Merry & Bright Tree

 

I had to re-do one of my cards in the Merry & Bright Class because I ran out of red paper. The card I am replacing is the one with the red base & tree (they are all shown in a previous post). I case'd this card from a couple I saw on SCS and combined what I liked from each. The tree is paper pieced and I just love that effect! This is a very simple card, but I love the clean look of it. I hope you like it too!

Supplies used:
Stamps - Merry & Bright by SU
Ink - Black Stazon
Patterned Paper - Dashing Polka Dot by SU
Cardstock - Cream & Textured Real Red by SU
Embellishments - Old Olive Wide Grosgrain Ribbon by SU
Tools - Word Window Punch by SU

Just a little note...

 

 

Wow, I did not realize that it had been almost a week since I posted last. Here is a note card/envelope set that I made as a gift for a friend. It will be a set of 8 flat note cards with matching envelopes. You can see the envelope in one of the pictures. These were so simple and quick to make, yet still look elegant. I used one of my new favorite stamp sets called Priceless from Stampin' Up. (If you like these you can purchase them at my online store :-)

Products used:
Stamps - Priceless by SU & misc. sentiment stamp
Ink - Black Stazon & Purely Pomegranate by SU
Cardstock - White & Purely Pomegranate by SU

Friendship...

 

An angel here on earth did something VERY special for me & my husband. So this is a card I made for her to let her know how much it meant to us. The sentiment on the front says..."friendship is shelter from life's little storms" and the inside verse says..."Just wanted to thank you with all my heart." She is such a very special person and deserved a special card.

Products used-
Stamps: Blooming with Happiness by SU and Curly Sentiments by CTMH
Ink: Chocolate by CTMH
Paper: Lily Kate by Basic Grey
Cardstock: Colonial White & Chocolate by CTMH
Embellishments: Chocolate Brads & Liquid Glass (for the pink flowers) by CTMH
Tools: Paper Piercer, Coluzzle, Scallop Punch by SU, Photo Corner Die by Quickutz, Primsmacolor Pencils

...bee thanking you...

 

This card was made for a very dear friend who is ALWAYS there for me! I hope she likes it. It was inspired by this past Wednesdays card sketch from SCS and this card http://memystampsandi.blogspot.com/2007/11/peace-love-joy.html from Me, My Stamps and I blog. (You can find the link to her blog in the list of my favorites to the right.) I just LOVE those little bee's :-) You may have to click on the photo to see the sparkly wings!

Products used:
Stamps - Bee Thankful by Stampendous and Thanks for... by TAC (inside sentiment)
Ink - Black Stazon, Old Olive, Soft Sky & Regal Rose by SU
Paper - Fall Flowers by SU
Cardstock - White by CTMH
Accessories - Soft Sky Double Stitched Ribbon by SU
Tools - Sponge, Slot Punch by SU, Blender Pen, Diamond Stickles

Warmest Wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving!

 

I was expecting it to be COLD here in Pennsylvania today, but guess what? it is going to be 70 degrees!!! But anyway I wanted to wish all of my faithful blog readers a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving! I hope you all have a blessed day :-)

I got 2 new Bellas (from www.stampingbella.com) yesterday and had to immediately make the above card. I got the Snowbunnybella and Cupcakeabella, so you will be seeing her soon as well!

For this card I used the snowflake cuttlebug embossing folder and if you click on the photo you may see where I rubed the white ink pad across the snowflakes. I have been neglecting that little machine so decided to pull it out.

Here is the list of other products used:
Stamps: Snowbunnybella, Papertrey Ink (used sentiment from the Holiday Treats set) and Itty Bitty Backgrounds from SU.
Ink: Black Stazon
Patterned Paper: Fall Flowers (stripes) from SU
Cardstock: White, Sky Blue & Sahara Sand from SU
Misc: White Daisy Grosgrain Ribbon from CTMH, Circle Punches from CM, Dimensionals from SU, Prismacolor Pencils for the snow and to color the Bella.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

SU Hostess Club - Reserve YOUR spot today!

I just wanted to let all of you know about the Hostess Club(s) I will be starting in January. If you have always wanted to try a club and have not...then this is for YOU! Here are all of the details...

THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO GET PRODUCTS FREE AND YOU NEVER HAVE TO LEAVE YOUR HOUSE!!!

Sign up now and start your shopping in January with your holiday $$$.

Hostess Club Details
* This club will run from January 2008 - June 2008 and you will be shopping from the BRAND NEW Spring/Summer Collection during that time.

* There needs to be at least 5-6 people per club to make this work.

* You commit to the club members/me that you will spend a minimum of $25 each month during the time frame specified above. This is great if you have a HUGE wish list but want to space out your orders and stay on a budget!

* Each club member will be assigned a month as "hostess" and get a Level 1 Stamp Set (of your choice) FREE and a minimum of $15 in FREE products of your choice. You can also opt to collect orders and bump up your level of free stamp sets and hostess dollars.

* You will be offered a discount to any workshops you attend at my home or via "workshop by mail" during the above time frame.

* There will be SURPRISE specials from me during the 6 months and ONLY offered to club members.

