Santa's got a brand new bag ... Sort of

The three projects show here are for a Santa's Workshop event I'm having in November.  They are very easy projects but are fantastic to give away to co-workers, friends or family when you just need a "little" something.
Christmas card:  Whisper white cardstock with  Old olive ribbon.  I used the wide oval punch and the Christmas punches hostess set for the Christmas greeting.  I used certainly celery cardstock with old olive stamp pad.  The designer series paper is the Merry Moments from the 09/10 idea book.
Treat Bag:  I used the medium cellophane bag and cut out a Top Note die using the Big Shot out of the Merry Moments designer series paper.  The greeting was from the Christmas punches hostess set and stamped with real red stamp pad.  It would punch out perfectly using the scallop oval punch but I don't have that one yet so I just cut it out by hand.

Christmas Wreath

These two cards are using the Autumn days stamp set and layering three colors in a circle to create the wreath effect.

 

Elves with Christmas Tree

This is a much more whimsical card then I normally do.  But I've been having so much fun creating things using the variety of punches available through Stampin' Up!   This one uses the scallop circle punch to create the tree.   The elves are made with the ornament punch from the holiday mini catalog and the body is out of the tag punch.

Country Morning Rooster

This is a great little stamp from the Country Morning hostess set.  I used a masking technique around the edges and just kept stamping till I got what I wanted.  I also cut out a "stencil" from the square scallop punch and inked inside the cutout.  The wheat and the leaves stamps are from the Autumn days stamp set.

Another Fall Card

This background is a technique using sponges and ink.  I used more mustard on the top third, then blended in pumpkin pie and  real rust for the middle third, then the bottom third is old olive.  I just kept blending till I got the look and texture that I wanted.  I used close to cocoa for the lovely as a tree stamp.  For the final step I used the close to cocoa to ink around the edges and then put the image on crushed curry cardstock for the base of my card.

Fall Cards

This is beautiful fall card with a certainly celery base, topped with chocolate chip.  Then I used the Lovely as a Tree stamp set to create a background on very vanilla card stock.  I used old olive, more mustard and dusty durango stamp pads.  The leaves are die cuts and I finished it off with hemp twine.  Simply but pretty.

This next one is a dusty durango card base.  The background paper is whisper white with stamped leaves from the holiday blitz stamp set - I used all of the in-colors.  Then I crumpled the paper to give it texture and sponged chocolate chip over the top to give it even more dimension.  The tags are from the modern label punch.  I finished it with 2 of the die cut leaves wrapped with the hemp twine.

The final card is a dusty durango base - with a whisper white card stock stamped all over with the oak leaves from the Lovely As a Tree Stamp set.  Again using the old olive, more mustard and dusty durango.  I added a little bling in the corner with the modern label punch and three of the circle fire rhinestone brads.

Conner and Bryce's Birthday Cake

This has nothing to do with stamping, but had to post the fun cake I made for Conner's 9th and Bryce's 6th birthday party.  Conner is so into football right now, we just had to make a football field cake.  Including marshmellow "players", football mini cupcakes, and popsickle stick goal posts.

 

Three Card Folder

This is a very simple folder that will hold three cards on one side and three envelopes on the other.  Start with an 8 1/2 by 10 card stock.  Score at 6 inches on the 8 1/2 inch side and score at 4 3/4 and 5 1/4 on the 10 inch side.  Fold it up and use the bone folder to make nice creases on all the score lines.  I used the card stock and designer series paper from the simply scrappin kit "Petal Party"
It uses old olive, so saffron, pumpkin pie and pixie pink.  Here is a picture of the outside, the inside and all three cards.

For additional directions drop me a line to host your own private class to learn how to make it.

 

Halloween Spiders

These spiders aren't scary - They are so stinkin cute!  Made with 2 scallop circles punched out and the photo corner punch punched out 8 times.  4 on the front circle and 4 on the back.  And then I used a York Peppermint Patty in the middle as the body..

LOVE IT!

The bottom picture is a medium sized cellophane bag with a topper.  I used the hostess set for the trick or treat.  Another great color combination would be black and green or black and orange.  

 

Christmas "Santa" treat box

This box took a little more time to make.  It involved inking the edges of the cardstock and embossing a square scallop punch with gold.  I also included the rhinestone brads to add a little "bling".  I used the scallop edge punch for Santa's suit and inked the edges of everything for more dimension.

"Frankie" Treat Boxes

"Frankie" is here.  I had so much fun using different punches to create these very simple treat boxes.  I started with 10x5 inch card stock (you can vary to the height by using 10x4 or 10x6 etc. to go taller or shorter.  Sign up for a class and learn exactly how to score the paper and fold into a box.

I then used a couple of the circle punches to punch out the eyes, eyelids and just drew the mouth and stitches on with a marker.  The hair is cut free-hand with scissors.  Stick a cello bag inside with a couple of treats and tie with a ribbon and you have the perfect teacher, friend or co-worker gift.

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Fun Frankenstein

I'm working on ideas for my halloween "Treats" class and came up with this fun Frankenstein card. 

Gold Embossing

My son was having fun playing with the gold embossing powder and he did such a nice job that I used the images for a couple of quick and easy cards.

 

Post It Note Holder

This is a cute post it note holder.  I used crushed curry cardstock as the base.  It's a 5"x8" piece and scored at 3 3/4 & 4 1/4.  I then cut three pieces of rich razzleberry cardstock to fit on the outside and one on each of the inside covers.  I used razzleberry lemonaid designer series paper to add a little texture and very vanilla ribbon to tie it all together.
The cover has a circle flower made from the scallop circle punch with the edges inked.  The center is a 1/2 inch circle punch with a square fire brad in the center.

