New Clear Mount Option

Many people have been asking for an unmounted option for their Stampin' Up stamps. And Stampin' Up has listened. You are still getting the same quality rubber stamp, but now you can order them with wood blocks or unmounted.

Here are some of the features:

■Nine different sizes of clear blocks available individually or as a discounted bundle.
■Blocks have ergonomic grooves on all four sides for easy grip and traditional wood-mount feel.
■Stamps and blocks are durable and easy to clean with your Stampin' Scrub and Stampin' Mist.
■Optional image labels on stamp backs let you decide if you want to see the image through the block or not.
■Tight die-cutting for easy image positioning.
■Large clear blocks can be used to create collages or spell words with alphabet sets.
■Stamps store easily in standard, DVD-type cases with artwork on front and spine, making organization easy.

This new option will be available starting January 5th in the new Occasions Mini. This is just one of the many great new products available in the mini.

Merry Christmas

I imagine by now most of you have had or are wrapping up your Christmas Festivities. I hope you all have had a wonderful and relaxing time with family and friends. And I hope that the new year is full of many blessings for each and everyone of you.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Kim

Christmas Cards - finally

I finally got around today to making my Christmas cards. I had to keep them really simple. I cased these cards from HERE. The only thing I did differently was to add Dazzling Diamonds.

Now I just need to take them to the post office, finish wrapping gifts, go grocery shopping, start baking for Christmas.......and the list goes on.

Thanks for looking,

Kim

Blog still wonky...

Ok, I thought I had fixed my new blog design. But after viewing it on my new laptop - yep, you heard me right, a new laptop - I realized it is still not quite right.

I probably won't have time to fix it any time soon, I have Christmas shopping to do tomorrow, then Saturday we are having practice for our Christmas program which is Sunday followed by our Christmas lunch at church.

Back to the new laptop, that was quite an ordeal. I picked up my new laptop - a Sony Vaio - from Best Buy Tuesday evening. After getting it home, I wasn't able to connect to the internet. So after not getting any help from the store, I called Sony tech support. BIG MISTAKE! I spent two hours on the phone Tuesday night and another 1.5 hours on the phone Wednesday morning trying to get if fixed. By the time tech support was done, they had made things a lot worse. It was even to the point that my husband couldn't get on the internet with his laptop, which he hadn't had any trouble with before.

So after calling Best Buy back, they decided to just give me another new computer and a new router. Steve went and picked it up for me today, but since I had wasted so much time with it Tuesday night and Wednesday, I decided that I would not get on the computer until I had all my Christmas wrapping done.

So 8 hours later ( I did fix supper between wrapping packages) here I am. I installed my new router and was able to get on the internet with my new computer with no problems so far. So hopefully my new laptop will help me be better organized and help me do a better job of blogging.

Kim

New Blog Design

So what do you think of my new blog design? I know it needs some tweaking. This was my first attempt to design my own blog and I used the My Digital Studio from Stampin' Up. It is pretty user friendly. It comes with stamps, embellishments, Designer Series papers, punches.... just a ton of fun stuff. I like it because a lot of the stamp sets that came with the software were stamps I didn't already have.

I haven't got to use MDS as much as I would like, I have been busy with company, Thanksgiving, a couple of craft shows and now I need to get crackin' on Christmas. I still have shopping to do, all the wrapping yet to do, and I still have my Christmas cards to make and get sent out. So hopefully after the holidays I will have some more time to play.

This really is a cool program and for those of you who like to scrapbook, you can complete an album literally in minutes. They have some great scrapbooks already designed that you just have to add your pictures too. So shoot me an email or visit my website if you are interested in purchasing this program.

Thanks for visiting,
Kim

Snowman and Snowwoman Bags

These cute little snowmen(women) were made with the Topnote Die. These bags would make great little treat bags or even gift card holders.

Thanks for looking,

Kim

Simple Picture Frames

This picture was made with a frame that I bought on clearance. I bought a whole box of them thinking they were black frames, turned out they were more of a navy blue frame.

The background paper is the Stampin' Up Bride Specialty Paper. I used my printer for the small words and Jesus was cut out using a die cut machine. I photographed this several times, but just couldn't get rid of the glare.

Thanks for looking,

Kim

OK last one for today....I think

I am really on a roll. Here is a card I just made a few minutes ago for the Limited Supply challenge on Splitcoast. The guidelines were to make an all white card. You could use one color of ink, but the paper and embellishments had to be either white or clear.

I think my card meets all the requirements but it is very difficult to photograph an all white card, especially with my photography skills. This really is a very pretty and sparkly card in real life. Iused all Stampin' Up products. The paper is shimmer white, the ink is the Platinum paint from the mini. I also used the petals-a-plenty embossing folder and dazzling diamonds glitter. The Poinsetta was made using punches.

Again, thanks for looking,

Kim

Simple Picture Frame with Matching Card

Here is Christmas picture frame that I made. This was a white wooden frame that I covered with retired Stampin' Up paper. The Christmas tree was made with all Stampin' Up products and the snowman was made with a die cut machine.

