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Week 7 of the "12 Weeks of Christmas" project tutorials from Get Creative with Rachel and Debbie

 

If you are like me, you love using gift bags to wrap your gifts because they're so easy. This week's tutorial shows you two great ways to create gift bags using your favorite Stampin' Up! designer papers and embellishments. 

You can purchase each tutorial individually for $2.95 or buy all 12 of them for only $24.95. If you choose to purchase the complete set now, I will email you the tutorials each week as they are released. Our tutorials give you complete directions along with measurements and tons of photos to help you re-create the project with ease.

To purchase the tutorial for our Week 7 Gift Bags for $2.95 click the "buy now" button below.

 

If you want to purchase all "12 Weeks of Christmas" tutorials at a discounted price of $24.95, a savings of over $10, click the "buy now" button below.  Each week as we release the projects, you will be emailed a complete tutorial with pictures and instructions.

 

Thanks and enjoy the rest of your weekend!!

Who needs Black Friday when you have stamps!

Why fight the crowds on Black Friday when you have all the items you need to create wonderful hand-stamped and altered gifts for your friends and family?!  That is the theme of our Fabulous Friday projects over on the Sisters in Stamping blog this week and my contribution is this Christmas banner.  I love making these banners - they come together so quickly with the help of my trusty Big Shot and the Scallop Circles #2 and Scallop Square bigz dies.  I used the Frostwood Lodge DSP papers along with the Christmas Lodge stamp set - I really love these products from the Holiday Mini, don't you?!  Make sure you order them before the Mini ends!!

Here are some close-ups of the squares - the scallop squares are cut out using early espresso card stock and the scallop square bigz die.  I attached 4" coasters to the backs to add some sturdiness.  The DSP squares are cut to 4" x 4" and then the scallop circles are cut from the scallop circles #2 bigz die.  I added texture to these by running them through the Big Shot with the Snowburst textured impression folder and then sprayed them with shimmer mist that I made using the champagne shimmer paint and some rubbing alcohol.  The whole thing is held together with 1/4" whisper white grosgrain ribbon.  Fun, right?!  I think I will make up a few of these to give away this holiday.

Don't forget to stop by the Sisters in Stamping blog today after Noon EST to check out some other great gift ideas that you can create in the comfort of your home with Stampin' Up! products you probably already own.  Have a wonderful weekend!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I am so thankful for all the blessings in my life including my wonderfully supportive family, great friends, a "job" that I LOVE that allows me to meet so many talented stampers, good health and happiness.  What are you thankful for?

I hope you have a wonderful memory-filled day with loved ones today!  Happy Thanksgiving!

Week 6 of the "12 Weeks of Christmas" project tutorials from Get Creative with Rachel and Debbie

I apologize for the delay in getting our tutorial for Week 6 out, but we have experienced some technical difficulties.  Better late than never though, right?!  If you're like me, you can really use gift tags at this time of year to hang on a gift bag or add to a wrapped present.  This week's project is perfect for keeping them organized for you - it is a gift tag pouch.

You can purchase each tutorial individually for $2.95 or buy all 12 of them for only $24.95. If you choose to purchase the complete set now, I will email you the tutorials each week as they are released. Our tutorials give you complete directions along with measurements and tons of photos to help you re-create the project with ease.

To purchase the tutorial for our Week 6 Gift Tag Pouch for $2.95 click the "buy now" button below.

 

If you want to purchase all "12 Weeks of Christmas" tutorials at a discounted price of $24.95, a savings of over $10, click the "buy now" button below.  Each week as we release the projects, you will be emailed a complete tutorial with pictures and instructions.

 

 

It's an ONLINE EXTRAVAGANZA with HUGE savings!!!!

I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who came out to see me at the Winter Market event this weekend at Liberty University!  I had such a great time spreading the word about my Stampin' Up! business, meeting many new stampers and selling my hand-stamped items and retired products.  Even my daughter Kelsey and her best friend Maddie joined me on Saturday and Sunday to sell their altered Duct tape items that they have been making - a great economic and entrepreneurial endeavor for the two of them!!  It was a great kick-off for the Holiday Shopping season which is now in full swing!!

Speaking of holiday shopping, have I got great news to share with you... Stampin' Up! is kicking off an Online Extravaganza with awesome 20%-60% discounts on your favorite products today through the end of the month!  And for TODAY ONLY, you can purchase the Simply Scored scoring tool for 20% off - yours today for $23.96 (sale price will be reflected when you add it to your shopping cart).

I used this awesome scoring tool with EVERY item I created to sell at the Winter Market this weekend... from my card folds to the 2-4-6-8 treat boxes to the little chocolate nugget purses on my  Christmas tree.  You will want to take advantage of the 20% off savings on this must-have tool - but hurry, the sale ends at midnight TONIGHT!

These prices are only available through my online store so be sure and hop on over to check it out!!  Every online purchase will be entered into my monthly drawing for a free stamp set and if you spend $50 you'll also earn a Stampin' Rewards punch.

Here are some other great savings you'll find (sale prices will be reflected when you add them to your shopping cart):

Happy Shopping!!

