Elf Bags

15% off all stamp sets!! Get them while you can - sale goes through Friday the 23rd
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Please use Hostess code: ANWC9P9G for the month of October.
I'm getting ready for the next craft sale this Saturday!  Last Christmas I made up one of these bags to bring my White Elephant gift to the Red Hot Stampers Christmas Party in and the bag was a bigger hit than I could have imagined so I thought it might be smart to make up a bunch to sell at the craft sales.

If you live in our area we would love to have you stop by to say "HI" and to do a little shopping at our booth! All the details are on the right hand side bar to this blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

Christi

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Remarkable You and Weekly Deals

Wow! it's been a busy day already with the ladies coming in to stamp with me.  I love Tuesday's for just this reason!
Here are the WEEKLY DEALS for October 20-26, 2015

 Silver Fancy Foil Vellum #133364  $11.00  $8.25

 File Tabs Edgelits Dies #133720  $11.00  $8.25

 Bow Builder Punch #1374154  $18.00 $13.50

2014-16 Incolor Washi Tape #138382   $8.00 $6.00

And just a reminder:

Please use Hostess code: ANWC9P9G for the month of October.
15% off all stamp sets.  This will only go through Friday so don't delay!  

Click HERE to view all WOOD MOUNT Stamps
Click HERE to view all CLEAR MOUNT Stamps
Click HERE to view all PHOTOPOLYMER Stamps

I bet you all would like to see a card today too, wouldn't you!!

This is one of the cards that we made at Card Club last night

I loved these calla lilies so much that I made up a ton, and today while the ladies were stamping I was working at those and just changing them up a bit.  See what you think...I tried it in Pink Pirouette but I still like the contrast and elegant of the Tip Top Taupe better.

Anniversary, Sympathy and Get Well Cards are the hardest to keep in stock so this is what I chose to make

Thanks for stopping by!

Christi

card inspired by Deb Valder

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Gift Card Holder

Please use Hostess code: ANWC9P9G for the month of October.
And don't forget the great news that starts today: 15% off all stamp sets.  This will only go through Friday so don't delay!
Click HERE to view all WOOD MOUNT Stamps
Click HERE to view all CLEAR MOUNT Stamps
Click HERE to view all PHOTOPOLYMER Stamps

This is a fun gift card holder that we made at one of our classes.  I had 2 options for the designer paper.

 And then this happened...Urrrrgggg.  Don't you hate it when yo get a boo-boo on your card?

 Close up of the boo-boo

 When I was at our local dollar store I found these necklaces.

So I thought it made a good thing to hide my boo-boo.  It was my sister, Judy's, birthday yesterday.  I hope she liked her specialized birthday card!! lol

Thanks for stopping by!
Christi

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Sentimental Sunday

One very cool event in our area each year is called ART PRIZE.  There are tons of local artists and artist from all over the United States that submit their work which is displayed  all over the city.  Some are indoor and some are outdoor, and they range from VERY inspiring, to creative and beautiful and yet some end up being a bit strange (in my opinion).  Needless to say the city is hopping with tourists and local folks where we can vote for our favorites.

One of our friends from church submitted these amazing western photos.  He titled them THE PRICE OF FREEDOM.  I would love to tell you that he won one of the prizes, but he did not, even though we thought he was very worthy.

It was quite fun to walk around the city and then be able to see his work.

As we continued our walk I decided to give you my own version of ART PRIZE

The artist? GOD - He alone is the very best creator of all things

Want to see who was the Grand Prize Winner? This is no surprise to me because this quilted wall hanging was totally amazing in person.  It is titled NORTHWOOD AWAKENING and it is the second year that Ann Loveless won the public vote grand prize for a large quilt picturing a serene Lake Michigan shoreline.  (she won the Grand Prize in 2013) YES IT IS A QUILT.  The trees stand out as if they are 3D and you can't help wanting to reach out to touch it.

These are my two nephews who are standing in front of the 3rd prize winner in the 2 Dimensional Category.

This also does not surprise me.  The artist really captured every little detail of these amazing tigers.

2 years ago this same artist won 2nd place for paintings of polar bears

this next one was my favorite sculpture and it was a $12,500 winner

And although this next one did not win any prize, I have seen more people post pictures taken by it than any other.  Yup, that is my nephew, Ben, again 

We certainly did not get to see all 1,550 submissions, but we sure did enjoy a day out, just the two of us, and we are thankful for a city that cares about the arts.

Thanks for stopping by!

