Holiday CLH #4

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For this card I used papers from The Stamps of Life as well as the rectangle dies and little snowflake stamp.  Cocoa mug/whip is from A Creative Journey with Melissa, and the Co-Coa-Co is Stamplorations Big Grins Caffeinated Christmas sentiments.  :)

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HolidaCLH #3

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For this card I used Newton's Nook stamps, Stamplorations Big Grins Caffeinated Christmas sentiments, and A Creative Journey with Melissa.  I also used dies from The Stamps of Life with Stephanie Barnard: notebook edge and rectangle dies.

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HolidayCLH #2

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For this card, I used the Sizzix/Stephanie Barnard basic step up card die, paper by My Minds Eye, Newton's Nook stamps, and sentiments from Stamplorations Big Grins.  :)

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holiday coffee loving papercrafters blog hop!

It starts today!!!!  Click here to check it out!  Link up your NEW coffee/tea/cocoa projects.  :)  Always a fun hop!! Prizes from amazing sponsors, too!

LAST hop, I bought a fun new coffee set from Newton's Nook that they just released, AND I won an awesome set from A Creative Journey with Melissa, AND I also just bought the fun new sentiment Caffeinated Christmas stamp set by Stamplorations (Big Grins by Becca Cruger).  I've been looking forward to using them all!  I've created a few cards so far.........  Right now I'm linking up this card:

For this card I used a Sizzix/Stephanie Barnard gift card flip it die set along with a The Stamps of Life Stocking dies.  The Patterned papers are also The Stamps of Life.  Stamp credits go to:  newton's nook, and caffeinated christmas.The little snowflake is TSOL.

the flip side holds the GC, which I haven't yet bought a Christmas one.  I put in this card to show...

I'm also giving blog candy this time!  Leave a comment and I'll randomly choose a winner for this: a cute cocoa kitchen towel, hot cocoa packet, little packet of coffee, and a hot chocolate candycane.  :)

Just a note.... thinking of you....

 Hey there!  Just wanted to let you know that there are new stamps over at The Stamps of Life with Stephanie Barnard.  :)

 Patterns4happymail to coordinate with the super cute happy mail club set that was released this month.  So fun!!  For this card, I embossed the side with the border dot embossing plate (it's a set with another pattern), and I added a little mailbox and saying inside...

A shaker card using the Lovely 3d drop in card set along with the happymail2stamp and patterns4happymail stamp sets.  Yay. I used my fuse tool.  ha!  Although, it doesn't shake very well...  hmmm. 

AND there's stamps that go with the recently released die sets titled bubbly.  They fit perfectly.  There's sayings and patterns.  Great addition if you hate these dies already...

or even if you don't!  Here's a card I stamped using that set. 

All stamps, dies, papers and inks are Sizzix/Stephanie Barnard and The Stamps of Life.  :)

You've got mail!

Happymail2stamp is the new stamp set for December at The Stamps of Life!  

I'm super excited about this set.  I had been thinking I wanted a happy mail stamp set, and was just about to order one from another stamp company when I received my DT package... and there it was!  A happy mail stamp set! I may or may not have danced a little happy dance...  ;) 

I have a few cards to share with you using the new set and dies (which are on their way if you're a die hard club member.  if you're not, the dies will be available on the 20th):

It's so nice to go out to the mailbox and see a card in it.  NOT a bill!  Right?  I created this card with the stamp/die set along with  Sizzix Basic step up card die, and the cute little smiling sun from the Sizzix Hello Sunshine triplit set. Papers from TSOL.

 and an envelope to mail it in....

 and another using the Sizzix 3d banner drop in set.  card front ^

and inside...  

BLACK FRIDAY SALE starting TODAY (mon. 11/23)

Hello all!  I want to let you know that The Stamps of Life is having a FUN Black Friday Sale starting today (11/23) through Sunday (11/29th). 

NEW FUN DIES! 

Box card die set!   This set is super exciting!  I've seen box cards.  I've been impressed by box cards.  I've wanted to make box cards.  I've looked at instructions on how to make box cards... and then assumed I would never make a box card. HA HA!  until now!  This is an amazing set at The Stamps of Life with Stephanie Barnard !  and at an amazing price RIGHT NOW!  and this set makes creating a box card easy!  and fun!  it flattens out for mailing.  I look forward to make more of these!  Here's one I created using the set, tsol papers, and the butterfly triplits set.

