Bells and Boughs

I know it's Halloween but I am all out of Halloween projects to show! I hope you all have a happy Halloween. This is going to be the coldest Halloween I can remember so it looks like it's going to be winter coats over halloween costumes tonight!

Bells and Boughs has been an instant stamp hit as soon as the Holiday Mini was released This is a super simple card to make and easy to reproduce if you love to colour. This card was coloured with markers and make with the colours of Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke and Very Vanilla. To embellish I used Very Vanilla Satin ribbon (super elegant for Christmas cards) and some Champagne shimmer paint (page 195) for the centers of the Poinsettia. I also used a sponge dauber to add some crumb cake ink around the main image. The Merry and Bright sentiment is from the Bright Christmas stamp set in the Holiday mini.

Aviary...

Here is a card I made with the super cute Aviary stamp set. Although I bought this set over a month ago this is the first card I made with it because I have been so immersed in Fall, Halloween and Christmas. I think it will be an odd thing to see a card or project on here that isn't Christmas for the next two months because I have not even looked at any of my stamps that aren't for Christmas.

Products used on this card:

• Aviary Stamp set
• A Word for You stamp set
• Crumb Cake, Early Espresso and Blushing Bride Cardstock
• Crumb Cake and Early Espresso Classic Ink
• 1 1/4, 1 3/8 Circle Punch
• 1 3/4 Scallop Circle Punch
• In Colours Patterns Designer Paper
• Basic Pearls Jewels

Upcoming Classes

To the left is one of the cards we will be making in my Christmas Vacation class on November 20th. This card class is full of fun images and fun colours. There are only a few spaces left so please sign up soon! This card was made with the Cute Christmas stamp set and Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi, Pretty in Pink and Certainly Celery colours.

Below is a list of my upcoming classes!

Christmas Vacation Card Class
Saturday November 20th, 10 am.

Cute and fun is the theme of this Christmas card class. Lots of cute images and fun colours will be used at this Christmas card class. This is a 10 card class (2 each of 5 design)

Class fee is $30 or FREE if you place a *$65 order the day of the class.
*before shipping and tax.

"It's Not a Card Class" Christmas Class
Saturday December 4th, 10am.

At this class we will be making basically anything but a card. We will be making:

• Tin of gift tags x2
• 4 gift card holders
• Notecards and a box (perfect gift for a teacher) x2
• giftbags x2
• treat holders x 4

The cost for this class is $35 (free with a $65 purchase that day!)

Last Minute Christmas Card Class

Saturday December 11th, 10am

This is a great card class for those of you who know already that you are going to need more cards then you have to time to design and make. Still lots of time to mail them out and there great to have when someone sends you a card and your forgot to mail them one (doesn't this happen every year to me! I'm so disorganzied come December) This will be a 10 card class (5 designs, 2 of each card)

COST: Instead of a the normal $25/$30 fee I would like all attendees to bring the following three items as class payment:

• a donation for the All Heart Pet Rescue ( dog food, toys, treats etc)
• a donation for the Food Bank
• one new unwrapped toy (not for Mary...to donate...LOL!)

Thank You Card Class

Thursday December 30th, 10 am.

I thought it would be nice to end this year with a thank you card class. The cards in this class will be notecard size and of course you can use different sentiments on your cards. This class will be 20 card class (4 each of 5 designs) Class fee will be $25.

Handmade Holiday - An Addition...

Because the Handmade holiday bundles have been so popular, Stampin Up is adding a second Tags Til Christmas Bundle. Since the original Tags Till Christmas Bundle includes the Decorative Label punch which is now on backorder they are offering a second bundle which inlcudes the Tags til Christmas stamp set (the ornament stamp being featured in todays cards) and the Ornament punch.

This Bundle # 2 will be offered at the same price, $49.52 for the wood mounted Tags Til Christmas stamp set and Ornament punch and $41.52 for the Clear Mount stamp set and ornament punch.

The original bundle with the Decorative Label punch is still available only the punch might now be shipped right aways (they are expecting several shipments of these punches in the next few weeks!)

• Here is a card I made in several colours so you can see how much a card can change depending on the colour. I find it more fun to stamp card like these because I get bored easily stamping the exact same things over and over again.
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  Supplies Used on these cards:
  Tags til Christmas stamp set
• Bright Christmas stamp set
• Baroque Motifs stamp set
• Old Olive Classic Ink
• Black Staz On
• Rhinestones
• Whisper White cardstock
• Old Olive Taffeta ribbon
• Sizzix Top Note die (Old Olive layer was hand cut!)
• Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy or Rich Razzleberry Classic ink/cardstock

Congratulations to Irene who came the closest to guessing the amount of candy in the jar. The correct # was 44.

