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Something for Christmas in Chocolates

I've taught this one over and over and over this season. If you've done a class with me, then you have seen it!  Because I love it - a cool technique, easy to achieve, and quick to do.  Meets all my Christmas card requirements!

This project was taken from a lovely swap given to me a year or maybe two years ago by Kristine McNickle. She did hers in blues, which was lovely too.

Yesterday I posted using this same single stamp done in colours - today done in just monochromatic browns.  Which do you prefer?

This stamp is just $24.95 - great value for an image with both motifs and words!  And I haven't met a customer yet who doesn't love these Mocha Specialty papers - between the metallic accents and the flocked papers, it's just gorgeous!!

Have a fantastic day!!

Someething For Christmas Gift Voucher Card

This is a project I do almost every year - and it's a super one!  Great for gift vouchers or small gifts or photos, this template can be adapted to any occasion.

Made with a standard Stampin' Up! envelope inside makes the pockets super easy to do.

I've enjoyed using this Something for Christmas set this year - one of the few stamps we sell as individual stamps.  On this sample I've coloured it with markers to get all the different colours.  My next post will be a sample with this one stamped all in one colour - also effective.

Would you like a Stampin' Up! voucher for Christmas or to give to a friend this season?  contact me to arrange!

 

Thanksgiving 2011

It was lovely to have my team over yesterday for Thanksgiving.  Not many could make it, but we had 19 here in the end between team and friends.

Bayley and Sofie the night before making Pumpkin Pie:

Not exactly the Herculean effort my mother used to put in, but I'm happy to have help in the kitchen!

This is the lounge before everyone arrived:

And the table settings.  This is the girls' favorite part.  Good thing we had three tables to do . . .

And gosh, you just never know what little tiny thing the kids will remember.  I'm sure it's this box of cranberries and the string of fake pearls we put on the tables that the girls will vividly remember.  Sometimes it's those small $2 shop items and the memories behind them.  Traditions are so important. 

And then the guests arrived!  And so much food!

Thanks everyone for a lovely day!  The sun was shining and everyone chatting - it was the real spirit of Thanksgiving (minus the sun but it was lovely)

Thank you all for attending and making the day special.   xxxx

 

Only A Few Days Left!

There are just a few days left of our Big Shot Promotion!  Grab some of those dies on your wish list at 10% off before Wednesday!

And if the Big Shot has been on your list or is on your Christmas list, now is a great time to pick it up at a 10% off bundle including the Scallop Heart Embosslits and the Manhatten Flower Embossing Folder.  (If you already have those items, they make nice Christmas presents too)

Place your order here.  And each email order between now and November 30 receives a little chocolate gift included!

Dates: November 1-30, 2011

 

Promotion Details: During November, receive 10 percent off select Big Shot dies—no other purchase necessary!

pg 156 Scallop Hearts Embosslits                $23.85

pg 156 Flower Burst Embosslits                    $23.85

pg 157 Manhatten Flower Embossing Folder    $16.15

pg 157 Petals a Plenty Embossing Folder        $16.15

pg 157 Elegant Lines Embossing Folder            $16.15

pg 158 Buttons #5 Sizzlits Die                        $11.02

pg 159 Pillow Box Die                                    $40.95

pg 159 Beautiful Butterflies Die                        $43.65

pg 159 Scallop Square Duo Die                        $43.65

pg 160 Movers and Shapers Punch Windows        $60.75

pg 160 Tasteful Trim                                       $76.45

pg 160 Petal Cone Bigz Die                                $65.65

 

Don’t have a Big Shot? Get 10 percent off the exclusive Big Shot Bundle! The Big Shot Bundle (item 128944) includes the following:

 

Big Shot Die Cutting Machine

Heart of Hearts Embosslits Die

Manhatten Flower Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

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Folded Exploding Ornament

This is a neat and quick project shown to my by friend and customer, Kathe O.  Thank you so much for sharing!  This is the ornament closed:

And open:

I chose to use the Mocha Specialty papers because one I love them and two because they have a bit of metallic shimmer to the prints.

The label on the front is just the same stamp layered up with punches.  Turned out nice and so quick.  Perfect Punches is one of those stamp sets I don't pull out often enough.

Email me with any questions or to have this shown to you in a class!

supplies Used:

Stamps: Perfect Punches $38.95

Colours: Brushed Gold, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Other: Mocha Specialty Papers, Pearl Bead, Embroidery thread or a fine ribbon, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4 circle punch, Gold Brads, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

Stitched Stockings Now Available!

Those cute cute cute Christmas Stockings available last month are now available again!

Get these now for Christmas projects - stamp set available in both wood and clear mount and the matching punch makes it a very easy image to use.

Order yours today to get it in time for Christmas tags and projects!

Stitched Stockings set of seven $51.95 clear mount or $64.95 wood mount

Builder Stocking Punch $41.50

 

Vintage Beautiful Season

I have really enjoyed teaching this card to my classes - I think most everyone has seen it now!

I took this idea off of a swap board at one of our events; I don't know who the original artist is but it sure is good one!

Beautiful Season isn't an expensive set as it's just the four stamps.  They are rather large and quite detailed though, so it's great value for money.

I used a water pen and quickly coloured in the image.  The great thing about watercolouring is you can be a little sloppy and it still looks great. OR you can take your time and make something really amazing.  But when doing mass production like Christmas cards, sloppy passes.

The project also uses very few supplies - just one colour cardstock and some pieces of Naturals Ivory cardstock.  No ribbon even.  Instead, we've used a piece of the ribbon border punch here.  You do need this one; it's absolutely gorgeous.

