Another blast from the past...

Slowly but surely, I'll make it through all of these older class samples :)

I hope you are enjoying them.  From February:

Both of these images are from CC Designs', Sweet November lines.  The stained glass window was created by running a transparency through a Cuttlebug embossing folder, inking raised areas with StazOn and then backing it with patterned paper... me likey.

What do you think?

More past class samples...

Will I ever catch up?  Seriously.

The following cards are from a Copic 101 class I taught in January at The Scrapbook Page:

Seriously cute CC Designs stamp:  Brrr Emma

Echo Park patterned paper

Tim Holtz "Twigs" die to create the tree

Yes... cutesy.  And here's more:

Another CC Designs stamp:  Polar Bear with Echo Park paper

Colored him with C's & E50 Copics

And the final one for today is this snowman card... which is my favorite one of the three:

Penny Black stamp (name?) & Echo Park paper

Look at that face.  Love it!

Ok, enough cuteness for one day.

What do you think?

A little holiday cheer...

Just thought I'd pop in here and show y'all the cards from one of my classes last month at

The Scrapbook Page:

 

All very clean and simple, me thinks.  I used Teresa Collins' newest Christmas paper line... LOVE IT!  Very bold and graphic looking with the black.

And just in case I don't get back here to say it before next weekend...

Happy Holidays to everyone!

Happy Holidays from Foster Design House!

My last (only?) Winter holiday card for you this year... and actually it isn't really THAT holiday-ish... me thinks I could send this anytime.  And let me say that every time I use Stickles or glitter, I can't get the color balance & lighting right, so once again we have photos of the sucky variety :)

Nice sentiment, right?  Yeah.  I like it, too :)  It's from Stamp Insanity.  I'm picturing the adorable little Octopode Factory Angel yelling at the Christmas tree... like a few bulbs are out or something :)

Yes... yes... I like to make up little stories for my cards.  And that's just one of the MANY reasons why y'all come back to FDH all the time, right?!

I hope you and yours have a very Happy Winter holiday, and a joyful & prosperous New Year!

~Barb

December 9th Copic Card Class at The Page...

There may be a couple of openings left in my upcoming All Occasion Cards - Flowers, Copic Class at The Scrapbook Page on December 9th 6:30-8:30pm... I haven't checked yet :)  But I thought I'd show you what we'll be making:

We'll be coloring a spring flower, a summer sunflower, a holly sprig (winter flower), and a graphic kaleidoscope flower.  The graphic flower one is actually a gift-card holder inside!

If you want to know the details about these, you'll have to come to class :)  Sly, right?  Just go to The SBP's website for sign-up info:

The Scrapbook Page

What do you think?

Deck the Halls Blog Hop

To get all the information on how YOU can play along with this hop, just head over to Mischelle's blog!

Well, I ran out of time to do something fabulous for this hop, so I'm just sharing a couple of no-frills Copic Christmas cards that we made in my Hostess Club & Creative Class Night this week :)

First up, super simple and all in pink & green... a little snowangel :)

Stamps:  Merriest Wishes, Cuddly Christmas, Ornamental Snowflakes

Paper:  Pop Rockz dp, Lily Anna, Mia's Cottage & Caboodles white cardstocks

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo, Palette Chartreuse

Other:  Crystal Stickles, misc. sheer ribbon, foam tape

Copic Markers:  0, B000, E55, E57, RV00, RV10, RV11, YG01, YG03, YR15, YR18

Next up, a Christmas Duck decked out in teal...

Photos aren't so hot... this looks waaaay better in person... trust me  >:)

What I was trying to show in class was different ways to color white... because white isn't really white.  The snowangel has a blue-white tone, however I wanted the duck to be a bit warmer but still look white.  Ta Da!  It worked, right?  :)

Stamps:  Cuddly Christmas

Paper:  Hemingway dp, Hemingway & Caboodles white cardstocks

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo

Other:  Amberly Grace ribbon, Scor-Bug, Signo white gel pen, misc. buttons

Copics:  0, BG0000, BG72, BG75, BG78, E53, YR0000, YR21, YR23, YR24

That's it for today, peeps.  Have fun hopping along!
What do you think?

{tap tap tap}... yes Laurie, this thing is on :)

OMG... another post so soon?!  Did you just fall out of your chair?  :)  Well, I thought I should post about my upcoming mini-album class at  The Scrapbook Page before it's over ;)  The class is on November 30th and is a Winter-themed multi-media album.

WTH is multi-media?  Well... it has acrylic, chipboard & canvas/denim pages, a TON of ribbon & trims, crackle paint, Stickles, Crackle medium, chalkboard ink, and a lovely little snowman digi made by me :)  Also, all of the pages are shaped differently... a house, fence, birds, scallop squares, file folders, hearts...

