More Christmas Tags

The tags for today were inspired by one of Penny Smiley's designs! Check out her website--amazing cards! Thanks, Penny, for the inspiration:)

For the projects above I used the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Very Vanilla and Cherry Cobbler card stock; Red Glimmer Paper (behind the cute little penguin)
• Stamp sets: More Merry Messages, Christmas Lodge, No Peeking
• Classic Stampin' Pads: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler (for one on left); Real Red and Basic Black (for one on right)
• Big Shot, Designer Frames Embossing Folders
• Punches: Large Oval, Scallop Oval (for one on left); Extra Large Oval (for one on right)
• Cherry Cobbler Tulle; Dimensionals; Mini Glue Dots 

I hope you are enjoying the Christmas tags! My "to do" list for today is:

• Make Swap card
• Finish Christmas cookies
• Clean guest apartment
• Make a quick trip to town
• Wrap Christmas gifts

I hope you are getting through your holiday "to do" list! Have a great day!

Kat

Holly Berries Flash Card

I thought I had already posted this card but couldn't find it. Sooo, if I already did, sorry! If you're like me, you forgot anyway!!! This card was another one of Connie Stewart's Flash Cards! I am seriously addicted to these cards! They are so fun and easy to make and the possibilities are endless! Check out Connie's Flash Cards at Simply Simple Stamping. It seems I got some funky shadows in the picture but you get the idea.

For this card I used the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White card stock
• Stamp sets: Christmas Lodge (sentiment) and Ornament Keepsakes
• Classic Stampin' Pads: Gumball Green and Early Espresso
• Big Shot with Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder and Holiday Ornaments Framelits Dies
• Other: 1/2" Circle Punch, Chocolate Chip 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon, Dimensionals and Uniball Signo White Gel Pen

Closeup of Holly Berries

Well, that's it for today! I have been trying to get my club projects ready for tomorrow's Happy Stampers meeting but I'm not there yet. Gotta kick it into high gear so I'll be ready.

Have a great day! I'll have another card for you tomorrow:)

Kat

The 100 Thing Fling Boogie plus a Flash Card

Brrr...the weather has turned cold. Yesterday's high was about 45 degrees (F) and today we might make 50. So thankful to have a wood stove to back up to! However, we haven't had a frost yet so that's good and bad! Good because we are still eating tomatoes and cucumbers from the garden; bad because I need at least a light frost before we harvest the apples to make applesauce--makes them sweeter. But you didn't visit to hear me complain about the weather, did you?!!!

First up today is The Reverse 100 Things Challenge I mentioned in my last post. I read about it on Carla's blog, My 1/2 Dozen Daily--have you figured out yet that I am Carla's Blog Stalker?!!! Anyhoo, it originally came from Courtney's blog, Be More With Less. As I was just reading Courtney's post she has challenged herself to make this just HER personal items--not household items! Easy peasy for me as I have TOO MUCH STUFF!!! The Fly Lady has a 27 Fling Boogie so to make this challenge more fun for me, I am calling mine The 100 Thing Fling Boogie! So, between now and December 15 I will be getting rid of 100 of my personal possessions--whoo hoo!!! So far I have 3 coats that I no longer need or wear plus a stack of Creating Keepsakes magazines so have a total of 4 items (counting all those magazines as one item) but am planning to have 10 by the end of the day! I will be updating you on my progress on Fridays so be sure to check back!

Well, I will never win an award for photography:( Maybe that should go on my list for next year! The card above was another one of  Connie Stewart's Flash Cards! I am having so much fun with her Flash Cards and her video tutorials are really fun to watch!

For this card I used the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler card stock
• Stamp sets: Christmas Lodge (for sentiments) and Ornament Keepsakes
• Classic Stampin' Pads: Early Espress and Gumball Green
• Big Shot plus Holiday Ornaments Framelits Dies and Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder
• Other: 1/2" Circle Punch and Early Espresso 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon
• What! No Dimensionals?!!! Well, it's true:)

Well, need to get busy on that To Do List! I need to find 6 more things to fling plus get started on my Zippy Wallet! I already have the laundry going but have two more loads to go. On laundry day I am just thankful I have a washer and dryer:)

Have a great day! Are you going to join me in The 100 Thing Fling Boogie? Let me know as I am encouraged by your comments!

Kat

Flash Card

I know, I am a little late today but have been busy getting ready for the Happy Stampers Club (tomorrow night--yay!!!) and brewing the tea to feed my Kombucha Mushroom (more on that another time) and trying to clean up some around here.

I am over-the-top excited about Connie Stewart's Flash Cards (this link is for the basic Flash Card video tutorial). The concept is that you have your base card plus two pieces of card stock--the dark piece is cut at 4 1/4" x 2 3/4" and the light one is cut at 4" x 2 1/2". Connie will show you how to cut your card stock and how to get the most out of each piece! We will be making another one of her designs tomorrow night at our club meeting but for today we will concentrate on the one above. I wanted to stamp inside my card so I stepped out of the Flash Card box just a little by adding a piece of Very Vanilla card stock to the inside of my card.

Connie used the Ornament Punch for her card but since I don't have the Ornament Punch yet, I had to improvise:)

For this card I used the following Stampin' Up! products:

• Card stock: Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke and Very Vanilla
• Stamp sets: Ornament Keepsakes and Christmas Lodge
• Always Artichoke Classic Stampin' Pad
• Big Shot with Holiday Ornaments Framelits and Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder
• 2 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch
• Dimensionals; Basic Rhinestone; Always Artichoke Seam Binding

Be sure to check out Connie Stewart's blog, Simply Simple Stamping. She has several Flash Cards to show you what to do with your card stock pieces:) Thanks, Connie!

Well, I'm off to do some more stamping before I get everything packed up to go for tomorrow. Happy Stamping!

Kat