Church was canceled today due to the weather so I got to work on gifts for Micah's teacher, the teacher's aide and one of my good friends. Each of the boxes you see here have 8 cards and envelopes inside them. I made the boxes out of Chocolate Chip cardstock with the Snow Swirled snowflakes embossed all over it in white and then acetate for the lid. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of the actual box. They are held closed with our Satin Ribbon. The cards are made using Almost Amethyst and Chocolate Chip. I embossed the snowflakes with white embossing powder, the ribbon is Continue reading
Handmade Define Your Life Bracelet
With all the snow around here I had fun making some extra creations today! This one of things I made. I don't have very many bracelets and I thought it was time to make one that shows what I do. Here it is close up. I used Black Stazon ink to stamp on Shrinky Dink and the Ticket Corner Punch. The images you see are from the Define Your Life stamp set from the Idea Book & Catalog and the Charming stamp set in the Occasions Mini catalog. I'm sure if you're at any of my events in the near future you'll be seeing this bracelet! Would you like to have one of your own? I would be happy Continue reading
Updated Stamping Events in York County PA and beyond
We had so much fun at the Stampin' Christmas party last night! Unfortunately I had so much fun I forgot to take pictures! Everyone was able to make three projects including a calendar similar to the one pictured above, a candy filled ornament and an angel ornament. I hope you will take some time to visit my Stamping Events Page. I just got through updating it with events now through the end of March. I have added some additional events such as the Boxes & Bags II class and the Special House class so be sure to check those out! Some of the events posted are likely to fill quickly so I Continue reading
Christmas Gift of Handmade Cards
Okay, after admitting yesterday that I haven't stamped anything "new" all week . . . . I got to work today to make a Christmas gift that's been ordered and come up with something "new" to show you! You may remember the box shown here from a long time ago when I shared it with you. I know, I know, nothing new . . . keep reading! The flowers actually pull out of the pot so you can write a little message! What's different is what's on the inside of the box! I finally made a set of cards specifically to go inside this box. The person who will be receiving this lovely box of cards really likes Continue reading
Busily getting ready for Christmas
I'm afraid I haven't had time to sit down and create something "new to you" yet this week. I've been very busy getting ready for Christmas. Lest you think I'm slacking off . . . Here's about half of the Christmas cards we're giving out this year. I'm so thankful we can hand deliver a large majority of these! I have made at least 100 I think . . . Making them is great, it's writing in all of them and addressing them that is the dreaded job! I thought it would be nice if Micah had a little something for each of the kids in his class so I made these Angel Ornaments for each of them. Then Continue reading
Inexpensive Last Minute Handmade Christmas Gift Idea
Do you need to come up with a couple last minute Christmas gifts? What can be easier than this? This is a cup that opens up to decorate yourself. I used some DSP, the Stampin' Up! exclusive Tulipe die. My initials are on the cup were cut out using the Decor Elements vinyl (that's on sale right now!!) and the Serif Essentials dies. Thank you to my upline for having us make this at her recent event! These cups would make great Christmas gifts for your coworkers, anyone who likes to drink coffee on the go and even for kids that need a cup that closes when not being used. Thank you for Continue reading
A Little Handmade Holiday Treat
My son's private school has a tradition of giving the teachers and staff plates of handmade cookies. I thought little handmade ornaments like these would look cute on the very top! I'm picturing these with Dove chocolates in the middle - what do you think? Sound yummy enough?! I made this ornament with the Circle Scissor Plus, the Sweet Treats stamp set, Gold Encore Ink, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Sweet Treat cup, Very Vanilla narrow grosgrain ribbon, and the Finial Press embossing folder with the Big Shot. Now all I need to do is finish making 22 of these! Anyone want to come help? Continue reading
Scrapbook in a Purse
I wanted to share something I made a while back. This is a purse that opens up to be a scrapbook! Here's a view of the back of the purse. When you open the velcro latch on the front of the purse flap it opens up like this. This view shows a couple places to put pictures. As you can see in this picture, two of the picture places actually flip open to reveal more pictures! To do this I used Stampin' Up! clear, translucent envelopes to make the flaps. Surprise! There is a secret pocket with this pull out page for yet another picture! And one more hidden page! Don't you just love this Continue reading
Christmas Angel from the Pennant Die
Isn't this singing angel pretty? I hope you will plan to join us at the Stampin' Christmas party so you can make one of your own! They're just the right size to hang on the Christmas tree! I have a couple projects planned for the Stampin' Christmas Party, we're going to eat yummy Christmas cookies and more. I hope you will plan to join us! Date: Thursday, December 17, 2009, 6:30-8:00 P.M. Place: My house, Stewartstown, PA (please note that I do have stairs in my house) Cost: FREE! What to bring: Cookies to share and your favorite adhesive Note: I will have some items out for sale so Continue reading
Stampin' Up! Medallion Necklace
I was asked to make a necklace for a Christmas gift to a sister-in-law. What do you think? These necklaces are so easy to make! I cut a piece of Shrinky Dink with the Top Note die on the Big Shot. After that I stamped the Medallion Stamp with black Stazon ink, punched the hole needed to attach it to the necklace and then heated it in the oven. So very simple! I hope you will visit again tomorrow. I am planning to list the retired, used stamp sets I have with pictures for you to see. There are a good number of them. Thanks for stopping by! Continue reading
Stampin' Up! Courage Stamp Set
I made this framed piece earlier this week. I bought the Courage stamp set a while back but have yet to use it. I love the image and so appreciate our soldiers who fight for our freedom. The Winston Churchill quote in the frame says, " Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities, because it is the quality that guarantees all others." The frame is a little busy for my likes but I think it works ok. I guess it kind of emphasizes the Stars and Stripes. What do you think? The colors used are Real Red, Night of Navy and Whisper White. Continue reading
Two Cool Dudes & Serene Snowflake Stamp Sets
It's been a while since I've made some of these Tea for Two packets. Inside are 2 individually wrapped tea bags. These are a cute little favor for tea parties, a little something for a hostess or for a small gift for a friend. The packaging you see is made from Ballet Blue, Night of Navy and Whisper White cardstock along with Silver Cord and Whisper White grosgrain ribbon. The stamp sets I used are Two Cool Dudes for the tag and Serene Snowflake for the background. Here is another Tea for Two packet made with the retired Christmas Cardinal stamp set that I used recently on hand-stamped Continue reading