Holiday Catalog 12 Card Class

This class is all about introducing you to the Holiday Catalog!  I've designed 12 cards all using new stamp sets, designer paper, accessories – even embossing folders – from this beautiful new catalog.  Try out all of the new products to see what you like best.
 

Here's what you'll be making!

Cost is $38 and includes all of the supplies to make the above 12 cards, plus:

1 pkg. Regals Candy Dots
1 pkg. Candy Dot Bases
1/2 spool of Cherry Cobbler 1" Stitched Edge Grosgrain Ribbon
1/2 spool Silver 1/8" Ribbon and
12 coordinating envelopes

Use some of these products to create your cards and take the rest home.  Now, that's a deal!

Attend class Saturday, August 24th, at my home stampin' studio.  Open hours are from 10am to 6pm.  You'll need around 4-6 hrs. to complete your cards.  Please bring SNAIL adhesive and Dimensionals or you may purchase some that day.  I'll have a few snacks, but if you'd like, you may certainly bring your lunch!

 Pressed for time?  Just come and stamp then assemble your cards at home.
Can't attend?  No problem!  Get your class "on the go" and simply assemble at home. 
 

Registration and pre-pay deadline – Monday, August 19th, so that I can order all of your goodies!

To attend class, use the link below.

To receive your class "on the go" and pick it up locally, use the link below.

To receive your class "on the go" and have it shipped to you, use the link below.

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I Want My Mummy!

Here's a card we made at our last team get together; it was designed by Christine Luce.  I love that Christine used the large Scallop Square Bigz Clear die to create the base for this card.  Cut just one layer of Basic Gray card stock with the die then cut a 3-7/8" x 7-3/4" piece of Whisper White card stock to act as the card opening.  The top of the card gets a piece of Basic Gray card stock cut at just a smidge shy of 4" square.

Decorate the front of the card using the following items:

• Emboss the top Basic Gray card stock with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder then die cut a Labels Collection Framelits in the center.
• Googly Ghouls stamp set stamps the cute mummy.
• His green heart comes from the Owl Builder Punch.
• Sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes.
• Don't forget a Googlie for his eye.
• Designer paper comes from Polka Dot Parade DSP pack.

Here's how it looks when you open it – so cute!

Don't forget — Today's the last day!

"BACK TO SPOOL" RIBBON SPECIAL.  Get a FREE In Color 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon with every $40 you spend (excluding shipping and tax).  Sale is over Sunday at 11:58pm MT.

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Spooky Witch’s Hat

When the directions came out at Splitcoast for this cute project, I knew I just had to dig in and make it.  After going to several different stores, I finally found the styrofoam cone I needed for the top of the hat.  All tolled, it only took me about 4 hrs. to make – good grief!  But it was such a fun project, it was worth it.

• I traced a 9" plate to make the bottom of the hat.  Both the bottom and top papers come from Howlstooth & Scaringbone Designer Paper.
• I wrapped the designer paper around the styrofoam cone and adhered it to itself with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  In fact, all the adhering was done with this terrific glue and it held beautifully.
• I punched various circles from Rich Razzleberry and Lucky Limeade card stocks to add to the top of the hat.
• The Lucky Limeade card stock ruffle was created using 3 strips of 2" x 10" card stock and scoring every 1/2" with the Simply Scored Tool.  I used Sticky Strip all along the edge then poured on Dazzling Diamonds Glitter.

Here's a close-up of the front of the hat.

• The witch is stamped in VersaMark Black Ink from the Googly Ghouls stamp set then I added a couple of touches with markers.  Oh my gosh – I just realized I didn't put her googly eyes on!  And she's no longer at my home to take another picture!  Well, you can just imagine how cute she would be with our new Googlies!
• I popped the witch into a Flourish Designer Frame to look a bit like the buckle on the hat.
• Stampin' Up! has a beautiful choice of ribbons, and I was able to pick up each color in the hat – Lucky LImeade Ruffled Ribbon, Pumpkin Pie 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Rich Razzleberry 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon and 1/2" Striped Satin Ribbon.
   

And here's a picture with the hat tipped a bit so you can see how I finished off the top.  I just worked the designer paper into a little sideways bend for an authentic witch's hat look.  It made it so much easier than trying to finish off the top perfectly.

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 126906 Howlstooth & Scaringbone Designer Series Paper $10.95
Item No. 128060 Googly Ghouls wood $16.95 OR
Item No. 128063 Googly Ghouls clear $12.95
Item No. 127835 Silver Flourish Designer Frames $5.95
Item No. 110755 Multipurpose Liquid Glue $3.95 – a MUST!
Item No. 104294 Sticky Strip $6.95
Item No. 102023 Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter $4.50
Item No. 122977 Lucky Limeade 3/8" Ruffled RIbbon $9.95
Item No. 119253 Pumpkin Pie 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon $5.95
Item No. 126976 Rich Razzleberry 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon $4.95
Item No. 127837 1/2" Striped Satin Ribbon $7.95

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Halloween Stampin’ Party

Our September team meeting featured a fantastic display table full of lots and lots of projects for Halloween.  Here are just a few pictures I took of the beautiful creations!

