Stampin' IS my job!! Barb Mullikin Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

A Happy Heart

I have had this set since the Holiday Mini came out and only used it once for a swap click HERE to see that card.  I just love this little flower with the blowing hearts and I thought it would look great with the NEW Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper that will be in the new catalog.

 

I used the 1/4" square punch on the left folded edge of the card and was able to run the ribbon through the hole and around the whole card.  Click HERE to make a zigzag with this little punch.

Supplies:

A Happy Heart set, Raspberry Tart DSP, Cameo Coral, Rose Red, Kiwi Kiss and Whisper White card stocks, Old Olive, Rose Red and Cameo Coral Stampin' Write Markers, Ice Circles Rhinestone Brads, Ticket Corner Punch, Scallop Edge Punch and Rose Red Grosgrain Ribbon.

Happy New Year!!!

 

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Valentine's Day Class Planner for Demonstrators

Demonstrators - I am currently selling my Valentine's Day Love You Much Stamp Camp Class Planner for only $12.95. 

Love You Much Class Planner $12.95

You will receive alternate pictures to customize the class as well as all the links to purchase the items I use.  Complete instructions are also included.

Please EMAIL me if you have any questions.

Thanks!!!

 

Love You Much, Flip Flop Card

Here is a really cool card by Adele.  She is another member of the super talented Controlfreaks.  This is the front

 

and this is the back

  

Thanks for looking!!!

 

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Love You Much Bundle

Here are some of the samples I received in a swap I participated in for the Love You Much Bundle.

 

Very lovely and simple card by Joey

 

Cute little chocolate pouch by Melanie

Thanks girls, I am never disappointed by the swaps I receive from this group. :-)

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I am over run with Christmas Cards, do you want some!!

As I was trying to make space for the numerous toys my kids received for Christmas, I discovered a box under the bed full of Christmas cards.  These have either been stamped by me or received in swaps over the past few years.  Some are full cards and some are card fronts that can be turned into full cards by adding a base.  Would you like to buy some!!  Maybe you can get a jump start on next years cards!!!

Here are the two groups (click on the images to see them larger).  There are over 250 cards in these two piles.

 

 

I am selling them in groups of 15 for $15 (including the shipping) or a group of 10 free with a $75 order.  You will receive a mix of cards and card fronts.

 

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Cocoa gifts

 

These were given to my kids from a wonderful customer of mine named E'Lyn.  My daughter said that she just cannot eat it because the packaging is so cool!!!

Thanks E'Lyn!!

Big Shot Snowflake Shirt

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Here is the shirt I made for my daughter.  I used brown felt and Wonder Under with my iron.  The button is from the Bold Brights Buttons pack.  You can see the onesies I did with my Big Shot and felt in THIS POST

 

Here is the close up

 

 

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Big Shot onesies for my niece

Have I ever told you how much I LOVE MY BIG SHOT!!!  Well, in case I haven't

I LOVE MY BIG SHOT!!!!

My SIL mentioned that my niece could use some long-sleeved onesies for Christmas so I went to Walmart (pretty much the only store we have here!!) to find some.  I had a basic plan in my mind that I wanted to use my Big Shot to decorate them but didn't know exactly how I was going to do it.  I found some plain onesies for only $3.50 each and bought two, one pink and one white.  Yesterday, I thought that I had better get them done!!

Here is the pink one:

 

I used the Flower Layers W/Leaf Bigz die and some different colors of felt.  I cut my felt into squares and ironed on some Wonder Under.  I ran the felt piece through my Big Shot, peeled off the paper backing and ironed it onto the shirt.  I used a Pretty in Pink Button for the middle of the flower.  Here is a close up of the flower.

 

Here is the white one

 

I used the Snowflake #2 Originals die for this one and some light blue felt.  The Designer button in the middle looks so cute.  I applied the Wonder Under the same way and ironed the felt onto the fabric.  Here is a close up of the snowflake.

 

At the start of this project, I found a plain oatmeal colored shirt in my craft box that I bought for my DD this past summer (of course, I forgot that I had it!!).  I decided to add one more little Chirstmas gift to her collection and I will show you that shirt tomorrow.

If you would like to see a few more things I have done with felt and my Big Shot see my older posts HERE and HERE

Off to do some more baking!!!

 

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Last Minute Gifts and the Love You Much Bundle

I bought these candles at Walmart a few weeks ago and thought I had better do something with them.  I had some rubons laying on my desk and added them to the jars.  The yummy Alpine ribbon adds the finishing touch.

 

These will make the perfect little "adder" gifts for some of the people on my list.

TIP - when applying rubons to glass, be sure the glass is free from dirt, dust and fingerprints.

Have a productive day!!!!

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I won, I won!!!!

Thanks to all of you who purchased the Country Living Holiday Collection Stampin' Kit from me!!  Stampin' Up! was having a contest and the demonstrators who sold the most kits won two free stamp sets from the upcoming Spring-Summer Catalog.  Let me know if you need a new catalog.

I will be receiving these stamp sets later this month and I will show them to you as soon as I receive them.

**FREE Shipping and the 10% discount off retiring sets ends Tuesday so if you need anything, let me know.

**You can also order the NEW Love You Much Bundle (Click HERE to see the bundle) Tuesday and in addition the to 20% discount offered by Stampin' Up!, you will receive FREE shipping and a FREE pack of 8 1/2 x 11 card stock in Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette or Close to Cocoa!!  Email or call me ASAP to place your order!!

Happy Stampin'

Teacher Gifts and the bags I put them in

Here are the teacher gifts I made this year, I also included gift certificates from one of my favorite local stores called Little Willow Traders, they have the coolest stuff and DonnaJo is just wonderful to work with!!!

