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Holiday Retiring List and Christmas card samples

Posted on November 17, 2015November 16, 2015 by Josee

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Hello,

Stampin' Up has announced the retiring products from the 2015 Holiday catalogue! These products will no longer be available after January 4th or while supplies last! To see the list of retiring items, download the list here.

Here are some of the retiring sets….

Jingle All the way, Sleigh Ride Edgelits, hand stamped, Christmas card, Big Shot project, Softly Falling embossing folder

The Jingle All the Way stamp set and Sleigh Ride Edgelits are on the retiring list! These two bundled together make amazing and EASY cards!

Happy Scenes Christmas card, hand stamped, Stampin' Up, woodgrain embossing folder The Happy Scenes stamp set is on the list- such a versatile stamp set!

dove of peace christmas card, hand stamped, Stampin Up Dove of Peace is also on the retiring list. Such a pretty stamp set!

Lighthearted Leaves, Stampin Up, Fall card, thank you card, hand stamped card This will also be your last chance to get Lighthearted Leaves! Love this set- especially paired the the Leaflets Framelits!

If you don't have any of these sets yet and they are on your wish list, get them while you can!

Plus, we've got some new Weekly Deals to check out:

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great day!

View the NEW 2015 Holiday Catalogue here!

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>>How to use the hostess code:

   a. Enter your items into cart
   b. At Check out- Look under the "Special Offers" box (bottom left)
   c. Enter HOSTESS CODE in box and hit apply, then complete your order

d. After you receive your order confirmation, keep track of your JO JO POINTS earned on your JO JO POINTS Tracking Sheet! Earn 1 JO JO POINT for every $40 you spend before taxes and shipping!

e. Once you have 10 JO JO POINTS, email me your Tracking Sheet and choice of photopolymer or clear-mount stamp set FREE!!

NOTE: If your order is over $200, do not use the Hostess Code so that you to claim the Stampin' Rewards (more FREE items!) on your order! You will still earn JO JO POINTS on that order!

My Crafty Friends Monday: Wonderland

Posted on November 16, 2015November 17, 2015 by Josee

Welcome to "My Crafty Friends Monday!"

2015 Holiday Catalogue Edition

I hope you enjoyed a great weekend! Each Monday, I like to feature different projects that have inspired me and I know they'll inspire you too!

Each project was created by different & amazingly talented stampers- make sure you check out their blogs for more details and to check out their other amazing projects!!

(**Note…don't worry- I've contacted each of these stampers and allowed them to decline if they choose.)

This week's featured stamp set is "Wonderland" page 23 of the 2015 Holiday Catalogue (139752 Wood, 140365 Clear)

Let me start by saying, there were TONS of AMAZING samples using this stamp set! It was really so hard to choose just a few, but I wanted to share the ones that really stood out as a bit different and amazing! Here we go!

Claire Daly- her blog

I love the way Claire layered the stamped trees in the oval and the way she paired this with the Boughs & Berries Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.

Anna Smith- her blog

Love all the gold on this one!

Sarah-Jane Rae- her blog

Love the touches of gold on this and the circle window. So pretty!

Tracey May- her blog

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I had to show you both of these from Tracy- I just love the colors of the first one and I just loved the way she used the boughs on the second card!

Kristal Bell- her blog

I just LOVE the fact that Kristal used this stamp set for a birthday card!! Amazing!!

Love these ideas? You can purchase this stamp set through my ONLINE STORE !

I hope you've enjoyed this week's "My Crafty Friends Monday" Make sure you visit the talented artist's featured on this post! Thanks for stopping by today!

Were you featured here? Here's a badge you can add to your blog is you choose!

View the NEW 2015 Holiday Catalogue here!

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November Hostess Code to use: HHYBZP2P

Earn FREE stamps! Use this monthly Hostess Code to earn JO JO POINTS for every $40 you spend (before taxes & shipping)!

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>>How to use the hostess code:

a. Enter your items into cart
b. At Check out- Look under the "Special Offers" box (bottom left)
c. Enter HOSTESS CODE in box and hit apply, then complete your order

d. After you receive your order confirmation, keep track of your JO JO POINTS earned on your JO JO POINTS Tracking Sheet! Earn 1 JO JO POINT for every $40 you spend before taxes and shipping!

e. Once you have 10 JO JO POINTS, email me your Tracking Sheet and choice of photopolymer or clear-mount stamp set FREE!!

NOTE: If your order is over $200, do not use the Hostess Code so that you to claim the Stampin' Rewards (more FREE items!) on your order! You will still earn JO JO POINTS on that order!

Stampers Dozen Blog Hop: Christmas/Holidays

Posted on November 14, 2015November 12, 2015 by Josee

Good Morning!

