Club Card Sneak Peek:)

This is one of the cards that we will be doing at club this month. It is based on the idea of the diorama card that I showed a couple of days ago. I absolutely love this Level III hostess set, The More the Merrier. These snowmen are so stinkin' cute:) I was having fun with the new Holiday Lounge DSP and the Snowfall Window sheets from my special this week too!

Quick Crop Card

When I have my fabulous group of friends over for Crop Night, I like to have a little project for them to do. This was just a quick and simple card done using the Movers and Shapers dies. We actually precut the card and added the Rich Razzleberry base layer as well as the Razzleberry Lemonade DSP before putting it in the die. Because it was pre-assembled, you can just lay it into the the die and then you only have to worry about placement of the movers and shapers die. For this particular card we used the heart and just slid it over far enough the second time through that it overlapped the first heart. Then we used the heart punch to make the inserts for the inside of the card. We could have used the portions that were punched out, but I love the fact that the punch is slightly smaller than the die and leaves the white border. One of my hearts was snailed down directly on the inside of the card and the other was popped up on a dimensional. We used the Hello Again stamp set for the sentiment and the little butterfly sitting just above it. Another thing I love about being a demo is how much collaboration there can be. I had finished the card a few nights earlier; one of my friends and demos came over for a catch up visit after the summer. We looked at my "naked" card and she decided that it needed some sponging around the inside of the hearts as well as on the heart inserts. Gotta love that I don't have to use my brain all the time because there are days that I really don't think it works:)

So Much Fun

This afternoon I got a few hours to play in my scrap room and this was the end result. As I'm sure you've heard me say many times now, I'm really trying to break away from the standard A2 cards that I always do. This particular card is a diorama card; although the chances of me EVER giving this to someone are slim and none! This is so going on my mantel this year! The ornaments in this card are actually suspended in mid air by the linen thread. I used the new Merry Moments DSP for the background to make it look like you were look in the window of house at their Christmas tree. I tried to photograph this card from every angle so that you could see the Snowfall Window Sheets that I used for the glass:) I'm having WAY too much fun with these! This is the final project that we will do as part of the Delightful Decorations class. After my promotion, this class will open up to attendees without purchase for $20. Call me now to have your name put on the list.

Delightful Decorations Class Available By Mail!

Here's another sample from my FREE Delightful Decorations Class... read my special so you know how to get your name in for this class...


I've got a Holiday Mini Special for you this week...

Purchase the following:
Delightful Decorations Stamp Set $28.95
Holiday Lounge DSP $13.25 (can be switched out for another DSP if you'd prefer)
Snowfall Printed Window Sheets $11.95
Mistletoe Ribbon Originals $16.95
Ornament Punch $22.95

These 6 items with taxes and s/h would cost you: $115.87

Purchase them this week for only $90 (This is a 27% savings) and attend a free Delightful Decorations class on October 1st from 7-10pm!

*This special is only available until Sunday September 13th. Make sure to check my blog this week for more sample projects from the class!

**For those of you who've requested a Class by Mail this is absolutely no problem! You will receive all of the the items in the special as well as all of the pre-cut materials that are not part of your special package to complete your projects at home and detailed photos and instructions for each project. Contact me for shipping costs. Unfortunately this is only available in Canada.

Loving Big Shot Club...

I will admit that Big Shot Club has quickly become one of my favourite nights of the month. I absolutely love planning for it as it gives me time to play with my Big Shot. The adorable little box was done using the Petal Card Die. I remember when I first looked at it being quite confused with what one could create. Not only can you make the adorable little petal cards ( I'll show you a sample this week), but you can also make things like this little box. This was made using 4 of the petal cards and cutting one petal off of each of the four cards. I attached them using Sticky Strip and then the top and bottom just fit together perfectly without adhesive. It makes it perfect for giving a little treat in as the box doesn't need to be destroyed in the process of opening and can be reused. I used the fabulous new DSP Holiday Lounge which coordinates perfectly with the Delightful Decorations stamp set and Ornament Punch (new in the Holiday Mini today). If you look closely you'll see that the little cut-out window that I made using my 1 3/8" punch and 1 1/4" punch have the new Snowfall Printed window sheets in them. These are available today in the new Holiday Minias well! Finally, the ribbon is from the Holiday Mini Mistletoe Ribbon Originals. It has this fabulous ribbon as well as a roll of Old Olive 3/8" taffeta.

I've got a Holiday Mini Special for you this week...

Purchase the following:
Delightful Decorations Stamp Set $28.95
Holiday Lounge DSP $13.25 (can be switched out for another DSP if you'd prefer)
Snowfall Printed Window Sheets $11.95
Mistletoe Ribbon Originals $16.95
Ornament Punch $22.95

These 6 items with taxes and s/h would cost you: $115.87

Purchase them this week for only $90 (This is a 27% savings) and attend a free Delightful Decorations class on October 1st!

