Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope good times were had with your families. This is a picture of my very first Christmas tree. I bought it and all the decorations. I kept it very simple. Next year I hope to make some handmade ornaments to adorn it. It's a tree in progress, I have plenty of time to "junk" it up =)

Only one more week of the year 2010...make it a good one!! Thanks for stopping by.

Diamond Dust & Liquid Applique`

Supplies:
Twinklets - Diamond Dust
Marvy Uchida - White Liquid Applique`
Paper - MME Festive & Frost
Misc Pearl Flourishes
Vellum
Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
Misc Lace Trim
Paperback Novel Sheets

I made this card using two of my favorite products, diamond dust and liquid applique`. Here is a video showing how I combined the two together.



Larger tubs of diamond dust can be found at your local Michael's craft stores. Liquid applique` (that I have found) can not be bought at Michael's or JoAnn's, only JoAnn's online.

Paper Rosettes

Here's a quick video tutorial on how I made these paper rosettes. Enjoy!

Holiday Cards

The images on these cards were made by using the Lindy Stamp Gang Stamp Set Autumn Joy Gang, the wreath image:

The stamps come in a 4.5" x 6" unmounted rubber stamp sheet. All the images are original drawings by Lindy herself. The stamps are deeply etched and are full of detail. If you purchase 4 or more sets you can use the code: STAMPS at check out and they will be $4 each.

Here is a video of me making this card:

Supplies List:
A2 Card Base - Ivory Cardstock
LSG Starburst Stain - Poinsettia Red Gold
LSG Glitz Spritz - Desert Moon Cactus Gold
LSG Embossing Powder - Midnight Copper Obsidian
Starform Glitter Stickers - Gold/Silver
Anna Griffin - Calisto Christmas Paper Pad
QK Flower Nesting Cookie Cutter Die
Coluzzle Circle Cutter

Thanks for passing by! Good luck to everyone on finalizing their Christmas shopping. Be safe =)

Little Lindy Giveaway

Hi everyone! What a great way to start the weekend. Lindy's Stamp Gang is doing a giveaway every day until Christmas (15 Little Lindy Kits)! We are celebrating a the new release of Hottie Patottie, debuts 12/13/10:

Go to this video here and comment to be entered for a chance to win a Little Lindy Kit. Also now until 12/25/10 we will be having a sale of Buy One Get One Half Off. Enter the code BOGO at check out.

Christmas Cards 2010 - Second Batch

Here is my second wind on making Christmas cards. I wanted to use up the card pad that I was working on in my previous post. I used the same paper from Making Memories - Noel Collection.











In this second batch I incorporated buttons in most of the cards. It's amazing what you can come up with when you are focused and are in the zone. There were a bit of scraps left over and I decided to make some gift tags.

I just used a large circle punch to cut the shape from the scraps. The string is from shipping tags that I had on hand. Really easy to make and assemble. I'm actually proud of myself in using the paper that I bought and that I'm not left with any scraps that will eventually just collect dust in my stash. This was so much fun. Now I just have to decide who gets what card and mail them out. Click here to watch the video. Thanks for stopping by. Happy creating!

Christmas Cards 2010

I was at a crop this past Saturday hosted by my friend Vivian. My goal objective was to work on Christmas cards....and I did! Those who know me, know that I hardly ever get anything done at crops. This time was different, I had no distractions...except for the food, but I remained focused. I ended up making 10 cards, woo hoo! Here they are:

The beautiful papers I used are from Making Memories - Noel Collection.

This paper was soo much fun to work with. The card base I used for all the cards, but one, is the card pad by Making Memories. These are pre-made card bases, that are pre-scored. All I had to do was add some pattern paper and a few embellies.

You can watch a video of me showing the cards up close here. Hope everyone is having a great week.