Black and white with Scallop Square

This card today is made with the Night and Day designer series paper in the Holiday mini. If you haven't placed an order yet for this paper, you only have a few more days. It will be retiring on Jan 4th. The card is a 4 x 4 in. Recipe: Black cardstock, Night and Day dsp, white cardstock, real red 5/8 in ribbon, Teeny Tiny Wishes. And I used my newest Stampin' UP Big Shot die............... the scallop square. I just love this die and will post more cards over thenext few days

Holiday pretzel treats

We made these cute little boxes at my hostess club on Thursday evening. I just love boxes and so I have to share that love with all my stamping friends. These boxes were made using the Scallop Envelope die. I cut 4 of them in red cardstock. Cut off one of the flaps and glued them all together, then folded the bottom flaps in and glued them. I say glued but we used red sticky strip. We then used a 2 inch piece of the flocked paper from the Cocoa specialty paper in the Holiday mini and glued it near the bottom of the box as seen above. You need another small piece to finish off the front since you need more than one piece of 12 inches. So cut another piece about 2 inches by 3 inches. I also cut a small strip, I think it was about an inch and put it near the end of the scallop part of the die. We glued this piece on the scallop part of the box. I wasn't going to do that but it looked bare without it. And of course you can't have an empty box so I gave each girl a bag full of Holiday pretzel treats that I made that afternoon. The pretzel treats are so easy to make, you can find the recipe here. The girls had a choice of ribbon to tie around their bag.

Snow, snow, snow..............

We had a huge snowstorm yesterday here on the East Coast. I think we got about 6 or 7 inches here in Douglassville. I like the snow, but I am not crazy about shoveling. But, not to worry, I have great neighbors. My neighbor, Doug, using the plow on his garden tractor kept my driveway clear all day. I think the last time I heard him plowing was about 10:30 last night. And another neighbor, Bill came over to shovel the walk to my porch. There was some drifting overnight so I had to do some cleanup this morning but it wasn't so bad considering how much snow I would have had to shovel without my neighbors.

I took these pictures this morning before I shoveled so you can see how the snow even blew onto the front porch.

How pretty does this look???? The sun was out just a minute ago so I hope that we have more sunshine today, just enough to dry up the sidewalks so I don't have to dump salt on them. Have a very nice sunny day.

Christmas Ornaments

Sorry that I haven't been posting a lot lately. I had lots of cards to finish for Christmas and finally got them all in the mail on Monday evening. Then the tree to decorate which also was finished Monday by midnight. Now I am working on some cute cards for my hostess club this coming Thursday so I will post them later this week. And I am also working on some projects for my Christmas team meeting get together on Friday night. The projects for my team are using stamps and punches from the new Occassions and SAB mini catalogs. I will be posting them on Dec 31 for the next blog tour so stop back to see them later this month.
For my last class for this year, we made these ornaments using clear glass balls, reinkers and dazzling diamonds glitter. The rubons are the "icicle" rubons from the Holiday mini catalog. Everyone had a good time and got some ink on their fingers, except Ivy............. Don't know how she got away without any ink especially when she was also juggling holding and feeding a baby at times....These are Debbie's ornaments.. And these are Carol's.

These are Ivy's.

And these are Sherry's. She had some problems with the rubons and we determined it was from the plastic gloves that I provided for those not wanting to get lots of ink on their fingers.

Evereyone also brought a snack to share so we had full tummies before we started our ornaments. I can't wait to make some more. My friend, Lisa just told me that she used the galaxy glitter and I saw on someone's blog today where she used shimmer paint so I can't wait to try those also.

Twelve Days of Christmas Sale thru Dec 22nd

Another sale from Stampin' UP! and just in time for Christmas............ Are there some sizzix items on your Christmas wish list............ check the list below to see if any of them are on this sale list.............
Item Page # Description Regular Price Discounted Price
114515 195 Flower Burst Embosslits die $11.95 $8.96
114516 195 Cherry Blossom Embosslits die $11.95 $8.96
115957 195 Thanks Embosslits die $11.95 $8.96
114513 195 Sweetest Stem Embosslits die $11.95 $8.96
115952 195 Hi Embosslits die $11.95 $8.96
115951 197 Timeless Type Jr Alpha Medium $74.95 $59.96

Sizzlits die
113446 197 Build a Flower #2 Set Sizzlits $19.95 $16.96

4-Pack die
114509 197 Big Bold Cupcakes Sizzlits $21.95 $18.66

4-Pack die
113448 197 Hearts Set Sizzlits 4-Pack die $19.95 $16.96
113457 198 Tulipe Bigz die $21.95 $16.46

