A Wedding

Our niece and my husband's goddaughter got married right before Christmas and I wanted to share with you some pictures from that day and the card I made for the new happy couple.

Here is Codi (our niece) and her new husband Crit after they said their "I Do's". We had a nice day but a little cold for standing outside waiting for them to come out.

Here is a picture of my family before the wedding all dressed up and looking nice.

Our youngest, Jordan, was in the wedding. She is Codi's cousin and also her godmother. She asked her to help carry up the gifts during the wedding. This was a Catholic Wedding and they have the "gifts" brought up to the front of the church for communion.


She looked so cute walking up the aisle during the ceremony.


This is our oldest daughter, Kaitlyn. She is also Codi's cousin and was asked to help hand out programs to the guests as they came into the church.

And now onto my card I made for the couple. This card uses the stamp set called Together Forever, the "e" from Schoolbook Serif Alphabet, Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel & Very Vanilla Cardstock, the brown felt ribbon from the Alpine Ribbon Originals out of the Holiday Mini, Scallop Circle, 1 1/4" Circle & 1 3/8" Circle Punches, The Big Shot with the Top Note Die and an embossing folder from Cuttlebug. I believe the name of the embossing folder is swirls, but not sure.

I just love the look of that brown felt ribbon we have right now in the Holiday Mini!!

Have a great day!!

Alpine Ribbon Originals
113100
Price: $14.95
This ribbon will add the perfect touch to any project or package. The colors coordinate with Stampin’ Up!’s exclusive colors, so you are sure to be pleased every time you use it. It’s a quick and beautiful embellishment for your cards, gift bags, and packages.■ 100% polyester■ 5/8" wide■ Each spool contains 8 yards of ribbon■ Two varieties: one spool of striped grosgrain and two spools of felt

Enjoy,
Tiffany

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Post Holiday Greetings

I hope you all had a great Christmas and enjoyed time spent with family and friends. I know we sure did!! I just wanted to share with all of you some great pictures that captured the Christmas spirit. Happy Holidays to all of you!!

Our three kids on Christmas Eve dressed in their church clothes

Jordan and I stealing a cuddle in front of the camera

My hubby, Jon, and I

Santa even came for a visit Christmas Eve evening

He had lots to share with Jordan

and Griffen

and even Kaitlyn

Here are all the kids on my side of the family

I have three and my sister has four

They all love their webkins!!

Jon loves the Kentucky Wildcats!!

And I finally got a book to help me with my Photoshop software I have had for a couple of years. I still don't know all it does but I hope I will now!!!

I hope everyone else had a great Christmas and will soon be ringing in the New Year!!!

Take Care and God Bless!!

Enjoy,
Tiffany

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A Christmas Wish!!

MERRY

CHRISTMAS

from our home to yours!!

Enjoy,
Tiffany

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A Starry Christmas

This is a CASE of a card I received from fellow Rising Star, Karen. She gave each of us Rising Stars her card at Founder's Circle. I just loved it and decided to CASE her card. I turned mine long ways but kept the rest of the card about the same as hers.

This card uses the stamp set called Christmas Classics, Holiday Treasures DSP, Old Olive & Ruby Red Cardstock, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon in Chocolate Chip, Large Star Punch, Library Clips, On Board Long Board (which you can run through your Big Shot and cut out whatever shapes you want to use) and The Big Shot with the Stars #2 Original Die.

On Board Long Board
114320
Price: $6.95
If you're hopping On Board the Big Shot train, this raw chipboard is for you! This size of chipboard is perfect for sliding into the Big Shot without needing to trim or cut pieces. You're only minutes away from custom chipboard pieces!■ Each package contains 6 sheets of natural colored chipboard (5-3/4" x 13-3/4")■ Use with rule-based dies (Originals, Bigz, and Bigz XL dies)

HAVE A MERRY

CHRISTMAS!!

Enjoy,
Tiffany

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Love You Much Swap #3

I am sure everyone is out getting their last minute shopping and cooking done for Christmas but I wanted to share with all of you my last swap card I did with the brand new Love You Much Bundle. This bundle has so many possibilities!!

This card also uses the 1" Double Stitched Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Ticket Punch, Close to Cocoa & Barely Banana Cardstock, Markers and The Big Shot with the Scallop Circle #2 Die.

Have a great day!!

