Wow! It has been a LONG time since I posted!

Wow! I have been so busy lately! I apologize for the lack of posts. Just to give you a heads up of what I have been doing behind the scenes. I am the President of our school PTO and every year we have an annual breakfast with Santa. I usually work on this event for 4 months leading up to the event. We have also had my mother in law and sister in law staying with us for the Holidays. I love when they come and stay.  Our nephew and his son have also moved to Lynchburg and we are helping them get settled. I have some health issues that have been diagnosed recently so that has also been keeping me pretty busy. OK so now that you know what I have been doing, you want to see some cards right? My Stamp Club is Friday night and I promise I will post those cards soon.  But here is the Christmas Wreath we made at a recent class.

 Here is one that I made for Thanksgiving. I love making these wreaths. They are so easy. I plan on making one for Valentines and Easter!

Ornament Class

I am seriously so excited to do this class! These ornaments are so beautiful! They are amazingly simple to put together. I can squeeze 1 more person into this class. Cost is $20.00 for 3 ornaments. RSVP ASAP because this slot will go quickly. I know a little early for Christmas but come and take a break. Have some fun with friends and have a little you time. The class is October 6th at 6:30pm.
RSVP stampinwithfriends@gmail.com

Stamp Club

These are the 3 Gift Card Holders that we made at our Stamp Club/Gift Card Class this weekend. I cased the one with the stocking punch from Stampin Connection. Stampin Connection is our online gallery of ideas submitted by Demonstrators. I had to merge my Stamp Club & Gift Card Class together this month. Everyone is so busy with the Holidays that it was hard to find a date. Speaking of, I have not gone Christmas Shopping yet! Yikes!! I definitley need to get started with our Holiday Festivities. Baking, Christmas Cards (yes, I have not made my own Christmas Cards yet -I have been too busy with Christmas Card Classes),Trimming the Tree and Christmas Shopping. Oh my, I better get on the ball. Have a GREAt week!

Valentines Card

I cased this card from Sue Scheets. I think this is one of my all time favorite cards that I have ever made. isn't the lamb adorable? I used the Heart to Heart punch for his feet and the scallop circle punch for the hair on the lambs head. I sponged the body with pink pirouette. That's what I like about caseing (Demonstrators Copy and Share Everything). You get inspiration from a card and you make it your own. I didn't have the colors or punches Sue used but I improvised with what I have and I think it turned out cute.


Supplies:





Love You Much Stamp Set


Large Oval Punch


Heart to Heart Xtra Large Punch


Scallop Circle Xtra Large


Crop a Dile


Curly Label Punch


Big Shot


Scallop Circle Die


Poly Stitched Ribbon Blushing Bride


Craft and Paper Scissors


Black Journal Marker


Sponge


Rose Red Ink Pad


Pink Pirouette Ink Pad


Whisper White 8 1/2 x 11 Card Stock


Rose Red 8 1/2 x 11 Card Stock


Basic Black 8 1/2 x 11 Card Stock


Crumb Cake 8 1/2 x 11 Card Stock

Valentines Purse

Alright Hubbies!!! This would make a great gift for your wife or girlfriend. I will make one and deliver it to you with a gift certificate to spend with me for any denomination you would like. Ladies if you would like to make one of these the supplies are listed below.

Supplies:

Love You Much Stamp Set

Real Red Marker

Signo Gel Pen

Dazzling Diamonds

1 1/4 Circke Punch

Scallop Circle Punch

2 Way Glue Pen

Big Shot

Scallop Circle Die

Top Note Die

Blushing Bride DSP

Real Red 8 1/2 x 11 Card Stock

Whisper White 8 1/2 x 11 Card Stock

white Taffeta Ribbon

Crop a Dile

Dimensionals

Party Hats

I thought I would make card to go with the New Years theme. Party Hats!! Now all you need are the noise makers. I hope everyone has a Happy New Year!!

Supplies:

Very Vanilla 8 1/2 x 11 Card Stock
Party Hearty Stamp Set
Large Tag Punch
Hodge Podge Hardware
Crop a Dile
Bravo Burgundy 8 1/2 x 11 Card Stock
Regals DSP
Pumpkin Pie Marker
Real Red Marker
Garden Green Marker
Daffodil Delight Marker
Dimensional

Santa Notebook

I cased this from Stamping Granny. I saw these on her blog and I just knew I had to make these. I wish I would have made these in advance for Christmas. These were so easy to make. I just took a spiral mini notebook and covered it with the Santa face. The mustache was made by cutting the 1 inch Circle Punch in 1/2. I made the eyes with the 1 inch Circle Punch with Baja Breeze and used the Owl Punch to cut the black part of Santa's eyes. Isn't he cute?


