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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

2013 Top Note Reindeer Box

Why, oh why, do I always get new, irresistible ideas at times that I should be doing things OTHER than playing with paper?? I saw this in my head and had to make it--I have no idea why I didn't make it last year, but I honestly don't think it would have come out exactly how I envisioned it without our new Baked Brown Sugar card stock. And we didn't have that last Christmas...so that will be my excuse ;-)

I apologize in advance for this hit & run project, but there was no way that my cat Gizmo was going to let me get a tutorial posted today*. I barely got a picture of the little reindeer before Gizmo pushed me out of the way. I guess I was squealing too much at the reindeer, and Gizmo got jealous. Silly cat, it's only paper.

Stampin' Supplies: Baked Brown Sugar card stock, Crumb Cake card stock, Whisper White card stock, Basic Black card stock, Cherry Cobbler card stock, XL Oval Punch, Small Oval Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Top Note Die (used with Big Shot), Autumn Accents Die (used with Big Shot), Tombow Multipurpose Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Stampin' Trimmer (to cut and score card stock). [I also used 1/2 a Velcro™ self-adhesive dot to close the box.]

*If you can get going with just some of the measurements, take a peek at THIS PDF and you can at least get the instructions for how to make the box, how to score the Top Note, and how to do the basic box and head assembly.

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Here are this week's Stampin' Up! Weekly Deals, revealed each Tuesday, and running through the next Monday:

Weekly Deals: November 26th thru Dec 2nd, 2013
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	Floral Frames Framelits Dies Item #127012 Regular Price: $26.95 US Discounted Price: $20.21 US
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	Regals Stampin' Write Markers Item #131262 Regular Price: $28.95 US Discounted Price: $21.71 US
	1" Square Punch Item #124094 Regular Price: $15.95 US Discounted Price: $11.96 US
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Friday, November 22, 2013

Divine™ Chocolate Christmas Tree Card

Yesterday I shared a tutorial for a bow I put on my Divine™ Chocolate Gift Box Card. Today I want to show you my Divine Chocolate Christmas Tree Card, as the second in my series of cards, which deliver treats along with their holiday greetings!

Like the Gift Box Card, this card features Divine Milk Chocolate Mini Pieces which can be pulled out of the little sleeve wraps on the front of the card, so the chocolates can be enjoyed without ripping the card to shreds! The top chocolate is accessible from both sides, so it doesn't need a pull tab. Also, like the Gift Box Card, this card features the Christmas Tagables stamp set, which you can read all about and order HERE. I used Soft Suede ink, because that is what you will get if you order the Christmas Tagables stamp set in the discounted Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tag Starter Bundle. The background of the card is actually the same string of stamps I mounted in a single line on Clear Block I and used for the Gift Box Card background. And I also made sure to use a foundation for the card that you can order already cut and scored: Crumb Cake Cut & Ready Card Bases.

For the triangle trees shapes, I punched out Gumball Green card stock with the Petite Pennants Builder Punch. The top of the tree is a whole triangle, the middle green parts of the tree are one triangle I cut in half from the bottom, and the tabs that are at the bottom of the tree are each one whole triangle. I simply tucked the other half into the chocolate wrapper (between the paper and foil) and glued the triangle in place so that only half the triangle is sticking out. The patterned paper is from the Season of Style Designer Series Paper Stack. I tried to avoid using any more supplies--but I needed a tree topper, so I punched one out of Daffodil Delight card stock using the star from the Merry Minis Punch Pack. It is the PERFECT size! (the punch pack also makes a cute non-chocolate card you can see HERE.)

I'll tell you what...if you buy your supplies from me through November 29th, you can enter to Win $50 in FREE Product of your Choice in my 25 for $50 Contest. PLUS, 10% of your Purchase Price is Donated (excluding shipping & tax) to help a sweet kitty named Scooter. BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! You Save Up to 50% OFF when you shop Stampin' Up!'s 2013 Holiday Sale, and if digital designing is your thing, you can grab select downloads on the cheap when you shop our 30% OFF Digital Holiday Sale!

