Come One, Come All, to my January 2017 Paper Therapy and Card-Making classes

The Holiday rush, shopping, wrapping presents, baking, and all the other fun things to do will soon be over, and what other way to spend your extra time, than to and come to my house, relax, fellowship with others, and enjoy yourself making some beautiful greeting cards.  

I design and prepare kits for five/six different cards, and you decide which ones you would like to make.  It's that easy.  I supply everything, just bring yourself, and get set to have fun.  This month I will offer Valentine's cards, as well as birthday, sympathy, a fun chicken card, and more.

My classes are for men and women of all ages who enjoy crafting. This class will teach you how to create beautiful hand crafted greeting cards with personal instruction, guidance and inspiration. You’ll have access to all the latest card making tools, embellishments and supplies.  The best though, the joy of giving is priceless.

Schedule is as follows:
TUESDAY, the 3rd,  9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and again on

THURSDAY, the 5th,, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.. and again on
SATURDAY, the 7th, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

The cost of the class is just: $2.50 per card, no additional class fee, and the fun and fellowship is free.  Bring a friend who has never been to one of my classes, and get $5.00 off the cost of your cards.  Place an order of a minimum of $50.00 (before tax & shipping) and get $5.00 off the cost of your cards.  Do both and save $10.00.  What a deal, right?All classes are held in my home at:  555 Williamsdale Road, Graham, NC 27253.  

A RSVP at your earliest convenience is greatly appreciate either by email at: angelsofjoy@gmail.com, or phone:  336-538-4996, or text/phone:  336-260-2173.  You can also RSVP directly from my Stampin' Up! website Here.

Instruction does much, and Encouragement everything.   Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Thank you for stopping by, and have a great day,

~Linda

Christmas Pines and Fox Builder Punch by Guest Designer, Patty Safrit

I am the very privileged recipient of this beautiful Christmas card, designed and hand crafted by Patty Safrit.  Patty is one of my special, creative and talented downline.  
I wasn't the only one to get one of these special cards. Patty made 50 of these as part of our card swap when we went to Brian King's World Card Making Day event in Atlanta, Georgia last month.  

Recipe:

• The base is a 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 piece of Dapper Denim, scored at 4 1/4.
• Next is a 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 piece of Whisper White, scored at 4 1/8.
• Next is a 5 x 8 piece of Dapper Denim scored at 4.
• The background on the card is stamped with Dapper Denim ink and a stamp from Christmas Pines.
• The pines, and lots of them, are cut with Whisper White card stock.
• The pine cones are cut with Vellum card stock and again with Silver foil paper.
• The tree is cut from Silver foil paper and from the Beautiful Branches Thinlits dies (recently retired).
• The foxes are punched with the Fox Builder punch and Whisper White card stock, and sponged with Dapper Denim ink.  
• The words are from Holly Berry Happiness and cut out with dies from the Layering Oval Framelits.  

If you have any questions, please let me know. 

I hold adult classes each month.  If you live near my home at 555 Williamsdale Road, Graham, NC 27253, and would like to attend any of my classes, please let me know.  For details, see my class schedule right here on my blog, or on my Stampin' Up! website found Here.

If you would like to place an order, head on over to my Stampin' Up! website Here, and click on the "shop now" tab, or click on the 2016-17 catalog right here on my blog.  

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Matthew 11:28 (NIV)

Thank you for stopping by, and have a great day,

~Linda

Framed Christmas Tree using Warmth & Cheer DSP stack

Pam Morris and Brian King offered a 3-D swap exchange at their World Card Making Day event in Atlanta, Georgia last month.  I did not get this cute framed tree, so I did the next best thing-I took a picture. It was made by Sarah Julius, and she has a Facebook page Here. 

My plan was to get at least one of these made by Christmas, 2016.  Didn't happen, guess it will have to be my plan for Christmas 2017.

Recipe:

• The frame is a 5 x 7.
• The background paper is Cherry Cobbler.
• Sarah used DSP from the Warmth & Cheer paper stack.
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For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.  2 Timothy 1:7 (NIV)

Thank you for stopping by, and have a great day,

~Linda

Halloween Scenes Edgelits, and Sweet Sugarplum card stock make a fun Christmas card.

I saw Roseanne Mulhern's Christmas Magic card on Pinterest, and just knew I had to CASE it. You can see Roseanne's card Here, and she is so wonderful, has every single detail written.  I didn't have the Fruit Stand DSP that she used, so I used a piece of DSP from the Playful Palette pack.  I really liked how Roseanne used the Halloween Scenes Edgelits for a winter scene fence. Clever, huh?  

Recipe:

• The base is a 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 piece of Sweet Sugarplum, scored at 4 1/4.
• Next is a 5 1/4 x 4 piece of Whisper White.
• Next is a 5 x 3 3/4 piece of DSP from the Playful Palette pack.
• The tree is from Jar of Cheer (retiring on 1/3/17), stamped with Emerald Envy ink on Whisper White card stock, and cut out with my paper snips.
• The snowman and snowgirl are from Christmas Magic (retiring on 1/3/17), and stamped with Tuxedo Memento black ink on Whisper White card stock, colored with markers, and also cut out with my paper snips.
• The words are from Holly Berry Happiness and cut out with a die from the Layering Oval Framelits.  I also sponged the oval with Dapper Denim ink.

If you have any questions, please let me know. 

I hold adult classes each month.  If you live near my home at 555 Williamsdale Road, Graham, NC 27253, and would like to attend any of my classes, please let me know.  For details, see my class schedule right here on my blog, or on my Stampin' Up! website found Here.

