September 7, 2024
Fall is in the air... )Still over 100 in Tucson but I am trying!) and the kids are back to school! I thought us crafter could use a little back to school too. My in person classes for September are just that with back to school with Stampin' University! Last week we focused on how to be inspired by color in our projects and this week we will learn how to find, use and store Card Maps! For me Storing was also for sharing as I covered card maps a few years ago now. Be sure to click on the Monday Mapping icon on the right of this screen to see all the maps, sample and instructions! The Current SU! Catalog also features quite a few fun maps. I hope you enjoy using them!
Posted by Rachel Johnson. Posted In : Monday Mapping
January 20, 2024
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Happy New Year everyone. What better time to try something new than with the start of a new year. As you can see my last blog post was too long ago! My in person classes are much easier that figuring out the online part but, I know it is important to reach all my followers! Here Goes... To start things off I am doing a series of Throwback Thursday ideas and videos. I will have been a Stampin Up! Demonstrator for 25 years this February and it only makes since that I share some of my fav...
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Posted by Rachel Johnson. Posted In : Throwback Thursday
July 3, 2022
Summer is here and the monsoons gearing up! I was inspired to make this fun summer card from an Artisan Design Team member from SU! last month. Using the simplest die you can create a wow card. This card is a Slimline measuring 8.5 by 3.5. I used a 1/4 mat using white on white cardstock. The base card is colored in a rainbow of colors using direct to paper with a blending brush. Once you have colored the base simply die cut the top layer using an assortment of fun, small dies! Be sure to save...
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February 7, 2022
Hi everyone. Happy new year. I just wanted to take a moment to add a quick post to let you know I am still a live and well and I hope you and your family is doing well. I am still hosting a weekly card class and was slammed with 2 back to back wedding seasons here is Tucson. The Fall is so nice here and it was great to see so many wedding come back! Then the holidays hit and now spring is on its way with even more weddings! I will do my best to share some cards and updates here on a more regu...
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February 9, 2021
Being from Az I am in love with anything cactus! And this
"Flowering Cactus" medley of product do not disappoint! Love! For class this week we are cutting the image out from the DSP and creating a focal point on this bi-folding card. Where the two layers overlap I snuck in a super thin magnet so the card secretly closes! The left side is about 2 1/2 inches wide and the right is about the same. If a standard card is only 4 1/4 wide these two over sized sides will overlap nicely. Have fun explo...
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Posted by Rachel Johnson. Posted In : Cards
January 11, 2021
I am in love with this card and I hope you are too! Come join us on Wednesday or Thursday Jan 13th or 14th to make this beautiful card! After the classes are over I will share some of how we made it in a post next week. Thanks for stopping by! Continue reading...
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January 11, 2021
I am excited to share I am ready to get back to a normal schedule for me. Part of that is sharing a card with my paper crafting students every week! It makes me happy to help others become creative and create something they are proud of. If you have been looking for a creative place to belong or just would like to try your hand at making a card we would love to have you in class. To learn about all the upcoming classes please click on the calendar here on this page!
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September 15, 2020
This is my Christmas card for September. Locally I teach a class every week and on the 3rd Thursday we have been making a Holiday card. We were afraid we would not be able to host a holiday stamp camp this year with everything going on but, everyone wants to come!!! In the mean time here is this months inspiration for a Christmas card. I am using Peaceful Nativity Stamps and matching dies. I love how 3D the stable came out. For the night sky I blended 3 blues: Night of navy, Misty moonlight &... Continue reading...
Posted by Rachel Johnson. Posted In : Cards
September 15, 2020
I saw this fold online...thank you Queen B for sharing. What a cute card. I plan to share this idea at our monthly SALSA club meeting. If you live in Tucson you should ask me about this long time running Rubber Stamping group. I am the VP and love sharing with the ladies! See you all this Saturday finally!! Continue reading...
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September 8, 2020
Here is a peak at this weeks card class!
For this weeks class we are making a Halloween card. If Halloween is not your thing stick with using just the flowers in this collection and it could easily become a steampunk or Gothic style card. We are using a mix of black paper with different finishes on this card. Glitter, glossy and some shimmer! For class you can pick from an assortment of DSP paper and embellishments. I am also in love with the dark "Iridescent Pearls" from this collections. If ...
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