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New Stuff!

I have a pile of new Stampin' Up! products I'm itching to get my hands on.  Alas, the holiday preparation is keeping me from it.  I did sneak in and create something quick with my new toys.  On this card there is new Sale-a-bration designer paper, a new label die and yummy pleated ribbon!  Love this stuff!  I did a little doodling around the border of the image.

 

I hope your holiday prep is going well.  It's crazy how fast this time of year goes by.  I hope you can find time to soak it all in.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kathleen

Christmas tags

Happy Holidays!  How is the holiday prep coming?  I have been doing lots of baking this week. We're hosting my husband's side of the family Christmas Eve and my side of the family on Christmas day.  Still lots to do but it will come together.  It always does.

One of the things i have left to do is wrap presents.  I made these tags up really quickly with my leftovers from the Simply scrappin' gift card holders I made.  I used the two tags die as a base and then used the leftover bits and pieces from the scrappin' kit to decorate.  So easy!

I'll be using these on my gifts this year.

I posted that I got a new do the other day.  I got many inches chopped off. I was ready for a change. Here it is!

I'm loving it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Kathleen

Gift card holder

I have another gift card holder for you.  I'm always looking for clever new gift card holder ideas and I received this cute birthday one in a swap from Tammy Nowatzki. 

I love the way she made a pocket out of the Sizzix square scallop die.  I decided to make a version for Christmas.  I adapted my pocket a little bit.  I cut my square scallop die and scored it at 3 scallops up from the bottom.  I adhered the sides with mono multi glue and that created by pocket. I put a piece of neutrals white designer paper inside the holder to give it a subtle contrast.

The stocking is made with the Gift Givers stamp set from the Holiday mini.  It is punched out with the stocking punch. Another fun builder punch Stampin' Up! has come up with! The candy is made from the Sweets for the Sweet stamp set.

There you go. Another nifty gifty idea for you!

    
Square Scallop Sizzix die, item#115950, $21.95 

 

Stocking Builder Punch, item#124095, $16.95

Gift Givers stamp set, item#123774 for clear mount($22.95), item#123772 for wood mount($29.95)

Sweets for the Sweet, item#122512 for clear mount($18.95), item#122510 for wood mount($25.95)

You can order on my online website here or contact me at [email protected]

More Christmas stuff

Yep, more Christmas stuff to share with you.  Hopefully, ideas you can use this year(or get a jump start for next year!)

This card was made by my friend, Kathy, for the card swap my clubbers do each month.  She punched different sized squares and then sliced them diagonally in half to make the tree.  This will make two trees! Such a cute whimsical idea!

Next up is a card by club member Beth.  She embossed the tree.  Such a simple elegant look.  I don't get out my embossing powders nearly enough.  Love this look!

And here is club member, Bonnie's card. It is using the Pennant Parade set as a Christmas tree. I haven't given this a go yet but I love the look of this!  With the coordinating punch it's a snap! She turned it into an easel card for that extra wow factor.

I got a new haircut!  Like a drastic one.  I just got it cut last night and I haven't tried to style it myself yet so hopefully I can do it.  It's above my shoulders for the first time since I can't tell you when. I was sick of my long curly, frizzy hair.  I was ready for a change.  A new do for Christmas!  I know, I know. I should post a picture. I haven't taken one yet but I'll try to get on it.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kathleen

 

Christmas Stuff

We have a little over a week before Christmas and there is so much to do.  So how did I spend my Friday night?  I made oreo truffles with my daughter and then busted out my new Just Dance 3 game and played it with my son, Nick.  I had a ton of other things to do but sometimes you just gotta have fun,right? We worked up a sweat in that game, let me tell ya.  It was very fun though.  A great way to get some exercise!

I have some Christmas stuff to share with you.  This first picture is of some Christmas tags that one of my stamp club ladies, Mary Jo, made.  She used several stamps from the Tags' til Christmas set.  This one has a coordinating punch with each stamp in the set.

She used the scallops#2 sizzix die to layer the snowman circles on.  The santa tag has the small and large tag punch layered and the snowflake one has the 1 3/4" scallop circle and the 2 3/8" scallop circle punches layered together.  The reindeer is a single stamp.  She made a foldover tag with this one.  So fun and easy to make up a big batch of tags!

 

This next one is a pop up gift card holder.  This is the front of the card.  I made a belly band with the 3 ornaments on it. The ornaments come from the Tags til Christmas stamp set as well.

 

Here's the pop up inside of the gift card holder:

I never got around to ordering Christmas designer paper this year so I stamped whisper white cardstock with the Circle circus stamp set in red and old olive to make my own designer paper for the inside. The pop up mechanism really requires designer paper so I went scrounging and came up with this pattern from the hostess paper pack called Cheerful Treat.  I think it coordinated pretty well! You'll see another Tags til Christmas stamp set in the shape of the Decorative label punch at the top of the inside card. Love this set!  This genius gift card holder was created by Kim Score. You can see a tutorial on how to make this pop up card on SCS here.

I taught a class making 9 of these pop up gift cardholders using the Christmas Lane Simply Scrappin kit.  They came out really cute.  You can see the picture of them here.

I have more Christmas to share with you over the coming week so stop back to check it out.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kathleen

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Dates: December 15, 2011-January 5, 2012

Nearly 200 new Clearance Rack items are being added to MY Online Store at discounts up to 80 percent off retail--while supplies last!
Things to Remember

• Only demonstrator and online orders qualify for this promotion. Orders can include non-Clearance Rack items, as well.
• The Clearance Rack Blitz includes old-body style punches.
• There is no minimum purchase required to participate in this promotion.
• Qualifying Clearance Rack orders are eligible for hostess benefits/Stampin' Rewards.
• Clearance Rack Blitz items are only available while supplies last. There are no refunds or exchanges on Clearance Rack items.
• You may view Clearance Rack Blitz items in MY ONLINE STORE

Happy Shopping!

Kathleen

Santa box

Ooh my!  Can it be December 10 already? It sure can cuz it is!  I have been busy, that's for sure.  But hasn't everybody?  Lots of extra things to do at this time of year.  The Christmas decorations are all up(pretty much), a lot of my Christmas shopping is done, and we are in the thick of the party season.  We are going to my husband's Christmas party tonight.  One of the things on my to do list today is to buy a black shirt to wear tonight.  I have the rest of my outfit picked out, just not the black skirt.  Last year's doesn't fit me, in a good way!  I'll be wearing a pink turtleneck sweater with a scarf, black tights and knee high black boots.  You see the black skirt is all that is missing.  It should be easy enough to find - I hope.  When I go looking for something specific I can never find it.  Wish me luck!

I do have a cute Santa box to share with you.  I gave this to my Stampin' Up! hostess a couple of nights ago.   I CASED this from Debbie Henderson.

He's made with the petal cone die tilted up side down and a smattering of punches.

Punches: Wide oval punch(head), large circle scallop punch(beard), oval scallop punch(hair), stocking punch(eyebrows), circles for eyes from owl punch, bird punch(mustache) small oval punch(buckle) and scallop trim border punch to go all the way around the cone box.  I did this in sections . I think Debbie's version used ribbon but I couldn't get it to lay flat around each curve.

I have lots more to share.  I just have to get some photos taken and get them posted for you.  I also have a big box of new stamping goodies I'm itching to get my hands on.  This is new stuff from the upcoming Occasions mini and Sale-a-bration.  I have lots of Christmas to share with you first though.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kathleen