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Recipe card club

Whew!  I can't believe Thanksgiving weekend is over!  We put the tree up and decorated for Christmas.  Now my kids are so excited for Christmas they can't stand it!  I love my house best when it is decorated for Christmas.  The soft lights, the nutcrackers on my mantle, my santa display and huge Santa tree all make for a cozy atmosphere that makes me want to gather my family close and savor the moments. 

Well, it's time to share some more paper crafts with you. I found some great inspiration for the recipe cards for my November recipe cards on Ellen's blog, Blinkin', Thinkin', and Inkin!  Her punch art is amazing!  The chef idea seemed just right for the Shrimp Alfredo recipe card.  He looks like a chef Alfredo! I gave him some hair by using the Scribbles Sizzix die.

Next up are the measuring spoons.  These are genius!  I used these on the Frosted Shortbread recipe card. 

 
The third recipe is for Five Fruit Salsa.  This stuff has a kick to it with the veggies in it.  I used the Cottage Wall designer paper and the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set and butterfly punch.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you can savor the moments with your family and enjoy this holiday season!
  
 

Glitter Dove

I'm steam cleaning my carpet and going to the dentist today.  Sometimes the fun never stops!  I really wanted to get the carpet clean though because we bring the tree out the day after Thanksgiving.  I want everything looking ship shape for that. 

I'm going to share one of the cards we made in my technique stamp club this month.  I combined a window shape with the glitter window technique.  I also popped the panel with the dove window up on stampin' dimensionals. 

Recipe:Stamps: Short and Sweet(very merry), Delightful Decorations from Holiday mini catalog(the merry christmas circle)

Ink:  Soft Suede, Ruby Red

Paper:  Taken with teal, soft Suede, Whisper White, Holiday Lounge designer paper

Other:  3/4" circle punch, Boho Blossoms punch, Soft Suede polka dot ribbon, packing tape, dazzling diamonds glitter, stampin' dimensionals, holiday shapes for the movers and shapers die.

Happy Thanksgiving to you all!  I'm thankful for everyone who stops by my blog.  Leave me a comment and let me know what your plans are for Thanksgiving!

 

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Sparkly Snowflake

I recently saw a wonderful snowflake card on Amy's blog, Tsuruta Designs.  I immediately thought of my jumbo Snowflake Sizzix die to re-create the sparkly snowflake.  This is my version of Amy's snowflake card.

The base is cute with the circle scallop Sizzix die.  The circle of Holiday Lounge designer paper is cut with the clear circle sizzix die.  I love how the circle teams so well with the circle scallop.  The snowflake is cut out with my Snowflake#2 Sizzix die out of chipboard.  I dabbed it in versamark and poured heat and stick powder over it.  I zapped it with my heat gun for a few seconds and then glitterfied it with the chunky silver glitter and dazzling diamonds glitter.  So sparkly in person!  The middle of the snowflake is the build a brad.  I stamped the middle piece in Real Red with a stamp from the Enjoy Every Moment stamp set.  The greeting is from the Christmas punch level 2 hostess stamp set.  I stamped it in versamark and embossed with whisper white embossing powder and punched out with the wide oval punch. 

Thanks for stopping by!
 

Santa on a Stick!

Now that's a phrase you don't hear every day!  Actually, here in Minnesota, everything at our State Fair is on a stick.  Maybe I should be peddling these out at the state fair.  Nah, wrong time of year.  Anyhoo, I made up some of these Santas on a Stick(SOAS) for a craft show I'm doing tomorrow.  I got the idea to put Santa on a jumbo candy cane from Julie of Thoughts That Stick.  I've seen a lot of Top note Santas floating around.  This is my version of Santa. 

I had so much fun making these!  If you are local to the Twin Cities of Minnesota, I would love it if you stopped by the craft show.  Here's the details:

Kenwood Trail Middle School  Holiday Craft Show
19455 Kenwood Trail West, Lakeville
Saturday, November 21
9am - 4pm

Stop by my booth and mention this blog post and I will have a free gift for you!


