Christmas Fun

I recently sat down to mess around and make some mini christmas cards. I divided an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of paper into thirds along the long side. The measurements will be 3 11/16", 3 11/16" and 3 9/16". I used the Season of Simple Grace and Scandinavian Season stamp sets.
Some of the cards didn't scan too well - sorry!

These next 3 cards are the traditional 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Christmas Workshop and Giveaway

I'm planning an event the 2nd weekend in December for an evening of stamping and giveaways! We will be making 3 Christmas themed projects, and everyone will go home with free Stampin' Up! products!! For more details please email me, or leave a comment on this post with your contact information (comments are moderated, so no one else will see your personal information).

Fresh Cuts

I made some cards earlier this week using the Fresh Cuts stamp set and the coordinating pre-cut/pre-scored 4x4" cards (and envelopes of course!). They work so well together, it's hard to go wrong!

Samples From a Craft Show

In Color Comparisons...kind of...

This is a chart I made a couple weeks back, that I'm finally posting. It didn't scan as well as I had hoped - our scanner is really sensitive (even with the setting turned down) to lots of color...too much and it scans them really bright.

Hopefully this will give you "some kind" of idea of what the new colors look like compared to others, if you haven't seen them in person yet! And like I said last time, the more I use them, the more I like them!

New In Colors!

I have to admit; it's been really hard for me to post as often as I would like to. It seems that I never have the time. I have good intentions, and will think about it daily for a couple weeks, but I can never seem to find a good time without one of the kids needing me for something. Even as I type this now, Gage is struggling to fall asleep!

To be honest, I didn't know if anything could top last year's In Colors. However, the more I see these new colors, and now that I've used them, I really like them!

The new catalog is available to order from starting today!! There are some great new stamp sets and accessories. Every year the catalogs seem to get better and better. You can check it out here. Once I receive my new catalogs, they will be available for sale for $10 OR you can get one for free by hosting a workshop (where you can also get free stamp sets!).

Stamp Set: Embrace Life, Close As a Memory

Colors: Baja Breeze (NEW), Old Olive and Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Blender Pens, 5/8" Chocolate Grosgrain Ribbon, Paper Piercer (Crafter's Tool Kit)

Stamp Set: Hugs and Wishes

Colors: Pink Pirouette (NEW), Ridinghood Red (NEW), Always Artichoke

Accessories: Pretties Kit, White Embossing Powder, Chocolate Ribbon, Designer Series Paper

Stamp Set: Doodle This, Celebrate Everything

Colors: Pink Pirouette (NEW), Pacific Point (NEW), and Close to Cocoa

Accessories: Textured Cardstock, 1/2" Circle Punch, Neutral Buttons, Pretties Kit

SU!'s Artisan Award Entries

Stampin' Up! has an Artisan Award contest that I entered for the first time this year. Unfortunately, I had some bad luck, and one of my scrapbook pages didn't make it into the box with everything else. I didn't realize it until it was too late.

The winners were just announced, and no surprise, I didn't win. But here's a couple of the cards that I sent in, for inspiration.

Stamp Set: Wanted

Colors: Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Really Rust, Sage Shadow, Creamy Caramel

Accessories: Jumbo Pewter Eyelets, Vintage Brads, Chocolate Poly-twill Ribbon (no longer available), linen thread, Crop-a-dile, Star Punch

**The card is holding a bookmark.

Stamp Set: Embrace Life, Celebrate

Colors: River Rock, Always Artichoke, Groovy Guava, Elegant Eggplant, Summer Sun

Accessories: Scallop Punch, Ice Circle Rhinestone Brads, White Taffeta Ribbon

**This card uses the crayon resist technique on the scallop circle.