My Stamping Creations

Brighton, MI and surrounding area stampers~

If you live in the Brighton, MI area and would like to attend my annual Christmas Stamp-A-Stack card making event, we'd love to have you.  At this event we make 20 cards, 5 of 4 different designs!  Event fee $35.  We also do a pot luck dinner in which the food is phenomenal!  We do lots of stamping, chatting and of course eating, lol... Here is just a quick sneak peek of one of the 4 gorgeous cards we're making...The top portion of this card has a soft velvety feel to it.  This card is sooooooooooooooo pretty in person.  In fact I like it so much that it just may be the Christmas card I send out this year!!!!  Deadline to register for this class is Friday, November 20th.  All supplies will be included in the price of the class EXCEPT for adhesive, PLEASE make sure that you provide your own adhesive... Thanks for stopping by!

Stampin' Up! Top Note-Thank You!

A simple little Thank You is what I had in mind when I made this card.  I love the way it turned out because it uses some of the best products stampin' Up! carries!  I LOVE the new woodgrain background stamp, and the medallion background stamp and who doesn;t love the jumbo eyelets!  What really makes this card POP is the use of the Stampin' Up! Top Note die.  There are sooooooo many things that can be made with this die.  In fact I'm going to challenge myself and go down into my craft studio and make a few projects with it.  I will be sure to post them here once I'm finished.  I hope you enjoyed today's post.  Have a GREAT day and stay safe!

All Supplies Stampin' Up!
Card stock: very vanilla, soft suede, and dusty durango. Ink: soft suede, and dusty durango. Stamps: woodgrain and medallion background stamps, and teeny tiny wishes. Accdessories: Big Shot, Stampin' Up! Top Note die, jumbo eyelets and cropodile.

 

A Few breath taking pictures...

Here are a few pictures I took while we were gettng ready to close down our cottage for the winter.  As you can probably guess, we are on the water.  Look at how still the water is... Northern Michigan scenery is just breath taking in October!

and another one...

 

and for the final one....

 

Aren't they gorgeous.... Thanks for taking the time to look!
 

Rich Razzleberry-Swirls Scribbles...

Here is a fun card we made at my Big Shot Madness class that was held a few weeks ago.  This class really packed a punch!  I love my Big Shot and most of all, love making all of these fun cards.  How simple this was!  Look, no stamping!!!

All Supplies Stampin' Up!
Card stock: rich razzleberry, whisper white, melon mambo, crushed cury, and razzleberry lemonade designer series paper.  Ink: NONE. Stamp set: None.  Accessories: Big Shot, texturz plates #4, Stampin' Up Backgrounds 1, swirls scribbles sizzlits, and  Rich Razzleberry grosgrain ribbon.

If you'd like to purchase the supplies to create this card click here for my on-line store

Please be sure to visit again!
 

Happy Halloween!!!

I hope you all have a SAFE, FUN and SCARY Happy Halloween!  My kiddos are so looking forward to trick or treating this evening. I have to admit, I'm looking forward to it to because that means chocolate candy for MEEEEE!  YIPEE!  Have a GREAT evening!

Big shot and Leaves #2..

Don't you just LOVE this card!!! Every time I look at it, I like it more and more.  This is a card that I received from my Up, Up-line Sharon in a card swap I participated in. I copied this card and had both my hostess stamp club ladies and my creative card making ladies make this card.  They all LOVED it.  It really is a whole lot prettier in real life.  I don't have the best photo editing software, but at least it's something right.

All supplies Stampin' UP!:
Card stock: craft, more mustard, dusty durango, and old olive.  Stamp set: Autumn splendor, holiday best. Ink: soft suede, dusty durango and old olive.  Accessories: Big shot textured plates #4, leaves #2 die, bone folder, more mustard brads, 1 1/4 circle punch, blender pens and chocloate chip grosgrain ribbon.

Now hurry up and go make this card!  It is so pretty! Thank you for stopping by!

Card Swap Signups-Would you like to join us?

Hello all!  I just wanted to send out an invite to all of you that are reading this, oh and feel free to pass it along to your friends as well.  I am hosting another monthly card swap.  This months swaps are dues back no later than Monday, November 30th.  YES! November 30th, so you have well over a month to get those beauties created and turned in.  Swap guidelines are listed below:

Full size A2 card
Card Stock: Stampin' Up!
Ink: Stampin' Up!
Stamp Sets: Current Stampin' Up!
Accessories Prefer Stampin' Up! but if you have a special accessory that you'd love to add to your swaps, by all means feel free to use it. All accessories are welcome!

