Stampin’ Up

Party Animal Gift Bag

I love the new Party Animal Designer Series Paper (DSP). I made this gift bag using one 12 x 12 sheet.  “Open me Already” is from the Stampin’ Up! Balloon Adventures stamp set available beginning Jan 4, 2017.  Do you like the Whitsper White Mini Pompom Trim?  I think it looks adorable on this gift bag.  I love the little birthday hats on all the animals too!

Party Animal Birthday Gift Bag designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

Here’s the directions to make the gift bag and another gift bag I made using the Candy Cane Lane DSP.

Candy Cane Lane Christmas Gift Bag designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

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At Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) this morning we discussed John 7.  Basically it talks about how God is in control of the world.  It’s very comforting to me, given the things going on in the world today.

This afternoon was my first time to be in my house alone without any construction workers or family members.  My pups and I were very happy to finally have some alone time after a couple of months of people here daily.  Tomorrow the construction guys are back to tidy up a few things on the list.  If you are wondering if I have any regrets about doing the construction, the answer is absolutely not.  We saved, planned and dreamed about it for over twenty years and we truly do love it!

Keegan started taking weekly voice lessons and is pretty fired up about it.  He’s trying out for a solo in his vocal jazz group.

Abby just got done with a big scholarship application.  She is trying to get most of her college paid for so she can afford to go to medical school or grad school to do Alzheimer’s research.  I can’t believe in six months she’ll be graduating from high school.

Steve installed a sound bar on our new TV in the sun room.  It’s amazing how handy he is.  He also washed the pups for me because I’m doing therapy dogs tomorrow.

I hope everything is going well for you during this Advent season.

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

Star of Light Christmas card

Stampin Up Star of Light Christmas card designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

I’m hosting this week at the Use Your Stuff Challenge Blog.  The challenge is anything Christmas related- cards, scrapbook pages, gifts, ornaments etc.  Please enter the challenge here.

I made this Christmas card for our Leadership fellowship next week at Bible Study Fellowship (BSF).  We all drew a name and we give the person a card or note and scripture to encourage them.  I drew the name of one of my very sweet friends and I wanted to make her a special card.  Star of Light and the coordinating Starlight Thinlit Dies makes a beautiful, yet easy Christmas card.  There’s a recent trend of “mixing metals” like gold, silver, copper etc.  This card has copper and silver.  What do you think, does the mixing of metals work on this card?

Stampin Up Star of Light Christmas card designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

Here’s the inside with the silver embossed sentiment and copper embossed stars.

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I’m looking forward to organizing my new Stampin’ Studio some more this week and I’m going to make stacks of cards to give as Christmas gifts.  I was out shopping for gifts and was having trouble deciding what to get people and it was very crowded in the stores.  I wasn’t having a lot of fun.   I decided I would be much happier at home making cards for Christmas gifts and hopefully the recipients will enjoy them too!

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

 

Balloon Adventures Gift Card Holder

My favorite stamp set that I received to make display samples for the Kansas City Stampin’ Up! convention, was the Balloon Adventures stamp set.  I think everyone will want to buy this stamp set when it becomes available January 4, 2017.  What, you don’t want to wait that long?  Sign up with me as a “discount buyer” and you can purchase it starting December 1.  Email me at Beth@StampingMom.com and I’ll give you all the details.  This set also has a coordinating set of framelits called Balloon Pop-Up Thinlits Dies.

Stampin Up Birthday Gift Card Holder made with the Balloon Adventures stamp set available starting Jan. 4, 2017. If you want to purchase it sooner, please contact me at Beth@StampingMom.com Please see card and gift samples at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

Isn’t this adorable?!  I used the Kraft Tag a Bag Gift Bags sold on page 176 of the annual catalog.   The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is called Party Animal and is also available on Jan 4.  The card stock I used is Pacific Point and Tangerine Tango.  Do you see the cute little Pacific Point candles in the cake DSP coordinate perfectly with the row of candles I cut from a different piece of Party Animal DSP?  When I opened up my display stamping box from Stampin’ Up! and found the Party Animal DSP, Balloon Adventures stamp set and Balloon Pop-Up Thinlets Dies, I felt like I hit the jack pot!

Stampin Up Balloon Adventures stamp set available starting Jan. 4, 2017. If you want to purchase it sooner, please contact me at Beth@StampingMom.com Please see card and gift samples at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

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Stampin Up Birthday Gift Card Holder made with the Balloon Adventures stamp set available starting Jan. 4, 2017. If you want to purchase it sooner, please contact me at Beth@StampingMom.com Please see card and gift samples at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving celebrating at our house with 22 family members on Thanksgiving Day and on Steve’s side on Friday.  On Friday I had more time to talk to people and play Euchre!  Hope your holiday was good as well.

I feel like the pressure of this fall is over since my construction is done, most things are put back, I’m not traveling as much and I’m feeling much better.  It’s time to start blogging again and enjoy my new Stamping Studio and Sun Room.  I actually took a nap in the sunshine in the Sun Room today and it was as wonderful as I had hoped it would be as we were planning it.

Stampin Up Birthday Gift Card Holder made with the Balloon Adventures stamp set available starting Jan. 4, 2017. If you want to purchase it sooner, please contact me at Beth@StampingMom.com Please see card and gift samples at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom #cute&simple4u

We’ve enjoyed having Sean and Ryan home for a week and Ryan returns to college and Sean back to Seattle, WA both tomorrow.  The house will seem quiet again with just the two younger kids at home.

 

Blessings,

Beth 🙂