Countdown to Christmas - Day 11

Today is one of my favorite holiday traditions - Gingerbread houses with Grammy.  Michael has never participated so we thought if we bought a Shopkins kit that it might keep his attention.  We were wrong.  He ate all the candy he could and then went sugar crazy and has had about 10 time outs since we finished.  But he did come back and smile for the final photo.

Callie has stated this is her favorite Christmas ever.  She's old enough to actually help with things like wrapping and shoveling and decorating her own room.  I love that it keeps her busy with creative and fun things!

Today's card is one we made together for Christmas.  I first saw this idea through Creative Corner in a project posted by Ronda Wade.  I loved that it was snowmen and that Callie immediately asked if she could help when she saw it on my laptop.  We decided to send these out to our family and friends where we have "old and young friends" meaning the adults are friends and so are the kiddos.

I let her punch the eyes, do the squiggle with the Wink of Stella marker, run the White through the Big Shot, and hand cut all the noses.  I tied the bows to the front and adhered the white to the card on the front and inside.  The rest she assembled.  I'm sure some of them "melted" in the mail due to the amount of adhesive on the pieces but they still looked super cute!

Supplies:

• Cardstock/DSP: Basic Black (8 1/2 x 5 1/2, scrap), Pumpkin Pie (scrap), Whisper White (2 @ 5 1/4 x 4)
• Ink: Real Red
• Stamp Set: Six Sayings (retired)
• Accessories: Red Ribbon (retired), Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Pen, 1 1/4 Circle Punch, Big Shot, Cutting Mats and Platform, Falling Snow TIEF, Dimensionals, Adhesive, Scissors

ORDER ONLINE

To order supplies for these projects, please visit my online store here.  Please use this hostess code when checking out when you find something to order if ordering by December 24th. 

• December Code:  The code through Christmas is WEEMARQ7.

CURRENT PROMOTIONS

It’s our Year End Closeout Sale – take a look at these great specials!  These include discounts up to 60% on retiring holiday products, clearance items, and high inventory items.  Those placing orders through my Web site will be put into a drawing for a doorprize – hint – it’s something new from the new occasions catalog!

Link to Online Store: https://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/CategoryPage.aspx?categoryid=10600&dbws=80380

Just a few notes:

• High inventory items are on discount through January 3rd.
• Retiring accessories are while supplies last.
• Retiring items will all discontinue as of January 3rd.
• Retiring holiday stamp sets are guaranteed through December 21st.

WHAT IS PAPER PUMPKIN?

While we have many great products on closeout, there is one program that you really should check out as well.  I only sell things I'm passionate about and this product line is definitely one of my favorites!

Paper Pumpkin is creativity in a box.  It costs $19.95 plus tax and ships to your mailbox once a month.  It contains everything you need for your own creative escape.  Besides the instructions and pieces for the cards or project, it also contains ink and photopolymer stamps and usually the adhesive you need as well.  My subscribers will also get a project sheet with tips and additional ideas and instructions that they can make with the supplies in the kits and sometimes some supplemental supplies.  They also are invited to participate in a free Paper Pumpkin Playdate to make their kits using any of my additional supplies like framelits and punches!  It's a wonderful program and I'd love for you to try it out!  Sign up by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit!

You can sign up here: https://mypaperpumpkin.com/en/?demoid=80380

JOIN MY TEAM

If you are interested in joining out team and participating in monthly meetings with free make-n-take projects and outstanding company, contact me today or go here to sign up!  You can get $125 in free merchandise that you choose yourself for only $99 plus tax.  The new Occasion catalog is coming out and you could pre-order from it as a demonstrator!  Contact me today for more information!

Come back tomorrow for more ideas!

Have a craftastic day,

Stacy

Countdown to Christmas - Day 10

Well today was interesting!  I thought I had brunch with two of my oldest and dearest friends to discover that we were supposed to meet NEXT Saturday instead.  So I drove back home in the sleet and rain to discover I needed to make a finger food for the next event of the day, which was really that day, so back to the store and then home so I could put kiddo in pigtails and head back out the door.

