Birthday Swap

Good day Stampers and Crafters,
It's a beautiful day in Dixie! Finally, some cool mornings. Mind you the kiddos left for school still in shorts this morning, but it wasn't 80 something at 8:00! I want to share with you a card I received in the mail this week. It's from a fellow stamper; we are both members of a Facebook group Stampin Friends. I signed up to be part of a birthday swap group. Each month we send a birthday card to another member of the group who has a birthday that month. THIS is my month! I will send my card, but I will receive a bunch of cards! I am super excited. Joyce Hunt's was the first Stampin Friends card I received. She used the Festive Birthday stamp set and Framelits. Isn't this the cutest llama?

Well, this is a great start to my birthday month. I am watching very day for the postman to deliver the mail! Thanks for stopping by today  I hope you have a great stamping day. Be Blessed and be a blessing to someone else today!

What a night!

Well stampers, I have no idea where you stand on the election and all that is happening in our country, regardless I respect you and your opinion even if it differs from mine. So, lets celebrate today! Just for today. Another 24 hours to make a difference in some one's life big or small. Be the smile your neighbor needs or the pat on the back a coworker needs today. Our elected Officials are important in our country, but it us, the people of this great nation, that will make or break our futures. I share Stampin' Up because I love what I do and in sharing it I hope I make a creative difference in your life! Thanks for letting me do that here and in person.

I showed a sneak peak of this card yesterday.
I really love this card sketch It starts with a half sheet of cardstock, scored in half. The first layer is 4 x 5 1/4. This layer is embossed with the festive embossing folder.
The DSP layer is 2 1/4 x 4 3/4 layered on the emerald Envy cardstock that is 2 1/2 x 5. The square layer is emerald envy 2 3/4 square and the Whisper White piece is 2 1/2 square. I used the Festive Birthday Designer series paper on this card. The Whisper White square is stamped with Melon Mambo and Tempting Turquoise ink. The Celebrate your day stamp is from the Designer Tin of Cards stamp set as is the confetti stamped in the corners. The piece is attached with dimensionals. I also added the Melon Mambo Thick Bakers Twine to the DSP layer. It's wrapped a couple times and tied in a bow.  I hope you enjoy this card sketch as much as I do. I'll be showing some more cards made with it soon. It is so versatile and easy to put together it makes for a great choice when you're in a hurry and need a card quick. Well, Celebrate today! Celebrate you, celebrate your freedom to live in this country and to vote on it's leaders. God bless you, but go be a blessing to someone else today-then you will receive the truest blessing!

Emerald Envy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$9.00

Festive Birthday Designer Series Paper
$11.00

Melon Mambo Thick Baker's Twine
$3.50

Festive Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
$8.50

Stampin' Dimensionals
$4.00

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Fun at Onstage!

Good morning stampers,
I just returned from Atlanta ,Ga were I was lucky to attend Stampin' Up's Onstage event! It was a fun day of learning, stamping, swapping and meeting new friends and seeing those you haven't seen in a while. Prize patrol was there! Woo Hoo! These events are just one of the perks of being a Stampin' Up demonstrator. We were privileged to see the new Occasions catalog and even get your hands on a few!!!!(along with a challenge to hand out 5 catalogs each month to new customers!) I love being a demonstrator for Stampin' Up! I am about to celebrate my 10th anniversary! If you are looking for a fun work for yourself job, think about joining my awesome Dixie Star Stampers team.

 I made 2 swaps this year, both birthday because everyone has a birthday to celebrate. The Real Red and Island Indigo card is a standard 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 sheet of cardstock scored at 4 1/4 . The Real Red layer is 4 x 5 1/4 embossed with the Lucky Stars embossing folder. The Whisper White piece is 2 1/4 by 4 1/2. The balloon is stamped with Real Red and then masked and the stars stamped around it in Island Indigo. The Happy Birthday is stamped in Whisper White that is 5/8" wide and about
2" long and bannered on both ends. The silver bakers twine is tied around the Real Red layer before it is adhered to the card base, Oh, and I stamped the outline stars on the Happy Birthday banner in Real Red. This card is headed to a Stampin' Friend for her birthday. This  second card uses one of my favorite card stretches.

Stop back by tomorrow for more info on this card and the measurements.  Now, be blessed and go bless someone else.

Balloon Celebration Photopolymer Stamp Set
$26.00

Lucky Stars Textured Impressions Embossing Folders
$7.50

Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad
$6.50

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$8.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
$6.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$9.00

Island Indigo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$8.00

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Christmas is coming! WAIT!

Isn't is amazing how we know Christmas arrives on the same day every year and yet it seems to creep up on us at the last minute. Now I know it's Nov. 1st, but yesterday it was Oct. 1st! So it's time to get crackin'- no more putting off projects that need done or shopping or cleaning or baking...HALT! It's November! I want to enjoy this month. I want to prepare for Thanksgiving that little holiday between Halloween and Christmas that most often gets overlooked! I'm ready to cook that Halloween pumpkin into delicious pies, fry that turkey and give God thanks for my family around me, another year of health and all His many blessings.
Last week during the Stampin Friends Blog hop I showed y'all a cute little treat bag I was making or my Thanksgiving table. Today I want to give you a few more details.

supplies Kraft bags, DSP, Ribbon Gold clips,
scraps of cardstock in Early Espresso, Rich Razzleberry, Cajun Crazy and Crushed Curry.

