Category Archives: Christmas

Merry Minis Christmas Card

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Merry Minis Christmas Card
Stampin' Up! has a really cute Punch Pack in the Holiday Catalog called Merry Minis #126882, perfect for making a Christmas card! To save time stamping, I just punched the little tree out of designer series paper in the Festival of Prints Paper Stack #126904. These sheets are small, 4 1/2" x 6 1/2", but you'll be able to use the designs for more than Christmas!

I used a greeting from Word Play, colored in with Lucky Limeade and Cherry Cobbler markers and punched out with the Labels Collections Framelits Dies #125598. After I punched out the Cherry Cobbler layer piece, I thought it looked a little bland…but then I remembered the Festive Paper-Piercing Pack #127857. I used that (and the Stampin' Pierce Mat #126199) and the Paper-Piercing Tool #126189) to put a little pierced border around the inside edge of the Cherry Cobbler piece.  Lovely!

Paper-Piercing Tools

Don't you love the Silver Glimmer paper at the bottom edge?!  Stampin' Up! carries three colors of Glimmer Paper now….Red and Silver in the regular Stampin' Up! Catalog and the new Champagne Glimmer Paper #127885 in the Holiday Catalog. Check it out!

If you would like a Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog to hold in your hands rather than look at online, please email me at Karen@KarenStamps.com.

Chock-Full of Cheer Christmas Tag

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Chock-Full of Cheer Christmas Tag

I could say I am “Chock-Full of Cheer” because the Stampin’ Up! 2012 Convention is underway in Salt Lake City. Right this minute the first General Session is going on and you can feel the excitement through the Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who are there blogging and tweeting and reporting to those of us who are home!  You can’t believe the festive atmosphere that goes on before the beginning of each General Session, especially this first one, with music playing and dancing in the aisles, swapping, chatting, and cameras taking it all in.

So while I am home enjoying keeping up with Convention coverage, I’ll be playing with some new stamp sets. This one is Chock-Full of Cheer (catalog page 10) and I pretty much copied the sample tag on page 9. The designer paper on the Gumball Green card stock is the new Be of Good Cheer #126896. Notice the new cute button at the top! It’s one of the Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons #127555.

It’s never too early to start on Christmas projects!  And the Holiday Catalog will be out August 1st! So take a little time during these hot days to cool yourself off with some Christmas stamping!

For all your stamping supplies, shop Stampin’ Up! Online any time!

Christmas Milk Carton Gift Box

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Milk Carton Gift Box

Summer may be here but the other day I made this cute Christmas milk carton with the Big Shot and wanted to show you.  And it never hurts to start thinking about Christmas crafts way ahead of time!  Of course you can make this for any occasion, just change the colors and papers.

While you can make just the usual milk carton box, I punched a hole in the center of one side (figure it out before you glue!) and added a piece of window sheet behind the hole.  Now you can put some colorful candies or a sneak peek of the gift and it will show through!

For this project some of the supplies you will need:

Mini Milk Carton Bigz L Die #117310

Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine #113439

Chock-Full of Cheer Stamp Set (p. 10)

I used a mini Library Clip on the top, but you could perhaps use a Vintage Trinket #118764, just to add a little interest and then hang the candy cane with some Baker's Twine or even Linen Thread.

I'm sure you can imagine lots more ways to embellish this project!

For any stamping supplies, please visit my online store HERE. (Especially if you have a large order…$150 or more….be SURE to go to my direct link to my store…not through Stampin' Up! first…to be able to get your Hostess Rewards!) If you have any questions, just ask me first!


Decorating Lunch Box Tins

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Lunchbox Tins Gifts

I've had these lunch box tins in my stash for quite awhile and decided to decorate them with some of my stash of retired designer series papers, rub ons, and ribbons for gifts!  The initials are cut using the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine #113439 and the Serif Essentials Alphabet #113464.  I find that it is easiest to use the Anywhere Glue Sticks #104045 on a project like this.  The rectangular tip fits right into the corner of the paper.  I always apply glue sticks to both the tin and the paper for a better adhesion.