Spooky Spider

This cute jar was made using the Decor Elements Spooky Spider in the Definitely Decorative Catalogue (click on my website and then onto products to view or ask me for a catalogue if you want to see them all) I took this $5 jar and sponged the inside with White Staz On ink to make it look more opaque. It took two minute to rub the Vinyl on and tie the black lace around the top and I was done! All that was left was filling it with CANDY!

Post a guess at how much candy is inside this jar and the person who gets the closest will win this jar and all the YUMMY candy inside. You have until Saturday morning to take a guess. To give you a little hint the number of pieces of candy inside the jar is in between 20 and 80!

How to Post: Click on the title of this post (Spooky Spiders) and it will take you to a new page. Scroll down and you will see a spot to post your comment. Don’t forget to post your name!

Handmade Holiday

It's hard to believe, but the holidays are right around the corner. The ABCs of the Perfect Handmade Holiday will help you prepare for the holidays without all the stress. From October 19-December 16, 2010, we'll be offering you holiday bundles perfect for creating Amazing cards, Beautiful packaging, and Cherished gifts--all at 20 percent off!

Stamp Set Bundles

Bundle Description	Wood-Mount Bundle Item	Wood-Mount Bundle Sale Price	Clear-Mount Bundle Item	Clear-Mount Bundle Sale Price
Vintage Christmas Card Bundle Bells & Boughs Set Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper	124067	$29.96	124068	$24.36
Contempo Christmas Card Bundle Contempo Christmas Set Jolly Holiday Designer Series Paper	124071	$25.96	124072	$21.96
Tags til Christmas Bundle Tags til Christmas Set Decorative Label Punch	124077	$49.52	124078	$41.52
Gift Packaging Bundle Gifted Set Mini Lunch Sacks	124083	$31.92	124084	$24.72
Simply Adorned Gift Bundle Charming Set Simply Adorned 1" x 1-1/4" Charm Simply Adorned 24" Chain	124076	$52.32	---	---

Non-Stamp Set Bundle

Bundle Description	Bundle Item	Bundle Sale Price
Frame Gift Bundle Definitely Decorative Chunky Frame Small Chocolate Chip Dotted Flourish Décor Elements	124075	$23.12

Leaf Lines....

Although there are no leaves left on any of the trees (isn't amazing how northern Ontario changes from full colour to absolutely nothing) I though I should post this card I made awhile ago since soon I will be posting Christmas, Christmas and more Christmas!

For this card I used the Leaf Lines stamp set and yes, I did carefully cut out the Oak Leaves! Fun stuff! You all know how I love to cut! The colours I used on this card were Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Old Olive and Very Vanilla. To finish the card off I used a 1/8 Taffeta ribbon in Earl Espresso.

I have been in full Christmas mode cutting all the cards and pieces pieces those of you coming to my Saturday and Monday "It's a Wonderful Life" Christmas card classes will get to play with. I am so thrilled with the cards and I know you all will be too! Be sure to check my blog tomorrow for a new Holiday Promotion Bundles starting tomorrow and ending on December 16th!

Batty for You....

The Batty for you stamp set has been around for awhile but since I tend to go towards a more "fun" Halloween theme when I stamp it's absolutely perfect. The Spider Web embossing folder looks super cool when you use vellum instead of cardstock. Just remember that all adhesives show through vellum so I tend to just use brads to layer it to my card. I also uesed the spider web from the "Wicked Cool" stamp set to stamp the Old Olive with black ink to create an interesting background. The spider was layered using the 1 1/4 circle punch, the 1 3/8 circle punch and the scallop circle punch.

My next order will be going in on Monday October 25th. If there is anything you need please let me know then!

French Foliage again....

Here is another card I did with the French Foliage stamp set and the Rock and Roll technique. As much as I am looking forward to diving head first into Christmas I am kind of sad because I just got this stamp set and it's not very "Christmassy" and it will be a bit neglected soon. Colours I used on this card are Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Early Espresso and Old Olive. The card is finished off with an Early Espresso bow and I used the Square Lattice embossing folder to create the texture.

If there is anything you need my next two orders are going in on October 13th and October 25th. You can of course go to my Stampin Up website and place an order through my shopping cart day or night. Be sure to check out the VERY popular Clearance Sale going on right now!

Pun Fun Happy Bird-day

It's been a while since I played with Pun Fun so I pulled it out to make what I thought would be a quick little card. Of course I had to make it harder than usual and wanted a pattern on the red. So I took the little word stamp from the Birthday Bliss stamp, employed my wonderful stamp-a-ma-jig and stamped that stamp a zillion times to create this background. I coloured the bird with Daffodil Delight and Real Red.

Another fun thing I did with this card was make my own little glitter brads. They are kind of hard to see in this photo but all I did was cover a Daffodil Delight brad with a glue dot and dipped it into Dazzling Diamonds glitter. I can't wait to try this with other colours.

