More Cards Inside

Today I'm showing you the final cards for my Perfect Package Box that I was able to complete for the hop. I am planning to make more, as there are adorable images that haven't seen ink yet. ;)

Stamps: Home Sweet Home (Taylored Expressions)
Card Stock: Tangerine Tango, White, Colorful Christmas Collection (My Mind's Eye)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Accessories: Circle & Scalloped Circle Nestabilites, Topiary Edge Punch (Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page), Tangerine Tango Polka Dot Ribbon (SU), Foam Tape

Stamps: Season's Sweetings (Taylored Expressions)
Card Stock: Purely Pomegranate, White, Colorful Christmas Collection (My Mind's Eye)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Fresh Snow, Copic Markers, Gold & Tan Spica Glitter Pens
Accessories: Paper Piercer & Template, Quickie Glue Pen & Dazzling Diamonds, White Embossing Powder, Blossom Two Nestabilities, Rain Dots (Fiskars), Purely Pomegranate Double-Stitched Ribbon, Foam Tape

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your Sunday!!

The Cards Inside

The cards I'm showing you today, are some that I am keeping inside my Perfect Package Box until I am ready to send. The images are from Taylored Expressions, the papers are Colorful Christmas from My Mind's Eye, and the pretty borders are punched with my new Martha Stewart punches.

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Stamps: A Year of Sweets 1, Home Sweet Home (Taylored Expressions)
Card Stock: Regal Rose, White, Colorful Christmas (My Mind's Eye)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Taken with Teal, Copic Markers, Clear Spica Glitter Pen
Accessories: Loop Edge & Corner Punches (Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page), Rain Dot, Circle Nestabilities, Silk Organza Ribbon, Foam Tape

Stamps: Season's Sweetings (Taylored Expressions)
Card Stock: Tangerine Tango, White, Colorful Christmas (My Mind's Eye)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Accessories: Circle & Scalloped Circle Nestabilities, Double Loop Edge Punch (Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page), Labels Trio (Spellbinders), Orange Zest Extra Fine, Polka Dot Satin Ribbon (PTI), Foam Tape

Tomorrow I'll have a couple more cards from my box to show you. Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!!

Black Friday Hoppin' with Taylored Expressions

Hi everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and was able to spend time with family and friends this most wonderful start of the holiday season.

Are any of you planning to venture out for the Black Friday savings? I am staying cozy at home and taking advantage of whatever savings I can find online.

First up...Taylored Expressions savings for YOU!

In honor of Black Friday and Cyber Monday (the two biggest shopping days of the year!), Taylored Expressions is offering 15% off everything in the store! Just use the promotional code TEBlackFriday upon checkout to receive the discount. You don't want to miss up to 50% off all JustRite products, Buy 2 Get 1 Free on Tiny Twinkles, and the new TE Shirts & Aprons!

If you're doing the Black Friday Hop with Taylored Expressions, you may be interested to see what I've done with my Perfect Package Card Box/Gift Box. (These come in a set of 2, and store approximately 8-12 standard A2 size cards and envelopes.) I've decorated my box to hold my Christmas cards as I make them...using Colorful Christmas patterned papers from My Mind's Eye. The cards inside all use various papers in the collection as well. I've chosen a pattern for my Perfect Package Box that isn't so "Christmasy", so that after the holidays are over..I will be able to continue using this. For the following few days, I will be posting the cards I've made and stored in the box so far.

Perfect Package Card Box/Gift Box
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Stamps: Season's Sweetings
Card Stock: Purely Pomegranate, White, Colorful Christmas Collection (My Mind's Eye)
Ink: Purely Pomegranate
Accessories: Apron Lace Border Punch (Fiskars), Fancy Tags (Spellbinders), Taylor's Crystal Twinkles, Purely Pomegranate Satin Ribbon

For more inspiration using the Perfect Package-Card Boxes, please check out the blogs of these extremely talented designers. I can hardly wait to check them out myself!

Alex Maldonado
Amy Rohl
Beate Johns
Bev Gerard
Charmaine Ikach
Cindy Haffner
Debbie Olson
Donna Baker
Jami Sibley
Jen del Muro
Jen Tapler
Jenn Balcer
Jennifer Buck
Jessica Diedrich
Joan Ervin
Joanne Basile
Linda Duke
Lori Craig
Sankari Wegman
Sharon Harnist
Sherry Cheever
Taylor VanBruggen

Thanks for stopping by, and may the deals be with YOU!! Happy shopping!!

Oh Holy Night Popout

Hi everyone! Today I have another card that I made with my Ultimate Crafter's Companion. The directions for this, and many other unique cards can be found within the book and DVD that is included in the unit.

My card features images from Silent Night (Lizzie Anne Designs). I did a little heat embossing with gold embossing powder, and a little dry embossing with my Allegro Cuttlebug Folder. The dry embossing on the inside uses some decorative borders found on the UCC board. I also used the bow maker on the board for my bow. The Night of Navy on my card front is spritzed with my Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist (Scattered Angels), and the corners are punched with my Deco Edge Corner Chomper.

Stamps: Silent Night (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Card Stock: Night of Navy, Brushed Gold
Ink: VersaMark
Accessories: Ultimate Crafter's Companion, Deco Corner Chomper, Allegro Cuttlebug Folder, Label Four Nestabilities, Detail Gold Embossing Powder, Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist (Scattered Angels), Glue Dots, Foam Tape, A Muse Twinkle Sticker, Gold Ribbon (PTI)

Thanks for stopping by!

