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

Problem with the Stampin' Up! websites

I guess Stampin' Up! is having some problems with our Demonstrator Websites, so... if the link to the right won't work, just send me an email and I can place your order myself.  You can also try the Stampin' Up! website and click on the 'store' tab at the top.  It should take you to the main ordering page and then just choose Tammi Verbarendse as your demonstrator to get the discounted prices.

I just got my Sale-a-bration brochure and the items you can earn for free are awesome!  (For a sneak peek of one of the stamp sets and paper, check out my February, May & November calendar pages I'll be posting during my 12 Days of Christmas showcase.)  Contact me to schedule a workshop from January 24th - March 30th to take advantage of these specials!  I will be in Boise from Feb. 17th - 20th, so I can do a workshop on the evening of the 17th and anytime on the 18th.  I already have one scheduled on the 19th - Thanks, Miss Ralynn!

Also, the Occasions Mini will be available then and I love all the springy items!  You can get a little sneak peek of the Simply Scrappin' kit in this mini when you check out the March, April & June pages.

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

Tammi's Digital Studio Day (Hopefully...)

I promise I haven't forgotten to add new projects to my blog!  My in-laws arrive today, so I have been busy shopping, wrapping, cleaning & crafting.  I started a tradition years ago where I give them a photo calendar every year.  I try to stamp or use my Stampin' Up! supplies for most of them, although I have had to just order picture calendars a couple of years.  As you can tell, it's not like this is a surprise for any of us, but it still seems to sneak up on me every year!  I stayed up until 3:30 a.m. to finish the pages.  I still have to write in the months and dates, but that won't take too long.  The nice thing for you, is that I can now post a page a day and have my own little 12 Days of Christmas celebration. 

Speaking of the 12 Days of Christmas... when are they really?  I decided that they are whenever I want them to be, so I will start them tomorrow.  Look for my 1st Day of Christmas post tomorrow, along with my January page.

Oh, since this is supposed to be my digital scrapbooking day, I will hopefully be using My Digital Studio to add a Christmas blog banner later today!  Wish me luck!!

Happy Stamping!
Tammi