Cottage Lane Stamper

Sometimes shaker cards can be a bit intimidating and, I for one, have messed them up more than once.  This one is easy enough for anyone, unless you are like me have 4 thumbs, like me today.  :-) If you follow my 2nd attempt with the sequins you will succeed!  Stuff always happens when you go live.  LOL This shaker uses one of our clear envelopes that are usually used for storing or displaying cards.  It makes for an easy shaker card!  Who'd a thunk it! I love the adorable Snowflake Sequins!  They really are enhanced against this Snowflake Splendor DSP.  This DSP is one of my favorites with it's blues and color washes.  Frosty sure looks at home in this little scene.  I used the Snow Wonder stamp set and coordinating dies, Snow Time. Frosty is colored with Stampin' Blends.  You could also use Watercolor pencils and a Blender Pen. I made another card yesterday with the Trimming the Town DSP and Pear Pizzaz cardstock. Which do you lik...

Seasons of Gratitude Kit When Stampin' Up! had there very first BOGO promotion for Paper Pumpkin, I took advantage of it.  It was open to new subscribers.  Paper Pumpkin is such a great deal, where can you get everything you need to make 8 cards or 3D projects for $19.95, including shipping!  Heck, it's hard to get anything shipped to you for under $10.00 these days.  There is a subscription option for almost everyone. You can subscribe for 1 month, 3 months, 6 months or a year.  Which ever your heart desires. They are great for people just starting out, wanting to build up their stamp supplies, or newbies, testing the cardmaking waters for the first time, or for busy people who love stamping and want to sneak it in on their spare time, maybe at the lake, or on a business trip when you are in the hotel at night and bored with tv. I'm sure there are lots of other reasons.  If you get Paper Pumpkin, it would be great to hear why you love it! I have...

There are a lot of shaker cards out there with snowmen in them. Well this is my twist on those. You know how on food shows they talk about "deconstructed" foods, like tacos, pot roast, or chicken pot pie.  Well, I had this idea in the wee hours this morning, my card is a shaker card with a deconstructed snowman!  Actually one year I sent a deconstructed snowman in a jar to my cousin in Florida it was in water with a hat, carrot, & buttons floating about.  This is a take on that.  In the shaker I have a three snowballs, 2 made from the 3/4" punch and 1 from the 1/2" punch. Then I sponged the ends with Smokey Slate. I stamped the top hat with Black Archival ink, as well as the buttons and bowtie from Snow Place stamps and cut out with the coordinating Framelits.  The buttons I punched out individually with the 1/4" punch.  The carrot I cut out from a scrap of orange cardstock into a triangle.  The "snow" is some "Angel Du...