Little Gnome

As part of a recent incentive promotion Stampin' Up! recently offered to demonstrators (and I qualified for!) I earned a few free products! Yay! Who doesn't love free stuff???

One of the FIVE sets I earned free is in our upcoming Occasions Mini Catalogue and is called "Gnome Sweet Gnome". I had the opportunity to spend some time in my craft room this morning, so I wanted to try a card using this new set.

This is what I came up with:

Awe, too cute. ;)  The designer paper is our new "Twitterpated" paper also in the new mini.  Again I used the new Labels Collection Framelit dies and our Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies and Embossing Folders.

The little flower brad in the center of the ribbon bow is one of the FREE items in our Sale-a-Bration catalogue this year.  It's part of a brad AND ribbon package!  LOVE it!

Hope you like it.  Thanks for popping by!!!

Stamps:  Gnome Sweet Gnome, SAB Elementary Elegance (butterfly)

Cardstock:  Island Indigo, Old Olive, Whisper White, Twitterpated dsp

Ink:  Classic Island Indigo, Basic Gray, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Sahara Sand; Stampin Write Marker:  Blush Blossom

Accessories:  5/8” Organza Ribbon, Pool Party Brad (SAB Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack), Basic Pearls, Stampin Dimensionals

Tools:  Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies & Embossing Folders, Aqua Painter, Jewelry Tag Punch

Move over mistletoe...

...It's Birthday time!!!

It's my mother-in-law's birthday on Christmas Eve and from what I've been told by many with birthday's so close to the holiday is their birthday's tend to be pushed aside or kind of just blend in with the rest of the festivities. That's so sad! SO, when I sat down to stamp her a birthday card, I wanted to make sure her card was definitely birthday-related with no Christmas in sight! ;)

Here's what I came up with!

I was absolutely thrilled with the way it turned out!  Now, you may spot a few things on this card you haven't seen before.  That's because I used some of the new products I was allowed to preorder from our upcoming Occasions Mini catalogue that starts in January!  Also, I can't take full credit for this design.  I actually copied the basic layout from the example on the front of the mini catalogue and just made a few minor changes. :)

The color combination started from the floral designer paper on the front.

That's a piece of our upcoming Twitterpated dsp.  LOVE!  From there I stamped the floral label image from our new Apothecary Art stamp set and then cut it out with our new Labels Collection Framelits die!  Oh my goodness...you won't want to miss out on those.  These wafer thin dies come in sets of 6 so they're perfect for instant layering.  While I am not allowed to post pictures of the actual product yet, I CAN show you examples of projects I've made with them. Take my word you'll want to see this catalogue ASAP! ;)

The beautiful cut and embossed edge on the right of the card and the scallop peeking out from under the designer paper?  Oh yes, more new products!

It's our new Adorning Accents Edgelits dies and embossing folders!  Easy to use and oh so gorgeous!!!

I finished the card with some sticky strip and Baja Breeze seam binding ribbon, a piece of our crochet trim and a large rhinestone brad.

OH, and that little stamped skeleton key on the tag?  That's one of the stamps in our Elementary Elegance stamp set you can receive FREE during Sale-a-Bration!  Um ya...you won't want to miss that! ;)

I love this card so much I plan to make a 2nd soon to keep!  I didn't want to part with this one! ;)

Happy Stamping!

And 3 more makes 5....

If you visited my blog over the past two weeks you would have seen my Snow Swirled and JOYful Ornament cards. They are actually 2 of 5 cards that I offered at a Christmas card class a friend had asked me to do for her. The class was last night and so I thought I should post the remaining three cards we stamped.

Each card uses some of our Letters to Santa designer series paper. I love the color combinations in this paper.

This is a fairly simple card with the images being stamped on a Whisper White Top Note I cut with my Big Shot.

 This card had the ornaments stamped first on scrap Whisper White cardstock, cut out and then popped up with dimensionals.

I think this is one of my favorites.  The large scallop circle was cut on the Big Shot and the large white circle I cut with my Circle Scissor Plus.  We also embossed the bottom Marina Mist cardstock with my Square Lattice embossing folder for some added texture.

Happy Stamping!

A Christmas Wish List

Wouldn’t you just LOVE to receive some Stampin’ Up! goodies for Christmas this year? I know I would!

I have put together this special Christmas Wish List for you. Simply click here for the list, print it out and fill in with your much loved, gotta get your hands on items. Then once you have done that pass the wish list onto your loved ones and have them contact me to place an order.  If you would prefer this in a pdf format, send me a quick note and I would be happy to email you a copy.

To ensure your goodies will arrive before Christmas, orders must be submitted to me by December 5th.

Merry Christmas!

A Winter Post

Just a really quick post to show you what I made earlier this week and am finding a little addictive. ;)

I was recently introduced to these adorable matchbook style tag books at a demonstrator get together earlier this year and knew I would be making more.

