Owl Punch Christmas Cards

Posted on December 20, 2012 by admin

I got asked recently if I would make some Christmas cards using the owl punch and this is what resulted:

I love how the addition of the red or silver glimmer paper really makes these cards special!

The new Northern Flurry textured embossing folder daubed over with platinum  shimmer paint makes the pattern ‘pop’ a lot more.

Stamps: Chock Full of Cheer, Teeny Tiny Sentiments & Delightful Decorations

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Real Red, Baja Breeze & Basic Black marker

Card Stock: Be of Good Cheer DSP, Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Real Red, Gumball Green, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Basic Black, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, red glimmer paper, silver glimmer paper.

Accessories: Owl builder punch, Snowflake die, Northern Flurry embossing folder, Snow Flurry die, 1 3/4″ scallop circle punch, 3/4″ circle punch, 1″ circle punch, sponge dauber, Dimensionals, SNAIL, bird builder punch, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, word window punch, modern label punch, tasteful trim die.

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Santa suit chocolate tutorial

Posted on December 17, 2012 by admin

Well the clearance list is proving to be very popular – if there is anything you want form any of the weeks lists let me know ASAP, then I can try to submit the order as soon as that week starts to try to avoid the disappointment some of you have had this week. The links for all the weeks are here.

I used the large tag punch form the list, now just $15.50 to make up these little chocolate treat holders after seeing something similar on Julie Davidson’s blog last year. I made them such that they fit our Dove chocolates.

They were fairly quick to make and look really cute lined up in a row! The Real Red base card stock is 11cm x 3.2cm and then punched each end with the large tag punch.

Score this piece 4cm from each end, the Whisper White strip is 8cm x 1.6cm and the Basic Black is punched from the word window punch, the silver glimmer paper is a 1/2″ circle.

Sorry for the very average photos – they were all done whilst I was at the river with the boys on the weekend – they dive/swim/build sandcastle forts and I get to craft, talk about a win:win situation! Anyway the pieces get assembled as per below.

I then turn the piece over and snip off the excess black on the word window punch, I find it a cleaner finish snipping form the back. Add a chocolate to the centre and use the extended white piece to close the Santa suit.

Told you it was easy! Hope you enjoyed the tutorial and if you want anything from the clearance list let me know sooner rather than later!

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Ornament swap

Posted on December 15, 2012 by admin

We had a lovely demonstrator meeting tonight with some of my upline/sideline SU! demonstrators. It was lovely to see everyone and as part of it we participated in an ornament swap……..this group of girls are VERY talented!

This gorgeous green wreath was made by Michelle from one she’d seen on the internet a few years ago by Andrea Walford.

This 3D ornament was made by Kathy, the red dots are all the dazzling details glitter glue, so sparkly in real life!

This was made by my ever talented upline Charmaine using the lattice die, for instructions you can check out a similar one made here.

A beautiful hanging box ornament made by Maureen with the Be of Good Cheer DSP, champagne glimmer paper and cherry cobbler tulle ribbon – so pretty!

Tracie embellished this silver ornament with some amazing hand cut snowflake images from Snowflake Soiree and lots of basic rhinestones – so sparkly!

An amazing beaded ornament made by Bedelia that I was the lucky recipient of – she tried to tell me it was quick to make (???) I think we must measure time differently, but I love it – thank you!

This one isn’t a tree ornament, but a table decoration – a fabulous Christmas table runner made by Suzanne.

This was my ornament, also made from the lattice die (loving that one at the minute) an is very dimensional 

and was CASEd from this tutorial and packaged into a simply decorated gift bag.

A beautiful array of items isn’t it? If you would like to join my Stampin’ Up! family just contact me or you can read more about it here and next year you might be joining in the fun of the team meetings, show and tell and swaps.

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Clearance List Week 1

Posted on December 13, 2012 by admin

Stampin’ Up! are temporarily taking over a hundred products out of retirement with discounts up to 70 percent off retail–only while supplies last!

Different products will be released each week – it is only whilst stocks last so I will be aiming to place orders sooner in the week rather than later to try to avoid disappointment, as lists for the entire month are up now – I will say that I will be ordering this Sunday evening, 16th Dec, for this weeks list so contact me sooner rather than later to take advantage of it!

