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

Warmest of Wishes Owl Treat

This is one of the projects my club gals had the opportunity to make last month.  We used the Warmest of Wishes stamp set that is one of your hostess choices with a $150 party/order. 

The colors in the Autumn M&M's bag match some of our card stocks.  We used More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler and Early Espresso. 

All three colors of card stock were stamped with Early Espresso Classic Ink.  The owl was punched out with the Owl Builder Punch and the mask and treat sack were cut with the Paper Snips and glued to the owl. 

The 1x8 cello bags were filled using a Candy Slide (a piece of card stock cut to 8 x 1 1/2 and scored right down the middle) which makes this process go very quickly.

We added 12 M&M's and then folded the little cello bag on itself.  Two 1 3/4 circle punches were stapled around the top of the bag and the owl was added with Stampin' Dimensionals to hide the staple on the front. 

These are super quick treats and the gals loved them.  I have a few extra and I will be handing them out this week. :-)

Supplies, order yours in my Online Store:
Stamps: Warmest of Wishes (W#122670, C#122672) available as a hostess choice with a $150 party/order
Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler (#119685), More Mustard (#100946), Early Espresso (#119686)
Ink: Early Espresso Classis (#119670)
Accessories: 1 3/4 Circle Punch (# 119850), Owl Builder Punch (#118074), 1x8 Cello Bags (#124134)
Other: M&M's, Stapler

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Little Scallop Pumpkin Treats

My friend Jan stopped by yesterday and dropped off one of these stinkin' cute treats for each of my kids.  I immediately had to run down to the stamp room and make some more. 

Luckily, I have a stash of chocolate in the cupboard and the Reeses Mini Peanut Butter Cups were plentiful. :-)

Here are the ones I made:

and a side view

I used a Sponge Dauber to add some ink to the edges and added some texture with the Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  The face was stamped prior to sending the scallops through the folder and it comes from the Jack of All Trades stamp set.  I had a few scraps of different green ribbons so I used ups some of those.  I love it when I can use up some scraps!!!

Here are the instructions:
Punch two 1 3/4 scallops from Pumpkin Pie card stock and cut about four scallops off each one
Stamp the pumpkin face of your choice in Basic Black on one
Run the scallops through the Stripes Folder
Add the snippet (about 2") of ribbon to the scallops with glue dots
Put two glue dots on the the small end of the peanut butter cup and press it onto the back side of the pumpkin
Add a dimensional to the other scallop and attach it to the top of the peanut butter cup

Order your supplies to make these super cute treats in my Online Store and while you are there be sure to check out the Clearance Rack.

Supplies:
Stamps: Jack of All Trades (W#122620, C#122622)
Card stock: Pumpkin Pie (#105117)
Ink: Basic Black (#101179)
Accessories: 1 3/4 Scallop Punch (#119854), Big Shot (#113439), Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (#123128), Mini Glue dots (#103683) Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430)
Embellishments: Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon (#122977),  Old Olive 1/4 Grosgrain Ribbon (#111368), Old Olive Scallop Dots Ribbon (#124139)

Get your FREE Big Shot Machine or $100 in Merchandise of your choice when you join my team by the end of October.  Click HERE for details.

 

Witches Boot Halloween Treat

Join my Be a Big Shot at Home series of classes and you can make really cool projects like this one in the comfort of your own home.  The next round starts November 15th.

I am participating in a swap with some of my customers next week and this is my Halloween Treat.  I used the Holiday Stocking Bigz L Die to create the boot and added a 3 1/2" circle die to the toe.  The boot cuff is one of the flocked patterns in the Mocha Morning DSP pack.

I added a tag to all the boots after I took the group picture, I stamped the image from Grateful Greetings in Versamark and sprinkled Silver Embossing Powder on half, tapped off and then added Black Embossing Powder to the rest.  I think it is kinda cool. :-)

Here is a shot of the back

Gotta run, feeling a little under the weather and need some sleep.  Thanks for looking, order your Holiday Stocking die and all your holiday crafting supplies in my ONLINE STORE.

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**Join my team in October and get a FREE Big Shot or $100 in merchandise!

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**Updated Retired Items for Sale

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Peekaboo!!!

I made this little treat with the Matchbox Bigz XL Die, the Peekaboo Frames Bigz L Die and my Big Shot.

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The greeting is from one of my favorite sets this time of year, Grateful Greetings.  I inked part of the greeting with my Rich Razzleberry and Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write Markers and punched it out with the Postage Stamp Punch. 

I punched with the image near the bottom.

Then I attached a little card stock handle to it

Insert it into the punch again and line it up near the top of the inked image taking care to keep the edges in line.

 Here is your mini postage stamp!

I stamped the ghost image from Spooky Bingo Bits in Basic Black and punched it out with the 1" Square Punch.  His eyes are Basic Rhinestones and look really cool in person.

