Each year, we look forward to receiving Erin's Christmas card.... Erin is a super-talented gal in my downline and every year she comes up with the most fabulous Christmas card!! This year my husband and I marveled over her newest creation. GREAT JOB Erin! :)
The card is in the shape of a house, and it's a tri-fold card... Fabulous!
Here is the front:
and this is the inside:
Here is the last batch of photos from my downline gathering on Monday night when they made Christmas ornaments from the Stampin' Up! On Board Trimmings assortment. Enjoy.. and I hope you have all your shopping and baking done! :)
Have a terrific weekend!!
Here are more of the Chipboard Christmas ornaments made by my downline on Monday night. Enjoy, and tune in tomorrow for even MORE!
Last night I held a free class/Holiday party for my Stampin' Up! downline to come make several Chipboard Christmas ornaments. Each person brought a Christmasy holiday snack to share and we had a GREAT time!!! I'll be sharing their creations here with you over the next day or 2 ... toooo many to post all in one post.
Enjoy! (and hey.. don't you think Stampin' Up! should still be offering these ornaments through Christmas or the end of December?? I do!!! - I want more!)
Awesome tip from Vinnie... use the SANDING BLOCK to take the dull finish off the Antique Brass Jumbo Eyelet and you have a super shiny gold eyelet!!!
More to come tomorrow... stay tuned...
now back to my regularly scheduled Christmas Gift Wrapping episode..
Here are the remainder of the projects we made at Stamp A Rama last Saturday!
Above: by Elyse - the right portion of the card folds and tucks under the Build A Brad!
Above: card by Rhodora
Above: project by Sharon L. - a card that folds up to look like a box! Clever!!
Above: Wrapped up gum package by Ellen.
Above: quick tip from Ellen - stamp the flower image and punch it out with the circle punch, then you barely have to trim between the petals to get a cut out flower image!
Above: Card by Sharon H.
Above: Calendar project by Suzanne
Above: Box project by Sue M. If you accidentally cut off the top flap, you get an open box like mine on the left... if you leave the flap on, you get a cute box that ties shut like Sue's on the right. {grin}
Above: additional box samples by Sue
OK... now go out and finish your Christmas shopping and stamp those last minute teacher/co-worker gifts!! Have a GREAT weekend!
~ Patty
I decorated a ton of these tins (and I know you will ask... so I'll tell you.. they are in the "Dollar Spot" at Target) to give as little favors or Christmas gifts. I had never heard the M & M Christmas story before, but when I read it on line last week I knew I wanted to do something with it!
here is the story:
The M & M's Christmas Story
by Pam Ridenour
As you hold these candies in your hand,
and turn them, you will see...
The M becomes a W, an E, and then a 3.
They tell the Christmas story. It's one I'm sure you know.
It took place in a stable a long, long, time ago.
The E is for the East, where the star shone so bright.
The M is for the Manger, where Baby Jesus slept that night.
The 3 is for the wise men, who came bearing gifts.
W is for Worship. Hallelujah, praise His name!
So as you eat these candies,
or share them with your friends,
remember the meaning of Christmas.
It's a love story that never ends.
Have a great day!
Yesterday was our Luv 2 Stamp Group Stamp A Rama event and this year we added a "Gift Exchange" after the event. The gift was to be in the $15-ish dollar range and something hand made using Stampin' Up! products.. all of the gifts were unique and lovely! I tried to get photos of all of them but a few didn't come out, so I'll share the ones here that I got good photos of. Enjoy! Hope these inspire you if you are looking to make a handmade Christmas gift!
Above: tin mailbox decorated by Carol, filled with candy and a Starbucks gift card! YUM!
Above: Ellen holding the gorgeous Christmas journal she received from Sue M. I wish I could have taken pix of the inside of this.. it was gorgeous!!!
Above: Sue holding the clear paint can FILLED with TONS of candies (each wrapped in Dashing Designer Series Paper!!) - made by Ellen.
Above: 2 canning jars filled with "moose munch" type crunch candy (and it's DELICIOUS! - I had a piece before breakfast!! ), by Elyse. Notice the cute way she wrapped the ring of the lid with our wide grosgrain ribbon!
Above: Joy holding the beautiful clipboard decorated by Saundra, complete with a matching post-it note pad! (and glitter!!) :)
Above: Clipboard by Suzanne - countdown to Christmas - VERY cute!! A pocket on the back holds the additional tags with the numbers so you can change them each day.
The project I made is posted HERE.
I'll be posting projects from our Stamp A Rama shoebox swap tomorrow.. Stay tuned! Have a great day!
I just got home from our Stamp A Rama event (shoebox swap for my Direct Recruits and Power Team members) and we had a GREAT time making each others projects!! What a FUN day!! We also did a gift exchange this time which was new and everyone made such fun projects! I'll be sharing photos over the days to come!!
The gift exchange was to be a hand made project using Stampin' Up! products in the $15-ish range.
This is what I made with the Stampin' Up! 3 clip chipboard clipboard. I used the DASHING designer series papers and several fun accessories. I got this idea from Caro's blog but added a few different stamps and embellishments. Enjoy!
I used the Craft Olive ink and sponged it on the top portion and around the side edges. It covered the chipboard like paint!
Enjoy.. have a great weekend, and check back soon for photos of the projects from Stamp A Rama!
