Holiday Bundles From Stampin’ Up!

Ciao Bella,

Vintage Christmas Card Bundle includes Bells & Boughs Stamp Set & Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper (124067 Wood Mount $23.92) (124068 Clear Mount $19.92)

Comtempo Christmas Card Bundle includes Contempo Christmas Set & Jolly Holiday Designer Series Paper (124071 Wood Mount $20.72) (124072 Clear Mount $17.52)

Tags Til Christmas Bundle includes Tags Til Christmas stamp set & Decorative Label Punch (124077 Wood Mount $38.32) (124078 Clear Mount $31.92)

Gift Packaging Bundle includes the Gifted stamp set & mini lunch sacks (124083 Wood Mount $26.32) (124084 Clear Mount $19.92)

Simply Adorned Gift Bundle includes the Charming Stamp Set, Simply Adorned 1" x 1-1/4" Charm, and Simply Adorned 24" Chain (124076 $39.88)

Frame Gift Bundle includes Definitely Decorative Chunky Frame & Small Chocolate Chip Dotted Flourish Decor Elements (124075 $19.920

Wow .. these are some AMAZING Bundles….Shop Now  to get a head start on your handmade Christmas…just click my shop Now button in the top right hand side of this page …..

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Halloween Buffet

Ciao Bella,

           Yesterday I share some trick or treat pencils, and it got me thinking…..what if I could continue the super simple punches and scrap idea over to a Buffet table or CupCakes…..this is what I came up with

What do you think ?  For the Buffet I would use 6 inch bamboo Skewers and for cupcakes tooth picks…..Again All I used was the Wicked Cool stamp set (120600) pg 23 in the IB&C and assorted punches and scrap card stock…..

 I'm thinking I need to go make some cupcake wrappers to go with these…..

I will be selling these at the Hinesville Oktber Fest this Friday and Saturday…October 15 & 16 in Downtown Hinesville GA.

And another reminder of the  Clearance Rack Blitz is still going on until October 18th… 

To get to the Clarence Rack … Use my Shop Now Button at the Top Right Hand Side of my Blog….Do it now before your favorites are gone

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Two Little Pumpkin Sitting All Alone

Ciao Bella,

      Today is just a quick share…but it is so perfect for Autumn…take a look

 Aren't they the cutest little things…..I have to admit that I didn't think up this way too cute creation, but when I saw these little babies I just knew I had to make them …I used the Stamp Set Paisley Prints( 121121) pg. 11 in the Holiday Mini Catalog, Chantilly Crochet Trim( 118480) pg. 190 in the IB&C and Old Olive 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon ( 119256) pg. 191 in the IB&C…

These are perfect little decorations for just about anywhere…home, office or even classroom …

Now also starting Oct 4th I'm starting my 12 Weeks of Christmas promotion and I will feature a different version of this with a tutorial…so make sure you are signed up for my newsletter…

Also today I will be a the HINESVILLE FARMER'S MARKET…. with all sorts of Spooky new treats…

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Vintage Gifts with Stampin’ Up Crochet Trim

Ciao Bella,

       Wow that summer cold that took me out last week…was one Monster of a cold… I thought I was feeling good enough to go to the Farmer's Market…boy was I wrong…It set me back all weekend…..Ok enough of the whinny …I was able to create a little gift…Now I didn't come up with this all by myself… A Stampin' Up sister demo, did the original …this is just my take on her idea…..In any case  it is still a wonderful gift ideal….

Take a look

Aren't they the cutest…. They are pin cushions jars…..the tops of the jar is a pin cushion and the jar it self could be filled with buttons, brad, ribbon scraps, candy…or anything you can think of …

This one features the New Big Designer Button from the up coming Holiday Mini Catalog and

Basic Pearls(119247)pg. 188 in the IB&C….

Ok I have to admit I went a little crazy, I just couldn't stop adding the Designer Button on pg 186 in the IB&C and More of those Basic Pearls…I was just having so much fun ….

Here is a more vintage feel with the new Antique Brads(117273) on pg 187 of the IB&C and the New Victoria 5/8' Crochet Trim(118481) on page 190 in the IB&C

This last one, has to be my favorite, again with the Victoria Crochet Trim(118481) and the Antique Brads (117273)…

Wouldn't these be a great gift…for the sewing friend of course but was about your child's teacher…she could keep a roll of sticker in it or  maybe some binder clips…or your co-worker, to keep paper clips or rubber bands …or in a bathroom to hold some bath salts….

