The Last of the Studio Tour

 Hey Everybody,

I have the remaining photos of my studio.  This first photo shows my Stamp, Cut and Emboss Machine. I keep the different plates for the machine in the vertical file next to the blue file. The are horizontal so they are easier to grab when I need them.

If you remember, in the cabinet above I keep my extra plates and some dies.  In the top drawer is where my embossing folders are stored.

This section has my printer, charging station under my office tray. Next to that is the small file area where I keep my assorted plates for my embossing machine, my brak cards that need to go out throughout the month, My planner, and anything important that I need to be able to grab right away.

Next is my 6 drawer cabinet. It has printer paper, Bible Study materials and Bible, electronics and cords for charging as well as my label printer and ink cartridges for my printer.

Next is my area for coloring tools. The brown piece has different brand markers and my silver and gold pens and markers. On the front-left are my colored Wink of Stella pens. There is a paper in front of them with the colors shaded so I know what they look like on white paper.

In the file area in the back I have my Copic Marker color sheet, my customer addresses, printed copies of designer paper and the colors in each for easy reference, paper for taking photos and scrap paper for card projects.

I store my blending brushes here as well as my Stampin' Write markers and my Brushmarker Pro markers.

Above the markers in the white Stampin' Up cube is where I keep envelopes so they are easily available. I have regular and the clear, medium sized envelopes here as well.

In the narrow wooden shelves next to my markers I store Thank You cards on the top shelf, Cards to Finish on the second shelf, white layers for insides of cards are on the third shelf. The bottom shelf has card ideas for classes.

The next set of marker holders are my Copic Markers. Next to that in the Stampin' Up holders are my gel pens, Zig markers, and Stampin' Up Blends.

The next photo shows my ink pad storage that was made years ago by my husband. He used foam core to make this. It is two-sided and is on a metal lazy susan, so it easily turns for easy access on the other side.

Next to that is my Michael's turntable that holds my odds and ends that I use a lot. I like that it spins which makes it easy to find what I need.

This last photo shows my Brother Scan and Cut machine. It has its own table and light.

Well, there you have it, my whole studio and how I store things. If you have other ways you store items, let me know. I am refining my storage all of the time.

A big thank you to my husband who worked with me over a year to plan and make this studio. I am truly blessed.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Blessings,

Sue

House Mouse and Silhouette Cards

 Hey Everybody,

I have a few more cards for you today. The first one is a favorite older House Mouse stamp.

Our challenge was to show some kind of action or movement. I stamped this cutie with Memento tuxedo black ink and colored him with Copic Markers. I stamped the sentiment and cut it out. I cut the image out and added it to the designer paper with 2 dimensionals and a spinner. That panel was added to the striped designer series paper. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital.

The spinners are very small and I found them on Amazon. I am having so much fun using these things!

Keywords: JAN26VSNN sunflower

Stamps: House Mouse-Sunny Side Up, Unity- Windowsill Woodlands

Paper: white, black, SU-Birthday Bonanza dsp, SU-Expressions in Ink dsp

Paper Size: A2

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Accessories: Copic Markers, scissors, spinner

Techniques: Coloring, fussy cutting

Here's a second card where I blended several colors together with blending brushes first then I stamped the landscape.  I really like combining colors for backgrounds like this.

Our challenge was to use mountains. I used daffodil delight, pretty in pink and peach pie and blended them together to create a sky. Then I stamped the silhouette stamps and added the sentiment. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital.

Keywords: JAN26VSNK desert mountains

Stamps: Sweet 'n Sassy-Landscape Silhouettes, Unity Stamps-Gretchen girl

Paper: white, black, SU-Thoughtful Journey designer series paper

Paper Size: A2

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, daffodil delight, pretty in pink, peach pie

Accessories: blending brushes, dimensionals, stamping platform

Techniques: color blending

Here is another House Mouse stamp that is old. The mouse is juggling balls that I colored to make into snowballs. 

Our challenge was to make a card that's icy. I stamped this little guy on Thoughtful Journey designer paper with Memento tuxedo Black ink. I colored the mouse with Copic Markers. Then I colored the snowballs with a white ink gel pen. When it was dry I added the glitter glaze. I added glitter glaze under the mouse to make it look icy. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital.

Keywords: JAN26VSNJ House Mouse Snowballs Winter

Stamps: House Mouse-Mudpie Juggles, Unity Stamps-The Softest Thoughts

Paper: Stampin' Up-Thoughtful Journey

Paper Size: A2

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Accessories: White gel pen, paintbrush, Fallen Snow-Glitter Glaze-Brutus Monroe, Copic Markers

Techniques: coloring

Well there you have it. Three more cards with different backgrounds of paper or ink and paper. What do you like to use to make backgrounds for your cards?