Supplies:


Riding Hood Red 8 1/2 x 11 Card Stock
Whisper White 8 1/2 x 11 Card Stock
Baja Breeze 8 1/2 x 11 Card Stock
Basic Black 8 1/2 x 11 Card Stock
Pink Pirouette 8 1/2 x 11 Card Stock
Eyelet Border Punch
Owl Punch
1 inch Circle Punch
Big Shot
Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder
Northern Flurry Embossing Folder

Simply Adorned

Christmas is officially over but I wanted to share the charm that I have been wearing during the Christmas season. I made one of these for my sister in law for Christmas with a variety of inserts that I made for her. These are so easy to make and you can add an image personally to fit your style. I need to change out my insert to reflect something for winter. Maybe a snowflake since we have been getting so much snow recently. That would be pretty with baja breeze and dazzling diamonds. I get so many compliments on my charm and it is a great conversation starter. Contact me to get yours.

Supplies:

Side #1:

Very Vanilla 8 1/2 x 11 card stock

Real Red Ink Pad

Chocolate Chip Ink Pad

Charming Stamp Set

1 inch punch

Side #2:

Whisper White 8 1/2 x 11 card stock

Day of Gratitude Stamp Set

Paper Snips

Charming Stamp Set

Real Red Marker

Garden Green Marker

Chocolate Chip Ink Pad

Holidays

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas. We have been spending time with family and watching movies all day. It has been snowing on and off all day. We have a couple of inches on the ground. It's the first time we have had a white Christmas in awhile. I hope everyone is enjoying the Holiday. I wanted to share what my youngest son Noah made for Santa. Of course, I put this on the plate that I posted about a couple of days ago. He is very proud of his creation and I told him I would share it.

Last Minute Christmas Card

One of our friends sent us a Christmas Card. I had not sent him one because I did not have his address. Now that I have it I needed to send a card quickly. I really like the way this card came together. I think I would have liked it better if the ribbon was at the bottom of the green card stock. What do you think?

Menu:

Cherry Cobbler 8 1/2 x 11 card stock

Garden Green 8 1/2 x 11 card stock

Whisper White 8 1/2 x 11 card stock

Cherry Cobbler Ink Pad

Basic Rhinestones

Dimensionals

2 Way Glue

5/8 Victoria Ribbon

Big Shot

Fundamental Phrases Stamp Set

1 3/4 x 7/8 Oval Punch

Scallop Oval Punch

Snowflake #2

Northern Flurry Embossing Folder

Design A House

I really like the Design a House kit in the Holiday Mini. I had so much fun putting this together. I bought an extra one to use for Halloween. The possibilities are endless. You can make it as simple or add as many things you would like to make it your own creation. I made the wreaths and the ornaments for the trees with the Owl Punch. You can make so many things with the Owl Punch. I think it is my favorite punch that Stampin Up offers. I also gave my window panes a little pizazz. I took plastic wrap and applied shimmer paint with a piece of sponge. Then I taped them to the back of the Windows so that it would look like snow. Below are a list of supplies that I used.

Menu:

Design A House
DSP from the Summer Picnic Set
Real Red 8 1/2x11 card stock
Garden Green 8 1/2x11 card stock
1 inch circle punch
Daffodil Delight 8 1/2x11 card stock
Dimensionals
Whisper White 8 1/2x11 card stock
Crumb Cake 8 1/2x11 card stock
Small Star Punch (retired)
Eyelet Border Punch
Dazzling Diamonds
2 Way Glue
Sticky Strip
Frost White Shimmer Paint
Owl Punch
Scallop Edge Border
Snowflake Xtra Large Punch
Oval Punch

Gift Card

My Dear Husband purchased a Stampin Up Gift Card for me and I told him I would offer FREE gift wrapping. Here is the Gift Card Holder that I made. I came up with this design and I think it turned out pretty good. What do you think? Did I mention that the Gift Card was for me? LOL!! There is still time for you ladies to let your husbands know that you want a Stampin Up Gift Card for Christmas. What a perfect way to save some money towards Saleabration. I haven't placed my preorder yet but you will not believe all of the new things that are going to be must haves in the Occasions Mini. I am having an Open House on January 8th to unveil the new products. TONS of Door Prizes!!!! Email me to RSVP so I have enough supplies prepared. stampinwithfriends@gmail.com

Supplies Used for Gift Card Holder:

Real Red 8-1/2X11 Card Stock
Garden Green 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

Retired Gingham Paper from the Summer Picnic Set

Ornament Punch

Real Red Ink Pad

Garden Green Ink Pad

Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

Victoria 5/8 Ribbon

Basic Rhinestones

Tags til Christmas Stamp Set

The Tags til Christmas Stamp set is only available until January 3rd. So contact me to get yours today. I love this stamp set and I really hate to see it go.