August is my anniversary month with Stampin' Up!  In celebration of my 8th Anniversary, I am offering a special card class this coming Thursday, August 26th.  We will be making 8 cards (2 each of 4 designs) for $18!!  The themes we will be covering will be Christmas, Masculine, Birthday & Vintage.  Above, is one of the cards we will be doing.  It uses the Countryside stamp set, which is great for masculine & vintage cards.  I used the Distressing Kit, which is new in the catalogue this year.  I absolutely LOVE this kit!  It is so much fun to use!  The Vintage Trinkets & Newsprint Designer Paper are a couple of other fun accessories used on this card.  There are a few spots still available. Bring your adhesive & scissors with you.

Register by emailing me at kristina@thestampinspot.com

This, of course, is December's page.  This layout is on the gorgeous Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer paper from the Holiday Mini Catalogue.  You can't get the full effect of this paper, but it does shimmer.  The ornaments are stamped in Real Red and Garden Green Craft ink and then heat embossed with Clear Embossing Powder.  I used the Delighful Decorations stamp set and punched them out with the coordinating Ornament Punch.  I also used the Silver Cord to "hang" them.  The items in the Holiday Mini are only available until January 4th.

Here is the final project I wanted to show you from our stamp clubs this week.  This beautiful gift card holder was a swap I received at our Stampin' Up! Regional event in November.  The creator of this project is Sandy Stoyanowski.  To create this look, you would seal an envelope closed.  Cut 1" off the side.  Stamp your envelope and your inside card.  Using the Crimper, crimp the envelope (but not the 1" strip you cut off).  You should now be able to slide your "lid" onto your crimped envelope.  On the side of the envelope that you attach the "lid" onto with a brad, trim off part of the envelope at an angle so that it is easier to flip the lid closed.

Here is another card that we did at the card/technique club.  This was a fun card, especially with the colours.  This is a complete copy of a birthday card I received from one the demonstrators in my downline.  I absolutely love this card!  And so did the girls at the club.  One of my favourite things to do is using the Big Shot, especially the embossing folders!