This is what I came up with for my oldest son’s birthday this year. He is an Apple Man all the way!
The iPad card was made by copy and pasting iPad icons (downloaded from the internet at a high resolution). I then cut them out with a square punch and rounded the corners. For the background photo, I downloaded a photo of the plane he flies.
The iPhone gift card holder opens up and you can put gift cards inside. I have this tutorial on my blog HERE.
I went to the 2014-2015 Catalog Premiere last night and got my hands on the brand new catalog! All I can say is you’re going to LOVE IT!!! I can hardly wait for you to see this as well! Please let me know if you are interested in receiving a new catalog! I will be shipping them out in May. 
Many of us weSTAMPERS went to eat at Famous Dave’s, anticipating the big event! There’s also a photo of us waiting in line to get into the theater.
I made a little something for my team – inside is candy!!!
Here’s a sweet gift Jennie Portonova made for our team, isn’t it darling? It’s a purse/luggage tag!
Peggy made us cookies, but unfortunately I ate them already or I’d post a photo!
Check out the new items added to the CLEARANCE RACK! WOW there are some great buys there! Many popular Christmas and holiday items! They won’t last long so get them while they are still there! 
Check them out on my Stampin’ Up website HERE.
Here’s a project I made for my sweet daughter in law, who is 3 months pregnant! It was so much fun to make! (Today is her birthday as well!)
I made one of these pregnancy cards years ago. You can read my post HERE plus find the link to Ellen Kemper’s card, which I CASED.
The oven was made using a pattern created by Julie Campbell. You can find the pattern on her blog HERE.
The “bun” was made by rolling up two baby socks. I added a little ruffled ribbon to make it look like frosting in there.
I stuffed some gift cards inside the oven for her birthday so she can shop for maternity or baby things, along with some “pampering items” for being pregnant.
By the way, here’s a photo of the soon to be parents! We are SO EXCITED to have our first grandchild!!!!
Here’s a Spring Shadow Box that I am doing as a class tomorrow. It’s made using DSP Sweet Sorbet, which is FREE during Sale a Bration! This promotion is going on until March 31st.
This was the first stamp set I eyed in the Spring Catalog, I just LOVE that little BUNNY!
Recipe:
Stamp Set: Eggstra Spectacular
Paper: Pool Party, Crisp Cantaloupe, Sweet Sorbet DSP, Whisper White
Ink: Black Stazon, Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe
Accessories: Pool Party Ribbon, Dimensionals (behind Circle Punch), 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, Tiny White Pom Poms (non Stampin’ Up), Scalloped Tag Topper Punch
The cardstock is cut 2″ x 8 1/2″. Score at 3 1/2″ & 5″ Hershey wrapper DSP is cut 1″ x 3″
Here’s one of the most HEARTFELT gifts I have ever received. My downline and good friend, Stefanie McKennit, made this for me for Christmas. It is a wooden frame made into a serving tray, filled with photos of my family! There are antique knives shaped into handlesI have it on my coffee bar. She was inspired by the tray done in Stampin’ Success last month.
Here’s this week’s deals! Now through Dec. 30th! 
Click on photo below to be directed to my online store!
Here’s a little coffee gift – was inspired by a photo on Pinterest! The cup is an actual Starbucks cup. It is filled with caramels and then I put mints on the top.
The little bag hanging off the straw was found at Hobby Lobby. I used the stamp set “Perfect Blend” and “Gorgeous Grunge” on the little bag. Inside the bag is a gift card to Starbucks.
Hanging off the other side of the bag is a pocket with a Pumpkin Spice coffee mix.
I wrapped the gift in cellophane and made a large flower out of tan colored paper filters.
To make the flower, just fold about 7 coffee filters in half, then in half again, in half again and in half one more time! Then cut a few large scallops off the ends of the filters (keeping it folded up while you do this). Unfold the filters, then scrunch and flluff them together. Staple at the bottom where the point is. Voila!
Here’s a calendar to start off the new year! We made these this month in Stamp Club.
I found the calendars online HERE.
To make the calendar:
That Becky Roberts never stops with her creative ideas! She created these adorable Santa’s! You can find her awesome tutorial HERE. I made a gift card holder to go with them and gave them as Christmas gifts this year.
Look at the deals this week!! WOWZERS! Stock up for next year!
I was perusing Pinterest one day and saw Michelle Surette do a “play on words” with the stamp set Merry Little Christmas. It says, “Have your ELF a Merry Little Christmas”. I loved that idea! You can see her project HERE. I came up with a card and/or gift tag using that same word play – to go with the elf feet I recently posted HERE.
We made this card in Stamp Club this month! This products were from the Merry Little Christmas Simply Created Card kit. Here’s a photo of how I made the elf feet. It is like a mini version of the Top Note die, but these are made with the Curly Label Punch.
Do you want to join us next month for Stamp Club? Email me if you are interested in attending locally or virtually! 🙂
Recipe:
Stamp Set: Merry Little Christmas
Paper: Coastal Cabana, Real Red, Merry Little Christmas Simply Created Card Kit, Old Olive, Glimmer Red
Ink: Real Red, Coastal Cabana, Old Olive
Accessories: Curly Label Punch, Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine, Owl Punch
Here are the deals for this week! LOVE IT!
These little snowmen made out of a tea light made the rounds last year. Becky Roberts was the first person I saw make these and I fell in love with them! The link to this project, and tutorial, can be found on her blog HERE.
I decided to turn mine into a tag, using an upcoming NEW PRODUCT in the spring catalog. The product is called a Scallop Tag Topper Punch. You can make any size tag you want! Just cut the cardstock width 2″ and slide it into the punch! The punch makes the scalloped edge and hole at the top! This punch will be available on Jan. 3.
The sweater trim is on sale on the clearance rack now HERE. I don’t think it will last long! Get it now while it’s still there! (I missed out on this last year!!!!)
Here’s the back side of the tag. I punched the hole with a 1/2″ circle punch so you can have access to the on and off switch.
I plan on adding these tags to some special gifts. As I hand them the gift I will turn the tea light on.
We did a gift exchange at our weSTAMP Christmas party and this is what I came up with. I bought the frame at Hobby Lobby this summer. I wish I would have taken a photo of it before! It was light wood and had tin Hawaiian decorations on it!! I stained the wood darker with Stampin’ Up ink and sponges and took off the tin.
Do do the lettering I made a stencil with my Cameo Silhouette machine and filled in with chalk, then removed the vinyl. LOVE that machine!
This is my “go to” treat this Christmas! These are SO YUMMY! There’s only 4 ingredients! Peppermint oreos, cream cheese, white almond bark, and crushed candy canes! (You can buy the candy canes already crushed at Walmart!) Here’s the recipe link HERE.
Lorri Heiling
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