Great as a hostess gift or a little thank you for a friend etc.  You can also add a small pencil as well.  I didn't have any at home - but there is plenty of room along the side to make a loop out of ribbon or cardstock to hold a pencil.

Ornament Punch

This is a soft suede card stock and then I used the new ornament punch from the holiday mini catalog and punch out 6 ornaments out of crushed curry.  I inked the edges and placed them in a circle.  Then I punched out melon mambo with the scallop circle punch.  I cut small cuts ever two scallops to create definition and more of a flower shape and I inked the edges of that one two.  Then to add the soft suede again - I used the 1/2' circle punch and then used the fire circle brad in the center.  For the leaves I used very vanilla ribbon cut down the center and folded over to create the leaf shape.   

Christmas Stamp-A-Stack 9/13/09

Here are all five designs for the Christmas SAS class I will be doing on 9/13 & 9/18.

Christmas Stamp-A-Stack Card #4

Here is card number 4.  I think this is my favorite so far.  It's using the Dasher stamp with whisper white and  real red card stock and real red and chocolate chip markers with real red ribbon.  Very simple but vey effective.

Holiday Mini Catalog Swap

Finally finished my design for the holiday mini swap I'm doing with other demonstrators.  It uses the new ornament punch from the holiday mini catalog (effective Sept 1 - Jan 4 2010).  One of my new favorite punches.  I also used Rich Razzleberry , old olive and certainly celery cardstock along with gold embossing and the scallop edge punch.

Aiden's First Birthday!!

I couldn't resist - I had to show off my cute little bug using his foot to eat his first birthday cake!

Simple Wedding Card

Whisper White cardstock using the Big Shot embosslit folder to create dimension with a simple white ribbon.
Very easy to customize with the wedding colors.  Take out the hearts and add flowers or birds or butterflies etc.

Christmas Stamp-A-Stack Card #3

Here is design number three for the September Christmas workshop

Cardstock:  Bashful blue; Brocade blue; whisper white
ink: basic grey
extra's:  2-way glue pen; stampin glitter
Stamp set:  Many Merry Messages ; Holiday bitz

Holiday Mini Catalog Swap

Here are two more designs for the Holiday mini swap I'm doing. I just have to decide which design to go with. The top card is using:
Cardstock - rich razzleberry; old olive and very vanilla - with Designer series paper To The Nines
Stampset - Many Merry Messages; Holiday Blitz
accessories - scallop edge punch; holiday ornament punch; gold embossing glitter; petals-a-plenty embosslits folder; circle fire rhinestone brad.

The only difference with the bottom design is the certainly celery cardstock instead of old olive and I didn't use the Holiday Blitz stampset.

Christmas Stamp-A-Stack Card #2

Here is the 2nd of 5 Christmas designs we will be doing during my Christmas in September events on either the 13th or 18th. There is still room at both workshops. Stamp 20 cards for $20. Drop me a line for more details.

Make & Take Card

Here is one design for the September 23rd in-home workshop.

Cardstock - soft suede; crushed curry; dusty durango; very vanilla

accessories - scallop circle punch. I cut small slits into the circle to form petals and then inked the edges to give it dimension.

stamp set - wings of friendship

July Scrapbook Club Night

The ladies from New Jerusalem Full Gospel Church enjoying their first scrapbook club night. Jordan and Jayden liked helping their mom and me (or Miss Kelly as they called me) coming up with ideas for their custom scrapbook pages

Holiday Mini Catalog Swap

Stamps: All Holidays

Card stock: Rich Razzleberry; certainly celery; off white

Ink: Rich Razzleberry; versamark

accessories: fire circle rhinestone brad; certainly celery ribbon; ornament punch; gold embossing powder; crop-a-dile; petals-a-plenty embosslits folder

Big Shot Project (Manhattan flower Embosslit Folder)

Stamps: NA

Paper: Whisper White

Ink: Sage Shadow, purely pomogranite; pink (I’ll have to check which one)

Accessories: Manhattan Flower embosslits folder and the Sizzix Big Shot

Techniques: Embossing, sponging with ink

Embossing / Inks

Stamps: Wings of Friendship (hostess set)

Paper: Whisper White; Soft suede; bermuda bay

Ink: Sage Shadow, bermuda bay, bashful blue, versamark

Accessories: Silver eyelets; bermuda bay ribbon; modern label punch for the corners; white embossing powder

Techniques: Embossing, sponging with ink

This was different shades of blue and green – gives it lots of dimension. I also used the white embossing powder to make the design jump off the page. Hard to tell from the picture, but looks great in real life

Embossing / Inks

Stamps: Autumn Days

Paper: dusty durango; Whisper White; DSP flock together

Ink: Sage Shadow, bashful blue, chocolate chip; basic gray; olive green

Accessories: scallop circle punch cut into 4 peices for the corners.

Techniques: Masking, sponging with ink

This used a masking technique. I used a circle punch and punched a circle out of scrap paper and then used it to mask the area I wanted the sunset. Then I simply stamped around the circle removed it and I had a perfect sun.

Christmas Stamp-A-Stack Card #1

Here’s the first card design for my Christmas card workshop on
either Sept 13 or 18th. There’s still room to RSVP. I’ll post the other
cards as soon as I have the design complete. Feel free to
pass this blog around to as many people as you want. Looking
forward to stamping with you