Happy Halloween!

Here are some Halloween treats that I made up for co-workers and trick-or-treaters. Of course what happens this weekend? It snows here in Mass. and they postpone trick-or-treating since there are so many power outages in our area. 

Since we have power in our complex at least I got to give out some treats to my neighborhood kids. We all agreed that since we had power the kids can come around tonight.

I got this idea from Monika Davis another Stampin' Up! demonstrator. The brown packaging comes in the Stampin' Up! box as filler when you place an order. So this treat is environmentally friendly since I am recycling the packaging. So neat! The treat is made from our Scallop Square Duo die by folding the paper in half and placing it just above the cut line then you just seal up the edges with a little glue.

I used various punches and stamps to decorate these. I think these would be perfect for lots of different occasions.

Happy Stampin',

Christine

Supplies:

Stamps: Wicked Cool & Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Black stazon, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie & Rich Razzleberry

Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry cardstock

Other: Big Shot, Scallop Square Duo die, Basic Rhinestone jewel accents, Owl punch, Scallop circle punch, 1 3/8 circle punch, 1 1/4 circle punch, Word window punch, Modern label punch, 1 3/4 punch, 2 3/8 scallop circle punch

Sparkly Ornament Decoration

I was reading Kimberly Van Diepen's blog a few weeks ago and she posted some gorgeous vintage ornament decorations she had made. This is my take on her idea not quite as vintage, but just as beautiful. Sorry the picture is a little dark. 

So what happened? Christmas is now only 2 months away and we are starting to see snow in our forecast! Yikes every year it just creeps up on you. These decorations would be cute to hang on a tree or attach to a gift. I will be making some to decorate my cubicle at my 9-5 day job too.

The base is a scallop square cut out with my Big Shot and the Scallop Square Duo die. The paper I used for the base is the Silver glimmer paper so sparkly and pretty! Then this is where it gets fun. I broke out my hot glue gun to attach my ribbon and my lolly/medallion/rosette/yoyo. I told hubby watch out you know it is serious crafting when the glue gun comes out!

The lolly/medallion/rosette/yoyo is created using my Simply Scored scoring tool and some Designer Series Paper measured 1 1/4 x 12. I used Frostwood Lodge DSP. You score the DSP every 1/4 inch then accordion fold it all the way to the end. You secure the two ends together with a little strip of Sticky Strip. Then what I found works best is to put the piece into a empty brad/button container to get the round shape. You then pick it up and flatten it out and adhere it flat to your project. It is really easier then it sounds. Between all your layers you can adhere a circle punch to keep everything nice and secure.

For my topper I added a stamped ornament that I punched out with the ornament punch. I added some bling with some rhinestones and tied a piece of Cherry Cobbler baker's twine around the top. Can you also see that I added some mini jingle bells to the bottom of the twine? Again - use your needle threader to get those jingle bells on there.

I will be showing you another ornament decoration I made later this week.

You can purchase all the items I used to make this project in my Online Store.

Happy Stampin',

Christine

Supplies:

Stamps: Tags til Christmas

Ink: Cherry Cobbler

Paper: Frostwood Lodge Designer Series Paper, Silver glimmer paper, Whisper White cardstock

Other: Big Shot, Scallop Square duo die, Cherry Cobbler seam binding ribbon, Simply Scored scoring tool, Ornament punch, Basic Rhinestones jewel accents, Cherry Cobbler baker's twine, Mini jingle bells, 1 1/4 circle punch, Hot glue gun (non-SU)

Fall Back Vendor Fair

Here I am with Colleen Reddy at our table yesterday in Beverly at the Fall Back Vendor Fair. We had a great time introducing Stampin' Up! to lots of folks. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our table to say hello, join the mailing list and stamp a make & take with us.

Congrats to Colleen B. who won our Door Prize set of Holidays tags! Great name too! I had to laugh when we first arrived since we had three tables in a row all with vendors named Christine also another great name.

To the other vendors we met we look forward to networking with you. Thanks for chatting and exchanging information.

Again to anyone who would like to book a workshop or private class let us know. You will be added to the monthly email newsletter if you provided your email address.

