Sunday, August 30, 2015

Get YOURS Now!

I'm up at the lake for a quick weekend away but I snagged my fun Catalogs so I could play.  This has to be one of the BEST Holiday Catalogs in years!!  Did YOU receive YOUR Holiday (or even the Annual Idea Book) Catalog??  Email Me or Message Me here and I will send you yours and a hand-stamped card as a gift from me!!  Please Like and Share and on September 1st YOU Can see all of these catalogs HERE (oh and order from it too!!).  
Then JOIN US at the Upcoming Stacks (Starting THIS Friday with the Happy Scenes Bundle!!) where we will create 20 hand-stamped holiday cards with ALL NEW Stamp Sets from the Holiday Catalog!  I have to have preregistration so I can preorder the bundles and stamp sets while YOU Save on this class and bundle!  Pick Options A, B or C (B is the best deal) and be ahead of the holiday rush (with 60 holiday cards done by the beginning of November!!)
These classes are available In-Person or To-Go so you can be anywhere and join the fun at YOUR Convenience!

Vintage Hello hand-stamped card

Some things are classic and timeless... like a good friend or fun vintage typewriters!  Growing up I would type on my dad's old turquoise typewriter while he worked in his office.  Take those memories of old (or that you wish you had) and create a fun vintage hello hand-stamped card!  This is a great way to deliver smiles and memories all wrapped up in a hand-crafted card.  Join Us at Upcoming Card Making classes and you, too, can deliver smiles in the mail (classes available in-person or to-go)!
Create this vintage hello card with:
Tap Tap Tap stamp set (wood 134201/clear 134204)
Crumb Cake card stock (120953)
Very Vanilla card stock (101650)
Typeset Specialty Designer Series Paper (133704)
Crumb Cake ink pad (126975)
Versa Mark ink pad (102283)
Black Embossing Powder (109133)
Embossing Buddy (103083)
Heat Tool (129053)
Aqua Painter (103954)

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BOOK Your OWN Private Class that will Highlight the card styles or techniques you are interested in!  With my designing cards for YOU,Book a FUN Gathering of family and friends to create!  From fun Holiday Cards to Celebrations... YOU will earn ALL of the Hostess Benefits on ALL of the Purchases - perfect for stocking up to make cards all year long!! 
Create this sharp black image with our Heat Embossing.  
~ Rub the Very Vanilla (and the Crumb Cake) card stock with the Embossing Buddy (to prep the surface for a cleaner embossed image).  
~ Stamp the images with the Versa Mark ink pad (a clear ink that if dried will allow for a water mark image).  
~Cover with the Black Embossing Powder and shake off the excess. 
~ Heat set with our Heat Tool and this sharp black raised image will appear.

Once heat set then I used the Crumb Cake ink pad and the Aqua Painter to paint in this vintage hand-stamped typewriter.
Now a days, I am on the hunt to get one for my kids (and maybe me) to play with!  That tap, tap, tap of the keys as I would write letters. I love how this Tap Tap Tap stamp set really coordinates with the Typeset Specialty Designer Series Paper.  The Typeset is a Specialty Designer Series Paper as it's thinner and even feels a little vintage.
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Vintage is now new again.  So many of the new generation will find the typewriter (we used to learn typing on - which isn't even a class anymore!!) to the cassette new!  I love so much that is vintage and how it's still on-trend right now!  This fun card was create at a recent card making class (join us in-person or to-go).  Sending little works of art out in the mail wrapped up in a hand-stamped card and deliver smiles (I can't draw much but I love that stamping and paper crafting makes it easy to be artistic).  Happy Stamping - come visit again!!

Saturday, August 29, 2015

Happy Scenes

Shhh - Here is a SNEAK PEAK of our upcoming NEW from the Holiday Catalog Happy Scenes Card Making STACK!  20 hand-stamped cards (5 of 4 designs) that will kick start your holiday season off -before you get swamped!  This Card Making Stack Class has three Options (A, B, C) and B is the BEST Deal!!  RSVP ASAP BELOW as I have to pre-order these and do it on the FIRST Day of the new catalog!!
CLICK HERE to RSVP YOUR Spot(s) - Bring A Friend (RSVP) and you both pick a prize!!
A New Series of Classes waiting for YOU!
Come and Create a STACK of Cards over the Next 4 Months that you can use all year long!  On the First Friday Evening of each month you can join these classes and make 20 Hand-Stamped cards to use all in a snazzy organizer that protects your projects!   Pick Options A,B,C







Thursday, August 27, 2015

Holiday Wonderland

CARD MAKING WONDERLAND!! 

