Heart Happiness 
for my January 2018 Classes

My wonderful assistant, Michelle Wallace and I, have been busy planning for my January 2018 Creative Therapy and Card Making classes, and this is one of the six cards I will offer. 
Recipe:

• The base is an 8 1/2 x 5 1/2  piece of Rich Razzleberry, scored at 4 1/4.

• The Pool Party layer is 5 1/4 x 4, and is dry embossed with the new Petal Pair embossing folder.
• The Rich Razzleberry layer under the 5 1/8 x 2 piece of Petal Garden DSP is 5 1/4 x 2 1/8.  The piece of Gold Foil on the left side of these layers is 5 1/4 x 1/2.
• The heart is cut by combining the "Lovely" heart from the Lovely Words Thinlits Dies, and one of the hearts from the Sweet & Sassy dies, and Gold Foil.  Then a second heart was cut from the Sweet & Sassy dies, this time out of the Sweet Sugar Plum cardstock.
• The small Rich Razzleberry heart and the Gold Foil heart are also cut out with the Sweet & Sassy Dies. 
• The little flower is from the Heart Happiness set (in the Occasions Mini, available January 3, 2018) and stamped with Sweet Sugarplum ink on the Sweet Sugarplum heart.
• Don't forget to decorate your envelope.
• All done!!!  

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 January 9, January 11, and January 13, 2018 Creative Therapy card 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 2017-18 catalog right here on my blog. 

"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.  In this world you will have trouble.  But take heart!  I have overcome the world."    John 16:33

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

~Linda

Ribbon of Courage, Timeless Textures and Support Ribbon Framelits

I used the Ribbon of Courage stamp set and the coordinating Support Ribbon Framelits dies for these two cards.  I made my own background design with one of the stamps from the Timeless Textures stamp set, and I cut the letters out with my new Large Letter Framelits dies.😊  

Recipe:

• The base is an 8 1/2 x 5 1/2  piece of Sahara Sand, scored at 4 1/4.
• The Blushing Bride layer is 5 1/4 x 4.
• The Thick Whisper White layer, on which I stamped the flower from Timeless Texture in Blushing Bride ink is 5 x 3 3/4.
• After I stamped my background on the Thick Whisper White I cut out the letters with my Big Shot and the Large Letter dies.  So easy.
• For the card at the very top of this post, I stamped a piece of Blushing Bride cardstock with the stamp from Ribbon of Courage, and used my big Shot and the die from the Support Ribbon Framelits to cut it out.
• For the second card on this post, I stamped a piece of Blushing Bride cardstock with the flower from Timeless Textures and used my Big Shot and the die from the Support Ribbon Framelits to cut it out.
• I used the Foam Adhesive Strips from SU to give my letters  and ribbon height on my card. 
• I used Rose Red ink to stamp my words.
• Don't forget to decorate your envelope.
• All done!!!  

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 January 9, January 11, and January 13, 2018 Creative Therapy card 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 2017-18 catalog right here on my blog. 

"He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.'  John 7:38

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

~Linda

Many glorious wishes for a wonderful Christmas to you and yours

 

I received many beautiful Christmas cards this year, and the one you see at the very top of this post was from my friend, Gail Cobb, who, by the way, is a very talented Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.  She used the Christmas Pines stamp set and the Winter Wonderland Specialty paper for her card, and of course I had to CASE (Copy And Share Everything) it.  I used the Year of Cheer DSP, and it is in the 2017-18 Holiday Catalog, which will go away on January 2, 2018.  If you do not have any Year of Cheer DSP, well, I know where you can get it!!!

Recipe:

• The base is an 8 1/2 x 5 1/2  piece of Thick Whisper White, scored at 4 1/4, and the smaller white piece is 4 1/4 x 3.
• The Basic Black layer is 5 3/8 x 4 1/8, and the smaller black piece (under the focal point) is 4 3/8 x 3 1/8.
• The Silver foil layer is 5 1/4 x 4.
• The DSP from Year of Cheer is 4 7/8 x 3 3/4.
• The branches from Christmas Pines and the word Noel is stamped with Tuxedo Memento Black ink.  Then I cleaned the stamps with my Stampin' Scrub, and Stampin' Mist.  Next I stamped the branch with Versamark over the black and slightly offset the stamp.  I covered my Versamarked branch with Silver embossing powder for the card on the left, and Copper embossing powder for the card on the right and used my heat tool to melt the embossing powder.  Stunning.  Thank you Gail for sharing your idea.
• All the layers are adhered with Tombow Liquid glue (more wiggle room), except for the focal point, which is adhered with SU dimensionals (the best dimensionals around), just sayin'.
• Don't forget to decorate your envelope.
• All done!!!

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 January 9, January 11, and January 13, 2018 Creative Therapy card 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 2017-18 catalog right here on my blog. 

God is not a God of disorder but of peace.  I Corinthians 14:33

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

~Linda

Carols of Christmas and Night in Bethlehem 

I came across a card I made eons ago, and low and behold, I had two unfinished kits in the packet with the finished card. Imagine that!!!  So, I used my crafting skills and created this card. 
You will see lots of other cards at my January 9, January 11, and January 13, 2018 Creative Therapy card classes, just not this one.  Of course not, Christmas will be over.

