Online Extravaganza

I have exciting news to share today with all of you! Stampin'Up! is once again having it's annual Online Extravagana sale to kick off the holiday shopping season, it will begin Monday, November 21, 2011, and run through Wednesday, November 30, 2011.
While this promotion is perfect for online orders during an especially busy time of year, sale prices will be available on all order types.
To order you can log in to my online store Tonya's Online Store on Monday, November 21, to take advantage of great savings, like FREE digital downloads valued at $40 when you buy My Digital Studio Express, 60 percent off select Designer Fabrics, and 30 percent off an exclusive ribbon bundle!
In addition, there will be two items on sale for 24 hours only (November 21, 12:01 AM - 11:59 PM [MT])-so make sure you don't miss the first 24 hours of Online Extravaganza!
I will send out an email with all the sale details on Monday as soon they the items are announced. I am looking forward to stocking up on fabric as I have an idea in mind that not only uses fabric but also I new item from the upcoming Occasions Mini. :)
Thanks for stopping by and I will try very hard to stamp today if not I am going to stamp over the weekend. This week has just been crazy with so many kids activities. Have a great Friday! Tonya

Gift Card Holder

Good morning, sorry for not getting back to you yesterday. I had 300 cards to finish up for this weekend and I decided to just get busy and get them all done. I am happy to have them finished and even happier with the

way they turned out. I will show them to you at a later date as they are an order for a Women's Group and I want them to give them out first. Today I want to share with you a stocking we did at club last week. It is very similar to the one I showed you last week except when you look inside there is a place of a Gift Card. It was easy to make just by adding another Stocking inside and using the Word Window Punch to make the slot for the gift card to slide into. The most important part is to add you sticky strip to the back with the gift card in place as a guide to show you were to put and not put the sticky strip. This stocking has a gift tag on the front so you can hang it on your tree and everyone will know just who it is for. The colors are Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso and Old Olive. Such a great traditional color combo and the Designer Series Paper is Letters to Santa. Please let me know if you want to order the supplies for this project. They can be ordered online or by contacting me and I will help you place your order.

Well, I have a big to do list today and grocery shopping is one of those activities so I had better run. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by, Tonya

Digital Info for November 15

Good morning, what a beautiful day with the sun shining. It is a bit cold right now but it is supposed to warm up! I wanted to give you a few Digital updates for the day and then I will be back later with a post of you. First there are new Digital Downloads available today. To take a look at them simply head over here and see what Stampin'Up! has to offer today. Next if you are planning on giving MDS gifts this year and are going to use the professional printing from Stampin'UP! then you will need to place your order by December 7th to insure delivery by Christmas. There are so many great options for gifts like calendars, journals, and scrapbooks just to name a few that it really does make Christmas gift giving easy.

Finally don't forget that those of you that host in the next two months can choice to order the Season of Favor Digtal CD as one of your hostess items. I have added a picture so you can see just what a fun and useful CD this is. Call me if you would like more information about My Digital Studio and as always thanks for stoppingn by, Tonya

Felt Stocking

Good morning I am posting early today as it is a busy day with a few trips into town and club again tonight. :) Wednesday when Hannah and Nancy were here for club we were talking about using the Stocking Die on Fabric and Nancy mentioned felt which I had planned to do but had just got busy and forgot about so I decided yesterday was a great day to do it and let me tell you this was a a quick project. It took no time at all to cut the pieces out with the Big Shot, the Holiday Stocking Die and the Stocking Accents. I hand stitched it with a Blanket Stitch using Baker's Twine in no time at all. I added the holly and berries with Crystal Effects and then added the new Dazzling Details to give it a little shimmer and bling. It wasn't quite dry when I took the picture but I think you can see the shimmer to it. The stocking is a great size to add a candy cane, gift card, jewelry or other small item you want to give as a gift. I will add a loop to hanging once the glue dries. They are so quick to cut out and make that you could easily make a bunch while watching tv or like I did while waiting on my kids to finish up practice or get out of school.

Also don't forget today is the last day to sign up to become a demonstrator and get the Big Shot for free or if you all ready have the Big Shot then you can get $100 worth of other Stampin'Up! merchandise for free. Call me if you are interested and this is also available to prior demonstrators so if you want to sign up again you can.

