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! 

Not fun

Some time today was spent stamping but it was not happy crafting :(  Last month my grandpa passed away and I needed to send thank you cards for flowers and things.  I had been putting this off because it was something I didn't want to think about but it needed done.  Yes I could have used ones from the funeral home and had it done and over however when I stopped by there last week the lady still didn't have things together so I didn't get any thank you cards picked up and honestly I felt I should make them myself.  If they cared enough to send something I should take the time to send them a proper thank you.  

Thank you to Ginger Pelfrey for posting the card for my inspiration on Facebook. 

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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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. 

Online Catalog Launch Party

Did you know I hold online parties? Not sure how they work? I am holding one this week, you can come check it out if you would like to see how it works.  Just click on the Launch Party image below to be taken to the event page.


If you would like to earn some FREE products of your own, we can schedule your own online party! June is a wonderful time to hold your party. You get $35 in ADDITIONAL Stampin' Up! rewards!

Not ready to schedule your party yet? Need more information? Contact me! 

Rose Wonder In Color Cards

I probably say this every year but I am loving the new in colors this year!! Usually I like one or two and the rest are ho-hum, but this year I love EVERY. SINGLE. ONE!!!


I was upset when we lost midnight muse and while dapper denim is not quite the same, I think it takes its place quite nicely.


If you place an order with me during the month of June you will receive a FREE set of these gorgeous cards.

*not my original design was found by multiple people on Pinterest

All you need to do to get your FREE CARDS, is place an order and use the hostess code: UCNPYMMN



Please be sure not to check the box that says no contact or I will not know who to send these lovely goodies to. 

Earn Extra Stampin' Rewards in JUNE!!!

All this month earn extra Stampin' Rewards! 

You can get $35 EXTRA at your party! 

This counts for in home, catalog or ONLINE parties also! 

I have some days left if you would like to schedule yours. 

2015 Holiday Catalog!

The 2015 Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog is Here!!

This catalog is amazing! Take a look at some of  the wonderful things that are inside!

Window Frame Thinlits!!!

Sleigh Ride Edgelits!

This adorable Witches Hat decor piece that I will be teaching as a Class October 1st!!!

And much, MUCH more!!!!

To see everything in the new catalog just click on the photo below!

Weekly Deals August 25!

Check out the weekly deals from Stampin' Up!

What's better than the Amazing products from SU?  Why getting them on sale of course!!! 

Read below to find out how you can get a FREE GIFT when you make a purchase.

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Use hostess code: NMGYJDHN when you place your order and you will receive a FREE Gift. This months gift is a surprise!!! 

Back to School Set

I made this cute little back to school set as a silent auction donation and am also making one for my daughters new teacher. 

The set includes a mini tote bag and hold some 3x3 little cards, a matching post it note holder and 2 regular size thank you cards with envelopes. 

Hopefully it does well at the auction and will raise a little money for the fundraiser. Also included was a new catalog and gift certificate for a class.

Card tote Class Option

I am having a card tote class at the end of July for those local to me. I think one of the options will be this set I just finished. 

I LOVE the color combo on this set and the texture that the crimped background creates. 

This card was cased directly from a card here   and she even has a video tutorial for it. The flower stamp used is now retired but there is one that matches the punch in the new catalog. 

If you have not yet seen the new catalog you can look at the PDF of it by clicking on the cover at the top right hand side of my blog.

 Some stamp sets used for the sentiments are retired but can be changed very easily.

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Stamp Set of the month deal!

The June Stamp Set of the month is:

Sprinkles of Life!!

I have two options available this month!

Option #1 Purchase the Sprinkles of Life stamp set and matching tree builder punch and get FREE SHIPPING*

Option #2 Get the stamp set, matching punch, Cherry on top DSP stack, matching cardstock and Washi tape all for $62!** including tax and shipping!

~that is almost $12 off the original pricing! 

You will also get a FREE GIFT in the mail from me if you order one of these bundles. 

 

**these sales are offered from me personally, not Stampin' Up! so please contact me to order and do not order through my website. You will not find this deal listed. Please make sure not to have the "no contact" box marked or I will not be able to send you your free gift.

Painted Petals Birthday Cards

These cards were sent out to some wonderful people for their birthdays this month.  I saw a version of this card on Pinterest and knew I had to make some. Sometimes you see a card and when you recreate it, it just doesn't turn out quite as cute as you were hoping it would. In this case it was the opposite. I loved it even more than the original one I had seen. I am not sure but I think it was because the blackberry is just so stunning with that green ribbon and those flowers.

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Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

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Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

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Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

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Decorative Label Punch

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Perfect Peacock Gift Set

My daughter told me her teacher this year likes peacocks.  So when she was flipping through my stamp catalog a few months ago and saw the perfect peacock stamp set, she said we needed to get it and make something for her teacher.   I wanted to make an altered journal with it and stamped and colored the images a couple months ago but that was all the further I got with it. I just couldn't find the right paper to use. While shopping at walmart for some tulle to make an american girl doll tutu,  (pics of that tomorrow) I saw this roll of peacock ribbon by offray! I had to get it. Wasn't really sure what I was going to do with it, but knew I needed that ribbon.  It turned out to be perfect for this set!

