Merry Christmas Box

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Today I’m attending the first ever On Stage event hosted by Stampin’ Up! It is the first world wide – simultaneously presented event … Cool Right! Last night the leaders met … we were greeted by the friendly staff, presented our bags (filled with goodies) and then found more goodies at our table! The sit down meal was wonderful and the presentation inspiring! Can’t wait to see what’s in store for us today!

Oh, by the way … Our Milwaukee event (remember they are world wide) has the “MOST” attendee’s in the U.S.!  Way to rock it Milwaukee!!

Today … I am sharing a cute 3-D project created by Stampin’ Up! that you can also find on my website in the Ideas section … I too have many projects saved there for you. To see more CLICK HERE

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It was created with the “Bakers Box” Thinlets and Whisper White cardstock. The pretty snowflake was stamped in Pool Party and comes from the “Holly Jolly Greetings” stamp set. The “Merry” is created from the “Christmas Greetings” Thinlits Dies which “BUNDLE” with the stamp set. LOVE the Bundles!!

To finish off this cute little box … a Snowflake Element, Silver Stampin’ Glitter, and rhinestones were used to create that just right wintery look!

I thank you for stopping by and I’ll be back tomorrow with a bit more news from our On Stage event and another great project!

Have an awesome day!

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Thinking of You at Christmas …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Today I would like to share a card that I had designed for our Holiday Stampin’ Retreat. I love making cards for this special event, we have so much fun and we get to know each other so much better.

Anyone who knows me, knows that I like to have a few non-traditional colored Christmas cards, however I believe that the Elegant Eggplant is the perfect Christmas color. It’s a rich, warm color that makes me think of a color that one of the three Wise men would have worn.

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I chose the Delicate Ornaments bundle for my card … I wanted to highlight both the beautiful stamp set and the intricate ornaments. My stamped image was inked in Perfect Plum and then I used the sponge daubers to add a touch of the Elegant Eggplant through the center of the ornament.

I cut out the small round ornament from the Elegant Eggplant using the thinlits from the bundle, and then placed it over the silver glimmer paper that I had punched out of the center of the paper I used as my mat. (I don’t like to waste paper)

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The ornament tops are also from the thinlit bundle and cut from the Silver Foil paper found in the main Stampin’ Up! catalog. After stamping the greeting onto the card, I assembled the card, popping up the small round ornament and adding a touch of bling with the rhinestones.

Hope you enjoyed today’s card share. Please let me know if you have any questions about the card or placing an order for supplies.  The list of ingredients is below.

Thank you for taking time out of your day to visit my blog.

Have an awesome Friday!!

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Updates & Deals …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

As we approach the end of the year, Stampin’ Up!s getting ready to retire stamps and accessories from the holiday catalog; but before they do, they’re giving everyone an opportunity to order their favorites.

This is the first time Stampin’ Up! has done this for a seasonal catalog, and they plan to keep doing it. It’s a perfect time to evaluate your wish lists … Check back for more details when the Holiday Retiring List is released on November 16!

I also want to share with you a great video featuring our “Festive Flower” punch ….

Love this punch! And it is also on the “Weekly Deals” so you can save some money. I will say however, that it is still more cost effective to purchase the bundle. Bundle and save! Buy these two coordinating products and save 15%.

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Reason for the Season Photopolymer Stamp Set

Fill your Christmas projects with peace, love, and meaning. Choose the perfect sentiment, then layer the flower images to create the look you want. This is a Two-Step Stampin’ set. Combine individual stamps to build the final image you want in the colors you want.

Please let me know if you have any questions or need any help.

Thanks much ~

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Spider Web Doilies: Alternate Uses

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Many of you had purchased the Spider Web Doilies on to find that they were on back order … well, they have been shipping them out and I believe all my customers will have theirs.

OK … Halloween is over, so now what do I do with them??  We have an answer for you and some really cute ideas!  Sit back and watch this video …

I have some left over ones and will be trying some of these cute ideas.

