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Hi Stamping Friends!
I had so much fun hanging out & stamping with my local Too Cool Team members at our Stamp & Share event last night! I look forward to this special time every month and I hope they can feel how much I LOVE them and enjoy having them as part of my team! We had fantastic presentations, prizes, make & takes and LOTS & LOTS of awesome holiday show & tell projects! By the time eveyone left, my heart was full and I was creatively re-charged! Thank you to everyone who participated! Learn more about my nationwide Too Cool Stampers community.
Today, I'm sharing one of the stocking stuffer make & takes that we created at our team event. But first a couple of exciting announcements…
My 2016-2017 Stampin' Up Stats—I was unable to attend the Stampin' Up! OnStage LIVE event last weekend, so I had to wait until Stampin' Up! posted the list of top achievers yesterday and I was excited to discover that I made some of the lists! Here are my stats for the 2016-2017 year:
- #25 in Recruiting in the United States (Holy wow!)
- #71 Demonstrator in the United States (Oh.My.Gosh!)
- #133 Demonstrator Globally (Are you kidding me? That's out of nearly 50,000 demos!)
- Alaska Incentive Trip Achiever
Wow! I am so truly blessed to have the continued support of my Too Cool team and awesome stamping friends from all over the country! YOU are the reason that I am able to do what I LOVE every day! Thank you so much for being on this Stampin' Up! journey with me!
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Complete Stamparatus Reservation Details Coming Tomorrow!
Reservations Begin November 16
How Can You Get One? You'll be able to reserve the NEW Stamparatus positioning tool beginning on November 16, and it will begin shipping to those with reservations on February 1, 2018. The cost is $49. I'll have more details about the reservation process on tomorrow's blog, but I wanted to let you know that it's coming!
Learn More: 5 Things About The NEW Stamparatus Video
Cookie Cutter Christmas Window Mini Pizza Boxes
Those cute little Mini Pizza Boxes have been so popular and I'm excited to learn that they will be carrying over into the new year! Woohoo! Did you know that you can use framelits to cut out a window out of the top of the box, giving you a peek at what's inside? How fun!
Window Box Basics—Before assembling the box, I used the 2-3/8" diameter Layering Circles Framelit to die-cut the window on the lid. The box is thick, so it may take 2-3 times of running it through the Big Shot before you can pop out the window. Next, I added a 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" Window Sheet to the inside of the window with Tear & Tape, then I assembled the box.
Box Top Décor—I also die-cut the same size circle from the center of a 3-1/4" x 3-1/4" piece of Be Merry Designer Series Paper and adhered it to the top with SNAIL. I added the cut-out circle to the inside of the box, just for fun! I tied a bow with the 1/8" Silver Ribbon and adhered it to the top left of the window with a Glue Dot.
Blended Santa—I stamped the Cookie Cutter Santa image in Memento Black ink, then colored his suit, hat & boots with Stampin' Blends Cherry Cobbler and Smoky Slate markers. His face is colored with the Ivory Blends marker. He's punched out with the coordinating Cookie Builder Punch. Because the Blends marker ink bleeds through to the back, and you could see the back when you open the lid, I mounted the image onto a second Cherry Cobbler card stock punched shape for a more finished look. I also stamped and punched out the little ball that goes on his hat. A little Wink of Stella clear was added to the suit trim, too! He's so cute! When attaching him to the top of the box, I only added Dimensionals under the parts that would not show through the window.
Two Cool—My second pizza box is decorated with the Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper and adorned with some Cherry Cobbler Double-Stitched Ribbon.
When they are all decorated, you can fill these stocking stuffers with all sorts of goodies! I'm partial to cookies! It's a food-safe box, and it would be fun to see the yumminess through the window (but, I would not include the DSP circle on the inside). Any kind of small candy, jewelry, and gift cards would work well, too!
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Congratulations!! A big WHOO HOO!!
Your nieces and nephew are very proud of you!!
Awww, thanks for the shout-out, Pam! Love you all!