Savings…in the (St.) Nick of time…

Beginning today (Dec. 20) I{Heart}Papers is holding an end-of-year inventory blow out with savings up to 75% off on some products! Hundreds of items have been steeply marked down including:

- Unity Itty Bittys only $3.25
- All other Unity sets $5-$7 (that's 75% OFF!!!)
- All 6x6 pads only $3.50
- All Echo Park and MME 12x12 kits 50% off
- All Hero Arts sets (including die and stamp sets) 50% off
- Lawn Fawn 50% off
- Market Street Stamps 50% off
- All My Cute Stamps 50% off
- All Technique Tuesday, including Ali Edwards sets, at least 50% off
- All Lifestyle Crafts nesting dies only $12
- All Spellbinders Nestabilities only $12
- 3D Embellishments $0.50 - $2
- Zva bling only $1

and much, much more! Check the sale page for more amazing deals! Sale will run while supplies last or until New Year's Eve, so make a list now, either for yourself or a crafty friend.

While you are making up your list of must haves, I want to share a quick page with you.  I’m taking part of of Shimelle.com’s Journal Your Christmas project.  My project is the second part of a small 8X8 two page layout.

My picture is of a Santa Wine caddy, but what this layout is REALLY about is that small box at Santa’s feet.  That simple white box contains the very best toffee I have ever eaten.  We buy a one pound box each Christmas from a local woman and promptly eat every last crumb.  It’s covered in chocolate and the toffee is light and not a “crown breaker”!  I look forward to this candy each year.

The patterned paper is from the Jolly By Golly – an Echo Park 6X6 paper  pad.  I die cut my three embellishments using the Postage Stamp Nestabilities and then wrapped baker’s twine around them, topping them off with stockings and the #25, also cut from the same patterned paper.

I adhered the trimmed pieces using foam dimensional tape.  I admit that this is not the most attractive layout that I have ever created, but I’m not trying to create major masterpieces…I’m just trying to journal things about this Christmas season.  Putting too much stress on myself to create something fabulous defeats the whole purpose for me.  This journal I’m creating is not meant to add “just one more thing on my to-do list”, but rather just document those things I want to remember. For me that means getting the thought down and not laboring over the details too much.

Thanks for looking in.

Echo Park Holly Jolly Christmas Collection

Bazzill Basics-Kraft 12 X 12

Green Apple Divine Twine

Foam Dimensional Dots

Red Pleated Ribbon

Postage Stamps

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Waltzingmouse Stamps is Moxi Fab…but I already knew that!

Hello everyone.  Today is a very special day for Waltzingmouse Stamps as several of Claire’s stamp set are featured on Moxi Fab World. 

In honor of today’s Moxi Fab World, I created a card using one of the featured sets, 2011 Holiday Ornament.

Using a card base of Suede Medium Brown, I layered some Bazzill Dotted Swiss cardstock and a patterned from the Kaisercraft December 25th paper pad before adding this lovely Zva Creative bling flourish.

I first stamped my WMS 2011 Holiday Ornament onto another piece of plain paper from the patterned paper pack using Latte colored ink and then die cut the ornament using my 2011 Heirloom Ornament die.

To give my ornament a bit more dimension, I added a few pieces of crystal bling and stamped the ornament top with VersaMark and embossed with gold embossing powder, which I attached with a foam pop dot.

So are you ready for Christmas yet?  Or are you like most of us who struggle with the last bit of details to attend to? I’m the latter, but even with the stress of the holidays, I love this time of year.  It’s only once a year and the heartwarming feeling of this blessed season is something I crave year round.

Thanks for looking in, and I hope you will stop by Moxie Fab World and tell them how much you love Waltzingmouse Stamps!  Have a great day.

WMS 2011 Holiday Ornaments	Kaiser Craft December 25th	Adirondack Latte Ink	VersaMark Watermark Ink Pad
Detailed Gold Embossing Powder	2011 Heirloom Ornament	Foam Dimensional Dots

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It’s Laura Weed’s Special Day

You may or may not know Laura Weed, but for anyone on the Stampendous Design Team, she’s like our guiding light – a port in the storm – the fabulous lady who can juggle 20 things at once and still share lots of humor with us.  She has many jobs at Stampendous and keeping us all on track has to be one of her most challenging assignments. *giggle*

 

Members of the Stampendous Design Team are gathering together to wish Laura a very happy 50th birthday.  No 50 year old has ever looked as young and as happy as this lady.  We love you Laura and hope today brings you all the best wishes and lavish attention you so much deserve.

