Punchy Christmas Tree

Here we have a punch creation. I used the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch with Garden Green card stock to create the tree. One half of the Round Tab punch from Real Red card stock made the pot for the tree. The circle from the Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack was used to make ornaments from Real Red and Whisper White card stock. I used the star from the Tree Decorations sizzlit to make the tree topper out of Daffodil Delight card stock. I use Crumb Cake card stock for a card base and stamped Merry Christmas from Christmas Greetings with Whisper White craft ink. It is much more subtle than I intended.
I thought this turned out to be a cute card.
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Turkey Sweet Treat Place Card

When I saw this idea from Brenda Quintana, I immediately knew I'd have to give it a try. I had never used the Sweet Treat Cups before so I was really excited! Well, I wasn't disappointed! What a truly adorable place card for any Thanksgiving table. I used Reese's Pieces because I couldn't find fall M&Ms, but really, any candy could work. I thought about after dinner mints, and nuts as possible substitutes.
I did a few things differently such as using the Snowflake punch for the feet, and the Star punch for the beak. I also used a longer piece of Old Olive card stock, so to make a base making the turkey a bit more stable (he's a little front heavy because of his full belly. Will you be able to relate to him after dinner on Thanksgiving?) I also substituted some colors because of what I did (or didn't) have on hand.
Brenda does a wonderful tutorial on her site (just click on her name above). Contact me if you want to know anything specific that I did differently.
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Winter Post Treat

Have you seen the little individual serving packages of Lindt Lindor Truffles? I found them at WalMart for $1! I decided to give a package a little "dress up" for the holidays. This would make a great little treat for someone!
I used Old Olive, Real Red, and Whisper White card stock. Using the snowflake from Winter Post, I stamped randomly with Versa Mark on the Old Olive card stock. Next, I punched a scallop border along the edge of the flap. Then, I inked the sentiment with my Old Olive and Real Red markers. I used Northern Frost decorative strip to cut a snowflake from a scrap piece of Shimmery White card stock. A little Whisper White taffeta ribbon finished it off. Simple and sweet!
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Halloween Wallhanging

Today's share is one that is easy to make. I cut cereal box cardboard with the Big Shot and the Scallop Circle die, then cut Elegant Eggplant card stock with the same. I cut circles out of Basic Black card stock, and, using my Big Shot AGAIN, I cut out the letters using the Serif Essentials Alphabet dies and Pumpkin Pie card stock. I used ⅝" Basic Black grosgrain ribbon to connect the three scallop circles and to create bow. I wanted to keep the embellishments clean and simple, so I used another Sizzix die that I had to cut out these two adorable ghosts from Whisper White card stock. This was my first wall hanging, and it won't be my last!
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Happy Halloween

Here is a Halloween card I made last week. I used the Dark & Dreary stamp set from the Holiday Mini. I also used the Spider Web embossing folder for the background. What a great folder that is! I stamped the images in Jet Black StazOn, and colored the spider in with a Basic Gray Stampin' Write marker. This makes the spider dark, without losing the stamped lines. I used Whisper White, Basic Black, and Pumpkin Pie card stock. I also used the ½" Circle punch.

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month

I made this card to commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness. The only non-Stampin' Up! product I used was the texture plate that embossed the ribbons in the background. I used the following Stampin' Up! products: Ribbon of Hope stamp, Hope Happens stamp set, Pretty in Pink card stock, Naturals White card stock, Vellum card stock, Pretty in Pink classic ink, Jet Black StazOn ink, 1¾" x 7/8" Oval punch, Scallop Oval punch, Beautiful Butterflies die, Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, Big Shot, and Basic Pearls.
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French Foliage Stamp Camp

I am having my first Stamp Camp on Saturday. This is the project we will be making. It is an all occasion set of cards and a holder. There is a birthday card, a get well card, a friendship card, and a thank you card. We will be using the French Foliage stamp set and a variety of other stamp sets for the sentiments.

Just Believe on a Gate Fold Card

Hi, there! It's good to see you here!

This is another card we did in one of my classes. It's a Gate Fold card. It is really quite simple. You begin with an 8½" x 5½" piece of card stock. Instead of scoring it at 4¼" , you score it twice, once at 2⅛" and again at 6⅜". The focal piece could be any shape, but I opted for a long rectangle to accommodate the stamp I wanted to use.
I used Not Quite Navy and Very Vanilla card stock and Not Quite Navy classic ink. The DSP is the newly retired Bella Bleu. I used the stamp set called Just Believe.
I hope you're inspired to give this card type a try. It's so easy!
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Birthday in a Pocket

Hi! I'm glad you've stopped by!
In a recent class that I taught, I highlighted different card types. The classic 5½" x 4¼" is great, but sometimes it's fun to change it up a little. This card is a Pocket Card. The pocket part is created with a 4¼" x 11" piece of card stock, and the message part uses a 3¼" x 5" piece. I used Sticky Strip down the sides to hold the pocket together.
This card uses Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, and Whisper White, and a little bit of the retired DSP called Cottage Wall. I used the stamp sets called Birthday Block (Summer Mini, p. 31) and Itty Bitty Bits (Summer Mini, p. 11; 2010/11 IB&C, p. 130). I hope you'll give this type of card a try. It's a fun card and certain to be enjoyed by whomever you send it to!
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Sketch Frenzy Friday 7/30/10

Happy Friday! I hope you've had a great week and have had the opportunity to do some creating. Speaking of creating, Sketch Frenzy Friday has created a blog just for the weekly sketches. You will be able to go to www.sketchfrenzyfriday.blogspot.com and see each week's sketch as well as post your own creation using that sketch! The design team members will continue to post our cards on our personal blogs and you will be able to blog hop as you have all along. So, join in the fun!

Here is this week's sketch and it was designed by Tess Davis.I am behind in so many things, that it was necessary to make this card do double duty, so I created a birthday card for my daughter who turned 13 this week. She just LOVES bright colors and has mentioned more than once how Melon Mambo is her favorite, so my color choices were easy. I used several stamp sets to make this card: Extreme Elements; Dot, Dot, Dot; Seeing Stars; Sanded; and On Your Birthday. When I was finished, or should I say 'thought' I was finished, I was looking at the card and felt that something was missing. That's when I added some Dazzling Diamonds to the crown. Yes! I could hear her say "Glitter!". She is going to love this card! She's away right now, and I'm going to mail it to her (the inside says "a little late"). I can't wait to hear what she thinks!

Well, that's my card for this week's Frenzy, and now I hope you hop over to Ros' blog to see what she did with this sketch!
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