I also made a matching card. I thought this would be a cute gift idea, you could put your child's picture in it and give it to a grandparent.

Thanks for looking,

Kim

ps - can you believe two posts in one day? And I already have a post scheduled for tomorrow.

We are just going to have to accept the fact...

that I am a terrible blogger. It's not even that I don't have anything to show you. I have a ton of stuff that I haven't posted yet. I'm not sure what my problem is, part of it may be that I dislike taking pictures. I'm just not very good at it, even though I try to follow some of the photography tips I have found online.

I guess the best thing for you to do is to sign up for my email updates, then you will know when I post something.

Anyway, here is one of my lastest projects. I saw these on Becky Roberts blog and thought they were really cute. Just sort of a new twist on the Peppermint Patty projects. The bag is a pretzel bag, and I found these in the cake decorating section of a "big box store".

Thanks for looking,

Kim

Online Extravaganza

Stampin' Up is offering an Online Extravaganza all this week. You can shop right from the comfort of your own home. All of these deals are 30%-50% off. And unlike last year, they are guaranteed not to run out (with the one exception of the Ultimate Stampers' Starter Bundle which is only while supplies last).

This sale begins today and runs through Monday, November 30. That's a whole week to save big!

To begin shopping just click HERE . After you get to my website, just click on the Shop Now button in the upper right hand corner. Then on the left side you will see a link to the Online Extravaganza. Don't forget to check out the Clearance Rack while you are there.

Would you rather that I do it for you? Then just email me your order by Wednesday.

Check out the deals listed below!

