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Archive for October 2016

Fa-la-la-la Friends
D Oct 29, 2016  C Christmas, Humour, Techniques   c 

Last week I shared a couple of cards made with the very punny Fa-la-la-la Friends stamp set. I keep saying “I’m making Christmas cods”.  Hee hee! I got this card from a fellow demonstrator, Alison Solven, from Vancouver, BC.  I love how Alison did some paper piecing on the bear’s…

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Presents and Pinecones
D Oct 27, 2016  C Christmas, News & Updates   c 

This sweet little Christmas card uses the pretty Presents and Pinecones designer Series paper.  I got this card as a swap at a demonstrator meeting from Teresa Milke-Steinman of Etobicoke, Ontario.   And the Designer Paper that Teresa used is from the Stampin’ Up! 2016 Holiday Catalogue.  And it is one…

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Have you signed up?
D Oct 25, 2016  C Christmas   c 

You’ve already missed the first couple of weeks of my 12 Weeks of Christmas emails. Don’t miss any more issues! Sign up for my newsletter today! These are exclusive emails just for my newsletter subscribers. Each week, for 12 weeks, you will get an email with Christmas ideas you can…

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Cookie Cutter Z Fold
D Oct 24, 2016  C Christmas, Techniques   c 

The adorable gingerbread man is from the Cookie Cutter stamp set and cut out with the matching Cookie Cutter punch.  Love this Z-fold card that I got from Diana Langman, from Hamilton, at a demonstrator swap. The designer paper is the Candy Cane Designer paper that is part of the…

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Christmas “Cod”
D Oct 20, 2016  C Christmas, Humour, Techniques   c 

I love the humour of the “Fa-la-la-la Friends” stamp set from the Holiday Catalogue.  There are three images and three puns to go with them (see yesterday’s post for an image of the stamp set). Today’s card was made the very talented, Beckie Roy, a demonstrator in my group, from…

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Fa-la-la-la Llama and Friends
D Oct 19, 2016  C Christmas, Humour, Tools   c 

Have you seen the Fa-la-la-la Friends stamp set in the Holiday Catalogue?  It is one of those stamp sets, I just HAD to have!  It is so cute and punny!! (see what I did there?)  I got the stamp set because of the saying “This is your Christmas Cod“.   I’ll…

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Noel Christmas Pines
D Oct 17, 2016  C Techniques   c 

There is always one stamp set that I end up reaching for over and over again from each catalogue.  And for the Stampin’ Up! Holiday catalogue that set is the Christmas Pines Stamp set and matching Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies.  Did you see it is featured on the cover of…

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My Sweet Pumpkin Halloween Treats
D Oct 13, 2016  C Anything but a Card, Baby/Kids, Holidays, Quick & Easy   c 

I made these cute little Halloween treats for my boys (my sweet pumpkins!) for Halloween. I’ve used the Stampin’ Up! new 2″ x 8″ cello bags (love this new size) and stuffed them with gumballs.  I’m thinking I’m going to find a whole pile of uses for these bags!  I…

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Cookie Cutter Dracula
D Oct 12, 2016  C Baby/Kids, Christmas, Humour   c 

Have you seen the amazing Cookie Cutter Builder Punch?  It punches out the adorable Cookie Cutter Christmas Stamp set as well as this spooky Cookie Cutter Halloween stamp set. For this card simply stamp the image on a piece of of Whisper White cardstock cut at 4″ x 2″ and…

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