More Holiday Cards

Here are some cards that I have received in swaps. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

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Christmas Card Class!!!!

Hobby Lobby Christmas Card Make-N-Take Class

Let’s get FESTIVE!!!! We’ll be stamping up these FABULOUS Christmas cards!!! Some fun – some elegant….
You’ll get to use the Cuttlebug, some beautiful embossing, punching, coloring
and learn how to use the Xyron Create-A-Sticker machine!!!

DATE: Wednesday, November 4th
TIME: 10:00 am or 6:00 pm
WHERE: Hobby Lobby – Oshkosh
COST: $15

Please bring your scissors and adhesive.

Can’t make the class??? Order them by mail for $20.

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Holiday Cards

OK STAMPERS!!!! As requested...I have uploaded some of the cards from my display baskets and board - WHOO HOO!!!! Most of these cards are from the Shoebox Swap that I hosted for area demonstrators in September - ENJOY!

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Fall Leaf Tin

This is my scrapbooking class for October!!!! Come make this adorable fall photo tin on Tuesday, October 27th or Thursday, October 29th at 6:30 at Trinity in Menasha. Call or email to register!

Can't make the class??? Save yourself some time and order the step-by-step directions for $3.95!!!! They come to you via email with a photo tutorial and dimensions...right down to the length of the ribbons!!!!

See the photo and BUY NOW button in the column on the right side of my blog to order today!!!!

Ingredients:
Stamp sets: Define Your Life
Ink: Elegant Eggplant
Cardstock: Christmas Cocoa Designer Series Paper (DSP); Soft Suede; Dusty Durango; Old Olive; Whisper White; Elegant Eggplant
Accessories & Tools: Texturz Plates #4 (Distressed); Big Shot; Decorative Strip Cutting Pads; Decorative Strip Spacer Platform; Leaves Die #2; Horizontal Slot Punch; Serif Essentials Alphabet; Naturally Serif Decorative Strip Alphabet; Scallop Edge Punch; Crop-a-Dile; Corduroy Buttons; Sticky Strip; Rubbing Alcohol; Glue Stick; Dusty Durango & Soft Suede Polka Dot Ribbon

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Final Deal of the WEEK!!!!!

The final Deal of the Week is super cute!!!! Try out our Princess and Pirate Kits!!!!

Item #116214 Princess Party Kit (pg 174)

Regular Price $15.95

SALE Price $9.99

You can make your princess's fantasies come true with our Princess Party kit. Your little princess and seven of her ladies-in-waiting can celebrate a splendid happily-ever-after complete with invitations, decorations, and dazzling crowns to create and wear.

■ Contains products to create invitations, crowns, purse boxes, banner, and food toppers for eight

■ Coordinates with the Princess Time stamp set and Princess personalized name stamp

Item #116213 Pirate Party Kit (pg 175)
Regular Price $15.95

SALE Price $9.99

Hoist the Jolly Roger and get ready to have a swashbuckling good time! Gather your little buccaneer and his or her mateys for a pirate party of the finest sort, complete with invitations, decorations, and eye patches to create and wear. This kit contains products you need to create party invitations and decorations for eight guests.

■ Contains products to create invitations, eye patches, banner, treasure boxes, and food toppers for eight

■ Coordinates with our Pirate Time stamp set and Pirate personalized name stamp

If you'd like to order these kits....click on my shopping Diva below or call right away (if you're local) and I can add them to a workshop order (920) 720-3139.

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Recipe Book Keepsake

I'm so excited to offer this beautiful Recipe Book Keepsake to you!!!!

Our Simply Scrappin Kits are perfect for this type of gift!!! You could use this as a scrapbook album too! Once you have the "easy to follow" step-by-step directions...the skies the limit for ideas!!!!

Each recipe card is inserted in this accordian file!

With my step-by-step picture tutorial directions, you'll be able to recreate as many of these albums as you need. You can make several from one Christmas Jingle Scrappin' Kit, with a little extra cardstock too!

NOTE: The recipe cards are not included with the kit. If you would like to order this stamp set, it's called From the Kitchen of.... #114694 for $29.95...you can click on the Shopping Diva in the right column of the screen to get it NOW!

There are two ways to order:

1. Kit in the Mail! You'll receive the supplies to make one Recipe Book Keepsake and the step-by-step instructions to recreate as many as you'd like. This kit also includes the remainder of half of a Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin' Kit, which will give you enough Designer Series Paper & Die-Cut Adhesives to make more books!!!

$21.95 + $5 shipping US Orders Only Please

2. Order the step-by-step directions without the kit - this includes directions and a complete list of ingredients and cutting dimensions!

ONLY $6.95

CLICK on the PAY NOW button on the top right side of the screen to make your choice.

THANK YOU so much! Any questions, contact Kelly Acheson at kelly@astampabove.com

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Deals of the Week - Week 3!!!!

There is a special from Stampin' Up each week in October.
Here is the latest announced today -- which runs through next Monday morning (October 26th – 10 am) when a new special is announced.

These embellishments are soooooo incredibly fun!!!!! I love using them on scrapbooking pages and CARDS too!

I’m often asked if they require extra postage…and the answer is YES – but isn’t the recipient of your GOR JUS card worth an extra $0.20????? Mine is!!!!

#112581 1/2" Library Clips $3.99 SALE

#112571 Circle Designer Brads $3.99 SALE

#109857 Mini Library Clips $8.99 SALE

#114348 Basic Jumbo Grommets $4.49 SALE

IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!! I have workshops going in all week….if you’d like to place an order for any or all of these items and save on your shipping costs – email me your order and call me with your credit card and I’ll add them on. NO cash orders here – you must use your credit/debit card. Orders will be delivered to me and available for your pick up.

