Decorative Peppermint Patties

Hey there stampers! Thanks for stopping by!
Today I am showing you one of the things I was selling at my boutique over the weekend.  I decorated some peppermint patties and packaged them up in a cello bag with ribbon.  Super easy and a simple gift for those people you'd like to remember for the holidays but don't want to spend a lot of money. :)

STEPS:

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1. Stamp various Christmas themed stamps and punch with the 1 3/8" Circle Punch add to coordinating card stock punched with the Scallop Circle Punch and adhere to peppermint patty.

Hope you are having a great day!

Hugs,

Stampin' Up! - Online Extravaganza

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Hey there stampers! You have to check out this Holiday Extravaganza that Stampin' Up has happening this week only! Great deals on bundled products-up to 50% off!! Don't miss out! Click on image above or on Extravaganza button in the right column!

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Santa Box

Hey there stampers! Boy has it been a crazy week and weekend!  Between sick kiddos, volunteering at their school, prepping for my 2 Stamp a Stack classes, a boutique, kitten adoptions and a Holiday Kick-Off Party I wasn't sure whether I was coming or going!  This next week promises to be busy too.  I'm working, having class parties, my littlest is turning 5 and having a party and of course Thanksgiving and all the fun that brings!  Phew!
Today I am showing you a box I made that is totally CASEd from Tammy who created a fabulous tutorial at her blog HERE

I added a handle of the 1 1/4" Old Olive Striped ribbon and a bag of perppermint patties.  I also don't have the Pennant Die yet so I made the hat by punching the edges of some Real Red card stock with the Scallop Edge Punch.  Isn't he cute?!

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: none
• INK: Blush Blossom, White Gel Pen
• PAPER: Whisper White, Blush Blossom, Real Red, Basic Black
• ACCESSORIES: Old Olive Ribbon
• TOOLS: Scallop Edge, 1" Circle, 3/4" Circle, Boho Blossom, Scallop Circle, Scallop Oval Punches, Top Note Die, Perfect Details Texture Plate
  

Thanks for your patience with me not posting as much lately!  i hope you will continue to visit me when I do! :)
Hugs,

Wandering Santa!

Hey there stampers!  Sorry it's been so quiet around here.   I am finally starting to feel better but my kids are still sick! agh!
Today's card is one I've seen several places out there in blog land.  I knew I had to make one too!

STEPS:

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1. Start with a Whisper White card stock base.  Stamp the santa and his sleigh image from the Wandering Words stamp set in Basic Black.
2. Punch a 1 3/8" Circle from a post-it note to use as a mask.  Stick over Santa and sponge first using Bashful Blue then Not Quite Navy to create the night sky.
3. Tear a scrap piece of Whisper White to make snowy hills and add 2-way Glue Pen along edge. Add Dazzling Diamonds on glue and tap off extra.
4. Add snowflakes punched with the Snowflake Punch and Whisper White and Silver card stock.

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Wandering Words
• INK: Basic Black, Bashful Blue, Not Quite Navy
• PAPER: Whisper White, Silver
• ACCESSORIES: 2-Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds
• TOOLS: Snow Flake Punch

Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,

Faux Tearing

Hey there stampers! Thanks for stopping by!
Today's card is the second one we did at my Technique Class this weekend.  I showed Faux Tearing for the grassy hill.

STEPS:

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1. Start with a Very Vanilla card stock base, add a panel of Crushed Curry and Close to Cocoa card stock.
2. Using a scrap Scallop Circle and a sponge, sponge Bashful Blue ink to create clouds in the background on Very Vanilla card stock.
3. Tear a scrap piece of paper to use as your mask.  Mask off the top part of your card and ink up the Texture Jumbo Wheel in Old Olive ink.  Wheel along bottom of card until you like the way it looks.
4. Carefully move the mask up about an 1/8" and use a sponge and Old Olive ink to create a darker edge to your "hill".
5. Stamp your tree and leaves from the Branch Out stamp set in Close to Cocoa, Crushed Curry and Old Olive.  Notch out the corners with the Ticket Corner Punch.
6. Stamp the leaf that says "thanks" from the Falling Leaves stamp set in Pumpkin Pie ink on Very Vanilla card stock and cut out with scissors. Adhere to card with dimensional. Tie Old Olive Grosgrain ribbon around top of card.
   

