October Lucky Rabbit Market - October 3rd thru October 6th

                          Almost time for Market! I have some great classes for this market.
            On Friday, October 4th - FALL STICK PUPPETS for your little one. (Ages 6 to 12 please)

We'll make a darling group of fall inspired stick puppets - A Scarecrow with his friend the crow, A Witch with a sweet smile on her green face, A Pumpkin with a smile that almost covers his face and A Black Cat, also smiling, nothing too scary here!

The class is Friday, October 4th - 6:00 until 7:30 pm - the cost of the class is $15.00 

and everything is included.

Super excited about the card class on Saturday, October 5th! I love the colors - lime green, purple, black and orange - and at Halloween I get to use them all together.

The Halloween Card Class is Saturday, October 5th - 2:00 until 3:30 pm

The cost is $25.00 and includes all materials.

PLEASE pre-register for either class by messaging me here or message Abby from The Lucky Rabbit FaceBook page. 

Fall and Holiday stamps are in stock along with some of the newest Ranger product, stop by The Lucky Rabbit to see! Thanks for stopping by my blog and I hope to see you at the October Market!

It's that time again...

Great classes planned for The Lucky Rabbit market (Thursday, September 5th thru 8th).
On Friday night (September 6th) I'll be doing a Kid's Class.

                     Butterfly Book Marks 

The class is 6:00 until 7:30, cost of the class is $15.00 and includes all materials.

     Join us on Saturday morning to explore “Journaling”. We will discuss the different kinds of journals and discover the best and most enjoyable for you.

     Use some of the top products to start you on your creative journey.

     Leave the class with a “Dylusions Creative Journal”, (valued at $15.00) a wonderful 5 x 8 journal and pages of inspiration and directions.

Saturday, September 7th-10:00 am until 11:30 am                

$30.00 includes all materials.






NO Card Class this market - I'm working hard to get all the inventory and samples for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. The October, November and December card classes will be fabulous! Watch for those samples and class postings.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and I hope to see you at The Lucky Rabbit for September Market!

The Lucky Rabbit Open Friday Night's Now...

The Lucky Rabbit will be open on Friday nights on market weekends now.
I'm exited that I will be offering a Kid's Classes. We'll be doing a beginner rubber stamping class Friday, August 2nd - 6:00 pm until 7:30 pm. The cost is $15.00, message me or The Lucky Rabbit from our Facebook pages to register your little one for this fun class. (Ages 6 to 12, please) Don't forget to check The Lucky Rabbit page for all the special happenings for the August market!

August Classes at The Lucky Rabbit

The classes at The Lucky Rabbit on Saturday, August 3rd are going to be fabulous! I know I say that every month but I really love what I've planned. Abby, has given us a new location within the store for the classes - our own "classroom", and it's shaping up to be a great place to create!

TAGS, TAGS, TAGS!!! 10:00 am until 11:30 am

We'll use a ton of product and I'll give you lots of ideas and instruction on using the product. The techniques are all suitable for "Art Journaling".

You'll make 5 to 8 tags using the ideas I'll be passing on.

This class was designed to get your creative juices flowing! I can hardly wait to see all of your creations!

I'll post a couple of my tags over the weekend.

Cost of this class is $25.00



Monthly Card Class - 2:00 pm until 3:30 pm

As usual, we'll make 5 cards - I really mixed them up for this class. We'll do several fun techniques to make this fabulous 5!

Cost of this class is $25.00

I've been picking a favorite since I started this class...this is my favorite for the August Card Class.



Everything is included for both classes. Please message me or Abby on Facebook for your slot in either class. Our class sizes are limited at The Lucky Rabbit, get on the list soon!

Getting Ready for August Classes at The Lucky Rabbit!

It's been really busy over at the "Gunion House" since the last market at The Lucky Rabbit. Lisa and the boys were here for two weeks and we had a fabulous time. A four year old and a two year old sure need special entertaining when at Nana and Buddy's house.