I have finally gotten my studio back in shape after classes and designer series paper that was donated to me. I cut it down so it would be easier to store and hand off to others to use. I have friends who have Card Ministries so I asked them if they wanted designer paper. When they heard it was Stampin' Up paper, they quickly said, "Yes."

Hopefully I can finish the pictures of my studio soon and show you the rest of it. 

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you stop by again soon.

Blessings,

Sue

February Class Follow-Up and March Class Schedule

  Hey Everybody,

Thank you once again for another fun-filled and learning-filled week of classes.

I love spending time with you and learning from your creativity. You are such a creative bunch of friends. I am truly blessed.

Blessings,

Sue

 Class Follow-Up

Links to products are in bold print.

Stampin’ Up now has a blog full of great information and ideas. Here is the link.

  We have opportunities to donate cards to three different facilities

Stamping Opportunities:

●     1. Southwest General Hospital -Cards are placed on meal trays. 

* NEW-Cut down on the number of Get Well cards. 

Instead try these: you're in my thoughts,   I've been thinking about you,     I'm sending you positive thoughts, Thinking of You, Hang in there.  They still can use Baby and Holiday cards.

(No envelope is needed. Stamp something on the inside please.)

Get Well, Thinking of You, Hang in there, Baby, Holiday cards.

2. Broadview Multi-Care Facility- Cards for residents and staff to use.

(Envelopes needed and stamp something on the inside please.)

Birthday for adults and kids, Get Well, Sympathy, Thinking of you, Holiday

3.  Hillcrest Hospital Cancer Floor

Encouragement, Birthday and Sympathy.  NEW*(envelopes needed)-(cards blank inside.)

Thanks so much for your continued support of these ministries.

             Thank you to those who made cards this month. They are so grateful to you for sharing your talents and love with them.

Card 1 Pinwheel Flip-Flap Card- Video Sue Craig

Stamps-  Beautiful Butterflies-Last Chance List

Textured Notes-Last Chance List

Paper –   1 1/4" square designer series paper 4 each of two patterns

I used Square Snippets designer paper

2 white squares 2 5/8"

1 white square 3"

1 white 4" x  5 1/4"

Basic Beige 3 1/4" square

Basic Beige 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"

Basic Beige 1" x 5 1/2"  hinge

Ink

Memento tuxedo black

Pretty in Pink

Garden Green

Crumb Cake

 Accessories 

All in a Row Embossing Folder

2024-2026 Resin Dots retired

Card 2  Bee Valentine-Sue Craig Video

 

  Stamps Bee My Valentine

Paper  Strawberry Slush base 3 1/4" x 11" score at 5 1/2"

Made With Love Designer Series Paper  6" x 5 1/4" Score at 3" on 6" side

Designer paper 1" x 3 1/4" 

White 2 3/4" x 5" for inside

White scrap for heart

Strawberry slush scrap for heart

1/2 large doily-Stampin' Up Lovely Doilies

Ink

Daffodil Delight

Memento Tuxedo Black

Pretty in Pink

Accessories

2 1/2" circle punch 

Bee Builder Punch

Two Heart Punches-retired

Lovely Doilies

Card 3   Cookie Jar Step Card-Sue Craig Video

Stamps   Sweet Jar-on The Last Chance List

Paper  Pretty in Pink base 5 1/2" x 8" not 8 1/2"

Pretty in Pink 3" x 6" score at 3/4" and 1 3/4"

Shy Shamrock 2 3/4" x 4"

Lemon Lolly 2 1/8" x 2 3/4"

Splash of Sparkles Designer Series Paper

2 5/8" x 5"

7/8" x 5"

5/8" x 5 1/4" for inside

white 2 3/4" x 5 1/4"

Ink Crumb Cake

Early Espresso

Pretty in Pink

Accessories

1" and 1 1/4" circle punches or dies 

Stone and Vine 3D Embossing Folder 

 

Card 4  Triple Display Easel Card-Sue Craig Video

Stamps  Amber Autumn-on The Last Chance List

Fabulous Sayings-Product of the Month $5 with $75 purchase

Paper  

White base-4 1/4" x 11" score at 1" and 6 1/2"

white embossed panel 4" x 5 1/4"

white 1" x 4 1/4"

white 1 3/4" x 5 1/4"

white scrap- 2" circle

mossy meadow- 2 1/4" circle

Cute as a Bug designer series paper

top- 3/4" x 4"

inside- 3/4" x 4"

Front 1 1/2" x 5"

4" x 4 1/4" for front when closed 

 Ink 

Mossy Meadow

Accessories

2" and 2 1/4" circle punches or dies

Ladybug Picnic 3D Embossing folder- Coming in March as an Online Exclusive

Ladybug Epoxy Shapes 

 

  March Classes

Monday March 9th at 10  4 spots

Tuesday March 10th at 1  4 spots

Thursday March 12th at 10  2 spots

Friday March 13th at 7 1 spot

 

 

 

3 Challenges and a Very Busy Schedule

 Hey Everybody, 

I'm back. I've had a very busy week with 4 classes and Mia Sunshine. I also had two Charge basketball games. The Charge is our G League basketball team that feeds into our professional NBA team The Cavaliers.

