Chalkbord Holy Night

Sorry for my hiatus lately, it's been a busy household around here. Between teaching classes (crafting) and taking classes (nursing), working full time (mommy and nurse), trying to keep a clean house and squeeze in some fitness at the same time, life has been a little hectic. But I am back, hopefully you'll be seeing a lot more of me!

Today I have a card to share with you using one of my favourite stamp sets from the holiday catalogue. It's such a simple stamp (actually the set only comes with 2 pieces) but I love it, I find it so pretty and just says everything that Christmas is.

 

Ingredients

Stamp Sets: O Holy Night

Ink: Whisper White Craft Ink

Paper: Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Season of Style Designer Series Paper Stack

Accessories: Riding Hood Red Seam Binding Ribbon

 

A super simple card but I absolutely love the chalkboard effect, created with the whisper white craft ink. Stay tuned later this week and I will share a totally different style card using the same stamp set.

 

Happy Stamping,

Elizabeth Emma

Join for $25!

Did you have to read the title twice? Think it was a typo? Well it wasn't! For a limited time (October 7th - October 21st, 2013) you can become a demonstrator and enjoy the amazing benefits of this great company (Stampin' Up!) for only $25!

During this offer, a special $25 starter kit will be available; the regular $125 starter kit will not be available. Included in the $25 Starter Kit is:

• $26.95 worth of Stampin' Up! product (it must be more than $25 but less than $26.95 before tax)
• Business pack which includes
• A box of annual catalogue
• A package of the current seasonal catalogues 
• Getting Started DVD
• Order Forms
• Customer postcards

This is an amazing offer, but it is only available for two weeks, so make sure you take advantage while you can!

A few things to remember:

• If you place your first workshop order of at least $200 within 30 days of joining as a demonstrator you can
• choose any stamp from the 2013-2014 annual catalogue (redeemable with your first demonstrator order in December)*
• receive 30% instant income on your first order and any eligible hostess benefits if you host your own event
• jump into your new role as a demonstrator and start building up your stamping supplies
• When you sign up you will receive two FREE months of Demonstrator Business Web Services (DBWS)!

Let me know if you have any questions or if you are interested in taking part in this amazing opportunity!

Happy Stamping,
Elizabeth Emma

Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags

The new Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags from Stampin' Up! come in a booklet of 70+ tags in five designs -- created from already existing punches and die shapes. These tags (which coordinate with the Season of Style products in the 2013 holiday catalogue) are perfect especially if you cannot decide which punch or die shape you are interested in buying!

Play with the kits, decide on your favourite shapes and if you really fall in love you can purchase the coordinating punch or die and use it on all sorts of other projects as well! Check out this flyer to see the different kits that are available or better yet, visit me at my upcoming craft fairs where I will have these kits available and you can TAKE THEM HOME THAT DAY! I will only have a limited supply on hand so visit early, or call me in advance to have yours set aside (there are always more available to order but if you would like to take one home that day it is first come first served).

As always, contact me with any questions or to order your Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags and Stamps today!

Happy Stamping (and shopping),
Elizabeth Emma

Off to College

I can hardly believe it, my baby sister is off to College! Last Friday my mom and I moved my sister into Residence! I think she will have a great time and from what I hear her and her roommates are getting along together great. I have to admit I was a little jealous when moving her in.

Mom and I made Alex a basket with all the essentials she would need and of course I had to include some handcrafted goodness in there as well! Alex has said many times how much she likes the decorated notebooks I make...so I made her another one for College along with a matching pencil holder!

 

Stampin' Ingredients

Stamps: Betsy's Blossoms, Mixed Bunch

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight

Paper: Silver Glimmer Paper, Whisper White, Retired DSP

Accessories: Butterfly Punch, Flower Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Basic Grey Satin Ribbon, Rhinestones

 

Good luck to all those who started school this week, be it Kindergarten, Highschool, College, University, etc. I myself am starting an online course on Wednesday. I love this time of year, lots of beginnings!

 

Happy Stamping,

Eizabeth Emma

Delicate Baby

Awhile ago I shared with you the baby book we made during our "Baby Scrapbook Class". The book was gender neutral and turned out just about perfect. A friend of mine, Lisa, made it as a gift for her nephew who was about to become a dad. Not too long ago, little baby Isla entered the world. Lisa wanted to do a little something to jazz up the outside of the scrapbook (now that we knew baby Isla was a girl) and made a card to go along with it, this is what I came up with!

 

 

 

I didn't do too much to the front of the book but I just love how it turned out! The new burlap ribbon in the holiday catalogue may be my favourite product right now, you can use it for so many different things!

Scrapbook Book Cover Ingredients
Burlap ribbon, Vanilla 5/8" flower trim, Blushing Bride pleated satin ribbon and a delicate doily

 

 

I am also loving how the card turned out (do I say that about everything I make?). Those doilies just make everything seem so pretty and girly!

 

Card Ingredients

Stamps: Itty Bitty Banners, Hearts a Flutter

Ink: Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Crumb Cake

Paper: Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Whisper White

Accessories: Delicate Doily, Small heat punch, Itty Bitty Banners framelits, Hearts a Flutter framelits, pearls, Pool Party button and ribbon (from sale-a-bration), polka dot embossing folder and Calypso Coral baker's twine

 

Happy Stamping,

Elizabeth Emma

Envelope Punch Board

 

Okay, so I don't think I have been this excited about a new Stampin' Up! product in a long time! Seriously, this thing is awesome! What is it you ask? Well, it's the new Envelope Punch Board (item #133774)! What does it do you ask? Well, it allows you to create envelopes of all sorts, from itty bitty to long and skinny!

Some highlights of the Envelope Punch Board include:

• The ability to customize envelopes in up to 66 different sizes (not to mention a million different colour and pattern options as well depending on the paper you want to use). Even tried and true envelope sizes will only take you moments to create!
• It's super easy to use! It looks intimidating at first glance, but when you see that all you have to do is measure for the first punch and from there you just turn and score you will be scared no more!
• It's small and lightweight; this makes it easy for you to take with you to craft anywhere! It's small and light enough that you can use it while watching a soccer match, at the park, at a friend's for crafting night - anywhere.
• It even has a slick scoring tool as well as a punch that lets you create rounded corners on your envelopes.
• It's easy to keep it all together; the stylus storage compartment and two punches are designed into the tool so you don't have a bunch of little pieces to keep track of (even the instructions are printed right on the tool so you won't lose them!).
• The price if terrific - especially for a tool that does so much (only $24.95)!

 

Check out this video to see the Envelope Punch Board in action and contact me to order yours today!

Happy Stamping,
Elizabeth Emma

 

Holiday Single Stamps

A new, holiday-themed collection of single stamps is now available! The holidays will be here before you know it, and these holiday-themed single stamps may be just what you need. There are eight different stamps to choose from, six of which coordinate with Framelits dies or punches. Click here to see the flyer and view the stamps available. As always, contact me or head to my online store to place an order.

A few things to Remember:

• Single stamps do not come on the typical plastic cases; they come packaged in cello bags. However you can buy clear-mount cases separately in packages of four (item 119105)
• This offer is only available for clear mount stamps - not wood mount 
• The item numbers to order these stamps is available on the flyer linked above
• The stamps do not come with a clear-mount block so you will need to buy a block separately if you do not already have one. The recommended block size can be found on the flyer linked above
• There is no limit to how many pieces you can buy
• These stamps are only available through January 31, 2013, so get them while you can!

Happy Stamping (and shopping),
Elizabeth Emma