Merry Christmas Monday! I have an easy project for you featuring chocolates that I purchased at a wonderful coffee shop in our town called Winan's Chocolates and Coffees.

When Emily and Jeff were here for Thanksgiving, we went there to get coffee, of course, and I saw these adorable chocolates. Immediately, I thought I have to make a box to put them in! I went home and created a box using the mini pizza boxes. Then I realized that they were retired. GRRR. So, I quickly created this box last night using the Gingerbread and Peppermint designer series paper. 

One thing I learned making the box, is that using the Gingerbread dies to cut out the ornaments from a piece of the designer series paper, makes this project so fast and easy. 

To make this project you will need the following paper.  For a complete list of all the products I used, please see the end of this post.

Cardstock:

Old Olive

• cut 2 at 3 5/8" x 5 3/8"
• cut 2 at 7/8" x 5 1/2"
• cut 2 at 7/8" x 3 5/8"

Real Red

• cut 2 at 3 1/2" x 5 1/4"
• cut 2 at 3/4" x 5 1/2"
• cut 2 at 3/4" x 3 5/8"

Gingerbread & Peppermint Designer Series Paper

• cut 2 at 3 3/8" x 5 1/8"

I added the silver trim from the Simply Elegant Trim from the Stampin' Up! annual catalog to complete the look of ornaments. I didn't add a sentiment to this project this time. I really like the simplicity of just the ornaments. 

If you are out and about and see a Winan's Chocolates and Coffees, stop by and try out one of these adorable chocolates. Don't forget to get a coffee too!

Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you have a marvelous Monday and week.

Sending lots of love and hugs to everyone!

Happy Stampin!

If you need to purchase any products for this project, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign. 

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Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100702]

$8.75

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102482]

$8.75

Gingerbread & Peppermint 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[156313]

$11.50

Simply Elegant Trim

[155766]

$7.50

Mini Paper Pumpkin B0 X

[153069]

$7.50

Gingerbread Dies

[156320]

$33.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Welcome to Merry Christmas Monday! Today I have an easy project for you to make for the delicious Lindt chocolate. This chocolate is one of my family favorites. These make great stocking stuffers, gifts for coworkers, friends, family, really anyone. 

To make this box you only need two pieces of paper. How awesome is that! For a complete list of all the products I used, please see the end of this post.

Cardstock:

Basic White Thick 

• cut at 2 1/2" x 9" score at 3/4" on all sides

Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper

• cut at 2 1/2" x 9" score at 3/4" on all sides 

Basic White

• cut at 3/4" x 3 1/2"

Real Red or Pear Pizzazz 

• cut at 7/8" x 3 5/8"

When you score the designer series paper, don't forget to put a shim (I used a small piece of Basic White Thick cardstock). This will give you the little bit of room you will need for the top to fit on the bottom of the box perfectly. One tip I have for you is that when you go to put the top of the box together, only make one end of the box. Then slide the top on the bottom of the box and make the other end. This will make sure that your top will fit perfectly every time.

I stamped the sentiment from the Poinsettia Petals stamp set in either Mossy Meadow, Pear Pizzazz or Real Red ink. I tied each box with the Real Red Mini Ruffled Ribbon and then added either Basic Jewel Rhinestones or Red Rhinestones. 

I would like to thank all of you for your wonderful and heartfelt text, phone calls. emails, flowers and cards you sent my family for the passing of my mother-in-law. It was an emotional week and weekend, but there were a lot of blessings too. Emily and Jeff are here for Thanksgiving, which I am so thankful for. We really needed our family together right now.

Thank you for stopping in today. Have a great Monday and a great weekend. 

Sending lots of love and hugs to everyone!

Happy Stampin!

If you need to purchase any products for this project, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign. 

Shopping List

Poinsettia Petals Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[153475]

$27.00

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

[147111]

$7.50

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

[147104]

$7.50

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

$7.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[159229]

$8.25

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131201]

$8.75

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102482]

$8.75

Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper

[153492]

$11.50

Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels (X2)

[155878]

$0.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

$5.00

Real Red 3/8" (1 Cm) Mini Ruffled Ribbon

[156323]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Simply Scored

[122334]

$30.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

I have a beautiful sampler to share with you today. I can't take credit for this wonderful project.  My friend, Susi Brunk, created  this sampler and I fell in love with it. Susi was so kind to let me copy her project and make one for myself.  I asked her if it was alright for me to share it with all of you and she said "yes!" 

