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October weSTAMP Swaps and Gathering
Did I catch your attention with this adorable baby? He is SO PRECIOUS and really stole the show at our weSTAMP meeting this month! Remember the baby shower we threw for Pam? (See this post HERE.) INTRODUCING…….KYLE, who came 6 weeks early! What a BEAUTIFUL BABY!
Linda R provided our cute little Santa treat hat Make ‘n Take. Isn’t this cute? It was a lot easier than I thought it would be! The cardstock is embossed using the Petals a Plenty embossing folder. The pattern was found on Kimberly Van Diepen’s blog, which can be found HERE.
The swap theme this month was to make a Christmas/Holiday/Winter card or 3-D item. I tell you when we swap, it is like Christmas every month! Here they are!
Terri’s swap:
Terri GRACIOUSLY provided the “recipe” for the Santa. Terri has an “EYE” for punch art, wouldn’t you agree?
Heather’s swap: (Heather is our NEWEST weSTAMPER, joining my team THIS MONTH!!)
Kori’s swap:
Linda R’s swap:
Barbara’s swap:
Leah’s swap:
Jennie’s swap:
Melissa’s swap: 
Eileen’s swap: 
Linda B’s swap:
Patti’s swap: (Box is filled with hot cocoa packet, candy cane, marshmellows and chocolate kisses)
Peggy’s swap:
Lorri’s swap:
Recipe:Stamp Set: Got Greats?Paper: Baja Breeze, Real Red, Candy Cane DP, Whisper White, Soft SuedeInk: Baja Breeze, Real Red, Soft Suede
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Polka Dot Embossing folder, Petals a Plenty Embossing Folder, White Eyelets, 1/4″ Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon
The doorprize was unbelievable!! Eileen make this tree and it’s ALL out of Designer Paper! WOW! Great job Eileen!!! (We were all jealous of Barbara, who WON this!)
Not only is Terri a great paper crafter, she is also a CREATIVE BAKER! Look at these cupcakes she made for our meeting!
In an earlier post HERE, you saw the AWESOME AUSSIE treats my stamping friend, Karen Thomas sent us. Here are weSTAMPERS, Rachele and Melissa, giving them a try! Mmmmmm! 
New mommy Pam trying them out, too. 
How would you like to join my team, and also become a weSTAMPER? Contact me and find out how you can be a part of the FUN!
Christmas Collage
This is the first Christmas stamp I bought from Stampin’ Up this year! I love the Christmas Collage background stamp. It speaks for itself!
Here is a card we made at Stamp Club this month. The bottom one shows how you can substitute a sepia photo to get the Shabby Chic effect. (Photo is of our son and his wife.)
Recipe:
Stamp Set: Christmas Collage, Welcome Christmas
Paper: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake
Ink: Early Espresso
Accessories: Always Artichoke 1/2″ Seam Binding, Antique Brads, Cutter Kit (distressed edges), 1 3/4″ Circle Punch
Christmas Card 2009
This was our Christmas card for 2009. I knew I wanted to use this fold for our Christmas card when I first saw it…..just wasn’t sure how to put it all together. Lo and behhold, Becky Roberts (aka: Inking Idaho) came up with a great card using that fold with a picture, so I totally CASED her layout! Thanks Becky! You make life so much easier with your incredible creative mind!
Here are the two versions. My family preferred the red/green one so that is the one we went with.
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas weekend celebrating the Savior’s birth!
Christmas Goodies
I wanted to share with you what my upline, Barbara Welch, dropped off at my house the other night. (Her blog can be found HERE.) Isn’t this adorable? It is a basket filled with holiday goodies! I love the reindeer theme of this gift. (Reindeers really are the rage this year, aren’t they?) Inside the beautiful basket, you will find: dish for dip with a cute reindeer knife, a couple of packets dry dip mix, frame, York Peppermint Patties in a cute cello bag, guest hand towels, kitchen towel, and a beautiful Christmas card! THANKS Barbara!
Dasher Meets Starbucks!
Have you seen these mugs at Starbucks this year? The image on the mug is an embossed reindeer who looks EXACTLY like Stampin’ Up’s Dasher stamp! As soon as I saw this mug, I KNEW some gifts would be in the making! Of course, there is a Starbucks gift card inside. I made some of these for some of my friends for Christmas.
Caramel Sweet Treat
I forgot to post this from about a month ago! These are little sweet treats with home-made caramels inside. They don’t stick to your teeth, so they won’t pull your cavities out! LOL)
Here is the recipe for the caramels.
Caramels
2 C. sugar
2 C. heavy whipping cream
1 C. Karo syrup
1 C. butter
1 t. vanilla
Combine sugar, syrup and JUST 1 C. of the cream (for now). Bring to a full boil, then add the other cup of cream. Boil until it reaches the hard ball stage, stirring constantly. This part takes about 30 mn.
Remove from heat, add butter.
Stir until it’s all blended. (It will separate at first, but the more you stir it and it cools, the more it will blend together).
Add vanilla.
Pour in buttered 8×8 pan.
Cool and cut into pieces.
I found these glass containers at IKEA.
Recipe:
Stamp Set: Holiday Best
Paper: Real Red, Very Vanilla
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Real Red
Accessories: Scallop Circle/1 3/8″ Circle Punches, 1 1/4″ Striped Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon
weSTAMP Christmas Party!
