Snow Much Fun!

Hi Stampers,

Hope that everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving holiday - we did although it is exhausting when you're the host - fun, but tiring.

Anyway, today I thought that I'd share another of the cards I did at my Holiday Stamp Camp last month, as well as at a workshop last week.

This card uses another snowman from the cute set Snow Much Fun. He is stamped on Whisper White and watercolored with Pool Party and Wisteria Wonder Classic inks and blender pens and then punched out with the 1.75" circle punch. It is attached to a Pool Party 2" circle cut with the Big Shot Circles die and then another larger Scallop Circle punches out of Wisteria Wonder. Two pieces of Whisper White 1/4" Grosgrain ribbon complete this cool card along with the "Warmest Wishes" from the Hostess Set Warmest of Wishes from the Winter Mini Catalog. I love this color combo for winter!

Keep Stamping,

Tis the Season...

Hi Stampers,

I had a great workshop last night and today I wanted to share with you one of the projects we made - a card with Christmas Collage and Bells & Boughs.

My hostess requested this sets and I was happy to come up with this card to showcase the stamps. First I stamped the Christmas Collage (which is a background stamp) in Always Artichoke on Very Vanilla cardstock (this part is the card - it measures 8X 5.25"). The card was attached to Cherry Cobbler cardstock. I used markers to color both the bells stamp and the A Merry Christmas stamp in Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke and More Mustard. The bells were stamped on a 2" circle cut with the Circles Big Shot die and that image is attached to one of the die cuts from the new Pennant die in Cherry Cobbler. The greeting is stamped on vanilla and trimmed to fit the Cherry Cobbler background piece. A Glimmer brad completed the card.

Hope you enjoy another taste of Christmas cards! Don't forget about Stampin' Up's Online Extravaganza starting Monday with special deals - check my online store Monday for details - you can order online or contact me with your order.

Every year...

Hi Stampers,

It seems like every year when it's time for my Holiday Stamp Camp, the weather is most "un-Christmas like" and today was no exception - 68 degrees and I had to open the windows and put the ceiling fan on - too funny!

One of the projects we made were these tags, which are made with the Two Tags Die and I saw versions of these "punch art" projects on several different blogs. The first one is a reindeer, which is made with the Stocking Punch - there are so many different things you can make with the stocking punch and this one is perfect for Christmas. I used the larger scored tag for this one in Real Red. I put a sheet of Soft Suede through the Big Shot using the Snowburst Embossing Folder and then punching it out with the Stocking Punch Then I used a piece of Early Espresso in the punch and made the collar and ears. I punched the antlers out using the Snowflake punch and his nose with the 1/4" circle punch in Red Glimmer Paper. The moon behind him is Silver Glitter Paper and one of the circles from the Circles #2 die. I strung a mini jingle bell from the mini catalog onto a piece of Early Espresso & White twine and wrapped that around his neck. A piece of White Taffeta Ribbon completes this tag.

The second tag is a Santa made entirely of punches and I first saw this on the talented Patty Bennett's blog. It uses the Wide Oval, Large Oval, Ornament, 1/2" Circle and 1/4" circle punches and I used Real Red, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Basic Black and Silver Glimmer Paper. I also used the Petals a Plenty and Elegant Lines Embossing Folders for the hat and the beard.

These tags were fun to make and we had a great time creating at my Holiday Stamp Camp. There's still time to join us at my next stamp camp which will be on December 3rd at 11:00 a.m. - I'm calling that one Last Minute Little Gifts - reserve your place today. The cost is $20 and I need your RSVP by November 28th!

Keep Stamping,

The first snow of the year means...

Hi Stampers,

Today I thought I'd share a Christmas card with you. Since we saw our first snow of the season today in Chicagoland I guess it's time for sharing holiday cards once again. And I have my annual Holiday Stamp Camp this weekend too so that means lots of Christmas projects to share with you.

This card is one of the ones I created for my "Scrap City" stamp camp last month and uses the Pennant Punch and Frostwood Lodge DSP, which is one of my favorites this year. I used scraps of Frostwood Lodge for the trees and attached those to Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler scraps for the scalloped trees - both punched with the Petite Pennant Builder punch. The pot for the trees is from the coordinating stamp set Pennant Parade. I used Rhinestones for the top of the trees and sponged the edge of the Whisper White piece after I tore the edge. The card is Garden Green and the Noel from Many Merry Messages is stamped in Cherry Cobbler. I used some of the new Quilted Ribbon in Cherry Cobbler for the top.

Hope that everyone has a great weekend - I plan on having fun at several stamping events!

Keep Stamping,

Wedding Good Wishes!

Hi Stampers,

Today's post is a card I made for a wonderful wedding we attended a few weeks ago. The wedding was held on a beautiful fall day and the decor was fall as well - we had a great time celebrating Kaitlyn & Zach's big day.

The card I made was my take on the Wedding Cake that I've seen in several places on the web. I used Shimmery White, Silver and Cherry Cobbler as my colors. I also used the Elegant Lines & Perfect Polka Dots embossing folders for the cake and the background. After I ran the Shimmery White through the Big Shot, I cut each layer and rounded the corners and used another piece of Shimmery White that I put through the crimper as the base icing for each layer. I attached the cake to the Silver cardstock and that to the card base, which is Shimmery White. I accented the cake with flowers punched from the retired Trio Flower punch and the centers of the flowers are Rhinestones. The greeting is from Word Play and is accented with another Rhinestone. I like this card because you can change it easily for whatever colors match the wedding you are attending.

Congrats to the happy couple!

Keep Stamping,

Ok I guess Fall is here...

Hi Stampers,

Well it is the first week of November and the weather finally matches that - it's raining and the leaves are blowing all over the place. We had great weather in October so we knew this was on the way.

My share today uses another of the single A La Carte stamps from the Holiday Mini Catalog called Leaves of a Tree. I really like this stamp and hope you like this card as well. The colors her are Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze, Old Olive and More Mustard. I created the card for our monthly Demonstrator meeting - we had a circle sketch challenge and this is what I came up with - we also made it at my "Scrap City" stamp camp. I started with a piece of Soft Suede cardstock and then attached the Old Olive and More Mustard pieces to that - I ran the More Mustard piece through the Big Shot using the Square Lattice embossing folder. I cut the Scallop Circle on the Big Shot and then stamped the tree in Soft Suede. To add some color I used my Stampin' Pastels and then added the side circle accents, which are both from Falling Leaves. I stamped the top circle once in Old Olive and once in Soft Suede and punched the acorn out with the 1/2 inch punch and used a Dimensional to pop it up.

Fall is my favorite season especially when we have nice weather here in Chicago - enjoy this taste of fall!

Just a reminder - Stampin' Up has extended the FREE BIG SHOT offer for new demonstrators through November 11! Contact me today to take advantage of this offer! OR if you'd like to host a workshop and get an extra $35 in Hostess Benefits for a $350 workshop, book a date with me today.

Keep Stamping,