115954 198 Two Tags Bigz die $21.95 $18.66
114524 199 Fringed Flower Bigz die $19.95 $15.96
114523 199 Decorative Accents Bigz die $19.95 $15.96
114534 199 Flower Bigz Clear die $19.95 $15.96
113473 199 5-Point 3D Star Bigz die $19.95 $16.96
113472 199 Circle 3D Ornament Bigz die $19.95 $16.96
113470 199 Flower Layers w/Leaf Bigz die $19.95 $16.96
113465 199 Bird w/Leaves and Flower Bigz die $19.95 $16.96
115961 200 Perfect Setting Bigz XL die $42.95 $32.21
113483 200 Pennant Bigz XL die $39.95 $29.96
113484 200 Baskets & Blooms Bigz XL die $39.95 $31.96
116760 201 Pop-Up Three Tier Cake Bigz XL die $39.95 $29.96
116759 201 Pop-Up 3D Ball Bigz XL die $39.95 $29.96
114890 201 Matchbox Bigz XL die $42.95 $36.51
113458 202 Flower Layers Originals die $15.95 $13.56
114336 158 Kraft Décor sheets 12" x 24" (2) $12.95 $10.36
114334 158 Dk Gray Décor sheets12"x24" (2) $12.95 $10.36
114337 158 Choc Décor sheets 12" x 24" (2) $12.95 $10.36
114335 158 White Décor sheets 12" x 24" (2) $12.95 $10.36
118797 n/a So Saff Décor sheets 15"x24" (2) $12.95 $9.71
118798 n/a Rose Red Décor sheets15"x24" (2) $12.95 $9.71
118799 n/a Taken/Teal Décor sheet15"x24"(2) $12.95 $9.71
118800 n/a Pretty In Pink Décor sheet 15x24(2) $12.95 $9.71
118801 n/a Bashful Blue Décor sheets 15" x 24" (2) $12.95 $9.71
118802 n/a Real Red Décor sheet 15"x24" (2) $12.95 $9.71
118803 n/a Old Olive Décor sheets 15x24 (2) $12.95 $9.71
118804 n/a Black Décor Elements sheets 15x24" (2) $12.95 $9.71
118805 n/a Night/Navy Décor sheet 15"x24" (2) $12.95 $9.71
118806 n/a Certainly Celery Décor sheets 15x24 (2) $12.95 $9.71
118807 n/a Tempting Turq Décor Sheets 15 x24 (2) $12.95 $9.71
118808 n/a Clear Décor Elements sheets 15" x 24" (2) $12.95 $9.71
118809n/a Pumpkin Pie Décor sheets 15" x 24" (2) $12.95 $9.71
118810n/a Pixie Pink Décor sheets 15" x 24" (2) $12.95 $9.71
118812 n/a Sahara Sand Décor sheets 15" x 24" (2) $12.95 $9.71
118813 n/a Gable Green Décor sheets 15" x 24" (2) $12.95 $9.71
118814 n/a Basic Gray Décor sheets 15" x 24" (2) $12.95 $9.71
118815 n/a Chalkboard Décor sheets 15" x 24" (2) $14.95 $11.21
Click here to view these items on the Stampin' UP customer website.
The items marked as n/a for a page are new items being introduced by Stampin' UP!. You can use all these decor sheets with your big shot to create your own decor. What a great idea... Although these items are on sale until Dec 22, if you want them for Christmas, you must order by Dec 15th. So call or email me asap to place your order, or place it through my online website. Have a great day. It is raining cats and dogs here in eastern PA and I am not venturing outside....... It is going to be a catch up day here for me to try to finish my Christmas cards and make more shopping lists.

New Black and white

I know I have told you many times how much I love this "Night and Day" designer series paper........ so why am I hoarding it...... good question..... eh... So today I am posting this new black and white card. I used shimmery white to stamp the flower from the "Best Wishes and More" stamp set. The paper of course is basic black, shimmery white and Night and Day dsp. All product Stampin' UP!. There is still time for you to order this paper until Jan 4th.
Have a great day.

Not a Christmas card

I have been posting lots and lots of Christmas ideas and cards so I had to show you something that is not Christmas but rather a nice fall birthday card. This is made using whisper white , elegant eggplant and more mustard cardstock and Autumn Traditions designer series paper. The flower is done with the Flower Burst Embosslit die. I just love these dies that emboss and cut at the same time. I also used a texturz plate to give the whisper white a bit of umph...