Thinking of Christmas

Yup, it's that time of year again. Time to think about getting those Christmas cards started and those pencils sharpened for shopping lists, to do lists, party and meal planning and let's not forget the all important cookie list. I have some family favorites I make every year, but I digress, this post is not about the cookies...save that thought for a future posting. This post is to get you started thinking about your Christmas cards.

This is one I did for a swap with other demonstrators - it is a Free Standing Pop Up card. It folds flat and fits in your A2 size envelope (depending on how much embellishing you do that is!). I used a non-traditional stamp for the main image. What does that mean? It means the image was not intended for use as a Christmas image, but as you can see it works perfectly well for it. Medallion is one of my current favorite stamps and I think it will remain in my permanent collection for a longgggg time to come. If you didn't see it before, check out the Medallion used in my Woodsheets post of Aug 31.

Deals of the Week Oct 19-25! Embellishments

Embellishments are a great way to add a little personality, style or just the "ooh, it needs a little something" to any of your paper crafting projects! Here are some great accessories for a great deal - this week only! To order contact me or go to my business website HERE and click on Shop Now.



Mini Library Clips 109857 Sale Price $8.99
Let your inner librarian run wild when you clip a tag to a project with one of our adorable Mini Library Clips. These clips are 1/4" x 1/2" and each package contains 12 each of 4 colors (Black, Silver, Antique Brass, and Pewter).

Circle Designer Brads 112571 Sale Price $3.99

These high-quality cast brads are so easy to use and come in custom Stampin' Up! designs. They're finished in our Styled Silver, and can be used separately or with our Hodgepodge Hardware.■ Assortments include 16 pieces; 8 each of 2 sizes (1/2" and 3/4")■ Use to embellish cards, scrapbook pages, and other paper crafts

Basic Jumbo Grommets 114348 Sale Price $4.49

Custom designed, these large grommets add some real spunk! These grommets can even frame small images for real art appeal. ■ Colors: Basic Black, Silver, Very Vanilla and Whisper White ■ 5 each for a total of 20 pieces

1/2 Inch Library Clips 112581 Sale Price $3.99
Let your inner librarian run wild when you clip a tag to a project with one of our adorable Mini Library Clips. These clips to add the right touch to your projects. ■ Contains 24 pieces■ 8 each of 3 colors: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Whisper White■ Powder finish■ 1/2" x 3/4"

Deals of the Week Oct 12-19th

This weeks deals are:

Flower Burst Stampin' Up! Embosslits Die 114515 on sale for $5.99With a little effort, this burst of sunshine will add volume and dimension to any project. The modern flower has an Eastern influence, and would look stunning used with the Eastern Blooms stamp set.

■ Use a Sizzix Big Shot machine, standard cutting pads, and multi-purpose platform with this die
■ 2-1/4" x 2-1/2"
■ Chemically-etched die that includes negative and positive images for cutting and embossing at the same time
■ Stampin' Up! exclusive die

Perfect Setting Stampin' Up! Bigz Xl Die 115961 on sale for $25.99
A perfect event needs a perfect setting. We've got you covered with our Perfect Setting Bigz XL die. With it, you can create cupcake holders and napkin rings from card stock, Designer Series paper, or other material. The cupcake holder is designed to hold a standard-size cupcake. This design is part of Shelli’s Signature Collection.
■ Can cut through multiple sheets of card stock, Texture Cuts wood sheets, window sheets, Décor Elements sheets, and more
■ Use with Sizzix Big Shot machine and extended cutting pads
■ Die size: 6" x 13-3/4"

Three Tier Cake Pop-Up Bigz Xl 116760 on sale for $25.49Order by contacting me or going to my website HERE.

Deals of the week are good until 9am Mountain Time Monday Oct 19th. Check back here next Monday for next weeks deals.

Deals of the Week!

Stampin' Up! is at it again! Super duper deals coming your way for a limited time only. Each week in October Stampin' Up! is offering Deals of the Week.

The Deals for this week are:
5 Petal Punch for $10.99
Trio Flower Punch for $10.99
My Way Punch $11.99
Punches are a quick and easy way to add interest, dimension, and color to your cards, tags, and scrapbook pages. You can glue punched shapes directly onto your projects or layer a sheet of card stock that has been punched over a coordinating card stock for a reverse effect.

Order by contacting me or by going to my website HERE

This weeks deals are only available until Monday morning 9 am MT. Check back here next Monday for next weeks deals.

Holiday Mini Swap

So this is for another Holiday Mini card swap - again using the square scallop...yup, sometimes you get a theme stuck in your head and you just gotta go with it. Oh and again with the iridescent ice embossing powder (and glitter all over the house!). All the snowflakes are done with the EP over Not Quite Navy craft ink. Serene Snowflakes is the stamp set and I love these snowflakes!!! The patterned paper is Bella Bleu Designer Series Paper. Ribbon from the Elementary Ribbon Originals. The new ornament punch too! I also used Very Vanilla CS for this to match the Bella Bleu.

Woodsheets

Finally playing with the woodsheets that are in the current Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog...ah can you say LUV them! So easy to work with and stamp on. Lookie what I created in just minutes. The fabulous Medallion stamp in Old Olive on the woodsheet, DSP on the insides of the covers. A little binding and voila, a note book! Look for these fun notebooks at an upcoming class. A great inexpensive gift idea.

Head Start on Christmas

Here is another card I got out while "just stamping" on Wednesday afternoon. My friend had come over and we ooohhhed and aaahhhed over all the swaps I brought home from convention and then actually got down to business, her working on scrapbook pages of her too cute son and I to stamping.

This one is again using one of this years fabulous In Colors Soft Suede and the perfect coordinating ribbon of course! Stamps are Sweet Season and the scallops are embossed over with Iridescent Ice embossing powder to add a lot of sparkle (not so as you can really tell in the photo, but it is all "sugared" up) and garnished with a Rhinestone brad in the center. Oh and the fab scallop square shape came from the Bigz Clear Large Scallop Square die for the Sizzix Big Shot. This one I like so much I think I will have to use it for a Christmas swap!