Item	Description	Regular Price	Discounted Price
120280	Framed with Love Bundle Framed with Love stamp set Full Heart punch	$43.90	$21.95
120281	Thank You Kindly Bundle Thank You Kindly stamp set Scallop Edge punch	$29.90	$14.95
120976	Thank You Kindly Bundle (French) Tous mes remerciements stamp set Scallop Edge punch	$29.90	$14.95
120282	Animal Crackers Bundle Animal Crackers stamp set Star Designer brads	$25.90	$12.95
120283	Corduroy Button Bundle Kraft Corduroy buttons Pumpkin Pie Corduroy buttons Summer Sun Corduroy buttons Basic Gray Corduroy buttons Chocolate Chip Corduroy buttons	$49.75	$24.88
120284	Game Night Bundle Card Games stamp set Game Night stamp set	$40.90	$20.45
120285	Four Square Bundle Four Square stamp set Scallop Square punch	$30.90	$15.45
120286	Heart to Heart Bundle Love You Much stamp set Heart to Heart punch Pretty in Pink 1/2" striped grosgrain ribbon	$49.85	$24.93
120310	Heart to Heart Bundle (Spanish) Te Quiero Mucho stamp set Heart to Heart punch Pretty in Pink 1/2" striped grosgrain ribbon	$49.85	$24.93
120311	Heart to Heart Bundle (French) J't'aime beaucoup stamp set Heart to Heart punch Pretty in Pink 1/2" striped grosgrain ribbon	$49.85	$24.93
120287	Chipboard Letter Bundle On Board Timeless Type On Board Loads of Letters	$25.90	$12.95
120288	Double-Stitched Ribbon Bundle Bashful Blue 1" double-stitched grosgrain ribbon Rose Red 1" double-stitched grosgrain ribbon	$17.90	$10.74
120289	Ultimate Stampers' Starter Bundle* Best Wishes & More stamp set Eight Great Greetings stamp set On a Pedestal stamp set Earth Elements Stampin' Spots Earth Elements assorted card stock (8-1/2" x 11") Whisper White card stock (8-1/2" x 11") Old Olive 1/2" striped grosgrain ribbon Flower Designer brads	$127.70	$76.62
120290	Build-A-Brad Bundle Calendar Alphabet stamp set Pewter Build-A-Brad Antique Brass Build-A-Brad	$40.85	$24.51
120291	Enjoy Every Moment Bundle Enjoy Every Moment stamp set Circle Designer brads Flower Designer brads	$43.85	$26.31
120312	Enjoy Every Moment Bundle (French) Profiter de chaque instant stamp set Circle Designer brads Flower Designer brads	$43.85	$26.31
120292	Cheep Talk Bundle Cheep Talk stamp set Note cards Pumpkin Pie Corduroy buttons	$42.85	$25.71
120293	Sock Monkey Bundle Sock Monkey stamp set Sock Monkey Accessories stamp set Chocolate Chip Corduroy buttons	$58.85	$35.31
120313	Sock Monkey Bundle (French) Sing-chaussette stamp set Sock Monkey Accessories stamp set Chocolate Chip Corduroy buttons	$58.85	$35.31
120294	Alphabet Bundle Jayne's Type Alphabet stamp set Lovely Letters stamp set	$87.90	$52.74
120295	Simply Said Bundle Simply Said stamp set Old Olive 1/2" striped grosgrain ribbon Full Heart punch	$52.85	$31.71
120314	Simply Said Bundle (French) Amitié stamp set Old Olive 1/2" striped grosgrain ribbon Full Heart punch	$52.85	$31.71
120296	On Board Bundle On Board So Tweet On Board Batch of Blooms On Board Essentials	$42.85	$25.71
120927	Christmas Décor Bundle #1 Holly Berry Wreath Décor Elements (Kraft, Real Red) Small Real Red Vintage Ornaments Décor Elements Small Chocolate Vintage Ornaments Décor Elements	$74.85	$44.91
120298	Christmas Décor Bundle #2 Holly Berry Wreath Décor Elements (Chocolate, Real Red) Small Real Red Vintage Ornaments Décor Elements Small Chocolate Vintage Ornaments Décor Elements	$74.85	$44.91
120299	Christmas Décor Bundle #3 Holly Berry Wreath Décor Elements (Old Olive, Real Red) Small Real Red Vintage Ornaments Décor Elements Small Chocolate Vintage Ornaments Décor Elements	$74.85	$44.91
120300	For All You Do Bundle For All You Do stamp set 5/16" Neutrals Jumbo brads	$36.90	$25.83
120315	For All You Do Bundle (French) Merci pour tout stamp set 5/16" Neutrals Jumbo brads	$36.90	$25.83
120316	For All You Do Bundle (Spanish) Por todo lo que haces stamp set 5/16" Neutrals Jumbo brads	$36.90	$25.83
120301	Striped Ribbon Bundle Bashful Blue 1/2" striped grosgrain ribbon Pumpkin Pie 1/2" striped grosgrain ribbon Old Olive 1/2" striped grosgrain ribbon Pretty in Pink 1/2" striped grosgrain ribbon So Saffron 1/2" striped grosgrain ribbon Real Red 1/2" striped grosgrain ribbon	$47.73	$33.41
120302	Bling Bundle Sticky Pages Sticky Cuts Sweet Fine Supernova Stampin' Glitter Fine Galaxy Stampin' Glitter	$43.80	$30.66
120303	Fresh-Cut Bundle Fresh Cuts stamp set Fresh-Cut Notes 5/8" Neutrals Jumbo brads	$37.85	$26.50
120317	Fresh-Cut Bundle (French) Fraicheur exuise stamp set Fresh-Cut Notes 5/8" Neutrals Jumbo brads	$37.85	$26.50
120304	Pendant Note Bundle Pendant Park stamp set Pendant notes 5/8" Neutrals Jumbo brads	$39.85	$27.90
120318	Pendant Note Bundle (French) Adorable parc stamp set Pendant notes 5/8" Neutrals Jumbo brads	$39.85	$27.90
120319	Pendant Note Bundle (Spanish) Un dia en el parque stamp set Pendant notes 5/8" Neutrals Jumbo brads	$39.85	$27.90
120305	Sporting Bundle #1 Large Night of Navy Sporting Décor Elements Night of Navy Just Sports Décor Elements	$67.90	$47.54
120306	Sporting Bundle #2 Large Chocolate Sporting Décor Elements Chocolate Just Sports Décor Elements	$67.90	$47.54
120307	Sporting Bundle #3 Large Black Sporting Décor Elements Black Just Sports Décor Elements	$67.90	$47.54
114864	Ginormous Flowers I Décor Elements	$39.95	$27.97
114863	Ginormous Flowers II Décor Elements	$39.95	$27.97
112534	5/16" Neutrals Jumbo brads	$7.95	$5.57
112533	5/8" Neutrals Jumbo brads	$6.95	$4.87
112081	Scallop Square punch	$15.95	$11.17
113693	Full Heart punch	$15.95	$11.17
113694	Heart to Heart punch	$15.95	$11.17
112091	Scallop Edge punch	$15.95	$11.17
112571	Circle Designer brads	$5.95	$4.17
112579	Flower Designer brads	$5.95	$4.17
112572	Star Designer brads	$5.95	$4.17
114785	Small Wonderful Flowers Décor Elements	$39.95	$27.97
114786	Medium Wonderful Flowers Décor Elements	$69.95	$48.97
114791	Small Wonderful Leaves Décor Elements	$39.95	$27.97
114792	Medium Wonderful Leaves Décor Elements	$64.95	$45.47

See I told you there were some awesome deals!

Thanks for looking,

Kim

Special Order

I apologize for not posting last week, I participated in a vendor fair on Saturday and I spent the week before making items for the fair (minus the day I was sick and slept all day).

Which brings me to today's post. I had a lady who needed a baby gift and liked the Fold Out Scrapbook I had made, but it was in pink and the baby was a boy. So I told her I could make her one in blue and here it is.

I used the Sale-a-bration paper from last year and a sale-a-bration stamp set (not sure what year this one was from). And since I like for things to match, I decided to throw in a card for free.

Thanks for looking,

Kim

Oops, almost forgot to add the picture of the inside.

Masculine Thank You Card

This is the "thank you" card that I made for the gentleman who cooked our meat for our Fall Festival at Church.

