, September 12th (7pm - 9pm): Falling Leaves and Giving Thanks
• Monday, October 3rd (7pm - 9pm): Spooky Halloween!
• Monday, Noveber 7th (7pm - 9pm): Xmas Cards
• Monday, December 5th (7pm - 9pm): Last minute Christmas Gifts

Email me for details (RSVP by previous Friday!) Tanja.Neuvonen@gmail.com

 

 

Falling Leaves and Giving Thanks class teaser

So where did it all start and how did I end up with Stampin'Up!



This was my 1st Stampin'Up! card

Well, I have always been interested in all kinds of crafts, but specially in paper crafts. We did Christmas cards with my mom and we used techniques like heat embossing and stamping.


When I moved to Ottawa in 2003, I wanted to do some scrapbooking (this was something new to me then) and started by buying various card stocks and a ton of stickers. Don't get me wrong, the pages turned out great, but it was SO expensive to keep buying those stickers (and I still buy stickers!).



Then a colleague of mine asked, if I'd like to come to a "Stampin'Up!" -party. Well, why not, cannot hurt me - right?



One of my most recent projects

And that's when it all started. I LOVED the fact that the company has everything coordinated! Although it took me few parties before I really figured what I needed to get. First I bought some stamps, well... then I needed the inks, the papers, the word stamps.... you get the point :-)

But I just love how everything coordinates: shapes, colours, ribbons, buttons....

It makes it so easy but at the same time SO versitale!

So I got totally hooked on Stampin'Up! So much so, that I ended up becoming a demonstrator myself in 2010. I have been watching Stampin'Up! develop and grow these past years and I love all the new ideas and colours they come up with!. And eventhough I'm doing mostly cards, I have seen SO many beautiful scrapbook pages, mixed media projects and fabric creations done with Stampin'Up! products. You just have to let your creativity flow and most wonderful things can happen. And if you don't always get that inspiration on you own, there are so many beautiful creations and ideas on the Stampin'Up! Idea Book and Catalogue. I cannot throw the old ones out just because of that!