Underwater Pop Z-fold

I am having fun with this new fold for me the last few months ... it is called the pop z-fold card sind the fish is in hanging in mid air.  The stamps and words are from Stampendous, papers My Favorite Things Designs, label die from Our Daily Bread designs.  It is colored with Copic makers.

You can purchase most of the supplies used or cards you see on my blog/Instagram/Facebook by contacting me at my email ritasangels@gmail.com. I use Paypal.Me for payments.

If you want to see more of the cards I make check out my Instagram account at ritasangels and my business Facebook page at ritasangelicimpressions.

Crazy Cats

I love this card!!  I made it for a friend who is health challenged right now who is an cat lover.  I used Tim Holtz Crazy Cats for the stamps, word and label stamp is from Our Daily Bread Designs, papers from My Favorite things Designs and card base die is from Sizzix.  I colored with Copic markers.

You can purchase most of the supplies used or cards you see on my blog/Instagram/Facebook by contacting me at my email ritasangels@gmail.com. I use Paypal.Me for payments.

If you want to see more of the cards I make check out my Instagram account at ritasangels and my business Facebook page at ritasangelicimpressions.

Dolphines Double Dutch card

I've been making lots of these double dutch card lately with  a pocket at the bottom to add a gift card, money, tea bag, small gift, lottery ticket etc.  This one I use papers from My Favorite Things Designs and stamps from Stampendous and colored them with Copic markers. The label die is from Our Daily Bread Designs and the words are from Hero Arts.

You can purchase any of the supplies used or cards you see on my blog/Instagram/Facebook by contacting me at my email ritasangels@gmail.com. I use Paypal.Me for payments.

If you want to see more of the cards I make check out my Instagram account at ritasangels and my business Facebook page at ritasangelicimpressions.

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!

Spring Stamping Event

Hi Everyone!  I've got the cards designed and ready for my annual Spring Stamping Event on either May 22 or 23 from 1-4 (same each day) at my church PLBC in Mentor.  Please let me know by this coming Monday if you are planning on attending so I can get everything cut and ready.  Thanks!  Hope you can attend!

This is a pop up Z-fold card with floating balloons!  Papers are from My Favorite thing, various balloon dies and words from Simon Says Stamps.

Step it Up Class

In my class called 'Step it Up' I will be teaching 3 more challenging cards at Adventures in Stamping from April 22-24 in Akron Ohio.  This card I am calling a 'Gated Stepped Easel Card' and folds up to fit in an A2 envelope (but I use an A6 due to the depth of the card).  I use a variety of different companies for this project from these companies: Elizabeth Craft Designs, Our Daily Bread Designs, Heartfelt Creations, Art Impressions, My Favorite Things Designs, We R Memory Keepers, and Lawn Fawn.  Go to their web site HERE to see the details and sign up.

If you are a local and interested in taking the classes I have been showing here in my home in Painesville please let me know and I will see about setting ups some dates.

Step it up Class

I am calling this card a 'Winged Standing Boxed Step Card' and will be in my class 'Step it Up' at Adventures in Stamping from April 22-24 in Akron Ohio.  It is one of the three cards I created and designed for this class.  Click Here to see more of the details. 

Adventrues in Stamping

'Fun Folds for You' class is one of the three classes I will be teaching this year at Adventures in Stamping during April 22-24 in Akron, Ohio.  In this class I will be teaching 5 easy and fast fun folds for cardmakers.  This photo shows from left to right a Standing Corner Card, Stepped Panel Card and a Reverse Gate Fold Card.  If you are local and can not make it to the convention and are still interested in learning to make these cards let me know in the comments and I may offer them in my home this summer if there is enough interest. 

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

Tri-easel Lake Erie card

Happy Easter!!! 

Thinking summer with this tri-easel card features my personal photos from Lake Erie which is less that 10 minutes from me with our own lighthouse!!  These cards fold flat to put in an envelope which comes with the card.  They are larger cards measuring approximately 4 1/4 x 10 1/4" in size.  I can make one with your own personal photos if you like or you can purchase any of the cards that I show here on my blog by contacting me personally.

If you are following my blog please let me know by saying 'hi' in the comments.  This will help me determine if I should continue posting my creations.  Thanks!

