They're BAACCKKK!!!

When deciding what to title this post I thought I could call it "Following a Rabbit Trail" but I settled on "They're BAACCKK!!" because a couple weeks ago my play day pals Rachel and Marla were able to pop in for a few hours of stamping play time.  We all realized how much we missed our regularly scheduled play stamping days.
Hoping they will start coming back on a regularly scheduled date
Which would be TODAY!!!

 I showed them this project that I was working on inspired by the box shown in the Stampin' Up! Catalog on page 181.  Check out this video on on how to make this box.

So Rachel started coloring in all the cute coffee cups and Marla 

attached them after I tied the ribbon.  I normally do my craft sale projects in 12's so 

I automatically stamped 12 of the tags only to realize that I only had enough coffee

 packets to fill 9 boxes, therefore, we had 3 tags left over.  What to do?  

Well, I think they look perfect on this little 3x3 card don't you?

 Next project... I asked them to help me decide how to decorate/design 

a label or tag for some lotion bottles for the craft sales.

 This is  Rachel showing off all the coloring that she and Marla did and then
she added the "bling", (Dazzling Details and some ribbon).
Here's the Rabbit Trail...
When I add ribbon to my cards I usually use CRYSTAL EFFECTS #101055 $6.25.
It is an amazing glue (among other things).
We were singing the praises of how much we liked Crystal Effects and I was
saying that I especially like it when I add a large bow -
like on this card...(inspired by Terry Blais)

 It really helps to keep the bow from falling off.

At this point Marla said "ooohh I have some Pumpkin Pie ribbon like that"

HMMM...so do I

Since the GREETING CARD KIDS Stamp Set was sitting there from making
the lotion tags we thought "why not use this stamp set and use the same layout"

 VOILA!!

I had enough ribbon to make 12 cards... so we did!!

 Thanks to my friend Sue who was loaning me the
GREETING CARD KIDS stamp set #119887 $20.95 Wood Mount or
#120633 $15.95 Clear Mount
so we could make such fun things on our play day.
The sentiment is from GRATEFUL GREETINGS

And you know me, I am very GRATEFUL for my play day gals

Thanks For Stopping By!

Have a Blessed Day!!

Christi

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Tea-riffic!!

OnLine Extravaganza Starts Today, November 21st – whoo hoo, at 12:01

this is our annual kick off to the holiday shopping seasons and this sale runs

through November 30th.

ONLINE SHOPPING – so you have to use my ONLINE STORE –

These are today's specials (Monday, Nov 21,2012)

Item	Description	Retail Price	24-Hour Sale Price
122334	Simply Scored	$29.95	$23.96
125152	Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps	$16.95	$13.56

Or Call me, 616-581-3469 and I will place your order for you

Some examples of sale items!

- FREE Digital Download valued at $40. when you buy My Digital Studio Express

- 60% off select Designer Fabrics

- 30% off an exclusive Ribbon Bundle

AND
- once you're finished checking all that stuff out, click on the CLEARANCE RACK - where there are a Bag full of items up to 60% off!

AND – If you shop with me, all $50. and higher orders will receive a

Frequent Stamper Token. Collect 10 FST's and you can redeem them for a FREE stamp set OR $20 of Stampin' Up! Accessories

--------------------Now - on to some stamping goodies ---------------------

At the last craft sale someone asked if we had anything with tea
so we both took it as a challenge.

This is what I came up with...

INSIDE:

I haven't seen Sue's tea holder yet, but you can bet it is beautiful!

Stamp Set used: Morning Cup
Spoiler Alert!! The new Occasions Mini that starts January 4th, 2012
has a darling coffee/tea stamp set. Can't wait to get my hands on it!!

Thanks for Stopping In!

Have a Blessed Day!!

Christi

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Stamping on Candles Technique

Just a quick reminder that if you are in the Hudsonville MI area we would love to have you stop by our booth at the craft sale held in Hudsonville High School 5051 32nd Ave. Our booth is in the cafeteria. If you tell me you saw this blog posting I will put your name in the blog candy drawing. Hope to see you there.

This is the second technique that we learned at this months Technique Class...
How to stamp on candles... It really is easier than you think. We also made the cute little box that they fit into. What a fun hostess gift to bring to a gathering. We made this fall version at
class...



Colors used: Cherry Cobbler, More Mustard, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie

but I also made up this winter set using a variety of retired stamp sets and current stamp sets,

and this coffee themed set using the stamp set called Morning Cup and with this set I used our In Colors: Pear Pizzazz, Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, and Concord Crush.

The ladies were surprised at how easy it really was. In fact once you burn the candles down, the image is still there.

And don't forget about the blog candy I am giving away. You still have until Sunday, November 21st to leave a comment on my blog and your name goes in a drawing. Click HERE to see all the goodies that you could win.

So For Now...

Happy Stamping!!

Christi Pin It Now!