Tag: Crafts

  • Create with Connie and Mary 227

    Happy Thursday! I hope that everyone is enjoying their week. Work is a little hectic and will be until the end of the month. I will be happy when December gets here! Thursday also means that it’s Create with Connie and Mary time! This week we have a shaped card to make. I think this is my first shaped card and it was fun! Here we go…

    As soon as I saw the Blossom in the sketch I knew exactly what I was going to do! My card starts off with a base of Basic Black Card Stock. I cut two of the largest Labels Collection Framelits Dies and scored about 1/4″ on the top of the back one and adhered the two together with a little Sticky Strip. The background layer is a piece of Pool Party that I also cut out with the Labels Collection Framelits Dies and embossed with the Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Before I adhered it to the base I cut two piece of Basic Black 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon and adhered them around the back with Sticky Strip. The stamped image is the new Single Stamp Bold Snowflake that coordinates with the Blossom Punch. I stamped it in Pool Party on Whisper White. For the middle image I stamped the snowflake stamp from the Mixed Medley Host(ess) Stamp Set in Versa-Mark on Basic Black and heat embossed it with Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder. It is then punched out with the 1 1/4″ Scallop Circle Punch. Both if them are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the More Merry Messages Stamp Set and is stamped in Basic Black and “fussy” cut out with my Paper Snips. Some Stampin’ Dimensional pieces adhere it to the card. I love the Pool Party and Basic Black together. They give the card a bold frosty retro look! I hope that enjoyed my Guest Designer card for this week’s Create with Connie and Mary Sketch Challenge. Don’t forget to visit the blog and see what the other talented ladies have come up with. While your at it, make one and post it so I can see your work! Thank you so much for stopping by. Have an awesome day! 🙂

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Basic Black, Pool Party and Whisper White

    Ink: Basic Black and Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Sets: More Merry Messages and Bold Snowflake Single Stamp Clear Mount

    Embellishments: Basic Black 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon and Silver Stampin’ Emboss Powder

    Tools: Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Blossom Punch, 1 1/4″ Scallop Circle Punch, Paper Snips, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

  • Mojo 267

    Hello peeps! How was everyone’s Monday? Mine was ok, I had a lot to do and got it all done! I think that’s a first for me especially on a Monday! Today’s post is for this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. This week Juliee Tilman has given us the following…

    I really like the layouts that they come up with over ay Mojo. I have been on a bit of an ebay kick lately and I found this retired wood mount stamp set from 2008 called Glad Tidings. It has some great simple greeting stamps. I used three of them from the set. The base of my card starts off with a piece of Lucky Limeade Card Stock. I added a piece of Very Vanilla and stamped the top and bottom with Merry Christmas in Early Espresso. On top of that is a piece of Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper and a piece of Lucky Limeade that I embossed with the Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The panel in the middle is a piece of Very Vanilla and is stamped with another greeting from Glad Tidings. The left side has a piece of the velvet textured Window Sheet from the same DSP. On the right is a piece of Real Red 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon that I recently acquired from the Clearance Rack. A piece of Early Espresso that I cut with the Finishing Touches Edgelits is adhered to the back on the right. A Brights Collection Designer Button with a Basic Jewels Pearl in the middle is adhered to the ribbon with a Mini Glue Dot. The last greeting is stamped in Early Espresso and punched out with the 1″ Square Punch, I backed it with a piece of Early Espresso punched out with the  1 1/4″ Square Punch. Both panels are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I really like the colors together with the vintage (sounds much better than retired! LOL!) stamps. I hope that you enjoyed my Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge card and that you are all set to have yourself a great day! Thanks for visiting!

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Lucky Limeade and Early Espresso

    Designer Series Paper: Candlelight Christmas Specialty

    Ink: Real Red and Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Set: Glad Tidings Wood Mount (Vintage!)

