Catching Up

It may not look like I have been busy making "goodies" during the holidays, but I was!  Soo with that being said, I am going to post some of the cards and bags that I made in an effort to catch up and be ready for the new Spring Caddie that is going live this week!  Can't wait to share some of the new stamps and accessories.  You are going to LOVE them.  Just saying.....  Hope your holidays are great and you get time to spend with your loved ones. Enjoy until next time, 

Hugs,

Alicia

Snow Flurry!

Well,as u probably know by now, I love several things that are in the Occasions Mini this year and the following is no exception.  This is definitely one of my favorite die cuts.  I love the three sizes of snowflakes.  That makes it so easy to use in a variety of ways.  As a sad note, this die so far, has not be continued by Stampin Up after the Occasions expires.  So if you really like it, run, don't walk and order it in my online store.  The link to it is on the right.    Also, this die cut really looks great using the silver glimmer paper.  Hope u enjoy!  Until next time,

Hugs,

Alicia

Wonderful Winterland

This stamp set has some  of the cutest little kids in it!  It reminds me how when I was a kid, if it ever did snow in my part of the whole, I did snow angels and slid down hills on a tube.  Fun it was!  Anyway, here are three cards that I made from this set, each a little different than the others but all fairly simple and quick to put together.  Hope you enjoy.  Until next time,

Hugs, Alicia

No Peeking!

I just love this stamp set!!  It has the cutest little "critters" in it.  So needless to say, couldn't resist making some cards with it.  I have seen so many cute ones on the internet with this stamp set.  These 2 are cases that I made my own and I love how they turned out.  Making the Christmas tree 3 dimensional was a little more involved than I thought it would be but with some cutting and determination I made it happen.  Then decided that I needed a little bling on it,so added the glitter glue. The sayings come from another really great stamp set, Seasonal Sayings.  The DSP is from Snow Festival.  Hope you like.  Until next time,

Hugs,

Alicia

Evergreen

So it has been awhile since I last posted, I know.  BUT I have been busy creating.  Since Christmas is just around the corner, I have been making my Christmas cards and having a lot of fun doing it.  Today I want to share with you some cards that I have made so far.  I am going to share according the the stamp set I used.  So below are two cards that I made with the Evergreen stamp set.  I really like this set since has two stamping involved in it.   On the Merry Christmas card, I did do the two stamp and on the other one (silvery one)  I used just the outline.  Love the glimmer paper for Christmas so it is included on both cards.  Hope you like.  Until next time, Hugs,

Alicia

Day of Gratitude Notecard Gift Set

Here's a notecard gift set that is made with the "Day of Gratitude" Stamp set.  the color combo is More Mustard, Cherrry Cobbler, Soft Suede, Always Artichoke and Natural Ivory.  To make the box, I used the Sizzix Box #2 box die, Scallop Circle Bigz Dies, and Clear Circle Bigz Dies.

Quickly to make the box, run c/s through the box die and cut off the top 3 flaps(sides and  back). Sticky strip tape to the bottom and side flaps to assemble.  You want to have an open top,  Cut two Scallop Circles.  Attach to box sides.  Then cut two circles with the Clear Circle Die.  Randomly stamp the leaves and acorn onto the circles. Run the circles through the big shot with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.  Ink edges.  Attach to Scallop circles.  Then attach handle to side of the box.

For the 3x3 cards, I used the baby wipe technique to stamp  the large figure.  I really love using that technique this time of year especially with all the fall colors.  Hope you like!  Until next time, Hugs,  

Alicia

Tulle Table Lamp

I just fell in love with this idea when I saw it on the Holiday Create with Connie and Mary Edition.  The original one was made from an old lampshade and was a bigger lamp base.  When I saw this little personal lamp on sale at Target's, I couldn't resist.  So I purchased and got busy putting it together.  This is very simple to do with the beautiful tulle that is in the Occasions Caddie.  Simply wrap it around the shade, put some pearls on it, then make a tulle flower with the Jumblo Sticky Rounds.  Presto, it is done!!  Wouldn't that make a cute gift for someone?  Hope you enjoy until next time.   Hugs,

Alicia

Fall Clothes Pin Wreath

I saw this originally on Pinterest and loved the simplicity of it.  So I decided that it would be a small class.  Did most of the prep work for it before the class including cutting all the strips for the 72 clothespins that it takes to cover a 14 inch cardboard wreath.  I went ahead and die cut all the leaves from the autumun leaves diecut and used the Wonderfall stamp to stamp on some to give some interest.  The rest is simply embellishing.  The original idea was from Rebekah Jensen.  Thanks Rebekah!  Hope you enjoy.  Until next time,  Hugs,

Alicia  

Fall is in the Air!

