Archive for Christmas
A Few Chores & Projects…
Posted by: | CommentsI haven’t posted in almost 30 whole days. Here’s what I have been up to this month:
* catered a meal for 60 for a Christmas celebration
* oversaw the production of an 11 cast musical for a church function
* made 200 turtles & 4 batches fondant
* held Kessia’s 12th birthday party
* accompanied choirs for a Christmas evening of music
* held a stamp club
* held a Christmas packaging stamp class
* catered another Christmas party for 175 people
* enjoyed Kessia’s musical production from the glee club she has been in
* attended and shouted my voice dry at about 7 basketball games for Kira (my 15 year old)
* renewed passport (so I can attend Stampin’Up! Leadership in January!!)
* dipped 380 pretzel rods in caramel & chocolate
* made & froze mashed potato casserole for 325 people
* made & froze apple crisp for 325 people
*attended choir practices – too numerous to count
* FINALLY shopped for Christmas gifts
* and tomorrow…I finally get to bake some Christmas goodies!!! Brownies, cookies, breads, strudels, and truffles are all on the list!!
I hope to put my demonstrator hat on again real soon – I have some very pretty new products just waiting for me to put them to work!!
Until then, enjoy these last few Christmas samples I have created:
Supplies used:
Stamps – Four the Holidays, Pennant Parade
Ink & Paper – Garden Green, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, all current SU green colors in DSP
Accessories – Pennant Builder punch, dimensionals, rhinestone gems, 1 1/4″stipped ribbon, Holly Berry Bouquet button, baker’s twine
Supplies used:
Stamps – Merry & Type, Word Play
Ink & Paper – Night of Navy, Whisper White
Accessories – Big Shot & Framed Tulips embossing folder, Dazzling Details
Christmas notepad matchbook
Stamps – Merry & Type
Ink & Paper – Early Espresso, Whisper White, Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Frostwood Lodge DSP
Accessories – stapler, Big Shot & Designer Frames embossing folder, Holly Berry Bouquet button, 1/8″taffeta ribbon, baker’s twine, notepad paper
I wish you all a very Merry Christmas filled with love, family, memories and joy!! Take care friends!
Natasha
Various Christmas Tags
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My hostess for stamp club tonight asked for some Christmas tags with sparkle. Enjoy!
I love these 3D Christmas trees that many are making this year! This tag is easy, but packs a visual punch and takes just minutes to make.
Supplies used:
Stamps – Four the Holidays, Pennant Parade
Ink & Paper – Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Whisper White, Frostwood Lodge DSP
Accessories – corner rounder punch, Petit Pennants Building punch, 1/8″ hole punch, quilted ribbon, rhinestone gem
Lots of fun sparkle on this card with the help of glittery DSP and glimmer paper. See the glittery berries on the wreath? Too cute!
Supplies used:
Stamps – Bright Hopes
Ink & Paper – Real Red, Very Vanilla, Holly Berry Bouquet DSP, Old Olive, Red Glimmer paper
Accessories – Big Shot and Top Note die, 2 3/8″ scallop circle punch, 1 3/4″circle punch, 1/8″ hole punch, grograin ribbon and 1/8″taffeta ribbon
This may not be a Christmas tag but this gift card holder is so adorable, I just have to share it tonight at stamp club! My good friend and downline, LeAnne, brought me this a couple of weeks ago and I think it’s brilliant. Love the Peek-a-Boo frame belly band!
Supplies used:
Stamps – Petit Pairs, Jolly Bingo Bits
Ink & Paper – Frostwood Lodge DSP, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Whisper White
Accessories – Big Shot and Peek-a-Boo frame die, 2 3/8″scallop circle punch, 1 3/4″, 1 3/8″ & 1 1/4″ circle punches, Dazzling Details, 1/16″ hole punch
TTFN!
Natasha
A Week of Christmas Packages – Part 2
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The Petal-Cone Die has so many uses – including a hat for Santa!
Supplies used:
Stamps – Christmas Lodge
Ink & Paper – Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Old Olive, Early Espresso
Accessories – Big Shot, Petal-Cone Die, Tasteful Trim Die, Snow Burst embossing folder, 2 1/2″circle punch, 3/4″circle punch, button, baker’s twine, ticket corner punch, Early Espresso Quilted Ribbon
TTFN!
Natasha
Forest Festivities Set Sampler
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What a super CUTE stamp set to work with!!!
My hostess for Thursday night’s stamp club chose this stamp set to be featured. I enjoyed creating these cards so much! Talk about having FUN stamping – just use this stamp set – Forest Festivities!
I didn’t even notice this little puppy until one of my customers pointed him out last month. He’s far too sweet to be left out so I used the spot lighting technique and it turned out awesome with this image!
Supplies used:
Stamps – Forest Festivities
Ink & Paper – Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip; So Saffron & Baja Breeze ink pads, Stazon Black ink
Accessories – Big Shot and Snow Burst embossing folder, word window punch, dotted scallop ribbon punch, 1 1/4″& 1 3/8″ circle punches, pearl accents, dimensionals
I LOVE all the fun elements on this card from the embossed scallop frame around the bunnies to the ribbon bow and tiny tags! I found inspiration for this card layout from a sample on our demostrator only site – I LOVE visiting that place!
Supplies used:
Stamps – Forest Festivities, Tiny Tags, Snow Swirled
Ink & Paper – Baja Breeze, Basic Gray, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, Regals DSP pack; Wild Wasabi ink
Accessories – Big Shot & snowflake #2 die, Snow Burst embossing folder, 2 3/8″ scallop circle punch, Jewelry tag punch, mini library clip, Riding Hood Red taffeta ribbon
This card has a lot of pizzazz simply made by using the sparkly striped paper in the Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Paper pack in the Holiday Mini Catalogue. Easy but SO cute!
Supplies used:
Stamps – Forest Festivities
Ink & Paper – Whisper White, Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi, Holly Berry Bouquet DSP
Accessories – Big Shot and Perfect Pennants die, Tasteful Trim die, Snow Burst embossing folder, 1 3/4″ circle punch, dimensionals, button, linen thread
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TTFN!
Natasha