While you are on Christmas break, why not look around at your craft supplies and see what you can make with what you have!

Need a Boost After Christmas??

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Are you all tuckered out after the Christmas preparations??

Did the gifts you got not live up to your expectations??

Did the nightgown, the blouse, the slippers not fit right??

Don't want to hit the mall with the crowds at the after-Christmas sales??

Stampin' Up! is here to help!  You deserve better!  You deserve more! You deserve stamping supplies!!!

Just go to my Online Store and choose what you REALLY wanted for Christmas and nobody listened!  You can even get some good deals at the Clearance Rack Blitz!  Check it out, order online and have it sent straight to your house.  In a few days, the stamping smile will be back on your face!

If you need help, just contact me!

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PS:  When you are looking at the Clearance Rack, on the right side click on "Show:  ALL"  Very easy to view everything that way.  Otherwise, when you get to page 10, keep on clicking the arrow for the next page, even though it seems like you are at the end.  There is more!

Don't forget…..the Holiday Mini ends on January 3, 2012….and the Stocking Punch is not being carried over!

Christmas Ideas from Christmases Past

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I'm busy and you're busy, but I thought if you were looking for more Christmas ideas for cards, gifts, tags, bags, whatever….I would make it easy for you to search.

Please click HERE or click on any of the Categories in the right-hand column for Christmas….or any others that interest you…OR click on the Archives for probably mostly December in the past years!  After you scroll through the page that comes up, just hit the small green words at the very bottom of the page "More Posts from Karen" or "Older Posts from Karen" to go to the remaining pages.

Oh my!  I just looked back in the "Archives" all the way back to December 2006….and there was my son's calculus project in Christmas colors back when I started my blog!  He's ready to graduate from college now with a degree in Engineering….I guess the calculus and my stamping materials paid off!


And back in December 2007, here are some of those mailboxes that were decorated for gifts for my nieces and nephews!  And there's good old Frosty!! (a very old, popular stamp!)

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Enjoy!

Oh No! No More Stampin’ Up! Stocking Punch!

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Stocking Card and Stocking Punch Reindeer

Stampin' Up! has announced the Stocking Builder Punch #124095 will not carry over from the Holiday Mini Catalog. Stampin' Up! demonstrators and stampers alike have thought up so many creative ideas for using the Stocking Punch, so it really took us by surprise that this punch would not be continued!  In fact, once the supply of punches is gone, that will be it.  So if you have been thinking about getting this punch, or hoping it would be in the next catalog, you better place your order soon! Here is the link to my store.  And don't forget to check the Clearance Rack Blitz!

Three Stocking Card



Stocking Builder Punch #124095    Holiday Mini Catalog page 34

Get it while you can!!

Christmas Cards, Christmas Cards!

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Christmas cards 2011

If you're still needing Christmas card ideas, here are mine!  It's an assortment of recently made ones and ones I've made for my blog hoping to get ahead of the game and other ones I've made along the way.  It's really more fun this way I think that to have just one design to send! Many of these have been inspired by ones I've seen online by other demonstrators and some I might have made up myself!  In spite of being way behind on Christmas preparations, I decided I was going to relax and enjoy making and sending my Christmas cards!

I hope you have time to make a few for some special people!  They have to be "worthy", you know, to receive one of your special handmade cards!

 

Tangerine Tango Snow Swirled Christmas Card

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Tangerine Tango Snow Swirled Christmas Card

Why would I make a Christmas card using Stampin' Up! Tangerine Tango card stock?? It's because Tangerine Tango is quite an important and newsworthy color! Pantone has chosen Tangerine Tango as its top color for 2012 for fashion, beauty and home!  And Stampin' Up! already has it! Pantone Color Institute creates color standards that we all use everyday.

So I wondered, in light of this news, if I could create a Christmas card using the unlikely color of Tangerine Tango.  This is what I came up with using the beautiful Snow Swirled tree and the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder for the Big Shot.

Maybe we'll be seeing a lot of Tangerine Tango in the New Year!

