Wonderfall Bushel Basket

Another awesome UStamp with Dawn and Friends event has started!! The event is called Heating Up the Holidays! We will be sharing over 40 projects featuring all the holidays coming up...Thanksgiving, Halloween, Christmas! I'm excited for the holidays!!
Here's my project...

If you'd like to join the event and receive this tutorial and over 40 other tutorials click here > Heating Up the Holidays! 

Thanks for dropping by!!

Baby Bouquet

As my second project for KEEP CALM and USTAMP ON event I decided to make a fun baby bouquet. With 3 girls and 1 boy around here, we are hoping for a baby boy, so I HAD to make my project all boy!!

You could easily change it up for a baby girl or a birthday or whatever occasion! I hope you'll join us for KEEP CALM and USTAMP ON!

Some Exciting News and a "Berry" Cute Box

First I'll share the exciting news since it is the reason I haven't posted anything on my blog in such a long time.
Surprise!! We are welcoming another sweet little miracle into our family!

I've been super sick with this pregnancy so I haven't been on the computer or in the little blue room very often lately.

But, I do have a fun project to share with you from the current UStamp with Dawn and Friends event! A "berry" cute box perfect for summer time gift giving! 

If you'd like to join us at the UStamp Event and receive the tutorial for this project and over 40 other projects click here> KEEP CALM and USTAMP ON!

I have another project to share for the UStamp event later this month!!

Thanks for dropping by the little blue room!

Cute Critters and a Gumball Machine

I'm excited to share a few more of my projects created for the Big Shot Roundup Event going on now with UStamp with Dawn and Friends!

This has got to be one of my most favorite projects I've made EVER...these adorable Forest Friends gift bags!!

And this fun gumball machine!

My youngest daughter was going to have a gumball themed birthday party. Wouldn't these be awesome goody bags for all the little party guests?

If you'd like to get the tutorials for these and 40 more projects come join us at the Big Shot Roundup Event!

Hope you are having a great Monday! Thanks for dropping by!

Valentine Heart Box

Another awesome Ustamp with Dawn and Friends event just started!! I'm super excited about an event all about using the BIG SHOT die cut machine!! It's the most used tool in my craft room! 
Here's my first project!

 Giving a box of chocolates to your Valentine is even sweeter when you hand-make the heart shaped box yourself! Join us for the Big Shot Roundup Event to get the PDF tutorial of this box, plus over 40 more awesome project tutorials!! All for just $24.99!! Click here > Big Shot Roundup < to sign up. Hope to see you there!!

Here's my box filled with homemade mint chocolate truffles. YUM! 

Thanks for stopping by for a visit at the little blue room! Happy crafting!

Spring Chandelier

I'm so excited that I get to share another project I created for the UStamp with Dawn and Friends online class. A spring chandelier!

To learn how to make this spring chandelier join the UStamp with Dawn and Friends event going on now to downlaod the step by step tutorial!

Along with the tutorial for the chandelier you'll find 40 projects with tutorials all using the awesome new Simply Scored tool from Stampin Up! All for just $24.99. What a deal! Hope to see you at the event!

Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too!

Happy New Year's Eve! I hope everyone has a fun and safe night welcoming in the new year!
I'm excited to start the year off sharing a neat project I created for the UStamp with Dawn and Friends online class going on right now!

With this cupcake kit you can Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too! In the tutorial I tell you step-by-step how to create this gift box which includes a cupcake-in-a-jar, sprinkles, and icing.

To get this tutorial and many, many more join us for the UStamp with Dawn and Friends SCORE event. 

During the Score Event the UStamp with Dawn and Friends designers will share 40+ projects with tutorials for every project all using the new Stampin' Up! Simply Scored tool! Also, live chat and prizes! It's always lots of fun!! Click here to go sign up! Only $24.99! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Up on the Roof Top Blog Hop

Welcome to the UStamp with Dawn and Friends!! Up On The Roof Top 2011 World Showcase Holiday Blog Hop.

If you have been following the Blog Hop from the beginning, you have just been wowed by Dawn. Wasn't that the coolest tree!

If you are just joining the Blog Hop, no worries, you can start at any point. All the Designer's Blogs are linked together so you will be able to see ALL the FABULOUS projects we have for you.

