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Year of Cheer Christmas Tags

Welcome to the Remarkable InkBig Blog Hop for November 2017. This month our theme is Holiday Tags! You may just be starting the blog hop here at my blog – Beth McCullough @ Stamping Mom or may have come from the person previous to me in the list. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all the projects.

These gold embossed Christmas gift tags are gorgeous in real life. The Metallic-Edge Ribbon is super pretty as well.

Keywords: CCREW1117SK CreativeCrew SUO

Stamps: Merry Little Labels

Paper: Whisper White, Year of Cheer Specialty DSP

Ink: Versamark

Accessories: 3/8″ Metallic-Gold Edge Ribbon, Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, Everyday Label Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Envelope Punch Board, Gold Embossing Powder

Techniques: heat embossing

The directions to make this-Mini File Box by Chris Slogar are in the tutorial section of Splitcoast Stampers. https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/r…s/minifilebox/

I made these tags and box for one of my November challenges for the Creative Crew at Splitcoast Stampers. Go to Creative Crew Gallery – November 2017 Cards & More and check out all the cards made by me and the four other designers on the Creative Crew.

You can make the gift tags and Mini file box for many different occasions. Here’s some birthday tags I made last year also with the Mini File box.

Soon you’ll be able to reserve a “Catalog Share” from me for the new 2018 Occasions catalog. The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is awesome and you’ll want to get a bit of each in your hands. There is also gorgeous ribbon and fun accessories. Please email me at Beth@StampingMom.com if you want to get on my share list and I’ll email you as soon as I have the details ironed out.

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Free shipping (10% savings on everything) starting at 1am Monday, Nov 27 for 24 hours only! Order online here or email me at Beth@StampingMom.com

Thanks for taking part in our blog hop, there are so many amazing ideas and inspiration you don’t want to miss. Remember that currently, you are at my blog – Beth McCullough @ Stamping Mom, so check the blog hop line up list to see who is next on the list.

Young Living Essential Oils gift box

I’ve been busy traveling. Salt Lake City for five days for OnStage then, home a couple days and off to Naples, FL for a convention with Steve. I told Steve I didn’t have time to go with him, but I’m so glad I went. We had three days to walk along the beach and get some sun. Total rest and relaxation. We also found an awesome Italian restaurant called Cafe Milano. Don’t laugh, but we picked it because everything was half price from 3-5pm each day. We liked it so much we went back the next day. 🙂

Part of the reason Steve wanted me to go to Florida is that sometimes I have suffered from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Things I try to do daily to lessen this are pray, read the Bible, exercise, eat healthy, spend time in the sunshine, spend time doing something I enjoy- stamping!, spend time with my family and friends. Two years ago I found something else that helps me. Young Living Essential Oils. My favorite oil blend is called Joy. I mix it with water and spray it on like perfume. I also put Lemon and other citrus fruit essential oils in my water. It tastes great and helps me feel good.

Some of my friends that stamp with me have noticed I usually have oils diffusing in my Stamping Studio and they enjoy them as well.

Can you guess what’s in this cute little box made with the Delightful Daisy DSP and the Bow Builder Punch?

Yep, it’s a bottle of Peace and Calming essential oil. Allison comes over frequently and helps me with stamping projects and running things through the Big Shot. She also takes care of Maya and Molly (my sweet therapy pups) when we are gone. Allison prefers to get paid in stamping supplies or essential oils. Cedarwood is my favorite oil to diffuse while I sleep. Allison’s favorite sleeping oil is Peace & Calming.

Allison was happy with her cute box and favorite oil.

Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving if you are in the U.S. I’m hosting and am almost ready. Steve has the fudge made and the fudge boxes are ready to go. Yes, the turkey, ham, potatoes, corn, pies, etc. are also ready. 🙂

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Blessings,

Beth 🙂

STAMPARATUS and my OnStage swap cards

I had a fabulous time at OnStage in Salt Lake City! Thanks so much to all my customers, team members and those who purchase shares from me, for giving me the opportunity to attend all the Center Stage events for Silver Elite demos and above. I feel totally blessed by you and can’t thank you enough!

Here’s my card for the “layerable” swap I participated in. The idea was to make a 4″ x 5-1/4″ card front that you could take home and attach to a regular A2 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″ card base. The colors are Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist and Basic Black. You can order the supplies to make this card at the bottom of this post.

Don’t you love the darling flowers created with the Support Ribbon Framelits? All the framelit pieces for these swaps were cut by my Big Shot expert, Allison. Thanks so much Allison! I enjoyed sharing this swap with Shelli Gardner, Cofounder and Board Chair of Stampin Up and Patty Bennett, the million dollar seller who created the Ribbon of Courage stamp set and Support Ribbon Framelits that I used to make this card.

Shelli Gardner is so kind and genuine. It was fun getting to meet her.

I made a Year of Cheer 3 Nugget box for my sweet teammate and roommate, Lynn Tague, here’s her blog. I also gave one to Shelby Freeman, a helpful and kind Stampin Up employee and my three uplines, Ann Schach, Mary Fish and Lisa Pretto, all Stampin Up demo big wigs! So blessed to be part of their team!

It’s big news when something breaks the mold and changes everything. The Stamparatus will change the way you stamp, and before long, you’ll wonder how you crafted without it!

Why do YOU need one? You’ll fall in love with stamping all over again when you learn everything you can do with it!

Make multiples with ease
Consistently stamp crisp, clean images
If you want a darker impression, apply more ink and restamp—no need to start over
Make fewer mistakes, saving time and money
Easily create 2-step, 3-step, and 4-step stamped images using reversible plates
Develop new and specialized stamping techniques with adjustable stamping plates and precision placement