Ornament Wall Vinyls

Ok, I was having fun experimenting with an Idea I had. I used the Ornament punch to create some wall vinyl that I then put on my deck door. No, we don't have snow yet, and I am surprised too! Amyway, I used a few different dies and punches to add detail to the ornaments  and layered Chocolate Chip vinyl onto the Whisper White. I think it looks great! I will have to try layering the Whisper White onto the Choc Chip next. I don't have any other colors of vinyl, yet. :)

I used the Merry Details Sizzlit for the bird, and the Swirls Sizzlet fothe the swirls (duh!).

The snowflake and trees are also from Merry Details. Just love how these turned out! I think I will be making some of these for work also!

Seasonal Centerpiece

Here is a glass vase that I decorated for the holiday seasons. First I used the Holiday Mix Decor Elements from the Holiday Mini  and put JOY on the side, then I wrapped ribbon and a stamped strip of paper around the top. I can change this for  Christmas, Valentines, Easter, Winter, Spring, etc! I will post my other versions of this as I make them.

• Stamps: Grateful Greetings, Autumn Days
• Paper: Naturals Ivory
• Ink: Ruby Red, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, More Mustard
• Other: Chocolate Chip 5/8" grosgrain and Old Olive taffeta (from Mistletoe Ribbon Originals) and Gold Elastic Cord, Sticky Strip, gold brads, Decor Elements Holiday Mix in Chocolate Chip.

To make the stamped strip, I took two 3/4"x7" strips of Naturals Ivory and stamped my design. Then with 2 ends overlapping about 1/2", poked a hole thru with my paper piercer, and fastened with a gold brad. Then on one of the other ends I attached the other brad. I then put a piece of sticky strip on the back over that brad's prongs. I then wrapped it around the vase as desired and stuck it together with the sticky strip. I then wrapped ribbon as shown and adhered just the ends to each other. The gold elastic cord I wrapped snugly around the vase, cut the length, then removed from the vase and tied the ends together. Then made a doubled circle and slipped over the vase and ribbon as shown. All Done!

HUGE SALE AT STAMPIN UP!

There is a huge sale this week only at Stampin Up! You can check it out and order here

There are great bundles and individual products 30, 40 and even 50% off now thru November 30th. Go check it out.
Here are a few examples:

Animal Crackers Bundle	120282
Price: $12.95
Catalog Price : $25.90 The recipient of this bundle will certainly "quack" up when she sees the adorable animals in the Animal Crackers stamp set. Bundle also contains Star Designer brads and is 50% off its retail value!

 

Corduroy Button Bundle	120283
Price: $24.87
Catalog Price : $49.75 Nothing says "Merry Christmas" quite like corduroy. Now you can say it five times with the Corduroy Button Bundle containing buttons in Kraft, Pumpkin Pie, Summer Sun, Basic Gray, and Chocolate Chip. Bundle is 50% off its retail value!

 

Four Square Bundle	120285
Price: $15.45
Catalog Price : $30.90 Remembering playing Four Square as a kid? That's not what this bundle is about--but it's still loads of fun! Get the Four Square stamp set and Scallop Square punch at 50% off their retail value!

Christmas Decor Elements Bundle #1	120927
Price: $44.91
Catalog Price : $74.85 Decorating for the holidays is easy with the Christmas Décor Bundle, containing a Kraft and Real Red Holly Berry Wreath, and Real Red and Chocolate Vintage Ornaments--all 40% off!

 

Ribbon Bundle	120301
Price: $33.41
Catalog Price : $47.73 You can never have enough striped ribbon, which is why we've put together the Striped Ribbon Bundle. This bundle contains 1/2" striped grosgrain ribbon in Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron and Real Red--plus, it's 30% off it

 

Pendant Note Bundle	120304
Price: $27.90
Catalog Price : $67.90 Make beautiful creations with the Pendant Note Bundle. The bundle--30% off its retail value--contains the Pendant Park stamp set, Pendant notes, and 5/8" Neutrals Jumbo brads.

These are just a few of the great deals. And this one is while supplies last until November 30th

Ultimate Stampers Starter Kit	120289
Price: $76.62
Catalog Price : $127.70 THIS BUNDLE IS ONLY AVAILABLE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. Want to stamp but don't know where to start? We've got your Ultimate Stampers' Starter Bundle right here! Containing Best Wishes & More, Eight Great Greetings, and On a Pedestal stamp sets, plus Earth Elements Stampin’ Spots, Earth Elements assorted card stock (8-1/2” x 11”), Whisper White card stock (8-1/2” x 11”), Old Olive 1/2" striped grosgrain ribbon, and Flower Designer brads, you'll be in stamping heaven--all for 40% off the retail value!

