Step up Stitched stocking

Ciao Bella,

          Since my crazy week seems un ending and today is a day off for my kids and Hubby…. I haven't had a chance to work on my Creative Journal … no fear …next week it will be back …..

But what i do have for you today is a stepped up version of yesterdays card …

I just added a greeting from Sincere Salutations and added some bling …..how easy is that for taking it to the next level …..

Have a great TGIF and I'll see you tomorrow …..

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Where’s my Highlander?

Ciao Bella,

     I told you another crazy week here at the Stampin Bella Household …..it has been all doctors and pharmacies… nothing serious ….just a royal pain in the you know where …..so Today ….I have a little game …Let's Play Where's My Highlander?…..

Remember I told you about my High School Senior having to dress up like a Highlander for the School pep rally …..and I was banned from going and watching the event? … well my secret agent(my 10th grade son) with the spy cam had a reaction to his medication and could not be at the pep rally… but did time his illness during the pep rally so I had to be at the school to pick him up …..So to honor my Senior Highlanders ban request…..I took these picture from the second floor of the school …where he wouldn't see me ….and I only have a little point and shoot camera …I so wish I had a real zoom lens …and I'm still waiting on pictures from the school with close ups ……. So which child is mine, in this crowd shot? ….. It took me several minutes …to find him to take the picture …..lol

maybe you can him in this picture?

or maybe this picture

or maybe this one

yep you found him ….. The electric blue pony tail  and green sash and plastic swords….and I know you really can't see it … a skirt!!!!! well it's suppose to be a kilt but he used a girls school uniform skirt…..and his face was painted in school colors…..think brave heart goes to the electric blue pep rally and becomes the school mascot …..I am very proud of my highlander … it takes a lot for a high school kids these days to dress in drag…..and I am happy to report …The Senior class won the school spirit stick at the pep rally …..

Now for something completely different

Christmas eye candy !!!!!

This has to be one of the easiest Christmas cards I ever made …..I used the new Stocking punch in the Holiday Mini Catalog with red Glimmer paper to create the stocking ….ran some Whisper White in the Poinsettia Embossing folder through the big shot ….read red for the card Base and ribbon and done ….. super simple and you could knock out you entire Christmas card list in a very short amount of time …….

Tomorrow I will take this card up a notch ….so don't forget to come back and visit …..

And have you seen the deals for October … you could get a free big shot or stamps …or how about stamping your food …..see my side bars for all the details….

See you tomorrow ……

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Christmas Eztragavaganza

Ciao Bella,

           Today is the day!!!!! Registration is NOW Open for the November 5th Christmas Extravaganza…..

You will make a 17 page Tri-Fold Scrapbook…..

This Scrapbook Features Morning Mocha Specialty Designer Series Paper…..and the New Luxurious New Quilted Satin Ribbon from the New Holiday Mini Catalog …..

A Gift Card Holder …..

 This features the New Stocking Die and Snow Burst Embossing folder…….From the Mini catty as well …….

You will also make a stack of Gorgeous Christmas Cards…..and The Cutest… Most perfect 3-D surprise gift …..

   This Christmas Extravaganza will take place at Island Realty in Midway, Ga.  on Hwy 84 , just west of I-95…from 10:00 Am to 3:00pm …..Lunch will be provided …..to keep our cost down we are asking you bring a snack to share…….

The cost is only $30…..yep that's it for all these great holiday projects…..Now to sound like an infomercial …you can get this for 1/2 price …..when you order place a $15 ( before S&H&tax ) or more on the day of the event….I will credit your order …so It's like getting the class 1/2 price …..

Did I mention there will be door prizes?…..

You need to hurry seating will be limited …..Registration ends October 20th…..

Just click the button below to register………

Christmas Extravaganza

Saturday, November 5th

10am – 3pm  

Island Realty( HWY 84 and I95)

$30

Your payment holds your spot in class.

No refunds given due to preorder of class materials. In the event you need to cancel your attendance in class, a packet of supplies with instruction or links to photos will be given.

 Register Now!!!!!

