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Stampin’Up! Kraft Boxes & Quick Snow Festival Tags!

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Carol Payne

With the day approaching quicker than I can keep up with, I was so glad to be able to pull out some of my Kraft Boxes, Snow Festival Tags, and Cherry Cobbler Scalloped Tulle Ribbon to put together the gifts for my Sister-in-laws in a snap!

The gifts I have prepared for them are all Stampin' Up! (Paper Snips in Stampin' Up! Fabric snip pouches-but don't worry, I don't think any of them read my blog!). Snip pouches are small and a slightly awkward shape for wrapping, so I needed special packaging for them:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

What do you think? The pouches with the snips in them will not quite fit inside the Kraft Box with the lid closed, so I just wrapped them in some coordinating kraft colored tissue paper and tied the top with the Cherry Cobbler Scalloped Tulle! Quick and easy! I then decorated the boxes with just a few strips of Be of Good Cheer Designer Paper and some Stampin' Dimensionals:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

I folded one flap inside the box and left the other two and the lid up to create more form and sides for the pouch, then added a Snow Festival Tag with Stampin' Dimensionals. I used my Stampin' Dazzle Gold Marker to write on the tag!

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

So there you go! Quick and EASY! The Kraft Boxes are an exceptional value at $2.95 for FOUR boxes, the Cherry Cobbler Tulle is a dream to tie and fluff up the bows, and the Snow Festival Tags are another amazing value at $3.95 for a package of 25! These are now all ready to travel to my Mother-in-law's Christmas Eve gathering! Check one item off the TO DO LIST!!!!!

Until next time, have a Stampingrox! day!

Products used:

Snow Festival Designer Printed Tags

Item #128152

Price: $3.95

Quick
and easy tags! For gifts or card accents. 25 double-sided tags; 5 ea.
of 5 double-sided designs. 4-1/2" x 3-1/8". Acid-free. Baja Breeze,
Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Primrose Petals, Soft Suede, Whisper
White.

Cherry Cobbler 3-1/2" Scalloped Tulle Ribbon

Item #127841

Price: $6.95

Scallop edge. Extra-soft tulle. Darling accent for wrapping and more. 10 yards. Cherry Cobbler. Also available in Crumb Cake and Early Espresso.

Be Of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper

Item #126896

Price: $10.95

12
sheets: 2 ea. of 6 double-sided designs. 12" x 12". Acid- and lignin-
free. Coordinates with the Be of Good Cheer Suite. Cherry Cobbler,
Gumball Green, Very Vanilla.

Kraft Gift Box (4)	Item #124106
Price: $2.95
Personalize this box to make your holiday gifts and goodies the envy of the neighborhood. Kraft color offers an ideal canvas for stamping or covering with Designer Series Paper—for anyone, for any occasion. Add your own tag or topper. Includes four (4) boxes. Approximate size: 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" x 2-1/2".

Gold Stampin' Dazzle Marker	Item #128979
Price: $3.50
Elegant dazzle–especially for darker papers. Metallic gold glitter marker. Perfect for elegant holiday projects! (This item is a favorite from the 2012 holiday catalog.) Also available in Silver Stampin' Dazzler Marker

Stampin’Up! Kraft Boxes & Quick Snow Festival Tags!

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Carol Payne

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

Until next time, have a Stampingrox! day!

Products used:

Snow Festival Designer Printed Tags

Item #128152

Price: $3.95

Cherry Cobbler 3-1/2" Scalloped Tulle Ribbon

Item #127841

Price: $6.95

Scallop edge. Extra-soft tulle. Darling accent for wrapping and more. 10 yards. Cherry Cobbler. Also available in Crumb Cake and Early Espresso.

Be Of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper

Item #126896

Price: $10.95

12
sheets: 2 ea. of 6 double-sided designs. 12" x 12". Acid- and lignin-
free. Coordinates with the Be of Good Cheer Suite. Cherry Cobbler,
Gumball Green, Very Vanilla.

Kraft Gift Box (4)	Item #124106
Price: $2.95
Personalize this box to make your holiday gifts and goodies the envy of the neighborhood. Kraft color offers an ideal canvas for stamping or covering with Designer Series Paper—for anyone, for any occasion. Add your own tag or topper. Includes four (4) boxes. Approximate size: 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" x 2-1/2".

Gold Stampin' Dazzle Marker	Item #128979
Price: $3.50
Elegant dazzle–especially for darker papers. Metallic gold glitter marker. Perfect for elegant holiday projects! (This item is a favorite from the 2012 holiday catalog.) Also available in Silver Stampin' Dazzler Marker

Stampin’Up! Angel Paper!

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Carol Payne

This past Sunday my husband and I sang in our church choir's presentation of "The Offering", which included a drama that wove a heartfelt story in with the songs to enhance the melodies and lyrics' meaning. During practice it was mentioned that the girl in the story, Maggie, needed "angel paper" to wrap her present for the baby Jesus. The program director said she hadn't had time to find angel paper, so I volunteered to make some with my Stampin' Up! supplies, and here it is:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

I used the stamp set, Rejoicing In You, to stamp the angels in Versamark on plain white tissue paper. I then sprinkled them with Gold embossing powder and heated with my Heat Tool. At first I was a bit worried about applying heat to the tissue, but while the Heat Tool DOES get really hot, it only took a quick pass over the powder to melt it and there was no danger of burning the paper!

