Lounging around my stamp studio

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We went home as a family for the first time since moving from Brandon to Daytona and it was wonderful.

I was blessed to spend some quality time(not nearly enough) with my Serenity Stamper Linda Clendening over the weekend and she gave me a Thanksgiving gift like the one above but in a Thanksgiving motiff. I had to rush home and make some. This is definately one of the projects we will be doing at our easy gift class on December 12th- Saturday from 10-2pm.
This is what it looks like from the top. I made spice bread for all my customers who orders arrived this week and are picking them up! It is a bread box, with bread actually in it. Yes I baked. Well... truthfully my husband did help with that part.
Perfect gift for neighbors, co-workers, teachers, etc.. I sure hope my customers like them!!
Supplies:
Taken with Teal Card stock/Ink and the Holiday Lounge Designer Series paper
Stamps: Retired SAB set from last year

This is a new lil dilly I made with my NEW petal card die cut that arrived today. I think I have waited a year to get this and make it. Another Serenity Stamper Vicky DiFabrizio made these last year for a craft show and I just thought they were too cute!! Perfect for table party favors and just a sweet gesture of sweetness!! Wrapped inside is a Ghiradelli chocolate!Perfect for lunch box surprises!!
Sentiment is from the level 2 Holiday punch set. Holiday Lounge is the DP.1/2" real red grosgrain ribbon.

I love the postage stamp of Santa Claus in that Holiday Punch Level 2 set.
I stamped it in teal ink on whisper white and adhered it to the top of the wrapped chocolate.
I really had fun making these thanks girls for the inspiration! This is the fun part of being an upline you teach them a few things then they teach you alot of things!!

Holiday Lounge gifts

This is Designer Paper is Holiday Lounge.(1156760 pg. 162)

These are some projects I have been working on the past few days.

This a matchbox from theSizzix Extended XL match box label die (114890 pg. 201)

With the white Organza ribbon(114319 pg 183) Taken with Teal Cs and the sentiment is from the level one Hostess set Holiday Best stamped in taken with teal. It includes 4 wrapped Hershey's nuggets. Great Secret Santa gift or table gifts for parties, baby showers , weddings.

This is a fabulous die cut to have it also has three labels on it in which I use religiously!

This box is made with the Stampin' Up! exclusive Sizzix XL extended die cut

Box #2(114518 pg. 201) . I took two boxes and adhered them together leaving the flap up and using the modern label punch to make my handle and the White Organza ribbon again. This ribbon is very handy it matches everything and dresses it up or you can make it more casual if you like. I adorned it with the beautiful Holiday Lounge Christmas trees( I know they are side ways hat can I say) it was a scrap! LOL! the embellishment is from the level two Holiday Punches stamp set stamped in teal backed in ovals from the oval die cut in Sahara sand and teal with those cute1/2" library clips.

I included some 3x3 gift tags using various stamp sets and layouts with the matching envelopes. It will fit 6. I got the idea to fill my box with gift tag from Lisa Curcio.

This is one of the gift tags using the bulb punch.

This one of the Box in a Bags we did at the stamp camp in the Holiday Lounge DP.

Don't you enjoy Big shot projects! What did we ever do before it?
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Another Merry Moment I got a blog award !

This is the Good Luck and Good Fortune Award!

It was sent to me by one of my favorite bloggers I follow daily!

She provides me with amazing inspiration and she is so wonderful to take pictures and give directions for us. I appreciate her time and the quality of her work.

you have to visit Patti Lee's blog site at :

http://creationsbypatti.blogspot.com/2009/11/great-news-awards-to-post.html

Now according to the rules of an award recipient I get to share 10 of my favorite blog sites with you! These ladies inspire me on a daily basis. Give me wonderful creative ideas plus ideas on how to run my business by being an excellent example of what makes Stampin' Up work.

Inspire.Create.Share.

So here they are.........I am feeling very sentimental because it is Thanksgiving so I will not be short with my compliments. each of these deserves all the kind words I can find!

1. Gretchen Barron-for her Halloween Frankie and Frances and Santa and his side kicks

http://gretchenbarron.typepad.com/my_weblog/

2. Patty' Stamping Spot- for her new found love of MDS, which I think she is brillant for the amazing tutorials she has provided us with and the beautiful projects.

Check her out here:

http://pattystamps.com/pattys_stamping_spot/

3. Heather Wright-Porto-at blogs by Heather. Her blog newsletter and she is a super blog maintenance guru.I was having a technical problem with blogger

( well really I was the technical problem LOL)

I emailed Heather and within an hour she emailed me back and gave me the solution simply because I subscribe to her blog. No fee and no expectations in return just her good will. Visit her here: http://www.blogsbyheather.com/

4. Becky Roberts at Inking Idaho- who probably is on everyone's favorite list.

she inspires me creatively and business wise. I like the way she runs her business and is so kind in sharing her projects for much inspiration. Visit her here at

http://inkingidaho.blogspot.com/

5. This blogger is one of my customers Sue Gilroy , I encouraged her to start her own blog because her work is so amazing. I am so proud of her and she inspires me because it shows me that what I am doing with my life is working and blessing others.

