Day Four of my Countdown to Christmas

Hi everyone,

I had a fantastic time at Marelle's last night and I at some time in the not too distant future I will show you all the lovely goodies that my Secret Santa gave me. I was so spoiled. I have to say there were lots of ooh's and ah's as everyone opened their gifts. There are some super talented ladies in our fantastic team.

Anyway I am here to show you day four of my countdown to Christmas. This time just a set of simple cards made with Delightful Decorations.

Usually by this time of year I am a little over the normal Red and Green used for Christmas so I have used Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry. I love this combination. If you look closely you will see that I have embossed the Whisper White with the Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder to look like the baubles are hanging on a Christmas Tree. I realised when I took the photos that you can't see all the sentiments but they are from different sets and I will put them in my list of products used.

Materials Used: All Stampin' Up!
Stamps: Elegant Bouquet, Teeny Tiny Sentiments, Snow Swirled, Contempo Christmas
Paper: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive
Other: Ornament Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 1/4" Rich Razzleberry Grosgrain Ribbon, 1/4" Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon, Big Shot, Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder, Lots of Tags Sizzlets, Modern Label Punch (I know you can't see it but it is there), Word Window Punch (once gain I know you can't see it but it is there), Dimensionals.

Once again, thanks for looking.

'Til next time,

Juliette

Day Three of my Countdown to Christmas

Hi everyone,

I ran my last class of the year last night and was so excited to have some new stamping buddies join me. They sat down and made 24 Christmas tags. I thought I would show them to you today. The first set of cards I have already placed on my blog so if you are a regular reader they will be familiar to you.

This is not a normal colour combination for me but I love it. I got the idea from a fantastic blog from the UK Stamping Moments. I have to say I always check out her blog because she has some fantastic ideas and they are all so beautifully put together.

The next set of Christmas Tags are using the so very cool set Sparkly and Bright.

 I just love this set and there is another card or cards coming over the next couple of days using this set.

Next we have a set using Gifted. There were quite a few grumbles with some cutting out but I actually find cutting out quite therapeutic.

 

Last but not least here is a set using Dasher and the Wreath from Welcome Christmas. Dasher has been heat embossed with Gold Embossing Powder and he may just be the gift tag I will use this year.

Materials Used: All Stampin' Up!

Set 1.

Stamps: Delightful Decorations

Paper: Perfect Plum, Marina Mist, Whisper White

Ink: Perfect Plum, Marina Mist

Other: Ornament Punch, Big Shot, Petals A Plenty EF, Polka Dot EF, Elegant Lines EF, 1" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals

Set 2:

Stamps: Sparkly and Bright

Paper: Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Real Red, Garden Green, Whisper White

Ink: Marina Mist, Real Red, Garden Green

Other: 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, 1/8" Marina Mist Taffeta Ribbon, 1/8" Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, 1/8" Real Red Taffeta Ribbon, Paper Piercing Tool and Mat Pack, Glue Dots

Set 3:
Stamps: Gifted
Paper: Old Olive, Real Red, Whisper White
Ink: Old Olive, Real Red, Old Olive Stampin' Write, Real Red Stampin' Write
Other: Wide Oval Punch, Dimensionals, 1/4" Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, 1/4" Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon, 1/4" Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon, Glue Dots

Set 4:
Stamps: Dasher, Welcome Christmas
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Whisper White
Ink: Versamark, Old Olive
Other: Heat Tool, Gold Embossing Powder, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Dimensionals.

I am going to my upline Marelle Taylors for our Stampers Anonymous Christmas Party tonight. We do a Secret Santa so I am going to finish off my goodies for her. A day of crafting followed by a night of spending time with like minded people - what could be more fun?

'Til next time

Juliette

Day Two of my Count Down to Christmas

Hi everyone,

As I mentioned yesterday over the days leading up to Christmas I will be showing you some cards and gift ideas I have been working on for Christmas. Now most of what you will be seeing over the next couple weeks you probably have seen whilst you have been 'blurffing' anyway, but these are my take. Where possible I will mention who inspired me and leave a link to their blog. Note I say where possible because I can't always remember where I saw the idea!!!

My offering today is a Swing Card - this is my first attempt at making one. For measurements etc you can go to Splitcoaststampers as they have a really cool tutorial on how to do this. The inspiration for my Swing Card came from Sandi MacIver. Back in November she participated in The Royal Blog Tour and made a beautiful set using Welcome Christmas. Now her projects were Vintage. I have a slight problem doing Vintage - don't know why but here is my take using more traditional colours.

