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Christmas Cards....

Chrismas Card Extravaganza -- 30 Card MEGA STAMPIN'!!

If you haven't finished making your Christmas Cards yet, here's an event for you!

This is an all day event.  From 9:30 AM  - 4:30 PM.   You will have the opportunity to make 30 cards/projects.  The cost for this event is $35.00, this includes a delicious lunch and dessert!

I'm offering 2 sessions for this event --

Monday, December 2nd and Saturday, December 7th.

Please RSVP by Monday, November 25th

Please send me an email with your card choices and the preferred date.

You may only choose up to 3 designs from the following choices.  You can do 10 each of three designs, 15 each of two designs, or maybe you would like all 30 of one design.

There are 20 cards/projects to choose from.  You will find them posted here.

Many of these projects have be designed and stamped by other creative demonstrators.  You will find the name of the contributing demonstrator listed under their card.

 

CARD #1:  Joyful Christmas

    

Designed by Janice Urke

                                   
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CARD #2: Snow Day "JOY"

Designed by: Mary Brown

 

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CARD #3: Color Me Christmas "Warm Wishes"

 Designed by: Janice Urke

 

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CARD #4: Christmas Blessing

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CARD #5: Musical Christmas Greetings

 

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CARD #6: Joyful Tidings

 

 

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CARD #7: Pennant Christmas

Designed by Lucy Hartman

 

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CARD #8 Gift Bow With Envelope Liner

 

 

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CARD #9 - Merry Christmas

Designed by Anne Marie Hile

 

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CARD #10 - Elf

Stamped by Terri Dobler

 

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CARD #11 - Holly Jolly Coffee Cup

Stamped By Janice Urke

 

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CARD #12 - Gift Box with Bow

Stamped by Janice Urke

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CARD #13: Christmas Wreath

 Stamped by Claudia Santos

 

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CARD #14: Merry Christmas Deer

Stamped by Jo Golden

 

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CARD #15: Snowman Treat Holder

Stamped By Janice Urke
 

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CARD #16: A Perfect Blend

Designed by Lucy Hartman

 

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CARD #17: Season's Greetings

Stamped By Lee Conroy

 

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CARD #18: Peace on Earth

 Stamped by Sarah Schueler

 

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CARD #19: Festive Flurry Fun

*Optional Photo Insert Inside

Designed by Rachel Tessman

 

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CARD #20: A Perfect Blend Gift Card Holder

 

 Designed by Julie Ramos

 

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CARD #21: The Best of Snow -- Hedgehog Snowman

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Any cards beyond this post are not included in the choices for this class.

 

CARD BUFFET Coming soon!

Here are the choices for the card buffet coming up.

If you live in the East Sacramento Area and would like to join us, we'd love to have you!

 

CARD ONE:

Thinking of You - (Everything Eleanor Stamp Set)

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CARD TWO:

Happy Birthday (Papillon Potpourri)

Stamped by Kathy Freeman

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CARD THREE:

When I'm With You - (For the Birds)

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CARD FOUR:

Celebrate - (Mosaic Madness)

Stamped By Colleen Elkin

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CARD FIVE:

Happy Birthday - (Wildflower Meadow)

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CARD SIX:

Birthday Greetings - (Daydream Medallions, Hello Doily)

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CARD SEVEN:

Happy Birthday Balloons - (Up, Up & Away - retired)

Stamped by Claudia Santos

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CARD EIGHT:

Kindness - (Creative Elements)

Stamped by Mendi Hicks

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CARD NINE:

'K' is for Kindness

Stamped by Colleen Elkin

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CARD TEN:

A Gift -(Serene Silhouettes)

Stamped by Mendi Hicks

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CARD ELEVEN:

Hello - (Daydream Medallion)

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CARD TWELVE:

Hello Masculine - (Fine Feathers)

Stamped by Dana Wurster

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CARD THIRTEEN:

Mixed Bunch Birthday -(Mixed Bunch Stamp Set)

 

CARD FOURTEEN:

Butterfly Friends

Stamped by Dana Wurster

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Have a fabulous day!

 

   

 

 

 

Stamping With Style Card Buffet...

Join us for a Card Buffet! 

Saturday, June 29th from 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM

We have 14 beautiful Card choices for you to choose from.

Enjoy the freedom of choosing the cards you want to make in the quantity that suits your needs.
The cost is $16 for the minimum 8 buffet choices.

If you choose more, then you only pay $2 for each additional buffet choice.

RSVP to guarantee a spot.

Send me an email and let me know your choices by Tuesday, June 25th.

We will be meeting at Round Table Pizza in Roseville.

8755-A Sierra College Blvd., Roseville
(916) 791-7288  

Round Table is on Sierra College Blvd. just south of Douglas Blvd.

 

We will be doing several drawings for free product!
Earn tickets for our monthly drawing. You earn one ticket for coming. You will earn one ticket for binging a guest! You will earn five tickets for bringing two guests!!

