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Next frame up belongs to Ruth Ann Shute. She chose the new Go west Designer Series paper. She also used some simply scraping flowers to add a touch of apricot to her color scheme. I love the three dimensional quality she added to her frame. I have a box of old flowers from hats and she use 3 flowers in her water color to add depth. leave it to a fine arts person to think out of the box. Supplies Paper -Go West Designer paper Ink -Sage Shadow, Apricot Appeal, Rust red, Chocolate chip Stamps - Art of Life, Heartfelt Accessories -Jute ribbon, Simply scrapping flowers If you are interested in signing up for a class in this technique you can sign up here . Next class is August 21st in Tully.

Well I am at the convention enjoying the warm weather and all the new things I am learning. the cards here are so beautiful. I can't wait till I get back to share all the new ideas! Mean while you can enjoy some of the frames from my watercolor class. Next frame up belongs to Kathe Porter. She chose the new Designer Series paper in Always Artichoke and Purely Pomegranate Ribbon to bring out the colors of the flowers in the water color. I love the sophisticated elegance of her frame as well as the touch of gold. I am only sorry I didn't get a chance to photograph her other frame Supplies

Hello In case you don't know this I am in Colorado visiting my sister and her family. I also am going to the Stampin'up Convention which I am very excited about! My niece Alyssa is an artist herself and we spent some time yesterday creating cards. Here are two samples. Way to go Alyssa !

Next frame up belongs to Bonnie Wink. She chose the new Go West Designer Series paper and Prima flower to bring out the colors in the water color. I love the sophisticated elegance of her frame. Supplies Paper -Go West designer paper Ink -Rust red, Sage Shadow, Stamps - Garden Silhouette, Heartfelt Thanks Accessories - Prima Flowers If you are interested in signing up for a class in this technique you can sign up here . Next class is August 21st in Tully.

Next frame up belongs to Sheryl Welch. She chose the new Cherise color combination of designer paper and black gingham ribbon to punch up the colors. I love the bright cheery look of her frame. she also took the time to color her flowers from the pretties kit to soften the harshness of the white and better blend with the touch of ivory in the paper. Supplies Stamps - Art of life , Heartfelt Thanks Paper -Cherise designer paper Ink -Real Red, Blue Bayou, Always artichoke Accessories -Gingham ribbon and pretties kit flowers with creamy Carmel re-inker If you are interested in signing up for a class in this technique you can sign up here . Next class is August 21st in Tully.

Next frame up is Kathie Hurn's. She used combination of always artichoke designer paper and Blue Bayou ribbon to bring out her flowers. I love how she kept a tight color scheme. Supplies Stamps - Garden Silhouette, Heartfelt Thanks Paper -Designer series in always artichoke Ink -Soft sky, Blue Bayou, Always artichoke Accessories -Blue bayou ribbon and pretties kit flowers If you are interested in signing up for a class in this technique you can sign up here . Next class is August 21st in Tully.

Well today was my first Frame workshop! We had so much fun and I was so impressed with all the frames made by friends. We were a group of mostly teachers and staff I work with. It will take more than a week to share them all with you. The first up is Jill Middleton. She teaches English at Tully and she is already a theorem painter, so she took to the water color quickly. Her color choices are very strong and I love how she hand painted the flowers on the frame with Stampinup's new pretties kit! Supplies Stamps - Heartfelt and, garden silhouettes Inks - Always Artichoke, Purely pomegranate Paper - Baroque Accessories - Pretties kit flower and pearl, Purely Pomegranate ribbon Here is a picture of everyone working in the studio!

Did you know that bleach can be used as ink! It is one of my favorites as it is always a surprise what color comes out. Supplies Paper - Night of Navy, Mellow Moss, Whisper White Ink - Night of Navy, Bleach Stamps - Looks like spring, Leaves a la Carte wheel, Carte Postal Run Leaves a la Carte wheel in bleach soaked paper towel and then roll on Night of Navy cardstock . Stamp Mellow Moss cardstock with fleur de lis and looks like spring plaid. stamp fleur de lis on WW cardstock . Punch circle scallop from a scrap of Mellow Moss. Assemble

