Stamp a Stackin'

Good day everyone!

I am in the craft room and I am on Fire!  Been dancin Gagnun Style over the Stamp a Stack cards I have for you this year.  Word!

I am also trying to get caught up with some over due thank you's to my stampers who have placed orders.  I posted my October thank you card but then a couple of you had to go and order again this month.  What's up with that?  Of course this forces me to design another thank you card!  I love a challenge!  I will post these later in the week!  (and yes I do know today is Friday)

And apparently, the test results from my doctor are in and I have a disorder.  Yes, I think I have what is called in layman's terms "Postal Disorder"  or in Latin - "Postis Disordis".   I have mentioned in the past that for some reason I am able, and more than willing, to make a birthday card but can't seem to make it to the post office to mail it on time. 

I just know I am not the only person with this disorder and I would love to hear from those of you who also suffer.  Maybe if we get together we can come up with a solution to this horrible disease.  Our loved ones are suffering!   Let's stamp out (no intentional pun intended-RIGHT!!!) this crippling disease. 

Ok, Now that I have that out of  my system, on to the Stamp a Stack cards -

I have one SAS designed and since my classes are starting in November, I'd say it's none too soon!

Here are a couple to hold you over till tomorrow!

 

Oh my, is this not the cutest thing you've ever seen?  I used the die cuts from Scentsational Season and the single stamp "Heart of Christmas"  I love it!

 

This picture does not even come close to the gojusness of this card.  I dusted off the "Bells and Boughs" stamp set from last year.  I embossed the image and did some wheeling and sponging and more embossing.  Gosh, you just have to take my word for it these are beautiful. 

 

 

Well that's it for today,  I am getting ready for my classes in Stephenville tomorrow and Sunday!  

 

Dancing around the room hugs!  Try and catch me! Hugs!

 

 

 

Week three of the 12 weeks of Christmas!

Good day Everyone!

I have been a busy little (well not so little elf) today.  The wrapping paper is really flying.  I am all glued up with scotch tape but I only have a few more presents to wrap.  Thank goodness.  Now I just have to focus on cleaning up the craft room.  I feel so disorganized when it's in a state.  Oh well a couple of hours with the cleaner and vacuum I should be fine. 

I am sharing Week three of the 12 Weeks of Christmas contest I ran recently. 

I called this one "Cutting up Christmas"  This card was inspired by a Mojo Monday sketch.  I used Bells and Bough stamp set and the new Holly Berry DSP and of course some of the Glimmer paper.  Although this paper appears to be expensive it really goes a long way when you only use small amounts to bling up a card. 

 I have gone through about 3 packages of paper, but I have done a ton of Christmas cards and projects with it.  I will be posting my hand made gifts after Xmas because I don't want to spoil the surprises.  This glimmer paper was added to all my holiday gifts.  Just because it appears that it is for Christmas only, rest assured there will be more Glimmer paper after Xmas. 

Your Joke for the day!

Don't forget drive safe and pull over if you have to check your list!  Responsible hugs!

Hello From the North Pole!

Well hello everyone!  Just like that Winter has set in.  I had a class on Sunday - we did the Snow much Fun projects and I guess we must have played with snowmen for too long because by Sunday evening we had a foot of snow.  It was crazy!  It actually looked like January with the winds howling and the snow falling.  Yech!!!  I know some of the crazy Newf's around here love to Snowmobile  (skidoo) but for those of you who don't even know what this machine is, I envy you.

I have several shares for you today. At my class on Sunday, one of my stampers brought her daughter and it was her b-day. Her mother had ordered Pony Party for her and I asked if I could make the gift bag. So I used the stamp set and made a cute gift bag. I got the idea for the layout and the wings from Shauna Mackenzie. So here is the gift bag -

Isn't this the cutest thing!  Click on the pic for a closer look at the wings. 

And I spent some time updating the Technique's class that I have on Nov. 2nd.  I posted this pic a little while ago and wasn't sure I liked it cause it was too light.  I like it dirty - get your minds out of the gutter and while you are climbing out, if you see Brain there please send home to me I miss her!

This is the one I like better.

I used Old Olive, Always Artichoke and Early Espresso ink.  I also changed the back of the card to Very Vanilla instead of Whisper White.  I dragged the Versamark ink pad around the edges of the focal image and heat embossed in Gold.   What do you think?

This is the second card for that class using the Faux Mother of Pearl technique.  Once again Bells and Boughs and some pearls.  Soft Suede ink and some lovely random stamping on Glossy card stock.  Ohhh!  It makes me shiver I like it so much!  (maybe it's the Arctic temperature in this blankety blank house)

This one I just did some random snow flakes above the trees.  It looked too bare for my liking. 

Now for some business - Stampin' Up is extending the Big Shot promotion until Nov. 11th. so if you were hemming and hawing you still have time to take advantage of this amazing offer.  I would love to have you on my team!

Also it's a great time to be a hostess.  Stampin' Up! will give their hostesses an extra $45.00 if you host a workshop of $450.00 from November 1st to December 15th.  That's on top of the hostess benefits of $70.00 already located in the current catalog  So if you don't have math skills or a calculator in front of you that a total of $115.00 in free merchandise.  The information is located on the right hand side of this blog.  Just click on it for more details. 

So that's it for today, thanks for visiting with me and reading this looong post!  Colleen, I don't know what you were drinking the other evening (Colleen doesn't drink but sometimes I swear I'm not so sure) but your post was too funny!  Thanks for the wonderful information and yes you are a Blog Hogger!  But you are so good at it, don't stop now!

Shivery Hugs!

Lost Day!

Good day Stampers!  Well yesterday was a totally lost day for me.  I had a flu shot early in the morning and for some reason every year it knocks the poop out of me.  I was like someone drugged, I just couldn't wake up.  Fell asleep in the afternoon and got up around three pm.  Yikes!  So made some supper and tidied the house cause I haven't done much this week and the dust is winning the battle. 

Hubby has some friends over tonight for a Jam (he plays guitar).  They have a basement band call "the Nervous Wrecks"  I think this is cause every time they have to play at a party they freak out lol.  So I am going to try to get some work done.

I have been working on a techniques class that I have on Tuesday evening.  So today's share is two of the cards I have designed for this class.  I dusted off "Bells and Boughs" stamp set to work with.  I love this set, but it's so hard to use for Stamp a Stacks as there is so much coloring.  But for this technique it's perfect.  And because we are not trying to get so many cards done I can slow down and use this set.  I find coloring images so relaxing.  I used the Faux Mother of Pearl technique for this card.  You can find the instructions for this technique on the right hand side of the blog.

Here is my share:

This is one of my Faux Mother of Pearl cards I have for the ladies.  I may play around with the color a little more and darken it on the edges.  I may re-post if I like it better :O)

This is the second card for the techniques class I will be doing on Tuesday evening.  This one is multi-colored embossing.  It is so lovely in real life. 

This is a side view to see if I could capture the shine and different embossing powders.  I used Black, Pewter and Silver Embossing powders.  I love this one.  But then for anyone who knows me Lovely as a Tree is my go to stamp set for Christmas cards.  I must have 30 sets of Christmas stamps but for some reason this one just speaks to me. lol.

So that's it for today my lovelies!  I am off to cut some more card stock.  Technical hugs!