Turkey Treat Cup

Hello Friends,

No stampin' required for this one! All you need is card stock, punches, Big Shot dies and sweet treat cups to make a fun Thanksgiving project.  Oh and of course......a fun treat for the center. I used skittles.

Fun way to make place cards for your table, greeting cards or simply use like this for a fun treat.

Chocolate Chip, More Mustard and Tangerine Tango make a fun color combination.

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Snowglobe meets Sweet Treat Cups

Hello Friends,

Annette, one of my club hostesses had let me know she wanted to see some ideas using the Sweet Treat Cups. I have to be honest, I haven't used them in a while and I realized what I had been missing.  I LOVE them. 

The first stamp set that came to mind was the Snowglobe single stamp.  I stamped the image on the Whisper White card stock after I had ran it through the Big Shot using the Northern Flurry Embossing Folder using Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink.   I then stamped it again on scrap paper and cut out the house. I stamped the image again using Wild Wasabi Classic Ink.  This time I cut out the trees. I added the cut outs to the image on the card using Stampin' Dimensionals.

I added some Mica Flakes into the sweet treat cups and after I had punched out the image using the 1-3/4" circle punch adhered it to the Cherry Cobbler card base. 

Dazzling Details - OH goodness!  If you haven't used this yet - it really is a must.  No need for glue and glitter, just use this.  It creates a 'puffed up' effect when it is dry.

Finally I added a Merry Christmas sentiment in the middle, used some Cherry Cobbler Ribbon and Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine and Rhinestones.

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Last Christmas

Hello Friends,

I was reflecting on my Christmas Card from last year and after I recalled all the hard work - I realized I truly was making the right decision in creating a card using My Digital Studio and having them professionally printed.  I don't plan on doing this every year - maybe every other year.  I do love the card I made above.  I made 150 of these :)

I would love to help you plan your Christmas Cards for this year.  As an extra service to you, once we have come up with a card - I will cut all of your card stock and get everything ready for you for FREE!  Then all you will have to do is assemble everything.

You may not need to make 150 of them :)

Stamp Set: Come to Bethlehem

Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla

Ink - Soft Suede

Embellishments: Pearls, Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon

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November Pals Hop

Hello Friends,

I have been invited to join in the Pals Blog Hop.  Mary Fish is the fearless leader of the PALS and while being fearless Mary is also FANTABULOUS!  One of my fave words as Mary is as equally fantastic as she is fabulous :)

Welcome to the November Pals Hop! This month, we're featuring Winter, Christmas, and Hanukkah inspired cards and projects! Enjoy the hop and the amazing creations that the Pals have come up with.

You've likely hopped over from Julie Trevett-Smith's blog at http://www.thestampinaffair.com/ I'm stop number 3 on the Pals Hop and I'm glad you hopped in! I'll help you "hop along" from blog to blog where you'll find great ideas for Winter, Christmas, and Hanukkah paper projects from the Stampin' Pretty Pals!

 I love card making but my real passion lies in Scrapbooking. I hold Scrapbooking Classes on a monthly basis in my home and while all my books are full of pages, they are not complete - NO PICTURES.  That is something I am working on - honest!!  :)

My first project is the 12x12 double page layout.  Living here in Utah, we obviously see our fair share of snow so we have a lot of pictures of family days playing in the white stuff. 

Night of Navy, Bashful Blue and Whisper White was my chosen color combo for this layout.  With the Brilliant BIG SHOT, I didn't even need to use any stamps or ink for this.  All of this layout was created using Dies.  I added some Basic Rhinestones (#119246) and Not Quite Navy 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon as my embellishments for this layout.

My second project is a very simple MDS layout.  My Digital Studio is one of Stampin' Up!'s most amazing products.  A software program that is downloaded onto your computer and then the 'sky is the limit' so to speak.

Talk about simple!!!  The great thing about 'MDS' is that you don't have to create if you don't want.  You can choose the photo box page and just simply drag pictures into the boxes. I used Baja Breeze Card Stock and added some Night of Navy Grosgrain Ribbon at the bottom along with a snowflake punch and "Let it Snow" in text and this page was DONE! 

My third project is a Christmas card duo we are making at our 'Chicks and Chocolate' clubs this month. 

I used Night of Navy as the card base.  With darker colored card stock, I always add an 'inlay' so there is a piece of Whisper White card stock in the inside.  I ran the top Whisper White card stock layer through the Big Shot using the Snow Burst Embossing Folder.  I stamped the Tree from Stampin' Up!'s longest serving stamp set - "Lovely as a Tree" in Versamark and then embossed it using the Silver Embossing powder.  Finally, I added a bow using the Whisper White Organza Ribbon.

Real Red! You can never go wrong with this color.  Fabulous for this 'Stocking' Card.  I used the Scallop Circle Die and the Petals a Plenty Embossing Folder for the base.  The circle was ran through the Big Shot using the Stripes Embossing Folder.  PERFECT for a 'fireplace' look.  I punched out the stocking using the Stocking Builder Punch.  Finally I created the Merry Christmas banner using the "Four the Holidays" Stamp Set.