Classes and our relationships with our customers are the key element. With Stampin' Up we offer you a personal coach with each product you purchase, she always utilized that aspect and you can see the results in her crafting here at

http://kilroykrafts.blogspot.com/

6. Laurie from Stampin Up North- I can always count on Laurie for 3 things.

When I need inspiration and I am at a creative stand still her blog always offers me a solution, a recipe and she's always good for a sweet comment on my blog! Love you!

Have to visit her, she is a great crafter and cook!

http://stampingupnorthwithlaurie.blogspot.com/

7. Nancy Riley for ISTAMP- for her wonderful weekly IPicks every Monday! The time she must spend putting this together for us. Thanks Nancy! Visit her at http://stampinat6213.blogspot.com/

8. Amy Celona at U Stamp for Fun- video tutorials, directions and amazing crafty crafts visit her at /http://ustamp4fun.com/

9. Andrea Walford- Sunny Stampin' Inc. - her amazing tutorials, class planners and projects. she offers wonderful business advice in her montly newsletter, fb, twitter .Extremely cutting edge. Visit her at http://andreawalford.com/

10.Last but certainly not least Angie Kennedy Juda- Chic & Scratch

This blog vetern offers wonderful video tutorials, newsletters and her site is chalk full of wonderful projects full of inspiration and creativity.Trust me it speaks for it's self. I met her last year at leadership ad she is truly a humble lady and vey kind,visit her here

http://chicnscratch.typepad.com/chic_n_scratch/

Wow!! that was alot, but I owe these ladies so much. thank you to each and everyone of you!

Now for the award rules, you click on the award picture and save it as a picture and post it on your blog and pick 10 ppl that inspire you link their blog site to their name and notify them of their award by email of their award.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Whitney

Merry Moments spent in my stamp studio

I love the metal embossing technique! My friend Terrie got a great deal on these awesome tins and was so gracious to share with me and I am transitioning them to my new candy tin.

I had a hard time finding a corner rounder that will work on them they are an odd size, but today I had success. So up to now I have been embossing them. They will fit 6 cards and envelopes perfectly or gift tags and Christmas thank you cards.
And of course 15 Hershey's nuggets!!

I used the Serene Snowflake stamp set with my embossing buddy heavy on the embossing buddy, silver encore ink and silver EP. Some left over Baha Breeze ribbon and I used the NEW Exclusive Stampin' Up! Sizzix Two tags die cut for the tag and the Merry Christmas stamp from Holiday Best ( level one hostess set) and the medallion from Baroque Motiff.

I love these little boxes! Perfect for small gifts! The ribbon is from last fall I have hoarded two rolls and now its almost gone! It is my all time favorite. The embellishment is from the Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin' Kit and the SU exclusive tag die cut again.

Super simple but irresistible wrapped Hershey bars in DP from Merry Moments

The tag is the other tag on the Sizzix Two tag die cut it is scored and folds up with a nice hole already in the top. I used Baroque Motiff flourish embossed in silver and then the sentiment stamp is from Winter Post also embossed in silver and punched out with our designer label punch.
Get the hint this Exclusive Stampin' UP! Two Tags Die is a must have!!

This is a shot of some of the various little projects I have created for my craft show.

Hope you enjoyed these projects, Patti Lee my sleigh is super behind in posting as well and I have no excuse except a little blogger technical trouble, but all I had to do is call on

Heather Wright( the Super Duper guru of the Blogging world) and she helped me within an hour of my email simply because I subscribe to her newsletter. So if you are looking to update, change your blog or learn some great new techniques or need maintenance visit Heather at http://www.blogsbyheather.com/

Definitely subscribe to her newsletter! Very helpful info there!

She is truly the bomb, thanks Heather!!

Countdown to Holiday gift giving

Mr. Frosty!! These were a huge hit at my last workshop.

I love these fancy favor boxes decorated with cute Top Note faces in Holiday theme using all Stampin' Up! Punches. I have updated frosty t include a snowflake form our snowfla


These were inspired by Gretchen Barron's blog

http://gretchenbarron.typepad.com/my_weblog/



Ms. Claus, Boy, her glasses were a challenge. My buddy Alba was diligent and determined in helping me figure this one out.

Cute little gifts for teachers and co-workers

All done with SU punches, candy slider Santa Claus with Hershey bar!
Great teacher gifts!!

They came, They Jingled, They Got Crafty!!

Ms. June, Ms. Dianna, Alba and Lynn are busy creating all their fun stamp camp projects!

Also, shout out to Lynn it is her birthday!! Happy Birthday Lynn!

Misty is working on her Rules of Chocolate candy tin she has a great eye and attention to detail.

