Stamp With Anne

Holiday Countdown ~~ Day 1

Hello,

1 day till Christmas Eve!! Are you ready?? I spent yesterday checking some more items off my list of things to do....wrapping is done, watch our favourite Christmas cartoons with the girls, camera batteries are charged for all those special memories, and I manage to fit in some time for stamping.

On the 1st day of Christmas, my Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Anne gave to us.........

A 6 by 6 Calendar!!!

Our first Christmas with Emily which was 10 years ago( WOW, where did that go??), I made my mom and dad a photo calendar for the upcoming year with pictures of Emily from the past year. Every since then, my mom has only asked for one thing for Christmas....a calendar!!

Since I have been scrapbooking, I have been making my own calendar. This year I decided to change it up and make them a 6 by 6 Desktop calendar. I'm very please how this turn out and how quickly it came together. I hadfun using the new GO-GO Boots die cut letters to make the title for each month using the Big Shot machine. All supplies on the calendar are from Stampin' Up!!

Here is January's month page....

 

Here is February's month page..

   

Here is March's month page...

With all the Hustle and Bustle of the next few day, I hope you have some time to relax and enjoy the memories around you!!

Have a wonderful day!!

Anne

Holiday Countdown ~~ Day 2

Happy Monday my friends,

It's going to be a White Christmas here in Southwestern Ontario. Mother Nature has decided to give us 2 snow storms within 2 days and we are expecting another one tomorrow. The blowing snow is causing the most problems and the windchill. With the windchill it feels like minus 30 out.....it sure is cold out there!!

On the 2th day of Christmas, my Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Anne gave to us.........

Top Note Nugget Wrap!!

I saw this cute idea on Andrea's blog and just knew that I had to make one. Another reason why I love my BIG SHOT machine.....is all the fun things that you can make with the Top Note Die. This is my favourite die of all and I love all the different ways that you can use it. You can make gifts boxes, cards, packages and so much more. Andrea gave a great tutorial on how to make this, hop on over to her blog to check it out. Thanks Andrea!!!

 

Recipe:All supplies Stampin' Up!! ~~ Real Red and Whisper White card stock, Ski Slope Designer Series Paper, Curly Label stamp set, Curly Label Punch, Silver Elastic Cord, Old Olive ink, Real Red ribbon, Top Note Die, Big Shot Machine, Small Cello Bags, Hershey Nuggets and Slot Punch.

I want to share with you another Christmas Poem that I found. This song is to Winter Wonderland.

 

Scrapbook Wonderland

(Scrapbook Wonderland)
Author: Erin Kilmer

Shakers rattle, are you listenin'?
In the aisle, beads are glistenin'!
A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight!
Walking in a scrapbook wonderland!
Gone away is my money
Here to stay's my croppin' buddy!
We're singing a song
As we shop along
Walking in a scrapbook wonderland!
In the workroom we can build a layout
Using diecuts, Punches, fibers too!
We'll have lots of fun making our layout
And they have just the right shade of Stampin’ blue!
Later on, we'll conspire As we crop by the fire
To bring all our pics and our hermafix
Walking in a scrapbook wonderland
In the workroom we can build a layout
With our eyelets, stickers, tags and Brads.
We'll have lots of fun making a layout!
All those Patterned Papers make me glad!
When we crop, ain't it thrillin',
Though the shop's makin' a killin'?
We'll frolic and play the Scrapbooking way
Walking in a scrapbook wonderland.
Walking in a scrapbook wonderland.
Walking in a scrapbook wonderland!

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!!

Anne

Holiday Countdown ~~ Day 3

Hello my friends,

Can you believe it....only 3 more days till Christmas Eve!! Are you ready?? I'm slowly checking the items off my list....did some wrapping today....turkey is thawing in the fridge...and I even had a chance to stamp this afternoon.

On the 3th day of Christmas, my Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Anne gave to us........

A Gift Holder!!

 I was looking for a holder to put my Grandma's gift certificate in and I came across this cute idea on Jamie Sears's blog, check out her great tutorial on how to make this simple gift holder. This gift holder was quick and easy to make.  Thanks Jamie!!

 

Here is the inside of the gift holder.