Products used:  My Favorite Things Designs, Our Daily Bread Designs

Christmas stamping event

This is a happy whimsical card I made for my Christmas Stamping event that is today and tomorrow at The Cleveland Candle Company.  It uses the Hero Arts 'Stamp and Cut' penguin and a Memory Box word die in a My Favorite Things Designs circle window card. 

Standing Christmas Tree Card

Love this new card fold I saw on Splitcoaststamper so I made it into one of the cards for my annual Christmas Stamping Event on Dec 4-5.  The background snowflake stamp and the layered tree stamp are both from Hero Arts and the Christmas die is from Simon Says Stamps.  I really love the way this card looks!

Love Christmas Card

I thought this card was appropricate for 'Black Friday'.  It is one of the more elegant cards we will be making at my annual Christmas Stamping Event on Dec 3-4 at 1:00.  I used layers and the negative of the dies to achieve this elegant look.  Background dotted stamp and word die is from My Favorite things, embossing folder is from Sizzix.

Polar Bear Christmas Card

 Here is another of the cards we will be making at my annual Christmas Stamping Event.  We will be making 8 cards for the holidays.  This one is using Sizzix side step die and My Favorite things stamp set.  It is so much cuter in real life.

Christmas Stamping Event

I will be holding my annual Christmas Stamping Event on Friday and Saturday December 3-4 at 1:00 each day at The Cleveland Candle Company in Mentor.  This is for experienced stampers only (not beginners) since we will be making 8 cards for $25.  This is one of the eight cards we will be making.  Registration is already over but I do have a few openings if you are still interested.  Please contact ME to attend ASAP since I would like to start cutting for this over the weekend.  After I start cutting it will be too late!!!

I am being Apple challenged right now with the transfer from iPhoto to Photo so it has been very time consuming for me to get photos on my computer.  Just letting you know since I am not sure if I can figure it out and get many more posts ready till I can get to an Apple store. 

First Frost Cand Luminary

Here is another of my candle luminaries made from 4 oz candles from The Cleveland Candle Company in Mentor.  I have these for sale at my last show of the year today at St Pasquale's on Wilson Mills Road from 9-4.  I made some of these with the polar bear on them and some with a penguin and used the scent First Frost.  Come check them out today!!  These make great teacher's gifts!

Candle Luminary Gift for Ohio Sate Football

Saturday Nov 21 is my last show for the year.  I will be at St Pasquale's on Wilson Mills Road from 9-4. One of my new and best sellers this year has been my candle luminaries made with a 4 oz soy wax candle from The Cleveland Candle Company in Mentor.  They are selling my card in their store too!  I made a luminary and  decorated matches and wrapped them up with a gift tag ready for your gift giving needs.  The one for Ohio Sate has been one of my biggest sellers.  I put a Hot Cinnamon  candle in this one.  Stop in the show to see all of the different scents and items I have been making. 

Reindeer Card in a Box

This one looks so much better in person .... I couldn't get the shadow in the box to go away.  Guess I need to take my photos during the daytime when it is sunny.  These cute little deers are from Mama Elephant and they have a reversible image stamp for each of them too!!  The Tree line is from My Favorite Things Designs and the white on the trees in a white Wink of Stella on dark green card stock. 

Cocoa and Tea pockets

I made four of each of these pockets to put cocoa or tea in for my craft shows.  There is a note card inside the pocket for a message and a gift card, tip, money, check or small gift item will also fit inside for the holiday season.  They are all made on the We are Memory Keepers envelope board and the die and stamps are from various companies: Paper Smooches, Whinney and Walter, Our Daily Bread Designs, Sizzix, Hero Arts, My Favorite Things Designs, Lawn Fawn and Kaiser Craft.

Come visit me this coming Saturday at Lake Catholic HS in Mentor for a great craft show.  I will be in the gym next to my friend Michelle from Tastefully Simple.  Stop by!!

More Pillow Boxes

Here are a few more of the pillow boxes I have been making for my craft shows in Nov.  These will have chocolate and a note card in them for gift card, tip and money giving for the holidays etc.  I am liking the way they are coming out.  How about you?

Dies and stamps are from Simon Says Stamps, Lawn Fawn, Our Daily Bread Designs and My Favorite Things Designs