Welcome to this month's 'Christmas/Holiday' Blog Hop! For this month's project, I thought it would be fun to create a Christmas gift idea. I ended up making this Coaster Board frame!

StampingJo Christmas gift frame, Big Shot, Square Framelits, coaster board, chipboard, christmas, flower builder punch,

The Frame: I used Stampin' Up's Vanilla Coaster Board which fits perfectly in the Big Shot. First, I took a square of Winter Wonderland Designer Vellum and glued it to the coaster board completely, using the Two Way Glue pen that happened to be handy. The Multi Adhesive or Glue Stick would also work well. Smooth out any bubbles and allow it to dry.

Then, I used the Square Collections Framelits to create the frame- I used the larger scalloped square and one of the smaller squares to create the frame front from the vellum glued piece. The next largest square was used to create the backing from plain coaster board and then Tear & Tape Adhesive was used on only 3 sides to allow sliding in the stamped image. The frame stand was created from the middle cut out- I scored it about an inch down, folded it and used Tear & Tape Adhesive to glue it to the back allowing the frame to stand up.

Before adding the flower, the Real Red Striped Ribbon was tied around the frame and into a bow.

The Flower: The flower was punched from Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper using the Festive Flower Builder punch. I punched several pieces to create it using glue dots and a Stampin' Dimensional to adhere it together. To keep the flower smaller for the scale of the frame, I did not use the larger petals to create the flower. The flower centers were punched from a Gold Foil sheet and a rhinestone was added to the center. Glued on to the frame with a few Glue Dots.

The Message: The sentiment from Wondrous Wreath was stamped in Real Red onto Whisper White cardstock. I took my Paper Snips and cut each sentence into strips trimming them down as much as I could so that they could be matted with the Word Window punch. The longer strips were matted with two punchouts glued together to create a bigger one. They were then glued on with Glue Dots.

Inside the Frame: The cardinal from Joyful Season was stamped on a square of Whisper White- using Real Red and Basic Black for the bird and Chocolate Chip, Basic Black and Real Red for the branches and berries. It was then slid into the frame opening. As a final touch, I added a little Dazzling Details to each berry for a little sparkle!

The gift recipient can then replace the image if they wish with their own photo.

Here is a list of the supplies I used to create this project:

Stamps: Joyful Season- 139770, Wondrous Wreath- 135047

Ink: Tuxedo Black-132708, Chocolate Chip-126979 , Real Red-126949

Paper: Vanilla Coaster Board-129392, Winter Wonderland Designer Vellum Stack- 139594, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper-139594 , Gold Foil Sheets- 132622, Real Red-102482 , Whisper White- 100730

Other: Squares Collection Framelits- 130921, Real Red (& Garden Green) Striped Ribbon- 139615, Festive Flower Builder Punch-139682 , Paper Snips-103579 , 2 Way Glue Pen-100425 (or Multi-Adhesive-110755, or Glue Stick-130654 ), Glue Dots-103683 , Tear & Tape Adhesive-138995 , Dazzling Details-124117, Stampin' Dimensionals- 104430, Big Shot- 113439

Click on each item below to shop- make sure to scroll through the list to see all the supplies:

Thanks for stopping by! Now click Next Blog to hop on over to Laura Milligan's blog to check out what crafty goodness she has in store for us!

View the NEW 2015 Holiday Catalogue here!

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November Hostess Code to use: HHYBZP2P

Earn FREE stamps! Use this monthly Hostess Code to earn JO JO POINTS for every $40 you spend (before taxes & shipping)!

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>>How to use the hostess code:

   a. Enter your items into cart
   b. At Check out- Look under the "Special Offers" box (bottom left)
   c. Enter HOSTESS CODE in box and hit apply, then complete your order

d. After you receive your order confirmation, keep track of your JO JO POINTS earned on your JO JO POINTS Tracking Sheet! Earn 1 JO JO POINT for every $40 you spend before taxes and shipping!

e. Once you have 10 JO JO POINTS, email me your Tracking Sheet and choice of photopolymer or clear-mount stamp set FREE!!

NOTE: If your order is over $200, do not use the Hostess Code so that you to claim the Stampin' Rewards (more FREE items!) on your order! You will still earn JO JO POINTS on that order!

Peaceful Pines Christmas Card

Posted on November 13, 2015November 12, 2015 by Josee

Good Morning! Happy Friday!

Today's card is an easy card to make, with lots of elegant sparkle! It uses the Perfect Pines Framelits on SALE this week!!!

Peaceful Pines, hand stamped, christmas card, vellum, big shot, gold

Start with a base of Always Artichoke cardstock, the adhere Winter Wonderland vellum to the card base by putting glue dots behind the pine cones to hide the adhesive as much as possible.

Stamp 3 different sized trees with Always Artichoke ink onto Whisper White and cut with three different sized tree dies. I just love how these dies make these trees really pop of the card!

