Stretch Your Stamps .....and a mini vacation!

......WOOHOO!   I can hardly believe that there is only one more day before I start in a brand new and exciting craft workshop, being hosted by Jennifer McGuire and Kristina Werner, over in their wonderful  Online Classroom!!    This class is called "Stretch Your Stamps" and it starts tomorrow and ends on Monday, July 23rd.

   If you would like to be part of the fun, you can still enroll and start the Interactive Class with us all tomorrow morning.  For all the details and to sign up - Please go HERE!!   I have also found that many of my crafty friends are signed up and everyone seems very excited to start!!  I know I am and I always have such much fun and learn all kinds of fabulous tips and hints in each of these classes!!!

   In the meantime, I will be taking a little break from Blogging for the most part and this post will remain my top post until the class is over.   I also be taking a break from all my other challenges as I really need a ltitle break and have been feeling a bit wiped out.   It's kind of like my Summer Vacation, with a special workshop  thrown in!    And if this class is not enough fun, I'll be heading to my LSS (Absolutely Everything), on July 22nd, for a full day of workshops being taught by Dyan Reaveley!!   I can't wait to see what we create with all the awesome Dylusions...goodness knows I LOVE the vibrant cool colors!!  

    On a happy note, I am very much looking forward to a little break and some much needed relaxation!   I really want to take some time to be outside more and enjoy this fabulous Summer weather.  I hope to see most of you in class tomorrow and can't wait to get started!  Today, I'm going to clean my craft room, organize my supplies and be all ready to start when our first email arrives tomorrow at 9AM!!

Dreaming.....!  

  See you all later this month and wishing everyone a fun-filled summer!  I hope you all enjoy time outside, time with your family and friends and lots of Blue Sky - Sunny days!!    And as always -- Happy Creating!!

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Friday, July 13th - Update

  I am totally loving every day in class and have also have a few new updates to share!  I decided to  post a update today off all the new cards I have created in class or challenges this week.  I'll try to that this again next week and then will be back to regular posting after that!!!

  If anyone wants to start class, we still have another full week and there are still lots of great days to come, and some awesome prizes to be won!!   I enjoy seeing lots of my friend in class and also over the Flickr Groups!!    Everyone is welcome to join us and the more the merrier!!

Day 1 - Background Stamps

Class Focus Stamp is the

Lattice Backgroud Stamp from Hero Arts

Day Two - Collage Stamps

We used a variety of Collage Stamps

including this Papillion Set by Tim Holtz

Day 3 - Alpha Stamps

The Class focus Stamp Set is this cute set.

 by My Favorite Things

NOTE:  I found this day a true challenge

and had a hard time coming up with designs and also

lining up my letters well!   In the end, I completed these two cards!

Day 4 - Graphic Stamps

We focused on using this Cool Set

by Paper Smooches

  I only finished one card yesterday, as I also did my Day 3 Cards on Thursday. I am excited to have some awesome inspiration for other cards and will work on them this weekend.

Day 5 - Friday - Sentiment Stamps

I'll be using this wonderful "Sunshine" 

set, which is by Ali Edwards

   I am very excited about this class, and this set of stamps is wonderful.  When I saw it on the class supply list, I knew I wanted it right away.  It has so many nice sayings and I think today's cards will be fun.  This is the first of my "Sentiment" cards and I totally enjoyed making it this afternoon.   I am also realizing how much I totally LOVE this Stamp Set and you can bet it's one I'll be using often!!

   I have a couple more cards to share that were created this week for fun and also for some of my favorite challenges, which I simply could not pass up.  One is a brand new challenge that just started on Monday and one I know I'm going to play in every week.  It's called CASology and the focus will be on CAS Cards, which I've come to love.  You can find the new blog HERE, as well as the first challenge and our first "Cue" Card which I copied over to share:

My Card

  As soon as I saw the "cue" card I knew right away that I wanted to play and also that I new I have some very fun "sun" images in my Silhouette Library.   I went right to work on deciding which of my sun images I wanted to cut and I actually combined a couple different suns to come up with something all new.  I cut out some of the shapes with my Cameo, and also used a Scalloped Circle Punch for another layer.  The top center was run through my Big Shop with a fun embossing folder and I used a variety of Yellow Distress Inks to add subtle changes of color to each layer.  I then simply layered it onto a white square base, which was then added to a Pale Yellow card from Hero Arts.   A fun and easy card that turned out to be one of my favorite cards all week.    

  Earlier in the week I worked on a card for the new "The Great Mojo Comeback" week three challenge, which you can find at the ABNH Flickr Group - Here!!  This week is Sketch week and this is the sketch we had as our inspiration.  I LOVE it and also really liked how my card came out!    

My Card

   And I am especially excited to have just learned that my card from Week Two - Made it into the Top Eight for their color challenge!   You can see that fun card HERE!!   Yippee!!!   I want to thank the girls for helping to inspire us and bring keep the Mojo going.   I also was to congratulate the ALL the other winners too!!   There are a lot of awesome cards submitted by many wonderful designers!

   My last card today is one I created solely for fun and because I had a urge to color some flowers.  This cute little image is from "A Day for Daisies" and it always makes a super easy and fun card.   

  I'm off now to head back to class and create some fun new "Sentiment Cards".   Oh...I just remembered, I have one more piece of exciting new to share --  I read today that Hero Arts is adding three brand new "Neon" colors to their new Neon Collection and guess what one of the new colors is ----  Yup! -- it's my absolute Favorite -  P U R P L E!!!!!   And it also looks like a gorgeous shade, so you can bet, I'll be adding this set, once it comes out!!   I'm in LOVE the the Purple and the Blue too...!  Thank you Hero Arts -- I love you!!