Grateful Pillar Candle

I made the tealight with this design and then thought it would be a good design for a pillar! And lasts longer too ;) The paper strips are glue to each other but not the candle so you can easily remove the decoration when needed. You might even be able to slip it onto another candle. Hmmm.... going to have to try that! I couldn't resist using some of our retired Choc Chic 1" satin ribbon from last year. I'm glad I stocked up and hoarded this stuff!  I should have enough to last me for YEARS. I think I bought 6 rolls, shhh don't tell my hubby! Isn't it cool how close the color of this mulled cider candle is to our More Mustard?!

• Stamps: Grateful Greetings, Autumn Days
• Paper: Old Olive, Ruby Red, Close to Cocoa, Naturals Ivory
• Ink: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Ruby Red, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie
• Other, Distressing tool on Cutter Kit, Chc Chip 1" satin ribbon, Gold Elastic Cord, Sticky Strip, pillar candle (mulled cider, yummy!)

I'll post the glass hurricane vase that I made to coordinate with this candle too. I just need to take a picture!

Woodgrain Thanksgiving

Ok, this is a CASE of Jennifer Picard's card here. I changed just a few things but I love how it turned out. This was something I was going to do with club for October, but tying the linen thread to the ribbon was way to putsy to do with a big group, lol! You may have also noticed that I have been using alot of the Naturals Ivory cardstock lately. I love that it is so heavy and makes a great card base, but I also think it has a very rich look to it. Try it sometime, you'll love it too!

• Stamps: Woodgrain BG, Autumn Splendor, Grateful Greetings
• Paper: Naturals Ivory, Soft Suede
• Ink: Dusty Durango, More Mustard, Crushed Curry, Soft Suede
• Other: Dusty Durango polka dot ribbon, Linen thread, wood sheets, 1-1/4" circle punch, 1/16" punch, gold brad, dimensionals, bone folder, Soft Suede marker, distressing tool on the Cutter Kit

I also used the Faux Suede technique again here- crumple and distress cardstock with your bone folder, then peel apart into 2 layers. the exposed inside is all soft and fuzzy like suede! And I stamped on the wood sheet and punched out the image, which was not hard at all. The wood sheets are really thin and backed with paper so you can glue it to other things very easily, however I attached mine to the card with a brad :) I also popped up the main image layers with dimensionals.

Let me know what you think! I love to hear from you all!

Christmas Swap #2 -Wandering Words

This is another card I did for a swap. As you can see, I am still addicted to the Shimmer Paints. I just love the bling you get with that stuff!  Remember, it's only available until January 4th, and it is one of those things that they may say, while supplies last after mid December. Ok, enough of that, on to the card! There are tons of layers on this card. I didn't mean for that to happen, I kept adding more! I got to use the Petals-A-Plenty embossing folder, and figured out that the little triple snowflake stamp works well with the Boho Blossoms punch! And don't you think purple, or Rich Razzleberry in the case, is a wonderful color for Christmas?!

It's hard to see in the picture, but I stamped Champagne Mist snowflakes all over the ivory paper and sponged the edges with it to. I made my own DSP for this card also. Used markers to ink the Santa, sliegh, and reindeer stamp which made it look so much better than just all one color. I popped up the main image layers on dimensionals also. Hope you like it!

• Stamps: Wandering Words, Serene Snowflakes
• Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede, Naturals Ivory
• Ink: Soft Suede, Rich Razzleberry
• Other: Petals-A-Plenty impressions folder with Big Shot, Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint, Rich Razzleberry polka dot ribbon, clear rhinestone brad, 1/2" and 1" circle and Boho Blossoms punches, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, dimensionals
  

Penguin Side-step card

Still loving the Cold &Cuddly set! And I found a new-to-me fold called the Side-Step. I love how you can put a picture in this card! I found the original directions from Julie Davidson, but I tweaked it a bit.

• Stamps: Cold and Cuddly, Four the Holidays
• Paper: Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Whisper White
• Ink: Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Soft Suede
• Other: Paper cutter with scoring blade, bone folder, Jumbo Snowflake punch, snowflake die and Big Shot, Scallop Edge punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Signo white gel pen
  

The photo on this card is a wallet size, but you could put a 3x4" in it. We are making a different one like this for club, but I am using the same card for a swap so I will post that after the swap is complete :)

Here is my diagram.

1. You start with a 5-1/2"x8-1/2" piece of cardstock. 
2. Put in paper cutter with the 5-1/2" side at  the top. Line edge up with the 3-1/4" line and cut down starting at 1" and ending at 6-3/8".
3. Turn paper 180 degrees and score all the way across at 4-1/4".  Then score from the edge to the cut line on the wider section at 1", 2", 3-1/8", & 6-3/8"
4. Fold and crease well as shown above. 
5. Decorate as desired.

Now, show us what you've got! Post a comment and link to yours!