I'm tellin' ya', it is awesome {pats self on back}  ;)

I put a ton of work into this so you don't have to.  Just contact The Scrapbook Page at 913.383.1552 to sign up!  It's only $35 for a 9"+/- album with about 16 pages (including cover), plus pull-out tags, and each kit comes with a full bottle of Rock Candy Distress Stickles {LOVE}.

I wish I could show you all of the pages, but I won't  >:)  They are soooooo much better in person...

... which means you'll have to come take the class {insert slightly evil grin here}

The only thing I'm not looking forward to doing, is cutting out all of those pages out of chipboard & acrylic :)  It's gonna take forever, even WITH the die cutter at the store... but I'll do it for you :)

I do love this, and it was nice to get down-n-dirty with some different products.  Sometimes I forget that there is more to papercrafting than Copic markers :)

What do you think?

Wow...

... just sayin'.  It's been a whole month since I've posted on this blog!  At least I have a good excuse... October is OBVIOUSLY reserved for all things creepy, and therefore I was posting more on my HauntedDesignHouse blog :)  But now that THE BEST HOLIDAY EVER is now over for the year, I guess it is time to start doing a little sumpin' sumpin' over here ;)

First up, since I am sooooooooo horrible at marketing my classes, I thought I'd share what we did on November 1st at The Scrapbook Page.  These are 4 of the 5 cards we made... I was an idiot and didn't get a photo of THE BEST ONE, which was a realistic looking candle lantern image by Stampendous.  But here are the rest (sorry about the sucky photos... it was at night for the first 3):

The leaves are Tim Holtz's & the snowman is also a Stampendous.  I wonder if I can con Cameron into giving me a pic of the lantern one?  It was on this heat-embossed glittery blue/violet damask paper from Bo Bunny.  

Anyhoo... I'm actually going to post a few pics from my upcoming multi-media mini album class for November 30th, so tune in to my next post :)  But in the meantime...

What do you think?

Christmas in {almost} June

I know... "where the heck have I been?"  Enjoying the time off, that's where!  Poot has been busy with the Abdallah Shrine Rodeo all week, so I've pretty much been single as of late :)  The fur-babies and I have had naps and snuggle time, and they've been keeping me company in my stamp room.  Ahhhhhh.  I could get used to this... except for the single part ;)

Real quick today... and super simple.  I've got to get back to my craft dungeon or nap... whichever comes first :)

Nothing like getting a jump on the ol' winter holiday cards :)  And this little snowman is one of my faves... I'm sure you recognize him from some previous cards.  He's so cute, and quick to color.

Stamps:  Hello Snow (retired), Ornamental Snowflakes

Paper:  White UltraSmooth, Premium white, & DCWV cardstocks

Ink:  Noir & Cote d'Azure Palettes

Other:  Scor-bug, white twill

Copics:  0, BV20, BG02, BG05, V99, YR18

If I do some more like this, I'll add a thin black mat behind the main image panel... it just needs a little pop.  I do love that blue color... so wintery :)

What do you think?

No... I did NOT fall of the face of the Earth...

... but it certainly feels like it!  I don't even have a wonderful excuse like going on vacation (WTH is that?) or being under the weather.  No, it's much more boring... work deadlines... dang it.  I also don't have some fan-tab-u-lous new project to show you... nope, just this little card.

He's cute, right?  I'm entering this one in the Copic Creations challenge No. 24 for the fur, reds & greens techniques.  I think the fur on the puppy & the stocking trim is a little too blended, but oh well :)

Stamps:  Ready Set Snow, All Things Christmas, Christmas Fun (retired)
Paper:  white Ultra Smooth, black, kraft & brown cardstocks
Ink:  Burnt Umber & Noir Palettes
Other:  Copic markers, white Scrapper's Floss, PTI button, HL ribbon

This also gets me one more card closer to my Christmas Card Club goal over at Paper Wings.  This puts me at 11 so far... three more to go this month to be current :)

What do you think?

A Snowy Birthday

Super quick post tonight... trying to get it in under the wire  :)   A free PTI birthday digi image available over at Nicole Heady's blog.  I'm typically not too into digi's... I'd rather have a stamp in my hand, so I can control where things go.  But I saw this digi by Becky Oehlers and HAD to play with it :)

Digital Image:  Becky Oehlers for PTI
TAC Stamp:  Tag Tidbits
TAC Paper:  Merry Wishes (retired), Lilly Anna & DCWV cardstocks
Ink:  Noir Palette
Other:  Copic markers, Diamond Stickles, Crystal Lacquer, foam tape, pop dots

Four of the scenes print out on one page, so I cut some pretty dp up and taped it to printer paper with removable double-sided tape.  Then cut out all of those little shapes after printing.

I also fussy cut around the snowflake from the dp.  Added Stickles to the clouds, roof, snowflake & sun, and covered the balloons & window in Crystal Lacquer.  I can't believe I cut into this paper... I've been hoarding it for awhile :)

What do you think?
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