Remember Rollerskating?

Here's a little BLAST FROM THE PAST!  Rollerskating was a hot event on Friday nights when I was a kid.  My mom spent plenty of time on those Friday nights trucking me back and forth from the rink.

How adorable is this card?  It's made with the Holiday Stocking Die from the last mini catalog.  I found this little beauty on Pinterest - ohhhh I'm loving that site!!!  

The Sprinkled Expressions & Outlined Occasions stamp sets are perfect for the skate and they are BOTH FREE!!!  They're available as part of the Sale-A-Bration promotion that's over on March 31st.  For every $50 in merchandise you order - you get one free item of your choice from the brochure.  And you have to love that Island Indigo Baker's twine for the shoelaces too!

Did you know that this die is still available?  It's on the "CARRYOVER LIST"  You can view the list here:

CARRYOVER LIST FROM HOLIDAY MINI

Stamps: Happiest Birthday Wishes; Outlined Occasions; Sprinkled Expressions  Ink: StazOn Black; Pool Party Accessories: Stocking Die; In Color Brads; Markers: Melon, Pumpkin, Pool; 1/8” Hole Punch; Corner Rounder; 1-1/4 Circle Punch; 3/4 Circle Punch; 1” Square Punch; Liquid Glue; Island Indigo Twine Cardstock: White 11 x 5-1/2  Scraps: Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Pool Party

Join me on Wednesday morning in Oshkosh or Friday night in Little Chute for the Punch Art Class and you'll get to make it!  You can view the other cards we'll be making here:

PUNCH ART CLASS

Here are a few of the products used for this card:

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Sparkling Snowman

Oooo la la...this is a beauty!  What an incredible THANK YOU card for your Christmas presents!!!

I've been saving it for you!  I was able to make this card at Founder's Circle in September at Jill Olsen's house.  Jill is my 5th upline with Stampin' Up! and we are all so fortunate that she lives in St. George, Utah.  Every year when we attend the top 100 trip - she invites us to her house for some great food, demonstrations and make-n-takes.  

The card is 5-1/4 x 5-1/4 and absolutely stunning.  It uses our square envelopes (shown below).

We used the Circle Die (shown below) to cut out the circles and then embossed them with the Snow Burst folder.  Sponged them with White Shimmer Paint (shown below) and the edges with Marina Mist ink.  Everything is stacked together with Dimensionals.  The nose is our Star Punch - we took a circle punch and just snapped the end off.  Don't you LOVE the Silver Glimmer Paper???  The arms of the snowman are pieces of the Snowflake Punch.  The snow on the bottom of the card is simply strips of white cardstock, torn and sponged.  And of course - lots of Rhinestone Jewels.  Amazing!

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Stocking Builder Punch Not Carrying OVER!!!

This news just in....it's so hard to believe....BUT SU is not going to carry over the Stockings Builder Punch into the big catalog - this is a first with a punch.  

STOCKING BUILDER PUNCH

December 20, 2011

Our occasion-specific mini catalogs allow us the opportunity to share the latest seasonal products with you and your customers, and we often carry over products from our mini catalogs into the following Idea Book & Catalog. This time, however, we have decided not to carry over the Stocking Builder Punch (item 124095) from the 2011 Holiday Mini Catalog into the next Idea Book & Catalog. Instead we will offer other great designs in its place--not to mention a trendy, new design planned for next holiday season.

Once the current inventory of this punch has been depleted, it will no longer be available for purchase. We hope many Stampin' Up! stockings will adorn cards and brighten holiday projects this season and look forward to seeing what you create with the next seasonal design.

Here are some fabulous ideas using this punch...it's more than just a Christmas stocking!!!

Some of these samples are from the talented ladies at Splitcoastampers.  Here's a link to the gallery showing 255 amazing samples!!!

