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Altered Gift Card Tins

Got a plain gift card tin - dress it up! I helped alter these super cute gift card tins (they already had the houndstooth pre-printed design) for a bunch of February birthday girls! I had a lot of fun. Unfortunately many of the supplies used are retired. But you could certainly duplicate this using other supplies you have on hand.

Paper:
Basic Black, Real Red, Whisper White

Ink:
Real Red

Stamp:
Letterpress Alphabet

Accessories:
Basic Black Grosgrain Ribbon
Silver Cord (retired)
Vintage Brads (retired)

Enjoy!

 

True Blue Meeting and swaps

Did you know that when you become part of the Stampin' Up demonstrator family you are welcomed into several smaller Stampin' Up families? Your upline's family and your upline's-upline's family, and so on. Each demonstrator that begins a family gets to choose a name. So I am part of the True Blue Stampers, as well as the INKredibles. All very talented ladies I might add! And to think I get to go to events that each stamping family holds! How cool is that? At most of our gatherings everyone enjoys to swap card fronts and or 3-D projects. Its always fun to see what others have created.

Here are some swaps I received at a recent meeting:

This one is from Nicole

The Jack in the box and heart stamps are from the "Out of the Box" hostess set.

Another creative use of supplies on hand, Nicole used the Join in the Cheer Decorative Strip die for the "Love"

This next one is from Barbara...she is showcasing several new products here: Well Scripted, I {Heart} Hearts, the new Scallop Trim border and Small Heart punches

Am I sensing a pattern? Oh, I just crack myself up! Both Nicole's and Barbara's cards are using the Texturz Plates - Backgrounds 1.

This next card swap is from my Upline June (my Stampin' Mom)

June used the ever popular Tea Party DSP the Simple Flower Embosslit, Little Leaves Sizzlit Die, Scallop Edge Punch and the Thank you Kindly stamp set.

And finally this vintage card is from Denise (my Stampin' Grandma)

Denise showcased a few new products as well; Vintage Vogue stamp set and the Scallop Trim border punch.

If you would like more information about joining me and the Stampin' Up! family contact me today for more information.

 

SuperBowl Mystery Hostess Special

Its that time of year again...and you're invited! Place an order and have fun watching the Super Bowl!

When?
February 7th 2009, 6:30 pm, ET

Details
Email me your order during the Super Bowl game...not through my website.

Earn tickets for various prize drawings throughout the game PLUS the final mystery hostess drawing.

Earnings scale
Place an order up to $49 earn 3 tickets
Place an order from $50 - $99 and earn 4 tickets
Place an order from $100 or more and earn 5 tickets
Refer a friend (who does not receive my e-newsletter) who places an order earn 6 tickets
Schedule a workshop for March/April earn 10 tickets

Its Sale-A-Bration, so any orders of $50 or more are entitled to pick a FREE set from the Sale-A-Bration mini catalog! PLUS, with any order over $75 you can pick a FREE stamp set from a list which I'll post shortly.

Game Specials (in addition to the scale above):

Place an order during these Quarters and receive something for free. Please email with the quarter.

1st Quarter - FREE Gift from my Goodie Basket with any order! Minimum 3 tickets

2nd Quarter - FREE Classic Ink pad with a $45 or more order. This will also allow you to receive a free Sale-A-Bration stamp set. 3 Tickets

Half Time - FREE Designer Series Paper with a $65 order (plus a free Sale-a- Bration stamp set) 3 tickets

3rd Quarter - FREE Linen Thread with a $25 order! 3 tickets

4th Quarter - FREE Card Stock package with any order placed, 3 tickets

Block Party Extra:
The first 2 people to email me with their order after the first touchdown will get two free tickets.

NOTE: I must have a minimum of $150 in orders. If I do not meet this minimum then I will give away a free item from my Goodie Basket. US Orders only.

After the game I will draw a ticket for the Mystery Hostess. The name I pick for hostess will be entitled to all of the hostess benefits from this party. I will contact the winner to get their picks of free Stampin' Up! products. I will contact everyone with their totals by Tuesday.

 

My Valentine Shoebox Swap

I am going to a Shoebox Swap tomorrow night. Fun! Fun! If you've never heard of a shoebox swap, its where you create a card as a sample; then you provide all the supplies to make the card. You cut all paper to size, cut the ribbon, include punches you put all of them in a "shoebox" so that others can duplicate your card design. As you finish making one card, you pass the box to the next person and you receive the next box with a new card design. At the end of the night each person has made all the cards that everyone has designed. Its a lot of fun! Oftentimes we get to chit-chatting that we don't always finish the cards while we're out. I usually end up finishing 1 or 2 of them at home. (I don't do well sitting and stamping. I like to stamp standing up.)

This is my card design that I've prepared for tomorrow night. Most of the time there is a theme, like for this swap we needed to use products from the Occasions or Sale-A-Bration mini catalogs.

I bet you can tell what Specialty paper I used!