All swaps must be returned to me by Monday, November 30th and will be immediately returned to you starting Wednesday, December 2nd.  When mailing in your swaps, please provide a self addressed stamped envelope for your swaps to be returned in.  This will assure that your swaps get returned to you the fastest way possible.

If you are interested in swapping with us, please leave a comment on this post and let me know, or feel free to email me at amy_braunscheidel@hotmail.com and let me know you'd like to join us.  The deadline to sign up is Monday, October 26th.  On Tuesday or Wednesday (October 27th or 28th) I will email you and let you know how many participants we will have in our swap.  So far we have 7 signed up. I look forward to hearing from you!  I can't wait to see what you come up with!!!!

Hurry Up and Register...there's still time!

Today is the deadline to register for my Big Shot Madness class.  You still have until 7 PM (ET) to register for this class.  Fee is just $17 and we will make 4 FANTASTIC cards using the Big Shot.  You wont want to miss it I promise!  Email me to get registered and you'll be all set!  Feel free to bring a friend that is not on my current email list and YOU will receive a $5 Stampin' Up!  gift certificate, redeemable through me, Amy Braunscheidel, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator!.  How cool is that, just for bringing a friend that's not on my current email list!  See you on Friday! Now HURRY, go register!

Season of Joy...

Here is a simple and quick card I made for the christmas card swap exchange.  It was quick and that's what I love most about it.  It's definitely duplicatable (is that a word ???, lol) I like to make cards that can be mass produced in case I have a few last minute cards to send out.  This is definitely one of those cards.  I also made a card like this and heat embossed the Christmas tree, BEAUTIFUL!!, when I get some free time, I'll post it here. There are many ways you can spruce up this card if you really wanted to.  I was fine with the simplicity of it.  I hope you enjoy it!

All Supplies Stampin' Up!

Card stock: soft suede, real red, very vanilla.  Ink: soft suede and old olive. Stamp set: Season of Joy and Christmas Punch ( I used the snowflake from that set).  Accessories: gold brad, dimensionals and round tab punch.

Deals of the Week...Week No. 3

How have you been liking the Deals of the Week?  Today starts week 3 and I am so excited about what Stampin' Up! is offering at such a GREAT low price.  I love adding embellishments to my card and scrap booking projects!  Your card is sure to pack a punch with these great embellishments. How cool is this!  Remember, these items make GREAT stocking stuffers too, but keep in mind that these great deals are available ONLY until Monday, October 26th at 12 PM Eastern Time, after that, the deal is OVER.... If you need to place an order for these great gifts, simply click here and you will be directed to my website where you can place your on order.  And while your visiting my on line store, don't forget to check out the clearance rack too.  If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or leave a comment on this post.  Have a GREAT day and Happy Stamping! 

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Special Price
114348	179	Basic Jumbo grommets	$6.95	$4.49
109857	179	Mini Library clips	$12.95	$8.99
112571	179	Circle Designer brads	$5.95	$3.99
112581	179	1/2" Library clips	$6.95	$3.99

 

Circle Designer Brads

 
 

  

Big Shot Madness for Brighton, MI and surrounding area Stampers ....

Hello all!

Just wanted to send out a friendly reminder that there is still room for my Big Shot Madness class that will be held Friday, October 23rd at 7 PM in my stamping studio.  In this class we will make 4 beautiful cards using the Big Shot, Big Shot textured plates and a few dies.  Your cards will be sure to leave a lasting WOW impression.  Class fee $17.  Please RSVP with payment no later than Wednesday, October 21st. If interested in this class, please email me to register and I will give you the mailing address to send your payment.  Have a GREAT day and Happy stamping!

Gifts of Christmas...

What a beautiful stamp set!  I'm sure many of you have already seen this card floating around.  This beauty was made by my up-line Janine (jan tink).  She is one talented stamper that's for sure.  I really like the designer series paper that was used on this card.  Oh and the ribbon, how fun is ribbon on a card.  I seriously don't think I can make a card anymore without putting a piece of ribbon on it.  For some reason, it just sets the card off.  I have a few more swaps to show you over the next few days, I hope you'll come back and visit!  Enjoy!

Snow Swirled Card Swap...