Thanks for stopping by today, I had better go and run so I can get ready for my day. Have a great one, Tonya

Cookie Stamps

Hello and good evening, I have a little different post for you tonight in that food is involved, cookies to be exact. Stampin'Up! now has Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps. The set includes a wooden handle and three silicone stamps to press into your cookie dough and recipes. I decided to give them a try this week for Stamp Club and thought I would share the results with you. The first two pictures are the cookies prior to baking. On the first picture you can see the handle and blue silicone which is the snowflake. The other images are the heart and a jack-o-latern. I didn't try either recipe but did use our favorite shortbread recipe and I am happy with the results and they were a hit at both club and with my kids. I will say that these are big cookies, much bigger than I traditionally make but as long as you only have one or maybe two it should be good. I think the next time I will let me kids in on the fun and let them stamp the dough too! I can't have all the fun right. If you are interested in a set let me know and I can help you place your order or you can order online. These would make a great gift for that nonstamping person on your list. Thanks for stopping by tonight and I will be back tomorrow

with a new post for you . See you then, Tonya

Technique Time again!

Wow it has been a while since I have used today's technique and this one uses a new twist on it. The technique is Faux Silk and traditionally you would use tissue paper to stamp on then layer it on a base but while blog surfing I found that Lyssa over on Song of My Heart Stampers did this technique using coffee filters. One thing I really like about the coffee filters is that they are a little sturdier and tend to allow for a little rougher treatment just in case you don't get the filter lined up on your base just the way you want to. :)

The supplies are pretty basic I used two stamp sets, Serene Snowflakes and Perfect Punches, three ink colors: Bashful Blue, Marina Mist and Not Quite Navy. I also used Not Quite Navy Card Stock and Tafetta Ribbon as well as Whisper White and Bashful Blue Card Stock. For the sentiment I used the 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch and the Scallop Circle Punch which is paper pierced on each scallop. This card would be easy to make a bunch of in a short amount of time so if you haven't started your Chistmas Cards yet then be sure and contact me to place your order for supplies. I will be back tomorrow with a new post that will show you are new Cookie Press Stamps. I had so much fun trying them out and look forward to using them again. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day, Tonya

Digital Downloads for Novemeber 8

Good evening, I wanted to let you know that there are new Digital Downloads available today. If you would like to see them you can take a look here. Hopefully we will see some sunshine tomorrow so I can take pictures of the new projects that I have completed. With all the rain it is hard to get good pictures. Tomorrow night is Stamp Club and I am looking forward to stamping with everyone. Thanks for stopping by, Tonya

Stocking Card

Good evening, what a fun week it has been. With Halloween and a Christmas card class in the same week how can it not be fun. On Wednesday I held a Christmas card Class and for an extra project I made each of the ladies that attended one of these Stocking Cards. It was so fun to make with the Stocking Die and a little Designer Series Paper. The Merry Christmas is from the Four the Holiday's Stamp Set and I accented it with a Snowflake punched out with the SnowFlake Punch with a Mini Jingle Bell in the center. The new embossing folder adds just the right amount of texture to the stocking and other than a small part of the heal and toe it covers the front of the card. I will do a picture tutorial next week when there is more light so you can see how the actual card is made.
I am off to do some more stamping. I have 300 cards to make and need to get some more done tonight. Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by, Tonya

New Digital Downloads

Hello, since it is Tuesday there are once again new Digital Downloads available for My Digital Studio. To view them you can click here. If you have any questions about My Digital Studio or how to purchase the Digital Downloads please let me know as I am always happy to help. Also watch this weekend for new Free Digital Downloads. I will have a new project to share soon, just need to get some pictures taken. Thanks for stopping by, Tonya

It's Good to be a Hostess

Good morning, November is here and while life tends to get busy now until after the first of the year. It is always nice to slow down and spend time with friends and family and a Stampin'Up! workshop is a great way to do that. Stampin'Up! has made it even better from now until December 15th by increasing the hostess benefits. Instead of just the usual $50 worth of free merchandise you receive for a $350 workshop you can now receive an additional $35. This is true for all orders over $350 whether they are workshop orders, customers orders or hostess orders (online orders do not apply) so contact me today while I still have dates available to set up a workshop for you and your friends. We can do fun Christmas projects such as cards, tags, or even gifts for your Christmas list. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day, Tonya