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*Disclaimer: I purchased my own Divine chocolates for use on this card, but received some different samples for free after requesting them for project design purposes. I have not been paid for any product placement, my love of Divine chocolates and their Fair Trade practices came before any free samples. You can find Divine Chocolates at either of these places online. HINT: sometimes certain selections of chocolates get sold out at one place, but you can still find them at the other, so bookmark both of these:

DivineChocolate.com OR SERRV.org

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Artisan Label Punch Gift Bow Tutorial

I showed you a bow like this on a card in this blog post. I was finally able to get a picture tutorial done for the bow...still working on the card tutorial, and I'm hoping it will be all downhill from here. You have to scroll to the bottom of this post to see the horrific distractions I've been having. Lol. I want to give you a separate picture of the finished project in action, in case you want to use a smaller image on Pinterest:

Okay, so here's the real, full-blown picture tutorial...please let me know if there's anything that doesn't make sense. You should be able to click on the picture to see it larger in your browser. You can Pin this whole tutorial if you want, since it's one single image, I am just giving you options. The Artisan Label Punch is 25% OFF through December 2nd, and a coordinating clear-mount stamp set called Label Love is 30% OFF through December 2nd. This is even cheaper than you can get those two products in a bundle together--score!:

And this is my horrific distraction. Doesn't she look menacing?!? She is not really being mean at all, I just caught her in the middle of a strange pleading noise she was making. She did not want to leave me alone, she's standing right on the pieces of the bow I was trying to make and photograph. I don't know if it's the changing weather, or what, but both my kitties are being total attention whores lately. *sigh* At least they are healthy, and I'm thankful for that.

Gizmo the Artisan Label Punch Bow Grinch

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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Super Savings Help You Support SCOOTER!

When you shop with me through November 30th, 10% of your retail purchases (before tax or shipping) will go to help Scooter. Just email me after you place your order in my Online Store and let me know your purchase was for Scooter's benefit! Scooter is a sweet little furbaby who lives with his human Mama (and Not-da-Mama), and several other special kitties. Scooter has Spina Bifida, and his back end doesn't work at all. You can read more about Scooter and the other special kitties here on The Geminites Facebook Page.

How can you resist that adorably sweet little face??? Scooter (lovingly referred to as 'Coot, as in "here is your daily dose of 'Cootness"), is a real trooper. He had to have two surgeries to amputate his necrotic back legs, and has to wear diapers when he's up and about, but now he runs around and plays with stamina and endurance that puts other kittens to shame! Here are some Super Savings opportunities and convenient gift ideas you might like to take advantage of, to help you with your holiday crafting and sharing, while helping support Scooter's needs:

TODAY ONLY - 30% OFF THREE DOORBUSTER HOLIDAY SALE ITEMS
2013 Holiday Sale - Nov 20th thru Dec 2nd (up to 50% OFF items)
Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags (check out the Starter Bundle!)
Festive Flurry Ornament Kit (makes 10!)
Stamp-a-Tag Kit (great pre-holiday gift)
This & That Holiday Planner Bundle (20% OFF thru Dec 2nd)

I am also running a personal special through November 29th, called the 25 for $50 Contest. All you need to do is enter the Hostess Code U77RZFNB in the appropriate field near the bottom left of your Shopping Bag in my ONLINE STORE, and you will get an entry for every $50 in merchandise you purchase. The winner gets $50 in FREE product of his/her choice!!!

So, you want to help Scooter but don't want to purchase paper crafting supplies? Go LIKE The Geminites Facebook Page and you can then find information about how you can send in your donation by participating in their Holiday Card Exchange, or donate directly to them via PayPal.

You may also choose to purchase from Gold Orchid Publishing, as they are hosting Scooter Month during November--you can find out more on the Gold Orchid Publishing Facebook Page.

Thanks so much for your kindness in helping Scooter :-)

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Color Me Christmas: Simple 5 Card Set

So, maybe you're thinking of making your own Christmas cards, but you don't wanna go crazy. No worries, you can sit back and savor the season with these quick and easy cuties. The picture doesn't do them justice, but their clean & simple layouts really catch your eye, and the Crumb Cake card bases deliver the warmth of handmade holidays:

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The main images on each of these 5 cards, all come from one stamp set called Color Me Christmas (available in wood-mount or clear-mount). I stamped them each with different colors of ink because I wanted them to be different without coloring them. But honestly, you could stamp all the pictures onto Whisper White card stock using StazOn Jet Black ink and then color in the pictures with markers...or pass the work onto the kiddos with a set of crayons! That is, after all, why the set is called Color Me Christmas. To keep the supplies to a minimum, just use the same StazOn Jet Black ink to stamp the seasonal sayings, too. I used all 4 greetings from the Greetings of the Season stamp set (available in wood-mount or clear-mount), and added the "all I want for Christmas" saying from the Christmas Messages stamp set (available in wood-mount or clear-mount). FYI: the clear-mount version of the Christmas Messages set is 30% OFF during the 2013 Holiday Sale from Nov 20th thru December 2nd, 2013!!! But you could just use either one stamp set or the other, if you'd prefer.

