Merry Reindeer Agenda

For today's card, I am using the new flip slider die by Mama Elephant.  I just love everything about Mama Elephants stamps and dies. I used traditional colors for this card. I will have all supplies listed at the end of this post.

Supplies

Stamps: Reindeer Agenda (Mama Elephant), Push Here (Lawn Fawn)
Paper: Cranberry Bliss (FSJ), White (Coordinations)
Ink: Cranberry Bliss (FSJ), Black Licorice (FSJ), Clear (FSJ)
Dies: Flip Slider Die (Mama Elephant), Reindeer Agenda, Merry, Background
Accessories: Spectrum Noir Markers

Until next time, have a blessed day!!

Winter/Christmas Theme Swap

For today's project, I am using the Spellbinders Large die of the Month which is October.  I'm loving this die.  I see so many possibilities. I'm using this die for a swap I am participating in. The only thing I would change about this card is the Merry on the back of the truck.  I would actually leave it off since I already have Merry at the top of the card.  

Supplies:

Stamps: Reindeer Agenda (Mama Elephant), Toboggan Together (Lawn Fawn) and Jolly Holiday (Reverse Confetti)
Ink: Hazel Nut Blend (Fun Stampers Journey)
Cardstock: Cranberry Bliss (Fun Stampers Journey), White (Pat Catan's), Black Licorice (Fun Stampers Journey), Silver (not sure what it's called, I have had it for many years)
Dies: Journey Rectangle Dies (Fun Stampers Journey), October Die of the Month (Spellbinders) and Merry (Mama Elephant), Reindeer Agenda (Mama Elephant), Toboggan Together (Lawn Fawn)
Accessories: Barn Wall Embossing Folder(Fun Stampers Journey), Copics, Black Embossing Powder (Stampin' Up)

Until next time, have a blessed day!!!

Tess Collier

A Time for Thanksgiving and Some Changes

I'm in a couple of swaps for November and here is one of the swaps completed minus one.  The reason there's one missing is because one of my dogs were being mean.  I decided to take a shower and let the glue that was holding the bow dry.  When I got out of the shower and came into the living room, I noticed Maggie the baby was chewing on something and had it ripped apart.  Well she had my last card for this swap.  I was so upset with her but there was no way she could have gotten that card.  My daughters Dachshund got it and Maggie took it from him is my thinking.  Let's just say don't work on any crafts in the living room ever again. 

I will finish up the last one when I get home from work tonight and start on the other set of 10 cards. 

Supplies:

Stamps:  Hello Fall and Gather Together 

Paper: Chocolate Chip (Stampin' Up retired), Delightful Djon (Stampin' Up retired) and White Coordinations (Pat Catan's)

Ink: Dark Roast, Lemon Drop, Pumpkin Bread and Black Licorice 

Accessories: Journey Rectangles, Hello Fall dies, Barn Wall Embossing Folder, Chocolate Ribbon (off brand), dimentionals and Summer Play Sparkles

CHANGES COMING SOON:

Beginning November 1st Fun Stampers Journey will be changing from a Direct Sales model to a Retail Model. FSJ will be coming together with Spellbinders. You wonder what this means!!!!.... It will mean that I am no longer a Coach for FSJ. I will no longer be committed to only FSJ products.  I will be representing other brands from other companies as well.  Soon you will be seeing more of some of those brands that I like to create with.  

Shipping is even better!!!!!..... shipping is $5 on all orders under $75 and FREE shipping on orders over $75. And we ship internationally, so anyone outside the US can now buy FSJ product starting November 1st!! EXCITING NEWS!!!!! 

What does this mean for you???  Nothing much at all. You will be going to a different Module to place your orders.  

Until next time, have a blessed day!!!!!

Tess Collier

Christmas Workshop Projects

For those who are attending my workshop on October 19th, here's a sneak peak of the projects we will be making.

Gift Bag:

Christmas Card:

 Tree Ornament:

Remember to bring the following supplies with you:

Scissors, bone folder, adhesives such as liquid glue, tape runner, double sided tape and dimensionals.  Should eventually have a small paper cutter. If you need help with what to purchase, please let me know. 

Until next time, have a blessed day!!!!

Mad for Plaid Treat Bag

Here's another treat bag for Halloween. This bag is a little taller than the bag I posted yesterday.  I'm loving the black plaid. I hope you enjoy it as well.

Come November 1st, I will show you how I made the bag.

Supplies:

Paper: Whip Cream Cardstock, Black Licorice Cardstock

Stamps: Skeletons Dance, Flannel Life

Ink: Black Licorice

Until next time, have a blessed day!!!

Halloween Treat Bag

Does anyone decorate for Halloween?  I used too but never do it anymore. It's like it takes so much time and by the time I get everything decorated, it's time to take all of it down.  Well maybe next year I will decorate.

For today's project, I created a treat bag.  I love the little monsters and check out their eyes and
glasses.  A perfect little gift for that special someone on Halloween.

On November 1st, I will share with you what was used to make the bag.

Supplies Used:

Paper: Fall-o-ween Prints and Whip Cream Cardstock

Stamps: Eyes on You

Accessories: Spectacle Fun and Monster Eyes

Hope you enjoyed today's post.

Until next time, have a blessed day!!!

Merry Everything

My favorite holiday is Christmas.  I love to decorate and make everything so pretty and all the twinkle lights throughout the house.  Getting together with friends and family to celebrate the holidays.  Making handmade gifts weather it's food, crochet treasures or paper crafts. It's just exciting sharing that with the people in our lives.

For today's card, I decided to make a Christmas card using the Merry Everything stamp set in the Holiday Catalog.  I knew I had to have that stamp set when I saw that deer. When FSJ had the FSJ live back a few months ago there's one card I really liked and I decided to make it using different colors.

Here's FSJ's card:

 and here is mine:

I embossed the deer in white embossing powder and used the heat gun to set the powder.  Since there are no dies with this stamp set, I used my Scan N Cut to cut him out.  Base of the card is Cranberry Bliss, Whip cream is popped up on the cranberry bliss using journey foam squares md, I blended the PanPastels on the Whip Cream Cardstock. Cut a strip of Cozy Print Christmas paper and a strip of cranberry bliss and used the die cut from Border Essentials then attached the two strips to the whip cream cs using journey craft glue.  Attached some chocolate ribbon and we have ourselves a Christmas card.

This will be one of the cards my group will be making at the workshop on October the 19th.  If you can't attend any of the workshops and are interested in making these cards, I can have everything cut and ship it to you for a small fee plus shipping and handling.  All you will need to do is paste it all together.  Just let me know if you are interested.

Hope you enjoyed visiting the blog today!!

Until next time, have a blessed day!!!