I thank you for checking out my blog and this video.

Have a good day ~

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Weekly Deals … Hot, Hot, Hot!!

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Tuesday means Weekly Deals and these are Hot, Hot, Hot!!  Why … you ask, because these are some of my favorite items in the Holiday Catalog! You won’t want to pass up these buys …

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We hope you enjoy this week’s Weekly Deals!

139680G Snow Flurry Punch Item # 139680
Regular Price: $18.00
Discounted Price: $13.50
Metallic Foil Doilies Item # 138392
Regular Price: $4.00
Discounted Price: $3.00
Perfect Pines Framelits Dies Item # 139665
Regular Price: $27.00
Discounted Price: $20.25
Festive Flower Builder Punch Item # 139682
Regular Price: $18.00
Discounted Price: $13.50

Please let me know if you need any help with your order, either through me or from my on-line store.

Here are the items on the Clearance Rack as well … It’s a great time to save when making your Christmas cards or perfect for gift giving.

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ALL IS CALM … In Black & Gold

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Today I want to share with you a beautiful card that showcases one of this years hottest trends: Black and Gold! This is another of the swap cards made for our Holiday Stampin’ Retreat. Our guest stamper today is Anne.

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This layered Whisper White card has just the right amount of black and gold to make this card so elegant. I love the textured background using our new “Softly Falling” embossing folder.

The banners were created using the Triple Banner punch and highlight the “Festival of Tree’s” stamp set and “Tree” punch. All three items can be found in the main Stampin’ Up! catalog. The Gold Cord Trim that adds that touch of glimmer to the card can be found in the Holiday catalog on page 24.

The greeting comes from the “Wonderland” stamp set … very popular stamp set this year.  Check it out, you’ll find it on page 23 of the Holiday catalog.

The star and gold banner were created using the gold Foil Sheets in the main catalog. This gorgeous card was then topped off with the pretty pearls.

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What do you think of this new trend of Black & Gold? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Thanks for dropping in today.

Hope your day is a good one.

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Simply Sunday: Guest Stamper – Eileen S.

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Today I have another swap card that I wanted to share with you. My sister Eileen made this card for our Holiday Stamping Retreat Swap. It is so pretty and easy to recreate!

Let’s begin with our base colors: Mossy Meadow and Whisper White. One of the Mossy Meadow layers was embossed with the “Stylish Stripes” embossing folder from the main Stampin’ Up! catalog.

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The next layer features the cheerful “Merry Moments” Designer Series Paper. This is also in our main catalog and has such fun patterns! It’s a must have on your Christmas list!

The greeting is one of my favorites this year and comes from the new “Cozy Christmas” stamp set found in the Holiday Catalog on page 9. It’s just one of the fabulous products in the “Home for Christmas” Suite.

I can’t forget to mention the “Metallic Foil Doilies” … it really draws your eye to the focal point, which is your greeting, and adds enough shine to really make you think Christmas!

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I hope you enjoyed this card as much as all of us at retreat did, and thank you for stopping over to my blog today.

Have a beautiful Sunday ~

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Please let me know if you need any help in placing an order. If you would like to learn more about a product shown today … just click on the picture below.

 

 

Retreat Swap Card Winner: Cheryl G.

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

As promised I am sharing the winning card at our Holiday Retreat Swap! Cheryl G. created this stunning card with Real Red, Whisper White and Silver Glimmer paper. Can’t go wrong with that combination …

The white cardstock was embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots folder (retired). If you don’t have this one our current “Softly Falling” embossing folder would work great.

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The Real Red and Whisper White were cut out with the Oval Framelits Collection … it makes the perfect frame to showcase the beautiful ornament from the “Delicate Ornament” Thinlet Dies. These can be purchased separately or with the coordinating “Embellished Ornaments” stamp set as a bundle – 140857.

Congratulations to Cheryl … I can’t wait to see what goodies she is going to pick out with her gift certificate.