 

BigShot Box

The Sizzix#2 box is such a versatile die!  I have seen so many clever projects made with this basic box.   I made up some of these boxes for my BigShot VIPs for my event last week.

I die cut the box and then punched a hole in the front section with the wide oval punch.  I adhered a piece of acetate in the inside of the window.  The tree is stamped from the Level 1 hostess set, Patterned Pines.  The snow is two strips of torn whisper white cardstock.  I ran my 2-way glue pen along the top edge and sprinkled dazzling diamonds over it.

To make my penguin I used the wide oval punch, the large oval punch, the small oval punch, the point of the small star punch for his beak and the boho blossom punch for his feet.  Googlie eyes completed him.  Fill it with your treat of choice.  I loved the look of the peppermint candies peeking through the window.

Thanks for stopping by today!
 

Polar Pals

Sometimes Walgreens has the cutest seasonal products!  On a recent visit I ran across these cuties.

Do they look familiar?  These are 3 of the characters in the Stampin' Up! Cold and Cuddly stamp set!  I went to work on making matching tags for each of these cuties. 

Then a few days later I made a trip to the Dollar Tree and found this guy.

I haven't made up a tag for him yet but I have a couple of sets with snowmen that I can use.  I don't know why they have to make these chocolate characters so cute.  Like chocolate isn't appealing enough on it's own!  But when you dress them up with your papercrafting supplies they make a great little gift for a hostess, teacher, bus driver, etc.  You get the idea!  It's always nice to have those last minute gifts on hand for the season.  

Happy stamping!
 
 
 

Bigshot VIP party

Once a quarter over the past year I have invited my Bigshot VIP customers to a special event showcasing all of the wonderful things you can do with the BigShot.  Last Friday I hosted my final one.  I'll be having BigShot classes next year for anyone who wants to come.  I do three make-n-takes during this event, demo other great ideas and have tons of samples using the Big Shot.  For the demos and the make-n-takes I look for out of the ordinary ideas for use with the BigShot.  Here are the three make-n-takes we did.

This is a felt basket made out of the Baskets and Blooms die.  This creative idea came from Connie of Constantly Stamping.  You can view her video tutorial here.

Next up is a textured background made with die cuts.  This is a really cool idea from Margaret of Fun Stampin' with Margaret.  You can check out more information here. 

Just think of the possiblities with this technique!  You could use punches and other die cuts.  Like I always tell my customers every BigShot machine is calibrated slightly differently so what works best on your machine may need to be shimmed on another.  Case in point, when I tried this technique with my machine I found I needed to die cut the leaves out of the cardboard backing from Stampin' Up!'s designer paper packs instead of using die cuts out of cardstock.  The cardstock just didn't leave a deep enough impression.

The third project is a double ornament window made out of the Holiday Shapes Movers and Shapers.  I first saw this idea on Dawn's blog. 

The white berries are made using the white uniball gel pen.  I also had everyone ink up the ornaments and then dab around them with the white shimmerz paint and then stamp.  It adds a little more wow to the card.

Thanks for stopping by!  
 
 

 

Christmas Stamp-a-Stack

I have a Christmas Stamp-a-Stack coming up.  Participants will be making 3 each of 5 card designs for a total of 15 cards.  Here are the cards they'll be making.

Some are my own card design and some are Case'd from other cards I've seen.  If you are local to the Twin Cities area of Minnesota and would like to come to my class you can contact me at [email protected].  The class is on Tuesday, Nov.24.

Happy stamping!
 

Calendar Class

Next Thursday I am having a calendar class.  These CD jewel case calendars make a great gift!  I have people asking for new ones every year.  Here is a look at this year's calendar.

If you are local to the Twin Cities area of Minnesota and would like to come you can contact me at [email protected].

The class is Thursday, Nov. 19 at 1:00 or at 6:30.  Cost is just $10.

Thanks for stopping by!