Cottage Lane Stamper

Looking for a quick and easy gift?  I've sold the pocket size Bath & Body hand sanitizers in the past a craft fairs.  This year, I thought I would try a different type box.  You could step this up a notch and put it in a cello bag with a bit of ribbon. This one is super simple to make, takes only a small piece of cardstock, some DSP and whatever you want to use to embellish it. The box base is 4-3/4" x 3-3/4".  It is scored on 3 sides.  On the long sides, score one inch from each edge.  One the bottom score 1" and 2" from the bottom and the on each side mark at the 3" point. At an angle from the 3" pencil mark to the top at the score line, cut to make the angle part of the box. Watch this video: Supplies: Cardstock: 4-3/4" x 3-3/4" DSP: 1-5/8" x 2-5/8" and 3/4" x 6" (gently score at 1", 2", 3-3/4" and 4-3/4") I used a 2" circle punch for the Whisper White and the Starburst punc...

Sadly, this morning, I learned of the death of a husband, of my former roommate and friend.  They moved out of state a while back and have lost touch.  He was such a sweet dear man.  I remember him, and have a photo somewhere, of his joy of receiving chocolate chip cookies from me, one Christmas.  The world has lost a little sunshine today. I perused Pinterest for a sympathy card and discovered a beautiful card, that I CASE'd from Holly Krautkremer.  The supplies are basically the same as I used on my previous post this week. The background layer is Crumb Cake, 4" x 5-1/4", the top Whisper White layer is 3-1/4" x 4", The vellum leaves are left overs from the August Paper Pumpkin "Blissful Blooms", the (I'm not sure what they are called, they look like Poppy heads to me) are in Night of Navy, the larger flowers are in Merry Merlot and the small flower is in Balmy Blue.  The background fronds are die cut out of Mossy Meadow with the Fros...

It's a busy month for birthdays.  I have 4 cards to make for the first week.  This card is for a dear cousin of mine who has stood by me through many trials these last few years.  She's cooked for me, carried my luggage, listened to me complain and hugged me when I needed it. Actually, she's my cousin's daughter, and we are 1 year apart.  We share a love of creating, (she makes beautiful quilts), gardening, genealogy, cooking (she's a terrific cook) and laughter, lots of laughter. I CASE'd this beautiful card from Aurora Lopez. This card is also created with the "First Frost" stamp set and the coordinating "Frosted Bouquet" Framelits.  This set came out as a suite in the 2018 Holiday catalog and the stamp set and Framelits have been carried forward, which thrilled me when I heard that!  It's not just for "Christmas" any more Charlie Brown! It has some beautiful sentiments and florals for the whole year. The card b...

A good friend mine lost her brother, suddenly, this week.  Right now, on top of that, she and her husband are both in the midst of health issues.  Unfortunately/fortunately it happened on the day that I had signed up on Meal Train to bring them a meal.  It was good to be able to visit with her for a little while. I almost felt like I was imposing during her grief. Then I think about when I have lost people in my life, my husband, my dad & mom and it would have been nice to have someone there just to sit with me. I love this "First Frost" set that Stampin' Up! blessed us with in the 2018 Holiday catalog and then further blessed us by carrying the stamp set and Framelits (though no longer bundled*) forward after the holiday catalog ended.  The only disappointing part is that the Designer Series Paper is no longer available, and it's absolutely gorgeous, with a beautiful shimmer to it.  Here's the card that I created for her and her husband. I wante...

This third card was our most complicated, or involved card that we made for our January class called a Double Z Fold.   We used the First Frost stamp set, which was also carried over from our 2018 Holiday catalog.  In the Holiday catalog it was offered as a bundle.  This is a beautiful stamp and die set!  I'm thrilled Stampin' Up! carried it over. TIP on bundles:  They are offered as bundles in the initial catalog.  If it is carried over or in subsequent catalogs, they will no longer be offered as bundles.  If you like the bundle get it right away and save yourself 10% and a little heartache! Trust me I know! The base is Soft Sea Foam, cut to 4-1/4" x 11", scored at 2-3/4" x 5-1/2"  You can use your Stampin' Trimmer or the Scoring Tool for scoring. This is then embossed with our Quilt Top embossing folder. You will emboss one end and then the other. I would score first and then emboss, the paper might te...