All the wonderful Halloween products can be found in our Holiday Catalog – click on the picture in the right-hand column to view, and order your favorites today! 

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Happy Halloween!

Today's Halloween, and I could have sworn I had already shared this cute treat container with you!  But in looking back I found I hadn't!  So I'm going to post two different Halloween ideas for you today, in case you're scrambling to get ready for tonight's festivities.

This treat container was featured in our demonstrator magazine Stampin' Success, changed up a bit to suit my supplies.  I began with Basic Black card stock, rolled it in a cylinder and adhered both the side and the ends with Sticky Strip.  Before adhering the bottom, however, I punched a hole, slid in a Window Sheet and filled it with candy.  Rhinestones surround the opening for a fun effect.  I used Peach Parfait rather than Pumpkin Pie so that I could use some of our fun Peach Parfait 1/2" Stitched Poly Ribbon for the top.  The zig-zag piece comes from the Tasteful Trim Die and the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine.  The stripes on top and bottom are Whisper White card stock stamped with Solid Stripes stamp; top one every other stripe is colored in with a Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker.  Main image is from Got Treats stamp set and colored direct to rubber using Stampin' Write Markers, then punched out with the Decorative Label Punch and tied on with some White Baker's Twine.

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 119264 Peach Parfait 1/2" Stitched Poly Ribbon $8.95
Item No. 119246 Jewels Basic Rhinestones $4.95
Item No. 114323 Window Sheets $4.95
Item No. 115707 Solid Stripes stamp $9.95
Item No. 120893 Tasteful Trim Die $42.95
Item No. 119114 Got Treats stamp set wood $24.95 OR
Item No. 120627 Got Treats stamp set clear $17.95
Item No. 104294 Sticky Strip $6.95
Item No. 120907 Decorative Label Punch $16.95
Item No. 124262 White Baker's Twine $2.95

Here are the Halloween bags I made my 3 grandsons for trick or treating tonight.  I simply bought orange gift bags, made a personalized tag and tied them on.

Here's how the whole gift bag looks.

And here's a close-up of the tag.  It begins with Sweet Centers stamp set stamped in Lucky Limeade Classic Ink.  I punched the center hole out with the 1-3/4" Circle Punch.  The Circle Treat Cup is filled with Pumpkin Pie card stock punched with the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack circle punch.  Do they look at all like little bitty pumpkins?  That's what I was going for!  I fed Whisper White card stock through my printer and simply typed each boy's name, printed it out and adhered it to the Basic Black rectangle. The Crop-A-Dile punched the hole in the top and I fed through both Basic Black 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon and Lucky Limeade 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon through to tie.  Now I'd better get ready for the party!  Have a spooky night!

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 116521 Sweet Centers $29.95
Item No. 119850 1-3/4" Circle Punch $16.95
Item No. 118309 Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack $16.95
Item No. 108362 Crop-A-Dile $29.95
Item No. 115615 Basic Black 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
Item No. 122977 Lucky Limeade 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon $9.95
Item No. 116802 Circle Treat Cups (12) $2.95

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Cute little Halloween owl

I just LOVE this darling little owl; he's part of a terrific hostess-exclusive stamp set in the Holiday Mini Catalog called Warmest of Wishes.  Four of the 5 images in this great set line up with Stampin' Up! punches to make them so quick and easy to use!  Color scheme is Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade and Basic Black.  This card measures 3"x6" and is 1/4 of a 12"x12" piece of card stock.  The owl is stamped once in Calypso Coral and punched out with the Owl Builder Punch and again in Basic Black and Lucky Limeade with those parts cut out with Paper Snips.  The sentiment is from Delightful Dozen stamp set, and I used Stampin' Write Markers direct to rubber.  I used some gorgeous Ruffled Ribbon fastened with a Designer Printed Brad, both in Calypso Coral, for some pop, and the Tasteful Trim Die and Big Shot quickly cut out the scallops.  Wisteria Wonder Designer Paper is from Berry Blossoms Designer Series Paper pack.

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 122670 Warmest of Wishes wood $13 Hostess Dollars OR
Item No. 122672 Warmest of Wishes clear $10 Hostess Dollars
Item No. 122650 Delightful Dozen wood $32.95 OR
Item No. 122652 Delightful Dozen clear $24.95
Item No. 122976 Calypso Coral 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon $9.95
Item No. 118074 Owl Builder Punch $16.95
Item no. 122940 2011-13 In Color Designer Printed Brads $7.95
Item No. 120893 Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die $42.95
Item No. 122350 Berry Blossoms Designer Series Paper $10.95

Don't Forget!
To order your Stampin' Up! products online 24/7 — click HERE!

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Cards, Scrapbooking, Treats, Decor Blocks…Last Call!

It's Last Call for so many things!  You won't want to miss out!  And don't forget, all opportunities are offered "On the Go" for my long-distance customers or local customers who can't attend.

