Happy New Year!

Have a safe, healthy and Happy New Year!!!

Christa

Easy and Quick Christmas decoration

Need a quick Christmas decoration for your gathering? All you need us a clean canning jar(any size), greenery(I used lavender and safe from my herb garden outside),cranberries,a floating candle and water. Add your greenery to the clean mason jar, then a handful of cranberries add your water and floating candle. Your guests will think you are Martha Stewart!!!!

Thanks for stopping in.

Christa

Gift Card Holder

Here is another last minute, quick gift card holder you may need on Christmas Day! I started with a piece of Real Red card stock and ran it through the big shot using the Petite Pocket Die(retired). I snipped the inside edge just a bit so it folded nice, added sticky strip to the inside edge and gently fold it done to create the pocket. The gift card will fit snugly in the holder. I then did a little punch art with my punches(some retired) to make this Santa. On his hat I sponged with the silver ink in the holiday catalog. Pop him up with dimensionals and add a little real red ribbon! 

Thanks for stopping in.

Christa

Gift Bag

Need some nice ideas to wrap your gifts but don't want to use wrapping paper?? Just embellish a white/with white handled paper bag!! I used DSP, the Gift Bow Die with card stock and ran it through the bog shot using an embossing folder. I added a tag using the Christmas Collectibles stamp set and ornament punch then my final touch was the large basic pearls in the middle of the bow!

Thanks for stopping in.

Christa

Money Card Holder

Did you need a quick last minute money card holder?? I did! With the inspiration from Angie Juda, I made some special ones for my nephews and one for my brother in law to tuck his gift into. You need a piece of card stock cut at 8 3/4" x 7". Score at 3" and 6". Fold. On the smaller side that gets folded inside, use your 1 1/4" circle punch half way in to make a half circle(it is the spot where you can take the money out). Stamp your greeting inside. Add sticky strip to both inside pieces. Cut a piece of DSP 6 1/4" x 2 2/3" for the outside. Stamp an ornament and punch it out with the ornament punch, poke a hole in it and thread some lined thread through it. Add your ribbon on the outside and wrap the ornament to it.....and there you have a simple yet beautiful money card holder!

Thank you for stopping in.

Christa 

Glitter Ornaments

Here is another teacher gift that you can make. My kids made them for their teachers and teacher aides in their classrooms. You need plastic or glass clear bulbs( you can by them at Wall-Mart or any craft store), fine glitter, liquid hairspray and ribbon. Fist open the top of the ornament, add the liquid hairspray and swish it around and coat it completely on the inside, then place it upside down in a glass to let the hairspray flow out and when it has stopped dripping out, pour in a bunch of the fine glitter, add the top of the bulb and shake until the entire inside is coated with the glitter. Add your ribbon as an embellishment and you have cute ornaments to put on your tree of give as a gift! Thanks for stopping in.

Christa

Pom Pom Ornaments

Today's post is a cute one made by my son, Nicholas! He had a great time making this one....first you get some round styrofoam balls, straight pins, pom poms(any color and size) and a piece of ribbon. All you need to do is stick the straight pin into the center of the pom pom and stick them into the ball. Loop the piece of ribbon and add using a straight pin, cover the entire ball with the pom poms and hang on the tree. You can make one using all one color pom poms or vary your colors. These would even make a great last minute teacher gift!! Thanks for stopping in.

Christa

Joy to the World card

Here is a pretty Christmas cards for those if you who don't have your cards done but want a quick and easy card. It its made with Very Vanilla cardstock, Soft Suede csrdstock, he label frameless die, the Best if Christmas stamp set, Joy to the World stamp set, many marvelous markers, dazzling diamonds glitter and basic jewels. I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping in.
Christa

Our Christmas Tree!

 We went out to Thompson's Tree Farm in Salem and have been going there for 6 years now, WOW! So, here is the tree that Nick wanted........

 So, Kathryn tried to cut it herself, well, with a little help from Daddy........

And there it is! What a beauty! Now to get it in the car and home to decorate!

Here are my 2 cuties in front of the decorated tree! Boy are they excited for 2 weeks off of school soon AND Christmas!

Thanks for stopping in.

Christa

Chloe

My craft kitty, Chloe! 

What a beautiful kitty. We have had her for a year and a half. She wandered right up on our front porch one day, I made a "kitty bed" for her on the porch just hoping she would find her way home and here we are, I guess she found her home!She is a little shy towards others but loves me and loves to sit with me in my craft room. 

Thanks for stopping in.

Christa

Stampin' Up! Clearance Rack Blitz!!!

