Beautiful Frame Class!

I finally finished designing my projects for the Beautiful Frames class! We'll be making an altered chunky picture frame and a co-ordinating card with a handmade envelope. Please let me know as soon as possible if you're interested in this class because I only have a limit number of frames available and I can't get them anymore! If you sign up for the class you will receive the frame and a half pack of Attic Boutique Designer Series Paper so you can choose the colors and style that suit you best for the different components. You can take home the leftover pieces for future projects. Wouldn't this just be a perfect gift for your Mum? Or for a special girlfriend, sister or auntie? The class is $25 and will be held on Friday, March 23rd at 9 a.m. or Monday, March 26, at 6 p.m. Please email me to RSVP!

Great tip for using the new edgelit die!

Hi!

Have you seen the new edgelits and their matching embossing folders in the Occasions Mini? They are so cool but I was having trouble getting my embossing to line up with my cut edge... watch this short video to give you some great hints on how to use these two pieces together. (Wish I'd known this sooner!)



Another idea I learned at Leadership was to place the edgelit where you want it on your card and then use a post-it note to hold it in place. Saves a LOT of fiddling around! (Another tip I wished I'd known before I made 40 cards using these dies for my Leadership Swaps!)

Look at some of the lovely cards I got!

One of my favourite, favourite things about Christmas is receiving cards from my friends! I especially love the handmade ones, some of these are just too lovely to put away without sharing... Here are a sample of some of the beautiful ones I received...

 I just love the paper piecing on this card from Vicki...

 Bev made this card fun by it's unusual fold and she stamped onto foam sheets!

 Grace made these beautiful poinsettias using the Big Shot and fabric

 Melissa's card combined different textures and bling for a fun effect

Teresa's beautiful card doubled up as her Master's Class homework using DSP to make a lovely "quilted" design


I'll be posting more cards tomorrow so please check back! Don't miss the final days of the clearance rack sale either, click here to find out more!

New Clearance Rack items!

October is going to be a good month, I can just feel it in my bones!  This is just a super quick post to let you know about the new CLEARANCE RACK items! Click here to check them out - right now there are punches, previous year's Halloween stuff and lots of lovely RIBBON (my favorite)  Everything is reduced and just "while supplies last" - you can't order these items at a club or workshop you have to order online - so don't delay!  Remember - if you ever hit $150+ in orders online you can get the same benefits as a hostess (at $150 you choose $25 additional free! at $200 you choose $35!) This ONLY applies if you order directly through my website www.brendamarshall.stampinup.net  Have a wonderful day - Brenda

Look what we did at our BLISS team meeting!

Before our last team meeting Shoni mailed us all a little packet of card stock and a few embellishments and challenged us to make a card using those materials. We were allowed to use whatever stamp sets or tools we wished but we were not allowed to add any other materials. It was so fun! Here is what we came up with:

Paula's card

Teresa's card

Janessa's card

Pat's card

My card

Tammy's card


I love how we ended up with such different designs from the same basic materials - which one is your favorite?

Be Very Merry at the Very Merry Card Class!

So I am in total Holiday mode already! I've been working on Halloween treats (already consumed quite a lot), Thanksgiving cards and Christmas/Holiday cards & gift ideas. Somebody get me a candy cane ;-)  I am kicking off with a Very Merry Card Class on Monday in the morning or evening - I hope you can come along! Don't you think it would just feel amazing to be able to send some personal handmade cards this year? I think a card in the mail has increased in value exponentially in recent years with the growing trend to send electronic cards and messages. Don't get me wrong: I love to hear from family and friends in whatever form they choose, but I really treasure those envelopes that arrive in the mail with a stamp on them...  So here is a peek at the cards we'll be making on Monday, 4 each of 4 designs. There will be 2 more classes like this but with different designs so try to come this week if you'd like to make these!
I hope you are having a great week and I look forward to seeing you soon :-)
Brenda

The Morning After

We had so much fun at our Oldies but Goodies event! I wish I'd taken more pictures... here's Lindy winning a door prize she really wanted, a ribbon bundle! I'm so sorry to see her leave town :-(  Other winners were Marissa, Betty Jo & Vicki. Several people went for the "What was I thinking" dress mode, you can see Heather in the background above in a lovely 80's outfit, complete with the ponytail on the side of her head, ha ha. Robin wore this great Mickey Mouse bling shirt which she ended up giving to me because I loved it so much, very appropriate as I finally earned the 2012 DISNEY TRIP at the 11th hour, yay!!! My kids are over the moon as you can imagine, and I am too!!!

Unfortunately you can't see the full glory of this shirt here. Robin was a 1st grade teacher for many years though so I think that's kind of a requirement to wear clothes that have pictures and bling on them don't you?



Look what I woke up to the next day though - ug. I'm really bad at tidying up as I go along and I always regret that when I get up in the morning!

We made a cute Ghiradelli holder, a fun "Popsicle" card and then decorated one of the pendant notes with one of the pages from my Designer Series Paper sampler, which I won't need any more after today now all that lovely paper is retiring, sniff, sniff!  Here is a close up of the easiest card ever:

Today is the last day to order from the current Idea Book & Catalog :-( But tomorrow is a brand new day with a brand new catalog! Let me know if you need to get your hands on a copy, you're going to loooooove it!

I hope you're having a wonderful summer, please let me know if I can be of any help. Brenda