Happy Black Friday!  I hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving...I know we did!  

I took a break from my feast preparations Wednesday night to CASE Natasha Zandbergen's take on a snow globe card.  I can't believe this was the first time I layered these 3 Sleigh Ride Edgelits Dies - this bundle is one of the first things I ordered after I saw it at Convention in July!  Did you see what was used for the snow globe base?  The windowsill from the Hearth & Home Thinlits Dies.  I changed up the sentiment to one from the coordinating Jingle All The Way stamp set.  I love the Silver and Dazzling Diamond Glimmer and Silver Foil card stocks against the Island Indigo background.  The Pool Party base is the perfect mid-ground between all of these.

Are you busy with family, shopping, or stamping this weekend?  OK, there are other possibilities, too, I suppose.  I have tried to avoid in-store shopping this weekend, but I forgot that my large stockpot won't work on my new induction cooktop, so I'll need to pop out and get one to make turkey stock!  I do plan to go see "Spectre," the latest James Bond film tomorrow with the rest of my family, including Andrew.  I'm also thinking I need to get out and take a walk after yesterday's meal and today's leftovers!

Oh What Fun Tag Kit Class

Add sparkle and jingle to your Christmas packages for family and friends near and far!

•Thursday, December 10, 7:00 - 9:30 pm
•Friday, December 11, 9:30 am - noon
•Saturday, December 12, 9:30 am - noon

RSVP required by December 2.

$26 purchases the kit, which makes 30 tags. I'll supply the coordinating stamp set and inks.  ​

This card is quite easy to make using two patterns from the Winter Wonderland Designer Vellum Stack.  A sentiment of your choice stamped in VersaMark and heat embossed in gold  coordinates with the designs along with the Gold Glimmer Card Stock and ⅛" Gold Ribbon and Gold Cording .  Note:  the ⅛" Gold Ribbon is on sale in the Online Extravaganza, too!

This card is also quite simple.  The Garden Green ornament was cut out with the coordinating Framelit, but the shape is simple enough that it could be cut by hand.  Likewise, the ornament hangers in Crushed Curry could be cut by hand.  The Real Red ornament and the Crushed Curry sentiment are stamped directly on the Whisper White panel.  Rounding the corners is also optional.

I hope to get back and post some more projects over the holiday weekend...right now I'm off to make pie crusts!

Here are the Weekly Deals...click on the image to go right to my store and place your order!  These deals qualify for my Customer Appreciation Special...keep scrolling to see the details!

I am, though you wouldn't know it from my blog!!!

Not sure I'll get pictures of all the Christmas cards I've been making photographed and posted on here...but I just did a quick count and I'm up to 93.  

This includes the 18 that are part of the To You and Yours Shaker Card Kit...there's still time to join me at the end of next week to make your own set to share with family and friends...look below for the details and link to get registered in the next couple of days so I can be sure to have a kit for you!

Another way to easily make 20 cards out of one sheet of 12"x12" Designer Series Paper is using this template found on Brenda Quintana's blog.  I've made 2 sets using 2 sheets of DSP and 2 packs of the Note Cards and Envelopes.

These pictures just can't capture the sparkle, shine, and movement in these cards.  Everyone who's seen them at my events has just loved them...and you can make and share the fun with your friends and family!

Register before midnight on Tuesday (Nov. 24) so I can get your kit ordered and delivered before class at the end of next week.  

•Thursday, December 3, 7:00 - 9:30 pm
•Friday, December 4, 9:30 am - noon
•Friday, December 4, 7:00 - 9:30 pm
•Saturday, December 5, 9:30 am - noon

$30 purchases the kit, I'll supply the coordinating stamp set and inks.  Each kit makes 18 cards.  You can pre-order as many additional kits to stamp during the session as you want for $25 each...email me if you want to add kits to you order.

- PLUS -
Nancy's Customer Appreciation Special
Purchase $50 in products and receive a 
$10 credit to purchase merchandise in January, 2016.

This weekend take a few minutes to make your shopping list for the annual Online Extravaganza!  For one week you can save up to 50% off selected products, including Designer Series Paper, Stamps, Punches, Dies, Embellishments, and even Paper Pumpkin refill kits (even if you're not a subscriber)!!!  Check out the list of offerings here.  

Things to note:

• Supplies are limited and the amount of products allotted for this sale may run out before the end of the sale period.
• There are (2) 24-hour Flash Sales with their own selection of products...one on each Monday of the sale.  These dates and items are clearly indicated at the top of the sale list.
• Yes!  You can purchase these items and have them count towards your $50 purchase in my Customer Appreciation Offer, and for Nancy's Rewards!  Just be sure to use Host Code XDQCY92S.

Click on the image above to see the items that will retire on January 4.
​Alternatively, here's the list of Holiday Catalog Products that will be carried over!