Here is a quick I made using the Fishin' Around stamp set from Stampin' UP! I just love those little fishes swimming around in the bowl! Thanks for stopping in!

Christa

Snowman Tic Tac Holders

Here are a few Tic Tac holders I made for the craft fair this weekend. They were an inspiration from Angie Leach.  Speaking of craft fairs, I will be at the Cambridge Central School in Cambridge from 10-4pm on Saturday, December 7th. Come stop by.

Christa

Sunset

I was on my way to take my son, Nicholas, to the eye doctor and had to pull over near our neighbors for this is the beautiful sunset we had to take in! Thanks for stopping in.
Christa

Mini Coffee Cups

This is my version of the mini coffee cups that have become so popular. The idea came from Deb Valder......what a talented lady! You can give them away as teacher gifts, pick me ups or to that special friend and you can fill them with whatever your hearts desire.  I filled mine with a K-cup, how cute! I will have some of these for sale at my craft fair this weekend. Hope to see you there. Enjoy and thanks for stopping in.

 

Christa

Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags Bundle

Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags Bundle	135921
Price: $19.95
This bundle includes the Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags Book (which includes 70+ tags in five paper designs, 2 pages of each design) plus the coordinating Christmas Tagables Photopolymer Stamp Set. These gift tags are perfect for making cute tags for any gift this holiday season. Thanks for stopping in. Christa

Curled Paper Holiday Wreath

Here a holiday wreath I made using Stampin' Up!s Season Of Style Designer Series Paper(from the Holiday catalog #132340), Snowflake Punch(retired-sorry), Cherry Cobbler Ribbon, Cherry Cobbler 1/2" seam binding ribbon(#120992), foam wreath, straight pins,(must have!!- bone folder(#102300) and Stampin' Trimmer(#126889). I think it came out so beautiful!!

Thank you for stopping in.

Christa

Cyber Monday Sale Items

These items will be 30 percent off for 24 hours on Monday, December 2:

Envelope Liners Framelits Dies (item 132172)
Expressions Thinlits Dies (item 132171)
Holly Jolly Greetings Simply Sent (item 132159)
Snowflake Season Simply Sent  (item 132176)
Large Rhinestone Basic Jewels (item 129324)
Extra-Large Gift Box (item 132147)

Don't miss out on some great Stampin' Up! products!!

Thanks for stopping in.

Christa

A Whole Lotta Love

We love Valentine's Day! And why wouldn't we? It's a chance for us to say "I love you." And it doesn't just have to be about romantic love. This holiday is a time to share the love with anyone and everyone. We're here to help you prepare with the A Whole Lot of Love products.

 

Dates: Available December 1-January 27 or while supplies last.

The fine print: These are exclusive products that will not be available after the promotion. No limits on this promotion.

Thanks for stopping in.

Christa

Check out our Holiday Deals......

Want to get in our your Black Friday Deals?? Come check out my site, just click on the picture to start your holiday shopping!! Thanks for stopping in!

Christa

My Little Nicholas' Birthday Card

Happy Birthday today to my little man, Nicholas! He is 7 years old today and

what a young man he is turning into. He is fun, silly, giving, thoughtful and so kind.

Okay, here is the details of my card today:

I used my Owl Builder Punch (#118074), punched out 6 owls, 2 in each color. I used 1 of the punched owls and cut out the feet to make arms and hands. I added googly eyes( some retired product that was laying around and had to get used up). I used my Stripes Embossing Folder(#123128) and if you look closely you can see how it is crisscrossed. When I embossed the cardstock, I turned it and re-ran it through the big shot to give it a whole new look. I then used the Happy Birthday from "Bring on the Cake" stamp set (w#128490/c#121958) and colored it in using our Many Marvelous Markers in Pumpkin Pie, Real Red and Old Olive. I then cut out a Night of Navy piece with the Apothecary Accents Framelits Die (#127003), added some (retired) white brads to the ends. The base of the card is Night of Navy with a layer of Tempting Turquoise. Of course I used my dimensionals to pop up my little monsters and my Happy Birthday. I hope he likes it!!

Thanks for stopping by.

Christa

Stampin' Up! Holiday Sale!!!

Come shop for the holidays!

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas Ornament Punch card

Here is a sneak peek at a card we will be making in my 10-12-12 Holiday Card class in Thursday. I will post details after the class.Thanks for stopping by!

Christa

So, this is what my kids have been into making recently. They keep making these cool rubber band bracelets and necklaces for friends, family, each other and even Mommy's friends! They are super fun and super cool with so many ways to make them using the loom that comes in the kit, using 2 pencils or using just your fingers.

