Candy cane lane

                           

I know I have already said I LOVE this Candy Cane Lane dsp but I have to say it again.  I LOVE this paper!!! It is so pretty and so easy to make such a beautiful card.  That's probably the number one thing I love about Stampin' Up! They come up with papers and stamp sets that coordinate so well it makes me look brilliantly creative even when I'm not. 

This card uses a crumb cake card base, real red background layer and then a 3 3/4x 5 white layer with a strip of 2 1/2x 5 dsp layered on the top half.  I cut two houses from the dsp to add to my scene and stamped a greeting in early espresso from the Tin of Tags stamp set. I added a piece of white to the inside so I could write and stamped a little candy.   After I added some dazzling details to the snow on the roofs I was done.  

Don't forget that there is a great sale going on right now at Stampin' Up! on 

designer series paper

 and some other great things for World Card making day (which was October 1st!) 

If you place an order and use hostess code B34V447C and I will mail you a FREE gift! 

Easy Holiday Treat Containers

My friend and fellow demo are doing FREE card making classes at the local community center on Mondays and this week I brought samples in to show them how they can make easy little treat containers for kids parties or just for fun.  

Many of you have made or at least seen the sour cream containers before, but just encase you haven't, here are the ones I made. 

Of course these use some of my favorite stamps from the Holiday Catalog. I just can't stop using that Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set and the Cookie Cutter halloween set is just as cute! Just by changing the paper and the little person on the front you can have treats for all the different upcoming holidays. I was going to add a bat to that Mummy one but I forgot, lol. 

I will put directions on later but you can find many on Pinterest. 

The paper size is 4 1/2x 6 for these which makes them a tad bit smaller but they still hold a decent amount of candy and there is not much wasted paper. 

Don't forget that there is a great sale going on right now at Stampin' Up! on 

designer series paper

 and some other great things for World Card making day (which was October 1st!) 

If you place an order and use hostess code B34V447C and I will mail you a FREE gift! 

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I spy ornaments

These have been all over the internet in the last couple years so it is nothing new, but my kids loved them last year and I am making up some for an upcoming craft fair so thought I would show you how I was boxing them up. 

I made my box from cherry cobbler cardstock and used crumb cake for the insert and the lid. The stocking paper was an old piece of scrap paper I had laying around. (Can't stand to cut up a new sheet for that little strip!!) 

Most of my ornaments were glass balls from Hobby Lobby but I was worried about breaking so these are actually plastic bulbs from Dollar Tree and you get 2 for $1.00 so you can make them for family pretty cheap. The only other thing I had to buy was the little beads that I used to put inside. You could use a multitude of other things but I liked these little beads. They came from Hobby Lobby also. The assorted buttons are from my huge stash that I have managed to collect but never use. 

 Here is a close up showing the insert that is in the box and it has a cut out that the ornament actually rests in so it doesn't move around much.  The directions for the box came from youtube and can be seen here https://youtu.be/JE89A5OmHX0.


Don't forget to enter my contest that is going on through October 7th!  If you have not yet done so, you can check out the details on the post from Monday. It is really easy to enter. 

Also don't forget about the wonderful paper sale going on this month! Stock up while you can! I wonder if I get 4 or 8 more packs of the beautiful Christmas paper if I would be able to cut it for strips for my box, lol.  I can't be the only one who hates to cut into a sheet of pretty paper. 

Just click the pic to order! Use hostess code B34V447C and I will mail you a FREE GIFT!!!

Don't be a cotton headed Ninny-nuggins

A card and a contest! 

I am certainly starting to get in the Christmas spirit. Yes, I know it is only October and we have quite a few holidays between now and then but when you have to prepare for craft shows and Christmas Card classes, you start working pretty early on Christmas cards.  The card today came from another demonstrator on Pinterest and reminds me of one of my favorite Christmas movies. Bet you can't guess what it is...............

If you couldn't guess, the movie is Elf, but that is not the contest lol. Bet you thought you were going to get off easy. 

So what is the contest? Well I have a Christmas giveaway going on and it will end October 7th.  All you need to do to win is comment and tell me how many times I used the word Christmas in this blog post and what your favorite Christmas movie is.  How simple is that? 

Don't forget that there is a great sale going on right now at Stampin' Up! on designer series paper and some other great things for World Card making day (which was yesterday!) Did you know that?

If you place an order and use hostess code B34V447C and I will mail you a FREE gift! 

Free Paper!

Who doesn't want FREE paper?

If you are anything like me, then you will LOVE this sale on paper!! I don't know about you, but I don't think I could ever have enough paper. I think my husband and kids would disagree though, lol. 

Seriously, I think I could buy 50 packs of the Candy Cane Lane paper just so I could still have some after I make all the adorable cards I see on Pinterest using it. 

