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Bonus Saturday Post - Craft Project Central

 

Good Evening Fellow Stampers -

And a spooky Halloween evening to all of you -- hehehe . . . that's supposed to be scary laugh !! LOL

 

It's time for our final Craft Project Central posting for October 2015 and a closing celebration of my time as a guest designer at CPC this month, which really was a thrill.  We have two final projects that have posted up at CPC, and tonight we're also going to look at the "Creating Pretty Cards" design challenge for CPC.  I'm excited to post up one final design for CPC and for you all to enjoy.  Let's get started with the final two projects that are now posted up and available at CPC for everyone to subscribe to and enjoy --

 

A Cutie Pie Christmas

 

 

The final October CPC project is designed by Boni Montano, and you can see more of her creations on her blog, Stampin' Sweet.

 

This festive set includes a trio of lit Christmas dioramas, a box full of assorted gift tags and a set of matching cards. This compilation is the perfect way to start the Holidays. The dioramas make a joyous centerpiece when used together or make lovely individual ornaments. The gifts tags make gift giving a breeze. This set makes the perfect gift for your neighbor, teachers and friends. Of course, be sure to make an extra to keep for yourself!

WOW!  How fun is that!!  

 

 

BONUS PROJECT:  Christmas Tags and Ornament In a Box

 

The special "bonus project" and very final project for October 2015 was posted up today over at Craft Project Central, and it's designed by the fabulous Christy Fulk! You can see more of Christy's wonderful work at Create With Christy.

Here's a sneak peak of this project.  It’s time to get ready for Christmas! This project would make a wonderful gift, and anyone would love to receive it. While you’re at it, make one for yourself, too. The tutorial includes a decorated box with a window, and has five compartments to hold 20 tags and a Christmas ornament. It also includes four different tag designs, and five are made of each. It includes a little Christmas ornament, too. The project features the Snow Place and Embellished Ornament Stamp Sets, along with their coordinating dies.

The Bonus Project works just a little differently from all the other monthly projects.  If you would like to see and learn how to make this Bonus Project, you'll want to subscribe for the month of October, AND qualify for the bonus project. Bonus projects can be obtained by subscribing to two or more months in a row, putting the Craft Project Central badge on your blog, or by referring a friend and when they subscribe, letting CPC know. With your subscription, and qualifying for the Bonus Project, you'll get illustrated, step-by-step instructions for 11 wonderful projects for only $10!

 

And that's it!!  That's all you have to do -- and the whole point is to Enjoy!!  Do you realize your month's subscription of $10 is only a $1 per project?  That's pretty terrific!  And you can pick which month's you want to subscribe to too.  I'd pick this one that's just ending personally!!  😏

 

 

 

 

 Creating Pretty Cards Challenge

 

Last, but certainly not least, I have one final design for CPC tonight.  This one for the Creating Pretty Cards Challenge [CPC#52] which is exclusive to CPC.  Let's take a look at this final design.

 

 

 

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• Layerothology.  This card design is created from Pool Party card stock for the base, cut 4 1/4", x 11", scored at 5 1/2" (top fold card).  The background piece is Whisper White cut, 4 1/8" x 5 3/8", embossed with the beautiful new Softly Falling textured impressions embossing folder.  Then I laid a piece of designer paper from the new Season of Cheer DSP on the bottom portion, and a strip of Silver diagonal stripe from the Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack.  This bold of layering is unusual for me but I decided to just go for it and give it a try, and I rather like the result.

 

• Flurry of Snowflakes.  The central layer is 2 1/2" x 4" Pool Party, overlaid with a piece from the beautiful Holidays Fancy Foil Designer Vellum - Gorgeous paper by the way!!  I then stamped a series of snowflakes with the new Flurry of Wishes stamp set in Pool Party, Mint Macaron, and Silver Metallic inks, and easy peasy, punched them out with the new Snow Flurry punch.  I then arranged them across my foil layer with glue dots, and then tied a piece of Silver Cording around the entire layer before adhering it to the front of the card.  The piece is finished off with a tied Silver Cording bow, and a Snowflake embellishment with Silver Cording pulled through the center.
  