I stamped one of the stars from the Merry Minis stamp set in the Holiday catalog in the same manner to fill in the space around the angels.

Maggie also needed a wrapped box for the play, so I wrapped one of our Kraft Boxes with the embossed paper.

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

Maggie's grandpa states that he thinks the "angel paper" might actually be birds, so these angels were perfect!

I LOVE it when I can use my Stampin' Up! supplies to enhance my "real life"!

Until next time, have a Stampingrox! day!

Stampin’Up! Angel Paper!

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Carol Payne

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

I stamped one of the stars from the Merry Minis stamp set in the Holiday catalog in the same manner to fill in the space around the angels.

Maggie also needed a wrapped box for the play, so I wrapped one of our Kraft Boxes with the embossed paper.

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

Maggie's grandpa states that he thinks the "angel paper" might actually be birds, so these angels were perfect!

I LOVE it when I can use my Stampin' Up! supplies to enhance my "real life"!

Until next time, have a Stampingrox! day!

Stampin’ Up! Clearance Rack Blitz!

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Carol Payne

Quick post this morning, Stampin' Up! just announced a new:

Stampin' Up! has added over 300 items to the clearance rack, some at 80% off!

Go to my Online Store to view and order:

www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

While you are here, take a look at this adorable little "Kiss-mas" tree I made from directions I found on Brenda Quintana's website:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

How stinkin' adorable is this? Why the egg, you ask? So you can get an idea of just how miniature and cute this little tree treat is! It also fits perfectly inside one of our Clear Translucent Envelopes, perfect for gifting to teachers, co-workers, and friends!

That's all for now, I'm going Christmas shopping with my daughters today! Every year we take one whole day to shop together for our family's Christmas. Some years we've only just shopped and had a nice meal out without really getting much purchased in the way of gifts, but the day is really about being together!

See you tomorrow for another Stampingrox! day!

Stampin’ Up! Clearance Rack Blitz!

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Carol Payne

Quick post this morning, Stampin' Up! just announced a new:

Stampin' Up! has added over 300 items to the clearance rack, some at 80% off!

Go to my Online Store to view and order:

www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

While you are here, take a look at this adorable little "Kiss-mas" tree I made from directions I found on Brenda Quintana's website:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

See you tomorrow for another Stampingrox! day!

Stampin’Up! More Merry Messages!

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Carol Payne

This card is a very simple, clean, vintage card that has been a favorite with my stamping friends this season. While "simple", "clean", and "vintage" don't really sound like they go together, this card really does fit all of those categories!

This card was a swap, but I'm not sure if it was a swap from Founder's or my monthly swap I participate in, but whoever created it really did an outstanding job! It's hard to do vintage without getting carried away with embellishments, but she held herself in and created the perfect combination when she embossed the Core'dinations Early Espresso cardstock with the Lacy Brocade Folder then lightly sanded it with the new Sanding System to expose the lighter core. The addition of the Champagne Glimmer paper cut with the Tasteful Trim Die and the Cherry Cobbler 3 1/2" Scalloped Tulle Ribbon make this card really pop but are easy to add with Tombow and Glue Dots!

She finished the front with a greeting from More Merry Messages, a new Christmas favorite of mine!

The inside is finished with another simple yet effective phrase, the single wood-mount stamp from the Holiday Catalog, Heart of Christmas!

That's all for today! Lots to do today. I only have one stamping party left before Christmas, for my good friend Tudy Hoffman at Nashville, IL, but of course there's lots to do just getting ready for Christmas with our family! I'm going to get my haircut today, something that is long overdue in more ways than one! ha! There's also a box of new stampin' goodies I have pre-ordered from the new spring Occasions catalog calling my name! I can hardly wait to start playing with them and sharing with you all!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

Stampin’Up! More Merry Messages!

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Carol Payne

She finished the front with a greeting from More Merry Messages, a new Christmas favorite of mine!

The inside is finished with another simple yet effective phrase, the single wood-mount stamp from the Holiday Catalog, Heart of Christmas!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

Stampin’ Up! Craziness!

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Carol Payne

Well, life got even crazier than "bad cookies" after my last post, nothing awful, just crazy busy, and I simply didn't have time to even think about blogging until now, so here's a few cards for your eyes to feast on:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

I love the ribbon slide from the Holiday Catalog on this card, which was part of the Holiday Card Bonanza in November. I received this card as a swap at Founder's Circle, but I have lost the maker's name, I'm sorry. As I was prepping for this class I was trying to figure out which Designer Paper the Cherry Cobbler polka-dotted label had been cut from with an Apothecary Accents die, but couldn't for the life of me figure it out. Finally I peeked under the "a very merry Christmas to you" punched oval and discovered it was actually stamped! The stamp is from "Layered Labels", and is such a clever idea:

Layered Labels Clear-Mount Stamp Set also available in wood-mount

$25.95

Item #127072

Price: $25.95

Well, I'd better get going, my crazy life is still pretty crazy, and today I have added to the craziness by scheduling a Pampered Chef Party at my house tonight with my good friend, Ruth Czerwonka! I really enjoy getting to sit back, relax, and let someone else run the party for a change!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

Stampin’ Up! Craziness!

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Carol Payne

Layered Labels Clear-Mount Stamp Set also available in wood-mount

$25.95

Item #127072

Price: $25.95

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!