My December Wallpaper

I wish I could show you my cool projects I made using My Digital Studio, but they are Christmas presents, so... I'll have to wait until December 26th.  :)  This is actually the first time I have sent something to be printed by Stampin' Up! and mailed to me.  It was so easy and cool!  I can't believe I haven't done this before!!  I can't wait to see how they turned out!

Here is just a little something I whipped up using MDS2 and the Christmas Jingle kit.  I always make a quick calendar of the month for my computer desktop.

Have a great week!!
Tammi

New Paper Trimmer & Family Fun

In case you haven't heard, IT'S HERE!!   Check out the video below to view all the cool bonus features on Stampin' Up!'s new Paper Trimmer. To order your very own for only $29.95, click on the 'shop now' button on the right and type in the item number 126889.  I actually have one in my hands!  I haven't had a chance to play with it much, since I'm still studying for my PRAXIS test that I will be taking December 18th...  I'm hoping to take a little crafting break this weekend to work on some digital calendars and some Christmas cards.  I promise to post anything that I create!!!  I can't wait to try this out!

I hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving!  We headed to Boise and enjoyed a fabulous weekend with the family!  Here are a few pictures from Thanksgiving at my Mom and Dad's house,  our annual Festival of Trees trip and our Family Crafting Day aka Girls Day.  I was sad because everyone was making these cute cards, tags and ornaments while I was studying... Next year!!!  Plus, I can't wait to receive some of their projects on Christmas.  :) 


Me and my dad, Mike

My sister Stacy, son Dylan, cousin Shawna, neice Callie, me and my daughter Kaity

 


Verbarendse Family Photo
Kaity, my husband Bryan, his mom Kathy, Dylan, his dad Mike and me



This is the cutest picture of Dylan with his little cousin, Callie. 



Festival of Trees in Boise
Dylan, me, my mom Cris, Callie, my sister's mother-in-law Sylva, Kaity and Kathy

Festival of Trees in Boise - I love all the inspiration!!
Kaity, me and Dylan

Kaity, me and Callie coloring a picture together while waiting to see Santa.

Festival of Trees in Boise
Callie, Stacy, Santa, me, Kaity and Dylan

Family Crafting Day!!
Stacy, Aunt Bonnie, Grandma Barbara, Mom and Sylva

Grandma Barbara had a lot of fun making her cards today. 
Thanks again, Mom, for creating the fabulous card kits for her!!

My mom, Cris, made the cutest tags!! 
Some were really big, so we were joking about the size of the presents she must be giving us.  :) 

I had to include a picture of me on Family Crafting Day...
I really wish I would have crafted instead of studied, but I'm sure I'll be thankful Dec. 18th.

We had to include the rest of the girls during our fun Girls Day.
Shawna, Stacy, Callie and Kaity
My cousin, Shawna was so excited to be included this year! 
She played Angry Birds on her mom's ipad and napped. 
I'm kind of jealous! 

 I hope everyone had a fantabulous Thanksgiving and I wish you a very merry December!  Don't forget to check my website for specials, promotions and ideas to help inspire you during this holiday time.  If you need to have anything shipped directly to your home, click on the 'shop now' button on the right and shop away!  :)  Don't forget to check out the digital downloads and the Clearance section.  If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!
Tammi

Christmas in June

I've been working on some card swaps for Stampin' Up!'s 2012 Convention next month.  It's so fun to swap cards and get new ideas!  One of the cards I've been working on is a Christmas card.  I knew what type of layout I wanted to use, but I was having a hard time getting the right colors and pattern paper to work, but... I finally did!  Here is a sample of my Christmas card.

Delightful Decorations Christmas Card created by Tammi Verbarendse

I used some of my leftover scraps to create a Father's Day card for my husband.  Check back tomorrow to see how that turned out.

Happy Stamping!
Tammi

Nightmare Before Christmas Tree

I bought this cool black tree for Halloween and never decorated it.  We decided we kind of liked it on our mantel, but how do you fit it in with Christmas?  The answer, of course is to make Nightmare Before Christmas ornaments!  My daughter, Kaity loves making items with bottle caps, so I put her in charge of this project.  She drew the characters on little circles cut out with the 1" Stampin' Up! circle punch and adds Crystal Effects to the top.  Once they are dry, she punches a hole at the top with the Crop-a-dile and then used the thin black ribbon at the top.  She's so creative!

Ornaments created by Kaity Verbarendse

Ornaments created by Kaity Verbarendse

Ornaments created by Kaity Verbarendse

Merry Christmas!
Tammi

Sunday Family Day Pic

My niece, Callie is not too fond of Santa this year!
Stacy, Callie & Santa at Festival of Trees 2011.

I'm not sure who is more nervous about Santa, Callie or Kaity.
Mom, Stacy, Callie, Kaity, Santa, Me & Kylie at Festival of Trees 2011.

