WOOOOOHOOOO!!  Spellbinders has a few of their November club kits available now for non-club members. The Deer Santa & Reindeer Builder Kit, the Large and the Small Die!   Basically, that means anyone can purchase these, no need to be a club member.  Links are below.  How cute is this reindeer?  

Do you Remember?  This was the card kit that sold out in just 6 days!  You can see some of my other card kit cards HERE.  The Reindeer Builder Kit die set is exclusive to the November kit so this is the only way to get it.  SO MUCH FUN.  Guess what?  It also builds a unicorn!

Todays Daily Deals!  Select Dies and Washi Tape are on sale!!

At any rate, there are only a few of these kits left so grab them before they are gone forever.

Because Inspiration is a good thing, check out The Tule Shaker. It was one of my large die favorites! And HERE are 4 reasons why I loved the November Small Die!  

Don’t forget your 10% off coupon code if this is your First order: SBSAVE10

Not going to Lie– these Yeti beasts are so much fun!  I thought it would be fun to share a how I made the background and showcase that fun new Four Seasons tree die!

But 1st a GOOD SALE– 5 days of deals at Spellbinders FSJ:  Click the images to shop.

Now on to the card.  Here is the finished card with the tree and the adorable Yeti.

I started the background with some ink blending and regular Distress inks on whip cream card stock. (not distress oxides)  I just bought a bunch of these little ink cubes and wanted to play more with them.   FYI You can also use FSJ Fusion ink for blending.  They are pretty similar for blending.  

As you can see from the picture above the color is REALLY VIBRANT.  Too much for the design I had in mind.  You can also see its really bright next to the sample.  (and also upside down!)

Instead of making a whole new background with different ink colors I decided to tone it down.  White Pan pastels to the rescue with a thin layer over top.  A perfect way to mute the color just a bit!

I used this background on this card HERE with the tree.  LOVE the purples and the blues together for winter.

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Check out my latest find at Spellbinders!  The Four Seasons Tree die.  I have been looking for a tree like this for quite some time.  I am also sharing this week’s sketch from Freshly Made Sketches. This is a sketch challenge blog that I just found where the design team creates a sketch for you to try, the twist is to keep your project clean-lined and fresh!  Ummm, thats right up my alley!  SO LET PLAY!

Decided to make my 1st card with the The Four Seasons Tree die winter themed and follow the Freshly made sketch.  Totally appropriate as it is freezing cold here in PA.   This is the skecth:

First, I created the background with Wilted violet, Salty Ocean and Blueprint sketch Distress inks.  They are blended together with a dauber on whip cream card stock.  The colors were really bright so I toned it down with some white pan pastel.  The pierced frame is die cut from the Journey rectangles set and the snow is made with White Nuvo drops. 

Can you see the Bright days embossing folder with the burst pattern?  It is very subtble and can be seen in the 1st picture.  Finally, I added this great sentiment from the Charming tag Sentiments set. LOVE the simple font on this!! I layered these all on white to keep it super clean.

Check out the Freshly Made Sketch blog HERE.  There are so many fun and creative ideas for this sketch.  

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Happy to finally share this Charming Cottage Die Set with you!  I bought it a few months ago and it sold out pretty quick.  (did not want to enable you with something that was sold out).  IT’S BACK IN STOCK TODAY.   HURRY before it sells out again!

Check out the fun Christmas boxes!

This die is sooooooo much fun.  It can be simple treat box, wrapped with some designer prints paper and some simple embellishments:

Or an elaborate little house. These two are Christmas but I have a Dog house and a Valentine House. On the back of the right hand side house it a gingerbread tag.  Oops- didn’t quite line that up for the picture.   Scroll down- there is MORE.

order the Charming Cottage Die set HERE

My favorite is the dog house.  OMG!  so cute. Can’t wait to give these as gifts to my puppy friends filled with dog treats. I will add a little Christmas tree tag or gingerbread tag.

Additionally, you can create boxes for birthdays, weddings, Christmas, Easter, and more.  Die cut some fancy designs in the side, add a battery tea light and you have luminaries!

These are great told hold a small gift, money or gift card or even some small homemade cookies!  Finally, here is the Valentine version.  The options are endless!

Click here to order now.  This die is Awesome.

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I have inspiration galore from all the fun coffee cards posted on the 2018 Fall | Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.  And it is red cup season and I am on my way out to run errands and treat myself to a cup of coffee. YUM!

In honor of Red Cup season and to replicate the Starbucks red cup, I created this adorable coffee card.  I love it!  The snow is made with the Nuvo drops and I added a little ink blending to the edges of the cup for dimension, but it is not really showing up in the pictures.  