I have just started a group of technique classes. The group meets once a month in Marcellus. it is a lively group of women that are great fun. We do 5 different techniques a month and each group member gets a book to put their samples in. This class is a great way to have a treasure trove of techniques in a book format for easy reference at a later date. The class includes card stock with printed instructions for easy reference. The cost is $25.00 for the first class and $10.00 each class afterwards. I supply all the materials. The sample to the left is a sample of a reinker technique I learned from a fellow stamper I call it rainbow reinker! If you think you are interested or would like to join a group send me an e-mail. vkillmore@tully.k12.ny.us Thanks for looking Virginia

If you struggle with color choices sometimes it's nice to have a coach. Stampin'up provides a Color Coach which is a great help. But what about Stampin’ Up!’s new In Colors? These six trendy colors expand your color options and complement our exclusive color families too! Use this chart to help you mix and match In Colors with Bold Brights®, Earth Elements®, Rich Regals®, Soft Subtles®, and Neutrals, and find the perfect color combination every time! Click here to down load '07-'08 chart . '06-'07 chart . You can use two, three or all four color combinations in your paper arts! I will keep a link under my Links to the left here so you can find it any time. Enjoy Virginia

Just a reminder I will be hosting a watercolor Workshop Tuesday July 17 th in my studio. There are 2 spots left if you are interested. To sign up just click here . This is a sample of the frame we will make. There will be choices of colors and papers. I will supply assorted papers and we will make the watercolors that go in the frame. Cost of the class is $25.00 per person and projects are completed in my studio. Every one leaves with two frames and the water color that goes in it. Please sign up as classes are filling quickly. Get into stamping and meet for some water coloring and frame making fun! July 17 th 1:00 to 4:00 PM My stamping studio $25.00 If you can't make this class I will have another in August 21. Just click here to sign up. If this doesn't work e-mail me and I can set up a group near you!

This is my all time favorite set there are so many things you can do with this set and so many coordinating sets to go with it! This is a card I am doing for a workshop Tuesday! Stamps - Baroque Motifs Paper - Purely Pomegranate 3 X 4 1/4 , Soft Sky 4 1/4 X 5 1/2 , Whisper White scrap Ink - White craft, Purely Pomegranate Accessories - Ice brads, white satin ribbon, Stampin' dimensional Begin by stamping with White craft ink on Purely Pomegranate paper with small flower. Stamp with Purely Pomegranate ink on white card stock cut out flower and punch hole in center, insert brad in hole. Using a stampin' dimensional put on back of flower and set aside. Using hole punch punch a hole in Pomegranate paper towards the bottom and on the right side. Insert ribbon and tie using a one hole bow technique. Place flower with dimensional under bow to simulate a hanging ornament. Stamp scroll on sky background twice and sentiment in bottom left hand corner all in Purely Pomegranateink, ass

Garden Silhouette This is one of the wonderful new hostess set from stampin 'Up. It was the first set I wanted!! Stamps - Garden Silhouette Paper - River Rock, Always artichoke Ink - River Rock, Always artichoke, white craft Accessories Uni-ball Signo gel pen Stamp large river rock paper with fern and both river rock and always artichoke ink. Stamp small river rock paper lace weed and both river rock and always artichoke ink. Stamp always artichoke strip with sentiment with white craft, assemble card.

An old set but still one of my favorites I will miss this set. I especially love the text stamp it ads such a nice touch. I still love my cuttle bug too! Stamps - Natural Beauty Ink - Chocolate chip, Buckaroo Blue Paper - Very vanilla, Chocolate chip, Accessories - cuttle bug tapestry folder, watercolor wonder crayons Run very vanilla card stock through cuttle bug , rub surface with Chocolate chip and Buckaroo Blue ink lightly. Stamp inset and color using water color crayons and aqua painter. Assemble on Chocolate chip card stock. enjoy V

My open house was so much fun in part because of all the wonderful friends I have who visited and made through stamping. I officially opened my Studio and I am off to a great start! Here are some of the exciting things coming. I now have a list of classes, the links are below If you are interested you can e-mail me or sign up here ! Watercolor Classes July 17 th August 21st Technique Classes Marcellus group Stamp Ten Groups 2007-2008 Tully Card group Tully Scrap booking group Cortland Card group The new catalog is here! Wow It is wonderful Here is a link