If you would like to take advantage of this Paper Sale, use Hostess Code: B34V447C and you will get a FREE gift from me!

Order Now!  If you can not find where to enter the hostess code email me and I will help you. 

Best of Sets...

The "Best of" Sets were released each month through 2013. These collectible sets are still available but only until the end of this month, so get them while you can.

There were 12 Best of Sets:

January~ Best of Birthdays
February~ Best of Love
March~Best of flowers
April~Best of Butterflies
May~Best of Brides and Babies
June~Best of Greetings
July~Best of Shelli
August~Best of Halloween
September~Best of Autumn
October~Best of Christmas
November~Best of Snow
December~Best of Sale~a~bration

I was wanting to post a picture of all of them but having some issues with computer and the other pics right now. You can find them by googling the name though if you would like for now.

Year in Review

2013 is almost over. I am always a little sad at the passing of a year and start of a new. The kids are getting older and many things didn't get done that I would have liked to have finished. At the start of last year I wanted to do a project life album. I started out fairly strong and I think I completed it until April. After that NOTHING! Then at the beginning of December I had intentions to do a December Daily album with all the pictures from this month. How do you think that is going? I have not done one page. I do have the album, the inserts and embellishments and have taken notes for some of the days, but I didn't get pictures of every day.  So now I am trying to determine how to do better and stay on track for project life next year and if I should just go ahead and do a December Daily album this year with the few pictures I do have.

I think the biggest obstacle is not getting my pictures printed. I take 99% of my pictures each week with my phone. That helps me get more taken because it is always with me but most of them are not what I would normally consider scrapbook worthy. I made the decision last year that I didn't care about that. The kids don't care about the photography and just would like to look back and see their photos. I even lost my good camera in the pool last year when we went to Disney.  I got another nice camera this past fall but have not used it much since they are so bulky.  

So if you do project life or are one of those people that are great about getting your pictures printed, help me figure out a system that will work for me. Give me your tips, tricks and anything that has helped you to get the pictures off your phone and computer and into your albums! And would you do the December Daily album anyway even if you only had about 12 pictures to use? Or would you just put them in your regular album?


This picture is blurry but it was taken in December and will go in my December Daily album if I decide to do it.

All month the cat has been good and just laid under the tree, but after I added presents Christmas eve he must have thought it was too crowded under there and decided he would lay IN the tree instead. 

Last chance!

This is your last chance to get your holiday catalog items! December is almost over and with it the holiday catalog. Were there items on your wish list that Santa forgot? Now is the time to get them yourself!

Click on the catalog to see products. 

Remember you can order online or place your order through me. 

Holiday Sale!

You don't need to wait until Black Friday or even Cyber Monday to get some great deals! Make sure to check out the list of Holiday sale items Stampin' Up! has!

Many of these items are up to 50% off! You can view the entire list from this PDF or go to the store and see all the sale items.


If you would like to order any of the sale items, you can order directly online, call me, email me, or message me through my Facebook page.

Save on holiday packaging!

Have the perfect present but don't want to just wrap it in plain boring wrapping paper?  Why not try one of Stampin' Up's! gift options?  You can get the tag bundle now through November 19th and save 20% when you bundle.

Not sure about those? Have you seen the gorgeous bow die in person?  It makes the cutest, most adorable bows! You can make a single or double bow with the tails out or down. Change the color of paper to match your wrapping paper and you will have the cutest present to give to someone!


Contact me today or order online anytime.

A Christmas Photopolymer Set!!

I am really excited about this! I like Stampin' Up!'s new photopolymer stamps but have so far only bought a couple sets because some were just not my style.  The set released today however I am jumping on! I love Christmas and the holiday season. I don't like not getting everything done I want to do for the holidays but I am trying to learn to live with it.  I have teacher gifts and treats to make and think this stamp set would be perfect for it! I love the fonts and phrases in the set. Just wait until you see it!














Wait for it...............................

See what did I tell you! Don't you just love it! Look at how they overlapped the words on the samples with different color inks! That will be perfect for all my christmas tags and some cards!

If you are as happy about this set as I am and want to order it the item # is #133455 and it is only $13.95! You can order through me, or online. 

Digital Download Tuesday!

Some really cute new digi downloads today!   Do you have MDS? Do you use it much?  I have MDS and photoshop and I have used some of the MDS downloads in both. I will say I like the convenience of making a card front on MDS but have really not printed any out. I do a little digital scrapbooking but not lately. So what do I use MDS for?  Newsletters, flyers and things for my stampin' up! business and also for school flyers, emails, craftshows and more. It is great to have these images and sayings in a digital format. If you have not tried MDS, contact me today to find out how you can get started!

