Mittens Tri-Shutter Card

Hope everyone on the East Coast is doing well.   We were very fortunate not to lose power or have any damage!! :)   

Love making this paper technique card. . . . . just HAD to make a Christmas themed card for an upcoming workshop.   

Stampin Up! Products:
Stamps: Make a Mitten and More Merry Messages
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green
Cardstock:  Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Gumball Green
Paper:  Be of  Good Cheer Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Mitten Builder Punch, 1/4" sweater Trim

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Sell-A-Stamp Spooktacular!!!

WOW - SELL-A-STAMP SPOOKTACULAR - Stampin’ Up!’s First Ever ONE DAY 15% off Sale..
You will be ABLE to SHOP ONLINE – just click here

Use this WISHLIST TO Plan YOUR ORDERS and Be Ready to save Monday October 29th, 2012
***2012Wishlist

NOT SO FINE PRINT..

• Starting at 12:00 AM (MT) October 29, 2012  and ending at 11:50 PM (MT) October 29, 2012  almost every stamp we sell will be 15 percent off.

This means all stamps in the current catalogs including

• Background stamps
• Personalized name stamps
• Incentive stamp sets from the supply list
• Cookie press stamps
• Single stamps

This DOES NOT include

• Hostess sets
• Bundled stamp sets
• Digital stamp brush sets

• There is no minimum purchase, and no limit to the number of stamps you can order.

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Scentsational Suspension Card

Here is my 5th and final card for my Holiday Stamp-a-Stack being held early December.    I love the way the 1" circle punch is "suspended" in air and turns to show both sides with just a little bit of dental floss!!  ;)

Stampin Up! Products:
Stamps:  Scentsational Season, Border Banter, Mixed Medley, Delightful Decorations
Cardstock:  Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler, Primerose Petals, Whisper White
Paper:  Snow Festival Designer Series Paper
Ink:  Gumball Green, Primerose Petals, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories:  1 1/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Stitched Satin Ribbon, Rhinestone

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Snowman - MM37

This weeks Merry Monday Sketch Challenge gave me the inspiration to make this sample for my Holiday Stamp-a-Stack.    Snowmen are one of my favorite thing about winter and the Holidays, so you can always bank on one of my SAS cards having them on it!! LOL

Version #1

 Close up of the NEW Illuminate Glimmer Stamped images & sponging!!  LOVE THE EFFECT!!!

 Version #2

Stampin Up! Products:

Stamps:  Winter Memories, Frosty Friends, Petite Pairs

Cardstock:  Midnight Muse, Bashful Blue, Shimmer White 

Ink:  Black Stazon, Midnight Muse, Illuminate Glimmer Watermark

Accessories:  Labels Framelits, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Organza Ribbon, Dimensionals

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Holiday Ornament Framed

I loved the Ornament card the Bonnie made at Convention with the Holiday Ormanment Framelits (1st picture below).    It is such a simple but BEAUTIFUL card.    I decided to change it up for my Holiday Stamp-a-Stack.    Both samples show of the products that are part of the October 2012 Special.   

Bonnie's Sample from Convention

Holiday Stamp-a-Stack sample

Stampin Up! Products:
Stamps:  Curly Cute, Ornament Keepsakes
Cardstock:  Early Espresso, Real Red, Very Vanilla
Paper:  Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper
Ink:  Early Espresso, Real Red
Accessories:  Holiday Ornament Framelits, Large Scallop Edgelits, Rhinestones, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack, Pierce Mat, Ppaer-Piercing Tool,  White Bakers Twine, Taffeta Ribbon, Ruffled Ribbon.

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Pleasant Poppies - FMS56

Sketch Challenge from Freshly Made Sketches #56.  

I decided to take a break from making Holiday cards and bring back some Spring/Bright colors and stamps.   I love the Pleasant Poppies background stamp and thought it would be appropriate for this sketch.    

Stampin Up! Products:
Stamps:  Pleasant Poppies, and Curly Cute
Cardstock:  Regal Rose, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, and Whisper White
Ink:  Regal Rose and Early Espresso
Accessories:  Organza Ribbon, Taffeta Ribbon, Delicate Designs Embossing Folders, Framed Tulips Embossing Folder

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Christmas Cottage Window

I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS CARD!!!!    

After playing with the "Frosty View" Cottage Window card, I had a vision of looking into the Cottage and seeing the Wallpaper, Christmas Tree, etc.    I am MORE THAN pleased with the outcome of this card.    It took a lot of cutting and coloring, but again totally worth it.   Enjoy! 