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My Digital Studio – Halloween

Ciao Bella,

        I'm so bad …..remember last winter going into Spring …when my computer crashed twice …and I had to stop blogging for a while …. well when I got the new laptop I didn't re install My Digital Studio…and to really really honest … I couldn't Find the disc… Well … since my creative re-organization of my craft room … I found it … So that will be today project …..but  in the mean time …I thought I would show you some of the great Halloween downloads , that have come out recently …..

Are they not the greatest …..I'm defiantly purchasing Piece of Poison Download …all my stamp set that say Trick or treat have retired ….and with the download I can make Hybrid cards …..

Ok tomorrow I will giving you the details of the Christmas Extravaganza stamp Camp on November 5th …..

See you tomorrow

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Hauntingly Elegant

Ciao Bella,

   Well, … I think I have it …for the last few days I've been working on this idea of a card that is a little different … I guess I would call it Hauntingly Elegant …..

Doesn't it look like an old invitation to a Masquerade Ball that you found in a trunk in Grandma's Attic? i love how the flower really looks dried out and fragile…..maybe a speck of mold since it was locked away in a trunk…..

I embossed the back ground image with the new Pewter embossing powder in the Holiday Mini catty…and the image is from Creative Elements Stamp Set…and of course I had to Vanilla Smooch Spritz the entire card…I really love that when you go a little heavy on it …. your inks will bleed every so slightly …..The Candelabra image is from Wicked Cool stamp set …..

Even with out the Candelabra image…You would still know that this was a Halloween Event …a grown up type event with no pumpkins, ghouls or anything else on the front…I love how just with the color choice you can create a specific theme without the traditional images…..

I used calypso coral and rich razzleberry with our distressing kit to make the flower look ….well … dead and dried out …..and the Your invited image was from Sincere Salutations and it was embossed in the new Pewter embossing powder …..

I would love to show you and your friends how to make elegant Halloween themed projects for your grown up Masquerade Ball ….from party favors to decorations …..

Just contact me at Sherry@sherrystampinbella.com and we will set up a time that is good for you …..

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Stockings and Glimmer Paper

Ciao Bella,

      I have been playing around with the Stocking Big Die from the Holiday Mini Catalog ….and the Red Glimmer paper….. I must say, I don;t know why I didn't pull this paper out before…..it is the most perfect glittery paper and it doesn't rub off….way cool …. all the glitter and with none of the mess…..

As I said, I'm still just playing around…nothing artsy fartsy…just using the die and glue the pieces together …..

This one is just Whisper White and Red Glimmer paper….

I did add a little ribbon so it could hang on a tree…..

This one is the reverse…..With Very Vanilla Card stock and the Red Glimmer Paper….

These are just so cute just like this …you really don't need to anything else …except maybe add a name to the top ….

these are so simple ….I bet even a kindergarten class could make these to decorate the walls of their class room and when it is time for Christmas break… they can take them home and hang them on the tree…….

ok … let me show the glimmer paper up close for a quick sec….

when i was playing with this…..I kept thinking that If this paper was around when they made the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy's Rudy Slippers would have been made out of this …….

I really does look like crushed rubies, sealed to paper…..

Now of Course… my silly came out…and I'll never know how my brain went from the Wizard of OZ to Barbie…..

Yep…..a Barbie stocking… I guess my girlie girl side came out…..don't tell me you don't know a little girl who doesn't love Barbie….

same thing really… just glues the pieces from the die together and added the name in glitter…

But wait ….I was still thinking about kids making these… and all my demo sisters making them with fancy boxes to things in …..I wanted something super …..super duper ….simple ….and it came to me …..

 I just attached a Petite Pocket to the back …..there is just enough room for a pencil, stickers and a piece or two of small candy…..

Or if you were a grown up looking for a fast easy gift for a neighbor or co-worker… it fits a gift card…..how cool is that ?   I mean really all I did was run the Petite pocket die through the big shot ….assembled it and glued it to the back of the stocking …..

 I'm thinking that this stocking die is a must have for everyone …from just kids art projects to grown up gifts …this die meets all those needs …

If you would like to purchase this die or the glimmer paper, just email me at sherry@sherrystampinbella.com…or… just click on the shop now button at the top …..

Have a great day and tomorrow is freak flag Friday …..

