Jolliest Time of the Year...

Hi there, hope you are having a great week so far. I have been really busy, its Stamp-A-Stack night this coming Friday so besides cleaning and organizing I have been creating and cutting away... Its all apart of the plan ;)
I have created really nice xmas cards that I will be sharing with you starting this coming Saturday, the kind I looked at in the end and I had a smile from ear to ear of how so very happy I was with it... And why I will just start sharing on Saturday you ask???? Because this are the cards we will be making at Friday night Stamp-A-Stack and I do not want to spoil it for my craft gang :)

Today's card is a very cute & simple card I made at  Colleen's (fellow S'Up! Demonstrator) house last Friday, she had an open house and this was the make n' take she created for her guests... I loved the idea of the snow globe effect and is so simple. You just punch a circle on a square piece of scrap paper and place it on top of stamped image and sponge it... You can make as small or as big as you need. How cool is that???? Thank you for the tip Colleen and was really great finally seeing you again ;)

Recipe:

Stamp Set 
Jolliest Time of the Year Pg41 of Idea Book & Catalog
Card Stock
Bashful Blue 5-1/2"x8-1/2"
Whisper White 5-1/4"x4"
Ink
Bashful Blue Ink Pad
Real Red Ink Pad
Chocolate Chip, Real Red, More Mustard, Not Quite Navy and Basic Black Markers
Accessories
Silver Cord
Hand Held Hole punch
Sponge

Enjoy!
Hope you have a terrific and I will be back tomorrow :)
Stampingly Me
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Ink Pads Holder... Love it!

Hi there! Thank you for stopping by my blog today :)
My craft room is coming back to life... Now I have to get working on the many projects I have in mind.
Here is a sneak peek of the center of my craft room counter... I got this Ink Pad Holder at organizemore.com  check out their website, they are a family owned business. Im very impressed with their stuff, they have all kinds of different solutions for neat organization. Love it, love it, love it!...

I just got it a couple of days ago and I absolutely love it!!!!... As it gets done & organized I will be posting pictures :) Enjoy!
I will be back tomorrow with a new project. Until then, keep happy!

Stampingly Me

Craft room under construction...

Dear all,

The last construction project adjacent to my craft room is taking more time than expected, I will be back with new projects soon. Maybe another day or two.

Until then keep happy!
Stampingly Me

Big on Christmas!

Hi there, I hope you are having a good start of week.... I feel that time is passing by way too fast.
Today's card is very very easy to make... I have made this card for different occasions, changing off course the Stamp Set and colors, tomorrow I will post one I made last year using the same layout, its a lot of fun!

I will post the recipe later on this same post, as I had to pack up my craft room yesterday and things are buried at the moment, DH is finalizing my craft room :)

Keep happy :)
Stampingly Me

Happy Halloween!

Hi there! I hope you are having a great weekend and for those of you that were out celebrating Halloween I hope you had a great time!

I did this banner last year (2009) when we were still living in Jeddah, its hot during the month of October so I hanged the banner on the patio umbrella.
I made this using the Bigz Dies Top Note and the Serif Essentials Alphabet (both are on page 207 of the Current Idea Book & Catalog)  I connect them with black gingham ribbon. You can make banners out of this 2 die cuts for any occasion, and its fairly easy.
The picture is not the best, I know, but I hope you get the idea! I had to go dig on last year's pictures :) to find one with the banner, and the only one I had was of the whole patio so I cropped it. I was glad I had it ;) I hope this will inspire you!...

Have a great Sunday, keep happy!
Stampingly Me
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Season's Greetings!

Hi there! I hope you are enjoying your weekend.

Today's card has been one of my most popular cards for over 3 years now, still a hit... and even after so many I have made I still love it! It mails flat on a regular medium envelope.

Pop Up Tree Card

 Using 3 different color combinations 

Garden Green & Real Red

Bashful Blue & Night of Navy

Old Olive & Cherry Cobbler

Isn't this so cool??? Wouldn't this make a great place card in a holiday table setting??? And I already though of a couple of other colors I want to use. I will be posting more of this in the near future. Enjoy :)

I plan to make a PDF with detailed instructions and pictures, so look for it soon.

Supplies
Stamp Set: Snow Swirled
Card Stock: Garden Green & Real Red or Bashful Blue & Night of Navy or Old Olive & Cherry Cobbler
Inks: Same color combination as card stock
Accessories: Score blade or tool

If you have any questions you can send me a private email at sofiaraimond@hotmail.com

Have a great day and I'll be back tomorrow!
Stampingly Me
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More Christmas...