You do still have time to make some Christmas cards, especially if you choose a quick one like this.  Order your supplies today and I will make sure it gets to you as quickly as possible!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Beautiful Season set of four $40.95, En Francais $40.95

Colours: Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, Old Olive

Other: Lace Ribbon Border Punch, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Black Staz-On, sponges, water pen, Modern Label PUnch, Hemp Twine

Noodle Box - from a surprising die!

I was so impressed when I saw a little box like this at the Hamilton Extravaganza!  Sorry I don't recall who had it made, but it was one of my lovely team members.

I was teaching the Petal Cone Box (posted last week), and I was struck by how clever somebody out there was to make such a cute box out of the very same die!!

The tip of the cone is cut off and the ends folded under to make the bottom.  The flaps are folded in like a box top and done!

I wanted to wrap the belly band around the box, but the unique noodle box shape makes that more difficult that it's worth, so around the top it went!

Love how this flower turned out - simple punches and die cut stickers finished it off. And the glimmer brads sure are popular amongst my customers!  Have you seen them in real life?  They are pretty cool.

You're all wondering where that dsp came from, I'm sure.  It's from the same place as the die cut sticker flower: the Tickets and Tags Scrapping kit.  I had it sitting here on my desk with full intentions of becoming thank you cards.  Well, it just called to me to be used for this wee box.

The good news is the Petal Cone Die is 10% off for a few more days!  Order yours at the special $65.65 price!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Paisley Petals

Colours: Baja Breeze, Poppy Parade, Not Quite Navy, Crumb Cake

Other: Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Five Petal Flower Punch, Fancy Flower Punch, Linen Thread, Tickets and Tags Scrapping Kit, Petal Cone Die, Glimmer Brads

Christmas Petal Cone

This is an awesome little box with sooooo much potential!  AND this die is on special this month too!

This box is done with two die cuts - you can make a flat pouch using just one die.  I taught this project at our three team extravaganzas and really enjoyed it.  It was easy to do and so effective!  The photo doesn't do these gorgeous colours justice, really.

These make a very cute box to hang on the Christmas tree or on a doorknob.  So cute!  Of all the Christmas sets, I've used this one Tags Till Christmas the most this year.

Design inspired by Delys Cram

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Tags Til Christmas $57.95

Colours: Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo

Other: Petal Cone Die, Petals A Plenty Embossing Folder, Scallop Square Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Silver Brads, Lace Ribbon Border Punch, 1/8 inch Taffeta Ribbon, 1 1/4 square punch

 

 

 

Welcome Christmas Layout

Last night was an awesome scrapbooking class!  Thank you ladies for making it fun!

I took a layout idea from PageMaps (best scrapbooking site ever), and ran with the materials I knew I wanted to use.  In this case, it was the Stocking Punch:

I hadn't really thought of using printed paper as the border, but it's a good look.  Here I've used the Letters to Santa series.  I had to give my ladies a quick disclaimer that although I did my layout in Blushing Bride, they could choose Old Olive, Marina Mist, or Riding Hood Red (which they sure did!)  I'm the only one who has girls. And these Letters to Santa papers have all those colours, so it was no problem and neat to see how differently they all turned out.

These stockings are so darn cute!  Anb who doesn't love a stamp set that comes with a matching punch?  Quick and easy! 

I did it the hard way, but it's quite simple to put the ribbon loops on these and then string them through string and away you go!  A small diamond finishes it off nicely.  The cool thing, too, about stamps is you can make these stockings in any colour you want - matching perfectly to the palette at hand.

The Timeless Type Alphabet also includes numbers, giving us the year here.  The rest is a very simple layer of punched shapes, including the Triple Layer Doily.

The words were perfect for this - photos of my girls making tags for our annual Christmas plates. A very American tradition, I know, but a good one.  We enjoy delivering treats and good wishes to friends and those who might not have a big Christmas.

I'd love to see your Christmas layouts!

Next scrapbooking is December 8th (Thursday) with a nautical theme in Bucklands Beach area. Join us!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Heard from the Heart, Baroque Motifs, Stitched Stockings

Colours: Blushing Bride, Old Olive, Early Espresso

Other: Ribbon Border Punch, Timeless Type Alphabet, Xl Scallop Circle, 2 1/2 inch Circle Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones, Heart to Heart Punch, Letters to Santa DSP, Stocking Punch, 1/4 taffeta ribbon

Big Shot Promotion!

Dates: November 1-30, 2011

 

Promotion Details: During November, receive 10 percent off select Big Shot dies—no other purchase necessary!

pg 156 Scallop Hearts Embosslits                $23.85

pg 156 Flower Burst Embosslits                    $23.85

pg 157 Manhatten Flower Embossing Folder    $16.15

pg 157 Petals a Plenty Embossing Folder        $16.15

pg 157 Elegant Lines Embossing Folder            $16.15

pg 158 Buttons #5 Sizzlits Die                        $11.02

pg 159 Pillow Box Die                                    $40.95

pg 159 Beautiful Butterflies Die                        $43.65

pg 159 Scallop Square Duo Die                        $43.65

pg 160 Movers and Shapers Punch Windows        $60.75

pg 160 Tasteful Trim                                       $76.45

pg 160 Petal Cone Bigz Die                                $65.65

 

Don’t have a Big Shot? Get 10 percent off the exclusive Big Shot Bundle! The Big Shot Bundle (item 128944) includes the following:

 

Big Shot Die Cutting Machine

Heart of Hearts Embosslits Die

Manhatten Flower Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$224.40 value for $201.96!

Order here!