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Santa’s Holiday Extravaganza

Ciao Bella,

           I have a treat for you ….If you live in the Georgia Coastal Low Land area….. On November 5th, I am having a Holiday stamp camp …..I'm still working on the details ….and next week some time I will have it ALL for you …..but today I thought I would share a sneak peek …of my favorite project….. a Tri-Flip-Fold scrapbook…..

I love Morning Mocha Designer Series Paper…..I also love how this album has a Christmas feel without screaming Christmas…..perfect for gift giving…….

are you ready to see a sneak peek of some of the page layouts?……. 

In this Holiday Extravaganza…..everything will be cut and scored for you….with a packet of direction with Photos of every layout …..and there are 14 layouts…..and notice …there isn't any bling … you will get your own set of bling …..to do or place where ever YOU want…..I will have a sample of this book with bling at the camp …for those who would rather not have to think…..I like to give every one their choice of personalization ….

So be on the look out for more pictures of different projects and the other good stuff …..

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New Holiday Mini Catalog…..It Here

Ciao Bella,

    Thanks for the Comments and emails about my creative journal cover…I'm so glad you all are enjoying my freak flag…So next Friday …I will post all the assignments that go into the journal …so you can better follow Along…..or join in if you would like…..

So THE NEW HOLIDAY MINI CATALOG came out 2 days ago… and I have been so busy creatively rearranging the furniture in my house …that my craft desk has been hidden….yes I started in my craft room/class room …..and if you saw , what it looks like right now…. OMG….

so anyway …..

There are sooo soooo sooooo many great products….. your Hand Made Holidays are going to better than ever …..

Here are some Highlights…..

For those of you how Love advent calendars… and good ones are hard to find …..check this out !!!!!

A Stamp set … Designed to make advent Calendars …..but it gets better …..

Peekaboo Frames for Your Big Shot …..that are designed to coordinate with the 25 and Counting stamp set….

But there is more ….oh yea …

A 1 inch square punch …to punch out the stamped images perfectly and fit into the peekaboo frames…

that Right there is enough to make me giddy…..

Here are some of my other favorites from the NEW HOLIDAY MINI CATALOG

Jingle Bells….need I say More….

Snow !!!!!!!!

Pewter Embossing Powder…. You know me and Heat Embossing….. now where is my heat tool…….

Now are you for this ……….

Simply Scored ….. oh yeah Baby…..This is an OMG….if I have ever seen one …. it just Blows Away every other one on the market away….. I'm not kidding …..for those of us with older eyes ….those little markers are to die for …..and no math needed …..no adjusting needed for this project…

Super Duper Major Big Time Wowzers….. right …..I'm not kidding …this mini catty will take long past the holidays this year…….

What … you say… You have not received your NEW HOLIDAY MINI CATALOG in the Mail Yet?

CLICK HERE and let me know and I will get one to you ASAP !!!!!

DID YOU KNOW …. that with the new hostess Benefits…..you can get the Simply Scored for FREE with a qualifying workshop….. I know how great it that?…….

Click Here to Book your Workshop TODAY….. 

Stay safe this holiday weekend

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Creative Journal Challenge, The Cover

Ciao Bella,

      It's Let your Freak Flag Fly Friday……and that means I sharing my creative journal …from the challenge Stampin Up gave us…..

Are you to see my Journal's Cover ?…….

I just LOVE , LOVE, LOVE IT….. This was really so much fun to make…..if it was one of my favorites… it went on there…..Ok are you ready for the freak flag part?…… I had so much fun and was so excited to make this….that at certain times … I couldn't sit still …. I had to stand ….I was like a child who is sooo sooo excited that they just can contain themselves and are just bouncing all over …. when I realized this I just had to laugh at myself…..

Ok here are some close ups

Here is the top third…..

I used the stamp set Best Friends forever and Artistic Etching…..

I used the stamp set Perfect Words to remind myself how creative I am ….

And of course I had Smooch Spritz everything … with silver and pearl….. I love Smooch Spritz…. I have to get a new bottle of the pearl after this…lol

There are button and brads and Rhinestone and pearls…ribbon, paper ribbons and the Lollies…or what some people call the accordion folded medallion …….wow I get excited just talking about it …..

The funny thing is …..this actually has inspired me to rearrange furniture in my house …. no kidding…when we moved it almost 2 years ago … we just got the furniture in and good enough for now….. well … it has been nagging at me but I just didn't know what to do ….. but now ….things are moving….and of course …where am I starting…. my craft room/ class room …lol

Ok enough silly freak flag babble for one day …. I have to move furniture…..

