Paper Pumpkin

Hello everyone! Stampin Up has enveiled a brand new program. I am so excited! It is a monthly creative project club for only $19.95. Every month Stampin Up will send you a box with a surprise project - cards, journals, decor, 3-D projects and more. It is an auto renewal program but you can cancel or skip a month at anytime. Visit this link for all the info - Paper Pumpkin.com . You can see a sample kit below. Make sure to tell all your crafty friends!! Have a great day.

Valentines Day promotion

Good morning everyone! Hope the New Year was great for everyone. Just wanted to post the latest promotion from Stampin Up. Aren't these super cute??? Two different deals for Valentines giving. The special is running from January 3 - 21 only and there are no limits to how many kits you can purchase (so for those of you with 30 students in your child's class, no worries ;)


            

Click here to purchase these Valentines deals for yourself.

I have also placed a link to the new Spring catalog on the left hand sidebar. If you haven't received your copy yet, it is a must see! Huge wish list! Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Happy New Year everyone! So sorry it has been so long since my last post. I am really going to have to rethink this whole blog thing after the first of the year. I am just not very good at fitting it in my schedule. I believe that I will change things up a bit and just post some pics (with not much explanations) and if anyone has a question about how things were done they can leave a comment. The posting instructions and item numbers just takes sooooo much time. Time I just don't seem to have. If I can get the pictures taken and adjusted for posting that is about all I got! Anyhoo......Thought I would share with everyone my Hostess Appreciation project for this year. It is a printers tray (I have also seen painters tray?). So much fun!! We used many different pieces of DSP and lots of embossing and embellishments. I believe the ladies were quite happy with their finished products.

 The bells, Merry Christmas sentiment, and wreath were all embossed. The wreath also has some Dazzling Details in cherry for the berries.

 We added some Dazzling Details to Santa and the center of the Poinsettias. Also a little Crystal Effects to Santa's glasses. Thanks ladies for the great ideas. My Santa was a little plain when we started. Deck the Halls is also embossed.

 Don't ya just love the Christmas tree?????? OMG one of my favorite parts. Little oragami folds, much easier than it looks. Added a little Crystal Effects on the berries for the holly and some scoring to make the leaves look real.

 Sorry this pic is a little blurry. The family is embossed and we added a little Dazzling Details on the pinecones to make them shimmer.

 Ok, this is my favorite part. Paper ribbon. Love, love, love!!!

The reindeer and the Merry and Bright are both embossed.

Hope you enjoyed the project today. New rules! If you have any questions about this project please send me an email or post a comment and I will get right back to you. I hope everyone has a great New Year!

Hello everyone. So sorry that I haven't posted in so long. These holidays and multiple workshops in one month has got me all flumuxed! (Is that a word??? Maybe in Lynnettespeak). Anyhoo, unbelievable amount of great stuff on the Clearance rack right now and everything is while supplies last (and trust me they aren't kidding!). Make sure to check back next week, I plan to post daily until Christmas! Pinky sware ;)-  Happy Shopping!!

Hello everyone! Boy has time flown by. Can't even believe that it is almost December. Will be posting some awesome gift tags soon. Can't spoil the surprise for the ladies who are coming on Saturday right?? Anyhoo, until then here is the latest promotion from Stampin' Up. I know the image is a little small to see but you know me, not the most tech savvy of the group! Best I could do. For more info just click on the shop now link and then the "learn more" link on Holiday Bundles. These are PERFECT  for those teacher/co-worker gifts! No stamping (or even taping) required! Believe I will have to snatch some of these up myself. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving, I know I am still recovering. Have a great day!

Ok ladies, are you ready for some holiday shopping???? All those massive retailers aren't the only ones offering great deals for next week. Stampin Up is getting in on the craze too. From November 19th thru the 28th Stampin Up is offering great savings on tons of products. Visit StampinUp.com or click on the "Shop Now" link on the right sidebar to check it out. Happy Shopping all!

Thanksgiving wine bottle tag

Happy November everyone! Whew has this year just flown by huh? I have to say I just LOVE fall and fall crafting. I also just love, love, love today's project! Gojous! I have a Christmas card workshop on Saturday and wanted to make something for the freebie basket. This is a wine bottle tag. (Sorry no pic of the actual "tag" part). I took my inspiration from a pinterest pin from http://www.stampingwithloll.com/. For her card she used some fancy smanshy crackle paint technique but it looked just like the retired Cheesecloth background stamp to me, so that is what I used. I started with vanilla cs and cut out the leaves using the new Autumn Accents Bigz die (127812). I then sponged More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, and Early Espresso. I worked my out to the edges with each color ending with the Espresso only on the outer edges. Then I stamped in Espresso three different background stamps (all retired :( Cheesecloth, Sanded, & Weathered). Next I stamped in Espresso a different element for each leaf from Autumn Days set (retired). The sentiment is from the With Gratitude set (also retired) and was sponged to match the leaves and stamped in Espresso.

The tag itself in Crumb Cake cs measures 8 1/2" x 3 1/2" and is scored at 3 1/2". I then used the 1 3/4" circle punch to make the opening for the wine bottle neck. The background Espresso piece was 3 1/2" x 5" from the start and then I ripped all around the edges and ran thru the Big Shot with the Woodgrain emboss folder (127821). All Crumb Cake edges were sponged with Espresso. To finish it off I added a Brushed Bronze button (127833) and some twine.

Hope you enjoyed the project today. I sure enjoyed making it! Have a great day.