    Embellishments: Real Red 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon (Retired), Brights Designer Buttons and Basic Jewels Pearls

    Tools: Big Shot, Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Finishing Touches Edgelits Dies, Stamp-a-ma-jig, 1″ Square Punch, 1 1/4″ Square Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. If you purchase $150 worth of product you will be eligible for $25 in Host(ess) dollars to get one of the great new Host(ess) Sets or any other items from the NEW 2012-2013 Catalog or the NEW Holiday Catalog!

    A new month starts a new promotion! From now until December 16th when you host a workshop and get over $450 in sales you will get a FREE collection of InkPads!!!! You can have the Subtles, Regals or Brights collection of full size ink pads. What a great way to expand your color palate. Book your party soon to take advantage of the Holiday cards that people want to make! Contact me for more information.

    (You can also earn the Stamp Pad Collection by placing an online order over $450 (does not include shipping or tax.)

  • Paper Players #121

    Monday here again so soon, I really do wish the weekend was just a bit longer. Things seem to have returned to normal here on Long Island. The mass hysteria about gas has subsided and most people have power again. My heart still goes out to all of those that lost so much more than power. The only thing to keep in mind is that time erases most things, in time all will get better.

    Today’s post is for this week’s Paper Players Challenge. This week the wonderful Anne Marie has give us a color challenge to play with…

    As soon as I looked at it saw a nice Holiday card. We have some red and green, even some gold! The base of my card is Very Vanilla Card Stock. I used my En Français Background Stamp inked in Old Olive for my background. The flagged pieces consist of a layer of More Mustard embossed with the Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. On top of that is a piece from the Brights Collection Designer Series Paper Stack. The final layer is Very Vanilla stamped with a greeting from the Word Play Stamp Set in Bravo Burgundy. The image is from the Bells & Boughs Stamp Set and is stamped in Basic Black. I used my More Mustard, Bravo Burgundy and Old Olive Stampin’ Write Markers to color the image in. It is then cut out with the Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies and pierced with the Festive Paper-Piercing Pack and Paper-Piercing Tool. I used the Window Frames Collection Framelits to cut out a piece of Bravo Burgundy to back it. Both pieces are mounted to each other and the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I like the vintage feel you get form the Bells & Boughs Stamp and the En Français Stamp. I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Paper Players Challenge. Thank you for visiting today and have great Monday! 🙂

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Very Vanilla, More Mustard and Bravo Burgundy

    Designer Series Paper: Brights Collection

    Ink: Basic Black and Bravo Burgundy Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Sets: Bells & Boughs and Word Play Clear Mount and En Français Background Wood Mount

    Markers: More Mustard, Bravo Burgundy and Old Olive Stampin’ Write Markers

    Tools: Big Shot, Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. If you purchase $150 worth of product you will be eligible for $25 in Host(ess) dollars to get one of the great new Host(ess) Sets or any other items from the NEW 2012-2013 Catalog or the NEW Holiday Catalog!

    A new month starts a new promotion! From now until December 16th when you host a workshop and get over $450 in sales you will get a FREE collection of InkPads!!!! You can have the Subtles, Regals or Brights collection of full size ink pads. What a great way to expand your color palate. Book your party soon to take advantage of the Holiday cards that people want to make! Contact me for more information.

    (You can also earn the Stamp Pad Collection by placing an online order over $450 (does not include shipping or tax.)

  • Island Pool Merry Christmas Tags

    Hello! How is your weekend so far? Mine has been quite nice. I got some quality craft time in yesterday and that always makes me happy! I have to start getting a move on making my Holiday cards to send out. I can’t believe how fast this year has gone! Christmas will be here before you know it. Have you started on your Holiday cards yet?