Life is so busy during the holidays but it's also so full of memories.  Today we made gingerbread houses which I will share tomorrow.  The pictures were awesome and the little card I got from my friend was truly one of my favorite snowman cards EVER!

But for today, I'm going to share another quick card.  This is a great card to do with leftover washi tape and twine.  You could alter it for other holidays and, yes again, my Stitched Shapes are making an appearance.  My friend Judy made this card and used the Falling Snow embossing folder which definitely filled up the white space beautifully.  But you get to see my sample.

Supplies:

• Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler (8 1/2 x 5 1/2), Whisper White (2 @ 5 1/4 x 4, scrap)
• Ink: Cherry Cobbler
• Stamp Set: My Hero
• Accessories: Big Shot, Cutting Mats and Platform, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Warmth and Cheer washi tape, Baker's Twine Trio, Dimensionals, Scissors, Adhesive.

ORDER ONLINE

To order supplies for these projects, please visit my online store here.  Please use this hostess code when checking out when you find something to order if ordering by December 24th. 

• December Code:  The code through Christmas is WEEMARQ7.

CURRENT PROMOTIONS

It’s our Year End Closeout Sale – take a look at these great specials!  These include discounts up to 60% on retiring holiday products, clearance items, and high inventory items.  Those placing orders through my Web site will be put into a drawing for a doorprize – hint – it’s something new from the new occasions catalog!

Link to Online Store: https://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/CategoryPage.aspx?categoryid=10600&dbws=80380

Just a few notes:

• High inventory items are on discount through January 3rd.

• Retiring accessories are while supplies last.
• Retiring items will all discontinue as of January 3rd.
• Retiring holiday stamp sets are guaranteed through December 21st.

WHAT IS PAPER PUMPKIN?

While we have many great products on closeout, there is one program that you really should check out as well.  I only sell things I'm passionate about and this product line is definitely one of my favorites!

Paper Pumpkin is creativity in a box.  It costs $19.95 plus tax and ships to your mailbox once a month.  It contains everything you need for your own creative escape.  Besides the instructions and pieces for the cards or project, it also contains ink and photopolymer stamps and usually the adhesive you need as well.  My subscribers will also get a project sheet with tips and additional ideas and instructions that they can make with the supplies in the kits and sometimes some supplemental supplies.  They also are invited to participate in a free Paper Pumpkin Playdate to make their kits using any of my additional supplies like framelits and punches!  It's a wonderful program and I'd love for you to try it out!  Sign up by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit!

You can sign up here: https://mypaperpumpkin.com/en/?demoid=80380

JOIN MY TEAM

If you are interested in joining out team and participating in monthly meetings with free make-n-take projects and outstanding company, contact me today or go here to sign up!  You can get $125 in free merchandise that you choose yourself for only $99 plus tax.  The new Occasion catalog is coming out and you could pre-order from it as a demonstrator!  Contact me today for more information!

Come back tomorrow for more ideas!

Have a craftastic day,

Stacy

Countdown to Christmas - Day 9

Today's project is a fun gift card holder that you can make using our standard envelopes.  It's also another great way to use washi tape and leftover scraps.

I used the Cable Knit Dynamic Embossing Folder (which means it's REALLY deep when you run it through the big shot) and put that on a half of a sealed standard envelope.  I use Tear and Tape to adhere it since it holds the best.  Then I layered a piece of Warmth and Cheer DSP using dimensionals and the smallest Stitched Shapes square as well.  Then I punched out some holly berries and stamped them using the Stitched with Cheer stamp set and Crumb Cake ink.

The top piece is the insert and I used the washi tape to hook the gift card on.  Enjoy!

Supplies:

• Cardstock/DSP: Crumb Cake (2 @ 4 1/4 x 2 3/4), Warmth and Cheer (3 x 1), White (2 x 2), Cherry Cobbler (scrap), Garden Green (scrap)
• Ink: Crumb Cake
• Stamp Set: Stitched with Cheer
• Accessories: Big Shot, Cutting Mats and Platform, Cable Knit Dynamic Embossing Folder, Holly Berry Builder Punch, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Scissors, Warmth and Cheer Washi Tape

ORDER ONLINE

To order supplies for these projects, please visit my online store here.  Please use this hostess code when checking out when you find something to order if ordering by December 24th. 