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Branch Out, Falling Leaves, Texture Jumbo Wheel
• INK: Close to Cocoa, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive
• PAPER: Crushed Curry, Very Vanilla,  Close to Cocoa
• ACCESSORIES: Dimensionals, Old Olive Grograin Ribbon
• TOOLS: Ticket Corner Punch
  

Have a terrific day!
Hugs,

Technique Class Card

Hey there stampers!  So glad you stopped by to visit!  be sure to leave a comment so I know you've stopped by!
Today's card is one we are doing today at my Technique Class.  We are doing the Poppin' Pastels technique using the Falling Leaves stamp set.  I am sure it's going to be a fun class and hopefully my ladies will forgive my very froggy sounding voice! :)

STEPS:

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1. Start with an Always Artichoke card stock base, randomly stamp in the same color using one of the leaf images from the Falling Leaves stamp set.
2. Stamp three leaves in Versamark ink on Very Vanilla card stock.  Using a Sponge Dauber or cotton ball, pick up color from your Stampin' Pastels and dab or rub on the Versamark stamped image.  I used Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke and More Mustard.  The Versamark will hold the chalk.
3. Adhere the stamped panel to a panel of Bravo Burgundy and then onto a panel of Kraft card stock.
4. Wrap some twine around these and adhere to card using Dimensionals.
5. Stamp the sentiment in Always Artichoke on Very Vanilla card stock and punch with the Word Window Punch.  Add to bravo Burgundy punched with the Modern Label Punch.
   

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Falling Leaves
• INK: Versamark, Always Artichoke
• PAPER: Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla, Bravo Burgundy, Kraft
• ACCESSORIES: Twine, Sponge Dauber, Stampin' Pastels, Dimensionals
• TOOLS: Modern Label, Word Window
  

Have a great weekend!
Hugs,

Branch Out Fall Card

Hey there stampers!  Yes, I am still alive but barely!  I've been so sick and we all know how that goes as a mom....Lucky us we've been passing it through our family too! Ugh!  I hope you are all staying healthy out there!

Today's card uses one of my faves the Branch Out stamp set in fall colors.

STEPS:

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1. Start with a Pumpkin Pie card stock base and add a panel of Old Olive and Close to Cocoa.
2. Using a punched out Scallop Circle scrap and a sponge, sponge Bashful Blue on Whisper White card stock to create clouds.  Notch out the corners with the Ticket Corner Punch.
3. Tear a piece of scrap paper to make a hill and cover the top part of your card.  Brayer Old Olive along the bottom to create the grassy hill.  This technique is also called "faux tearing".
4. Stamp the tree from the Branch Out stamp set in Close to Cocoa and the leaves in Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, and Crushed Curry inks.
5. Stamp the sentiment from the falling Leaves stamp set using Stampin' Write Markers and punch with the 1" Cicle Punch.  Layer onto Pumpkin Pie punched with the 1 1/4" Circle Punch and adhere to card with a Dimensional.
   

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Branch Out, Falling Leaves
• INK: Old Olive, Close to Cocoa, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue, Stampin' Write Markers
• PAPER: Old Olive, Close to Cocoa, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White
• ACCESSORIES: Dimensionals, Sponges
• TOOLS: 1" and 1 1/4" Circle Punches, Ticket Corner Punch
  

Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,

Fall Basket

Hey there stampers! How are you?  I am soooo sick with the flu right now but managed to make this before it hit me hard.  It will probably be quiet on my blog for the next few days as the flu is taking everything out of me and I have no energy!
Today's project uses the Baskets and Blooms Die cut down and modified to make a basket.  i stamped it with the leaves from the Falling Leaves stamp set.

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Falling Leaves
• INK: Old Olive, Stampin' Write Markers
• PAPER: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Whisper White
• ACCESSORIES: Dimensionals, Old Olive Wide Striped Ribbon
• TOOLS: Scallop Circle, 1 1/4" Circle and 1" Circle Punches, Basket and Blooms Die
  

Thanks for stopping by!
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Flight of the Butterfly

Hey there stampers! Hope you are having a great day!

