You still have a couple of days left to register for the last Christmas Card stamp-a-stack this year. But don't wait too long, spots fill quickly. Here are the other 2 cards we'll be making at this class:

I love the nostalgic look of this Winter Post card and the old-fashioned colors.

Here is the last (but no least) card using the beautiful and elegant Serene Snowflakes stamp set:

You can see pictures of the first 2 cards here.

Like my Dashing Thru Christmas stamp-a-stack, you choose how many cards you want to make! You can conveniently register and pay online here.

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friend almost doesn’t want to open it?  Well now you can give your
friends that anticipation easily with the super-fast and versatile
Treat Boxes from Stampin’ Up!  They are so pretty your friends will
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Products Used:

Stamps
•    Delightful Decorations

Paper
•    Whisper White
•    Chocolate Chip
•    Taken with Teal
•    Real Red

Ink
•    Close to Cocoa
•    Taken with Teal
•    Real Red

Accessories
•    3/4” Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon-Real Red
•    Elastic Cord-Gold
•    Treat Boxes
•    Ornament Punch
•    3/4" Circle Punch
•    Crop-a-Dile
•    Stampin’ Dimensionals
•    Sticky Strip
•    SNAIL
•    9” x 12” Catalog Envelope-Whisper White

Treat Boxes (115690) Highlight

Ornamental Bags & Tags is now available for download.  Click here for more information and to buy now.

Here is another sample of this class made with different colors and stamps:

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If you missed out on this month's Christmas Card Stamp-a-Stack featuring the Dasher stamp, you still have time to register for November's Stamp-a-Stack.

Elegant and beautiful holiday cards!  We'll use the beautiful Serene Snowflakes and Winter Post stamp sets to create these enchanting, shimmery, almost nostalgic holiday cards. The cards are designed to be beautiful, easy and affordable to make, whether you make a few or a lot!  Share joy and warmth by sending friends and family heartfelt greetings with handmade cards this holiday season.

Just in time for the Christmas/holiday season!  Get your Christmas cards complete before Thanksgiving!!

PRICE: Your choice!  (Choose how many cards you want to make.)
Date: Friday, November 6 (6:30p-9:00p) -OR- Saturday, November 7 (10:00a-12:30p)
RSVP by 23-October

These are just 2 of the cards you will be making (total of 4 different designs – you decide how many sets you want to make).

Click here to register for this class before it's full.

This is a card that was featured in my August class – Razzle Dazzle Shabby Chic Gift Set – and I also demonstrated it during my September parties. I love how you can use up all sorts of scraps on this project. Of course I'm assuming you are like me and cannot throw out even the smallest pieces of your designer series paper, because you just don't know when you might use it. Anyone else out there horde their designer papers? Come on, am I the only one?

While I said you could use your scraps, your scraps do need to be at least 4" in length – the width can vary, and actually looks better with varied widths across the card front. I tore all of the right edges of my scraps and then sponged them with Dusty Durango ink so that they all had a uniform feel to them. As you are layering, simply start on the side on which you want your torn edges to show. In my case, I started layering on the right side of my card and worked left until my card front was full. Does that make sense?

For the tag, I used a piece of Dusty Durango card stock that I rounded 2 corners and tore the opposite edge. I also used the horizontal slot punch to make a place for the Rich Razzleberry ribbon to slide through. Here's a little tip with the ribbon – place a small piece of SNAIL adhesive just underneath the "fold-over" loop, so that your ribbon doesn't try to come undone. For the words on the tag, I used the Autumn Harvest rub-ons and chose the words – a note of thanks. I rubbed those onto my DSP, tore the edges and sponged them with Dusty Durango ink. I then layered that on another scrap of the Razzleberry Lemonade DSP, tore those edges and sponged them as well, and then layered everything onto my tag. Then I added the bough rub on over all of the layers (rub-ons are great for that!), so the image went from the DSP to the card stock tag. I attached the tag to the front of my card, and voila – done! Isn't this a great use for scraps? I love the rich look of this card.

Change out the words and image and this card would make a beautiful Thanksgiving card (well, I guess saying a note of thanks would also work as is).

