Gathering Inkspiration

Friday, December 5, 2014

Studio Christmas Party - Thursday, December 4

Here are a few pictures from our Gathering Inkspiration Stamp Studio Christmas Party last night....

We had so much fun!!

These are the cute gift tags and gift enclosure cards that everyone got to make!!

Thanks so much to Beth Walker for her help in designing these tags and cards!!

I couldn't have done this without her!!

And here are some of the gals enjoying the evening.....

Can you tell how much they love me taking their pictures.....

We shared LOTS of yummy food together.....

And some of these ladies actually said they're not creative....

Just take a look at these fabulous ornaments that everyone made!!

Here's the winner of our Ornament Contest (Miss Jane Staples (on the right). On the left is Amanda Cashen (holding the winning ornamnent!) - she drew the number of the ornament contest winner and got to take that ornament home!!

And here's the little treat box that everyone got to make tonight. It was my Christmas gift to them!!

I just love how simple and easy this Curvy Keepsake Box is to put together!!

Curvy Keepsake Box 135853 $32.95

I hope everyone had as much fun at the party as I did!! And... I hope you all have a happy and blessed holiday season!!

Hope to see you again soon!!

~amy

Amy Frillici

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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Happy Wonderful Christmas

This is a card I made this year for the Holidays - it's a simple card that sparkles up close!!

It was fun to use the pinecomb image in the Ornamental Pine Stamp Set to create this wreath - I alternated between Lost Lagoon and Old Olive ink colors. I found it was easiest to stamp the six Old Olive pinecombs first, then fill in with the Lost Lagoon pinecombs around it. I also added a bow made from strips of the Burlap Ribbon (see this idea here) - I love the added texture of these strips of Burlap Ribbon compared to our Linen Thread!

Ornamental Pine Stamp Set wood-mount 135104 $25.95
Ornamental Pine Stamp Set clear-mount 135107 $18.95

1 1/4"Burlap Ribbon 132140 $7.95

I also stamped "Happy wonderful Christmas" (from the Wondrous Wreath Photopolymer Stamp Set) in Lost Lagoon ink below the wreath. I just love the look of this sentiment - the whimsical font of the "wonderful" between the more traditional font of the "Happy" and "Christmas" - Love, love. love this!!

Wondrous Wreath Photopolymer Stamp Set 135047 $25.95

Can you see the sparkle up close?? It's even better in person! I was looking at my craft table (you should see it right now!!), trying to find a simple embellishment to add to the card. And, there it was..... the Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz!! It was just what I needed to add a beautiful (quick) shimmer to the card!

Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz 118772 $4.95

I hope you enjoyed this card!!

And.... I hope you all truly have a "Happy Wonderful Christmas"!!

~amy

Amy Frillici

Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator

(989) 330-0259

amy.frillici@yahoo.com

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Monday, December 1, 2014

A Merry Little Wish....

This is another card I made recently for the Holidays....

At first, I have to admit that I was a bit overwhelmed at needing to make so many Christmas cards to send this year. I really wanted to send cards to all of my customers, friends and relatives, but when I added them all up, it was a ton of cards!!

I ended up spreading it out over a couple of weeks and enlisted the help of my kids (even my 12 year old son, Cade, helped - and you know what, he really enjoyed it!! or.... maybe it was that he got to stay up past his school-night bedtime??).

At any rate, we had a lot of fun making the cards, and I find I really enjoy (when I allow enough time!) writing a little something to each person - it's fun to think of each friend and reflect on how they've touched our lives this year. What a blessing it is when I think of all of you!!

Ok (enough gushing!), on to the card....

I love the simple look of this card - and I love the color combination (Bermuda Bay and Old Olive)!!

Just stamp "A Merry Little Wish..." on the Whisper White layer of card stock, then emboss this layer using the Lucky Stars Embossing Folder and add it to our Whisper White Card Base.

Lucky Stars Embossing Folder 135817 $7.95

Next, stamp the tree (from the Festival of Trees Stamp Set) in Old Olive ink and the dots in Bermuda Bay ink - do you see how you don't have to line up the dots perfectly on the tree?? Don't stress about this like I did at first! It's gorgeous either way!! Some come out perfectly, while others are just a bit askew!!

Next, punch out the tree with our coordinating (and bundled together for a 15% savings, of course!) Tree Punch.

The finishing touches include:

- a strip of Bermuda Bay cardstock (with the edges "flagged") behind the tree - a 1" square punch works perfectly for this job!

-a mini Silver Foil Sheet star (punched with the star from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack)

- a Bermuda Bay Baker's Twine bow