Busy, busy, busy!

Wow...I can't believe its Monday already!  Where did the weekend go??  I spent most of Saturday prepping for a Stamp-A-Stack class and decorating my home for Christmas in preparation for my Open House next weekend.  Sunday was church in the morning and then a fun Stamp-A-Stack with Mary and her friends.  It is amazing how quickly two days can pass when one doesn't have time to take a breath!
No stamping this weekend, but I do have a project to show you that I CASE'd from Teneale Williams on Pinterest a while back.  Have a look:

Simple Christmas card featuring the Expressions Thinlits and Banner Christmas stamp set.

I really love the Expressions Thinlits.  Yes, they're a bit fussy and require some patience to remove the diecut word from the die, but the effort is SO worth it!  Here are some quick tips to recreate this one:

• I embossed the Cherry Cobbler card front using the Stylish Striped TIEF.  The card stock is cut to 4" x 5-1/4".
• The card base is Crumb Cake.
• I die cut the Merry from Red Glimmer Paper using the Expressions Thinlits and adhered it using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
• I stamped Christmas from the Banner Christmas stamp set in Old Olive ink.
• The DSP is from the Season of Style DSP stack.
• The panel behind the stamped panel is Baked Brown Sugar card stock.

As I mentioned earlier, I had absolutely NO time to stamp this weekend, but I do have a few projects to show you this week that I made a while back.
Don't forget the Holiday Sale is still going strong this week until December 3rd.  Tons of great deals to be had...click the image below to view all of the sale items.

By the way...did you realize that one month from today is Christmas Day????  Yikes!  I have work to do!!

Using up scraps!

My stamping desk is a bit of a disaster area these days.  I've been so busy prepping for my upcoming classes I haven't had time to stop and clean up.  So, the pile just gets bigger and bigger and my work area gets smaller and smaller...is there anybody out there who can relate?  Well, I decided to try to tackle some of my mess by using up the scraps and leavings from other projects.  Here is what I came up with:

Holiday card featuring the A Banner Christmas stamp set (130255)

 I had those Washi Tape ornaments sitting around from another project I had thought I would use them on, but didn't.  I also had the strip of DSP and the die-cut glittery snowflakes, as well as the red die-cut circle.  I just started layering and viola...insta-card!

 

As if this card weren't blingy enough already, I decided to add a few rhinestones...can't have too much bling...especially for the Holidays!
I wish I could say my desk looks much tidier, but I'm sad to say I have a LONG way  and several more scrap-projects to go!

Now for this week's Weekly Deals...some of my favourite products are on sale! 

	Secret Garden Framelits Dies Item #129372  Regular Price: $30.95 Discounted Price: $23.21
	Stampin' Pierce Mat Item # 126199 Regular Price: $5.50 Discounted Price: $4.12
	7/8" Scallop Circle Punch Item # 129404 Regular Price: $15.95 Discounted Price: $11.96
	Ovals Collection Framelits Dies Item #129381 Regular Price: $32.95 Discounted Price: $24.71
	Paper Snips Item # 103579 Regular Price: $14.95 Discounted Price: $11.21
	Baker's Twine Island Indigo Item # 125575 Regular Price: $3.95 Discounted Price: $2.96