Christmas House Gift Box

I've been stuck in a "no creativity" zone for a few days. Thank goodness it ended with this house that is also a gift box. The roof opens to reveal your gift for your special someone.

I had so much fun using brayers to make the colorful Christmas Tree shown in my Nov. 10 post that I used them again for this house. The house starts with Whisper White cardstock. I stamped the Baroque Motifs swirl with Kiwi Kiss and the small flower from Season of Joy with Rose Red. I then brayered on Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, and Rose Red. The Santa peeking out the door comes from Deer Friends. To create the look of glass in the window, I sponged Rose Red on our vellum cardstock to allow you to "look through" the window.

The roof is from Stampin' Up's exclusive Top Note die. I created the template for the box. It is a variation of the Top Note Santa box shown in the Oct. 13 post. If you would like me to put together a template, please leave a comment and I'll follow up after the Thanksgiving holiday.

Sharon Cheng
Richland Hills, TX
www.sharoncheng.stampinup.net
http://scandcompany.blogspot.com/

Christmas Trees Come in All Colors

I had a lot of fun making this tree using the Stampin' Up! exclusive Pennant die. It uses two of my favorite techniques, collage stamping and brayering. The tree starts with glossy white paper and the color is brayered on. With this technique you can make your tree in the colors that you like best.

The other thing I like about this tree is that it folds flat for storage.

Sharon Cheng
Richland Hills, TX

Holiday Hoopla, Saturday, November 15

Holiday Hoopla is a day when you can make multiple holiday gifts and cards and check out our retired stamp sets, accessories and sample sales. Everyone is welcome to come see what is on sale.

For the workshop, choose your projects and bring some of the supplies for the larger projects. You'll receive your detailed supply list when you register. Deadline for registration is November 1.

Saturday, November 15
Noon to 5 pm
St. Michael’s Church, 3800 Popplewell St, Richland Hills, TX 76118



Season of Thanks $10
I loved making this shadow box for fall. The tall pumpkin is so popular, I put one in this project too. The leaves are quick and simple. Your list of supplies to bring includes a shadow box that is at least 10 x 13 inches and the Season of Thanks Décor Elements available through Stampin’ Up!



O Christmas Tree $10
This tree can be made with or without the star. Your supplies to bring include a small tree (about 9 ½ in. tall) and mini glue dots. You can preorder the glue dots through Stampin’ Up!



Riding Hood Red Topiary $10
This topiary is the perfect touch for more a more formal Christmas decoration. You’ll make all of the parts for the topiary and will finish adding your flowers at home. Your supply list includes pins, two pieces of foam and a container for your topiary.

We've also received requests to offer the Scrapbook In A Day and Christmas Card Workshop again.



Scrapbook in a Day $45, Bling Kit $5
Make this 8 ½ x 8 ½ scrapbook with 10 pages in one day. Your class fee includes an 8 ½ x 8 ½ chipboard album and any Scrappin’ Kit.

For another look at the Christmas Card Kits, check out our Oct. 5th post.

We're looking forward to seeing you on Saturday, November 15th whether you're coming to work on a holiday project, checking out the samples for our December class or shopping our sale.

For more information on any of these projects, please e-mail me.

Sharon Cheng
cheng1170@sbcglobal.net
Richland Hills, TX

Top Note Santa

Here is my Santa using the Top Note Die. You can't see it in the picture but he's attached to a bag made of Real Red cardstock so you can add a little treat. He would work just as well on a card.

Sharon
www.sharoncheng.stampinup.net
http://scandcompany.blogspot.com

Top Note Purse

I am loving the different ways that you can use the Top Note die. It's an exclusive die that is only sold through Stampin' Up!. You can use this die in many different machines in addition to the Big Shot that Stampin' Up! sells.

The paper is from the Frosty Day Designer Series Paper in the Holiday mini catalog.

Happy stamping,

Sharon
www.sharoncheng.stampinup.net
http://scandcompany.blogspot.com

Scrapbook in a Day Workshop

Come create an entire scrapbook using Stampin’ Up!’s 8.5 X 8.5 chipboard album along with the Summer Home Simply Scrappin’ Kit. You won’t believe the results! We will cover the album as well as complete 10 scrapbook pages!

The first session for this project is a joint workshop with the Christmas Card Workshop in the previous post. It will be held at Central Christian Church on Saturday, October 18th. The Scrapbook will be from 1pm-5pm

Fee: $45 (Includes pre-ordering of the chipboard album and Simply Scrappin’ Kit)

$5 Optional “Bling” kit (includes ribbon, brads, and other embellishment items)

Paid Registrations must be made by Saturday October 11th so we can order your kits for the Oct. 18 class. Deadline for the Nov. 15th class is Nov. 1.

This is a very cute Scrapbook that makes for a great Christmas present.

To register, please contact me at cheng1170@sbcglobal.net.

Sharon Cheng
www.sharoncheng.stampinup.net
http://scandcompany.blogspot.com/

Christmas Card Workshop

Blue Snowflake

Welcome Christmas


Christmas Tree


A Very Merry Christmas


Our Christmas Card workshop is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 18, at Central Christian Church from 11 am to 5 pm. This year you choose the cards you would like to make and how many of each. Each card will be $2. When you register, I'll need to know how many of each card kit you are purchasing.

The event is a come-and-go event. Please be sure to give yourself plenty of time to stamp all of your cards.

We will also be offering a Scrapbook in a Day at the same location on the same day. Check out the Oct. 7th post for more information.

Busy on Oct. 18th and still want to make the cards or Scrapbook in a Day? Register for the same projects on Saturday, November 18.

Sharon Cheng
Richland Hills, TX
cheng1170@sbcglobal.net