Oh, no! I just realized that this sentiment is from the Grateful Greetings from the Holiday Mini Catalog...oops! Well, you can switch it with the "love you much" sentiment from the Well Scripted set in the Occasions Mini or the "love you" from the Short & Sweet stamp set or finally you can try the "Valentine {please be mine}" sentiment from the Holiday Best stamp set (IBC, Hostess Level 1 set)

I also used the following supplies:
Real Red, Very Vanilla and Whisper White Card Stock
5/8" Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon
Pinking Hearts Border

Enjoy!

 

Heart to Heart

Hello friends! How has the New Year been treating you? Its been good to me so far! I was just a bit under the weather last week. I guess it was because I was so busy making projects for my newsletter. Anyway I was so busy making so many projects that I completely missed including one in my subscriber only newsletter! So my mistake will be your benefit!

 

Stamps
I {love} Love Jumbo Wheel
A Happy Heart

Paper
Whisper White
Pretty in Pink
Real Red

Accessories
Pinking Hearts Border
Pink Taffeta Ribbon
Heart to Heart Punch
Real Red Ink Cartridge
Jumbo Wheel Handle

 

Smooches!

That's what my "Hokie" Claus gets from me! (said in a sing-song voice) Its the little things in life that make you the happiest. Okay, I know, you're not sure what I mean, you think I've really gone off the deep end. Well maybe I have. No, but seriously folks, my man, "Hokie Claus," got me a table top photo studio for Christmas. AND I love it! The pictures are coming out terrific!! Like I said, its the little things! Thank you mucho Hokie Claus!

Need a quick and easy packaging project for your special Valentine? Here is one project that uses some of our newest products! Thank you to my UPS delivery person for delivering all these new goodies! Whom unfortunately I never get to meet since I am never home when they deliver, but if I was home this is what it would look like:
Hmm, okay got a bit side tracked there. Okay, yes, well, back to the Valentine project! LOL

Here is my Smooches pouch:

It features the Sending Love Specialty Designer Series paper that has glittery designs! It is so very cool! And not to mention the new Sending Love Epoxy Brads (I used the Real Red grouping. They come in Pretty in Pink and Chocolate Chip, yum!)

Added 1/18 - Side View

Ingredients
Pretty in Pink and Whisper White Card stock
Sending Love Specialty Paper (Limited offer - Occasions Mini Catalog, January 5-April 30th)
Sending Love Expoxy Brads - Real Red (Limited offer - Occasions Mini Catalog, January 5-April 30th)

No stamps were harmed making this project! (wink) So sorry its late and I'm a bit punchy, can't ya tell?!

Sentiment created using Stampin' Up!'s "My Digital Studio" and a font from my font library (Amelie) printed in Real Red on Whisper White card stock.

Added flavors
Scallop Border Punch
Velcro closure

Email me for the template.

Thanks for stopping by! Sign up for my newsletter...don't miss lots of Chocolate packaging projects...time for me to call it a night.

 

Happy New Year!

A happy New Year to all! I wish all of my readers (and their families) a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!

Hopefully this post will actually make it on my blog! I had completed one right before this and thought it had posted but it never appeared on my blog. This is now the second time something like this has happened! Gotta love technology!

Anywho, I made this shimmery New Year's card for my Mom. I got the idea for the words "Cheers" from a post that Diana Gibbs had on her blog recently.

I was thinking after I made this that you could give the champagne glasses more "pop" if you cut them out and adhered them with dimensionals, or even made small paper spring so they can jiggle and move!

Supplies
Cheers to You stamp set
Stazon Jet Black
Join in the Cheer - Stampin' Up! Exclusive Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die
Brushed Gold, Brushed Silver, Bronze (retired), Shimmery White, Glossy White card stock
Apricot Appeal Stampin' Write Marker
Two way glue pen
Dazzling Diamonds

All the best to you and your families in 2010! Happy New Year! Cheers!

 

Holiday People Feeder

Okay, so this isn't a Raissa original. I originally saw this idea promoting another company's papercrafting product at Halloween and thought it was such a cute idea! I thought I would make a Christmas people feeder! I took this to my office and it was a hit! Everyone loved it! (Some people thought it was a Hummingbird feeder.)

I purchased the chick feeder online (most pet stores have these). They had an assortment of colors (red, green, black, blue) as well as tin metal ones. I suppose you could buy the tin metal one and spray paint it to your liking. But since I was putting candy in mine, I felt this was more food safe! You'll also need a Ball jar. I used a plain one, with no writing. As well as your designer paper, stamps if you wish and some ribbon.

I used the My Digital Studio to create the image and sentiment on the Whisper White paper in the jar, which I adhered to the Christmas Cocoa Specialty paper from the Holiday Mini. The ribbon, Mistletoe, a ribbon originals is also from the Holiday Mini. There is still time to order from the Holiday Mini. Now through January 4th while supplies last!

Have a very merry!

 

Let the Festivities Begin!

Thanks for stopping by! I was at my first cookie exchange this week. Besides the fact that I was stressing about when I was going to find the time to make 6 dozen cookies, it was actually a lot of fun! And I got some really delicious cookies to boot! A few fellow Stampin' Upers decided to get together this time not to stamp but to catch up and enjoy time chatting with each other.

