I am having an incredible week this week! My sweet stamping buddy Kim Sinclair is in town this week visiting family and friends, so I got a chance to spend time with her! Kim spent some time at Diana Gibb’s home, so I made the hike to Diana’s house to spend some time with them. While I was there we got an AWESOME PRIVATE WATERCOLORING LESSON from Diana! She is the QUEEN of WATERCOLORING!!! (I wanted to have her come to my downline meeting as a special guest, but after seeing how far we live from each other, I can see that I would have had to FLY HER IN! LOL Just kidding…)
Anywhooooo we had a great morning/afternoon together, lots of laughs and an extremely FUN STAMPING TIME TOGETHER! These two gals are a HOOT!
Here’s a photo of Diana and Kim. Diana is giving us private watercoloring lessons!!!! FUN FUN! We had a fun time doing a photo shoot with Diana’s camera, that also had a timer. We laughed so hard because the camera setting must have been on multiple shots. The camera kept taking photos and we have some SILLY ONES that were taken that we didn’t know about. FUNNY!!!!!Notice Toby, the Yorkie in the photo. We all have Yorkies!!!! (Well, Kim is “grandma” to her daughter’s Yorkie).The girl’s had some Christmas goodies for me!! Here is a beautiful ornament made by Kim: This one was made by Diana: I then got to KIDNAP Kim from Diana’s home and bring her to my home! We had a FUN day and a half doing a little bit of everything! Here we are at the English Rose Tea Room in Carefree. LOVE THAT PLACE! We also got some shopping in, and Kim was SO SWEET to help me finish up my “Control Freaks” swap!WHAT AN AWESOME COUPLE OF DAYS!!!!!!
Here are some treats we gave our downline at the weSTAMP Christmas party! I saw the idea on Zoe’s blog last year HERE.
Have you ever checked out Miss Tina’s Fonts? You can find her website HERE. I LOVELOVELOVE her fonts! I used the font “Skinny Jeans” on the words: Rudolph Noses.
I have uploaded the “Reindeer Noses” pdf that I made. Feel free to use this! Just click HERE. I printed this on Crumb Cake paper, and then stamped white snowflakes on it. Just eyeball it when you put it in the top note die. (I first printed it on computer paper to figure out where to set the cardstock on the Big shot, then used the real cardstock).Here are some photos of our weSTAMP Christmas party from earlier this week.
Here’s a photo of the gift I made for our weSTAMP gift exchange. The letters are cut out of wood, and then covered in Holly Berry Bouquet DSP. The letters are about 8″ tall. I found the oversized jingle bell at a local “Big Box” store. I found the letters on Etsy HERE.
Last night was our weSTAMP Christmas party!! Here’s a group photo of us! We had such a wonderful evening filled with FUN, FOOD, and FRIENDSHIP! Stamping was involved, OF COURSE! Here’s a photo of what everyone made. It is an 8×10 Christmas shadow box. Our own Nancy Riley designed this and got everything ready for the evening. Isn’t it beautiful?? THANK YOU NANCY!!! (The largest squares in the box are 2″ x 2″) Check back, more photos of our party will follow!!
Incase you haven’t noticed, I LOVE coffee and enjoy making coffee themed cards. Here is a card we did at my Girl’s Day/Night Out this month. It is a mini-version of the coffee card I did earlier in the year, posted HERE.
This is a Christmas gift tag, and is only 4″ tall.
This card is a CASE of Karen Squires found on Stampin’ Connection. I did find her blog HERE. She has many creative ideas on her blog!
Recipe:
Stamp Sets: Medallion, Word Play
Paper: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Naturals Ivory
Ink: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories: 1/4″ Circle Punch, Champagne Shimmer Paint (mixed with rubbing alcohol and sprayed with a fine mist sprayer – a hand sanitizer from the drug store), 5/8″ Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Antique Brad, Dazzling Details, Dimensionals, Scallop Circle Punch
Fun little snowman, totally CASED by Becky Roberts!!! She has the CUTEST ideas!! (Check out Becky’s blog today, she gives instructions on how to recreate this! Click HERE) This was one of the Stamp Club projects this month. ENJOY!
I LOVE tone on tone projects. This little stocking holds a Starbucks gift card. I saw a version of this on Stampin’ Connection by DeAnn Rauzi. Stampin’ Connection is website available to all Stampin’ Up demonstrators, a place for INSPIRATION!
I brayered up the front side of the Snow Burst embossing folder with Crumb Cake ink, then put the stocking in there. That is how you get the snowflake to resist the color, so it looks lighter than the other parts of the stocking.
When it was all finished I made a mist spray out of hand sanitizer (when that is empty I keep refilling it with rubbing alcohol) and about 1/8 t. of the Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint.
Here’s one of my Stamp Club cards this month. This 3-D card features a fireplace – the mantle is the 3-D part.
