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I am a web designer who loves to be creative. I enjoy stamping, card making, pottery and drawing. I have been making cards for years, and only in the past year got into stamping in a big way. I love the Stampin' Up! products so much, I became a Stampin' Up! demonstrator!
I live in Winnipeg, MB with my boyfriend and our cats.

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Ashley
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
Email: ashleysokal@hotmail.com

Friday, September 25, 2009

Phil's birthday card

This Wednesday was my boyfriend Phil's birthday. This is the card I made for him. I find it challenging to make masculine cards, but I think this one was alright. :)


I thought grey, white and a nice sea blue would work well.

Cardstock: Basic Grey, Baja Breeze (retired), Whisper White
Ink: Basic Grey, Versamark, Black Stazon, Many Marvelous Markers in Not Quite Navy, Ballet Blue, Summer Sun, Going Grey, Basic Grey, Certainly Celery, Mellow Moss, Real Red
Stamps: Lots of Bots, 14 Phrases Incentive stamp, Celebrations, Sweet Little Sentiments hostess set (retired)
Punches: Word Window, 1 3/8" Circle, 1 1/2" circle cutter
Other: Walk in the Park DSP (retired), Stampin' Dimensionals, Blender Pen, Stamp-a-ma-jig
Note: Metal brads are not SU

Monday, September 21, 2009

More Christmas cards...

I made a few more Christmas cards last week. I am really getting into the Christmas spirit!! I know - it's a little early for it! :)

Hope you enjoy them.



Cardstock: Ballet Blue, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Vellum paper
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Versamark pen, Ballet Blue marker
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, All Holidays
Other: Irridescent Ice Embossing Powder, heat gun, Stampin' Dimensionals
Note: Ribbon & oval cut-out are not SU



Case'd from 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalogue, p. 38
Cardstock: Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Mellow Moss, Riding Hood Red
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Mellow Moss, Certainly Celery, Real Red markers, Versamark pen, Riding Hood Red
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Christmas Punch
Punches: 1 3/8" Square
Other: Irridescent Ice Embossing Powder, heat gun, Stampin' Dimensionals
Note: Ribbon and postal edge scissors are not SU



Cardstock: Kiwi Kiss (retired), Old Olive, Whisper White
Ink: Old Olive, Versamark
Stamps: Season of Joy
Punches: Eyelet Border (for the small white circles on the poinsetta), 5/8" circle, not SU
Other: White Embossing Powder, heat gun, Stampin' Dimensionals
Note: Ribbon is not SU



I actually made this one a while ago, but didn't post it until now.
Cardstock: Elegant Eggplant, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White
Ink: Many Marvelous Markers - Elegant Eggplant & Tempting Turquoise, Versamark
Stamps: Season of Joy, Snow Swirled
Punches: 3/4" Circle
Other: Stampin' Dimensionals



Cardstock: Riding Hood Red, Whisper White
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Versamark
Stamps: Season of Joy
Punches: 3/4" Circle
Other: Irridescent Ice Embossing Powder, heat gun, Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon (retired), Stampin' Dimensionals

April's workshop

At April's workshop yesterday we made two Christmas cards and some tags with the Christmas Punch hostess set. Below are the cards we made.

This first one is case'd from the Holiday Mini, page 5.

Cardstock: Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Ink: Old Olive, Summer Sun, Real Red
Stamps: Season of Joy
Punches: 1" & 3/4" Circle Punches; 5/8" Circle (not SU)
Other: White embossing powder, heat gun, paper piercer, foam mat, Circle Scissors Plus, Stampin' Dimensionals
Note: Ribbon is not SU!

This next one is one of my favorites. I love the black, grey & white color combination. This card is 6 1/2" x 5".


Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Grey, Basic Black
Ink: Versamark
Stamps: Snow Swirled
Other: Black embossing powder, heat gun, SU Basic Grey Taffeta Ribbon


If you are interested in hosting a workshop, email me at ashleysokal@hotmail.com or call (204) 294-4892.

Lise's SU! workshop

This has been a great week! I had two workshops - one last Sunday and one just yesterday. Below are the cards we made in the first workshop, which was Lise's.

The first one is a Thanksgiving card.

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Very Vanilla
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Versamark
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Autumn Days
Other: Stampin' Dimensionals
Note: Ribbon is not SU!


This next one I case'd from the Holiday Mini, page 4. I made one in the 3" x 6" size and another in the regular A2 (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") size. We made the A2 size at the workshop.


Cardstock: Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Whisper White
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Versamark
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Season of Joy, Snow Swirled, Snow Burst (Retired)
Punches: Boho Blossoms; 1 3/8", 1/2" & 1" Circle Punches; 5/8" Circle (not SU)
Other: Olive glitter, White embossing powder, heat gun, paper piercer, foam mat, paper piercing template, glue, Stampin' Dimensionals


If you are interested in hosting a workshop before Christmas, email me at ashleysokal@hotmail.com or call (204) 294-4892.

Click on pictures to enlarge.

Thank you for dropping by!

Ashley


To order Stampin' Up! products in Winnipeg or surrounding areas in Manitoba, please email me at ashleysokal@hotmail.com or call 294-4892! 

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Gotta love butterflies!

I have really been loving my Beautiful Butterflies die, and this is one of two cards I made yesterday with butterflies on it.

Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Regal Rose
Ink: Regal Rose
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Punches: Large Oval, Small Oval
Other: Walk in the Park DSP, 5/8" Certainly Celery Grosgrain Ribbon (Sale-a-bration 09), Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies die, Priceless Classy Brassy template, paper piercer, foam mat, paper piercing template
Note: Decorative string on butterfly not SU!

Saturday, September 5, 2009

A very pink birthday!

It was a coworker's 50th birthday this week and she LOVES pink. So this is the card I made for her along with some Beautiful Butterflies magnets. (Our office walls and doors are metal, so we love magnets!)

Card:
Cardstock: Basic Grey, Whisper White, Regal Rose
Ink: Basic Grey, Versamark, Many Marvelour Markers: Regal Rose, Rose Red, Basic Black, Green Galore
Punches: Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" Circle, 1 1/2" circle is not SU
Stamps: Cool Cat (retired), Birthdays Count (inside card)
Other: Walk in the Park DSP, Big Shot, Top Note die, Pink ribbon and rhinestones are not SU.

Butterfly magnets:
Walk in the Park DSP
Big Shot
Beautiful Butterflies die
Adhesive rhinestones are not SU
Adhesive magnet sheet

Magnet directions: Adhesive magnet sheets come 6" x 9". Pre-cut a piece of the pink DSP to that size and adhered it to the adhesive side of the magnet sheet. The magnet sheet is fairly thin and can be folded over on the one end to make the larger butterflies that are only half on the die. Sandwich die and magnet sheet between the two cutting pads. Run through the Big Shot. You will end up with 4 butterfly magnets with the DSP on one side. The two that were folded in the middle will have fold marks. I covered them up using adhesive rhinestones.

Enjoy!
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