We hope to see some of you when we are at St. John's Craft Fair in Peabody in December.

Christine

Season's Greetings Snowflake Card

Here is another card using the felt pieces from the Holiday Mini catalog from Stampin' Up! I CASE'd (Copy and Share Everything) from Andrea Walford and I just changed the stamp set and snowflake. I just fell in love with her card when I got her newsletter for the 12 weeks of Christmas week 1 back in September.

The color combination is Crumb Cake for the base, Not Quite Navy for the second layer and Baja Breeze and Whisper White for the top layer. Stampin' Up! has a wonderful tool called the Color Coach that helps you figure out color combinations. Baja Breeze and Not Quite Navy are dynamic duos so meaning they complement each other in monochromatic colors. For the Baja Breeze layer I ran this through my Snow Burst embossing folder then I sponged on some Whisper White craft ink to make it pop.

I tied some Baja Breeze seam binding across the white and baja layers to cover up the seams. Then I tied a bow with Lee's Conrey's awesome bow maker. Lee is another Stampin' Up! demonstrator and her bow maker makes it so easy for me to make super bows. 

For the snowflake I just punched a hole through one end with my Cropadile then I ran some White baker's twine through and knotted it around my ribbon. Here is a tip - if you don't already have a needle threader or dental floss threader invest in one to keep next to your baker's twine! The snowflake is not glued down so it just hangs there and looks adorable.

You can find all the items to make this card in my Online Store.

Happy Stampin',

Christine

Supplies:

Stamps: Curly Cute

Ink: Not Quite Navy marker

Paper: Crumb Cake, Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze & Whisper White cardstock

Other: Big Shot, Snow Burst embossing folder, Baja Breeze seam binding ribbon, White baker's twine, Winter Wishes stitched felt, Cropadile, Sponge dauber, Whisper White craft ink

Warm Felt Mittens

I really liked the Stamping 411 sketch again for this week and wanted to make a card with my felt mittens and it all seemed to work out perfect. Here is the sketch for my inspiration:

I decided to change up a few things since I felt that my card was very striking just as it is. I only did one panel down the middle, omitted the tag and put my ribbon right over my middle panel ribbon. That is why I love to play along with the operator's at 411 since everyone interprets the sketch differently. It is a great charge to your creativity!

Since I really wanted to use the felt mittens I just pulled my color combination from them. A little tip in the catalog is lists Real Red as being a coordinating color for them, but mine almost matched Cherry Cobbler. So that is how I got to my Frostwood Lodge Designer Series Paper and the Cherry Cobbler/Garden Green color combination. Using Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper makes it so easy to get your color combos.

The scallop square is from the Scallop duo die and the ribbon is the lovely seam binding in Cherry Cobbler. I have been adhering my felt pieces with glue dots and that seems to work best for me. This card is a great sample of a non-stamped card from Stampin' Up! - can you believe it?

Supplies:

Stamps: None!

Ink: None

Paper: Frostwood Lodge Designer Series Paper, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White & Garden Green cardstock

Other: Big Shot, Scallop Square Duo Bigz die, Winter Wishes Stitched Felt, Cherry Cobbler seam binding ribbon, glue dots

Another Halloween Candy Wrapper Treat

Here is another extended candy wrapper treat similar to one I showed a few weeks ago. Next Saturday I will be at the Annual Fall Back Vendor Fair in Beverly with my girlfriend Colleen and I have been busy making some samples to show. My last candy wrapper treat was bought so a good problem to have that I had to make some more!

I have the instructions on how to cut your paper to make an elongated candy wrapper in my previous post here.

For this one I stamped my spider webs in Black stazon ink onto my Elegant Eggplant cardstock after running through the Big Shot to cut out the die. As I mentioned before the trick with this die is to really crease all your folds very well before assembling. 

I stamped the spooky image on Whisper White cardstock and sponged around the edges with my black ink after punching out with my oval punch. Then I layered that onto a scalloped oval in black. I did a fun little ribbon accent where I wrapped my white taffeta around the entire treat and then tied a knot of black satin ribbon across the top.

