For more than ten years, I've been making ornaments for a group of girlfriends. It's become quite the tradition. I gift wrap them and give them out at our Christmas dinner. Here is this year's ornament. I love making these snow globe ornaments because I can add lots of layers and a sprinkling of snow. A few years ago I found the perfect stand to hold all of these handmade ornaments. Here's what they look like all together. After … [Read more...] about Christmas Ornament
Holiday Mini
Book Boxes
One of the nicest things in the September-December Catalog is the Book Boxes treat boxes. These boxes come plain white and you can decorate them however you like. Here's mine decorated. You can also decorate the inside of the boxes too. The strap n the boxes come with a bit of adhesive on them but I wanted to be able to open and close my box. I added the snow globe on the front with pop dots. The strap then slides under the snow globe … [Read more...] about Book Boxes
Snowy Wonder
Have you started working on your Holiday cards? It's still early December so there is plenty of time to make your own cards and drop them in the mail. I love using our pattern paper to achieve a quick result. I could have used our stamps and dies to make the snow globe, but I used a cut-out from our paper instead. It saved a lot of time and the card is just as nice as if I'd stamped it. The Snowy Scenes Suite is a full Suite of products … [Read more...] about Snowy Wonder
New at SU-Humble Home
Welcome to our NEW AT SU! Blog hop! We are a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world who are Hoppin’ with creative paper crafting ideas to share with you. Today we are showcasing products from the September-December Stampin’ Up! Catalog using all the same color palette of pinks and greens. Pink is an unusual color for Christmas. But I've noticed more and more Holiday decor using pink. So why not use it for my cards too? … [Read more...] about New at SU-Humble Home
All Your Days
I love creating Holiday home decor pieces. Every year, I get them out and place them around my home, remembering past times creating these goodies. Today's project is a shadowbox frame using that amazing reindeer die from the Reindeer Days Suite. The reindeer die has three different reindeers to cut out to achieve the full reindeer look. I've used this die for several projects and I haven't gotten tired of it yet. The reindeer is just … [Read more...] about All Your Days
Making Your Own Background
One of the cards I shared Monday used the full-sized background die. It makes an amazing frame of pine boughs overlapping the interior of the frame. This is the die I'm referring to. Once you die cut the frame, you end up with a funny looking reverse image, or the inside piece from the frame. You can take that inside piece and use it to make a fabulous background. First, you'll want to center it over your card stock that you're going to … [Read more...] about Making Your Own Background
New Scrapbooking Products
Did you know that Stampin Up has released a Mini Catalog featuring brand new scrapbook products? We've had the "pocket page" style of scrapbooking for several years, but the new products are specifically designed to be 12x12" pages. The Scrapbooking kits have a variety of ways that you can purchase the products. You can select a Workshop, which has the pattern paper, card stock, stickers, and directions to create pages. Sold separately are … [Read more...] about New Scrapbooking Products
Above It All Once Again
Happy New Year! Are you ready for a bright new year, full of possibilities? I know I am. I'm not usually a resolution person but I'm definitely making some goals this year for things I want to accomplish. I don't know why I think there is a difference between resolutions and goals, but there is. I'm back today with my last card using the Above It All bundle. This time I'm using only the large trees and I made them all pink. I love the funky … [Read more...] about Above It All Once Again