* At the end of the club you will get a special "thank you" gift from me!

* Your orders & payment are due to me by the 15th of each month. If you delay this will hold the orders up for the other club members.

If you have ANY questions do not hesitate to ask. I look forward to having you in my club!!!

And as always, I appreciate your business :-)

Thanks,
Kim

Black & White Merry & Bright

 

Just playing around with my new FAVORITE holiday stamp set. I just love that snowman! This is a simple 3x3 gift card. I love the white snow on the black paper. Enjoy!

Products used:
Stamps - SU Merry & Bright
Ink - Black Stazon, CTMH White
Paper - CTMH Black & White CS, SU Real Red CS
Punches - SU Scallop Punch, CM Circle Punch
Ribbon - CTMH Holiday Red Grosgrain, Misc. Black & White Gingham
Pens - CTMH Cranberry Marker, Stardust Glitter Pen

Merry & Bright Stamp Class

 

These are the cards & ornament that we will be making at the Merry & Bright Stamp Class.

And more...

 

 

Here are a couple more cards made with the Happy Me Level 3 Hostess Simply Scrappin' Kit. This has been so much fun! I am making these cards along with matching totes (as soon as the cards are completed) as teacher gifts. (I may have said that in an earlier post.) I am having so much fun with this and LOVING the color combo. I hope you are enjoying them as well. If you have this kit feel free to CASE. They are SO quck & easy to make! Again the only add'l products used were double stitched coordinating ribbon,paper piercer and white gel pen.

STAY TUNED...I may be offering a class that uses these designs as my workshop in January! I am waiting to see the NEW Simply Scrappin' Kits that will be offered in the NEW Spring/Summer collection. I am hoping they bring this kit to the collection so that you ALL can purchase it and have as much FUN as I am having!!!

Have a GREAT day :-)

MORE cards created with Happy Me Simply Scrappin' Kit...

 

 

 

Here are more cards created with JUST the Simply Scrappin' Kit, except for some extra ribbon, white gel pen & paper piercer. They were so easy to create! Enjoy!

Happy Me Simply Scrappin' Kit

 

I am in LOVE with this kit and am in the process of making 30 cards out of 1/2 the kit. This is the first one...
I am planning on making 5 totes and putting 6 cards and a matching pen inside each as teacher/hostess gifts this year. The only additional products I used for this card outside of the kit was the white brads & white gel pen for the center of the pomegrante small flower. Thanks for looking!

Hoppy Halloween!

 

A little while back I made a card with the center frog and promised to show you the rest of the stamps. I ran out of time. So I made this card today that utilized all of the 4 stamps in the set. I think they are SO cute! It is late, so I will share with you the products I used to make this card tomorrow. I hope you all had a safe & fun Halloween :-)

Addition - I got the card layout design from the sketch challenge yesterday (10/31) on SCS.

Products used:
Stamps - Hoppy Halloween by Spotlight Stamps
Ink - Black by CTMH
Cardstock - White Daisy & Black by CTMH
Patterned Paper - Doodlebug Designs
Tools - White Gel Pen & Dimensionals by SU; Prisma Color Pencils; White, Purple & Yellow Soufle Pens, Black Stickles

My two pink fairies in disguise...

 

 

Here are my Two Pink Fairies dressed up as a bumble bee and a cheetah girl! I thought they were too cute not to
share :-) We went to a neighborhood Halloween party yesterday afternoon and so they wanted to dress-up! My 7 year old put her own costume together, with NO help from me other than putting her hair up and a little make up. I think she did a FABULOUS job! (What you can't see are her cheetah shoes with hot pink trim...ohh la la!) Thanks for looking :-)

In everything give Thanks...

 

Regretfully I had to make a sympathy card today. But it helped me feel like I was doing "something". She was a friend of our family whom I have known for 23 years. She will be sadly missed.

Products used:
Stamps - Happy Harmony by SU
Ink - White Daisy & Black by CTMH
Cardstock - White & Purely Pomegranate by SU
Embellishments - Pomegranate stitched ribbon & Dimensionals by SU, misc. black & white gingham ribbon
Tools - Paper Piercer, Mega & Giga Oval scallop punches, Ticket Corner punch by SU and a Cuttlebug embossing folder. I brushed the white ink pad over the raised embossed cardstock to make it look distressed.

Celebrating 10 Years...

I just thought I would share with my regular blog readers that today is my 10th wedding anniversary!!! And can you believe the weather here is the EXACT same as it was that day - cold, wet & rainy, unlike the beautiful Fall day I pictured. But they say rain brings good luck and I must say it has, because we made it to 10 years!!! There were times when I thought we wouldn't, but I am so proud of the fact that we did. I am looking forward to the next 10 years :-) We will be celebrating tonight by going out to one of our favorite places for dinner, while friends of ours watch our two pink fairies. I am really looking forward to it. We were also able to get away for an overnight getaway at the beginning of the month, so this will be our 2nd celebration. I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend!