    For today’s post I made some 3 x 3 cards that would make nice gift tags. The first one uses a base of Island Indigo Card Stock. I used the Simply Scored Tool with the Diagonal Plate to emboss piece of Crumb Cake for the background and adhered it to the base with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is form the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set and is stamped in Early Espresso. I used the Bitty Banners Framelits to cut it out. The ornaments, stamped in Pool Party and Island Indigo, are from the Merry Minis Stamp Set and are punched out with the Merry Minis Punch Pack. All of the elements are mounted to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

    The second tag starts off with a base of Pool Party Card Stock. I used the retired Spiral Edge Punch along the top and took a piece of Island Indigo and punched it with the Scallop Border Punch and adhered it to the back along the bottom. It’s mounted to the base with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is form the More Merry Messages Stamp Set and is stamped in Early Espresso. The trees are stamped in Pool Party and Island Indigo from the Merry Minis Stamp Set and punched out with the Merry Minis Punch Pack. They too are mounted to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

    Pool Party and Island Indigo are great colors, especially when paired with Crumb Cake. These tags would go great on a package wrapped with craft paper. I hope that you are inspired by these tags to make some of your own. Thank you very much for dropping in today. Enjoy the rest of your weekend! 🙂

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Pool Party Island Indigo and Crumb Cake

    Ink: Pool Party, Island Indigo and Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Sets: Merry Minis and More Merry Messages Clear Mount and Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood Mount

    Tools: Big Shot, Bitty Banners Framelits Dies, Simply Scored, Simply Scored Diagonal Plate, Merry Minis Punch Pack, Spiral Border Punch (Retired), Scallop Edge Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. If you purchase $150 worth of product you will be eligible for $25 in Host(ess) dollars to get one of the great new Host(ess) Sets or any other items from the NEW 2012-2013 Catalog or the NEW Holiday Catalog!

    A new month starts a new promotion! From now until December 16th when you host a workshop and get over $450 in sales you will get a FREE collection of InkPads!!!! You can have the Subtles, Regals or Brights collection of full size ink pads. What a great way to expand your color palate. Book your party soon to take advantage of the Holiday cards that people want to make! Contact me for more information.

    (You can also earn the Stamp Pad Collection by placing an online order over $450 (does not include shipping or tax.)

  • Fab Friday 06

    Hello everyone, how are you today? I’m doing well, looking forward to the nice weather we are going to have for the next couple of days. Today’s post is for Fab Friday. This time we have a color challenge…

    There are two of my favorites, Midnight Muse and Crumb Cake, in there. The base of my card is Midnight Muse Card Stock. I embossed a piece of More Mustard with the Holiday Frame Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and adhered it to the card with SNAIL. The stamped image and greeting are from the Joyous Celebrations Stamp Set. I stamped the oval in Midnight Muse and the reindeer in Crumb Cake. It’s punched out with the Extra Large Oval Punch and backed with a piece of Cajun Craze that I cut out with the Lots of Tags Sizzlits. The greeting is stamped in Cajun Craze and I flagged the ends before mounting both of them to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. It’s a nice quick simple non-tradiotional holiday card but if you look at it you can see that the More Mustard as a gold and the Cajun Craze as a red. I hope that you enjoyed my card for the Fab Friday Color Challenge. Thank you, as always for visiting and especially for all of your comments! Have a great day!

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Midnight Muse, More Mustard, Cajun Craze and Very Vanilla

    Ink: Midnight Muse, Cajun Craze and Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Set: Joyous Celebrations Clear Mount

    Tools: Big Shot, Holiday Frame Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Lots of Tags Sizzlits, Extra Large Oval Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. If you purchase $150 worth of product you will be eligible for $25 in Host(ess) dollars to get one of the great new Host(ess) Sets or any other items from the NEW 2012-2013 Catalog or the NEW Holiday Catalog!

    A new month starts a new promotion! From now until December 16th when you host a workshop and get over $450 in sales you will get a FREE collection of InkPads!!!! You can have the Subtles, Regals or Brights collection of full size ink pads. What a great way to expand your color palate. Book your party soon to take advantage of the Holiday cards that people want to make! Contact me for more information.

    (You can also earn the Stamp Pad Collection by placing an online order over $450 (does not include shipping or tax.)