I'm so excited to share my project, Merry Mail Garland, with you!
**Edited to add** There was a question on how I made the Christmas lights so I wanted to be sure everyone knows that the tutorial can be found at UStamp with Dawn and Friends, just *click here* and register to join. You'll find the tutorial for this project and many others ALL FREE as a gift to you!! Be sure to go download the PDF tutorial! Merry Christmas!!**

Checking the mail is so much fun during the holidays. Especially when you start receiving "merry mail" - Christmas cards and photos from family and friends! Usually I just hang them on the fridge, but this year I wanted to display our "merry mail" somewhere special. 

Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink and Crystal Effects make these bulbs shine as they hold your "merry mail" on Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine. What a lovely way to deck your halls this holiday season!

As a Special Thank You for stopping by my blog I am giving away BLOG CANDY!!

Please leave a comment about my project to be entered for a chance to win a great goodie bag of current Stampin' Up! products.  I will randomly select a winner to be announced on Tuesday, so please check back to see if you are the lucky recipient!

AND there's MORE...LOTS MORE!!

• You have the opportunity to get the downloadable PDF Tutorial for my project FREE!! It's a GIFT from UStamp with Dawn and Friends!! Woohoo!! See the blinkie below to access the FREE Blog Hop Website.

• In the Spirit of the Holiday Season, you have the opportunity to get in on "Special Holiday Pricing" for the upcoming UStamp with Dawn and Friends!! SCORE!! Event. The Stampin' Up! Simply Scored Tool is HOT STUFF and SCORE!! will feature 40+ projects, all created using the Simply Scored Tool. SCORE!! is a MUST NOT MISS Event!! See the blinkie below to join and get in on the Early Bird savings.

And now for the most exciting giveaway of the season...

Everyone that joins the new and exciting upcoming event - SCORE!! - with "Special Holiday Pricing" will be entered into a Drawing to win 1 of 3 FREE Passes for an ENTIRE YEAR of UStamp with Dawn and Friends!! events!!

YES!!

You read that right!!

YOU could win a whole year of UStamp with Dawn and Friends!! events FREE!!

***Special Holiday Pricing of just $19.99 ends Dec 8th***

Winners will be announced on Friday, Dec 9th.

 Click the Blinkie below to join SCORE!! with Special Holiday Pricing

and a chance to win a FREE Year of UStamp with Dawn and Friends!! events!!

Click the blinkie below and you will be taken to

THE UP ON THE ROOFTOP BLOG HOP WEBSITE!!

Of course it's ***FREE*** to join and

there you will find the tutorials for ALL the blog hop projects,

PLUS live chats, challenges and more prizes!!

You will even have an opportunity to be considered for a spot as a Guest Designer!!

Yes!! It is all FREE, so tell all your friends and

join the fun with UStamp with Dawn and Friends!!

***

AND last, but certainly not least, it's time to hop on over to the next Designer's Roof Top! So please click below for NEXT BLOG, where you will find Katie ready to share a delightful Holiday project with you.


If you would like to hop back to Dawn's Roof Top, please click below.


Thanks again for stopping by and Happy Holidays to YOU!!

Trimming the Tree

The day after Thanksgiving is decorating day at our house. We crank up the Christmas music and deck the halls! I've been decorating since Friday and I'm still not done. I keep coming up with more projects I want to make to put out this year, so I've been getting distracted. I was able to squeeze in a few minutes of craft time to make this ornament.

The challenge this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments is to make anything but a card and ornaments is the theme.

I used the idea of cutting designer paper, rolling it up, and sliding it into the clear ornaments. Instead I printed photo strips of my children, rolled them tightly, and slide them into my glass ornament. I also added a strip of paper with 2011 typed over and over to remember the year.

Now that I'm looking at it, I think I'm going to add a photo strip with photos of me and my husband as well. You could do so much with this idea. Make an ornament with photos of just one child including strips that list things about that year. Like what grade, favorite book, movie, game, etc. Fun!! It's like a time capsule in an ornament! I'm so doing that now!

