Monday, November 10, 2008

Snow Swirled Santa

Here is another card using my red and green cardkit. The snowflakes are from Snow Swirled by the santa is a Paper Trey Ink stamp. All other supplies are Stampin' Up. The colors used are kiwi kiss, real red and bashful blue.

We had a great time at the Day at with Thomas. Tyler had a blast. They really made the event fun for the kids. As soon as I get a chance, I'll post a couple of pics. Talk to you all soon.


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Sunday, November 9, 2008

Merry and Bright





Here are some cards using my Mr. Twigster class kit except I used Merry and Bright. This is such a cute little set. The papers are Frosty from the Holiday mini. I used Bashful blue ribbon along with my favorite new ribbon Kiwi Kiss/Vanilla. Love it! I also used a felt flurry from the holiday mini as well. I am loving these non-holiday colors for Christmas too! I also used my silver gel pen to color in the snowman's hat on the first card which gave it some great sparkle!
Don't forget to check out this week's blog candy here.

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Saturday, November 8, 2008

It's not very cold yet...

Here is a card that I made using the elements in my class by mail kit. I used the stamps in MFT's Baby It's Cold Outside. I colored in the image using my copics and the snow has diamond stickles. The snowflakes were stamped using silver encore ink pad. The sentiment has little dots on the top and bottom, I used a silver pen for this.

The weather here has been so warm! It was close to 90 on Halloween and it's still unseasonally warm. We never see snow here but the weather usually turns crisp. It still feels like summer! This is the closest that I actually get to snow, which I'm really happy about. Anything, under 60 degrees and I'm totally freezing!

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Friday, November 7, 2008

Heart Candy Friday & Holiday Cards


Hi everybody. Let's start this weekend right by having some Heart (blog) candy. Up for grabs is the 6x6 Basic Grey paper pad Sultry. To win, just leave a comment on this post with what you're doing this weekend. Subscribers please leave a second comment. Posts will be open until Tuesday and I will post the winner on Wednesday.
I'm going to Perris, California for "A Day Out with Thomas." We get to ride a real life "Thomas" train and they have other activities for the kids too. My little two year old is going to go nuts! Lily is spending the day with my mom so she'll be spoiled rotten. The only problem is our train leaves early so we have to get up at like 5:00 and leave the house by 6:00. Perris is a couple of hours away! Just as long as there is a Starbucks on the way I'll be fine!

Here are a couple of cards made with my card kit. The top is a stamp from Lockhart stamps, white embossed and just an easy card.



This card is easy too, I used the snowflakes and sentiment from MFT, Baby It's Cold Outside. I hope you all have a great day!

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Thursday, November 6, 2008

Christmas owls & Cards for Sale

Here is another card that I used my class by mail kit. However, I used MFT's Christmas owls. How cute are these little owls. I used Real Red and White. The white piece is cuttlebugged. The owls were colored using my copics. I used liquid pearls on the owl's hats. I think that it's a simple but fun card and another Christmas card to add to my stash.

I have now added some cards for sale, they are made to order so they take a couple of days for me to make and mail. Please visit my Heartshoppe if you're interested.

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Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Introducing Mr. Twigster & Winner!


Here is my next class by mail kit, Mr. Twigster. Please visit The Heart Shoppe to purchase this kit. These 4 cards all use the stamp set Mr. Twigster and the accompanying stamps. I also used Heard from the Heart and Best Yet for sentiments. The colors are kiwi kiss, chocolate, bashful blue and tangerine tango. The DP is Frosty Day from the Holiday Mini Catalog.



This is a criss cross card. I used my circle and scallop punches as well as the felt ribbon found in the mini.

This card also uses the felt snowflakes found in the mini.
These cards would also look great with Merry and Bright.
The winner is #1 (who says #1 never wins!), Cricketpe! You have until Saturday to contact me by email to claim your prize! Thanks so much everyone for playing. I will have another candy on Friday!

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Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Happy Election Day!

Don't forget to comment on this post to win some blog candy!

I hope that those of you in the U.S., voted! I am a permanent absentee voter and I almost forgot to mail my ballot back in. I sent it just in time! Talk about procrastinating. Basically, I'm not a huge fan of either candidate but I had to vote for one of them, so it was a game time decision for me.


