Getting in the Christmas Spirit

I know it is still September, but this is the time of year when I start preparing for Christmas.  If I survive the weekend, I'll start preparing for my Christmas Card Stamp-a-Stacks coming up in October.  But first, I feel like I've bitten off a little more than I can chew this week….all my clubs …

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Marvelous Monograms

The last few days have been very busy and I haven't had much time to stamp.  I wanted to share a quick and easy project with you, though.  This is perfect for anyone with a limited amount of time and an abundance of scraps! We made the card below at Nancy's workshop last week.  The …

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Crazy for Cupcakes

 It's Birthday Month at the Stout house and I am guaranteed to eat a lot of cupcakes and gain a few pounds.   I knew when I saw this stamp set, that I would have to do something special. Inspired by Andrea Wolford, I created this Emergency Birthday Card Kit using the Crazy for Cupcakes stamp set …

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A New Scallop Punch!

I've had quite a few people ask about the new scallop edge punch that Stampin' UP! will be offering in the upcoming 2008 Fall–Winter Idea Book & Catalog.  Here is a picture of one of my convention swap cards that uses just a tiny bit of the border punch: The stamp set is also new and it …

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Sneak Peek

I've been playing with a new stamp set from the upcoming 2008 Stampin' Up! Fall–Winter Idea Book & Catalog.  It's called Sock Monkey and it is super cute!!!  To create the monkey, I began by inking up the Canvas Background stamp with chocolate chip ink and stamping onto Very Vanilla Cardstock.  I stamped one monkey image onto …

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