Splitcoaststampers.com

So, if this punch was on your wish list, you'll want to get it now.  You may also want to get the matching stamp set too.  Here are the links:

Stocking Building Punch #124095 ($16.95)

Stitched Stocking CLEAR stamp set #123784 ($19.95)

Stitched Stocking WOOD stamp set #123782 (27.95)

If you've never ordered from my Stampin' Up! online store - I have some instructions in this blog post:

ONLINE ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS

Or if you'd like to order through me - I will be happy to do that before January 3rd.  You will need to use a debit or credit card to place this order.  Feel free to call or email me your order if you have a credit card on file or would like to use your card!!!!

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Some Christmas Cheer!

Here's a beautiful card that Cathy Miller made for a swap I hosted!!!  And I also wanted to share a gift bag she made for our stamp camp door prize basket earlier this month:

I also wanted to share some of the fun photos from that stamp camp:

Beth enjoying the fabulous food - this one is for you Dianna!!!

Display board and door prizes!

The give-away basket!!!

A few of our fabulous stampers having fun!!!

I couldn't do it without my elves!!!

BAG IT, TAG IT, BOX IT STAMP CAMP

If you'd like to join us for the upcoming stamp camp - here's the info:

DATE:  Saturday, December 3rd

TIME:  12:00 noon (9 am is full)

LOCATION:  Trinity Lutheran School, Menasha

COST:  $20

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Gift Bag

Here's another project for the Tag It, Bag It, Box It stamp camp on 12/3!!!  This one is uses a lunch bag in the middle, a clear envelope on the front with a card slide into it!  This idea came from Ruth Bingle - thanks Ruth!

If you'd like to join me for this stamp camp - here are the details:

BAG IT, TAG IT, BOX IT Stamp Camp

DATE:  Saturday, December 3rd

TIME:  9 am or noon (2 sessions)

LOCATION:  Trinity Lutheran School, Menasha

COST:  $20

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Santa Stocking Stuffer Details

This Santa stocking stuffer is so fun to make!  Here's a punch map to help you:

This idea came from a demonstrator at the Founder's Circle retreat in September.  I just had to try it!  All the kids in my family will be getting these little cuties as a BOW on their presents this year!!!

If you'd like to try your hand at making one of your own - join me for a FREE class!  Details HERE

The cello bags are in the Holiday Mini Catalog - the perfect size for a piece of licorice or M & M's!

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Pop Up Penguin Card

This card was sooooo fun!!!!!  The penguin is made with the 2-Step Owl Punch - just cut the ears off the owl and you have a penguin!  I love it when a tool does double duty for us.

The nose is the heart on this punch - turned upside down.  And the fins are the large oval punch - just punch out from your black cardstock and then use the scrap that's left over to punch slivers for the fins.

The snow on the front is a piece of 5-1/2" x 2-3/4" white cardstock - torn in half.  I used the bigger piece as the first layer (the taller one) and the other piece I tore off as the lower snowbank.  I layed my torn pieces on a scrap of typing paper and ran the 2-way glue pen acrossed the torn edge and dusted with Dazzling Diamonds glitter.....WOWEEE!

Here's the inside of the card - with the pop up.  I received a beautiful card from Founder's Circle with this technique inside.  My Technique Tuesday stampers asked last month to learn this technique for our class this month.

Here's how I cut the inside pop up channel.  Place your cardstock in the paper cutter at 2-3/4".  Cut from 5" to 10-1/2" down the edge.  Then move your cardstock over to 3-1/4" and cut again from 5" to 10-1/2".

Your then going to put your cardstock in the cutter the long way and score the channel at 5", 10" & 10-1/2" as shown below.  Fold on the score lines so it looks like this:

I punched out snowflakes with the 3/4" circle punch, backed with Not Quite Navy 1" circles.  I doubled these up so when they twirl around you have the image on both sides.  A little white Baker's Twine in between the layers was perfect.  Run some SNAIL adhesive down the channel on your card base and stick your Baker's Twine to it - spacing your snowflakes evenly.  Then to cover the channel up on the outside of your card - I used Letters From Santa Designer Series Paper - cut a 1" wide.  Make sure you apply your glue to the outside of the card along each edge of the channel - careful not to get any glue on the channel or your pop up willno longer pop up.  I prefer to use the Liquid Mono glue for this step.

