Addicted to Stamping

Envelope Punch Board Snowman

 I made these little guys for table favours.They're made with the Envelope Punch Board and have a York Peppermint Patty inside. My favorite part is the face. After I punched the dip in the hat and rounded the corners I used the punched scraps that were left over for his eyes and mouth. The base is 11" x 2-1/8", scored at 5-1/8 and 5-7/8 and punched 2-1/8" from each end with the punch board to make the indent for the neck. I used I used washi tape for the hat band and scarf and the Itty Bitty Punch pack as well as the ornament punch from the Merry Minis Punch Pack. If you'd like more details you can watch this  Envelope Punch Board Snowman Video Tutorial 

 

Wishing You Tree

I made this card using the 4 stamps from the Wishing You stamp set and some silver ribbon. The star is punched from silver foil using the merry minis punches. I have this stamp set in clear mount so I was able to mount all the stamps in the shape of a tree on my largest acrylic block and stamp them all at the same time.

Poinsettia Tea Bag/Gift Card Holder

This is one of my gift class projects made with Stampin' Up's Joyful Christmas stamp set and the Oval Accent Bigz Clear Die. The poinsettia insert will hold a gift card or tea bag. You can download the free instructions for this project here Download Gift Class Poinsettia 

No Bracket Punch?

I know I ordered one of Stampin' Up's Bracket Punches but I can't seem to find it. I was making a tag the other day to go on a little gift for a customer. I stamped a coordinating image but couldn't find my bracket punch. Of course if I didn't leave everything until the last minute I could have cut it out by hand but being in a hurry I used the Decorative Label Punch to punch out the stamped image. It cut off the outline along the sides of the image so I took the fat end of the Cherry Cobbler marker and ran it around the outside edge of the punched shape. I used the thin end of the maker to draw some lines and make the plaid pattern at the top and bottom. I added some Garden Green lines in between, punched a hole in the top and tied the tag onto my package.   

Stamp Set Challenge Club

I've started a new club for my online customers called the Stamp Set Challenge Club. Club members pick the stamp set and challenge me to show them at least 4-6 different ways to use it. The first set the club members chose was Stampin' Up's Special Season which you can find on page 29 of the Holiday Catalogue

Anyone can join our Stamp Set Challenge Club and maybe you're favorite stamp set will be the next challenge

Here's how to join:

-If you live in Canada and place an online order with me for the featured stamp set I will email you the written instuctions for free. Each project has step by step written instuction with a full color photo of each project.

-If you live outside of Canada or already have a Stampin' Up demonstrator you can purchase the written instructions for $5 by clicking on the shopping cart below 

-If you're a demonstrator the written instructions can be printed and used to teach in-home classes.

The featured stamp set is Special Season (wood 131766 or Clear 131769)

To purchase the instuctions for the projects made with this set click here. The cost is $5 CAD