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posted on December 28, 2010 by

In with the new!

With the new year quickly approaching, I thought I would take a little time to highlight what’s coming in the next few weeks.

 

Filled with Love

 

Valentines day is just around the corner and we have a darling bundle on special right now. The Filled With Love Bundle is available until January 24th. FREE Bitty Buttons, I love those!

 

The last day to order from the Holiday Mini catalog is Monday, January 3rd and then the new Occasions Mini catalog goes live on Tuesday, January 4th. You are going to love this one, it is just chock full of fun new stamps and supplies!

 

But that’s not all!! Saleabration is just a few weeks away! FREE sets are just around the corner! Saleabration will be just as exciting as it was last year with many catalog sets available for free as well as some amazing exclusive sets, decor elements, digital kits, buttons and ribbon and a DSP pack. Mark the date and email me to choose your workshop date!

 

 

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posted on December 26, 2010 by

12 Gifts of Christmas

Tags til Christmas

These are the last two gifts in my 12 gifts of Christmas series. These are quick and easy to do, but show how easily you can personalize or dress up a simple little gift to give it that special touch.

The first is a popular idea, just fill a mug with baked goods or goodies of any kind and package it up with a pretty bow and tag. I actually bought this already packaged and just added the tag and bow.

Stampin Supplies

Stamps

 Tags Til Christmas

Ink

 Marina Mist

Paper

 Whisper White ~ Cherry Cobbler ~ Daffodil Delight ~ Candy Cane Christmas DSP

Fun Stuff

 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch ~ 1 3/4″ Circle punch ~ Riding Hood Red striped grosgrain ribbon

Bells and Boughs

I made a bunch of these little candles for myself. I love the scented holiday candles, but when I buy the yummy smelling ones, I am hungry all the time! So I like to buy the votive candles and just burn them for a short time. I added our glass glitter to the base of the candle and they look so sparkly and festive in a little crystal holder. Just paint some glue on the candle and roll it in the glitter. Our glass glitter is so pretty. It’s made from real glass and gets a really nice antique look as it ages. Pop a couple of these candles in a cello bag with a topper for a nice little gift.

Thanks for looking!

Belinda

 

Stampin Supplies

Stamps

 Bells and Boughs

Ink

 Cherry Cobbler

Paper

 Cherry Cobbler ~ Deck the Halls DSP

Fun Stuff

 Big Shot ~ Top Note Die ~ Large Oval punch ~ Champagne Glass Glitter ~ Cello 4×6 Bags

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posted on December 24, 2010 by

Things I Love……..

Things I love

I love this little set. My daughter saw some bookmarks I had made, and asked me to make one for her. This set could have been made just for her, so I had to use it. I wanted to make a card to go along with them and this is what I came up with.

Things I love

The bookmarks are cut using the Two Tags Bigz die, and are held into place with magnets at the base. I used the Word Window punch to create a little pocket to hold the bookmarks inside the card.

Thanks for stopping by

Belinda

 

Stampin Supplies

Stamps

  Things I Love

Ink

 Cherry Cobbler ~ Rose Red

Paper

 Very Vanilla ~ Cherry Cobbler ~ Rose Red ~ Jolly Holiday DSP

Fun Stuff

 Big Shot ~ Two Tags Die ~ 1 1/4″ Circle Punch ~1 3/8″ Circle Punch ~ 1 1/4″ Circle Punch ~ Word Window punch ~ Basic Rhinestones

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posted on December 23, 2010 by

CD or DVD Envelope

This project was very easy and I must admit, it is one of my favorites. We all love music at our house. I say that without a bit of exaggeration. We often spend an evening listening to music and chatting rather than watching television and rarely does a Christmas or birthday go by without a request for a particular CD. I must also admit that I am addicted to the digital music downloads on Amazon! You can own your favorite song in seconds and if you just like one or two songs on an album, you can choose just those songs. You can find music that you just can’t find on the shelves at stores. So you can see where I am going with this. I created CD’s for each of us with personal favorites and I needed an envelope to present them in.

Tags til Christmas

I just took apart a CD envelope and traced it onto the paper. I needed several envelopes, so I traced the pattern onto a blank stencil sheet and cut it out. Once the envelope is traced and cut, simply score from one side of the flap to the next or use a bone folder to fold in the flaps. I used Dotto repositionable on the top flap, so that it can be re-sealed.

Thanks for stopping by!

Belinda

 

Stampin’ Stuff

Stamps

 Tags till Christmas

Ink

 Cherry Cobbler

Paper

 Shimmery White card stock ~ Whisper White ~ Old Olive ~ Jolly Holiday DSP

Fun Stuff

 Big Shot ~ Little Leaves Sizzlet ~ Ornament punch ~ Basic Pearls ~ White Shimmer paint ~ Twine

 

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posted on December 22, 2010 by

Gift Card or Money Holder

Greeting Card Kids

 

Can you tell which are my favorite toys to play with this season? Greeting Card Kids, the Northern Flurries embossing folder, and the colors blue and red. I can’t stop myself!

 

This is a gift so many of us give during the holidays and there are so many different ways to present them. I wanted to incorporate a gift card or money holder into a card. I also wanted to make one that would be very quick to mass produce if necessary, which always brings the Big Shot to mind for me. This is what I came up with.

 

The image was the only thing that was a little time consuming on this card, but it really didn’t take that long. I used my quick watercolor technique. My New Year’s resolution is to learn how to use my new camera and all the technology to edit and upload videos, so hopefully that will happen in the first week or so of January! I think I’ll make that technique the first video. It is really simple and just uses the markers and aqua painter.

 

Greeting card kids

 

I spritzed the card using the Silver Foil Smooch Spritz. I love the overall shimmery look it creates on the card stock. Very pretty. I can never do justice to the shimmer or bling in my photo’s.

