Dog Treats

Treats for your four legged kids. All of Me also has Halloween gifts for the sweet puppies in your life. Orange and Black dog bones in cello bags, topped with Halloween Top-Notes. Scary Spiders filled with Peppermint Patties cased from several sources! but very cute! Have a Spook-tacular Halloween.

Gift Center at All of Me

I've been setting up a new Gift Center at All of Me. Right now, it includes Halloween Cards, like Frankie & his friends, Scary Peppermint Patty Spiders and many candle holders, clocks, jars, etc with rub-on decorations. We also have the Old town Clovis Cookbook and handmade Tote-Bags for sale. Get that Christmas Shopping done early. Soon we will have Christmas gifts and cards for sale. Be on the lookout!

More World Cardmaking Day

As you may know, we had a small group of ladies at the store for World Cardmaking Day. It was loads of fun, and we each made 10 cards. Below are three of the four cards (I need to re-photograph the 4th) with some info about the process. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

I think this is my favorite of the cards we made. We used apricot appeal for the base card as well as the scallop punch flowers. Used DSP in Riding Hood Red for the flower middles, as well as to sponge the edges of the flowers. The leaves were made from Kiwi Kiss CS, and the background behind the flowers and under the ribbon were Kiwi Kiss DSP. We stamped "I'm Glad We're Friends" from another Hostess Set and then punched it out with the Curly Label Punch (my VERY favorite punch right now!), sponged the edges. Then added the new Kiwi Kiss/Very Vanilla satin ribbon (yummy).

I'm really happy with this card, one of the 4 we made for World Cardmaking Day. We used one of the new Level 1 hostess sets, so it could be used as a demo, and incentive. I just love the ferns (stamped in Old Olive on Confetti Cream CS) I tore Old Olive CS to fit around the flower, which I colored using markers-Really Rust and Summer Sun, and tied the twine around it. Also tore the Close to Cocoa as a backdrop, Versamarked with leaves.

You could use any sentiment you'd like, a couple of the ladies put birthday wishes and thank you's instead of Live Like You Mean It.

World Cardmaking Day Cards

This is one card that we made. I used Pacific Point, Blue Bayou and whisper white (and the top note die-love it!) We used the Doodle This stamp set. The different ribbons really give different looks. Used yellow grosgrain and the Blue Bayou

striped.

Luv2Stamp Group Meeting

About a week and a half ago, I went to the Bay Area to attend our Luv2Stamp group meeting in Concord. I also added a couple of days on either end to celebrate my sister Sharon's birthday. We spent a lot of time working on projects at her dining room table, but managed to get out and have some fun too! We both made presentations at the meeting, Sharon's was AWSOME! A couple of the cards I demonstrated are included. To the right, is a gift card holder. I'd be happy to share the instructions. Basically, with a piece of DSP cut to 5 1/2 x 11, scored at 3, 5 1/2, 8. and folded into a W. You put sticky strip along the sides and bottom of the inside of the W, and use either the curly label punch or word window punch along the upper edge, leaving a little over 3/4in on either end. Then, you take 2 pieces of 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 and adhere one to the inside of the W. (really, it's easy, I'd be happy to send better photos and instructions, just email me)

Anyway, it fits into a regulat envelope!

Owl Punch Card

One of the cards I showed in my Presentation was this Owl card, made from Punches. I'd be happy to share how I made it, just email me and I'll forward the recipe. The second photo is a display of the components, helping to show how he was made. Enjoy

Luv2Stamp Group Meeting

World CardMaking Day

On Sunday, October 5, we held a stamp-a-stack workshop for World Cardmaking Day at my store, All of Me, in Clovis, CA. We all went home with 10 hand-made cards, and had a great time together. We plan to schedule another like this in the near future. Even my friend Cid ( a stamping novice) got over her stampaphobia and did a terrific job. Go, Cid!

More Cardmaking Day Photos