16 CARD GET AWAY!

Sep 26 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM  


Join My Gettin' Crafty Stampin' Quarterly Escape down the crafting hole..
The Card Making Holiday WONDERLAND
at the Goebel Center, Thousand Oaks  12-4pm

16 Different, Beautiful and Unique Cards in One AFTERNOON - $45  
and $10 OFF a $35 or above order!   BONUS Raffle Ticket to ALL Who Order this day!

~ This Amazing Class will include YOUR OWN Satin Ribbon and Snowflakes!!  ~

WIN A BIG-SHOT Die-Cutting Machine!!!!!  
Amazing Raffles, Door Prizes, Creative FUN and Snacks!  Raffle Ticket for ALL Who Come, Purchase MORE and WIN These Amazing Raffle Items!!
~  Wear something Alice in WONDERLAND inspired and Recieve a BONUS Raffle Ticket!!~
OVER $500 in Raffle Items this day!!


Join Me for this FUN Crafternoon class that will preceede my Demonstrator Class for that later afternoon!  RSVP for One or BOTH (Non-Demonstrators are Welcome - save $5 when you book both classes as they will follow one after another.)

RSVP Via the GOEBEL Center (805)381-2744

Tomb Stone Halloween Card

OK so I am not a big Halloween girl - we do Fall Harvest in our home.  I came up with this cute idea while on vacation.  Fiddling around to create a craft for my girls I used the Note Tag Punch and created little books for them!  Noting that it reminded me or a headstone or tombstone I couldn't resist creating a fun video tutorial for this Halloween card!  BONUS - I'm using the NEW Items from the Holiday Catalog (releasing Sept. 1st)!!


Create this card with:
And Many More stamp set (wood 134273/clear 134276)
Pumpkin Pie card stock (105117)
*Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper (139584)
*Black Glimmer Paper (139605)
*Basic Black Archival ink pad (140928)
Word Window Punch (119857)
Note Tag Punch (135860)
Little Letters Thinlits (133730)
Big Shot Magnetic Platform (130658)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
*Fine Tip Glue Pen (138309)

*Grab YOUR Holiday Catalog NOW when you contact me with an email or via Facebook.  Snag this amazing collection of crafting items before they are gone!!  Starts Sept. 1st!!

**  SHOP 24/7 with me while Earning BONUS Frequent Buyer Points!!   If you enjoy this project and want to have some fun crafting with me, CLICK HERE and RSVP ASAP for my Upcoming Classes!!  Most classes are FREE with a qualified purchase!!

BOOK Your OWN Private Class that will Highlight the card styles or techniques you are interested in!  With my designing cards for YOU,Book a FUN Gathering of family and friends to create!  From fun Holiday Cards to Celebrations... YOU will earn ALL of the Hostess Benefits on ALL of the Purchases - perfect for stocking up to make cards all year long!! 
Create a cute card on a card, a fun accent that easy to create as a gift tag, mini book, and yes a card on a card tombstone/headstone card!  Simply score and fold a piece of card stock (or Designer Series Paper) at 1-1/2" (using a 3" strip).  Using the Note Tag punch but don't cut the folded edge.  Much like Punch-Art with a twist.  See this cute Video Tutorial on this easy technique:


See this Video Tutorial  on creating this Halloween Tombstone card:

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A fun card on a card is so different!  Here using the Little Letters Thinlits on my Big Shot Magnetic Platform and Die Cutting Machine to customize this 'Boo' in the new Black Glimmer Paper.