 By the time I took Mia Sunshine home Saturday evening, I was exhausted. I needed Sunday to rest. LOL

I have several challenge cards today. The fun thing about these challenge cards is this first one you had to make a watercolor bokeh background. Check out the video to learn how to do this.

Our challenge was to use the Olympic Rings colors for a bokeh card. I used real red, night of navy and daffodil delight reinkers and water to color the background. Then I cut circles out of acetate and used a dauber and white ink to color in the white circles. I dipped a toilet paper tube into gold ink to make gold rings. It's hard to get a full ring without distorting the tube. I cut out the image and sentiment with dies and colored the edges with a gold opaque paint marker. I added the sentiment with dimensionals. I added the image with a couple of dimensionals on a spinner, so this little guy spins around. The first picture shows it in action. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital.

Keywords: JAN26VSNL

Stamps: Unity Stamps-Wee Little Courier

Paper: white, real red, basic black, watercolor paper, red glimmer paper

Paper Size: A2

Ink: memento tuxedo black, sweet sorbet, gold, white

Accessories: Copic Markers, DecoColor-opaque paint marker gold, spinner, small heart punch, dimensionals, real red, daffodil delight, night of navy reinkers, circle dies and acetate, deckled circle dies

Techniques: bokeh technique, coloring

This is for two challenges, Teapot Tuesday and today's sketch challenge. The Tuesday Teapot challenge had us using wood. The sketch challenge used a circle for the image, I switched it to being another arch instead.

Here is the sketch for the challenge.

I did direct to paper for the doorway, pulling 4 different inks across crumb cake card stock. I colored the bunny and fussy cut him. I added a dimensional behind his head so it would stick out. I stamped the sentiment on more of the inked card stock then cut the key tag in half and added dimensionals behind it. I added a crumb cake card base that was embossed as well. This will go to Marsha and Stan. I will put an encouraging Bible Verse inside.

Keywords: MMTPT915 SC1100

Stamps: Unity Stamps-Windowsill Woodlands

Paper: white, crumb cake, SU-Celebratory Sips designer series paper

Paper Size: A2

Ink: soft suede, early espresso, copper clay, pecan pie, crumb cake

Accessories: Jillian Vance-Stitch Dot Arched Backgrop Dies, SU Pinewood Planks 3D embossing folder, scissors, Copic Markers, dimensionals, SU-Key Tag punch

Techniques: dry embossing, coloring, direct to paper, die cutting

Our challenge was to use blue, black and brown. I stamped my owl in Memento tuxedo black ink and colored it with Copic Markers. I fussy cut it to fit inside the tree. I die cut two circles together to make a ring to make it look like the owl was looking out of a tree. I colored the circle behind the owl. The sky was colored with Copic markers then I added stars with a white gel pen. 

 Did you know that the Gelly Roll gel pens are numbered?  The larger the number the greater the flow and coverage. I used a 10 on this background. 08 works like this also. Now I know why my 05 pen doesn't seem to flow like these others. It's not made to do that. It's a fine point pen and made for writing not coloring or marking on things like this background. Now you don't have to get frustrated with your white pens. You just need to get an 08 or 10.

 I stamped the sentiment and used a 1 1/2" circle punch to cut it out. It was added with a dimensional. I added a strip of black to the designer paper, then added the image panel. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital.

Keywords: ABC24B2 owl

Stamps: Unity Stamps-Windowsill Woodlands

Paper: white, crumb cake, basic black, SU-woodgrain dsp

Paper Size: A2

Ink: memento tuxedo black, early espresso

Accessories: white gel pen, Copic Markers, SU-deckled circle dies

Techniques: coloring, die cutting

Well, I hope you got some great information from this post today. I am still trying to catch up. I never got my Valentine's mailed. I also have to finish typing up my after class information for my classes. I also have to finish uploading my YouTube Videos. Whew, It doesn't end.

An acquaintance told me, "Yea, it doesn't end until it does."  LOL   My Grandfather had a lot of heartache in his life and medical issues like arthritis. He lost his wife and two sons before he died. He'd tell me, "It's tough to get old. You don't want to get old."  I'd laugh and say, "Yea, but what's the alternative? Not very attractive to me!"

He was a lot of fun. I had some wonderful times with him as an adult and as a kid. He loved little kids, especially his great-grandchildren.  We'd take him to McDonalds on Sundays with our toddler and 4 year old.  He'd laugh and feed 'the babies' french fries, which he'd call potatoes.

Good times and sweet memories for sure.

That's it for today.

Blessings to you,

Sue