Day 120: Rooster Birthday Card

My husband's grandfather was a farmer and will be turning 92 in May.  I wanted to make a card using a tractor stamp I have, but I could not think of a good verse for the inside of the card. I got on the internet and googled  the phrase "farmer birthday", and I found a website with farm-themed cards. While they did have a tractor card, I found a cute card with a rooster on the front, and the inner verse read "Cockadoodledoo" "Turning 70 is something to crow about!".  I thought that was really cute, and I just bought a rooster stamp from Rubber Cottage, so that was my inspiration for my rooster birthday card.

Day 70: Stamp Scrap Art Tour: Day 2

Yesterday we made lots of goodies.  Today we shopped....and shopped....and shopped till we dropped!  I purchased stamps and supplies from:  Tessler Stamps, Seaside Stampin' Ink, Peddler's Den, Rubber Cottage, Repeat Impressions, Darcie's, Endless Creations and Everyday Cards, Just For Fun, and Morning Star. (If you are looking for nice, Christian rubber stamps, Morning Star has a wonderful selection.)

The first 100 people at the door of the show received a key to a treasure chest for a chance to win $100 in Tour Bucks to spend at the show. I arrived at 8:10 AM (doors opened at 10 AM, but since we had spent the night at the hotel that was hosting the show, when I woke up early, I decided to go sit by the doors).  I was number 3 in line.  I called Denise and Lisa's room and told them to come get in line.  We all got keys for the treasure chest, but unfortunately, none of them worked. There were six more chances to win $100 throughout the day, but none of us won those either.

At each show on the Stamp Scrap Art Tour, there is a charity raffle that supports Shriner Hospitals for Children. The winner gets a basket of up to $500 retail value.  We each purchased $10 in tickets, and,
drum roll....the winner was....ME!!  Denise and Lisa started screaming and pointing at me when my name was called!  It was a lot of fun looking at all the goodies in that basket on the way back home!  Many thanks to all the vendors that contributed to the basket and especially to Darcie's*, which contributed the vast majority of the stamps in the basket.

*Darcie's:  www.darciesllc.com

Here are three items from Friday's Make and Take that needed to get completed at home, so I finished them tonight:

Stamps and Card Design by Art Gone Wild (I think)

Stamps and Card Design by Seaside Stampin' Ink;
I added the lighthouse and shells from Buttons Galore
when I got home because I thought the card needed
something else

 Box, Stamps and Design

by Repeat Impressions

of Freeport, Maine

Day 69: Stamp Scrap Art Tour Day 1

I and two of my friends, Denise and Lisa, traveled to Rockford, Illinois, to attend the Stamp Scrap Art Tour.
We signed up to take an afternoon class on how to use embossing folders from Cuttlebug and Sizzix, VersaMark ink,embossing powder, and heat embossing to make beautiful cards.  The class was taught by Beth Wagner of Endless Creations and Everyday Cards from Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Here are the photos of what we created at the Embossing Folders Class:

Stamps and Card Design by Endless Creations and Everyday Cards

Stamps and Card Design by Endless Creations and Everyday Cards

Stamps and Card Design by Endless Creations and Everyday Cards

Stamps and Card Design by Endless Creations and Everyday Cards

We also attended a Make and Take Friday evening.  The following pictures show what we made:

Stamps by Rubber Cottage; I altered card design to suit me

Stamps and Card Design by Raisin Boat

Pendant Using Glue; Technique taught by Tessler Stamp Company

Stamps by Stampscapes; Card Design by Peddler's Den

Stamps and Card Design by Just For Fun