Ask ME how YOU can get the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine for FREE or 1/2 OFF!!  With a full collection from the one of the best catalogs in ages - you can be the first to enjoy the awesomeness and score the FREE Items when you book a Private Class with me!  Score the BEST Deal of $125 for only $99 and FREE Shipping when you take the starter kit home - a kit YOU Pick!!
They've done it!!  A great liquid adhesive (like Crystal Effects) but with a fine time and - yes, the best part, a great needle that keeps the line clear!!  Squeeeeee!!  I love, love, loooove it!  I use LESS as the tip is so fine and yet it is a strong adhesive!  BAM!!  Snag YOURS come Sept. 1st!
Use our hand-held stapler and create a mini book.  Punch a whole and it can be a hanging book or gift tag!  I love how I stumbled on this to keep my kids handy and ended up with a groovy Halloween card!
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We are surrounded with reasons to celebrate.  Halloween is a fun time to dress up and ask for candy or threaten retribution.. lol.  My kiddos are already mulling what they'll be for Halloween/Harvest Fest at church.  Deliver some not-so-spooky Boo-tastic wishes with this hand-crafted card that is fun and will stand out as an original!  Join Us in creating and sending works of art (in-person or to-go classes available) all wrapped up in a hand-stamped card.  Until next time, wishing you faBOOlous sweet crafting moments!

Happy Scenes Holiday Card Making Stack

Create and Delight with the newest and coolest Stamp Set and Bundle from the Holiday Catalog!!  Join Us for the Happy Scenes STACK of 20 hand-crafted cards that will WOW - just in time to delight for the Holiday Season!!
Join Us as we will be creating a Stack of 20 hand-stamped Fall beauty cards with the upcoming Happy Scenes stack card making class on September 4th!  With THREE Options to the class (Option B is the BEST Price!!) you can pick which option fits YOUR needs (Options A, B, or C!!).  Here is a snippet of some beautiful cards created with this stamp set... I can't wait to demonstrate the beauty that will come from this bundle of the Happy Scenes and coordinating framelits!  In-Person or To-Go available!!




Happy Scenes Card Making

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Remarkable hand-stamped card

I love the beauty of nature.  Taking inspiration from the original artist, this hand-stamped card comes together in honor of the beauty of nature.  Join Us in creating and sending beautiful art into this world in a hand-crafted card (at our Card Making Classes!!).
Create this 'remarkable' card with:
Remarkable You stamp set (wood 139891/clear 139894)
Daffodil Delight card stock (119683)
Cherry Cobbler card stock (119685)
Whisper White card stock (100730)
Brights Stampin' Write Marker Collection (131259)
Regals Stampin' Write Marker Collection (131262)
Versa Mark ink pad (102283)
Black Embossing Powder (109133)
Embossing Buddy (103083)
Heat Tool (129053)
Banner Triple punch (138292)
Deco Labels Collection Framelits (130102)
Big Shot Magnetic Platform (130658)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)

**  SHOP 24/7 with me while Earning BONUS Frequent Buyer Points!!   If you enjoy this project and want to have some fun crafting with me, CLICK HERE and RSVP ASAP for my Upcoming Classes!!  Most classes are FREE with a qualified purchase!!

BOOK Your OWN Private Class that will Highlight the card styles or techniques you are interested in!  With my designing cards for YOU,Book a FUN Gathering of family and friends to create!  From fun Holiday Cards to Celebrations... YOU will earn ALL of the Hostess Benefits on ALL of the Purchases - perfect for stocking up to make cards all year long!! 
Create this framed and coordinated hand-stamped calla lillies using the Remarkably Yours stamp set.  Cover the Whisper White card stock with the Embossing Buddy.  Stamp the flowers with the Versa Mark ink pad.  Cover with Black Embossing Powder and shake off excess.  Heat Set with the Heat Tool for this embossed and glossy image.

I love the dramatic color combination of Daffodil Delight and Cherry Cobbler.  Inspired by nature, it's great that there are so many different types of calla lillies! Staring with the lighter color, the Daffodil Delight, color the inside of the flower using the Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write Marker from the Brights Collection.  Add depth and do the outside of the flower with the Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Write Marker from the Regals Collection.  The dual tip pens allow for easy coloring - I love the brush tip!  It's great that each color family has it's own collection - so all of your projects are perfectly color coordinated!

