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Well the Holiday Extravganza is on........ You can see what's on sale by clicking here http://www.stampinup.com/ca/documents/bundles_CA.pdf or here http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/lisacheney/promotions

These are limited sale items and can start you off to some great savings on some cool product's.

It's a surprise............

In fact it is so secret, I don't even know what's on sale.

But we can find out together on the 26th by checking out my demonstrater website. You can find it here http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/lisacheney

I can't wait to check it out, this is a limited sale and orders can be placed directly through my web site. Can't wait to see what's on sale.

I Really love the new Felt Flurries from the Holiday mini. At first I wasn't sure I'd use them, but I absolutely love how versatile they are. I have used them for cards, gift tags, on candles and of course on this wreath.
For this project, I used a circle of plain chipboard. I covered it in crystal effects (love the stuff) and covered that in the chunky glitter (crystal iris). While I waited for it to dry, I assembled my snowflakes. Using the all three colours from the package. I used a large crystal brad in the center of each flake. I also assembled some using the 1/2 back pearls from the pretties kit. They looked great too. I attached the finished flakes to the wreath using pop dot's. I finished it off using the gorgeous ribbon from the mini, the wide grosgrain ribbon in Riding Hood red and vanilla.I added this close up picture so you could see the glitter detail. It glints so softly when light hits it. This was a really quick and easy Holiday project, that the whole family can do together. It really got my girls into the snow mood.

Here is another super cute, packaging idea. it uses the exclusive Stampin' Up ! top note die for the Big Shot. It also uses little craft bags, that you cut off and glue inside the die cuts. Use the large oval punch to punch out the handles and you have a cute little candy container.

Wow, is time ever running away........I just cannot believe it is the 20th of the month. Christmas is coming and I have so much to do. I have found some really cool and easy gift packaging idea's. This one is a tutorial on splitcoast stampers by Diana Gibbs. It is called a box in a bag. You could do some different things to this to make them your own, You could use different punches, add a tag, a monagram or just make the designer paper shine through or add as much bling as you like. :)

The turorial can be found here: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/boxinabag/

I plan to make several of these and put christmas cookies in them. But lot's of different items would fit too!

I was up to the Christmas at the Forum sale on the weekend. My DH was there with his Native American Style Flutes. http://www.northmountainflutes.com/ We had an awesome show.
As I wandered around looking to find some cool Christmas items as gifts I came across these...http://www.mymoonglow.ca/
I thought they were one of the coolest things at the show. I had to have one. You can look up and find the phase of the moon on the day you were born, or married or whatever is a special occasion. At night your moon glows and it is also magnetic therapy.
I think it is a truely cool individualized gift. My girls all want one. Check out these website's and shop Canadian this Christmas.

I love this new paper from the Stampin' Up! mini catalogue, it's called ski slope and I have already used an entire package. Good thing I have more on order. :) I used the BIG SHOT for this project. But you could use your cuttlebug. This die is an exclusive Stampin' Up! product but it can be used with machines other than the big shot. (But I love my Big Shot)
I used a piece of heavy backing board from a pad of water colour paper and cut several chip board shapes. I then used the die to cut the DS paper. I used a anywhere glue stick to glue the papers to the chip board. I used the Cropodile to punch a hole in the chipboard. It punched through very easily. Bound it with a book ring and tied some pretty coordinating ribbon to finish. I also love the felt flurries we have to offer in the mini as well. I used a crystal brad from the pretties kit to secure the flakes together and popped them on with a glue dot.
Here are a few of the papers on the inside. I plan to use this book to scrap pictures of our first snowman of the season. I love snow.

Wow, it is November already........ the stores are gearing up for Christmas. I am trying to be on time this year myself, no Cards going into the mail in January. I am also trying to get my little gift type items assembled and ready to go. I will share a couple with you today.

This is an easy and cute gift idea for a co-worker or neighbour. It is a triangle gift box and so easy to make and fun to decorate. I used the Deer Friends Hostess set, red riding hood paper as well as the Holiday Treasures Designer paper. I used 1 1/4 inch punch, 1 1/2 inch punch and the scalloped circle. I also used the scalloped border punch. Finished it off with wide Baja Breeze ribbon.
This what it looks like from the top, I added a little bag of Hershey Nuggets wrapped in co ordinating strips of paper. To see a tutorial on this project go here....http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/cammiestriangletreatbox/

I know that Halloween is over but I just had to post these adorable cards I made. I got the idea from my upline, who found it on SCS. So I guess the original credit goes to smartblonde_2000. This is super cute and so easy. It uses the exclusive Stampin' Up ! top note die and other punches. You can also use the die to create a Santa, a snowman, a gingerbread man. I think your imagination is all that is needed!