This was one day's activity; we rode (well they rode and I drove) the lawn mower all over the property. Lisa played with her phone and a app called "Framatic" that's how she did the picture. Cute, huh? I'm going to play with the app when I get some time because I love all that it will do.

When Matt arrived to retrieve his little family, Lisa and I were able to do what we do best - shopping.

Now everything you need for special little people is tucked away until the next visit and I've been busy in my art room. I'm really getting excited about the classes for August.

I'll have lots of new product in my space - new stamps and Ranger! I'll be posting pictures for the classes in the next few days, so please check back.

Thanks for spending time to come to my little blog!

July Classes at The Lucky Rabbit!

More than a little late posting for the July Classes; but they are going to be really good ones! I love getting ready for market at The Lucky Rabbit.

The morning class is a darling little storage cabinet.

Everything is included for this class - 10 am until noon, $50.00 This class is limited to only 8 students.

The afternoon Card Class (2:00 until 3:30), just like every market, is 5 cards for $25.00. This card is my favorite of the bunch. All of the cards are using the fun little door stamps from Art Impressions.  All the doors open to reveal a little surprise. 

Hope to see you at the July market!  Please message me (here or on Facebook) or Abby (from The Lucky Rabbit Facebook page) for your slot in either class.

June Card Class at The Lucky Rabbit

Here is the picture for the June 8th Card Class; remember we have a card class every market from 2:00 until 3:30.

This month all 5 cards are with stamps from Art Impressions - part of the "Girlfriend" collection. These stamps are fun, witty and down right sassy. Lots of coloring in this class - we'll be doing several water color techniques using markers.

Join us at The Lucky Rabbit for this fun class, Saturday, June 8th from 2:00 until 3:30 - $25.00.

P.S. This is my favorite, you know I have to choose a favorite every month!

                                 Thanks for stopping by. . .

June Classes at The Lucky Rabbit

Super excited about the June classes scheduled at The Lucky Rabbit. The morning class (June 8th - 10:00 until noon) is a really cute Recipe Book - just in time for the summer family and friend get-togethers.
We will use great papers from Echo Park Papers to create this super functional recipe book. The six divided sections are made from envelopes, the perfect place to store those loose pieces of paper that have those family secret recipes jotted on them.






The cost of this 2 hour class is $35.00 - please message me or Abby at The Lucky Rabbit Facebook page for your reservation to this class - remember seating is limited.




I'm still working on the cards for the Monthly Card Class (June 8th - 2:00 until 3:30), but I'll post pictures of those later today.

Thanks for stopping by and check back later to see the fabulous card samples!

Great Classes!

We had a fabulous time at The Lucky Rabbit over the weekend. The classes on Saturday were great, I am really looking forward to the June classes. For those of you that were able to come by The Lucky Rabbit during the May Market you were able to see the Recipe Book which is the morning class for June. I'll be adding pictures of the Recipe Book (morning class) and pictures of the Cards Class (afternoon class) later; so please keep checking back! Thanks for dropping by.

Vicki and Helen

Abby and Janet

Vicki

Classes for May Market @ The Lucky Rabbit

Good Monday Morning!
I wanted to post pictures of the 2 upcoming classes at The Lucky Rabbit.
The Saturday morning (May 4th) class is from 10 until 11:30 - Artful Journal
In this class we'll work with several kinds of ink to create the cover. The stamps used are from Paper Wings Products. This is such a fun class with lots of rubber stamping information. The class is $25. all supplies are included.

The second class will be the first of a monthly market occurrence - 5 for 25 Card Class

We will make 5 fabulous cards with varying themes (i. e. birthday, anniversary, new baby, just because) in each of these classes we're explore different techniques, coloring options etc. I'm super excited about this class because we'll be using rubber stamps from some of my favorite companies. The card class is Saturday, May 4th - 2 until 3:30. The cost of the card class is $25.