• December Code:  The code through Christmas is WEEMARQ7.

CURRENT PROMOTIONS

It’s our Year End Closeout Sale – take a look at these great specials!  These include discounts up to 60% on retiring holiday products, clearance items, and high inventory items.  Those placing orders through my Web site will be put into a drawing for a doorprize – hint – it’s something new from the new occasions catalog!

Link to Online Store: https://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/CategoryPage.aspx?categoryid=10600&dbws=80380

Just a few notes:

• High inventory items are on discount through January 3rd.
• Retiring accessories are while supplies last.
• Retiring items will all discontinue as of January 3rd.
• Retiring holiday stamp sets are guaranteed through December 21st.

WHAT IS PAPER PUMPKIN?

While we have many great products on closeout, there is one program that you really should check out as well.  I only sell things I'm passionate about and this product line is definitely one of my favorites!

Paper Pumpkin is creativity in a box.  It costs $19.95 plus tax and ships to your mailbox once a month.  It contains everything you need for your own creative escape.  Besides the instructions and pieces for the cards or project, it also contains ink and photopolymer stamps and usually the adhesive you need as well.  My subscribers will also get a project sheet with tips and additional ideas and instructions that they can make with the supplies in the kits and sometimes some supplemental supplies.  They also are invited to participate in a free Paper Pumpkin Playdate to make their kits using any of my additional supplies like framelits and punches!  It's a wonderful program and I'd love for you to try it out!  Sign up by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit!

You can sign up here: https://mypaperpumpkin.com/en/?demoid=80380

JOIN MY TEAM

If you are interested in joining out team and participating in monthly meetings with free make-n-take projects and outstanding company, contact me today or go here to sign up!  You can get $125 in free merchandise that you choose yourself for only $99 plus tax.  The new Occasion catalog is coming out and you could pre-order from it as a demonstrator!  Contact me today for more information!

Come back tomorrow for more ideas!

Have a craftastic day,

Stacy

Countdown to Christmas - Day 8

Today I'm sharing a little project we did at my Christmas camps that would make a great card and gift in any color combination!  I love calendar projects and wanted something clean and card-sized so it could be mailed.  With everything else in my camp being shades of red, I really wanted something wintery for the color that wasn't winter looking.  Enter Night of Navy.

For the stand on this project, I just cut a strip of cardstock that was 6 x 1 and scored it at 1 1/2, 3, and 4 1/2.  It's adhered on the inside using Tear and Tape.  That way the weight of the calendar will not pull the card flat on the table! 

As for the rest of the project, I just stamped a piece of 5 1/4 x 4 Whisper White and then added the Flourish framelit to it using our Fine Tip Glue Pen.  Then I mounted the calendar on a piece of Floral Boutique Paper (size depends on the calendars you buy) and added that to the piece using Tear and Tape again.  Since it will sit for a year, you should use really strong adhesive on this project.

Supplies:

• Cardstock/DSP: Night of Navy (8 1/2 x 5 1/2, 6 x 1, scrap for Flourish), Floral Boutique DSP (sized to fit calendar)
• Ink: Night of Navy
• Stamp Set: Wild for Flowers
• Accessories: Big Shot, Cutting Mats, Platform and Precision Plate, Sixxiz Brush and Mat, Fine Tip Glue Pen, Flourish Thinlits, Tear and Tape, Adhesive

ORDER ONLINE

To order supplies for these projects, please visit my online store here.  Please use this hostess code when checking out when you find something to order if ordering by December 24th. 

• December Code:  The code through Christmas is WEEMARQ7.

CURRENT PROMOTIONS

It’s our Year End Closeout Sale – take a look at these great specials!  These include discounts up to 60% on retiring holiday products, clearance items, and high inventory items.  Those placing orders through my Web site will be put into a drawing for a doorprize – hint – it’s something new from the new occasions catalog!

Link to Online Store: https://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/CategoryPage.aspx?categoryid=10600&dbws=80380

Just a few notes:

• High inventory items are on discount through January 3rd.
• Retiring accessories are while supplies last.
• Retiring items will all discontinue as of January 3rd.
• Retiring holiday stamp sets are guaranteed through December 21st.

