Greetings.

My card uses parts of the newly released Dolls of the World. This is from the Holland set which I really love. The tulip is stamped in black then coloured in prismacolour pencils and odorless mineral spirits and paper stubbies. Light blue is then sponged on the outside and then mounted on coral and celery green. A corner punch is used on the ends and all of the green is covered with Class Act glitter. It is then foam mounted on a white card that has been embossed with a cuddlebug folder. Maybe this tulip will encourage Spring to hurry on its way but with all this rain we may have to throw it a life preserver.

Happy Stamping

Sue Allen

Design Team Challenge #1!!

Welcome to our first design team challenge! The design team is now in place and we are ready to rock this blog! Our blog challenges will be happening twice a month. The first Friday of every month, and the last Friday of every month. The fist Friday will be showing you design team members from the Class Act stamp-line and the last Friday we will show you designs from the Chapel Road stamp line. Both challenges you can use either stamp line to enter.


Prize for this challenge is our Kirima Doll Set!

This challenge is a recipe challenge: 3 layers, bling (gems/glitter) & embossing. You will have until March 24th at 7pm to enter your projects.


Onto the design team creations:
P.S. For 'How-To's" visit each member's blog!

Chelsea Barnes




















Claudine Poch















Dawn Bennett



















Donna Duquette




















Sheila Bartlett




















Sue Allen

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Challenge Rules:


1) Use a Class Act stamp(s).

2) Leave us a DIRECT link to your project on your blog or gallery with inlinkz below

3) Have fun!

Introducing Carol and Raychel!

Well, there is really not much to say about me other than I LOVE STAMPING!

I started in the rubberstamping business about 14 years ago and never regretted a single day of it.

To say the least, I am one of the lucky people that can get up in the morning and say "I like going to work" LOL Since I was a child, art was always of interest to me. Whether it was drawing, coloring, painting, anything with art, and it had my attention.

Being blessed with two wonderful children that were also very interested in the arts made this business even better. They would have ideas, and I always listened. Raychel and Richard are their names. Yes...........Raychel is the Class Act Insider in more ways than you all know. She lets little hints out on the blog, and without her, the blog would not exist. She is my computer genius!

Richard pushes on the idea department, and always says.........why isn't that done! LOL

My husband has no idea what this is all about, but just lets me do my thing. Oh, and to make you all jealous............he never complains about the money I spend on my crafting supplies.

So enough about me,

Thank you all for being part of my first Designn Team, and for putting in so much effort in your creations. Thank you.....Thank you.....

Also, a special thank you to Chelsea. She is the one that put the bug in my ear about the Design Team and has put me in the right direction everytime I go the wrong way. Her knowledge and ability to do things has been a great help.

Well, this is me, Raychel! I guess you could say I've been around crafting my whole life, and have jumped from craft to craft (making dreamcatchers, knitting, stitching stockings...you get the point). My biggest thing over the last 6 years or so has been scrapbooking - and in a big way! I'm slowly getting there with stamping...when I have to (ehem...Mom). But, besides crafting, some more about me is that I graduated teacher's college last year and have been on the hunt for educational employment ever since! I'm also an avid animal lover...if you couldn't tell by the contest video where I used Kiki to pick the winner, and in my bio pic with Lilo! They keep me sane...somewhat...when I'm not trying to get her out from under my bed...hmm...yeah :)

A sample of my card!

Just as a sidenote...the Canadian Chinchilla Rescue (a place I am rather close with and adopted a chin from...) helps to rehome unwanted or surrendered chinchillas in the GTA. They entered in the Pepsi Refresh Challenge, and if they get in the Top 3 they will be given $10,000 to expand the foster program to help rehome more chins (there are currently at least 15 on a waiting list). How the money will be used is broken down on the page. By clicking on this link, please vote for them once, twice, or daily up until April 30th...any vote will help! Please pass it along, too! Thanks, bloggers! I love you! Even small furry critters deserve a fantastic furever home :)

Introducing Chelsea!

Hi! My name is Chelsea and I have been crafting for the past 5 years! I am in love with paper! I find crafting to be relaxing and allows me to express my inner self. I enjoy designing for a number of different companies and being able to experiment with different products. My 2 favorite products are paper and ribbon! I have 5 tubs of ribbon and 12 tubs of paper! Whenever I meet a new crafter my encouragement to them is: creativity comes within, no one can tell you HOW to create but can give you tips on creating. :)

Chelsea's Creation!

I'm very glad to have you on the team! Your organization is saving my butt!!

Introducing Holly!

My name is Holly Brown and I have been stamping for about eight years. It seems like I've always been involved in crafty pursuits ever since I was a little girl with a coloring book in one hand and crayons in the other hand. My husband and I love to spoil our puppies, watch movies together, and work on our vegetable garden in our spare time. My stamping hobby keeps me sane after a long work week and it's always fun to see what I can create with stamps, inks, and papers.

Holly's Card!

Yay! Welcome to the team! We're getting down to introducing our last (but not least!) members!

Introducing Sue Allen!

Introducing Sue!
Greetings
My name is Sue Allen and I live in a small town in Southern Ontario.

For as long as I can remember I have been artistic with dozens of creative outlets. NeedleArts including tatting and lacemaking and all things related have had their turn but paper is my passion/obsession. It began decades ago with charcoal and pencil drawing, then progressed to watercolour. At the moment it is stamping and I am loving it! I have a weakness for techniques and Bling which seems to find a way onto almost every card I make... sometimes not in a very subtle way.

I am so thrilled to be joining Carol and all the fine artists on this Design Team and look forward to seeing everyone's creations.





Sue's Card!






Welcome to the team!!

Introducing Gini

Gini Williams Cagle

I have been crafting all of my life, in one form or another. I was very successful as a bead artist. I had my work published in over a dozen books and magazines, and lectured and taught all over the country. But... my beaded pieces took on an average 500-1000 hours to complete. About 10 years ago, I began scrapbooking when my first nephew was born. I instantly fell in love with the immediacy of the medium (compared to the crazy hours I spent beading!) In the past year, I have gotten hooked cardmaking, stamping and coloring with copics. It's really funny to look at any of my work, from beadwork to paper and to be able to see the same style emerge, regardless of the medium. I have always loved dimension, and color and layers. I would say my papercrafting style is Shabby Chic meets Dolly Parton.

Papercrafting is really a family thing for me. My sister and I love getting together at least once a week to color and craft - and of course, my 4 year old nephew wants in on the action as well! My husband, doesn't ever craft with me, but he is my biggest cheerleader, and is always supportive of what I do. We have been married, for almost two years now. We have a fairytale romance - we knew each other in high school and were friends, but went over 20 years without any contact, and reconnected on Facebook and quickly knew we were meant to be together. I work as a Dental Hygienist - so papercrafting is always a welcomed release!

The card is 6 x 6 and uses papers from Pink Paislee's Queen Bee line. I stamped the Butterfly Background in CTMH Olive ink, and then cut it out using Spellbinders Label 18. The Sentiment was stamped on Bazzill cardstock and cut using Spellbinders Labels 21. The edges were inked using Distress Ink in Peeled Paint. The single butterfly was stamped from the Angle Butterfly set, colored with copics and fussy cut. All layers were attached to the card using dimensional adhesives to give it some height.