I would love to show you how to make these, just email me and we can have a private class or get a group of friends together and have a party….

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Getting ready for Stampin Up Convention

Ciao Bella,

   I have been a very very busy girl… between my house being reconstructed from the house, family coming to visit and getting ready for Stampin' Up! Annual Convention …..I have had little time do anything but that….

 So today … I thought I would share one of the items I'm taking with me … it was created for a "shoebox Swap" . In this type of swap project, our creations are a little more over the top… it may be a small 3-D or a super fancy card…..

So here is Mine

I used one of the new Stamps "to Die For"… and after your done with the card… you can take the paper clip out  and it is as a bookmark or just about  little place you want a little color…..

I will be featuring this item …in one of my up coming classes …..in September … so watch for news on that….

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Scrap Fabric Flowers and The Big Shot

Ciao Bella

      I love making these Fabric Flowers using my Big Shot…..Yesterday I was playing with some leftovers from other Fabric Flowers  that were building up ….The big one I used the largest flower die cuts , that I don't normally use and the small one was using… well…the extra small die cuts…

The little flower I can't decide wether to make it a broach or a barrette

Tell what do you think it should be …

These are perfect for a Mother's day Gift, don't ya think….Mother/ Daughter matching Broaches….

If you want  learn how to make these I will be having a class …..on Saturday April 24th  at 10am …..My Mother's Day Gift Class

see my classes page to register…..

Don't forget SALE A BRATION only has a few days left …..Have you received your FREE Stamps yet?

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Sign up For My Newsletter and Get Free Stamps*

Ciao Bella,

         Right now until March 15th every new Subscriber to My Newsletter will be entered into a drawing for Free Stamps… Who doesn't love Free Stamps…..If you are already signed up Refer a friend and you too can get a chance at Free Stamps….wait there is more…..

here is a list of all the ways you can get a chance to win FREE STAMPS

1. sign up for my newsletter

2. refer a friend to sign up for my newsletter…. sent me your friends name and email and when I confirm their subscription .. you are in

3. Become a fan of my Facebook Page

4, Become a follower of SherryStampinnBella on Twitter…..

that means you could  have multiple chances to win …..

With all that excitement … I almost forgot … I have been sewing again … I know scary … but I made this in under an Hour….

Under an hour that's even more scary

Isn't it too cute …. I made a cell phone holder …I have to admit I was inspired by Erika   Martin's Blog… she has great little projects like this  

I used the Top Note Die for the bag and the Flower Petal Die for the flowers, not to mention the Sweet Pea Stitched Felt in the Occasions Mini Catty to decorate my flowers and pearls and beads from the Pretties Kit for My Butterfly he too was a Die……oh wait … the handle is the Pretty in Pink Satin ribbon from the Occasions mini catty…..

I hope you enjoy my cell phone case ….don't forget I love to hear your comments….

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Distresses Designer Series Paper Scrapbook Page

Ciao Bella,

                I know that Valentines Day is over but I had a request for 2 page Scrapbook layout for a friend who wanted to give it to a friend as a gift. I should say her friends husband is getting ready to go to Iraq a few weeks before their wedding anaversary …He was looking for something that he could make or have made that was on going…. so to make a long story kida short  …this is what we came up with …..I wanted it to be vintage and romantic with out being to Velentine-Y

here are close up of each page

I know you are going to ask where is the matting for the photos…..however this VERY dear husband is not quite sure of which pictures or how many he wants to use….and wants to part of it on his own….

What I did is made the base layout and will give him extra Very Vanilla Card Stock so he can mat his pictures and place them where he wants…

how is this ongoing ….you ask….Well… he has also arrange for me to make other pages and every month or so ..send them to him in Iraq, he will then will keep sending his wife new pages….he also is having 2 frames made so when she gets her pages she can display them….Also he bought a album so when the the pages on the wall change she will also be compliling a scrapbook….Is this not the most romantic husband ever…. Ok it's not his first time to Iraq, so he has learned a thing or two about seperations …. 