The little window is one of the die cuts on the Peekaboo Frames Bigz L Die that is in the Holiday Mini Catalog.

I have four yummy Hershey's Nuggets inside wrapped with the Halloween stamp from the It's a Wrap Holidays set, also in the Holiday Mini Catalog.

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Things to Remember:

**Join my team in October and get a FREE Big Shot or $100 in merchandise!

**Buy two Simply Sent Card Kits in October and get a FREE stamp set, click HERE for details.

**Updated Retired Items for Sale

**Round 3 of  my Be a Big Shot Classes start in November, get a $150 shopping spree when you complete the classes.

**My 12 Weeks of Christmas Ideas have started, be sure you are on my newsletter list to receive all the fabulous ideas!

Haunted Forest Stair Step Card

I used the Haunted Forest ala carte stamp in the back of the Holiday Mini Catalog to create the main image on this card.

I stamped the Haunted Forest twice, once on Lucky Limeade and once on Whisper White.  I colored the images stamped on the Whisper White and punched out the colored areas with my circle punches.  I then lined up the punched circles with the image on the Lucky Limeade piece and glued them down. 

This is called the spotlighting techniqe.  I did use a Sponge Dauber with Daffodil Delight for the moon and my Stampin' Write Markers for the other coloring.

I also used Wicked Cool, Grateful Greetings and the Simply Scored Tool on this card.

Order your supplies in my Online Store today!!

Supplies:

Stamps. Wicked Cool, Grateful Greetings, Haunted Forest

Ink: Jet Black StazOn, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie & Lucky Limeade Stampin' Write Markers

Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Lucky Limeade, 2011-2013 In Color Paper Stack

Accessories: 1/2, 3/4, 1" circle punches, Simply Scored Tool, Paper Cutter

 

Halloween Village of Cuteness Class

I held my Halloween Village of Cuteness class last weekand here are some shots of the fun.  The gals worked really hard and it was a good thing I had prepped all the pieces and parts the day before. :-)

This is the village as I designed it.  A big thanks to my hubby for cutting and sanding all our blocks, he is the best.  You can see him in action making cookies with me in THIS POST!

Here are the girls working hard.  They had to paint, stamp, assemble and apply all the embellishments to the houses.

Linda (camera shy!), Melissa and Erin.

Marie and Jodi

and here they are with their finished villages!

We used a long list of Stampin' Up! products and you can order any of your Halloween Supplies in my Online Store, anytime, day or night! 

Don't forget that when you join my team of demonstrators, you will receive a FREE Big Shot Machine or your choice of $100 in FREE product.  Click HERE to get started today!

 

Two Tags Gift Card Wrapper

Here is a fun Gift Card Wrapper made from the Two Tags Bigz Die for the Big Shot Machine.  Did you know that you can get a FREE Big Shot Machine just by joining my team of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators in October?  Find out more HERE.

I started with a piece of Basic Black card stock that measures 6 1/2 x 4 1/2.  I used my Simply Scored Tool to score it at 1 3/4 and 4 3/4 and fold it together.

The paper on the front is from the Pick Your Poison Designer Series Paper in the Holiday Mini Catalog and the stamped image is from the Gift Givers set also in the Holiday Mini.

The tag is created by the Two Tags Bigz Die and my Big Shot Machine.  and I added the Basic Gray Satin and Basic Black 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon as a pull tab. Get your Ribbon Shares here.

This was a super simple project to make and it just might be included in my next Round of Be a Big Shot At Home series of classes.  I am taking sign ups for Round 3 which starts in November.  Sign up for the four classes and get a FREE $150 shopping spree in March.  Get all the details HERE.

I am working on a Christmas version of this gift card wrapper as well so stay tuned for that.

 Get the supplies to create this fun Halloween treat in my Online Store. 

Replace the gift card with a flat treat like a mini Hershery's Chocolate Bar or a Heath Bar for a yummy treat for the kiddos.

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Things to Remember:

**Join my team in October and get a FREE Big Shot or $100 in merchandise!

**Buy two Simply Sent Card Kits in October and get a FREE stamp set, click HERE for details.

**Updated Retired Items for Sale

**Round 3 of  my Be a Big Shot Classes start in November, get a $150 shopping spree when you complete the classes.

**My 12 Weeks of Christmas Ideas have started, be sure you are on my newsletter list to receive all the fabulous ideas! 

Create a Halloween House!

Did you see the Design a House on the Clearance Rack, the price is a mere $2.39!!  You can decorate it any way you wish.  I made one last year for Halloween and was tickled to see it again when my kiddos brought the Halloween box out.  They had a blast doing the decorating this year.

 

 

I put a couple of battery powered tealights inside to make it glow in the dark.  I used the Bitty Bat Punch when I made mine and now it is on the Clearance Rack as well for only $6.99, what a bargain!!!