Recipe:

• The base is an 8 1/2 x 5 1/2  piece of Old Olive, scored at 4 1/4. 
• The Crumb Cake layer is 5 1/4 x 4, stamped with Chocolate Chip ink, then dry embossed with the Garden Trellis Embossing Folder.
• The 5 x 1 3/4 piece of Real Red is under the 4 7/8 x 1 5/8 piece of Be Merry DSP. 
• I glued the Real Red/DSP combination to the embossed Crumb Cake layer, wrapped a piece of Gold Natural Trim around the front of these pieces.  Then I used Tombow Liquid glue to adhere this combo to my card base.
• The Old Olive piece under the Whisper White on which the words are stamped is 2 1/2 x 3 1/8, and the Whisper White piece on which the words are stamped is 2 3/8 x 3.  The words are stamped with Chocolate Chip ink.  The star is stamped with Daffodil Delight ink.  
• I made a bow and used a couple of glue dots to adhere it to the card front.
• Don't forget to decorate your envelope.
• All done!!!

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 2017-18 catalog right here on my blog.  

May the hope of God fill you with joy and peace as you trust in him.  Romans 15:13

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

~Linda

Falling Flowers, Ribbon of Courage & Move Me Thinlits Dies

I combined the Falling Flowers stamp set with the Move Me Thinlits Dies for this simple and elegant card. This card is  one of my offerings at all of my January 9, January 11, and January 13, 2018 Creative Therapy card classes.

Recipe:

• The base is an 8 1/2 x 5 1/2  piece of Berry Burst or Crushed Curry, scored at 4 1/4. 
• The Basic Black layer is 5 1/4 x 4 1/4.
• The Color Theory DSP layer is 5 x 3 3/4.
• The baby butterflies are stamped with the coordinating ink and cut out with the Move Me Thinlits Dies in either Berry Burst or Crushed Curry, and Basic Black cardstock.  I attached the butterflies to the card with Glue Dots.
• The words are from Ribbon of Courage and the image is from Falling Flowers and both are stamped with Tuxedo Memento ink.
• Basic Pearls are added to the butterflies.
• Don't forget to decorate your envelope.
• All done!!!

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 2017-18 catalog right here on my blog. 

Blessed is the man who keeps on going when times are hard.  James 1:12

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

~Linda

Painted Harvest

I received this beautiful card from my friend and lovely assistant, Michelle Wallace, and just had to share with you.  I think she did a fantastic job designing, and I appreciate her thinking of me.  
Painted Harvest is one of the stamp sets in the 2017 Holiday Mini from Stampin' Up! that is going to be carried over to the 2018 Occasions Mini, as well as the Leaf Punch.  So you just might see this one at one of my January 9, January 11, and January 13, 2018 Creative Therapy card classes.

Recipe:

• The base is an 8 1/2 x 5 1/2  piece of Old Olive, scored at 4 1/4. 
• The Crushed Curry layer is 5 1/4 x 4 1/4.
• The Chocolate Chip layer is 5 x 3 3/4, and dry embossed with the Petal Burst embossing folder.
• The leaves are stamped with Old Olive ink on Very Vanilla cardstock and punched out with the Leaf Punch.  The flower is stamped with Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, and Chocolate Chip ink.
• The Gold Foil circle and the Very Vanilla circles are cut out with the Layering Circle Framelits dies.   
• The tag on which the words are stamped (with Chocolate Chip ink), is 1 x 2 3/4, and Paper Snips are used to cut the tail at the end of the tag.
• The sequins are added with glue dots.
• Don't forget to decorate your envelope.
• All done!!!

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 2017-18 catalog right here on my blog.  

Blessed is the man who keeps on going when times are hard.  James 1:12

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

~Linda

Flurry of Wishes for my December 16, 2017 class

OK, so here's the deal-I had planned to offer this card at all of my  December 5, December 7, and December 9, 2017 Creative Therapy card classes.  Didn't happen for the ladies who came on December 5,😔.  I am so sorry.  Then it snowed/rained/sleeted, and I postponed my December 9th class to December 16, and I am offering this beautiful Christmas card at class this Saturday.  I'm excited. 

 Recipe: 

• The base is a 8 1/2 x 5 1/2  piece of Night of Navy, scored at 4 1/4. 
• The Silver Foil layer is 5 1/4 x 4.
• The Whisper White layer is 5 x 3 3/4, and dry embossed with either the Softly Falling or Winter Wonder embossing folder.  I stamped my words with Night of Navy ink before I embossed my cardstock.
• The snowflake is stamped with Night of Navy ink on Whisper White cardstock and punched out with the Flower Medallion punch.  (On the clearance rack for $10.80😊), and backed with a piece of Silver Foil, also punched with the Flower Medallion punch.
• The 3/8" Silver Metallic Edge Ribbon is wrapped around the front under the medallions.
• The retired embellishments in the center of the medallions are from SU.
• Don't forget to decorate your envelope.
• All done!!!

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 2017-18 catalog right here on my blog.  

Jesus said, "Peace I give to you; not as the world give do I give to you.  Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." John 14:27

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

~Linda

Four-Fold Carols of Christmas Card

I had so much fun making this Four Fold Christmas card, and it's so easy.  Dawn Griffith has a video on YouTube and her instructions are fantastic.  You can see it Here. 

See below for all the products I used to make my card. 

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 2017-18 catalog right here on my blog.  

Continue to reverence the Lord all the time, for surely you have a wonderful future ahead of you.  Proverbs 23:18

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

~Linda