Stampin' Addicts Winter Blog Hop

Hello everyone and welcome to the Stampin' Addicts Winter / Holiday Blog Hop.  We are so happy that you have decided to join us for this fun hop featuring stamp sets and products from the new Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini.  There are 6 stops on this hop so if you have been following the hop in order then you have just arrived from Sara's Blog where she featured the stamp set "Christmas Pines". She did such a beautiful job, didn't she?  I can't wait to CAS some of them.  Now if you have just started the hop here at my blog be sure and hop all the way around till you come back to mine so you don't miss any of the great craftiness of my friends.  Now on to my projects.  I chose to showcase the stamp set "Cookie Cutter Christmas" which just happens to have a matching punch called "Cookie Cutter Builder Punch" and if you buy the 2 products as a bundle you save 10%!  I love it when I can save money.  So let's get started.

This was such a fun set to work and having a matching punch made for fun & quick craftiness.

For my first project I made a quick and easy card using the reindeer stamp and cookie cutter punch.  The card base is Crumb Cake as is the reindeer.  I used Early Espresso Classic Ink.  The Merry Christmas Saying is from the stamp set "Greetings From Santa".  I use some of the Candy Cane Lane DSP to add some cheery layers to my card.

Project #2 was actually the first project I did.  I had this in my mind for awhile now.  I found some cute little red mittens at Joann Fabric and knew I wanted to use them for something.  I came up with a magnetic Tic Tac Toe tin.  I used the Santa and Reindeer stamps for this fun project.  I again chose to use some of the Candy Cane Lane DSP for the background.  The tin actually opens up and after you put your game pieces in the mittens you can keep them in the tin until you are ready to play again.  I think my triplet grandsons will have fun with this game tin.

This last fun little project was actually a fun project I found on pinterest.   Lou Kitzleman had made a reindeer and used a cork for it's body.  I found these cute little Rolos in a mixed bag of candy and thought they would be perfect!  For the body of the reindeer I punched out 2 more of the cookie cutter punched images the cut off the ears.  I then used the Early Espresso Stamp'in Write Marker to add hooves and outline to his legs.  

Thank you for stoping by to look at my projects.  I hope you can find some inspiration from them and make them your own.  Now it's time to hop on over to Yapha's Blog and see the super fun projects she has made using the stamp set "Fa-la-la-la Friends".  Have a great day everyone!

October 2016 Craft Project Central Project #2

Today is the launch for the second project for Craft Project Central.  The project was created by Regina Andari and features a set of card.  If you love the sneak peak picture and would love the step by step tutorial on how to make them then just go to Craft Project Central.   

“Basket of Wishes” Scraplings!

There are several interpretations of “scraplings”, and in this tutorial a scrapling is a card (or tag or any other creation) that gets its start from a scrap of cardstock or paper . . . or both!  Although the cards in this tutorial get their start from full sizes of cardstock and are presented with exact measurements, the intention is that you will feel inspired to create cards and tags of all shapes and sizes from your stash of scraps.  When you need to create a quick card but the scraps all seem too small, think outside the box and use them to create a non-standard sized card.  The good news is that scraplings should fit any size (mailable) envelope that you have on hand, and the recipient will enjoy the odd size/shape of the card!  This tutorial includes instructions for making a pocket holder that has been custom-designed to perfectly hold the set of “scraplings”.  Another thing to love about this tutorial is that it features one set of designer paper and (mostly) one stamp set. 

Have a great day everyone and thanks for stopping by!                                  

Twila

October 2016 Craft Project Central - Project #1

I have been ask to be a guest designer this month for Craft Project Central and I am so excited!  All of the projects lined up for this month are wonderful.   I hope you will join me and the rest of the crew.  

The first project this month was created by Julie Warnick.

 Fabulous Fall Centerpiece

Welcome autumn into your home with this Fabulous Fall Centerpiece! First you will learn how to create a glimmering pumpkin that is the perfect focal point for your table or mantle. Next you will make two coordinating candles that accent the pumpkin beautifully. A sprinkling of autumn leaves and 3-D acorns add just the right touch to your fall décor. And to top it off, there is a darling card that can be framed, given away or adapted to make name markers for your Thanksgiving table. This ensemble is simple to make and will add something special to your home this season!  Get the full step-by-step instructions by subscribing to the month of October at Craft Project Central!  