 

• A Miracle Sentiment.  Have you looked at the beautiful sentiments in a stamp set, and taken the time to "dissect" them?  In other words, using "pieces and parts" of sentiments can be just as fabulous as the entirety.  I used the last two lines of one of the sentiments from the Flurry of Wishes stamp set, inking just the part I wanted with Pool Party, stamping on a 1" piece of Whisper White cardstock, and then punching one end with the Triple Banner Punch, and the other end with the 1/8" Circle Hand Punch.  Tied with Silver Cording to the center bow, I stabilized it with a single glue dot so it wouldn't flop around too much.

 

The design is finished off with rhinestones tucked here and there, and a row believe the sentiment.  This card just sparkles in the light!  I hope you have enjoyed it.

 

My final act for CPC will be to give away a bit of "blog candy" this weekend!  One lucky recipient will receive a free subscription to Craft Project Central for October so that you can see all the great "sneak peak" projects posted up this month and get all the directions and play to your heart's content.   To enter my blog candy drawing, all you need to do is go to Craft Project Central, leave a comment on my Project which posted up earlier this month.  You have until 8:00 tomorrow evening (November 1st), to leave your comments on my project post.  Be sure to indicate you are entering for the "free subscription" from Doggone Delightful Stampin'.  I will be picking the winner and announcing it on Monday evening.  At that time I will contact the winner to get the necessary information to award the free subscription to the October 2015 CPC projects!!  That's all there is to it.  I hope you will enter -- I look forward to someone winning the free subscription.

And that's it everyone!!  It's been a fabulous month -- and I can tell you there are some fabulous projects this month to try.  I hope you will sign up for CPC and give them a try.  I know you'll get a lot from your subscription and enjoy it tremendously!!
 

 Until Next Time . . .

 

 

 

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Simply Simple Saturdays - Preparing for Fall!

 

 

 

Hello Fellow Stampers -

Well, here we are - the end of October -- Halloween already!!   Just so hard to believe.  Fifty-four days until Christmas, -- yes, 54!  Eeeeeek.  Now is when I start a little bit of panicking when I realize just how much I've got to do in the next six to seven weeks.  I know I need to sit down and make a list, and start workin'!  How about you?

 

 

 

The weather has cooled in the past several weeks; especially after the sun sets in the evening.  There's a definite dip to the air temperature during the night hours.  And the trees are turning beautiful colors all around town.  This is definitely one of my favorite times of year -- except for it dark so early; and light so late in the morning!  I decided a week ago that I should take some pictures of my garden and little yard before our first frost arrived -- it's quite late this year to not have had our first frost yet.

 

Turns out it was a good thing I did.  Our first frost arrived on Tuesday night; and of course the very first things to go are the Impatience and Potato Vines; so today while it is beautiful (mid-60's) and sunny, I'll start the Fall garden clean up and clean out.  Time to pull all the annuals, and rake the leaves that are starting to gather; do some pruning and prep the grass for Winter.  I always feel sad when the beautiful flowers are done for the year; it seems very "blank" in the garden.  Leaves more to look forward to for Spring I guess.  I'm planting some new bulbs this Fall; we'll see what pokes its head in March  😉

 

Today was the final day of Farmer's Marker.  So I made one last spin through the last of the fresh veggies from our local farmers for the year; picked up some last fresh biscuits for Miss Sadie; and in general made my good-bye's for 2015.  That's sort of depressing too -- LOL.

 

 

It's time to make Applesauce!!!  The last thing I'll put up this Fall for the long months ahead.   A fresh box of apples have arrived home from the Palisade produce booth.  Mmmm mmmm -- maybe some baked apples tonight for Halloween are in order!!    I'll be busy this afternoon, that's for sure!!  Lots of catching up to do around here.

 

Little Miss Sadie Ann is doing very well too -- although we have the sniffles this week (a little puppy cold).  She graduated from Puppy Kindergarten a couple weeks ago with flying colors; and now we go to puppy day camp to take all the wiggles out while mom is at work.  We're still working on things, like jumping, and "come" when mom calls; but overall for a 7 month-old pup, she is doing incredibly well.  I'm really proud of her!!  She's a sweetheart through and through; a total snuggle bug at night; and I'm afraid I've fallen in love all over again -- and although I still miss Miss Laredo, the holes in the heart appear to be filling.

It's time for a little catch-up after our "week off," so hang tight and stay tuned.  I'll be back later today with a final post for Craft Project Central including a special card design, and a drawing for a free month's subscription to CPC.  That will be up a little later this evening.