Here is my next class by mail, red and green snow swirled! The colors used are real red, olive and kiwi kiss. I think that this is a really pretty combination. If you are interested in this new card kit, make sure to visit here. Here are some closeups of two of the cards.

Have you started your Christmas cards yet? Working on these cards has got me started! I still got a lot more to go!
Also, you may have noticed on the top left, a place to subscribe to my email newsletter. It's Stampin' Up stuff so if you 're not interested that's cool, but I plan on offering special discounts and promotions to my subscribers. If you bought something from me last month during my special discount then you're already subscribed.

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Monday, November 3, 2008

Red and White Snow Swirled




Here are 4 cards made using the stamp set Snow Swirled by Stampin' Up! This is a card kit by mail that can be found in my Heart Shoppe.





All of these cards use the same elements, red and white cardstock, white embossing powder and white craft pad, silver encore pad, red stamp pad. They all use the stamps found in the Snow Swirled stamp set.

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Sunday, November 2, 2008

Mini Clipboards & November Promotions




The project that I have to show you today is a very cute mini clipboard. I used Stampin' UP's Bella Rose paper and a rectangle clipboard. A very easy and cute gift. I think that it would make great gifts for colleagues or teachers. I have this as a class by mail kit in the shoppe. Please visit if you are interested. You can choose to have papers from any of the 20 designer paper packs that Stampin' Up! offers as well as the papers found in the current holiday mini.




I am really happy to present you with some really fabulous promotions. The first is a special partnership that SU has made with Country Living Magazine. They are offering new subscribers a discount subscription as well as a free mini SU note card kit. You can visit here for details. Stampin' Up! has created a beautiful Holiday stampin' kit which is available exclusively through SU and is available from November 1 - December 31, 2008.

Click on the flyer and it will get bigger. I bought the kit and it's awesome, a beautiful stamp set, along with designer paper, frames and chipboard, ink, glue and glitter, all the ingredients you need to create beautiful home decor, ornaments and cards. I will be creating projects from this kit soon and putting them on this blog.


The kit is 49.95 and I am offering a special price of $55.00 which includes shipping AND tax to your home in the U.S. This is a savings of $7-$10 depending on the tax rate of your county. Please visit The Heart Shoppe to take advantage of this special offer. If you are planning on ordering this item along with other SU merchandise email me with your order and you will receive free shipping and a kit to make 1 mini coaster clipboard.


Another promotion that I am offering is for every $40 you spend you get your name in the hat for a drawing to win a Level 1 Hostess stamp set. I have a Best Yet and a Live Like You Mean It stamp set to give away this month! Orders of SU merchandise must equal $40 before tax and shipping. You will get stamps on your frequent buyer card too!
Click on the flyer to get it bigger. Spend $20 and get 20% off rubons from November 10 - November 30, 2008. You can combine promotions to get an extra discount of 10%, see the above paragraph.


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Saturday, November 1, 2008

Introducing...The Heart Shoppe

I have decided to open a little cyber store which will be where I sell my class by mail kits, ribbon shares, scrapbooks, sketch books and more. I have a few things on there right now and will be adding more as I can.

The link to my store is The Heart Shoppe.

The first project that I want to show you is this very cool 2009 calendar. It was inspired by a project that I saw on this blog.


I used these cool rectangle coasters that I found and the Create a Calendar kit found in the SU mini catalog. I cut the calendar papers down and adhered them to cardstock that I stamped with Boho Backgrounds. I then adhered the cardstock to the coaster and used my cropadile and jumbo eyelets and bound it all together with jump rings and it stands up all on its own. I plan on cutting the calendar papers even smaller, leaving room on top for pictures of my kids and giving this to my mom for Christmas.

This is my first class in the mail kit. I have put together the ingredients you need to make this including the precut cardstock, coasters and embellishments. Please visit the Shoppe if you are interested. Otherwise, I think that it might spark some inspiration for those looking to do handmade gifts this year.

Don't forget to comment on this post to win a fabulous blog candy, MFT's stamp set Shower Time.

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Friday, October 31, 2008

SBS 22 October Challenge



My SBS 22 sister have a challenge each month. This month's challenge was hosted by Sarah , you see my links on the side and visit my sisters to see what they came up with. The challenge was my absolute favorite technique, paper piecing! I used my favorite stamps for paper piecing, MFT. This is a new set called Window Shopping. The paper is from B-Bunny. I paperpieced the dress and the cool tall boot. The ribbon is MayArts and the flower matched perfectly was from my stash. I even did one better and actually made this card for my friend Krista's birthday!