I appreciate all the creative people who come up with these things and share them with others. It's one of the great things about the stamping community the sharing of creative energy!

There's NEW TOOL in TOWN (well new to me) it's called the Big Shot by Sizzix. It's been tested, Tried and been found Guilty of being awesome!! I love this machine so much that it has displaced the little green machine from my heart.

Now it is bigger, it weighs about 8 lbs, but it's not to big to carry around. Plus it has a cute doctor's style bag it can be packed up in. I like it because the crank is super easy to turn. You can crank it both ways through the machine. It is super sturdy, no more holding a machine down and cranking at the same time. It is also compatible with other makes of dies. (So I still get to use all those great embossing folders and dies) You can also with some dies cut multiples!
I just love the pillow box and the exclusive Stampin' Up! Basket die.

NOW for 50 more reasons These are all the great materials you can cut


Brass (.055)
Light weight steel
Aluminum (.016)
Tin (.008)
Aircraft plywood (1/64")
Basswood (1/16")
Balsa (3/32")
Paperwood
Mat board (adhesive or none)
Chipboard
Fabric
Silicone
Foam with chipboard (.1)
Corrugated pad
Adhesive-backed cork
Fine sandpaper (.00)
Styrene
Extra thick template plastic
Template plastic
Plastic canvas (7 mesh)
Bubble wrap
Sheet foam
Friendly (jewelry) plastic
100% pure beeswax (cut with parchment paper on top & bottom of beeswax)
Adhesive and non-adhesive rubber
Ruffleboard
Static cling vinyl
Warm & natural batting
Fusible fleece
Quilt batting
Adhesive and non-adhesive flexible magnet
Heat n' shrink plastic
Adhesive and non-adhesive felt
Pop-up sponge
Shiny self-adhesive and non-adhesive paper
Iron-on fabric
Poly foam adhesive and non adhesive
3-D illusionary plastic
Glow in the dark adhesive and non adhesive
Suede paper
Funky fur
Personal Embossing Plastic (PEP)
Shaggy plush felt
Canvas
Vinyl flooring
Shelf lining
Placemats
Embossing rubber
Thin leather
Gasket material

Wow that's a lot of stuff to cut out. This is one amazing machine, all the creative possibilities. Let me see what can I cut next?

I was asked to create a CD Holder for a workshop on Monday night. These are super simple and fun to do. You only need a sheet of 8 1/2 by 11 paper.

So gather the needed supplies: Glue dots, Paper cutter, scoring blade or do what I did and use the Scor Pal. You will also need one 8 1/2 by 11 piece of card stock, scrap piece of card stock, 1 1/4 inch circle punch and 1/2 a velcro dot.

Step 1: Trim your 81/2 by 11 sheet of card stock to 7-7/8 by 11. I then cut this sheet of paper along the 7-7/8" edge to 3by11 and 4-7/8 by 11.

Step 2: Score the 4-7/8" piece of card stock along the 11" edge 3 inches from each end.

Score the 3 by 11 piece at 21/2" and at arrow after the 7 (on the scor pal) I think that would be approximately 7 1/4". You can also place a cd on this paper and fold it to fit. I wanted clean lines in my folder with no pieces coming out the sides.

Step 3: Adhere flaps on 3 " piece with glue dots and glue into cd holder. If desired you can trim a small strip off this piece so when you glue the other flap up nothing overhangs.

Step 4: If desired you can use your circle punch to take a 1/2 circle punch out of the pocket area. This is not necessary though.

You may now decorate the front of your holder. I rounded the corners on the back flap, you can use velcro to close the back flap or invent another cool closure.

This past weekend, we held a Crop for the Cure. What a fun event, lot's of great people, great food and of course some awesome scrappin' happening. Not only were funds raised for a local Cancer Charity but we also all scrapped layouts for an album to be auctioned off a little later this year.

