Christmas Cards I Received

These are the hand made Christmas cards that I received. I think everyone did a wonderful job and I appreciate everyone sending them.

Christmas Cards

These where a couple of Christmas cards that I made. I actually just about copied them totally out of the new catalog. I think they turned out adorable.

More Nugget Tins

I had gift cards to give for Christmas so I decided to make a couple more tins and put the gift cards under the nuggets. I think they turned out really nice. I used Designer Series paper to cover the nuggets and one tag was made from the Hand Selected Accents and Elements tin the other was made with the stamp set Snow Blizzard from Stampin Up and Holiday Treats Stamp Set from Papertrey Ink

Nugget Tins

This is what I am using for my gift cards this year. I am actually working on making several different versions. These tins Kelly found here http://www.specialtybottle.com/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=41 they are very quick about shipping. Thanks again Kelly you are the enabler on this project.
These are very simple to make. They hold 12 Hershey Nuggets inside the container. I just wrapped the nuggets in Designer Series Paper and tied a ribbon around the tin to close.

Had to Share

Ok, so I had to share. I have been in my stamp room for what seems like days trying to get everything ready for Christmas. I got a good look at my desk and realized it was getting very small. I think I need to learn to put things away as I finish with them.

Christmas Ornament

I just love this little snowman. He is from the soon to be retired Holiday Tag Team set. This is a clear glass ornament. You stamp your image on Accetate or Transparencies with Staz On ink and then flip your image over and color in with Sharpies. The White is actually a Sharpie oil based paint pen.

Cork Board

I just had to share this. We made these Sunday at Stamp Camp. This is a mini cork board, the push pins are even hand made.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Office Accoutrement
Card Stock: Sky Blue, Rose Red & Whisper White
Ink: Certainly Celery, Sky Blue & Rose Red

Christmas Ornament

This is a plain bisque ornament that I found at Hobby Lobby. I stamped Flaky Friends with Black Staz On and colored with my Stampin Write Markers. I hope you like it.

Christmas Cards

These are a couple of more Christmas cards that I made today.

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets: Holy Triptych

Ink: Versa Mark

Card Stock: Night of Navy, Brushed Silver, Confetti Cream, & Always Artichoke

Acc: Very Vanilla Tafetta Ribbon, Gold Cord, Coluzzle, Silver Embossing Powder, Gold Embossing Powder & Holiday Harmony Designer Series Paper

Flo Valley Stamp Camp

These are the projects that we made last time at the Flo Valley stamp camp. I hope you enjoy them. The flower card is actually a sneek peak at what is to come from the new catalog. Stampin' Up! sent all their active demonstrators this set as a "Thank You" to us.

3x3 Note Card

This is one of the samples that we made at convention. I think this would be adorable for a wedding gift.
Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets: Defining Alphabet & Define Your Life
Ink: Versa Mark & Chocolate Chip
Card Stcok: Sky Blue
Acc: Chocolate grosgrain ribbon & Pretties kit

True Friend Gift Set

So, when I seen Kelly's candles it made me want to make one so I did. I made this little gift set for a friend of mine. The first picture is the top of the candle. I love the Apple Cider paper and I will be sad to see it leave at the end of this month but I can't wait for the new paper either.

Supplies Used:

Stamp Set: True Friend

Ink: Really Rust & River Rock

Paper: River Rock textured card stock, Very Vanilla textured card stock & Really Rust

Acc: Build A Brad, 5 petal flower punch, Paper Piercer & Chocolate Grosgrain ribbon

Flo Valley Stamp-A-Stack

These are the other three cards that we made at the Stamp A Stack. I hope everyone enjoyed it. We are making plans to do another one in the end of January that will be general cards. Hope you will be able to join us next time.

Designer Series Paper

This is a card I received from a swap I participated in.

Supplies Used:

Stamp Set: All About U

Ink: Blue Bayou

Card Stock: Soft Sky, Blue Bayou, Whisper White & Blue Bayou Prints Designer Series Paper

Flo Valley Stamp Camp

This is another project that we have made at the Flo Valley
Stamp Camp.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Season of Joy
Ink: Old Olive, Bashful Blue, & Certainly Celery
Card Stock: Old Olive, Bashful Blue & Confetti White
Acc: Celery 1/4" grosgrain ribbon & staples

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Birth Announcements

I just wanted to show everyone these. I thought they where cute. These are a couple of birth announcements, one I got from a swap and the other I actually made (got the idea from a magazine that Stampin Up! sends their demos).

Christmas Card

I received this card from a swap I participated in. Isn't it just adorable?

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Season of Joy

Ink: Real Red & Old Olive

Card Stock: Real Red, Old Olive, Naturals Ivory & Dashing

Here is a link to instructions on how to make this style of card. The only difference if I use a 4 1/4" x 11" piece of card stock for the base so that I can get two cards out of one piece of card stock.

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59005&highlight=pop+up+card

True Friend

This is actually a card I made all by myself no casing. I love this set and I will miss it when it leaves on November 30 so hopefully it will make it to the new catalog.

