Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Sunday, December 8, 2013

What do you do with your scraps?

The beautiful silver and gold foil sheets that are in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog are so elegant that I don't want to waste even the smallest of pieces!
I have been using the Gift Bow Bigz Die to make one of these double bows for the hostesses at my parties since I got mine back in August. 


There are many different ways to put these bows together so they have several different looks. This one is my favorite...the double bow with the tails hanging down. 
When the pieces of foil got to be too small to cut a bow I went to the angel. They don't take quite as much foil. It is the same as a small bow but so much more fun. This one will be hung on the Christmas tree. 
There are now lots of little pieces of foil that aren't big enough for bows of either size.


There were enough to cut some 1/2" strips so I designed this note card for the Stamp Along. 
Who wouldn't want to receive this pretty note card with a special message from you? 


Friday, December 6, 2013

Stamp Along choices

The card in the front is the one that I mentioned yesterday as a variation of the three that we did at the workshop. Do you see the similarity? 
Also, here are the New Year cards. The one on the left has some champaign glimmer  paper that can't be caught with a camera. It is one that has to be seen in person to be appreciated. The Best of Christmas set is one of my favorites. The crib scene is one from that set. The Santa in the following photo is another. The Merry Christmas ornament pictured in yesterday's post is a third and the fourth is a very stylish reindeer. I will try to use that one for the Stamp Along also. 
Have you gotten any of the Best of..... sets? Which one is your favorite? 
Leave a comment on this post and I will put your name in a drawing for some blog candy. 
I will pick the name on Monday after the Stamp Along. 
Good luck!


Just because it is Christmas time, doesn't mean that we don't need birthday and sympathy cards. 
I wish we never needed that sympathy ones but it seems like those are the ones I need the most. 
This one uses the beautiful image from the hostess set, Simply Sketched. 
The birthday cards use the Label Love set with the Artisan Label punch. That is one of the many bundles that Stampin' Up! offers. Don't you love that they give a discount when you bundle? 
The other image used here is from Sketched Birthday set. 


There will be more selections available at the Stamp Along but they aren't out of the ink pads yet. 
Which of these do you like the best? Which ones will you be making? 
Leave a comment and let me know. 


Thursday, December 5, 2013

Stamp Along Time

We just did these three cards at my last workshop. We made the background for all three at the same time with the triple time technique. I have a variation of these ready for the Stamp Along. 
There will be several Christmas cards again this time (next Monday) but there will also be some Birthday, Sympathy, and New Year ones. 
Do you ever get that one last Christmas card too late to get a return on in the mail in time? 
That's the time to use a Happy New Year card! 

Another card done at a workshop. Some cards are a little too complex to do at the Stamp Along.
This is one of them. 
The center part of this card is an ornament that can be removed easily from the card to be hung on the tree. When the card is stood up, the ornament swings freely. 
Thank you to my sweet friend, Carla, for sharing this design with me! 
If you would like to do this one, give me a call and we can work out a time to do a private class or a workshop before Christmas. 


Tomorrow i will post a few of the ones that will be at the Stamp Along for you to make on Monday.
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