Calendar Gifts

Gift Giving is always on my mind at Christmas time, and since I try to always give out my Calendars, this year, since Stampin' Up! had a special on these tins, for 1.95, I thought maybe, my calendars might fit inside! It would be a double duty since the calendars can be used, and then the tin can be saved for a special place to store other things after the year is over! The cards are all cut and cornered rounded, and then I used my Bind it All and punched the tops. It fits inside the tin, perfectly! The Designer paper is cut to fit over the top and then the ribbon was added ...I still need to add flowers and buttons....

We can always use Calendars especially at this time of year....and if you make it yourself, then the person who receives this gift will always know you were thinking of them...and they will also be thinking of YOU! Calendar Class is on November 29th at 4 pm

I used the BEST Wishes and More Set!

Buy your own set Best Wishes & More 26.95 (plus tax/shipping) to Guarantee your use of the flower and leaf that is used in almost all the pages of the calendar! The class will be included with the fees, including all cardstock and you will receive a FREE Tin with the Calendar!

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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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Happy Christmas -Using Rub ons

I decided that using this particular phrase from the Rub ons needed something cute and YUMMY! And then I got a comment on one of my blogs about snow, and chocolate...well, it got me thinking that we needed some chocolate cupcakes for Christmas...or at least something to think of Chocolate and Christmas...

but I did get a chance to play with the rub ons....still need to keep working on more ideas......send me an idea if you have any!!! (oh, and if you can see the cupcakes, I used a sparkle pen to accent little sugary pariels on the cupcakes and highlighted the cupcake stand) But, it is still missing something......what can I add to this card?



20% Discount off Rub Ons from now until November 30th!

Okay I added more...


RUB ONS! It coordinates with the punches

Now, I think it is more complete!

What do you think?




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20% Discount off Rub Ons!

Rub On Sale

Rub ons are on sale this month, and from now until the end of November, get 20% off all rub ons! The minimum purchase is 20.00, and then you can order the Rub Ons for 20% off the catalog price!

This is a tri fold card, which I used the rub ons on the Brushed Gold cardstock and then punched it out with the 1 1/4" punch. Then I mounted it on a 1 3/8" square of Always Artichoke. I love the designer paper which is from the Urban Garden collection. It is then tied with a chocolate taffeta ribbon.

You can see how well the chocolate and white rub ons are used in this card, and I love the effect over the Brushed Gold cardstock..

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Gift Giving Post #1

Well today I am doing a posting on giving gifts. I made these 3x3 cards, which I put into this great little plastic box, from Clearbags.com. Be sure to measure your envelope to be sure that you can get your cards and envelopes in the box before ordering. These are just perfect for the cards and envelopes, and they make a cute little gift for a nice way to say "THANKS!" I gave them to my Saturday class for coming as a way to say THANKS for supporting my business!

There are 4 little cards and envelopes, and I hope they will like the thought behind the gift....
It was a lot of fun to create this, and maybe it might inspire you to come up with something quick and easy to say THANKS...by using what you have in your stamp room, and your imagination! I used 3 colors of cardstock, Real Red, Old Olive, Baja Breeze, and Ski Slope Designer Paper. I also used the Scallop square punch as well as the Curly Label punch!

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Decor Elements....

I was at TALL MOUSE..which is a very creative fun craft store. Somewhat on the lines of Michaels, but much better quality items. They always have fun ideas to share! I love this glass brick. They drilled a hole in it so it can be used as a light....and the decor elements that they have are vinyl precut words, shapes etc. I thought that they looked simply beautiful when backed with the scrapbook papers.....

then, also another thing they had, was using frames for each letter in different sizes, ...to put on the mantle....don't you think this is a great idea????

ADDITION!:

Hancock Fabrics is having a 1 day Sale on the Janome sewing machine...yes, I have a Bernina, and yes, I have this sewing machine. It is a great little lightweight machine that will sew through cardstock. Be sure to pick it up if you're interested in sewing. I was visiting a blog (Confessions of a Ribbon Addict). Be sure to check out her blog and see the machine, as well as visit Hancock Fabric's site.....there is free shipping if your order is over 50.00, so you can always add fabric, trims, lace or something to get the free shipping! (click on the underlined highlighted words above)

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More Stamp a Stack Cards

Seeing some great ideas using NON Christmas stamps for backgrounds....I love the Baroque Motif, and I saw it on a few blogs...and samples..so, Using the Brushed Gold cardstock and the Shimmery white cardstock I put the two together to make a more elegant Christmas Card!
Now, the Gold Ink takes a while to dry, but I think it matches with the brushed gold cardstock. I added a little brad to the corner of the 'jingle' and gold elastic cording. I was going to tie a bow, but i cut the cording too short (don't you ever do things like that?) I guess I should've fixed it, but I was doing this late at night, and I was tired..plus I had a bad headache....sigh... It looks better in person, than it does in this photo...the flash sort of wipes out the gold ink....

Tomorrow is the Stamp a Stack class for Christmas!

All stamps, paper and inks used are © Stampin' Up!® All images, designs and words are copyright of Dianne Shiozaki unless otherwise stated. Feel free to copy any design for your own personal use, but please do not use my designs to submit work for publication or contests.
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