MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! CARD USING SU! NIGHT OF BETHLEHEM

I made this "eclipse card" for my husband for Christmas.  May you all have a wonderful Holiday Season.  Best Wishes in the New Year!

Night In Bethlehem Clear-Mount Stamp Set	145282
Price: $21.00
With these beautiful silhouettes you can recreate the Christmas story and send those around you the powerful message of joy and love. Our clear-mount stamps  * Are made of the same premium rubber as our wood-mount stamps. * Have deeply etched images so you get a superior stamped impression each time.  * Are precut so you don't have to trim. * Are repositionable; temporarily mount them on clear blocks for stamping, then remove them for storage. * Save space—you need only one set of blocks for all your clear-mount stamps (blocks sold separately).  * Come packaged in cases with images on the spine for easy storage and quick reference. Quantity: 8 rubber stamps Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): b, c, d, h, i

NOTE: The NOEL is a die from Anna Griffin

SU! HOLIDAY DESIGNER PAPER AND QUILTED CHRISTMAS - TO RETIRE SOON

So many great papers from SU! get yours before they retire.

WHY DO YOU NEED THE ALL HEARTS COME HOME CHRISTMAS BUNDLE?

Check this video out to see why you need the entire bundle.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVE EVE!

It's been a tough few months over on my side of the world. Work has been busy and keeps me from blogging but not from crafting.  I've tried to get most of my Christmas cards out.  Here's the latest creation using Lovely As A tree by SU! and some deer from Tim Holtz.

STAMPIN BLENDS - REMARKABLY CREATED BLOG HOP

Have you heard?  SU! has come out with a NEW and IMPROVED Alcohol Marker - STAMPIN BLENDS.  They are really awesome. I love blending colors and making my projects look realistic.  Here are some samples created with the blends.

READY FOR CHRISTMAS BUNDLE SU!

This is an awesome bundle.

CRAFTING WITH MY SMALL GROUP - THE CARDS

My small group from Nativity recently got together to craft - stamping and scrapbooking. We had a lot of fun. Here are some cards we created.

With this first card, they learned how to heat emboss and how to use the Big Shot to die cut.

They learned how to dry emboss with the Big Shot and distress with this card.  Stamps by SU! dies and embossing folders by Tim Holtz.

And this card is for Thanksgiving. Kelly and I stayed later with Mary who was still scrapbooking - to create this card. It is also a great Fall Thinking of You or Gratitude card.

 I really love this card for Autumn and may create the same or a similar card for my work group.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MARY JO AND TIM

My dear friends Mary Jo and Tim are married 41 years.  Wow!  Congratulations and God Bless!

NEW SU! BLENDS MARKERS

Have you heard!? Our new su alcohol-based markers, Stampin' Blends, are now available! I love how many different looks we can create. Check out all of the available colors at stampinup.com

Click on this photo to see the brochure.

Say hello to a new world of colorful creativity! Meet Stampin’ Blends, artist-quality alcohol markers in 12 exclusive Stampin’ Up! colors. To cover all the blending bases, we’re also offering a limited-time 16-card project kit and stamp set with beautiful line-art images.

Order your STAMPIN BLENDS today!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN SU! STYLE

Happy Halloween Everyone! It's a really fun day in our neighborhood with the neighborhood pizza party and then trick or treating.  We really enjoyed all of the children and the animals and even some adults in costume. Here's my Halloween Card. It's an "eclipse" style card. I've used the SU! set called Graveyard Gate.

Graveyard Gate Clear-Mount Stamp	144765
Price: $22.00
Create your very own ghoulish graveyard scenery with this stamp set and the coordinating dies! Our clear-mount stamps * Are made of the same premium rubber as our wood-mount stamps. * Have deeply etched images so you get a superior stamped impression each time. * Are precut so you don't have to trim. * Are repositionable; temporarily mount them on clear blocks for stamping, then remove them for storage. * Save space—you need only one set of blocks for all your clear-mount stamps (blocks sold separately). * Come packaged in cases with images on the spine for easy storage and quick reference. Quantity: 13 rubber stamps Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): a, b, c, g, h

FALL CRAFTING AT HSIAO-HUI'S HALLOWEEN PARTY

Last weekend many of us got together to share fun crafting and great food at Hsiao-hui's home. We made awesome cards and we crafted an Autumn wreath. The card below is the one that Hsiao hui designed.  This is my version of her card.  I absolutely love this card.

REMARKABLE INK BIG - GIVE THANKS

This month we are getting ready for November and Fall holidays. Thanksgiving is in a few short weeks.  November is a great time to express even more gratitude and thanks to so many. So, here we are with lots of great ideas. I used the SU! stamp set PAINTED HARVEST.

Painted Harvest Photopolymer Stamp Set	144783
Price: $21.00
Send someone the beauty of autumn with this sunflower-themed set! Photopolymer stamps * Are totally transparent for perfect image placement. * Have just enough give to create a perfectly stamped image every time. * Cling like crazy to our clear blocks so you don't have to worry about slipping. * Save space—you need only one set of blocks for all your photopolymer stamps (blocks sold separately). * Come packaged in cases with images on the spine for easy storage and quick reference. Quantity: 13 photopolymer stamps Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): a, b, d

See below for the listing of great crafters and click on their links to see the amazing things that they have created.

BUTTERFLY CARD AND A DISTRESS INK BACKGROUND

I made this card for my friend Pat B. She gave me some beautiful gifts when we got together to celebrate our friendship.  This butterfly is die cut from SU! thinlits and the stamps are also SU!  The background was made using some distress inks in a watercolor like fashion.

A CARD FOR MY SISTER CHRISTINA

I created this card for my sister using an ANNA GRIFFIN card kit I purchased from HSN.  It's a pop up card kit.  I love these cards and they are fun to create.  The envelope is SU!