Cherish the Memories Sympathy Card Collection

 Hello Blogging friends...
I have posted today two cards from my Sympathy  Collection.  Using the beautifully cool green and aqua colors of this KaiserCraft pattern paper, I put together two sympathy cards that I hope shows my belief that we should celebrate the memory of the person who has passed celebrating their life by showing life on my cards, cards that I send to loved ones expressing sympathy for their loss.  To express how I feel I used the sentiments from Just Rite's Sympathy Nested Sentiments and Verse on the inside of the card and a Sentiment from Cherish the Memories on the sentiment labels on the front.  I used Spellbinders Tags 3 to enhance the front and Martha Stewart's Punch Around the Page punches to begin building the intricate layers to enhance the sentiments.  I layered with Spellbinders Lacey Squares, then Beaded Circles and on top of that the fancy tags with sentiments.  I chose then to use Spellbinders Fancy butterflies and Martha Stewart punched mini butterflies as fancy embellishments to top the cards off.  All these products and more can be found at OC Scrapbookers online webstore -- just inquire with Deb for anything that you cannot see onsite.  Right now she has a special on Copic markers, a pre-order special --- go on over and take a look at what is new and take advantage of the Copic preorder special....  Another post coming out shortly  my friends.
 

Fanciful Flight, Sending Cheerful Thoughts Your Way....

Hello Blog Friends

It is time for me to post again, well I always seem to be late getting things posted but better late than never at this point.  This time around, I have designed a 6"x9" card using a pattern paper collection from Cosmo Cricket.  This paper selection is bright, cheerful and very vintage in style.  I showcased a newly released stamp here, a JustRite stamp from their Cling collection which is elegant and Vintage in style as well.  The stamped image came out crisp and precise - I find it very easy to use the Just Rite clings.   I used several different tools to layer up various elements on this card.  On the front, the first panel to hold the stamped images was cut using a Grand Nestie Oval Scallop set cutting one of the patterns from the paper collection and matted that in drk brown metallic bazill. I used the smallest die frm the Grand Oval Scallop to cut out my first image stamped from the Vintage Oval Labels which is the largest stamp in the set.  I then stamped the next image from the Vintage Oval Labels collection and used a sentiment from the Mini Sentiments Just Because set, also a new release of 18 mini sentiments in the set.  The second stamped image was cut using the Spellbinders Labels 6.  The punched border on the front was made using a Martha Stewart Large punch called Wildflowers and the dragonfly diecut is from Spellbinders Fanciful Flight set.  The pearl design on the front is from Zva Creative Pearl and Bling self-adhesive swirl and butterfly design.  Inside of the card was lined with a piece of the matching pattern paper from the collection and embellished with another border punch from Martha Stewart and die-cuts from Spellbinders -Fancy Butterflies set.

If there is anything more I can help you with, email me or leave a comment and I will try to get back in touch with you. 

Just want to comment on the great day we had in the Sault last Saturday.  It was a great day of gathering and playing, visiting and learning, taking a look at new product and re-acqainting ourselves with products and tools that have been on the market for awhile and are not going anywhere as there is so much more to do with them and to explore further.  My card tutorial went very well and the ladies who participated had fun and now have a new card to add to their repertoire.  I look forward to putting more workshops together and working closely with OC Scrapbookers to provide some workshops over the summer and into fall.  More on that to come and please email me to let me know your interest.  You may visit OC Scrapbookers periodically for specials and news of upcoming events.  Remember too, if you want to subscribe to my blog, look for feedburner here on the left hand side of the page here.  If you want to see the card closer, click on once and if you want it closer yet, click on the picture again.  This zooms right up so you can view the details.  Watch for more posts very soon, I have a line-up of projects to post on my blog here....  

You Can Make this Beauty Yourself! Read below to see how to.....

Hello My Blog Buddies...

