Stamping Expressions

Welcome Christmas

Lovely As A Tree is one of my all time favorite sets because the images are timeless and always make a striking card.  I stamped the image in black Stazon then masked the moon and the horizon line before I sponged on Brocade Blue.  Then I added Dazzling Diamonds to the tree tops and the ground.  The sentiment is from Heard From the Heart.  As I was finishing the card, I thought might also look neat on a candle and make a nice gift.  So ...

Isn't that cool?! I even added the DD to the tissue paper but they don't show up as much as they do on the card.  I forgot how much fun these are to make.  

Our families start to arrive today for Christmas and we will have a houseful, which is so wonderful!  I still have some gifts to wrap and cooking to do, but I don't have to get out of the house.  I am not one of those last minute shoppers!    

Days of Christmas Day 11

I was playing around with the Ornament Punch after seeing some shiny ornaments in a catalog.  I glued a piece of foil to some cardstock, let it dry well, then embossed it and punched it out!  (Then I tried it with the Snowflake die and it worked, too.  So fun!!) The ornament is popped up on dimensionals on top of a piece of Merry Moments DSP and Old Olive.  The base is Very Vanilla and Real Read.  The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and punched out with the Modern Label punch.  I used the corresponding die in the Movers and Shapers Big Shot die so I could mount it.  Happy Stamping!

Days of Chirstmas - 10

Well, the days have gotten away from me but I'm going to finish this series up!  These are some gift tags that I made using the Sizzix Snowflake die and the Big Shot.  The one on the left is made out of heavy weight card stock, circle punches  and the Big on Chirstmas stamp set.  The one on the right is made from two pieces of card stock with a piece of chipboard sandwiched between them.  Then I used a spray adhesive on both sides and sprinkled some snow glitter on both sides of it.  Off to do more shopping!

Days of Chirstmas - 9

This is a card designed by  my upline and it is so beautiful IRL!  I used Old Olive, Always Artichoke and Close to Cocoa markers to color the stamp.  Then Dazzling Diamonds were sprinkled on the trees.  There's even a little So Saffron in the church window for that special glow! 

 

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Days of Christmas - 7

I found this poem on Patty Bennet's blog last year and I thought it was wonderful, so I'm making these gifts for some of my friends.  I ran Real  Red card stock through the Pillow Box sizzix die and punched out the center with the large oval punch.  Then I adhered a small piece of window sheet to the inside.  I used sticky strip on the ends, but I added some gold elastic cord just to make sure they stayed closed!  I even got all the boxes filled without eating too many!  

Twelve Days of Christmas Day 6

Here's another idea using Stampin' Up!'s Fancy Favor die.  I saw this somewhere and just had to make it since snowmen are my thing!  I used jumbo eyelets on the sides to make it more sturdy for the handle.  The eyes were made with the 1/2" circle punch, the mouth with the 1/4", and I just cut his cute little nose.  The candy cane holder is just a small piece of card stock with the ends punched with the slit punch.  The snowman is from the set, Big On Christmas.  I'm going to fill the box with my favorite Hershey's Kisses, which I wait all year for - the candy cane kisses!  Happy Stamping!

 

Twelve Days of Christmas Day 5

 Here's a cute little gift box that is perfect for a small cello bag of homemade candy.  It's made with the  Fancy Favor Box die (115965) and the handle is the double sided polka dot ribbon(115608.)  Dasher (116816) is stamped in Soft Suede with a matching background layer and then applied to the box with dimensionals.  

 

Dormant Stamp Sets Retiring

Many of the stamp sets currently on our dormant list have been available for a year and now it is time to say goodbye. The following stamp sets will be discontinued on January 4, 2010.  So if you want any of these before they're gone, click the online shopping button in the sidebar.

Item Number	Stamp Set
113407	Back Woods
114492	Beautiful Baby
114486	Birthday Wish
113200	Branch Out
114496	Celebrations
113732	Central Park
113206	Classic Sketches
113226	Classy & Fabulous
114498	Flowers in Silhouette
113405	Font of You
113216	For the Bride
114494	Forever
109425	Friend by Definition
114488	Fun Flowers
113716	Garden Greetings
114490	Glad Friends
111580	Grand Soiree
113242	Hit the Road
113710	Lexicon of Leaves
113236	Man's Best Friend
114423	Ocean Commotion
113728	Playful Petals
109276	Polka Dot
111544	Putt Putt
113240	Quilt Quips
113754	Really Retro
113403	Sip by Sip
113726	Sweet Stems
113250	That's Funny
113688	Wonderful Watercolors
114028	Para la novia
114032	Acuarelas Maravillosas

Twelve Days of Christmas Day 4

These are 3" x 3" folded notes that can be tucked into a gift or used as tags.  I used Kraft, Soft Suede, and Real Red card stock.  I used the Simple Snowflake stamp (115554) and the coordinating punch (116628) with a red square rhinestone brad in the center.  I also used the  Petals-a-Plenty embossing folder on the suede cardstock.  The other one uses a strip of Christmas Cocoa DSP and over some scalloped red card stock.  It's embellished the the Soft Suede ribbon.  The sentiment on it and the small snowman tags are from the Level 2 hostess set, Christmas Punch.  I'm off to wrap up some gifts.  Happy Stamping!

 

 

Twelve Days of Christmas Day 3

 Here are some cute gift tags that I made with the Ornament punch and the Delightful Decorations stamp set.  How did I do it?  First, I stamped the image at the bottom of a 2 1/2" x 4" strip of white card stock.  I scored at the top of the ornament and folded it down.  Then I positioned the paper in the punch so that the fold was just slightly below the top of the punch.  I punched a hole in the top and added some silver elastic cord.  I added some Dazzling Diamonds for a little bling. They are a quick and easy way to coordinate with all your gift wrapping!  

 

Twelve Days of Chirstmas Day 2

  This card uses several of the same products as the one from yesterday.  After I ran the white card stock through the Petals-a-Plenty embossing folder, I sponged Real Red on the flowers.   I love this Old Olive taffeta ribbon, which is part of the Mistletoe Ribbons Original (116792) in the Holiday Mini.  The center panel and the ornament are both popped up on dimensionals.  It's an easy card to make and this is one I'll be sending!  Check back tomorrow for some cute tag ideas.  Happy Stamping!