Stamps: Full of Life (inside sentiment)

Ink: Dusty Durango

Paper: Dusty Durango, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP

Accessories: Autumn Harvest rub-ons, Rich Razzleberry polka-dot grosgrain ribbon, horizontal slot punch, corner rounder, sponge

Interested in step-by-step directions for this card and 3 other coordinating projects, which would make great gifts? Click here to order the tutorial for only $6.95.

I am so excited about this new stamping class I am holding next month. Do you remember the Tri-Fold card I made here? This card was a lot of fun to make, and I shared it with my team. One of the very talented ladies on my team – Sheri – took this concept and turned it into this fabulous memory album and showed me how to make it!

This is the front of the album (using the Tailor Made Simply Scrappin' Kit). This album is perfect for almost anyone, but it is especially good for those hard-to-buy for guys in your life.

Here's a top view of the album so you can see how cool it looks open:

(Be sure to click on the pictures for a larger view.)

This album is so much fun to make and even more fun to play with! You can add pictures to most, or all, of the different panels in this unique album, along with journaling and embellishments.

I am offering this class on 2 separate days in October – Friday night, October 23 (6:30p), or Saturday morning, October 24 (10a) – and your choice of the Tailor Made or Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin' Kits.

Get a jump on your holiday gifts and create this memory keepsake that will be treasured for years to come.

Can't attend in person? If there is interest, I will create this as a tutorial, with step-by-step directions and full-color pictures. Email me if you are interested or leave a comment.

Tri-Fold Memory Album - Choose the day and SS kit

Friday - Tailor Made $25.00 Friday - Christmas Jingle $25.00 Saturday - Tailor Made $25.00 Saturday - Christmas Jingle $25.00

This is a view of the Christmas Jingle Tri-Fold Memory Album.

I love our new Christmas Cocoa Specialty Paper (in the Holiday Mini) and I just had to create a class around this luscious paper. Here is one of the cards that we will be making during the October Christmas Stamp-a-Stack. You've got to feel this paper – it is flocked. The white embellishments on the red paper is soft and fuzzy – awesome! And to add more texture, the reindeer image and the greeting image is embossed with our Iridescent Ice embossing powder, so the card is very sparkly and shimmery.

I hope you can join me and get a jump on your holiday cards (wouldn't it be nice to have them done before Thanksgiving?!). If you cannot join us physically for this class, you can still order the directions here.

This class fills quickly, so register early!

Are you ready to start creating your Christmas and holiday gifts?  Then you are going to love this class by email and/or Kit-to-Go!  You will be decorating a candle, a jar (can be used for a vase, or I think I'm going to make some bath beads to give as a gift), a coordinating card and picture holder.  And using the Rub-Ons makes these projects so easy and fast to create!  Click here to order.

Join me on Sunday, July 26 (1-3p) to make this adorable cupcake card along with a beautiful brayered roses card and a 3D box.

What is Inspiration Club? This is a monthly club, which you can attend with 3 versatile options:

1) Join the club!
    This is an 8 month club where you commit to spending $25 each month for 8 months. You will receive a FREE Idea Book & Catalog ($9.95 value), get to create all of the projects (2 cards and a 3D project) each month for free, and will enjoy hostess benefits for 1 month!

2) Come as you can – for only $12 you can come every month or just when you can make it – no commitment required.

3) Spend $25 in catalog products and get the class for free!

You can register online here. If you are long distance and would like to make these projects, please let me know. If there is enough interest, I will make the class available as a kit.

Have a fun flight of fancy creating this adorable birdhouse box and coordinating cards using bright colors and the versatile Good Friend stamp set!

With this tutorial (or class kit), you will make one Birdhouse Box to hold cards and four coordinating cards with envelopes. The whimsical style and bright colors in this project are sure to make you smile.

This project uses the Good Friend stamp set and circle punches (plus a good pair of scissors – I highly recommend our Paper Snips).

For a slightly different look, here is an alternative project layout using the same directions and templates!

Choose from the tutorial instructions alone, or order the class kit which includes all of the card stock, ribbon and brads - you supply the stamp set, ink pads and punches.

The Designer Desk Set is one of my upcoming classes this month and I held this class for my downline last month. Here is the desk set that Sheri created using the Raspberry Tart designer series paper. I love how she used Basic Black to make the colors pop!

There are only a few days left to register, so be sure to sign up soon. You can see more pictures and register online here.