 

In the meantime -- if you're still scrambling to make some fun give-aways for Halloween this evening, how about my fun "herd" of Curvy Keepsake box Jack-o-Lanterns -- heeheehee

 

Sometimes I think we forget about the wonderful products we already have because we're so busy with the "what's new" in the newest and latest catalog.  The fabulous Curvy Keepsake Box thinlet die that came out last Fall was one of my very favorites -- and is still available in the Annual Catalog!!  Better yet, this fun jack-o-lantern is easier to make than ever with the image from the new Sparkly Seasons stamp set.  The "stripes" on the pumpkins are created using the Chalk Lines stamp set; of course our beautiful little Spider Web Doilies are incorporated as part of the Witches hat which is created using the 2 1/2" circle punch and the Tree punch and our beautiful new Black Glimmer paper.  How about our Bow Builder Punch?  Have been using yours?  It was on sale a couple weeks ago -- and is a fabulous easy tool!!  Love it!!

Even better -- the tags are created with the Lots of Labels framelits and the stamp set from the September Paper Pumpkin.  This is an exclusive stamp set to the kit only; so if you want these cool stamp sets, you've got to get signed up!!

 

Pretty fun, huh??!!  😉

 

Alright -- we'll be back a little later -- in the meantime, Miss Sadie and I are getting ready to go out and check out the neighborhood and see what ghosts and goblins might be floating about -- Happy Halloween everyone!! 

 

Until Next Time . . .

 

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Terrific Tuesdays Weekly Deals and More . . . Oct 27 - Nov 2

 

Good Morning Fellow Stampers -

Wow!  It's Halloween Week!  By the time our next Weekly Deal / Promotion round up comes around, it will be November.  I don't think I've even begun to get anything done for Christmas -- eeeeek!!!  Time to check out news, updates and promotions at Stampin' Up! this week !

 

Just thought you'd like to know the results of our phenomenal 15% off all Stamp Sets Sale last week --  Something tells us you loved the 15-percent-off stamp sale last week; maybe it was the 181,286 stamp sets purchased during the five-day sale! Wow!

We'd also like to congratulate our inventory planners and manufacturing plant in Kanab, UT --  all those sales, and not a single stamp set went on backorder!!  Whooo Hoooo -- way to go!!  😊

 

 

Just A Reminder!

Don't forget, all this month, with a qualifying $300 order, you're earning an extra 3% in Stampin' Rewards.

From October 9-November 9, any qualifying order of $300 or more will earn you an extra 3% in Stampin’ Rewards.  This means, normal Stampin' Rewards on a $300 order are 12%; for this monthly only, you will earn an additional 3% for a total of 15% Stampin' Rewards on your qualifying order.

So while you're taking advantage of the 15% off stamp sets, place that qualifying order, and get even more for your money!!

                                         

 

 Weekly Deals!

Now let's see what Weekly Deals Stampin' Up! has for us this week! 

 

 

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What a sweet little collection of Weekly Deals.  I adore our little In Color embellishments, and the Heart Border punch is one of my favorites, along with the Crochet Lace is perfect for vintage designs.  What a perfect time to stock up and boost your inventory with these fabulous items!!

*We know that Backorders can be so frustrating--especially during the holiday season when time is of the essence! In order to reduce the risk of Backorders for our Weekly Deals and better manage orders and shipping times, we will be limiting the number of items available until further notice; like you, we want to make sure that you get your Weekly Deals in a timely manner!

 

 

Did you miss out on getting signed up for Paper Pumpkin this last month?  Or did you put your PP on hold for a month?  Here's what you missed out on --

• A fabulous 13-pc. floral stamp set
• A Basic Gray mini ink pad
• Soft cream colored twine
• 30 gold foil stickers
• 12 die-cut labels
• 12 pre-printed card stock pieces
• 9 envelopes (3 colors/3 sizes)
• 9 card bases (3 colors/3 sizes)
• 1 sheet of dimensionals (adhesive)
• A full photo instruction brochure
• And a thank you from Stampin' Up! for being a subscriber this month and thus helping to donate towards the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

All this for just $19.95 + tax!  And it comes to you through the mail! I love the Paper Pumpkin subscription program!! (Click here to learn more about how Paper Pumpkin works and how you too can receive these great kits.)