At first glance you might think I made this card with the Stampin' Up wood sheets, but I didn't. The wood is actually balsa wood. When I first got my big shot I was cutting all sorts of items just to see how well it would perform. I was going through my reject box - the plastic container full of rejected embellishments that I didn't want to throw away - and I found this top note diecut. Since this person loves to deer hunt, I thought this would make a great card for him.

Thanks for looking,

Kim

Trim the Tree part 3 - Birdhouse Ornaments

My grandson Ryan and I had fun making these little birdhouses. He always wants to help Granny stamp.

Thanks for looking,

Kim

Trim the Tree part 2 - Super Simple Ornament

To make this ornament, I cut a snowflake with my Big Shot and Snowflake die out of fun foam that has the paper backing. After cutting the snowflake, I peeled off the paper (auto adhesive) backing and added dazzling diamonds glitter. No glue, no mess, super simple.

Thanks for looking,

Kim

ps - click on the image to really see the sparkle.

Trimming the Tree

I just did one of those things that really irritates me when others do it - I put up the Christmas tree and it's not even Halloween yet. It really bugs me when you have to go looking through the Christmas stuff at the stores to try and find an isle with Fall or Halloween items. Yet I have my tree up.

I do have a good excuse. I had my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack October 22. Now everyone knows if you are going to make your own Christmas cards you have to start early, which is why I held the event in October. And since this was a "Christmas event", I decided to break out my little Christmas tree that I got last year for Christmas.

My plan for the tree was to decorate it with the seasons, but you all surely know by now that nothing ever goes as planned in the Jenkins' household. So this is the first time I got the tree out of the box. I then spent a day making some decorations for my little tree, and this is one of those ornaments. I made it from the new treat cups that can be found in the Holiday Mini. I have been taking my pictures indoors lately due to weather and beetles, so I apologize for the poor picture quality.

Thanks for looking,l

Kim

Delightful Decorations Ornaments

I love the little ornaments that you can make with the new Ornament Punch. I modified the one on the card and just used 3 punches instead of 6. The Ornament will lay flat on the card for mailing, then can just be popped back up for displaying.

The pearls from the Pretties Kit really sets off the ornaments. The ribbon on the card is retired Stampin' Up ribbon. I really miss that ribbon.

Thanks for looking,

Kim

Thank You Card for the Dollar General

Here is a "Thank You" card that I made for our local Dollar General Store. You see, they have donated discontinued toys to our church. We used the toys recently as prizes for our carnival that we had for the community. We had games, big blow up slide and bounce house, cotton candy, popcorn and tons of "real" food too.. And it was all free and everyone was welcome.

Thanks to the Dollar General Store, when the kids played the free games they won tickets. They could then "buy" prizes with their tickets. The kids loved it and we all had a blast. I especially like the big blow up slide. Here is the biggest kid that we had on the slide - my husband. Thanks Vicki for the picture.

So back to the card. I made the card and I will have our whole church sign it Sunday. I apologize for my fingers in the picture, but I wanted you to be able to see the shimmer - I used the new Shimmer Paint on it - and it just showed up better if I tilted the card a little.

If you would like any details on the card, just leave a comment or send me an email.

Thanks for looking,

Kim

So much for plans

I told you things never go as planned in the Jenkin's household. Steve has been working a lot, ended up with an infected finger which he had to go to the doctor over, so the trim isn't done. So now we are shooting for tomorrow.

I now have my stamp room back in order and my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack is over, so I will (hopefully) be posting some new cards next week.

I've decided not to move my stamping supplies into the new room for now. It will be used mostly for a classroom, plus will give me space to spread out when I'm doing big projects. I have a lot of my handcrafted items displayed in there, so if anyone needs a gift come on over.

I'm waiting for some warm weather so I can paint my displays black, then I need to figure out some better lighting. I am thinking of buying another OTT light, a floor lamp maybe.

Thanks for checking in,
Kim

We're almost done,

Steve just has to put up the corner rounder, it's stained and ready, then the room itself is done. My son-in-law put together my desk last night and is coming back this evening to put together my table and chairs.

I did go ahead and clear out some of the stuff crammed in my old stamp room, so I started working on my Christmas Stamp-a-stack cards last night. It was the first time I was even able to find the table or desk in my old stamp room in a couple of weeks.

I'm still looking for a black cabinet but until I find what I want, I will use my old baker's rack. I also have some bookcases, that I am using to display my craft fair items on, that need painted black, but that project will definitely have to wait until this weekend.

So hopefully, other than painting some bookcases, my new room will be done tonight. But as a I have said before, things rarely go as planned at the Jenkins household. My husband's job has seriously gotten in the way of getting things done, but since it is my husband's job that is paying for it, I can't really complain. LOL!

I will post some pictures in the next day or so.

Kim

Getting Closer

The floor is almost done, just one more stip of the laminate and then we need to put up some corner rounder and it will be done. My poor husband was up until 1:30 this morning trying to finish the floor.