I covered the white chipboard pieces with Basic Black card stock and added Vellum Card Stock Windows that I stamped with the Wicked Cool set...too much fun!!!!  You can also paint the house pieces prior to assembly and that would be alot quicker.:-)  Here are a few more samples.

   

  
■ Charming and versatile holiday décor item
■ Create a Christmas village, gingerbread house, haunted house, or Build-a-Bear Workshop® Playhouse
■ Finished house size approximately 6-1/4” x 6” x 5”
■ Embellish as much or as little as you like
■ Comes White

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Things to Remember:

**Join my team in October and get a FREE Big Shot or $100 in merchandise!

**Buy two Simply Sent Card Kits in October and get a FREE stamp set, click HERE for details.

**Updated Retired Items for Sale

**Round 3 of  my Be a Big Shot Classes start in November, get a $150 shopping spree when you complete the classes.

**My 12 Weeks of Christmas Ideas have started, be sure you are on my newsletter list to receive all the fabulous ideas!

**Stampin' Up! Fabric Swatch Books for sale Details can be found here

Every Little Bit Paperclip Bookmarks

I just love the Every Little Bit stamp set.  It has 28 tiny images that are perfect for creating these scallop accents.  You can use these accents on cards, scrapbook pages, as magnets or as bookmarks like I did here.

I stamped the images on various colors of card stock and punched them out with the 1 1/4 Circle Punch and layered them on the 1 3/8 Circle Punch and 1 3/4 Scallop Circle Punch.

I attached them to the jumbo paper clips I had in my stash to create bookmarks.  Too much fun!!

Order the supplies to create your own bookmarks in my Online Store.

Supplies:

Stamps: Every Little Bit

Card Stock: Elegant Eggplant, Lucky Limeade, Pumpkin Pie, Wisteria Wonder, Soft Suede, More Mustard, Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz, Night of Navy, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Pretty in Pink

Ink: Jet Black Staz On, More Mustard, Real Red, Melon Mambo, Wisteria Wonder Stampin' Write Markers

Accessories: 1 1/4, 1 3/8, Scallop Circle Punches, Paper Snips, Mini Glue Dots

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Things to Remember:

**Sign up for my Holiday Mini Product Shares, I am startomg tp fill round 12 so get on the list.

**Updated Retired Items for Sale

**Round 3 of  my Be a Big Shot Classes start in November, get a $150 shopping spree when you complete the classes.

**My 12 Weeks of Christmas Ideas starts Thursday, be sure you are on my newsletter list to receive all the fabulous ideas!

**Demonstrators, are you looking for a new class to offer your customers?  Customers are you looking for info on new techniques?  Check out my Technique class files.  Details can be found here

September 2011 Control Freaks Blog Tour - Fall Into Step

 

Welcome to the September 2011 Tour de Freaks Blog Hop! We are so excited to have you join us today.

This month we are featuring Fall Into Step -- Autumn, Halloween and Thanksgiving Ideas.  I decided to focus on Halloween as I love creating Halloween cards and 3-D projects.  

Our tour is nice and short and features some of your favorite Control Freaks Stampers. You may have just come from my friend Deb Currier's Blog, you may be one of my blog stalkers or you may have just stumbled here…however you got here, you’ll be very glad you did!  Be sure to take the whole tour!  Note:  If you are arriving here on the 19th, please note that not all links may be working yet.  The tour officially begins on the 20th.

 

My card was alot of fun to make!! I used one of my favorite Halloween sets, Wicked Cool, and inked the stamps with my Stampin' Write Markers.  The zigzag trim is the edge of the Pinking Hearts Border Punch and the Swirls & Scribbles Sizzlit Die for the Big Shot was used to add some fun to the blank space.  The yummy Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon was tied around the border strip. 

 My second project is a treat holder made from the Petite Pocket Bigz XL Die.  I used the same stamp set and stamped the spider webs in Pumpkin Pie.  The Belly Band also serves as a closure for the pocket as it slides up and down the pocket.  It is made with the NEW Pick Your Poison Designer Series Paper.  A small circle from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack and a Neutrals Glimmer Brad add some interest to the side.

The Spooky greeting was also stamped in Pumpkin Pie, punched out with the Large Oval and layered on a Basic Black Scallop Oval.  I attached the spooky greeting to the Belly Band with Stampin' Dimensionals.

 
Slide the Belly Band down and open the flap to reveal the treat.  A slim package of gum or a flat candy bar will fit in the pocket perfectly.  I attached it to some cardstock and slipped some Basic Black Grosgrain Ribbon around it so it would be easy to pull out of the pocket.

That does it for me, your next stop is my super talented friend Jan Tinklenberg and I am sure you will love what she has to share.

 

Thanks for visiting!!!!

