White Elephant Gift

Hey folks! I needed a last minute  gift for a holiday party. Of course I realized even later than that the gift needed to be handmade. Luckily I keep a couple of shadow boxes in my stash so I was able to put this together fairly quickly. Stampin' Up! supplies used: Fun Flowers die, Very Vanilla, Whisper White and Basic Black cs, Two-step bird punch, clear and onyx adhesive rhinestones, Timeless Portrait DSP, Filigree brads, Fancy Fan embossing folder, Labels Collection and Apothecary Accents framelit dies, Essentials paper piercing pack, En Francais background, From My Heart and Sense of Time stamps sets, Cherry Cobbler and Basic Black ink. Non SU items: 8.5 x 11 shadow box. Let me know what you think...thanks for looking!

Celebrating 50 Years!!

A friend of mine asked me to create a gift for his parents who were celebrating their 50th anniversary. I came up with this shadow box.  I took their wedding day photo; resized and printed in B&W, a current photo, added a few poems and miscellaneous gold themed embellishments and this is what I came up with. The couple LOVED it!! It was an honor to be able to share in this milestone occasion! Unfortunately the pictures are not great thanks in large part to the glare but I think you will get the gist.

Random Stampings

I have a stamp/swap group that meets once a month.  These ladies

are very talented! It's like a "think tank" of creativity! Each month we come up with a theme and we each bring the supplies for everyone else to our card. This month's theme was birthday's.  Here's was mine for this month. Not really think tank material but I got to get a new stamp set "wet". What do you think?

2011 Holiday Mini is Here!

For all of you who can hardly wait for the newest Stampin' Up! catalogs to debut, wait no more! The Holiday Mini is now available online for those of you who did not receive it by mail. If in the future you would like to, please send me an email request and I will sure to add you to my mailing list. This always an exciting time of year. Labor Day weekend signifies the end of summer and the air begins to change in preparation for fall. Fall is my favorite season by far! Filled with family time, food for your soul, and of course, more time for crafting! Contact me today to schedule a workshop and as a hostess, earn FREE Stampin' Up! products.

Happy Anniversary!

It isn't often we get to see folks celebrate a 60th wedding anniversary anymore, so when I was asked to make a card in celebration of one I jumped at the chance! I'm not sure I would have when I realized the color for that particular milestone was diamond white.  But I let my excitement take over and put my reservations aside. I whipped out my Smooch spritz, that I have been dying to use, and got busy. This is what I came up with...keeping Mr. & Mrs. in mind all the while, I wanted to produce something they both would appreciate...love birds and all!

Supplies used: Whisper White cardstock, ivory Smooch glimmer mist, two step bird punch, large heart punch, Vintage Wallpaper and Tulip Frame embossing folders, Teeny Tiny wishes stamp set, Brocade Blue ink and white satin ribbon. All supplies are Stampin' Up! with except of the satin ribbon.

Masculine Card Class

Do you ever find yourself scrounging last minute for a suitable masculine card for that special friend, brother, cousin, dad or the guy who sits next to you at work? Then this kit is for you!

As a card maker I, like many of my peers, often have trouble executing ideas for masculine cards. So I figured I would come up with a few to have on hand when needed.

Kit fee is $20 and includes: personal instruction, all materials to make four cards, instructions and supply list.  $5 shipping.  Email me today to get your kit!

Note: DSP may vary based on availability

Windowpane Pendant

Hello all! One of my demonstrator sisters shared this project with our upline group.  I thought it would make an excellent class project and the perfect gift for someone special, even yourself! 

The class features our windowpane embellishments and designer series paper to create a beautiful monogrammed,  wearable piece of artwork.  Class fee is $12 and includes all materials to complete this project, a matching matchbox (try to say that three times fast!) not pictured, and take home instructions to make more. Can't make the class? Kits are available.  Contact me today to reserve your space!

Note: Monogram Letters and DSP may vary based on availability.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope to hear from you soon!