I put it in a white picture frame that I had. I have it sitting in my craft room on a shelf. Every time I look at it I think of Susi. The picture of it in the frame is not the best as I had to take pictures multiple times to get a decent picture of it. Between the glass on frame and the shiny foil paper, it was hard to get a good picture. I was trying it to look as good in the pictures as it does in person. 

Susi used the fabulous Whimsy & Wonder suite in the Stampin' Up! holiday catalog. I love the designer series paper in this suite. For some of the squares she used the Christmas Tree dies, others she used the designer series paper to shine. Then on two of them she used the Wintry embossing folders. For embellishments Susie used the Polished Pink Open Weave ribbon and Blue Adhesive Backed Gems. 

Thank you so much Susi for sharing your gorgeous project with all of us! I love it!

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you have a wonderful Monday and a great week!

Sending lots of love and hugs to everyone.

Happy Stampin' 

If you need to purchase any products for this project, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign. 

Shopping List

Whimsical Trees Bundle (English)

[156810]

$51.25

Whimsical Trees Cling Stamp Set (English)

[156330]

$22.00

Christmas Trees Dies

[156339]

$35.00

Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad

[153118]

$7.50

Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[153081]

$8.75

Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[138337]

$8.75

Silver Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Pack

[156457]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Whimsy & Wonder 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[156329]

$15.00

Blue Adhesive-Backed Gems

[153547]

$8.00

Polished Pink 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon

[155714]

$7.00

Banners Pick A Punch

[153608]

$23.00

Wintry 3 D Embossing Folders

[155433]

$10.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[150673]

$60.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Please email me for registration and payment information.

Do you have gift cards that you want to give to your friends and family for the holidays? I sure do! Do you want a beautiful gift card holder to put them in? I sure do! If you answered yes, I have the perfect class for you!

I will be having my in person Gift Card Holder Class on Friday, December 3rd at 6:30pm and my online class on Saturday, December 4th at 10:00am. We will be making 5 different gift cards using the Peaceful Deer stamp set. 

The Deer Builder punch (you do not need it to complete the projects) is currently unavailable. If you are interested in it, please let me know and I will let you know when it comes back in stock.

You will need:

•  your favorite adhesive, glue dots, dimensionals, Tear and Tape and scissors.

I have adhesives available if you need them.  The fee for this class is $20. 

For Online Class:  

The stamp set, ink pads and Wink of Stella are available to add to your class kit.  

The fee is as follows:

• Peaceful Deer Stamp Set With Shipping $54.75
• Peaceful Deer Stamp Set With Porch Pick Up $46.00
• Card Supplies Only With Shipping $28.75
• Card Supplies Only With Porch Pick Up $20.00

Deadline for registration and fee is due on November 21st. 

 

To register for classes go to:

In Person Gift Card Holder Class

Online Gift Card Holder Class

 

If you have any questions or registration and payment information, please email me at stampinscraper13@gmail.com.

 

Thank you for stopping by today. Sending lots of love and hugs to everyone!

 

Happy Stampin!

 

Welcome to This or That Tuesday! Stampin' Up! has a fabulous promotion on the best deal in any of the catalogs. I wanted to make sure I told all of you about, so you can take advantage of this deal too!

Would you rather spend $75 on:

If you have any questions about this promotion or anything other questions, I am happy to answer them for you. You can contact me at stampinscraper13@gmail.com. 

Sending lots of love and hugs to everyone!

Happy Stampin!

It's Merry Christmas Monday! Today I have a Christmas card that I made using the Merry Snowflakes stamp set along with the Wintry embossing folder from the Stampin' Up! holiday catalog. On Saturday, we had our team meeting and I demonstrated different ways to use the Stampin' Blending Brushes. I love our blending brushes, they are so much fun to use. They are so soft and easy to handle. 