I decorated the front with a piece of our Letters to Santa designer series paper, a small scallop border punched from some Early Espresso cardstock and added a Whisper White snowflake cut with my Northern Frost sizzlet die, covered in Dazzling Diamonds glitter and adhered with a Mini Silver Brad.


Inside is 6 stamped gift tags ready to go at a moments notice. I stamped the tags with one of my favorite winter sets "Winter Post".  This particular stamp set is currently part of our Online Extravaganza sale and is normally priced at $32.95 but until November 30th is ONLY  $16.48. 


Each tag has been perforated along the left side using our awesome cutter kit so they can easily be removed from the booklet.

I have an order going in tomorrow and Wednesday and possibly one next week as well, so if this set (or any of the other sale items that catch your eye) are on your wish list, let me know and I would be happy to add them to one of these orders for you to save on shipping. I will also include an instruction sheet with all the dimensions for this matchbook tag booklet so you can recreate it at home!

This is one of the projects I did with my Stampers 6 Club last night and am doing with my second club this evening.

I'm hoping to start up a new Stampers Club in January.  If you would be interested in joining a club, meeting once every other month to stamp projects I've prepped and earning Hostess Rewards ('cause who doesn't like free product!) let me know and I can give you additional details!

Happy Stamping!

Stampin' Up!'s Annual Online Extravaganza

Once again it's time for Stampin' Up!s Annual Online Extravaganza sale with discounts ranging from 20 - 60%.  Pop over to my online store to see these amazing details.  Prices shown are the regular prices, but the discount will show up when you add an item to your shopping  bag. 

OR, I have two club orders going in today and tomorrow - if you see something you'd like, I can even add the items to the club orders and you'll still receive the discount!!!

Click here to see a pdf flyer with all discounted products!

Definitely let me know if you have any questions.

Happy Shopping!

From Rooftop to Home Decor

If you happened to visit my Stampin' Up! Facebook page last night, you may have seen my question about incorporating roofing material into home decor. I know, sounds completely crazy, right? I would have thought so too...until I came across this particular project and immediately had to try it.

Here's a pic of my finished project:

Top view:

Without the tealight:

Isn't it gorgeous????   Can you guess what it's made from??? Would you believe it's cut from a piece of aluminum flashing? Yup, the same stuff that's used on your homes roof!  I KNOW!!!

I've seen it around "blogland" recently and of course I had to jump on the bandwagon and give it a go!

I popped into one of our local hardware stores and picked up a roll of silver aluminum flashing.  I picked up the narrowest roll I could find (6") but they all come in 50' lengths!!!  Let's just say I've got LOOOOOTS left!

Using my Big Shot and my Snowflake #2 Bigz die, I cut out a snowflake. 

Now, that may sound simple enough, but I will say it was a little tricky.  Aluminum flashing is a little thicker than a soda can, so to make sure the blade would cut all the way through and not just "dent" it, I needed to use a few paper shims.  Each Big Shot is a little different, but for me I needed a total of 4 additional layers.  Fewer than that didn't cut the flashing all the way through and more than that and the sandwich just felt too thick and I didn't want to force it through.

Please Note:  You can ONLY use the Bigz or Original dies to cut anything other than paper.  If you attempt this with a sizzlet die, you'll ruin it.  Bigz and Original dies are steel and so they're extremely strong.  Sizzlets have a chemically etched blade which allows a much more detailed design, but are ONLY made to cut through a single layer of paper at a time.

Once cut out, I used my stylus to help push out the smaller pieces.  I chose to wear gardening gloves while doing this.  The cut snowflake wasn't sharp, but the outside piece was and I didn't want to take any changes of slicing open my fingers!

All punched out:

I cut out a 2nd snowflake and layered it on top of the first.

I then pushed the top snowflake "arms" down and pulled the bottom snowflake "arms" up. 

Then, I added a few mini glue dots to the center between the two snowflakes and squished them together.  I chose to add the glue dots after I'd woven the snowflake arms together just because I found the arms didn't want to cooperate if the center was already glued together.

The final step was to place a tealight in the center and pull the upper snowflake arms around it to cradle it in place.  That's it!

It's not a difficult project, but it was time consuming. 

Maybe you're interested in trying it out yourself but don't really think you want to commit to buying a 50' roll of aluminum!  Because I highly doubt I'll be using the entire roll I purchased anytime soon, I would be happy to sell some at only $1/foot.  Each snowflake used a 6" piece.

Are you interested in seeing how I added the snowflake image to the top of my tealight?  Check back soon and I'll show how quick and simple it is.

Happy Stamping!

A Christmas Keepsake Box Class

Christmas Keepsake Special Offer

Stampin’ Up! is currently offering this kit to stamp this absolutely gorgeous box which includes the box (obviously), all precut cardstock and designer paper, all embellishments, a full sheet of our adorable self adhesive pearls, a full container of Champagne glitter, fabric and even one of our Simply Adorned Baubles.  These kits are available for $24.95 for a limited time and only while supplies last.