The only other things you might need to know are that the background circle of card stock is cut with the 2-1/2" Circle Punch, and the images were punched out with the 2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch. Again, if you want to keep the supplies to a minimum, just choose one color card stock for the 2-1/2" Circle Punch instead of the varied colors that I used. I recommend Soft Suede card stock for that option, because it's dark enough to give you deep contrast, yet neutral enough to go with any other colors you put on the card.

So, here are the colors I used on the cards in my photo, in case you'd like to duplicate them exactly. All the card bases are Crumb Cake card stock, and you can actually order the Crumb Cake Cut & Ready Card Bases and they will be cut to size and already scored for you. The rest of the ink and card stock plays out like this:

Reindeer - Baked Brown Sugar ink for Reindeer and saying, Pool Party card stock for background circle.
Santa - Real Red ink for Santa and saying, Basic Gray card stock for background circle.
Gift - Pacific Point ink for Gift and saying, Cherry Cobbler card stock for background circle.
Tree - Gumball Green ink for Tree, Soft Suede ink for saying, Soft Suede card stock for circle.
Stocking - Marina Mist ink for Stocking and saying, Wild Wasabi* card stock for circle.

*Gumball Green will almost work for this but I felt it was just a tiny bit too bright, and competed with the Marina Mist stamping.

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Stampin' Up! 2013 Holiday Sale (Nov 20-Dec 2) - up to 50% OFF!

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URGENT: Sale starts Wednesday, November 20th with
THREE 30% OFF 24-HOUR ONLY Deals:

Stampin' Trimmer (item 126889) Reg.$29.95/Sale $20.97
Simply Scored Diagonal Plate (item 125586) Reg.$11.95/Sale $8.37
Many Marvelous Markers (item 131264) Reg.$109.95/Sale $76.97

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(See Product Images & Descriptions Online - Nov 20th thru Dec 2nd, 2013)
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I *HIGHLY* recommend the Stampin' Trimmer, even if you already have a trimmer (or 2 or 3), this beauty beats them all. I did not need to change my blade for a very long time, but you might want to grab some Refill Cutting Blades to keep on the shelf. Need more info before you buy? Check out this Stampin' Trimmer YouTube Video: http://youtu.be/9BPZd6PZN0Y.

If you like the Simply Scored Scoring Tool, you'll want to grab the Simply Scored Diagonal Plate on sale as an add-on (it is not intended for use separately). Yes, we have the Envelope Punch Board now, but you can't score across an entire sheet of 12"x12" paper on that, like you can with the Diagonal Plate of the Simply Scored Scoring Tool. If you want to see more, just check out this Simply Scored Diagonal Plate YouTube Video: http://youtu.be/vkNFzMa1azw.

And if you want to have all Stampin' Up!'s core ink colors at your fingertips, you definitely NEED the Many Marvelous Markers--38 dual-tipped markers for not much more than $2 each, in one spectacular carrying/storage case! The case actually has 48 slots in it, so you can add our 10 current In Color markers to it. Here are links to our 2012-2014 In Color Marker Assortment, and our 2013-2015 In Color Marker Assortment, just in case you want to add those to your order. If you aren't sure why you might like to have the Many Marvelous Markers, you can check out a few of the possibilities that open up to you, in this Markering YouTube Video: http://youtu.be/YcY8iH14eEE.

The best place to view images and descriptions of all these items is in my ONLINE STORE. I plan to highlight several particular items throughout the sale for you--and tell you what's on my MUST HAVE list. However, at any time during the Holiday Sale, you should be able to click the Home category in the left sidebar of my ONLINE STORE to see an image which will take you to all the sale items. If not, check that left sidebar for the Holiday Sale category, and click that. If you have any questions or experience any problems, please feel free to Leave a Comment or email me.

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