You’ve got mail!  How fun to get a hand made card in the mail.  Better than bills, Right!  I received this beautiful, yet elegant thank you card from Shelli Gardner, co-founder and ceo of Stampin’Up!  It just made my day!  She sent it from Honollulu, Hawaii (probably from one of the workshops of a lifetime)  To read about my workshop of a lifetime click HERE.

Here is a list of supplies Shelli Used: Chocolate chip, Taken with teal, More mustard & natural ivory cardstocks.  She also used chocolate chip, taken with teal, more mustard and  sahara sand ink.  Stamp sets:  my favorite background stamp En Francais, Bella toille, oval all.  And the best part, she used a combination of alphabets to create the word thank.  How amazing is that!  Her alphabets used were:  lovely letters, wild west, varsity, schoolbook serif.  And finally dazzled this gorgeous card with a half pearl from the pretties kit. Voila!

I will place Shelli’s thank you card in my shadow box in my stamp studio, this way I can look at it, in times of inspiration.

***On another note:  Ready for some stamping and creativity!  I am half way booked for my 2nd annual Riverfrontstampin’retreat, technique class.(24 NEW techniques)  If you haven’t signed up yet, make sure to sign up now.  Before all the spaces are gone for good!

Have a great day!

I have never participated in a card challenge before.  So I said to myself, Kim you can do this. (If I can win Shelli’s challenge, I can do this).   It was so much fun, I completed this card in 2 minutes.  I used a bunch of my favorite products:  En Français background, Elegance Trio stencils, a half pearl from the pretties kit and chocolate chip satin ribbon, and the color spritzer tool.  I also spritz a mixture of champagne shimmer paint  / rubbing alcohol and created a shimmer card.  You can’t see it on the picture but if you come to my studio, you can see how pretty it is!

In close up, you can see I stamped with the define your life alphabet.  A stamp set that you can get for FREE (value $63.95 )when you buy the starters kit before March 31st!  This is a super deal you won’t want to miss out!

 Happy Monday!

WEEKLY CHRISTMAS IDEAS ARE HERE….

For the past couple of years, I’ve been wanting to do a 12 Weeks of Christmas program!   This year, I have decided to start this journey. This week starts the 2009 12 weeks program! Subscribers to my email newsletter will receive a new holiday card, gift idea, ornament or tag idea in their email inbox. 

Make sure your signed up to receive these great holiday ideas as they are exclusive to my newsletter subscribers!! The subscription box is in the upper left corner of the blog.  Each week will bring new projects that are sure to inspire! 

Sign up now by sending me an email at kim@riverfrontstampin.com

Here is a sneek peek of week 1:

 Week One  Home for Christmas

If you would like to order these items click on my order online button on your right or email me!  Don’t wait until December there are only 12 weeks before Christmas!

Tonight my daughter Megan was skating in Montreal (45min) from my home and when we came out of the arena it was dark already!!  8 o’clock and it was pitch black!  It made me think that the holidays are fast approaching.  So when I got home, I decided to make these quick cards.  It took me 2 minutes…. Really!

Are you getting ready for the holidays?

I have a few suggestions for you:

1.  Use this Simply Sent Card kit (Holiday Photo card Kit) It holds a 4×6 photo.  You can create 12 cards. It includes all the cardstock, envelopes and self adhesive die cuts.  I stamped my greeting with the new stamp set from the mini FOUR THE HOLIDAYS in real red classic ink.  And I had to add dazzling diamonds to my die cuts!  There is never enough glitter!

2.  Call me to attend one of my Holiday card classes in my studio.  I am having one event per month.

3.  Book your own party in your home so we can create with your friends the best cards ever!  Hurry my dates have already start filling. 

4.  Invite your coworkers to stamp with me during their lunch time.  If you book early, I will organize a fun time lunch and learn Christmas extravaganza!

Here are my daughters in their naughty phase!

And here is the nice…

Actually got to say I prefer the nice!

It rained all day and the breeze was chilly.  I love fall, love cooking comfort food, apple picking, taking pictures of the kids in the leaves… Today inspired me to make my second swap a Fall card.  Sorry if you never want summer to end…  I’m in a fall frenzy!

Again, Sherida’s swap is about the holiday mini catalogue.  I used the autumn splendor and the wandering words stamp sets.  I also used autumn meadows designer series paper.  Have you ever noticed that Stampin’up! advertises which color is used in the designer paper.  That is what inspired me to used chocolate chip, really rust, very vanilla and more mustard card stock.  I also used these inks and markers to add speckles with the spritzer.  Just love the rustic look.  I tide the nuts and my greeting with linen thread. 

More pics..

To make your leaves look like real ones, stamp the image.  cut it out then crumble your leaf.  You can even wet the paper and crumble it up. 

Well it’s 1o’clock in the morning.  Just can’t sleep.  I went with my 3 girls and my husband to the movies and we saw G-Force, a Walt Disney movie.  Then we went the chapters to look at some books, card magazines and scrapbooking magazines.  Can you believe that the Halloween stuff is out already! I made a mistake by having a starbucks Chai latte. (which I know if I drink it past 3pm that I can’t sleep)  But I couldn’t resist!  Anyway, I am participating in a holiday mini catalogue swap and I just can’t decide which card to do.  I started playing with products from the mini.  It’s the best mini ever!!!  Help me to decide!