This 2 page layout with a 12X12 craft keeper was so inexpensive… that I decided I would offer it as a kit so others could do the same or for those who like to Scrapbook on the fly……

The kit includes what you see, DSP Sending Love from the Occasions Mini Catty, all the accessories and embelishments…  comes assembled, just how you see it in the photo, and extra Card Stock for mounting photos and the 12X12 craft keeper  for $20.00 and that includes Shipping and Handling…..that is just too cheap …..

 that's all for today Bella…..

Let me know what you think and leave a comment … I LOVE comments

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Another try at Sewing and the Big Shot

Ciao Bella,

        Well …I tried to do some more sewing …and I have to say …these are pretty good….they are a small pillow, inspired by another demo talking about making a quilt to auction off at her pre-school fundraiser…and the talk of pre scholars got me thinking about a tooth fairy pillow….and a small pillow for the pre-scholar who needs a little extra love when away from Mom and Dad…

The First one is a toothfairy pillow….

I tend to lean toward the famine so I did this one toward the masculine…..I used the Scallop Square Die to make the basic pillow. I also used the Circle die #2, to make the quilted circle,and snipped the edges to make it fringe-y. Yes I used real buttons…now before anyone goes crazy about the choking hazard, If I actually were to make and give it to a small child ( my kids are all teens)… I would use the Sizzlits Die Buttons #5 and use felt…but I didn't have any felt and this was made for me….and I tend to keep chocolate in my mouth not plastic….

This little pillow was inspired by the children who need a little extra when away from Mom and Dad….AND …it reminded me of the childrens book entitled " The Kissing Hand"  and the quote from it " I love you forever,I love you for always…" I know there more but my youngest is 13 so it has been a decade since I read that book…any way the book is about a child being nervous about going to school and being away from his Mom and she kisses the palm of his hand and says the quote from above…..the Sizzlets Heart Set  4 pack dies have the exact heart from the story….so of course I just had to add it…..for a little boy the heart color could be changed out to a different color denim like I used on the tooth pillow ….

Isn't is cute…who wouldn't mind nap time when given the book " The Kissing Hand" and this little pillow before the start of the new adventure of going to school ……

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Stampin’ Up and the Big Shot OH MY

Ciao Bella,

               First I want to say is I don't sew…However I do come from a old school family and every wife and mother must have a sewing machine to do the basic of heming pants, putting patches on knees, and fixing wholes in sheets. My first experience with sewing was with my grandmother and she taught me to use her machine when I was about 8 years old…. I remember vividly because we were taking her wedding dress and turning it into pillow cases…yes I did say her SILK wedding dress….(so much for my dream of wearing that dress)….and then in 8th grade I had to take the mandatory Home EC. class…..Now for those of you who know me also remember I failed straight lines and scissors in Kindergarten. So as one might guess sewing …not on my top 10….Now about 10 years ago my mother decided that I needed a sewing machine, so for my birthday she bought be a Pfaff 1040 hobby….and well I have tried over the years…..and then I was talking with my Very Dear Mother in Law ,Joanne who is a wonderful seamstress…she has me and my family some of the most wonderful items…anyway we were talking and that I didn't even have a basic sewing box with the basic supplies…So for Christmas she gave me a gorgeous sewing box filled with everything I could ever need including a pair of GINGHER scissors, the kind that come in it's own metal velvet line tin….oh Yeah…those babies are hidden from my teenage boys…..

I know this is a little long but you need to know the history to truly appreciate what's to come….

Stampin' Up has The Big Shot die cut machine and it seems everybody is making the Rag Quilted Bags from the Big Shot. These babies are so cute and I felt the need to try and make one….. why not , right?…. I have a Big Shot and I have a sewing machine and a sewing box filled with everything. I watched other Demonstrator's videos it's not so difficult….so I thought….WRONG….wrong, wrong…for those of you who don't sew you just might understand…. First challenge ….threading the machine, second challenge… winding the bobbin and the third challenge … finding the owner's manual to complete the first two…..OK ..those were overcome….but there are more that I will spare you ….so here it is my FIRST Rag Quilt Bag….