Christi

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Sweet Saturday

Did you really see this right??!! YOU BET!! starting October 19th - That's this MONDAY girls!! you can get any stamp set for 15% off!! WOOT WOOT!! What a great way to kick off your holiday stamping projects!  Now this sale will only go through Friday October 23 so you only have these few days to get in on the 15% off deal.  I will put out more details as I learn them but for now all I know of any exclusions are that the only stamps that will not qualify for the discount are Hostess sets, Rotary stamps, Bundles with Stamp Sets and any Stamp Set that may be on the Clearance Rack.  The 15% off Stamp Sale is also good on a STARTER KIT!  So why not double your benefits and become a part of Christi's Creative Crew??!!  Now if this isn't a SWEET SATURDAY DEAL and POST I don't know what else is??
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A C3 Christmas Card Swap part 2

As promised: here are the beautiful cards that the girls on my team made for our Christmas Card Swap

 Lynda's card. Beautiful! I love how she used the Home For Christmas Designer Paper and the Very Vanilla Subtle Stripes Ribbon together, plus using several coordinating colors on the stamped image. Click HERE to view the Holiday Catalog

Inez' card - she used the very striking Holidays Fancy Foil Designer Vellum.  I have not dug into my pack yet so I am always glad for new ideas to use it with.

Carla's card - Carla cased this card from the Holiday Catalog and made it her own by switching things up just a bit!  The catalogs are one of our best sources of inspiration!

Peggy's card - using the Flurry of Wishes bundle. I love the soft color of Soft Sky on this card.  I believe the cut out of the snowflake is retired, but it works perfectly on this card!

Dawn's card - she also used the Flurry of Wishes stamp set and I love how just changing up the colors  makes the stamp set so versatile.

Sue's Card - beautifully made using the Happy Scenes Stamp Set.  This set can be purchased in a bundle with the Hearth and Home Thinlits Dies.  These dies are so popular there is a back order.  I always say - buy  what you really really want right away to avoid this problem. A couple other new items Sue used on her card are the Softly Falling Embossing Folder and the Silver Cording.  (This cording is also available in gold).  The little stars - perfectly made using the Stars Border Punch and Silver Glimmer Paper from the Main Catalog. Click HERE to view the main catalog.  Want to get a catalog for yourself?  I would gladly be your demonstrator.  Just place an online order using the Hostes Code below and I will gladly send you a catalog.
Didn't my girls do a beautiful job!!  I do believe you will see me casing some of these ideas for my classes!!  I am so proud of all of them... Wouldn't you love to be a part of our team too?? We would love to have you!  Just click HERE to get started.  Just click on the JOIN THE FUN tab, and Please, Please, Please, when placing your order on line use the HOSTESS CODE ANWC9P9G for the month of October
Thanks for stopping by!
Christi

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A C3 Christmas Card Swap

Please use Hostess code: ANWC9P9G for the month of October.
Last night was our monthly Team Meeting with the entire Red Hot Stamper Group.  Glenda does such a great job keeping our team informed of all the new things going on in Stampin' Up! and encouraging us in our own businesses.  Once a quarter she allows my wonderful team of ladies from Christi's Creative Crew join in on the monthly meeting, and this was a perfect time with the new plan that started up in October.  Just wanted to say how much I appreciate her leadership.
My team of ladies wanted to do a Christmas Card Swap with just our group and October was the chosen month.
I wasn't sure what stamp set I wanted to use for the swap so I asked Gracie to pick one out for me.  After looking in the Holiday Catalog she chose the PEACEFUL PINES stamp set and she specified which tree she wanted me to use. I will just say that if I were to pick a set (and-or a tree from that set) I would not have chosen either (I don't think).

I knew that I wanted to make a winter scene with sponging, but needed a little inspiration so I went to Pinterest and found a beautiful card by the talented Jan Tink.  We are told that if we change up a card only by 10% we can call it our own.  

I started out with making 3 masks to create the shape of the landscape.  My intention was to use POOL PARTY INK, but after I inked up my sample/trial card I realized that my POOL PARTY INK was messed up and it was a blend of Pool Party and MINT MACRON, and the card stock for the base of the card fit better with the MINT MACRON so I thought I would just go with it - loved the outcome!!

The tree in the foreground and the one on the envelope is from PEACEFUL PINES while the others (embossed with Whisper White Embossing Powder) are from FESTIVAL OF TREES and the "Merry Christmas" is from PETITE PAIRS.

At the very end I spritzed it with some Champagne Shimmer which sadly is now retired.

Want to make this for yourself?  Here are the supplies I used:

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Thanks for stopping by!

Christi

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