 

My card, in honor of Laura, was created using two great Stampendous sets, Daisy Stem Trio and Rose Branch Border.

On a black base I layered white and Teal Medium..  I punched out the Frosted Teal squares and rounded opposite corners and then using a slightly smaller square punch, I punched out 4 white cardstock squares and rounded those corners too.  Using gray ink, I stamped the flowers onto the white cardstock, then stamped again using black in.

I colored the black images using Copic Markers and adhered them to the card base.

The sentiment is from the Rose Branch Border set and I snipped the sentiment apart so that I could make a space between the “happy” and “birthday”, large enough to fit in the chipboard “50”.  I adorned the sentiment a bit more by added 6 tiny crystal hearts to either side of the sentiment.  I then adhered two strips of the ribbon along the top and bottom border of the sentiment.

I will get this off into the mail to Laura, who won’t receive it on time (bad me), but it WILL get to her.

If you would like to wish Laura a happy birthday yourself, pop on over to the Stampendous Facebook page.  You can send Laura your well wishes and see the projects that the other Design Team members have created for this special day for a special lady.  And if you haven’t done so already, be sure to LIKE this fan page so you can be updated on what’s currently going on with Stampendous.

I would have gotten this card put together sooner, but I spent the weekend enjoying the company of my daughter, Christina, and her boyfriend, James – who were both here for a visit.  We don’t see each other often – only about twice a year, so I didn’t want to take any of that precious time away.  We had a great time, visiting, exchanging our Christmas presents, watching movies, and even slipping out long enough to see the new Muppet Movie where we BOTH teared up and cried when Kermit sang, The Rainbow Connection.  Sometimes Tina and I are more alike than she cares to admit…we are both big softies.  I hated to see her go, as I always do, but pray for another chance to be together soon.

Thanks for looking in today.  I really do appreciate your visits and your comments.  Until next time, find peace and have a wonderful day.

Perfectly Clear Daisy Stem Trio by Stampendous	Perfectly Clear Rose Branch Border by Stampendous	Houndstooth Ribbon	Tuxedo Black Ink Pad (Memento)
Memento London Fog Dye Ink	Copic Markers	We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper

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December’s WMS Christmas Card Challenge

Season’s greetings to one and all.  It’s the 10th of the month and that means it’s time for our final Waltzingmouse Stamps Christmas Card Challenge for 2011.  As we snuggle up to final countdown, it’s time to tally up the number of cards you need to create and get busy because the BIG day is almost here.

The challenge for December is to create the balance of your Christmas card needs, in a quick and easy manner. But just because we are feeling that “joyful rush”, that doesn’t mean quality has to suffer. So Waltzingmouse Stamps challenges you to make one layer cards.  Truly, this IS a challenge for me, but with these great Waltzingmouse images, it’s easy…and that’s the whole idea, right?

I’m still trying to use up some scraps of my kraft cardstock that I used for a Christmas album and these little cards measure 5.5 X 3.25.

For my one layered card I stamped the holly image in the red and outlined each leaf using a Copic Marker and to give the image a little dimension, I added three berries from Liquid Pearls.  A little tip about using Liquid Pearls, or any dimensional paint:  to eliminate those little “Dairy Queen” pointy tops, tap the back of your card with a flicking manner.  This will flatten out the points leaving you with a nice rounded circle, minus the points.  Be sure to let these dry well before doing anything else with your card. 

To highlight my sentiment, I added rows of leaf images top and bottom.  Simple and quick, but just right to share my Christmas wishes.

I know you probably have a few cards left to create, so why not join in the challenge and make a few one layer cards…if you dare.  That’s right…I’m daring you – even double-dog daring you to join us and join the fun.  You can get all the information in this thread on the Waltzingmouse Stamps Forum.

Glad you could stop by in the midst of your Holiday rush. Have a fabulous day!

Waltzingmouse Stamps Around Christmastime	Bazzill Basics-Kraft 12 X 12	Tuxedo Black Ink Pad (Memento)	Ranger Liquid Pearls-Pastel Raspberry	Copic Markers
Clearsnap Olive Vivid Dye Ink

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