I just wanted to create a classy simple card for Sherida Giddings’ swap.  I used the Stampin’up! petals-a-plenty folder and four the holidays stamp set from the mini catalogue.  I also used the stamp set tree trimmings, the specialty paper bride, whisper white paper.  I dazzled it up with the pretties kit and whisper white taffetas ribbon.  My images were stamped in soft suede.

Here is a close up of my ornaments (these are only stamped in soft suede)

On this card, the ornaments look lighter because I stamped my ornament with soft suede then I added shimmer paint in champagne mist with my dauber on my stamped cardstock.  I just love the new shimmer paint in the holiday mini!

I know it is kind of hard to see.  It is much better when you look at it in person but I need to make a decision before monday.  Also my husband is very good at making compliments and adjustments about the projects I stamp but he would be very critical if I wake him up. lol

Help me out!  With the shimmer paint or without??

When I attended convention, the make & takes were divided in two separate areas.  In the second area, I created 4 make & takes to die for!

This Hello card was just radiant (in real) Love the new crushed curry.  I’m usually a bleu girl but this yellow is growing on me like a charm.  You have got to challenge yourself and try it.  Stamp set was Hello again which we received in our convention bag.

Then there was this cute :  Things I love Cello Bag of Cards with matching envelops.  We used the things I love stamp set .

What a great hostess gift!  Book a workshop and receive one of these:  Call me 613-675-1555 or email me:  kim@riverfrontstampin.com

Not enough chocolate:  Why not try making one of these cute Hello Box to hide delicious chocolates:  We used the Hello Again set and Retro Remix Stampin’Around wheel.

And here is my favorite make & take this lovely 8.5×8.5 page…  I love scrapbooking and just because I can share my favorite things: for the one’s who know me NEW SHOES ( lol Cindy Major), chocolate, shopping and my girls:  Megan(9),Jordan(4), Lauren(7).  What wonderful memories of convention 2009.  Maybe tomorrow, I will share what I won at convention this year!

Here are a few pics of convention Make and takes.  There was two parts.  Today I will share part one.  I call it Christmas in August!  All images are stampin’up copyright 2009

Cute ornament card using the sweet season stamp set and tree trimmings stamp set.

From Our house and with love tags:  using the sweet season stamp set.  Just gorgeous!

Sorry for this picture but the lighting wasn’t right.  Sweet things treat box using the sweet season stamp set and the new treat boxes.  Just too cute for Christmas cookie exchange.

And last but not least for today, with love card. Using the sweet season and tree trimmings stamp set. 

I have been crazy busy in the past week… with my daughter Lauren’s first communion, Megan’s birthday party, Megan’s figure skating lessons, workshops, classes etc…  Didn’t even have the time to go to the gym! Today, my daughter Megan was going to a girl friend’s birthday party.  Madison turned 10 yesterday.  Happy birthday Madison! While I was looking at my new 2009-2010 stampin’up! catalogue while taking a bath ( the only place where I get a few minutes for myself,  lol, it came to me to create a surprise box for Madison where I could give her a gift card loaded with minutes for her new IPod touch, a picture of her with Megan from last weeks birthday party and more pictures of Madison and her friends.  What better way of giving Madison all these pictures, the Sizzix 3D ball!

The link below will show you just how easy it is to create this 3D ball! (Click on Pop-up ball video below)

I sure will miss this amazing Rockability Specialty designer paper and the 2008-2009 retiring in-colors

All supplies Stampin’ Up!

Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Ridding hood red, kiwi kiss, rockability specialty designer paper

Ink: ridding hood red, basic black

Accessories: Big Shot, Pop up 3D, scallop oval punch, oval all stamp set in French (En ovale), Dimensionals, Crop a dile, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack,button bouquet, kiwi kiss very vanilla satin ribbon,hemp twine, rubberband

 Picture below Megan (left) and Madison (right)

There is still time to earn all these retiring stamp sets, in colors and accessories by booking a party before June 30th.  Also you will receive extra bonus stampin’money to spend.  Contact me to get full details.  kim@riverfrontstampin.com

Details how easy it is to host a show here

Easter just wouldn’t be the same without treats.  In this month’s class you’ll learn how to make these two cards and three adorable treat boxes – two of which can be used either as card boxes OR as treat boxes!

Date: March 30th
Time: 19:30
Cost: 25$ or if you purchase a Good Egg stamp set P.29 (order#114974 )class is just 15$
Location:  Kim’s Studio

Please email me at kim@riverfrontstampin.com to sign up for this class

Supplies

• Stamps: A Good Egg
• Inks:  Basic Black Classic ink (or Black Staz On), Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Almost Amethyst, Bashful Blue, Tangerine Tango (or Pumpkin Pie) Classic inks.  Optional:  Going Gray, So Saffron, Pretty in Pink, Almost Amethyst Watercolor Wonder Crayons (WWC)
• Paper: Tea Party DP, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Almost Amethyst, So Saffron CS, Medium Whisper White envelopes, mini square envelopes
• Accessories: Sticky Strip, Snail adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, 2-way glue pen, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Whisper White Organza ribbon, 1/16” handheld circle punch, 1 ¼” circle punch, 1 3/8’ circle punch, Scallop Circle punch,  wide oval punch, double rectangle punch, Stampin’ Scrub, Stampin’ Mist, paper trimmer & scoring blade, bone folder, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Uni-ball Signo Gel pen, Stamping Sponges, pencil & ruler.