Category: Christmas

  • A Christmas Card with a NEW Tree Punch for the NEW Holiday Catalog!

    Yay!  Today is the day!  The new Holiday Catalog is here!  Over at the Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration blog, we are sharing some of our favorite new items from the Holiday Catalog.  Did I mention – Yay! It’s here!?  ha ha! View the Holiday Catalog here Shop Online for all the new Goodies here (PS –…

  • Last Chance for Free Shipping & a Few More Stampin’ Up Convention 2014 Highlights

    Last Chance for Free Shipping & a Few More Stampin’ Up Convention 2014 Highlights

    Hey everyone!  I actually got a chance to sleep in after traveling late last night home from the Stampin’ Up! convention.  It was an awesome trip and fun weekend away with family and friends.  And when you add in stamping…. all the better! While I’m finishing uploading pictures from the last day (many are up…

  • Christmas In July with a 2014 Holiday Catalog Sneak Peek!

    Christmas In July with a 2014 Holiday Catalog Sneak Peek!

    Now, I’ll admit, I’m one of those people that think I’m going to get my Christmas cards done early but then I keep putting it off until suddenly it is December 5th and I haven’t done a single one!  However, I know a lot of folks are really good about starting their Christmas cards in…

  • Pretty Snowflake Fun with Vellum

    I recently held my Vellum technique class and one of the favorites from the class was this holiday card: One of my favorite things that I love to do with vellum is run it through the BigShot because it makes the coolest bright white image over the frosted white of the vellum cardstock.  Then I…

  • A Starry Christmas Wreath for a Card

    Yesterday I shared a post highlighting the 4 holiday different cards I made using this month’s Paper Pumpkin kit, which made some cute Christmas cards.  Well, I ended up with extra star garlands and I had seen a very simple card by Lyssa Zwolanek that used the star garland as a wreath and I thought…

  • Fun Ideas for Gift Giving for a Holiday Blog Hop!

    As promised in my 12 weeks of Christmas newsletter yesterday, today I’m back with a fun blog hop to give you even more ideas for the holiday season!  So sit back and enjoy the ideas! Thank you so much for joining us for the November Stylin’ Stampin’ Squad Blog Hop! This month our projects focus…

  • Weekly Deals to Help You Get Ready for Gifting!

    When I saw the specials that Stampin’ Up! released today, all I could think about was cute gifts and packaging!  What can you make with these? I mean, imagine how fast and cute this decorated gift box would be: Stamp some cute snowflake or other image on the Gift Box Create a cute belly band…

  • Another Great Idea for Gifts with Clearmount Stamp Cases

    In my last post, I shared an idea for using the half-height woodmount stamp cases to make Embellished Gift Sets.  So, I thought I would share another idea for you using stamp cases (I swear, I’ve been having too much fun with empty stamp cases lately!). Gift Idea #3 – Coordinated Journaling Sets This is…

  • Merry Little Christmas for a Holiday Stamp-a-Stack

    Coming up on Thursday I have a Holiday Card stamp-a-stack planned where everyone is going to make up to 4 different designs of cards including this one:  I was going for something that was easy to make a lot of without taking a ton of time or wearing out your arm, and this is one…

  • Getting Creative with the Christmas Star Stamp

    Woo hoo!  Today is the day that I’m heading to Utah for Founder’s Circle and I don’t think I could be any more excited!  5 days to relax, stamp, explore, and socialize with some amazing stampers and demonstrators – what could be a better vacation?  I’ll be blogging from my trip in Utah as well…

  • Holiday Blog Hop with the Stylin’ Stampin’ Squad!

    Last month I was honored to be asked to join a group of very talented guys and gals for a monthly blog hop showcasing fresh ideas using Stampin’ Up! goodies.  Given how it feels like the last couple months have been crazy busy, I figured having a deadline and a theme to work with would…

  • Ornamental Elegance Kit — While Supplies Last!

    If you are on Facebook, you probably saw about this limited edition kit that Stampin’ Up! is offering to help you quickly make the ornament that is seen on the cover of the Holiday catalog.  You know, this one:   If you bought the Ornamental Keepsake stamp set and matching framelits, you can make a…