Class size at The Lucky Rabbit is limited - both of these classes are limited to 10 students. Please message me or The Lucky Rabbit from FaceBook for seating in either of these classes.

Thanks for dropping by the blog and I hope to see you soon at The Lucky Rabbit.

Busy Busy Times...

Since my last post I've been as busy a bee!
   In February I went with Ken to Las Vegas - his trip business and my trip strictly pleasure! We finished up that trip with a visit with those wonderful Grands in Houston (enjoyed their mom's and dad's too).
   One of the best things going on in my life is my association with The Lucky Rabbit in Hattiesburg, MS. I was accepted as a vendor in February. The markets are once a month but I'm spending lots of time getting ready for the classes that I'm teaching there.
   Those of you that know me well, certainly knows that I'm doing paper crafting and of course, rubber stamps! I have some really great stamps and supplies as well as some "gifty" items including garden flags. (My new business is "Artful Expressions" which just may describe my space perfectly)
   I'm having a great time with new venture - The Lucky Rabbit is a wonderful place; its one that's very hard to describe, very eclectic mix. You should follow The Lucky Rabbit on Facebook, Abby (the owner) has fabulous photos and keeps all the market dates posted; BUT you really should plan a visit to  The Lucky Rabbit soon!

  I'll add more photos of my space...the space is every changing and evolving. This photo was taken right before the first market. The next market is Thursday, May 2 through Sunday, May 5th.

   I'm teaching two classes for the May market, please watch for the details!

                                                                                                                                                                                   

Shame on me!

     I just don't seem to have the hang of this blogging stuff yet! Made some really nice Christmas cards and didn't post them - let alone even tell you about them. Lisa (the youngest daughter) said I should be blogging every day, just like journaling.
     It seems sort of silly to post the directions for the Christmas cards now, but I did come up with a pretty cool way to antique the card. It was one of those " happy accidents".
    I had Jumbo Java VersaMagic ink on a Jumbo Dauber (both from Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko and my personal favorite for distressing the edges of paper because of the chalk finish) I ink up the dauber and then swirl off most of the color and then swirl onto the paper of my project. Anyway, I thought that the card needed a little "gold" so I pulled out my Delicata (its the Golden Glitz pigment pad from Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko) and intending to use the same technique for the edges. The results were so beautiful I used it on the entire card! Santa's beard has a nice little golden hue. Next time you need some golden antiquing - give it a try.
     I'm doing a little more experimenting back in my fabulous craft room! (I need to post pics of that room, I think I've told you before, it's my favorite room)
     I LOVE happy accidents. Oh, the fabulous Santa stamp is from Stampendous!

Happy Halloween!

I love these stamps from Stampendous!
Autumn Words (R149) and Kitty Candy Kiddo (P175), they are perfect for a not so scary Halloween card.
     I started by stamping the background with Brilliance Graphite Black and embossing with detail clear. Then, I sponged the edges with Brilliance Starlight Black (love that color, it maybe a new favorite of mine). Next lightly spray the entire background with Shimmer Pewter and set aside to dry.
     Stamp Kitty Candy Kiddo with Memento Tuxedo Black and color with Copic markers. Pour a small amount of Shimmer Frost into a paint pallet and using a small paintbrush apply to select areas (You've seen me do this before). Cut out and set aside to finish the background.
     We're going to sponge lots of colors, just little bits here and there...Brilliance Pearlescent Lime, Brilliance Pearlescent Orange, Brilliance Pearlescent Olive, VersaFine Imperial Purple and VersaFine Habanero. Trim to 3-3/4" X 5" and round the corners; highlight with words with a white gel pen. Layer to black panel (4" X 5-1/4") with rounded corners and attach to A-2
Purple Card.
     Mount Kitty Candy Kiddo to background using form tape! Enjoy!!!