Scallop Circle #2 Bigz Die
113469
Price: $19.95
Scallops are hot, and you’ll be on fire after cutting two sizes of scalloped circles in seconds using the Scallop Circle #2 Bigz die. You’ll love the perfect cut and the ease of use.■ To use this die, you’ll need a Sizzix Big Shot machine and Standard Cutting Pads. ■ 5-1/2″ x 6″

Enjoy,
Tiffany

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Love You Much Swap #2

Here is another one to tempt you using the Love You Much Bundle. This new bundle goes on sale today and you don't want to miss out on this awesome deal!!! Order it today and receive FREE shipping from Stampin' Up! (offer ends today)!!!

Besides using the Love You Much Bundle I also used the Riding Hood Red Striped Ribbon, Word Window Punch, Close to Cocoa, Pink Pirouette & Riding Hood Red Cardstock and The Big Shot with the Top Note Die.


Have a great day!!!! AND stay warm!!

Love You Much Bundle-English
115405
Price: $41.48
This bundle contains the perfect products to create fun and fanciful Valentine's Day projects that say "I love you" from the heart. And from December 23, 2008 through January 31, 2009, it's priced at 20% off the retail value!

Enjoy,
Tiffany

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Love You Much Bundle Swap #1

An Exciting Change to the Advertising Policy

We're making a change to the advertising policy which will now give you the chance to advertise a Stampin' Up! promotion to your customers earlier--in fact, as early as the preorder starts!
Here's the new policy:

Advertising Promotions
Demonstrators are allowed to advertise Stampin' Up! promotions to their customers before the promotions begin via blogs, flyers, e-mail, and other media.

This is an exciting change Stampin' Up! has just made allowing us to share with all our wonderful customers the brand new exciting things that are coming your way!!! With this new policy we can now advertise new promotions that will be starting and when. With this new change we can now share with all of you this brand new promotion that will start tomorrow!! AND with this promotion starting tomorrow you are still able to order it with a total order of $70 or more and receive FREE shipping!!! That's right FREE shipping!!! This offer of FREE shipping will end tomorrow night so take advantage of this great offer before it is gone.

Love You Much Promotion

Dates: December 23, 2008 - January 31, 2009

Promotion details:

Get ready for Valentine's Day with the exclusive

Love You Much Bundle (item 115405).

The Love You Much Bundle includes the following:

Love You Much stamp set $25.95
Candy Lane Designer Series paper $9.95

(Close to Cocoa, Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla)
Heart To Heart punch $15.95

Bundle Retail Value
$51.85

Love You Much Bundle (20% off; item 115405)
$41.48

Here is a card I did using this Love You Much Bundle. This card is for a Stampin' Up! swap I signed up for. I hope all the ladies like my card!!! I can't wait to get all the different cards back and see what everyone did with their bundle.

The only things I used that were not in the bundle are the Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Close to Cocoa Cardstock, small & large Tag Punches and the Big Shot with the Top Note Die.

Isn't this stamp set just the cutest ever?? AND I did use the Heart Punch to punch out those stamped hearts I used on the hanging tags.


Have a great day!!!

Enjoy,
Tiffany

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Merry Christmas Ornaments

These ornaments are so fun to make!! Can you guess what stamp set I used to make them??

Inspired by Nature!!

Can you see it now?? That's right. There on the ornaments is the "grass" from that stamp set. I inked the grass image in VersaMark and stamped it on Real Red Cardstock. Using Clear Embossing Powder I embossed the grass image. Using my 1 3/8" Circle Punch I punched out two circles. The tops of the ornaments is Brushed Silver Cardstock punched out with 3/4" Circle Punch and then cut in half. I used the 1/4" Circle Punch to decorate the ornament with Baja Breeze Cardstock. The ornaments are hanging from the yummy ribbon from the Alpine Ribbon Pack that is in the Holiday Mini with the Silver Elastic Cord that is also in the Holiday Mini. The DSP is Ski Slope and that too is in the Holiday Mini. The tag is made with the Curly Label Punch Bundle and I also used the Ticket Punch, The Big Shot and the Top Note Die.

These ornaments were inspired by Donna. I saw her card and knew I just had to try making these ornaments. Too Stinkin' Cute!!!! Thanks Donna for the inspiration!!!

Inspired by Nature
111656
Price: $23.95
As its name suggests, the images in this stamp set are truly impressive in their life-size stature. The Two-Step Stampin' images inspire thoughts of pleasant days spent soaking up the rejuvenating quietude and beauty of nature. Keep some of those wonderful outdoor surroundings nearby using these Definitely Decorative images as decorations in your home.
Set Quantity: 4

Enjoy,
Tiffany

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A Cute Santa!!

