Christmas Matchboxes

Sorry I've been gone for so long. This holiday season has been really busy for me. I wish everyone a happy and safe Christmas and holiday season!!

Here's a quick and easy present I made for a few friends this past weekend. I used the Matchbox die, chocolate chip card stock, and Christmas-themed designer series paper to create a few of these cute matchboxes. Here are pictures of both the matchbox closed and the matchbox open. The treats are Hershey nuggets covered with designer series paper. All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up!

More Cards from Lecia

Here are the rest of Lecia's Christmas cards from the Christmas Card Clinic. I love the pairing of the red and chocolate- so yummy!! And while the dove card took a little while to ink with markers, I think the result was worth the extra effort. All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up!

Lecia's Christmas Cards, Part 1

Here are some of Lecia's Christmas cards from the Christmas Card Clinic. I love the texture plates for the Big Shot, and Lecia used the flower texture plate on the red card stock. How fun! I also love the rich Christmas colors on the reindeer card. All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up!

Christmas Cards by Kandi

Here are some of the Christmas cards that Kandi had prepared for our Christmas Card Clinic on the 15th. I love the new ornament stamp set with the coordinating punch. As I always say, why cut something out when you can punch it out?? I also adore the retro Christmas paper as well.

I love the pink and celery colors that Kandi used on the snowflake card. And the celery ribbon adds a nice touch!

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Even More Christmas Cards

Here's the final Christmas card that I had at the card clinic on Sunday. I will next feature cards from Lecia and Kandi. Enjoy! All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up!

More Christmas Cards

Thanks to everyone who came out in the bad weather on Sunday to hand stamp Christmas cards. Lecia, Kandi, and I enjoyed seeing you all! Here's another card from Sunday's clinic. It uses the vintage-looking Winter Post stamp set. All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up!

Another Christmas Card for Sunday

Here's another card that will be available on Sunday. When I saw this color combination for Christmas a few years ago, I fell in love. I always like to make at least one card using this color combination: Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, and Bashful Blue. All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up!

Christmas Cards this Sunday

Lecia, Kandi, and I will be getting together to host a Christmas Card Clinic. We will have around 12 different Christmas card designs prepped and ready for you to stamp and assemble. The cost is $1 per card with a $2 entry fee to help pay for the room rental.

I've been working on my cards today, and I came up with two different designs for a card using the Loads of Love stamp set so I'm taking a vote to see which one you like the best. Leave a quick note for me on my blog, and I will have your favorite at the card clinic on Sunday.

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Where I've Been!

Sorry to have been away from posting for so long. I was out of town for my grandmother's funeral. When I got back, I was busy getting my My Digital Studio (MDS) certification! I'm even more excited about this program seeing everything that I can do with it. I can't wait to share the software with you. Here is a picture of a Christmas card from MDS. This is a template, and I didn't make any changes at all! My next project is to make a Christmas photo card from scratch! All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up!

Santa Build-A-Bears

I'm still having fun with my Build-A-Bears! Here's a scrapbook page using the Build-A-Bears dressed up as Santa and Mrs. Clause. How cute! All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up! and BABW.

Build-A-Bear Treat Box

Check out this fun Halloween treat box. I was inspired by Stampin' Up!'s featured project from last month. (Can you believe it's October already!) All images copyrighted by Stampin' Up! and BABW.

Thanks to everyone who came to World Card Making Day yesterday! We were overwhelmed by the attendance, and I hope everyone was able to make all the cards they wanted to.

Build-A-Bear Girl Accessories

My Build-A-Bear Girl Accessories die came today. Woo-hoo!! I was able to add a purse, bow, and flower accent to my girl Build-A-Bear card. How fun! All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up! and BABW.

Don't miss World Card Making Day this Saturday at Centennial Hall from 10 AM to 5 PM. There will be a Build-A-Bear station for $5. Bring your own card stock.

Build-A-Bear Sizzix Dies

My previous two posts showed the Build-A-Bear stamp set. This one features the Build-A-Bear Sizzix dies. With these dies, it is really easy to create and dress your Build-A-Bear. All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up! and BABW.

REMINDER: World Card Making Day is coming up October 3rd! We will be featuring a Build-A-Bear station where you can use the Build-A-Bear dies all you want for $5. You will need to bring your own card stock.

More Build-A-Bear

Here's another Build-A-Bear project that I made for my upline's team meeting. All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up! and BABW.

Build-A-Bear Samples

I'm working on a Build-A-Bear Workshop display for my upline Janet Wakeland's team meeting next month. Here's one of the cards that I made using the new Build-A-Bear stamp set. All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up! and BABW.

Ginny's Build-A-Bear

Ginny and I had time today to play around with the new Build-A-Bear Workshop dies. Here's the girl bear that she designed and put together. I thought it turned out great. Stampin' Up! has a great set of Designer Series Paper that can be used for clothes. Stay tuned for more samples... All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up! and BABW.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Dies & Stamp Sets

My Build-A-Bear order arrived tonight! I'm so excited. Attached is a picture of my new dies and stamp sets. Stay tuned for great projects using these products. All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up! and BABW.

Camp Mini Album

Ginny and I went camping this past weekend out at Echo Ranch. We had a great time! We will be making a mini album of our camping trip. Here's a mini album from our trip that we took two years ago! All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up!