     Speaking of enjoy, last week I was so excited to meet Jean Norris in Hammond, Louisiana for lunch. Jean is the owner of Sir Stamps A Lot in Homewood, Alabama. She has recently relocated her store...back to the original location on Oxmoor Road. I think that Jean is probably one of the last rubber stamp stores left in Alabama - go see her and tell her you hear about her here.

     Thank you for stopping by to see me...

Paper Wings Productions

     I had stamps from my friend Carrie at Paper Wings Productions (www.paperwingsproductions.com) that I've wanted to use for awhile. This was the week...
I was going to make a couple of travel inspired tags, but I got really carried away.

I started with a London Tag:
I stamped London at the bottom of the tag with Memento Tuxedo Black, and stamped again on a post it note for a mask.
Cut out the mask, placed it and then stamped the double decker bus, and then stamp again on a post it note for a mask.
Cut it out, place it and stamp Big Ben - stamp again on a post it...you got it, cut it out and place it. (all the stamps from London #19199)
Then stamp the postcard from Background Writing #904 set with VersaFine Vintage Sepia.
I colored everything with Copic markers. Sponged a little sky with VersaMagic Sea Breeze. Then, added a few highlights with a white gel pen. I added JudiKins Diamond Glaze to the bus windows for more dimension. Tied on fibers and ribbon (May Arts) and done!

     I loved it so much I had to keep going...next was a Paris Tag:
I did all the same steps, using the bistro table and chairs first, then the Eiffel Tower then the word Paris all in Memento Tuxedo Black. (all stamps from Paris #19198)
Again, I used the postcard stamping in VersaFine Vintage Sepia. Colored with Copic markers.Highlighting with a white gel pen and tying on fibers and ribbon!

     I couldn't stop thinking of another stamp I ran across - I have always loved it..."It is not the destination, but the journey." Oh, I could make a travel journal and use those words! I had a composition book, the perfect paper and the stamps were already dirty, so I may as well use them again before I clean put them away.

Travel Journal:
     I started with Crackle paper from Paper Pizazz - stamping the background first I used all the stamps from the Paper Wings Productions stamp sets from the tags: London #19199, Paris #19199 and Background Writing #904. I stamped them randomly with VersaFine Vintage Sepia. I also used Destination (Inkadinkado  390933) and Journey (7Gypsies by Hampton) I stamped 2 - 12 x 12 pieces of the Crackle paper.
     Next, I stamped (again randomly) a few of the designs with Memento Tuxedo Black, some of these designs (not all, I thought it would be too busy) were colored with my Copic markers. Now time to add lots of additional color - the following were used and sponged randomly for the additional color: VersaMagic Pumpkin Spice, VersaMagic Magnolia Bud, VersaMagic Purple Hydrangea, Brilliance Pearlescent Rust (LOVE that color), Pearlescent Orange and Pearlescent Lime.
     I stamped the Destination words on cardstock with VersaFine Onyx Black and sponged it with all the colors - cut out and rounded the corners layering it to a plain black cardstock also with rounded corners.
     For the spine I chose Black Diamond from Paper Adventures.
     Cut and cover the composition book with your stamped papers covering the spine last, for the spine I chose Black Diamond from Paper Adventures.

     I finished by adding the Destination words to the center front. Here's the finished project, I so enjoyed making these things and using Carrie's fabulous stamps and of course all the fabulous inks from Tsukineko.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR STOPPING BY...see you again soon! Go by and visit Carrie (www.paperwingsproductions.com) tell her Debbie sent you.

Party Time

     We've been in birthday party time mode over here for the last few months. Madalyn, Jack then Maddox birthday's all happen in the summer months. Luke is our winter baby.
   
     This Stampendous stamp (Party Hat Kiddo CRP163) makes the perfect little birthday card.

