My Stampin' Up Rewards Program

I wanted to put something extra special in place for the great customers who place their Stampin' Up orders thru me.  I have created my own rewards program.  Click the link below to view and print out your copy to keep track of.

http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/74186014?access_key=key-18eg3i4lty2olnwfitjx

Earn Punches with your purchases and turn them into FREE stamp sets for you!  Who doesn't love FREE things!

*  place an order with me or on my website:  http://www.inkadoodlecreations.stampinup.net/.  This includes Stampin' Up promotions!

*  You earn one punch for every $25 (before tax and s/h).  Orders can not be combined to reach $25, nor can you keep left over money.

*  earn one punch if you refer a friend and that friend places a $25 order.

*  You are responsible for keeping trach of your punches.

*  Once your punches are complete, send me your punch sheet and your selection of any stamp set out of any current catalog.

*  Once I have confirmed your punches, I'll order your FREE stamp set!

Santa Boxes

Hello bloggers!  I hope everyone is getting into the holiday spirit.  Wether it be for Thanksgiving or Christmas.  Myself am ready for both.  Bring on the good foods and family gatherings for Thanksgiving and well, Christmas is my favorite next to Halloween, so all is wonderful with that holiday. 

I am a busy little crafter these days.  I have decided to spend less money on gifts this year and try to give more simple gifts with handmade items.  I have just fallen in love with making different style boxes for santa's coat.  First up is the traditional basket using the pillow box die.  This is for my sister for Christmas Sshhh-I have her name) and she is getting a B&N gift card inside this cute little basket with some chocolate truffles.

Second style is using the ever so cute, Fancy Favor box die.  I just love that you can get so many uses out of the different box dies that go with your big shot.  The options are endless!  On both I have used a swirled embossing folder for the coat (cherry cobbler).  This cute little box is for my older sons TA teacher.  She has been a wonderful teacher so far this year since my som has started Middle School.  We found out she is moving due to husbands job.  She is getting a B&N gift card as well with a mini Bath & Body hand santizer.

I hope you have enjoyed both my boxes.  If you would like more details on how I made these, please let me know.  HAPPY PAPER CRAFTING!

Give Thanks!

Good day bloggers.  This card is for http://www.creative-sketches.com/ this week.  Our challenge to you, is to use the color palette of riding hood red, so saffron and more mustard.  I had to think about these colors for a minute, cause my brain is on Christmas/Winter right now and totally forgot Fall is still around.  Use the color inspiration photo below, get creative, make a project and hop on over and enter our challenge.

This creation is not quite my original idea (but whose is anymore!).  I got the door idea from http://stampndesign.blogspot.com/2011/10/rectangle-door-card.html.  I used the colors of choc. chip for the main door and soft suede for the door front panels.  I also embossed the door and front panel only with a wood grain embossing folder.  I also used a misc. leaf punch for the wreath on the door (which is my idea).  They are attached to a scalloped circle punch with the center punched out with a 1-1/4" circle punch.  I topped off each wreath with a small bow using 1/8" red grosgrain ribbon.  I made door handles with simple black brads.

Holiday Stocking Candy Boxes

 These are the other stockings, like I promised.  This one is using riding hood red and bermuda bay. new Snowflake embossing folder and swiss dots, both inked with whisper white.

 This snowman is for my sister for her handsantizer soap to go in.  I used 3/4" and 1/2" circles for the eyes and smile. square cut in half for nose in pumpkin pie and the top and stocking pieces are in basic black embossed in the new snowflake folder.  The white snowflake on head is from the northern frost bigz die.

This is another one using "Grinch" colors as I like to call them.  Its one of my favorite Christmas movies!  Anyway, back to the stocking...I used lucky limeade and melon mambo for the stocking pieces and the ink for the ornament.  The green is embossed with the strips folder and the stocking pieces is embossed with the lattic embossing folder.

Santa Stocking Candy Box

Good day bloggers!  I am on a role today with creating things.  I am just having so much fun making these little stocking candy boxes.  This is my 4th design and I know, I still need to post the 2nd and 3rd design.  I decided to make this one like santa's jacket.  I think it turned out so cute, I don't really want to give it away now!!  I used the top note die for the top of stocking for just a different look and decoration.  I plan to put hershey kiss's inside a bag and place inside the box that is in the middle of both stockings.  Let me know what you think!

Stampin' Up items used:
*  Bigz die holiday stocking
*  Top Note Die
*  cardstock colors or whisper white, basic black and cherry cobbler
*  houndstooth embossing folder
*  1/2" and 3/4" circle punches for his buttons and 1" square punch for his gold buckle
*  black and whisper white ink
*  cherry cobbler ribbon for the hanger

Pines & Poinsettias Zig Zag Card

This was my first attempt at making the ever so cute and easy Zig Zag card.  The instructions can be found at http://www.stampinconnection.com/photo/double-zig-zag-card-tutorial.  I wanted to make mine a Christmas themed one.  This creation is also being entered in to a win a Stampin' Up shopping spree of $25 from my Upline Mom!

Stampin' Up items used:
*  Cardstock colors:  choc. chip and cherry chobbler
*  Pines & Poinsettias stamp set from the Holiday Mini
*  Decorative label punch and oval punch
*  Gold brads
*  Little leaves sizzlits die
*  Victoria 5/8" ribbon

Holly Christmas Stocking

This is one of 4 different holiday stockings that I am making to give my friends in our stamp club.  This one, is more country themed, which includes some holly.  The very vanilla pieces of stocking have been embossed with the vintage wallpaper folder and inked with sahara sand for an antique look.  I made two stockings (one on front and back) to hold in the middle a simple box shape to hold some candy.  I also made one for my mom to hold a mini handsantizer bottle.
List of products used:
*  cardstock colors of:  bravo burgundy, very vanilla, garden green
*  ink colors:  sahara sand
*  vintage wallpaper embossing folder
*  bravo burgundy ribbon (retired)
*  scallop trim border punch, little leaves sizzlits and flower punch from the itty bitty shapes punch pack
*  Holiday Stocking Bigz Die