Crystal and Akiko

Giveaway & How-to Video

 
  
It's GIVEAWAY time!!!  Win this FREE 26 piece foam stamp set from Making Memories by leaving a comment on this post by Monday, December 14th 11:59pm EST (shipping paid by recipient).  Don't you LOVE freebies?!!

How lucky are you?  A giveaway and how-to video in one day....WOHOO!!!  I lifted this idea from Dawn Griffith a Stampin Up! Guru.  I made about 30 of these to give away to friends & family for Christmas...what home made gifts did you make this Christmas?  I REALLY need a good baking recipe, post your favourite Holiday recipe for me...help! =)

 
SUPPLIES
Paper:  Stampin Up! Whisper White, Stampin Up! Pixie Pink
Inks:  Stampin Up! Pixie Pink Classic Ink
Stamps:  Stampin Up! Garden Whimsy, Stampin Up! Holidays & Wishes, Stampin Up! Priceless
Punches:  Large Oval, Scallop Oval
Other:  Dimensionals, Sticky Tape, 3 x 3 Post-it Notes, Magnet Sheet, Mini Pen/Pencil

Stampin Up! Giveaway Winner.....and Stork Baby Pouch How-to Video

It is time....the Stampin Up! Giveaway Winner has been chosen.  Drum roll please...........ERYNN.....congratulations, I will email you (if you weren't chosen, blame my hubby, he chose the name....tee hee).  Thank you to everyone who commented on Akiko's stunning Layout, we really appreciate your comments.  We will be doing another giveaway soon, and we may just pick a random winner without notice if you continue to leave comments anywhere on our blog....who knows??????  I LOVE freebies!

Okay, so I promised I would let you know how 2012 was, well, didn't get to see it since it was sold out all weekend - pooper - so we saw "Law Abiding Citizen" and WOW WOW WOW one of the greatest movies I've seen all year...seriously a must see!

On another note, I've posted a really cute how-to video for a babyshower card.  Enjoy!

 
SUPPLIES
Paper:  Stampin Up! Apricot Appeal, Stampin Up! Whisper White, Stampin Up! Very Vanilla
Inks:  Versamark, Stampin Up! Basic Black Classic, Stampin Up! Orchid Opulence Classic
Stamps:  Stampin Up! Priceless (butterfly), Stampin Up! Happy Everything (happy), Stampin Up! Garden Whimsy (background)
Markers: Stampin Up! Basic Black Marker
Punches:  Stampin Up! 1 3/4" Circle, Stampin Up! 1/2" Circle, Stampin Up! Word Window, Stampin Up! Large Oval, Stampin Up! Scallop Oval, Stampin Up! 1/16" Handheld Circle Punch
Other:  Black Feather, Dollarama Purple Paper, Dollarama Purple Ribbon, Cuttlebug, Cuttlebug Dots Embossing Folder, Stampin Up! Bone Folder

Stampin' Up! Giveaway!

Giveaway Time!  Be sure to comment on this post by 11:59pm EST on Monday, November 23rd, because on Tuesday, we are going to draw a random comment to win a FREE Stampin' Up! "Elegant Thank You" stamp shown below at actual size.  It could be you!

NARA

This 2 page spread is part of my Japan trip in 2007. We went to visit a smaller town called Nara, where deer are domesticated and roam the streets. Aren't they cute?

I found these colors worked nicely with the color of the deer, and I ran some pieces thru the Cuttlebug to create different textures. I used Stampin' Up! Cardstock and other designer paper to create my own square pattern. The great thing about this pattern is that the squares are all different sizes, which allows you to play a bit more and not have to worry about exact measurements. I was never one for math, and I like asymmetrical designs, so I had a lot of fun doing this spread!

 
TOOLS USED:
Paper:
Stampin' Up! Whisper White
Stampin' Up! Really Rust
Stampin' Up! Taken with Teal
Basic Grey ArchaicPaper Pad
TOOLS:
Cricut Alphalicious Font Cartridge
Cuttlebug Swiss dots Embossing folder
Cuttlebug Traffic Jam Embossing folder
Cuttlebug Floral Fantasy Embossing folder
Cuttlebug Dvine Swirl Embossing folder
Stitching thread from Dollarama
Buttons from Walmart
Ribbon from Michaels (can't remember the brand...lucky match though!)
K&Company K-ology Stitched Paper Clips