Ultimate Crafter's Companion Review

The Ultimate Crafter's Companion is being reviewed by the Product Focus Review Team, and you may read all of the details HERE at Splitcoaststampers. As always, the product details are included, and some wonderful tutorials as well.

This is a gift box I made using the UCC. I could hardly believe how quick and easy making boxes could be. The patterned paper is from the Fruitcake Collection (BasicGrey), and the bird tag is from Love & Joy Labels (Lizzie Anne Designs). I also love the silk ribbon from Sharon Johnson's ribbon (and more) store.

Stamps: Love & Joy Labels (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Card Stock: Fruitcake Collection (BasicGrey), White
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Antique Linen (Ranger)
Accessories: Ultimate Crafter's Companion, Silk Ribbon, Tan Scrapper's Floss (Karen Foster), Taylor's Twinkles, 1/16 inch circle punch, Crystal Effects, Scor Tape, Foam Tape

Thanks for visiting my blog, and I hope you have a great day!!

Accordion Sledding Hill

Welcome to a new week, and finally...a card. Surprising, right? It's crazy how quickly I get behind here. Oh well!

Today I have a card with an accordion fold that I made with my Ultimate Crafter's Companion. With the winter months soon upon us, I couldn't help picturing kids sledding down the slope, but found I didn't have the images to complete my card. I began to do a search for the stamps to get the look I wanted (have you ever bought new stamps with a specific project in mind?) I came across the super talented Mel M. M. McCarthy's stamping blog, and noticed a most adorable wintry card. I loved the cute images, and took my chances that they would have the type of sledding stamps I was looking for. Jackpot!

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Stamps: Bobby Tumbledore and his scarf take flight (small), Innertubing in the snow, Milo's sled picking up speed (Eat Cake Graphics)
Card Stock: Bashful Blue, White
Ink: Fresh Snow (PTI), Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Accessories: Ultimate Crafters Companion, Wavy Dot Punch (EK Success), Snowflake Borderabilites, Gems, Quickie Glue Pen & Dazzling Diamonds, Bashful Blue Taffeta Ribbon, Glue Dots, Foam Tape

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Holiday Tutorial Blitz

Have you all been following along with the fabulous Holiday Tutorial Blitz over at Splitcoaststampers? Beate has gathered a weeks' worth of projects authored by herself, Makeesha Byl, Theresa Momber, Libby Hickson, Julie Buhler, Carol Dunstan, AJ Otto, and Angie Tieman. I have been able to try just a few so far, and I've posted them here together. If you would like the links to the tutorials, just click on the heading above each individual project. To zoom in on the pictures, click the photos themselves.

Snow Globe Card

Stamps: Christmas Wishes/November 09 Monthly Mix (Lizzie Anne Designs)
Card Stock: Holiday Thyme (retired SU), White, Acetate
Ink: Bashful Blue, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Accessories: Circle Nestabilites, Snowflake Borderabilities, Tombo Multi Glue, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Whisper White Organza ribbon, Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals

Luminaria

Card Stock: Holiday Thyme, Vellum
Accessories: Oval Nestabilites, heidi swapp ghost snowflakes, Hero Arts Gemstones, Scor-Tape, Glue Dots

Double Ball Ornament

Card Stock: Holiday Thyme
Accessories: Pretties Kit (pin & beads), Whisper White Taffeta ribbon

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!!

Let It Snowglobe

This is the last of my projects that I created for the Flower Soft Project Book and CD review, and it's a snowglobe card. I printed out all of the different images, cut them and layered them with foam tape, added Flower Soft, fit the globe, and adhered together. You may see the wonderful tutorial by Beate right here.

Digital Images: Flower Soft Snow Globes CD ROM
Card Stock: White (Georgia Pacific)
Ink: Inkjet Printer
Accessories: Display Globes/Polar White Flower Soft & PVA Glue (Flower Soft), May Arts Polka Dot Sheer Ribbon, Heat Tool, Glue Dot, Foam Tape

Thanks for visiting, everyone...and I hope you have a great weekend!!

Polar Bear Semi Circle Pop Out

I'll bet you're not surprised to see another project from the Flower Soft Snow Globes CD...are you? Once again, the images are from the CD...and the project instructions are found within the Project Book. Cute, huh? I had fun with it...for sure!

Digital Images: Flower Soft Snow Globes CD ROM
Card Stock: White (Georgia Pacific)
Ink: Inkjet Printer
Accessories: Polar White Flower Soft & PVA Glue, Hobby Blade & Sanding Block, Kaiser Pearls, Tan Scrapper's Floss (Karen Foster)

I have one final project to show you from the review, then I will get back to stamping again. It was a fun break, though...and I hope you're enjoying these!

Thank you for stopping by!

Snowman Snow Scene

Today I have another card that I created using the Flower Soft Snow Globes CD ROM, but this time I thought I would try a little scene without the globe...and I couldn't resist using the adorable little snowman again. I used my Labels Five Nestabilities to die cut the scene and frame. To match up the corners of my base with the dies, I used my new Scallop Corner Chomper that I found at Eclectic Paperie. Texture is added with my Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Folder, and the bow was created using my Bow Easy from Sharon's Stamp Simply Store. This has lots of dimension, and pretty Polar White Flower Soft "snow.

Digital Images: Flower Soft Snow Globes CD ROM
Card Stock: White (Georgia Pacific), Green Galore
Ink: Inkjet Printer
Accessories: Polar White Flower Soft & PVA Glue, Labels 5 Nestabilities, Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Folder, Scallop Corner Chomper, White Organza Ribbon & Bow Easy, Foam Tape, Glue Dots

Thanks for stopping by today!!