9/30/2021 Thursday's @ NDB

 Big thanks to Wendy & Sue for covering class while I was at my son's wedding!

I have a daughter in law ❤

I haven't started on any October cards, please be patient with me!

Here's Thursday's card.

Please bring your basic class kit

including

non stick craft mat

distress ink brown (frayed burlap, vintage photo or tea dye)

foam blender and handle

favorite coloring medium

I used watercolor pencils 

(colored pencils will work well too)

water brush

brown edger

I think that's it, 

have a great week and see you Thursday!

Susan *Ü*

 

6/10/2021 Thursday's @ NDB

Today's card is a technique called Photo Oxide.

We will be using photo paper and distress oxides.

I tried several color combinations.

blueprint sketch, pine needles, mermaid lagoon & peacock feathers

 

carved pumpkin, ripe persimmons, picked raspberry & rusty hinge

(I don't have this sample, I sent it to someone)

mustard seed, picked raspberry, candied apple & seedless preserves

Please bring your basic class kit

including

non stick craft mat

liquid glue

tweezers

spray bottle w/water

baby wipes

scrap paper to mask hummers

Distress Oxides

2-4 colors that work together (see above)

To color the hummers

Distress ink & foam blenders

picked raspberry, mowed lawn & peacock feathers

June Birthdays

3- Evelyn (Will not be in class, please mail)

5-Sara

I think that's it!

Have a great week and see you Thursday.

Susan *Ü*

3/19/2020 Thursday's @ NDB

This is the email I received from Rubber Stamp Events, just FYI.

Albuquerque Rubber Stamp Show - Postponed!

We have been notified by the New Mexico State Fairgrounds that due to the Coronavirus, all the shows scheduled for this weekend at their facility have been cancelled. Sadly that includes ours scheduled to be in the creative arts building.

Because of that, we have postponed the show until later this year. We will let everyone know the date as soon as we receive confirmation.

If you would like your money back for any ticket purchases, please send me your tickets and I’ll be glad to give you a refund. If you’d like to hold your ticket to use later, that would be fine.

If you purchased it at a store, you can still send it in to me and I’ll refund your purchase.

All cards sent in for the contests will be held over for the show later.

Again, let me be clear – this cancellation was not our idea and I’m very sorry for any inconvenience.

Any questions, please email me at barbara@rubberstampevents.com

As I said today I will email you if class is cancelled due to the facility being closed, 

otherwise I will continue teaching for those who would like to attend class.

I would hope that all of us will continue to use good judgement, if your sick stay home.

I'm sure if they close it will be published in all forms of media or you can call

the center directly (505) 764-6475

Here's hoping everyone stays well!

On to the fun stuff ...

Today's card is a technique called Photo Oxide.

We will be using photo paper and distress oxides.

I tried several color combinations.

blueprint sketch, pine needles, mermaid lagoon & peacock feathers

carved Pumpkin, ripe persimmons, picked raspberry & rusty hinge

 mustard seed, picked raspberry, candied apple & seedless preserves

Please bring your basic class kit

including

non stick craft mat

liquid glue

tweezers

spray bottle with water

Distress oxides 2-4 colors that work together (see above)

baby wipes

To color the hummers I used

distress ink and foam blenders

picked raspberry, mowed lawn & peacock feathers

scrap paper to mask the hummers

Last but not least we will celebrate Sue R. birthday next week 3/26

Whew, I think that's all!

Have a great week and I'll see you soon,

Susan *Ü*

12/12/2019 Thursday's @ NDB

Birthday celebration next week 12/19 for

Gina, Linda & Prissy.

Holiday party to follow 12/19 class at 

Whole Hog Cafe'

9880 Montgomery Blvd NE #1, 

Albuquerque, NM 87111

Today's card is in my never ending attempt

 to stretch our dies. 

I love to find new uses for a craft item other 

than it was intended for.

So here we have a hot air balloon die used as a vase.

Please bring your basic class kit

including

scissor

poker

liquid glue

tweezers

brown edger

if you have 

Distress oxides, rusty hinge, fossilized amber,

peeled paint, spiced marmalade

blending handles & foams

That should do it, have a great week!

Susan *Ü*

12/5/2019 Thursday's @ NDB

Happy Thanksgiving!

Well holy cow it's December!

Today's card we will be combining Alcohol Inks 

with Alcohol Ink Pearls on glossy card stock.

Please bring your basic class kit

including

scissors

double sided adhesive

liquid glue

tweezers

poker

gold edger optional

If you own

Alcohol inks regular & pearl

felts & handles

That should do it,

see you in 2 weeks.

Susan *Ü*

8/30/2018 Thursday's @ NDB

Today's card has a unique way of opening.

It's called a double triangle card because the triangles flip up and out.

I used this Heron stamp from Stampendous and my Arteza markers.

Diluted distress inks for the sky.

This is how it looks with the top triangle opened.

Please bring your basic class kit

including

craft mat

water in spray bottle

pencil

black edger

favorite coloring medium

I used watercolor markers, water brush

Arctic Blue, Ocean Blue, Seaweed Green,

Parma Gray, Dolphin Gray, Orange Rust,

Ginger & Orange

I also used tumbled glass & broken china for the sky.

