Keepsake Ornament Christmas Card

Did you know the Keepsake Ornament Stamp Set and Holiday Ornament Framelit Die Set are still available this year?  They aren't in the 2013 - 2014 Annual Catalog or the Holiday Catalog, but they are available online.

Late Night Stampers Fall 2013 Treasure Hunt

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Seasonal Sayings Christmas Card

Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler, so simple yet so beautiful.  I love the way this one turned out.  I was wanting something very simple and clean for this card.  The sentiment has so much going on with it.  I used some of the Seasons of Style DSP Stack to add some interest to the background.  A touch of Rhinestone Basic Jewels for a bit of bling finishes it off.  Some Stampin' Dimensionals were added to give it some pop.

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August Swap Cards

Once again, this month I entered into a swap on Facebook.  This was the second month I joined this one.  In this swap, you are assigned a swap partner.  This way you only have to make one card to send.  The twist with it is there is a sweepstakes winner for every swap.  There is no theme to the sweepstakes card.   Yes, this actually means two cards are sent, but it's not like the one I send out 12 cards.  The object of this swap is to use Stampin' Up! products on your cards.  If you don't have a lot of Stampin' Up! products you can use products from other companies.  Everything I used is from Stampin' Up!

The Theme for August was KIDS.  Anything about or for kids.  I thought this cute lion card would be perfect.  I used the Floral Frames Framelits to make his mane.  The larger one is actually the card base.  I used some circle punches for the face and an oval punch for the feet.  I just love the way he turned out.

 For the sweepstakes winner, I used my Flower Shop Bundle to make the flowers.  I embossed my card front with a retired embossing folder and sponged over it with Old Olive ink to look like vines.  The sentiment is from Itty Bitty Banners Stamp set and cut out with the Bitty Banners Framelits set.

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Seasonal Sayings Stamp Set

I was just sitting here thinking about another idea for yet another Christmas card design.  Then it hit me, I have actually been designing a set of cards around one stamp set lately, Seasonal Sayings.  I have joined two card swaps over on Facebook.  One was completed this month (August) and the other isn't due until September 15th.  As most Stampin' Up! fans know, they retired almost every stamp set having to do with holidays in the new 2013 - 2014 Catalog.  This meant for my fall and winter holiday cards I would have to purchase new stuff from the Holiday Catalog to swap with current supplies.  I did purchase a couple of Christmas/Winter things, but the funds are tight right now and I just couldn't stretch it out far enough to include the fall stuff yet.  Well, I wanted to join in all the great swaps going on.  I sat and searched through the stamp sets I have for the ones that did not retire.  Luckily for me, I have quite a few that stayed current.  As I was looking, Seasonal Sayings caught my eye.  It is still current!  For the first swap it was Halloween.  Seasonal Saying has a "Happy Halloween" sentiment.  I had purchased some of the new designer series paper when it was on sale and some of the Venetian Romance seemed close enough to use.  I had the Chevron embossing folder.  I had a design.

Now there is a Fall/Thanksgiving swap coming up.  I went back to Seasonal Sayings and used the "Thanks Is For Giving" sentiment.  I paired it with my Autumn Accents Bigz Die and my Square Lattice embossing folder and I loved it.

Now I am looking at this set again and thinking about the Christmas stamp and Celebrate! and Love You.  I could create a Christmas card with this.  Celebrate! could be a birthday or New Years card.  Love You could be an anniversary or Valentines' Day card.  I can create 5 more cards in this series.  So many possibilities with this set.  Keep an eye out.  I now have a plan for when I walk into my craft room.  I want to finish this series of cards.

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My Favorite Crafting Tool

I have been reading through some blogs lately, and a few of the bloggers will tell what their favorite crafting tool is. I thought about it for a while, and decided what my favorite is. If you read my posts, you might have an idea what mine is. It's the Sizzix Big Shot. I absolutely love to use mine. I have worn one out. (Well it makes funny noises and doesn't work quite right, but still works.) I have had a Big Shot since before I ever bought my first Stampin' Up! product. The fact that Stampin' Up! is partnered with Sizzix for some of it's products, is one of the reasons I became a demonstrator. I love the texture an embossing folder can give a project. The ease of cutting through many layers of cardstock with the dies. The newer framelits that let me cut out stamped images to pop them up on my projects. There are just so many things you can do with the Big Shot. It does cost quite a bit, but it is so worth it.