WHAT IS PAPER PUMPKIN?

While we have many great products on closeout, there is one program that you really should check out as well.  I only sell things I'm passionate about and this product line is definitely one of my favorites!

Paper Pumpkin is creativity in a box.  It costs $19.95 plus tax and ships to your mailbox once a month.  It contains everything you need for your own creative escape.  Besides the instructions and pieces for the cards or project, it also contains ink and photopolymer stamps and usually the adhesive you need as well.  My subscribers will also get a project sheet with tips and additional ideas and instructions that they can make with the supplies in the kits and sometimes some supplemental supplies.  They also are invited to participate in a free Paper Pumpkin Playdate to make their kits using any of my additional supplies like framelits and punches!  It's a wonderful program and I'd love for you to try it out!  Sign up by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit!

You can sign up here: https://mypaperpumpkin.com/en/?demoid=80380

JOIN MY TEAM

If you are interested in joining out team and participating in monthly meetings with free make-n-take projects and outstanding company, contact me today or go here to sign up!  You can get $125 in free merchandise that you choose yourself for only $99 plus tax.  The new Occasion catalog is coming out and you could pre-order from it as a demonstrator!  Contact me today for more information!

Come back tomorrow for more ideas!

Have a craftastic day,

Stacy

Countdown to Christmas - Day 7

Today I'm going to try and be super productive because my box of new Stampin' Up! supplies has arrived and all I want to do is play.  But before I start wrapping all my presents, I have to finish making tags for them.  My husband does not understand the process of making tags - why work so hard on something we throw away each year when you can buy the cheap metallic sticker tags at the grocery store. 

Well, first off, I don't sell the supplies to make those.  Second, the writing doesn't smear on mine.  Third, I get that same feeling of joy when someone reads their name on a homemade tag as when I open a homemade card.  And fourth, and most importantly, because if I'm shopping for his family and mine, I can do whatever I want!  :)

These little tags are quick and easy.  Start with a 2 x 3 piece of cardstock and either cut and punch the top or use one of our retired tag punches.  Thread a small piece of string through.  Then take a 2 x 2 piece of cardstock and adhere.  This helps you use up your scraps of DSP left over or lets you make 9 from each 6 x 6 sheet.  Then add a 1" strip of cardstock on top with adhesive that you stamp using a To/From from any stamp set.  My go to this Christmas is from Tin of Tags because the lettering is perfectly sized for a 1" strip!  If you want to embellish, add some trinkets or stamp and cut out trees from the Stitched with Cheer stamp set! 

Supplies:

• Cardstock: Whisper White (3 x 2, 2 x 1), Warmth and Cheer DSP (2 x 2)
• Ink: Archival Black
• Stamp Set: Tin of Tags, Stitched with Cheer
• Accessories: Linen Thread, Tag Topper Punch, Dimensionals, Scissors, and Adhesive 

ORDER ONLINE

To order supplies for these projects, please visit my online store here.  Please use this hostess code when checking out when you find something to order if ordering by December 24th. 

• December Code:  The code through Christmas is WEEMARQ7.

CURRENT PROMOTIONS

It’s our Year End Closeout Sale – take a look at these great specials!  These include discounts up to 60% on retiring holiday products, clearance items, and high inventory items.  Those placing orders through my Web site will be put into a drawing for a doorprize – hint – it’s something new from the new occasions catalog!

Link to Online Store: https://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/CategoryPage.aspx?categoryid=10600&dbws=80380

Just a few notes:

• High inventory items are on discount through January 3rd.
• Retiring accessories are while supplies last.
• Retiring items will all discontinue as of January 3rd.
• Retiring holiday stamp sets are guaranteed through December 21st.

WHAT IS PAPER PUMPKIN?

While we have many great products on closeout, there is one program that you really should check out as well.  I only sell things I'm passionate about and this product line is definitely one of my favorites!