That should do it, have a wonderful week!

Susan *Ü*

7/12/2018 Thursday's @ NDB

We will celebrate Kathleen's birthday on July 26.

Summertime brings me thoughts of the ocean 

where I spent many a days growing up on Long Island.

I've had this Stampendous stamp for quite some time 

and I thought it was time for it to see some ink!

The background is a resist technique that I haven't used in a very long time.

Please bring your basic class kit

including 

Favorite coloring medium

I used watercolor markers and water brush

paper towel

Mermaid Lagoon distress oxide/foam blender for background

scissors

black edger

That should do it, have a great week!

Susan *Ü*

8/10/2017 Thursday's at Scraps Galore

Jennifer McGuire has done it again, clean simple 

and two for one card.

She calls this one split coloring.

There are so many possibilities.

 Here are a few that still need sentiments.

Please bring your basic class kit

including

coloring medium of your choice

I used sharpies

black edger

extra card back if desired

That should do it, look forward to seeing you all!

Susan *Ü*

6/8/2017 Thursday's at Scraps Galore

I was in the mood for flowers, everything is blooming!

This image is perfect for water coloring.

I used a large flat brush to add clean water to the image.

I then used a medium round brush to color the image 

with distress inks that have been applied to my craft sheet.

I will list the colors I used but feel free to bring what ever colors you have.

Please bring your basic class kit

including

2 paint brushes (see above)

small container for water

spray bottle w/ water

non stick craft sheet

black edger

foam tape

distress inks

shaded lilac

dusty concord

peacock feather

peeled paint

forest moss

hickory smoke

That should do it, 

have a great week!

Susan *Ü*

1/26/2017 Thursday's at Scraps Galore

2017 is the year of the rooster according to the Chinese calendar.

So I thought we would do a card honoring that.

I also felt the need to get inky.

So we are creating the backgrounds with distress inks

 and some random stamping.

I used colored pencils and a colorless blender pencil on the rooster.

Please bring your basic class kit

including

fired brick or any red 

wild honey or any yellow

tea dye or vintage photo or any light brown

Foam blenders for all colors

colored pencils

colorless blending pencil

That should do it,

see you soon!

Susan *Ü*

6/23/2016 Thursday's at Scraps Galore

Today we will be celebrating Evelyn & Sara's birthdays.

If you would like, bring them a card. 

I have several friends who have July birthdays

 and our spouses served together in the USAF.

Every year I try to send them a patriotic card.

So here is this year's card.

I tried several color combinations , 

we will be creating the first one in today's class.

 

Please bring your basic class kit including

scissors

navy edger

foam tape

I used 

barn door ink pad

blueprint ink pad 

foam blenders for each color

That should do it, stay cool during this crazy heat wave!

Susan *Ü*

5/5/2016 Thursday's at Scraps Galore

Welcome to May and Happy Cinco de Mayo!

This month we will be celebrating Lotte's birthday!

Today's card features the swing easel card and 

Stampendous stamps that I bought over a year ago.

Time for them to see ink!

I also tried out my new Tim Holtz watercolor crayons.

Please bring your basic class kit 

including

bone folder

non stick craft mat

black edger

coloring medium of your choice

I will bring my watercolor crayons,

you will need brush and water

That should do it,

see you next week.

Susan *Ü*

3/31/2016 Thursday's at Scraps Galore

Today we will celebrate Sue's and AdD's birthdays!

I just couldn't resist the new Ken Oliver Color Bursts and Liquid Metals 

when I found them at the stamp convention!

Much to my surprise the Liquid Metals are liquid, duh it's right in the name.

I guess I expected powder like all the other ones.

Anyway I came home and right away I had to play.

This week's card is colored completely with the Liquid Metal's.

There is a wonderful shimmer to all parts of this card

that just doesn't show up in the scan.

Please bring your basic class kit

including

non stick craft mat

2 paint brushes/water brush

(I used one to put water on paper and one for the coloring)

spray bottle with water

stamping foam

scissors

foam tape

edger (gold or black)

That should do it, hope to see you soon!

Susan *Ü*

12/17/2015 Thursday's at Scraps Galore

The last class of 2015!

Is it me or did this year really zip by?

We will have our annual luncheon today after class (12 noon) at Nick & Jimmy's.

We will celebrate Prissy's birthday, so bring her a card.

We will also do the bring a holiday card get a card.

So if you bring a card we will put them all together 

and each person can pull a card.

I always sign my card so the recipient knows who it's from.

Last year I believe it was Joan who put a signed sticky note 

so the recipient can reuse the card.

Choice is yours.

Today's card is really simple but I think it packs a punch!

We will be working with Perfect Pearls and Pearl EX.

I just love those peacock feathers!

Please bring your basic class kit

including

Gold edger

If you have either of the mica products you can bring them, 

I used blues, greens & gold.

along with a paint brush to apply the mica powder.

That's it, see you Thursday!

Susan *Ü*