Holiday Scrapbooking

Here is my most favorite holiday scrapbook page of me and my sweetie at the tree in Rockefeller Center.   It is using the very beautiful designer series paper from the Deck the Halls along with some vintage embellishments.

Ingredients to make the page:
Stamp Sets:   Delightful Decorations, Contempo Christmas
Ink:   Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler
Paper:   Deck the Halls designer series paper, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla
Accessories:   Very Vanilla Tafetta Ribbon, Buttons from a local craft store, Pewter Hodgepode Hardware
Tools:  Ornament Punch, Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Big Shot, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border, Simple Letters Sizzex

Welcoming a New Addition

The past year we welcomed a new additon to our family.   My cousin George had a baby boy.    He is the  latest addition to an ever growing list of grandchildren.    Here is cousin's little one along with his brother and sister's little ones.   

Ingredients to make the scrapbook page:
Stamp Set:   Lovely Letters, Welcome Little One
Ink:  Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla
Paper:   Sahara Sand, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, So Saffron, Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper
Accessories:   Pearls from a local craft store, Always Artichoke Seam Binding
Tools:   Heart Punch, Sponge Dauber, 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" Square Punch, Star Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch

Baby it's cold outside

Here is another scrapbook page made with my holiday card photos.   I have to say I love the pink and red combination with the snowflakes.

Ingredients to make the scrapbook page:
Stamp Sets:   A Cute Christmas, Best Wishes and More
Ink:   Basic Black, Pretty in Pink, Real Red
Paper:  Candy Cane Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper, Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White
Accessories:   Rhinestones, Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools:   Top Note Sizzex, Timeless Type Sizzlets, Big Shot, Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Snowflake punch, Coluzze cutting system, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Small Snowflake Punch from a local craft store

Merry & Bright Scrapbooking

Here is that amazing Deck the Halls designer series paper.   I have to say I love, love this paper.   Here is my series of holiday scrapbook pages.    If you have been following my blog through the years, I take my yearly Holiday photos I get in the mail and scrapbook them.   So here is the first of the series that features my very cute niece and nephew in the top left hand corner.   Stay tuned for more holiday scrapbook pages tomorrow.

Ingredients to make the scrapbook page:
Paper:   Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla
Accessories:   Vintage Brads
Tools:   Die cut letters and frames from a die cutting machine from a local craft store

Spectacular Day

Last December, I got to spend a couple days with my nephew while his parents went to Boston. I have to say I really enjoyed my time with him. He is a super amazing little boy. We did spend most of that time either shopping for action figures, watching and singing SPECTACULAR Spiderman. If you ever watched the Spectacular Spiderman cartoon series, you will know the song. It has a way of staying in your head long after you heard it.

The highlight of the day was we were in the mall and they had a Batman ride, well he was so thrilled and happy to be able to go on it.

I got to show him the page and I have to say it was a hit even with him. He loved having a scrapbook page with his favorite hero.

Here is the page and the ingredients to make it:
Stamp Set: alphabet set from a local craft store

Ink: Garden Green

Paper: Travel Journal Designer Series Paper, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Night of Navy, Garden Green

Accessories: Grungeboard and Spiderman stickers from a local craft store, Garden Green Designer Buttons

Tools: Circle Cutting System, uni-Signal White Gel pen, Border Punch from a local craft store, Sponge Daubers, Big Shot, Spider Web Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot

Spidey Birthday

Now that Valentine's Day is over. I can finally share some projects I made for my nephew's birthday. He is a HUGE Spiderman fan. If he is not watching his videos or playing with his action figures, he is pretend shooting web out of his wrist. I have to give my friend Colleen a big thank you for letting me use her Spider Web Textured Embossing Folder. It was just the right touch to the projects.

Here is the birthday card I made and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Sets: Afterthoughts

Ink: Night of Navy

Paper: Travel Journal Designer Series Paper, Real Red, Whisper White

Accessories: Rhinestones from a local craft store, Spiderman stickers from a local craft store

Tools: Spider Web Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Clear Circle Sizzex, Big Shot






I had plenty of stickers leftover so I decided to make a wall hanging for his room as well.

Here are the ingredients to make the wall hanging:

Paper: Night of Navy, Real Red, Whisper White
Accessories: Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware, Spiderman stickers and rub-ons from a local craft store
Tools: Spider Web Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot











Lastly, here are some cupcake toppers. How super easy were these. I just found some Spiderman clipart and punched and die cut.