Stampin Up! Products:
Stamps:  Cottage Window, and Snow Much Fun
Cardstock:  Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette
Paper:  Watercolor Paper, and Fan Fair Designer Series Paper
Ink:  Early Espresso, Black Stazon, Timber Brown Stazon (Non SU)
Accessories:  Taffeta Ribbon, Bright Brads, Dazzling Details, Watercolor Crayons, Aqua Painters, Snips, Simply Scored

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Christmas Window - Frosty View

Here is a sample for an upcoming workshop.    I have been wanting to play with the Cottage Window set for a while, and thought a nice Winter view would be appropriate this time of year.    The Fan Fair Designer Series Paper is perfect in representing wallpaper and the Ribbon a chair rail.    There are several different "versions" -- doesn't only have to be a Holiday card!!   Hope my Stampin Ladies and you like it.  

Stampin Up! Products:

Stamps:  Cottage Window, Frosty Friends, Four Frames (2nd), Petite Pairs (2nd), Perfect Punches (3rd & 4th)

Cardstock:  Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, and Very Vanilla

Paper: Watercolor paper, and Fan Fair Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Black and Timber Brown Stazon, Riding Hood Red

Accessories:  Taffeta Ribbon, Watercolor Crayons, Aqua Painters, Decorative Label Punch (2nd), Extra Large Oval Punch (3rd), Lots of Tags Sizzlits (3rd), 1 3/4" Scallop Punch (4th), and Circles #2 Die (4th), Snips

Happy Stamping!
Michelle

Candlelight Bargello Card

I had a bunch of 1" scraps of the Candlelight Christmas Designer Series Paper left over from my Box Card so decided to throw this card together!   The Bargello technique is wonderful for your scraps.  The technique is not as hard as it looks and the end result is STUNNING!!  

Enjoy!

Stampin Up! Products:
Stamps:  Snowflake Soiree
Cardstock:  Early Espresso, Real Red, Lucky Limeade, and Very Vanilla
Paper:  Candlelight Christmas Designer Series Paper
Ink:  Real Read, Lucky Limeade
Accessories:  Lucky Limeade Ribbon, and Decorative Label Punch

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Open Sea Birthday - Cased

Saw this card on a fellow Demonstrators Facebook Page (Stamping with Lynn) and had to CASE it!!    I love this card so much that I am going to demo it at my monthly workshop/club this month.   I'm sure my group will love it just as much as I do.  :)

Stampin Up! Products:
Stamps: Open Sea, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Cardstock:  Night of Navy, and Whisper White
Ink:  Black Stazon, Night of Navy, Bashful Blue
Accessories:   3" Circle Die, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Silver Brads, Stripes Embossing Folder, Aqua Painters

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

My Friend -- MOJO261

Told you I was getting addicted. . . . . here is another Sketch Challenge.   This one is from Mojo Monday.    

I am using the Fan Fair DSP, Riding Hood Red and Pink Pirouette Ink Pads I received as a Pillow Gift during the Hilton Head Getaway last weekend.  

Stampin Up! Products:
Stamps:  My Friend
Cardstock:  Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Very Vanilla
Paper:  Fan Fair Designer Series Paper
Ink:  Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette
Accessories:  Riding Hood Red Taffeta, Victoria Crochet Trim, Labels Framelits, Oval Accent Bigz Clear Die

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Sparkling Snowman - Merry Monday #35

I am starting to get addicted to these Blog/Sketch Challenges!!  :)  

This one is from Always Playing with Paper: Merry Monday #35.     Love that this site only does Christmas/Holiday Challenges throughout the year!     

Stampin Up! Products:
Stamps:  Snow Much Fun
Cardstock:  Cherry Cobbler, and Very Vanilla
Paper:  Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper
Ink:  Black Stazon and Cherry Cobbler
Accessories:  Dazzling Details, Silver Dazzling Details, Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details, Markers, Snips

Happy Stamping!
Michelle

Blue Ribbon Birthday - FMS55

HAPPY WORLD CARD MAKING DAY #3

Played with another Fun Sketch today; Freshly Made Sketches #55.    I have been meaning to play with the Blue Ribbon Stamp set; when I saw this sketch that's the first thing that popped in my head.   I hope you like it as much as I do!

Stampin Up! Products:

Stamps:  Blue Ribbon

Cardstock:  Island Indigo, Calypso Coral, and Whisper White

Paper:  World Spectacular Designer Series Paper

Ink:  Island Indigo and Cherry Cobbler

Accessories:  2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Sponges, Argyle Embossing Folder

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Snowflake Side Spring Card

HAPPY WORLD CARD MAKING DAY!  #2

Got to play around with a new paper folding technique -- Side Spring Card.   