But Before you Go …. check out the NEW Holiday MINI CATALOG …..if you didn't get yours in the mail …let me know and I will get one to you ….just email me at Sherry@sherrystampinbella.com ……

Have a great and Safe Labor Day Weekend …….

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Cindy Sue, My white trash queen

Ciao Bella,

Here is a fun fact for you…..Today is National Trail Mix Day,….Yep,…..it is …. how do I know this?….My son is in a video Broadcasting class at his school, and they do the morning video announcements, and they try to find a funky holiday for everyday to add to their "news broadcasts" … So what does that have to Do with Cindy Sue, my white trash queen ? ….. absolutely Nothing….really….

Here's Cindy Sue …

Remember the Card from the day before yesterday… my 5 minute , 50 cent card …..here is a step up version of the card…..so now it about a 10 minute card, and about 75 cents…. anyway ….I just love this image…and I'm not sure is stampin' Up gave her a name, so I'm calling her Cindy Sue, and she reminds me of those loud, outgoing, lots of fun broads…the kind who are the queen of everything but just a little off and lives in a trailer …..we all know one and love her to death …..Remember the old TV show Alice, and the character of FLO,…..

Now take Cindy Sue, and just Change the greeting…

Now, she's saying Happy Birthday!!!!!

Now I just love making her dress as gaudily as possible …..so look closely ….see anything ?

no?…..

are you sure?

well how about now?

how about now?…..

Look closely at the polka dots on her dress, her shoes and earrings….

they are all shiny and sparkly…what did I use to make it that way?…..Nope not crystal effects and glitter….

you are looking at a sneak Peek of Dazzling Details…a new product …that will be release tomorrow in the NEW HOLIDAY MINI Catalog…..I can't wait …. you are going to be creating your little butt off….

anyway….Dazzling Details is a bottle of liquid glitter with a fine pencil point tip for precise application … in ways that tradition glitter can do….and the best part …NO….I Mean NO Mess…. how cool is that … way cool …. and just like all Stampin Up products…it is coordinated to match all there colors…. the bottle comes in clear, but next week or so … I will be releasing my First Video Tutorial …yup scary I know….but in the video I will show you how to color you Dazzling Details…….. 

Ok back today…. it is the LAST DAY TO

If you haven't ordered it yet … NOW is the time ……

and if you love butterflies like I do …and want to support Breast Cancer Research …..

Yep … Today is the last day for this stamp set as well….I'm really going to miss this set……I just love that butterfly …….

So to make it extra easy ….. just Click Here … for all you last minute shopping… it will take you straight to my online ordering….

See you tomorrow?

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Special Delievery, By Hand

Ciao Bella,

             I'm still working with the Christmas Lodge Stamp Set ….it is a really fun set …..

It actually is a really easy card to make … the only problem is, I don't think you could mail it … it is just a wee bit too tall for a standard envelope….Well, I guess you could use a padded bubble mailer…. but I prefer to just hand deliver this type of card….I love to watch the recipients' face light up, when I hand it to them…

I just love the little birds image, and it fits perfectly in the XL Label Punch…

Here is the reason hand delivery is best for this card, Look at that Accordion Folded Medallion …or what ever they are called …it seams everybody calls them something different…..Anyway, thanks to a sister demo, Heather, I learned a faster and better way to make them ….and now… you will see a whole lot more if these in the future…..I'm saving the How-To, on this for my Christmas Extravaganza Stamp Camp in November……

Here on the greeting I embossed it and the little branches on the Lucky Limeade oval …I embossed with the New Pewter embossing powder…I love how it looks Guilded….

Well I'm off today for today… Lots to do to get ready for my Girls Weekend in North Carolina, at the Stampin' Up Regional Event…

Thanks for visiting today…and always my email is Sherry@sherrystampinbella.com

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White Christmas at the Christmas Lodge

Ciao Bella,

      I'm Dreaming of white Christmas…I have had that song in my head since I started playing with the Christmas Lodge stamp set ….This stamp set really does remind me of the Bing Crosby Movie White Christmas….and with the Georgia heat right now …It might not be a bad thing …

I'm not sure if this cards is perfect just yet…..but I do love the warm fuzzy feeling it gives …..I used a Early Espresso card base …and layered with Cherry Cobbler layer that I put through my Big Shot in the Textured Lattice embossing folder…..The tree is stamped in Always Artichoke on Very Vanilla card stock and I did sponge the edges in early espresso…just to take the edge off.

