Tonight's share is a fun Halloween Banner that Denise and I cooked up last week. We were like two little girls! We were giggling the more we added to the banner and once the banner was complete we had an extra skip when we walked. It was just exciting. I've tried to create a banner for each season or occasion.  You can see more of my banners HERE and HERE.

Let me just warn you that the banner uses LOTS of products. There is a retired piece of DSP and a NEW product that won't be available until the after January. Oh BOY!

Here it is:

The goal for me was to add lots of texture and layers.  I love how the fabric is one GREAT way to add texture. My glue gun was used LOTS on this project.  Wanna know something… My Glue Gun has seen more use in the past 3 weeks than in the last 4 years.  I've almost gone through an entire bag of Glue Sticks.  LOL!  I love this little gadget. Do you use your Glue Gun? I  think Stampin' Up! should come out with their own.  Don't you?

It's time for my face to meet my pillow.  I have a BIG day tomorrow. My parents will be here tomorrow afternoon.  This is so awesome.  The kids are over the moon with excitement.  They are in for a ton of excitement this month. (I'll explain a little later.) I still have a little cleaning to get done.  I can't have visible dust bunnies laying around.  CRAZY!

Have a spectacular Friday and if you need a little shopping fun, go ahead and check my store out.  It's cute!

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XOXOXO

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The good news would be my hands are not broke.  This means I stamped.  Yippie Skippy!!  Lots of stamping going on.  Tonight I was going through a few things in my office and came across the Christmas Simply Scrappin' Kit.  I opened it up and I love the DSP in it.  It's so pretty.  I didn't want to scrapbook tonight because it would mean I would have to go find my photos.  I'm not that organized yet.  I put a few products together and came up with this card. 

It's a simple card but of course I couldn't get away without adding buttons or ribbon.  I'm noticing that EVERY card I make has these two elements.  I think I may challenge myself to NOT use a button on a card. This is going to be a REAL challenge!

In other Kimberly news- It took over a week for us to get the Christmas Tree up.  Russ worked hard on saving the dumb thing.  I  really thought this was the year to get something new.  Grrr… I was super proud of myself this year.  I let the kids put almost ALL the ornaments up.  This is HUGE.  Normally I let them and as soon as they are in bed I do a complete rearrange.  This year I have to say they did a great job.  I haven't moved one. 

I did hang a few.  I had to hang my little angel.  It's suits my personality.  Bwhahahaha!

I hope your week is germ free.  Stay warm.  I'm FREEZING here!

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Last year, one of my favorite stamp sets was from the Holiday mini called Winter Post.  Every one of the images was perfect.  Most of all I loved that snowflake.  I love the modern feel this card throws off with that beautiful Holiday Lounge DSP.  The DSP has Taken w/ Teal, and Sahara Sand in it so I used Sahara Sand as the cardstock base.  I used Bermuda Bay to stamp the snowflakes.  It was actually on accident because I wasn’t paying attention and thought the color in the DSP was Bermuda Bay.  I love accidents with stamping.  Sometimes the outcome comes out better.  The sentiment comes from Teeny Tiny Wishes! 

Here is the last card we did!

This is another set from last year that I adored. A Cardinal Christmas!  In fact, I have a framed card that Shelli Gardner did last year with this set and I keep it up all year.   It was a beautiful card that we received in a swap at Founders last year.  This set is beautiful on tiles.  It would make great decorative tiles or coasters.  I used the Finial Press embossing folder for the background and the new Holiday Best for the sentiment.  It actually has a cardinal on the flourish but he got chopped because he was to chubby.   If you notice the big scallop square in the background, that comes from the Clear Scallop Square Die Cut.  I trimmed off a smidge from one side and attached to the card.  Then lastly I used that oh so yummy Chocolate Chip/Vanilla Striped Ribbon that is to die for.  I used so much of it last year in the Riding Hood Red.  I am SUPER excited to see these colors in this ribbon.  Especially the black.   I will have a ball with that and Halloween!  I must admit that making these cards is gearing me up for the Holidays.  How about  you? 