Becky is one of our newest members to the group and she is no newbie, she is a natural!

If you have been to the hospital lately and wonder what those wonderful nurses do in their spare time this is it! I believe if I am not mistaken Becky's birthday is soon too.
Happy Birthday Becky!!

Debbie, Becky,and Misty take a break from all the creative energy to give me a pose!

My buddy Katie is in the far background, I want to give a very special thank you to her.

She helped us so much, thank you Katie!! Okay ,Okay on to the projects!!

Project #1 Holiday Stamp Camp

This is My version of the tri-shutter card folded ready for the envelope.

I call it the Scrapbook card. Why?

Look below?

This is a sample of the Holiday Scrapbook Card, I need to add more pictures. Haven't got that far yet, the teachers always the last to complete the assignement.

This was a huge hit at our Holiday Stamp Camp. I used stamped images, embossed images, and my Simply Scrappin Christmas Jingle Kit and a little Merry Moments Designer paper mixed in to create the perfect Christmas card. Why? Well everyone likes to send those picture cards, right? You want to show off your family or Fluffy what ever the case may be.
Well with this card you have the best of both worlds you can put your pictures in the card as well as show off your creative skills by hand making their card with love and care, BOY I know my family and friends would be impressed.

Rules of Chocolate Candy Tin Project #2

Looking for that perfect gift for all your co-workers? Maybe a Secret Santa gift, neighbors, family or friends? Then basically all of these projects fit the bill.

Custom orders are available.

You have 25 Hershey's Nuggets covered with 1x3 Designer paper with the Rules of Chocolate

in the top of the tin when you open it. A poem with funny little sayings about the rules of eating chocolate.

Project #3 Metal embossing on tin

Check out these cool smaller tins that perfectly fit a gift card or business card.

We used Encore silver ink, silver embossing powder after a huge amount of embossing buddy powderwas dabbed all over the top of the tin, stamped images with Baroque Motiff and Definitely Decorative stamp sets, heated it until it was nice and sparkly silver. Then we took the BIG B___ ( the mother of the cropadile) and punched two holes in the top of the tin for the ribbon and tied a purty bow and there you have it.

A gift card holder and two Designer wrapped mini Hershey bars with sentiments!

I have never received candy with a gift card have you?

I love this one! this is the box in the bag using the flocked paper from the Holiday Mini

Christmas Cocoa Speciality .

For the Box in the Bag (SCS resources)

You need a 5 1/2 x 12 piece of DP and the box in the bottom is 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 scored at one all the way around. Using sticky strip you just wrap the DP around the box seal it up with sticky strip and take a one and 1 & 1/2 inch strip x 12 and use your eyelet border punch to make the decorative trim around the bottom and then I topped it off with the my favorite ribbon, the white organza!

It is absolutely stunning.

The little Christmas tree box is the same one seen on Inking Idaho, Becky Roberts used for her pumpkins with the large ovals.Cut your CS for the box at 2 1/4 x 6 (score at 5 1/2, 4 1/2, 2 3/4 and 1 3/4) then turn the box and score it at 1. Then I cut the felt with my Christmas tree #2 die cut and used sticky strip to adhere it. The handle is a 1/2 inch by 6, with two brads to attach it.

This is a simple layered card using the NEW Sweet Centers stamp set and the sweet treat cups.

The Designer paper is from Merry Moments and the Simply Scrappin Christmas Jingle kit,

Scallop punch, 1 3/4 inch punch, modern label punch, and the Movers and Shakers die cut.

Real red 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, gold brads, and of course M&M's.

That's it! We made all of these projects and enjoyed a BBQ poolside lunch cooked by my DH Scott and my two daughters Chesne and Ansleigh on a gorgeous afternoon her in Daytona Beach , Florida

We had a wonderful time and now have tons of handmade gifts for family and friends!

Plus new skills!! Come and join us next time, we love to have you!!

Holiday Stamp a Stack Projects & Friends

These are the projects from our Holiday card stamp a stack!

If you are interested in a kit of pre-cut materials to make these cards email me at www.whitneyrichardson1969@gmail.com or
Join us for our next stamp a stack on Thursday, November 12th 9am-12noon

or the evening class 6pm-9pm Class fee $25.00

Make 10 cards (2) of 4 different projects includes envelopes.

Katie and Dianna are earning their super stampers license!

Recognize that smile? Remember the day you became a demonstrator? Or if your thinking of becoming a demonstrator?That's smile can be yours! Join my team and see for yourself.

Alba Solano is my newest member to my Serenity Stampers team!

She is a natural stamper and paper crafter! Alba is joining to Stampin' Up! to earn a little extra money for her family. She can't believe how much fun it is to earn money while doing what she loves! Creating, Inspiring and Sharing!

Beautiful work Alba, welcome to our team!

Your team mates, Linda ,Vicki, Kellie,and Whitney
and many many more!!!

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