Keepsake Ornament Kit

Stampin' Up is going to help us all out with our busy schedule by providing this wonderful kit to make your very own keepsake ornaments without all the work.  I know we all love to stamp but sometimes a kit can be just as fun.  Remember--these kits will only be offered while supplies last so order yours today! 

 

There is no need for framelits or the stamp set.   All you need to complete the kit is a glue gun, adhesive glue stick (104045), and scissors.

The Ornamental Elegance Kit (132832) is  only $14.95 and includes:

• Die-Cut Cardstock Elements to make 10 Heirloom Ornaments
• Cherry Cobbler 3-1/2" Scalloped Tulle Ribbon
• Natural Linen Thread
• Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons
• Large Pearl Basic Jewels.

If you don't want to order online, you can always contact me and I will place your order for you.  Thanks for stopping by!

Christmas Favors

As I mentioned yesterday, I participated in a Craft Fair over the weekend with a friend.  It was a little disappointing.  It wasn't greatly attended and I don't know why--maybe because it was Sunday??  One bright spot was that I was asked to make a custom order.  I have been wanting to try to market my services for custom party invitations and favors.  In January I'm going to begin a portfolio with different party themes.  But I digress....Here are a few of the items I took with me.  The best seller was the cocoa packet card (a video tutorial is on Dawn Olchefke's YouTube channel).  Surprisingly the pencil favors didn't sell at all.  I think they would be great stocking stuffers or teacher's gifts.

 

And we can't forget the Aggie favor boxes (the box pattern was also from Dawn O.). A good friend had given me a couple of pieces of A&M scrapbooking paper when my older son went off to college last year. It was the perfect paper for this. I even covered some Hershey nuggets with it. I might have to work up some of these in Texas Tech and UT colors.

 

Thanks for stopping by!







 

Storybook Friends--Deconstructing Jen No. 77 Challenge

This past weekend was a busy one for me.  Last week I was busy working on projects for a craft fair and putting together a Christmas card Stamp-a-Stack.  I needed a little break from all the Christmas stuff so I thought I'd pull out this cute Storybook Friends set and the matching DSP.  This is also the first time I've participated in a sketch challenge at the Deconstructing Jen website. 

I'm a real cat lover (much to my husband's chagrin) so this kitty stamp called to me.  Currently we have two cats in the house and I take care of three strays who have decided that our house is the place to get a great meal!  Not sure that I can really call them strays anymore.  In San Antonio, if you feed an animal more than 3 days it is considered yours.  Plus I've names two of the strays--Goldilocks and Buster.  Thank goodness my husband loves me!

 

Here is my helper, Scamp!  She was very curious about what I was doing--and what cat doesn't like to get in a box or a bag?

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps: Storybook Friends
Paper:  Real Red, So Saffrom, Wild Wasabi, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Storytime DSP
Ink:  Timber Brown Staz-on, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi, Baja Breeze
Accessories:  Courderoy button (retired), Whisper White Baker's Twine, mini brads, Adorning Accents Die
 
Come back tomorrow to see some of my Craft Fair favors.  Thanks!

CCMC226 and a Thing of Beauty

This sketch is from last week's Fab Friday sketch challenge.  I was trying to get a submission ready for this morning and combined it with the color challenge at Create with Connie & Mary.  Disaster struck when in the midst of assembling my card I knocked over a big cup of cappucino on my living room carpet.  Luckily I have a carpet cleaner so I dragged it out and shampooed the carpet.  Not really what I needed to add to my day.  Oh well, guess I should be more careful with my morning cup of cappucino!  I did manage to keep my card out of harm's way. 

 

 

Last night the UPS man brought me a special delivery.   The new trimmer from Stampin' Up is a thing of beauty.  It is so shiny and new!  I haven't even cut with it yet.  I just want to look at it for awhile....sigh.

 

 

 

Gotta run.  My son's musical instrument has been in to the shop and I need to pick it up today.  Thanks for stopping by.