Stampin Up! Products:
Stamps:  More Merry Messages
Cardstock:  Bashful Blue, Island Indigo, and Whisper White
Paper:  Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack and Silver Glimmer Paper
Ink:  Island Indigo
Accessories:  Snow Flurry Bigz Die, Scallop Squares Duo Bigz Die, Designer Buttons, Vintage faceted Designer Buttons, Simply Scored

Happy Stamping!
Michelle

Simple Vellum Embossed Tree

HAPPY WORLD CARD MAKING DAY!!!

Had a lot of fun stamping over the last two days!! :)      Here is another sample for my Holiday Stamp-a-Stack.    It's Simple, Clean, and Beautiful!!     I love the layered look with the Early Espresso Embossed Vellum.    I hope you all agree! 

Stampin Up! Products
Stamps:  Evergreen and More Merry Messages
Cardstock:  Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla and Vellum
Ink:  Versamark, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso
Accessories:  Early Espresso Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Sponged Ornament Card

Starting to make my samples for my Holiday Stamp-a-Stack.    Here is card 1 of 5 that my customers will be making!    The card was inspired by another fellow demonstrators card she made a few years ago (Barbara Gallardo) -- I updated the stamp sets and made other personal changes.    

2nd version of the card -- always nice to have options!!

 

Stampin Up! Products:
Stamps:   Watercolor Winter, Bells & Boughs, No Peeking, Petite Pairs
Ink: Garden Green, Riding Hood Red, Stazon Black, Soft Suede
Cardstock:  Garden Green, Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede
Accessories:  Gold Embossing Powder, Ornament Punch, Soft Suede Taffeta, Rhinestones, Pearls, Watercolor Crayons, Aqua Painters, Dimensionals

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

  

Polar Christmas Card -- CCMC221

I had a lot of fun making this card for the Create with Connie & Mary Sketch Challenge CCMC221   

This is my 1st submission to a Blog/Sketch Challenge, but won't be my last!! :)  

Hope you enjoy this Christmas Card! 

Stampin Up! Products:
Stamps:  Polar Party and Snowflake Soiree
Ink:  Black Stazon, Midnight Muse, and Illuminate Glimmer Watermark
Cardstock:  Midnight Muse, Bashful Blue and Whisper White
Paper:  Midnight Muse and Bashful Blue Designer Series Paper Pack
Accessories:  Square Punch, Dazzling Details and Various Markers

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

  

Camo Shaving Cream

My nephew had a "Call of Duty" birthday party a few weeks ago.    I thought using the Shaving Cream technique would be PERFECT and I must say I was right!!  Even though he is only 6 -- he was "impressed" with the card.   Teaching them young to appreciate homemade cards/gifts! ;)

Stampin Up! Products
Stamps:  Sassy Salutations
Ink:  Black Stazon
Cardstock:  Basic Black, Garden Green, and Whisper White
Accessories:  Ink Refills, Black Grosgrain (retired)

Happy Stamping!

Michelle  

Single Stamp Offer - Limited Time!

Stampin Up! is excited to offer you the chance to buy single pieces from these select stamp sets: Word Play, Perfectly Penned, and Seasonal Sayings. The offer will be available now through January 2, 2013. 

This offer is available for clear-mount stamps only.  These won't be sent to you in our typical cases or packaging; they'll be packaged in cello bags. If you'd like a case for your stamp, you can buy our Clear-Mount Stamp Cases that come in packs of four (item 119105).   

The stamps won't come with a Clear-Mount Block, and you'll need to buy a block separately if you don't already have one. The recommended block sizes can be found on the flyers.  

There's no limit on how many pieces you can buy.   Click here to shop online.

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Christmas in October!!!

It may only October, but Stampin' Claus is coming to town! Get a FREE Festive Paper-Piercing Pack when you purchase the Ornament Keepsakes Set and Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper. 

Item	Description		Special Price
132260	Christmas Gift Pack (wood-mount) Includes Ornament Keepsakes Set (wood-mount), Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack		$47.90
132261	Christmas Gift Pack (clear-mount) Includes Ornament Keepsakes Set (clear-mount), Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack		$36.90
132262	Christmas Gift Pack (wood-mount bundle) Includes Ornament Keepsakes Bundle (wood-mount), Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper, and Festive Paper-Piercing Pack		$62.90
132263	Christmas Gift Pack (clear-mount bundle) Includes Ornament Keepsakes Bundle (clear-mount), Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper, and Festive Paper-Piercing Pack		$55.90

Please contact me to place a customer order or click here.  

 Happy Stamping!

Michelle