Holiday Thank You Notes

It was time to make the thank you notes for the gifts that were mailed to us during the Christmas holiday. I thought it was amazing when I saw someone using the bird builder punch to make this beautiful poinsettia. I spritzed some champagne shimmer mist over the whole card to finish it off.

Mini gift bag

I needed a gift bag for the Alex and Ani bracelets that I got for my mother for Christmas. This bag measures 5x5x1. I added a satin ribbon for a handle and the flower embellishment was made using the daisy #2 die.

Dasher

I think that this has got to be the prettiest Christmas card that I've made this season. Not only did I layer card stock but I also layered stamps. The very vanilla back layer is embossed with Stampin up!'s fancy fans folder ( my new favorite) and the top layer is also very vanilla but its background stamp is called en francais and then I stamped the single dasher stamp right over it and distressed the edges. The ink color was all the same in soft suede. I added some punched snowflakes then gold sticklers and I was done. The girls had a very easy time with this card.

Hot Cocoa holder gift

I had the girls over last Friday night for a holiday workshop. One of them items we made was this cute hot cocoa holder that is perfect for a teacher gift or small friend gift. Everyone loves hot cocoa and its even better with a candy cane stirred into it. I used the new scentsational season stamp set that's currently in the mini catalog.

Holiday Stampin Up! Workshop

I know I haven't done one of these in such a long time but I'm going to do a holiday themed workshop at my house on November 30th. It starts at 7pm and the cost is $10.00 (free with a min $25 Stampin up order). We will be making at least one gift idea perfect for teachers, neighbors or friends and some great holiday cards. Space is limited so please let me know by nov 26th so that I can get your supplies ready.
Happy Stamping!

Some of my Etsy Christmas Cards

Here are some of the holiday sets that I've added to my Etsy shop. You can view the entire listings by clicking on my etsy mini in the right side bar of my blog.

Tween Birthday card

My God daughter Madison is turning 11 in a week and I figured since I was stuck at home with hurricane Sandy that I would play around in my scrap room. It probably took me about 4 hours to get inspired with a tween design. I used the now retired Extreme Elements stamp set in many colors and then I sat for about another hour to figure out what to put in the middle. I found this peace sign online and cut it out with my sure cuts alot and my cricut expression. I love being able to do that. You can find almost anything on the web. Excuse the picture, I'm not one for fancy backgrounds and lighting. I just stuck it on my stamp case and snapped a picture with my phone. Happy Stamping!

The Clearance rack

The clearance rack has been replenished with lots of great items. Be sure to take a quick look in there before placing your next order to make sure you don't miss any great deals.

My Anniversary Card

This actually wasn't my anniversary card but it was the one that I had made for my husband.  I love this new set Serene Silhouettes.  The stamps are all a nice size and so very versatile.  I stamped the image in gumball green and sponges the edges in the same.  The ribbon is also the gumball green stitched satin ribbon that Stampin up Gave away last month with your qualifing order.  I love it!  I added the small punched hearts to the flowers to add a little LOVE theme to it.

Wedding Card

If you saw my post yesterday, I posted the bridal shower card for my cousin Kris and his fiance Jessica.  Here's their Wedding card.  It's a design that I had seen on pinterest and so I adjusted it to what I liked.

What a busy fall this has been.  2 of my girls are cheerleaders for pop warner cheerleading and there are football games every weekend and many practices during the week.  We also have birthdays and a wedding coming up.  Here is the card that I made for my cousin Kris and his fiance Jessica for their bridal shower.  Their wedding invitation came with Blue designs so I used that color in the card.

The flowers and dress is from the Love and Laughter stamp set.  I masked the square and sponged bashful blue, marina mist and night of navy to add the background effect.  Jessica opened it at the shower and said "I know who this is from".

Triple layer card with papillon potpourri

I have recently started a Monday card day with my bestie Margaret. We are getting together every other Monday to make cards for any upcoming events. This has to be the best thing that I've ever done. I'm always under the gun rushing around at the last minute to make a card. This is what I made for her daughter Zoe. Her favorite colors are pink and purple and lots of glitter. She Loved It!

Great sport stamp set

Here's some more cards featuring the great sport stamp set by Stampin up! It's kind of hard for me to create a bunch of boy cards because there aren't as many colors available for them but I am pretty pleased with the way these came out.

Free Ribbon in September

Stampin Up! Is giving away free ribbon with every $40 order in the month of September. I will be placing a group order this month. If you would like to be included in this order, just email me your list. If you want to place your own order, I can do that too and have it mailed to your home.

Great sport stamp set

I've has this stamp set since it came out in this seasons catalog. Since my friends daughter Samantha is having a birthday party today I found it perfect to use this set with the soccer ball. I heat embossed it to really make it pop.

Papillon Potpourri

This butterfly is from Stampin Ups! new catalog and the whole set is just so pretty. Butterflies and flowers are my weakness so this set was no different. There's also a punch that comes with it, which I have but just didn't use it here. This was a last minute birthday card for one of my daughters friends sleepover party and what girl doesn't love butterflies.

Get well soon

I needed to make a get well card for someone and I just happened to have a great pin on pinterest with this layout. Sooo easy to copy. I just love the idea of this bandage made from some crumb cake paper and a Swiss dots folder. Can't get easier then that.

Happy Graduation Ashley

My youngest cousin Ashley graduated from URI and we will be celebrating her graduation with her on Sunday. We are all so proud of her. Here is a card that I saw on one of the blogs that I follow and I thought that it would be perfect. I added a little blue in the collar to add a little of the school's color into the mix but I left the gown black because that's what was worn on that day. I hope she likes it.

July Promotion is a reason to smile

Stampin up! Is having this great promotion from July1-31. Anyone placing a $50 order can purchase the Reason to Smile 7pc stamp set for only $5. It comes in either wood or clear mount and comes as a 2 step stamp set which I know that my card club girls love. This stamp set is a $20.95 value and only available during this promotion.

Sympathy card with style of elements

A work friend had a death in the family. I wanted to send her a card and thought that the style of Elements stamp set is always nice for so many occasions. We made a similar card during card club a while back doing this window technique.