AWESOME Advent Calendar!

I took the best class ever with Jenn Shurkus yesterday to make this absolutely awesome A Muse advent calendar. I really do love it. All images are A Muse. She had the patterned paper circles for the inside of the tins cut for us, so we just stamped away. We used a lot of Faux Snow, glitter, and Copics. It was so fun to make, and I know it will be out every year and I look forward to sharing it with my kids one day...for now maybe I'll have to fill it with dog treats...LOL!

SU Treat Bags

These are the party favors I just finished up for tomorrow's SU shoebox swap. I LOVE those little pumpkin candies that come out around Halloween, so I had to use those. I used the SU Sizzix top note die for the baggie topper. Just folded it in half and the decorated using the adorable new SU set Got Treats, the new label punch, and an SU button. The little cello baggies are also from SU. I think that the attendees will smile when they see these :)

More Swappin'

Here is the second project I prepared for the SU shoebox swap on Sunday. I saw a Halloween inspired lollypop cover at an SU regional event in Orlando in 2006 and have always remembered it in the back of my mind wanting to create it. This isn't it exactly, but I think it turned out pretty cute and the that the attendees will like it :) All supplies are SU. I cut and scored the paper, used the border punch on the sides, used the Crop-a-Dile to punch a hole in the center, stuck the lollypop stick through and decorated. It was pretty easy. The cute Christmas stamp set coordinates perfectly with the circle and scallop punch combo, so that was very easy to do. A red brad for Rudolph's nose, a white ribbon, and the candy cover was finished!

SU Shoebox Swap

This is one of the cards I created for this Sunday's shoebox swap that I'm co-hosting with Nola. All supplies are Stampin' Up. Paper colors are Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, and Chocolate Chip. I used the cool new Sizzix spiderweb embossing folder from the SU mini catalog for the background, and also used the new black jewels from the mini to embellish the card. The ribbon is the Old Olive satin ribbon. The phrase is perfect since I live in New England, now and everyone says "wicked" instead of "super," "great," "awesome," etc. They say wicked all the time! (I even caught myself saying it once!)

TESC #128 Sketch Challenge

This is an old SU set that I actually bought from a stamp yard sale, and had always wanted to use the baby part, I am excited I finally have a reason to! All paper is from SU. The pearls are from A Muse, the little closepins are from my local stamp store. I used the SU scallop border punch and the Martha Stewart fence border punch. The "congratulations" is from the Michaels dollar bin. Great sketch!

CPS #185

I love how this card turned out! I used felt from Paper Trey Ink and one of their border dies for the bottom line (the circles). The patterned paper is all from SU. The ruffled paper is three lines of patterned paper cut with the SU scallop border punch and layered. The ribbon was actually on a gift that someone gave me that I repurposed :) The line of pearls are from Memory Box. The girl stamp is from A Muse as is the sentiment and the clouds. The label punch around the sentiment is from SU. I used SU crystal effects on the balloons to give them that 3D glaze look, and I used Stickles on the clouds to give them their silver lining. This is a birthday card for a family friend that I've known my whole life. I think she'll like it!

CPS #184 Sketch Challenge

I used Accents and Elements from SU on this card for the leaves and the green behind the "Happy 'bird' Day". The owl is the new SU punch that I totally love, and the flowers embossed in the background are from a Sizzix embossing folder SU carries. All paper SU. Ribbon from A Muse. Inside is a Nestabilities die with chalking around the edges. The blue rhinestones are from A.C. Moore.