I have my favorite wallpaper person coming today - Marie - and she is putting up the border so I will be able to start moving everything back in tonight.

I can't wait to find my stamp room again. Things are going to get confusing, because I still have my "old" stamp room and will be using it but I'm branching out into the adjoining room. So I guess I will need to think of a name for the "new" stamp room so we don't get confused. Anyone have any ideas? Maybe I will call the new room the class room, unless you all can give me some better ideas.

Thanks for checking in with me,
Kim

Stamp Room Update

We didn't get much done Sunday. I told you things rarely go as planned at the Jenkins' household. Steve had to go to work right after church yesterday, and by the time he got home yesterday evening and ate supper, he was running out of steam.

He did get my new ceiling fan installed though. And there isn't much I can do at this point but I did get the windows and screens washed. So we made a little progress.

Depending on how Steve's day at work goes today, we are hoping he can get the floor down this evening. Then we have the border to put up, the furniture to put together and it will be about done. I'm still searching for a black cabinet and I have some wooden shelving I need to paint black and I will be ready to move in.

Kim

Update on the stamp room addition

My husband Steve and son-in-law James got the old carpet tore out, the ceiling painted, and the walls painted today. Steve started working after we got home from Robbi's band competition this afternoon - her band got all firsts - and worked until about 8:30 this evening. After a quick supper of McDonald's (I know - gross), he went to bed.

He was hoping to put the new flooring down tomorrow, but he has to go to work right after church tomorrow. So I'm going to wash the windows and curtains and do what little I can do for now. My whole house is a wreck because we have furniture and craft fair stuff everywhere.

Jess and I went shopping today looking for new furniture to put in my stamp room and I bought a new table and chairs, ceiling fan, and miscellaneous items. What I was really hoping to find was a wooden storage cabinet in black. I love the one I have now in my stamp room (which I bought at Menards) and would like to find one in black for the new room. So if any of you have any ideas on where to look please let me know.

Thanks
Kim

Stamp Room Addition is on the way...

My husband is redoing our front room to make it an addition to my stamp room. I have out grown my original stamp room so I am now also taking over the front room which we never used anyway.

So right now my stamp room is a mess and so there probably won't be a lot of stamping going on around here for a while. If things work out, my husband may get the room done this weekend, but at our house, things rarely go according to plan. So bare with me and hopefully I can post some pictures of my new room soon.

Kim

Scenic Season

I knew as soon as I saw this stamp set in the new catalog that I was going to get it. I knew it would make quick, easy and very pretty cards.

On this card I used the Dryer Sheet technique. I stamped the image in Black Stazon ink on Whisper White cardstock then ran it through my Zxyron machine. I then stretched a dryer sheet tightly on that piece and trimmed it up. Rub some Dazzling Diamonds on that, attach it to Basic Black cardstock, tie on some ribbon and there you have it.

I'm sorry you see my thumb in the picture, but I wanted to tilt the card a little so you could see how glittery it really is.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

Delightful Decorations

Here is another display card from my open house. Remember I told you I had made several cards, so I have more to come.

This card featured two new items from the Holiday Mini catalog. First of all, I used the Frost White shimmer paint on this card and I also used one of my new stamps sets - Delightful Decorations. This card is a total case.

I used Handsome Hunter and Elegant Eggplant ink and cardstock. But can you see the shimmer on the ornament? I did that by inking up my stamp with Elegant Eggplant ink then using a sponge dauber, I dabbed Frost White shimmer paint directly onto the stamp before stamping the image. This card is very pretty in real life and was very quick to make. This card is in the running for my Christmas cards this year.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

Snowglobe Card

This is another display card from my open house. This one uses
the new Treat Cups from the Holiday Mini to make the "globe". The base is made with the large oval punch and the snowmen in the globe are from the hostess set The More The Merrier. The "snow" is just white chunky glitter.

I apologize for the poor picture quality, I'm not sure if it is the camera, the operator, or maybe a combination of both.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

A New Look and a New Card

So do you like my new look? Fall is my favorite season, so I decided I needed to change my blog to match the season. So I now have a fall blog and I am posting Christmas cards.

These are two more cards I made for my open house. I intended to post sooner, but I keep having internet problems. Only the cable company tells me my internet is fine - it's slower than dial up right now, and that is when it is working.

Anyway, enough of my problems. I really like these cards but the colors in the picture are off. These cards was actually made with Mellow Moss card stock and it looks more like Kraft or Sahara Sand in the picture. The card also has a lot of sparkle on it. I added dazzling diamonds to the snow and the new shimmer paint from the Holiday Mini on the star, so it looks very festive in real life. (Click on it to enlarge it and get a better picture) It also uses the new ribbon from the Holiday Mini. I told you in the previous post that I tried to use new product on all the cards that I made for the Open House.

Thanks for looking,

Kim

Sweet Centers

For my Open House, I tried to make at least one sample for each of the new items I had purchased whether it was a stamp set, ribbon, shimmer paints, punches, etc.

