Just a Little Batty!

Good evening, I finally got a picture taken of my bat. Now Shelli orginally shared a bat like this on her blog and he has taken flight across the blogs. It is super easy to make and while I think my fangs are a little big my boys thought they were great. To make the bat you will need the Big Shot, Petal Cone Die and the Perfect Pennant Die, Basic Black Card stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Sticky Strip and the two circle punches (I used the 3/4" and the Circle from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack) and the Petite Pennants Builder Punch. My bat has just eaten so he has some Real Red blood dripping from his fangs. You can fill him with all kinds of treats and give to all the ghosts and goblins that travel to your house this Halloween or you can send them to school with treats for the kids. If you would like to order the supplies to make this bat just give me a call and I will be happy to help you and show you how you can have a whole colony of bats. Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend, Tonya

Bingo Bits

Good morning, today I am going to share the final card for the Christmas Card Class. This card uses the Jolly Bingo Bits Stamp Set and the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set. It also uses an assortment of punches including the 1", 1 1/4", 1 3/8 Square Punches as well as the Decorative Label Punch. The colors are Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Whisper White and Crumb Cake. We used the Stampin' Write Markers to ink up the bell, poinseitta and the ornament. I just realized that my poinseitta is green not sure why I did it that way. I think I will change that on this card. Sorry I guess I wasn't thinking when I made the card. The Crumb Cake has texture added with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder and the Big Shot. This card is pretty simple to make and with the help of the punches it goes together quickly. It also mails easily without ribbon knots to worry about. I am going to take pictures of the Halloween project I made the other day and will post it later today. Thanks for stopping by and have a great Friday! Tonya

Hand Penned Christmas

Good evening, thought I would show you another one of the Christmas cards close up and give you a supply list. This card uses two new sets the Hand Penned Holidays set and the Pines & Poinsettias Stamp Set. The colors are Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler and Always Artichoke. I used the Stampin' Write Markers to ink up the pine cones and poinsettias before stamping them. The pine cones were punched out with the 1 1/4" Circle Punch and I used the Scallop Trim Border Punch on the Always Artichoke. The texture on the front of the card was added by using the Big Shot and the Perfect Details Texturz Plates. I did add a inside panel to this card too since the color is so dark and hard to write on but I didn't get a picture of it. Sorry. Tomorrow I will be sharing a Halloween project then I have a Wedding Invite to share with you that I just completed for a Wedding Swap that I am participating in. If you know someone that is getting married this next year and would like to have there invites handmade to give me a call. I would love to work with them and make their day even more special. Thanks for stopping by and I will see you tomorrow, Tonya

Cute Little Stockings

Hello and good afternoon. I am back with another project to share with you. We made this for my Christmas Card Class last week and while it isn't your traditional Christmas colors I do think it is a fun card. The stamp set is the new Stitched Stockings and we used the coordinating Stocking Builder Punch to punch out the three stockings. Each was stamped on whisper white card stock with Real Red, Baja Breeze or Pink Pirouette Classic Ink. The base of the card is Baja Breeze and there is also Baja Breeze Seam Binding used for the card. The Whisper White panel has some added texture thanks to the new Snow Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The Scallop Trim is made with Real Red and Pink Pirouette Designer Series Patterns Paper and the Tasteful Trim Die. By adding just a few Basic Rhinestones this card has just the right amount of sparkle. Of course you can change the colors to a more traditional colors. Have a great day and thank for stopping by again. I will be back tomorrow with another new post. Tonya

Another sewing project

Good morning, I hope you enjoyed your Monday and are ready for Tuesday. I am! I have a few more things to do for the wedding invite swap that I am in but they are coming along nicely. Today I wanted to share another sewing project with you that I did last week. This is a pillow that was made with Fleece and some leftover fabric. The B was cut with the Big Shot and the Serif Essentials Alphabet Dies. They make it so easy to personalize a gift whether it be a pillow or something else. I hand stitched around the B with a Blanket Stitch and other than machine stitching the sides thiss pillow was quick to make. I think a few more of these would be fun for the holidays. What do you think? Let me know and I will give your suggestions a try. Well, I need to go and get my little guys up for school but I will be back later today with card that I want to share with you so please stop by again. Have a great day! Tonya

Just a quick reminder that new Digital Downloads are available today. To see them you can take a look here.

