Christmas Decor Elements from Stampin’ Up!

YEAH!! I finally did it.. after a few unsuccessful tries with Decor Elements (ah hem!) I did it!  They really are easy once you know how to do it… when these first came out, I was burnishing the design too hard and I did not have any success getting them to peel off the backing sheet…  …

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Christmas Card Swaps – Founder’s Circle – part 1

Remember my trip to St. George last month for the Founder's Circle Retreat? Well, I got to swap Christmas cards with all of these SUPER talented ladies!   FOUNDER'S CIRCLE 2008 – ST. GEORGE, UTAH I took photos of just a few of my favorites… there were over 100 cards in all, and I randomly …

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Gift Card Holder from an Envelope

My son's school asked me to help with a fundraiser idea.. to help them sell the script Gift Cards, they thought it would be fun for the kids to make Gift Card Holders.  I brought several ideas to the Developement Director and we decided that the Gift Card Holder made from an envelope was the …

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More Christmas Samples from my Luv 2 Stamp Group meeting

Here are a few more wonderful Christmas samples from my downline meeting last weekend…  I hope I have the “credits” right. Let me know if anything needs correction. 🙂           Left: Top Notes Die box by Lene’e P.              Right: Sharon H. CLICK HERE for a tutorial for the Top Notes Die box by my friend Angie.     …

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Christmas samples from my Luv 2 Stamp Group meeting

Sharon Howard (yes, THE FAMOUS Sharon), did a wonderful Christmas project demo at my downline meeting on Saturday… she is soooooooooo creative!!  CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS.. look what she did with the Stampin' Up! Big Shot Pennant Die!!           A few more Christmas projects from Sharon:     More info on the Open End …

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My Big Shot Santa

Stampin' Up! Demonstrators got to see the cutest Santa face/hat made with die cut pieces from the Big Shot, when we were at our annual Convention in August.  I have made my own version, and of course have a few little tips and twists for you. The hat is Real Red cardstock made with with the …

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M&M’s Christmas Story

I decorated a ton of these tins (and I know you will ask… so I'll tell you.. they are in the "Dollar Spot" at Target) to give as little favors or Christmas gifts.  I had never heard the M & M Christmas story before, but when I read it on line last week I knew …

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