 

Here is another sample of a the gift holder using Mr. Twisgter. I made 2 of these and they are for my girls.

 

Recipe:Baja Breeze, Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, Real Red and Whisper White card stock, Winter Post stamp set, Mr. Twigster stamp set, Frosty Day Designer Series Paper, Ski Slope Designer Series Paper, Chocolate Chip ribbon, Word Window Punch, Designer Label Punch, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive makers.

Last night while I was blog surfing, I came across this cute Christmas song on one of the blogs, and I just have to share it with you. Wouldn't you love to have all this on Christmas morning??

 

(12 Days of Christmas)

On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
12 rubber stamps,
11 handmade papers,
10 embossing powders,
9 duel tip markers,
8 paper edger's,
7 assorted ink pads,
6 funky stickers,
5 exotic glitters,
4 brass stencils,
3 craft punches,
2 paper crimpers,
and a brand new embossing heat tool.

 

I have some cute Christmas songs, and I will share them over the next few days!!

Have a wonderful night!!

Anne

Holiday Countdown~~ Day 4

Hello,

Well, Mother Nature sure gave us a snow storm yesterday!! We are in for another storm tomorrow and on Tuesday. We will be having a White Christmas!! I believe that we got about 15-20 cm or more of snow, blowing snow was causing problems everywhere and the school board that I work for decided to close all the school yesterday. So we a snow day and an earlier start to our Christmas Holidays. The girls and I enjoyed a quiet day of hanging at home.

On the 4th day of Christmas, my Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Anne gave to us.........

Top Note Gift Tags and Box!!

I saw this cute idea on Andrea's blogand just knew that I had to make one. I decided to make a birthday set and thought it would be a great gift to give to my mom. I just love how you can paper craft with many supplies to create one unique gift.

 

Recipe:All supplies Stampin' Up! ~~ Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette card stock, Bella Rose Designer Series Paper, Flower Fusion 2 accents, Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Jumbo Eyelets, Crop-o-Dile, Pocket Silhouettes, Crazy For Cupcakes, and Winter Post stamp sets, Top Note Die and the Big Shot.

Well, today we are taking the girls out for dinner and to finish up some Christmas shopping!!

Have a wonderful day!!

Anne

Holiday Countdown ~~ Day 5

Hello my friends,

Well, Mother Nature is deciding here in Southwestern Ontario that we need more snow. We are expecting a big storm today with snow up to 30 cm. The snow is not going to be the problem but the gusting winds will be. I heard on the radio that this is the first of 3 storms to hit us in the next few days. If you are out driving in this weather, please take your time and be safe!!

On the 5th day of Christmas, my Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Anne gave to us.........

a book mark!!

What a quick idea to give to all those avid readers out there!! I'm planning on giving this one to my mom as she loves to read along with a Chapter's gift certificate. This book mark was very easy to make. Take a piece of card stock cut to 2.5 by 6, and then a second piece of card stock 2 1/4 by 5 3/4. I decided to decorate mine with the Flight of Butterfly stamp set along with the ABC Uppercase Alphabet using Riding Hood Red and Pink Pirouette ink.

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Anne

 

Holiday Countdown ~~ Day 6

Happy Festive Thursday,

Wow, 1 week till Christmas!! Are you ready?? I'm almost done....a little more shopping on the weekend and then I will be finish!! Then comes the fun task of wrapping it up, and I plan on doing that on the weekend.

 On the 6th day of Christmas, my Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Anne gave to us.........

a pizza box!!

A pizza Box??? I have seen so many of these cute little gift boxes around in the blog world that I just had to make one. I'm planning on giving this to my niece as she works at a pizza place. I will be putting her gift certificate it in. I used the new stamp set Christmas Classic to decorate it.

Here is the inside view of the Pizza Box.

 

Of course...my sample would be with YUMMY Mint Smoothies inside!!

Recipe: Old Olive and Real Red card stock, Ski Slope Designer Series Paper, Christmas Classic stamp set, and Real Red ink.