French Foliage...

Welcome to a card from my newest stamp set, French Foliage from the Holiday Mini! I LOVE THIS SET! Its so easy to use and no matter what colours you use it looks terrific. My stampers clubs will be using this stamp set this month as well as any non-Christmas card classes I am doing. For this card I used a Rock and Roll technique. Each stamp was first inked in More Mustard and then I rolled the edges of the stamp in a different colour ink pad (Cajun Craze, Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie.) I used a Vanilla Taffeta ribbon and one of the beautiful antique brads to finish it off.

The sentiment is from the Grateful Greetings stamp set, stamped in Chocolate Chip. Speaking of Grateful Greetings the winner of the brand new stamp set is CeeJay. Thanks so much for posting comments on my blog. You all will never know when I will randomly give things away!!!

Some things to remind you of:

• Check out the Clearance Rack on my website. It has been updated with all kinds of new stuff on deep discount. Remember that I can't order these for you and the orders must be placed online. To get there click on the "My Stampin Up Website" link to the right and then click "Shop Now"
• Only a few days left to get the fabulous Starter Kit deal. See my September 27th post for more details.
• Be sure to vote in my new poll to the right. I love to see what you are liking!
• There is still room to sign up for the It's a Wonderful Life Christmas Card Class(Monday class)
  

Big Shot Halloween Treats

I love my Big Shot for so many reasons but at this time of the year, when I am making treat holders I love it even more because it makes my life so much easier. Today I am posting three different treat holders I made using different Sizzix Box Dies. These boxes literally only took minutes to make. I stuck with my favourite Halloween colour combinations of Basic Black, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie and Rich Razzleberry for all three projects.

At the top I used the Baskets and Blooms die to make a super cute basket but before I assembled the basket I ran the front of the basket through the Big Shot with the Spider Web embossing folder. I then used a sponge dauber and white craft ink to add some ink to the web to make it really pop. Also used on the basket was the Batty for You stamp set, the 1 1/4", 1 3/8" circle punches, the scallop circle punch and Razzleberry grosgrain ribbon.

On the bottom to the right I used the Box #2 die only I cut off the top. I cut a strip of black paper and cut it with the Scallop Border punch to line the top of the box. Also used on this project were the Wicked Cool stam set, Rhinestone Jewels (for the shoes...hard to see) and Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain ribbon.

For the third project I used the Milk Carton die and cut the top off. It makes a super quick small box. I decorated the box using my favourite treat stamp set Got Treats and Pumpkin Pie ribbon.

My next order is going in this Thursday (the 7th) so if there is anything you need please be sure to get it to my by then!

It's a Wonderful Life Card Class....

Here is one of the cards we will be making at my "It's a Wonderful Life" Christmas Card Class later this month. While it's hard to see the details in this picture I just love the tree from the Snow Swirled stamp set embossed with gold. The teeny tiny pearls decorating the tree add the perfect touch.

While the Saturday the 23rd class is FULL the Monday October 25th (10am) class still has room. The class is $30 for 10 cards (2 each of 5 designs) or FREE if you place a $65 order the day of the class. Contact me to sign up!

Stephanie
s-pdavid@sympatico.ca

Trendy Trees....

An oldie but a goodie...I love my Trendy Trees stamp set. I have never failed to make a super cute card with this set (if I do say so myself!) I used my favourite autumn colour combination of More Mustard, Cajun Craze and Early Espresso. The sentiment is from the Level 3 hostess set Occasional Quotes. I used a Early Espresso 1/8 ribbon to finish it off.

I still have room in my Monday October 25th "It's a Wonderful Life" Card class at 10am. The Saturday class is FULL with a waiting list now so if you want to move to the Monday class let me know. It's worth taking a day off work to do, I think anyways! LOL! I will be posting one of the cards we will be making at that class tomorrow so check it out.

Just a FYI on some totally useless but I find interesting information, when I was at my regional seminar last weekend they told us that last years #1 selling stamp set was the Medallion Background stamp on page 142. So far this year the #1 selling stamp set is Just Believe (page 109) I have them both and I know why they are #1.

I have to say I really really appreciate it when you comment on my cards or answer the little questions I ask on my blog. It's nice to know someone is reading and enjoying the work I put into it. So post a comment to todays card, telling me your favourite autumn colour combinations and the set you are using the most right now and I will enter you into a draw to win the fabulous Grateful Greeting stamp set on page 27. For everyone who has posted a comment on any post in September you will get a ballot for each of those comments as well (and no Irene, you can't go back and comment on all my September posts today because I already filled out ballots LOL!) I will do this draw on Tuesday morning so be sure to post a response by then!