Some card making time

I wanted to post a few things I recently made during the Christmas break. I plan to give them out as door prizes for the upcoming classes and the Open House. I think they are sooo cute. I had a lot of fun making these projects.

I scanned my project binder and found a few other things I want to make for my class attendees. I cannot wait to see how they turn out.

Here is what I used for the first set of cards and box:

Stamp Set: Enjoy Every Moment, For all you do

Ink: Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Bashful Blue

Paper: DSP (Retired) Washington Apple, CS Pumpkin Pie, Real Red,Bashful Blue,Whisper White

Embellishments: Real Red Brads (Bold Brights set)

Ribbon: Real Red 1/4" and 5/8"grosgrain,Pumpkin Pie striped grosgrain

Punches: 1/2" and 3/4" Circle

Big Shot with Texturz Plate: Backgrounds 1 (small dots)

The second set of cards and box used:

Stamp set: Loads of Love,Greetings Earthlings

Ink: Tempting Turquoise,Certainly Celery, StazOn Black

Watercolor Pencils and Aqua Painter

Paper: DSP (Retired) Rainbow Sherbet, CS Tempting Turquoise,Apricot Appeal,Gable Green,Whisper White

Embellishments: Star Brad, Bold Brights Brad and button,Silver Elastic Cord
Punch: Wide Oval

All of the supplies were from Stampin' Up.

Enjoy! and I hope to see ya soon!

It's been wayyyy too long.....

OK...I'm really here. Life just seems to have a way of taking over. I have been pretty busy just with little things. I know you can all relate. As far as papercrafting, I have been working on putting together my craft room. It's almost there....I've also been doing a little bit of Stampin' Up stuff as well. I've posted a few photos of some things I've done. I've also posted a photo of a Thanksgiving seating card my good friend, Amber, had made. She is too crafty!! Some photos are at the top of the post. Sorry....this program is not letting me put the photos where I want them!

I am also putting some classes together for this year. I cannot believe it is 2010 already!

Here is a list of the upcoming classes:

Thurs., Jan.21, 2010 (7:30-9:30pm) Watercoloring

Sat., Feb.20, 2010 (9:30-11:30am) Using Stampin' Pastels

Sat., Mar. 20, 2010 (9:30-11:30am) Heat Embossing and Emboss Resist

Sat., April 24, 2010 (9:30-11:30am) Masking and Reverse Masking

The cost is $10 per person, per class, and pre-registration (with Payment) is required. Check out my SU website for more info.

I am also hosting a Sale-a-Bration Open House on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010 (9:30am-12:30pm). The Sale-a-Bration promotion runs from January 5-March 31, 2010. You spend $50 (pre tx and SH) and you get a free item from the Sale-a-Bration catalog or a free stamp set from the current Idea Book and Catalog (value of $15.95 or less). Also, the Occasions Mini Catalog starts on January 5th and runs until April 30, 2010. There are so many cute things in both of them. Come to the Open House and check them out. There is no RSVP required for the Open House, however, if you DO RSVP, by January 24th, you will receive a special gift when you arrive to the Open House.

Halloween Treats

Ok...I wasn't going to make Halloween treats for the boys classmates but my good friend (Riki) said she was going to make some for her kids friends......so, I decided I should make some for my boys. I was not sure exactly what to make. I knew I wanted something really, really easy. So....upon searching my many craft idea files (on the computer) I found these cute little spiders. I found the idea at http://papersmiles.blogspot.com/2008/10/punchy-spider.html.

They are really easy to make and very inexpensive. I bought 2 bags of the small York Peppermint Patties (in the Halloween Candy Section) at a local store, using coupons (which saved a couple of bucks). Also, Cardstock is pretty inexpensive, which made these cute little spiders the perfect thing to make.

Craft Room

Well, the Craft Room is now (somewhat) organized. Atleast I can now walk into the room without stepping on stuff. I still have more stuff to organize and put away (not shown in photo). Anyhow, just wanted to share my Craft Space with ya.

October Classes

I've been testing out all of my SU stuff and I am sooooo excited to share them with you. The Sizzix Big Shot is an amazing tool. I have some texture plates we can use with the Big Shot. I cannot believe how easy it is to use. I also have the template for the Fancy Favor Bigz XL Die. You can see what it can make here.

I am hosting 2 classes in October. See below info for details:

Card Making Night
Date: Thurs., Oct.22nd,2009
Time: 6:30pm-9:30pm
Location:My home
Cost: $10 (payment due by 10-12-09, so I can order supplies in time)

Making Gift Tags
Date: Tues, Oct.27th, 2009
Time: 9:30am - 11:30am
Location: My home
Cost: $5 (payment due by 10-16-09, so I can order supplies in time

I'm going to do a Boxes class sometime in early November. Make sure to Subscribe to this post so you get updates.

Just a reminder about the Hostess specials:


From September 1- November 30 of 2009, host a $250 Stampin' Up! workshop, and choose any one item* from the Holiday 2009 Mini Catalog for just $10.*offer excludes hostess sets and My Digital Studio.

On October 1st, when "My Digital Studio" is released to customers, this offer will become even sweeter!

Host a workshop of at least $400 and get My Digital Studio for 50% off the retail price (retail price:$79.95; promotional price: $39.97)
If you hold a $400 Stampin' Up Workshop after October 1st, (when the "My Digital Studio" is released), you will be eligible for both a $10 Holiday Mini item and 50% off My Digital Studio.

Pumpkin Box

Ahhhhh...how cute is this? I got the tutorial from (Becky Roberts at inkingidaho.blogspot.com). The box is about 2 1/2 in/. x 3 in. Iused one sheet of cardstock and had enough leftover to make about 1/2 of another box. I used the following supplies to make the box.

Paper: Pumpkin Pie (SU cardstock), Chocolate Chip and Garden Green (SU textured cardstock)

Ink: Pumpkin Pie and Black

Punch: Wide Oval (SU)

This one was pretty easy to make. Just fill it with some small candy (candy corn, kisses) and it's perfect for a fall gift for a friend!

Two More Boxes

I've made two more boxes using tutorials I've gathered from splitcoaststampers.com. It's a great site to gather ideas for papercrafting and using my SU products.

The Triangle Box was originally done by Beate Johns at Splitcoastampers.com. She is so amazing! These are the items used to make the box:
Stampset: For All You Do
Paper: Whisper White, (In Color-Cardstock) Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo
Ink: (In Color)Bermuda Bay,Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry
Ribbon: 1/2" Striped Grosgain in So Saffron
Brads: Silver

The 3 x 3 Note Card Box was originally done by Laurie Schmidlin at Splitcoaststampers.com. These are the items used to make the box:
Stampset: Enjoy Every Moment
Paper: Chocolate Chip,Summer Sun and the DSP is from a set no longer in the catalog
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Ribbon: 1/2" Striped Grosgrain in So Saffron
Brads: Silver

I hope you enjoyed checking out the boxes. There is more to come.

Ness