• I stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics.
• Rarely do I color to match my paper but I loved the 6 x 6 paper pack from Basic Grey called What's Up. (another one of my Memphis trip finds at Eclectia.) So reds and purples were my picks.
• I thought that it needed a little extra sparkle - so the hat and tutu have ultra fine glitter - I applied it with a glue pen, for better control.
• Next cut out - round corners and layer layer layer - all were then attached to an A-2 purple card.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Call Me...

I love the little stamp set from my friend Carrie at Paper Wings Productions - the set is called Vintage Technology.
www.paperwingsproductions.com - tell her Debbie sent you!

I stamped the little vintage telephone with Tuxedo Black Memento and colored with my Copics (easy coloring, just 3 little gray markers)
Stamp "hello" in right corner with Tuxedo Black Memento - I highlighted the telephone and the words with a pale blue (a little trick I've done for years) to "pop" the design.
Trim and corner round. Sponge edges with VersaColor Bark, mount to the darling paper from Nikki Sivils' Messages Collection. I love the color combination of this collection. www.nikkisivils.com - tell her Debbie sent you!
I tied the little bow on the layered stamped design and pop dotted it to my A-2 sized card. (ribbon from May Arts)
I'm so glad you dropped by to see me; until later...

Magnolia Stamps

     A month or so ago, I went to Memphis with Ken and was able to visit one of my favorite stores, Eclectica Scrapbooks & Stamps. 
     They had some Magnolia Stamps on their shelf and I've never used them but loved some of the designs and decided to try a few; this is some of the results of that shopping trip. I also bought some new paper pads from Echo Park Paper Company and Authentique.
     I'm a sucker for cute little boy stamps, maybe because of those cute grandsons of mine. This stamp screams "summer fun" and the paper from Echo Park Paper (Paradise Beach) was perfect!
     I stamp with Memento Tuxedo Black on Bristol and colored with my Copics. I added a little ultra fine glitter to the shell and sand (even if you can't see it in the picture, it's there). Then trim and round the corners and layer, layer, layer. The card is Core'dinations card stock and is an A-2 size.

     I can't not show you this one too! I did all the same steps to create it. The printed paper here is from Authentique (Collection: Loyal), the button is from the "button stash" and the ribbon is from May Arts.
     You'll see more of the fabulous paper I bought at Eclectica - I bought lots!


     I am so enjoying the card making, check back I'll be posting more! Thanks for dropping by.

The Magnolia...my favorite flower!

This sample was made using a fabulous Stampendous stamp and I love love love it!

• The Magnolia (Stampendous, Botanical Magnolia, W068) was stamp ink and stamped with Black Onyx VersaFine ink on water color paper.
• Color with Memento Markers
• at this point I knew it needed something else - so I inked and stamped the image again and colored select other areas and cut them out and added to the original stamped image, using pop dots to some areas.
• I've been experimenting with some Tsukineko products so I decided that I would like to paint on Shimmer. I just added some to a plastic palette and painted it onto the magnolia petals. (I used Shimmer Frost) Oh, I loved the look - it didn't effect the markers at all...so, I added Shimmer Gold on the leaves.
• I finished by sponging VersaColor Bark around the rounded edges.
• Now on to my favorite part, layering, layering and tying it up with a ribbon. I'll almost always use Core'dinations card stock for the base, this one is an A-2 black card. The printed papers are 7 Gypsies, and the ribbon from May Arts.

Thanks for stopping by...more later this week. I could have blogged about the computer problems, printer problems and camera problems all probably operator error; but, the samples are way more fun!

I'M BACK...

After almost 2 years; I'm back! I'm super excited, I'm going to be part of the Tsukineko Design Team. I'll be posting samples here as well as some of my daily life for your viewing pleasure.
While I was away, I've remodeled a house, painted an old barn on the property and planted trees and shrubs and tons and tons of flowers.
The one thing I've missed is the sample making, but I'll be making up for that. When we remodeled the first room planned and completed was my ART room; for one cannot lead an artful life without a special place for planning and execution.
Spread the word...she's back!