Thanks for stopping by for a visit. I hope you are enjoying the holiday season. Be sure to drop by Hand Stamped Sentiments to see all the great ornaments the designers shared this week. I know things are busy with all the great holiday things going on, but if you find some time to get crafty, join us this week and link your project at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

Matryoshka Doll

I am thrilled to share with you the project I created for the Ustamp with Dawn and Friends!! Knock Out Punches Event!

I've always loved matryoshka dolls! As a little girl they fascinated me and today I still think they are just the cutest thing. I went to work in the little blue room with my Stampin' Up! supplies and designed a matryoshka box and a cute little card to go with it! This gift set is perfect for any occasion! From "Congratulations! I knew you had it in you!" to "Thanks! You're a doll!" and just about anything in between.
Want the tutorial to create your own adorable doll? Join us for the Knock Out Punches event to get the PDF for this and over 40 more projects! Two projects posted everyday plus bonus projects! Live chats with crafters from around the world! The party started on the 4th, but it is not too late to join. The event lasts until November 23rd! Just $24.99 to join the fun! 

I hope to see you there!

P.S. I actually posted twice today! Be sure to check out my Season's Greetings card.

Knock Out Punches

I am delighted to share that I was invited to be a guest designer by Dawn to be a part of her amazing events at Ustamp with Dawn & Friends! I'm looking forward to sharing the project I've designed with you!  This event is ALL about PUNCHES. You know how much I LOVE punches!  Stampin' Up! Punches R♥CK!!  

IT'S GONNA BE A FIRST ROUND KNOCK OUT FELT AROUND THE WORLD!
Come join us! Round of UStamp "Knockout Punches" - Worldwide Championships 2011!! begins TODAY, November 4th and goes until November 23rd.  Just wait till you see the projects we have created for you!  They are diffently all Knock Outs! The Design Team is more than ready to step up to the challenge of covering all the punches in 40+ projects!! There's a whole lotta punching going on and you are going to LOVE LOVE LOVE what the Designers have waiting for you.


The Design Team - composed of highly accomplished papercrafters - are poised to...
Float like butterflies
and sting like bees
as they dazzle with
powerful punched projects
for you and me!!
(any Muhammad Ali fans out there??)


Knockout Punches will be focusing on showcasing Stampin' Up! Punches from the USA/Canada 2011 - 2012 Idea Book & Catalog as well as the 2011 Holiday Mini Catalog!! And not  just for the upcoming Holiday Season, so get ready to enjoy VAST VARIETY of FANTASTIC Projects that will still be useful long after Santa puts that last gift under the tree!!


Subscription price is $24.99 and you can find all the info you need to join by clicking on the link below. The FAST AND EASY payment process allows you to join as a member and grants immediate access to the Knockout Punches Website!!  
Can't wait to chat and create with you there!

Corny

I can't believe Halloween it's just a few days away! Fall is flying by! Just one more month before we start decorating for Christmas. I'll be hostessing Thanksgiving dinner at my place this year. I bought adorable new serving dishes and super cute turkey plates and napkins. Then I made these...

Perfect to sit on each place setting or throughout the center of the table along with the other decor, don't you think? Not really corny. I just couldn't think of a good title at midnight. :)

I made single cornstalks last year but never thought to tie three together and have them stand. Love it! I was inspired by the photo inspiration challenge this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

Here's a quick tutorial. The pictures aren't great since I was trying to put all this together in less than an hour, but I wanted share anyway.

I used:

•  Stampin' Up!'s new cellophane bags (you can use pretzel bags but the measurements will be off)
• Corn Husks found at the grocery store (used to make tamales)
• Candy Corn but any small candy would work like M&M's or Jelly Bellies
• Raffia (or hemp or bakers twine)
• Stampin' Up! striped ribbon

Fill the bag with candy leaving one inch at the bottom and 2 inches at the top.

Lay bag over a husk, tie at the bottom, and trim the end

Trim the bag one inch from candy at the top and tie closed

(This I didn't get a picture of) Take your fingernail and slide it through the top part of the husk to fray it. Start where you tied it closed and slide to the end. It won't work the other direction.
Tie three together and you are good to go! Not only for decoration, but a cute little gift, too.

Thanks for visiting the little blue room. Head over to Hand Stamped Sentiments to see all the other wonderful projects. I hope you'll link your project, too!