Christmas Messages Stamp Brush Set - Digital Download	135268
Price: $6.95
This download was added on 10/14/2013 Download includes: * 9-piece stamp brush set (6 SVG, 3 PNG)

Hooray For Tags Designer Template - Digital Download	135640
Price: $6.95
This download was added on 10/14/2013 Download includes:  * 4-page décor designer template (8-1/2" x 11") * 19 piece SVG stamp brush set  * 19 embellishments * 4 punches Features:  * Digital exclusive * An assortment of sizes and tags for all occasions Colors:  Basic Black, Basic Gray, Bermuda Bay, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Pistachio Pudding, Pool Party, Primrose Petals, Pumpkin Pie, Summer Starfruit

Joyful Christmas Stamp Brush Set - Digital Download135269Price: $4.95

This download was added on 10/14/2013

Download includes:
* 4-piece SVG stamp brush set

Old Olive Simply Styled Embellishments - Digital Download	135270
Price: $1.95
This download was added on 10/14/2013 Download includes: * 3 embellishments

Spunky Sweater Greeting Card Teamplates - Digital Download135714Price: $4.95

This download was added on 10/14/2013

Download includes: 
* 2 greeting card designer templates (4-1/4" x 5-1/2") 
* 1 greeting card designer template (5" x 3-1/2")
* 1 greeting card designer template (6" x6") 
* 6-piece SVG stamp brush set
* 3 embellishments 

Features: 
* Digital exclusive
* Stand out this holiday season with an ugly sweater or white elephant party invite
* Make someone's day with these clever cards

Colors: 
Always Artichoke, Baja Breeze, Barely Banana, Basic Gray, Basic Black, Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, Early Espresso, Going Gray, Marina Mist, Night of Navy, Peach Parfait, Perfect Plum, Sage Shadow, Sahara Sand, Soft Sky

New Digital Downloads

Yes these were released yesterday but with all the other new promos out yesterday I didn't want to send everyone into sensory overload.

The Christmas Collectibles set contains 5 christmas ornaments

Christmas Collectibles Stamp Brush Set - Digital Download135263
Regular Price: $5.50Preferred Price: $4.95

Download includes: 
* 5-piece SVG stamp brush set

You can also get the matching punch for the ornaments

Christmas Ornament Punch - Digital Download135264

Regular Price: $2.17

Preferred Price: $1.95

Download includes:
* 1 punch

This is the Holly Jolly Greetings Set

Holly Jolly Greetings Simply Sent Ensemble - Digital Download	135260
Regular Price: $12.17
Preferred Price: $10.95
Download includes: * Double-sided postcard template (3-1/2" x 5") * Trifold card template (5" x 7") * 1-page décor template (8-1/2" x 11") * 5-piece SVG stamp brush set * 1 Designer Series Paper * 6 embellishments Features: * Coordinates with the traditional Simply Sent kit * Easily add your photo and text for the perfect holiday card Colors: Calypso Coral, Garden Green, Real Red, Smoky Slate, Very Vanilla

Now we have the Snowy Soiree Ensemble

Snowy Soiree Ensemble - Digital Download	135261
Regular Price: $19.94
Preferred Price: $17.95
Download includes: * Double-sided postcard (7" x 5") * Double-sided postcard invitation (5" x7") * 9-page décor template (8-1/2" x 11") * 1-page décor framable (8-1/2" x 11") * 57-piece SVG stamp brush set * 12 Designer Series Papers * 1 embellishment * 5 punches Features: * Host a festive party with this ensemble * Includes templates for invitation, holiday card, napkin rings, gift holder, tags, table tents, and more * Frame your family's holiday traditions to create a quick checklist Colors: Baked Brown Sugar, Bermuda Bay, Chocolate Chip, Coastal Cabana, Poppy Parade, Smoky Slate, Soft Sky, Very Vanilla

 We haven't forgotten our favorite fall sport fans!
Make your next football party extra fun with this tailgating set!

Tailgating Ensemble - Digital Download	135644
Regular Price: $14.39
Preferred Price: $12.95
Download includes: * Double-sided postcard invitation (5" x7") * 6-page décor template (11" x 8-1/2") * 88-piece SVG stamp brush set Features: * Digital exclusive * Perfect for getting ready for the big game with your friends and family or for your little leaguer's post-season celebration * Change the colors to match your team colors Colors: Basic Black, Gumball Green, Midnight Muse, Real Red, Sahara Sand, Whisper White

 Last but not least, is the Very Merry Tags Stamp Brush Set

Very Merry Tags Stamp Brush Set - Digital Download	135262
Regular Price: $5.50
Preferred Price: $4.95
Download includes: * 8-piece SVG stamp brush set