Isn't he just the cutest thing ever?? I have been seeing these kinds of cards all over the blogs and Splitcoast so I thought I would try my hand at one. Let me tell you he was so much fun putting together!!! I tried different sized circle punches and finally decided on the size I used for this card and love how it turned out!!!! He uses lots of punches and there is no stamping at all unless you stamp the inside of the card.

I used Blush Blossom Cardstock for the base (skin) of my card and also used Whisper White, Real Red & Basic Black Cardstock.
Beard and Tassel on Hat-Scallop Punch
Hair, Eyebrows & Mustache-1" Circle Punch (I cut them in half for the eyebrows & mustache)
Nose, Eyes & Mouth-3/4" Circle Punch (I cut the mouth one in half)
uni-ball Signo Gel Pen for eyes
Many Merry Messages Stamp Set for message on inside of card.


I actually made this card for a group of 17 Preschoolers at Tri-Cap (this is an organization that deals with children that need some extra help and it is funded by the state) to make for their Christmas Card for their parents. I know one of the ladies that works there and this is the second year in a row I have gone there one afternoon to help the children make a Christmas Card. It is such a great experience for me to be able to help these children and watch them have so much fun putting their cards together. They really enjoy it!!! For this card I did have all the pieces punched out for them. They just put the card together, stamped a saying on the inside, wrote their name and then the teacher is going to put a picture of each child in their card so they can give the card to their parents for Christmas and also tell their parents that they got to make the card themselves.

Scallop Circle Punch
109043
Price: $15.95
Punches are a quick and easy way to add interest, dimension, and color to your cards, tags, and scrapbook pages. You can glue punched shapes directly onto your projects or layer a sheet of card stock that has been punched over a coordinating card stock for a reverse effect. The Scallop Circle punch coordinates with the Wanted stamp set and Blossoms and Basics On Board chipboard. ■ Add interest to scrapbook pages and cards■ Has an easy-to-use thumb lever

Have a great day!!

Enjoy,
Tiffany

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Simple Thank You Card

This card was done for my SCS Group Challenge #4 posted by Sue. Our challenge was to use only Black & White on a card. This is what I came up with. I needed a very simple but nice Thank You card for my sister so I pulled out this retired stamp set called Artfully Asian (I just had to have this stamp set when it retired in the last catalog!! Have I ever used it since I got it before it was gone--NOoooo!!!). You can't see it at all but I did use one of the stamps in this set and embossed the image all over the black card. It looks great in person I swear!!!

I again pulled out my Big Shot and used the ever so popular Top Note Die and a Cuttlebug Embossing Folder. I don't remember the name of the one I used but they do work great with our Big Shot!! I also used the Key Tag & Designer Label Punches and the Black Gingham Ribbon.

These challenges are so much fun (when I find the time to finish them!!).

Top Note Bigz Die
113463
Price: $21.95
You can use the Top Note die to create cellophane bag toppers from any piece of card stock or Designer Series paper. Simply cut image using the die, stamp or embellish it, and fold it over the top of a cellophane bag (fold in half lengthwise for medium bags and widthwise for small bags). Voila! You’ve made a custom bag topper in no time! ■ Top Note die cuts also make beautiful cards, journaling blocks, labels, and bookplates. ■ To use the Top Note die, you’ll need a Sizzix Big Shot machine and Standard Cutting Pads. ■ 5-1/2″ x 6″

Enjoy,
Tiffany

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Holiday Cheer Christmas Tree

Can you believe I made this adorable tree using my Big Shot?? Well I did and I love it!!!! I used the Scallop Circle Bigz Die in my Big Shot. I then cut the scallop circle into fourths. After that I just trimmed the top two layers a little so they stacked nicely on top of each other to form a tree. Too Stinkin' Cute!!!!

I also used our Holiday Treasures DSP, Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette & Old Olive Cardstock, Designer Buttons, Silver Elastic Cord (which is in the Holiday Mini) and Heritage Holiday Stamp Set

This card was also done for my SCS Challenge #3. I can't believe it has taken me this long to get this challenge done but I finally did!! Danielle posted our challenge challenging us to use her sketch to make a card. This is what I came up with. I hope you all like it as much as I do!! I also did get SCS Challenge #4 done too so I will be posting that one this week. Stay tuned for that one.

Scallop Circle Bigz Die
113468
Price: $19.95
Create a large scalloped circle in seconds using the Scallop Circle Bigz die. You’ll love how easy it is to use and the perfect cut it makes.■ To use the Scallop Circle die, you’ll need a Sizzix Big Shot machine and Standard Cutting Pads. ■ 5-1/2″ x 6″

Enjoy,
Tiffany

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