Today is the last day for my 25% off discount for Su orders! But don't worry, I will have some other fun special for next month and I will be introducing my Heart Shoppe. So stay tuned.


In the meantime, how about some treats in the form of blog candy!
My Favorite Things, Shower Time. To win, is easy leave a comment on this post. If you are a subscriber, come back this weekend and visit my Heart Shoppe and give me some feedback and you can post a second comment. You have until Tuesday and I will use Random.org and post the winner on Wednesday.

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Thursday, October 30, 2008

Twisted Chick Creations Flaxychick: Chocolate Covered Snowflakes#links#links

Twisted Chick Creations Flaxychick: Chocolate Covered Snowflakes#links#links
Not only can you find some fun candy here but Michelle has some awesome creations to share with you.

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Hanging Ornaments

Here is a card that I cased from splitcoaststampers. It uses the SU In-Colors, Baja Breeze and Kiwi Kiss. The top pieces was punched with the scallop edge punch and I used some silver cord from my stash. This is not a card that is easily mailed because the cord makes the envelope puffy. So probably a card that you would give a co-worker. I used the stamp set Snow Swirled from SU, the smallest snowflake was stamped in Baja Breeze and the large snowflake stamped in white kraft and then punched with SU's scallop punch.

When I first got this stamp set, I had no idea what to do with it, but you'll see in the next couple of weeks the versatility of this great set!

Remember, you have until Friday to get your SU order in to me for your 25% discount! More Heart candy tomorrow!



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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Winner and Wednesday Sunflower

Jennifer Hodge! You are the winner of my blog candy! Thanks to everyone who played, especially my subscribers. I will have another fun candy on Friday, because who doesn't like candy on Halloween so be sure to check back.

Don't forget I am still offering 25% off SU orders until Friday. Help me meet my sales goal! I am almost there! When I send off your order, you will also receive a handmade card from me as well as your frequent buyer card!

I will also be launching something new on November 1 (if all goes well) so I hope that you will all give me some feedback.

I cannot take credit for this super cute card. It was a case from Patty Bennett. The paper is Bella Rose (love it!). The sunflowers were made by punching a scallop circle and then cutting into each scallop to the center (but not all the way through) and then punching a dp circle and placing it in the center to create this cute flower. The rik rak was made using the scallop edge punch as well as the scallop on the bottom of the card. The chocolate double stitched ribbon is also SU. The sentiment is a from the current Level 1 Hostess set which I think is my favorite set of the hostess sets because I love sentiments, I can always use them!

See you back here on Friday!


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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Cupcake Celebration

Here's a fun card that I made for my sister's birthday. Her birthday is actually this Saturday but we went to Macaroni Grill to celebrate with some girlfriends. The main cupcake image is from Stamp a Sweet Impression. The other stamps are from Stampin' Up's Bitty Birthday. I colored in the images using my copic markers and I used glitter on the cupcake liner. The paper is Doodlebug and it comes along with the ribbon and the glitter in Taylor's Key ingredients pack. The sketch is from Iheart2stamp.com. It also works as a challenge for http://passionforpapercraft.blogspot.com/ which I had to make a celebrate card. My sister loved her card!

Don't forget there is still time to enter for the blog candy that I am giving away. It's a couple of posts down. Also, time is running out to take advantage of the 25% SU discount. Friday is the deadline but get your orders to me ASAP!

I hope that everyone has a happy Tuesday!



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Sunday, October 26, 2008

On My Mind

Here's a card that I made at my SU stamp camp. The cardstock is Riding Hood Red and Pink Pirouette. We used the stamp set Upsy Daisy that was on special last month. I didn't think that I would want this set but I broke down and bought it because it had 3 really great sentiments in it. I'm always needing sentiment stamps. Anyway, we stamped it in I think Pink Pirouette and then used Riding Hood Red and a dauber to put some extra ink on the petals and then stamped on this exclusive Sizzix Top Note die (which works in the cuttlebug!). Put some glue and glitter on some spots and it makes a very pretty and simple card. One of the secretaries here at work retired about 2 years ago and now has inoperable cancer so I've been sending her cards and this would make a nice one!


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