Be Mine Card

Stamps

Sweetheart stamp set

Paper

Bashful Blue textured card stock

Old Olive textured card stock 

Real Red textured card stock 

Whisper White card stock

Ink

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

Accessories

Heart Treat Cup

Crushed Curry polka dot ribbon

Full Heart punch 

Scallop Edge punch

Instructions

1.    Adhere strip of Bashful Blue textured card stock to center of card.

2.    Adhere to Crushed Curry polka dot ribbon to card.

3.    Stamp Be Mine in Old olive ink on square of Whisper White card stock.

4.    Punch out center of heart image with Full Heart punch. Insert Heart Treat Cup and fill.

5.    Peel off adhesive cover and adhere Heart Treat Cup to a second square of Whisper White card stock to seal the cup.

6.    Punch scallops from Real Red textured card stock with Scallop Edge punch. Adhere scallops to back of Whisper White square.

7.    Adhere Whisper White square to card.

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Heartfelt Thanks Card

Stamps

Sweetheart stamp set

Paper

Bashful Blue textured card stock

Old Olive textured card stock 

Whisper White card stock

Ink

Bashful Blue Classic Stampin' Pad 

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad
Old
Olive Classic Stampin' Pad 

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

Accessories

Heart Treat Cup

Bashful Blue taffeta ribbon

Full Heart punch 

Scallop Edge punch

Stampin' Dimensionals

Instructions

1.    Punch scallop strip from Old Olive textured card stock with Scallop Edge punch. Adhere to card.

2.    Adhere strip of Whisper White card stock to card over scallop strip.

3.    Stamp heart image in Real Red ink on square of Whisper White card stock.

4.    Punch out center of heart image with Full Heart punch. Insert Heart Treat Cup and fill.

5.    Peel off adhesive cover and adhere Heart Treat Cup to card.

6.    Stamp Heartfelt Thanks in Bashful Blue on card.

7.    Tie Bashful Blue taffeta ribbon around card.

8.  Stamp leaves and bird image in Old Olive and Crushed Curry ink on Whisper White card stock. Cut out and adhere to card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

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Heart Treat Cups

Just in time for Valentine's Day, our new Heart Treat Cups coordinate perfectly with the Sweetheart stamp set and the Full Heart punch. 

Heart Treat Cups (#120435) and the coordinating Sweetheart stamp set (#120415)

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New Clear-Mount Rubber Stamps

Over the past few years, there has been enormous demand from demonstrators and customers alike for a line of repositionable clear-mount rubber stamps. Well, you asked for it, and now you have it! Starting with stamps in the 2010 Occasions Mini Catalog and the 2010 Sale-A-Bration Brochure, Stampin' Up! now offers our exclusive stamp art in both traditional wood-mount, and the new clear-mount option.

Our new clear-mount rubber stamps are the result of extensive research with the intent to maintain the very best image quality in the stamping industry, while at the same time offering the ease-of-use and storability inherent in repositionable clear-mount rubber stamps.

Clear-Mount Rubber Stamp Features

• Nine different sizes of clear blocks available individually or as a discounted bundle.
• Blocks have ergonomic grooves on all four sides for easy grip and traditional wood-mount feel.
• Stamps and blocks are durable and easy to clean with your Stampin' Scrub and Stampin' Mist.
• Optional image labels on stamp backs let you decide if you want to see the image through the block or not.
• Tight die-cutting for easy image positioning.
• Large clear blocks can be used to create collages or spell words with alphabet sets.
• Stamps store easily in standard, DVD-type cases with artwork on front and spine, making organization easy.

Item	Description	Price
118487	Block A (1-3/16" x 1-1/4")	$3.95
117147	Block B (1-5/8" x 1-15/16")	$5.95
118486	Block C (2" x 2-1/4")	$6.95
118485	Block D (2-7/8" x 2-11/16")	$8.50
118484	Block E (3-7/16" x 4-7/16")	$11.95
118483	Block F (4-7/8" x 6")	$16.95
118489	Block G (3/4" x 2-1/2")	$4.50
118490	Block H (1-5/8" x 4-7/16")	$8.50
118488	Block I (2-1/4" x 5-7/8")	$11.95
118491	Block Bundle (Blocks A-I)	$69.95

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iPod Gift Card Holder

My mom is giving my oldest daughter a couple iTunes gift cards for Christmas this year so I made this iPod gift card holder for her to give it in.  I thought it turned out cute.

 


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Another Delightful Decorations Treat Box

Okay, okay so I love the Ornament punch and the Delightful Decorations stamp set.  It's just the perfect pair for making 3D Christmas projects and cards.

For this box you will need the following supplies:

Real Red card stock
Alpine ribbon (available on the Clearance Rack)
Delightful Decorations stamp set
Ornament Punch
Real Red classic ink
Chocolate Chip classic ink
Dazzling Diamonds glitter
Dimensionals

Here is a video tutorial of the project:

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Ornament Window Treat Box

Hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving.  We had a wonderful day with family, great food and beautiful weather.