This month's kit came in a special pink box. Check out this photo shared by Stampin' Up! on their Paper Pumpkin Facebook page. That's a LOT of kits! :)

 

Don't miss out on the next one -- get signed up today!!  And start enjoying the FUN in a mailbox near you!  

 

Another Perk for Paper Pumpkin Subscribers Only!  You can get refills for your most loved kits -- and this month's refill is already available!!  Click HERE to check out refills that are available --

 

 

 

I thought I'd leave you today with a fabulous new technique video -- we all want to be "experts" 😉

 

 

 

 

 

Let me know how I can help you with your Paper Passion -- Looking for a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator?  I'd be so honored to be your choice.  Contact me today at [email protected], and let me know how I can help you :-)

 

Until Next Time . . .

 

 

Bonus Post - Craft Project Central

 

Good Evening Fellow Stampers -

I realized that I needed to pop in and update everyone on Craft Project Central this evening.  Several more wonderful projects have posted up, and you don't want to miss a moment this month 😊  Let's take some "sneak peaks."

 

 

Fry Box Mini Book Set

 

This adorable project is designed by Michelle Wecksler, and you can see more of her creations on her blog, Figments of my Imagination.

 

Have you ever wondered if there was more you could do with the Fry Box Bigz L Die and the Big Shot than just make little boxes?  Yes you can!  In this Fry Box Mini Book Set Tutorial you will learn how to use your Fry Box Bigz L die to make a mini book that you can use for recording everything you are grateful for this Thanksgiving.  We will make the mini book and a holder for the book.  You will also learn how to make a wonderful 3-D flower using your Scallop Circle punches.  Let’s have some fun!

 

 

 

 

Get Well Kit

 

 

This sweet project is designed by a new designer, Cindy Schuster. You can see more of her creations on her blog, Nutmeg Creations.

 

With Fall and Winter coming, you know that the cold season will be in full swing! How about making a little Get Well Kit to make a friend’s illness a tiny bit better to get thru? This kit comes with a tissue holder, a chapstick holder, tea bag holder, a can of soup and a notecard with matching envelope all in a container that you can carry! Guaranteed to cure and put a smile on their faces!

 

 

 

Fall/Christmas Mantle Décor Ensemble!

 

 

 

And finally for today, this Craft Project Central project is designed by Julie Warnick, and you can see more of her creations on Julie's Blog.

 

Fall is finally here and Christmas is just around the corner! What better way to celebrate the changing seasons than with this Fall/Christmas Mantle Décor Ensemble! The accordion style banner sits beautifully on a mantle or shelf to welcome fall into your home. Perfectly coordinated votive candles with tiny, dangling autumn leaves border the banner on either side. And can you guess the best part? Just flip the banner around and switch the dangling leaves on the candles for trees and stars and you are ready for Christmas! The banner folds up and fits nicely between the two candles inside the custom gift box. The gift box is also a great way to store the décor each year when not in use. Two matching greeting cards top off this festive ensemble.

If you would like to see any of these complete projects, or any of the others I've already featured during this month, and learn how to make them, you'll want to subscribe for the month of October. With your subscription you'll get illustrated, step-by-step instructions for 10 wonderful projects for only $10! You can find out how to gain access to a bonus eleventh project over at Craft Project Central.

 

Hurry and check it out -- so many projects; so little time!!

 

Until Next Time . . .

 

 

Taking a Break!

Good Morning Fellow Stampers -

How is everyone this fine Monday morning?  I've come off a busy and tiring weekend.  I sat for quite a while yesterday contemplating the Paper Players challenge sketch that I normally would have designed and posted up today.  Along with the rest of my week.  I have decided, it's time for a break!  I'm also contemplating some changes with my blog.  We shall see.  In the meantime, Miss Sadie and I have decided we need some "down time" away from studioing and the "push push push" that my little business has become.  I need time to do some fun crafting just for me and to just sit and rest and watch TV if I feel like it or whatever.

 

I'll pop in tomorrow with the weekly promotions round up at Stampin' Up!  And then we'll be back later this week with some fun stuff just for Halloween treat giving!

Otherwise -- I wish everyone a fabulous week.  Be sure to set some time aside to just have some fun creating and crafting.  And as always, I'm only an email away if you need anything -- [email protected].  I'm happy to help with anything you may need.  Just let me know.

 

We'll see if the "mojo" comes back by this next weekend -- LOL

 

Until Next Time . . .