Winter Memories

Lately I haven't felt very creative and I have put off preparing for my Christmas card Stamp-a-Stack. 
Once I got started today I ended up using a whole different stamp set and color scheme. I wanted DSP that had Marina Mist in it and all I had was the Christmas Lodge DSP from last year. I inked the main image with versamark first, then inked it again with Marina Mist, stamped on the Bashful Blue tag and embossed it with clear embossing powder. Now that I have all five of my cards designed I can get everything prepped.

 

Have a great day! 

 

An Old MOJO Monday Challenge

Although Halloween is OLD news, I thought I'd post the last Halloween card I made.   It is MOJO Monday Sketch 262.  I also made a half dozen of the cute little bat boxes using the Fancy Favor die that was cased from Dana Newsom. 

 

 

Beautiful Season

Here is a sneak peek of one of the cards we will be making at my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack this coming Saturday.  This card was inspired by Mercedes Weber.  I liked the look of stamping the bird image with just red.  I bought this stamp set after Christmas last year so I was a little relieved that it made it into the 2012-13 catalog.  I am somewhat of a bird freak.  In a former life I used to sketch and paint birds.  Now I just stamp them!

 

Stampin' Supplies:

Stamps:  Beautiful Season, More Merry Messages

Paper: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Be of Good Cheer DSP

Accessories:  Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder, Window Frames Framelits, Festive Paper Piercing Pack, Vintage Faceted Buttons, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Basic Pearls

Check back tomorrow for another sneak peek!  If you are interested in coming to the class, check out the details at www.stampingalamode.stampinup.net.  Thanks for stopping by.

Stamp Sale!!!

If you haven't already heard--Stampin' Up is having a one day stamp sale!  Hooray!  This is a contest to see if we can break a record for stamps sold in ONE day.  Here are the details:

Sell-a-Stamp Spooktacular

On October 29th, starting at 12:00 AM (MT) and ending at 11:50 PM (MT), almost every stamp Stampin' Up sells 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-image stamps
• Single Stamps: Assortment 1 *New!
• Single Stamps: Assortment 2 *New!
• Single Stamps: Word Play
• Single Stamps: Perfectly Penned
• Single Stamps: Seasonal Sayings

This DOES NOT include Hostess sets, Bundled stamp sets, or Digital stamp brush sets.  Stampin' Up! is holding a contest to see if we can break a record for stamps sold in ONE day!

 

* EMAIL me your order:  shari.fritz@yahoo.com

* Call me with your order: 210-680-9522

* Order online 24/7 on Oct. 29th: www.stampingalamode.stampinup.net 

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

 

Start making your wishlist today!  A personalized stamp and a set of note cards would make a unique gift!!  Don't miss this golden opportunity.  It's a stamper's dream!!

 

Everything Eleanor Birthday

This past weekend I was able to work on a few things.  This birthday card was for a special friend.  I was inspired by a card by Melissa Davies.  I also tried out one of the new twisted cards.  Erica Cerwin shared the idea with us at our monthly group meeting.

 

 

Did you happen to check out the Clearance Rack at Stampin' Up?  I was busy preparing for a class on Friday and I missed the opportunity to pick up a few things.  You ought to check it out, you might find something you just can't live without! 

 

Stampin' Supplies:

Stamps:  Everything Eleanor, Elementary Elegance (Retired)

Paper:  Rich Razzleberry, Baja Breeze, Whisper White

Ink:  Rich Razzleberry, Baja Breeze, Tangerine Tango

Accessories:  Rich Razzleberry Dotted Grosgrain (retired),  Antique Brads, Baja Breeze Seam Binding, Non-SU doily die, Non-SU bling

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tulle Roses

Every month the Stampin' Up group I belong to meets to share business building ideas and do a little stamping. We learn two new techniques each time.  Last month we made tulle roses and used the new spritzers filled with alcohol and ink.  If you haven't made a tulle or a ribbon flower yet, you need to give it a try.  Is is too easy and I loved the way the tulle rose turned out.  I must say the spritzer takes a little getting used to.  You can see that I was a little heavy handed on the front of this card.