And one of the new sets I had purchased was the Sweet Centers stamp set along with the matching Sweet Treat Cups. So here is one of my samples using these two products. This card also uses one of the new In-colors - Melon Mambo - I used the cardstock and matching ribbon.

I also used the new stamp set Teeny Tiny Wishes and the modern label punch. Lots of new product in one small card.

And in case you can't tell, I filled the treat cup with little barretts that I got at the dollar store. There are a lot of things you can fill the treat cups with, just start looking around and you will get a ton of ideas.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

Open House Cards

Here are the two cards that we made at my open house on September 3rd. The Get Well card is a case of a design that I have seen all over the place so I have no idea who to credit for it. The colors I used for the card are Soft Suede and More Mustard although in the picture it looks more like Chocolate Chip. I used the new SU embossing folder Elegant Bouquet and colored it with my very neglected SU chalks.

On the Halloween card I used the new set from the Holiday Mini - Pumpkin Patch - and I used the new

1 1/4" grosgrain ribbon Pumpkin Pie which is really nice.

I thought it would be hard to tie since it is such a wide ribbon but it wasn't hard at all, it's a really soft ribbon.

Thanks for looking,

Kim

A Fun Evening

I just finished cleaning up from my Stampin' Up Open house. It was a lot of fun and I actually got to do a little bit of visiting.

I made quite a few cards over the last week or so. I was trying to come up with samples using a lot of the new things I had bought from the new catalog and the Holiday Mini, so I will be posting those projects over the next few days.

It's late and I'm off to bed to read for a little while, see you tomorrow.

Kim

Relay for Life Bear

You are probably getting tired of seeing bears, but my husband came up with this idea.

We made some pink bears and added the ribbons - some we did with pink (Breast Cancer Awareness) and some we did with purple (General Cancer Awareness). We are going to sell these bears for $10 and half of that will be given to the Relay for Life.

The second picture shows how they will be packaged.

If you are interested in purchasing a bear, just send me an email.

Remember these are magnetic "paper dolls". The clothes can be taken off, you can even purchase extra outfits for your bears.

Thanks for looking,

Kim

No Mistakes - Just a reason to embellish

Have you ever heard people say when it comes to cardmaking, that there is no such thing as a mistake, just more reasons to embellish?

Well this little bear gave me a reason to embellish. Actually my husband who was helping me did. He didn't have the magnet situated on the die correctly and part of this little shirt was cut off. It was very noticeable, so I tried to round off the shirt and just shorten it up a bit. Then she looked like one of those heavy guys on comercials where there bellies are hanging out the bottom of there t-shirts. So I decided to make it look like we did this deliberately, and I gave her a belly piercing. And wouldn't you know it, now the short shirts are going out and the long shirts are coming in. I'm always behind in the fashion world.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

Another Build-a-Bear...

Here is another paper doll magnet that I created. This one is a boy. Check out his stone washed jeans. I made the jeans from a wall paper sample that I had.

My husband and I went to a paint store a couple of months ago looking for a particular paint to use on props for VBS. They had a display of wall paper and those little samples by it. So not really sure what I would do with the samples but knowing they would be useful for something I took several. By now my husband is used to this behavior. As a matter of fact when we went and ate lunch at Cheeseburgers in Paradise that same day, he got a stack of round coasters for me. I'm sure they will be just the thing I need - someday.

Thanks for looking,

Kim

A Really Cool Project

Here is my really cool project! At least I think it is. This is a magnetic paper doll made with the new Build-A-Bear dies from Stampin' Up.

Stampin' Up has partnered with Build-A-Bear Workshops and Sizzix to come up with a line of dies and stamp sets that are now being offered in the new Holiday Mini Catalog.

In case you can't tell, that is one of the white tins you can buy in any craft shop that the magnet is attached to. All the clothes are also magnets, so you don't have to mess with those little tabs that come on paper dolls. And since this little bear is cut from magnet sheets, she should hold up pretty well.

I did this girl in our school colors - purple and gold - and put the CW on the front which stands for Casey-Westfield High School. If you didn't want a girl, you could just pull off the skirt, put on a pair of jeans, take off the flower and you have a little boy. Cute, huh?

Here is a picture of one "naked". It even has the little heart emblem on it.

I hope you liked this project and I will have a few more bears to show you over the next few days so be sure and check back.

Thanks for looking,

Kim

Happy Bearthday Hydi!

Today we are having Hydi's first birthday party,

her birthday is actually on the 25th.

Hydi is doing really well now and they have been reducing her medication. She did have to have one of the hemangiomas on her bottom lasered, but other than that everything has went better than was expected.

I just received a BIG Stampin' Up order in on Thursday. I thought this would be my last order for the year, but now I'm thinking there are a few more things I need to get.

Anyway, part of my order was the new Build-a-Bear dies and stamp set that we are offering, so I decided to do Hydi's card with that stamp set. I apologize for the poor picture, we are leaving in just a little bit and it's to0 windy outside to take pictures so I took this one inside and it's not a very good picture. But you can really see all the shimmer on this card. I went over the dress, shoes and part of the gift bag with a Gelly Roll glaze pen. It's very sparkly in real life.