  • Create with Connie and Mary Color Challenge 226

    Good morning! Well, someone in New York must have really annoyed mother nature! We got 3 inches of snow today and some more howling wind! Because hurricane Sandy wasn’t enough! I hope she’s done with us for a while. I stopped home last night and it was 38 degrees in my house, now that is a little cold! Yes, there is still no power. But some more people that I live near got theirs back tonight so maybe tomorrow. 😛

    Today’s post is for this week’s Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. This week we have a very nice color combination…

    I love Midnight Muse. I wasn’t quite sure what I was going to do. At first I was thinking fall and then I thought no, a Christmas card. I do love non-traditional Holiday colors so this is perfect! The base of my card is Midnight Muse Card Stock. I embossed a piece of Cajun Craze with the Northern Flurry Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Then I adhered a piece of Midnight Muse 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon around the back with Sticky Strip before I adhered it to the base. The stamped image is from the Snow Swirled Stamp Set and is stamped in Midnight Muse on Whisper White. I stamped one the of the snowflakes in More Mustard and punched it out with the 1/2″ Circle Punch and adhered it with a Stampin’ Dimensional. Some Basic Jewels Rhinestones give it just a little sparkle. The greeting is stamped in Cajun Craze. I backed them both with More Mustard and adhered them to the base with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I love the elegance of the tree and the sparkle from the rhinestones. I hope that you enjoyed my Guest Designer card for this week’s Create with Connie and Mary Challenge. Don’t forget to visit the blog to see what all of the other talented designer have come up with and be sure to check out their Card Create-tions subscription for some great holiday card and gift ideas. Thank you so very much for stopping by today and I hope that you have a warm and cozy day! 🙂

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Whisper White, Midnight Muse, Cajun Craze and More Mustard

    Ink: Midnight Muse, Cajun Craze and More Mustard Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Set: Snow Swirled Clear Mount

    Embellishments: Midnight Muse Stitched Satin Ribbon

    Tools: Big Shot, Northern Flurry Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 1/2″ Circle Punch, Basic Jewels Rhinestones, Sticky Strip, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

  • Paper Craft Crew Sketch 15

    Happy Wednesday! I hope that you are all well today. Yes, I still have no power, it’s been over a week. Sigh… it’s getting colder and electric would be nice! I hope that all of the other people have found a warm place to stay, I’ll be at Louis’ again. I’m sure that he will eventually tire of me! LOL!

    Today’s post is for this week’s Paper Craft Crew.This week’s sketch is pretty neat. I liked it so much that I didn’t change anything! Here it is…

    My card starts off with a base of Lucky Limeade Card Stock. On the right side we have a piece of paper from the Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack. On the left side I took a piece of Crumb Cake and cut the edge with the Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies. I then ran it through the Big Shot again with the Delicate Designs Embossing Folder. Both of the background pieces are adhered to the card with SNAIL. The next element to go on the card are the fagged pieces of Lucky Limeade and Cherry Cobbler. The Very Vanilla piece is stamped with the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set in Crumb Cake and mounted to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I cut the heart out with the Hearts Collection Framelits Dies and then embossed it with the Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. It too is adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The cute little gingerbread man is from the Scentsational Season Stamp Set and is stamped in Crumb Cake and cut out with the Holiday Collection Framelits Dies. I love the gingerbread man with the heart behind him, he’s a very happy guy! I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Paper Craft Crew Design Crew Challenge. Don’t forget to head over to the blog and check out the other designers cards and enter one of your own! Also, come back later today, we will be announcing the winner of our respective blog candy! Thank you for your wonderful comments and good luck once again. 🙂

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Lucky Limeade, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake and Cherry Cobbler

    Designer Series Paper: Festival of Prints Stack

    Ink: Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Sets: Scentsational Season Clear Mount and Teeny Tiny Wishes Wood Mount

    Tools: Big Shot, Adorning Accents Edgelits, Holiday Collection Framelits, Hearts Collection Framelits, Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, Delicate Designs Embossing Folders, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. If you purchase $150 worth of product you will be eligible for $25 in Host(ess) dollars to get one of the great new Host(ess) Sets or any other items from the NEW 2012-2013 Catalog or the NEW Holiday Catalog!

