Stamping on Candles

I had never tried stamping on candles until a few weeks ago. I decided to give it a try and made some Christmas gifts. My first candle was a bit of a disaster but then I got the hang of it. I made the snowflake base using a retired die […] Read more »

Christmas Family Fun

I wish I had a new card to post but I haven’t had time to do any stamping due to Christmas and family visiting here from Kentucky. So I will share some family photos. Our plan was to go to Universal on Tuesday. We got there a half hour after […] Read more »

Merry Christmas!

It’s about 2:30 AM Christmas morning and I am wide awake after a few hours sleep. From the time I was a little girl I have always been excited on Christmas  morning. Nothing has changed. And even though the family isn’t coming over until later, here I am awake and […] Read more »

White Glimmer Tree Christmas Card

This Christmas card is one from my classes using the Carols of Christmas stamp set and Card Front Builder Thinlits Dies. I love the green and black color combination inspired from several projects in the Holiday Catalog. Stampin’ Up is so on trend. When I was in Target the other […] Read more »

Joy, Joy, Joy!

 This is the season of Peace, Joy and Love! I love everything about Christmas, always have. This was a fun and easy card to make using the Eclipse technique. I often wonder about new techniques and how they start. Seems once you see one they are showing up everywhere. You […] Read more »

Little Drummer Boy

Doesn’t this just make you think of the song! It’s one of those that keeps playing in your head after you think of it. Pa rum pa pum pum ….  Here’s an interesting tidbit. I looked the song up online and found out that it was written in 1941 and […] Read more »

Stamparatus Reservation UPDATE

From Stampin’ Up:  The first Stamparatus reservation window reached its maximum number of reservations in just 15 minutes, which provided us with some very important information: You LOVE this new stamping tool! We couldn’t be more thrilled; in fact, your response was so amazing that we’ve decided to make some […] Read more »

FREE Shipping – Monday, December 11th

Stampin’ UP!  announced there will be FREE SHIPPING for one day only, Monday, December 11th. I need a few things before January and was planning on putting in another order so I’m taking advantage of this tomorrow. If you would like to order anything you can order online or just […] Read more »

Eskimo Treat

This adorable Eskimo treat bag is filled with chocolates. It’s the perfect size to slip a gift card into. The Eskimo is from the Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set which coordinates with the Cookie Cutter Builder Punch. I used markers to color the Eskimo. The cello bag is the 3″x6″ […] Read more »

Hot Cocoa Treat

I always do 3 different treats in the Tags, Bags, and Treats class. This one is a packet of Ghirardelli cocoa, one of the treat tubes from the Holiday catalog filled with the mini marshmallow bits, and a candy cane. The ribbon is retired however you can use any coordinating […] Read more »