Take the Kraft bag(138315) and score it 1inch on each side and inch from the bottom.
Open the bag and work those score lines to form a bag with a flat bottom. You should end up with a small triangle piece on each side that you can just fold under and adhere to the bottom. I really made this out of left over pieces on my table. The DSP is from  Petals and Paisleys paper pack(142017), this strip was left over from cutting for the cards. It's about 2 inches wide or less. I just held one end to the front after folding the bag over and wrapped the piece around to the back. If there was left over I simply folded it forward. No adhesive was used. The tag was stamped on whisper white with Early Espresso ink and is held in place with the gold clip
(141673). Tie ribbon bow around clip(142021). Now the cute part- the turkey! I punched the body with the owl builder punch (118074) and trimmed off the feathers on top. Added the circles from the punch for the eyes in Whisper White and Early Espresso. The peak is a little piece from cutting out the dies for the tail feathers. Tail feathers! These were made cutting out several colors with the leaf-like die out of the Paisleys framelit dies(141849). Really easy and fun to make. I hope this motivates you to make some and enjoy sharing with your family, friends, co-workers, and maybe someone who just needs a bit of blessing in their lives.
Please take this month to be truly thankful for all the many blessings in your life. While each of us have trials to walk through- we can always find something to be thankful for each day.
If you need any of these supplies you can purchase them at my online store:
here. Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see you again soon!

And the winner is...

Diane Purves! She is from the UK! Congratulations Diane. She has won the mystery prizes from the Stampin' Friends October Blog Hop. Next month it could be you! Stampin Friends Blog Hop is the 3rd Thursday of each month.  Each blogger sends a little crafty gift to one lucky winner. Each month you are ask to leave comments on all the blogs you hop to and use the #SF___Hop.  Using random number generators each blogger picks a winner and then out of those names 1 winner is picked again using a random number generator. So next month stop by and Hop with us. But don't forget to leave a comment!
Yesterday my little people were out of school. Good time to take Cadie for her allergy shots. Before leaving the house, we made really quick Halloween treat tags to take to the ladies in the Dr. office and nurses. We only used scraps of paper on my table. It was a fun exercise and I think they came out really cute. It never ceases to surprise me what  can be done with scraps!  We literally made these in about 15 minutes. 

Well, that's all for today. Thanks for stopping by for a look-see. If you like this project you can visit my online store here. This stamp set coordinates with the Cookie cutter punch which can be purchased separately or in a bundle with the Christmas Cookie Cutter stamp set.

Cookie Cutter Christmas Photopolymer Bundle
$35.00

Cookie Cutter Halloween Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$17.00

Cookie Cutter Builder Punch
$18.00

Most important 2 words!

I truly believe Thank You are the two most important words in any relationship. I believe that is why Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. A day set aside to just be thankful for all the wonderful blessings in our lives is awesome.

Welcome to the October Stampin' Friends
Thanksgiving/ Thank you Blog Hop!!!!!!

If you are continuing from Kirsteen Gill's blog thank you for continuing. If you just started you can go back to here blog with the previous link. Also again this month each blogger will be giving away a mystery prize- so the more you visit and comment with the #SFOcthop, the more chances you have to win some really awesome free goodies.

Please welcome our guest bloggers this month and check out the inspiring projects they have created to share with you. 

1.Stacey Lane

2.Kim Lamos

Since the theme of this months Blog Hop is Thanksgiving / Thank you, I wanted to share some items I'm creating for our family Thanksgiving gathering. If everyone is off ( police officers and RN's don't get very many holidays off), there will be at least 12 of us and we always try to invite anyone we know is unable to be with their family, so I plan for 16. I love making place cards and the grand kids seem to really love finding their place at the tables. I have also created napkin rings and treats for each place setting. The gorgeous Petals and Palsies paper and matching stamp set are just perfect for this time of year. Night of Navy, Rich Razzleberry, Canjun Crazy and Delighful Dijon with a copper foil accent is perfect for our table.

The Swirly and Scribbles framelits large circle worked great for a napkin ring. I layered 3 different colors by cutting a slit in each and intertwining them. Love this one!

The grand kids will love the treat bags filled with their favorite treats and a blessing from Cece and Chief or Gigi and Happy. These were made with the kraft bags, scored at 1 inch on each side and folded into a flat bottom bag. I added scraps of DSP, the awesome gold clip with bow and the cutest turkey made with the owl punch and the same framelit design that is on the napkin rings and place cards.

My clubs are doing moving cards this month. I love this simple slider card. The Petals and Paisleys DSP is just perfect for this card. It is so beautiful. When pulled up it slides open to reveal another message. It's made from a 8.5 x 5.5 piece of cardstock. thank you for stopping by today. I hope you will continue on the hop. Don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win some free goodies from each of the bloggers. I wish each of you a very blessed Thanksgiving season.  You can click on the next button to visit Twila Davis on this months Stampin' Friends
blog hop!

 

Blog roll

1. Kirsteen Gill
2. Cindy Waldroff- that's me!
3. Twila Davis
4. Lynn Steifert
5. MelissaThomas
6. Kim Lamos
7. Stacey Lane
8. Carolina Evans

Designer Series Paper SALE!

I love it when Stampin' Up puts our awesome DSP on Sale! Purchase 3 of any of the regular DSP, (not the specialty paper of 6 x6 paper stacks) and receive a free pack! Great time to stock up on paper for Christmas cards or those Christmas scrapbook pages we will all be working on right after the holidays. Contact me to place your order or click here to order online. Thanks for stopping by, if I can help you in any way with your paper crafting needs just shoot me an email or leave me a comment here! Have a great day. Next week is the Stampin Friends Blog Hop -Don't miss it!