Paper Pumpkin is creativity in a box.  It costs $19.95 plus tax and ships to your mailbox once a month.  It contains everything you need for your own creative escape.  Besides the instructions and pieces for the cards or project, it also contains ink and photopolymer stamps and usually the adhesive you need as well.  My subscribers will also get a project sheet with tips and additional ideas and instructions that they can make with the supplies in the kits and sometimes some supplemental supplies.  They also are invited to participate in a free Paper Pumpkin Playdate to make their kits using any of my additional supplies like framelits and punches!  It's a wonderful program and I'd love for you to try it out!  Sign up by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit!

You can sign up here: https://mypaperpumpkin.com/en/?demoid=80380

JOIN MY TEAM

If you are interested in joining out team and participating in monthly meetings with free make-n-take projects and outstanding company, contact me today or go here to sign up!  You can get $125 in free merchandise that you choose yourself for only $99 plus tax.  The new Occasion catalog is coming out and you could pre-order from it as a demonstrator!  Contact me today for more information!

Come back tomorrow for more ideas!

Have a craftastic day,

Stacy

Countdown to Christmas - Day 6

Today's project was unplanned and something I'll make a lot more of in the future.  I think that it's important to thank people who host gatherings or parties because it take a lot of work and it's important to show gratitude.  I wanted to give a Christmas hostess a gift last week but I couldn't find any wrapping paper.  Since she's also one of my best crafting buddies, I decided I'd order her a Stitched Shapes Framelit set before they became unorderable (they will be back in January though!)

But how to wrap it?

It just happened that my 2 1/2 year old son knocked over a stack of supplies at that moment and my envelope punch board was among them.  So I cut a piece of Candy Cane DSP to 10 1/4 x 10 1/4 and made an envelope for a 6 x 7 card.  I then slid the framelits into it and created a belly band to hold the flap closed. 

The front was decorated by cutting out a candy house from the scraps of leftover paper and mounting it on two squares cut using the Framelits that I was giving her.  I put a little Wink of Stella on the snow for bling. 

Inside I cut a 6 x 7 piece of Whisper White cardstock that I wrote a note on and decorated with another stitched square and cut house.  A unique and relatively quick package that looked much more intricate than it was!  Plus it showed her a sample of what was inside so hopefully she immediately wants to use it with her projects!

Supplies:

• Cardstock: Candy Cane DSP (10 1/4 x 10 1/4, scrap), Real Red (7 x 1 1/2, 8 1/2 x 1 1/2 scored at 3/4 and 7 3/4, scrap), Crumb Cake (scrap)
• Ink: None
• Stamp Set: None
• Accessories: Big Shot, Cutting Mats, Magnetic Platform, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Wink of Stella, Tear and Tape, Scissors, Dimensionals, Envelope Punch Board, Dimensionals.

ORDER ONLINE

To order supplies for these projects, please visit my online store here.  Please use this hostess code when checking out when you find something to order if ordering by December 24th. 

• December Code:  The code through Christmas is WEEMARQ7.

CURRENT PROMOTIONS

It’s our Year End Closeout Sale – take a look at these great specials!  These include discounts up to 60% on retiring holiday products, clearance items, and high inventory items.  Those placing orders through my Web site will be put into a drawing for a doorprize – hint – it’s something new from the new occasions catalog!

Link to Online Store: https://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/CategoryPage.aspx?categoryid=10600&dbws=80380

Just a few notes:

• High inventory items are on discount through January 3rd.
• Retiring accessories are while supplies last.
• Retiring items will all discontinue as of January 3rd.
• Retiring holiday stamp sets are guaranteed through December 21st.

WHAT IS PAPER PUMPKIN?

While we have many great products on closeout, there is one program that you really should check out as well.  I only sell things I'm passionate about and this product line is definitely one of my favorites!

Paper Pumpkin is creativity in a box.  It costs $19.95 plus tax and ships to your mailbox once a month.  It contains everything you need for your own creative escape.  Besides the instructions and pieces for the cards or project, it also contains ink and photopolymer stamps and usually the adhesive you need as well.  My subscribers will also get a project sheet with tips and additional ideas and instructions that they can make with the supplies in the kits and sometimes some supplemental supplies.  They also are invited to participate in a free Paper Pumpkin Playdate to make their kits using any of my additional supplies like framelits and punches!  It's a wonderful program and I'd love for you to try it out!  Sign up by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit!

