Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Moving and Shaking on the Cottage Wall

I made this gift set for my husband while he was recovery in the hospital from hand surgery. you can see my sleepy eyed little one Ansleigh in the background waiting for Mom to finish picture taking and get her breakfast!
The box was filled lots of his favorite candies!
Card Supplies:
I used the Movers and Shakers XL Die cut to cut out this perfect card
measuring 4 1/4 x11 scored at 5 1/2 " in Rich Razzleberry. I also used the Movers and Shapers Heart Die to get that perfect heart in the center of the card. Then I cut out another heart in Orchid Opulence to put inside the heart for contrast. Make sure to stick the heart inside while your card is closed with a little dotto, dimensionals do not work it needs to be flat to open and close good. TIP:Also, Put all your Designer paper on your card first before running it through the big shot to do the heart. Its very hard to try to go back and line everything up afterward.
CS:Rich Razzleberry, Cottage Wall DSP, whisper white, old olive
INK: Ochid Opulence
Accessories: Big shot, Matchbox XL die to make the label, modern label punch and Movers and shakers die cut using the modern label as a background for the punch piece to set the sentiment on. I also used a small butterfly from the NEW Butterfly embosslit
coming in the NEW Occasions Mini catalog on Jan 5th. I love that embosslit. It gives you 5 embossed butterflies in all different sizes. super cool ladies!
I also used the NEW Vintage Vogue stamp set launching in the Mini. Topped it off with some Razzleberry polka dot ribbon and Viola'.
For the box: (2,5,7,10 box can be found on SCS under resources)
  • Score a 8.5 x11 sheet of cardstock at 2,5,7,10
  • then turn it and score the 8.5 side at 2" and fold up use sticky strip to adhere.
  • Cut out a designer topper with the Cottage Wall DP in the form of a Top Note adhere the top note to the back of your box on the outside back with sticky strip
  • then use your cropadile and put two holes in the top to run your NEW silky smooth Satin 5/8" Old Olive ribbon through to make your handle.
  • Adhere the pieces of ribbon inside the box with glue dots so it will stay down.
  • For the front I used a piece of velcro to keep the top down, but first I embellished it with a corduroy brad to make it purty!
  • I used the two hearts that were left over from the cut out heart from the Movers and shakers card and adhered them to the front of the box with dimensionals and applied the sentiment with orchid ink on whisper white.
The nurses loved them and all inquired about what I do. One of the nurses is even going to have a workshop and offered to put up a flyer in their break room advertising my classes.
God blesses us when we least expect it sometimes and we were VERY blessed to have my husband home in time for Christmas.
He had a rod go through his hand and in about a 1& 1/2 inches while working. He missed his carpultunal nerve by 1/2" which the Dr. said would have left him disabled in that hand. We go back today for his check up and hopefully he will be released to go back to work and they will not have to do another surgery.Long road of physical therapy and lite duty. I pray the numbness in his fingers will go away in time and there is no permanent nerve damage. Thanks to all for your prayers.

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Flower Folds Sucker Flower Pot

I absolutely love the way this turned out. My inspiration started as I was attempting to use the new stamp set I got for VDay "Whooo's your Valentine and make the sucker cover in the Stampin Success magazine. That is the template. Then I added the two 1x3" pieces of white to make it look like a flower pot (front and back). I do have a sucker inside upside down so that the stick is above the pot and I used my Sizzix XL Flower folds die cut and used the smallest two flowers in Razzleberry Lemonade DSP and Melon Mambo CS then added some of the NEW Sweat Pea stitched felts(as seen in the picture) as the stem and the middle of the flower. I used glue dots to adhere them to the stick and dimensionals between the flower folds to make them pop out. Then I stamped the sentiment in Old Olive from the new stamp set "With all My Heart"coming out in the NEW Occasions Mini catty available for order on Jan 5th
on whisper white and cut a v in the end of the strip of cs to give it a whirly tail. The ribbon is the Melon Mambo polka dot. These will be adorable for my daughters class Valentines this year!

