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Merry Christmas!

I hope you all have a wonderful and safe holiday! I thought I would share the projects that I did with all of my clubs this month.

  I got the idea for this gift bag from Angie Juda’s blog here . We made these at each club and I gave everyone a bag of my homemade Christmas candy to put inside of it, although pretty much everyone ate the candy before we finished the project! The stamp set is from the Country Living special and I cut out the front and back pieces for the bag using the Top note die in the Big Shot.

  

This was an ornament I made using a coaster, our Ski Slope DSP, the snow flurries,  and our chipboard frames. These are super easy to make. We sponged the frames with close to cocoa craft ink, glued the paper to the coaster, trimmed it and sanded the edges. The snowman is from Punch Pals and we stamped him on watercolor paper and then colored him. The snowflake is attached with a glue dot and then covered in glitter. I love that twine for hanging the ornaments. You can unravel it to give it a totally different look.  

 

 

 

 

 

  This last project was a birthday card I received from my good friend Kimberly Van Diepen. She always does such gorgeous cards and when I showed the card to my customers, they were all begging me to make it in class. The daisies are stamped in white craft and embossed with irridescent ice. THe butterflies are stamped in close to cocoa, cut out and then stamped with the versamark pad and embossed with irridescent ice also. They all loved the card and most of them didn’t want to give it away because it was too pretty to part with. 

 

 

 

 

Stamp camp projects

Hey everyone,

I thought I would share a couple of my stamp camp projects from this month. The first one is a dressed up cocoa packet. I got this idea from my friend Kimberly. I don’t know what I would do without her. She always comes up with the cutest ideas. It is hard to see the dazzling diamonds on the snowflake but it really shimmers in person. I used the Snow Swirled set to decorate the outside and then used the top note for the topper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the 2nd project, I used our scallop envelope die that goes in the Big Shot. I made this project a long time ago but just got around to doing a class with it. I made one of these boxes and gave it to Shelli at Founder’s Circle also. She loved it. For this one, I decorated it with the Bella Rose paper and the Bloomin’ Beautiful set. I put a cello bag filled with candy inside but it would be great for any small gift.

DCBD challenge #5

 

For this week’s Diva’s Coffee Break Design challenge, we had to make a card with this design. The smiley face threw me off at first because I was like "what is that for?" but it just means an image goes there.  I enjoy the design challenges much more than the color challenges. They take me about 10 minutes. The color challenges take me all day. So, here is what I came up with for this week………

 

I decided to do a semi Christmas card (because of the colors)  but it can also be used anytime. I used Riding Hood Red, Old Olive and the Bella Rose DSP. I stamped the background with the Bella Toile stamp and used the Bella’s Bloom for the flower. The saying is from one of the hostess sets…. I think it is called Best Yet. Super quick and easy card. Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think. Make sure you check out all of the other Divas in the group…..click on each one listed under the coffee cups in my sidebar.

 

 

DCBD Challenge #103

 

  This is the 3rd Diva’s Coffee Break Design Challenge. We had to design a card that matched this design. I hope you like the one I came up with. Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think. I used crystal effects on the flower to make it shimmer. I am really having fun doing these challenges! I just wish I had more time to do it! To see the other Diva’s designs, click on the names under the coffee cups in my sidebar.  

My Downline swaps!

I recently hosted a swap with my downline and thought I would share some of them with you. I have some very talented downline in my group. These cards were made by Sue Bjorgaard, Lisa Rapacki, and Carol Reid. I will share more tomorrow. It is hard to see all of the bling from the glitter in the photos but they are all beautiful.

Pretty card

 

This is another one of my favorite cards that was posted on the boards at Regionals. I just love this one. I got this set a long time ago and have never used it but I might have to copy this one.  It is a level 3 hostess set. called Happiness Always.

DCBD Challenge #101

 

I was recently asked to join a group of talented demos called the "Diva’s Coffee Break Designs BLOG TEAM". Each week we are assigned a card design challenge and have to come up with a card using that design. Here is the blank sketch and then underneath that is my card. I used the Upsy Daisy set and the Chocolate chip DSP to create this one. Check out the other girls in this group. Their blogs are listed in my sidebar under the coffee cup.  Why don’t you give this design challenge a try and see what you can come up with??

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More pics from Regionals!

 

Here I am with Debbie Naylor. She is another one of my Founder’s Circle friends and she is so sweet. SHe is also from VA and is one of my sidelines. I love Stampin Up events because I get to see all of my friends from all over the country. Stampin UP demos ROCK! I have met so many awesome friends over the years through SU.

   

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is one of my FABULOUS downline Sue Bjorgaard.  She is on her way to earning that Stampin Up cruise with me this year! SHe just doesn’t know it yet! I know she can do it!

 

    

This is Sue showing off her stamping talents with her guests at Regionals. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I figured I better throw in a card here with all the people pictures! THis is a card from one of the display boards that were all around the room. I can’t take credit since I didn’t make it. But, I thought it was so pretty I had to take a picture.

More birthday cards!

 

My good friend Angie Oakes sent me this birthday card all the way from Japan. I love how she made the vase from the large oval punch. What a cute idea!  Angie is actually the one who  got me hooked on stamping about 8 years ago! Then I signed up to be a demonstrator and several years later I talked her into signing up under me!

 

 

 

 

 

This one was sent to me from my good friend (and convention roomie) Terri Mongeon. You might know her from that fabulous presentation she did with Jaron Winder at Convention. She is so much fun and I love this card and stamp set!

So glad we’re friends!

 

This beautiful card was originally created by my friend Sandy for a recent shoebox swap at my house  with a bunch of friends.  I think you will agree that it is so pretty on this scallop circle punched out with the Big Shot die. The Inspired by Nature sets is also one of my favorites.

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