To create the look on my card, I used the blending brush to add ink to the Wintry embossing folder. We want to put the ink on the side that has the Stampin' Up! logo. I then ran it through the Stampin' Up! Cut & Emboss machine. You get this beautiful embossed and inked piece of paper that is so beautiful. Since there snowflakes on this, I wanted to make them sparkle so, I added Wink of Stella to the whole image. 

This is a close up picture so you can see the embossed image better and kinda see the sparkle. It was hard trying to get the camera to capture the sparkle this time. I stamped the image with the Night of Navy ink and then cut it out using the Tasteful Labels dies.

For the bow on the card, I used the Glittered Organdy ribbon and a Night of Navy ribbon that I thought was still in the annual catalog, but realized when I went to look up the name of the ribbon, that it was discontinued. I am going to have to go through and double check all of my ribbon and make sure that I have only current ones in my holder. 

I used one of the snowflakes from the Merry Snowflakes stamp set and stamped them on the inside of the card and on the envelope with Balmy Blue and Night of Navy ink. 

To make this project you will need the following paper.  For a complete list of all the products I used, please see the end of this post.

Cardstock:

Balmy Blue

• cut at 5 1/2" x8 1/2" score at 4 1/4"

Night of Navy

• cut at 3 1/2" x 5 1/2"

Basic White

• cut at 2" x 3 3/4"
• cut at 3 1/4" x 5 1/2"
• cut at 4" x 5 1/4"

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you have a great Monday and week!

Sending everyone love and hugs!

Happy Stampin!

If you need to purchase any products for this project, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign.  

Shopping List

Merry Snowflakes Cling Stamp Set (English)

[156419]

$21.00

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

$7.50

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

$7.50

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146982]

$8.75

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100867]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

White 3/8'' (1 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon

[156408]

$8.50

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$8.00

Wintry 3 D Embossing Folders

[155433]

$10.00

Tasteful Labels Dies

[152886]

$31.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$12.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[150673]

$60.00

Welcome to my Merry Christmas Monday series! I am so excited about my first project that I have to share with all of you. It is called an accordion fold card. We made a smaller version of this card in my creative fold class last week. It was a big hit!

When I started this project I wanted to use a stamp set I hadn't used before. I looked at my stamps and kept going back to Tidings & Trimmings, so that is what I used. This was one of my first stamp sets I bought for the holiday season, but kept putting it off to the side. I have a feeling you are going to be seeing this stamp set more. 

The above picture is of the front of the card that I made using the Stitched So Sweetly dies, Christmas Tidings dies, the beautiful Tidings of Christmas designer series paper and Champagne rhinestones. 

For the panel on the left hand side I used the beautiful Merriest Frames Hybrid embossing folder. What is unique about this embossing folder is that it comes with dies! Guess what else is so awesome?! You can cut and emboss at the same time!!! That is how I made the Evening Evergreen layer. The flowers were cut out using the dies that are also included with this embossing folder.

For this panel I used the Christmas Trimmings dies and Copper Foil Sheets. I do have a tip for you if you use these dies. For the intricate dies (copper stars), I highly recommend that you use the Adhesive Sheets. It makes it so easy to adhere them to the solid stars. 

On the back of the card I put this so you would have a place to write. I embellished it with Holly cut from the Christmas Trimmings dies and used Red Rhinestones for the berries. 

This is what the card looks like when it is folded up and bow is tied. I used the gorgeous Evening Evergreen Chevron ribbon from the annual catalog. 

This is definitely a card that you could use as a decoration in your home. I wanted to make a box to put this in, as I don't think it would fit in any envelope, but with Halloween yesterday and other commitments, I didn't get a chance to make it. 

Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you have a great week! 

Sending lots of love and hugs to everyone!

Happy Stampin!

If you need to purchase any products for this project, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign.  