The other thing I made for Hydi was this gift bag. Again I used the Build-a-Bear dies and the new Designer Series Paper that goes with it. It's time for us to

go to the party so I will be back Monday with a very cool

project, so please be sure to check back then.

Thanks for looking,

Kim

It's been a while...

since my last post. Things have been pretty hectic at the Jenkins household.

We had VBS at our church August 3-7 and it was great. God blessed us with more kids than we planned for so we had to do some scrambling to get everything we needed, but God provided as always. We had 42 kids and about 20 adults and that's a lot of people to feed supper to each night. We are a small church out in the country so for us to have so many kids each night was a real blessing.

Of course the weeks before VBS were spent getting ready and then the last night of VBS my husband had to have a stint put in and so he was off work all last week. Add to that his son and granddaughter coming to visit and getting ready for Rob to go back to school, things have been pretty much chaos around here. Throw a day in of freezing corn (Thanks Terri) and you can see how my last month has been. Busy!

But Steve is back to work this week, all the company is gone and Rob has started her senior year today. I cleaned house yesterday and have errands to run today, but I'm hoping tomorrow if my internet cooperates, that I can start posting some projects again. I haven't hardly had a chance to play with my last order and I just put in another order today that will be here Thursday. I haven't even brought in my purchases from our new Joann's Fabric store that I bought a couple of weeks ago. They are still riding in the trunk of my car. But cleaning my stamp room is on my list of things to do today.

So thanks for hanging in there and I will be back with some projects this week.

Kim

Anniversary Gift Set

My husband and I got a last minute invitation to a surprise anniversary party. Since my husband took the call, I didn't get any details. He said we were to bring Hot Dogs and Buns, he wasn't sure if we were to bring a dessert too or not, he just said some of the ladies were also bringing dessert. Of course he doesn't ask any questions.

This is a party given to a pastor and his wife by their church and it's going to be a weiner roast. That's all I know. Sometimes when they have parties like this, they will tell you - no gift, just a card - sometimes they do have gifts. Since I wanted to be safe instead of sorry and totally embarrassed, I decided I needed to have a gift.

Now we got the phone call yesterday evening about 5:30. My daughters had been here for lunch that day, my house was a mess, and my grandson decided he didn't want to go home and take a nap, he wanted to stay here and take a nap with granny. So I didn't even get to start on this until about 9:00 last night because I had to put my stamp room back in order (long story short I had no power to any of my electrical outlets in just my stamp room and I had to take things out of cabinets so we could move them to check outlets).

So anyway here is what I came up with. I saw this box made on a Stampin' Up video. The box measures about 6.25 x 6.25 and is about 2.75 deep. I made the box with the retired paper Parisian Breeze and Chocolate Chip cardstock. I also used the border punch on mine which I think really adds to it.

I made the tag on top from the stamp set Baroque Motifs. I used the retired Baja Breeze and Not Quite Navy. The ribbon is not Stampin' Up, they don't sell this kind of ribbon anymore.

I hit the ribbon with my heat gun, which is a fun technique to do, and it just kind of curls up your ribbon. You have to be real careful not to burn all the way through the ribbon though.

And lastly, I made a card and matching envelope using the same colors: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, and Chocolate Chip. The only thing I don't like is that I used Very Vanilla Cardstock to stamp on, and I only had Whisper White envelopes on hand, so they don't match. Hopefully that won't stand out to much.

When it came time to stamp the inside of the card I realized that I didn't have any anniversary sentiments other than "Happy Anniversary" and the one shown in the card. I'm definitely going to have to buy me some.

And for the gift itself, I made a tile with my Cricut and vinyl. I used the Chocolate Chip Vinyl sold by Stampin' Up and the tile can be bought at any place like Menard's or Lowe's. For some reason, I can't upload the tile on this post, so I will post it separately.

Thanks for looking,

Kim

Masculine Cards - Don't have to be hard

This card would make a great masculine card. And if you left off the stitching, you would still have a very nice and a very simple card.

When I first saw the stamp set "Forest Friends" I thought it would make a cute kids set, but it really is very versatile.

Check out This Post to see another card made with this set.

I used Chocolate Chip and Always Artichoke markers and paper, the new modern label punch, word window punch. and Designer Series Paper. I also added some Always artichoke brads in the corner.

Thanks for looking,

Kim

Aren't These The Cutest Things...

No, not my granson although he is pretty cute too. I was talking about the Keychain Scrapbooks.



Now those that know me, know that I am not a scrapper for a couple of reasons. One I don't usually take very good pictures and two the idea of doing a big 12x12 scrapbook is overwhelming. I like projects that I can finish in an evening.



But I saw these on another blog (I will try and find it again so I can give proper credit) and decided to make one. They are so quick and easy to make. It took longer to figure out which pictures to use and how to use my printer dock that I hadn't used in ages, then it did to make the actual scrapbook.