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set: True Friend (holiday mini)
Ink: Really Rust, Wild Wasabi & Versa Mark
Card Stock: Apple Cider DS, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust & Very Vanilla
Acc: Chocolate Chip 5/8" grosgrain & Crystal Clear embossing powder

Chipboard Ornament

This is just a little chipboard ornament that they showed us at Convention.

Supplies used:

Stamp Set: Season of Joy

Ink: Purely Pomegranate, Always Artichoke & Versa Mark

Card Stock: Naturals Ivory & Holiday Harmony DSP

Flo Valley Stamp Camp

This is one of the boxes that we made at the Flo Valley stamp camp.

It is simple. Just score the 11" side at 3", 5", 8", & 10" score the 8 1/2" side at 1 1/2" & 2" the 2" will be your box bottom. Cut all but one of the panels off of the top section and use that to fold over and make your lid.

There is a great tutorial posted here for this box.

http://procrastistamper.blogspot.com/2007/10/spooky-little-box.html

Supplies used:

Stamp Set: Snowburst & Tags On Board

Ink: Real Red & Blue Bayou

Card Stock: Blue Bayou, Real Red & Whisper White

Stamp A Stack

This is just one of the Christmas cards that we will be making at the Stamp A Stack this weekend, November 11 from 1 to 3:30pm if you haven't RSVP'd yet please do so as soon as possible.

Supplies used:

Stamps: The Snowflake Spot & Many Merry Messages

Ink: Bordering Blue, Night of Navy & Whisper White

Card Stock: Night of Navy, Bordering Blue Whisper White

Busy Day

I have been busy today, I had the day off and with the time change I was up early so I have been hanging out in my stamp room.

I seen this layout on someone's blog and I liked it so I changed it a little bit and created this card and then I liked it so much that I had a little $1 store notebook so I altered it also.

Supplies used:

Stamps: Priceless

Ink: Wild Wasabi, River Rock, Purely Pomegranate, Pretty In Pink & Whisper White

Card Stock: Wild Wasabi, Pretty In Pink, Textured River Rock & Whisper White

Acc: Lots of Ribbon

Birthday Card

This is the birthday card I made to go with the nugget container.

I got the idea for the layout from another demonstrator and then changed it. I love casing designs.

Supplies used:

Stamp Set: Think Happy Thoughts

Card Stock: Purely Pomegranate, Whisper White

Ink: Versa Mark

Acc: 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, 1/4" Circle Punch, Cutie Pie Designer Series Paper, White Embossing Powder, Dazzling Diamonds, Crystal Effects and Cuttlebug

Birthday Present

I made this little tin full of Hershey's nuggets for a friend of mine I work with for her birthday. You wouldn't believe it but the container is actually a little pringles can. I just covered it with Designer Series paer and tied a ribbon around the top.

I covered the nuggets with the same paper. I ran 3" strips of paper through my Xryon and the cut them to 3" x 1" and covered each one of the nuggets. I printed the "Happy Birthday" off of the computer onto 8160 Avery labels and just wrapped them around the nuggets also. To get the paper on the top I cut an "X" in the lid and ran different strips of paper through the crimper and then just folded the paper in half and stuck it through the "X". Enjoy!

Gift Card Holder

This is a gift card holder that I learned how to make last year at Regionals and actually we made them at one of my stamp camps.

Supplies used:
Stamp Set: Snow Flurries
Card Stock: Green Galore & Whisper White
Ink: Green Galore & Real Red
Acc: Coluzzle, Hodgepodge Hardware, Red Gingham ribbon, Red wide organdy ribbon

Catching Up!

Sorry, I promise I haven't fallen off the face of the earth, I am just trying to play catch up.

This is one of the treat containers that I made for Halloween, they turned out really cute. I got the idea from Stampin' Up!

Supplies used:
Stamp Set: Haunting Halloween
Card Stock: Green Galore, Basic Black and Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Green Galore & YoYo Yellow
Acc: Basic Black Grosgrain ribbon, Aquapainters, Ticket Corner punch and stapler

Flo Valley Stamp Camp

Stamp Set: Wanted
Ink: Really Rust, Chocolate Chip
Card Stock: Really Rust, Naturals Ivory, Outlaw Designer Series
Acc: Scallop Circle, Pewter Jumbo Eyelets, Crop A Dile, 5/8" Chocolate Grosgrain, Linen Thread
Stamp Set: Garden Whimsey
Ink: Soft Sky, Groovy Guava & Basic Gray
Card Stock: Soft Sky, Groovy Guava & Blue Bayou

Stamp Set: In The Spotlight
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Old Olive
Card Stock: Regal Rose, Bashful Blue, Whisper White & Old Olive
Acc: Scallop Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Coluzzle & 5/8" Old Olive Grosgrain

Flo Valley Stamp Camp

Stamp Set: Priceless
Ink: Purely Pomegranate
Acc: Scallop Circle Punch, Purely Pomegranate double stitched grosgrain ribbon, 1" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch & Priceless Classy Brass Template