Please Bring with you - Adhesive, Scissors and a Bone Folder

 

Mega Stampin' Christmas Cards!

 

It's time for my annual

Christmas Card Mega Stampin' Day! 

Are you all as excited as I am for Christmas to be here?

For those who live in or around the Sacramento, California area, and would like to be included in this fun filled Stampin' Day.  Just fill out the registration form below and send it back to me.  If you have any questions, feel free to send me an e-mail.

Here are the details:

You'll have the opportunity to make 30 Christmas cards. 
You may choose up to 5 different designs and divide them up any which way you like to equal 30 cards total.

Simply fill out the registration form below and send it to me by Tuesday, November 20th. 
It's very important that you RSVP by this date, in order to allow enough time to order supplies and prepare for all the projects.

The cost for this class is $35.00.

Be sure to bring your own adhesive and scissors.

Envelopes are included.

Class Date

Saturday, December 1st at 9:00 AM

PLUS LUNCH AND DESSERT!

 Mega Stampin' Christmas Cards
(sorry, no refunds)

30 cards for $35.00
30 cards of up to 5 designs
Lunch will be provided
RSVP by Tuesday, November 20th.

Name________________________________

Phone Number_________________________

E-Mail Address_________________________

Card choices

Card Choice # 1 ________ Quantity of this card _______

Card Choice # 2 ________ Quantity of this card _______

Card Choice # 3 ________ Quantity of this card _______

Card Choice # 4 ________ Quantity of this card _______

Card Choice # 5 ________ Quantity of this card _______

    
Please send this registration form with your payment to:
Janice Urke
8806 Mavis Avenue
Orangevale, Ca 95662

 

Here are all of your choices below.

 

Card # 1 - Happy Christmas/No Peeking

 

 

Card # 2 - Snowflake Christmas

Stamped by DeDe Hames

 

 

Card # 3 - Greeting Card Kids 2-Red

 

 Card # 4 - Ornament Keepsakes Blue

 

 

 

Card # 5 - Merry Christmas Tree

 

 

Card # 6 - Christmas Blessings/Greeting Card Kids 1

 

 

Card # 7 - Season's Greetings Tree

 

 

Card # 8 - Evergreen Trees

Stamped by Kristine Custino

 

Card # 9 - Joy (Gift card not included)

Stamped by Dana Wurster

 

 

Card # 10 -Gingerbread Cocoa

 

 

Card # 11 -Silent Night Tree

 

Card # 12 - Merry Christmas

 

 

 Card # 13 - Snow Swirled Tree

 

Card # 14 - Ornament Keepsakes Red

 

 

Card # 15 - Polar Party

 

 

Card # 16 - Cannery Treats

Stamped by Claudia Santos

 

 

Card # 17 - Pair of Mittens

Stamped by Claudia Santos

Card Buffet -- coming soon!

Our August card buffet is coming up this Saturday, August 25th. 

The following cards are what we'll be offering.  Enjoy!

Card 1  -  For the birds...

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Project Number 2  -- Googlies Ghouls Treat Bag

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Card Number 3  -- Happy Halloween

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Card Number 4  --  Owl Occasion

Simply cased from Julie Davison, thanks Julie for such a fun card!

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Card Number 5 -- Hello, Dear Friend

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Card number 6 -- Summer Silhouettes, Thank You

 

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Card Number 7 -- Perfectly Preserved, Just For You

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Card Number 8  --  Serene Silhouettes, Thank You

 

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 Card Number 9  --  Day of Gratitude, Thank you

 

 

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Card Number 10  --  Mixed Bunch, sending many thanks

 

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Card Number 11  --  Papaya Collage, thinking of you

 

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Card Number 12  --  Papillon Potpourri, Birthday Wishes

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Cards below these 12 are from other classes and are not available for this event.

If you're planning to join us, please send your card selections to us as soon as possible!

Thanks for looking, enjoy your day!

Card #11 - Merry Christmas Pine Cones

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Card #12 - Plaid Punched Christmas Stockings

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Card #13 - Bells & Boughs

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Card #14 - Rudolph

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Card #15 - Snowmuch Fun Friends

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Card #16 - Oh Christmas Tree

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Back by popular request (from last year)

Card #17 - French Foliage Poinsettia

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Card #18 - All that Glimmers Christmas Stocking

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And now a few non Christmas choices...

Card #19 - Birthday Wishes

 

 Project #20 -  Rudolph Treat holder

 

Card #21 - Crazy for Cupcakes

 

Card #22 - Morning Cup

 

 

Christmas Mega Stampin'!

So you thought you would have your Christmas cards all finished by now...... okay, I know that some of you actually do!    But if you're like me, you haven't begun them yet, and this class is for you!

If you're planning to come to my 'Mega Stampin' Christmas Card' class, here are your choices.  There are 21 cards for you to choose from.

It's been requested that I offer a few non-Christmas cards as well. 

So you asked and I listened!  (smile). 