 

Perfect Pennant Halloween Treat

I'm back from my trip to Founder's Circle and need to go through my photos to get some posted for you. We had so much fun and I loved chattin' with my demo friends. Come back to see some of the gifts we received and some of the fun we had. While you wait, I will share a fun project with you.

I had a brainstorm and thought our Circle Treat Cups might fit in the largest pennant on the Perfect Pennants Bigz L Die and I was right!!!  These will make the niftiest treats for anyone.

I stamped the bat from Every Little Bit in Elegant Eggplant onto Wisteria Wonder card stock, cut it out and added it to the front of the cup.

The Pinking Hearts Border Punch added a fun Basic Black trim to the edge and I finished it off with a snippet our Elegant Eggplant Scallop Dots Ribbon.

The pennant was placed on a small dowel and placed in a super cute bucket I had here.  Wouldn't these look cute as a centerpiece on a table, you could make the dowels different sizes!!!

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Things to Remember:

Sign up for my Holiday Mini Product Shares, I am filling Round 11 right now so get on the list.

Block Buddies Class to go Details Here

Updated Retired Items for Sale

Coming soon, details on Round 3 of my Be a Big Shot at Home Class series starting in November

Winner, Winner

**Update, the Halloween Village goes to Jacki S and Maureen W won the frame insert, congrats ladies and thanks so much for the orders. :-)

Orders can be placed Online in my Store or via email to me.

I am offering the Halloween Village of Cuteness as a class so if you didn't win, you can come make your own.  Friday, October 7th at 6:00pm or Saturday, October 8th at 9:00am.  Cost is $35 and includes a bottle of Multipurpose Adhesive.

Jack of All Trades - Take 2!

Holiday Mini Product Share participants.  I have mailed out all the Round 1 shares that were paid for by September 1st.  I have placed another order for Round 2 and it will be here Monday.  I will get those out on Tuesday before I leave for Founder's Circle.

The winners of the Dazzling Diamonds from the Round 1 are:  Sheila D, Teresa F, Barbara P, Sara Q, JoBeth R, Patricia B and Jodi L.  I will have more winners next week when I get Round 2 out.  If you would like to win a FREE bottle of our NEW Dazzlings Diamonds, sign up for a spot in my Holiday Mini Product Shares. 

Here is another Halloween card I made last weekend.  It also uses the Jack of All Trades set.

 

This time, I used the witches hat on my pumpkin buddy.  I masked the hat before I stamped his body and added a cut out star that is popped up on a Stampin' Dimensional.  The sentiment is from the Grateful Greetings set which works really well with the Jack of All Trades set. 

I attached the multicolored the tag with a Pumpkin Pie Glitter Brad, love the bling!!!  Speaking of bling, I colored one of our Basic Rhinestones with a Black Sharpie and added it to the star on his hat. 

The Paper Piercing Tool and Mat Pack make quick and easy work of adding a pierced border around the main image.

Order your Halloween Supplies in my Online Store today!!

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Get your share of the fabulous new Holiday Mini Products

Block Buddies Class to go Details Here.

Updated Retired Items for Sale

Coming soon, details on Round 3 of my Be a Big Shot at Home class series that starts in November.

 

Jack of All Trades

Here is the first of the items I created this past weekend.  I tried to get it posted yesterday for you but I was in alot of pain with my shoulders and just couldn't sit here and type it up.  Sorry about that, but here it is!!

 
I pulled out my New Jack of All Trades set and got to work.  I have been wanting a pumpkin set for a long time and this one is just the ticket.  I paired it with the Grateful Greetings set as I thought the face went well with the greeting.

A tiny piece punched with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch really sets off the Lucky Limeade strip on the main image.  I finished the main image with a little snippet of Basic Black attached with the staple.  The 1/8 Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon pulls everything together.  Pretty quick and easy.

Order your Halloween Supplies in my Online Store today!!

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Get your share of the fabulous new Holiday Mini Products

Block Buddies Class to go Details Here.

Updated Retired Items for Sale

 

Working on some Halloween projects

I finally had a couple of good days this weekend with my shoulders and in addition to working on my Founder's Circle swaps, I felt the need to start creating for Halloween. 

Place your Halloween Supplies orders in my Online Store today! 

 

I was able to get three cards done along with some candy treats and bookmarks.  I was really on a roll and it felt good.  My shoulders did get pretty sore and stiff but since we didn't have any plans, I was able to create and rest on and off for two days!!

I will be posting my cards this week so come back and visit me to see them!

Speaking of Frozen Shoulder, did you know that the actress Teri Hatcher also suffers from this?  There is an article about her and Frozen Shoulder and in the article, they state that she suffers from a "rare and debilitating illness" know as Frozen Shoulder.  I know Frozen Shoulder is debilitating but didn't realize it was also a rare condition. :-)  Lucky me!!!