Stampin’ Up! has a brand-new product called Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps. Something fun for crafter’s, baker’s and kids! The cookie stamp is a solid wood handle with three interchangeable stamp images: a heart, a jack-o-lantern, and a snowflake.

Just make your favorite shortbread cookie dough (or one of the two included recipes) and stamp away! Create beautiful, hand-stamped cookies in a flash. The stamp images are completely food-safe and child-friendly. They're easy to use and no ink required!

Turn your cookies in to homemade gifts by packaging them in a Kraft Gift Box from the Holiday Mini Catalog (find them on page 15). The boxes are made from food-safe material. And the perfect tag can be made with our A la Carte stamp – Homemade – on page 20 of the Stampin’ Up! Idea Book & Catalog.

To order, use item code  #125152 for $16.95.  What a sweet present!

TODAY, September 1, 2011 - January 3, 2012 are the ordering dates for items in the Holiday Mini Catalog.  There are so many fun and exciting products for the upcoming holidays and for your everyday papercrafting projects.

Want to see some items in person?  Then be sure to attend my Holiday Mini Catalog Open House on Friday, September 23, 2011, from 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., at my home in Blaine.  RSVP needed so you can make the projects.

Our yard and trees were covered with a beautiful, fresh coating of snow.  I grabbed my camera and took different pictures in the yard and on the drive to my daughter's house.  It was so beautiful seeing the snow sticking to the trees.  But by noon, almost all the snow had melted.  This doesn't happen every Spring, so I wanted to capture proof of the snow in my photographs.

Today's card is an Easter card from my recent Card Buffet.  It features the 121905 Easter Blossoms stamp set from the Occasions Mini Catalog.  I embossed the words and images in black to give them some dimension.  I also sponged the edges of the Very Vanilla cardstock for the words and images.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  Pink Pirouette, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla

Ink:  105208 Sahara Sand Ink Pad, 102283 VersaMark Ink Pad

Punches:  119859 2" x 1 3/8" Oval XL Punch

Sizzix:  113469 Scallop Circle #2 Die & 122125 3" Circle Original Die, 117335 Perfect Polka Dots Emb. Folder

Accessories:  1000045 Pink Pirouette Marker, 118481 Victoria 5/8" Crochet Trim, 109133 Black Embossing Folder, 101610 Sponges

The Easter Blossoms stamp set is only available until April 30, 2011.

Here's a close up of their finished projects and a very small picture of the inspiration project on the mini catalog.

And here are the proud artists with their creations!  Not bad for 6 1/2 and 3 years old!

Here is the mini scrapbook that the students at my Big Kids, Little Kids Mother's Day class made.  They used the Tea Party Designer Series Paper and Whisper White cardstock for this project.

The base of the scrapbook is using 114519 Bag w/Scallops Sizzix die cut.

Fold it in half and then fold in half again.

This is the inside of the scrapbook with places for three photo's.

This is the outside of the scrapbok with one place for a photo.  Where it says "i love you" is where the child writes their name and the year the scrapbook was made.

Easter Card

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Orchid Opulence, Shades of Spring Designer Series Paper

Stamp Set: All Holidays

Ink:  Versamark Ink Pad

Accessories:  White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Wide Oval Punch, Sizzix Big Shot, Sizzix Oval Scallop Frame

Spring Gift Box (fill with jewelry or candy)

Cardstock:  Pretty in Pink, Tea Party Designer Series Paper

Accessories:  Sizzix Big Shot, Sizzix Box #2, Sizzix Top Note, Extra Large Fancy Flower Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Clear Rhinestone Brads

Carrot Candy Holder (fill with shredded paper & candy)

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Only Orange, Old Olive

Stamp Set: All Holidays

Ink:  Chocolate Chip

Accessories:  Sizzix Big Shot, Sizzix Scallop Circle, Scallop Oval Punch, Wide Oval Punch, Old Olive 5/8" Grosgrain RIbbon, Dimensionals

(hmm…how did the red dot get on my sample?)

Baby Chick Box (fill with jewelry or candy)

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Barely Banana, Basic Gray

Stamp Set:  Country Morning (hostess set)

Ink:  Basic Gray, Barely Banana

Accessories:  Sizzix Big Shot, Sizzix Bitty Box & Envelope, Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Markers, Sponge, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Two-way Glue Pen, Dimensionals

Spring Banner (could add a photograph)

Cardstock:  Shimmery White, Certainly Celery, Yoyo Yellow

Stamp Set:  Fifth Avenue Floral

Ink:  Versamark Ink Pad

Accessories:  White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Sizzix Big Shot, Sizzix Scallop Square, Little Leaves Sizzlits Die, Naturally Serif Sizzlits Strip Die, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Glue Stick, White 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals

Spring Gift Card & Envelope

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Yoyo Yellow

Stamp Set:  Tiny Tags

Ink:  Yoyo Yellow, Pixie Pink, Lovely Lilac

Accessories:  Hugs Sending Love Notes, Glassine Rectangle Envelopes, Medium jewelry Tag Punch, White 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, XL Two-step Bird Punch (just used wings and branch), Dimensionals, Sizzix Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder

Butterfly Gift Box (fill with jewelry or candy)

Cardstock:  Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Welcome Neighbor Designer Series Paper

Accessories:  Sizzix Big Shot, Sizzix Matchbox Die, Sizzix Beautiful Butterflies Die, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder, Manhattan Flower Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Sending Love Chocolate Chip Epoxy Brads, Dimensionals 

Easter Easel Card

Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Sending Love Specialty Designer Series Paper

Stamp Set:  Well Scripted, Chocolate Bunny

Ink:  Chocolate Chip

Accessories:  Pink 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals, Sizzix Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder, Trio Flower Punch, Gold Brads, Scallop Trim Border Punch

If you want to purchase any of the supplies used to make these projects, please click on "Shop" at the top of this page or email me and I will help you.

We had plenty of snow to make it feel very Christmasy.

This is my hubby and I in front of our Christmas tree.

This is our daughter, son-in-law and the two grand girls.  Oh, and Lillyanna, the new doll.

This is our son and daughter-in-law, who will be having our third grand child any day.

My brother and nephew joined us at Christmas this year.  My son looks so much like my brother!  We had such a wonderful time celebrating together!

From Autumn–I love how she rubbed chalk on the image to soften it and highlight it.

Cyndi’s Card:  I love how she used all the different punches to highlight the words.

Liz’s card–I love the simple elegance of this card.  The four corners really draw your eyes to the dove.

Sue A’s card:  I love the shimmer of the specialty paper, which adds such elegance to this card.

Peggy’s Card:  I love the color choices with the ribbon and eyelets highlighting the card.

On December 14, I provided the supplies for these thank you cards and gift tags for my friend, Bobbi’s, downline meeting.

The thank you cards are great to give to hostesses (include a couple business cards) or for personal use (add a gift card, check or money).

 It was a very fun evening for everyone!

A customer asked me to make this Christmas frame in Bravo Burgundy and Handsome Hunter colors.  I like how it turned out.