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Snowman soup & reindeer poop!

Posted on December 13, 2012 by admin

I got asked if I would make up some little teacher gifts by a student this week as she loved the ones I made last year…..so here they are slightly modified from 2011, but just as cute!

Christmas gifts

The poems I put on the back are below, there are lots of different variations of them if you search on the internet though.

Reindeer Poop

You’ve been naughty this year,

So, listen, here’s the scoop.

You’re getting nothing from me

But this bag of reindeer poop!

Snowman Soup

Frosty has melted, it’s sad but true, but he left a gift for you.

Little white snowballs, dark eyes and a nose that’s quite tasty!

Pour the package in a mug, adding hot water,

Use the candy as a stirring stick.

Snowman soup is perfect for festive cheer!

Stamps: Chock-Full of Cheer

Ink: Basic Black

Card stock: Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede, red glimmer paper & Bashful Blue

Accessories: 1 3/8″ circle punch, owl punch, 1″ square punch, Tombow glue, mini glue dots, top note die, snow flurry die, cellophane bags, white gel pen.

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A Christmas message from Head Office

Posted on December 13, 2012 by admin

I love the videos that Head Office in Utah, USA make and share with us – they never fail to make me smile.

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Save the date – we have a clearance rack coming!!!

Posted on December 8, 2012 by admin

One of the awesome things about being a demonstrator is being told about exciting things, before they actually arrive! Well yesterday we got told that Stampin’ Up! will be  temporarily taking hundreds of products out of retirement with discounts up to 70 percent off retail prices, but only while supplies last! There will be four different groups of products on sale between 14 December -21 January. These are the sale periods:

  • 14-20 December
  • 21 December-3 January
  • 4-10 January
  • 11-21 January

Check back here or on my Face Book page on 14 December to see what’s on sale and when!

 

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Scentsational Luminere Favor Box

Posted on December 7, 2012 by admin

I had a lot of fun last weekend with a lovely hostess and her guests making these cute items. We did them in red or green as people preferred and they got to use the Big Shot for the framelits as well as stamping and punching…..We used the punched out circle from the Fancy Favor Box to make the gift tag. The best thing is that in addition to her normal hostess rewards she also got the free set of ink pads RRP$79.95!!

Stamps: Scentsational Season & Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Ink: Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler & Early Expresso

Card stock: Champagne glimmer, Whisper White, Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler, Early Expresso, vellum

Accessories: Holiday Collection Framelits, Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine, Elegant Lines Embossing Folder, 1 3/4″ scallop circle punch, Merry Mini punch pack (star), 1/16″ hole punch, 2 1/3″ circle punch, Fancy Favor box die.

Non SU!: battery candle tea-light

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Daydream Medallion Christmas Wreath

Posted on December 5, 2012 by admin

I confess to having neglected my bird punch of late, which is very sad as I love it! The new Language of Friendship set though re-inspired me and I CASEd a card from a demonstrator only site and made this Christmas card recently.

You definitely need to use a stamp-a-ma-jig for lining up the images, but that only takes a minute and the result is very worth it. For the curious I use a fork to tie the bow with – google it on You Tube and you’ll find a tutorial, definitely a good way of getting nice results with bows!

Stamps: Language of Friendship, Curly Cute, Daydream Medallion

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black & Gumball Green

Card stock: Whisper White, Gumball Green & Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jog, Bird punch, Dimensionals, Cherry Cobbler seam binding, glue dots, basic rhinestones.

 

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Mini plum pudding

Posted on December 2, 2012 by admin

One of the great things about being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator is the access to demonstrator only groups as they are a wonderful sources of ideas for different items. I recently bought the lattice die as I’d seen some beautiful Easter cards made using it, but then I saw a super cute idea from Teresa D. (who sadly doesn’t blog) and just had to CASE it – as it is perfect for Christmas. How cute are these? Can’t you just see them on your colleagues desk as little Christmas gifts or hung off the tree as ornaments??

Card stock: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, red glimmer paper

Accessories: Gumball Green stitched satin ribbon, lattice die, sticky strip, 1 1/4″ scallop circle punch, Itty Bitty punch

Non SU!: Fererro Rocher chocolate

 

 

 

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