Great Christmas Tags

Thought I'd get you into the Christmas mood with these great tags.  They were fun to make and will make your gift truly stand out!

Here, I used Stacy Stamps, Mini Poinsettia and attached it to the middle of a JustRite Christmas Ornament stamp. The poinsettia was colored with Copics and the ornaments were cut out using Spellbinders 2010 Heirloom Ornament dies.  To make it all sparkle, I used stickles!

For the next tag, I used JustRite, O Christmas Tree stamp set.  I also stamped the Holly Background with Hero Arts and then used the matching embossing folder to give it lots of dimension.  This is a wonderful set from Hero Arts and Sizzix!

I also saw somewhere that someone had used a part of a rosette and so I tried it here, using one of the smaller rosette's from Tim Holtz.  Also used lots of stickles and Elizabeth Crafts, Canadian Blue micro fine glitter for the finishing touches!

For the third tag, I used Dee's Candle die (from Elizabeth Crafts), the pine punch from Nellie Snellen and Spellbinders Large Ovals. 

Of course, stickles was added to the pine branches and the flame.  It's a simple design yet impressive.

Hope this gives you some ideas for the upcoming holidays and get you started on your projects.  Christmas will be here before you know it!

Thanks for stopping by,
       ~Anna

Upcoming Great Classes with Jan Randolph

I am happy to announce the following great classes with Jan Randolph.

First, Colors of Distress Inks, a great introduction to distress inks where you will learn several techniques in how to use these inks and ink pads.  And here is a sample of the cards you will make in this class.  It will be offered twice:  Friday, October 12 at 1PM and on Saturday, October 20 at 11AM.

In November, Jan will have a fabulous class, Fun with Acetate and create the cards below:

Here you will make beautiful backgrounds with inks and Impression Obsession stamps and then stamp the acetate and put the card together.  These cards of course look so much better in real life!  Believe me, you will not be disappointed!  And as a bonus, you'll even create a tag!!!  This class will be offered on Friday, November 16 at 1PM and on Saturday, November 17 at 11AM.

And in December, you'll still get a chance to join Jan and make Christmas cards!  These cards are made with Impression Obsession background stamps and are quick and easy, yet very pretty!!!

Sign up today for Saturday, December 8 at 11AM.  Perfect time for those last minute Christmas cards!

(Remember, you can click on any picture and see an enlarged version.)

Looking forward to hearing from you soon,
                 ~Anna

Christmas Martini

I fell in love with this Impression Obsession stamp, Christmas Martini ever since I saw Jenny Gropp's card last year.  Therefore, this year I couldn't wait to get the stamp and use it!

Here is Jenny's card.........isn't it fun!  And check out her blog for a list of Copics that she used.

I started coloring some martinis and thought, wouldn't it be fun to make martinis for different holidays throughout the year?  Change up the colors, cover up the holly,  change the layout and you could be in martinis for a very long time!  (Hmm, not a bad thing!)

So, for Halloween, here is my fun card:

(Don't know if you can see in the photo, but I used glossy accents to make the glass shiny.)

And for fall, I made this card:

I used my tiny floral and leaf punches to cover up the holly.  I added some distress stickles to the centers of the flowers as well as the center of the candy.

I already colored "Lemon drop" martinis and will post that card as soon as I put it together.

Really, you have to try this.........it is so much fun!!!  Just coloring and thinking up different drinks!!! 

Here's the stamp that started it all:

 One little stamp, sooooo many drinks!!! 

Would love to see what you come up with!

Thanks for "stamping" by,
        ~Anna

Another Look at Christmas Ornament Dies!

Here's another GREAT example of using your Christmas ornament dies in a non-traditional way.
Soni Larson made this stunning card using the 2012 and 2011 Spellbinders Heirloom Ornament dies.  Doesn't this make a wonderful Thanksgiving Day card?

Soni also used Dee's Large Fern die (from Elizabeth Crafts) and Marianne's Creatables LR0157, all of which you can get here at the Creative Corner.

    Enjoy your day
             and
Thanks for "stamping" by,
         ~Anna

Learn How to Stretch Your Stamps at Crafty Me Day

Join us this Saturday for Crafty Me Day and get some great tips on how to "stretch" the use of your stamps and dies!

First we'll create the flower vases from the Christmas Ornament dies.  See the sample HERE.

Now, remember this Impression Obsession stamp?

It was very popular a few summers ago and we loved coloring it in with bright summer colors.  We even added these "glass shards" over the candy which made it look like the real hard rock candy.

By changing up the colors, you can use this stamp for Halloween or Christmas!

 Let your imagination go.........the possibilities are endless!

Looking forward to seeing you Saturday,
                          ~Anna

Look What You Can Make with Your Xmas Ornament Dies!

I just love it when you can use your supplies in different and nontraditional ways!  Soni told me about an idea she saw on line and I just had to try it.  I used the 2012 Spellbinders Heirloom Ornaments dies to create vases!  Yes, you heard right.......vases!

I really only used the top part of the ornament dies.  I then just added those wonderful punches from Nellie Snellen that also emboss the shapes.

2012 Heirloom Ornaments

***(These new ornament dies are in stock now!  Get yours today!)***

This was a such hit on Make and Take Day this past Labor Day weekend.  Therefore, we will repeat it for Crafty Me Day, on Saturday, September 15th!  Come and get more ideas about how to stretch the use of your dies!


Thanks for "stamping" by,
           ~Anna

Beautiful Wedding Card using Outlines Stamp

I wanted to share with you this beautiful card that Ginny made some time ago.  It is still as stunning as when I saw it that day!

Ginny used the wonderful Outlines stamp and dressed it up with beautiful textured card stock, flowers, flat pearls, and glitter!  Isn't it simply gorgeous?

This is the stamp she used and presently there are still two of these in stock at the Creative Corner.  Pick it up now, because once they are gone, they will be gone for good!  (Outlines is no longer in business)

And this stamp is still in stock and would make another lovely wedding card!

Have a wonderful day
         and
   See you soon,
       ~Anna