Homework Cards

Each month I try to give my stamp club members "homework."  This is one way to keep them stamping between our monthly meetings.  It also gets them to actually USE the things they purchase.  And this month it gave me some beautiful handmade Christmas cards since their homework assignment was to make a Christmas card for me!  Here are the cards I received:

If I receive anymore late "assignments" I will post them at a later date! 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kathy

Santa's Gift Card Holder

I made one of these cards for each of my coworkers.  There were 11 of us that went out to eat on the last day of school before Christmas break.  I have seen several cards like this on Pinterest and made a few changes to make it my own.

 Stampin' Up! supplies used to make this card:

Cardstock: Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Black, Silver Glimmer Paper

Tools: Apothecary Accents Framelits, Curly label punch, 1" square punch

I also used two non-Stampin' Up! supplies to make this card: the embossing folder for Santa's beard, and a button wafer thin die.

I tucked a gift certificate for the restaurant where we ate inside this cute card:

Because the gift certificates were just a cash register receipt, I added the scallop square with a retired  greeting stamp to keep the certificate tacked down.  I did not  sign the cards because I handed them out at the restaurant and told everyone that they were free to "re-gift" the card if they wanted to!  A regular gift card will also fit into the opening.

We had a fun time at lunch.  Below are photos of the chef preparing our meal:

Thanks for stopping by!

Don't forget about the Year End Closeout Sale

Kathy

Book of Cash

 This is an envelope I made using the ENVELOPE PUNCH BOARD.  I put a "Book of Cash" inside  that I made for my niece for Christmas.  Below is the envelope next to the book of cash:

And here is the inside of the "book":

 There were some bigger bills in the back!  I hope she liked it!

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas celebration.  I have a few more Christmas projects to share with you - then get ready for the Countdown to the new Occasions catalog and Stampin' Up!'s biggest sale of the year - SALE-A-BRATION.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kathy

Cute Gift Bag!

This was the "3D" project we made at my stamp club classes in December.  It is a cute gift bag that will hold a full sized card on the front.  Why tuck a beautiful handcrafted card away inside the bag, when you can display it for everyone to see, and dress up a plain bag at the same time?!

First we used Stars Decorative Mask to stamp the star background on a plain gift bag.  The we used the Confetti Stars Punch and the Word Window Punch to make the holder for the card.   Below is a close up of the card we made.

Products used to make this card are:

Cardstock: Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Ink: Lost Lagoon
Designer Series Paper: All is Calm
Stamp Set: Festival of Trees
Accessories: Lost Lagoon ribbon, Circles Framelits, Decorative Dots Embossing Folder, Tree punch, Frosted Sequins, pearls


As my club members were making their cards, I was loving the design more and more........and so I ended up making another 20+  to send out to family and friends.  Here is how some of them looked using different ink, paper, and ribbon combinations.

And after all my club members made their cards, and I made my 25 or so there was still this many embellishments left over:

And right now these embellishments are part of the YEAR END CLOSEOUT SALE.

If you have any questions about how to make this card, or if you would like information about my stamp clubs and classes, please CONTACT ME or leave a comment below.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kathy

Monday's Mailbox

If you are one of my stamp club members this should have appeared in your mailbox by now.  It's the new Occasions catalog from Stampin' Up!  You can drool over the fabulous new products, make your wish lists, and be ready to order on January 6.   AND,  for each $50 you spend - you will earn an exclusive FREE product from the Sale-a-bration flyer.  (I will be tucking a flyer in your stamp club order.)

If you are not one of my regular stampers, but would like a catalog and SAB flyer, please CONTACT ME and I will get one to you right away!

The catalog and flyer will also be posted on my MY STAMPIN' UP! WEBSITE on January 6.

Thanks for stopping by!

Kathy