For the Woodworker...

We recently got rid of the grungy carpet in all our bedrooms and upstairs hallway and replaced them with laminate. This has been a dream since we bought the house over four years ago and it finally came true a couple of weeks ago! I'm lucky to have a handy husband, but also a very talented brother who did such an amazing job on the floors. AND, he did it all in two days... with some help from my hubby too.

To thank my brother for the awesome work and dedication, we gave him a gift certificate to Home Depot. Of course I couldn't just make a card... I have been dying to make this table saw gift card holder since I first saw it on Craft Project Central in May and this was the perfect opportunity!

This amazing project and tutorial was designed by the ever-so-talented Amanda Corbet. I will admit that it took me a while to make this thing, but so worth the effort! My brother loved it... he may be good with carpentry and such, but I'm good with paper!

For this project, and many, many others, head on over to Craft Project Central to view all the tutorials. A monthly subscription is just $10!

Until next time, stay crafty!
Steph

Boo!

Happy Halloween!! I'm back today with a short post about some Halloween fun. I finally got my computer back (needed a new hard drive!), luckily everything was backed up.

I made some treat bags for the little toddler munchkins that will be coming through the neighbourhood tonight. I had fun making them. The other kiddies will just get a mix of candies and chocolates. I wouldn't dare do up packages for everyone... we have well over 200 kids come through on Halloween. The candy alone puts us in the poor house! haha

Paper: Googly Ghouls Kit
Ink: Black, Summer Starfruit, Pumpkin Pie
Stamps: Googly Ghouls
Accessories: Baker's Twine, Summer Starfruit Satin Stitched Ribbon, Googly Eyes, Tags

Every year, as a family, we also carve our pumpkins. My little one really enjoys gutting it and then my hubby and I carve them. He usually does two and I concentrate on my own. I'm happy with mine this year, but it's certainly not my best. I really had to force myself to carve it last night... this prego mama has no energy!

Anyway, hope you have a wonderful and safe Halloween! I'll be back with another post tomorrow.

Until next time, stay crafty!
Steph

Star Ornament

I made a bunch of these last year and am in the process of making them again. They are so much fun and a "wow" when people take a look at them.  There are different tutorials out there on how to make these, but I love Dawn Olchefske's tutorial here.

Ornament is kept closed with the button.

Ornament opening up.

Paper: Jolly Holiday DSP, Old Olive
Accessories: 3/8" Very Vanilla Ribbon, Brights Button

These ornaments are so simple to make and can be addictive too! I make them every year for gifts (they work great as a present decoration too!), my Christmas Tree (it's decorated with all handmade ornaments I've made over the years) and this year, I'll make them for my Craft Fair at the end of November.

I like to use a variety of patterned paper, but you can also use all of the same pattern too. Go watch the tutorial and give 'em a try!

Until next time, stay crafty!

Steph

HUGE One-Day Sale!

 

Mark your calendar for Monday, October 29th, get out your wish list and check out why below!

 

Sell-A-Stamp Spooktacular

For one day only, you will get 15% off almost every stamp that Stampin' Up! sells — October 29th is the one-day Sell-A-Stamp Spooktacular!

Here are the details:

• Starting at 12:00 AM (MT) and ending at 11:50 PM (MT), almost every stamp will be 15% off.

This means all stamps in current catalogues including:

• Background Stamps
• Personalized Name Stamps
• Stamp Sets
• Cookie Press Stamps
• Single-image stamps (check out the Promotions Tab at the top for images)

This DOES NOT include:

• Hostess sets
• Bundled stamp sets
• Digital stamp brush sets

I am so excited! Stampin’ Up! is doing a one-day sale on almost all of our stamp sets! All stamps are 15% off, on Monday ONLY. Look through the catalogues and let me know which sets you need for Holiday projects, or any sets that have been on your wish list. Now is the time to order them!

Place your order through me by 9:00 p.m. on Monday, or order through my online store until midnight.

 

Digital Scrapbooking Day: Free Downloads & 50% Off All Digital Kits

What do you get when you combine Digital Scrapbooking Day and My Digital Studio? A week of  FREE downloads and 50 percent off ALL digital kits!