It is definitely fall here.  One of my favorite times of the year.  I love all the colorful leaves.  My husband and I go leaf peeping every year around this time and have a really great time exploring the countryside with all the beautiful colors.  Below is a picture of how pretty the leaves are here now.

So that means it is time to make a new fall wreath.  I will share with you my version of the Clothes Pins Wreath that I made in one of my classes tomorrow.  Until then,

Hugs,

Alicia

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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"Witchy" Tag

Well, Halloween is tomorrow and it will end my 31 Days of Halloween series.  It certainly has challenged me to post but  I have had a lot of fun doing it!  I will be posting several fall and Thanksgiving items in November, so be on the look out for them.  Today, I made a tag with supplies from my other favorite person (Tim Holtz).  It is a take on his October 2012 12 Tags of 2012!  Fairly easy to execute but love the sparkly glitter on the witch.  Hope you have a great one.  Until next time,

Hugs,

Alicia

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Spooky Tree Card

Another oldie but goodie.  This card front is actually made from a piece of DSP that has since been retired.  I used my brayer to go  over the design with pumpkin orange ink then attached to black card stock and then to the basic gray card.  Oh yes, forgot to tell you about the mask for the white moon.  Just punch a circle out, use removable tape on back and put where you want the clean space to be and use your brayer to go over it.  Then remove and you have your clean circle.  Hope you like.  Until next time,

Alicia

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Rhinestone Skull!

The below card is an oldie but goodie!  The skull is from the digi stamp set, From the Crypt, and the other embellies are retired except for the rhinestones and safety pen.  Hope you enjoy, Hugs,

Alicia

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MDS Toxic Cards

These 2 cards were soo easy to put together.  They were created in My Digital Studio and printed out on glossy paper and attached to a black cardstock.  Easy Peasy!!

I highly recommend giving MDS a try.  There is a 30 day free trial available.  Free downloads this week and 50% off the digi kits.  What more can you ask for?  Also there is an online community at MyDigitalStudio.net that has tutorials and online forums to help you with it.  Let me know if you have any questions.  Until next time, Hugs,

Alicia

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Googly Ghouls

Here is another cute card that came together rather quickly.  Lots of new products used on it.  The Googly Ghouls stamp set, vintage facted button, bakers twine,1 3/4 circle punch, First Edition DSP, Howlstooth and Scringbone DSP, Iridescent embossing powder and Etruscan Wheel.  Hope you like, until next time, Hugs,

Alicia

 

 

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Spooky!

Made this card yesterday and am really liking it!  It is From the Crypt Stamp.  This stamp set is retired in real life, but not in the digi world.  That is why I love digital stamps.  You can keep on keeping on with them.  The skull is made in MDS and printed out and attached to the card.  Used the Finial Press Embossing folder and the Lattice Die cut.  Hope you like.  Until next time,  Hugs,

Alicia

Interrupting 31 days for an exciting accouncement!

You do not want to miss this opportunity!  Stampin Up is having a Huge sale on Monday, the 29th!!  Almost all Stamp sets are 15% off only on Monday.  Below are the deets about it.  Also, a big Digital week is here next week also, with free downloads and 50% off several kits.  Don't miss this opportunity if you have some on your wish list and/r need some for your Holiday gifts.  Go to my online store on Monday and start your ordering!!

Every single set is 15% off, on MONDAY ONLY!  Look through our catalog, both regular and Holiday Mini, and get busy ordering any sets that are on your wish list and any you may need for your Holiday projects.  You can order them from my online store here: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/aliciasscraps/

Here are the specifics:

• Starting at 12:00 AM (MT) and ending at 11:50 PM (MT), almost every stamp we sell will be 15 percent off.

This means all stamps in the current catalogs including

• Background stamps
• Personalized name stamps
• Incentive stamp sets from the supply list
• Cookie press stamps
• Single-image stamps

This DOES NOT include

• Hostess sets
• Bundled stamp sets
• Digital stamp brush sets

  There is no minimum purchase, and no limit to the number of stamps you can order.

ALSO...not to be missed :

1. Our weeklong celebration of Digital Scrapbooking Day begins, and you and your customers can get FREE downloads and 50 percent off digital kits! Check out MyDigitalStudio.net on Monday for details.

