Curly Paper Wreath

When I saw the wreath that fellow demo Pam Steckman made, I just knew I had to make one.  So this past weekend my sister was here for Thanksgiving and we got together on Friday and created wreaths.  This was so fun and easy to make and actually quite relaxing.

I used the Candlelight Christmas Specialty DSP to make mine.  The directions said you would need about 6 sheets, but I used a little more than that.  I wanted mine to be really full.  I used a 12" wreath form.  If any of my local ladies are interested in making one of these please let me know ASAP and I will do a class.  Contact me for more details.

 

Here is a pic of us being silly.  Yes, Carin used a bigger wreath form than I did.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,

Renee

Snowy Thanks

Hi there!  Are you surprised I'm back again today?  Well ok, it's evening, but it still counts for today.  I was determined to get some thank you cards ready to send and I needed to send several so I wanted a quick and easy way to make several.  I stamped a full sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock all over in Soft Suede, So Saffron and Pretty in Pink using the Snowflake Soiree stamp set and then I cut it into pieces for 6 cards and had very little waste.  I used the Snow Flurry Bigz Die to cut out the snowflakes using Pretty in Pink and Silver Glimmer Paper.  I did find this idea on line, but I changed one of the colors because when I tried Early Espresso it just seemed too dark. And my dimensions are a little different and I changed the saying.......well you get the idea.  The one I found HERE was my inspiration and I then did my own thing.

 

Hope you enjoyed this and you can purchase all the supplies to make this from my stampin' store or by contacting me.  As of right now that snowflake die will not be carried over so I suggest you get it while it's still available.  It will make a great addition to your collection.

 

Here's wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Renee

Finally Some Projects

Seems like forever since I shared projects with you.  I'm really sorry.  Much of the same old story as to why not, but guess what folks?  I'm learning to say NO!!! And I'm learning it's ok.  I'm a fixer by nature and I am killing myself trying to fix and make everyone happy.  Can't do it anymore.  I'm learning that what I do will never be enough for some people and Renee is becoming more unhappy and that is NOT who I am.  There I've confessed it.  Can you all do me a favor and keep me accountable?  If you see I'm not posting on here.  Drop me an email. ibecakes@airadv.net and tell me you are missing my posts.  I truly believe my God given talent is to share the joy I receive from creating and I need to be more faithful to Him and do that.  It's what He's called me to do.  I love to craft and more importantly I love to share what I craft so keep me accountable..... PLEASE!!!  I will so appreciate it.

Now onto a couple of projects.  These were the make and takes at last weekends workshop.

I know it's hard to see in the photo, but the Bold Snowflake stamp (132338) $5.95 is stamped and embossed in Irridescent Ice Embossing Powder.  It really sparkles.  Maybe if I had a better camera?  Hint, hint to my family.  LOL!  It was then punched out with the Blossom punch.  Cool huh?  Another great use for that punch.  I first inked the stamp up with Versamark ink and then immediately inked it in Pretty in Pink and then stamped.  By inking with the Versamark it makes the ink wet longer and then you can embossed with embossing powder.  I love this technique.  You can emboss in any color this way.  The embossing folder used is the Northern Flurry which happens to be on sale through November 28 for $5.96.  That's a great deal.

This card is made using the stamp set from the Holiday mini catalog called Evergreen.  You would not believe how easy this card was to make.  I stamped the middle tree in Old Olive and then stamped again without reinking two more times to the left.  I then inked it up again and stamped it off on scratch paper and then proceeded to stamp two more times to the right without reinking.  Added my greeting from the set Delightful Dozen in Cherry Cobbler.  For a little sparkle I used the Dazzling Details on the center tree.  So easy.  You could create a bunch of these in no time.  I must confess that this idea wasn't my own.  I found it on Pintrest and is from fellow demonstrator Debbie Henderson.  I changed mine up a bit by adding the sparkle and the layer of Old Olive cardstock.

Well I hope you enjoyed these and will stop back again.
Blessings,
Renee

Holiday Extravaganza

I am so beside myself.  There is a big sale coming on Monday, November 19 and running through November 28 and I've been trying to share it with you here and I will admit I've been struggling a little.  Wish I was more computer savvy when it comes to PDF files and getting them posted, but alas I'm not.  Hopefully this link will give you the scoop.

View flyer

Wow I think I've lost my mind.  I'm not sure why I struggled with posting this.  I was just drawing a complete blank in how to do it.  Duh!  It's been a long week with my mom in the hospital so I'm going to blame it on that.

This is an awesome sale and you can order directly from my website or call me to place your order.  As always if you have any questions please feel free to contact me.


Blessings,
Renee

15% off Stamps and FREE Digital Downloads

What an exciting day!  It hardly can get better than this.

This has never been done before so don't miss out.  15% off of almost every stamp.

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


This means all stamps in the current catalogs including

◦Background stamps

◦Personalized name stamps

◦Cookie press stamps

◦Single-image stamps

This DOES NOT include

◦Hostess sets

◦Bundled stamp sets

◦Digital stamp brush sets

•There is no minimum purchase, and no limit to the number of stamps you can order.

Call me with your order or place it yourself HERE

Free Digital Downloads today. You don't even need the software to download these, but MDS2 is an awesome program. Give it a try for 30 days for FREE. Either way get your FREE downloads today. Just visit my stampin' store and get it FREE now!

I'm hoping to do a little stamping today so hopefully I'll be back later with a project to share.

Blessings,
Renee



Mittens of the Season

Just a quick post here tonight of one of the cards that we made at Bay Shore scrapbooking retreat last weekend.  I'm so glad I got this cute mitten set and the matching punch.

Did you know you can get this cool stamp set Make a Mitten as well as the word set Greetings of the Season for 15% off this Monday, October 29?  I will be placing an order on Monday so please contact me to order or you can order directly on my Stampin'Up! website on Monday.  This is a great sale that you won't want to miss out on.

Blessings,
Renee

Exciting News!

I am so excited! Stampin' Up! is doing a one-day sale on almost all of our stamp sets! Every single set is 15% off, on Monday October 29 ONLY. Look through our catalog 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!


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


This means all stamps in the current catalogs including

◦Background stamps

◦Personalized name stamps

◦Incentive stamp sets from the supply list

◦Cookie press stamps

◦Single-image stamps

This DOES NOT include

◦Hostess sets

◦Bundled stamp sets

◦Digital stamp brush sets

•There is no minimum purchase, and no limit to the number of stamps you can order.

Orders can be placed through me or directly from my Stampin'Up! website www.reneeond.stampinup.net.  Stampin'Up! has never done this before so this is extremely exciting.  Don't miss out!


Stampin'Up! has also added a few more stamps that will be sold individually as well as the other word sets I told you about previously.  You can find them all here.
http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/Single_Flyers_assorted_US.pdf

http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/Single_Flyers_assorted2_US.pdf

http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/SSF_Word_Play.pdf.pdf

http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/SSF_Perfectly_Penned.pdf.pdf

http://www.stampinup.com/us/documents/SSF_Seasonal_Sayings.pdf.pdf

So how is that for some exciting news?  All I can say is WOW!  If you have any questions please let me know.  I'm here to help you!

Blessings,
Renee