We had a Yankee swap of Christmas ornaments. These ladies are just so crafty and talented! Its just amazing some of the ornaments that were made!

I happened to pick the first number so I had first choice and then I was the last one to choose if I wanted to steal someone else's pick, which I didn't. Here is the festive package I picked, with the ornament it held below it. Just think, all you need is a clear ornament, a reinker, glitter and a rub-on...

Isn't that beautiful?! Not only did I go home with cookies, my upline, June was at the gathering and she gave me a gift. Here is the decorated gift bag she made:

Here is the card she made to go along with the gift bag:

These two pieces use Simply Scrappin' elements. An easy way to accessorize a card front or gift bag! This is from the Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin' set.

Oh and I cannot forget the beautiful card I got from Jeannine!

We learned about this technique at convention, but I forgot all about it until I opened her card! She brayered the inside of the Petals-A-Plenty embossing folder and then embossed the paper. Pretty smart, huh? The stamp is the Christmas Punch set, which is a Hostess Level 2 set.

 

12 Days of Holiday Sales - Stampin' Up Style

The 12 day sale is here! Now through December 22nd. So fill out your wish list and let others go shopping for you! PLUS if you order the BigShot from me you'll get free shipping on your order!

Items must be ordered by December 15, 2009, in order to arrive in time for Christmas. For online orders, discounts will be reflected in the "regular price"; "catalog price" will show the non-discounted price. Product Offering: Item Page # Description Regular Price Discounted Price 114515 195 Flower Burst Embosslits die $11.95 $8.96 114516 195 Cherry Blossom Embosslits die $11.95 $8.96 115957 195 Thanks Embosslits die $11.95 $8.96 114513 195 Sweetest Stem Embosslits die $11.95 $8.96 115952 195 Hi Embosslits die $11.95 $8.96 115951 197 Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Medium Sizzlits die $74.95 $59.96 113446 197 Build a Flower #2 Set Sizzlits 4-Pack die $19.95 $16.96 114509 197 Big Bold Cupcakes Sizzlits 4-Pack die $21.95 $18.66 113448 197 Hearts Set Sizzlits 4-Pack die $19.95 $16.96 113457 198 Tulipe Bigz die $21.95 $16.46 115954 198 Two Tags Bigz die $21.95 $18.66 114524 199 Fringed Flower Bigz die $19.95 $15.96 114523 199 Decorative Accents Bigz die $19.95 $15.96 114534 199 Flower Bigz Clear die $19.95 $15.96 113473 199 5-Point 3D Star Bigz die $19.95 $16.96 113472 199 Circle 3D Ornament Bigz die $19.95 $16.96 113470 199 Flower Layers w/Leaf Bigz die $19.95 $16.96 113465 199 Bird w/Leaves and Flower Bigz die $19.95 $16.96 115961 200 Perfect Setting Bigz XL die $42.95 $32.21 113483 200 Pennant Bigz XL die $39.95 $29.96 113484 200 Baskets & Blooms Bigz XL die $39.95 $31.96 116760 201 Pop-Up Three Tier Cake Bigz XL die $39.95 $29.96 116759 201 Pop-Up 3D Ball Bigz XL die $39.95 $29.96 114890 201 Matchbox Bigz XL die $42.95 $36.51 113458 202 Flower Layers Originals die $15.95 $13.56 114336 158 Kraft Décor Elements sheets 12" x 24" (2) $12.95 $10.36 114334 158 Dark Gray Décor Elements sheets 12" x 24" (2) $12.95 $10.36 114337 158 Chocolate Décor Elements sheets 12" x 24" (2) $12.95 $10.36 114335 158 White Décor Elements sheets 12" x 24" (2) $12.95 $10.36 118797 n/a So Saffron Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2) $12.95 $9.71 118798 n/a Rose Red Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2) $12.95 $9.71 118799 n/a Taken With Teal Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2) $12.95 $9.71 118800 n/a Pretty In Pink Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2) $12.95 $9.71 118801 n/a Bashful Blue Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2) $12.95 $9.71 118802 n/a Real Red Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2) $12.95 $9.71 118803 n/a Old Olive Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2) $12.95 $9.71 118804 n/a Black Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2) $12.95 $9.71 118805 n/a Night of Navy Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2) $12.95 $9.71 118806 n/a Certainly Celery Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2) $12.95 $9.71 118807 n/a Tempting Turquoise Décor Elements Sheets 15" x 24" (2) $12.95 $9.71 118808 n/a Clear Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2) $12.95 $9.71 118809 n/a Pumpkin Pie Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2) $12.95 $9.71 118810 n/a Pixie Pink Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2) $12.95 $9.71 118812 n/a Sahara Sand Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2) $12.95 $9.71 118813 n/a Gable Green Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2) $12.95 $9.71 118814 n/a Basic Gray Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2) $12.95 $9.71 118815 n/a Chalkboard Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2) $14.95 $11.21 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:58:07