 AND there's alphabet dies currently available in both lower case and upper case.  Personalize!  Fun.  and currently an extra savings............  I created this card using the scalloped edge drop in card die set , along with TSOL papers, coffee4two stamps and dies, and both the alpha sets .  :)

 Here's another box card using TSOL papers and the chocolate bunny2stamp and dies.

 and another alspha set card along with TSOL papers, miss you cirlce die, and button dies.

Tis the season for shopping and great deals.  Check them out!  :)

How are you?

New fun dies available at The Stamps of Life with Stephanie Barnard! 

I got to play with the How are you? circle die which is really cute. I love the stitched border.

Here are two cards to share:

Using my current favorite step up card die set, Kind sentiments,  I created this card with the How are you circle die, and leaves from the Leaf Triplits set.  Papers by The Stamps of Life.

 This card I used the circle die without cutting out the circle. I used the stitch circle to create my own pattern paper texture.  I like how it turned out.  I made my own buttons using The Stamps of Life mini button dies, and stamp and tag die from Sizzix tags & words.

The other die set available today is a heart set that it really fun, so go on over and check it out.  :)  Happy Friday!!  :)

NEW flip it card die set!

Flip it cards are always fun!  Being released today is a new one by Sizzix/Stephanie Barnard called Bubbly.  (There's also a framelit set available, too!).

I'll share a couple of cards that I created using this set:

The thanks die cut is from the friendship step up card die set.  Everything else on this card is from the Bubbly flip it die card set.  Papers are The Stamps of Life.

 And another..... Hello stamps are Sizzix Hello.  Papers are The Stamps of Life.

3 new stamp sets at The Stamps of Life! :)

 Hello!  I'm here to tell you about three new stamp sets that were released at The Stamps of Life today: 

First up is the stamps4lively stamp set which was designed to coordinate with the lively card die sets. There's a flip it and a stand up plus a framelit set; However, I chose to use it just stamped on a regular card front.  It's a cute set with a fun shape and I love on this thanks stamp the dot border around it.   It's stamped in Ocean ink from TSOL.  The flower stamp is one of my faves that I haven't used in a while called sea2flower which pairs with turtles2love:  you can use the stamps from turtles2love to stamp the flower petals.  :)  The border is from one of the sizzix card sets, but I can't remember now which one. whoops.

Next is a stamp set called Sayings4puzzles, which goes perfectly with the puzzle dies.  There's a large set and a medium.  I used the medium die set with the sizzix ink transfer paper in black to create a big "puzzle stamp". I cut the puzzle shapes out using TSOL paper and used one of the pieces to glue on it.  I covered the whole thing with vellum.  I stamped the sentiment in guava ink and embossed it with clear EP powder.  I added the heart shapes from another die set, which again.... I forget now.  I write this stuff on the cards, but I guess I should be writing them down here at home before I mail them out to Stephanie, too. haha. 

and lastly for today:  more sentiments to go with this month's club stamp.  FUN!  and on this card, I actually glued real salt and pepper on it. ;)  I've been busy working on other projects, but I have lots of ideas for this salt and pepper set that I can't wait to do. 

Have a great day!! 

Dragonflies!

I just love this new triplit die set from Sizzix/Stephanie Barnard that is now available to you at The Stamps of Life:  Dragonfly triplits!

Customize your own beautiful dragonflies.  Layer them from color and dimension. :)

Here are a couple of cards I created to share with you:

I also used the dragonfly die with the Sizzix inktransfer sheets to "stamp" the matching image, too!  Fun stuff, esp. if you have dies you love that you wish were stamps! :)  

There are also Bee Triplits and Butterfly triplits.... I used them on this stand up card below, too:

Shake it!

Happy day after Halloween!  After two different trick or treating events and our school fall festival, my kid is munching on candy for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  At least I don't have to cook.  I'm kidding!  I kid, I kid!  :)

So........ it's the first of the month!  You know what that means here:  New!  The Stamps of Life stamp and die club releases!  (and there's more! but right now I'm posting about the club stamps).... so...  here we go!

The new set is fun.  saltshaker2stamp.  

I have a couple of cards to share with you using the stamps only:  Using TSOL pattern pattern, and sizzix circle framelit die, plus the stamps. You don't just have salt, there's pepper, too, and for this card I decided to add one of my favorite spices as a shaker: crushed red pepper.  :)

 Here's a flip it using the set.  I created my own background paper stamping the different sized shakers all around as well as the S and P's. :)  The green ink is a newly released color at TSOL called Kiwi. I love it!

Go on over and check them out!  :)  Of course, if you're a member, they are on their way!