Tis the Season to Decorate!!

If you love to decorate for the holidays, how about making some of your holiday decorations?  I love decorating for the holidays and love to make my own decorations!  My stamping sisters and I hope to inspire you to make some of your own decorations this year!!

I made this Joy Banner with the Holiday Stocking die from the Holiday Mini Catalog (Rachel and I both used it last week too to make some great gift card holders).  Check out my blog for a close up view of one of the stockings. 

 

Rachel made this super cute little snowman decoration!  Check out her blog for details on how she made it!

Debbie altered a picture frame to make this Santa decoration.  Please be sure and visit her blog for more information.

Here is Karla's Christmas decoration for this week, an ornament for your tree! Of course it's a heart...read more on her blog here: http://stampinwithk.blogspot.com

We'll be taking next Friday off to spend time with our families this holiday season.  As always, we thank you so much for stopping by to visit us each week and want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!!

Happy Holidays!  Jacque, Debbie, Karla and Rachel

Who needs Black Friday when you have stamps?!

We hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving holiday with friends and family yesterday!  And for those of you who want to avoid the crowds on Black Friday, here are some great hand-stamped and altered gift ideas you can create in the comfort of your home with many of the Stampin' Up! products you probably already own.

First up is this altered giant clothes pin created by Karla - what a fun idea!  She used it to hold this great scrapbook page of her son.  Please be sure and visit Karla's blog to get all the details.

I (Debbie) created a Christmas banner - perfect to hang on your front door or as home decor.  You can find more information on my blog post here.

Jacque created this festive little gift box using Marina Mist card stock, Frostwood Lodge DSP, and the Tags til Christmas stamp set.  Head over to Jacque's blog to see what's inside!

Rachel made these adorable little butterfly keychains using Designer Series paper, On Board (chipboard) sheets, and Crystal Effects.  Visit Rachel's blog for more complete details.

Thank you for stopping by today - we hope you get a chance to create some hand-stamped gifts for your friends and family this Christmas!!

* Jacque, Karla, Rachel and Debbie *

Friday Christmas Projects

Well hey! And thanks for coming back this week to see what we are all up to...we have been making Christmas Projects to show you. Jacque is up first with her Santa--

You'll want to go over to Jacque's blog to get the directions for her cute Santa here: http://stampinwithjacque.com/santa-gift-tag

Next up is Rachel--

Love the simplicity of this card! Check Rachel's post out for today by clicking on this link: http://rachelsstampingplace.blogspot.com/2011/11/on-dasher-ready-for-christmas.html

Here is my (Karla) project for this week--

I used the Holiday Stocking die to make this ornament for my Christmas tree. All of the details are on my blog here: http://StampinwithK.blogspot.com

Miss Debbie is taking this week of but she will join us for next Fabulous Friday post, we will be making some Thanksgiving things.

The Sisters in Stamping

Jacque, Rachel, Karla & Debbie

Fabulous Tricks for your Halloween Treats!

Welcome to another edition of Fabulous Friday here on the Sisters in Stamping blog!  We are featuring fun "tricks" to package your Halloween treats... and just in time for the weekend's festivities.

Up first is this adorable treat topper created by Karla Anders.  You will find all the details for recreating her "Frankie" punch art on her blog here.

Jacque came up with this super-cute witch's broom which contains a bag of Kit Kat candy - you'll never guess what she used to create it... be sure and visit her blog here to find out!

Rachel used the new "skinny" cellophane bags from the Holiday Mini catalog to make her treats.  Visit her blog to get complete details.

And last but not least is my contribution this week - I used my favorite tool, the Big Shot, to help me create these little treat holders that contain Hershey nuggets.  Check out all the information on my blog here.

Thanks for visiting - we hope we've inspired you with our fabulous "tricks" for your Halloween treats!  Have a happy and safe Halloween!!

* Karla, Jacque, Rachel and Debbie *

October Fabulous Friday

  Welcome! Can you believe it's October already!? Here is South Dakota it does not feel like Fall, it has been much warmer than usual-- it feels like Summer still! Here is my project for this week--

I've been doing a little baking and I used the new Cookie stamps. I have more pictures and some helpful hints on my blog here: http://stampinwithk.blogspot.com/

Next up is Jacque she made this lovely card--

I just love the layout of this card! That new Designer Series Paper is way cute! Here is a link to Jacque's blog for more info: http://stampinwithjacque.com/

Rachel's card uses the Gently Falling set and Spice Cake designers series paper as well.  Check out her blog for more information.

Well that's it for us, Debbie is sitting this week out, but will be back next week when we will have some fun things to show you from My Digital Studio.

Until then, Happy Stamping!

