Peaceful Ornament

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Thanksgiving is over.  The excitement of my son’s engagement (isn’t) over.  It’s time to start showing you some Christmas cards!  Yes!  I know you’ve been waiting  so let’s get started!

This is my favorite card from the Glitz, Glimmer and Glam class we had about a month ago.  I used a Stampin’ Sponge to sponge the Marina Mist ink on the Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon.  I love being able to make that ribbon whatever color I like!  To make the ornament shimmery I sponged Frost White Shimmer Paint directly onto the stamped ornament.  It’s such a pretty look.  This picture doesn’t do the card justice.

Speaking of Christmas cards I suppose I should consider making some to send out this year…..

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

It’s Official!

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It’s official!  I’m going to be a mother-in-law!  Woo Hoo!  My boy finally asked his sweetie Margot to marry him on Sunday while they were hiking in Red Rocks here near Denver.  Did I say Woo Hoo?!   We’re all pretty excited for them.   The first thing many of us said when they told us was “It’s about time!”.  They’ve been together for 7 years.  They started dating in the 11th grade.  She can’t wait to move out to California with him.  Unfortunately she has one more semester to go to get her college degree.  No date or plans yet.  I just hope it’s not another seven years!  😉

Table Decorations

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Hello!  I’m still recovering from Thanksgiving.  Last night we hosted our annual “Left-over Night”.  Yes, just another excuse to get together with friends and eat more but we always have a good time!  This is one of my table decorations from Thanksgiving.  I had all of this Stampin’ Up! tulle in my drawer and wanted something easy to do with it.  Ta-da!  Tie a bow around a wine glass, add a little sand and a candle and you have a table decoration!  This isn’t a great picture but it gives you an idea of what I did.  Change the tulle to Cherry Cobbler and add a red or green candle for your Christmas table.  I do have to give you a little tip.  My wine glasses (12 for $10!) had a narrower top than bowl and once the candles melted we had a bit of trouble getting them out of the wine glass!  Just a little something to think about!  😉

I saw this picture on Facebook yesterday and just had to share.  It was made just for me!  Ha!  😀

 

 

Happy Black Friday!

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Stamp Set: Wonderfall, Fabulous Phrases
Card Stock: Island Indigo, Very Vanilla
Designer Paper: Orchard Harvest
Accessories: Island Indigo Ruffled Ribbon
Tools: Simply Scored.

How many of you have been or are planning to go shopping today?  Not I!  I’m planning on staying home being a slug all day.  Ok, maybe I’ll straighten things up a bit and/or cut some card stock for classes next week but everything will be done slowly and leisurely!  Luckily the neighbors left my house in pretty good condition last night so there’s not too terribly much to do!

Yesterday I mentioned that I’d show you my table decorations…..well…here’s a picture of the little treat holders that I made for the tables.  They are SO easy.   Maybe while I’m doing nothing today I’ll put together a tutorial….probably not video since I haven’t mastered that yet but probably a PDF or something.  The one thing you’ll need to make them is your Simply Scored with the Diagonal Plate.

I’m off to do nothing.  Yesterday I was exhausted before the company even showed up so today I’m taking it easy and moving slow.  I thought about taking a walk but it sounds too much like work!  Ha!  Have a great day and I hope you score some great deals if you’re out shopping.  Oh….speaking of shopping…..don’t forget to check out the Online Extravaganza!  Just click on the “Order Online” button at the right and it will take you to my Stampin’ Up! store.  Happy shopping!  😀

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Happy Turkey Day!  I’m excited about a day filled with family, friends and football!  Ooo…that reminds me that I need to check my Fantasy Football Team before the games start!  😉  Anyway…back to giving thanks!  I am so thankful for…everthing!  I am truely blessed and for this I give thanks.

Isn’t this little turkey adorable?  We’re back to that darn owl punch!  Oh, the things you can do with it!  The turkey feathers are made with the paper daisies.  I used two colors of ink on each daisy for a little dimension. TSC!  Too Stinkin’ Cute!

Well, it’s off to have a little breakfast and start making the stuffing.  I already have everything chopped up so it shouldn’t take too long.  Of course, then I have to start thinking about peeling 10-15 pounds of potatoes! Yikes!   Have a wonderful holiday wherever you are and whatever you’re doing.  My company doesn’t come until 3 pm so if I have a chance I’ll come back and show you the cute treat holders I made for everyone and my candle holders.

Take care and have a safe, happy and wonderful Thanksgiving!

