Happy Holidays & Snow Cards

                Popping in to quickly share my latest creations - I'm short on time, but will return with supply "recipes" for cards that have comments requesting them.  Please NOTE: All designs can be customized -colors, adding initials/names, changing sentiments & images - contact me to see more options. :)  

Stampin' Up!'s Snowflake Die

With luck and if my neck cooperates, I hope to get my Etsy store full of cards by Monday: My Etsy Store. I'll be making Gift Certificate enclosure cards and boxes tomorrow ~ stop in again!

a little too much Shimmer Paint

LOVE my Stampin' Up! Textured Impressions Embossing Folders!

LOVED working with the Lovely Seniors in West Hartford, CT!

I wish I had taken a pictures from this event!  When I showed the ladies (14 of them) from the West Hartford Fellowship Housing (14 of them!!!) the cards they were going to create.  They seemed a tad overwhelmed.  I heard one lady tell a friend she was going to just do what she wanted with the supplies.  This was my 1st time meeting these ladies, so my heart sank a little thinking they didn't like the design. 

I chose to demonstrate the Thoughts & Prayers set (p. 150 of the Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalog).  As soon as I pressed the tree image on the card stock (after using 2 different colored SU Stamin' write markers to ink it), and revealed the gorgeous impression, the room was full of astonishment!  Lots of ooh-ing and ah-ing too!  The ladies were interested and captivated after that! 

I had packets for each that contained everything except the background paper.  I wanted to give them the choice. 

STAMP SETS:  Thoughts & Prayers, Sincere Salutations

INK:  Soft Suede and Old Olive Stamin' Write markers, Marina Mist Classic Ink Pad

PAPER:  Note Cards (Pack of 20, $5.95 - great value!); Whisper white & Soft Suede card stock, and (retired) Designer Series Paper: Bella Bleu

Accessories and Tools: Big Shot (die cutting system), Top Note die, 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon in Early expresso, Scallop Oval Exra-Large punch, 1-3/4 x 7/8" Oval Large punch, Modern Label Extra-Large punch & Word Window Large punch. 

Love at First Sight ~ 2-step Bird Punch

I fell in love with this product, the Bird Builder punch the moment I saw it in the Stampin Up 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalog! I cased this design from page 19, giving it my own spin. I love the color combination and HAD to recreate it. It was easy enough, except it took me 3 tries to get the branches (2 sets of branches) in the right position behind the bird. I changed the designer paper and used my favorite greeting set, Sincere Salutations. I gave this card to a special Uncle for his birthday (he called to say he loved it). Thank you SU designers!  This cased card design will be recreated in the Farmington Valley Stampin' Up! Crafters Club 1st meeting!

HELP - How do I flip this picture?

For All You Do 115360, Price: $28.95

STAMP SETS

* For All You Do #115360, Price $28.98

* Sincere Salutations #115068, $23.95

CARD STOCK:  $6.95 per package
Avail. in multi-color packs & individual colors.
8-1/2 x 11 (24 smooth sheets), and 12x12 (6 smooth, 6 textured)
* Baja Breeze, 111352
* Old Olive 8-1/2 x11 sheets 100702, Price $6.95
* Whisper White #100730. *Price $8.50 - 40 sheets

INK:
* Old Olive Classic Stamp Pad #102277, Price $5.95
* Versamark Pad #102283, Price $7.50

TOOLS & EMBELLISHMENTS:

* Two-Step Bird Punch #117191

* 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalog
* Paper Cutter #104152, $24.95

* Snail Adhesive #104332 $6.95 / refill #104331, $4.50

* stampin' Dimensionals #104430, Price $3.95