Come like Over The Moon Beads in Cambridge, New York. They sell theses great kids bands to make. Here is the link to their Facebook page..... https://www.facebook.com/pages/Over-The-Moon-Beads/135094491737

Thanks for stopping in.

Christa

Joyful Christmas Wishes card

What a beautiful but simple card. It looks more complicated than it really is, I hope you give it a try! I started out with a Very Vanilla base, added a layer of our Brushed Gold cardstock, yes, we have gold(#102935), then a strip of our 1" Cherry Cobbler Stitched Edge Ribbon from the holiday catalog(#132135) and I used the words from the Joyful Christmas stamp set(w#131802/c#131805), embossed in cherry cobbler embossing powder(#122949). I then used our White Vellum card stock(#101856)and stamped my poinsettia(2 times) with our gold embossing powder(#109129). I cut the larger one out then the smaller parts of the poinsettia with my paper snips(#103579-a MUST have!), popped it up with dimensionals(104430, added candy dots in regals(#130932)and a basic jewel(#119246). Thank you for stopping in!

Christa

My Husband's Birthday Card

Well, today is my husband's birthday!! Happy Birthday to a wonderful husband, father and friend!! I hope you like your card today...and yes, I promise not to tell everyone how old you really are!

Do you ever just need that quick/fast birthday card and fast is just want we have here!! My base is whisper white, my next layer is baked brown sugar run through the big shot stripes embossing folder. Then I stamped  my "happy birthday" from the You're Amazing Stamp Set (w#132103/c#126722) on whisper white and cut it out using the big shot and circles framelits die. I used cherry cobbler and pic day This and That DSP with my 1/2" and 3/4" circle punches. I also used candy dots in regals over my happy birthday.  I then wrapped linen thread around the baked brown sugar piece, popped up my circles with dimensionals(of course) and there you have it!! A simple but manly birthday card. Thanks for stopping in.

Christa

Color me Christmas Card

Don't you just love this little guy?? He looks so festive!! He is from the Color Me Christmas stamp set in our Holiday Catalog (w#131742/c#131742). I used Island Indigo as a card base with our Winter Frost DSP(#132341). I added Whisper White 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon (#109070) and cut out a whisper white snowflake using the Festive Flurry Framelits Dies(#132193). Stamped my image with StazOn ink in black(#101406) and colored him in with our Many Marvelous Markers(smoky slate, island indigo and pool party). I them popped him out with the festive flurry framelits die, glittered him up with our dazzling diamonds glitter(#102023), added a candy dot in subtles(#130933) for his nose and popped the entire snowflake up with our dimensionals(#104430). I just LOVE dimensionals!!! Thanks for stopping in!

Christa

New Envelope Punch Board

There are so many possibilities. Come check them out!!

Festive Flurry Christmas Card

Here is a card made with the Festive Flurry Stamp Set (w#131778/c#131781) and Framelits(#132193) or bundle them together to save 15%(w#133284/c#133285). I used the Emboss Resist Technique by sponging my embossing with Soft Sky, Pool Party and Marina Mist Inks. I adhered it to a Marina Mist card stock base, then Pool Party card stock and Whisper White card stock adding a little Soft Sky Seam Binding ribbon(#131210) and Linen Thread(#104199). I used the "Christmas" from the Joyful Christmas Stamp set (w#131802/c#131805)using a black Stampin' Write Marker. My final touches were pearls from our Basic Pearls(#119247).  Don't forget t stamp your name on the back so that special someone who receives this beautiful card knows how much thought you put into them, you can see all our personalized stamps on page 135 of our idea Book & Catalog.

Thanks for stopping in!

Christa

Festive Flurry Ornament Kit

Add a little festive flare to your holiday decorating with our new Festive Flurry Ornament Kit! Top presents, embellish cards, create a wintery garland, or trim the tree. How you use them is up to you!
The kit includes everything you need (minus adhesive) to create 10 snowflakes, including

• 10 feet of Soft Sky Ribbon
• Printed cardstock - die cut and scored, ready to be assembled (Soft Sky, Crumb Cake, Whisper White Cardstock and Silver Glimmer Paper)
• Large Rhinestone Basic Jewels (40)

Product name:	Item #:	Price:
Festive Flurry Ornament Kit	135813	$14.95

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Christa

Classes

Thursday, November 21st ~ 10-12-12 Class

What is a 10-12-12 Class?? Well, it is making 10 holiday cards in under 12 minutes each for only $12.00 for the class! They will be beautiful, easy, quick cards that maybe one of them will be your Christmas Card to make and mail to your loved ones this year. Hope to see you then!

Fee $12.00               6:30 pm                  PLEASE RSVP by November 15th

Hope to see you here!!Thanks for stopping in.

