Festive Flurry, A Banner Christmas, Stampin’ Up! and Deb Valder

Hidy Ho Ho Ho Stampers,

What an amazing day yesterday!  I love my family, they are so good to me….I was thinking all day of what it was like on this day five years ago, then thought about where I was today…

Balloons, flowers and a very special cake

The cake was out of this world!

Jon gave me the "Gift Box" (Connection, Joy, gratitude) from Alex and Ani

Katie gave me the "Ribbon of Strength" (Awareness, Hope, Empowerment) also from Alex and Ani

20% of all sales from these two charms will benefit the American Cancer Society and will support the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation

and dinner with family and friends in Saratoga Springs

(I wish Josh, Meg and Izzy were here)

Here's to another healthy five!!!!!

 

Do you just love to put things off to the last minute?  Most of us do, I always say "I do my best work under pressure"!  So when I saw this cartoon on facebook, I just had to share it with you!  It's SOOOOOOOO true :0)

Too cute! and SOOOOOO true! It just says it all!  :0)

Today's Card is done with the Festive Flurry Bundle

(Stamp set and Framelits) and A Christmas Banner!

Can you see that largest snowflake is cut out?

Here you can see it better.

And look at all the layers.  The Joy Banner is cut out and popped.

and here I added one of our Frosted Finishes Embellishments

found on page 28 of the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog.

 

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: 

NEW -# 133284 Festive Flurry Wood Mount BUNDLE or #133285 Festive Flurry Clear Mount BUNDLE (the bundle includes the Festive Flurry Stamp Set AND the Festive Flurry Framelits Dies – when buying them as a BUNDLE instead of separate, you will get 15% off on the pieces)!  Do you reallly want to cut these out – NOT! and

NEW #130252 A Banner Christmas Wood Mount or #130255 A Banner Christmas Clear Mount

Ink:  Coastal Cabana and Island Indigo

Cardstock:  Island Indigo, Whisper White

Accessories:  NEW The framelits (order number above); NEW #132137 Silver 1/8" Ribbon; NEW #132150 Frosted Finishes Embellishments

 

DIRECTIONS:

Cut an Island Indigo Card at 4 1/4" x 11" and score at 5 1/2".  Cut a layer of Whisper White at 4" x 5 1/4".  Temporarily mount the Whisper White Layer onto the front of the Island Indigo Card Base.  Using the largest snowflake from the Festive Flurry Framelits, cut through both pieces. Carefully take the two pieces apart and adhere dimensionals to the back of the Whisper White piece and re-center it over the Island Indigo card.  This is your outside piece.

Stamp the next smallest snowflake with Coastal Cabana and cut out with the matching framelit.  Stamp the third smallest snowflake in Island Indigo and cut this one out with the matching framelit.  Each of these pieces are popped with dimenstionals.  Then add one of our Frosted Finishes Embellishments to the center of that.

Going to back to the card front, stamp the word "Joy" from "A Banner Christmas" stamp set.Cut these out singley and pop them on the card with dimensionals.  The last embellishment will be our Silver 1/8" Ribbon.  Cut an 8" piece and tie it around the cutout snowflake and YOU ARE DONE!!!  wahhhh lahhhhh

So are you ready to order?  Just hop on over to my online store www.stampladee.stampinup.net and shop til you drop.  It is NOT too early to start your Christmas Cards.  As a matter of fact, I'm going to help you take some of that stress off the holidays!  Just think, if you start them now (doing a little each day) that is one thing off your check list!  Two reminders:

1.  For each $25 you order, you will receive Loyalty Points good towards a free stamp set (go to my blog button,  download the form and keep track of your Loyalty Points)  It's before shipping and tax and hostess dollars/half price items do not count!  (So if your order is $52 before the shipping and tax, you will receive 2 Loyalty Points)

2.  If your order is placed ONLINE in my ONLINE STORE, it's over $35, put in before August 31st and you USE  Hostess Code VKWDG6BA, I will enter your name in the monthly drawing for a FREE ENVELOPE PUNCH BOARD.  So what are you waiting for.  Let's get our Christmas Supplies ordered.  If you do not use that code, your order cannot be entered into the drawing.  If you have any questions when you are putting your order in, just email or give me a call and I will walk you through it. 

Thank you so much for taking time out of your busy day to come visit with me!  See you tomorrow.