Among the Branches-Mary's card

    Mary came to my Holiday Open House, her first adventure into Stampin with Sushi.  She really like the card I offered using the stamp set Among the Branches, but wanted to change it to a card she could use at a friend's wedding.  Can you see the changes we made?

 

1. We changed the saying from the one included in the Among the Branches stamp set, to the word love from the set called Watercolor words.

 

2. Instead of just using the saying we backed it with a Tangelo Twist scalloped circle.

 

So anytime you want to change a basic card you can think about what Mary did.  Change the words, change the background, change the colors.  Once you do that the card will not even resemble the original design.

 

 

Happy Haunting Match book treat holder

    I love the Halloween paper that is in the Holiday Catalog.  The designs are so cute, like these adorable ghosts.  The great thing about the designer paper is one side is not so obviously Halloween designs so the paper can be used after Halloween is over.  Do you wonder where I get my ideas for some of my projects?  This time the answer is not Pinterest, but the actual catalog.  The projects featured on the pages are there for just that reason, for us to copy and use them.
So if you look on page 46 of the catalog you will see this cute little treat holder.  All I had to do was figure out measurements.

Cut a piece of designer paper at 2 by 8 inches

Score the paper at 1/2 inch, 4 inches, and 4 1/2 inches.

Stamp one of the images from the stamp set called Sweet Hauntings and you are set to go.
It's that easy!

Happy Scenes stamp set and Hearth and Home framelit

     Isn't this a cute tag for a package?  It was one of the projects people made at my Holiday Open House.  Looks hard maybe, but it was really quite easy.

1. Use the window framelit to cut out a Marina Mist and Early Espresso window frame.

2. Cut the Marina Mist frame on the inner most lines.

3. Stamp the tree image on Water color paper using Garden Green ink.

4. Color in the ground with an aqua painter and the Marina Mist ink.

5. Glue the layers together using the new Fine tip glue pin on the tiny areas.

   I think it will be great fun to create similar projects using all the rest of the scenes that can be seen from the window.

Delicate Ornament and Precision Base Plate

    
     Can you see the paper that was used to make this ornament?  It is the new Red Foil cardstock.  It is firm and shiny and perfect for cutting out the Delicate Ornament Thinlit die.  You might wonder how hard it could be to get all those little pieces cut out of the thinlit.  The new Precision base plate made it so easy.  Here is a video that helps you know how to use the plate.  This was featured at my Holiday Open House and can be used as a tag or an ornament for your tree.

Thankful Forest Friends

    Wouldn't you like to receive this cute little note card as a thank you note?  It features a couple of favorites. 

1. Into the Woods designer paper.  The design was hand painted before it became paper.

2. The stamp set Thankful Forest Friends has some cute forest animals and great sayings.  In this case I used a marker to highlight the saying.

3. Wooden In the Woods elements.  There are 3 the acorn, a leaf and a banner.  They make perfect accent pieces for a card.

   Finally, I made a matching envelope using the 2014-2016 designer paper stack and the envelope maker.  Another cute make n take featured at my open house.  And you may wonder where I got the idea for this cute card.  Straight from the new Holiday Catalog.  Our catalogs are a store house of ideas that are meant to be copied.

Woodland Textured embossing Folder

    Fall is my favorite season and one of the things I love about fall is the colors of the leaves.  This card reminds me of what I love about fall.  It is one of the cards featured in my Holiday Catalog Open House. Here are the new items....

1. Woodland textured embossing folder.  It is a 6 inch square and will fit any direction on your big shot.

2. Among the Branches stamp set.  The leaves and the saying are from the set which also features Christmas and Halloween items.

  I am excited to show off the new items from our Holiday catalog today and tomorrow 12-3.  It's not too late to decide to come.

Oh What Fun Tag kit

An overview of the tag designs

A gold foil doily and silver snow flake made these tags stand out.

     How would you like to get your Christmas Present Tags ready way ahead of time?  This kit called Oh What Fun and the coordination stamp set with the same name accomplished that for me and was really fun to make.  There are 10 designs with 3 tags for each design.  I followed the directions that came with the kit and found them easy.  Sometimes I just want to create something without having to think too much.  This was just what I needed.  

The same three colors were used on all the tags.  Mint Macaron, Garden Green, and Real Red.

A couple of the tags had jingle bells.

The golden snowflake and tie made these cards perfect.

I feel great about having 30 gift tags ready to go.  Now, I will just have to remember where I have put them in 3 months time!

New Gift Card Holder-3-D Thursday

 
   Don't you love finding ways to make life a little easier?  I think this gift card holder is one of those ways.  It is a framelit that can be cut from a 6 inch square piece of card stock or designer paper.  I used the All is Calm designer paper from the Holiday Catalog.  Tags, a heart and circle come along with the framelit.  What would you need a circle for you might ask?

  

  Check out the back of the holder and see the circles used as a way to close the holder.  I can think of a lot of times I would be able to use this.  But... if you are anything like I am you like the idea of being able to use this for something else.

   Check out the cover for this box.  Yes, it is the gift card holder flattened out to cover a box.  You might wonder what size you should make the box.  Well, I also have that information for you.

Box size  6 5/8 by 7 7/8 inches
Score each side at 2 inches and your box will fit nicely underneath the lid.

  Check out this Stampin'Up! youtube video for directions.  In fact check out more of the videos Stampin'Up! posted for the items that are in the Holiday Catalog.  Don't have one yet, then contact me and I will make sure you have one in your hands.