Well it's time again to find a less expensive yet very thoughtful gift to give this holiday.

If you know me well, you know I love to shop at Ikea. At Ikea you can find low cost candles/votives, vases,  furniture, glass trinkets, and much much more! This is where I found this candle (among many others).

With the Stampin' Up Rubons... and don't forget to check out the ones in the mini catalog, or the one in the big catty. They are perfect motifs for the holidays. (I don't have one yet in my room - coming next week... so I used CHATEAU BELLA  and CHIT CHAT). 

Now you just have to package it in a nice cello bag with a ribbon tie and tag... and you have a wonderful and thoughtful gift! You can personalize the designs with rubon letters (names, family last name... etc).

Hope you enjoyed that one. Se eyou next week for another Holiday Gift Idea!

Here's a first look at one fo the projects for the HOLIDAY WORKSHOP I am holding in November. This is a tin ornament with a glass window. Tons of glass beads and pop up/out designs with dimension for this one!

If you want to join me in November for this workshop, please check out the details here and contact me to sign up!  I have 2 other workshop offerings. One in November and one in December! I hope you'll join me!

I will probably not be porting on Thursday - tomorrow. It is my 10th wedding anniversary and I have been told to refrain from making any plans. So I guess the Holiday Gift Idea of the week will come on Friday! So make sur eyou check back!

Have a good one! 

I can't believe how quickly this month is going... it's already mid month! My kids are so excited about pumpkins, Halloween and I am starting to make plans with my sister for Thanksgiving and our annual family traditions - Cookie Bake/Exchange, shopping and more!

Today's tutorial is the Turkey card using various punches.  (chekc it out under TUTORIALS at the above link). This is one I learned directly from the SU DEMO ONLY publication! This is one of the great reasons to become a Stampin' Up Demo!  You get to learn fun techniques, earn free stamp sets and accessories, buy all SU at a demo discount, get to preview and prebuy select merchandise at additional discounts, and MORE!  As my downline (sign up under me) I provide one on one training, help setting up and running your business any way "you want to run it", and weekly reminders.

If you have any questions or would like to sign up... please contact me. 

Well.  Here are is a card to share.

It is using the same MINI CATTY set (season of Freindship) and using buttons instead stamps for leaves and such. BTW, for those who are still waiting for a catty... I am expecting my shipment of catties (both mini and regular) today. So as soon as they come in  I will be mailing them out to you. again I apologize for the delay. (This was the first time I messed up the ordering process and didn't finalize my order after selecting to mail them out. With all the new SU stuff going on... I got crazed and missed it). 

I hope to have some more to share this week. Gift Idea of the week and more! see you soon!