Sorry to be behind on my 12 Days of Christmas Projects. Here is the project for week 10. It is a bookmark that would make a nice small gift for a friend.

Here are the materials and instructions:

Stamp your image after coloring it with old olive marker for the leaves and black marker for the bird (I used Asian Artistry, a Hostess stamp set) onto a 1 3/4" x 3 1/4" cardstock - I colored the bird with a summer sun marker

attach with snail to a 1 7/8" x 3 3/8" piece of black cardstock

attach black cardstock to the actual bookmark - a 2" x 7" piece of old olive cardstock folded in half

Cut a piece of flat magnet 1 3/4" x 3/4" (you can get this at a craft store) Put the magnets together. Put snail on the outside of one - glue it to the bottom of the bookmark - put snail on the top piece - close bookmark. Rub to make sure snail adheres on both sides. Putting the magnet on this way will assure that the magnets meet properly.

Hugs,

Linda :)

Here are the cards for my CHRISTMAS STAMPING BUFFET this Wednesday in my Stamp Room. You can't tell by the photos, but they include shimmer paint, embossing, glitter, big shot texture plate, chalks, markers, and build-a-brads, punches. This class has many techniques for you to do (or learn) and you will leave with 20 beautiful cards to give for those special people in your life before the Christmas mail rush.

Thank you for your patience since I had to cancel at the last minute due to my grandaughter contracting swine flu. All of us in the Miller house would like to thank you for your prayers and well wishes. Alyssa has returned to school.

I apologize that this post with the photos is so late in the day. As I was getting ready to take photos of the cards, my husband called and needed to be picked up as he had been out of town on business. He came home a day early which threw my well-intended plans off.

The class includes:

20 cards, 5 designs of which you will make 4 cards each with envelopes

Date: Wednesday, Nov. 2nd

Time: 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM. Lunch (homemade soup and sandwich) will be from 12:00PM to 12:30PM.

Class Fee: $30.

Please RSVP by Monday, Nov. 2nd if you will be attending. There is no need to RSVP if you have already contacted me that you will be coming. Directions upon request.

11 weeks until Christmas

Here is the project for the 11th week til Christmas. It is a card that I made using the Punch Pals stamp set. Punch out 4 squares with your 1 1/4 "punch. Use your snail to attach these pieces onto a black piece of cardstock 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" Stamp your snowman, penguin, and snowflakes. Add glitter to snowflakes. Put crystal effects onto a piece of wax paper making icicles, then add glitter. They will take an hr. or so to dry. Peel them off and attach to card.Stamp packages and color in. Stamp, color, and cut out tree. Attach with dimensionals. Hugs, Linda :)

Last week started the countdown 12 weeks til Christmas. I will be posting a different project each week. I designed this little basket using the Basket and Blooms Bigz Die, altering it just a bit. I hope you enjoy it. I will post week 11 (this week) tomorrow. I hope you enjoy the projects.

Altered Baskets and Bloom Die

Here's the supply list:
Baskets & Bloom Die #113484
Big Shot Die Cut Machine #113439
Melon Mambo Polka Dot Ribbon 6" # 115611
Square Scallop Punch #112081
Punch Pals Stamp set # 116588
Bermuda Bay Marker # 116329
Only Orange Marker # 100051
Black Marker # 100082
2-Way Glue Pen # 100425
Glue Dots # 103683
Dazzling Diamonds Glitter # 102023
Stampin' Dimensionals #104430
White Craft Ink #101731
Sponges #101610
Bermuda Bay Ink # 115655
Sponge # 101610
Whisper White Cardstock #100730
Bermuda Bay Cardstock #115317
Directions:
Cut out Basket with Bigshot. Cut off side pieces that are. Stamp background design on both pieces.

Line up top ½ of basket to ¾ mark on your Stampin’ Up! Trimmer and score. Turn over and repeat on other side of basket. (both pieces)

Score the bottom of each piece at ¾”(this will make is stand up and take the curve out). The line on the trimmer does not go all the way down, so just eyeball it.

Cut both small corner end pieces out on bottom of one basket piece
Put sticky strip or snail on bottom and scored sides

Cut corner slits only on other basket piece
Put sticky strip on slit tabs only.

Adhere bottom first, then small slit tabs butting them against the inside wall, adhere sides last.
Sponge box with Bermuda Bay Ink.

Fold ribbon from each side to the center, adhere with glue dots. Glue dot ribbon to center of basket. Cut out penguin. Snail or use dimensionals to attach penguin to Bermuda Bay Scallop Square. Punch out Whisper White Square, cut in half. Glue behind Bermuda Square matching scallops. Use dimensional to attach above and below ribbon.

Hugs,