Month: June 2023

Summer Stamping Retreat 2023

This summer, I am hitting the road. I will be traveling from Maine to Western New York, and while I am going to be visiting family and friends for a couple of days, I am also holding a Summer Stamping Retreat far away from home!

I am so excited to share the details with you. And I would love to see you at the Stamping Retreat, too!

Saturday, July 29, 9:30-4:30

The Summer Stamping Retreat will be held at 4100 Stonegate Lane Clubhouse in Williamsville New York. This location is off Wherle Drive, just past the deflated Golf Dome and 2 minutes from Hobby Lobby on Transit Road.

There is plenty of parking, with places near the front of the Clubhouse and a long driveway as well. Bring your basic card making kit and plenty of adhesive. But if you run out of sticky stuff, I will have more available to purchase!

Creativity Session Like No Other

Upon arrival, pick up your adorably made Swag Bag. In it you will find a personalized keepsake name tag, a booklet with printed PDF project tutorials, a full pack of embellishments to use at retreat and beyond, your Make & Take packets for a dozen hand made items, and door prize and grand prize raffle tickets.

Pick a spot to unpack and relax, supply baskets for each project will come to you as you are ready for them. You will have samples and your booklet as guidance in creating (plus me!).

At you seat, a welcome gift awaits! There is nothing as wonderful as surprise and delight…

Stamp, Play, Win

Socialize and mingle as you go to separate stations for die cutting and embossing.

Enjoy a light lunch and snacks (included) on your time.

As your name is announced, choose from a variety of stamping door prizes.

Play along with some fun, interactive stamping games for ever more prizes.

Peruse my collection of Cash & Carry Kits and Retired DSP selections for sale.

Shop in my Online Stamping Store for Retreat Ordering Specials.

Grand Prize Raffle: Set of 11 New Ink Pads

Make a colorful impression with Stampin’ Up!’s signature ink pads in new colors! The 2023 New Core Colors Classic Stampin’ Pad Bundle has all the new colors for the refreshed color collections. Add it to your Classic Stampin’ Pads to complete your own ink collection.

Some very lucky participant will be leaving the Summer Stamping Retreat with this ink collection, valued at $89 before tax and shipping! Will these be yours???

Make Beautiful Art, Make Beautiful Memories

This Summer Stamping Retreat will be so special, and it will be even more special if I get to see you there! Plan to spend the day with me, stamping and chatting, for this very rare event.

Reply and let me know if you (and your friends!) are coming. The event price is $75 per person, and payment is due on or before July 19 by mailed check, PayPal or Venmo. If paying by PayPal, scan the QR code below to submit your payment electronically. Please contact me for Venmo payment arrangement.

If you are unable to attend the event after payment is made, your full Swag Bag along with a door prize will be mailed to you at your cost. And if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out with them at any point.

Hope to see you soon for this amazing stamping opportunity!

Little Monkey Dresser Card

Little Monkey Card Class

Little Monkey Dresser Card

The Little Monkey Dresser Card is the third and last card for your Weekly Card Class From ME. For this class, I have been using the Little Monkey Bundle, by Stampin’ Up!. Want to see my previous card? Click this link for it!

Perhaps I have saved the best for last! The sweet little monkeys popping out of this dresser (or chest of drawers) is just adorable. And the best part, is that it is so easy to make this dresser shaped card base.

Monkey Dresser Card Base

Dresser Bottom Details

The card base for this Little Monkey Dresser Card starts with a 4 x 11″ piece of White Cardstock, folded in half. This is the “hot-dog” style cut, and a “tent fold”.

What makes the bottom edge so decorative and realistic? The answer is simple…a punch! For this card, I used the Lasting Label Punch. You will be able to punch thru the closed card base in one go for an even cut-away.

Dresser Top Details

When you create the top ledge of your dresser, you will need a good pair of scissors, like the Paper Snips.