Have a wonderful day,

Anne

Holiday Countdown ~~ Day 7

Happy Wednesday my friends,

We had so much fun last night. My girls spent some time with me in my studio creating gifts for their teachers, and for us. They were so cute as they were asking for pictures, stamp pads and markers. I can't wait to see what they came up with for Corrie and I. They had fun creating Mr. Twigster gift holders for their teachers. I have to say they did a fabulous job on them!! I think their favourite part was using the Big Shot!!

On the 7th day of Christmas, my Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Anne gave to us.........

a gift bag!!

I had so much fun decorating my own gift bag using the Stampin' Up! Gift Sacks. I decorated the gift sack with Frosty Day Designer Series Paper, Mr. Twigster stamp set and made a Snowflake using the Sizzix Die and the Big Shot. Let me know what you think of this cute bag?? This was so quick and easy that I will be making more of them in the future!!

 

Recipe:All supplies Stampin' Up! ~~ Gift Sacks, Frosty Day D.S.P, Snowflake #2 die, 1 3/8, 1 1/4" circle punches, Mr. Twigster stamp set, Bashful Blue and Chocolate Chip card stock.

Have a wonderful day!!

Anne

Holiday Countdown ~~ Day 8

Hello,

The Winner for the Blog Candy is Vicki.....Congratulations!! Vicki if you could email me that would be great.

Happy Day my friends!! I'm so looking forward to Friday, it's my last day of work for 2 weeks. That's one of the benefits you have when you work for the school board. I only have 4 more days of making lunches as this is one of my least favourite things to do!! I'm looking forward to spending some time with my girls and my husband.

On the 8th day of Christmas, my Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Anne gave to us.........

a Mr. Twigster Top Note Gift Holder!!!

You just had to know that somewhere in my Holiday countdown I would use this cute adorable Twigster Snowman. One of my favourite things to collect is snowman. After Christmas is all done, I love to decorate my house with Snowman for the months of January and February. Each time that I look at them, they just melt my heart!!

This time of year, I always find myself buying Gift cards for family. I want to make some cute holders for them this year and I saw this cute idea on Andrea's blog yesterday. I changed it up abit to make it my own.

 

Inside of the gift holder

 

Recipe: Top Note die, Big Shot, Frosty Day Designer Series Paper, Jumbo Eyelets, Crop-o-dile, Rope Twine, Mr. Twigster stamp set, Old Olive and Whisper White card stock, Classic Christmas stamp set, oval punch and markers.

These are so quick and easy that I will be making some more of these to hold all my gift cards in. If you are a fan of hot chocolate, you must try Tim Horton's Candy Cane Hot Chocolate......I can't get enough of them!! They are so YUMMY!!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Anne

Holiday Countdown ~~ Day 9

Hello my friends,

I hope you had a great weekend. We sure did. I finally finished all my Christmas cards and they are in the mail and I also worked on some projects for my Holiday Countdown. Yesterday my mom and I went Christmas shopping and I'm also most done...hoping this week to finish it off.

On the 9th day of Christmas, my Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Anne gave to us.........

Top Note Christmas Tags!!!

I'm planning on making my own Christmas Tags this year and using the Big Shot is going to make it so easy!! I just love how these turned out. I used the Top Note Die to make these tags along with Riding Hood Designer Series Paper, Whisper White card stock and Jolliest Time of the Year stamp set. I had fun colouring in my Santa's with Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, and Basis Black ink and a blender pen. My inspiration for these tags came from Becky over at Inking Idaho. You can check out her blog here. Thanks Becky!!

 

Make sure to check back tomorrow to see what I have been up to in my studio!!

Have a wonderful day,

Anne

Holiday Countdown ~~ Day 10

Hello my friends,

I have been working like an Elf in my studio. Last night I finished up my Christmas cards and worked on some projects for my holiday countdown. I'm off to watch my youngest daughter play Hockey this morning and then off to finish up my Christmas Shopping. Let's hope I can finish it all today!! By the way my oldest daughter won their hockey game yesterday!!

On the 10 day of Christmas, my Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Anne gave to us.........

A Santa Ornament!!!

You all know how much I love my Big Shot machine, so I had to show you this cute Santa ornament that you can make using the Pennant Bigz and Join the Cheer Strip Exclusive Dies from SU!!. I can't wait to see what new exciting die's there will be in the new Catalogue.

   

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Anne