Karla, Jacque, Debbie & Rachel
"The Sisters in Stamping"

Fabulous Friday Fall Fun!!

Happy Fall, Y'all!  This week we are focusing on fun Fall projects.  As temperatures across much of the country start to drop and the leaves begin to turn, nature provides so much inspiration for our paper crafting.  This is one of my favorite times of the year and perfect to get you in the mood for holiday crafting!  And now, on to our projects....

 

Rachel submitted this gorgeous project which features the Gently Falling stamp set and one of the kraft boxes from the Holiday Mini.  You will find additional information on her blog.

 I decided to create a fall-themed scrapbook page which I'll be using for my scrapbook club next month and it features the gorgeous Well Worn DSP.  You can find more details here on my blog.

Here is Karla's project for this week. It's a paper Candy Corn, you can see it open on her blog here: http://stampinwithk.blogspot.com

Jacque is taking the week off but will be back with us next week.

Thanks for visiting us today!  Be sure to read the next post to see if you are one of our blog candy winners as we celebrate our 2-year blog anniversary.  Have a great weekend and we hope you are able to find some time to stamp!

* Debbie, Karla, Jacque and Rachel *

Shaker Frame Friday

We are focusing on a new product in the Holiday Mini Catalog this week. They are double sided foam circles called Shaker Frames (pg.38, #124155) you get 36 frames in various sizes for $4.95-- a good buy! Here is my card for this week--

I used the new Mica Flakes (pg. 21, #124115). This card is soooo sparkley, my camera picked up some of it! You can get more details on my blog: http://stampinwithk.blogspot.com/

Next we have Jacque's card--

She used the new Mica Flakes too! And, one of the most adorable sets in the Mini called Gift Givers (pg.39, #123772). Here is link to Jacque's blog for more info.

This is the card that Debbie Naylor created this week, featuring the Peekaboo Frames Big Shot die from the Holiday Mini (pg. 36m #124587) and the Funky Forest wheel.  Please visit her blog for more details.

Finally we have Rachel Yurkanin's card.  She used the Delicate Doilies stamp set for her card and a combination of items for the "shake" in her shaker card.  Head over to her blog to find out exactly what she used.

We are giving out blog candy every week in celebration of our 2 year Anniversary. You need to leave a comment to get into the running for these great stamp sets and accessories! We would like some feed back on how you like our blog and if there are things you'd like us to focus on. So leave a comment today!

Thank-you for checking in on us today and make sure you come back next week for some more ideas and stamping fun,

Karla, Jacque, Debbie and Rachel

The Sisters in Stamping

Fabulous new Big Shot products in the Holiday Mini!!

Welcome to Fabulous Friday!  Thanks for stopping by today - we are delighted to be featuring the new Big Shot accessories found in the Holiday Mini catalog in our projects this week.  Did you receive your copy of the Holiday Mini catalog?  If not, be sure and get your hands on one!  It debuted yesterday and we are all thrilled with the selections this year.

We are also excited to announce that it is our 2-year anniversary this month - woooo hoooo - and to celebrate we are going to be offering blog candy at the end of the month.  In order to enter the drawing, please leave us a comment on any (or preferably all) of our blog posts this month... the more comments you leave, the greater the chance you will win one of four fabulous stamping goodies!

Here is Jacque Craig's fabulous Christmas card this week featuring the Stocking Accents die and Dazzling Details.  Please visit her blog to get all the details!

This fabulous ornament is Rachel Yurkanin's creation this week and it features the Holiday Stocking Bigz L die.  You will find additional details and another version on her blog here.

This is my contribution this week - it is a gift card holder and I, like Rachel, used the Holiday Stocking Bigz L die along with lots of fun mica flakes.  Please visit my blog to see how the gift card pocket was created on the back side of the stocking.

Karla used the Stocking Accent die too this week. Here is the link to her blog: http://stampinwithk.blogspot.com  Go check it out.

For the next four weeks each of us will be sharing the blog candy that we will be offering in honor of our 2-year blog anniversary... one lucky winner will get this Holiday Collection stamp set and 5/8" old olive grosgrain ribbon package from me - just in time for your Holiday crafting!  In order to enter the drawing you have to leave us a comment - let us know what you like and what you'd like to see in future posts.  Remember, you can leave comments each week to increase your chances to win!!  The contest will close on Wednesday, September 28th at Noon EST so be sure and leave your comments before that time to be entered in the drawing.  Winners will be announced on our September 30th blog post... be sure and check back to see if you've won!

Thanks for visiting us today - we hope you have a fun and safe Labor Day weekend!!

* Debbie, Jacque, Karla and Rachel *