    A new month starts a new promotion! From now until December 16th when you host a workshop and get over $450 in sales you will get a FREE collection of InkPads!!!! You can have the Subtles, Regals or Brights collection of full size ink pads. What a great way to expand your color palate. Book your party soon to take advantage of the Holiday cards that people want to make! Contact me for more information.

    (You can also earn the Stamp Pad Collection by placing an online order over $450 (does not include shipping or tax.)

  • Mojo 266

    Good morning everyone! How are you all doing today? I’m ok, still no power and it’s getting a little chilly here. I’m one of the lucky ones that has a nice warm place to stay. I really feel for the people that don’t. It has been exactly 7 days since we had power at my house. On a positive note I have seen tons of electrical trucks so I’m hoping again that today will be the day. They have come from all over to help, I even saw a few from Joplin Missouri, they had an incredibly tough time with the tornado and it’s great to see them here able to help us now. So a big thanks to everyone that is doing what they can to get us back to a civilized life here in New York. I won’t even comment on the gas issue, that has gotten way out of hand!

    Happy time! Today’s post is for this week’s Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. This week we have a sketch from Julee Tilman…

    I’m loving the flagged items as always! My card starts off with a base of Early Espresso Card Stock. I used the Woodgrain Background Stamp inked up in some Illuminate Glimmer Ink. I find that it takes a while to dry but the end result is worth the wait. A flagged piece of Primrose Petals makes the next layer. The next two layers are pieces from the Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Paper Pack. The top most layer is backed by a piece of Very Vanilla. I cut a piece of Brushed Silver Card Stock with the Snow Flurry Bigz Die. For a little change of pace I stamped a butterfly from the Papillion Potpourri Stamp Set in Primrose Petals and punched it out with the Elegant Butterfly Punch. Both are mounted to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the More Merry Messages Stamp Set and is stamped in Primrose Petals. I flagged the end and used a Vintage Faceted Designer Button with a piece of Silver Glimmer Paper in the center on the left side. I hope that you enjoyed my Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge card for this week. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate all of your comments, they always make me smile! I hope that you all have a great day and thank you so much for checking in with me today!

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso and Primrose Petals

    Specialty Card Stock: Brushed Silver

    Designer Series Paper: Candlelight Christmas Specialty

    Specialty Paper: Silver Glimmer

    Ink: Primrose Petals Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Specialty Ink: Illuminate Glimmer

    Stamp Sets: More Merry Messages and Papillion Potpourri Clear Mount and Woodgrain Background Wood Mount

    Embellishments: Vintage Faceted Designer Button

    Tools: Big Shot, Snow Flurry Bigz Die, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. If you purchase $150 worth of product you will be eligible for $25 in Host(ess) dollars to get one of the great new Host(ess) Sets or any other items from the NEW 2012-2013 Catalog or the NEW Holiday Catalog!

    A new month starts a new promotion! From now until December 16th when you host a workshop and get over $450 in sales you will get a FREE collection of InkPads!!!! You can have the Subtles, Regals or Brights collection of full size ink pads. What a great way to expand your color palate. Book your party soon to take advantage of the Holiday cards that people want to make! Contact me for more information.

    (You can also earn the Stamp Pad Collection by placing an online order over $450 (does not include shipping or tax.)

  • Paper Players #120

    Monday is here again and I am still without power. I did sneak home during “generator time” to make a card. I have been lucky enough to stay at my friend Louis’ house since Friday. My parents are also high on my awesome list as they took gas cans to the station when they got gas an got me 10 gallons! Like I said… awesome parents! The gas lines here on Long Island are still 2 to 3 hours long. There are so many people still without electricity. For all that we have accomplished in the past decade we still can’t manage to keep the lights on? Oh well, maybe someone will come up with a way soon. My thoughts and prayers are also with all of those that don’t have a house left to get lights in. It’s a tough time right now but we will all get through this and come out better!

