Saturday, April 13, 2013

APRIL CLUB CARDS

I do so love getting together with the gals in my stamping club.  We call it "Cheaper than Therapy".  And it really is!  In addition to getting to make great cards and test out new products, it's the friend connection that we value the most.  Many of us did not know each other before this club formed; but our stamping experiences are drawn us close and we can't think of any place else we would rather be on the second Friday of the month.

Here are the cards we made last night:


This sweet little bunny was done up with a variety of punches.  Can you identify which ones?  The expression is from Sweet Essentials set; the background is from the Brights DSP pack.

Swallowtail is a single stamp set that really fills the bill for something stunning.  The ladies learned how to make hybrid embossing powder to create both color and sparkle (my photo doesn't show this well at all, but in reality the image is a glittery delight!)  Here's how you do it:  in a small container, mix equal parts of colored embossing powder -here Pool Party was used - with Iridescent Ice embossing powder.  Stamp the image with Versamark ink, then sprinkle on the hybrid mix, hit it with the heat tool to melt and VOILA! Beautiful.
Just for fun, we made this single layer, clean and simple card using the banner image from new Designer Typeset photopolymer stamp set.  Wow! these new stamps are the bomb!  Super stick quality keeps them tight on the clear mount, through all your stamping and cleaning.  I am sold!  The colors on this cards are just so happy, I can't help but smile when I see them together:  Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo.  The sentiment is from the You're Amazing set.

Visit my website to order these and other great products.  If you are interested in forming a club, contact me and let's see what we can work up.

Happy stampin' -- happy weekend!
Trish