Toilet Paper Tube Advent Calendar

Stamps: 25 & Counting (Holiday Mini)

DSP: Letters To Santa

CS: Old Olive,Baja Breeze, Cherry Cobbler

Ink: Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Early Expresso

1" Square Punch, 5 Petal Punch

Old Olive 1 1/2 Striped Grosgrain, Jumbo Eyelets(retired)

Early Expresso 5/8" Grosgrain ribbon

Stapler, hot glue gun, tag board

Chalkboard Easel

I made these chalkboards for a craft fair this past weekend, (in which I MISSED going too, due to a horrible migrane in the middle of the night). Anyway, I saw the idea briefly on the airplane home from Convention. You see, I was about 4 rows in front of it and I heard all these gasps of "ooh and awww" behind me and clapping started....and I stood up and turned around and a gal was going through her swaps while waiting to take off, was holding up a similiar idea, so beings that I didn't have my camera ready and the flight attendant asked her to put it away(due to them trying to take off and we were all up and looking, lol)I had to try and remember it in my mind until I could get my notebook out and sketch it...I think I did pretty well. Anyway, I had fun making them and will make some more for my Holiday Open House in November.

Stamps: Sweet Shoppe Alphabet

Ink: Baja Breeze

CS: Baja Breeze, Calyspo Coral, Daffodil Delight

DSP: Domestic Goddess

Scallop Edge Punch, 1 1/4 and 1" circle punches, 5/8 White Grosgrain Ribbon, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots folder, Chalkboard paper, Hemp Twine, and buttons (from last years Holiday Mini)

recycled inserts from DSP.

Flower Fest and Box #2

So, I forget who showed this awesome idea at Convention this year, how to wrap the box with a "band" of cardstock, but I just love all the possibilities. I wanted to showcase some fabric to tie it up with instead of ribbon and I think the whole group of ladies was pretty impressed at how fast this box goes together from start to finish.

Supplies:

Stamps: Flower Fest

CS: Pink Pirouette, Early Expresso

Ink: Early Expresso

Big Shot, Box #2 die

Beau Chateau fabric

1 3/8 circle punch

Basic pearls

Spice Cake Trifold Shutter Card

This is a card I will be showcasing at my sister's workshop next week. I love that I can show off our new Simply Scored! AND I will be making a matching envelope too.....I can't believe how easy this card is to make and I stayed away from trying it for so long because it looked so intimidating...not now with the scoring tool!

Stamps: Gently Falling, Grateful Greetings

Ink: Baja Breeze, More Mustard, Soft Suede

CS: Soft Suede

DSP: Spice Cake

Fabric- Spice Cake

Glimmer Brads-Nuetrals

Simply Scored, Cutting knife and mat

House of Haunts

This is one of the other THO cards we did at a workshop last week. I taught them the masking and sponging for the moon, IT WAS A HIT! It is such an easy way to add something to a card.

Stamps: House of Haunts

Ink: Black Stazon, So Saffron

CS: Basic Black, Concord Crush, Basic Gray, and Whisper White

Big Shot, Spider Web Folder, Fancy Label Punch, Dimensionals.

Out on a Limb double technique

Okay so I have to admit the layout is not my idea, but I changed up the colors and so now it is...lol I did this card for a THO workshop this past week and I had so much fun showing how to use the Simply Scored board and the Big Shot and embossed only the two ends. Then I stamped the limb in Soft Suede and the owl in Indigo Island then punched out More Mustard flowers from the Itty Bitty punch pack, and do you NOT just LOVE those teeny tiny silver brads? Then I pulled out the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set and stamped onto Lucky Limeade and punched out with the Word Window punch. Then I used our gorgeous Black Dotted Scallop ribbon.

Stamps: Out on a Limb, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Soft Suede, Island Indigo

Punches: Itty Bitty Punch pack, Word Window punch

Black Dotted Scallop Ribbon, Mini Brads

Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots folder, Simply Scored tool

Pennant Parade and In Colors

This was one of my cards I demonstrated for my August workshops. I knew this stamp set and punch would be very versitile when I first saw it and will plan to use it for Christmas too! YEP, I said Christmas too!

Stamps: Pennant Parade, Happiest Birthday Wishes (hostess set)

Ink: Lucky Limeade, Wysteria wonder, Pool Party, Basic Black

CS: Lucky Limeade, Wysteria Wonder, Pool Party, Calypso Coral, and Whisper White.

Punches:Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Petite Pennants Builder punch

Embellishments: Mini brads, InColor Designer Brads

Big Shot, Perfect Polka dots folder, White Baker's Twine, Dimensionals.