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Razzle Be Dazzle Journal

This is a DVD (5 1/8 " x 7-1/4 )tin altered into a journal tin for a friend for a Christmas present.
These are very popular at craft fairs and a great stamp camp project.
Supplies:
Razzleberry Lemonade DSP, Melon Mambo CS, Crushed Curry, and Rich Razzleberry
Ink: White craft ink and white EP
Sizzix Die cut: Hanging Scallop
Adhesive: All Purpose spray adhesive on the outside , sticky strip on the inside flaps of the tin.
I used my Carl Cutter to cut the journal pads or you can take them to Kinko's and they will cut them to fit for you. I used the Pentel pens or Foray can get at local office supply store and you can put DP inside the pen and wrap it around the ballpoint using a dab of dotto when wrapping to make the pen match your color motiff.
I used Sizzix embossing folders to embellish the inside flaps and cut the top off the envelope that fit the 3x3 cards to make a pouch for the pen. Use sticky strip to adhere that down as well.
then I stamped some a daily meditation and used the Charming stamp set which will remain the upcoming catalog.
I hope you like it ! I use mine all the time to take notes! Great present for bible study members, book clubs, PTA members, teachers, etc....

Monday, December 14, 2009

Holiday Party and Holiday Gift class

This is the box we made at our Holiday class this weekend. Holiday Lounge DSP and Real Red for the top of the box with white 5/8" satingn ribbon and the gift tag is a top note with another top note cut in half sahara sand and HL Dsp. real red 1/4 ' grosgrain ribbon and the scallop from movers and shakers backed the sentiment stamped from Holiday Punches in real red ink.

I added one of my new courd buttons from the NEW Occasions mini in real red to top it off.

I took plain white tissue paper and used my NEW Vintage rolller wheel and decorated my plain paper and turned into a beautiful vintage looking liner for my box to put my goodies in to.

This is my MOST favorite(I sound like my 8 year old she is in the stage where every song that comes on the radio, "oooh this my most favorite song!!" and can quote title and artist) gift set I have made this Holiday season. I am such a dork I just saw this was a Bulk Buy paper and now of course they are all gone. I have been hoarding these two sheets and my cusotmers just drooling over them. Live and learn.
This is the same box as above just with different DSP. Then the good ole fav of mine the Box in the Bag! Which can fit wonderful items like the small Bath and Body Works hand sanitizers and gels.All kinds of goodies can be given in this gift set duo!!

We also made the bread box at class.We had a visitor at class for our Holiday Party. My 17 year old daughter works at Hollister( a clothing store in the mall) and her Manager Robbie( a handsome 26 year old All American very well rounded young man) came and crafted with us. He was a delight. I think all of us enjoyed his company and he is a very nifty crafter.

This is a $1.00 christmas Mug I nought at a local store and added two candy canes, hot chocolate, marshmellows, candy kisses and chocolates. Wrapped it with the long roll of cello (shrink wrap minus the shrinking) and added the Stampin' Up! Exclusive Two tag die with the stamped setiment Sweet Holidays in real red ink and whisper white paper.
Perfect co-worker, neighbor gift, etc...





Inexpensive Holiday gifts

I bought a stack of these plain gift bags. The color was so cool, it matched the shimmery color in the Cocoa speciality DSP in the Holiday Mini Catalog. So I just added a strip of the striped DP and punched out a snowflake and put a half pearl in the middle of the snowflake to dress it up a bit with a little white satin 5/8" ribbon tied on top of the handle (you can't see it in this picture).
The tag is made with the Holiday Lounge DSP pg. 162)in the Idea Book and Catalog.
Holiday Lounge DSP is the top layer of top note layer, Sahara sand( bottom of the top note layer,remove preforation), ruby red(back top note)Just put the the two halves of the layered top note together wrapping white 1/4 " grosgrain ribbon around and stamped sentiment from Holiday Punches( Level 2 Hostess stamp set) Also added a jumbo eyelet and some rope twine to tie to the bag.

