Repurposed Paper Pumpkin Teddy Bear Box

  I'm sending a box full of bear hugs to my niece!!  We were chatting one day and she mentioned that she cannot find her Snail adhesive after moving across country, so I knew that I had to send her a care package!! I repurposed my November Paper Pumpkin kit box and filled it with …

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Do you Give Gift Cards at the Holidays?

  Gift Cards… do you give Gift Cards? We probably all do, right?  Family, Friends, Mailman, UPS guy, co-workers, teachers, grandkids, etc. Well, here is a creative way to present an otherwise boring gift card!   All I did was to fold a bag in half, in this case I used the Glassine Gift Bags, …

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Double Z Fold Card with Santa’s Sleigh Framelits

  Santa's Reindeer are bringing a sleigh full of gifts in this beautiful Stampin' UP! Christmas card I made at Cindee's recent stamp class!   Cindee taught us how to make the Double Z Fold card and we decorated it with the die cut reindeer, trees and sleigh from the Santa's Sleigh stamp set and framelit …

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Framed Christmas Home Decor with Santa’s Sleigh Framelits

 Reminder.. click for Retiring Holiday products and December Sale info!  Wondering exactly what's retiring? what's on Clearance? what's in excess inventory priced at a great discount for you? CLICK TO Download 2016 Stampin Up retiring clearance excess list ———————- Last month I took a stamping class at Cindee's house.  She is an amazing teacher and …

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How I Distressed Pine Boards for Photo Backgrounds

  If you follow me on Facebook, you probably saw the fun pile of pine wood boards that my neighbor left by my front door.  Many of you asked what I was going to do with them?  Well, they are for the backgrounds of my blog post projects!! HOWEVER, I came across a little issue….  …

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Holly Berry Happiness Christmas Note Cards

  Simple Christmas Note Cards can be used for Christmas greetings or Thank You notes after Christmas! These cards feature the Holly Berry Happiness Stampin' Up! stamp set and thick Whisper White note cards.     I kept the color palette very simple.. Garden Green, Mint Macaron and Cherry Cobbler, with the flash of Gold …

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Christmas Collage Frame, or boxes, bags and cards

  One of the Christmas crafting projects we made on the recent stamping cruise in October was this great framed collage with 3×3 squares decorated with a variety of Stampin' UP! holiday theme paper, stamps and accessories.  Jenn Gulch designed this GREAT project for us and we framed it when we got home.  12×12 framed …

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Christmas Banner featuring Candy Cane Lane paper

  It was a first for the Bennett Family.. we stayed home on Thanksgiving AND we put up our Christmas Tree and decorated for Christmas!!  It has actually been really nice enjoying the lights and festive decorations the last several days, and not feeling rushed to get it all done right before Christmas like we …

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Festive Birthday Gift Card Holder for Ashley

REMINDER: today is the last day for the Stampin' Up! Week Long Holiday Extravaganza Sale CLICK HERE to shop!  ONE DAY SALE ITEMS today only!!  Don't Miss It!    Need a fun and easy gift card holder idea for any occasion?  Try this!   You might remember this gift card holder design from last Christmas …

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Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie punch art!

  I was strolling along on Pinterest getting some ideas for upcoming projects and I saw this adorable idea for Punch Art Pumpkin Pie by Kirsteen Gill!  I knew I had to make this, BECAUSE my hubby's FAVORITE dessert in the world is Pumpkin Pie!!  So one of these cards is for him!!  The Stampin' …

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Floral Boutique Card Set with Flourish Thinlits

CLICK HERE for Online Extravaganza SALE Info!   The Stampin' Up! Floral Boutique paper is one of my all time favorites! The crisp blue and white is stunning and of course how can you go wrong with flowers 🙂 🙂 🙂 After I made these Adhesive packets, I created a dozen or so cards using …

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Wink of Stella Gifts for Luv 2 Stamp Group

 Special Notice!  CLICK HERE for Online Extravaganza Sale Starting Tomorrow, Nov. 21! ————————  Each month, I love to recognize and celebrate my Luv 2 Stamp group (Stampin' UP! team) who have excelled in sales, recruiting and promoting.  We celebrate these accomplishments on our private Facebook group.  I also send out gifts in the mail for …

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