I am humming along here, enjoying the warm weather - even the rain and I'm so happy to hear the birds singing in the yard, singing so merrily happy it seems just to be home from their winter trip and busy building nests and laying eggs.  I feel new creation all over right now and I've been creating a little as well the past couple of weeks.  I'm getting excited too as I prepare for the wonderful event going on this weekend in Sault Ste. Marie.  The "Stop, Shop and Learn" event put on by O.C. Scrapbookers n'More at the United Baptist Church on Malabar (just off Great Northern Road) on Saturday, June 4th.  The doors open at 9am and the event will run until 4pm in the afternoon.  During that time there will be demos running in the morning where you can rotate and learn how to use some of the best tools in the scrapbooking industry.  Some of the most fabulous products will be explored and techniques taught by a group of wonderful and talented crafters and designers.
In the afternoon, OC Scrapbookers will offer some playtime with products in the form of mini workshops.  I will be there on Saturday demoing with Spellbinders in one time slot and then Martha Stewart punches during another time slot in the morning.  In the afternoon I will be offering tutorial to make this card I've featured here to 16 participants, eight participant per workshop and I will do it twice during the afternoon.  Watch my demos in the morning and then participate in the workshop where you can see how these beautiful die-cuts and punch-outs can be layered on  a project for added depth and dimension.  All the details to participate in my Envelope Folding Card tutorial is on the O.C. newsletter that has been sent out.  If you have not received the email and you are not on the OC newsletter email list, email me k_robitaille@yahoo.com  and I will forward you a copy of the newsletter and give Deb at OC Scrapbookers your email address to add you to their contact list.  I highly recommend that you PRE-REGISTER for my mini-workshop because it will be first come, first served beginning with email registration for those who know they will be making it out on Saturday.  Email Deb at ocscrapbookers@yahoo.ca  and she can put you down in the order that you email her.  I can't recommend this too strongly as there are several who have indicated that they want to make this card to take home on Saturday!
You will learn how to score and fold this paper into a card that folds into itself and then embellish with all of the die-cuts and punch-outs already precut to save time.  After our cards are made, play with the tools. use the Grand Calibur and see for yourself how easy it is and the beautiful results you can achieve each time you make a pass.  See for yourself how you can cut up to eight different die-cuts in each pass depending on the size of your dies.  Explore the versatility of the Grand Calibur and the Spellbinder dies!  What an amazing product line and one that just keeps growing and improving season to season!!  Email me!  Get in Touch with Deb at OC Scrapbookers to register or get more information at oscrapbookers@yahoo.ca  and visit www.scrapaholics.ca  to see the awesome changes with the newest product pics posted on the home page!  Go on over and check it out!!  Hope to see you all there on Saturday for some awesome playtime.  Back soon with more posts of this card in varying patterns.  TTFN --humming away....  

Get Well with Spellbinders and Punches



Hello again my blog friends,

Here is another example of how to use those tools you've been collecting to their finest advantage!  For this card I have used a Punch Around the Page punch set from Martha Stewart, and some Spellbinder dies to offset a couple of beautiful JustRite sentiments.  I love the color combination of rich chocolate brown with white and cream fancy cardstock.  I use this combination often for wedding cards and special get well or sympathy cards.  I layered my specialty cardstock on top of Charlie petallic card base.  The first fancy cut panel is made using the Martha Steward Iron Gate Punch Around the Page punch set.  On top of that I used the petallic chocolate brown again and cut a Spellbinders Fleurs De Lis Pendant to layer on to offset the cream.  Then, I wanted a little "old world" shine on this card so I used Bazzil Gold Foil cardstock and cut a Lacey Square from the Lacey Square Nestibility die set to show off my beautiful sentiment from Justrite.  I stamped a selection from the 2" Hope Borders and Centers set on one of the Square Nestibilities diecuts.  Layering all these choices shows definition and depth on your cards.  Inside the card I used the Spellbinders Mega Classic Ovals Large and then the Mega Classic Scalloped Ovals to stamp a sentiment from the JustRite Sympathy Nested Sentiments & Verse.  I had lots of fun with this card and there is quite a few different stamps and tools used to achieve this wonderful result.  Again, I would like to mention a fundraiser crop that is coming up this weekend at the Fatima School on Hillside in Elliot Lake.  The crop starts on Friday evening at 6:00 pm.  On Saturday morning, I will be there with the OC Scrapbooking team doing some demos on  Spellbinder dies and Martha Stewart Punch around the Page punches.  Deb and the girls will have other demos for you to check out....  The contact person for this crop is Cindy Emond and you may contact her at celebrate_scraps@yahoo.ca  to book a spot or make any inquiries.
Contact Deb at OC Scrapbookers to find out what is on the agenda for demos and more..   
 ocscrapbookers@yahoo.ca
Hope to see you there this weekend!  Stay tuned for another scrumptious layout coming soon!!