Purchase $50 in products and receive a $10 credit to purchase merchandise in January, 2016.
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Offer details:

• Order can be any combination of items from the Annual Catalog, Holiday Catalog or Clearance Rack.  
• Order must be placed before midnight on Saturday, November 28.
• Order must use Hostess Code XDQCY92S.
• Gift Certificates and Paper Pumpkin monthly subscriptions do not count...but prepaid subscriptions do.
• January orders (which can be from the brand-new Occasions catalog!) will receive a $10 discount if placed directly with me, or a $10 refund check if placed online.

Contact me with any questions!

The weeks leading up to Thanksgiving and Christmas get progressively more packed with crafting, social and school events!  That's why I like to offer my customers the chance to get the bulk of their Christmas cards made in one fell swoop early in November.  Saturday is the first of 2 sessions for this year's Stamp-A-Stack.  Today I completed my preparations.  Each bag contains the pieces to make 25 cards.  (Bag design CASE'd from Nancy Gleason).  ​

Hi!  I'm just back from a long weekend in Austin, TX, where Glenn, Nicole and I attended a workshop for parents and young adults on the Autism Spectrum.  Learned several new things and had a good time connecting with others who are in similar situations as our family.  

But now I'm back, and as far as I know, finally finished with my travel-every-two-weeks series of adventures.  I do enjoy traveling a lot, but I'm ready to settle into my crafting and cooking/baking push for the holidays!

One of my favorite things to make is ornaments, and I was very pleased to see the Decorative Ornaments set debut in this year's Holiday Catalog.  Until now, such intricate dies led us to use wax paper or dryer sheets to help us get out the cut card stock and ease removal of the little bits that make the pattern.  Stampin' Up! and Sizzix have introduced a Precision Base Plate that really help with this process.  I've given it a try on several projects, and can now heartily endorse it.

Here are a couple of videos from Stampin' Up! to help you understand how it's meant to be used, and to learn some tips and tricks!  The third video is a long, step-by-step tutorial by a British demonstrator on making a 3-D ornament using these Thinlits.  Let me know if you think we should make one in December!

I've got a couple of spaces left for each session...Let me know ASAP if you'd like to attend!

Each attendee will make 5 of each of these designs...imagine going home with 25 cards ready to mail out before Thanksgiving!

I will have all of the supplies, pre-cut pieces, stamps, punches and dies ready for you to create these beauties.  You just need to figure out which session to attend*!

•Saturday, November 14 10:00 am to 4:00 pm 
(drop in anytime - allow 3-4 hours)

•Thursday, November 19 11:30 am to 3:30 pm

$30 - all supplies provided

*Neither of these days and times work for you?  Just drop me a line and we'll find a time that does.

A few notes:  

1.  The pillow box featured in the center will be offered in a variety of paper patterns and tag options.  
2. While my examples in the picture all have Thanksgiving themed sentiments, there will be alternatives available.

Are you excited?  Then sign up for a class!

​•Monday, November 16
6:30 - 9:00 pm
$20 - all supplies provided
Ellen's House in Peoria
RSVP by noon on Saturday, Nov. 14

•Tuesday, November 17
6:30 - 9:00 pm
$20 - all supplies provided
Nancy's Craft Room in Scottsdale
RSVP by noon on Saturday, Nov. 14

•Wednesday, November 18
9:30 am - noon
$20 - all supplies provided
Nancy's Craft Room in Scottsdale
RSVP by noon on Saturday, Nov. 14

Sometimes I have my act together enough to give you a peek at what we'll be creating in my monthly class...since I'm traveling again next weekend I decided I'd better not put off my planning for November!  

A few notes:  

1.  The pillow box featured in the center will be offered in a variety of paper patterns and tag options.  
   
2. While my examples in the picture all have Thanksgiving themed sentiments, there will be alternatives available.

Are you excited?  Then sign up for a class!

​•Monday, November 16
6:30 - 9:00 pm
$20 - all supplies provided
Ellen's House in Peoria
RSVP by noon on Saturday, Nov. 14

•Tuesday, November 17
6:30 - 9:00 pm
$20 - all supplies provided
Nancy's Craft Room in Scottsdale
RSVP by noon on Saturday, Nov. 14

•Wednesday, November 18
9:30 am - noon
$20 - all supplies provided
Nancy's Craft Room in Scottsdale
RSVP by noon on Saturday, Nov. 14

While you're signing up for your November class, don't forget to sign up for the Christmas Stamp-A-Stack, too!

Each attendee will make 5 of each of these designs...imagine going home with 25 cards ready to mail out before Thanksgiving!

I will have all of the supplies, pre-cut pieces, stamps, punches and dies ready for you to create these beauties.  You just need to figure out which session to attend*!

•Saturday, November 14 10:00 am to 4:00 pm 
(drop in anytime - allow 3-4 hours)

•Thursday, November 19 11:30 am to 3:30 pm

$30 - all supplies provided

RSVP by Sunday, November 8.

*Neither of these days and times work for you?  Just drop me a line and we'll find a time that does.