Step it up Class

I will be teaching this class, Step It Up Class, one more time on Sunday September 11 from 1:30-4:30 in Willoughby at Restoration Church of Jesus Christ (9320 Chillicothe Rd  44094 south of Kirtland High School on the same side of the street).  It is mandatory that you registrar and pay up front and by August 28!!  I will have kits made with all scoring, embossing and die cutting done for you so I need time to prep for this class!  Please let me know as soon as you can NO EXCEPTIONS.  You will get printed directions with photos and envelopes with the class.  Most will not finish all of the decorating of the cards in this time frame so you will be able to follow the step by step directions to complete the cards.  Cost is $30*. I will have my store set up also at this event if you want to make any purchases please bring cash or a check.  Please contact me by email if you are planning on attending!!

*If you have a paypal account you can pay me for classes via paypal.me/ritakegg30 be sure to use friends and family!

Sand Castel Card in a Box

This one looks so much better in person!  The sand castel is a purchase die cut image but the shells are all retired TAC stamps that I colored with Copic markers.

Products used: Retired The Angel Company (shells), Our Daily Bread designs (words),

Cupcake Card in a Box

Another card in a box made with retired stamps from The Angel Company and colored with Copic markers. 

Products used: Heartfelt Creations (flowers, leaves), retired Tthe Angel Compnay (cupcakes and words), Wink of Stella glitter pen.

Bears Side Step Card

I took the same look from yesterdays card for this card but put in bears and a different color combination. I cut these with my new Scan and Cut2 machine.  This is a great machine if you can take the time to learn it and have patience with it.  I can cut out most all of your stamped images for you!!

Products used from: My Favorite Things Designs (bears, presents, balloons), Copic Markers,  My Favorite Things Design (grass), Sizzix (side step card base die), Wink of Stella

OSU card 2

Another card using Jillian Stamps stamps and dies for OSU.

Side step - OSU

Are you ready for some football???  I guess it is coming no matter if we are ready or not.  I guess it has been a long time since I have watched football (Cavs fan here!!!) .... did you notice I forgot the crossbar on the goal posts.  I will go add them when I am finished here.  I used the Sizzix side step die, and all of the stamps and dies are from Jillian Stamps, except for the football player which is a retired TAC stamp.  I made the buckeye from two circles and leaves.  I will have a few different OSU cards at markets this coming week.  Made quite a few.

Side step card - baby

Here is another card using the Sizzix side step card.  I used baby dies from Little B, the labels are from Our Daily Bread Designs, and the papers are retired TAC.  I did make one for a boy also.

Side step card - Baby Dresser

I converted the basic step card into a dresser for baby cards.  One for a boy and a girl.  The stamps are retired TAC and words are so old I am not sure who make them.  I really like the way this card turned out.  My photos are not so good so I will put a better lens on it next time I take close up shots, sorry.

 

Here are a few more covered Candy bars I made for Craft shows this fall.  The penguin and owl die is from Elizabeth Craft Designs. The cross and greens dies are from Our Daily Bread Designs.  The ovals and snowflake dies are from My Favorite Things Designs.  I make these with a ribbon around them so you can slip in a tip, money, check or gift card for a larger Christmas gift if you like.  I also have slipped a small gift card on the back so you can write a few of your own words.  These are a big seller and I have quite a few different styles.  Last show I had people ask me to have some thank you and inspirational ones made to go along with the Christmas ones.

Friday from 7-9:30 Nov 7 and Saturday Nov 8 from 9-4 I will be in Chesterland (RT #306) at St Mark's Gift of the Magi show.  Friday night admissions is $5 and it will be a wine and cheese night for adults only.  This is my first time at this show and I am looking forward to it.  Stop in and check it out and say 'hi'!

October Mojo Class

 

Fall is really here!!  Time for October Mojo next week.  Check my calendar above to see the dates and times.  Be sure to email me if you will be attending as soon as possible.  We will be making two Halloween (one can be fall) and three other cards.  This one is a fun pop open card with ghosts .... oh so scary!!

 Here is the front of the card.  I love it and it is so easy to make!!

I just got home from a wonderful vacation to the New England states via a bus tour.  I am so energized with new colors and ideas to design with ... I can not wait to have time in my studio.  Come to a class to hear all about my amazing trip and maybe see a few photos.