I will be back tomorrow with another “Simply Sunday”, till then have a wonderful weekend.

Thanks for stopping by ~

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More Swap Cards to share …

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Hi Stampin’ Friends ~

Today I’d like to share two more card from our Holiday Stampin’ Retreat. Our first card is from Marge, a beautiful Sympathy card.

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I know many of you have the Lattice die and this is how Marge created the cross for her card – so pretty.

Our second card was from Kris H. ~

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Kris’ card is perfect for Christmas. The pretty snowflakes on the front invite you to see what is on the inside of the card. What a lovely surprise …

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Kris created a 3-D effect and hung a snowflake in the inside of her card! I just love it!!

Stop back tomorrow and I’ll post the winner of the swap!  Everyone votes for their top 3 and then the votes are calculated and a winner is announced. The winner receives a $25 Gift Certificate to spend on their favorite Stampin’ Up! items!

Thanks so much for dropping in today ~

Have a wonderful day!

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Christmas Poinsettia in Red Foil …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Today I have a lovely card to share with you that I created for our 2015 Holiday Stampin’ Retreat last weekend. Not sure if I could pick a favorite but this one was at the top … I think it’s the beautiful red foil poinsettia.

I will take you step by step as I create the poinsettia from our “Festive Flower Builder” punch and used on my card ….

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First let me begin with the how many pieces I used to create the flower and how I cut my cardstock. I use 1 – 3″ x 6″ piece and 1 – 1-1/2″ x 6′ piece of cardstock. You will punch a full punch on the larger piece twice … then punch 2 more smaller petals and 1 large petal from that piece. On the smaller piece you will be able to easily punch 5 more larger petals for a total of 8.

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You need 8 – larger petals, 4 – small petals, 2 double petals (which you will get when you fully punch). You will also need a circle punch as a base.  You can see mine is full of the Tear & Tape adhesive.

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Before I begin assembling … I get a little curl by using my Paper Piercing tool.

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Next I take the circle base and adhere 4 of the large petals directly onto the base. I add 3 dimensionals on top of the petals in the center to create lift and to help hold it together.

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Now layer the next four large petals onto the dimensionals and place them between the first set of petals you placed on your base. I adhere the petals so they almost touch each other in the center. Then I place one dimensional in the center.

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The next step is to place the double petal into the center and between the last layer of petals. Before I place the last double petal onto the stack, I add a glue dot to the center to ensure that it holds together well.

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To finish off the poinsettia, I colored the Rhinestones yellow with my Blendabilities but you can easily use a Sharpie. I just figured I would use what I have handy at home. Ohhhh … isn’t it pretty!! We did the poinsettia in the red foil and red glimmer paper!

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It’s hard to see from this photo but the Whisper White is actually embossed with the “Stylish Stripes” embossing folder and then the center was highlighted the beautiful “Holiday’s Fancy Foil Designer Series Vellum”. I love all 3 of the patterns in the vellum!!

The poinsettia is then attached to the vellum area with dimensionals. I finished off the card with rhinestones that I had colored red.

If you take a peek on the inside of my card … you will see the homestead from the “Cozy Christmas” stamp set.

I really love these pretty flowers, and once Christmas is over, you can begin your “spring” garden of flowers! I’ve been making quite a few over the last few days so we can finish off our cards.

Thank you for sharing a part of your day with me!

Have a wonderful day ~

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Together, we truly make a difference …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

A HUGE shout out to all our Paper Pumpkin subscribers! Because of you, Stampin’ Up! donated $36,378 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, a world-class organization dedicated to ending breast cancer! Together, we truly make a difference. Thank you! 

Here are just a few of the cards I made using the “Pink Box” Paper Pumpkin kit …

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You can get more information on Paper Pumpkin – CLICK HERE

Begin your Paper Pumpkin purchase – CLICK HERE

Thank you so much to all my Paper Pumpkin subscribers and all who stopped by today.

Have a wonderful day ~

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Weekly Deals …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

I’m here to share the Weekly Deals with you. For you “early” birds out there, just CLICK HERE to view the latest offerings.