If you would like to place an order, head on over to my Stampin' Up! website Here, and click on the "shop now" tab, or click on the 2016-17 catalog right here on my blog.  

But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. James 1:6 (NIV)

Thank you for stopping by, and have a great day,

~Linda

The Second Project for my December, 2016 Hostess Club Project: Seaside Shore and Shaving Cream

Who would have thought you could make such a fun card with shaving cream and re-inkers?  Not me, for sure. Yet, I did, as well as all the wonderful ladies in my hostess Club. We all donned our rubber gloves, (can't risk getting our fingers all inked up, right?), and piled up paper plates with shaving cream.  Before I got started, I watched Amanda Fowler's video, and you can see it Here, and more inspiration came from Sarah Lancaster's video and you can it Here. 

Recipe:

• The base is a 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 piece of Dapper Denim scored at 4 1/4.
• I cut the center out of a 5 1/4 x 4 piece of By the Shore Designer Series Paper (DSP) with a Project Life Framelit, and I glued a 5 x 3 3/4 Window Sheet to the back of this DSP.
• Next I tore the edge of a 5 x 2 piece of Crumb Cake card stock, sponged it, and stamped it with the bubbles from Seaside Shore stamp set with Crumb Cake classic ink. Glued it to the inside of the Window Sheet.
• I used Pear Pizzazz, Soft Sky, Mint Macaron and Dapper Denim reinkers to color my shaving cream.
• Next I dipped a 5 x 3 3/4 piece of Whisper White card stock in the shaving cream.  After it dried, I stamped the words from Seaside Shore with Dapper Denim classic ink, and glued it to the back of my DSP/Window sheet combination, and glued this combination to my Dapper Denim card base.
• I used Garden Green, Calypso Coral, Pool Party, and Dapper Denim classic ink and stamped images from Seaside Shore on Whisper White and Garden Green card stock.  Cut them out with my Paper Snips, and glued them to the inside and outside of my DSP.
• Remember to decorate your envelope, can't leave the house naked, right? 

If you have any questions, please let me know. 

I hold adult classes each month.  If you live near my home at 555 Williamsdale Road, Graham, NC 27253, and would like to attend any of my classes, please let me know.  For details, see my class schedule right here on my blog, or on my Stampin' Up! website found Here.

If you would like to place an order, head on over to my Stampin' Up! website Here, and click on the "shop now" tab, or click on the 2016-17 catalog right here on my blog.  

Who is it that overcomes the world?  Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. 1 John 5:5

Thank you for stopping by, and have a great day,

~Linda

Flower Shop, Petite Petals, and Butterflies Thinlits for my December, 2016 Hostess Club Project

I saw this card sketch using the Wax Paper resist technique on Gina K's YouTube channel, and had to try it.  It was so easy and fun, I offered it as a project, last week, to all of my wonderful Hostess Club ladies.  You can see Gina's video Here.

Recipe:

• The base is a 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 piece of Tempting Turquoise scored at 4 1/4.
• Next is a 5 1/4 x 4 piece of Whisper White.
• Next is a 3 3/4 x 4 piece of Basic Black.
• The 3 1/2 x 3 3/4 piece of Whisper White is the piece I used for the wax paper resist, and sponged it with Tempting Turquoise ink.
• The butterfly was cut out with the Butterflies Thinlits dies and Basic Black card stock.
• I used Whisper White card stock and Tuxedo Memento black ink to stamp the flowers, then sponged them with Tempting Turquoise ink. 
• I punched with leaves with the retired Bird Punch and Garden Green card stock.
• The Congratulations was stamped with Tuxedo Memento black ink from the Floral Phrases stamp set.
• Remember to decorate your envelope, can't leave the house naked, right? 

If you have any questions, please let me know. 

I hold adult classes each month.  If you live near my home at 555 Williamsdale Road, Graham, NC 27253, and would like to attend any of my classes, please let me know.  For details, see my class schedule right here on my blog, or on my Stampin' Up! website found Here.

If you would like to place an order, head on over to my Stampin' Up! website Here, and click on the "shop now" tab, or click on the 2016-17 catalog right here on my blog.  

I call on the Lord in my distress, and he answers me.  Psalm 120:1

Thank you for stopping by, and have a great day,

~Linda

Star of Light for my December, 2016 Paper Therapy Classes

The Star of Light stamp set and coordinating thinlits are absolutely beautiful.  There are so many ways to use the stamp set only, thinlits only, or together.  The results are the same, gorgeous.  You can find this set on page 9 of the 2016-17 Holiday Catalog from Stampin' Up!  
I am offering this one in all of my December 3, December 6, and December 8, 2016 classes.  
Recipe:

• The base is a 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 piece of Night of Navy scored at 4 1/4.
• Next is a 5 1/4 x 4 piece of Silver Foil Paper.
• Next is a 5 x 3 3/4 piece of Night of Navy.
• The 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 piece of Whisper White is stamped with Night of Navy ink.
• The large base star, and the top star are cut out with Silver Glimmer paper.
• The medium star is cut out with Night of Navy paper.
• I glued them together with dimensionals.
• All done.  Easy, peasy.
• Remember to decorate your envelope, can't leave the house naked, right? 

If you have any questions, please let me know. 

I hold adult classes each month.  If you live near my home at 555 Williamsdale Road, Graham, NC 27253, and would like to attend any of my classes, please let me know.  For details, see my class schedule right here on my blog, or on my Stampin' Up! website found Here.

If you would like to place an order, head on over to my Stampin' Up! website Here, and click on the "shop now" tab, or click on the 2016-17 catalog right here on my blog.  

"She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue."  Proverbs 31:26

Thank you for stopping by, and have a great day,

~Linda