To place your on-line order – Click on my SHOPPING DIVA BELOW!

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WOW Card!!!!

Holy cow! I found this card on line and just had to give it a try! It looked so easy...it's just masking!!!! This is a Zindorf original.

First punch a 1 3/4" circle from post-it notes and put it on the white layer. Sponge around the "moon" and along the top with Night of Navy ink.

Next I tear a piece of typing weight paper and use the torn edge to sponge the "snow hill" on the bottom right.


Again with the masking - this time using a straight edge on typing paper and stamping the top of the pine tree from Lovely as a Tree stamp set.

Here's what it's lookin' like so far....

Put one more mask on the left side as shown in the finished card at the top of this post, stamp some more tree tops, sponge in a little Almost Ameythst ink around the bottom of the moon and in some of the white spaces....stamp your adorable Santa & Sleigh, add a little Dazzling Diamonds to the tiny little stars and WAAAA LAAAA!!!!!

Sorry I don't have these steps photographed for you...I thought I took pictures of them, but didn't...and I shouldn't be playing right now - I SHOULD be working on my Stamp Camp!!! LOL!!!

OK - back to work for me!

Ingredients:

Stamps: #116507 Wandering Words $25.95 (Mini Catalog); #115026 Lovely as a Tree $27.95

Ink: Almost Ameythst; Night of Navy; Basic Black

Cardstock: Whisper White; Night of Navy; Orchid Opulence

Accessories: 1 3/4" Circle Punch; 2-Way Glue Pen; Dazzling Diamonds; Sponges

Dimensions: Whisper White - 3 3/4" x 5; Night of Navy - 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"; Orchid Opulence 51/2" x 8 1/2"

It's hard to resist this one!!!! If you'd like to order any of the supplies for this card - click on my Shopping Diva below!

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Black & White Make-N-Take Class

Black and White cards are VERY HOT RIGHT now!!! Come have some stampin’ fun and stamp up these trendy cards!

You’ll get to do some embossing and play with the Cuddlebug Die Cut Machine!!!

DATE: Wednesday, October 21
TIME: 10:00 am or 6:00 pm
WHERE: Hobby Lobby – Oshkosh
COST: $15

Please bring your scissors and adhesive.

Can’t make the class??? Order them by mail for $20.

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Deals of the Week - Week 2!!!

WOW! Here's some great deals for week #2

* 115961 Perfect Setting Bigz XL die (Page 200 of main catalog - normally $42.95) on sale for $25.99 The die is a cupcake "skirt" and napkin ring. You can also get creative and cut it with felt and attach to headbands for some cute girl's princess crowns.)

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* 114515 Flower Burst Embosslits die (Page 195 of main catalog - normally 11.95) on sale for $5.99. This little beauty will emboss and cut your image at the same time!!!!

This beauty made by Kristin Moore really shows how striking this embosslit can make any card!!!

Stamps: Wonderful Favorites
Cardstock: Baha Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Parisian Breeze Specialty, Whisper White
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Baha Breeze
Accessories: clear EP, BIg Shot, Little leaves Sizzlit, Flower Burst Embosslit, 3/16" jumbo brads, sponge dauber

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* 116760 Pop-Up Three Tier Cake Bigz XL die (page 201 of main catalog - normally $39.95) on sale for $25.49.

How cute is this???? Who's the princess in your life that deserves one of these???

Go to the video in the post below to view a step-by-step tutorial on how easy this die really is!

Click on my SHOPPING DIVA below to place your on-line order:

Pop Up Cake Die Video

Cute Commercial

You have to watch this!!!!! This was one of the contest winning Commercials made by demonstrators and shown at the Convention in August. On the right side of the screen on my blog - under SU videos - click on this picture - shown there - to watch it! It will make you giggle!

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Card Organizer Gift Idea

12 Pocket Card Organizer

Remember these??? They would make a wonderful gift for the holidays - especially for an older person - combine this keeper with a bunch of handmade cards and a book of stamps and you've got a REAL WINNER!!!!

I had a blast seeing the results you get from our different packages of Designer Series Paper (page 160-163).

This project is from a while back...so the Designer Series Paper has retired...but any pack will work GREAT.

Ingredients:
5-Petal Flower Punch & Boho Punch; Gold/Silver Brads
7 pages of 12” x 12” Designer Series Paper
6” x 8” Cardboard from the back of the Designer SeriesPaper pack for front & back covers
6 sheets of Whisper White cardstock for the calendar layers.

Calendar Months Template: TEMPLATE

TITLE:

• Print out title on Whisper White cardstock and cut to 4” x 3”
• Layer your title onto 4 ¼” x 3 ¼” cardstock to match your Designer Paper.
• Punch out matching flowers and attach to title layers with brads.

FRONT & BACK COVER:

• Choose the Designer Paper for your front & back cover.
• Cut 2 pieces to 6” x 8”
• Adhere to the front and back of your cardboard covers.

POCKETS:

• For the pockets, score 6 sheets of Designer Paper at 4”, then FLIP IT and score it at 6”.
• Fold the 4” pocket up and then fold sheet in half at the 6” mark to the back – cut ¼” off the open side (not the folded edge) with the Table Top Cutter.
• Print out all the calendar pages on Whisper White cardstock and cut to 3 ½” x 5” – adhere to each pocket page.

Click my "shopping girl" below to order your Designer Series Paper NOW!

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Fall Ideas

How about a few fall ideas??? I just love this Jumbo Wheel - Haunting! It's so fun!

These leaves are from our Leaf Big Shot die - how fun!!!

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