At only $10 a month it's a great deal.  You will receive a PDF with step by step instructions and pictures of this wonderful projects, so you can recreate your own masterpieces.  

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!                                                             

                                                Twila

Happy Birthday, Mike!

Today is our son's Birthday and I decided to make him a box card.  These cards are so addicting and fun to make.  Thanks for looking and have a great day!

August Monthly Stamp Group

Hi everyone, just wanted to share what stampers made at my monthly stamp group in August.  I've been doing things a little differently for the past several months and I think it has helped.  I set up 3 tables in my garage at the farm house and have a project at each one to do.  The ladies then can sit and make each project and don't have to feel rushed.   The 2 cards we made were inspired by a wonderful stampin' friend, Lyssa Z.  The project in front is a travel kleenex pack covered with DSP.

Here are the hostesses gifts given to my mother/daughter hostesses for the month.  Thanks for looking everyone!  Have a great day!

Stampin Addicts Fall Holiday Blog Hop

Hello everyone and welcome to the 2016 annual Stampin' Addicts Fall Holiday Blog Hop.  This hop begins Friday, Sept 2 at noonest and runs through Sunday September 4th.  For your convenience if you want to hop later on or check back on some info we have added perma links to make it easier to find our post.  Oh boy!  there are so many wonderful new fun products in our Holiday catalog this years and I am so excited that we get to showcase some of them for you.  I think Fall is my favorite time of year.  There are 6 stops on this hop and if you are follow in order then you have just arrived from Yapha's Blog where she did an amazing job showcasing the stamp set Totally Trees.  Didn't she do a great job?  So now it's my turn to inspire you with some Halloween fun using the stamp set Spooky Fun bundled with the Halloween Scenes Edgelits Dies.

Here is a group shot of my projects I made.  Ooooooo!  This is gonna be so fun!

 For my first project I took my inspiration from the Holiday catalog.  It showed an example using the stamp set to make a treat sack.  So I played around with it and come up with this card.  The DSP I used for my projects is also found in the Holiday catty and called Halloween Night.

I had sooo much fun making this box card.  Eeekkkk!  This is such a fun style of card to make.  It folds up to fit nicely in an envelope and then makes a wonderful WOW!  When opened up.  I think my grandsons will love this one.

 Heheheheeee!  My last project is a little witchy fun luminary.  I made a base to fit the box down into and added some of the trees to the outside for a better spooky effect and added a few tombstones.  The window coverings of the box were made from the framelit die envelopes.  I love the thicker texture and frostiness of the look it gives.  I keep my framelits and edgelits in binders on magnetic sheets so they are just taking up space.  I was very happy with how it turned out.  Well that's all I have for you today.  Now it's time to hop on over to Rhonda's blog and see the fun and exciting projects she has for us using the stamp set Cookie Cutter Halloween.  Oh, It's gonna be good!  Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Summer Stamp Camp Projects

We had a great time last weekend during our stamp camp.  Here are the 12 projects Kelly and I had available to make.  Thank you to fellow demonstrators who share their inspiration and give us wonderful ideas to draw from.  Also our Idea book is full of great samples too!

Group shot of the projects

Stampin Friends Sumner Fun Blog Hop

Hello! and welcome to this months Stampin' Friends Blog Hop.  I am so excited to be a guest designer for this months Hop!  This month's theme is Summer Fun.  Each of the stops features a card and a 3D item, so do be sure and check out all the stops.  If you are following the Hop in order then you have just arrived from Elizabeth Jeanne's blog where she wow'ed us with her great projects.  If 

you somehow missed her blog you can click the Previous Button below and head back to check it out.

This month we have 3 awesome guests hoppers:

Twila Davis:  That's me!  Eeekk!

Robyn Rasset

Cindy Slack Waldroff

I am so excited be a guest once again with this wonderful group of talented stampers.  So let's get on to my projects.  Since the theme is summer I went with a fun fishy set of projects.

 I decided to make a fun shaker card and a matching activity box for a car ride for my grandsons.

