It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!

Here's something a bit different. I love the look that this leaf print and paint spatter stamps give this wreath:) We made this card at my Upline's stamp club yesterday and it was such fun. You rock Pam!!

Yesterday was a terrific day!! Stamp Club was a lot of fun, shopping and lunch with girlfriends is the best, then I even got to go out to dinner with my husband. We had such fun at an Italian Restaurant. Today, I walked off that dinner after brushing my Aussies and throwing the ball till my arm got tired. I swear that dog would fetch balls till she dropped from exhaustion if I let her. I just love my dogs, they have so much personality and they're sooooo super smart!  They're one can do long division and read at a 4th grade level.  heee hee giggles.  They do have an extensive vocabulary though ... honest :) Cricket knows the word 'rest' that means she stops fetching the ball until I ask if she wants to 'play' again. She will even "go find Sydney or Daddy" when I tell her to. You know I bet I could teach them to put a rubber stamp between their teeth!

Project Details
Stamps	French Foilage, Joyous Celebrations, and Merry Minis
Cardstock & Papers	Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler
Ink	Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler
Accessories	Bakers Twine in Cherry Cobbler
Tools	Labels Collection Framelits

Project Details
Stamps	Christmas Punch
Cardstock & Papers	Be of Good Cheer dsp, Old Olive & Cherry Cobbler (Gumball Green)
Ink	Gumball Green
Accessories	Ribbon and glitter or glimmer paper
Tools	Top Note punch and ¾” circle punch

There are so MANY wonderful things in the new Holiday Catalog!!

These are some of the things I've made with my new toys. The designer series paper is Be of Good Cheer from the 2012-2013 IB&C.

Holiday Catalog 

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Holiday Catalog Stampin' Supplies List (PDF)

 Would you like to make the lovely ornament on the cover of the Holiday Catalog? You can buy the stamp and framelits sets as a bundle to save money!

Ornament Keepsakes stamp set $25.95 (clear mount)

Holiday Ornaments Framelits Dies $24.95

But as a bundle it’s only $42.95 that’s a savings of $7.95!

Ornament Keepsake bundlestamps & framelits, pg 3, clear mount #129950 OR wood  #129949

Another fun bundle that will save you money: Scentsational Season #129945 wood OR #129946 clear

Scentsational Season clear mount stamp set $14.95

Holiday Collection Framelits Dies $24.95

But as a bundle it’s only $32.95 that’s a savings of $6.95!

With the money you save on one of the bundles above, you can get the beautiful Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder!! pg 6, #127819

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I've been having lots of fun with these stamps and punches from the regular catalog too! Do you remember the things I made earlier with the Build a Bird punch? Well, I used it in the studio of my friend and Upline, Pam. Now, I have my very own:)

Bird Builder punch

Be of Good Cheer designer series paper

Flowering Flourishes stamp set. LOVE it!! I have a million ideas of what to do with it in my head, and two new sets of dies that I wanted to use too, so deciding on which idea to do was the hardest!

Flowering Flourishes stamp set

99 Cent Fabric!!

There are four different packages of Stampin' Up! fabric that are only 99 cents (regularly $9.95) right now on the Clearance Rack. Please visit my Online Store at http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/cparsons/ and click on SHOP NOW and then Clearance Rack.

Springtime Vintage and Sweet Stitches also has coordinating buttons on the Clearance Rack so you can make your Christmas gifts early and inexpensively!

Candy Cane Christmas Designer Fabric	121715
$0.99
Catalog Price: $9.95 Expand your crafting options with our new Designer Series fabric for a whole new look and range of project possibilities! Coordinating patterns in our playfully striped and polka-dotted Candy Cane Christmas bundle make it easy to create colorful, eye-pleasing projects. Combine with our Candy Cane Big Designer buttons for even more easy coordination. And of course, this fabric is a perfect medium for creating all kinds of beautiful Christmas projects using the Big Shot machine and our large collection of dies. ■ Combines exclusive designs and colors with high quality fabric ■ Coordinates with other Stampin' Up! products ■ Extra wide fat quarters ■ 100% cotton ■ Includes instruction booklet highlighting five projects you can create using fabric ■ Coordinates with Garden Green, Baja Breeze, Blushing Bride, Real Red ■ Coordinates with Candy Cane Christmas Suite ■ 28" x 18" ■ 3 coordinated designs

Deck The Halls Designer Fabric	121716
$0.99
Catalog Price: $9.95 Expand your crafting options with our new Designer Series fabric for a whole new look and range of project possibilities! Coordinating patterns in our vintage-looking Deck the Halls bundle make it easy to create colorful, eye-pleasing projects. Combine with our Deck the Halls Big Designer buttons for even more easy coordination. And of course, this fabric is a perfect medium for creating all kinds of beautiful Christmas projects using the Big Shot machine and our large collection of dies. ■ Combines exclusive designs and colors with high quality fabric ■ Coordinates with other Stampin’ Up! products ■ Extra wide fat quarters ■ 100% cotton ■ Includes instruction booklet highlighting five projects you can create using fabric ■ Coordinates with Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake ■ Coordinates with Vintage Christmas suite ■ 28" x 18" ■ 3 coordinated designs