Additionally,  I am thinking may need to turn it into a gift card holder by adding a pocket inside.  Maybe….  So what is the 2018 Fall | Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop?   Check it out here.

Here is yesterdays entry in the hop!

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Happy Monday Stamping friends!  Today’s card share is a fun card for for one of my besties. And it double duties for the 2018 Fall | Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.  

So what is the 2018 Fall | Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop?  Its a fun hop that runs from now until Dec 7th. Post and share coffee themed cards for a chance to win prizes.  They have tons of sponsors and tons of participants. Check it out here.

Side note:  My 16 year old daughter fell in LOVE with these yetis and said “Mom- you have to get them they are soooooo cute!”  So I did, and she was right. The are so ADORABLE, easy to color and they hold the cutest coffee mugs!

I hope to make another project or two to share and link up to the hop before it ends so be sure to stop back!  Need more coffee card inspiration? Search “coffee” in the search bar on the top right or check out this coffee card,  It’s one of my favs!

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Ahhhh… finally sharing my stamp room makeover.  Last fall, when I joined FSJ as a coach, I completely overhauled my stamp room.  It was time, after 11 years as a SU Demo, to do a full clean out and streamline my craft room.  Now with the Spellbinders-FSJ merger completed, over Thanksgiving I did it again!  

Here is a shot of my final space.  Read on for the full transformation.

BEFORE THE MAKEOVER

Below was my HOT MESS of a stamp room (in my basement) just about 18 months ago.  The picture may be a bit older but this is what it looked like….all. of. the. time.   Piles of stuff everywhere and multiple projects all over the place.   How the heck did I create anything in this mess?  

The desk and cabinets below were a hand me down from my parents flooded kitchen 10 years ago. They were the few that survived.  The countertop was from Lowes and the table was plastic!  So much stuff!

Makeover last fall

I already had these Ikea Expedit bookcases against the right side wall that you could not see in the first pictures.  I cleaned them out and moved them to the left wall.  Then I trashed the counter top, old kitchen cabinets and desk from that area that just were not functional.  Already a huge improvement!

I kept the plastic table as my “desk” and added a 2nd one where I shoot videos and FB lives.  Got new chairs and as you can see the back wall is pretty much empty.  The stool at the end of the table holds the trash can up high so the dogs don’t get into it.  My white standard poodle Lexy was naughty in my stamp room and she loved to eat card stock!!  

I popped up a 3rd plastic table (on the left of the picture) about a week before Thanksgiving. I was struggling with table top and storage.  This was the sign that I needed better organization!!!  

I got rid of 2 stamp cabinets (see the hot mess picture) and put my power paper cutters away.  Slid this table (from Ikea) down to be my die cutting and and paper cutting table.  I also got a new ink pad organizer for the wall since I no longer had SU ink pads.  I kept just a few organization items like the buckets (from Ikea) and the plastic roll carts (from Lowes).

Even with the extra table up, it was so much cleaner and more organized!  

Wondering where all the stuff went?  I sold almost all of my SU stuff.  Selling for a new company I did not need it anymore!  Bye to the stamps, dies, punches paper.  Pretty much all of it.   I also trashed lots and lots of things that I had not touched in 8-9 years. (scary I know).  Can you believe I still have more to get rid of? 

AND HERE IS MY ROOM NOW!

Here is my finished, almost completed stamp room makeover.  Just waiting on a few organizational items to come for the drawers and 2 bins for stamps for the bookcase.  I am having glass cut for the top of my main work desk as I will never, ever keep a white table clean.

These desks/tables above are from Ikea called Skarsta.  They move up and down with a hand crank under the desk so I can sit in a chair, sit on a stool or stand!  OMG love love love this feature.  Sometimes I get so stiff from sitting all the time.  Having a stand option, without leaning over, is PERFECT! Plus no more tripping over my chair to get up and get things!

I cleaned out a little more of the bookcase below and added 4 drawers to the right hand side.  They hold ink refills and random items that I don’t use all the time. 

The most functional items I added were these 2 drawer carts pictured below.  They are the wide Alex drawers from Ikea.  These hold all the stuff (and more!!) that was in the 3 plastic red carts with drawers to spare!!! yes I have empty drawers!   A big bonus is that they are sturdy, fit right under the existing table and are white to match everything else. 

My stamp room will always be evolving, but I just love the way it turned out.  No more plastic!!! I can easily add more storage to the bookcase and in the room if I need to.    Plenty of room for my puppies too!

Now back to creating pretty cards and projects!