I honestly enjoy our monthly Mystery Stamping classes that are held in my home. I’m fortunate to have an expanding dining room table that can easily accommodate twelve stampers. This day it accommodated nine. Next time we’ll add another leaf.
We used the fun and flocked Velvet Meadow 12″ x 12″ Specialty Designer Series Paper (167904). Click here to see it in my Stampin’ Up! store. As of this posting I’m sorry to say it’s ‘unavailable’. Usually that translates as super popular and currently sold out. It’ll be back in stock shortly I hope.
I provide the supplies for my gals and then I offer them instructions. Without any TIPS! (What a meanie!) It’s amazing to see the different outcomes depending upon how the stampers interpret the instructions.
Everyone received a 2-1/2″ x 5-1/4″ piece of the Velvet Meadow DSP, an 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ piece of card stock — actually a piece of Cloud Cover and a piece of Berry Burst, the two main colors in the DSP–choose to use one or the other–, a Basic White scrap (for stamping the greeting), scraps of the card base colors for placing under their greeting. On the table were pieces of Peaceful Pine card stock in case they want to die cut a supporting image as they finished their cards.
The basic instruction was to cut two 1/2″ x 5-1/4″ pieces from the piece of DSP they were given. Place those 3 pieces in any pattern you want on your Basic White 5-1/4″ x 4″ piece of card stock. Attach that layer to the card front. Create greeting pieces (ANY shape that works for you, layering it with the scrap that is the same as the card base. <<Pop greeting up with Dimensionals. Add any die cuts that suit you–if any at all. And your card is done!
These are the cards at the end of ‘class’:
This is indeed one of the easiest cards we’ve ever made but they were also put together so creatively. Wouldn’t YOU love to receive one in your mailbox?
Hopefully I find the ‘link’ to my signature soon so I feel as if my post is complete. In the meantime I’m still…………
Blythe Klipple, www.StampingWithBlythe.com, email Blythe@stampingwithblythe.com
I’d be happy to help you with your cards or with getting your supplies for making these cool cards. If you’re in the Boise ID area and you’d like to join either my team or just stamp with me/us, send me an email and we can definitely connect! I offer classes 4 times each month and soon it’s going to be time for our annual Christmas Buffet where we make 4 Holiday Cards each month beginning in August, ending in November. Info coming soon!