This is a little Ornament Window Treat Box made using the ornament punch.  You will need the following supplies:

Soft Suede card stock
Bermuda Bay card stock
Thoroughly Modern designer series paper
Window Sheet
Ornament Punch
Scallop Edge Punch
Silver Elastic Cord

See the video below for complete instructions.

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Open Top Delightful Decorations Treat Box

This little gift/treat box is so cute and easy to make.  

You will need the following supplies:

Kraft card stock 

Chocolate Chip card stock

Whisper white card stock

Delightful Decorations stamp set

Ornament punch

Corner rounder

Linen thread

Real Red 1" Double-stitched grosgrain ribbon

Old Olive ink

Chocolate Chip ink

See the video below for complete instructions.

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Sparkly & Bright Treat Tent

I've been working on some videos over the past few days that I will be posting in the weeks ahead leading up to Christmas.  I just love Christmas! I love all the excitement leading up to Christmas day, the decorations and lights and the family traditions.  I have two young children who are just filled with anticipation of the Christmas season approaching....how fun!

This is a quick and easy project that you can complete in just a few minutes.  It might be a fun project to get the kids involved in too.  You will need the following supplies:

6" x 2 3/4" piece of card stock, scored at 2 1/2" in from each end
2 3/4" x 1 1/4" piece of whisper white card stock
2 3/4" x 1" piece of designer series paper or stamped card stock
Corner rounder punch
Double rectangle punch
Scallop circle punch
Stamp of your choice from the "Sparkly & Bright" stamp set
Coordinating ink pad
Coordinating ribbon

See the video below for complete instructions.

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3D Pumpkin

This is a project I included in my last newsletter.  I thought it turned out cute and could be used with other Thanksgiving themed decorations on a side table or as part of a centerpiece.

Stamps:
Holiday Best

Ink:
Chocolate Chip Classic Ink
Old Olive Classic Ink
Crushed Curry Classic Ink
Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write
Old Olive Stampin' Write
Going Gray Stampin' Write

Paper:
Pumpkin Pie Card Stock: 8 1/2" x 11"
Chocolate Chip Card Stock
Old Olive Card Stock
Crushed Curry Card Stock
Whisper White Card Stock

Accessories:
Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon
Hemp Twine
Pop-up Glue Dots
Mini Glue Dots
1/16" Handheld Circle Punch
Tag Corner Punch
Crop-a-dile

Instructions:
1. Cut one sheet of Pumpkin Pie card stock (8 1/2" x 11") into 3/4" wide strips to form fourteen 3/4" x 8 1/2" strips.

2. Punch hole through top and bottom of strips using Crop-A-Dile.

3. Thread a piece of Hemp Twine through one of the holes and knot the end. Pull the twine up through the other hole, adjust to the depth you want your pumpkin and tie a knot to secure the strips.

4. Fan the strips out evenly. Stamp leaves from your favorite stamp set onto Old Olive, Chocolate Chip and Crushed Curry card stock. Cut out and adhere to the top of the pumpkin with mini glue dots.

5. Tie a bow with the Chocolate Chip Ribbon and adhere atop the leaves with a pop-up glue dot.

6. Use the Stampin' Write markers to add color to the Holiday Best stamp, huff on the stamp to moisten it and stamp onto a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock. Use the Corner Tag punch on one end of the tag and the 1/16" punch to pierce a hole in the same end. Add Hemp Twine to the tag and tie around the ribbon.

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Days of Wonder

Okay, so this post has nothing to do with Stampin' Up! or paper crafting of any kind, but I just had to share.

Today my husband, Jeff, is preparing to head off to the LA Music Awards.  I am so proud of him.  He is the most creative person I know.  Two years ago he was asked to take a listen to a song and come up with a music video concept.  When he first described his vision for the video to me I got the chills.  He is so well respected in his industry, he was able to get all the people and equipment he needed to put the project together for the songwriter as a favor to him.  Now two years later he is being honored for his vision and hard work.  He will accept the Music Video Producer of the Year award tomorrow night.  The video was also awarded the Music Video of the Year award.  And, to make it even better, our son Joe is the little boy featured in the video.

The song is about a father who lost his son very early in the Iraq war. He still dreams about his son as a young boy, and is proud of his service to his country.  The songwriter, Michael Smith, wrote the song the day of the Virginia Tech massacre. He loves his country, but isn't happy with what's going on at the moment. Enjoy...

Ornament Punch Ornament...

This little ornament was made with what else...the Ornament punch.  I used four punches from the Thoroughly Modern DSP and sandwiched the Silver Elastic Cord (from the Holiday Mini) between two of the punches.  The other two punches I folded in half and used Tombow glue to adhere them at the seam to each side of the ornament.  I threaded on the beads and tied off the ends.  I thought it was cute.  Maybe I could add them as decoration on my Christmas packages too.

