Monthly Archives: December 2010

Catching Up with Stampin’ Up!

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I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas as we did with our children home.  No white Christmas here in Houston, although we did get a rainstorm and colder weather on Christmas Eve.  Then the weather warmed up a bit and now today is a rainy, stormy day.  Good day to stay in and maybe bake some Christmas cookies that I didn't have time for earlier!  And maybe to get back in the swing of things and start posting again on my blog!

Let's see what is going on in the Stampin' Up! world………

  • Last day to order from the fabulous Holiday Mini Catalog is January 3rd!  Check it over again and make sure you have everything you want before it is gone!  You can place an order HERE online yourself at my Online Store or you can contact me with your order and I'll place it for you.
  • If you are ready to move on to Valentine's Day, get a jump start with the "Filled with Love" Promotion.  Click on that link to read all about it!  You can shop for it HERE.
  • The Occasions Mini Catalog will have all new things for spring!  It begins January 4th.  Perhaps you have received your copy in the mail over the holidays.  Make sure you pull it out of your Christmas cards and holiday mail and sit down and savor it!
  • Sale-A-Bration is coming!!  Stampin' Up!'s biggest promotion begins January 25, 2011.  More information coming soon!  Contact me if you want to book a fun workshop with your friends where everyone can get a free Sale-A-Bration product with a $50 purchase!

Christmas Gift Wrapping

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In case you need a nice presentation for a gift, here's an old idea, back from when I first became a demo.  Just decorate (or not) your gift bag that has handles.  Take a sheet of card stock and cut a slit in the middle, just wide enough to fit over those gift bag handles.  Fold in half, decorate, and slip over the handles.  Voila!  Nice gift bag!  Easy to open, easy to close, easy to hide the gift inside.

Christmas Gift Bag

I think this bag has been around a few years, but it still looks nice.  The bag was wheeled, making it real easy to decorate!

Santa Claus Bread!

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This post has nothing to do with stamping, but look what I found at Whole Foods in Sugar Land today!

Santa Bread from Whole Foods

It's still wrapped in cellophane, so not the best picture, but thought I would share!  It is bread shaped into a Santa Claus head!  The checker said she heard it was sweet bread, so we shall see.  It was so cute and different that I had to buy it!

Merry Christmas!!

Easy Snowman Gift Tag

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Here's an easy Christmas tag I made for several gifts the other day.  To get away from coloring the snowman from Jolly Old Saint Nick, I just stamped him in the same color as the paper, Marina Mist.  Then a punched Snowflake with a little Rhinestone bling added a little extra!  Write the "to" and "from" in the lower right corner.  I took the photo before I punched a hole and tied on some ribbon, but you get the idea.  You could also use this for a card!

Have fun wrapping!!

Dasher Framed!

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This Dasher is one of Stampin' Up!'s Decor Elements vinyl art from last year.  In fact, he was a Hostess gift.  Did you know you may choose a Decor Element for Levels 2 and 3 as your Hostess gift instead of a stamp set?  Just check out the Definitely Decorative Catalog HERE!  I never got around to putting him up, but today I took a few minutes to put him on the glass of this 16" x 20" frame.  I covered the cardboard within the frame with white wrapping paper since it is wider than our 12×12 paper. And for a little extra, I added a red satin bow!  This way I can put him up and take him down for many Christmases to come rather than putting him directly on the wall.

Dasher Decor Element

Christmas Displays from the Stampin’ Up! Convention 2010

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Christmas Cards

I thought it would be fun to look back at some of the photos I took of the display boards at Convention this past summer.  Maybe you can get some Christmas ideas from them!

All images copyright Stampin' Up! 2010

Soft Suede Christmas Cards

Christmas 3D card

Christmas Tree Embossed Card

Christmas Scrapbook Page

Stampin' Up! Christmas Cards

Stampin' Up! Punch Art Polar Bears

Stampin' Up! Christmas Cards

Christmas Cards

Christmas Cards

Lovely As a Tree Christmas Card

Hope you enjoyed those!  I'll post some more for tomorrow!