Happy Holidays!!
Tammi

More Gift Tags

Here are some of the other tags we made using the Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Series Paper from the mini catalog and some paint.  I also used the Tree Trimmings and Pines & Poinsettias stamp sets.

Created by Dylan and Tammi Verbarendse

Created by Dylan and Tammi Verbarendse

Created by Dylan and Tammi Verbarendse

Happy Stamping!
Tammi

Gift Tags

Dylan and I had fun creating some homemade gift tags the other day.  I am really into Mixed Media, so I decided to experiment with dryer sheets, paper and paint.  When they were all dry, we cut/punched them out and added them to our packages.

Dylan's really focused on painting.

Dylan thought a plastic fork would work better to hold the circles down to create our snowmen. 
He was right. 

Our finished snowman tag made with the dryer sheets. 
Created by Dylan and Tammi Verbarendse

I'll post some more tags tomorrow, so don't forget to check back.  Also, I will start the 12 Days of Christmas on Tuesday, December 13th!  You'll get to see one calendar page a day!

Happy Stamping!
Tammi

Family Cardmaking Day

I hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving yesterday!  We made the trip from Utah to Boise on Wednesday to spend some time with our family this year.  It was so nice to celebrate Thanksgiving with them again!  It's been 5 years since the last time we were able to, since we were living in Minnesota. 

The other nice thing about living closer to my family is that I get to enjoy our Family Cardmaking Day again!  This year it will be my mom, sister, aunt, grandma and my sister's mother-in-law.  We each design a card and then make 5 of each person's card.  It's so fun to see what everyone created and we get a head start on our Christmas cards.

Here is a picture of the one I created on Tuesday.  I am know as a procrastinator, so I waited until then to create my card, prep my kits, buy my family some Christmas gifts (so I don't have to mail them), wrap them, create gift tags for them AND create a couple last minute Christmas gifts that I can't show you until after Christmas.  (I don't want to ruin the surprise.)  Phew!  Glad I got it all done and I hope you like my card.

Pocket Card Created by Tammi Verbarendse

Inside Created by Tammi Verbarendse

Happy Stamping!  (Don't forget to check my Stampin' Up! website to take advantage of the online specials going on thru November 30th.)

Tammi

Another Sneak Peek inside the Mini Album

Christmas Mini Album created by Tammi Verbarendse

Don't forget!!  Tomorrow is the last day to order the Christmas Mini Album kit for only $30!!  (plus $6 shipping)  Make sure you place your order before 10 p.m. Thursday, November 17th!

Happy Stamping!
Tammi

Mixed Media Christmas Project continued...

Now I added a little bit of stamping (hard to see), some acrylic paint (olive, red & pearl white) and some more paper.  I think my next step will be adding my 'J' and some other 3D embellishment...  Stay tuned!

Work in progress by Tammi Verbarendse

Happy Stamping!
Tammi

Mixed Media Christmas Project

I hope that everyone had a fabulous weekend, whether that means being productive or laying around in your pjs all day.  I did a little of both.  Here is a picture of a canvas I'm working on using my leftover scraps from my November Kit of the Month.  I've been wanting to try a Mixed Media project on canvas, so... I did!  This is just one stage of many for this piece.  I wanted to create 3 canvas projects that spelled out 'Boo!', but... never got to it.  Now I decided to try for 'Joy!'  Maybe I'll have it finished by Thanksgiving.  ;) 

Work in progress by Tammi Verbarendse

Happy Stamping!
Tammi

Monthly Kit for November is Now Available!

Click on the Monthly Kits tab to find out how you can order my cute 5" x 5" mini Christmas Album Kit.  Here's a little peek of a couple of the inside pages.  To see the rest, you'll have to order the kit!  ;)

Created by Tammi Verbarendse

Created by Tammi Verbarendse

Happy Stamping!
Tammi

Mini Album is Done!!

Here is a picture of my Christmas album all put together.  The kit should be available to purchase by Wednesday.  The price will be $30 for all the materials, including the instructions!  I love this little album and can't wait to add my own pictures and journaling!!

Christmas Mini Album created by Tammi Verbarendse

Happy Stamping!
Tammi

November Monthly Kit Preview

Here's a little sneak peek of my November project I'm working on.  It is a cute mini chipboard album perfect for Christmas.  Keep memories, pictures or use it to count down the days.  

Created by Tammi Verbarendse

Happy Stamping!
Tammi

Holiday Mini Preview Card

I just received my Holiday Mini Catalog preorder and I absolutely love everything in my box!  I had to make a quick, well... maybe not so quick... card using the new Gift Givers stamp set and Stocking Punch!  I will post a link in my gallery tomorrow, so you can see all the items used to make this cute card.  Hope you like this little preview!

Happy Stamping!