 

Stampin' Supplies

Stamp Set: A Day of Thanksgiving, From My Heart

Paper: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Orchard Harvest DSP

Ink: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Raspberry Ripple (w/Alchol)

Accessories:  Early Espresso Tulle, Basic Pearls, Crumb Cake Taffeta Ribbon. Jumbo Sticky Rounds

CCMC-HOL4 in a Dash

Today I made a mad dash to participate in the challenge over at Create with Connie & Mary Holiday Edition.  I was hoping to relax this week after my mini vacation but I have been on the go every day.  Next week....Maybe I can get to some projects around the house.  I have been meaning to paint my living room and craft area, plant some fall flowers and vegetables in addition to making some fun Fall projects.  I get tired just thinking about it all!

Anyway, here is my card.  When I saw the Watercolor Wonder set in the Holiday catalog it called to me.  Now I am struggling to use it.  I'm not the biggest fan of two step stamping to begin with but I always think, "I can do this".  After some trial and error I decided to color the image with markers and keep it simple. The sentiment is from the retired stamp set called Elegant Cheer. 

 

Stampin' Supplies

Stamps:  Watercolor Wonder, Elegant Cheer

Paper:  Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Be of Good Cheer DSP

Ink:  Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso

Accessories:  Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder, Perfect Pennant Die, Finishing Touches Edgelit,

                      2-1/2" Circle Punch, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Antique Brad

   

Thanks for stopping in! 

 

Monster Munchies Treat

What better way to keep yourself from eating all the Halloween candy than making up a treat for someone else?! I haven't even opened the bag of candy corn because I know I won't be able to resist all that sugar. Oh, and don't forget the creme pumpkins, a close relative of candy corn.  Mmmm!  Wouldn't a handful of either of these be great with your morning cup of coffee?  So, in honor of all that candy corn on the shelves, I made a cute sour cream container to put it in. The little tag is made with the Monster Munchies stamp set. The little owl is cut out and mounted on dimensionals. It's such a cute, little image.

 

Stampin' Supplies:

Stamp Set:  Monster Munchies

Paper:  Bold Brights DSP, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black

Inks:  Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories:  Crimper, 1/8" Pumpkin Pie Taffetta Ribbon, Lucky Limeade Twine, Decorative Label Punch, Large Oval Punch

 

What is your favorite Halloween candy?  Get your supplies now to make some cute and tasty Halloween treats for your Trick-or-Treaters.  Call me!

 

Thanks for stopping in!

 

 

Autumn Accents

I've been away from my crafting corner for too long.  Seems like it takes more effort to get back to it after a short break.  My husband and I took a trip to Seattle and Vancouver for a taste of fall weather (actually he had business there and let me tag along).  Before I left I made this ornament using the Autumn Accents die from the Holiday catalog.  This was a CASE from an Australian demonstrator but unfortunately I didn't save her blog information so I don't know her name.  Some of the leaves were stamped with the French Foliage stamp set or embossed with the Woodgrain embossing folder then I sponged the edges of each leaf too.  Each layer requires 20 leaves except the Rich Razzleberry leaf.  One of my favorite accessories from the Holiday catalog is the Brushed Bronze buttons.  They are perfect for all your Autumn crafting projects.  If you haven't tried them out you need to order some quick! 

 

Stampin' Supplies

Stamps:  French Foliage

Paper:  Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry, Pumpking Pie, Soft Suede, Champagne Glimmer

Inks:  Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede

Accessories:  Autumn Accents Die, Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Brushed Bronze Buttons, 1/8" Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon, Bird Builder Punch

 

Contact me today to order the supplies to make your very own Autumn Accents ornament!  Thanks for dropping by!