Paper Crafting Blog Hop Sweet Stockings

December 15, 2021December 14, 202112 Comments

Welcome to our Paper Crafting Blog Hop featuring talented Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from all over the globe including the USA, United Kingdom and Australia. We have a wide array of gift packaging projects to share with you. You may have arrived from Maureen’s blog. She had a fabulous project!

The Sweet Stocking suite is for the dog and cat lover. The images on the patterned paper are so cute! The paper is richly toned with cherry cobbler, evening evergreen along with shades of bumblebee, cinnamon cider, old olive and pool party. I decided to make a wrap to go around the Acetate Card Boxes. Position the patterned paper for a custom wrap tailored to the person receiving the box whether they like dog or cats.

Make a custom stocking tag…

watch my Youtube video below to see how to create one a custom stocking tag…

watch my Youtube video below to see how to create one.

supplies used…

Thanks for hopping with us each month. Now click on the next image to zoom to Tracy’s blog and see what fun project she designed.

Here is a list of hoppers in case you get off the trail…

Shirley Merker YOU ARE HERE!

If you do not already have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, I would be happy to be yours. Ready to enjoy the demonstrator discount and the $75 Starter Kit offer? Join my Super Awesome Stampers Team for the best benefits! Click here for details on what Stampin’ Up! offers in your welcome kit. The $75 Starter Kit offer ends on November 30th. Details on this offer are found by clicking here.

All the supplies to create this hand stamped greeting card can be ordered through my online store here. Please use the host code found on the right side of my blog when ordering through my online store if your order is under $150. If it is over $150, don’t use the code so you can redeem all the host rewards.

Thanks for stopping by!

Super Awesome Stamper Shirley

Paper Crafting Blog Hop Gingerbread and Peppermint

November 17, 2021November 17, 202114 Comments

Welcome to our Paper Crafting Blog Hop featuring talented Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from all over the globe including the USA, United Kingdom and Australia. We have a wide array of projects to share with you featuring December Holidays. You may have arrived from Maureen’s blog. She had a fabulous project!

The Gingerbread and Peppermint Suite has lots of options. Select just a few items or get the whole lot! I used the Gingerbread and Peppermint patterned pack to create a dramatic back drop for my merry message. Three die cut shapes from the Pillowbox Dies were used on the card. Can you find all three?

The tag “ribbon” is actually a scrap of real red cardstock for something a little different.

My Youtube video shows how to use the long tag to create the fancy edge on the Real Red cardstock.

Thanks for hopping with us each month. Now click on the next image to zoom to Tracy’s blog and see what fun project she designed.

Here is a list of hoppers in case you get off the trail…

Shirley Merker YOU ARE HERE!

Thanks for stopping by!

Super Awesome Stamper Shirley

Santa Paws is Coming to Town!

November 13, 2021November 7, 2021Leave a comment

If you like cats and dogs, the new Sweet Stockings bundle is for you! In rich holiday tones, our favorite pets are paired with stockings, gift boxes and even a fish bowl! I decided to feature the grumpy kitty in this design…not happy with being stuffed in a stocking…

The stitched rectangular shapes was actually created using the banner die from the Sweet Stockings die set. Run it through the Cut and Emboss machine to get this piece.

Then flip the die around and “lock” the stitching. Run it through the Cut and Emboss machine a second time to get the stitching around the entire piece.

Here is what is included in the Sweet Stockings Suite…

Here are the patterns featured in the designer series paper pack…the kitty with the antlers looks a little cross too;)

To order the Sweet Stockings suite or just the paper, click on the previous words or images above. You can also order the rest of the individual items in the suite as well.

Thanks for stopping in today!

Super Awesome Stamper Shirley

Good Morning Beautiful

December 21, 2019Leave a comment

As I write this post, Jim Brickman is playing his piano song “Good Morning Beautiful.” It’s a catchy tune that brings in a new day and amplifies the shining sun. I have lots on my schedule for today so need the extra peppy sun to help me through my day.

First up today is writing this post and officially declaring Christmas Holiday 2019 paper crafting done! All senior sessions have been held, neighbor cards have been delivered and greeting cards being sent near and far are on the postal trucks.

The volume of supplies I use around this time of year are fun numbers for me. This is just my best guess for the supplies used for the senior sessions as I tried to keep count while preparing supplies continually during the season.

I could probably make a 12 days of Christmas song out of it, maybe next year!

1000 red rhinestones

600 tied bows

420 holiday rhinestones

200 punched bows

46 rubber bands

36 sheets of designer series paper

28 packages of envelopes

24 packages of colored cardstock

6 packages of whisper white

5 packages Night Before Christmas paper

3 packages of glue dots

and lots of glue sticks!

I prepared 1114 kits for the seniors to assemble with all these supplies. That’s a lot of seniors I visited during the holiday season! Here is a sampling of the designs shared at the sessions.

Wishing you a fun holiday week. Let the Scrabble games begin!

Super Awesome Stamper Shirley

970 holiday cards is the official count

December 29, 2018Leave a comment

I thought it would be fun last year to keep count of the number of holiday cards that went through my hands and out to the world. I shared the result in this blog post here. The number from last year was 901 in case you skip the original post.

I remembered a little late in the season this year that I should have been keeping track of the number of kits prepared so I could compare it to last year’s number. So my best guess for the 2019 Christmas holiday gift card shuffle is 970! This includes kits I share at senior living communities, kits prepared for Card Buffet guests and cards I create and assemble on my own.

For the numbers people, this includes:

485 pieces of cardstock scored and cut in half for card bases

162 pieces of 8.5×11 inch whisper white cut into 6 pieces to line the inside of the card

36 pieces designer series paper for card fronts

bins of holiday themed punched images with dimensionals for adhering

25 packages of whisper white envelopes

3 packages of real red rhinestones

all the red ribbon I had for bows or embellishments!

I love to design and prepare kits to share with others so the holiday season is fun for me.

Here is a photo of my personal, last session before the cards went out the door. I try to match the card theme with the people getting the card. Hope you like the design I sent you!