Gift Cards for My Niece

These are are a set of 8 4x4 gift cards and matching envelopes. I made for my niece who turned 16. I wanted something bright and upbeat for her. I used the Garden Whimsy and Warm Words stamp sets. I coloured the snail and butterfly with Pixie Pink and Green Galore markers, gave it a huff and stamped. The envelopes are stamped with the tulip stamp.

Natural Beauty Gift Cards

This is a set of 8 4x4 gift cards I made for my sister in law using the Natural Beauty stamp set along with a box to hold the cards. I also stamped matching envelopes to go with it. I coloured the bird with my watercolour crayons and coloured each individual word from the word stamp using a marker. I used confetti natural, old olive and purely pomegranite card stock.

Wrapping up the Holidays

From November 23rd to December 15, Stampin Up is offering some special purchases. Click on the link to see the specials. Plus take advantage of sale during November and receive free shipping. http://www.stampinup.com/ca/documents/CAN_Wrapping_promo_1107.pdf

Preview Time!!

WOW, the new Stampin' Up! Preview Catalog has come out and there are a few things that I NEED!! First off, they have rub-ons, how awesome is that ?!? And a few of the stamps sets, yep, twill be in my craft room shortly! And more patterned paper to play with, in some lovely spring colors - Ahhh, new items to keep us addicts satisfied. So, if you are wanting a peek, here you go!
Stampin' Up! Spring / Summer Preview <--------- CLICK (Canadian Version) Start browsing and preparing your wishlist. And remember, the retired list comes out in jsut a couple weeks!!

Free Shipping In November

From November 5 through November 30, Stampin' Up! is offering free shipping to Canadian customers on all orders over $100! Contact me to place an order.

Party Paper Promotion

Don’t you just love patterned papers? I know I do! I tend to use a lot of patterned paper (known in the Stampin’ Up! catalogue as designer paper) on my cards because I find they add such a nice touch, and can take a card or other project from being ordinary to extraordinary. Check out these AWESOME PROJECTS that Stampin’ Up! has designed to go along with this promotion. Make sure you download this .pdf to your computer as I don’t know how long Stampin’ Up! will keep it online.
As you can imagine, I was REALLY excited when Stampin’ Up! announced their Paper Party Promotion. For every 3 packages of designer paper you buy, you receive 1 package FREE! And there’s no limit! Isn’t that an amazing deal? I’ve already ordered mine, and will probably order some more before the month is out! The best part is, they have so many to choose from. Each package is only $13.50 CAN, and comes with 12 sheets and they are double-sided, which means a different design on the front an back. Each package has 12 different designs to choose from (2 sheets of each design). Here are the sets Stampin’ Up! currently has available:

Holiday Harmony
Apple Cider
Outlaw
Brocade Background
Fall Flowers
Linen Prints
Porcelain Prints
Le Jardin
Uptown
Wintergreen
Flowers for You
Petals and Paisleys
Creepy Crawly
Notations No. 2
Charbon
Cerise
Dashing
Cutie Pie
Darling Doodles
Prints Designer Series Paper (16 different colors to choose from)
If you’re interested in taking advantage of this promotion, please email me.

I’ll be posting some projects tomorrow, so come back and visit me!

Jumbo Snowflake Card

This is my jumbo snowflake card. All supplies are Stampin Up, unless noted. I ran the background through my cuttlebug first. Stamped the jumbo snowflake with versamark and embossed with dazzling diamonds. I happen to have ribbon that matches the Cranberry Crisp fairly closely. The snowflake was cut out using an exacto knife. All in all, it was a fairly easy card to make, but very timely if you are not certain about using an exacto knife.

Dirty Snowman Card

This is an attempt of trying to make a vintage Christmas Card. I used the direct to paper technique on the background and then hand drew the fence lines. You can't really see it properly, but it is much nicer in real life. All supplies are Stampin Up, unless noted. I used the Circle of Friendship and the Snowman Stamp is Hero Arts.