I love this stamp set called DEER Friends. It was a level 2 Hostess set from last year.
Punches- 1 1/4", 1 3/8" and the scallop circle punch alternating real red, garden green and chocolate chip.I put Peppermint Patties in the middle! I used our medium cello bags and stamped Serene Snowflake from the Holiday Mini catalog on the outside of them with white Stazon. The topper is the top note folded in half with a bow on the top!


This one is filled with candy canes. I am passing out all these goodies with my bio on them out at the Networking Connects Woman's group I joined last month at our Holiday luncheon on Thursday.


Sunday, December 13, 2009

Hurry to the "12 Days of Christmas Sale!"

http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ItemList.aspx?categoryID=426

WOW!! There are some great deals here on Sizzix die cuts ( Is there that one particular die cut you have been wanting but you just couldn't make your self spend the money? Now you can because it is on SALE, so it is justified!)and decor element sheets.
The decor element sheets are able to be used in all your die cutting machines. You can make home decor galore! Hey it rhymed! PLus they match all your Stampin' UP! colors perfectly. There are some store bought rolls you can get , but SU has these perfectly designed to our color pallettes!
***I would like to draw your attention to the chalk board decor element sheets this is an AWESOME deal. I do not think we even offer this item yet, I know there are alot of chalkboard decor elements coming out in the NEW Occasions mini catalog! You can write on these with chalk!! Too cool!
Got teenagers? How about a nice top note on their door that says, please clean your room or take out garbage or my personal favorite unload the dish washer!
Yes, you can use these sheets and run them through your big shot or "other" cutting system.
But to be able to purchase the sheets and cut out your own die cuts to adhere anywhere too cool!
I think I see top notes in my sleep! Anyone else have that problem after prepping for a craft show or swap? LOL

Sunday, December 6, 2009

"My Best Friend's Wedding"

This is my best buddy Regina and I on her wedding day!
She married a brave soldier of the United States of America!
The ceremony was lovely and really touched my heart. I have watched this love unfold from the beginning via a very long distance romance to watching them exchange their vows and begin their journey in God's kingdom as husband and wife. They will be living in Hawaii.
I made this for one of their wedding mementos.
Yes, it is a bitty book! I stashed a few away to save for very special occasions!
This is a picture of the sleeve the bitty book slides into for safe keeping.
This is my garter I wore at my wedding used to embellish the sleeve. I used The Grooms Designer Speciality Paper and the Brides DSP to design this book.
The letter "L" stands for LeValley their last name with two half back large pearls from the Pretties Kit. The "L" is from the Seriff Essentials alphabet die cut set. It is backed with dimensionals and covered with the Brides DSP with chipboard sandwiched between to give it some firmness.
The ribbon is the white satin, OMG, I love the NEW 5/8" satin ribbon line in the Occasions Mini.
This is the bitty book that fits inside the sleeve and holds all the pictures.
I used the Sizzix Scalloped Hanging Frame die cut and some beautiful quick embellishments I picked that just fit the occasion perfectly. Using our rhinestone brads and the Bride and Groom DSP. What do you think, really I need comments?


This is the card I made for them as these were their wedding colors it worked out great!!
Again Bride and Groom DSP, pretties kit hat pin with pearls and crystals wrapped the bow with NEW satin 5/8" real red ribbon( love it ) get it in every color!! The sentiment is from the Together Forever stamp set and the label is from the matchbox die cut with two black brads.

This is the happy couple having their first dance as husband and wife!
Josh and Regina have not had an easy road to this day, Josh has been fighting in the war in Iraq and Regina has been patiently waiting for him to come home so they can begin their life together.
I thank God for the wonderful blessing of this union and for bringing her soldier home safely to begin their life together. Did I mention in Hawaii!! Lucky girl!



Clearly you must see!!