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Sale: $6.00 • Price: $8.00
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I see some fun techniques with today’s weekly deals … Love the “Happy Patterns” Mask and my Technique Clubs have done the Paper Piercing!

Let me know if you have any questions … I’m here to help.

Have an awesome day!

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Retreat Share …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

I am back from another wonderful Holiday Retreat … it was a great time shared with fabulous ladies once again.  Our retreats are all inclusive, so their accommodations, meals and all their projects are all included.

Saturday was rainy, but we all agreed it was a good day for stamping … and listening to Christmas music. It really puts you in a “cheerful” mood.

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We also host a “Swap” where each person brings enough cards for all participants and then vote on the one they like best. As always … the swap cards were great! I will be sharing them throughout the next couple of weeks, including a few of the projects that I created for them.

I will start with two cards today …

First I will share Patricia’s card. This is Patricia’s second time with us and she comes for the wonderful get-a-way, stamping, and to spend time with her sister.

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Christmas really is the most wonderful time of year and you really feel that with Patricia’s Red & Green Card. I love the extra little glitter she added to her background stamp to glitz it up for us.

The next card is from Dawn …

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Dawn hand cut her cute little mittens and then topped them off with the glitter glue and Silver Glimmer paper!! This is just the sweetest little card and I love the added rhinestones colored red. I think our Rhinestones and Sharpies are best friends.

Keep checkin’ in for more swap cards and projects from our Holiday Retreat. In fact … you should think about joining us for our Spring Retreat!! Save the Date … April 22nd, 23rd and 24th.  Make sure you are signed up on my MAILING LIST … You can sign up right from my blog > It’s located in the lower right-hand corner of the Black Banner on the top of this page.

Thank you for dropping by today ~

Hope you day is a great one!!

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Simply Sunday: Softly Falling Snow

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Welcome to my Simpy Sunday series … this is one of my favorite days to post. I love being able to show you how beautiful a simple, easy to make card can be.

Today our card begins with the new “Thick” Whisper White cardstock… it’s just a bit sturdier than our regular Whisper White but still easy to use.

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My card front is a embossed with the “Softly Falling” textured embossing folder that can be found on page 24 of the Holiday Catalog. I then popped it up with dimensionals … I like to do that when I make a card with white on white.

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The pretty little snowflake is one of our “Snowflake Elements” embossed with Silver Embossing Powder. On Friday I share that this technique is the one our Technique clubs did this month … so much fun. It was topped off with a Rhinestone.

The title or greeting “snow” comes from the framelit set “Seasonal Frame” and was cut from the beautiful Silver Glimmer paper.

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I hope you had a nice weekend, and I thank you for sharing part of it with me.

Have a great day ~

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Pillow Box … Pillow Gifts …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~

Today I have a cute little 3-D project to share with you. Last night when my Holiday Retreat attendee’s returned to their rooms for the night, they had a little surprise …

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Each guest received this little Pillow Box filled with holiday goodies! I created them with the new Square Pillow Box Thinlits Dies from the Holiday catalog and the “Merry Moments” Designer Series paper from the Annual Catalog.

I teamed up this combination with the “Oh, What Fun” stamp set found on page 5 of the Holiday catalog.  This stamp set coordinates with the “Oh What Fun Tag Project Kit” … so you can see how versatile it is.

I chose the “Wishing You A Sweet Season” because my Pillow Box was filled with sweet treats. To create the focal point, I cut out the greeting with the Circle Framelits Dies and added a half of a Foil Doily to really draw the eye.

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The Real Red cardstock banner also helped to draw your eye to the greeting, but I wanted to tone it down just a bit so I added the beautiful white glitter ribbon from the “Gold and White Glitter Ribbon” found on page 29 of the Holiday Catalog.

The make great office gifts or something cute to tuck a sweet treat into.

Thanks for checking out my blog today.

Have a wonderful Saturday!

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