Again this elongated version holds a full size candy bar i.e. Three Musketeers! Yum!

Happy Stampin',

Christine

Supplies:

Stamps: Wicked Cool

Ink: Black stazon

Paper: Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White & Basic Black cardstock

Other: Big Shot, Candy Wrapper Bigz die, 5/8" Basic Black satin ribbon, Simply Scored scoring tool, Sticky strip, Whisper White 3/8" taffeta ribbon, Large oval punch and Scallop oval punch

My Website Address Has Changed

I am finally getting around to changing everything over to my married name. 

So you can now visit my Stampin' Up! website here

World Card Making Day Swap

This was my card swap for our Stamp Out Breast Cancer/World Card Making Day event. I was so excited that some stampers showed up to swap cards. When I was making my cards I figured it would just be the other demonstrators at the event swapping.

This is again a bit dark - the card is very striking in person - love that Cherry Cobbler cardstock. I kept my design really clean and simple for this card. I had some Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper left over from another project that I cut into two pieces measuring 2" x 3" then layered them onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock. I hid the seam of the papers using the beautiful Cherry Cobbler seam binding. I also added a few little pearls to my Decorative Label punch which are a bit hard to see in the picture.

This design is one I can see myself using over and over for all sorts of cards.

You can visit my Online Store to shop for the items to recreate this card.

Happy Stampin',

Christine

Supplies:

Stamps: Four Frames & Fabulous Phrases

Ink: Cherry Cobbler ink pad

Paper: Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper, Whisper White & Cherry Cobbler cardstock

Other: Decorative Label punch, Cherry Cobbler seam binding, Basic Pearls jewel accents

Happy Girly Birthday

I need a birthday card for a sweet little girl turning one later this month and the Stamping 411 sketch was perfect for this card. I love to play along and I haven't in a few weeks. Here is the sketch that I used as my inspiration.

First off I took my pictures a little late in the day today so they all came out a bit dark. The colors I used came from the Designer Series Paper Nursery Nest and I focused on the girly colors of Blushing Bride and Perfect Plum. I happened to be already thinking of little girls and butterflies came to mind. The butterflies are embossed and cut with the embosslit die Beautiful Wings - love that it does both steps together! I decided to change the circles in the sketch into postage stamps using my postage stamp punch. 

I look forward to checking out what the Operator's at 411 and friends create this week. 

Happy Stampin',

Christine

Supplies:

Stamps: Create a Cupcake 

Ink: Perfect Plum marker

Paper: Nursery Nest Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Blushing Bride & Perfect Plum cardstock

Other: Postage stamp punch, Beautiful Wings embosslit die, Big Shot, Basic Rhinestones jewel accents, Word window punch, Whisper White 5/8 organza ribbon

Lots of Big Deals for October!

During October if you sign up to be a Stampin' Up! demonstrator then you get a FREE Big Shot! If you already have the Big Shot then you get a $100 shopping spree! Wowzer - this is an incredible value. The starter kits are $175 and you can customize your choices. Also, as a demo you receive a full color magazine every month called Stampin' Success, online access to a demo community Stampin' Connection, discounts on fabulous Stampin' Up! products & lots more! Let me know if I can answer any questions about becoming a demo.

The Simply Sent kits are on special this month. They are great for a new stamper or a busy individual who thinks they don't have time to be creative. If you buy two kits then you get to choose a coordinating stamp set for free. More information on this special in my Online Store.

Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps are here! If you are a baker then this is perfect for you or perhaps a great gift for a baker in your life. The easy-to-use cookie stamp has a solid wood handle with three interchangeable

stamp images: a heart, a jack-o-lantern, and a snowflake. Just make your favorite shortbread cookie dough (or one of the two included recipes) and stamp away! Create beautiful, hand-stamped cookies in a flash. 

The stamp images are completely food-safe and child-friendly.

The Clearance Rack at my Online Store has been updated with new items at up to 60% off. Lots of great deals on retired punches, ribbons, Designer Series Papers and albums. These items are while supplies last so don't wait to place your order.