Did you know you can sort by color when you go to my Stampin' Up! Online Store?  In the left column at my store, just click "Shop By Color", then choose the color group and then the specific color if you want.

Don't forget to check the Clearance Rack Blitz going on now until Jan. 5!!

Season of Joy Christmas Tree Gift Bag for the Holidays!

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Season of Joy Christmas Tree Gift Bag

Using this tree from Season of Joy #110384 and the Top Note Die to decorate a gift bag for Christmas is one of the quickest projects I have ever done.  Use those shopping bags you accumulate from stores and decorate with your own creative touch!  Fancy gift bag for free!

  • Ink tree from Season of Joy in Old Olive.  Wipe off star at top and use Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write Marker to color in. "Huff" on stamp to remoisten and stamp on Whisper White Top Note die cut. Stamp greeting in Cherry Cobbler ink.
  • Cut along scored border to trim die cut and layer on Cherry Cobbler Top Note Die cut.  This makes a border in the same shape!
  • Adhere a piece of Cherry Cobbler 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon across the bag using SNAIL in the center.  Tie the sides with Linen Thread.  Trim ends and adhere with Mini Glue Dots.

 

  • Adhere Christmas Tree piece over ribbon using Stampin' Dimensionals.
  • Add some Rhinestone Jewels to the tree if you like or to the star on top!

If you are still looking for Christmas ideas or ways to wrap those Christmas presents, try this gift bag idea with whatever stamps, ribbon, and embellishments you have on hand.

If you need some stamping supplies, you can always go to my Stampin' Up! Online Store 24/7 and choose whatever you need!

Pines & Poinsettias Z-Fold Christmas Card

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Pines & Poinsettias z-fold Christmas Card

I'm hoping to enjoy stamping some Christmas cards today, so I started with this Z-Fold card using the Pines & Poinsettias stamp set and the beautiful Holly Berry Bouquet Specialty Designer Series Paper. Today is even Christmas Card Day! The day celebrates Sir Henry Cole, who marketed the first commercial Christmas Card in 1843. So jump on board and let's make some Christmas cards today!

Here is the inside.  You can see that the top cover of the card folds back, creating the "z".

Pines & Poinsettias z-fold Christmas Card Open

I got the idea from a card I saw on our demonstrator website and I changed mine a little bit with the design.

Having the Simply Scored Tool made the scoring real easy on this card.

  • Cut a piece of card stock 4 1/4" x 11".
  • Score at 5 1/2" and at 8 1/4".
  • Fold on score lines to make the "Z".
  • Decorate as you like!  Very fun!

If you need any stamping supplies to make some Christmas cards, just visit my Stampin' Up! Online Store.

                           

Stampin’ Up! Holiday Shipping

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Stampin' Up! Distribution Center Aug. 2009

The elves at Stampin' Up! are very busy getting orders out as quickly as possible for holiday shipping!  One demonstrator said the other day that her order shipped so quickly she thought the whole distribution team must have been standing there just waiting for her order to come in!

Here is what Stampin' Up! has to say about Holiday Shipping….

We recommend you place your holiday orders by Wednesday, December 14, 2011 to receive your orders before Christmas.  Delivery times will vary depending on where you live; if your personal experience indicates that it takes longer for packages to reach you, you will want to allow a little extra time for shipping during the holidays.

All orders we receive by December 14, 2011, will be picked, packaged, and delivered to our courier in plenty of time to arrive by December 24, 2011.  But as you know, we cannot control delivery times; holiday mail volumes are high, and our delivery services encourage customers to ship as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Did you know there is also Expedited Shipping available, just in case?  It costs a little extra but sometimes it is what you need.  Ask me about it.



Shelli Gardner on the TODAY SHOW 2011!

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Here is the clip of Shelli Gardner on the TODAY SHOW today with Kathie Lee and Hoda! I'm pleased they didn't seem to rush her as much as in the past!  And wait until you hear what they said to her at the very end!! Also, notice her local fan club in the background!!  :) Shelli always makes us proud!

Read about Stampin' Up!'s participation in the Today Show Holiday Toy Drive HERE.