The Blog Candy Winner & Top Ten from Holiday Mini

My Top Ten from the Holiday Mini Catalog:

1. Gift Givers (123772(W)--$29.95/123774(C)--$22.95).

 I love how the stamps have coordinating punches. 

2. Simply Scored Tool (122334--$29.95). 

Its easy to design 3D items and make the perfect score marks smoothly and quickly. Includes 3 markers, stylus with 2 different sized tips, and grooves in 1/8" increments.

3. Narrow Cellophane Bag (124134--$2.50)

 

Perfect accessory for filling with little treats or anything you please. It could be decorated with a topper and makes a perfect gift. (And at that price for 50/package, I'm thinking 2 class gifts would be perfect.)

4. Peekaboo Frames Bigz L Die (124587--$32.95)

 Perfect little windows for an advent calendar or even cards.

 

5. Spice Cake Designer Fabric (124066--$9.95)

 

Love the colors and how easily it coordinates with the other products. Can easily be used in the traditional paper crafting to add different texture and depth.

6. Hand-Penned Holidays (124310(W)--$21.95/124312(C)--$16.95)

Beautiful and elegant script that the words themselves take center stage.

7. Pick a Pattern Festive Finishes (124097--$7.95)

Love the two different designs on one plate. 

8. Festive & Fun (123742(W)--$19.95/123744(C)--$14.95)

The name of the set says its all. Its perfect for different occasions and design is FESTIVE and FUN! 

 

9. Out on a Limb (123822(W)--$22.95/123824(C)--$16.95)

Its cute and easy to mix and match the different components for a fun and whimsical Halloween scene.

10. Holiday Stocking Bigz L Die (124098--$32.95)

Love how I can use different materials like paper, fabric, felt, and more to decorate for the holidays. 

Thanks for sharing your favorites as well and now for the blog candy winner...

The winner goes to...

Anonymous said...

Hi Lisa, I really like the two stamps sets: Warmest of Wishes and Bright Hopes. All the Halloween stuff were great, too.  

 

Please contact me with your mailing address so that I can send you your prize. If I do not hear from you within 24 hours, the blog candy will go to the next person from the random drawing (random.org).

UPDATE: I did not hear from the winner so, I must proceed to our runner up.

Anonymous said...

congrats on winning that cute bag and cup. I love the new scoring tool and the new stocking punch. thanks for shARING

carolyn

Congratulations Carolyn. Please check your email and get back to me ASAP! Thanks!

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Christmas in July?

Yes, I'm about to share with you some new Holiday products that will be available starting September 1!

This was my prototype for a swap that I recently participated in. (I'll post the cards that I receive when I get them back.) I say prototype because I realized I didn't have enough of the wonderful twinkling sheets (silver glimmer paper) so I skipped that and replaced with glass glitter for my final swap. I was going to find a way to add my bling! (The photo does not do justice to how sparkly and beautiful these sheets of paper are!)

This stamp set (Festive and Fun) is great for water coloring and it comes in a set of 3 for other holidays: halloween and valentine's day! Can't show you the set (SU policy) until September but if you're on my mailing list, you may have gotten a copy of the Holiday Mini Catalog already and have seen how fun this set is and can be with your creativity.

One of my most favorite detail of the card is the folded medallion/flower. It was made using a new tool (available...yes, September 1) called Simply Scored. It has etched grooves every 1/8" to help you create perfectly measured score marks.  It's great for creating multiple projects or projects with a variety of score marks!

To create this medallion/flower, I took 1 3/4" x 12" strips (2) and scored every 1/4".

Adhered them to each other and punched the center of each fold with the crop-a-dile.

Then, I thread baker's twine through the holes and tightened. Heather Summers, a sweet and talented Canadian demonstrator, made a video on this technique so please take a look here for more information.

Next, I adhered the medallion/flower to the card with Tomboy multipurpose adhesive.

Finally, I needed red rhinestones for the holly berries. But Stampin' Up! doesn't carry red rhinestones small enough you say? I took the basic rhinestone jewels and colored them with a red sharpie! (Another fun little tip!)

It was fun to make and can't wait to share with you more Holiday Mini products!

{Project Details}
Stamp: Festive and Fun (123742-W/123744-C)
Ink: Basic Black, Lucky Limeade, Real Red, and Tempting Turquoise Classic Ink Pads; Real Red Stampin' Write Marker.
Paper: Lucky Limeade Textured Card Stock; Real Red, Soft Suede, and Very Vanilla Card Stock; Silver Glimmer Paper.
Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note and 3" Circle Dies, Stripes Textured Impressions Folder; Simply Scored, Whisper White Baker's Twine, Basic Rhinestone Jewels, and Blender pen.


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