Happy Thanksgiving

I hope you are able to spend today with your family and/or friends.  We will have a quiet Thanksgiving at our house, since we have no extended family members living close to us.  In past years either my job or my husband's job often kept us from traveling the 8 or 14 hours to visit my/his family.  But this year it is my daughter who has to work later today at her retail job.

This is one of the cards we made at my November Stamp Club meetings.  We used the stamp set Gently Falling which uses the two step stamping technique.  This was going to be a lesson in using the stamp-a-ma-jig, but then I decided that it was better if the images did NOT line up perfectly.

While everyone was stamping the strip to make their card, they also stamped a half sheet of ivory card stock using the same leaf images.  Then they chose two pieces of coordinating cards stock.  Their homework is to make a card using those supplies.  I can hardly wait until next month to see what they will make!

CONTACT ME if you would like more information about my stamp clubs.

CLICK HERE to RSVP to a stamp club meeting.  Join in the fun and make at least two cards and one "3D" project each month.

Only a few more days to save up to 50% on Stamping Up! products.  CLICK HERE to see what's on sale, through December 2.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kathy

November Club 3D Project

This is a cute box that we made at all of my November Stamp Club meetings.  It is big enough to hold quite a few cards - right at your fingertips.  I suggested that my club members go through their stash of cards and choose the ones that they can mail out during the month, and keep them in this box (ready to mail!)  I think I should take my own advice.  I am TERRIBLE about getting cards mailed out on time - if I even mail them out at all!

My box is made with Island Indigo card stock and Venetian Romance Designer Series Paper.

CONTACT ME if you would like the directions for making this box.

The HOLIDAY SALE continues through December 2.
When shopping online, please use the hostess code, RGVTJ2HP (valid through November 30 2013)

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kathy

One Month Until Christmas

Only one month until Christmas!  I started preparing you back in January to get a start on your Christmas cards!!!  CLICK HERE to see the cards I was working on then.  Today I will show you three quick and easy cards in case you would like to make your cards this year, but haven't started yet.  These are cards that I helped the Girl Scouts make earlier this month.  The card above uses a retired stamp set - but you could make this card using almost any image you may have.

 This is another quick and easy card to make, and a great way to use up those extra scraps of Designer Series Paper.  You may not be able to see that after the DSP was adhered to the green card stock, the entire piece was embossed using the Big Shot and the Lattice Embossing Folder.  The Greeting on this card is from the stamp set, Tags for You and is punched out using the Label Bracket Punch.  These products are in the Holiday Catalog and can be bundled together at a 15% savings.

This card takes a little more work, but it is still easy to make using the Mosaic Madness stamp set from the Annual Catalog.  Again, you can bundle the stamp set and coordinating Mosaic Punch to save 15%.  Can you see that the large white card stock piece is embossed using the Big Shot and the Modern Mosaic embossing folder?  The greeting is from the Sweet Essentials stamp set, found in Stampin' Up!'s annual catalog.

CONTACT ME if you need more information about making these cards, or if you would like help with placing your order.

VISIT MY STAMPIN' UP! WEBSITE to shop 24/7.  When placing an online order this monthe (November 2013) please use the hostess code RGVTJ2HP.

Don't forget about the HOLIDAYSALE - lots of products up to 50% off!  

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kathy

Two BIg Announcements!

The first big announcement is..............Wednesday November 20 is the first day of Stampin' Up!'s holiday sale.  There are lots of fabulous products on sale up to 50% off!  You can CLICK HERE to view a list of  products that will be on sale.

The follow items are on sale for 30% off November 20 only! 

Stampin' Trimmer (#126889) reg $29.97 on sale for $20.97

Simply Scored Diagonal Plate (#125586) reg $11.95 on sale for $8.37

Many Marvelous Markers (#131264) reg $109.95 on sale for $76.97

CLICK HERE TO GO TO MY STAMPIN' UP! WEBSITE to place your order.  If you choose to order online, please enter the hostess code: RGVTJ2HP.  Online orders of at least $35 and using the hostess code will receive a $5 gift certificate from me for a future purchase!

Local customers should CONTACT ME to place your order and I will add $5 to your hostess rewards when you decide to cash them in - if your order is $35 or more.  You must print a copy of this blog post as your "coupon" to receive the $5 bonus rewards.  I am testing you to see if you actually read my blog!!!!


And now for the second big announcement!  The winner of the blog candy from FRIDAY'S BLOG HOP POST is Diane Black!  I used random.org to choose the winner.  Congratulations, Diane!  Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving your nice comment!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I will be posting this month's club projects and my club member's homework projects soon.  So please come back for another visit.

Kathy

Blog Hop with a Little Blog Candy!

I am so excited to be participating in the Simply INKcredible Sisters Holiday Blog Hop!  We will be focusing on Christmas projects.   You may have arrived here from Dawn Duval's blog, or maybe you are one of my followers who came here today for your occasional dose of inspiration.  If you should get lost along the way, click on the links below to get back on the hop.  Have fun!

 My first project is what I call a Backwards Card.  Below is what it looks like as you  begin to open it....

 And then here is what it looks like on the inside.  There is plenty of room to write a personal message, or to attach a photograph.

Supplies used to make this card:
Stamp Sets:  Ornament Keepsakes, More Merry Messages (These sets are NOT in the annual catalog, but they ARE still available for purchase.)
Card stock: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive
Designer Series Paper: Season of Style
Other: Big Shot, Scallop Circle Bigz Die, Labels Collection Framelits, Holiday Ornament Framelits, 1/4" stitched Whisper White grosgrain ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals


Below is my second project - a Christmas card, with a little surprise inside!  This is a quick & easy card to make when you want to give someone a gift card for the holidays.

Supplies used to make this card:
Stamp Sets: Merry Little Christmas, More Merry Messages
Card stock: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive
Designer Series Paper: Season of Style
Other: Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, 1 1/4" circle punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

I hope you enjoyed my projects today.  Now I would like to give you a chance to win some Blog Candy!  Please leave a comment on this post by midnight on Monday, November 18. I will choose a winner at random to win a Season of Style Designer Series Paper Stack.  It is a stack of 48 sheets (4x6) of double-sided paper sized for card fronts.   I used some of the patterns to make today's projects!

Now hop along to Liz Haddon's blog to see her Christmas Creations.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kathy

Just in case you get lost along the way:

Tammy Shaia http://www.becreativestamping.com/

Dawn Duval http://www.shallwestamp.com/
Kathy Winter (that's me!) http://ladystampalot.blogspot.com/    YOU ARE HERE!!!
Liz Haddon http://www.stampwhisperer.com/
Martha Armstrong http://stamp4martha.typepad.com/my_weblog/