This special is only available until Sunday September 6th. Make sure to check my blog this week for more sample projects from the class!

A Gift For a Friend!

One of my girlfriends gave birth to a beautiful baby girl a couple of weeks ago and I haven't been able to see her yet. Our boys are going to a birthday party together tomorrow so I wanted to have a gift ready for her. When her daughter was born the standard email was sent out regarding date, size, and a bunch of absolutely stunning photos. I decided to take those photos and put together a 6x6 scrapbook for her. I will admit that I have yet to buy the new Simpy Scrappin' Milestones kit, but I did have half of one of my retired sets left over. What I did realize when I went to package it up was that I only have baby boys gift bags in my closet... that's what happens when you have two little boys back to back:) I decided to take the same idea from the little Halloween bag from yesterday and make a coordinating gift bag for the scrapbook. I really had fun using the new Big Shot Two Tags die to make the little gift tag as well. I also loved having an excuse to use up some of beautiful wide Pink Pirouette ribbon! I've got another sample of the scrapbook coming up next week... can't wait to share!

Pals Paper Arts #5

I don't know about you, but every time that I enter a store, whether it be the local craft store, the grocery store, or even the hardware store, I always seem to go away with something that I intend to use for a project later. I am proud to say not only did I enter a store on Thursday in search of some fleece blankets and come out with crafting supplies, but I also used them the following day! These little kraft gift bags were absolutely perfect for decorating! We were away at our rec property when I came across the Pals Paper Challenge for this week. Although I do have a great deal of duplicates of my tools etc. so that I don't have to cart them back and forth, I have NO stamps there! Each time I go I take along a few stamp sets for projects that I know that I need to get started on as well as a few that I just want to play with. This time I had brought along From the Crypt (115460). I will admit that I have recently become a ribbon ADDICT! Any project seems to be naked without it! I got to break into my new Cast-a-spell DSP too!

A Few Convention Favourites

Tami White

I thought that I would share some of my fabulous convention swaps with you over the next few weeks. I've got them in my little clear card stand as the majority of them are only card fronts. The talent at Convention was a little overwhelming. I have a hard time going up to someone I blog stalk (hmm, hmm, Patty Bennett:) and asking them to swap. I did however make a point of doing that this time around. By the way, I'll share Patty's card tomorrow:) These two cards were definitely stood out for me. It's funny how the pirates got me this year! Probably has something to do with the 4 and 5 year old boys I live with! And seriously... can that monkey be any cuter!

Natasha Hein

Last Three Days for Recruit Promo with a Bonus!

We are into the final 3 days of Stampin' Up's recruiting Promotion and this is one you don't want to miss out on! If you have been around Stampin' Up for awhile then this mini Starter Kit for just $105 is an AMAZING chance to join. If you're new to Stampin' Up then this is a great chance to join and get that discount you're always wished you had at the same time you get your stamping supplies well stocked! We never know what life will throw us, and when I joined a year and half ago it was "just for the discount". Not in my wildest dreams did I imagine that I would be going on a Southern Caribbean cruise, one of the top new demos in Canada or heading off on a 5 day pampering trip to Utah!

The regular starter kit is not discounted at the regular price of $269 but... Stampin' Up has thrown in one of each of the new In Colour stamp pads as well as a package of the cardstock. This has a value of over $50!

I would love to have you join my team no matter where in Canada you are! Make sure to contact me with ANY questions that you have regarding this. As an added bonus, anyone who joins my team by 10pm on August 31st will receive:

• 3 yards of each of the new In Colour 1/2" Polka-Dot Grosgrain ribbons

To join now, click on my Shop Now link on the right sidebar. This will take you to my SU site. Click on Join Me in the top right corner and then just follow the instructions. My password when you go to join is scrapaholic. I can't wait to have you as part of my amazing team of crafters!

If at least 2 new recruits sign up with me between now and 10pm August 31st then anyone who joined my team during this promotion will be entered in a draw for $100 SU shopping spree from me! Talk to your friends... now's the time!

Saturday Sketch Challenge 113

I was working on a card for technique club the other day and had already decided that we would be using the watercolour pencils on the BABW bears. When this Stamping 411 sketch was emailed to me I thought that it was simple for "KISS"ing (Keep It Simple Stupid). I grabbed the new BABW DSP and then got to work. The best part was on my two club nights that nobody made the same card. My ladies either stamped the girl bear or the boy bear and then chose their Build-a- Bear Workshop DSP. I was just standing by to cut/ grab the correct ink/ find some coordinating ribbon. I love it when we all start with the same base and then everyone jsut takes off from there! I know that it's hard to tell from the photo, but I used my texturz plates on the Ballet Blue background. The only problem I was having was finding a punch long enough for my sentiment. In the end I just punched the word window punch twice while overlapping it to get the longer version of the word window. Then I stamped my sentiment on a peice of whisper white cardstock and just stuck it down on the cardfront under the Ballet Blue layer.