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Serene Snowflake Cards

I've been working on a bunch of things over the past week and I'm finally getting around to posting them.  These two cards were both made using the Serene Snowflakes stamp set from the Holiday Mini.  I used Very Vanilla card stock as the base for both cards.  Then on a piece of Kraft card stock, I stamped the different snowflakes at random using Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue and Whisper White inks.

On the first card I used the Ornament punch and stamped on it one of the snowflakes first in Not Quite Navy, then again in Whisper White to give it a shadow effect.  The sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.

On the second card I added some Not Quite Navy ribbon, tied with some thread and added a 1/2" Circle punch stamped with a snowflake and embellished with a Rhinestone Brad.  The Ornament punch on this card is stamped with a sentiment from the Holiday Best level 1 hostess stamp set.

I really love the Ornament stamp and have used it for many of my projects of late.  This will become even more apparent in my posts over the next several days.

As always, thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

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"The More The Merrier" Shaker Card

This is a cute little shaker card filled with tinsel glitter that, when shaken, looks like snowflakes falling all around the snowmen.  It is an easy and fun technique to add to your cards or gift boxes.  I used "The More the Merrier" (115322) hostess level 3 stamp set on this card with some Ruby Red card stock and polka-dot paper as a backdrop.  Click on the tutorial below to see how to make your own shaker cards.

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Cute as a Bug...Thanks

Today I've got a thank you card made with the Love Bug (115233) level 1 hostess stamp set.  I used Gable Green, Pink Passion, Bashful Blue and Whisper White card stock.  I used the Crimper (101618) on the Pink Passion card stock to give it some texture and a dimensional to pop up the little bug.

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Holiday Wishes 2 Ways

Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween.  We made the best of it despite the cold and rain.  The kids didn't seem to mind it as much as the adults did.  We were freezing and we left our umbrellas back at the house when we thought the rain had stopped.  It was really more of a mist and drizzle mix, but after being in it for an hour, our hair was dripping wet by the time we got home....brrrrr.

Both cards below were made using the Holiday Collection stamp set.  The first one also uses the Delightful Decorations stamp set with the Ornament punch.  Hope you like them....

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Thanksgiving Cards

I've been stuck in the house for a few days as my daughter had some virus that kept her running a low fever over the weekend.  Fortunately none of the rest of us got it, so that was a relief.  The kids are ready for Halloween this Saturday so hopefully the weather will hold out for them.

I've been working on a few cards lately.  The two I'm posting today are Thanksgiving themed.  The first card I actually made in a class a couple months ago.  It uses the Autumn Traditions Designer Series Paper (115668) and the Autumn Days stamp set (115452) along with Soft Suede and Ruby Red card stock.  The sentiment is stamped with the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set (115370).

The next card was made using Very Vanilla as the base with Old Olive, Chocolate Chip and Pumpkin Pie accents.  The sentiment is from the Level 1 Hostess stamp set, Holiday Best (115364).

 

And of course I have to include a picture of the birthday boy.

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Sweet Treats...

The other day I wrote about bus driver appreciation day.  Well, my son was carrying the gift bag that I made with the pumpkin bread that he and I baked and as he climbed the stairs of the school bus to present the gift to Miss Valerie, he tripped on the last step and fell flat on his face.  The bag handles ripped, the cookies fell out...I felt so bad for him.  He gathered the bag together and got himself up and then handed it over to the driver.  I just knew he would be upset.  I wanted to jump on the bus, give him a hug and tell him it was okay.  When he got home from school he told me what I had already suspected....he cried the whole way to school because he was so embarrassed....poor little guy.

Well, Sunday is his 7th birthday so we bought goodie bags from the dollar section at Target and embellished them.  The pumpkin is made from three Stampin' Up! punches.  The Small Oval punch, the Ornament punch and the Round Tab punch.  The label is made with the Modern Label punch and the Word Window punch and the "sweet treats" stamp is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.

You can see a video tutorial below on how to make the pumpkin using the three punches.

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Gift Bag

Well tomorrow it's Bus Driver Appreciation Day around here so my son Joe and I baked mini pumpkin breads.  After packaging them up, I went to my craft room and made this gift bag to put them in, along with some chocolate chip cookies...yum!

This bag is made from one full 12" x 12" sheet of designer paper.  The handles are 3/4" x 12" strips of coordinating designer paper and they are held in place with sticky strip to be sure they hold the weight of the goodies.  I used my new markers to color the "for you" stamp from the One of a Kind stamp set.  I'm so excited that I can make multi-colored stamps now...

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Spongebob Squarepants

I walked into my kid's playroom the other night and saw a printout on the floor with a picture of Spongebob on it and I just had to make him.  I think I'm going to use him to adorn the front of my son's 7th birthday card next week.  I used basic black, yoyo yellow, real red, whisper white and close to cocoa card stock.  I've created a punch guide for him that you can download.

Have a great day....

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