Thanksgiving 2012 pictures~ YUM!

Can you believe it's the end of November?? I don't know how it passes by so quickly...time that is.

It seems there is never enough of it...whether in a day..a month or when family is visiting.
Hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving holiday, I have so many pictures of how I decorated my home for the holidays...here are just a few:

First...the bird

Tom was just under 22lbs. and DELICIOUS!!!

Here are the appetizers:

Are you drooling yet??

What about now??

Yummy!!! Okay...I need to stop posting pictures of food because my tummy is starting to growl!!

Here are some hand-stamped goodies~ all made using justa few supplies. Cajun Craze card stock, the Big Shot and Petite Pocket Bigz XL die (123131), First Edition Specialty DSP (121878), Champagne glimmer paper (127885), Comfort Cafe DSP (126898) and a few other accessories. Just to let you know...I only used about 1/2 of the pack of Comfort Cafe DSP...can you believe it?? I was scared when I started using it, that I would run out~ but it went a long way!!

Place settings:

(This is at the 'adult' table)
Here is a close-up:

(This is the kiddos table)

I seriously almost had a heart attack when I found the same color 'Cajun Craze' napkins at Walmart!! 

Here is a banner that I had hung in our family room~ this ones a keeper...LOVE me some fall colors!!

Close-up:

 

 

 

At the kids table I made a few pumkins:

On the counter I displayed a rosette made using the Designer Rosette Bigz XL die (125594).

Here is the back:

One more thing to mention....all of the writing on the tags was done by my friend Marie~ my handwriting stinks!! So a HUGE thank-you to Marie...she used the new Gold Stampin' Dazzle marker (128979). Love it!!!

Now...I mentioned how quickly time goes by?? Here is a picture of me with my niece Kaia (I call her my monster) she is so stinkin' cute and I could just eat her up~ she's growing up so fast!! After dinner we did some stamping! Just ignore the big blob on my forehead...darn skin cancer :(
Don't forget to wear SPF!! Even in the cooler months ahead~ trust me!!

 It was a wonderful holiday, began actually the night before when we started cooking!! The left overs are now gone...and the house is decorated for Christmas!! I was seriosly dreading it...it's a lot of work!! Not sure yet what I'll come up with for Stampin' Up! home decor...but you know it will be something!! So stay tuned!!

Let me know if you would like any of the recipes~ or if you have any questions on anything I have made with Stampin' Up's products!!

If you would like to purchase any of the products used, please visit my online store 24/7 by clicking www.erinsstampart.stampinup.net
Thanks and have a great day!!
BIG hugs,
Erin

It's a pillow..it's a card~it's a pillow card!

I know what you are thinking...what a tacky title on my post! Over Christmas I kept seeing those 'pillow pets' all over the place and would sing the catchy little tune when the commercials came on...but they never made my kids Chrismtas 'wish-list'! Anyway...this card feels like a little 'heart' pillow. Click here for a great tutorial to give you an idea on how to achieve this look. Here is a picture of the inside (pardon my hand). The Melon Mambo piece of card stock has covered the punched out heart shape, fabric, batting and cover~ta-da!! This card could be used for Valentine's Day or any other occasion for a friend. I think besides the fabric...which I 'sew' LOVE my favorite element on the card are the delicious BUTTONS!! Just wait until you see what I'm making with the buttons next~it's going to freak your freak out!!

Here are the remaining supplies used.

Stamp Set: Love You Much (113756) available in wood mount only

Card Stock: Naturals Ivory, Melon Mambo

Ink: Melon Mambo, Early Espresso

Accessories, Kraft taffeta ribbon, sticky strip, Early Espresso Stampin' Write marker, glue dots, Big Designer Buttons (122301 Springtime Vintage, 122302 Sweet Stitches) and Sweet Stitches fabric (121818)

Take a Spin!!

I am sure that all of you know by now that http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ is a great site for inspriation and excellent tutorials (besides of course my blog ) so my next card was inspired by a topper card shown here. I LOVE the new game spinners in the Occasions mini~ they are a MUST have!! They coordinate with a new stamp set (shown here) called Take a Spin (121937 W, 122015 C). The topper part of my card was made by using the Top Note die (113463) after it is cut out once, turn it centered and run it through your Big Shot again~ I know genious!! Nope...not my idea but happy to share the technique...you can make a cute star like medallion by continuously turning it and cutting it out. I know that Kimberly Van Diepen made a video showing it awhile back. My Basic Gray CS card base is a 4 1/4" square and I layered both Pumpkin Pie CS and Peach Parfait over it. Hard to tell from the photo but the Peach Parfait piece was embossed using the Square Lattice embossing folder (119976). Added some Pumpkin Pie 1/8" taffeta ribbon (119253) and lastly punched out a few Whisper White candles using the new Build a Cupcake Punch (121807) another MUST have item! I also punched one out on the inside of the card:

Great thing is it still fits inside a standard size envelope!!