I posted the Olive Frame last month and you can see that post HERE

 

This uses some left over DSP I had from the Handmade Holiday Card Elements Kit I used this year for some of my Christmas cards.  The colors are Real Red and Mellow Moss.

 

Colors in this one are Old Olive and Real Red.

Here are the bags I put the frames in:

 

Sorry about the quality of this picture, it is terrible but I had to take it at night.  Here are a couple of close-ups of the toppers

Baja Breeze

  Pacific Point

and a close up of one of the bags:

 

Thanks for looking!!

 

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Top Note Gift Card Holder

Here is a Gift Card Holder made using the Stampin' Up! exclusive Top Note die.  I ran my Frosty Day DSP and 1 1/2 sheets of Bashful Blue through my Big Shot using the Top Note die.  I used SNAIL to attach the DSP to the full Bashful Blue Top Note and used my Crop-A-Dile to set a Jumbo Eyelet.  The letters were cut from Chocolate Chip Textured card stock with the Serif Essentials Alphabet Set.  Chocolate Chip Grosgrain creates the tree hanger.

 

I cut my other Bashful Blue Top Note in half and attached it to the back with Sticky Strip. so it could hold my Gift Card.

 

I have another Top Note Gift Card Holder to show you tomorrow.

 

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Sneak Preview at some goodies from the new catalog!!

    

    

How about a Sneak Peak--You can purchase the Love You Much Bundle at a 20% discount. 

The retail price of the items in the bundle is $51.85 but you can purchase it for only $41.48 and if you do it before December 23rd, you pay no shipping** as Stampin' Up! is offering FREE shipping through December 23rd. 

Bundle includes the super cute Love You Much Stamp Set with coordinating Heart to Heart Punch and the yummy Candy Lane Designer Series Paper.

If you order the bundle by December 23rd, I will throw in a package of coordinating 8 1/2 x 11 card stock, you specify which one, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette or Close to Cocoa.

Free shipping applies to any size order if you are local (as I will combine them)and to orders over $70 if you are long distance to me.

If you are interested in seeing some projects done with this set, click HERE to see over 100 samples!!!

I have a Valentine's Day Stamp Camp coming up in January and am offering my class planner to demonstrators for only $12.95

 

 

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Last minute gifts for the kiddos

Last night 8:00, we just finished watching Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.  My 5 year old son says, "Mommy what am I going to give all my school friends tomorrow?"  I reply, "I'm sorry honey, I just didn't have time to make anything."  Holy cow, you would've thought that I threw away his blankie!!!  He started crying his little head off.  Well, of course, the guilt sets in quick, I had planned to make something but it just never happened. 

I put the kids to bed, finish designing and making my packaging for my teacher gifts, I will show you those this weekend, and get started.  It had to be something simple and quick as it was 10:30pm.  My mind was racing, what could I do???  Then I see the box of mini candy canes sitting on my desk.  That was it, I didn't have anything else to use so the candy cane would have to do.  So I now have the treat but what to do with the treat??

I sat there staring at those candy canes, looking at my Big Shot, thinking of all of the other things I have to do, back to the Big Shot and my stack of dies.......Scallop Circle???  Then I see my Serif Essentials Alphabet and it all starts to come together.  I start making scallops out of the DSP I have left and then I think, maybe my husband will help me!!!  I ask him, he gives me a little grief but comes to help. :-)  I start out by having him adhere the initials to the scallops with my SNAIL but it quickly becomes apparent that this is a little too much for him.....LOL  I ask him if he would like to run the Big Shot, his eyes light up and I hear grunts similar to those by Tim Taylor on Tool Time!!  Well, let me tell you, he is a Big Shot master.  He started going down the classroom list, cranking out initials left and right, then more scallops, then attaching candy canes with mini glue dots, punching holes and stringing the ribbon.  He was a life saver!!!  We got the whole lot of 35 of them done in about an hour....whew....

 

My husband didn't like the random scallops I was doing for my son's class, he insisted on the striped paper in the Ski Slope pack as it was "more like Christmas colors".  So for my daughter's class we used the stripes. (you didn't think I only made these for my sons room did you??  There would have been a serious problem around here if I did that!!!)

 

and a close up

Thank goodness for my Big Shot and my other Big Shot (my husband)!!!

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January Card Kit of the Month

Featured Set: Always
Featured Accessory: Filigree Designer Brads

 

You will receive the supplies to create SIX of EACH design – so you will receive all of the consumable supplies needed to create 12 cards. You will also receive 2 additional full color samples of “alternative” cards that you can make with the combined contents of the kit! In addition, you will receive step by step instructions on how to complete each of the 4 designs. The price of the Card Kit is $15 add $3 if you need me to ship it to you. 

Payments for the Card Kits must be received by January 15th. Your kits should arrive by the end of the month.

Special Offer for January! Purchase the Card Kit and receive the Coordinating Stamp Set, “Always” and the Featured Accessory, “Filigree Designer Brads” at 15% off!

Add-On Products:

• Sage Shadow Stampin' Write Marker ($3.25)
• Sage Shadow Classic Ink Pad ($5.25)
• Chocolate Chip Classic Ink Pad ($5.25)
• Stampin' Sponges ($3.50)
• 1/2" Circle Punch ($5.95)
• 1-1/4" Circle Punch ($15.95)
• Always Stamp Set ($28.95) $24.60 with the purchase of the Card Kit
• Filigree Designer Brad Assortment ($5.95) $5.05 with the purchase of the Card Kit

January Card Kit

Kit + Shipping $18.00Kit - Local Delivery $15.00