Your treats just got easier!

Okay, all you Christmas Treat Makers. Yes, you know exactly who we are talking about. And we LOVE you for it. So now Stampin' Up! is making your job a little easier with packaging bundles (20% savings). They include bags, tags and ribbons. Check my website for more details and descriptions. http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/hilarysmith/promotions

Great Teacher Gift

Or for a parent's group, or office swaps - anyone who uses hand sanitizer a lot!  I love the holiday scents right now. It's easy enough to dress it up a little bit and give them as little gifts.  With cold and flu season upon us, who doesn't need or want hand sanitizer?  This one is embellished with an ornament from the Ornament Keepsakes bundle. If you don't have the time to make these this year, but would like some for gifts, please contact me.

Quiet Forest

I love this simple masking technique. This is a great all around card too, just leave the sentiment off until you need a card, then add the birthday, thank you or anything else that comes up.  I made a batch of these for a recent swap with the Southern Savvy Sisters Stampin' Up! group. I added Natural buttons to those cards.

To make the card, mask off the part you want to stamp on using lift off tape or post-it notes. Sponge or daub the colors for the background. Leave it light so it does not overpower your stamped image. Yes, experiment with colors! Then I stamped the tree (Lovely as a Tree set) using Old Olive. After inking the stamp, I used the Early Espresso marker to draw the trunk on the stamp. Then I stamped twice without re-inking. I lifted the mask for the second round so I could have a branch reaching out into the white space.

I hope you enjoyed this one, and have some time to experiment on your own. Happy Stampin'!

Christmas Scrapbook

Join me on December 15 and shock your friends and family.... get your scrapbook done before Christmas!  All you have to do then will be to add the photos.  Class is $35 and includes all the supplies (precut) to make a sixteen page 8x8 scrapbook. For $55 you will receive the scrapbook page supplies, an album and page protectors.  Prepayment is required for this class. If you are interested in the kit, but unable to attend the actual class, class kits including all directions will also be available for purchase. Please RSVP by November 29. This should be a really fun day to spend some time scrapping together.  Class is from 10am to 3pm. Childcare available - contact me for details.

We will be using the colors from the Merry Moments kit - Cherry Cobbler, Basic Grey, Old Olive and Very Vanilla. 

Faith

This was an item I made for a recent silent auction at our church. It could also be a great gift to make for your friends or family for Christmas. Here I used the retired paper from the Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper. However, did you realize that papers last forever if you are using MDS?  With My Digital Studio - the scrapbooking software from Stampin' Up!, you can always print out more paper. Wahoo! Not sure how to make this? Contact me for directions or to schedule a lesson. You can also do this during a Scrap & Yap. The next one is scheduled for Monday, November 26. Check my calendar for future events.

Up On the Rooftop....

Yes, a few reindeer are hoping to spend the Christmas season with you! Aren't these the cutest little reindeer? Easily made with the Top Note Die cut, circle punches, and the Snow Flurry Die cut to make the antlers.  Great stocking stuffers, office swaps, or classroom treats.  If you don't have time to make your own, I am taking orders. Available with Dove Peppermint Bark or Hershey's Holiday Kisses.  Want to make this as a family holday project? Kits are available too. Just email me at MightyOakStampers@yahoo.com for more information and to place your order.

Gift Certificates

Contact me to order your holiday gift certificates. Go ahead, leave hints around the house to let others know that is what you want in your stocking too!  Email me at MightyOakStampers for more information and to get your shopping done. 

Tree Gift Tags

These are little tree gift tags that I made to hand out with my business information and upcoming schedule.  So simple to make using the Merry Christmas stamp from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set. The trees were made with the Scentsational Season Stamp set in the Holiday catalog and the coordinating Holiday Collection framelit dies. I liked it on both the Very Vanilla or Crumb Cake cardstock. 

My First Show!

Sorry to everyone following the blog - I have been bad about posting regularly the past couple of weeks. I was getting ready for my first show which was on Saturday. I had a great time and am hoping to do more in the future.  It was a personal challenge for me. I joined the Stampin' Up! team just a year ago and was encouraged my my upline to make some personal and professional goals for myself. One of mine was to feel confident enough in my work to be able to present it at a show. I had some wonderful feedback from customers and am so thrilled for having done it. Thank you to Michelle who reminds me to keep reaching for more challenges. 

On another great note - I had so much fun making all kinds of treats for the craft fair that I have plenty of things to share with you on the blog. So stay tuned - the first item will be coming up shortly.  Thank you all for making my first year a wonderful experience and hopefully the beginning of a long relationship!

Cute as a Button

 

Wow - is this cute? I had a blast making this for a birthday party gift tag.  I really enjoy the Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo and Certainly Celery together.  This stamp is from the Moving Forward set. If you are not familar with this set - please take a moment to flip to the back inside cover of your annual catalog and find out how this set is making a difference in peoples lives.

Every year Stampin' Up! creates a new set to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities. For every Moving Forward stamp set sold, Stampin' Up! will donate $3 to RMHC. 

A copy of the stamp set is also below if you don't have your catalog handy. 

Snowflake tree

This all started with the bow.... which I stumbled up on in a store. As soon as I saw it, I knew I was going to create this snowflake tree. I showed you in a previous post the snowflake ornament. Using Stampin' Up!'s  Snow Flurry die cut from the holiday catalog and simple roof flashing (you can find it at your local hardware store) you can create some really cute ornamens. On a simple table top tree like this, it adds a nice touch for your holiday decorating. I think they would look beautiful on a door wreath too.....

Another Use for Framelits

This little candy holder is made using the two largest of the Floral Frames Framelits.  The largest is Real Read the smaller is using paper from the Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack.  If you haven't seen the stack it is on page 20 of the Holiday catalog. Love the colors!!! The tag is made with the Modern Label punch and stamped using the Teeny Tiny Wishes set. It is tied off with Lucky Limeade Bakers Twine.  These make great little stocking stuffers.