Recipe:
Stamp Set: Festive Fun
Paper: Real Red, Very Vanilla, Red Shimmer, Holly Berry Bouquet DSP
Ink: Black Stazon, Real Red, Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Stocking Builder Punch, Gold Brads, Scallop Trim Border, Dimensionals, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Simply Scored Tool
The fireplace was made by cutting a 4″ x 3 3/4″ piece of cardstock. On the 3 3/4″ side, score at 2 3/4″ and 3″. Use the Scallop Trim Border on the side that is closest to the score lines. Fold on score lines to form mantle.
Here is my weSTAMP swap for this month. Our theme was using something from the Holiday Mini Catalog. I used the Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Paper. The sleigh is made using the Top Note Die.
Recipe:
Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Real Red, Very Vanila, Brushed Silver
Ink: Real Red
Accessories: Top Note Die, Scribbles Swirls Sizzlet, Dimensionals, Baker’s Twine, Real Red & Old Olive 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon, Silver Glass Glitter, Striped Embossing Folder
Here is my Control Freak swap card, featuring the Holiday Mini Catalog. It is a door front on the outside. The SURPRISE is when you open it up. Inside you will find a fireplace with the stockings hanging in front of it! The fireplace is 3-D, and takes it shape as you open the card.
Everything on this card is pretty self explanatory. The only kind of tricky part is the fireplace. That piece is a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock. Score the 5 1/2″ side at 1/2″, 1″, 4 1/2″ & 5″. (I used my new Simply Scored Tool for this -just put the little markers in the measurements listed, and away I went! Makes it easy when you are making a bunch of the same card! See new product below) Then I ran this piece through the Square Lattice Embossing Folder, then fold on score lines. Tape to the inside of the card. Voila! I also added our family picture from last year on the wall above the mantel.
I got quite a few questions about how I made this card, so here are some more instructions: Outside of card:
• Door panels on outside of door 1 1/4″ x 2″
• Scallops for wreath (Wild Wasabi) are the 2 scallops we carry in the catty
• Hole punched in the middle of the smaller scallop is 1″
• Hole punched in the middle of the larger scallop is 1 1/4″
• Ink the edges of the wreath with Garden Green
• Dimensionals on door panels
• Ribbon is Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding
• Score a line around the front of the card 1/2″ on all edges
Inside of card:
• Fireplace is a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock cut to 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″. Fireplace hole is cut from bottom, 2 1/4″ wide and 2 1/2″ long.
• Score the 5 1/2″ side at 1/2″, 1″, 4 1/2″ & 5″
• Put tape on the ends of this piece by the score lines. Only put tape between the edge of cardstock and 1st score line
• Position this inside the card. Put the bottom one on first. The edge of the fireplace should butt against the scoreline in the card.
• Now tape the top edge of the firplace. Before you secure it to the card, make sure it folds flat. That’s how I lined up where it should go on the top edge.
• Oval rug is the inside of the scallop oval die in Crumb Cake.
• Run that through the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder.
• Ink edges and top of rug in Soft Suede.
• I did put a piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock behind the fireplace. That piece is 4 ¼” x 3 ¼”.
I can hardly contain my excitement for the NEW HOLIDAY MINI CATALOG! It is jam packed with FUN NEW products! I think this was the longest wish list I have ever had over a mini catalog! Click on the holiday catalog photo below to view the catalog online. You can place your orders HERE!
I think my favorite product in the mini catalog is the Simply Scored Tool. This will change your life! The stylus makes it glide easily on your cardstock to make PERFECT score lines! You will LOVE THIS! Don’t forget, with any online order, you receive a FREE tutorial on my right side bar of your choice! Order HERE.
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Diana is giving us private watercoloring lessons!!!! FUN FUN!
We had a fun time doing a photo shoot with Diana’s camera, that also had a timer. We laughed so hard because the camera setting must have been on multiple shots. The camera kept taking photos and we have some SILLY ONES that were taken that we didn’t know about. FUNNY!!!!!Notice Toby, the Yorkie in the photo. We all have Yorkies!!!! (Well, Kim is “grandma” to her daughter’s Yorkie).
The girl’s had some Christmas goodies for me!! Here is a beautiful ornament made by Kim:
This one was made by Diana:
I then got to KIDNAP Kim from Diana’s home and bring her to my home! We had a FUN day and a half doing a little bit of everything! Here we are at the English Rose Tea Room in Carefree. LOVE THAT PLACE!
We also got some shopping in, and Kim was SO SWEET to help me finish up my “Control Freaks” swap!WHAT AN AWESOME COUPLE OF DAYS!!!!!!
This card is a CASE of Karen Squires found on Stampin’ Connection. I did find her blog 
I think my favorite product in the mini catalog is the 