New market item

Here are some of the new items I will start selling at my markets today!!!  These are Cloze Pinnies!  There are 4 in a set, two with magnets on the back to use on the refrigerator, metal doors, lockers, or file cabinet to hold photos or notes and two that are decorated on both sides for holding papers together (like paper clips), hold down open snacks, use to hold recipes and more.  I am loving making them and I pleased with the packaging I came up with too!  For these two I used paper with Scor-tape, embellishments and retired TAC stamps.  More to come.

I will be selling these and all of my items at the Last Friday Market in Mentor by the Civic Center.  This is the last one for the year.  It is from 3-7 today with lots of vendors, music and fun activities for kids.  Hope to see you there!!!  I will NOT be at the Willoughby Market this week buy will return the following Saturday so stop on by and say 'hi!'.

Uptown Girls - Girls want to have fun

This card was made with the same set as yesterday's post but I only used the girls legs!  Then I colored them many different skin colors and colored the shoes with different colors of Copic glitter pens in different ways.  I love the way it came out! The words are from a retired TAC stamp set. 

Cat & Daisy Desk Sets

 

Here are two more Desk sets containing a 3" cube of tissue, hand sanitizer, a flip open notepad and 4 greeting cards with matching envelopes that I have been making for my craft show at St Pasqual's.

Hope to see you all there on March 16!!

Just for Fun stamp

Spring can not be here soon enough so I have started stamping with my flower images.  This one is by Just for Fun Designs and the main one is colored with Copic markers.  The leaves are punched from a circle punch and the words are a retired Angel Company stamps.  I made up a bunch of these the other day. 

Valentine's Day 6

I just love this silloughet from the cartridge A child's first year .... cut from my Cricut Expression.  I added glitter pen to both of the hearts  ... itn't the turtle out front just the cutest!  I started cutting borders on my Cricut also and that is where I got the scalloped one here.

Valentine's Day 5

So I guess I need to give credit to Joan for this card ... she gave me the idea of a lollipop!  But doesn't it look cute!  I could not resist putting some doodles on to the embossed background either. 

Tonight I get to go to another stamping friend's house to create ... it is great to get together and stamp.  We will have fun I am sure and lots of laughs!

Valentine's Day 4

Lot's of doodles on this one!!!  The tic tac toe board at the top is a retired TAC stamp too!  I colored the heart with a Spica red glitter pen.  These were all scrapes and leftovers from my kits .... but they sure do make up nice into cards!

Going visiting to Red Maple Inn in Burton this week to make plans for our May gathering.  The information for the gathering will be released on Feb first.  First come first served for the rooms at the Inn ... they have 17 total.

Valentine's Day 3

These is another CAS card .... die cuts are from my Cricut Expression, retired TAC stamps and ribbon.  Oh ... it has glitz too from a Spica clear glitter pen .... I love those!

Today I will be stamping with my local group of stampers .... it will be a fun day and productive I hope!

Valentine's Day 2

These two cards were made from the negatives from cutting out small black hearts with my Cricut Expression for another project I have been working on.  They looked cool so I made them into cards .... see most would think of these as scrapes!  I added pink glitter paper under one heart on each card, added some doodles with a white gel pen and stitching with a Spica glitter pen (don't you just love those Joan!!), some ribbon and words and that was it.  CAS cards with scrapes.

Saturday I volunteered to keep the clock and score board at the Upwards Basketball leagues at my church.  What fun it was to watch the kindergarteners and first graders play basketball!  The get the ball and you can just see their minds ticking ....'now what do I do?'  I will be doing more of this for sure.

Valentines

This will be the week I share some of the Valentine Cards I made for the store.  I had a few pieces left over from my Valentine Kits (see Kits above to purchase one) and all the red and pink papers scattered on my table so I used these to make cards.  That truly is my favorite way to design ..... and probably my best designs come out this way.  I love the way the Sakura white gel pen pops the die cut hearts on this card.  The hearts are cut from my Expression.  All of the stamps are retired TAC stamps.  The pink heart at the top is outlines with a red glitter pen.

We had a great time at the Mojo Classes this month .... I think everyone enjoyed making the cards and learned a few things.  I will not be making Valentines in my Feb. Mojo Class since it is so close to Valentine's day but if you need cards I will be selling the ones you see this week at Jenniffer & Co. in Mentor or I have kits to sell (see the tab above for details).

I am almost done designing for my classes at the convention in April, Adventures in Stamping.  I am really liking the Cricut projects!  I just sent in the photo so not sure when it will be posted.