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The Sounding Joy Christmas Card

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Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

I just love these colors… Crumb Cake/Soft Suede/Black for a homespun Christmas card look.

The ‘metal’ embossed look is achieved by inking the relief (or raised impression) side of the embossing folder with a Whisper White Crafters Ink pad before running it through the Sizzix die cutting machine.

I have included the materials and measurements and have conveniently linked the materials to my store… hey, you can’t fault a girl for trying!

Set: The Sounding Joy (#121967 wood, 121979 clear)
Accessories:
5 ¼ x 10 ½ Crumb Cake cardstock (folds to Square)
4 ½ x 4 ½ Soft Suede cardstock
4 ¼ x 4 ¼ Basic Black cardstock
4 1/8 x 4 1/8 Crumb Cake cardstock
3 1/8 x 3 1/8 Soft Suede cardstock
3 x 3 Crumb Cake cardstock
Soft Suede Classic Ink Pad, Black StazOn™ Ink, Black Satin Ribbon 15”
Dimensionals™, Whisper White crafters ink
5 1/2 x 5 1/2 Square Envelopes
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Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder #120175
Sizzix Die Cutting Machine, Multi-purpose platform, Two clear cutting pads

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Categories : blog, Christmas

Halloween Mummy Box (or Lollipop Cover)

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Thursday, October 27th, 2011

This adorable ‘pillow box’ makes not only a nice Halloween treat box, but you can punch a hole in the bottom and make it a a lollipop cover!

The ‘box’ is the Sizzix ‘pillowbox’ die and it is entirely Sahara Sand paper and torn Sahara Sand with sponged White Crafters ink. Of course the ‘gravestone’ is the large tag punch… and I inked the greeting from the new ‘Delightful Dozen‘ stamp set (carefully making sure not to ink the image that was on the stamp).

MATERIALS & SUPPLIES -
Set: Delightful Dozen
Accessories:
5 ½ x 4 ¾ Sahara Sand cardstock
5 ½ x 3 Sahara Sand (for ripping–or I used the left over from above)
White Crafters Ink, Sponge Daubers, Basic Black Marker
Large Tag Punch, Dimensionals, 4 inches Sticky Strip
Other: Google eyes
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Pillow Box Die #113466, Sizzix Die Cutting Machine, Two clear cutting pads (comes with the Sizzix)

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Categories : 3D Project, Halloween

Gently Falling Thanksgiving Card

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Sunday, October 23rd, 2011

Okay, in my usual papersaving manner, I have cut the background paper (‘Spice Cake’ designer series paper) in a 3×4 in piece (for the bottom) and 2×4 in piece (for the top) which maximizes the amount of layers I can get with no waste… and the middle gap kind’ve works with the Espresso cardstock showing.

The leaves were stamped in Early Espresso ink onto the ‘First Edition’ designer series paper, sponged and cut out. I used two Sizzix dies to make the scalloped circle and inside vanilla… I need to pull out my SU circle cutter to make a closer fitting center, but I was being lazy this week.

Tell me what you think!

Sets: Gently Falling (123802 W, 123804 C)
Always Thankful (#123787 W, #123789 C)
Accessories:
5 ½ x 8 ½ Early Espresso cardstock
3 x 4 Spice Cake DSP #124003 (espresso floral)
2 x 4 Spice Cake DSP #124003 (dk floral stripe)
4 x 4 First Edition DSP #121878
3 x 3 Vanilla cardstock
4 x 4 Early Espresso cardstock
Classic Inks: Early Espresso, More Mustard, Pear Pizzaz, Cajun Craze
Hemp, Sponge Daubers, Glue Dots, Dimensionals™
Spice Cake Designer Buttons #124113
——-Sizzix Accessories ———————–
Sizzix Die – Circles #2 #114526,
Sizzix Die – Scallop Circle #2 #113469
Sizzix Die Cutting Machine, Two clear cutting pads

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Categories : blog, Thanksgiving

Gently Falling ‘Giving Thanks’ card

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Monday, October 10th, 2011

I just simply love this new set of outline/inline stamps ‘Gently Falling’ from the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog.

In fact, I actually got my act together and created a video (if you are reading this via Feedburner mail, you can’t see the video).

You’ll see that my hand is bandaged… I got the idea to give my cat a flea-bath. Seemed like a good idea at the time. I have stitches, antibiotics and a tetanus shot for my efforts. Anyone want an orange tabby cat? Spayed and all her shots.

But I digress.