And if you would love to see display boards like these and more at the fabulous Stampin' Up! Convention every year, it would be great if you signed up to be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator!  Read about doing so HERE.  Someone could gift you with the Starter Kit for Christmas!

Filled With Love Bundle from Stampin’ Up!

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It may almost be Christmas time, but crafting and stamping thoughts are beginning to turn to Valentine's!  Stampin' Up! is offering this special Filled With Love promotion for you!

Promotion dates: December 17, 2010 – January 24, 2011

Since Valentine's Day is the second biggest holiday for sending cards Stampin' Up! is offering you an exclusive package of Designer Series Paper perfect for creating cards for family, friends, classmates, and more!

From December 17, 2010 through January 24, 2011, get a FREE package of Bitty Buttons–a $4.95 value–when you purchase an exclusive Filled with Love Bundle. Click on the photos below to read more!

Filled With Love Promotion

Description 

 Wood-Mount Item  Wood-Mount Price  Clear-Mount Item  Clear-Mount Price 

Filled with Love Bundle
Contains the Filled with Love Set* and Love Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack 

 124380  $32.90  124381  $26.90 

Lleno de Amor Bundle
Contains the Lleno de Amor Set* and Love Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack 

 124382  $32.90  124383  $26.90 

Plein d'amour Bundle
Contains the Plein d'amour Set* and Love Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack 

 124384  $32.90  124385  $26.90 

Love Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack (non-bundled)
12 sheets total: three 12" x 12" sheets of two double-sided designs in Real Red and Pretty in Pink 

 124156  $9.95  —  — 

 *Featured on p. 43 of the 2010 Holiday Mini Catalog

**Note that the free package of Bitty Buttons is not included with the package of exclusive Love Patterns Designer Series Paper only.

Click HERE to shop for any Stampin' Up! products you NEED!  

Shelli Gardner on TODAY today!!

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Turn on the Today Show on NBC!  Shelli, founder and CEO of Stampin' Up!, is going to be on this morning for their annual toy drive!!  She's sending Tweets on Twitter if you have an account!  Shelli and her daughter Shanna are in the Green Room right now getting ready for their appearance, which says they should be on at 9:23 am…..I assume Eastern time….so if not at the time you think, try the next hour! Hard to tell what time they will do things on a show like that.  Let's hope she gets in a few more words than she was able to last year due to time. Maybe she'll get more than 10 seconds!!  And we'd really love to see her go back to do a segment on stamping sometime!

Stay tuned!  If there is a video later to post I'll put it up here!

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At least they had Shelli on by herself, but I don't think they appreciated who they had in their midst!!  And probably Ann Curry doesn't know anything about stamping!  Here's a video I found of Shelli's appearance!

More Digital Downloads from Stampin’ Up!

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My Digital Studio is such an exciting product for digital papercrafting, but it becomes even more fun when Stampin' Up! continues to release more and more downloads, just adding to your project capabilities!  You don't have to own My Digital Studio to purchase and use these downloads.  If you already have a digital program you use, you can use these downloads in any program that supports .jpg and .png files.  Stampin' Up! also has a dedicated website for everyone to join to learn more about My Digital Studio and share projects and comments. Check it out at http://mydigitalstudio.net!  Check out all the digital products from Stampin' Up! HERE in my online store, www.karenfontinelle.stampinup.net.  You can click on the chart below to go directly to the newest downloads, and then click on the individual one you would like to read more about.

 

Item  Description  Image  Price 
125148   2011 Notable Desktop Calendar Kit     $14.95  
125145   Calm and Bright Photo Card Template     $1.95  
125146   Holiday Greetings Photo Card Template     $1.95  
125147  Good Cheer Photo Card Template     $1.95  
123968   Leadership 2011 Stamp Brush Set     $1.95  
123981   Serene Snowflakes Stamp Brush Set     $1.95  
123982   Blueberry Crisp Designer Series Paper     $4.95  
123987   Woodgrain Stamp Brush     $1.95  
123985  Woodland Walk Designer Series Paper    $4.95 
123986   Just Believe Stamp Brush Set    $5.95  
123983  Curly Cute Stamp Brush Set     $3.95  

And of course I am happy to help you personally if you have any questions!