I think it turned out OK… I like it….and I'm rather proud of myself, If I do say so myself…. There were a few lessons learned….First … now matter how much of a pain it is …change the color of the thread to match the fabric…..that way it is much more difficult to see that you failed straight line and scissors in kindergarten…..and the second lesson ….which let me just say …JOANNE HELP!!!!…. I can't seem to figure out how to set the bobbin tension …..

Of course I did play around and used a flower as part of my closing…. but … my closing strap, I felt need a little weight….

Saturday Tamara posted pictures of her Rag Quilted Bag and she had the cutest little butterfly charm and then Yesterday Janet Wakeland was talking about our Simply Adorned Charms and while I was in Walmart getting a few things … BAMB… it hit me…. here is a close up of what these 2 ladies inspired

Now the closing strap has some weight to it and I can show off my Simple Adorned Creations and it gives my bag a little bling …gotta love the BLING!!!!!

Now … many of you are thinking…why am I complaining about not being able to sew…..

Take a look at my very dear husband's valentine…. He is going downrange for about a year or more and so I wanted to make him something that wasn't Feminine and that he could keep those special things in ….like cards or photos….

Here is where you see how truly challenged I am…..My husband and I named it the…

"The most romantic, crafty, tacky, I love it because you made it pillow" 

You can snicker now…..lol

So you see … I am truly sewing challenged…

I hope to have enjoyed my adventure ….and have maybe learned a trick or two from my sharing ….

I hope this starts your week off with a smile and don't forget to leave me a comment….for blog candy

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Stampin Up Leadership Pictures

Ciao Bella,

               As promised her are Pictures from my Leadership Training in Phoenix…. These Ladies are the best ….

 1st I want to show you the really cool bag Stampin Up gave us. It is just gorgeous…. and Roomy…so roomy that you can fit a 12X12 craft keeper in it and use it for your craft bag and purse in one when you are going to those smaller events. The inside has room with multiple organizational pockets, from Cs to cell phone ….and on the bottom is has "feet", I love bags with feet… they stay cleaner that way….

Take a look…. can you tell mine has be loved already

Next  here are 2 project from a shoebox swap I attended …..

 This one was created by Kimberly in Mesa, AZ…..She has a monthly class where she makes one of the cute as a button decorative wall hangings and changes the theme for every month….. Hummm….maybe I should have a class like that…..

Next is this gorgeous Card

Don't you just love the colors and that Fancy Fold on the card …….I wish I could remember who did this … I would so love to give her credit….

Here are the wonderful Group of Ladies I swapped with at the Shoebox Swap…..aren't we the coolest looking ladies around…..

Now here is a class Swap I did …..Featuring the Excellent Egg Kit in the Occasions Mini Catalog….

I am offering this as my Spring Card and Scrap Event on February 27th……

This will be a all day event From 10am to 4 pm , I will provide drinks and snacks and you just bring a sack lunch, adhesives,paper trimmer and bone folder.

You will get one Excellent Egg kit , Sweet Pea Stitched Felt and all the Card Stock and Accessories and Embellishments AND the New Well Scripted Stamp Set in CLEAR Mount….

Also you will make 10 cards and 3 scrapbook layouts, 2 page layout 6X6,…and enough left over to keep creating at home ……

All this for the Amazing Price of $60.00…..plus there will be door prizes and other goodies…..

If you reserve you seat before January 29th I am offering a early bird price of $50.00…..

Registration Ends February 18th ….class size is limited …

See you tomorrow with more swap cards…

to reserve you seat email me at sherry@sherrystampinbella.com

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12 Days of the Holiday Sale

Ciao Bella,

      If you have been holding out to get those dies for your Big Shot, now is the time. Stampin' Up! has a OMG sale on just about everything for you Big Shot  and vinyl Roll in new colors so you can decorated all those rooms that you thought needed "a Little Something" 

If that  not enough for you last minute gifts…….

How about  My Digital Studio

• My Digital Studio is a great gift for teens! They'll love making scrapbook pages, cards, and calendars for friends using the simple software. Plus when you order this exciting software suite, you'll receive a free Décor Elements piece valued up to $16.95!

If you order by December 15th ……it SHOULD make it by Christmas……

What are you waiting for ……

Tomorrow I'll have another Last minute Gift Idea for you …..

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