The normal box in a bags usually hold small 3x3 cards or notecard sets. I wanted a bag that would not only be large enough to hold a full size set of cards, but I also wanted to put the journal in it. I ended up making it big enough to add the stamp set also, but forgot to include the candy I wanted to put in :(

The little tag hanging on the front was cased from Chiaki Haverstick on her satchel bags. 

 

I do not have a step by step picture tutorial ready yet but it is pretty simple. 

Cut a piece of cardstock (bottom of your bag) 7 1/2 x 5

score each side at 1/2 and cut one side of the tab, fold in and glue. 

The dsp or cardstock for the sides of your bag are 6x12. You will need two this size. Place your sticky strip or other tape along one edge of the bottom and place around the bottom of your box starting in the middle on one small side. 

Decorate as you wish. It is easier to add the bottom border before attaching to the bottom of the box. 

Looking back, I think I would have added something along the top edge also.   The handles are almost 2 inches wide. Since this was ribbon they went on very easy.

Fingernail File holders

What an absolutely beautiful day here today! The last few have been getting warmer and warmer and after what seemed like never ending snow I am so glad to be able to drive and even put the windows down some!!!  With spring right around the corner, I am looking forward to getting time to create even more.

I was wanting some little items to handout and I was directed to Connie Stewarts blog where the directions for these adorable little finger nail file holders were.  They use very little paper and I found 24 packs of nail files at Walmart. The front of them are the regular ugly brown color but the back is an off white which worked well for what I wanted.

The cardstock colors used were limeade, island indigo, and melon mambo. The dsp papers are not SU but some that I had that I thought matched the cardstock nicely and said "spring" to me. 

You can see a video on Connies blog for these nail file holders. They go together very quickly. 

Birthdays, birthdays, and more birthdays!

March is a busy month for birthdays! I have sent several cards to customers this month and have quite a few more coming up. My daughter has also been invited to some birthday parties which means I had some kids cards to make.  Leave it to Pinterest to find exactly what I needed!

Her first party was for a little boy in her class so I thought Ninja Turtles would be perfect! This card is pretty much cased completely from Pinterest.  However the link did not go back to a blog, just a bigger picture so I kind of had to guess what punches and things were used.  

Her second party this past weekend was for a little girl and although I had some little girl cards in my stash I had some scraps on my desk from some nail file holders I was making and put together this card kind of quickly. Actually I made 3 of them since they were quick so that I would have some extras for later.  A very cute stacked present card with some pretty ribbon to bring it altogether.  Little blurry photo, I snapped it right before leaving to drop her off. Maybe  I need to upgrade my phone? I have an iphone 4s and really like it and the size of it and am not particularly fond of the larger size so I have yet to upgrade. BUT my husband did get one and I must say his pictures are SO MUCH NICER than mine. 90% of all the pictures I take are with my phone and it would make sense to get a phone with a nicer camera but I am so scared I would break the thing.  Anyone with an iphone 6 that happens to be as clumsy as me?

Project Life 2015 Week 1

I wanted to post my project life pages on the blog weekly but was a little behind getting some pictures printed to finish some layouts so although it is almost March, I am ready to show you some layouts. 

My layouts are pretty basic compared to many seen on the internet. There are a few reasons for that. First, I think it is more important that I try to stay as current as possible so that I do not fall too far behind and get discouraged. Also, I am helping beginners get started on project life and I like them to be able to see how easy it is and that it does not need to be time consuming. It literally takes me longer to upload my pictures to walgreens than it does to put my pages together. 

My title page for 2015. 

 The plan was for a family picture to go in the bottom left spot but since we have yet to get everyone together to get one, it will probably more than likely remain how it is. 

Week 1

My title page and week 1 layout uses mostly cards from BH Favorite things.  One of the things that I am really trying to get past this year is worrying about my handwriting. I hate my handwriting but if I have to computer journal or even type everything it will never get done. I did use the typewriter on the weekly little tags and plan to use it more.

New Bonus Sale~a~bration! Products!

For the first time EVER, 

Stampin' Up! is adding Bonus SAB items for you to take advantage of! 

4 New products will be available for you to earn starting March 1st. As with all SAB products, you can get one of these products FREE with every $50 order you place. 

I thought I had all the SAB items that I was wanting but I really like the For Being You, set that they have added as a bonus. I can see so many uses for it.

 

To get a better look at these products you can check out the PDF here.

To order you can contact me, or order directly through Stampin' Up!

Please use hostess code QP2NU7FY and I will send you a FREE gift.

**To get your free surprise, please make sure you don't have NO CONTACT checked or I will not get the information to be able to send you your gift.

Product Spotlight

New Berry Basket Bigz Die!

Have you had a chance to see the cute new berry baskets?

If not take a minute and check pinterest for these they are adorable! They make a terrific container to be able to give some candy or other treats to someone. 

Want to see how easy it is to use? Stampin' Up! has made a great video to show you just how easy this die is and how simple to decorate!

Want to get this for yourself or someone you know? Just click on the photo below. 

Berry Basket Bigz L Die
$37.95

Big Shot
$99.95

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