Click here to shop 24/7 for supplies used. Let me know if you have any questions, off to play with more buttons!

Stay warm, safe and think 'spring' I hear they are calling for some more ice with a HUGE storm headed our way...YUCK!

Stampin' hugs~Erin

Just a quick post today to show a card I recently made for a friend's birthday. I needed something 'quick and easy' that ended up looking like there was WAY more involved!! With the Sizzix Big Shot...almost any project becomes quick and easy, all you need is a little imagination! Be sure to check my SU! website for this month's promotion that I am offering on the Big Shot..it is my own 'Starter Kit' (a deal way too good to pass up!!)

Recipe

Stamp Set: Stem Sayings

Card stock: basic black, mellow moss, pretty in pink, pixie pink and Tea Party DSP

Ink: basic black

Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note Die, Beautiful Butterflies Die, glue dots, double rectangle punch, grosgrain ribbon, sticky cuts sweet, green duo beads, pink duo beads

Thanks for looking and hope you have a great day!

~Erin

Wowsers...what a week!

Okay...were you worried about me? Where have I been or what happened to my promise of posting?? Sometimes I really wonder where the time goes! So...even though it's a BEAUTIFUL day out there, I am in the basement stamping and working on a few other things. Can you blame me?? The A/C is not on...it's 90 degrees outside and so nice and cool down here! When you walk upstairs it's like walking into a sauna! Maybe I'll sleep down here too! Well...just wanted to share with you a terrific blog I came across: http://www.eatsleepstamp.com/ . I made these boxes after seeing them on her sight.. they kind of remind me of the new Sizzix Matchbox Die (114890) from the Occasions Mini Catalog. So while making them I was saying over an over in my head "Momma had a baby and her head popped off!" Do you remember that? Finding and collecting all the dandelions in the yard...or bringing them in to your mommy so she could put those darn 'weeds' in a nice little vase? Okay...did that make any sense? I was thinking that I would make a mini-version (using the Matchbox die) with the same paper and butterfly...post a picture of them side by side and..that's where the song/saying came from. Maybe the Weed-N-Feed is getting to me! On to the deets of the picture:

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Basic Gray, Walk in the Park DSP (115123), window sheets (114323)

Accessories: Sizzix Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Top Note Bigz Die, Sticky Pages, Pink Duo beads, white organza ribbon, glue dots

I love the Sticky Pages (114300) they were so easy to use...I knew I wanted to use the beads, so first attempt was vellum cardstock which I embossed with Heat & Stick powder (not a personal fave) and then applied the beads...it was okay. So like 'Winnie the Pooh' I said 'think... think ...think' and I tried the same vellum but ran through my Zyron machine...which then made me realize...DUH!! Our sticky sheets...I bought them awhile ago and forgot all about them! Voila~so easy! The inside of the box has a sheet of the Walk in the Park DSP and the drawer slides out to reveal a mini-manicure set. Hope you all have a great day! ~Erin

Cute RAK!!

RAK...Random Act of Kindness. I started a group with my downline and upline to start swapping RAKS. This was made for me by Shanan Hambrick (click here for her blog). Isn't it cute?? I knew she had dropped it off...because the kids told me she stopped by returning some borrowed items and I HAD to call her right away to say thanks!! I love it SO much!! Now normally...the 'RAK' is to remain anonymous..everyone likes to be surprised every now and then. I also thought it would be a nice-n-easy way to keep each other motivated and stampin'. I then begged her to pick up some more of the paint containers for me Saturday that were a bargain deal at a local hardware store here in town. I know that Lowes has them...not sure how much they are there. The inside was filled with some goodies found at Target located in their dollar bin section...perfect for this time of year! So try making one and give that special someone a 'RAK'..you know they will love and appreciate it as much as I did (thanks again Shanan!!)

Here is a close up of the front:

Isn't it cute??

Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Old Olive, Urban Garden DSP

Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note Die, Little Leaves Sizzlit, Baja Breeze 1" double -stitched grosgrain ribbon, Flower Fusion Too, Hodgepodge Hardware Styler Silver, Circle Scissor Plus

Happy Stampin'~Erin