I hope you enjoyed visiting my blog today and hope you found something to inspire you :)  I LOVE to read comments so please be sure to leave one for me today.


Hop along for more inspiring ideas from Jessica Ying at http://www.yoyostamping.com/ , stop number 4 on the November Pals Hop!

Thanks for "hopping" by!

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Hello Friends,

Our assignment this week for MDS Monday with Utah Divas International was to create Tags.  YES!! This program is just not limited to Cards and Scrapbooks.

The sample above is a Tag (front and back) that Stampin' Up! created.  I did nothing with this.  This my friends is the great thing about this program, you don't have to do any creating if you don't want.  You can print out what has already been created.

Here are a few I created using the My Digital Studio Program -

This program makes creating so much more simple.  I also love the idea that I can create using My Digital Studio and then use my stamps, ink, paper and embellisments to create too.

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Field Flowers Gift Sets

Hello Friends,

Time to think about those Christmas gifts.  I am going to be selling a lot of gifts and stocking fillers.  Among them will be these cards, sold in packs of 4.  One each of "Happy Birthday"/"Celebrate Today"/"Thank You"/"Get Well". 

They will be packed in a cellophane bag (picture shown tomorrow) and will include envelopes.

The cost will be $8 or $5 if you order 4 or more packs. Packages will be mailed to you or available for pick up. 

Want to make your own? 

Invite your girlfriends over to your house or mine and have a fun 'Girls Night Out'.  If there are 6 people or more, you get to make yours for FREE.  Cost for card class will be $12 for 8 cards (2 packs)

Field Flowers

Perfectly Penned

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Hostess Rewards Offer

Hello Friends,

EXCITING new promotion!

 STAMPIN' UP! HOSTESS REWARDS BONUS

Dates: November 1-December 15, 2011

Details: Place an order of $350 or more (excluding tax and shipping) and receive an additional $35 in free Stampin' Up! products. This is in addition to all the other benefits you would normally receive as Stampin' Up! Hostess Rewards.

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Schedule your "Chicks and Chocolate" night to take advantage of this awesome promotion.  Call me at 801 897-0429 or e-mail maxstamps@yahoo.com I would love to come over to your house (my house if you prefer) and have you and your girlfriends create cards, scrapbook pages or home decor. YOUR choice.

 
IMPORTANT: On-line orders through my "shop now" Stampin' Up! on-line shopping cart do NOT qualify. In order to earn the additional $35 in rewards, you will need to contact me by email at maxstamps@yahoo.com

 

STARTER KIT OFFER EXTENDED THROUGH NOV. 11. Get a FREE Big Shot or $100 in your choice of products as a BONUS with the Stampin' Up! Starter Kit. The $175 Starter Kit and Product Bonus are valued to $440 and ship free! That's a 60% savings! JOIN NOW!

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Halloween 2011

Hello Friends -

Here are my beautiful nieces under the great disguise of their costumes.  I miss them so much as they live in England.......LOVE them immensely.

This was taken last year -

Savannah, Sienna and Samantha

I thought you would like to see a few pics I took at work yesterday for our Halloween "Fun" Day.

Max and a DS Agent.  "I only asked her if she wanted to sign up to be a Demonstrator and take advantage of the BIG SHOT promotion"

The DS Agent who was out for blood :) and didn't like it when I mentioned "DIE"

"Go Tigers"  Rett, one of our Business Development Advisors and the Zombie. 

This DS Agent really is one of THE best!!

ReNee, another of our Business Development Advisors giving me the Royal Wave :)

I could use a new set of eyes :)

"Shiver me Timbers" - another awesome DS Agent

"What do you mean you want to use some PTO - you should never want to be away from this place" says "THE THING"

"You may just hear some French when you talk to this DS Nerd"

Comment puis-je vous aider?

"And you may just make this DS Agent see RED"

And the Winners of the Stampin' Up! Halloween Costume for 2011

Drum Roll please.............

What a great bunch to work with -

and here's a look at years past

Oooohhh just look at those shoes!!!

Snow White (my daughter Olivia) joined the Dwarfs for some "Trick or Treatin"

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My Digital Studio Monday

Happy Halloween my friends!

I have re-joined the MDS Design Team on Utah Divas International.  Of course todays card HAD to have something to do with Halloween. 

Just three colors used in todays creation - Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black and Whisper White.

The background is the "Hello Doily Background Stamp" (Wood Stamp can be found on page 150 of the Idea Book & Catalog).

Guess what?  Stampin' Up! has extended the Big Shot Promotion until 11/11/11 :)  I would love you to join my Stamp to the MAX team! Contact me for more details at maxstamps@yahoo.com or click here to sign up online.

Click here to see what the rest of the Design Team came up with for todays "Halloween Challenge" on Utah Divas International.

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