Thanksgiving Card Share

I'm having so much fun with all the stamps I cut out of the Bright Blessings Jumbo Wheel Stamp!! I love the sentiments... People have asked which set the sentiment on this card and the PPA9 challenge card belonged to. I shared my little secret with them... that I cut 10 stamps from 1 wheel! I have to admit, it wasn't originally my idea. Here is the link to the blog on which I first seen the idea: How to turn a SU Jumbo Wheel into a set of 13 stamps. Give it a try, I'm sure you'll love the results! When I seen it, I thought I'd have to find a wheel with words on it that I could cut apart. Thanksgiving was coming, and I had no Thanksgiving stamps! When I was browsing the catalog, I thought that this wheel would be perfect for cards of many sorts! The leaves are also from the same wheel. Our in-colors are perfect for all your autumn/fall/Thanksgiving craft needs.

PPA 9 - Inspiration Challenge

Picture Perfect Inspiration - Pals Paper Arts Challenge Blog, This weeks challenge was inspired by the above picture from Pottery Barn. I immediately thought of entering the challenge because I just finished creating the card below for a swap tomorrow! Anywho, I LOVE the medallion stamp!! For this card, I simply cut it in half. The sentiment I chose was from the Bright Blessings Jumbo Wheel 115626. I took the rubber off the wheel and cut it apart, creating 10 stamps!! Hope you enjoy... and thanks for looking!

TOP SU SWAPS

It's not quite October yet, and I think I am done with Halloween. LoL. What I mean is that I started really early with all my Halloween creations. Recently, I joined a yahoo group called TOP SU SWAPS. I wanted to expand my networking and join some challenges and swaps. These were 2 fairly easy cards that I made to swap with 5 of the other ladies in the group. I couldn't help myself, I had to make another card with the cute round tab bat!!

This was the first "Christmas" card I've made so far. So now I can say that I am creating for Christmas in September. I really would've loved to start in July!!

Halloween Theme Class

This is one of the items that was made in my Halloween Theme Class. We had a special treat for this class. I had a guest, Teresa, from Colorado attend. She was visiting her mother here in CA. Teresa did a search on the SU website and found me! She then searched the calendar on my DBWS and seen that I was holding a workshop when she was visiting. I was really excited that she came! There were 3 cards and two 3-D items made. This little treat basket was a hit. The sentiment, "It's Halloween, Enjoy every bite!" was perfect! The basket itself was made using the pieces from the basket & blooms SU die. It was modified to make this basket, opposed to making it how it was intended (round & much smaller). We used Cast-A-Spell DSP and the Twick or Tweet Stamp Set 116497.

*I would like to give credit to Chiaki Haverstick for teaching me how to make this basket. I attended her "Non-traditional Packaging" class a few months back.

If you're in the So Cali area, and would like to come to future classes/workshops, feel free to check my calendar for upcoming events!

Card for a friend...

This is a card that I created for a fellow demo who has become a great friend of mine! The card had a dual purpose, first to wish her a happy birthday and secondly to thank her for her generosity. I am very thankful to have met her! She even picked up items from Memento Mall at convention for me, fulfilling my wish list! Since I couldn't make it, she made my day by bringing me back the items... what would I do without a friend like that?!?! This card is made using the Eastern Blooms Stamp Set 111626, Soft Suede Classic ink, Soft Suede CS, Crushe Curry CS, Old Olive CS and Whisper White CS.

Busy, Busy, Busy!

Just wanted to post to say that I've strayed from my attempt at consistent posting to my blog! Seems like there is a lot going on these days! I will post the projects that I have been working on... lots of creativity flowing from my mind to my hands... into the creations that I've been making!

The NEW Holiday Mini Catalog is HERE!

Need a FREE copy? Email me: (arvizulet@aol.com) your name and US address. I will then mail you one! Simple as that! Click on the Holiday Mini icon on the left here on my blog... -OR- click here to download it. Enjoy!