Starting with stamps in the 2010 Occasions Mini Catalog and
the 2010 Sale-A-Bration Brochure,
Stampin′ Up! now offers our exclusive stamp art in both traditional wood-mount, and the new clear-mount option. The customer sales period begins Jan. 5.
Our new clear-mount stamps are the result of extensive research with the intent to maintain the very best image quality in the stamping industry, while at the same time offering the ease-of-use and storability inherent in repositionable clear-mount stamps.Clear-Mount Features
Nine different sizes of clear blocks available individually or as a discounted bundle.
Blocks have ergonomic grooves on all four sides for easy grip and traditional wood-mount feel.
Stamps and blocks are durable and easy to clean with your Stampin’ Scrub and Stampin' Mist.
Optional image labels on stamp backs let you decide if you want to see the image through the block or not.
Tight die-cutting for easy image positioning.
**( This gives you crisp images without the occasional overlay)
Large clear blocks can be used to create collages or spell words with alphabet sets.
Stamps store easily in standard, DVD-type cases with artwork on front and spine, making organization easy. We will also be selling the cases too for easy storage!
This is very exciting for me girls! I have never used a clear stamp before! I am a true Stampin' UP! girl so I can't wait to play with these and see how I like them.
There are many new product lines being launched in this years Occasion's Mini from Stampin' Up! I will be heading to Stampin' Up's! leadership convention on January 5th
to learn about all the wonderful new products and trends for the upcoming year! I wish I could put you all in my pocket and take you with me. another great reason to join my Serenity Stampers team, there are so many wonderful conventions and regional meeetings that Stampin' Up! provides you with the tools to become the very best demonstrator or hobbyist you want to be!
Starter kit will be 15% off (ONLY $169.00 plus tax no shipping, regularly $199.00 for over $350.00 worth of materials)
during Sale-a-bration and you will also receive ANY stamp set in any catalog of your choice for FREE!!!
**Plus as a demonstrator you always get to order all the new stuff before everyone else and usually get alittle extra off than your normal discount!!
Becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator for Christmas and starting the new year off with an incredible source of NEW income sounds like a winner to me!
Contact me at www.whitneyrichardson1969@gmail.com if you would like to join my Serenity Stamper team!

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

RAK from Guest Designer Linda Clendening

I received some beautiful RAK( Random Act of Kindness) from my Serenity Stamper Linda Clendening in the mail. I love hand stamped mail!!
Dasher gift card Holder!

inside of the gift card holder



Handmade gift tags for your presents made with your stampin buddies, how much fun is that!! Wrapping the presents and making them insanely perfect is my obsession. Having Stampin' Up! tools and products makes it sooo much fun!!
Come join us in making these wonderful projects!!


Learn to use the embossing folders and The Big Shot Top Note to make these amazing gift tags
which is only one of the cool stuff we have planned for you!!
See ya at our Holiday Party and stamp the day away on Saturday December 12th and
HUGE craft Sale and overstock Liquidation sale Saturday and Sunday the 13th.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice

Here is the others bread boxes and chocolate holders in different designs,
this one is with Merry Moments Designer paper with Garden Green CS as the base.
Heard from the Heart is the focal point sentiment on Vanilla backed with Garden green.
Of course had to add some bling. rhinestone brads with the backs cut off and adhered with glue dots,Real read 1/4" grosgrain ribbon.
This is my favorite sheet of DP from Merry Moments, using the petal card die cut to make the Ghiradelli candy holder. Sentiment is from the Level 2 Holiday Puuch stamp set. I punched a hole with the cropadile and threaded the rope twine which is available for order on my online shop for SUPER CHEAP it is on the clearance rack!! 80% off.
This is what it looks like when you pull out the treat!


Under the mistletoe! I love this color combo. Always Artichoke base, red ghingham ribbon.
It is the Designer Speciality paper from the Mini catty
Christmas Cocoa(116770) $11.95 It is awesome with 4 sheets of flocked DP.
All the papers have a unique sheen to them I have never seen before.
View from the top!

Another treat DP is from Christmas Jingle Simple Scrappin Kit!
I love this real red polka dot ribbon.

If you would like to learn to make thse projects join us at our
Dec 12th Holiday Party and Gift class. Tons of doorprizes and raffles!!
10am-2pm. class fee $20.00 deadline is 12/3/08!