This was my contribution to the book. Some supplies were there to be used but we could add our own too. I used the SU! set Inspired by Nature and stamped it in pink pirouette and riding hood red. I LOVE these colours together. I always have a hard time doing a pictureless page but I was really happy with these pages. I hope the album goes to a good home and is well loved.

I just have to share these few photo's. This is what is keeping me busy these days.....

He looks sweet but he is a whirlwind. I am constantly saving my beloved paper crafting items from his clutches. Dare I say evil clutches. LOL

I love having him but my creative time is at an all time low. Still trying to get to those samples. LOL I hope to stamp tonight. :)

I was just wanting to share these photo's with you all. I love photography and have for a long time, even before I found scrapping and stamping. I always thought I had a talent for it. But I think my 13 year old has outshone me. She has a wonderful eye for scenery. She took all these pictures. She just had to have a camera, she couldn't do without it, so we got her one as an early birthday present. She put it to good use.


I just love the area we live in. It is so beautiful and peaceful. It is wonderful that she captured these wonderous images.

I was just so impressed with her eye for beauty. Most kids her age would just be focusing on her friends. But she takes all kinds of artsy photo's. What a great talent to have.

Hello all! I am just doing a quick update, I am sad to tell you that we are still up in Halifax at the Hospital. I am not sure for how much longer, tomorrow at the earliest.

Laura was in surgery for just a short time, and came out of recovery quicker than she ever has. But she has had an enormous amount of pain. Last night was my second night without sleep and I am close to the edge of crying at any moment. (I need my sleep)

We always go home the next day and she is usually back to school by this time. It seems the tylenol isn't cutting the pain and she can't go home on Morphine. She also needs to be eating but pain makes you not want to do much.

So Stacy I will get to those samples, as soon as I get home. Now I wish I did pack my stamping stuff. But I have been working on digital scrapping so all is not lost.
I'll update soon.

This card is one of my favorites from VSN. The challenge was to use inchies, this works great with a square or rectangular image. The image here is from the new Fresh Cuts stamp set. I stamped the image on white card stock with black ink. I cut it into 1 inch squares and mounted it on a piece of black card stock.
The back ground piece is white and I stamped it with En Francais then I placed it on my Scor Pal and scored the background in inch squares. I finished it off with a piece of dotted ribbon and a prima with a crystal brad center.

I love the look of black and white!

I was actually really excited that I had the oppurtunity to stamp this past weekend. The best part is I was so happy with what I stamped.

I love vintage so when I had the chance to use a vintage set for a VSN challenge, I took it.

This is an older set called See with the Heart. I was so sad when they retired their vintage sets as I loved them so. Which is why they are still in my collection. :)

For this challenge we had to use newspaper, I used distress inks to age the newspaper and the stamped image. I stamped a few random images on the newspaper. Added a stick pin from the pretties kit and a cool vintage inspired prima flower. I really like how this one turned out.

I will be uploading cards all week. It is so exciting to be able to have the time to create once more.

Ok, first I want to say I feel horrible for not updating my blog since the middle of June. I just can't believe how quickly the summer has gone. I have finished back to school shopping and am settling into the last few weeks before the kiddos head back to school.
I have been busy stamping and creating but I couldn't post it cause it was mostly secret sister stuff or items for magazines. But it is VSN tonight over at Splitcoast Stampers so I will have a bunch to post later. :)

My other news is I got published again. It was a huge surprise to me......plus I got paid for it. Knock me over with a feather. It is in the October issue of Crafts and Things magazine. I was excited when I saw it.

Also I love my new blog look. A big shout out to my friend Jen (you know who you are) , I saw her new blog and I had to follow her, cause she is wise. I think it's so cute, now I just need to work on a new header. Should prove interesting. Can't wait to post some new cards tonight....I will be using new in colours from the fall winter idea book. They are fabulous and everybody needs them all. See you soon.

It is hard to believe that it is the middle of June already. I also can't believe that it is time for another farewell to retired sets. I only lost a couple from the list this time, but one was a favorite Wild Roses. I will be sad to see it go...........but on the bright side there will be a brand spankin new catalogue in August with new sets to love.

I will have a sneak peek in July as soon as I get my preorder.

Here is the retired list http://www.stampinup.com/ca/documents/Retired_Lists_0608_CA_N.pdf

If any sets that you want are on it you need to get them soon as of Aug 10th they will be here no more.