I hope your weekend is fabulous.  I am off to shop for convention.  I need new duds as I will be on the stage chit chatting.    They said Bikini’s were out.  

Have a fabulous day!

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You may remember this card the other day:

I gave it a little face lift tonight:

Not much difference, however the butterfly now has Iridescent Ice all over it.  Very pretty.  I’ve had a few people ask me about making the banners on the cards so I thought I would show you in a few pics how to make them.  Hopefully this will give you more of a visual and help you when making your own.  They are soooooo addicting. 

Here ya go:

 Here is the close up on a card:

Okay, and now one last card for tonight.  I really do not want to see the stamp set Season of Friendship go.  It’s currently in the Holiday Mini and I adore this set.  I love it because you can use it for sooooooo many holidays.  Here is my take on Valentines with it!

Thankfully the Love You Much stamp set coordinates VERY WELL with the Heart punch.  It made this card much easier. 

Here you can see how dimensional this card really is. 

Have a Super Fabulous Sunday!

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I used the Large Scallop Die Cut to make the base and then the Scallop #2 for the Kraft Cardstock and my main image.  I stamped Crazy for Cupcakes on the Kraft cardstock using Basic Black ink and then used markers, dazzling diamonds and that puffy stuff for the tops of the cupcakes.  This is when Alexis started dancing around my stamp room.  She thought this was "COOL"!  The Designer Paper comes from the Level 3 Hostess Simply Scrappin’ Kit as well as the Flower that is stamped at the top.  I also added a Button on top of the flower to give it a little more dimension.

Here is a closer look:

Once again, lots of dimensionals.  Most important, she loved them. 

I also made a quick Valentine card tonight using A Happy Heart.  This set is in the Holiday Mini so it won’t be available too much longer.  Super set and fun to stamp! 

I used an eraser to make the polka dots with Whisper White Craft Ink on the bottom of the card. 

Have a super weekend. I will be working on swaps for Leadership this weekend.  Lots of stampin’ is in my future.  Whoo Hoo!

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Every year I always like to do a scrapbook page of our Holiday Traditions.  You know… putting the tree up, baking cookies with all the neighborhood kids, making the gingerbread house, yadda yadda!  This year is no exception and here is the layout. 

Here are a few close up pics…

So now a few details about this page!  The pockets were made using Kraft Envelopes.  Every year I take 1000′s of pics at Christmas time.  I don’t need 50 layouts on the subject so this gives me a way to compress all those pics right there into pockets.  The trees were cut using my Fiskars paper trimmer.  Truly done by eyeballing it.  The stars are felt cut using my Stars Bigz Die Cut.  I *LOVED* this idea.  It really made the tree’s pop out.  The stamp sets I used were Winter Post and Lovely as a Tree. The Alphabet is Contempo and Big Deal Numbers. 

This next layout was completely inspired by a layout I seen in my Scrapbooks Etc. Magazine on pg. 108.  I just loved this layout and I added a few twists to it. 

Here are a few close ups:

Do you have pictures of your kids sitting on Santas lap?  This layout is perfect for that.  I cut the Top Note from the Long Board Chipboard and then covered the bottom with Ski Slope designer paper.  Of course I had to put a banner on it.  Who doesn’t like a banner???  I used the Season of Cheer Rub on’s and then added our fun Felt Flurries at the top.  Again, I used Winter Post for the stamp set and Christmas Classics.  Two very fun stamp sets. 

I hope this inspires you to get your photo’s out this weekend and scrapbook. 

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Hopefully by now many of you have ordered Stampin’ Up!’s Country Living Holiday Collection Kit.  You know how I feel about this fabulous kit.  It has so many fun trinkets inside the kit and today I wanted to share a few projects that you can do OUTSIDE of what’s in the kit.  All of these projects today are ones that we did in my clubs this past month.  My goal is to show how versitle the kit is and the stamp set can be used way beyond the Holiday season. 

