Carlee Ewing Serafinchon

In this post, I announced I would draw one Facebook Fan to receive a Grateful Greetings stamp set seen in the Holiday Mini, page 8, a $48.95 stamp set. Carlee, contact me and I will get this set to you. A BIG thank you to my Facebook Fans.

I love quick and easy cardmaking. And I love Chocolate Chip as a neutral colour to build a card around. 

This card is simple stamping with only one image, the sleigh from the Wandering Words stamp set . This set also has an image for Valentines Day and for Fall, so it is a set you can use alot. See it on page 16 of the Holiday Mini. 

I love the Tempting Turquoise paired with the Chocolate Chip. It really makes the card pop. But it just needed a little more embellishing so I added a Playground button with a clear Rhinestone brad in the center. Thread the prongs of the brad through the button hole and fold the prongs down. If needed, trim the prongs a bit with scissors so the button sits flat.  Next, I glued a piece of  Chocolate Chip ribbon from the Masterpiece Ribbon Originals down bunching the ribbon on the left side. To get this look, put down a strip of adhesive and then loop the ribbon and tack down. Don’t you love the scallops on this ribbon?   

To Order Stampin’ Up! Products in Canada, Click Here

Stamps:  Wandering Words – $33.95, #116507, page 16 Holiday Mini   

Ink:  Chocolate Chip Classic

Paper:  Chocolate Chip DSP, Chocolate Chip, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White   

Other: Masterpiece Ribbon Originals – $14.95, #116230. page 182, Playground Designer Buttons, Clear Rhinestone Brads 

Don’t think it, ink it! 

This card is a fast and easy Christmas Card using the Delightful Decorations stamp set with Soft Suede and Certainly Celery and the Christmas Cocoa designer series paper. 

I love this stamp set!  If you haven’t ordered your Delightful Decorations set yet – $28.95, #116517, page 24 of the Holiday Mini, time is running out. Remember many of the Holiday Mini products are only available until January 4th. 

Don’t think it, ink it! 

Over the past few years, there has been enormous demand from demonstrators and customers alike for a line of repositionable clear-mount stamps. Well, you asked for it, and now you have it! Starting with stamps in the 2010 Occasions Mini Catalogue and 2010 Sale-A-Bration brochure, Stampin′ Up! now offers our exclusive stamp art in both traditional wood-mount, and the new clear-mount options.

Our new clear-mount stamps are the result of extensive research with the intent to maintain the very best image quality in the stamping industry, while at the same time offering the ease-of-use and storability inherent in repositionable clear-mount stamps.

Clear-Mount Features

• Nine different sizes of clear blocks available individually or as a discounted bundle.
• Blocks have ergonomic grooves on all four sides for easy grip and traditional wood-mount feel.
• Stamps and blocks are durable and easy to clean with your Stampin’ Scrub and Stampin’ Mist.
• Optional image labels on stamp backs let you decide if you want to see the image through the block or not.
• Tight die-cutting for easy image positioning.
• Large clear blocks can be used to create collages or spell words with alphabet sets.
• Stamps store easily in standard, DVD-type cases with artwork on front and spine, making organization easy.

Canadians, want to receive your personal copies of the Occasions Mini catalogue and the Sale-A-Bration brochure? Send me an e-mail.  

If you already have a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, please contact your demonstrator for copies of the new brochures.

The Gifts of Christmas stamp set is quickly become a new favourite. Besides the fact that it includes images and greetings, I appreciate how easy it is to use. The images are sized to create fast and easy cards. Like this one! 

This card is a Flat Front Tri-Shutter and I can’t stop making them! Once you have made one and see how simple it is with the instructions below, I know you will be hooked.    

Score a piece of 5-1/2” x 12” cardstock on long edge at 4", 8" and 10".

Measure 1-1/4" from both the top and bottom of the card, cutting from the 4" score mark to the 10" score mark.

Score top and bottom panels only at 6". 

To Order Stampin’ Up! Products in Canada, Click Here

Stamps:  Gifts of Christmas - $24.95, #115372, page 37   

Ink:  Rose Red Classic

Paper:  Thoroughly Modern DSP – $13.25, #115673. page 163 – Rose Red, Whisper White   

Other: Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Rose Red Grosgrain Ribbon,  Stampin’ Dimensionals. Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch 

Don’t think it, ink it!   

Stampin’ Up! has just announced that many of the sets on the Dormant list will be retiring as of January 4th. Take a look and see if any of these sets are on your wish list before they are gone. 

Sets can be view by searching my Online Store and selecting Shop Now from the top right of the home page.

 Are you a viewer of NBC’s Today Show?

Don’t miss tomorrow show when Stampin’ Up! co-founder and CEO, Shelli Gardner will be a guest during the fourth hour. Shelli was invited to appear in recognition of SU!’s involvement in the The Today Show’s annual toy drive. 

This is just one of the many reasons I am so proud to be a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator. 

This is it!  My first "traditional" Christmas card. My first card this year using red and green. And the set is call Christmas Classics – how appropriate is that?!

For this card, I used the Merry Moments dsp again. It’s amazing how often I create a card using materials that are already on my desk. Sometimes it pays to not put things away when you are finished. Or, at least that’s what I tell myself.  

I love how Stampin’ Up! plans stamp sets to coordinate with other products like the punches.   The bell in this set fits perfectly in the 1/2" circle punch to make it easy to highlight the image. I used Real Red in three placves on this card – the punched bell, the ribbon and the brads. Enjoy! 

To Order Stampin’ Up! Products in Canada, Click Here

Stamps:  Christmas Classics – $32.95, #111566, page 33   

Ink:  Real Red Classic, Garden Green Classic

Paper:  Merry Moments DSP – $13.25, #115672. page 160, Real Red, Garden Green, Whisper White  

Other: Real Red Double Stitched Ribbon, Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon, Bold Bright Brads (in Real Red), Stampin’ Dimensionals, 1/2" Circle Punch 

Don’t think it, ink it!  

I love cards in a single colour. For me, they are the easiest to create and seem to come together effortlessly. 

Today, I decided I wanted to use the Mistletoe ribbon featured in the Holiday Mini catalogue. Because the ribbon is Old Olive, it was easy to select cardstock and papers to match. I added two Merry Moments designer series paper patterns and as I still had some embossed Whisper White strips created with the Petals-A-Plenty Impression Folder also in the Holiday Mini from this card, I used them as well. I stamped Dasher with Old olive ink, added my ribbon and my card was done. Quick and Easy!

To Order Stampin’ Up! Products in Canada, Click Here

Stamps:  Dasher - $10.95, #116816, page 208   

Ink:  Old Olive Classic

Paper:  Old Olive, Whisper White, Merry Moments DSP – $13.25, #115672. page 160 

Other: Mistletoe Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Petals-A-Plenty Textured Embossing Folder - $10.95, #116824, Page 21 Holiday Mini

 Don’t think it, ink it!  

This year make sure the gifts you really want are under the tree! 

Click on the gift registry button below to open a Holiday Wish List form.  Complete and return the wish list to me by e-mail, fax to 780.406.6407 or phone to 1.866.472.8207 and I will let those you love know what you would really like for Christmas this year.

Each form returned to me by November 30 will be entered into a draw for a $40 gift certificate. And you will receive an additional draw entry each time someone places an order for you from your wish list.