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Boo-tiful Tote Bags

I saw these cute little bags on the Create with Connie and Mary Holiday Edition.  They were originally designed by Debbie Henderson.  I used the template for the bag but changed it around to make it more mine.  These would make cute little bags to put candy in and give out for Halloween or for giving to people you want to for Halloween.  Hope you like.  Until next time, Hugs, 

Alicia

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Tissue Cover

To go along with my hand sanitizer from yesterday's post, I made a cute tissue cover holder with pumpkin tissues in it!  I know but it was just too cute to resist.  All I did is measure the size of the tissues and scored the Howlstooth and

Scaringbone DSP by the measurements.  Then wrapped it around the tissues and added some embellies on the front after I punched the oval for the tissues to be pulled out of.  Hope you enjoy.  Until next time,  Hugs,

Alicia

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 Scary Hand Sanitizer!

Well I had some hand sanitizer that I have had and wanted to do something for Halloween with it.  So, hence, the hand sanitizer cover!  Very easy to make and would make a quick, nice gift for someone.  Thanks for looking.  Until next time, Hugs,

Alicia

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Googly Ghouls Treat Bag

Here is another little cutie of a treat bag that comes together quickly.  Loving those easy to do Halloween treat bags!  This one is made with the Fancy Favor die cut box.  Cut it out and assemble.  Then I added some black card stock, folded it over the top then punched a hole in the top to add some ribbon.  Another easy peasy project for you to make for the kiddies or the "big kids" too!  Until next time, Hugs, Alicia

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Double Pocket Treat Holder

This is a simple and quick little treat holder that you can make lots of for your kiddies!

This came from My Chic n Scratch Blog by Angie Juda.  To make this little cutie, you will need a 8  x 8 and a 12 x 1-3/8 " piece of DSP of your choice and some scraps of Very Vanilla and Tangerine Tango.   Fold the square up to a point, then place on the Simply Scored Tool and score at 3/4' at bottom and 3-3/4" on each side.  Fold sides in..then fold up and then down and your treat holder is assembled.  Punch at hole in the top and make whatever decorations for the front you want.  The long piece of DSP is for the rosette scored at every 1/2" and folded to create the rosette. Easy Peasy! Hope you like.  Until next time, Hugs,

Alicia

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An Oldie, But Goodie Returns!

I found this the other day and thought I would re-post it from last year since I really like how it turned out.  This is a card holder that has four Halloween cards in it.  I thought that I would share the holder and two of the cards with you.  Here they are.  Hope you enjoy!  Do you see some retired products on these?  Look at the clearance list on my Stampin Up online store.  Some of them are available there!

Until next time,  Hugs,

Alicia

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Test Tube Goodies!

Come on..you know you have a stash of those test tubes in your storage area..get them out and make some for you or your friends!  It is easy and fun to do.  I simply washed them and put some candy in four of them.  Adhered the tubes with mini glue dots and then wrapped a strip of the Hoolstooth and Scraingbone DSP.  Now notice the Sweater Trim.  I used some white and dyed it with reinkers!  Now you can have your own color!  Pretty cool, right?   The stamps are not SU, just some I had that needed to see some ink on them!  Anyway, hope your like and it inspires you to get some of those test tubes out and use them.  Until next time, Hugs, Alicia 

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Witchy Treats

I know that you have read earlier that I LOVE the striped and checked patterns in the Howlstooth and Scaringbone DSP, but the more I use it the more I love it!

I love the versatility of this style of box, enabling you to add a little or a lot of goodies!  The Two Cool box shown is made by using the two Fancy Favor die-cuts-one as a bottom and the other as a top.  The top is made by cutting the bottom flaps off the Fancy Favor die-cut, adhering the sides like normal, then tying the top together with ribbon.  The bottom is made in the traditional way.  I made a faux bow on the top by punching two holes in the top, then threading the 1/2" Black Striped Ribbon through the holes twice for a faux box.  Here's how:  thread each end of the ribbon into a hole starting at front of the project.  Cross ends, then thread each end back through the opposite hole.  Pull tight and trim.

The front is decorated with my favorite stamp set for Halloween, Toxic Treats. Then cut out with the Labels Collection Framelits.  I also embossed the bottom box with the spider web folder, but my picture is not showing it very well.  Gotta, get better pictures!  Any ideas to help would be appreciated!   If you want to leave a message, just write in the comment section!  thanks. Until next time, Hugs,

Alicia

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Quote the Raven_Nevermore!

This is a very simple card that I did beacuse I fell in love with the stamp when I saw at a big box store.  Hope you like!  Until next time, Alicia

 

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Cute Little Tic Tac Holder!

