Snow Branch

I hope everyone makes time to do what you love this year....create!!!  I locked myself in the store for 11 hours yesterday and just created nonstop with no interuptions. Loved it!  I don't get time often enough to do that but it is my goal this year to find more time.

Some of the cards from yesterday are for our upcoming Fab 5 so I can't share them until the 17th. And some are for upcoming classes. So in due time.

This card was just to play with the new Cut/Emboss Plus that I got and wanted to try.  I added Flower Soft to the stamped parts that represented snow. And then added more visual fun with Liquid Applique to create a soft snowfall.

Supplies: Carly Cut/Emboss Plus, Copic markers, Momento ink, Flower Soft, Great Impression stamp, Liquid Applique, CS.

Happy New Year

I hope this year is better for everyone then last year. I have noticed some new stores opening in our area so that is a optimistic sign. This last year was very hard on the independant stores. I know the scrapbooking/stamping arena lost many great stores in Wisc/Minn. this past year. And it is sad to loose that talent and then to only have the small selection of Big Box Stores once you loose your area independants. We are hanging tough here at PT and still giving you awesome customer service, great quality, HUGE selection and we love sharing our passion for this industry with you.  Thanks for your continued support of our store.

I had done this easel calander for a class and then made some of them for Christmas gifts. The flowers are handmade from the matching paper using 3 different circle scalloped punches and then cutting them in a swirl pattern, wrap into a bud and poof! A flower.

Supplies: My Minds Eye paper, MS butterfly punch, Marvy sc. cirlce puches, Hero Arts pearls, Nesties, brad and CS.

Hamsters

Goodmorning. I hope everyones Christmas went well, you had time to spend with family and friends, it was safe and you didn't catch the flu going around. 
The hamsters had some excitement their 1st day at my house but all is well. My naughty Siamese managed to get the white one out of his cage so my husband and I were on the chase to rescue it from the cat in hot pursuit.  So then I tucked their cages in a separate room for the weekend and kept the door shut. Never a dull moment. I told the PT gals someone else gets to take them home this weekend but we ALL have pets.

If you look closely at the top photo.......that is actually the hamster that WAS brown when it was given to us a month and half ago!! I am told winter hamsters turn white. And he is. It was a fun process to watch and happened in a matter of days.  The white one (Cosmos) is an attention hog. He is always by his door as shown in photo when I enter the room as if pleading....hold me..hold me. He is quite comical.

The next posting will be back to crafts. I took some projects home over the weekend to work on so I will post as I finish.

Merry Christmas

I couldn't resist. I wanted all the gals at work to post their critters done up for the holidays but too short of notice. So I will make that a goal for next year. (mine were not overly thrilled with it)
I wish all of my blog followers, family, friends and our wonderful customers a safe Merry Christmas.

(Diablo and Shadow wish you one too)  And have no fear....the store mascots will be going home with me today so they won't be at the store alone. I am sure the cats will get much entertainment out of staring into the cages. I will be sure to tell you all how that goes after Christmas. lol

Merry Christmas!!!

Pear Tree

One last card idea before the holidays. This one was suppose to be a card kit for sale but I ran out of time. I may still make some as thank you cards for after the holidays. I got a cute snowman card kit on the floor today that can be used as thanks yous for all the nice gifts you receive. I will try to get some of these whipped up today.
I love the embossing folder and couldn't wait to use it. And we have done several variations with the stamp but here is a quick idea where you do not have to actually color it at all! I kept it all monotone right down to the ink.

Be sure to pop on over to the store today.....we are open until 4 and with a purchase of $25 Gift Cert....you receive a $5 one free!!

Supplies: Sizzix embossing folder, Jute CS, Walnut ink, Stampendous stamp and gems.

Candles

Here is another quick holiday card or you could also use it as a thank you card for the gifts you received this season. I used scraps from a previous project. Stickles was added to the flames to make them shimmer as well as the pine boughs.

Supplies: Judith candles stamp, MS pine border punch, Copics, Basic Grey papers, Hero Arts gems, Stickles.

Be sure to stop on out to the store today for our 12 Days of Christmas special. Todays is 50% off all clearance items. We have a bunch of stamps already on sale and you get the 50% off that already discounted price.

Judith Cardinal

Goodmorning bloggers.  My son made it home safe yesterday from Platteville. They had to drive in the icky weather for a couple hours and saw some vehicles spin out and in ditches along I94.  So everyone be safe this holiday season.
Here is another cardinal card but this one is from Judith stamps. (we will be featuring Judith stamps for our January Fab 5)
I inked edges and used Copic markers. I carried the same pattern to the inside of card as well.