Hi everyone,
I'm really going crazy for Stampin' Up!'s Decor Elements! I recently purchased the new "Thought Bubble" from page 3 of the new additions "Catalog Insert" of the "Definitely Decorative" brochure to entice my son to let me paint his room. He hates to change things even if it's the same color. I'm hoping this cute Thought Bubble that you can write on with chalk will change his mind. LOL!
In the meantime I've been making Decor for my Living Room! Unfortunately, these aren't the greatest of pictures. I had to stand in the stairwell to take the pictures so I couldn't stand far enough away to get a better shot, so these will just have to do.. :-) Well you get the idea anyway! I did the same thing as the "Welcome" frame (see November 30, 2009 Post) I made purchasing canvas frames from the dollar store, stencilling right over top of different colors of textured cardstock using the 'Flourish" paint stencil and then rubbing on the words, life, hope, faith and love! Then I glued the paper right on to the canvas frames that I painted black around the edges! So ea
sy and fairly quick to make!
Off to convince my son to paint his room so I can put up the "Thought Bubble"...wish me luck!
Liane
Good afternoon everyone!
A few of my friends and I will be Hosting a Scrap Booking; Card Making, Digital Scrappin' and other crafty projects weekend at Kawkawa Camp in Hope, BC from February 19-21. Hosted by Creative Memories and Stampin' Up! - you'll have all the supplies you need at your fingertips plus have the option of signing up for card classes and more.
If you'd like a weekend away to be fed and watered leaving you ALL weekend to complete your crafting projects then this is the weekend for you. Only $129 for lodging and food!
Take the Kawkawa Virtual Tour Here!
Hi again,
I can't believe it's December 18 and I'm all done Christmas shopping! Not only done but everything is wrapped and ready for Santa to put under the tree come Christmas morning. Yeah! I can't remember the last time I was this prepared for Christmas. Even my Christmas cards are all out but I'm still in a stamping mood so I decided to play some more with my Serene Snowflakes stamp set from the current mini catalog.
Here are some of the cards I did today! Hope you enjoy them!
I love this card! I made a dozen or so of these cards for my DH's office staff. I used the Cracked Glass technique with the large snowflake from Serene Snowflakes. Simple, clean and elegant!
Here's a close up of the cracked glass! It's two layers of UTEE (Ultra Thick Embossing Powder) then put in the freezer for awhile. Once you remove it from the freezer you carefully bend the cardstock to form cracks in the image. Don't crack too much or you'll end up with chunks coming off your image. You could use regular embossing powder but would probably have to layer it 3-4 times for the same effect.
This next card is a simple triptych with the new Real Red Satin Ribbon. I'm crazy about the new Satin Ribbon coming up in the next mini catalog! I've ordered almost every color! If you loved the Chocolate Satin Ribbon from last year's holiday mini you're going to love this new ribbon. The ribbon is 5/8" wide and will come in nine different colors: Basic Black, Real Red (as in my card above), Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, Very Vanilla, Old Olive and Basic Gray
If you can't tell by now I'm a little obsessed with Real Red and Soft Suede. Not sure why, just love the color combo! Here's another simple card - same Real Red Satin Ribbon as above.
That's it for now.
A BIG thank you to all of you who have sent me hand stamped Christmas cards! I love them all and will be posting as many as I can in the coming days!
Thanks!
Liane
Good morning,
While browsing for ideas to make Christmas cards not too long ago I stumbled across Lynn Pratt's blog and saw her absolutely adorable Polar Bear Punch card. Is this not the cutest card you've ever seen!
I love the detail in the shading! So beautifully done I just had to share with you all. She used Stampin' Up's Oval punches and the new Ornament punch as well. To get the details on how Lynn made this card and who the original designer is please visit her blog.
Happy Stamping or should I say "punching".
Liane
Good morning everyone!
Stampin' Up!'s "12 Days of Holiday Sales" starts today! With 15-25% off Big Shot Dies and Big Shot Materials from today until December 22! You can order on-line here or contact me via e-mail to order.
Liane
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Hi everyone,
I can sure tell that Christmas is just around the corner. With Christmas parties between school and jobs and still more cards for me to make and neighbors inviting us over for Christmas cheer, shopping for Christmas gifts (I love that part the most), decorating the house, attempting to make Christmas goodies and planning the dinner for Boxing Day with my family along with school Christmas plays and concerts it's well.... let's just say BUSY!
I have been to two great Stampin' Up! Christmas parties that afforded me a little relaxation and fun so it's all good! One my upline hosted and one that one of my downline hosted. It was fun making all the cards and not having to have been the one to come up with the designs for a change.
I'll post pictures of the cards below, but first I want to remind you all that Stampin' Up! will be making a special announcement on Friday about their "12 Days of Holiday Sales" promotions. I haven't a clue what it might be and am eager to find out. Check back here Friday where I'll have the promotion(s) posted!
Having said that, here are some of the make and take cards I made at the last two Christmas Parties I attended.
Enjoy and Happy Holiday Shopping!
Liane
Hi everyone,
I'm so glad to see the end of November! It's been so busy with many stampin' events and weekends and although I'm glad for all of them I'm ready for a break! With only some Christmas events to attend now I can relax a bit and finish making my Christmas cards, projects and gifts that I've been wanting to do for awhile now.
On one of my recent craft retreats I saw a talented crafter making home decor projects with dollar store canvasses and rub-ons and was so taken by what I saw that I decided I HAD to try it for myself. I wish I had taken pictures of her art work but for some reason it didn't even cross my mind. They were absolutely stunning projects and her choice of colors really made her work pop.
As soon as I came home from the crafting weekend I ordered myself a "Welcome" Decor Element Vinyl Rub-on and decided to try my hand at a similar project. I went out and purchased several dollar store paint canvasses had my hubby glue them together, I then painted the frame edges with black acrylic paint, cut and taped together a few pieces of Sahara Sand Textured paper and proceeded to stencil in black paint the "Flourish" Decor Stencil from Stampin' Up!. After all the paint dried I finished the piece off by rubbing on the welcome words.
Here's my version, ready to hang in the front entrance!
It was so much fun to make, took me maybe 30 minutes to make and cost me only $10 !! And with the current special from Stampin' Up! you can get a FREE Decor Element (up to $22.95) with your purchase of $65 from the Holiday Gift Giving Guide. Which means you could essentially make this as a gift for a couple bucks and it looks like you spent $30!! How cool would that be on your Christmas budget!?
The FREE Decor Special is on until January 4, 2010!
Enjoy!
Liane
