Sometimes it's so hard to see how pretty the different designer papers are in the catalog, don't you think? So often I hear people exclaiming over the papers when they're holding them in their hand and saying how they don't look a thing like in the catalog. That certainly can be true. The papers you see here are from the Snow Festival DSP in the Holiday Catalog. The other day I saw a Christmas card my upline made. It struck my fancy but yet I didn't want to copy it exactly as it was. Ever do that with cards? In reality, my card doesn't look a whole lot like her's in the end but it was Continue reading
Simple Scentsational Season Christmas Card
After such exciting projects the last few days . . . we're moving to an incredibly simple Christmas card. We made this card at the first Christmas Card Class. So simple but so cute! I'm keeping it short and sweet today. Hope you have a wonderful Friday! Continue reading
Plan to Make a Christmas Wreath!
Remember this fall wreath I shared with you last week? As promised, I have scheduled a class in October to make this wreath and/or a Christmas wreath! (My bets are that at least some of you will be making both!) I love the fall wreath but I'm even more excited about the Christmas version! Maybe because I just finished creating it? Don't you love it already? The colors are so beautiful! I guess you probably want to see the rest of it don't you? I'm so tempted to make you wait until tomorrow . . . . but I don't think I can wait to share it! Here it is! What do you think? Continue reading
Ornament Keepsakes Christmas Card
Are you tired of seeing Christmas cards already? I hope not! I do promise to show more than just Christmas between now and Christmas! I used several new Holiday Catalog items to make this card - the Holiday Frame embossing folder, Ornament Keepsakes stamp set and Greetings of the Season stamp set. I love the neutral colors, don't you? Yesterday I worked on a really fun fall project that we'll be making in a class soon! I hope to have it all completed and ready to share with your tomorrow. Be sure to check back! Continue reading
Jolly Bingo Bits Gingerbread Man
We pulled out the Jolly Bingo Bits stamp set for the first Christmas Card Class last week. Early Espresso, Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler are such a wonderful combination of colors for gingerbread men! I combined the Jolly Bingo Bits stamp with Merry Christmas from the More Merry Messages stamp set for this fun an simple card. The layout with the three windows wasn't my original idea but it was too cute not to copy the idea. When I looked through the Jolly Bingo Bits, the gingerbread men just struck my fancy and I based the colors on that. I think it turned out quite Continue reading
2012 Christmas Card Classes
As you know, we kicked off our 2012 Christmas Card Classes last Thursday with the first of 10 classes being held at the Mason Dixon Library in Stewartstown, PA! We had a great group there and a wonderful time gearing up for Christmas as the Christmas music played and the Christmas tree sat in the front of the classroom. (Yes, I play music and bring a tree - makes it so much more fun!) This card was a hit, if for nothing other than the glittery star at the top. We used the new Champagne Glimmer Paper for the star. It's so very pretty! Many mentioned it looks so much nicer in person Continue reading
Christmas Ornament on the Holiday Catalog
We've all said oohh and awww over the ornament on the front of the Holiday Catalog haven't we? I've had a bunch of people ask me if we're going to make one in class. Of course! I finally sat down and made mine. Unfortunately the lighting wasn't the greatest when I took my picture but you get the idea. I am doing a private class on this ornament and a couple other small ornaments for Joyce and friends in September and then I will be holding this as a class open to everyone on my October schedule (to be released in the next couple weeks.) I'll have to try to take a better picture for you Continue reading
Christmas 2011 Scrapbook Layouts
We went picture crazy this Christmas but that's a good thing when you're a scrapbooker, right? I will admit it's taken a little prodding to get myself to make more Christmas . . . but I love how this layout turned out, don't you? Here's a close up of the left-hand page. I love the little strip of Riding Hood Red Pleated Ribbon, it's such a great texture and with this layout it only takes a little to look great! The new framelit dies are a lot of fun on these pages too! Eventually the one on this page will contain the journaling . . . I can't wait to make this layout with the Scrap Continue reading
6×6 Christmas Scrapbook by Mail
I have been asked to do the 6x6 Christmas Scrapbook in a Day class by mail. I've been planning to get back into offering Sure! I already have one person, would anyone else like to take this class by mail? The kit includes the scrapbook pictured here along with the supplies to make 20 6x6 scrapbook pages. Here's a picture of one of the 2-page layouts. The colors throughout the book are Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Marina Mist, Old Olive and Whisper White. This scrapbook is great for recording your memories from this Christmas or Christmas over the years. Wouldn't it be fun to Continue reading
Petal Cone Christmas Gifts
I had a couple extra cones left from stamping with the 2nd graders the other day (my samples) and I didn't want to waste them. So, I decided to dress them up a little more and turn them into gifts! I added some scalloped half-circles that are textured with the Snow Burst embossing folder. Then I used some Very Vanilla 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon to hold on a tag stamped from the Tags til Christmas stamp set. It's simple but with some chocolates inside, they make a fun little gift for a friend! It's hard to believe my youngest turns 4 today! Happy Birthday to Ethan! Continue reading
Petal Cone Christmas Ornament with 2nd Grade
I thought I'd take a moment to share what I made with Micah's 2nd grade class yesterday. I helped them make these Petal Cone ornaments, complete with a candy cane inside, to take home and hang on their tree. It's not overly fancy but this was plenty to tackle when you have 6 kids at a time for 15 minutes. We were moving. Unfortunately, in the craziness of the moment I never even gave a thought to taking any pictures there at school. In fact, I realized I forgot to even take pictures of the gifts I made for Micah and Jaan's teachers. I was really wanting to share those with to you too! Continue reading
Baking Spirits Bright Scrapbook Page
My friend Jess and I got together to bake Christmas cookies again this year. What a full day of cookies we had with over 600 cookies baked between putting the kids sending the kids off to school and the time they got home! Double batches of seven different kinds of cookies! Such a yummy undertaking just begs for a scrapbook page! I was excited to pull out the Jolly Bingo Bits stamp set for this page, it gives a festive touch to the page! The little Gingerbread man made from the Fancy Flower Punch is fun too! The Scrap Club will be making a layout like this one of these Continue reading