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Only 4 Hours Until 12 Weeks of Christmas begins...

Hurry--it's not too late...if you aren't on my mailing list, you still have time to sign up to receive 12 weeks of FREE holiday project ideas starting in just 4 hours-ONLY for my email subscribers! To receive a photo, supply list and instructions to make the first beautiful project idea (a card) for the 12 Weeks of Christmas, just enter your email address in the box to the left, and follow the prompts!

Passionate about stamping,

 

 

Only 24 Hours Till the "12 Weeks of Christmas" Begins!

In 24 hours,  subscribers to my Customer Newsletter will receive their FIRST CHRISTMAS CARD IDEA-the first of 12 FREE  Christmas card, Gift and Gift Bags/Tags project ideas that I will send via email over the next 12 weeks!  If you would like to receive these ideas, simply enter your email address to the left in the box Join My Customer Mailing List.

 

 

2011-12 Weeks of Christmas Ideas is almost here!

I am happy to say I will once again be providing a gift of 12 weeks of Christmas Holiday Project ideas this year! Starting October 5, each week on Wednesday, I will send out exclusively to my SUBSCRIBERS ONLY, an e-mail with either a card, gift, or bag & tag idea-complete with photo, supply list and instructions! At the end of 12 weeks you will have 12 great holiday ideas! And--it's free! So if you are not currently a subscriber, click on "Join My Mailing List" at the top left of this blog. You can sign up anytime and you will receive ideas from that point forward, but to receive all 12 ideas, you must be signed up before October 5! Be on the lookout for the first email the afternoon of Otober 5th-ONLY to my email subscribers! Have a great day!

 

 

Blue Snowflake Holiday with a Square Lattice Background..

I thought I'd share another card from the Easy-to-Reproduce Holiday Swap...the creator didn't identify herself, so I can't give proper credit for this lovely card (if you are the creator please let me know).

This is an interesting blue and white themed card with simple stamping using the Snow Swirled Stamp set (111690) - a set of six stamps on page 40 of the 2010-2o11 Stampin' Up! catalog:

Cardstock color is Marina Mist, a sliver of Brushed Silver which gets the Eyelet Border Punch treatment, as well as Whisper White cardstock (after it was run through the Big Shot in the Square Lattice Embossing Folder).  Tuck the silver strip under the white lattice designed cardstock, with just a touch of silver peeking out...

I'm a fan of embossing folders! Not only do they have very cool designs that make wonderful backgrounds, accent pieces or borders, but they are incredibly easy and quick to use as well!

It doesn't show up in the photo too well, but each of the larger snowflakes are dotted in the center with one of the NEW Basic Rhinestone  embellishments that come 150 pieces to a package (50 each in 3 sizes) which have adhesive on the back-you simply peel them off and adhere! How easy is that! And, each package contains 3 strips of connected rhinestones or pearls too, which are PERFECT when you want to create a border!  LOVE these...

To finish the card off, the Whisper White satin ribbon is layered over a strip of Marina Mist cardstock cut slightly wider, then the embossed saying is punched out using the Oval Extra Large Punch.

All these products can be found in the Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog! It's easy to check them out or purchase them - just go to my DBWS Store by clicking HERE, then click on the SHOP NOW button-you can shop and purchase right from there! Remember, you can only receive "preferred pricing" when you order from a Demonstrator's Business Web Site (DBWS).  This means you will get the lowest shipping cost, lowest price, and can also earn hostess benefits/Stampin' Rewards for qualifying orders!  So always select a demonstrator when ordering from the online store!  If you don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I'd love to be your Creative Coach! 

Also one other note about the Online Store Web Site-Stampin' Up! has been busy enhancing the performance of the web site, so your Online Store Orders will be processed faster now! That's great news, because I know how busy everyone is...

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A few Holiday Swap cards using Smooch!

Recently I participated in a great swap with some of my INKredible demo friends, featuring  Easy to Make Holiday Cards.  Here are two cards I pulled out that use Stampin' Up's Smooch Spray along with Dazzling Diamonds Glitter and either Crystal Effects or 2-Way Glue.

This first card by Jane Scates utilizes the Smooch in a subtle way on the cuff of  the coat and hat and scarf of the girl-it may be hard to see in this photo, but Crystal Effects was used here:

Papers used are Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake & Deck the Halls Designer Series paper (for the background). The ribbon is actually the new 1/2" Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding which can be found in the Holiday Mini Catalog. It's a sweet card, isn't it?

The next card by Donna Foster is simple yet peaceful.  She used the Neighborhood Jumbo Wheel for the houses, colored them with markers, 2-way Glue and glitter then cut out a section and layered it on to Night of Navy cardstock that had been sprayed with the Silver Smooch spray first.  The star is made by hand with the glue and glitter.

There you have it-two quick and easy stamped holiday cards!

If you haven't tried the Smooch products yet, you really should give it a try!  There are four color Spritz sprays in gold, silver, vanilla and log cabin and as you can see in this sample, the speckles in the sky are just perfect to add some glimmer and sparkle to this night time sky...

There are four new colors of Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink that you can also use to add some pizzazz to your holiday cards-these look best when brushed over a solid stamped image and are available in Gold, Moonlight and Silver Fox. Use the Illuminate Top Coat over it for beautifully illuminized images!

If you would like to order any of these products,  email me! 

To learn more about these products, be sure to sign up for classes and stamp camps coming up in the next few months featuring these and many other new products! The link on the right sidebar with all my upcoming classes for the rest of the year will be updated within the week, so be sure to come back and check it out!

Thanks for stopping by,