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Did you know that November is National Blogging Month? Well- me niether! Until it was pointed out to me yesterday!!! But since it is National Blogging month- I have good news for you! I am going to be posting every day this month- including Saturdays and Sundays!!!!

I have another fun Gift Card holder to show you today! If you are on my email mailing list, then you should have received a step-by-step tutorial for this project yesterday in my monthly newsletter!

And here is the view from the inside…

I used the same pattern as I did on THIS gift card holder.

I am only sending the step by step tutorial to those on my email list- but I will tell you (since I get asked a lot!) that it is a piece of 12×4 cardstock that I have scored at 4, 6, and 8. I glue the middle panles together and used a word window punch to make the slot. I hope that helps!!!

Recipe:

(If you would like to purchase any of these supplies, please click HERE to go to my website. Then click on Shop Now in the top right corner. Put the item number into the search box.)

Stamps: Mr. Twigster (#111772)

Paper: Frosty Day Designer Series Paper (#113057), Old Olive (106544), Whisper White (#100730), Bashful Blue (#105120)

Ink: Basic Black (#101179)

Other: Bashful Blue (#105111) and Only Orangle Markers (#100051), Old Olive ribbon (#111368), Word Window Punch (#105090), Paper Scoring Tool (#104152)

I have a confession- I was so busy this weekend that I never once touched a stamp. Scary, huh?

But, no fears! I have super cute card to show you that was made by my up-up-up line, Amy Smith. She is very talented and a super friend!! She treats me like I am her only downline, even though that is certainly not the case!!! She designed this card as a make and take for a recent workshop and I love it!!! She offered to let me show you here. Isn’t she sweet?!

Can you see that Chocolate Chip cardstock that she tore under the patterned paper? Isn’t that fun?! The stamp set is called Winter Post. It is in the Holiday mini. You will also find that yummy felt ribbon and the Ski slope Designer Series paper in the mini!

Recipe:

(If you would like to purchase any of these supplies click HERE to be taken to my website. Then click on the Shop Now button in the top right corner. You can put the item number into the search box)

Stamps: Winter Post (#111780), Holidays & Wishes (#109431)

Paper: Ski Slope Designer Series Paper (#112994), Real Red (#102482), Chocolate Chip (#102128), Kraft (#102125)

Ink: Real Red (103133)

Other: Ribbon Originals Alphine Felt (#113100)

 

Every month my scrapbook clubs get to make a 2 page 12×12 scrapbook layout for FREE! This month I CASED myself and made THIS layout into a 2 page spread.

Here is a closer look at each page…

Here is a close up of those 1/2 inch journaling strips that I seem to use on almost every layout these days…

Aren’t those pumpkins cute?! They are from the set Halloween Frights in the Holiday Mini. The black cat is from the same set.

Here are a couple of notes about how I made the layout…

- I heat embossed the title and the black cat. I stamped the images in Black Craft ink and then embossed with black embossing powder.

-The star in the title was made with the Big Shot, chipboard and a scrap of summer sun cardstock. I glued the cardstock on to a small piece of chipboard and then ran it through my Big Shot with the star die.

-Those cute girls in the pictures are my three year old twins- Danika and Makenzie!

Recipe:

Stamps: Well-Worn Alphabet, Halloween Frights (#111766, $15.95)

Paper: Ghostly Greetings Designer Series Paper (#112463, $9.95), Basic Black, Whisper White, Summer Sun

Ink: Black Craft, Pumpkin Pie

Other: Heat Tool, Black Embossing Powder, Kiwi Kiss Striped Ribbon, 3/4 inch circle punch, Black Marker, Chipboard, Big Shot, Star Die

Click on the Shop Tab to purchase any of these products! Here is a better look at the stamp set and the Designer Series Paper…

Here is a simple and elegant Christmas card. I LOVE the stamp set Baroque Motifs! It is not a holiday stamp set- but it is so versatile that it can be used for the holidys, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, friends, etc!!!

I just love the fun bow! We learned ow to make it at Stampin’ Up! convention and I shared a tutorial on it with my newsletter subscribers.

 

Recipe:

Stamps: Baroque Motifs, Holidays & Wishes

Paper: Ski Slope DSP, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Old Olive, Real Red, Chocolate Chip

Other: Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon

Do you find scrapbooking to be a scary task? I know that a lot of people do. In my monthly newsletter I have been including a series on scrapbooking. So if you need a little extra help- please be sure to sign up for my email newsletter in the top left bar. Also- I have a monthly scrapbooking classes and I would love to have you join us!

