My wonderful upline, Shelly May, had her annual Demo Christmas party and part of the fun is to swap a Christmas present . I made this frame/wipe off memo board. It has some Designer Series paper that can be changed as the seasons change. 

I did the same technique on this card for Fall. The leaves are colored with a clear embossing powder over multiple other colors. And then I used Soft Suede ink over the entire card.

November Stamp Club

I just love how things come together in the end. It has been a busy couple of weeks and my stamping has been coming up last. But I finally have my projects done and my club members I bet are going to love them. This is the page we are making. The technique this month is emerging colors. The middle of the sunflowers are done this way.

The Final Christmas Card Class

Here are more cards we made at my Christmas Card Class

October Stam Club 3D Item

I enjoy any excuse to give away candy all dressed up....isn't it adorable!



Recipe for this box is:

Card Stock- Cajun Craze, Well Worn Designer Series Paper, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla

Ink- Cajun Craze

Accessories- Box #2 die, Decorative Label punch, Modern Label punch, Small Oval punch, sponge, Medium Cello Bags, Chantilly Crochet Trim, and of course....chocolate



October Scrapbook Page

I can't wait for the leaves to start falling but it can stop then because I am not looking forward to the snow to start falling.

Recipe for this scrapbook page is

Card stock- More Mustard, Old Olive, Bravo Burgundy, Whisper White, Basic Black

Inks- More Mustard, Old Olive, Bravo Burgundy, Versamark

Stamp sets- Falling Leaves, Button Buddies, Bright Blessings wheel

Accessories- crystal effects, Old Olive grosgrain ribbon, Leaves die cut, Petite Pennant builder punch, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet die



October Stamp Club Card

I am loving all of the cool, crisp Fall weather! I was inspired by all of the leaves changing and the Fall festivities coming up.

The recipe for this card is:

Card stock- Crumb Cake, Cajun Cake, Whisper White

Ink- Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake

Accessories- Vintage brads, Early Espresso grosgrain ribbon

Stamp set- French Foliage

September Christmas card class

I am having a great time making Christmas cards and there is still one more month to go....here is what we are making this month...

BOO!!! This is what we are making for our stampin club night.
Recipe is - cardstock- basic black, whisper white, cherry cobbler, frightful sight dsp
                  ink- versamark
                  access- chipboard, black embossing powder, white embossing powder, circle punches,
                               ticket corner punch, spider web embossing folder, owl punch, tombo glue
                               Big Shot Timeless Type Junior Alphabet
                  stamp set- Festive and Fun 

Club night is going spooky....we are making some fun Halloween projects this month. First up is the always fun spinner card.
Recipe is: cardstock- basic grey, frightful sight, cajun craze, old olive, whisper white
                 ink- basic black, cajun craze, old olive marker
                 access- scallop punch, circle punches, 2 pennies, dimensionals, word window punch
                               basic black satin ribbon 

My upline is doing a swap this weekend for the new Holiday Mini and this is what I came up with. The stamp set and punch are coming in the new mini. The stamp set is called Stitched Stockings and the punch is the Stocking Builder Punch. The embossing folder is also in the mini and it is called Snow Burst.The stockings have a new embellishment called Dazzling Details. All of these will be available on Sept 1st.

August stamp club card and scrap page

We made the very cool pansy from 2 butterfly punches. I made this one before for a wedding I attended so I just changed the sentiment to a birthday and everyone loved it.

The recipe is

cardstock: basic black, whisper white, old olive and shimmer white

Access: butterfly punch, top note die, little leaves die, rich razzleberry reinker, daffodil delight reinker, aquapainter and elegant bouquet embossing folder

Stamp set: create a cupcake

August Stamp Club

This is the 3D item we made at my club this past weekend. I followed the instructions from Angie Juda and it was a breeze to assemble. I love the grunge flower!

The recipe is

cardstock: rose red, pacific point, lucky limeade and pretty in pink

punches: fancy flower, scallop, lace ribbon border and large oval

Access: pretty in pink ribbon, rhinestones, silver brad, paper piercer, flower folds die cut and small bag from craft store

I used the circle cutter to make the 6” circle and cut off a small piece from the bottom to make the purse shape.

Christmas Cards in July

Here are the next 2 cards and the 3D item we made in July.

The recipe for this card is: Cardstock- baja breeze, very vanilla, real red Stamp sets- season of friendship, teeny tiny wishes Ink- baja breeze, real red, early espresso Accessories- top note die, modern label punch, sponges, dimensionals

Here is card number four.....

The recipe for this card is: Cardstock- Very vanilla, early espresso, cherry cobbler Stamp sets- got treats, heard from the heart, baroque motifs Ink- versamark, early espresso, real red Accessories- cherry cobbler seam binding ribbon, crystal effects, dimensionals

The 3D item I cased from stampingbythesea (thank you) and I can't believe just how simple it was to make. I used gum for my project but there are so many possibilities for this like candy bars, conversation hearts, cocoa packets...the list goes on

Christmas Cards in July

I had my first Christmas in July class on Saturday and had a lot of fun. We made eight cards total ( 4 designs, 2 of each) and a 3D item that can be a gift idea for the holidays. I will be doing these classes for the next 3 months. I will be happy to get a jump start on my Christmas cards and have less stress at one of the mose stressful times of the year.

The first card is a case from somewhere. Sorry I forgot exactly where. The recipe for the card is: Cardstock- concord crush, whisper white Stamp sets: tree trimmings, snow swirled Inks: basic blak, concord crush Accessories: petals a plenty, pearls, dimensionals

The next cards recipe is: Cardstock- Old olive, real red,whisper white Stamp sets- snow swirled, serene snowflakes Ink- real red, old olive Accessories- dazzling diamonds, 2 way glue, dotted scallop ribbon punch, rhinestone brads, dimensionals, sponge

Zach's Summer Baseball

I actually had some time to sit and play with My Digital Studio....and since it is baseball season I have some new pictures my oldest son playing. Love this...it is so easy and lots of fun! I can't wait to make some more!

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More cards from the Summer Mini class I held....This is a stamp set called Sail Away..great for those manly cards! The adventure stamp is from another stamp set named Travel Log.
This card uses the stamp set from the Hostess set named Swirls and Verses. Love it! The Designer Series paper is Sunny Garden which is retiring the end of June. Get it while it lasts.

This is a great 6x6 scrap page that I adapted from a card from Stamping Moon. It uses the stamp set Travel Log also. I will be using for some summer traveling I have planned in July.
The automobiles at the top right are stamped in Versamark and the embossed in clear powder.

Thanks for stopping by and if you have any questions leave a message and I will answer them!

Cindy Trowbridge

Sunny Fun

Here are some more cards from my Summer Mini class.....

The is a case from Hannah Kost...I filled it with three smarties and they fit perfectly. This uses the new Melon Mambo embossing powder and the stamp set Sunny Fun from the Summer Mini.

Summer Mini Class

I had a class that involved stamp sets from the Summer Mini, so here they are....

They are cased from all over the different blogs that I love to check out daily, thank you all for the inspiration!

I cased this from StamperCamper because I love the design and just the fun of the card colors and the sea creatures are just too cute....