What I wish you could see…and I really tried to get a picture that really showed the details…but alas … my photo skills are just not there yet …is the Dazzling Details … new in the Holiday Mini Catalog…it is super fine glitter mixed in a bottle of glue…you can get precision application with your glitter…..I used it to make frosty garlands on my tree…there is a trick for getting the best look …and that is   less is more….not only will it dry faster but but somehow the glitter looks more concentrated that way …and of course I used the new Cherry Cobbler Quilted ribbon…..and I have to say…my Bow looks pretty darn good…I think I might be FINALLY catching on to make bows … either that or sheer luck …lol

well stay cool today….and if you need anything I've shown today just email me at Sherry@sherrystampinbella.com and we will get your order ready, so when September 1st arrives you can be one of the first to have the New Holiday Mini Catalog products…..

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Really, Christmas Already ?

Ciao Bella,

  As promised …a sneak peak at what coming in the the Holiday Mini Catalog…

I love this stamp set it's called Christmas Lodge…It kinda reminds me of the movie White Christmas….I again embossed all the images…..and the tree is embossed with Pewter Embossing Powder …. yep, it is in the up coming mini too….

Look at the New Cherry Cobbler Quilted Satin Ribbon … It is so pretty …and really looks so soft that if you could , you would make a blanket out of it …..

The Brads are the mini silver in the Idea Book and Catalog but they were a bit too shinny…I know most things can not be shinny enough for me, but i wanted the tree to be the focus and not the brads….. so guess what I did …. yep …that's right … I embossed them with the pewter embossing powder…..I just love how it all comes together on the Early Espresso Card Base…..

For my customers…. your Holiday Mini Catalog was mailed out on Friday , directly from Stampin' Up!…So If you don't receive your copy in the next week or so …let me know …I will get one to you asap…..If you are one of my blog lurkers and you would like the NEW Holiday Mini Catalog ,  email mail me at sherry@sherrystampingbella.com and I will get one to you…..

you can purchasing from the Holiday Mini Catalog starting September 1st….

Booked your holiday workshops now, with all the great new items in this holiday mini Catalog, My calendar will fill up fast …..

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Congrats to the Man in Blue

Ciao Bella,

    Don't ask what the title of the post means…I'll I can tell you it is Saturday and that's usually when my silly comes outs …..

I'm telling you… I really can't get enough of the colors Island Indigo and Melon Mambo…and today I threw in some Pool Party…

This is a super fast card, the base layer is whisper white and then I just layered In Color designer series Paper …

The Congrats sentiment is from the Stamp Set Tagtastic, a hostess exclusive set….

I did just a tiny bit of sponging around the sentiment, in pool party, and mounted the sentiment with the new Mini Brads…

What I love about the flowers in the bottom corner…that under the button is a layer of pool party designer series paper…but it's so subtle …and they are not overly flowery…

I might dare add that this card could actually be given to a person of the male persuasion. I think that it would be perfect for the new Dad, or even an office promotion…

I really think this is a bright and cheerful gender neutral card …..

Ok … I have to put the silly away for a couple of hours while I mow the lawn …..big yuck… I know … but it seems if I don't do it … no one else will….but when I'm done I will get to play with my new Holiday Mini Catalog Pre-order Stuff … I can't wait …soon I get done with the yucky ….the sooner I get to the fun stuff…

have a great weekend …see you Monday

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Back Up and Running…..

Ciao Bella,

               I'm back … I have my computer up and running, I still have a lot of work to do getting everything back on the computer…..at least now I'm functional and can get back to posting….

So Let's play Catch Up ….. Here are some gifts I made for Christmas…..

  Here are some reindeer noses

Here is a Bag of Rock …..Chocolate Rocks that is …..too funny 

OK… Now that we are caught up … We can move on to New Stuff…..

See you tomorrow ..with projects featuring the new Mini Catalog…..

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