 

Materials Used - all Stampin' Up! unless otherwise indicated.

Stamps: Welcome Christmas

Paper: Real Red, Old Olive, Whisper White, Baja Breeze

Ink: Real Red, Old Olive

Other: 1/4" Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon, Big Shot, Petals A Plenty Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, Sticky Dots (the best thing to put ribbon on!!!), Nestabilities Oval's* and Scallop Ovals*

Thanks for looking,

'Til next time

Juliette

Let the countdown begin!!!

Hi everyone,

Over the next 25 days I will be showing you ideas that I have had for Christmas cards and projects this year. Yes that means I need to post every day - so I really hope I can manage it.

My first project is my darling daughters advent calender. There is just something magical about them trying to find the right day and then enjoying the chocolate that is inside. I got this idea from Jo Dumbleton from the UK. What is even better is she had put the measurements for her little milk carton so the guess work is taken away. Please do check out her blog she has some lovely ideas and creations.

Yes I made 25 of these beauties. I don't own the milk carton die so following Jo's measurements was great. I made the bird houses using a variety of colours - Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Real Red, Baja Breeze. I then stamped a flurry of snowflakes from Punch Pals in the corresponding coloured ink (why in Australia would I do that well it reminds me of my Christmas' I spent as a child in the UK). The birds are super easy with the XL two step Bird Punch - which I wasn't going to buy but have used it so much, and once again they have been punched in a variety of colours (Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, Real Red).  A roof made out of the same colours and attached with a bit of 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon finishes them off.

Here is a close up of one of the bird houses hanging the very expensive $5.00 tree!!!

The numbers were cut using the Big Shot and the Timeless Type Junior Alphabet.

Thanks for looking,

'Til next time

Juliette

The Summer Mini is here and December Frenzy

Hi everyone,

The new Summer Mini is here with items only available to be purchased from the 1st December to 31st March. If you haven't got a soft copy and would like one, email me and I will send one out to you. There are some fabulous new products including our new Build a Wheels - oh the fun you can have with those.

Also today is the start of our December Frenzy. There are many items that are for sale and some are half price!!! These are only available from today until the 29th December or until sold out.

Item	Page	Description	Retail Price	Sale Price
119181	39	A Little Treat Wood-Mount Stamp Set	$21.95	$10.98
120018	39	A Little Treat Clear-Mount Stamp Set	$15.95	$7.98
119189	40	Tote-Ally Tess Wood-Mount Stamp Set	$37.95	$26.57
111255	43	Daisy Dash Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel	$15.95	$9.57
121482	56	Baby Bundle Wood-Mount Stamp Set	$49.95	$34.97
119161	72	Autumn Days Wood-Mount Stamp Set	$38.95	$19.48
120012	77	Pendant Park Clear-Mount Stamp Set	$27.95	$13.98
113031	88	Tart & Tangy Wood-Mount Stamp Set	$21.95	$15.37
115806	91	Fresh Cuts Wood-Mount Stamp Set	$38.95	$27.27
115946	102	Wonderful Favorites Wood-Mount Stamp Set	$39.95	$23.97
119167	104	Heard from the Heart Wood-Mount Stamp Set	$38.95	$23.37
119185	105	Teeny Tiny Sentiments Wood-Mount Stamp Set	$62.95	$31.48
105115	118	Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write Marker	$5.75	$4.03
105106	119	Certainly Celery Stampin' Write Marker	$5.75	$3.45
100045	119	Pretty in Pink Stampin' Write Marker	$5.75	$3.45
105114	119	So Saffron Stampin' Write Marker	$5.75	$3.45
105111	119	Bashful Blue Stampin' Write Marker	$5.75	$3.45
105108	119	Regal Rose Stampin' Write Marker	$5.75	$3.45
105109	120	Bravo Burgundy Stampin' Write Marker	$5.75	$3.45
100069	120	Night of Navy Stampin' Write Marker	$5.75	$4.03
100082	121	Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker	$5.75	$3.45
103104	122	Small Cello Bags	$7.50	$4.50
111325	140	Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware	$57.95	$28.98
112530	140	Circle Scissor Plus	$54.95	$32.97
116681	161	Kind Heart Wood-Mount Stamp Set	$11.95	$5.98

I know I for one will be adding items to my next order. Who can go past the Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware at half price?

I will be back later on today with the first of my Countdown to Christmas projects.

'Til next time

Juliette