Today's card uses the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set and the coordinating Butterfly punch.

STEPS:

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1. Start with a Bermuda Bay card stock base and randomly stamp butterfly from the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set in Bermuda Bay ink.
2. Stamp the sentiment from the same stamp set in Bermuda Bay on Whisper White.  Stamp butterfly in Melon Mambo and Basic Black on Whisper White using the Stamp-a-ma-jig to line eveything just right.  Cut out with scissors.  Use the Butterfly punch to punch out a piece of Melon Mambo and adhere cut out buttertfly to it.  Notch corners of the Whisper White piece with the Ticket Corner Punch and mat onto Melon Mambo.
3. Add a strip of Whisper white card stock to a slightly larger strip of basic Black and adhere to card.  Add main image over it.  Add a Rhinestone Sticker (local craft store) to the butterfly's middle.
   

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Flight of the Butterfly
• INK: Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo and Basic Black
• PAPER: Melon Mambo and Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White
• ACCESSORIES: Rhinestone Sticker (local craft store)
• TOOLS: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Butterfly Punch

Hugs,

Season of Thanks

Hey there stampers! So glad you stopped by today!

Today's card uses more card guts and the Season of Friendship and Falling Leaves stamp sets.  Super easy and I love it!

STEPS:

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1. Start with Pumpkin Pie card stock base and punch the edge with the Scallop Edge punch.  Add some Razzleberry Lemonade DSP to the inner edge of card so that the edge shows.
2. Stamp the tree from the Season of Friendship stamp set in Close to Cocoa and add the leaves in Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry.  Mat onto Close to Cocoa card stock and then onto Cast-A-Spell DSP.  Adhere to card.
3. Stamp the leaf from the Falling Leaves stamp set in Pumpkin Pie ink and punch with the 1 1/4" Circle punch.  Mat onto Close to Cocoa punched with the 1 3/8" Circle Punch and adhere to card using a Dimensional.
4. Tie Chocolate Chip Grosgrain ribbon around card and tie into knot. 

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Falling Leaves, Season of Friendship
• INK:Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry
• PAPER: Close to Cocoa, Pumpkin Pie, Cast-A-Spell DSP, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP 
• ACCESSORIES: Chocolate Chip Grosgrain ribbon, Dimensionals
• TOOLS: Scallop Edge Punch, 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" Circle Punch

Have a terrific day!
Hugs,

Citrus Birthday

Hey there stampers! Thanks for stopping by!

Today's card uses the Tart and Tangy stamp set and is really summery!

STEPS:

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1. Start with a Yo Yo Yellow card base and add a panel of Green Galore.
2. Stamp the lemon from the Tart and Tangy stamp set randomly in Yo Yo Yellow, Only Orange and Green Galore.  Add to green Galore piece.
3. Stamp 3 lemons on Whisper White using the rock n roll technique where you ink up first in Yo Yo Yellow then roll just the outer edges of the stamp in Only Orange before stamping it.  Punch with the 1 1/4" circle Punch and mat onto Yo Yo Yellow punched with the 1 3/8" Circle Punch.  Add to Green Galore punched with the Scallop Circle Punch.
4. Add a panel of Only Orange across the card and add your scallop circle mounted lemons using Dimensionals.
5. Stamp sentiment in Basic Black on Whisper White and punch with the Word Window Punch.  Stamp the lemon in yo Yo Yellow over the sentiment and add to Yo Yo Yellow punched witht he Modern Label Punch.  Adhere to card.  Add Dazzling Diamonds Glitter to lemons using the 2 Way Glue Pen.
   

INGREDIENTS:

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• STAMPS: Tart and Tangy, Wow Flowers
• INK: Yo Yo Yellow, Only Orange and Green Galore, Basic Black
• PAPER: Yo Yo Yellow, Only Orange and Green Galore, Whisper White
• ACCESSORIES: Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, 2 Way Glue Pen
• TOOLS: Scallop Circle, 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" Circle Punches, Modern Label and Word Window Punches

Have a super day and go stamp something fun!
Hugs,