Ingredients to make the toppers:

Paper: Whisper White, Night of Navy, Real Red

Tools: 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Large Scallop Circle Punch, Circles #2 Sizzex, Big Shot

Holiday Gift Hot Chocolate Mugs and Tags for Friends

I decided to make a few more Holiday gift hot chocoalate mugs for my stamping friends.

I decided to make take my gift mug idea from October 21st and just change it up a little bit.

Here's my project and the ingredients to make it:
Stamp Sets: So Very, Tiny Teacup
Ink: Real Red, Whisper White

Paper: Blushing Bride, Real Red, Whisper White, Candy Cane Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Real Red Satin Ribbon, Rhinestones, Circle Aluminum Tag
Tools: Northern Flurry Textured Embossing Folder, Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Big Shot, Heart to Heart Punch, Large Oval Punch

I also made a few gift tags to attach to cookie platters. Here's the cute litte gingerbread man from the Got Treats stamp set.

Here are the ingredients to make the tag:

Stamp Sets: Got Treats, Holiday Happiness

Ink: Early Espresso

Paper: Jolly Holiday Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso

Accessories: Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Brads from a local craft store

Tools: Small Oval Punch, Heart Punch, Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Embossing Folder, Square Lattice Textured Embossing Folder, Tag Sizzex from a local craft store

One of my holiday cards

This year was the year of lots of individual holiday cards I made for challenges in the past couple of months, but I actually send out about 90 cards, so this is one of the cards I made in mass quantity. The other card was this one.

Here are the ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: A Cute Christmas

Ink: Basic Black, Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery

Paper: Candy Cane Christmas Designer Series Paper, Baja Breeze, Whisper White

Accessories: Rhinestones, Stampin' Dimensionals

Tools: Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Circles #2 Sizzex, Large Scallop Circle Punch, Square Lattice Textured Embossing Folder, Big Shot

Candy Cane Christmas

Here's my candy cane christmas card. I got this fabulous candy cane punch at the local craft store. I was so excited to be able to use it. I made the two candy cands into a heart for the card.

Here's my card and the ingredients to make it:
Stamp Sets: Cute Converse
Ink: Real Red
Paper: Candy Cane Christmas Designer Series Paper, Real Red and Whisper White
Accessories: Real Red Satin Ribbon and Brads, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sticky Strip
Tools: 1 1/4" Square Punch, Candy Cane Punch from a local craft store

Loving Pink and Brown for the Holidays

So I have to say how adorable is pink and brown for the holidays. I pulled out some retired Valentines day paper for this card. Remember the Candy Lane Designer Series Paper.

Here is my card and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Sets: Got Merry, Sweet Season

Ink: Close to Cocoa

Paper: Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Candy Lane Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Pearls, White Organza Ribbon

Tools: Designer Label Punch, Heart Punch, Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Northern Flurry Texture Embossing Folder

Cute Christmas

I have to say A Cute Christmas has become one of my favorite stamp sets. My absolute favorite stamp from the set is the snowman, but the trees is by far the second favorite of the set.

So here is my card and the ingredients to make it:
Stamp Sets: A Cute Christmas, Terry Tiny Wishes
Ink: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizzazz, Certainly Celery
Paper: Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Jolly Holiday Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Old Olive Brads, Satin Ribbon and Buttons
Tools: Square Lattice Texture Embossing Folder, Square Scallop Duo Sizzex, Big Shot, Tasteful Trim Sizzex

Punch Potpourri

How great is it that I was able to use the bird from the hostess exclusive stamp set on my holiday card. I cut a strip of Always Artichoke and on the other side I put the designer series label punch.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets: Punch Potpourri, Just So Many Sayings (retired)
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke
Paper: Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke
Accessories: Pearls, Riding Hood Red Buttons, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding
Tools: Two Step Extra Large Bird Punch, Designer Series Label Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch

Merry Christmas

More Christmas cards coming your way.. So are you almost done or half way done with making your cards yet. There are a few that I made that I will be posting, but I am happy to say I am done! All that is left is some stamps, labels and a pen.

Here is the card and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Sets: Welcome Christmas, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Early Espresso

Paper: Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper, Kraft Pattern Designer Series Paper, Real Red and Kraft, Early Espresso

Accessories: Antique Brads, Gold Brads, Real Red Satin Ribbon

Tools: Coluzzle Cutting System, Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Big Shot

Inkredible Color Challenge

This week's color combo is: Sage Shadow, Certainly Celery, Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip. I subsitited the Sage Shadow with Baja Breeze. I used the Cute Christmas stamp set to make this week's challenge.