    Now on to happy stuff. Today’s post is for this week’s Paper Players. This week we have a “Give Thanks” challenge from Ann…

    It’s a fitting challenge for our current situation. My card starts off with a base of Whisper White Card Stock. I used the Fancy Fan Textured Impressions Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of Island Indigo for my background. The large image is from the Quint-Essential Flower and is stamped in Pool Party and punched out with the 2 3/8″ Circle Punch. The greeting in the middle is from the Blooming With Kindness Stamp Set and is stamped in Island Indigo and punched out with the 1 1/4″ Circle Punch. The smaller images are from the Circle Circus Stamp Set. The ones that are punched out with the 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch are stamped in Pool Party and the tiny ones are stamped in Island Indigo. I thought that it needed a little more so I used some butterflies cut out with the Beautiful Wings Embosslit in Whisper White. All of the elements are adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I needed a happy card with some brighter colors and I think this fit the bill. I have a lot to be thankful for, my friends and family that have all been great! I’m a very lucky guy and I know it. I hope that you enjoyed my card for this week’s Paper Players Challenge. Thank you so very much for visiting and for all of your comments. You make everything better too! 🙂

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Whisper White and Island Indigo

    Ink: Pool Party and Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Sets: Circle Circus and Blooming With Kindness Clear Mount and Quint-Essential Wood Mount

    Tools: Big Shot, Fancy Fan Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4″ Circle Punch, 1/2″ Circle Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. If you purchase $150 worth of product you will be eligible for $25 in Host(ess) dollars to get one of the great new Host(ess) Sets or any other items from the NEW 2012-2013 Catalog or the NEW Holiday Catalog!

    A new month starts a new promotion! From now until December 16th when you host a workshop and get over $450 in sales you will get a FREE collection of InkPads!!!! You can have the Subtles, Regals or Brights collection of full size ink pads. What a great way to expand your color palate. Book your party soon to take advantage of the Holiday cards that people want to make! Contact me for more information.

    (You can also earn the Stamp Pad Collection by placing an online order over $450 (does not include shipping or tax.)

  • Naturals Evergreen Cheer Christmas

    Hello peeps! How are we all doing today? Still no power at my house. Sigh… being cold inside the house has lost it’s appeal! LOL! Do you know when you get that internal cold that you just can’t get rid of… I have that. Still, better of than so many others so chin up and and on we go. Today’a post is a nice simple Christmas card. I made it a little while back and the more I look at it the more I like it. It starts off with a base of Naturals White Card Stock. The bottom half of the card uses a piece of Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper for the background. I cut out a piece of Crumb Cake and rounded the corners with the 3/16″ Corner Rounder. The tree image is from the Evergreen Stamp Set and is stamped in Early Espresso. The greeting is from the More Merry Messages Stamp Set and is markered in Cherry Cobbler. I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to line them up. To give the card some dimension I tied some Linen Thread through a Naturals Designer Button and adhered it to the card with a Mini Glue Dot. I love the subtle country feel of the card and it’s a simple card to duplicate. I hope that you enjoyed my card today. Thank you, as always for visiting and I hope that you have a great Sunday! 🙂

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Naturals White and Crumb Cake

    Designer Series Paper: Be of Good Cheer

    Ink: Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Marker: Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Write Marker

    Stamp Sets: Evergreen and More Merry Messages Clear Mount

    Embellishments: Naturals Designer Buttons and Linen Thread

    Tools: Stamp-a-ma-jig, 3/16″ Corner Rounder, Mini Glue Dots and SNAIL

    Don’t forget to check out the Anchor Rewards tab at the top. Earn 10 Anchors and get a FREE Stamp Set of your choice from any current catalog. If you purchase $150 worth of product you will be eligible for $25 in Host(ess) dollars to get one of the great new Host(ess) Sets or any other items from the NEW 2012-2013 Catalog or the NEW Holiday Catalog!

    A new month starts a new promotion! From now until December 16th when you host a workshop and get over $450 in sales you will get a FREE collection of InkPads!!!! You can have the Subtles, Regals or Brights collection of full size ink pads. What a great way to expand your color palate. Book your party soon to take advantage of the Holiday cards that people want to make! Contact me for more information.

    (You can also earn the Stamp Pad Collection by placing an online order over $450 (does not include shipping or tax.)