Die-Cut with the Deco Labels Framelits this matted frame.  I love the elegance of this die-cut framed image.  The Big Shot Magnetic Platform and Die-Cutting Machine make it so easy to craft works of art!
So Many OPTIONS!! Calla lillies come in so many fabulous colors!!  I think of Easter and funerals but really they are ideal for weddings, gardens and just-because!  I can't wait to play with this stamp set and find combinations like these, direct from nature, above!
Using the Triple Banner punch to create a variety of different banners!  Here turn it sideways and have it be a flag!  Curl the edges using the Bone Folder and have it flair with interest.  
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Deliver a bit of nature in the mail with a pretty hand-stamped card.  Inspiration is all around us, have fun and create something beautiful.  I love that this flower card says so much with coordination and flair, making me look awesome too!  Join Us (in-person or to-go) in creating and sending hand-stamped cards that will delight and never die (or need to be cleaned up after).

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Sparkling congratulations hand-stamped card

Do you want to send some sparkle?  Flowers that will not wilt or die?  This is a perfect combination of a hand-stamped congratulations card that will sparkle and flourish.  Created from a recent class at the Goebel Parks and Rec center - we had a blast with this simple technique that makes a card dynamic!  Join Us at upcoming classes and create beautiful works of art that are delivered in the mail.
Create this sparkling flower card with:
Wild about Flowers stamp set (photopolymer 138728)
Cucumber Crush card stock (138335)
Whisper White card stock (
Cucumber Crush ink pad (138324)
Watermelon Wonder ink pad (138323)
Versa Mark ink pad (102283)
Iridecent Ice (101930)
Heat Tool (129053)
Watermelon Wonder Dotted Lace Trim (138425)

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BOOK Your OWN Private Class that will Highlight the card styles or techniques you are interested in!  With my designing cards for YOU,Book a FUN Gathering of family and friends to create!  From fun Holiday Cards to Celebrations... YOU will earn ALL of the Hostess Benefits on ALL of the Purchases - perfect for stocking up to make cards all year long!! 
Bold pops of color! The 2015-17 In Color Collection is bold and sharp in colors; being fun to create with.
You can not stamp (well) on our Glimmer Paper.  Create your own!  Stamp the images here from the Wild About Flowers photpolymer stamp set.  (Photopolymer makes it super fun and easy to stamp a 2-stamp set image!)  Stamp the image you wish and then cover it withe Versa Mark ink pad.  Coat with the Iridescent Ice heat embossing glitter powder.  Shake off the excess and heat set with our Heat Tool.  It will be super sparkling, like our Glimmer Paper, and the stamped image will be sharper and prettier due to the heat embossing.

(This particular stamp set is laid out to have ease in 2-Step stamping!!)
Color on color.  This Cucumber Crush ink on matching card stock gives a great look to this hand-stamped card.  Perfect to wish them a Congratulations on what ever their new adventure may be!
I love lace and I cannot lie.. other's may deny.. lol, OK so this is tied to an old song of my youth but it's so true!  I love lace.  With the many types, and color options (perfectly coordinated to match our inks and papers) you can dazzle and wow!  Here the Watermelon Wonder Dotted Lace Trim pops those blossoms on this card. I love how it's perfectly matched for ease of dynamic crafting.
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There are those days where I load up my bling accessories... here is a fun way to bling out my hand-crafted card.  With fun coordinated colors, stamps that make multiple colored images and sparkle to cover it all in... it's a fun congratulations card that will sure to add sparkle to someone's day!  Join Us in creating and sending love in the mail - what a great way to participate and support someone's life!

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Welcome Home hand-crafted card

Celebrate those in your life from the loss of their presence to the excitement of a new home.. saying Good-Bye is hard to do (with Facebook it's easier to keep in touch).  When friends of ours were given the opportunity to have a dream job.. we were sad to see them go.  Their dream home is a beauty but across the nation from us.  Here is the hand-crafted card I created for them that 'housed' some of our love.

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Create this House Full of Love card with:
Happy Happenings stamp set (wood 138734/clear 139381)
Crumb Cake card stock (120953)
Cherry Cobbler card stock (119685)
Very Vanilla card stock (101650)
Vellum card stock (101856)
Gold Glimmer Paper (133719)
Cherry Cobbler ink pad (126966)
Regals Candy Dots (130932)
Venetian Crochet Trim (134581)
1" Square Punch (124094)
Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack (133787)
Brick Wall Embossing Folder (138288)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Stampin' Dimensional Adhesive (104430)

**  SHOP 24/7 with me while Earning BONUS Frequent Buyer Points!!   If you enjoy this project and want to have some fun crafting with me, CLICK HERE and RSVP ASAP for my Upcoming Classes!!  Most classes are FREE with a qualified purchase!!