Here is my card and the ingredients to make it:
Stamp Sets: Cute Christmas, Lots of Thoughts
Ink: Basic Black, Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip
Paper: Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Spring Fling Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Rhinestones from a local craft store
Tools: Border punch from a local craft store, Big Shot, Square Lattice Textured Embossing Folder

Christmas Bling

I have to say this has become the year of the bling. I seem to be putting it on all my cards and projects.

So here's my card and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Set: A Cute Christmas, Contempo Christmas

Ink: Baja Breeze, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz

Paper: Candy Cane Speciality Designer Series Paper, Blushing Bride, Whisper White

Accessories: Rhinestones and Blushing Bride Stitched Poly Ribbon

Tools: Scallop Circle Punch, Circles Sizzex, Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Big shot

My last felt flurries creation for now

Here is my last felt flurries creation for now. I have a feeling I may pull them out again. I have to say I really love the way they look on my christmas cards! They are still on the clearance rack, so don't hesitate to pick them up. You get 27 felt snowflakes for only $4.99 While you are at, don't miss out on the Online Spectacular. Only 2 more days left!

Here is my card and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Sets: Welcome Christmas

Ink: Early Espresso, Riding Hood Red

Paper: Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Big Felt Flurries Accents & Elements, Half back pearls, Riding Hood Red Tafetta Ribbon

Tools: Scallop Border Punch

More Felt Flurries

So here are more felt flurries paired up with the Mojo Monday sketch of the week.

Here is the card and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Sets: Lots of Thoughts

Ink: Riding Hood Red, Early Espresso

Paper: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper, Holiday Treasures Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Big Felt Flurries Accents & Elements, Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon, Brads from a local craft store

Tools: Big Shot, Scallop Square Duo, Square Lattice Textured Embossing Folder, Tasteful Trim Sizzex

Big Felt Flurries Accents & Elements

Well I picked up these fabulous Big Felt Flurries on the Clearance Rack and I really haven't used them, so I decided to put them to use with the next couple of challenges! So here is my first card that I made for the Taylored Expressions challenge.

Here is the card and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Sets: Holiday Happiness

Ink: Early Espresso

Paper: Parisan Breeze Specialty Designer Series Paper, Candy Cane Specialty Designer Series Paper, Whisper White

Accessories: White Organza Ribbon, Antique Brads, Brads from a local craft store, Big Felt Flurries Accents & Elements

Tools: Coluzzle, Big Shot, Square Lattice Embossing Folder

Fall Thank You Card

Here is a mix of old and new. Old designer series paper and then the rest is new. I have to say my favorite of all time fall designer series paper was the Autumn Meadows.

Here is my fall card and the ingredients to make it:
Stamp Sets: Leaf Lines, Because I Care
Ink: Early Espresso, More Mustard, Crumb Cake
Paper: Autumn Meadows Designer Series PaperPaper, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso
Accessories: Silver Brads, Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon
Tools: Tasteful Trim Sizzex, Circle Punch

Inkredible Color Challenge

Here's for a challenging color combination. This week's colors are: Always Artichoke, More Mustard, Eggplant Envy and Chocolate Chip. I decided to subsitute Chocolate Chip for my favorite new brown, Early Espresso. So if the Inkredible color challenge wasn't challenging enough I decided to make into a Christmas card.

I know you all have done this, stamped images from a friend's stamp collection on Vanilla or White card stock to use at a later date. Well I have done this a million times, but for some reason always forget to use those stamped images. Well I was a little stumped with this challenged and found this great stamped image from my friend Colleen's collection. I must have stamped it quite sometime ago since the stamp set is called Baby Jesus is Born and it was in the 2008 catalog.

So here is my card and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Set: Baby Jesus is Born, So Many Sayings

Ink: Always Artichoke, Basic Black, Artichoke, More Mustard, Eggplant Envy, Early Espresso and Blush Blossom

Paper: Always Artichoke Patterns Designer Series Paper, More Mustard Patterns Designer Series Paper, Early Espresso and Whisper White

Accessories: Linen Thread, Early Espresso Button and Wide Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Blender Pens, Big Shot, Tasteful Trim Sizzex