Last Day for the Holiday Mini!

Happy 2012!  We hope you all survived the holidays and are off to a great start with this new year.  Obviously the end of 2011 went very quickly, and got away from us.  A goal for this year might be more consistent blogging...but this blog is supposed to be fun, so we hate to make a chore of it.  We can promise some exciting new things though, including that we'll be opening an Etsy store later this month, so be sure to check in for that.

Today is the last day to order from the Holiday Mini, so I want to remind you of some of the great items you should get your hands on before they're gone--starting with the Stocking Builder Punch, which Stampin' Up! has announced will not be carried over into next year's catalog.  And it was so cute!

Other favorites include the Frostwood Lodge DSP, which provided the plaid background for the above card, and the Spice Cake DSP which I featured below.  I'm still loving the idea of pale blue in a fall palette.

Don't forget about the Frostwood Lodge stamp set.  Though you can still buy that for My Digital Studio!

And the Dazzling Details that I used to make the snow shine on that roof.  Also, the Holiday Stocking die and Stocking Accents die--both great fun and now a staple of my holiday craft rotation.

My fingers are crossed that the Pewter Embossing Powder will stick around (no pun intended)--I just love that stuff.  And all of this means that you should check in tomorrow for your first look at the new mini catalog.  There are some very exciting new products in store!

Cheers!
~Melanie & Kiran

Snowy Cheer

Another favorite from last year.  And some bingo pieces--is anyone getting close?  The Christmas pick (sorry the blog took a day off for the holiday) was the bell and today's is the candy cane.

Good luck!
~Melanie

Is Santa Headed Your Way?

Tonight's the night!  Just a quick post with one of my favorite stamp sets from last year...I love this big guy.  And today's bingo piece is the mittens.  Good luck, and wishing you all visions of sugar plums!

Happy Holidays!
~Melanie

Stamps: Jolly Old Saint Nick
Ink: cherry Cobbler
Paper: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist, Whisper White
Extras: Big Shot, Top Note die, Basic Rhinestones

Only 2 Days Till Christmas! =)

A 'Christmas Jingle' designer template changed with some DSP, a little ribbon embellishment and a punch.  What do you think?  With all there is to do with the fast-approaching holiday, I'm having a blast knocking out cards on my computer.  Oh, the joys of technology.  Stamping and cutting will always be my joy but when I'm short on time the thought of making it upstairs to my stamping studio and making a creative mess...seems like a luxury I can't afford right now.  

MDS to the rescue!  Get it now...or give it as a gift!   

Today's Bingo piece is the stocking.  Yesterday's bingo piece got added to the post late, so be sure to scroll down and get that too!

Happy (digital) Stamping!

~Kiran

Merry & Bright

T-3 days till Chrismas!

I love the color Old Olive.  Can you tell?  This was easy to alter by simply deleting the extra scallop edge from a designer template called 'Christmas Jingle' and adding the olive Designer Series Paper (DSP) in the background.  

Need a card in a jiffy?  Stampin Up's digital downloads are the way to go.  Create in minutes and print.  Haven't tried it yet?  It's worth the price since most downloads are under $10!  Check out the wide selection here .  

Today's bingo piece is the ice skate.

Happy (digital) Stamping!

~Kiran

A Christmas Jingle

Christmas countdown: only 4 days left!  This is another example of what My Digital Studio can do in a matter of....minutes.  Yup, took me all of 10 minutes to "make" this card.  All I have left to do is print this out.  Have holiday or Christmas cards yet to be made & mailed?  Why not try this?  Easy, breezy, beautiful, card-making.  =)

The base was the designer template from 'Christmas Jingle' and I just changed the background paper, added the white grosgrain ribbon and the chocolate chip stitching.  Done & done!

Today's bingo piece is the Christmas tree light.  Good luck!

Happy (digital) Stamping!
~Kiran

Celebrate Any Day...especially the holidays!

WOWZERS!  I know that's what you're thinking.  I'm on an MDS kick and this little beauty was fantastically easy thanks to one of the designer templates I mentioned getting during November's crazy good sale.  The 'Celebrate Any Day' download really caught my eye because of it's unique (and kind-of retro) color palette and combinations.  I played around with an existing design and tweaked a little here and there and voila!  

If this has inspired your inner digital designer check out all the fantastic designer templates for purchase here!  Only 5 more days till Christmas!!!!

Obviously we have a bit of a bingo backlog (are you suddenly feeling the holiday crunch as well?), so here's a double dose of fun.  Mark your cards for the wreath and the gingerbread man.

Happy (digital) Stamping,

~Kiran