When I told my daughter Jess (who likes to scrapbook), that I made her and her sister a scrapbook, she was all excited and wanted to know how long I had been working on them. Then I showed her the scrapbook and she just laughed, although she did think they were really cute. This is Jess' son Ryan, who is holding his Aunt Brandy's scrapbook. It has pictures of his cousin Hydi in it. The finished size of these scrapbooks are 2"x2".



Thanks for looking,

Kim

K.I.S.S. Card

Have you heard the term "KISS Card". It means "keep it simple stamper". This is certainly a KISS Card.

This is one of the cards that I made at the cabin a couple of weeks ago. Remember, I had a limited amount of supplies with me, so I had to keep it simple.

This card uses the stamp set "Flight of the Butterfly" and the new Modern Label punch. The colors are Pretty in Pink and Rich Razzleberry ink, Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry Paper.

Other than a lot of piercing, this was definitely a simple card.

Thanks for looking,
Kim

Poppin Pastels

The very first technique that I learned at my very first workshop was the "Poppin Pastels". I had no intention of buying the chalks until I saw this technique. Then of course I had to add a Versamark pad also.

Next week I am doing a workshop for a group of ladies who are new to the world of stamping and I've been trying to figure out some fun techniques to demonstrate. I wanted something that would "Wow" them, yet at the same time was something a beginner stamper could do. While surfing through some of my favorite blogs, I saw GinaK doing this technique on Stamp TV. And I thought this might do it. It certainly impressed me the first time.

While I don't think we will be making this card, I do think I will demonstrate something similar to this one. This card was made with the stamp set Bloomin Beautiful. I used Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, and Chocolate Chip cardstock. After adding a layer of Designer Series Paper to the first layer, I ran it all through the Big Shot using texture plates, then did a little sanding on the DSP.

To give it a little dimension, I stamped the main image twice, then after applying the chalks I cut them out. The first image I used the whole thing, the second image I just cut out a couple of the individual flowers then popped them all up with Stampin' Dimensionals. What do you think, will this be a good card to demonstrate?

Thanks for looking,

Kim

Another Janome Special...

I have really been enjoying my new Janome Sew Mini the last few days. I have been sewing on almost all my cards.

Here is a card that I made for a wonderful lady named Marge. Marge is my brother's mother-in-law and one of the best piano players ever. She came to our church Sunday and played for us and it was very uplifting. For those who don't know, Steve, my husband, pastor's a small country church called Freedom Baptist Church. Our pianist is an elderly lady who hasn't been able to come for well over a year due to health reasons. So we have been using recorded music in our services. So it was a real treat to have Marge come and play for us.

 

Marge can play anything too. She can also play by ear. My daughter Jessi had her play for her wedding and she wanted me to walk down the aisle to something of Elvis' since he is my all time favorite singer. Marge didn't have any sheet music for Elvis' songs so she got a CD somewhere and listened to it and needless to say I walked the aisle to the music "For I Can't Help Falling In Love With You".

Thanks for looking,

Kim

You're on My Mind...

Here is another card that I have sewn on with my new Janome Sew Mini. If you are looking for an easy to use, inexpensive, real sewing machine, this is the one for you.
The color looks a little washed out, but I used So Saffron and Pumpkin Pie paper, the Daisy die and the Stamin' Up Little Leaf die. The sentiment is from the stamp set Upsy Daisy and is stamped with Chocolate Chip ink.
Thanks for looking,
Kim

My "Latest and Greatest" Tool

Ok, here is my new "latest and greatest" tool. It's the Janome Sew-Mini.



Now those who know me well know that I have absolutely no sewing abilities. As a matter of fact, I almost didn't pass 7th grade Home Ec because I had problems making my apron. Mrs. Charles, our teacher, insisted that everyone had to make an apron to pass the class and to be able to start the "cooking" part of the class. This was a class that every boy and girl had to take, it was not an option. And even the boys did better on their aprons than I did. If it wasn't for my friend Debbie who finished my apron when the teacher wasn't looking, I would still be sitting in that class today.

Because of this ordeal in 7th grade, I have never tried sewing on cards before, although I really think it adds to them. Now if you also know me, you know when it comes to card making, I like to try every technique out there. So I had been considering for some time purchasing a sewing machine. I had been looking at the Pixie Machines by Singer that are sold at Wal-mart. I just about made up my mind to buy one when I saw the Janome featured on Stamp TV. After doing a little more research I found that most people chose the Janome over the Pixie Singer. And several ladies who bought the Pixie had trouble with them and returned them.



Now for those of you who can sew, you are probably looking at my little machine and laughing, but I really like it. I watched the videos on Stamp TV to learn how to thread the machine and make a bobbin. It took me a while to catch on the first time, I had a couple of issues, but the second time I made the bobbin and rethreaded the machine it was a piece of cake. My sewing skill are lacking a little as you can tell from my first card here, but I hope to get better with practice. So there you have it, my new tool and my first card made with my new tool. What do you think?

Thanks for looking,

Kim