Mini Muffin Tin Advent Calendar

Close up of the calendar

This past week was my Stampin Up card club's Christmas party.  Every year we have a gift exchange at the party.  This year I made this Advent Calendar.  The pictures are not the greatest.  I was very last minute putting this calendar together.  I made it on Wednesday night and the party was on Thursday night.

The little squares are attached to a mini muffin pan with magnets.  Behind each square is a treat (Dove Peppermint Chocolate).  After I took this picture, my Husband drilled two holes in the top of the tray and I put some white taffeta ribbon through the holes to make a hanger.  Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of the calendar with the ribbon. 

I used MS Word to create the numbers.  The dp is retired SU designer paper that I had been "saving".

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The Best Things in Life.....

Today I'm sharing a card I made for my April Stampin Up card swap.  The theme for this month's swap is anything goes!  

I absolutely love the sentiment on this card!  I think this would be a perfect card to accompany a handmade gift.  The layout for this is a slightly modified version of the layout I used on THIS Gus card a couple weeks ago.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my Totally Tess Card today!

Supplies:
Stamps:  Totally Tess

Paper:   Blushing Bride, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip

Ink:  Close to Cocoa, Blush Blossom, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Scallop Border Punch, Three for You Punch, Pearls, Scalloped Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Certainly Celery Ribbon

Sympathy for Phoebe

Paper:  Basic Black, Whisper White, Shimmery White

Ink:  Basic Black

Stamps:  My Digital Studio, Thoughts & Prayers, Frames with a Flourish

Accessories:  Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Eyelet Border Punch, Floral Fusion Die, Heart Punch

This month's Stampin' Up card swap theme is a sketch.  This card is based on the sketch - unfortunately I don't have an electronic version of it to share with you but I really did enjoy working with it.  Since this is for the Stampin Up swap all supplies are SU.  I created the framed sentiment in the My Digital Studio program.  I love using MDS for swap cards because it saves a lot of time.  I sized the sentiment to fit into the flourish frame.

I also made this card in loving memory of our dog Phoebe.  We had to say goodbye to her last Saturday.  It was a very sad weekend.  Phoebe was a black and white terrier mix so the color combo is for her too!  I also think it's a perfect classic color combo for a sympathy card.  The red heart represents the spot she will always hold in my heart.

I'll be back later this weekend with this week's Totally Stampalicious challenge BLING!

Thanks for taking the time to check out my card!

Wishing for a Bubble Bath

This week's Totally Stampalicious Challenge is a color challenge - Pink & Red.  I used this week's Card Patterns Sketch 99 for the layout.  This was actually a really quick card to put together.  The image is Scarlette Bubble Bath.

This card was inspired by my sweet daughter Emily.  She will be taking bubble baths for the next 3 weeks because she fractured her left wrist (she fell at the Bounce House).  Her cast is hot pink so it really fits with this week's color challenge.  When she found out that she would have to take baths instead of showers she was not at all happy.  Once she got in the tub full of bubbles she decided maybe this bath thing wasn't so bad.  We're going to be doing some extra pampering at our house over the next couple of weeks!

Supplies
Stamps:  Scarlette Bubble Bath (Bugaboo & Totally Stampalicious) , Big Bold Birthday (SU)
Paper:  Pretty in Pink, Real Red, Pretty in Pink DP
Ink:  Pretty in Pink, Crumb Cake, Blush Blossom, Real Red, Black Staz-On
Accessories:  Pearls, Word Window Punch, Eyelet Border Punch, Large Circle Punch, Large Scallop Circle Punch, SU Pretty in Pink Ribbon, Gel Pen, Stickles

Card Patterns Sketch #99

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SCS Featured Stamper - Emily Leiphart

When I found out that today's Featured Stamper at Splitcoast Stampers was my Blogger friend Emily I just had to play along!  Emily's Blog Art from the Heart  is one of my favorite places to visit for inspiration!

Here is my card inspired  by Emily's Hello Birdie card.....

 

I used the Stampin Up Cheers to You set for this one.  I always admire Emily's ability to make a clean and simple card that has the perfect balance.  

Congratulations to Emily for being chosen as today's featured stamper!

Thanks for checking out my Featured Stamper inspired card!

Follow Your Heart

This is going to be another busy week.  Luckily I had time this weekend to make the cards I needed for this month's Stampin' Up card swap.  They are due this Thursday so again I am waaay early - LOL.  This month's theme is Soft Subtles.  There are 9 people in our exchange.  I made 10 of these because I like even numbers.

Since this is for my Stampin' Up swap - all of the supplies are Stampin' Up.  I used the polka dot embossing folder on vellum paper for the top half of the card.  I also used a layer of vellum paper over the sentiment to create a little heart shaped window.  The stamp set is retired but I love it and it fit perfectly in my heart window.

Supplies
Stamps: SU Whimsical Words
Paper: so saffron, rose red, certainly celery, shimmery white
Ink:  chocolate chip
Accessories:  polka dot embossing folder, eyelet border punch, small heart punch, hearts set Sizzlits

I'm including this in the following challenges:

Bugaboo - Emboss it
Speedy the Cat - Embossing
Stampin B's - Old / New
Old - Eyelet Border Punch & Polka Dot Embossing Folder
New - Hearts Set Sizzlets 
IDIC (I Did it Creations) - Vellum

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