 

Gift card

 

I decided that our scallop envelope would be the perfect gift card or money holder. So easy! I created the little pocket and then attached a piece of lace to the back of the envelope with glue dots. Then I just laid the card in the envelope and tied it into place. The sentiment looks crooked in this photo, but really the envelope is placed on a slant on the inside of the card.

 

Stampin Stuff

 

Stamps: Greeting Card Kids, Four for the Holiday and Winter Post
Inks: Black Stazon Ink, Tea Stain, and Cherry Cobbler, Blush Blossom, Marina Mist, and Garden Green Markers
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Marina Mist card stock
Fun Stuff: Big Shot and Scallop envelope, Oval and Northern Frost dies, Norther Flurries embossing folder, Aqua Painters, Basic Rhinestones, Silver Foil Shimmer Spritz, Victoria crocheted lace, mini glue dots and pop dots.

 

 

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posted on December 20, 2010 by

Word Play Tote

 

The seventh gift of Christmas is this quick and easy tote full of all occasion cards. I made the tote festive for the holidays, but I wanted the cards to be all occasion. I chose colors from the holiday paper and used those colors on the cards.

 

The tote was very easy. It is an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of designer paper scored from each end at 4 1/2 and from each side at 1 3/8. Two snips on each side made little flaps that form the side of the tote. The tote handles are just strips of DSP that are attached with brads and card stock punched pieces using the round tab punch. I trimmed away part of punched piece. This makes the handle sturdier and really dresses up the tote. Paula Holsey sent each of her guests home from her recent workshop with a similar little bag and I designed this one from hers.

 

 

This project really went together quickly. The cards are clean and simple designs and were a snap to stamp. Everyone can use all occasion cards so this gift is as great to give as it is to receive!

 

Stampin Stuff

 

Stamps: Word Play,Priceless, Punch Potpourri, Three Little Words, On Your Birthday
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Perfect Plum
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Whisper White card stock, Jolly Holiday DSP
Fun Stuff: Big Shot and Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Two step Bird punch, 1 3/4 circle punch, Round Tab punch, Scallop Trim border punch, antique brads, Basic Rhinestones, Dazzling Diamonds glitter

 

 

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posted on December 17, 2010 by

Inkspirations Christmas Blog Tour

Welcome to the……

I hope you are enjoying the tour. If you started at the Inkspirations Challenge blog you probably just arrived here from Andreas fabulous blog!.

We are highlighting Christmas gifts on the tour, and so I am continuing with the 12 gifts of Christmas theme that I have been showing on my blog. I’ll be adding gift ideas throughout the weekend and next few days, so feel free to check back for more gifting inspiration.

The first item I have for you (or 5th in my 12 gifts series) is a simple but very festive box that is filled with candy treats. I used the #2 box die and I wanted to mimic a beautifully wrapped gift box. As with all of our dies, these go together very quickly and I simply added a satin ribbon and a quick and easy tag. Any of our die cut boxes or containers are perfect for a candy treat that makes a quick gift for teachers, co-workers, party guests or anyone else you may want to remember with a little something special.

This next item is a tea bag holder. You could use this as a simple little gift or add it as a tag to a special mug, tea pot or box of someone’s favorite specialty tea.


The tea bags are tucked into a stamped glassine bag and tied inside the card.

I printed a fun little poem on the back of the tea bag holder. This would be perfect to tuck into the card of someone dear who won’t be home for the holiday.

Continue the fun at Karyn’s blog

Thanks for stopping by!

Belinda

 

Stampin Supplies

Stamps

  Greeting Card Kids ~ Tags till Christmas ~ Morning Cup

Ink

 Cherry Cobbler ~ Rose Red

Paper

 Very Vanilla ~ Cherry Cobbler ~ Rose Red ~ Jolly Holiday DSP

Fun Stuff

 Big Shot ~ Two Tags Die ~ 1 1/4″ Circle Punch ~ 1 3/8″ Circle Punch ~ 1 1/4″ Circle Punch ~ Word Window punch ~ Basic Rhinestones

 

 

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posted on December 15, 2010 by

Sew Suite

Sew Suite

Here is the 4th item in my 12 Gifts of Christmas series. I’ll be adding several more gift ideas over the weekend, beginning Friday when I will be participating in a blog tour that is highlighting Christmas Gifts!

This sweet little gift features a sewing kit and mini post it note key ring which fit nicely in this cute purse tote! If you aren’t recognizing the stamps and paper that I used for these projects, it’s because they are brand new releases coming in the new Occasions mini catalog in January. As usual, this mini is chock full of amazing new stamps and accessories and this gift pack features the new Oh Sew Suite. There are stamps, rub-ons, fabrics, buttons, brads, paper and trims all with this adorable sewing theme. So much fun!

To create the purse tote, I used the Fancy Favor and Scallop Envelope Bigz dies as well as the Tasteful Trim die. The sewing kit is put together like a matchbook, with the small ziploc bag stapled inside. There is still room in the little purse tote to add a lip balm, candies or any other handy purse necessity you may think of.

Sew Suite

Thanks for stopping by!

Belinda

 

Stamps

 Sew Suite ~ Just Believe

Ink

 Melon Mambo ~Bashful Blue ~ Very Vanilla

Paper

 Melon Mambo ~ Whisper White ~ Bashful Blue ~ Sweet Stitches DSP

Fun Stuff

 Big Shot ~ Fancy Favor Box ~ Scalloped Envelope Die ~ 1 1/4″ punch ~ 1 3/8″ punch ~ Basic Rhinestones ~ Tasteful Trim ~ Sweet Stitches fabric brads ~ key ring ~ Cropadile

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