Stampin’ Up! Hardwood Gift Card Holder

This is my last gift card holder with a couple of sneak previews from the new catalog that starts on January 3, 2014.  I used the new stamp Hardwood background stamp that will be in the upcoming Occasions Catalog and Christmas Messages for my sentiment.  The tags were made with another new item in the catalog – the Scallop Tag Topper Punch. You can make your …

Make Your Own Holiday Cards – Part 1

Making my own Christmas cards brings me joy.  I love designing my own cards – creating them to look the way I want them to and with the perfect sentiment for me. Earlier this week, I finished making 120 cards for family and friends — they’re in the envelopes with labels and postage – ready to go. (just need to write my brief Christmas letter).  I’m usually not finished this early, …

Stampin’ Up! Holiday Sale Starts Today!

Stampin’ Up!’s Holiday Sale begins TODAY with a 24-hour Sale.   TODAY ONLY – get the Stampin’ Trimmer #126889, Simply Scored Diagonal Plate #125586 and Many Marvelous Markers #131264 at 30% off!  The Holiday Sale will run from November 19 – December 2.  Here’s the scoop: This sale is the same as the annual Online Extravaganza sale of years past–just with a simpler name. Discounts range between …

Christmas Messages Tag

Make your own gift tags this Christmas.  They’re quick and easy.  Here’s one we made at my Tag It Class earlier this month using the Christmas Messages Stamp Set and the Season of Style Designer Series Paper.  We embossed the saying with Gold Embossing Powder and used one of the framelits from the Deco Framelits Collection.  This tag is similar to a small card – it measures …

Warmth & Wonder

Are you looking for some Christmas card ideas?  Here is a quick and easy card using the Warmth & Wonder Hostess stamp set, Christmas Messages stamp and the Big Shot Machine. This card also has a different kind of fold with the Very Vanilla card stock opening up with the message inside instead of the usual card base – I think it’s cool.  It is sponged with Baked …