~ Patty
Here is a little sneak peek at something I'm working on for our Saturday Stamp A Rama get together... more pix to follow the Saturday event. Fun Fun Fun!
OOOOOOOOOOOohhhhh.. I LOVE fun stampin' stuff in the mail!! Check this out...
So do you THINK the PO does this on purpose?? Kinda looks like they saw the warning and smashed it right there!! yikes!!
LUCKILY the contents were just fine.. and here is what I got from Vicki!!!
How sweet was that!?? A beautiful ornament and card!! LOVE it!!! THANKS Vicki and also for your kind words in the card!!
About 20 ladies came to stamp Christmas card samples on Saturday.. we always have SUCH a good time!!!! Below are the samples they copied... they made 2 of each - so they went home with 10 finished Christmas cards. Bless my dear husband for cutting the cardstock - hopefully I'll be healed enough in January to start cutting c/s again!
ABOVE: for tip on making the wreath download the .pdf file from this previous post. To create the green embellishment behind "Merry Christmas", stamp Merry Christmas on the Key tag punch, then punch out the Designer Label Punch in green and cut it in 1/2, separate the 2 halves and adhere them behind the greeting.
ABOVE: I saw this idea on several blogs.. this is not an original idea, but everyone LOVED it. Create an oval "mask" with the Coluzzle and vellum paper, stamp and sponge inside the oval with Sage Shadow, remove the mask, and stamp the large tree & greeting. Colors: Sage Shadow and Forest Foliage. Glitter the tree for some "bling" if desired. Ticket Corner punch was used on the white and Sage Shadow layers.
ABOVE: I used the Oval punch in the front of the card so that the oval greeting from inside shows through the oval opening. A Jumbo Eyelet was added using a Crop A Dile.
ABOVE: Watercolor technique used: Spritz watercolor paper about 3x, and then stamp the flower from Fabulous Flowers in Purely Pomegranate ink repeatedly until you run out of ink. A Build a Brad was used on the tag for some added interest.
ABOVE: simple 3x3 card - could be used for a to:/from: tag or added to a gift bag or used as a cello topper. Flowers and greeting stamped in Purely Pomegranate on paper from the Holiday Harmony pack.
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I think these little graphics are a hoot.. many of you have asked how I make them... go to www.imagechef.com and you can use their images and add your text, then save the .jpg to your computer! Too fun!
So, anyway, back to stamping... I have a Christmas Card Stamp A Stack class this weekend, which I've been slowly prepping for... you see the physical therapist said I need to cut out the computer, stamping and gardening completely in order to help let my pinched nerve heal. I have arthritis in my neck, which is pinching the nerve and making my arm and hand painful and tingly/numb. Cutting out the computer and stamping? Not very conducive to someone who makes their living RUBBER STAMPING!?? YIKES!
But I'm limiting myself to little 20 minute spots of the computer or stamping each day... cuz goodness knows I can't cut it out 100%!!
Here is a sneak peek at a watercolor card we'll be doing in my Christmas Stamp A Stack this weekend. The ink is Purely Pomegranate and the cardstock is watercolor paper, brushed gold, Purely Pomegranate and a vanilla base card. I added the BUILD A BRAD for a bit of fun!
Blog posts will be a little sparse for awhile... I'll get on the computer when I can.
Happy Stampin' everyone!
~ Patty
I'm sharing some gorgeous cards made by my dear friend Saundra! She brought these to share with our class on Monday night, and they are just gorgeous! Some are embellished with glitter (Saundra is my "glitter queen") {smile}, and one has microbeads on it! Enjoy!
All images copyright Stampin' Up! 1990-2007
All images copyright Stampin' Up! 1990-2007
All images copyright Stampin' Up! 1990-2007
All images copyright Stampin' Up! 1990-2007
Have a fabulous weekend!
~ Patty
Hold on to your hat... check out this FABULOUS TIP from Sharon in last nights stamping class... she used the Scallop Circle Punch and the DASHING Designer Series papers...Use the Scallop Circle Punch on the BIG POLKA DOTS and voila - a fun flower with a big colorful center!
We were punching out Scallop Circles for our ornaments... here is Sharon's ornament with the jumbo "flowers" made from the Dashing paper:
Cute Cute Cute with those jumbo polka dots, huh??
Yep.. I'm back to stamping!! The house is 95% settled and back in place, so now it's back to stampin'! Sorry for that minor GLITCH in my sharing over the past 3 or 4 weeks!
Here is a fun and easy Gift Card Holder we are doing in class tonight! I got the idea from my upline, Sandy. Her version is below (in red).
Here is a close up of the center that holds the gift card:
And here is how you make it:
Apply Sticky strip as shown, and then use the 1/2" circle punch and the Word Window Punch to create the slit and notch for the gift card to fit into.
Tip: stamp before folding it and assembling it.
Here is the one I received from Sandy.. very cute!:
More sharing later.. class starts in 20 minutes!
Have a great evening!
11-20-07 UPDATE: check out what Roxy did with this idea... toooooooooooooo cute... click here!
11-28 -07 UPDATE: check out Roxy's tutorial for this project .. click here! Thanks Roxy.. you ROCK!
12-6-07 UPDATE: check out what Jill did with this idea!! Click here!