You'll notice here that the scalloped layer is bigger than the channel - this measures 1" x 5".

The little sign is the cuff from the Stocking Punch - it's the perfect size to use with the Tiny Tags stamp set.

I used Tiny Tags, Serene Snowflakes, & Many Merry Messages for my stamp sets.

Here are a few of the products I used for this project:

You can get all the directions and dimensions for my Technique Tuesday projects shown HERE - when you place an online order:

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Bag It, Tag It, Box It Stamp Camp

Is this stinkin' cute or what???  I'm going to use this for a TAG on my gifts this holiday season...and I just know my friends and family are going to oooooo and ahhhhhh over them!  They probably won't even remember to open their presents!!!  I'll add a little "TO & FROM" tag to them too...perfect.

Am I the only one that chooses my wrapping paper based on stamp sets and papercraft ideas that I can accessorize my gifts with???  Think about that while your out shopping this holiday season - which gift paper will go good with your stamp sets and your Stampin' Up! colors...

This is just one of the many ideas I have in store for my stamp camp.  We'll be making gift tags, gift bags, and all kinds of boxes...you're gonna love it!!!!  Here's the details:

BAG IT, TAG IT, BOX IT Stamp Camp

DATE:  Saturday, December 3rd

TIME:  9 am or noon (2 sessions)

LOCATION:  Trinity Lutheran School, Menasha

COST:  $20

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION - if you register for this camp and send your money before 11/19 - you'll get $5 off!!!

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Here's another one I made with different ribbon!

Hope you can join me!!!

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Paint your Glimmer Paper!!!

I promised I'd show you how to color your Glimmer paper....

1. I put some reinker (Indigo Island) in a brad lid - you want to use a VERY dark color for this technique.

2. I sprayed my reinker with a couple squirts of rubbing alcohol.  I used rubbing alcohol because I'd heard from other demonstrators that there was a problem with this technique drying...and alcohol has drying agents.  You can try water if you want...I have a spritzer bottle of alcohol in my stamping dungeon, so it was convenient.

3. Use the large Aqua Painter to color your silver glimmer paper - I squeezed my Aqua Painter a little bit while I was painting with it too. 

4. Paint the entire piece (mine is 3" x 3").

5. I used a heat tool to dry the paint.  You can see how light it gets when you dry it.

Here's a view of the original Silver Glimmer paper and the painted piece.  It's soooo pretty!!!

And a close up of my card...

 

The dimensions for this gift card holder are 4-1/4" x 11".  Score at 2-3/4, 3-1/4, 3-3/4 & 7-3/8.  I use Mini Glue Dots to attach the gift card inside.

Here are some of the products I used for this project:

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November FREE Stamping Classes

Join me this month for a FREE stamping class!  We'll be making a beautiful Christmas card using the "spolighting" technique, a fun punch art stocking stuffer - featuring "none other than SANTA!!!"  And an adorable stocking cap gift card holder.

 

 

 

 

 

Here's the inside of the stocking cap gift card holder...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And the beautiful "spotlight" technique Christmas card...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You know how I love to decorate the inside of my card...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JOIN ME...

This class is available several times in several locations throughout the month!  The class is free - there's no fee, just a minimum $15 order - I'm sure you won't have any trouble finding something you NEED.  Just call or email me to register!

Fond Du Lac:

Monday, November 14th (Church of Our Savior) 6:30 pm

Tuesday, November 15th (The Elms) 6:30 pm

Menasha:

Thursday, November 10th (Trinity Lutheran) 5:30 or 6:30 pm

Monday, November 28th (Trinity Lutheran) 5:30 or 6:30 pm

Oshkosh - NEW LOCATION:

Tuesday, November 29th (First English Lutheran Church) 6:30 pm

If you aren't able to make the class - you can get all the details via email when you place an order in my on-line store here:

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