Come see me at the 2011 Winter Market!!

I am participating in the Winter Market event at Liberty University all weekend - a huge vendor to kick off the Christmas season.  Please come and see me at Booth #308!  I have many hand-stamped items for sale as well as a large collection of retired stamp sets (new and gently used) plus brand new Simply Scrappin' kits, rub-ons and other Stampin' Up! goodies.  Get a jump start on your holiday shopping this weekend... all proceeds benefit the Liberty Godparent Foundation and your $5 ticket is good for all 3 days.  Children 12 and under are FREE so come on out... we get started at 1 pm today.   With over 100 vendors you are sure to get a lot of your holiday shopping done!  Hope to see you there!

It's a fabulous day to be thankful!

Happy Veteran's Day!  Thank you to all the men and women serving in the United States Military, both past and present, for your sacrifice and commitment to protect our freedom!  I will never take it for granted!

 

Along that theme, our Fabulous Friday projects this week on the Sisters in Stamping blog are projects celebrating Thanksgiving.  This is a great time of year to reflect on what we are truly thankful for and I know I count being an American as one of my many blessings.  I am thankful, too, for the wonderful stamping inspiration I receive each week from my "Sisters" - Karla, Jacque and Rachel.  I am truly blessed to call them my friends and without Stampin' Up! I never would have met them.  I also am thankful to my ever-supportive family, without whom I would not be able to work my Stampin' Up! business - a "job" I love!  These last few weeks have been super busy with classes and events (I cut 408 Christmas cards for 3 stamp-a-stack classes last week alone!), swim team and school obligations and I have been quite a wreck emotionally with all the stress... I've had to give up something to keep my sanity and it was my blog that was sadly neglected.  I'm back now and hope to begin posting again more regularly!  So thank you to all who come and visit me here!!

The project shown above is a chocolate nugget candy holder that I saw demonstrated at the Charlotte Regional by Jackie Ross and I loved it so much I decided to make one myself.   It features the gorgeous Spice Cake Designer Series Paper along with a strip of fabric from the matching Designer Fabric series.  The project was created using the Top Note bigz die with my Big Shot.  Did you know that if you sign up as a demonstrator by midnight tonight you can get one for FREE?!  Ask me how... but time is running out so act quickly!  I also used the It's a Wrap Holidays stamp set for my tags.  This set isn't just for wrapping candy... and the sentiment is one I love from the Always Thankful stamp set, also found in the Holiday Mini catalog.

To go along with my candy favor I wanted to create a matching card.  I pulled my colors from the DSP - more mustard, very vanilla, soft suede and pool party.  Love it!!  The ruffled ribbon adds such a nice texture, doesn't it?!  Well, we're off to a swim meet... hug the ones you love and be thankful for all the blessings in your life.  I know I am grateful!  Be sure and visit the Sisters in Stamping blog after Noon EST today to check out even more Thanksgiving inspiration.

Week 5 of the "12 Weeks of Christmas" project tutorials from Get Creative with Rachel and Debbie

This week's tutorial is a trio of gift card holders.  I don't know about you, but we seem to be purchasing more and more gift cards to give to family and friends for Christmas and birthdays.  Here are three fun and different ways to package those gift cards so that they are wrapped nice and pretty.  One is a pouch, one is a pocket and one is an ornament that you can hang on the tree until it's time to open on Christmas morning!!

You can purchase each tutorial individually for $2.95 or buy all 12 of them for only $24.95. If you choose to purchase the complete set now, I will email you the tutorials each week as they are released. Our tutorials give you complete directions along with measurements and tons of photos to help you re-create the project with ease.

To purchase the tutorial for our Week 5 Gift Card Trio for $2.95 click the "buy now" button below.

 

 

If you want to purchase all "12 Weeks of Christmas" tutorials at a discounted price of $24.95, a savings of over $10, click the "buy now" button below.  Each week as we release the projects, you will be emailed a complete tutorial with pictures and instructions.

 

 

Turkey punch art directions

I have had several questions about how I created my punch art turkey from my Thanksgiving card for Fabulous Friday last week.  The turkey is made up of the following punches:

base - 1-3/8" scallop circle punch, soft suede

Feathers – scallop oval punch, soft suede

Head – ornament punch, crumb cake (trim off top)

Eyes – circle punch from itty bitty punches, basic black (use white gel pen for accents)

Beak – 5-petal flower punch, more mustard (use one petal)

Waddle – branch from 2-step bird punch, Cajun craze (use the end leaf)

Neck – word window punch, crumb cake

Body – large oval punch, crumb cake (trim off bottom third)

Wings – butterfly punch, early espresso (cut in half and round off ends)

Top of Legs – large oval punch, crumb cake (cut in half)

Legs – word window punch, more mustard

Feet – boho blossoms punch, more mustard (trim off all but 3 petals on middle-sized flower)

Start with a 1-3/8” scallop circle punch of soft suede and fan the “feathers” around it.  Build the turkey body and attach the two together.  I did sponge all of the pieces with crumb cake to make them pop.

Have fun making this!