Have You Checked It Out?

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Have you checked out Stampin’ Up!’s Online Extravaganza?  This exciting event only comes once a year and you won’t want to miss it!  There are all sorts of items on sale from 20%-50% off!  This exciting sale goes on for a full 10 days!  Don’t wait though….you don’t want to forget to get all of those great products at a discount!  Stamp sets, punches, accesories!  Woo Hoo!  Check out these great items right now!  Happy Shopping!

Oh…there are door buster specials that are good today only!  Have you wanted the Big Shot or the Big Shot Doctor’s Bag but didn’t want to pay full price?  Today’s the day!  Don’t miss out!

Online Extravaganza 2012

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The Online Extravaganza 2012 begins on Monday November 19th.  Check out all of the great items that will be on sale here: Online Extravaganza 2012.  There are 3  full pages of items ranging from 20%-50% off!  Make your shopping list out now!

Be sure to notice the items that are on sale ONLY on Monday November 19th.  The Simply Scored Diagonal Plate, The Big Shot and the Big Shot Doctor’s Bag will all be 20% off on Monday only!

There are also three items that will be on sale ONLY on Wednesday November 28th.  The Clear Block (A-I) Bundle, the Clear Block Storage Caddy and the Stack & Store Caddy will all be 20% off on Wednesday the 28th only.

All of the other items listed on the sheet will be on sale all 10 days of the sale.  Don’t miss out!  This sale only comes once a year!  Contact me if you have any questions!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

 

French Foliage Welcome

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Stamp Sets: French Foliage, Warm Words (retired)
Card Stock: Early Espresso, Riding Hood Red, More Mustard, Very Vanilla
Ink: Early Espresso, Riding Hood Red, More Mustard, Crumb Cake
Tools: Big Shot, Square Lattice Embossing Folder

Hello!  I made today’s card for the church office.  We had a new assistant pastor start this past week so I made this card for the staff to give him.  I still have a tough time with masculine cards.  It took forever for me to come up with an idea for this one.  I finally decided on the aspen leaf since it kind of says “Colorado” and the new pastor is coming from Ohio.

The card is pretty basic.  I did stamp the aspen leaves on the More Mustard background before embossing it to add a little more dimension to the card.  Simple, yet masculine!

Be sure to check back tomorrow for the link to everything that will be on sale during the Online Extravaganza!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Simply Sent App

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Stampin’ Up! has an app to make cards on your iPhone!  Don’t worry, it will soon be here for those Android phones too!  This new app is called Simply Sent and it’s SO easy to use.  I made this card in just minutes!

You can start from scratch or you can use one of their templates.  I used a template on this card and just added the button, the Decorative Label Punch and the sentiment.  Once you’ve finished your card you can post it to Facebook, Twitter, e-mail to someone or save it to your Photo Album.  You can even add pictures from your phone to the card.

This little app is SO much fun!  I can’t wait to play with it some more.  Download your app today from iTunes or the App Store!  You’re gonna LOVE it!  😀

Make a card and sent it to me!  I may even post it here on my blog!  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Open House Evergreen

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Good morning!  There’s a little bit of snow on the ground this morning and it made me think of Christmas.  So, when I’m thinking of Christmas, I naturally think of Christmas cards!  Therefore….I have a Christmas card for you today!  😀

We made this card at my Open House way back in August!  It’s a fairly simple card with tons of layers.  I wanted to showcase the new color, Gumball Green, as well as the Core’dinations card stock.

I used the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder on the Gumball Green Core’dinations card stock at my Open House because I didn’t have my new favorite embossing folder, Lacy Brocade.  It looks great with both backgrounds but the Lacy Brocade has a lighter feel to it.  After I embossed the Core’dinations card stock I used the new Stampin’ Up! Sanding Block to distress it.  What a great look!  Just stamp the tree and add some layers and your card is done!  This would make a great and easy card to mass-produce!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Paper Daisy Turkey

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Stamp Set: Seasonal Sayings
Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, PUmpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Riding Hood Red
Accessories: Paper Daisies, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools: Owl Builder Punch, 1/8″ Circle Punch, Stampin’  Sponge

Hello!  Thanksgiving is coming up FAST!  I need to get decorations up so I can enjoy them for awhile.  Today’s card is an adorable card for Thanksgiving.  You gotta love that darn owl punch!  It’s so versatile!  🙂

I used a Stampin’ Sponge to sponge two different colored inks on each daisy.  I used Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie on the small daisy and Pumpkin Pie and Riding Hood Red on the large daisy.  So easy!  The little turkey beak is the heart fromthe same punch!  TSC…too stinkin’ cute!

