What a Hoot!

With the arrival of an order yesterday, one of the items I received that I was super excited about is Stampin' Up!s 2 step Owl Punch.

118074 Price: $23.95

When I first saw this punch in the catalogue, I loved it immediately, but there were so many other things I wanted as well that it just stayed at the bottom of my wish list.  Well, with the number of examples that have been popping up all over the Internet, I was lovin' it more and more so this punch was very quickly creeping closer to the top of my wish list!!!  Finally, I just had to order it!

One of the items I made up this morning was a Halloween tag for a little gift box made with my Box #2 die.   With the addition of some thin strips of our Whisper White cardstock, I got the cutest little mummy-owl!  How adorable is this?!

Punch the owl body out of Whisper White, flip it upside down, and with a little trimming, you've got the sweetest little ghost!!!  Can you imagine this little guy with googlie eyes?!  How cute would THAT be!  I also added two "wings" by punching out the largest flower using my Boho Blossom Punch.  I've attached him to a cute little treat box which I created using my new Candy Wrapper Die.  LOVE it.

These two particular owls are not my own ideas - I've seen a variety of different designs online.  BUT, now I've got so many ideas running through my head and can't wait to try them out!!!

Happy Stamping!

Last night I held my first Christmas Stamp-a-stack of the year where everyone stamped a dozen Christmas cards each - 4 each of 3 different designs.

I had seven lovely women signed up and from the sounds of it, everyone had a great time! After rearranging my living room, I was able to add two additional tables so we were all able to be in the same room.  I had set up each card design at its own table so the women worked at their own pace through each station completing their cards.

Look at these women hard at work stampin' away!

Of course I had to come up with some yummy nibbles, so I baked chocolate fudge cupcakes with a peppermint chocolate icing and finished it off with some crushed puppermint candies. Yummy...

If you missed this event, you won't want to miss my next one!  On November 8th, I'm offering a Christmas Stamp Camp where we will be stamping 3 embellished Christmas cards.  For additional details, click here!  Hope to see you there!


Happy Stamping!

ABC's of the Perfect Handmade Holiday

From October 19 - December 16th, Stampin' Up! is offering you the opportunity to purchase select products - perfect for Amazing cards, Beautiful packaging, and Cherished gifts--at a 20 percent discount!

 Click here for the bundle information flyer.  There is no minimum purchase required to participate in this promotion but you must use the bundle item codes provided to receive the 20 percent discount.

Happy Stamping!