Makeover Monday Snowflakes PLUS Chocolate!

I LOVE making little treats for people who are completely unsuspecting of it...and the week before Christmas is the perfect time to pull this off when you work at a school!  ;)

I made little Ghiraradelli Chocolate holders for some of my peeps and can't wait to surprise them.

I really thought this sentiment from the Close to My Heart Season of Magic My Acrylix was PERFECT for our current polar weather.  I just wanted to add some color to the leaves and berries, but I am not a big fan of masking when I stamp.  I needed an easier way.  Enter the ShinHan Touch Twin Markers!  I stamped the image in White Daisy Pigment Ink and then heat embossed with the White Ranger Super Fine Powder.  Finally, I simply colored with the markers over the embossing!

It doesn't even have to be perfect to be perfectly amazing looking!

A simple gift, yet definitely effectively satisfying during the last days before Christmas (can you say 'indoor recess'???!)
 

I added another fun sentiment from the same stamp set in a 2 inch scalloped circle on the back of the little 3.75x3.5ish card.  This card is actually a gift card holder die from My Creative Time.  Like I always say, easy is great because it gets things DONE!

So, in case you were wondering, here is my "makeover" part of this Monday...I altered one of the CTMH Thin Cuts Snowflake Dies by cutting loose some of the arms...a GREAT solution when the white glitter paper is a bit too small.  ;)

Dream Pop Tangerine!

I have absolutely lost my mind.  Not really, but I am definitely on a roll!  Here is another card combining the bright, bold colors of the Close to My Heart Dream Pop Paper Packet with the versatile Just for You My Acrylix Stamp set.

Isn't it amazing how many different ways you can combine these two?  :)  This Tangerine color just pops right off the Kraft CS.  I love the leaves stamped in Black Ink this time on the Pear CS.  The beautiful sentiment is found on the Beautiful Friendship My Acrylix Stamp set also from Close to My Heart.

The bling sure seems to balance out the plain background nicely on these cards. Not that you would EVER need an excuse to add some sparkle!  ;)

Thanks so much again for coming by to see another creation!  Your comments are sparkle to my ears!  ;)

Monogram Cards

I suppose an entire week is enough to make you wait for the big reveal after Sneak-Peak Saturday...I won't keep you hanging any longer.  This is one of my favorite new products from our recent Idea Book release--the Monogram stamps.  I ordered mine right away so I could play with it.  The colors in the Avonlea Paper Pack sure do speak to me, so I listened to them and made a few.

I used the following supplies to make these striking 4 x 4 notecards:

Avonlea Paper Pack
Kraft Cardstock
Monogram K
Shimmer Trim
Art Philosophy Cartridge

These products are ALL available now on my website for you to create your very own personalized notecards!


Also, with a new month comes a new Stamp of the Month!  For the entire month of August, you can purchase the Stamp of the Month for $17.95 OR you can get it for only $5 with a $50 product purchase!  This one is called Baroque Borders.  I can't wait to get mine so that I can create my Stamp of the Month Blog Hop project.  I will be participating in the blog hop on August 18th, so put it on your calendars and plan on popping by!