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With the Big Shot machine, you can create die cuts with any of our exclusive Stampin' Up! dies—or any Sizzix die. The Big Shot machine comes with Standard Cutting Pads and a multipurpose platform so you can start cutting immediately. From crafting to quilting and everything in between, the Big Shot is a big deal! Late Night Stampers Fall 2013 Treasure Hunt You could WIN! Come check out the fun. Click the link to find out more http://stampbyrhonda.blogspot.com/2013/08/late-night-stampers-fall-2013-treasure.html

Surprise Hostess Benefits

How would you like to earn Hostess Benefits on an order that is less than $150.00?  I know things are hard for so many people these days, but you still want to get the newest Stampin' Up! goodies.  If you place an order of at least $25.00 (before taxes and shipping) in my online store now (August 27, 2013) through September 15, 2013, you will be entered into a drawing to win the Hostess Benefits.  (Total Promotion orders must total minimum $150.00 to qualify for Hostess Benefits.)  Get together with your friends and check out the online catalogs.  There are lots of new and wonderful items in the 2013 - 2014 Annual Catalog and the Holiday Catalog just came out recently.  Also, remember, a purchase of $25.00 (before taxes and shipping) counts on my Frequent Buyers Rewards Program.  Be sure to check out how to get free Stampin' Up! products that way too.

If you want to place an order for $150.00 or more (before taxes and shipping), please don't use the Hostess Code.  You can place your order normally and collect Hostess Goodies immediately without having to wait.

Now for the rules:
1.  Place an order of $25 or more (before taxes and shipping) in my online store.
2.  Make sure you have selected me as your demonstrator for the code to work.  (Click the Shop With Me link to the left to go directly to my online store.  If for some reason it doesn't you have to select me, Rhonda Price).
3.  You have to enter the Hostess Code   6Q3Q2YD9   when you order.  I CANNOT go back and add it for you if you forget.
4.  On September 16, 2013, I will enter all the names on Random.org and a winner will be selected.  I will post the winner here on my blog, on my Facebook page, and I will contact the winner by email.

Late Night Stampers Fall 2013 Treasure Hunt

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Fall/Thanksgiving Card Tutorial

Gather all your materials.  You will need Crushed Curry Cardstock (11 x 4.25), Very Vanilla Cardstock (4 x 5.25), Very Vanilla Cardstock (4 x 2.5), Pearl Basic Jewels, bone folder, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Simply Scored Stylus, Stampin' Sponges, Big Shot, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Stampin' Pierce Mat, Sahara Sand Ink, Pumpkin Pie Ink, Chocolate Chip Ink, So Saffron Ink, Gumball Green Ink, Real Red Ink, Stampin' Dimentionals, Snail Adhesive, Autumn Accents Bigz Die, and Seasonal Sayings Stamp Set.

 Start by folding your Crushed Curry Cardstock in half to form your card base and set aside.

 Run the larger piece of Very Vanilla Cardstock through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Embossing folder and set aside.

 Run the smaller piece of Very Vanilla Cardstock through the Big Shot using the Apothecary Accents and set aside

Cut out two of the Maple Leaves from the Autumn Accents Bigz Die.

Place the leaves on the Stampin' Pierce Mat and using your Simply Scored Stylus, draw veins on the leaves.

 For the first leaf, I used Sahara Sand, Gumball Green , Real Red, and Chocolate Chip Ink.

 For the second leaf, I used Sahara Sand, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, and Chocolate Chip ink.

I used the "Thanks is for giving" stamp from the Seasonal Sayings stamp set.

 Using the Stamp-a-ma-jig line up the stamp on the Very Vanilla Cardstock you ran through the Big Shot with the Apothecary Accents.

 Sponge around with Chocolate Chip and Pumpkin Pie Ink.

Add the medium sized Pear Basic Jewels to the front and two Stampin' Dimentionals on the back.

 Adhere the Very Vanilla piece you ran through the Square Lattice Embossing Folder to your Crushed Curry Card Base.

 Adhere the leaves to the card front.

 Adhere your saying at the bottom of the card.

Such a colorful card perfect for Fall or Thanksgiving.

Late Night Stampers Fall 2013 Treasure Hunt

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