• TODAY is the LAST day of the Labor Day Stocking Sale – have your orders to me by 9PM Sept. 7th.
  
• TODAY is the LAST day to sign up for the September Stamp Shoppe – choose cards, scrapbooking or Specialty Shoppe featuring Halloweeen and Thanksgiving treats.
  
• MONDAY – 5 days left to register for the September Christmas Stamp-A-Stack Session.
  
• MONDAY – 5 days left to register for the Decor Block Buddies Class.

Stocking Sale
Today is the Last Day to take advantage of either a 20% or 30% savings with the Labor Day Stocking Sale! You won't want to miss this great deal on some BRAND NEW Stampin' Up! products – View photos and more details HERE!

      RESERVE YOUR SPOT AT ONE OF THESE WONDERFUL UPCOMING CLASSES!

I'D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE!  AND REMEMBER, THERE ARE LONG-DISTANCE, "ON THE GO" OPTIONS!

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Happy Halloween Stampin’ Up! Style

I had a workshop at my home Friday night, and some of the girls decided to turn it into a Halloween party, complete with stamping projects!  We had so much fun!  Here are two of my stampers, Heidi Scacchetti and Tracey Kilgras:

I have a few more dates to fill in November.  If you'd like to schedule your own private stamping class, I can come to your home OR you can come to mine!  I'm trying to fill November 17th and 18th – if you book one of these two dates, you'll receive a special gift!  Simply contact me today to get your workshop on the calendar!  krisshuels@gmail.com or 585.360.4806

Don't Forget!

To register for the Christmas Bonanza event –  Click Here!
To register for the November Stamp Shoppe – click HERE!
Order Stampin' Up! products online 24/7 — click HERE!

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Cute Little Witch

Here's another card using Greeting Card Kids for Halloween; my first one is HERE.  You can see that this cute little witch looks great either colored in or not!  On this particular card, I used Watercolor Paper along with Stampin' Write Markers and an Aqua Painter — simply add just a bit of color from the markers and blend.  This is my favorite technique for getting a nice shaded image.  Just don't forget to use a Jet Black StazOn Ink Pad to stamp your image – any other ink will run when moistened with the Aqua Painter.  The sentiment is from Grateful Greetings and I used those same markers direct to the stamp to get a multi-colored greeting.  The bats in the corner are from Wicked Cool.  There are so many fun new accessories in the Holiday Mini Catalog!  I love the new Raven 1/2" Lace Trim that I tied around a piece of designer paper from the Wicked Fun Specialty Designer Series Paper pack.  The circle motif has Waffle Paper around the edges of the punched out circles and a Black Glimmer Brad in the center.  My color scheme is Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Cajun Craze and Basic Black.

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 119887 Greeting Card Kids wood mount $20.95 OR
Item No. 120633 Greeting Card Kids clear mount $15.95
Item No. 116511 Grateful Greetings $36.96
Item No. 118738 Wicked Cool wood mount $19.95 OR
Item No. 120600 Wicked Cool clear mount $14.95
Item No. 117400 Wicked Fun Specialty Designer Series Paper $11.95
Item No. 120985 Waffle Paper (Assortment I) $9.95
Item No. 120988 Raven 1/2" Lace Trim $5.95
Item No. 121003 Glimmer Brads Basics (40) $4.95
Item No. 101406 Jet Black StazOn Ink Pad $7.95
Item No. 103953 Aqua Painter (2) $16.95
Item No. 105019 Watercolor Paper (20) $6.95
various Stampin' Write Markers

Don't Forget!
To sign up for the Stamp Shoppes on Oct. 8th and 9th!  Click HERE for details.

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Scary Scull

If you like really scary images for Halloween, the From the Crypt stamp set is for you!  I stepped up the spookiness by adding green Rhinestone Brads to the eyes.  I combined papers from two different packs – the Rich Razzleberry and Basic Black stripe is from Wicked Fun and the Old Olive and Basic Black "words" is from Nite Owl (by the way, it's Edgar Allen Poe's famous poem to add even more scariness!)  "Spooky" is stamped from Wicked Cool stamp set on Old Olive card stock then punched with the Oval Punch and set off with a Rhinestone from Jewels Basic Rhinestones.  The background uses the Big Shot and Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.

THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
Item No. 115460 From the Crypt $22.95
Item No. 118738 Wicked Cool stamp set wood $19.95 OR
Item No. 120600 Wicked Cool stamp set clear $14.95
Item No. 109111 Circle Ice Rhinestone Brads $10.95
Item No. 117400 Wicked Fun Specialty Designer Series Paper $11.95
Item No. 123012 Nite Owl Designer Series Paper $9.95
Item No. 119246 Jewels Basic Rhinestones (150) $4.95
Item No. 113439 Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine $99.95
Item No. 120175 Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder $7.95
Item No. 119859 2"x1-3/8" Oval Punch $16.95

Don't Forget!

To mark your calendar for the Stamp Shoppes on Oct. 8th and 9th!  Click HERE for details.

Order Stampin' Up! products online 24/7 — click HERE!

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