Christmas Gift Ideas From Carmen

I'm always looking for small, easy-to-make gifts for the holidays, and Carmen DeBruce brought all kinds of goodies to show us at our last Demo Meeting.  These are fantastic little gifts for co-workers, your child's teacher, casual friends, and even as holiday party favors!  We've already seen a few days ago the cute little Paper …

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Some Too Cool CASEing Fun!

You know I'm all about CASEing (Copy And Share Everything) and it's highly encouraged in the stamping community!  Here are some of the fantastic ideas that I thought would be great to CASE for holiday cards… My downline, Michelle Hoover, created this sparkly card with the Dryer Sheet Technique.  Have you ever tried this one?  …

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Poofy Fabric Ornament Card

Those who know me well aren't going to believe it…I actually used my new Deck The Halls Fabric on a card!  Finally, right?!  When it comes to decorative papers, certain embellishments, and now the new Stampin' Up! fabric, I tend to like to admire the patterns and pretties, without actually using them.  I wonder why …

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Petals-A-Plenty Poinsettia Card

   Here's another scrunchy flower that's perfect for the holiday season—a poinsettia!  Last year, at the end of the Christmas season, I saw a card combining this pretty paper flower with the Petals-A-Plenty Impressions Folder and I knew I had to try it this year. Poinsettia Flower: I used the 5-Petal Flower Punch to punch …

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Too Cool Demo Team October Showcase – Part 2

Today, I'm sharing more of the awesome projects my team has created!  We'll start off with a pretty Perfect Plum card created by Darla Eigenschink.  The shimmery background is sprayed with Smooch Spritz, then wrapped with a Black 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon.  At our meeting, Darla showed us how to create the pleated paper flower with …

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Thoughts & Prayers To My Friend

Forgive me as I get a little emotional in this post.  A very close friend of mine lost her dad yesterday.  I have to tell you that, although I didn't really know her father, his death brought back so many recent emotions of my mom's death in 2008.  It was her passing that led me …

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