You'll have the opportunity to stamp 30 cards, complete with envelopes.  Lunch is included as well!  If you live in the Sacramento, CA area and would like to come, just leave me a comment at the end of this post and I'll be happy to send you all the details! 

 

Here are the first 10 cards you can choose from for the 30 card class.

I'll be posting 11 more cards tomorrow.

Enjoy!

 

Card #1 - Welcome Christmas

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Card #2 - Bright Hopes

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Card #3 - Polar Party

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Card #4 - Winter Post, Dazzling Reindeer

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Card #5 - Christmas Lodge

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Card #6 - Punched Christmas Stockings

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Card #7 - Gold Embossed Dasher

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Card #8 - Snowmuch Fun

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Card #9 - Let It Snow

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Card #10 - Beautiful Season

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Locked in my Craft Room....

I've been hiding out in my craft room all day today to get these cards finished and posted.  I have 8 things to post today, this completes the choices for my MEGA Christmas Card Class.  If you receive my newsletters, the registration form should be coming to your inbox very soon!

CARD 1 - Greeting Card Kids

I love this stamp set....Before today, I hadn't really taken much time to play with it.  I think these kids are so sweet!  I will be spending more time with this stamp set in the next couple of weeks!

 

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CARD 2 - Christmas Wishes

 

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CARD 3 - Bells & Boughs, Poinsettia

 

 

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CARD 4 - Merry Christmas Postcard

 

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CARD 5 - Punch Pals Snowman

 

 

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CARD 6 - Scenic Season/Welcome Christmas

 

 

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CARD 7 - Punch Pals Pocket Card/Gift Card Holder

 

    

 

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PROJECT 8 - Calendar 

My good friend Susan Santello gave me this cute little Desk Calendar.  I'll be offering this as one of the projects for my class.  These would be great Teacher Gifts, stocking stuffers, or send it as a Christmas card.....you're friends will remember you all year long!  These will fit into an envelope prior to taping together, so it can be mailed very easily.

 

HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY!!

 

 

A Morning without coffee.....

 

I love this stamp set from Stampin' Up!  It's called "Morning Cup" I know many of you can relate to this!   I realize this isn't a Christmas Card and I'm straying just a bit by offering it in my Christmas "MEGA" stamp Class...but what can I say, I'm sure there will be mornings leading up to Christmas when we all feel like this!

 

CARD 9 - MORNING CUP

I love the colors and layout of this card.  I think you will too!

 

 

CARD 10 - CONTEMPO CHRISTMAS

This is a simple and sweet card.  The ornament is embossed and sparkles, even though you can see it in the picture.

 

 

 

CARD 11 -

I was recently challenged to show how many different ways to come up with using this one stamp.  Sometimes people are hesitant to purchase a stamp when all they can see is the one use for it.  I found this one on line somewhere....not sure where, I made a few little modifications and changes and was pleased with the outcome.

 

 

 

CARD 12 - A Vintage Merry CHRISTMAS

 

 

Have a beautiful Day!

 

 

 

 

Procrastination!!!

Do you struggle with procrastination as much as I do?  Especially with those tasks that you don't particularly enjoy?  I often wonder if it's a time management problem, or if it's just that I'm so unsure of what I'm doing that I sometimes just don't know where to start!

Keeping up with my blog happens to be one of those things.  And here lately, I've been the "Master Procrastinator"!!  I love stamping and I really love sharing and hearing from you, but writing isn't necessarily my forte.

So with all that said, I know you, my faithful customers have been waiting for me to post the Christmas Cards that I will be offering for my Christmas Card Mega Stamp Class coming up in December.  Beginning with this post, I will continue to post 4 new cards each day over the next several days. There will be a total of 20 cards to choose from.  By Monday, November 22, all cards will be up for you to see.  I'll be sending out a registration form in my next e-mail newsletter.  But in the meantime, save the date!!  I'll be offering 2 sessions for this class - Saturday, December 4th and Saturday, December 11th.

I do need to express my appreciation to so many creative and talented stampers who are so willing to share their designs.  Many of the Christmas cards I'll be posting have been designed by other demonstrators.  Several I've tweaked just a little to reflect my style, but many are cased with very few changes.  I've tried to give credit when the original designer is known.

CARD 17 - DASHER

This card happens to be my favorite of all the Christmas cards I've done this year.  It's very simple, yet also very elegant!

CARD 18 - SERENE SNOWFLAKE

Another beautiful card, but again very simple and easy to make!

CARD 19 - JOLLY OLD SAINT NICK

This card was designed by the very talented Becky Roberts...you can visit her blog here.  Becky is one of my favorite people....she's just as sweet as can be and oh so creative!!  :)

 

 CARD 20 - LOVELY AS A TREE

It just wouldn't be a Christmas Card Class without the offering of this all time favorite Stamp Set.  I've used this stamp set in every Christmas Card class that I've held for at least the past 5 years.  What will I do if Stampin' Up! ever retires this set!!  

 

 

More to come tomorrow....Happy Stamping!