Here is another beauty that I received in a card swap.  This was actually made by one of my sidelines.  You can't really tell in this picture, but the greeting and the tree are embossed.  Isn't it so pretty! Thank you for the beautiful card Dawn!

Deals of the Week...

WOW check out these Deals of the Week!!!!  I love the Big Shot Dies!

     

Week 2 Deals of the Week

Item	Description	Special Price
115961	Perfect Setting Bigz XL die	$25.99
114515	Flower Burst Embosslits die	$5.99
116760	Pop-Up Three Tier Cake Bigz XL die	$25.49

If you're interested in purchasing any of these deals of the week, simply click here for my on line store.  Have a GREAT day and happy stamping! 

Newsletter Signup's....

I wanted to send a shout out to all of those who have signed up to receive my special 12 weeks of Christmas Campaign.  I am anxious to release my third week of the Christmas Campaign this coming Wednesday.  If you're not signed up and you'd like to receive my 12 weeks of Christmas Campaign, all you need to do is sign up for my e-newsletter and the campaign will be delivered to your in-box.  These projects are fun and simple.  Holiday's are a busy time so when coming up with some projects, I was sure to keep that in mind. Enjoy!

A few more swaps...

Here's another beautiful card made by one of my Hostess Stamp Club members Marla.  Marla has the magic touch when it comes to card making.  Her talent just blows me away!  Isn't this card gorgeous?  I love the bright colors used in this card!  Thank you Marla for the great card!

and another one...Here is a beautiful card made by another Hostess Club member and my sister in law Erica.  I love how she used the brayering technique along with some embossing.  Oh and not to mentioned this is one of my favorite stamp sets! I love the colors and I love the chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon.  Thank you Erica! I love the card!!!

 

Here is a picture of all of the projects we made at last months Halloween Sweet Treats class. The only project that is missing is the little peek-a-boo box that we made.  I gave that to one of the gals that attended the class since I messed up on her box.  See I make mistakes too, lol...  We had so much fun in this class.  There was A LOT of people which made it a little hectic but in the end, I think we all had fun.  If you're reading this and are local, we would love to have you at our next creative card making class.  We really do have a lot of fun.  Hopefully you can stop by sometime.

All supplies: Stampin' Up!

Coffin Treat Box

Here is the famous coffin box that has been going around on the internet.  We made this little coffin at my last Halloween Sweet Treats Class.  My up-line Jan Tink came up with this template and all I had to do was print it right onto my card stock, cut and score where I supposed to and VIOLA,  this is the end result. I think it's so cute!  I plan to give these to a few people at Halloween. I hope they think it's as cute as I did. I hope you enjoyed.

All Supplies Stampin' Up! except for the candy...

Card stock: basic gray, elegant eggplant, whisper white, pumpkin pie, old olive and basic black. Ink: black stazon. Stamp sets: batty for you, teeny tiny wishes. Accessories: Cast a spell DSP, modern label punch, brads, Big Shot and textured plates.

This is the outside of the box

and here is the inside of the box

Pretty neat eh.  I think my Mummy looks more like E.T. than a mummy don't you, LOL.....
 
 

Just a few Holiday swaps...

A few weeks ago, I participated in a Holiday/Christmas swap with my uplines and sidelines.  It was so much fun and so nice to see everyone again.  Since I live an hour away from my up up-line, it's hard for me to get to our meetings on a regular basis.  I sure am glad that I made it to this months meeting though.  Here are a few of the fantastic swaps I received.  Over the next few days, I will list all of the swaps.  I hope you enjoy!

Isn't this card just gorgeous??? I love the coloring, which is something I'm not too good at!  

All Supplies: Stampin' Up!

Here's yet another beauty!

Please be sure to come back for more fablous swaps!
 
 

Clearance Rack... How could I forget

 

to mention this to you???? There has been so much going on in the stamping world that I completely forgot to mention Stampin' Up!'s clearance rack items.  I know many of my customers are familiar with this, but for those of you that just happened to stop by, this is for you, lol..

Stampin' Up! is launching a  new section of the online store called the Clearance Rack. The purpose of the Clearance Rack is to clear out the inventory of surplus items that have been retired. Many of these retired items will be offered at a substantially reduced price. Please keep in mind that all items are non returnable.  If you're interested in visiting the Clearance Rack, just click here.  It's that easy!  Have a GREAT and happy stamping.