Anniversary Card

My sister's 10th wedding anniversary is today. Congratulations, JoAnna and Paul!! I pondered and pondered which stamp set would be best. My first thought was flowers (good for any occasion!), but I wasn't quite inspired to use them. Then I remembered I have the All in the Family stamp set. I could customize a family card for them. Here's the result. I used the new Soft Suede for the card background and So Saffron for the accent. I even decided to dust off my Watercolor Wonder Crayons, too. All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up!

This past weekend, Ginny and I were at Girl Scout camp. I took my Big Shot, and all the girls enjoyed decorating back-to-school items with flowers, butterflies, leaves, etc. Since I was busy this weekend, here's an oldie but goodie using the Big Shot and the leaves die. All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up!

Autumn Days

I wanted to share with you another card that was given to me by my upline Janet Wakeland. It features the new Autumn Days stamp set. Enjoy! All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up!

Pencil Toppers

Here are butterfly pencil toppers to finish the back-to-school ensemble. I didn't want to cover the erasers so I attached the butterfly just below the metal portion of the pencil. All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up!

Bookmark

Here's another back-to-school item that I made for my daughter. It's a bookmark that coordinates with the notebook that I covered for her. All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up!

Back to School Ideas

I was inspired by an article in my Stampin' Success magazine from Stampin' Up! and from an email from Family Fun to create decorate some back to school supplies for my daughter. Here's the notebook that I decorated for her. She's still a pink girl and loves butterflies. The butterflies are cut using the Big Shot. They are doubled-layered with a coordinating solid color butterfly underneath and a patterned butterfly on top. The butterfly on top is only attached at the middle so that the edges of the wings are free. I debated about whether to add more embellishments like buttons, brads, but I was concerned that they may catch on something and tear off so I kept it unembellished. Keep checking back for a couple of more back to school ideas that I have! All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up!

More New Catalog Stamp Sets

I received some more cards from my upline on Saturday. (Thanks, Janet!) I so happy to share them with you because they are quick to make and so very cute. The cupcake card uses the new The More the Merrier hostess stamp set. The robot card uses the new Lots of Bots stamp set (great for all you out there that have only boys or men in your life!) All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up!

New Stamp Set Swap

I am participating in a swap with my upline. We are to create 36 cards using a new SU! stamp set. I decided to use Animal Stories and the coordinating Tall Tales DSP. Here's a picture of my swap. I was excited that I could punch out the elephant since I didn't want to hand cut 36 elephants!! All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up!

Big Shot Clear Flower Die

The Big Shot is so much fun!! Stampin' Up! just released a preview of the Holiday Mini Catalog, and there are a lot of fun things including a Build-a-Bear Big Shot die!! Can you believe it?? I can't wait to get my hands on that one. In the meantime, here's a fun project that I did with my daughter's Daisy troop. We had a tea party for the guests at the Bridge. We had a flower theme so we made these cute center pieces using Candy Lane DSP and the clear Big Shot flower and butterfly dies. I think they turned out quite well, and the girls had fun using the Big Shot! All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up!

Animal Stories

The 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog is here! (Well, almost here- you can order from the new catalog now, but I'm still waiting for my shipment of catalogs.) I did receive my complimentary copy of the catalog, and I'm so excited with the new products and new In Colors! I was able to preorder the Animal Stories stamp set and Tall Tales Designer Series Paper (DSP). I needed quick thank you cards tonight so I was able to use scrap Tall Tales DSP on these love note-sized cards. I think they turned out pretty cute. Looks like my favorite image might be of the elephant! All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up!

New Catalog Is Almost Here

Here are a few more sneak peeks of new stamp sets in the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog. My wonderful upline Janet Wakeland stamped and mailed these cards to me. Thank you, Janet!! All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up!

4th of July Cards

Finally, I'm crafting before the day before a holiday!! Ginny & I sat down tonight and created a few 4th of July cards using Stampin' Up! punches and the retired Starstruck stamp set. These were pretty fun & very quick! All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up!

Christmas Punch

I tend not to pre-buy hostess stamps sets because I can usually get them for free later on, but when I saw this stamp set, I couldn't resist. You can use a punch to cut out every stamped image! It doesn't get much easier than that! And when I saw the sample in the Idea Book & Catalog of creating a set of Christmas gift tags, I was sold on this stamp set!! I had fun stamping these, and Ginny even helped me on a few. Enjoy! All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up!

Wings of Friendship

Here's the other make and take that Teri did for us at our meeting last week. It's made from the new Wings of Friendship Level 2 hostess stamp set in the upcoming 2009-2010 Idea Book and Catalog. It's an 8x8 scrapbook page. All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up!

New Catalog Samples

Fellow SU! demonstrators Teri and Lecia came by my house last night to look at the new catalog, new In Colors, and new stamp sets. Teri was gracious enough to bring two make and takes using new stamp sets. I'll share the first one tonight. It's made with the new Circle Circus stamp set and a few of the new In Colors: Melon Mambo and Crushed Curry. Thanks, Teri!! All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up!

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Last Set of Samples from Janet

Here are the last two samples that I recently received from my upline Janet.

The thanks card uses the new color flower brads, and the birthday greeting card uses the new hardware in the mini catalog. All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up!

Teacher Gift

Here's a semi-quick project that Ginny & I made as a gift to give to her teacher tomorrow. The box holds 6 3x3 notecards and envelopes. All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up!

Birthday Card

I finally finished the Twilight books (all 4!) so I'm free to craft and post to my blog again!! I wanted to share this special card made especially for me from my friend Colleen. I really loved the colors and how the felt flowers were combined with an embossed stem using the Big Shot. Thank so much, Colleen!!! All images are copyrighted by Stampin' Up!