So here is my Scary page…

 

It is a 12×12 layout which is my very favorite size to work with. And it is only a 1 page layout because I only had a few pictures I wanted to include so I didn’t want to drive myself crazy trying to fill the space on 2 pages!

I LOVE the layout of the pictures and the patterned paper on this one. It is very clean and yet it shows off that patterned paper that I so love!!!

Here is a close up of the title. It is chipboard (Lot of Letters pack) that I inked up with a black craft pad.

I ALWAYS include some sort of journaling on my scrapbook layouts. I don’y just want to glue pictures to paper and not tell my kid’s the stories behind the pictures. My favorite way to add journaling right now is on 1/2 inch stripes of cardstock. And I think that the journaling on this page will really tell my kids what I was thinking when I asw these adorable pictures…

The pictures were taken just a couple of weeks ago. Now don’t get me wrong- I have hundreds of pictures from the last several years that are not scrapped yet. But I was moer inspired by these new pictures- so I went with it. Often if I force myself to scrap pictures that I am not inspired by- it takes FOREVER to finish the layout! This one only took me about 30 minutes and that includes the time designing and picking pictures. My advice to those struggling with their scrapbooks- don’t worry about "catching up." Just tell the stories that are most important to you right now!

That’s enough from me!!! I will be back on Monday. Have a great weekend!

 

Recipe:

Stamps: Halloween Frights

Ink: Basic Black, Black Craft

Paper: Ghostly Greetings DSP, Basic Black, Whisper White

Other: Balck Marker, Lots of Letters Chipboard

 

It’s another Festive Friday and I have 2 posts for you today!!! First I am going to show you a super simple and Christmas card and then I am going to post a Halloween Scrapbook Page!

 

So here is the card…

I told you it was simple! But that Felt Flurry (from the Holiday Mini Catalog) makes this card super special!

Recipe:

Stamps: Short and Sweet

Paper: Frosty Days DSP, Kiwi Kiss

Ink: Close to Cocoa

Other: Small Felt Flurries, Rhinestone brad, scallop edge punch, Kiwi Kiss Satin Ribbon

I know it’s not even Halloween- but I am in Christmas card mode! I made these cards last week and since I didn’t get to stamp yesterday because I was prepping f’or clubs and workshops- I thought I would show them to you today!

This one uses the Holiday Lineup set- again!

Recipe:

Stamps: Holiday Lineup

Paper: Ski Slope DSP, Whisper White, Real Red, Old Olive

Ink: Basic Black

Other: Old Olive, Real Red, Close to Cocoa and Blush Blossom markers, Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon

 

And this is a very simple card using another one of my very favorite sets- Merry and Bright.

Recipe:

Stamps: Merry & Bright

Paper: Frosty Days DSP, Bashful Blue, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White

Other: 1 3/8 inch circle punch, circle scallop punch, Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Bashful Gingham Ribbon, Blender Pen

 

So have you started making Christmas cards yet???

 

 

It’s another "Festive Friday"!  So are you having a festive friday? I have been gone all day running erands and things. And now I am maddly trying to get ready for 2 workshops tomorrow!! Why am I so last minute? Oh well! I am looking foawrd to spending my Saturday stamping!!! Love this job!

I stamped this card a couple of weeks ago and just realized that I never shared it with you.

It’s very simple. But when you are trying to mass produce cards- you NEED simple!!!

And the other images in this set are so cute as well…

Recipe:

Stamps: Christmas Classics (Item Number: 111566)

Paper: Ski Slope DSP, Real Red, Whisper White

Inks: None

Other: Real Red, Chocolate Chip and Old Olive Markers, Old Olive Ribbon

 

Have a fantastic weekend and I will be back on Monday with more fun projects!

Here is a fun Christmas card that I made using some new stuff from the new Holiday Mini catalog. This is going to be one of the cards that the stampers attending my Christmas card class in November will be making.

Here are pictures of all the designs in the Ski Slop Designer Series Paper (item #: 112994) as well as each of the images in the Mr. Twigster stamp set (Item # 111772).

Fun, huh?!!! If you have not checked out the new Holiday Mini- you really need to because there are amazing stamps, paper, and embelishments in there! The link to the catalog is on my left side bar. All of the products can be ordered online! Just click on the "Shop Now" link at the top of my blog to see how!

Recipe:

Stamps: Mr. Twigster

Paper: Ski Slope DSP, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Riding Hood Red

Ink: Basic Black, Riding Hood Red, Pumpkin Pie

Other: Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Blender Pens

 

REMINDER: I will not be posting over the weekend. I take the weekend off from blogging to spend time with my family and do stamping parties!

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