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Same Layout, Different Colors

These two Christmas cards are the same except for the colors I used. I participated in a swap and was debating between these two. Guess which one won.....yes, the espresso and cherry cobbler card. My favorite color is brown and I use it A LOT on my cards and projects!

I ran the top layer of the card through the Northern Flurry Embossing Folder and then sponged the snowflakes with white craft ink and added the pearls. I placed a strip of sticky strip across the card and then adhered the seam binding by gathering and folding. Merry Christmas was stamped and then punched out with the decorative label punch.

Christmas Stamp-a-Stack

Below are pictures of Christmas cards that will be made at my upcoming Stamp-a-Stack class. Many of them were inspired by other stampers.
Scroll all the way down for a last Halloween project:) I know, it's November, but I didn't get it posted earlier!

This is a 1 x 1 1/4 Simply Adorned Charm. The great thing about the charms is that you can make inserts and switch them out. You can always have a necklace that matches your outfit! I made this Halloween insert and wore it to Noah's Halloween party. Many people commented on it. I just did a swap, so I will show you some other fabulous inserts in the future. Would you like a class on this?

Happy Halloween

The cards I'm sharing with you today are cards that I received in a swap. These two SU demos did a fabulous job.

The first card was stamped by SU! demo Sandy Carlson. Take note of the ghosts, because they were made with the owl punch! To make, punch the owl out and then turn it upside down and you have a ghost:) This card is full of punches as the pumpkins were made from the oval punch and circle punch. The black was embossed using the Spider Web embossing folder and then it was sprayed with smooch spritz to make it sparkle. This second card was made by SU! demo Terri Gaines. I love her unique fold, attention to detail and the surprise once you open it. She also used smooch spritz on the Spider Web embossed image. When you open the card, the moon with the bats pop out! It was hard to photograph, but I hope you can see it.

Big Shot Sunflower

Here is a project I made for some teachers and the secretaries at my kids' school. The Sunflower was cut using the Flower Folds die and then dry embossed using the polka dot embossing folder. I then put sunflowers in a sweet treat cup and attached it to the sunflower. A 1 3/4" circle was punched out of chocolate chip card stock and then I punched with the 2 3/8" scallop around the open circle to get the "border" around the center of the flower. This covered up the plastic ring from the sweet treat cup. For the stem, I wrapped a lollipop stick with ribbon. The flower was placed in a container and filled with the fall m&m's (I just love how they match the SU colors!). "Just for You" was stamped using the Teeny Tiny Wishes set and then punched out with the word window punch and layered onto a piece of cherry cobbler card stock that was punched with the modern label punch.

Halloween Deco

Today, I'm going in to Noah's classroom for his party and am bringing some treats. So, my dilemma was to just bring the treats, buy a Halloween dish to put the items in or try to make something. Well, you guessed it, I wanted to be a little creative! When I was shopping, I found buckets at Michael's for $1.00 each (the perfect price for me). Yes, they were just plain, but I figured I could fancy them up a bit. I took my Big Shot and some sheets of decor elements (SU sells plain sheets of decor elements) and cut out some letters using the Bigz Alphabet Simple Letters and punched some bats using the Bitty Bat Large Punch . Please be aware, though, that not all punches work with the decor elements sheets...if there is fine detail (i.e. snowflake punch) you will not be able to get it to cut the decor element sheets.

Carter is excited because he wants new pails for his sandbox and that is what we will probably do with them after Halloween since the decor elements just peel right off!


Think of all the possibilities for personalizing items....for birthday parties, on plates, mugs, paint cans, etc.

Below are some before and after pictures.

Handmade Holiday Sale

Check out Holiday Bundles that are on sale on my website http://www.karieklund.stampinup.net. You can order right from my site or contact me for help.