This is going to be a short post but a cute one.  Saw this on UTube and just had to make one.  It is a Tic Tac Holder that would make a cute little gift for someone and could also be made for Christmas or Valentine's or just about anything.  It is made with the two tag Sizzix tag die cut that Stampin Up carries.  Cut a piece of card stock 6" by 2 3/4".  Use the bigger tag and fold in half then position this about a 1/2" below the fold.  After cutting, fold and put your tic tac box in and secure with tape.  Tie the ends together with ribbon and Viola, it is done.  Cute, Cute Cute, I tell ya!  This picture doesn't do this justice.  It sure can get the creative juices going to see what all you could do with this simple and quick project.  The pumpkin on the front is made with oval punches.  Hope you enjoy.  Until next time, Hugs.

Alicia

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Frightening Feline_Another take on it

This is just really a simple and sweet type card.  To make this card, I used the 7/8" Natural ribbon along with the Jumbo Sticky Rounds and made a fun little ribbon element.  I love these sticky rounds because they make the flower elements SO simple to put together.  Stampinbythesea blog site has a video that shows how she does it.  I also used a little of the Hoolstooth and Scaringbone DSP.  This is my favorite of all Halloween papers by Stampin Up.  It can actually be used for more than just Halloween!  Yipee!  Hope you enjoy!  Until next time, Hugs,

Alicia

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Frightening Feline

Isn't this a cute card?  I love this stamp so decided to bling it up with some rhinestone eyes and ribbon.  It has a black base, with tangerine tango and very vanilla cardstock.  I ran the larger piece of VV cardstock through the spider web embossing flolder to give it some texture.    Hope you like.  

Until next time, Hugs, Alicia

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Halloween Pinwheel Wreath

I created this today with no forethought on it.  I had made a similiar pinwheel wreath for the summer with some retired DSP and wanted to use some more of my DSP stash that has retired so I came up with this.  It has all kinds of retired DSP on it but was fun to make.  I had a Raven around so stuck that on it and then some spiders to add some interest to it.  Hope you like.  Until next time, Hugs, Alicia

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Trick or Treat Hybrid Scrapbook Page

Been wanting to work with the new MD2 and finally did.  Made a cute hybrid scrapbook page of none other than Lucy, my favorite subject!  Used the Toxic Frameable designer Template in MDS.  Love how easy it was to use and put all the other items on the white page.  I then used some of the Howlstooth and Scaringbone DSP and the the First Edition DSP.  Really like how it turned out.  You must try the MDS2.  There is a free 30 Day trial version av available now.  Just scroll down on the right side of my blog and you will see the button for it.  Well, gotta run for now.  Until next time, Hugs   Alicia

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Toxic Treats

Here is yet another card made with the Toxic Treats Stamp Set.  I also used the Etruscan Elegance wheel (which I love!) along with the Early Espresso Tulle Ribbon.  If you haven't seen this ribbon in person, you NEED to, believe me.  It is really pretty  :)  Here it is. Hope you enjoy!  Until next time, Hugs,

Alicia

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Chevrons Meet Toxic Treats

Today I am sharing with you a card that is made with my new favorite Halloween stamp from Stampin Up, Toxic Treats.  Also, the trendy Chevron Stamp.  Have you noticed that they are everywhere.  Its not just in the crafty world either!  Look at home decor.  I love that Stampin Up keeps up with the trends.  We have

 great products that you can get the Chevron look with.  Hope you like my share.  Lots of goodies on it but really easy to make.  Enjoy!  Until next time, Hugs,

Alicia

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Toxic Treats, Border Banter

Ink:  Black Craft Ink, Tangerine Tango

C/S:  Crumb Cake

Other: 7/8 Natural Ribbon Hoolstooth and Scraingbone DSP, 1 3/8 circle punch,Lables framelit die, clear embossing powder.

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This card is from the stamp show that I mentioned before.  It is THoltz, Stampers Anonymous stamp set.  I was lucky enough to get to meet Mr. Stampers Anonymous (Ted) and have him show me some tricks and he was kind enough to make me a tag!  That was so much fun.  As I mentioned earlier, I love THoltz stuff as much as I do Stampin Up.  Both are top notch and fun to play with.  Hope you like this.   This stamp is one of my favorite in his new releases.  Until next time, Hugs, Alicia

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The picture of this card does not does not do it justice!  I just loved these stamps and had to make a card showing the the trick or treaters thinking they may NOT want to go to that scary house!  This card is bigger than most cards that I make, but then again you just go with what happens and this stamp set needs a needed a bigger card for it to happen.  The second picture is the inside of the card.  I embossed  the saying and loved how it turned out! Hope you enjoy.  Until next time,

Alicia