Garden Whimsy

 

This card was also made to display at my Open House. Thanks again to my friend Elisabeth for letting me borrow her set! I am in love with this set now. I got the inspiration from another crafter at Splitcoast Stampers. My favorite part is the butterfly. I first stamped it in the blue, then on another piece of white cardstock I stamped it in pomegranate ink and then cut out just the wings. I just glued the bottom portion of it to the blue butterfly so that the wings would be 3 dimensional. I hope you like it!

Products used:
*Stamps - Garden Whimsy by SU
*Ink - Not Quite Navy & Purely Pomegranate by SU
*Cardstock - Wild Wasabi & Purely Pomegranate by SU, Crystal Blue by CTMH
*Embellishments - Purely Pomegranate Stitched Ribbon by SU, Misc. rhinestone brad
*Tools - Slot Punch by SU and Crop-a-dile for the embossed circles

Happy Tu-tu You!

 

This is a card I made to display at my Open House with the new All In The Family Set & Accessories by SU. (Thanks to my friend Elisabeth for letting me borrow her set.) This card was SO much fun to make that I have now added those stamps to my wish list :-) I hope you like it!

Products used:
*Stamps - All In The Family/Accessories & Small Script by SU
*Ink - Black, Chocolate by CTMH; Wasabi, Pomegranate by SU
*Marker - Parchment by CTMH
*Patterened Paper - Designer Paper by SU
*Cardstock - White, Wasabi & Pomegranate by SU
*Embellishments - Stickles & Pomegranate stitched ribbon by SU
*Tools - Waterbrush by CTMH

Apple Cider Nugget Box

 

This was one of the door prizes yesterday for my Open House. I used Really Rust & Wild Wasabi ink for the paper around the nuggets and the Apple Cider paper by SU. The one neat thing about the belly band is that the larger patterned circle and the smaller green/rust patterned circle were punched from the designer paper and layered together and then placed on the scalloped punch. I was happy with how that worked out! I hope you like it too :-)

Stamps: Holiday Treats by Papertrey Ink

Ink: Really Rust & Wild Wasabi by SU

Pattern paper: Apple Cider designer paper by SU

Cardstock: Close To Cocoa by SU

Tools: CM Circle Punches, SU Scallop Punch

Misc: Avery labels for the Hershey Nuggets, Rectangle Tin from Papertrey Ink

My first nugget box...

 

The month of October is Pastor Appreciation Month, so I made two of these - one for our head pastor & his wife and one for our associate pastor & his wife. I did them both exactly the same in Fall colors. The chocolates inside are Hershey Nuggets. They were so fun to make with the new Papertrey Holiday Treats stamp set. I hope they like them!

Products used:

Stamps - Holiday Treats by Papertrey Ink

Ink - Chocolate & Goldrush by CTMH

Patterned Paper - Grateful Cute Dot (front & back) by KI Memories

Cardstock - White Daisy, Chocolate & Textured Goldrush by CTMH

Tools - Scalloped Punch & Edge Distressor by SU

Tin from Papertrey Ink

You are invited to a Christmas Card Buffet!!!

The holidays will be here before you know it, so come and join me in getting a head start on your holiday cards. You will be able to WOW your friends & family by sending them handmade cards by YOU!

Date: Friday, November 16th (6-10pm) or Saturday, November 17th (Noon-8pm)
You can attend anytime during those two days and hours.
Fee: $18.00 for the 1st 10 cards (10 card minimum), $1.25 for each additional card (includes adhesive and stamped matching envelopes)
RSVP & submit payment by 10/30. I will need to order all of the supplies prior to the event.

All you need to do is pick which card designs (out of the 8) you would like to do and let me know how many of each.

If you LOVE the cards you see but can't make either of those days or times I will also have a Class By Mail option. This option gives you all the same supplies (except for adhesive) and the only thing extra you pay is the shipping to you. OR if you like what you see and do not have the time to put them all together I would be happy to do that for you for an add'l fee of 75 cents per card.

Please note: Registration & payment are required by 10/30/07, since materials need to be ordered in advance. Once materials are ordered, there is a no cancel policy for these classes, all the materials are yours to complete your projects at home. Please also note that some cards on the buffet have limited quantities. Those cards using designer paper will have 2 paper options that are very similar. I accept checks, money orders and credit cards via Paypal. Thanks for looking :-)

P.S. - Sorry the cards are out of order (1-4). I can't figure out how to change them.

 

Card #2 - Be Merry

 

Card #3 - 'Tis The Season

 

Card #4 - Snowy Holidays

 

Card #1 - Merry Christmas

Christmas Card Buffet Continued...

 

Card #5 - Happy Holidays

 

Card #6 - Happy Winter

 

Card #7 - Swirly Holiday

 

Card #8 - Let It Snow!

Open House Make n' Takes...

 

 

I will be launching my new Stampin' Up business on Sunday, 10/21 with an Open House from 2pm-4pm. Everyone who attends will have the opportunity to make both of the above cards with matching envelopes. If you can't attend, but place an order by that day you will get the 2 make n' take card supplies FREE with your order to make them yourself. As a "grand opening" special you will get 10% off your order of $50 or more, 15% off your order of $75 or more and 20% off your order of $100 or more. This offer expires on 10/22.

Please email me for more information - jksheller@comcast.net.

Thanks for looking :-)