The card is Very Vanilla on Crumb Cake. The ink is Crumb Cake and the leaf is Wild Wasabi and Pumpkin Pie done with the ‘rolling’ technique. This is an old technique that’s been around forever, however it is easier ‘seen than said,’ if you get what I mean.

I want to credit Erika Clark for the inspiration for this card!

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Categories : blog, Thanksgiving, Video

FREE Big Shot – Amazing Offer!

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Saturday, October 1st, 2011

UPDATE: THIS SPECIAL OFFER HAS EXPIRED. To see if there are any current sign on specials CLICK HERE.

From now until November 11th, when you join the Stampin’ Up! family, you will get a FREE Big Shot OR up to $100 in free Stampin’ Up! products. This offer is for persons not currently an active (including in pending) demonstrators, read all about the details here.

This offer is for anyone who purchases any Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit for the discount and/or to buy for your hobby or persons looking forward to the Stampin’ Up! Career Plan compensation program.

CLICK HERE FOR THE DETAILS!!! Please be sure to contact the demonstrator who is supporting you to take advantage of this or my customers can sign up online in less than 15 minutes.

This offer ends Monday, November 11th

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Categories : blog

Always Thankful Thanksgiving Card

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Sunday, September 25th, 2011

The detail in the stamp set, combined with the awesome patterns and colors in the new Spice Cake designer series paper from the Holiday Mini Catalog, makes for an autumn card that has you almost SMELLING the pumpkin!

I colored the wheelbarrow and pumpkins in with Aquapainters and a tiny bit of reinker from the colors in the paper (Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green, Soft Suede and More Mustard).

Set: Always Thankful (#123787 W, #123789 C)
Accessories:
5 ½ x 8 ½ Soft Suede Cardstock
For Background layering:
3 x 4 in. Spice Cake DSP #124003 & 1 x 4 in. Spice Cake DSP
1 ½ x 4 in. More Mustard c/s
For focal image (wheelbarrow)
2 ½ x 3 ½ Vanilla c/s
2 ½ x 3 ¾ More Mustard c/s
For coloring:
Aquapainters #103954, Reinkers: Garden Green, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Sahara Sand, Soft Suede
For greeting:
Small piece of vanilla, small piece of soft suede, Lg. Oval #119855, Scallop Oval #119856, Eyelet Border #119853, Antique brads #117273, Dimensionals™

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Categories : blog, Thanksgiving

Beautiful Season Christmas Card

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Thursday, September 8th, 2011

I seriously LOVE this bird! The set is the new ‘Beautiful Season’ (W #122680, C # 122682) from the 2011-12 Idea Book & Catalog but I do love birds anyway.

The awesome paper is ‘Frostwood Lodge’ from the Holiday Mini Catalog. I was able to use the three different large plaids to make 108 of these cards. The magic of it is that I am using only 2 inches by 4 inches of the designer paper on the front.

The Eboneezer method to making a holiday card (i.e., maximizing the materials). The ‘white’ layer in the background (on top of the card) is 2 1/2 x 4 inches of white cardstock pressed with Finial press Sizzix embossing folder. It adds texture and, even better, I can get 8 of this size layer from one piece of cardstock with minimal waste.

And, as I said before, the plaid paper cut at 2 x 4, you get 18 per 12 x 12 sheet. If you are doing the math, that leaves a space of about 1/2 inch between the top layer and the bottom one and I covered it with the 5/8th inch satin ribbon. Aren’t I just SO resourceful?!

Oh, and did I mention, these are my Founder’s Circle swap.

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Categories : blog, Christmas

2011 Holiday Mini Catalog is here!

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Thursday, September 1st, 2011

This totally AMAZING catalog is here!!! And there are just TOO MANY awesome things to say about it. CLICK HERE for the supplies used in the samples on each catalog page.

BOOK YOUR IN-HOME workshop now! Use my online booking calendar and invite me to meet your friends for a special total hands-on ladies night out. My online calendar has my availability–coordinate with your friends first–and then book me and I’ll call you when I get your date!

The new mini includes many new accessories including the new Simply Scored… an amazing scoring tool, a Sizzix BIGZ L Holiday Stocking die (sample shown in the photo above) as well as an additional ‘coordinating’ Sizzix die ‘Stocking Accents Original Die‘ which has even more fun die cuts to create cool realistic holiday stockings! Did I forget the XL Stocking Builder punch with the coordinating stocking set… ? No, you really really have to check out the mini yourself–or better yet, have your friends over and I’ll show you!

And while I am going on and on about the Holiday stuff… there are wonderful Thanksgiving sets, designer papers and coordinating accents as well…