Springtime Vintage Designer Fabric	121817
$0.99
Catalog Price: $9.95 Tender blooms, buds, and vines in unmistakable vintage style make the prints on our Springtime Vintage Designer Fabric downright pretty. Your fabric crafts and projects will bring to mind cherished memories or yesteryear and keepsakes passed down from beloved ancestors. They’re the perfect sweet patterns for making all kinds of gifts packed with love for family and friends. ■ Includes 1 each of 3 coordinating designs ■ Extra-wide fat quarter size; each piece approximately 28" x 18" ■ 100% cotton ■ Coordinates with Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Rose Red, Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake, River Rock, Very Vanilla, and Always Artichoke ■ Coordinates with Springtime Vintage Designer Series Paper and Springtime Vintage Big Designer Buttons ■ Use with 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon in coordinating colors for perfect finished look

Sweet Stitches Designer Fabric	121818
$0.99
Catalog Price: $9.95 Here’s an assortment of Designer Series Fabric for the true-blue seamstress. With patterns that include darling decorative stitch designs, bunches of bewitching buttons, and vintage-style children posing in carefully sewn clothing, this brightly-colored, exuberant fabric will definitely appeal to crafters who love to sew. Just imagine all the sweet and functional projects you could make from it to decorate a loved one’s sewing room. ■ Includes 3 coordinating extra-wide fat quarters: 1 each of 3 designs ■ Each piece measures approximately 28" x 18" ■ 100% cotton ■ Coordinates with Tempting Turquoise, Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip, Melon Mambo, Regal Rose, Wild Wasabi, and Daffodil Delight ■ Coordinates with our Button, Button Set and In Stitches Stampin’ Around Jumbo Wheel ■Coordinates with products in our Oh Sew Suite

I'm in Love With our UPS Man

So Yesterday, while waiting for the Big Brown Truck to deliver my order, I put together some of the images I'd stamped with the Tea Shoppe set. I really like the first one:) I luv it when the colors match or coordinate so well, which is one of the things I love about Stampin' Up!

The second one shows how important it is to have your colors match, cause they don't and I'm not happy with it. Actually, it is now in the trash can. Which is why a bunch of cardstock and matching ink pads came in my order yesterday:)   My friend and fellow demo, AnnMarie and I are putting together a Color Challenge Blog using Stampin' Up! color combinations found in the Color Coach. I'm so excited because I LOVE color and what a fun way to play with it!

When the UPS truck drove up, I rushed out to get my package, told the driver that I love him cause he brings me toys and rushed back in to rip it open!! My husband and I have this understanding... he knows my love for our UPS driver is based on the fact that he brings me things, and he's okay with that. Of course he wishes that somehow the UPS driver could PAY for the things too lol!!

I'm happy to report that my ink pads are gorgeous colors and full of nice juicy ink. My new bold design stamps stamped so well I squealed:) Naturally being the color addict and slightly OCD girl that I am, I had to label the hanging folders for all the new colors of cardstock first thing before I could play.  I'll post things I'm making with my new things tomorrow.

 

Now look at all the pretty colors I have:)  

Pop-up Presents

You know, I really need to stop pinning any more things on Pinterest for a while. I have enough ideas pinned to keep me busy for months! It really is addictive isn't it?  I found this pop up present idea on Pinterest, but there were no measurements or directions, so I had to work it out for myself. As I worked, I scanned my progress so that I could share it with you. I finished the card, and the templates and attempted to find the card that inspired me. I wanted to give the gal credit. I couldn't find it, but I did find a video with measurements and everything! Why couldn't I have found the video BEFORE I worked it all out?  lol  I'm going to include my templates with written measurements and give you the link to the video as well. Sometimes it's nice to have two ways of looking at something don't you think? Here is the video

 This is the first one I did. I just eyeballed it, the presents are too far apart and I wasn't crazy about the background stamping. So Back to the drawing board.

 I like this one much better! I adjusted the sizes of the presents and didn't use any stamps on the inside. I will, however, stamp a greeting on the inside... as soon as my order from the holiday catalog gets here:)

 Another Mixed Bunch card done in black and while.

Cute Little Cards

These are just 3 by 3 aren't they fun?  The size would be great for a gift enclosure or even little thank yous. I've been having such fun making them and they go together quickly too because the coordinating punch and stamps make them interchangeable. Most of this group was done with one color family of inks and paper. I just stamped up a bunch of pieces and punched them out. Then it's just a matter of putting the pieces together.

I'm using mine for my business cards. I started out with the larger blue one which has a magnet on the back. Then my friend AnnMarie suggested the 3 by 3's and that's the style I'm going to stick with:) The next batch I make will be in pinks and purples. Oh! then Mambo Melon and Tangerine Tango, and there's Night of Navy and Daffodil Delight, ohhh and Baja Breeze and Early Espresso....

 This is what I put on the inside:

Flower Power!

I've made several similar cards because they are going to be part of a set. I'm really having fun using this stamp set (Mixed  Bunch). I'm also still working with the Tea Shoppe stamp set.