Only one more card to cut for next week’s Stamp-a-Stack.  Now I need to start planning my class for the week after Thanksgiving.  I would really like to be ahead of the game.  It’s a great aspiration….let’s see if I can get it done!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Fall Flowers

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Card Stock: Early Espresso, More Mustard, Very Vanilla
Specialty Paper: Early Espresso Core’dinations Card Stock, Howlstooth & Scaringbone Designer Paper
Accesories: More Mustard Scallop Dot Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools: Big Shot, Flower Garden Embossing Folder, Sanding Block, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch

Hello!  I’m catching up on things and hopefully I’ll be able to stay up-to-date on my blog posts!  Sheesh!

Today’s card was one we made a few weeks ago and I  CASEd it from a card we made at a Shoebox Swap with the team.  It’s a pretty simple card.  I really like the new Core’dinations card stock.  It really adds a new dimension to your projects, especially when you use the sanding blocks with it.

Today I need to start cutting card stock for next week’s Christmas Card Stamp-a-Stack.  There’s still some space left.  Let me know if you’d like to join us!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Punch Art Pumpkin

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Woo Hoo!  The election is OVER!  No more annoying phone calls, no more annoying TV ads, no more annoying junk mail and no more annoying people coming to door telling me to vote for their candidate!  It’s OVER!!!!!  Whew…I sure feel better getting that off my chest!  Congratulations President Obama and I wish you and our country a successful 4 years.

I CASEd this cute card from my upline Tara.  So simple, yet so cute!  😀  The fun part of this card that you can’t really see from the picture is that the Elegant Lines embossed background actually continues on the Water Color Paper!  Before you emboss your large background piece you use your temporary adhesive to adhere the Water Color Paper to it.  Then emboss.  When you’re ready to put your card together just align the embossed images and you have a really neat looking card.  Too cute!  Thanks Tara!

Off to get some things done like cut tons of card stock for next week’s Christmas Card Stamp-a-Stack!  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

 

Merry Minis Stamp Camp Project

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Stamp Sets: Merry Minis, Chock Full of Cheer
Card Stock: Garden Green, Real Red, Whisper White
Ink: Garden Green, Real Red
Accessories: Real Red 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools: Big Shot, Scallop Envelope Die, Window Frame Framelits, Merry Minis Punch Pack, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Crop-o-dile

Hello!  Stamp Camp on Saturday went very well.  I think everyone enjoyed themselves and things went quite smoothly.  This is one of the projects I designed for camp.  I need to thank my wonderful friend and downline Cindy for cutting everything for this project.  I never would have gotten it done without her help!

The little box is made from two Scallop Envelopes die cut on the Big Shot.  The little tags are made with one of the Window Frame Framelits.  How did we every make cards and projects without the Big Shot?!

Wouldn’t this little box of tags make a cute hostess gift for all of those holiday parties you’ll be attending soon?  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Gently Falling Emboss Resist

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Stamp Sets: Gently Falling, En Francais
Card Stock: Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake
Ink: Crumb Cake, Versamark
Accessories: Crumb Cake & Early Espresso Tulle, Antique Brads, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Clear Embossing Powder
Tools: Big Shot, Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Sponge, Paper Piercing Tools, Heat Tool

I really haven’t forgotten you….I just have to stop leaving town for long periods of time because I get too far behind on everything!  Yikes!  Busy, busy, busy!  Class last week, class this week and Stamp Camp on Saturday.   I may have time for a quick breath starting Sunday but then it’s time to get ready for my Christmas Card Stamp-a-Stack classes.  Good thing I love what I do!

I need to catch you up on all of the great projects we’ve done in the last few weeks.  This card is probably my favorite of the ones we made in our Fall/Thanksgiving class.  I CASEd it from my sister stamper, Gina.  Thanks Gina!  Of course I changed it up just a bit but I love the look of this card.  I used the Emboss Resist Technique on the leaf.  First I stamped the small piece of Very Vanilla card stock with the En Francais Background stamp with the Crumb Cake Ink.  Then I stamped the leaf in Versamark and embossed it with clear embossing powder.  The next step was to rub the Crumb Cake ink gently over the embossed leaf to bring out the design.  Isn’t it gorgeous?

I need to go start working on all of those final details for Stamp Camp.  Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!