My little Rudolf may look a little sad, or as one of my friends said, "Are you sure he wasn’t drinking?", but he’s so cute.  The sentiment came from the Holiday Collection stamp.  You can pretty much tell how I made Rudolf from the picture, but I wanted to tell you the antlers were made using the Tulipe Bigz Die that is EXCLUSIVE to Stampin’ Up!  I love that die cut.  It’s very elegant.

This Chocolate Stick holder holds three Chocolate Covered Peppermint Sticks inside.  I used the Enjoy Stamp from the Country Living Stamp set, Holiday Collection.  I *LOVE* that particular stamp the most.  Oh the milelage that stamp will see.  I love how it fits PERFECTLY inside the 1 3/4 circle punch. 

This is your standard 2-5-7-10 Box that we revisited this month.  Every stamper has pastels (or at least you should) but I think the more we get into stamping we forget to use this GREAT tool.  There are so many great techniques that you can use your pastels for and this month we did Poppin’ Pastels on the box.  We used the Big Snowflake Jumbo Wheel in VersaMark and then used a sponge dauber dipped in pastels to POP the snowflakes out on the Baja Breeze cardstock.  Another fun element on this box you will notice is the Embossed Snowflake is placed onto the Bottom portion of the Basket & Blooms die cut.  It fit perfectly and the snowflake was punched out using the 1 3/4 circle punch.  WOW, I love that punch.  This makes your seasonal gift making super fast and easy. 

So there you have it!  Three projects that are super fast and cute and perfect for the season!

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I went a little over board this Mini Catalog season with the beautiful Felt Flurries.  Now believe me, I have used them.  I have applied them to cards, mini books, Canvas projects… the list goes on.  The other day I found some of these glass ornaments in my "stash" of stuff.  I wanted to make something pretty and was sitting on the floor and had an ah ha moment.  I think I scared Russ.  He was playing on my computer and I let out a big scream and he turned quickly to find this…

I was so super excited when that felt snowflake fit over that glass ball.  I made 6 of them super quick.  I just cut strips of designer paper and curled them on my paper piercer from my Crafters Tool Kit.  Then I dropped them in the ornament one by one.  I carefully put my felt snowflake on then the cap.  I loved using that beautiful Rope ribbon from the mini catalog.  Isn’t that the best stuff???  I would love to see this in the next catalog.  So many great things can be done with it. Last thing I applied was the great rub on’s that Stampin’ Up! carries.  This one is Season of Cheer.  WOW have I gotten a lot of use out of these Rub On’s.  I would say at least 70% of my craft show projects used these rub ons. 

So, again… I am sure someone may have figured this idea out long ago… but I will continue to think I am a genius for just a few short days. 

I have one more thing to share.  Some of you may have seen this project before.  I really love scrapbooking on the wall and have been teaching Altered Canvas for some time.  Last night I had my last canvas class for the season and I wanted to share with you.  These are super fun and easy.  

Lots of fun products were used on this canvas.  I used the Big Felt Flurries, Designer Brads, Season of Cheer Rub On’s, and Old St. Nick Rub Ons.  I also used that gorgeous Chocolate Chip double stitched ribbon, Chipboard Snowflake and that fun Rope again.  If you want to see a tutorial on this, click HERE!

The most common question I get asked when making a canvas are the photos.  I highly recommend that you use photos printed from a professional place such as Wal Mart or Target.  Do not use a photo printed from your home printer as the Modge Podge will eat the ink and you will be left with a blank picture.  Probably NOT the end result you were looking for.

Well folks.  That is all I have to share tonight.  All the cleaning I did the other day really did me in.  I feel like all the dust bunnies I caught on Sunday have landed in my nose and head.  Ugh! 

Have a GREAT Wednesday and thanks so much for taking a peek!

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This months stamp camp was a lot of fun and I am so excited to share with you the projects we made.  My focus for stamp camps this month has been "gift" giving.  I think we mastered that this month.  LOL!  Here are a few projects and I am also including they instructions so you can make these projects in your home.    I hope you enjoy them.