This box is HUGE measuring approximately 6" x 8"!

 

NOT included in the kit are:


o Pines & Poinsettias stamp set
o Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Marker
o Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker
o Wild Wasabi Stampin’ Write Marker
o Adhesives
o 3/16" Corner Punch
o Paper Cutter
o Paper Snips
o Needle
o Glue gun

Click here for a link to see Shelli and Sarah assembling this box!

129024 Christmas Keepsake Box $24.95


Because I have all the additional required supplies to complete this box, I am offering this keepsake box as a class in December!  If you're interested, definitely let me know right away as I will need to order the kits this week! :) 

The cost of the class will be $35 and will include your Christmas Keepsake Box kit, all additional materials required to assemble the box, yummy Christmas goodies to nibble and of course a guaranteed fun evening out!

Christmas Keepsake Box Class
Monday, December 12, 2011
7:30pm

$35 (RSVP & payment required by November 23rd!


Hope you can make it!!!

JOYful Ornaments

Here's another card I quickly put together the other day but never got around to posting it. I wouldn't say it falls into the "traditional" category, but nowadays it seems anything goes! ;)

Once again I used the "Letters to Santa" designer paper. This particular piece is actually printed off my home printer after I purchased the Letters to Santa My Digital Studio download. I just printed the design on a piece of Whisper White cardstock. I love this pattern and now I never have to worry about running out (well, unless my printer is out of ink!). ;)

 

After layering it on a piece of Early Espresso cardstock, I finished it off with a piece of Marina Mist Scallop Edge ribbon. I just love those little polka dots!  Then, I adhered it to a piece of Blushing Bride cardstock.

Once again I added a snowflake cut with my Northern Frost sizzlet die. I added one of our clear rhinestone brads to the center for a little sparkle and adhered it to the cardfront with a dimensional

The letters are stamped using my "Lovely Letters" stamp set, punched out with my 1-1/4" square punch and layered on a piece of Marina Mist cardstock I'd punched out with my 1-3/8" square punch. Each letter is adhered with a dimentional as well to give them a little height. 

I finished off the card by added three small pearls to the bottom left corner.

Quick, simple and I think it's cute! :)

Happy Stamping!

Snow Swirled

Wow, what a day! I've been hearing reports of falling snow around us, but so far we've only got rain here (which I'm ok with at the moment!).

Of course, the rain certainly hasn't put a damper on my "festive" mood and I was quite happy to have a quiet (which is rare!) opportunity to sit down and stamp a Christmas card.  This past week I was eagerly awaiting the arrival of my new Northern Frost sizzlet die, so when it finally arrived yesterday evening, I was so excited to try it out and was thrilled to have the opportunity this morning.

Would you like to see what I've come up with? Here it is!

I started with a piece of our Riding Hood Red cardstock for the base which I stamped with the large snowflake from our Snow Swirled stamp set.  I added a piece of our "Letters to Santa" designer paper and pulled the colors from that.  I find it so easy to coordinate colors when I use our designer paper - it's like a custom little color palette all ready to choose from!

The main image is stamped using the tree from our Snow Swirled set and using our 2-way glue pen, I added some Dazzling Diamonds glitter for sparkle.  You can't go wrong with glitter!  It's a little difficult to tell from the picture, but I can assure you it's super sparklie (is that even a word?).

To finish it off, I used one of the large snow flakes which I cut out of Whisper White cardstock.  Some of the snow flakes have a hole in the center and so I just threaded my ribbon through the hole and tied a knot.

I absolutely LOVE the intricate detail on these snowflakes!  They are so pretty.  I can't wait to cut them out of the decor elements vinyl I just ordered and adhere them to our windows this year.

Have you been inspired to stamp any Christmas cards this year?  I would love to see them!

Thanks for popping by!

Happy Stamping!

Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps

Have you seen our new Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps yet?

Take your love of stamping into the kitchen! Create fun and tasty stamped cookies for any occasion. Fit a silicone stamp over the bottom of the wooden handle and press into the dough—it’s that easy! Let the kids help! Food-safe, easy-to-clean and dishwasher safe. Each set includes 3 silicone stamps, 1 handle, and 2 great cookie recipes.

Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps 125152 Price: $20.95

If you're looking for a quick but unique gift for someone special, why not tuck a few cookies in one of our Kraft boxes which are currently available in our Holiday Mini Catalogue.  Add a cute tag and you'll have the perfect gift sure to put a smile on their face.

 

The Kraft color offers an ideal canvas for stamping or covering with Designer Series Paper for any occasion.  The come in a package of 4 and are made from food-safe material.  Approximate size: 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" x 2-1/2".

Kraft Gift Box 124106 Price: $3.50  (4)

Happy Stamping!