This was an amazing Pinterest steal that UPDATE: I can now properly attribute to I now can't find again to give credit to--so sorry!!! This was made with the Ornaments Keepsake Bundle (stamps and matching Framlits dies) offered in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog. I was attracted to the simplicity of the Black/White/Sahara Sand colors and I think you will be as well. For your ... View Post
Pennant Parade Christmas Card
This set Pennant Parade (#122740 wood & #122742 clear) is primarily a birthday set but I got this idea Terry Wise in the 2011 Founder's Circle Swap, where she uses a pennant stamp and the punch to make a Christmas tree... don't you just love people who can think out of the box like that?! The pennant was stamped three times in Old Olive on Old Olive cardstock and punched out with the ... View Post
Pines & Pointsettias Gift Card Holder
Here's another sample using the 'Pines & Poinsettias' stamp set... this one holds a gift card, sneakily tucked away under the front cover! I love the natural colors... more than the traditional red & green. I did a step by step photo tutorial to explain how it was put together, but it is basically folding in the front flap inside and then punching a slit and then tacking it down. ... View Post
Pines & Pointsettias Christmas card
Okay, I am still contemplating this as my Christmas card... I say 'contemplating' because I have yet to actually take action... and since it is about 10 days from Christmas (and even fewer days before *mail* will arrive to people in time for Christmas, I think I'm in big trouble, LOL! But I promise you that this card is simple... and it is hard to tell from the picture, but the card is Whisper ... View Post
Beautiful Season Christmas Card
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 ... View Post
Tags Til Christmas Simple Ornament card
I absolutely love the simplicity of Vanilla & Gold and touched up with the fabulous self-sticking rhinestones. The ornament is from 'Tags Til Christmas,' from the Holiday Mini Catalog, embossed in gold and punched out with the jumbo ornament punch. The middle layer is embossed with the Sizzix Stampin' Up! exclusive Northern Flurry embossing folder and framed onto another ... View Post
Peaceful Season Debossed Christmas Card
I am TRULY sorry that this awesome Level 2 hostess set 'Peaceful Season' from the Holiday Mini Catalog will likely not be back again (hostess sets usually aren't). I would take this as your excuse to go nuts and spend $300 in Stampin' Up! products just to get it (don't worry, your husband told me it's okay, remember he did that 'weekend' thing with the guys so fair is fair, LOL!). This is ... View Post
Tags Til Christmas Embossed Christmas Card
This layered and embossed Christmas card has a lot of detail but is deceptively easy to make assembly line style. Of course you need your Sizzix Big Shot... (I can't live without it) I used the new Northern Flurry embossing folder on the background vanilla and of course the jumbo snowflake die. And as a 'paper savings' trick, the gold strip above and below the designer paper down the middle, ... View Post
Good Cheer Tri-Fold Christmas Card
This simple Christmas card uses the beauty of the 'vintage' style Santa which required very little coloring to be WOW! Two thumbs WAY up for the Stampin' Up! artist who designed this stamp set. I like this 'alternative' to the regular fold in half card, but it is still just half a piece of cardstock. I cut the Garden Green cardstock at 4 1/4 x 11 and scored it at 2 3/8 and 7 5/8 with the ... View Post
Classic Christmas Card
I love the 'tent' style cards... especially if you don't have much to say! Okay, just KIDDING! The 'base' of the card is 4 1/4 x 7 1/2 folded and a 3x4 inch piece of designer series paper covers the front of it. I used my favorite 'finial press' embossing folder as usual and that combined with the wide satin ribbon makes this very elegant. You can't see the fine lines of glitter along the ... View Post
Cardinal Christmas Card
I love birds and Cardinals are one of my favorites, especially for Christmas! This very easy card was made with the 'Merry Moments' Designer Series Paper (#115672) that I have had a LOT of fun with. And this was one of my quick Christmas Cards from my 'Christmas Card Class/Club' in September. The card design is a paper saver and a money saver... if you notice, the designer paper is 'inside' ... View Post
Dashing Dasher Christmas Card
This is most likely going to be my Christmas Card this year! And it took only one $8.95 stamp called 'Dasher' (#116816). This is another one of my Christmas Card Class/Club creations from last week's September class and I believe that there is only one spot left for my October Class if at all. You can see my August & September Christmas Card classes and download the supply list here. ... View Post