You can sign up here: https://mypaperpumpkin.com/en/?demoid=80380

JOIN MY TEAM

If you are interested in joining out team and participating in monthly meetings with free make-n-take projects and outstanding company, contact me today or go here to sign up!  You can get $125 in free merchandise that you choose yourself for only $99 plus tax.  The new Occasion catalog is coming out and you could pre-order from it as a demonstrator!  Contact me today for more information!

Come back tomorrow for more ideas!

Have a craftastic day,

Stacy

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Countdown to Christmas - Day 5

Yesterday was the first Sunday in December which meant it was time for our annual book club holiday gathering.  I love this event each year.  We get together, eat wonderful food, enjoy tasty beverages, exchange recommendations for the year, and then we pick a book that a fellow clubber brought and read a touching note inside as to why that book affected them.

With all our diversity comes a diverse grouping of food allergies.  We have citrus allergies (yay me), gluten sensitivities, lactose intolerance, and MSG allergies.  So when we make dishes for each other, we divide and conquer.

I made these cute food stands for our event.  They are simply a 3 1/4 x 8 1/2 piece of cardstock folded at 4 1/4.  Then you take a 4 x 1/2 piece of cardstock and score at 1, 2, 3, & 4.  Bend into a "w" shape and staple the two ends to the bottom of the larger cardstock to make a stand.  I then typed up the rest in Word and printed four to a sheet on Very Vanilla cardstock.  I cut them to 3 x 4, added a small strip of the Candy Cane Washi tape to the bottom of each one, and attached with adhesive.  Easy peasy!

Supplies:

• Cardstock: Real Red (3 1/4 x 8 1/2 - scored at 4 1/4, 4 x 1 - scored at 1, 2, & 3"), Very Vanilla (3 x 4)
• Ink: None
• Stamp Set: None
• Accessories: Candy Cane Washi Tape, Adhesive, Stapler

ORDER ONLINE

To order supplies for these projects, please visit my online store here.  Please use this hostess code when checking out when you find something to order if ordering by December 24th. 

• December Code:  The code through Christmas is WEEMARQ7.

CURRENT PROMOTIONS

It’s our Year End Closeout Sale – take a look at these great specials!  These include discounts up to 60% on retiring holiday products, clearance items, and high inventory items.  Those placing orders through my Web site will be put into a drawing for a doorprize – hint – it’s something new from the new occasions catalog!

Link to Online Store: https://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/CategoryPage.aspx?categoryid=10600&dbws=80380

Just a few notes:

• High inventory items are on discount through January 3rd.
• Retiring accessories are while supplies last.
• Retiring items will all discontinue as of January 3rd.
• Retiring holiday stamp sets are guaranteed through December 21st.

WHAT IS PAPER PUMPKIN?

While we have many great products on closeout, there is one program that you really should check out as well.  I only sell things I'm passionate about and this product line is definitely one of my favorites!

Paper Pumpkin is creativity in a box.  It costs $19.95 plus tax and ships to your mailbox once a month.  It contains everything you need for your own creative escape.  Besides the instructions and pieces for the cards or project, it also contains ink and photopolymer stamps and usually the adhesive you need as well.  My subscribers will also get a project sheet with tips and additional ideas and instructions that they can make with the supplies in the kits and sometimes some supplemental supplies.  They also are invited to participate in a free Paper Pumpkin Playdate to make their kits using any of my additional supplies like framelits and punches!  It's a wonderful program and I'd love for you to try it out!  Sign up by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit!

You can sign up here: https://mypaperpumpkin.com/en/?demoid=80380

JOIN MY TEAM

If you are interested in joining out team and participating in monthly meetings with free make-n-take projects and outstanding company, contact me today or go here to sign up!  You can get $125 in free merchandise that you choose yourself for only $99 plus tax.  The new Occasion catalog is coming out and you could pre-order from it as a demonstrator!  Contact me today for more information!

Come back tomorrow for more ideas!

Have a craftastic day,

Stacy