 If you have never made a shaker card you have got to try it.  Stampin' Up! makes it super easy now that they carry Foam Adhesive Strips.  They also have Clear Window Sheets in their inventory.  The stamp set I chose to showcase is Seaside Shore.  I had made this card for my last stamp camp and don't know why I didn't emboss the blue with the new Seaside emboss folder but I did for this card and love how much it really made the card pop!  I used the 2" Circle punch for my window and glued a 2 1/2" square of the Window Sheet behind that thed added a circle of the Foam stip before adding the fishy stamped image, masking the fish to make the plant look like it was behind the fish.  With the help of the Lots of Labels framelits I think the card turned out just "swimmingly".

 For my 3D project I thought it would be fun to create a fun travel box for my grandsons.  I am sure I will have to make 2 more as they are triplets.  The By The Shore DSP was a perfect choice for the background to cover one of the Wide Stamp Cases from Stampin' Up!  Finishing it off is some of the yummy new Ruched Dapper Denim Ribbon.

I added a covered magnetic sheet of dsp to the inside of the case and then made some fish magnets for some added fun.  Also a little pocket in the bottom for notes.  I added a notebook that I trimmed to fit inside and topped it off with some more of the By The Shore DSP.  All was let to do was alter an ink pen to match and that completed my project.

I hope you liked my projects.  And if you have a minute to leave me a comment, I would love to here what you thought of them.

Did you know the Stampin' Friends Blog Hop is having a Mystery Giveaway and you can earn multiple chances to win?!!!  Don't forget to comment with #SFJulyHop before July 24 at midnight for a chance to win this awesome giveaway!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.  It's always a treat to have you visit!  I hope you will continue on along the hop to see what amazing creations the rest of the crew have made to share with you.  Please click the Next button to see what the fabulous Lynn Streifert has to share with us.  If you get lost along the hop feel free to use the Blog Roll below to navigate as your way back.  Have a great day and happy hopping! - Twila

1. Steph Jandrow - http://stampinandscrappinwithsteph.weebly.com/...
2. Kathie Rotti - https://kathielovesstamping.wordpress.com/...
3. Melanie Coverston - http://melaniestampsforfun.blogspot.com/...
4. Cindy Waldroff- http://stampingindixie.blogspot.com/...
5. Carolina Evans - http://studioevans.blogspot.com/201...
6. Christine Pennington: http://www.christinepennington.com/...
7. Robyn Rasset: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/hom...
8. Melissa Thomas http://seatoseastampin.weebly.com/b...
9. Elizabeth Jeanne - http://craftsbyhappystamper.com/201...
10. Twila Davis - http://stampalittlelonger.blogspot.com/...
11. Lynn Streifert http://lynnzcrafters.com/2016/07/21...
12. Siara Acdal - http://www.siarasweetsensations.com/..

Monthly Stamp Group Projects

Here are the projects we did this past week in my monthly stamp group at the farm.  When I saw Audrey Coons "light bulb" card I knew I had to case it.  I did a few simple things different. as to try and make it simply for a group to stamp.  Instead of watercoloring the yellow for the bulb I used the one of the leaf stamps from the new set Bunch of Blossoms.  I also used the speckle stamp from Gorgeous Grunge,  The little Fox Hershey tent came from Brenda Quintana's Blog were you can always find fun Hershey Kiss idea's.

This fun little box holds a candy bar and was Tammy's gift for hostessing this month along with a little bag of dsp and paper and other goodies.

Here is what it looks like on the inside.  Thanks for taking the time to stop by my blog today and as always have a great day!

Stampin' Addicts New In Color Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stampin' Addicts In Color Blog Hop.  This hop begins June 10 and runs through June 12 we have added permalinks so if you ever want to hop again you will be able to do so.  I am so excited about these new incolors!  We have some really fun ideas lined up showcasing the colors so I hope you will hop all the way through.  There are 5 stops on the hop so it shouldn't take that long to view.  If you are following the hop in order then you have just arrived from Tanya's Blog where she showcased the new In Color Emerald Envy.  Didn't she do a wonderful job showcasing that beautiful new green!  Now it is my turn to showcase the new In Color Flirty Flamingo so here we go...

I had so much fun creating with this new In Color.  Let's take a closer look at my projects.

The first card I created I really wanted the color to "pop" so I backed it with Basic Black and I think that did the trick.  The saying I used for my card is from the new stamp set "Bunch of Blossoms" as is the flower I stamped and punched out with the "Blossom Builder" punch that goes with the stamp set.  You can bundle it and save 10%!  I also used some of the Flirty Flamingo DSP from the In Color DSP Stack.

