Festive Farmhouse Tree Card ... AND ... My Contest Winners!

I have a really cute card to share with you today and then I want to announce the winners of my latest drawing.  
First up, here's my card ...

With stamps and DSP this cute, you are bound to have a winner.  I love this card.

I love all the stitching!

And now ... drum roll, please ... the winners of my latest drawing.  To qualify to be included in the drawing, all the participants had to do was to place an order with me during October and/or November.  They were entered once for each order.  Here are my lucky winners and, by the way, they are all members of my Scraps and Prayers class.  Hmmmmmm ... do they have a lucky plan of some sort going on?  I wonder.  Hee. Hee. Hee:)

1st place winner:
Elaine B.
2nd place winner:
Linda M.
3rd place winner:
Cheryl W.
Congrats, ladies!  I will actually give you your prizes at class tonight.  How fun is that?!!!

 --- NEXT CLASSES / EVENTS:

--- Dec. 3-31 / Double Class Chips and Rewards Tokens

If you're not familiar with my rewards system, click here to learn more. 

--- Available to Customers Now / Stamparatus Bag
     Keep your Stamparatus protected and all your accessories for it organized.

--- Dec. 5 - Jan. 2 / Year-End Closeout / While Supplies Last

--- Dec. 10 / Scraps and Prayers / 5:30-7:30 / $15.00
     Beautiful Christmas Cards (Timeless Tidings Kit)
     Tonight:)
     REGISTRATION CLOSED.

Festive Farmhouse Pocket Card

I hadn't made a pocket card for a long time and decided that our Festive Farmhouse DSP would lend itself very nicely to one.  It's really simple to make one and you can have a lot of fun designing how you want it to look.

My CS base is just a quarter sheet of CS.  The DSP is cut 1/4" smaller, to allow the base layer to show.  Cut the CS for the inside of the pocket just enough smaller to easily slide in and out.  I decided to add a punched circle to make it easy to hold the top of the card to pull it out. 

The DSP is just folded and then held shut with the Baker's Twine.  You can choose however you want to embellish the outside of your card and you can add whatever stamping you'd like to the inside card.  There's actually room that you could slip a gift card in with it.  The entire card is the same size as an A4 card and fits into a regular envelope.
Complete measurements:
1/4 sheet CS base = 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
pocket portion of card = 10 1/2" x 4"  / score @1 1/4, 5 1/4"
inside card for pocket =  4 3/4" x 3 1/2" 
                                                    layered over 5" x 3 3/4"  
Our contractor is coming today, so we can actually get a plan going for the next phase of our repairs in my studio.  Yay!!!  And ... wait ... is that turkey I smell?  Oh, yum!!!

--- NEXT CLASSES / EVENTS:

- Dec. 10 / Scraps and Prayers / 5:30-7:30 / $15.00
     Beautiful Christmas Cards / Class will be limited to 6.
     PAY TO REGISTER ONE WEEK PRIOR TO CLASS.

 --- Special Drawing for Customers
You have until the end of November to qualify. 
You'll get your name in the drawing once for EACH order ... Now through Nov. 30.   
CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE INFO. 

Thanksgiving is almost here!  Is the turkey ready?

Farmhouse Christmas Plaid

I've been changing up what I am making for our October 20 Saturday Stampers class.  There are just so many pretty stamps, punches, dies, papers and embellishments, it's a happy problem to try to narrow it down to your very favorites.  Today's card is one I really love.  You can't beat plaid for Christmas.  I've extended the deadline to pay to register for this class (to October 15) to be sure I have time to share it all with you, so you can choose which class you want to try next.  Here's my card.

This card is packed with fun products to use in creating it.  One of the nice things about taking a class is that you get the opportunity to try out our new products, so you'll know which ones you might like to order for yourself.  You can't beat hands on ... not to mention how much fun we all have while creating.
That's it for today.  I'll be working in my studio all the rest of today and several days coming.  I'm designing the cards and projects for all my next classes, as well as adding to my displays.  Fun!!!

October Events: 

Oct. 8 / Scraps and Prayers / 5:30-7:30 / $15.00
     Christmas Project, showcasing the Timeless Tidings Kit poinsettia.
     CLASS FULL.  REGISTRATION CLOSED.
Oct. 20 / Saturday Stampers / 1:00-4:00 / $20.00 
     6 Beautiful Christmas Cards
     PAY TO REGISTER ONE WEEK PRIOR TO CLASS.

November / December Events:
Nov. 12 / Scraps and Prayers / 5:30-7:30     Mixed Media Christmas Project
     PAY TO REGISTER ON WEEK PRIOR TO CLASS.
Dec. 10 / Scraps and Prayers / 5:30-7:30 / $15.00
     Christmas Cards, showcasing the Timeless Tidings Card Kit.
     PAY TO REGISTER ONE WEEK PRIOR TO CLASS.