I adhered a strip of White Cardstock along the top front edge of my card base. Next, I angled my Paper Snips to cut the image you see in the picture above. This small piece of cardstock will make your card 4.25″ at the widest point, perfect for an A2 sized envelope.

Colorful Dresser Details

To make our dresser more realistic, we need some drawers and some knobs. 3 drawers fit perfectly on this dresser shaped card base. I sponged Soft Seafoam Ink along all the edges of my card, drawers and knobs. But, you could use any color you choose on all these white pieces!

There are 2 vines with leaves stamps in the Little Monkey Stamp Set. I used the stamp with 5 leaves and lined it up so the middle met, and alternated the direction of the stamp too. Want to see this in action? Check out my class video here.

Once my dresser was completed (doesn’t it look great?), it was time to get some monkeys in there.

Little Dresser Monkeys

For the little dresser monkeys, I relied on my Little Monkey Builder Punch. I punched 2 of them in Pecan Pie Cardstock. To accent the plain paper, I added a little Pecan Pie Ink with a sponge dauber.

Next, I stamped my monkey on a scrap of Petal Pink Cardstock in Pecan Pie Ink. After I punched the heart shaped face out, I added ink to the edges too. Lastly, I punched ears for my monkeys in Petal Pink Cardstock. With the builder style punches, adding elements together to complete a specific look is easy!

Get Your Little Monkey Card Class From ME

This Little Monkey Dresser Card is the last one in my featured class this week. If you would like to see the video from my online class, click this link. For more details on what is in this week’s class from Maine and how to get yours, click here.

I hope you have enjoyed the cards from the Little Monkey Card Class, as well as my bonus cards, over the week. Be sure to check back here or follow me, The Maine Stamper, on FaceBook, for more cardmaking inspiration and ideas.

Color Swap: Little Monkey Dresser Card

Every Wednesday, on my FaceBook Page, Positive PaperCrafters, I like to do a “Color Swap”. I re-create one of my class cards in new colors. This week, my Little Monkey Dresser Card got a make-over…into Bubble Bath Pink! Which one is your favorite?

Little Monkey Swinging By Card

Little Monkey Card Class

Little Monkey Swinging By Card

As we “swing” into the second card from my Weekly Card Class From Maine, we are continuing our “monkey play”. I am using the Little Monkey Bundle by Stampin’ Up! and having so much fun.

Did you miss the first card from this week’s class? Click here to check it out, you will go bananas over it!

Green With Envy Monkey

For my Little Monkey Swinging By Card, I wanted some more natural or neutral colors. I started with a Mossy Meadow card base.

One of my favorite things to do is use a stamp from my set for background imagery. I chose the tree branch with leaves from the Little Monkey Stamp Set for this card.

As you can see from my picture, I did a lot of stamping with Mossy Meadow Ink. I made sure the outer edges looked lovely, because the middle mess would be covered up!

Color-Less Monkey

In keeping with the theme for this Little Monkey Swinging By Card, I wanted to keep the coloring to a minimum. I started with a square of Very Vanilla Cardstock and stamped my monkey in Pecan Pie Ink.

Next, I simply added color to the outer edges of the square with a sponge dauber. This added color to my piece without me actually coloring it in. I also added sponged color to the rest of my pieces for this card, which all happen to be from the Stylish Shapes Dies!

Little Monkey & the Swinging Sign

This Little Monkey Swinging By Card has some built in action…the sign actually swings!

To make this happen, I poked holes in both the sign and the bottom of my monkey’s hands. Next, I strung some Linen Thread thru the holes so that the sign could be connected to the card without being adhered down.

You can see the action “in action” during my live card class. Watch the replay here!

Get Your Little Monkey Card Class From ME

This Little Monkey Swinging By Card is just one card in my featured class this week. For more details on what is in this week’s class from Maine and how to get yours, click here.

I will be sharing more cards from the Little Monkey Card Class, as well as my bonus cards, as this week goes on. Be sure to check back here or follow me, The Maine Stamper, on FaceBook, for more cardmaking inspiration and ideas.