What:
Three FREE downloads. 50% off ALL digital kits. Mega blogging on MyDigitalStudio.net all week!

When:
October 29 - November 5, 2012.

Why:
To get the word out about My Digital Studio's awesome design program, content, and print products!

Get Your FREE Downloads:

• From my online store

Details & Deadlines:

• 50% off kits sale - Order through me or online (not applicable to Workshop/Party Orders). 
• Take advantage of the free downloads and 50% off kits by these deadlines:
  • Online orders (kits and free downloads): Monday, November 5th by 11:50 PM (MT)

Until next time, stay crafty!
Steph 

Movember

I don't know about the men in your life, but for the last several years, my husband has taken part in Movember. As a "Mo Sista" (a woman who supports a man partaking in Movember), I fully support the cause that Movember stands for, but not such a fan of the prickly stash my "Mo Bros" (a man who partakes in Movember) sports. :)

Anyway, in support, I created a card in MDS that was inspired by the sketch this week over at Sunday Stamps.

I love the flexibility of the program and how quick and simple it is to put a project together. Check it out:

Colours: Whisper White, Not Quite Navy, Sahara Sand
Digital Download: Many Mustaches Stamp Brush Set
Tools: My Digital Studio 2 (MDS2)
Size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"

I designed the card front for print (the faint line along two edges is to indicate the edge of the card, and would not be printed). I followed the sketch pretty closely... replacing the ribbon for some manly mustaches though. :)

I created this card for my hubby to use to gain support during his month-long campaign. I "mustache" you a question... will you support me?

Until next time, stay crafty!
Steph

Ornament Keepsakes

Happy Tuesday! Today I'm sharing an ornament we made at our monthly meeting this month, designed by my upline Leena. The ornament is easy to make when you use the Ornament Keepsakes stamps with the Holiday Ornaments Framelits! Hey, if you like this, you might as well take advantage of the Promo this month. Check out the details here, but this offer will end October 31st!

Paper: Whisper White, Silver Glimmer
Ink: Cherry Cobbler
Stamps: Ornament Keepsakes
Tools: Big Shot, Holiday Ornaments Framelits, Snow Flurry Bigz Die
Accessories: Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine, Jewels, Brights Button, Whisper White Ribbon

The Framelits make this ornament really easy to make; however, if you don't own a Big Shot you could just as easily cut them out with scissors. To make the ornament, you need 15 ornaments cut out (fold each in half and glue 3 together). Once all are glued, glue them with hot glue to a sturdy surface... we used a 2-1/2" circle punched from Glimmer Paper (then the back is pretty too).

We then used a dab more hot glue and glued the biggest snowflake. The rest was layered with Dimensionals. To finish off, we added some jewels for extra bling.

If you'd like to make these, or want to place an order for the October Promo, contact me!

Until next time, stay crafty!
Steph

Glimmer Paper

Since I'm away for the weekend and crazy tired, today is a short post... Did you know that you can colour the lighter colour Glimmer Paper?! It's true!

I used Gumball Green on the Silver Glimmer Paper and look how cool that looks! Imagine the colour possibilities! All you need is an ink pad and a sponge of your choice.

It was suggested in our Demo-Only Magazine that if you didn't like or couldn't use the red-coloured Glimmer Paper, then you can choose your preferred red ink and colour the Silver Glimmer Paper with it.

Give it a try!

Until next time, stay crafty!
Steph

Christmas Circles

Here's a non-traditional Christmas card for ya! It uses Circle Circus, along with some Silver Glimmer Paper. I really like how this turned out... and it's thanks to a CASE of Leena Girsa's card seen here.

Paper: Real Red, Naturals Ivory, Silver Glimmer
Ink: Gumball Green, Basic Gray
Stamps: Circle Circus, Greetings of the Season
Tools: 3/4" & 1", 1-1/4" Circle Punches

Unlike Leena's card, I decided to stick to just a couple of colours for a more muted look. I used some Naturals Ivory for a bit of texture and then just randomly stamped images from Circle Circus. For some added bling, I punched some circles from Glimmer Paper and then popped up some images that I stamped in Gumball Green.

What do you think?

Until next time, stay crafty!
Steph