We had our annual “weSTAMP” Christmas party this week!! What a fun evening, and great attendance! We started out the evening with some YUMMY snacks, then moved onto our “Shoebox Swaps”. Here are the projects we made, and the gals who provided the projects.
Melissa’s Make and Take:
Linda B.’s Make and Take: (the black is soot from a burning candle, then stamped the image – no ink! – the stamp lifts the soot off! Cool technique!)
Another Make and Take by Melissa:
Barbara’s Make and Take:
Rachele’s Make and Take:
We also had a voluntary gift exchange. The only rules were that it had to be hand-made. Two gals can’t post yet because they are making more and giving them as gifts, and don’t want the recipients to see them here.Here are the projects, and the gals who created them:Melissa:
Peggy:
Rachele:
Patti:
Jenn:
Leah:
Linda R.:
Pam:
Ginny:
First Christmas Card!
I got my first Christmas card in the mail the other day, and just had to share it with you! This is from my sweet CREATIVE friend Chris! I wish you could see it in person! I love this, it’s so beautiful it belongs in a FRAME!
Nov. Girl’s Day/Night Out Projects
Here are some of the projects we did at the November Girl’s Day/Night Out class.
The first one was from a sketch found at Diva Coffee Break Designs, which can be found HERE. They have some fun sketches going on there! I just discovered that blog. This is a picture of the sketch:
This was my version of the card. I was also inspired by my upline’s (Barbara Welch) swap card from weSTAMP last month, which can be found HERE.
Recipe:Stamp Set: The More The Merrier, Christmas PunchPaper: Sahara Sand, Ruby Red, Whisper WhiteInk: Sahara Sand, Ruby Red, Bermuda Bay, Basic Black, Pumpkin PieAccessories: Scallop Circle #2 Die Cut, 1″/3/4″ Punches, Coluzzle, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Dimensionals
This card is a TOTAL CASE of Teneale William’s card, which can be found HERE. Check out her blog for some inspiration! 🙂
Recipe:Stamp Set: Snow SwirledPaper: Transparancy Paper, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Bashful Blue DPInk: Bashful Blue, Stazon WhiteAccessories: Non SU Pearl Stickers, Scallop Edge Punch, 1/4″ White Grosgrain Ribbon
Gotta love these NEW TREAT CUPS! Here they are made into an ornament. The hook of the ornament is for real!
Recipe:Stamp Set: Sweet Centers, Teeny Tiny WishesPaper: Old Olive, Real Red, Merry Moments DPInk: Chocolate ChipAccessories: Treat Cups, 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, Striped 1 1/4″ Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Ornament Hook, M&M’s
The last project I am going to wait to post because I am doing a version of it for the Leadership swap I am in. I will post it after Leadership, which is early January.
Stamp A Stack Class
Here are the cards that were made during my “Stamp A Stack” class this week. We made 12 cards total, 4 cards each of the 3 designs.
The first card I couldn’t decide which one I liked better, so the gals could make either one. The first one has BLING on it. On the 2nd, the ornament is 3-D. You get the 3-D look by punching 3 ornaments, folding them in half, and taping them altogether.
Recipe:Stamp Set: Delightful DecorationsPaper: Old Olive, Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Whisper WhiteInk: Old Olive, Real RedAccessories: Eyelet Border Punch, 3/4″ Circle Punch, Ornament Punch, Gold Elastic Cording, Serif Essentials Alphabet Die, Glue Dots, Petals A Plenty Embossing Folder, Non SU Bling
Recipe: Stamp Set: Season of FriendshipPaper: Real Red, Kraft, Very VanillaInk: Soft Suede, Craft White, Real RedAccessories: Horizontal Slot Punch, Sleigh Bells Ribbon, Glitter
This card is a total CASE of Diana Gibb’s card, which can be found HERE.
Recipe:Stamp Set: Patterned Pines, Many Merry MessagesPaper: Bermuda Bay, Whisper WhiteInk: Bermuda BayAccessories: Chunky Glitter, Snowflake Punch, Non SU Bling
October Stamp Club Projects
Dasher is one of my favorite holiday stamps this year! Best yet, it is only $8.95!!! I saw this card HERE and loved the layout of it, just changed some of the colors on it.
Recipe:
Stamp Sets: Dasher, Serene Snowflakes, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Craft White, Bordering Blue
Paper: Close to Cocoa, Bordering Blue, Kraft, Whisper White
Accessories: Snowflake Punch, Modern Label Punch, Silver Brads
This card is a TOTAL CASE of this card HERE. I love the simplicity of this card.
Recipe:
Stamp Sets: Delightful Decorations
Ink: Real Red
Paper: Old Olive, Real Red, Whisper White
Accessories: Petals-A-Plenty Embossing Folder (Holiday Mini Catalog), Ornament Punch, Gold Cording, Double Stitched Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, 1/8” Hole Punch
I have always wanted to make an “Explosion Box”. Beate has a great tutorial on how to make these. You can find her tutorial on SCS HERE.
Recipe:
Stamp Sets: Christmas Punch (Level 2 Hostess Set), Snow Swirled
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Real Red
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Old Olive, Merry Moments DP, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Scallop Oval Punch, 5/8” Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon
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