Shopping List

Tidings & Trimmings Bundle (English)

[155716]

$40.50

Tidings & Trimmings Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[153503]

$18.00

Christmas Trimmings Dies

[155561]

$27.00

Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad

[155576]

$7.50

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119685]

$8.75

Evening Evergreen 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[155574]

$8.75

Soft Succulent 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[155776]

$8.75

Copper Foil Sheets

[142020]

$5.00

Evening Evergreen (3/8" 1 Cm) Chevron Weave Ribbon

[155722]

$6.00

Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[151193]

$6.00

Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[146924]

$7.00

Merriest Frames Hybrid Embossing Folder

[156385]

$39.00

Stitched So Sweetly Dies

[151690]

$32.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Simply Scored

[122334]

$30.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

This week I am doing something totally different for my Fall Friday series. I have had so much fun creating projects for all of you using Stampin' Up! products. This week though, I am going to share with you projects I have made for fall that I have made with other products. 

Myself, along with my friends, Diana and Kim, have been busy creating projects for the fall season. The first project we made were Mr. and Mrs. Scarecrow. 

I love how these two turned out. They are so stinkin' cute! 

Here is a picture of all of our scarecrows before we added the skirts to the girls. I love how they are so different even though we made them all at the same time. 

This is the other project that we made. All of us have seen signs like this at different times and said how we wanted to make one. We finally did! There were a lot of laughs and jokes making this adorable sign. 

We are now working on a snowman project. Yay! I love snowman. I will share with you when I have it finished. It might take me a little while though, as I can't find what I want to finish it.  

Thank you for joining me for my Fall Friday series this year. I hope you have enjoyed the projects that I have created. If you have missed any of them, you can see them by clicking on the list below. 

Week # 1 - Tombstone Box 

Week #2 - Halloween Scrapbook Page 

Week #3 - Delicate Dahlias 

Week #4 - Cutest Halloween Treat Holder

Week #5 -Love of Leaves Card

Week #6 - Pretty Pillow Box 

Week #7 - Celebrate Sunflowers

On Monday, November 1st I am going to be starting my Merry Christmas Monday series. I will be creating projects for the next 8 weeks for you featuring the Christmas holiday season. 

Have a great Friday and weekend! Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to stop by.

Sending lots of love and hugs to each and everyone of you!

Happy Stampin!

This week for my Fall Friday project, I have a card that I made using two different techniques. The first technique I used was the spotlight technique. For this technique you only color the stamped image that is on the top piece of the white cardstock.

To do this technique, you first put the small piece of white cardstock on top of the larger piece using repositionable tape (or you can use Stampin' Seal and rub it on your pants a couple of times so it picks up the lint from them so it is less sticky). I then used Memento ink to stamp the images and colored them in using Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Soft Suede Stampin' Blends. You can see around the edges that the images didn't stamp perfectly and that is alright. I will be adding a piece of black cardstock as a mat to the small piece of white cardstock that will cover it up. 

The second technique I used was the masking technique. I needed to use this technique so I could add the leaves to my sunflowers. The first thing you need to do is cut out the shape of the image you need to cover up. I was so happy when I realized that in the Sunflowers dies, there was a die that cut perfectly around the sunflower. You need to use copy paper to cut out the image as cardstock is too thick and that will cause you not to get a nice image around the edges.  

You will want to use the repositionable tape again, so you can remove the cutout when you are done stamping. I colored the leaves using the Old Olive Stampin' Blends. 

To make this project you will need the following paper.  For a complete list of all the products I used, please see the end of this post.

Cardstock:

Black

• cut at 4 1/4" x 11" score at 5 1/2"
• cut at 3 1/8" x 4 3/8"

Basic White

• cut at 2 7/8" x 4 1/8"
• cut at 4" x 5 1/4"

I stamped the sunflower on the inside of the card and on the envelope. 

Have you tried either the spotlight or masking technique? I hope my project today gives you inspiration to go and try them for the first time, or use them on your next project if you already know how to create with them. 

Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you have a fantastic Friday and weekend. 

Sending lots of love and hugs to everyone!

Happy Stampin!

If you need to purchase any products for this project, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign.

Shopping List

Celebrate Sunflowers Cling Stamp Set (English)

[152517]

$24.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154883]

$9.00

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154892]

$9.00

Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154897]

$9.00

Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154906]

$9.00

Sunflowers Dies

[152704]

$33.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00