BOOK Your OWN Private Class that will Highlight the card styles or techniques you are interested in!  With my designing cards for YOU,Book a FUN Gathering of family and friends to create!  From fun Holiday Cards to Celebrations... YOU will earn ALL of the Hostess Benefits on ALL of the Purchases - perfect for stocking up to make cards all year long!! 
This is an extra larger card - folding the Crumb Cake card stock in half it's a 4-1/4"x11" card!  
Punch Art is a fun way to look at your punches in a new way.  Create something fun and different with it.  Punch the windows and door using the 1" Square Punch on the Cherry Cobbler card stock.  

Emboss it in the Brick Wall Embossing Folder in the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine.  You'll need to do it twice - once for the top and the bottom.  

Ask ME how YOU can get the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine for FREE or 1/2 OFF!!  With a full collection from the one of the best catalogs in ages - you can be the first to enjoy the awesomeness and score the FREE Items when you book a Private Class with me!  Score the BEST Deal of $125 for only $99 and FREE Shipping when you take the starter kit home - a kit YOU Pick!!
Add some curtain and glass to those 'windows' with the Venetian Lace Trim and the White Vellum Card Stock.
Trim down the end of the Cherry Cobbler so that the 'roof' will peek through of the embossed Crumb Cake card stock base.  Add Dimension and depth using the Stampin' Dimensional adhesive. 
I love the embossed 'roof' on the inside of the hand-crafted card.  Stamp this fun two-part sentiment from the Happy Happenings stamp set.  Accent with the Heart (from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack) and the Gold Glimmer Paper
Rheana is a genuine beauty inside and out.  I love her warm, loving and calm spirit.  Her hubby is a great guy and race car driver.  He assisted my son with a report on the Lotus race cars and was a great example to my impressionable son.  We will miss them and their family!!
A fun banner flag across the front.  The Banner Triple Punch makes it so easy to do!  Using my Bone Folder I 'waved' the banner across the home.  It comes together with such love for this amazing family!!
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Who doesn't love a house filled with love?  With a sweet Candy Dot for the door knob this punch-art card is perfect for the exciting new step that this amazing family has been given.  Saying good-bye is hard. Sending them off with a little bit of love is easy to do.  Join Us at upcoming card making classes that create and celebrate life with others!

What Others are SAYING about Getting Crafty with Jamie

Jamie is so passionate and creative about making cards - and wants everyone else to join her in the fun! She is so encouraging and positive in her attitude, helping me along when I get frustrated - and then rejoicing with me at the finished product! I love going to her classes to get new ideas, learn techniques, and have loads of fun in the process. ~ Christine C.

Jamie has wicked awesome classes! If you don’t like a particular stamp or paper/ink color Jamie wants you to change it to suit your style! I did my sister-in-law’s entire bridal shower from invitations/thank you cards, party favors to decorations, it was quaint and whimsical! Everyone ooh’d and ahh’d! I’ve had lots of special requests for classes and Jamie delivers; she always has tasty treats and flavored coffees too ~Ashley W.

I have been attending Jamie's classes for over a year. Her ideas for cards are fresh and fun. She always tries to have several different styles of cards available, so everyone gets to make cards that fit their personal style. The techniques she shows each class can be used in many different applications. She is very patient teacher when instructing class members on how to use the Stampin Up products. ~ Carol D.

If I looked up the word sparkle in the dictionary, I would find Jamie Albanese picture there. I have had the sweet blessing of knowing Jamie and her family for over 5 years now. Every time I am with her I feel loved and inspired. When I am in one of her classes I feel my creative juices flow, as she encourages me to go outside my comfort zone. Jamie helped our girl scout troop make cards for a soldier who needed some encouragement!!! For any of you who have not been in one of Jamie's classes, please don't let another day slip by. She is a beautiful friend and she will become yours too. ~ Blessings, Karen:-)

Jamie has a great eye for style and flair, and it shows in her work. Yet she can pick up on your own individual style and makes great recommendations. I love that she is always flexible for last-minute decision maker mommies like me! So much fun to host craft events with your friends and family - that personal touch always means so much. ~ Adonna

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