 This adorable little box is actually a box that can hold those cute little mini loaves that you bake.  Now since I am not really a baker or COOK for that matter, I made a cute little table center with pine cones and such for my Thanksgiving Day table setting.  I used the stamp set Harvest Home.  We watercolored the image using ink pads.  I did emboss the image using Basic Black Craft ink and Clear Embossing Powder to make it an easy watercoloring image. 

 Click HERE to download the instructions!

Next project was SUPER cute and SUPER easy!  I think I heard a few of my stampers squeal when they made this.

This opens up and has layers of cardstock inside to place pictures on.  I used Green Mono Glue to keep the Big Felt Flurries Snowflake on.  Love that Ski Slope Designer Paper.  It really is a BEAUTIFUL Designer Paper. 

Next is a simple little Kit Kat bar covered with Designer Paper from one of the Prints Packs.  I ***LOVE*** the Country Living Holiday Collection Kit and EVERYTHING inside that Kit.  The stamp set is WELL worth the money!!!

Click HERE for the instructions for the Kit Kat and Mini Scrapbook!

Then we did these adorable Chocolate Peppermint Sticks!  I love this idea because they are simple, and you can make a ton of them FAST. These are great little trinket gifts to give to those friends you just cannot live without.  I have a ton of people like that.  They just make me smile. 

I have used sooooooooooo many of the Season of Cheer Rub on’s by Stampin’ Up! this year.  Besides Chit Chat being my favorite Rub On’s, Season of Cheer ranks right up there.  If you have the punches, then this set of Rub ons is right up your alley.  Nothing seems better to me than rubbing on a sentiment and then punching it out.  This is what makes this sooooo fun and simple.  I am sure I will be asked where I got those yummy chocolate peppermint sticks…. COSTCO. 

Click HERE for the instructions!

Lastly, our Stamp Camp ended with the cute Snowman Tins.  I loved making these tins this year.  They are Snowman Soup!  I posted this a little while back on my blog HERE!

Now HERE are the instructions!

I hope these little projects bring you some stampin’ cheer!  I know they did to myself and my customers. 

NOW BIG NEWS!  I will be doing a 12 days of Christmas Gift Giving Blitz starting on Thanksgiving Day!  There will be tons of fun projects just in time for you to make for the Holidays!  You must sign up for the newsletter in order to receive them.  You will see the SIGN UP on the right column of my SIDE BAR! 

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I’ve had a few requests for the cute little tea bag holder.  Sorry I don’t post a lot of directions for projects.  I am usually on the fly (or riding by the seat of my pants) most of the time. 

To make the tea bag holder:

Old Olive cardstock: 3.5 x 7.5

Score cardstock at 1/2", 3 1/4, 3 3/4" and 4 1/4"

Decorate as you wish!

Hope this helps you!

Now, this past week has been whackadoodle in my stamp room.  We have been stampin’ like crazy women!    I just had my SAS this past weekend and I wanted to share some of the cards with you:

Now, dig deep into your stampin’ supplies and see if you can uncover your precious chalk!  This card used the ole Poppin’ Pastels using Versamarker, Chalk and a Sponge Dauber.  If you are a customer of mine you have heard me say many times to use your chalk.  It is such a great tool and especially if you do not have many of our inks.  Of course you should have those inks on your wish list.  Stampin’ Up! inks are the BEST!  Anyways, I just used my VersaMarker to color in the image and then used the dauber with chalk to color the image.  Viola!  The sides of the stamped image were created using the Curly Label Punch.  Just a fun little extra for the card.

Here is another card using the Country Living Holiday Collection.  WOW I love this kit.  I used VersaMark on the Kraft cardstock with the snowflake and then added some Ski Slope designer paper at the bottom.  Love how I can punch that Snowflake out using the 1 3/4 punch. 

Speaking of snow… I see a few flakes coming down.  Yippie!

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