Mixed Bunch Birthday

Just celebrated my birthday and received this gorgeous card from team member and friend Nicole Bertrand.  I know you're going to want the new stamp set Mixed Bunch and coordinating punch Blossom!  And Nicole's made good use of the pretty Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Designer Paper offerings for Sale-A-Bration!

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 125535 Mixed Bunch wood $27.95 OR
Item No. 125537 Mixed Bunch clear $21.95
Item No. 125603 Blossom Punch $16.95
Item No. 119853 Eyelet Border Punch $15.95
item No. 122940 2011-13 In Color Designer Printed Brads $7.95
Item No. 126154 Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper SAB
Item No. 127279 Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack SAB
Item No. 125525 Apothecary Art wood $34.95 OR
Item No. 125527 Apothecary Art clear $27.95

Birthday Blessings

I shared with you HERE and HERE the cards I made my daughter and son for our big family birthday celebration last weekend.  Now I get to share with you the cards I received!

The first one was made by my daughter-in-law, Kim Huels.  Kim used her Big Shot and Big Bold Cupcakes Sizzlits to create this great card.  I love her addition of the wide Chocolate Chip Stripe Ribbon at the side using the Slot Punch.

Here's my card from Aly.  When we saw Shelli's presentation on vintage stamping at Leadership, it was as if the Heaven's had parted!   Now she can't stop with the collage cards!  Isn't this card magnificent?!  There's so much going on, that I just can't list it all!  Some components are:  Pretties Kit flowers, pearls and hat pin; rhinestone from Eggcellent Eggs Kit; Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware; flower from Extra Large Fancy Flower Punch; punching also from Curly Label Punch and Designer Label Punch; stamping from Vintage Labels, Charming and Tiny Tags stamp sets; and Kaleidoscope Designer Paper.

Here's my gift box that she decorated to coordinate:

And guess what was inside!  My very own Simply Adorned bracelet and charms!  I'll show that off another day!

Don't Forget!

• To sign up for our Spring Stamping Retreat Weekend! Click HERE for more details and to register!
  
• To sign up for the Spring Card Class!  Click HERE for more details and to register.
  
• To sign up for the March Card Kit!  Click HERE for more details and to purchase!

Syracuse NY Regional Shoe Box Swap

We have so many events planned around the fabulous all-day Stampin' Up! Regional Convention this coming Friday!  I can't believe how much we're packing into just 2 short days!  One of the fun things I'm getting ready for is a shoe box swap Friday night after the Regional and after a very special dinner!  Here's the swap I'm bringing with me:

My card base is my favorite color — Old Olive.  I layered on three strips of card stock in Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise and Dusty Durango that have first been run through the Big Shot using the Textured Impressions Folder Perfect Polka Dots.  I rounded the bottom corners with the 3/16" Corner Rounder and under the Dusty Durango strip, tucked a piece of Crushed Curry punched out with the Scallop Circle Punch.  The present is from Holiday Blitz stamp set, and I stamped it in Melon Mambo and added some Dazzling Diamonds Glitter with a 2-Way Glue Pen.  That image is backed with Old Olive punched with a 1-3/8" Circle Punch.  The package image is on Dimensionals.  The "h" is a piece of chipboard and Basic Black card stock run through the Big Shot using the Alphabet Simple Letters die.  I know that this set of dies is a real investment, but I can honestly say that there isn't any other die that I use more often!  It's so handy having any letter you want at your finger tips!  And cut in virtually any material you can think of!  I added 3 Silver Brads to the leg of the "h" then mounted it to the card with Mini Glue Dots.  The sentiment comes from A Little Birthday Cheer stamp set and I just slid the "h" under the big "h".  I finished off the card by tying a piece of Crushed Curry 1/2" Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon around the entire card. 

There'll be over 50 people gathered for this shoe box swap!  I hope everyone has fun making this card!  Can't wait to show you all the cards I'll be making — stay tuned!