Rejoicing in Christmas

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Here is a card I made with this beautiful stamp set, Rejoicing in Christmas (#120829w/121139c).  You can watercolor very lightly with a Blender Pen #102845 or Aqua Painter #103954.  Then for a little extra on this card I used my Aqua Painter to apply some Shimmer Paint (colors on page 195 IB&C) to Mary’s garment and to the three halos.  After sponging the edges of the card with Soft Suede, I also spritzed with some Gold Glow Smooch Spritz #118770.  Instead of Whisper White card stock, I used Confetti White.  The background layer was embossed with the Finial Press Embossing Folder #115963.

HolyFamilyCard

If you need any products to make your own Christmas cards this year, there is still time to place an order.  Check out my Stampin’ Up! Online Store HERE.

Glass Glitter Word Ornament

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Glass Glitter Word Ornament

After seeing some similar glittery word ornaments at a store, I thought "I could make that!"  My only mistake was in using too heavy of card board with the "Join In the Cheer" Sizzlit Decorative Strip Die #113452.  It does say in the catalog, "…for cutting through card stock and Designer Series Paper."  This die is not made for cutting through heavy layers and I did have to use a scissors to fully cut out the word, what I was trying to avoid by using the Big Shot.  I also used the Big Shot Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets #120805 in the Holiday Mini Catalog to adhere designer paper on the back of the card board and also on the front after cutting to adhere the Silver Glass Glitter #120995.  I have to say, I was really pleased with the ease of using the adhesive sheet!  Now I just have to try again with thinner materials!

Be sure to get your Stampin' Up! orders in soon so that they arrive well before Christmas!  You can shop at my Online Store HERE  or contact me with your order and I'll be happy to help you with it.

A Reindeer Tag

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Here's a little tag I made awhile back.  For sure the idea is copied from other demos online who found ways to use the Owl Punch in ways I could never imagine!  You can also use the Snowflake Punch and then cut two arms of it off to make Rudolph's antlers!  His nose is made with a little bit of red glitter, but an easier idea would be to use one of the new Glimmer Brads!  The snowflake is from the Decorative Strip for the Big Shot, "Northern Frost" #120901…a whole strip of various sizes and designs of snowflakes!  Of course I added a bit of Dazzling Diamonds Glitter to the snowflake as well as a Rhinestone and popped it up with a Dimensional. The greeting is from Teeny Tiny Wishes #115370, a set I use a lot.  Wouldn't this easy tag be cute on someone's Christmas gift?!

Reindeer Tag

Cute Christmas Box

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I made this box awhile back and don't remember if I copied it from someone or made it up myself or what.  Unfortunately, this cute Candy Cane Christmas paper is no longer available, but of course you can substitute any other paper or stamp your own designer paper!  Just use your Big Shot and the Box #2 Die (#114518) to make your box and decorate it for Christmas any way you like.  I LOVE that box die!  The snowman is from the stamp set "A Cute Christmas" in the Holiday Mini .  The handle is made from the Holiday Mini also, the Silver Tinsel Trim #120994. The silver tinsel has a little bit of wire in it so it can hold a shape to a certain extent.  

Now go make yourself a cute little box!  You might be able to use it for a small gift when you go to wrap presents!  Send me a photo of your box and maybe I'll put it on my blog!

SnowmanRedBox


Jolly Old Saint Nick

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JollySt.Nick

I loved the old-fashioned look this stamp set, Jolly Old Saint Nick in the Holiday Mini, has from the moment I saw it…..and finally I got around to using it!  I also thought the new Glass Glitter #120997 (Champagne) would look perfect with this set.  To make this card I cut a Top Note die #113463 from some Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper #120810, but instead of using the "Top Note" piece, I used the negative….just trimmed the edges to make it fairly even and adhered it to the card base.  I colored in Jolly Old Saint Nick with my Aqua Painter #103954 and ink and cut out.  Little snowflakes come in the set so I stamped those in the background just for a little texture.  The greeting is stamped in Cherry Cobbler and punched out with the Extra-Large Oval #119859.  It's basically a simple card, but I liked the end result!  This is a great set to use for your Christmas cards and tags!