Stocking Placemat

Good afternoon, I mentioned a while a go that I had a couple of sewing projects that I have been working on well today I am going to share the Christmas Placemat that I made a few weeks ago. The placemat is super easy to make and you can use the stocking for either a napkin or silverware. I used a prequilted Red fabric that I found at one of our local fabric stores and then used the Candy Cane Christmas Fabric to make the stocking and the edging. I used the smallest Scallop Square Die and the new Holiday Stocking die to cut the fabric. I did use an interfacing on the stocking to give it a little more durablity and I used a blanket stitch around the stocking except the top to attach it to the placemat. I hope you are see that better in the close up picture below. I am going to make a few more so that I have a set to either use in our home or to give as a gift. The stocking also can be used on felt to make a cute gift card holder or to put a treat for

a child in. I will be using this die a lot this year I have a feeling.
There is also a Stocking Accents Die that has other items that you can add to your stocking. The dies and Candy Cane Christmas Fabric can be purchased just by calling me or by going online and placing your order. If you have any questions please give me a call and I will be happy to help. Thanks for stopping by today and have a great day, Tonya

Wow 4 Days!

Wow I can't believe how quickly the last four days have flown by and I really had planned to post sooner but there just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day. I will do one of the Christmas Cards that we made last week and show you something new tomorrow. This card uses Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler and Blushing Bride as the main colors. The stamp set is Fun & Festive and is from the Holiday Mini. I stamped with Basic Gray and colored with a Blender Pen. The Designer Series Paper is Letters to Santa and I added texture with the Big Shot and the Petals-a-Plenty Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. To make the Scallop Rectangle I used the Scallop Square #2 Die and cut a square first then put the square back on the die but moved the bottom scallop down one and cut it off making the square a rectangle. I will take a few pictures to explain that better tomorrow when there is daylight. Until then I am off to bed to get some sleep. We have another busy day tomorrow and I have Wedding Invites to finish for a Swap I am taking part in. They are about half finished as I did all the scoring and cutting tonight. Now to print the info, cut and assemble. Thanks for stopping by and have a great week! Tonya

Christmas Card Class

Good morning, quick post today before I head off to school and to run errands for our upcoming Family Fall Festival at school this weekend. Today I am sharing with you three of the cards we are making at tomorrow night's Christmas Card Class. We will be making three of each design and one more card that I haven't taken a picture of yet. The cost is $17 and if you would like to come just send me a email or call me. You can even RSVP on my Stampin'Up! Website. If you have any questions let me know and I will be happy to answer them. Thanks for stopping by and I will repost these cards later with all the details. Have a great day, Tonya

Digital Downloads for Sept 20

My orginal post is below but I did want to make sure that you were aware of the new Digital Downloads that are available starting today. There is a new Party Animal Kit that includes 12 piece stamp brush set, 4 designer series paper patterns and 39 embillishments. We also have 4 other new Brush Stamp Sets including It's a Wrap Holiday Stamp Brush Set, Pamily Reunion Stamp Brush Set, Delightful Dozen Stamp Brush Set and Lighthearted Stamp Brush Set. If you would like to view them you can click here. If you have any questions about My Digital Studio please contact me and I will be happy to help. Thanks for stopping by again today and please scroll down to take a look at today's card. Tonya

Spice Cake DSF

Good morning, it is early at our house and I am about to start my day again but before I do I wanted to share with you the final card we made at Beth's Workshop. I am really loving these three colors together and have another card in mind with the Gently Falling Stamp Set but haven't found the time to make it. The colors if you are wondering are Pool Party, More Mustard and Soft Suede in addition to using the Gently Falling Stamp Set we also used the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set. For accessories we added Spiced Cake Designer Series Fabric just like ribbon and also used Baker's Twine that has been distressed to hold the tag on. The tag was made with the Word Window Punch and the Modern Label Punch. The Scallop Square is made with the Big Shot and the Scallop Square 2 Die. It is a great die as there are two different sizes of Scallop Squares on it so you get more use. This card is easy to duplicate and some of the guests used Happy Thanksgiving on their cards so that they could send it for Thanksgiving. If you have any questions about the card please don't hestitate to ask. I am always happy to answer any questions you might have. That's it for today, I will be back tomorrow with another project to share with you. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day, Tonya