For those of you who are local...

...do you know that a bunch of us get together on a regular basis to stamp, scrap, and generally have a good time? Well, we do!! I am the Organizer for one of the longest-running Scrapbook & Stamping Meetup.com groups on Long Island. We have all ages and ability levels and, of course, lots of different product favorites! We have card classes, layotu classes, techniques classes, and plain, old fashioned "crops" in my "cave."

Interested in making some new crafty friends or seeing what we're about? Join us! There's a free membership option so there's no obligation - hope you'll check us out at:

http://www.meetup.com/stamp-and-scrap

Speaking of having fun with our group, here's another card I made using Judy's stash that same night I posted about last week. CTMH design from Wishes/Originals using all SU! products. What do you think?

I hope you'll check us out if live on Long Island! As always, thanks for stopping by!

Always the rule-breaker ;)

I went to my pal & SU! Demo (excuse me, Supervisor) extraordinaire Judy's house to get inky on World Card Making Day. Of course, I had a hefty bag of tools and basics and card bases...but no paper. I had my CTMH How-To books with me and created this card using SU! products. Yes, I know...so much for a CTMH posting. Those How-To books work with ALL products, not just CTMH's. They're great for using up your stash. Or in this case, Judy's stash.

I did manage to make a couple of cards that night, which is a real feat for me. I have no creativity, I'm a CASEr for sure. Good thing I have those books...

As always, thanks for looking! (Please leave me your blog address so I can check out your work, too!!)

Quick, simple, and a little bling!

I also do one "bonus card" at my monthly Christmas card class. I have been trying to use the scraps from the CTMH Level 2 kits I used for albums, layouts, etc. The original card I CASEd is in Wishes or Originals, I forget which. I tweaked it a little to meet my needs, added a little bling, and voila!



I actually like it (this is rare for me!) In fact, I liked it so much I pulled out a few other "scrap packs" and made several more. I needed a few birthday cards anyway and I thought they were nice enough to send out. Simple, but nice.

What do you think?

As always, thanks for looking!

~ Denise