Christa

Autumn Scrapbooking Pages

This weekend is my "getaway scrapbooking weekend"!! Yah for me! I haven't been able to do much scrapbooking lately and to be able to get away(uninterrupted, if you know what I mean) to get some scrapbooking done...well, what a better birthday present to myself. Here is one of the pages I completed last and I hope to share with you next week when I return some new pages!

 

I used my Autumn Accents dies by Stampin' Up! and my Big Shot along with ink, sponges and some pretty cool pictures of my cutie pies.

 

Thanks for stopping in.

Christa 

An Anniversary Card

Today is my lovely parents 49th Wedding Anniversary. Yes, I said it, 49 years, WOW! What an accomplishment. My mom loves all my stamping projects and I just love when she comes over so I can take her down to my craft room to "show" her all that I am working on or all that I have made. She has always been so supportive of all that I do. So, here is the special anniversary card I made for them to help them celebrate. I saw someone once dot the birds form the Bird Punch with their White Gel Pen and had to give it a try. So, Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad! Enjoy.

Thank you for stopping in.

Christa

Autumn Pumpkins

Do you ever just need a quick table décor? Well, here are easy ones you can make with the kids. I used Stampin' Up!s Sweater Weather DSP, Old Olive Ribbon, Brads, Autumn Accents Die, Stampin' Trimmer, Paper Piercer, Glue Dots and scraps of Old Olive Cardstock.

 

For the big pumpkin: Cut your 12x12 DSP in strips( 15)of 1" or 3/4" depending upon what size pumpkin you would like. Pierce a hole into each end with your paper piercer, add your ribbon then brad and each cut piece(be sure to save some extra for the top or "stem" of the pumpkin. Loop them around and through to the brad and close up the brad. Tie a knot in the ribbon, add your leaves with glue dots and some scrap cardstock using your bone folder "curl" them. And there you have it...an easy table decoration!

 

Thanks for stopping in.

Christa

Baby Boy Shadow Box

Recently I had a table at a craft fair. On my table I had a few shadow boxes I had made over the summer and when one customer had stressed that she LOVED them, she was really looking for baby boy colors and the babies will actually be twins! Well, this is my special order I made for her. I played around and tried to work with as much "chevron" as I could with blues and an off color of green. I used Stampin' Up!'s Coastal Cabana, Soft Sky, Tempting Turquoise, Smoky Slate and Pear Pizzazz. There are quite a few products that are retired, but, I really didn't have new inventory that screamed at me that it should be used in this for a baby boys. I hope you like it!

Thanks for stopping in.

Christa

Here is a Fall Banner we made in one of my classes. I sponged all the pieces, used the Autumn Accents Die by Stampin' Up! for the leaves and added lots of embellishments. I multipurpose glued the pieces of cardstock to some bar coasters I had from a previous project. It makes a great gift or a beautiful home décor for your house. Enjoy and thanks for stopping in.

Christa

November 1st ~ Truly Grateful

Here is my Stampin' Up! card for today. It is made with the "Truly Grateful" stamp set. See the recipe below:

 

*Cut Chocolate Chip cardstock at 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" score at 4 1/4".

*Cut Crumb Cake cardstock at 5 3/8" x 4 1/8".

*Use the Simply Scored Scoring Tool on the back of the crumb cake to make your impressions after lining it up with your strip(5 3/8" x 1 3/4")of Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper .

*Stamp you image with StazOn Ink onto a Very Vanilla scrap, color the image in with Crushed Curry, Soft Sky and Choicolate Chip Ink, cut out with the Circles Collection Framelits Die.

*Stamp another image(your words) with Chocolate Chip Ink on another piece of scrap.

*Tear both, distress all card pieces using the Chocolate Chip Ink and a sponge. Die your Baker's Twine(I used White) and sponged it with Soft Sky Ink, let dry.

*Adhere the "wheat" and "truly grateful" with Stampin' Dimensionals, add your baker's twin.

*Don't forget to cut another piece of your DSP with the Envelope Liners Framelits and insert into your Very Vanilla envelope.  All Products used are by Stampin' Up! If you would like to purchase any of these items please visit my website a www.christacampbell.stampinup.net and click on "SHOP".

 

An easy Thanksgiving card ready to send to that special family member or friend!!

Thank you for stopping in!

Christa

November 1, 2013 Welcome to my BLOG!

Welcome!

 

Okay, so I may not be very computer savvy or really know how this all works. What I do know is that I would like to share my crafty things and my inspiration in hopes that you will enjoy it, use it and pass it along.

 

Have a great day and thank you for stopping in!

 

Christa