Project #5 Country Living Kit and Holiday Extravaganza SALE Begins!

Another ornament, using RUB ONs....and Micro Beads. I applied the designer papers to the chipboards, and then using the Sticky tape, applied the Microbeads. Well, it didn't make the coolest effect..I think the glitter from yesterday's project looks more appealing, but it was something different, and fun. I do like the red added to the Baja Breeze, and of course, we had to put in a photo of Suki, my little companion.

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT My WEBSITE as I will have the special discounts offered by Stampin' Up! to get your Holiday Wishes and Shopping a boost!

Also, don't forget that if you order 300.00 from my website, you can get a set FREE from the Fall Winter Sampler as well as other discounts! This offer is good until November 30th!

Click on HOLIDAY WISHES and

SHOPPING to see the SALES flyer!

No minimum purchase necessary. No limits to how many you need to purchase so you can order as much of each one as you like. If the item is not available, you will not be able to enter in the item in your shopping bag.

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On another note: I saw the TWILIGHT movie, and .....I was happy to see it, and yet disappointed in the same way. I don't want to give away spoilers, but it doesn't do the book justice....well, complete justice. It was enjoyable in the way that a movie can be enjoyable, but you don't get the same effect that the book can obviously give you by giving you insight into their thoughts. I saw it on Friday, and in the theater was a bunch of giggling girls who giggled at EVERYTHING (HOW ANNOYING IS THAT?) ..but I went again on Saturday, with my daughter this time...and I found that I got over the disappointment, and was enjoying the movie, and the story. So....if you don't like it the first time, GO again, and see it get over your hang ups comparing the book to the movie and enjoy yourself! (Now, I have to tell you, that I don't agree with the Vampires, themes etc, but the romance between the characters and Stephanie Meyer's style of writing is really the key to this book series!) One more thing...I actually went to the Theater by MYSELF on Friday! It was sort of liberating! No one to tell me what they wanted to eat, they had to go to the bathroom and throw a sweatshirt over my head and tell me to watch it, or have to get a text message out! lol

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Project #4 Country Living Kit

The Country Living Kit (114447) is $ 49.95, but you can make a lot from this kit! You can make wonderful gifts for your house, family and friends, gift tags, decor, and cards!
To see the flyer click hereTo see the Die Cut Ornamentsclick here These are included in the kit along with all the ribbons, brads, glitter, white stampin craft spot,and reinker, real red, and old olive spot, glue and stamps!

To see the stamp set closer up..click here. Cost for the Stamp set (113774)only is 21.95 if you would like to purchase it separately without the Kit. The stamps are die cut and all ready for you to mount and STAMP!
And you can subscribe to Country Living for only $12 and get a FREE mini-stamp kit! For just $1 an issue, you'll receive great craft projects, articles on collecting, makeover features, recipes, and entertaining ideas--all delivered to your home each month. PLUS, Country Living will include the exclusive Stampin' Up mini stamp kit. You can use it to design note cards, menus, or anything else that inspires you! Be sure to let me know if you're interested in this great offer!

Another die cut snowflake needed some decorating, so I covered it with WHITE Craft ink (included in the kit) and then I used the Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, and covered it, and heated it

After heating, it looks like frosting, with glitter!

I then took one of the scallop circles, and covered it with the striped red Designer paper that is also die cut, and then spread out the Mono glue, and covered that with Dazzling Diamonds. It dries with the strips barely showing through, but looks like glittery candy!

Punching a hole in the top and using the silver elastic, makes a cool hanging for the ornament!

This one, I added a photo of my daughter...it is from last year, but she still looks like this..(I only have photos of her in a basketball jersey, so I had to use this one since she's cleaned up in this photo!)

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Country Living Project #3

I am really having more fun with this Country Living kit!

The die cut papers, and chipboard make it so easy to put together!

I punched out the chipboard, and also the 2 pieces of die cut papers, and then glued them on the chipboard.

I then punched holes for the ICE Square Brads, in the turquoise and lite green. The White chipboard snowflake was coated in white craft ink and then sprinkled with Irridescent Ice Embossing powder and heated. It was applied dimensionally over the center of the larger snowflake
Pacific Point ink was applied to the edges to give it a worn look.....

I punched a hole at the 'top' of the snowflake, for a ribbon and silver elastic to attach to the garland.

Thanksgiving is only 3 days away! It is coming so fast, and Christmas will be here in just a little over a month!

All the stores are getting ready for the Christmas rush, and I really do hope that the retailers have a good Christmas.......

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Project #2 Country Living Garland

My snowflake is the next project added to the garland from the Country Living Kit.

I used the Mono glue and ran a thin line all the way around the edges. Now, keep in mind that the papers, were PRE-CUT to fit over the PRE-CUT chipboard! Now, you can't imagine it could be any easier! I know that they did this because it was such a pain last year when they did the THANKFUL garland ...in which you had to trace and cut the letters yourself!

The blue glitter is from the Fine Cosmo collection - It takes a little while to dry, but once it is dry, it looks FABULOUS!

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Country Living Joy Garland Project #1

Yes...I am showing a picture of .....MICHAEL's! OOOh NOO?


Well, sometimes, you just have to stop there and get ideas for new things..or to display and enhance projects you're working on!



I stopped at Michael's to get this garland....which was used on the display for Stampin' Up's model.....and I love it....



I stamped the letters from the Big Deal Alphabet, in Real Red Craft Ink, on Baja Breeze Cardstock, and after inking up the scallop chipboard, and gluing on the designer paper on the chipboard, assembled it, and hung them on the beaded Garland.....

I will be adding more elements to this garland, and you will want to have this in your house...so, be sure to look for this garland at Michaels.....and order your Country Living Holiday Kit soon!!!! I will try to make sure I take photos and add them to the blog so you can get more ideas for this kit! You can order it online through my website! http://www.dianneshiozaki.stampinup.net/

PS. I found a dog today.!!!..it is a puppy, from the SPCA, and she's so cute! She's a long hair Chihuahua. I know....I have always been a big dog lover, and especially Golden Retrievers, but this little dog is so cute..I just hope the cats will love her....!!!! We'll be picking her up on Tuesday..Election day....oh, and her name is SUKI (which means "kiss" or "love" in Japanese - the Japanese don't have a word for love, actually, but this word means that you really like something ALOT!). She's a teeny little dog, and I think the smallest dog I have ever had!!! Isn't she a cutie?

She sort of reminds me of the little Aussie we found..maybe that's why she appealed to us!

*Note: On Sunday, we found out that she has a grade 5 Heart Murmur. We're not sure she will survive the surgery to spay her. I am picking her up this morning to get a second opinion on her, and to see if she was misdiagonosed, or if her life will be a short one. Regardless, we've decided," I think" that, we'll keep her even if she only survives for a year. We've fallen in love with her, but I will let you know what the second opinion tells us.....



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