My second project is a very simple one layer card.  Sometimes it's nice to just sit and just stamp and see what you come up with and not worry about layering.  Again the saying is from the "Bunch of Blossoms" stamp set.  The flower stamp I used is from the "Fresh Fruit" stamp set.

Oh!  This last project was sooo fun to make.  It's a 7 1/2" x 5 1/2" puzzle that you can send in the mail.  I used the stamp set "Fresh Fruit" for all of the puzzle pieces.   My tag was made using the stamp set "Thoughtful Banners".   I used our gorgeous new ribbon to make a pretty bow and then punch out 3 tags with the new "Classic Label" punch.  Adding one in our Glimmer Silver Paper helped to draw attention to the tag.   I also added a few small rhinestones to the puzzle itself to brighten it a bit.  I altered the boarder around the puzzle with more of the DSP Stack and made a matching envelope.   I hope you have enjoyed my projects I had to share with you and now it's time to hop over to Sara's Blog and see all the beautiful projects that she has made for us using the new In Color Peakaboo Peach.  Can't wait Sara!  Happy "Hopping" everyone!

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Stampin' Addicts Retiring Stamp Set Blog Hop for 2016

   Hello and welcome to another fun Blog Hop featuring creations from my Stampin' Addicts friends and me.  Wondering what a "Hop" is?  Well it's a group of bloggers who have linked their blog posts together so when you click on the next link or previous link it will take you to the next blog or previous blog until you complete the journey back to the original blog you started at.  So you can start anywhere.  If you have been following the "Hop" in order then you have just arrived from Heidi's Blog where she featured the retiring Stamp Set "Everything Eleanor".  Love her creations!
   So there are 7 stops on this "Hop" and I am stop #5.  I have chosen the stamp set "Hello Life" and the "Hello Life" kit for my featured projects.

My first project features the kit and stamp set.  This is such a super fun kit to put together and customize any way you want.  I chose to use pictures of my 3 year old triplet grandsons.  I didn't care for the yarn pom-poms that were suppose to be made for the banner at the top so I used my Scallop Circle Punch to make my pom-poms.  I also used the Rotary stamp that is on the retiring list for the boys' names.  The kit comes with all kinds of fun stuff and even extra stuff so you can make more projects...

My second project is just a fun, happy card made with some leftovers from the kit and then stamped with a saying from the stamp set...

So I did some more stuff that make's me happy and created a 12 x 12 scrapbook page using my leftovers from the kit and stamping a bit more with the stamp set.  Again using the Rotary stamp for their names.  And that is all I have for you.  I hope you have enjoyed my projects.  Now it's time to "Hop" on over to Tanya's Blog and see what great ideas she has come up with using the stamp set "Sea Street".  So just click on the box that says Next Blog and it will take you right to her blog.  Thanks again for "Hopping" with us and have a super day!

It's Time To "T" Off!

Here is a custom order I made for a customer for her son's High School Graduation party. She gave me some ideas from pinterest and I tweeked them a bit. Fun job!  I used an old golf stamp set that belong to a friend of mine.  It's always fun to run cardstock though the Big Shot in an embossing folder to add texture.  It really makes projects "pop".

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check back starting tomorrow I'm "Hopping" with The Stampin' Addicts all weekend.  So please stop back by and check out our projects we have made using some of the retiring stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

Spring Stamp Camp Projects

 A couple of weeks ago we held our Spring Stamp Camp.  We had such a good time making these fun projects.  Thanks to everyone who came and got "crafty" with us!

Group shot of the 12 projects we made.

 Checkbook cover, fun monster card, little purse Hershey Nugget holder, and a Birthday card.  All of my projects except for the checkbook cover were projects ideas from other demos.

 These are Kelly's projects

Shannon's projects

Metallics Glitter Tape by Stampin’ Up!

Check out one of my favorite new Sale-a-bration products!  I am so excited!  I love it!

Last NIght's Workshop

Here is a cheap, fun and easy hostess gift.  Found some Weekly Planners on sale at Dollar general for 50 cents and altered it.  I used inspiration from a card swap I received at convention last year.

Here are the 2 cards we made at last night's workshop.  The birthday balloons were made suing the Extra Large Oval Punch and the Tree Builder Punch.  And the card is a cas card from convention.  Thanks for stoppin by!  Have a great day!