Cut the oval from a Gold Foil sheet using the Ovals Collections dies, then adhere the gold oval to the card and add the trees, putting the top larger tree on dimensionals

Stamp the sentiment onto a strip of Whisper White and cut the ends with the Banner Triple punch being careful not to cut the words off while punching; adhere to the card front

Use the Fine Tip Glue Pen to follow some of the tree lines on all three trees and then sprinkle Stampin' Glitter over top; Allow to dry fully

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Peaceful Pines stamp set-139728

Paper: Whisper White- 100730, Always Artichoke cardstock- 105119, Gold Foil sheet-132622, Winter Wonderland Vellum stack-139594

Ink: Always Artichoke Ink-126972, Basic Black Archival Ink- 140931, Refill- 140928

Other: Perfect Pines Framelits-139665, Banner Triple punch-138292, Ovals Collection Framelits-129381, SNAIL Adhesive- 104332, Refill- 104331, Mini Glue Dots- 103683, Stampin’ Dimensionals-104430, Fine Tip Glue Pen- 138309, Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter- 133751

You can shop for each item by clicking below, make sure to scroll through to see all the supplies:

While you are here, check out this video for a great way to use those Spiderweb doilies after Halloween!

Thanks for stopping by! Make sure you come back this Sunday for the Stamper's Dozen Blog Hop!

View the NEW 2015 Holiday Catalogue here!

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   b. At Check out- Look under the "Special Offers" box (bottom left)
   c. Enter HOSTESS CODE in box and hit apply, then complete your order

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NOTE: If your order is over $200, do not use the Hostess Code so that you to claim the Stampin' Rewards (more FREE items!) on your order! You will still earn JO JO POINTS on that order!… READ MORE “Peaceful Pines Christmas Card”

Santa’s Gifts Cello Christmas Gift Bag

Posted on November 12, 2015November 9, 2015 by Josee

Good Morning!

I thought I would share this simple gift wrap idea with you today. When I first got the NEW Archival Black ink I wondered how it would do being stamped on our cello bags…

Santa's Gifts stamped Christmas cello gift bag

I very carefully stamped the reindeer from the Santa's Gifts stamp set with the Black Archival ink and allowed it to dry for some time so it would not smudge! And it worked! Once it was dry, I took a red sharpie marker and colored his scarf and his nose red so he would look more like Rudolph 🙂

I wrapped a bath sponge in some Cucumber Crush Cotton Paper and put it inside the bag. A simple gift for someone 🙂 Of course, you could put candies, chocolate, socks, whatever! Then I tied the bag with Silver Cording Trim.

I punched a tag from Real Red cardstock using the Scalloped Tag Topper punch and punched the ends with the Banner Triple punch. I then used the Ecclectic Paper Piercing Template to pierce the top of the tag and then the Updated Essentials Paper Piercing Template to pierce the banner end.

I stamped the sentiment from Embellished Ornaments in Whisper White and heat embossed it with White Stampin' Emboss Powder.

The tag was tied on with the Silver Cording Trim and also wrapped it around a piece of Real Red Pom Pom Trim.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Santa's Gifts-138808 , Embellished Ornaments- 139756 w, 139759-c

Paper: Cotton Paper Assortment- 138308, Real Red- 102482

Ink: White Craft Stampin' Ink- 101731, Black Archival Ink- 140931

Other: Gusseted Cellophane Bag- 133770, Heat Tool- 129053, White Stampin' Emboss Powder- 109132, Scalloped Tag Topper- 133324, Banner Triple Punch- 138292, Eclectic Piercing Template- 133778, Updated Essentials Piercing Template- 138371, Paper Piercing Tool- 126189, Stampin' Pierce Mat- 126199, Real Red Pom Pom Trim- 139617, Silver Cording Trim- 139620

You can shop directly for each item by clicking below-make sure to scroll through the list to see each supply needed:

I hope this inspires you to give some gift packaging a try! Have a wonderful day!

View the NEW 2015 Holiday Catalogue here!

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>>How to use the hostess code:

   a. Enter your items into cart
   b. At Check out- Look under the "Special Offers" box (bottom left)
   c. Enter HOSTESS CODE in box and hit apply, then complete your order

d. After you receive your order confirmation, keep track of your JO JO POINTS earned on your JO JO POINTS Tracking Sheet! Earn 1 JO JO POINT for every $40 you spend before taxes and shipping!

e. Once you have 10 JO JO POINTS, email me your Tracking Sheet and choice of photopolymer or clear-mount stamp set FREE!!

NOTE: If your order is over $200, do not use the Hostess Code so that you to claim the Stampin' Rewards (more FREE items!) on your order! You will still earn JO JO POINTS on that order!