OH YEAH.... I WENT THERE....

I did it... I case'd the front of Stampin' Up's NEW Holiday Mini catalog.  This ornament can be made from the fantastic NEW items  found in our BEST EVER (in my opinion) HOLIDAY MINI CATALOG!!!!   whooot whooot! 


Check this out: 
          FRONT...                                                 BACK...

    
ALL of these products (and more) are NOW available for you to get started on your holiday projects!!!  (its NEVER too early to get started!!)  

If you are currently a customer of mine, you should have ALREADY gotten this gorgeous-jammed-pack-full-of Holiday goodness in the mail.  If you haven't PLEASE contact me RIGHT AWAY!!  Because this catalog is BY FAR the B-E-S-T mini catalog I've ever seen.  (I'm just not kidding!!!!)

If you aren't one of my customers but would STILL love one of these beauties, please do let me know and I will get one out to you right away.  I'm TELLING YOU... you HAVE TO HAVE one of these catalogs to see for yourself how many awesome products Stampin' Up has available!!

Here's a peek at the front cover.. and if you click on it... it will take you to a PDF version for you to browse....

  
SO....  grab a cup of coffee, or a 'spot of tea' and get comfy, you are about to embark on an awesome adventure!!

Here's the supplies I used to create this lovely ornament:

SUPPLIES:

• Framelit Dies - Holiday Ornaments  #127816 $24.95
• Ornament Keepsakes (wood #128048  or clear #128051) $34.95 - $25.95
• Or save and get both for $42.95 (W-#129949; C-#129950) 
• Whisper White cardstock #100730  
• DSP - Snow Festival  #126908
• Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons #127555
• Scallop Square Bigz Die #115950  (to cut the tulle)
• Big Shot Die Cutting machine #113439
• Cherry Cobbler classic ink #126966
• Gumball Green classic ink #126861
• Sticky Strip #104294
• Multipurpose Liquid Glue #110755

 And........ that's IT!    Grab a friend... and made some ornaments!  SOOOoo much fun!!  (Guaranteed!!)
 

Stampin'
 

Slider Treat Box

What do you do with a Christmas Poinsettia after Christmas?  My plants usually die after all the pretty red flowers fall off.  I've heard you can put them in a closet and they will bloom again, but the way I take care of flowers... if I put it in the closet.. it will BE there, DEAD, and lifeless until next Christmas!  I would never remember to water it.  Out of sight... out of mind!  

SO, this brings me to my next Christmas project... the Christmas Poinsettia Slider Treat Box.  At least THIS poinsettia won't die!  Here's my project:

 

A note pops out of the other side when you pull open the box

I added some more green leaves..

Close up pictures:

and here's the tutorial:  Treat Box


 Accessories used:

 

 If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or leave a comment!


thanks!

 

Christmas Projects

For some reason, I'm really getting into these Christmas projects and it's only JUNE!!!! Really! it MUST be because i this new Designer Series Paper called: Be of Good Cheer! So I've completed two more projects and here is the first one:

 Gift Tag Box - uses the Tags til Christmas stamp set and the new Gumball Green In-Color Cardstock... LOVE it!  This box features 4 sections for tags, or chocolates, or small gifts.  The top is an acetate slider cover and tied with a beautiful bow using the 3/8 inch stitched satin ribbon.

Treat Box Card - Uses the new Chock-full of Cheer and again that gorgeous Be of Good Cheer DSP!!  This card holds 5 Hershey nuggets and there's a place for a gift card!

 

 

This tutorial can be found here:  Treat Box Card

 

Other Supplies Used:

Scallop Square Punch  #119884

1 3/4 inch Circle Punch #119850

1/2 inch Circle Punch #119869

Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack #118309

Extra Large Tag Punch #119866

Ornament Punch #119847

1/16 inch Circle Handheld Punch #101227

Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons #127555

Pearl Basic Jewels #119247

Cherry Cobbler Cardstock #119685

Stampin' Write Markers (Cherry Cobbler #119681 and Gumball Green #126856)

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or leave me a comment!

Thanks for stoppin' by!

 

March Stamping Class

Oh WAIT until you feast your little eyes on our 3-D project for my March stamping class!!  I found the instructions on how to make THIS little gem...  It is a garden stake.  I know you are itching to work in the garden, and this little beauty will be the perfect finishing touches to your spring planting!  There is room on the top note die to add a greeting, or your last name, or even what you've planted in your garden!  I can't wait to put mine outside!!

Here are some close up pictures of the top and bottom pieces.

This entire project took me less than an hour to make!  Easy Peasy!  I purchased the supplies from the local home improvements store.  Aluminum flashing and the stakes cost me less than $3.00.   What an inexpensive gift.  And at that price you could make one for every person on your gift-giving list!

The Big Shot, a few dies, and some embossing folders are ALL you need to finish this project:

Here's the list:

113439	Big Shot
113468	Circle Scallop Bigz Die
113463	Top Note Die Bigz Die
114507	Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die
119277	Elegant Lines Emboss Folder
117335	Perfect Polka Dots Emboss Folder
115964	Elegant Bouquet Emboss Folder
113144	Clear Rhinestone Brads
109111	Circle Ice Rhinestone Brads
108362	Crop-a-dile (for punching the holes)

If you'd like to see the video that Laura made on this, here's the link:  Metal Stake Video.

And if you live near Denver, Pennsylvania come and join my class on Sunday, March 11, 2011!  We have LOADS of fun!

Happy Stamping!

Carol

 

"TWEET" Container!

I started off wanting to make one of those clear boxes to hold some Easter goodies, and ended up with this...

The dimensions are 2 x 2 x 3 1/2

This features the Everyday Enchantment DSP which is for FREEEEE.. 
 
Yeah.. you did read that correctly!!
FREE!!!
If you purchase all the items to make this cute birdy box, you qualify to receive the DSP for FREE!


I know!!  RIGHT?  Here's the list of supplies:

117191		Bird builder	16.95
119861		1-1/4" circle	15.95
114323		Window sheets	4.95
104294		Sticky strip	6.95
122331		Baja Breeze Seam Binding	6.95

 Make sure you add the Everyday Enchantment DSP #126154 to your order!  It will show as $0.00


There are LOTS of other goodies in the Sale-a-bration catalog!! Check it out... 


'Till next time!

Carol

Saturday Project

I made this little project based on the dimensions from Splitcoaststampers resources page Here. 

It will hold the 4 note cards we made in my February stamp class?  


Didn't attend?... 
There.. there... well here's what you missed.

 Each one is made using a different watercolor technique.  All are stamped with Black Stazon ink on watercolor paper.

I think we all learned something new that day!



Here is a small tutorial for how to make the flower on the front of the box.

 Start by punching out strips from the Lace Ribbon Border punch and cut apart the individual 'flowers'  You will need at least 8 or 9 flowers.
I crumpled them up and then opened them back up again.

Punch a 1 inch circle from the same color as your flower.

Add some Tombow liquid glue to the entire surface of the 1 inch circle.

Start adding your 'petals' around in a circle overlapping each one over the top of the last.

When you add the fifth petal, lift up the first petal that you added and tuck the fifth one under so they are all overlapping each other.  Clear as mud?

Next layer... repeat same as the first layer but you will only need 3 petals.









Punch a hole using the Paper-Piercing Tool ... lovingly called THE POKEY at my stamp classes!

Add the last petal to an Antique brad before inserting into the flower.

Reshape your petals by squishing them up around the brad.

Adhere it to your project using dimensionals.  I love those thingys!

DONE!






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Carol