Cottage Lane Stamper

  Hard to believe that it's mid September and I'm in the midst crafting for the craft fair. I have several crafts already for the craft fair in November. Today I'm sharing a new one with you. I've been wanting to do this one for a few years. Somewhere, years ago I acquired some skeleton keys, and I even downloaded some sentiments for the tag but do you think I can find it? Of course not. So I perused Pinterest, found a sentiment that I liked and made my own template. You can find it in my digital files on my website or in the "files" section of my Facebook group page "Cottage Lane Stamper & Friends". I used an old die from Stampin' Up!©/Sizzix called Bigz Two Tags, it's about 1/2" thick so you only need the clear plates when die cutting.. I acquired this when I bought a "lot" from someone before I became a demonstrator. I've also used the other die for bookmarks, that you can find on my here, in my crafts sectio...

I ordered Santa's Sleigh last week and got it this past Tuesday.  May I say that I love this set!  The ideas have been flowing.  I've made 4 cards in the last two days.  Three are the same design but in different colors and papers.  As soon as I saw this set I got this idea and couldn't wait to see how it turned out. I've always loved fireplaces.  Something so comforting, thinking about curling up in front of a fire, with the stockings all hung, on a cold Minnesota winter's night with a good book, glass of wine or hot chocolate and a snow globe kind of snow falling outside.  I used the Brick Wall embossing folder, the Hearth and Home Thinlit.  I out the panes from the window and glued it in place cut off the bottom part. The window box was used as the fireplace mantel. The flame is actually some of the tree die cut in yellow and orange scraps then glued together and trimmed.  The tree stand is 1/2' circle punch ...

Hi everyone, Today I wanted to share with you a tip that I found on Pinterest by Lisa Curcio on how to adhere those very beautiful, intricate dies.  This works so slick and much easier and less messy than using glue or Snail and getting it in the open spaces on your die cut item and looking so tacky.  I'll demonstrate this using the gorgeous Santa's Sleigh bundle by Stampin' Up!.  I absolutely love this set and all the little pieces that are included in the stamp set and the Framelit dies.  You can use it with so many other of our stamp sets.  The idea possibilities are endless for making your cards.  I also used the small star from the  Starlight Framelit Die Cuts. I wonder if I will go through Christmas card making withdrawal after the Christmas season is over? Here's the little video I created for you.  Supplies: Whisper White cardstock (1) 5.5" x 8.5", scored at 4.25" (1) 4" x 5.25", embossed with the Softly...