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 117355 Textured Impressions Folder Perfect Polka Dots   $7.95
Item No. 113439 Bit Shot Die-Cut Machine   $99.95 — When you purchase this machine during Sale-A-Bration, you'll receive TWO free stamp sets!  Click HERE to find out how!
Item No. 115614 Crushed Curry 1/2" Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon   $9.95
Item No. 115960 Alphabet Simple Letters dies   $89.95
Item No. 111062 A Little Birthday Cheer stamp set   $13.95 – Make a purchase of $50 during Sale-A-Bration, and receive this cute little stamp set for FREE!  Click HERE to find out how!
Item No. 114982 Holiday Blitz stamp set   $38.95
Item No. 109043 Scallop Circle Punch   $15.95
Item No. 104401 1-3/8" Circle Punch   $15.95
Item No. 104403 1-1/4" Circle Punch   $15.95
Item No. 109047 3/16" Corner Rounder Punch   $6.95
Item No. 104336 Silver Brads   $6.95
Item No. 102023 Dazzling Diamonds Glitter   $4.50
 

Don't Forget!

To Sign Up for our Spring Stamping Retreat Weekend! Click HERE for more details!
To sign up for the Spring Card Class!  Click HERE for more details and to register.

Sketch layout challenge

If you'll recall, back HERE I challenged my blog readers to come up with a card using a particular layout.  I received these two fabulous cards from Phyl Lyons of Seneca Falls, NY. 

In this first card, Phyl used Forest Friends stamp set.  At only $14.95, this stamp set is a great buy!

The card below uses a Level 1 hostess stamp set called Of the Earth.  The same tree image from Forest Friends is stamped tone-on-tone.  I love Phyl's bright color scheme in this one!

Beautiful cards, Phyl!  Just love what you came up with!  Thanks so much for sharing them with us!

Don't Forget!   

• Be sure to register for the Birthday Card Class – click HERE!  Registration is due by December 27th.

Brother’s Birthday

My brother's birthday is soon, and I wanted to make him a special card.  I am now certain that I don't have many masculine stamp sets in my collection!  Wow, gotta rectify that right away!  Anyway, he does like watching birds at the bird feeders outside his home, so I went with that theme.  Here's his card:

I started with a base card in Basic Black card stock, then stamped my bird image from Good Friends stamp set in Real Red Classic Ink.  I added his beak and legs by stamping them in Basic Black Ink and colored his eye in with a Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker.  I stamped the bird again on Tempting Turquoise designer paper from the Pink Flamingo Designer Series Paper pack, then cut it out and popped it up on Dimensionals.  I paper pierced around the edges of the Whisper White card stock by using a Mat Pack and Paper Piercing Tool.  I love the measuring grid that comes with the Mat Pack.  I can space all of the tiny holes perfectly using that tool.  The left side of the card is created by using the same Tempting Turquoise designer paper.  I added scallops to the edge by punching out Summer Sun card stock with the Scallop Square Punch, cutting them in half, and adhering them with SNAIL Adhesive to the back of the designer paper.  This gives a smaller scallop than the scallop edge punch.  Next I punched the same Summer Sun card stock from the Star Punch and used Real Red Brads from the Bolds Bright Brads pack to keep them in place.  The sentiment is from Wonderful Favorites stamp set.  This is a great set to own, because it covers just about any relationship you have with people in your life.  The main words are "Wonderful" and "Favorite", then 22 other stamps help to complete the message.

I hope my birthday card to my brother is not too girly or too youthful!  But I think it will make him smile!

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 113740 Good Friend stamp set   $28.95
Item No. 115114 Wonderful Favorites stamp set   $40.95
Item No. 112081 Scallop Square Punch   $15.95
Item No. 109045 Star Punch   $10.95
Item No. 105826 Mat Pack   $9.95
Item No. 116631 Paper Piercing Tool   $3.50
Item No. 106957 Bold Brights Brads   $8.95
Item No. 104430 Stampin' Dimensionals   $3.95

Don't Forget!

    * To order your retiring stamp sets before they're gone forever on January 4th – click HERE for the listing!
    * To register for the Birthday Card Class – click HERE!  Registration is due by December 27th.

Birthday Card Class

I'm pleased to announce an upcoming Birthday Card class that will take place on Saturday January 2nd at TWO locations: Canandaigua, NY and Irondequoit, NY.  

Let's start the year out with getting ready for some birthdays you'll be celebrating in 2010. We'll make 5 different birthday cards for young and old, male and female!

 Here's a look at one of the five cards that you'll complete at this class:

You can view full details and register for this class online by clicking HERE.

I won't be posting all 5 cards from the class but I will be posting an additional card to entice you to come!  Check back here at www.stampwithkriss.com in a few days to see what you'll be making!