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Hello Creative Friends,
Today I’m sharing one of my Thanksgiving cards I made with the Gifts of the Earth stamp set from Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the image on Whisper White card stock and used the Blender Pens to fill in the image with ink.  Card stock used for layering is Chocolate Chip and Kraft.  I embellished with Pumpkin Pie Striped Grosgrain Ribbon and some Vintage Brads.

By the way, I stamped the image on with Sahara Sand ink before filling it in.  It’s my color of choice when I’m going to fill something in with ink.  I like it because it’s not so stark as using black or a dark color.  Sahara Sand ink is also what’s used for sponging the edges and around the images.

This Gifts of the Earth stamp set is in the Holiday Mini Catalog on page 15 .   The Holiday Mini runs through January 4th.

Other Projects Featuring This Stamp Set:
Punch Art Turkey
Thanksgiving Blessing Boxes

Have a creative day,


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Hello Creative Friends,
Today I’m sharing a card done with the Snow Swirled stamp set from Stampin’ Up!  This is a very pretty set.   I especially love all the swirls in the tree stamp that comes in the set.

I used one of the snowflakes from the set to make the background by embossing with silver embossing powder and using the Heat Tool on Chocolate Chip card stock.  I layered with Olive Green card stock and more Chocolate Chip.  The tree image is stamped on Whisper White card stock and embossed.   I added a ribbon (Chocolate Chip Striped Grosgrain) and a pearl is tied on from the Pretties Kit.

If you are unfamiliar with how to emboss, you can find simple directions for this technique on the main Stampin’ Up! company website here.  This is the company website so be sure if you want to purchase anything from me to go over to my Stampin’ Up! Business Site.

I took a photo at a slight angle so you could see how pretty the embossing can be with this stamp set.  The set includes 6 stamps which you can see below.  It is item #111690 and is on page 36 of the current catalog.

The Stampin’ Up! Catalog is divided up for you so if you want to view all of the holiday stamps, just download the Holiday Section here!  All of the main holidays are included.  There are also some holiday stamps and accessories in our Holiday Mini Catalog so be sure to check those out as well.

A few other Christmas posts to spark your creativity:

• Trendy Poinsettias
• Fruit of the Spirit “Jars”
• Punch Art Christmas Trees
• Gingerbread Gable Box

Have a creative day,


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 Hello Creative Friends,
Today I’m sharing with you some quick Wish List Books I did for my kids.  I love my kids to tell me lots of things they want for Christmas–stuff in all price ranges.  I told them to write in them or to cut out and glue in what they want from the toy brochures and catalogs we’ve been getting in the mail.

These were  so quick and easy to make into something a little more fun than just a plain notebook.   I used the small pocket size -Memo/Composition books (size 3 1/3 x 4 1/4).   You can usually get 3 or 4 in shrink wrap at a low price in your stationary departments or sometimes in the dollar bins.

I just adhered some Designer Series Paper (Merry Moments)  cut to the size of the notebook, covered them, and embellished them a little.  I printed out the “Wish List” wording from my computer and punched the wording out with the 1 and 1/4 inch Circle Punch. 

I added ribbon to my daughters, but I knew for certain my son would not want any ribbons on his.

My kids are starting to fill them up!  I made them for my younger kids (10 and almost 12) but my oldest daughter (23) says I need to make her one too:)

Have a creative day,


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