Hi there! Christmas is definitely my favorite Holiday, I just love the Christmas spirit, music and lights everywhere and I can't wait till its here again :)
I have some really exciting news (for me) to share with you, my parents are coming to visit us for the first time for about 20 days, Im so excited that they will finally make it to US :)))))) I can't wait!

Today's card I cased from Heather Summers again :) (click here to see her blog post) she has been such an inspiration to me, even though she doesn't even know... I hope I can be an inspiration to you!

Recipe:

Stamp Set:
Contempo Christmas
Card Stock:
Old Olive 4-1/8"x8-1/2" scored at 4-1/4" and 2-7/8"x2-3/8"
Cherry Cobbler 4"x4" and 3"x2-1/2"
Very Vanilla 1/2"X4" for banner and 2-3/4"x2-1/4"
DSP 3-1/2"x3-1/2"
Inks:
Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler Ink Pad and Markers and Pear Pizzazz Marker
Accessories:
Buttons
Linen Thread
Mat Pack
Paper Piercing Tool
Glue Dots

To mail simply use a regular medium envelope.

Hope you enjoy it, I really love this card...
Will be back tomorrow, until then keep happy :)

Stampingly Me
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Christmas Ornaments

I had a really really busy day! Did I say really busy????
I still have a couple of minutes before the end of this day ;) So here I am
Trick or Treat was today and Thomas had so much fun, he was such a brave boy... This year he dressed up as Buzz Light Year, he was so really cute!...

Remember those very easy Ornaments I told you about yesterday? Here they are.

They are so simple to make, all you need is 4 2-1/2" circles of a patterned paper of your choice then you join them together, fold them in half, staple in the middle 2 staples is plenty, punch a small hole on one of the ends for the cord, tie the cord, open the circles and voila... you have a super easy ornament!
You can even mail them flat, what a nice surprise to open your Christmas present and inside there is a paper ornament!?!... Hope you enjoy them!

Will be back tomorrow.

Stampingly Me
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Simply Merry Christmas

Hi there, I was so inspired yesterday that I even cooked an Indian dish for dinner... Chicken and Rice Biryani. It was yummy!
I came up with the easiest ornament for Christmas. I love when something that randomly comes to mind works just as I pictured it, I will be posting it tomorrow :) so don't miss it!

Today's card is one of the simplest cards to make, I like to do intricate cards and don't mind a challenge but when I make the ones where less is more I get thrilled, this is how I feel about this card, so simple and easy yet so... you tell me!

I love the color, the simplicity and elegance... For a while I was holding the card on my hands and thought to my self: I could add some brads, or I could add some glitter, or or or... and in the end I decided that it didn't really needed anything else :) what do you think???

I added a fine border of Old Olive on the Very Vanilla piece by running it directly on the Old Olive Ink Pad. I hope you like it as much as I do ;)

Here is the recipe:

Stamp Set:
Contempo Christmas
Card Stock:
Chocolate Chip 5-1/2"x8-1/2" scored and folded at 4-1/4"
Old Olive 5"x3-1/2"
Cherry Cobbler 4-3/8"x2-7/8"
Very Vanilla 4-1/4x2-1/4
Inks:
Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive
Accessories:
Chocolate Chip Ribbon

Have a great day, will be back tomorrow same time, same place!

Stampingly Me
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Christmas Swirl

Hi there, I woke up very inspired today, lets see what is that all about throughout the day :)

Did I mentioned that Im in love with the colors Pear Pizzazz and Poppy Parade???? Well today's card is made using those same 2 colors...

I had to try different angles before I could get a decent picture of this card, and this was the best I could do, the reflection of the rhinestones kept appearing so dark that wouldn't show the true beauty of this

card. Photography is another one of my passions that I have yet to master... when I have a little more time...

So I decided I would also try a close-up to be able to show you the details more in depth ;)
This card has very simple lines and its a fairly easy one to make. I hope you like the detail of the dots I added with Poppy Parade Marker (fine side) Enjoy!

Recipe:

Stamp Sets:
Snow Swirled and Holiday & Wishes (Retired)
Card Stock:
Poppy Parade 5-1/2"x8-1/2" scored and folded at 4-1/4" and 2-7/8"x3-3/8"
Pear Pizzazz 5-1/4"x4"
Whisper White 2-3/4"x 3-1/4"
Inks:
Pear Pizzazz Ink Pad and Poppy Parade Marker
Accessories:
Poppy Stitched Poly Ribbon Poppy Parade
Green Rhinestones
Stampin Dimentionals
Ticket Corner Punch

Have a wonderful day, will back tomorrow!
Stampingly Me
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