Ilse's Stampin' Room

Happy Halloween!

Just to wish you a fun and sweet day!   Julian will be a fireman :D

 

Feliz dia de brujas! Y mañana y pasado feliz dia de muertos y de todos los Santos! 

Weekend swap #2

More cards from the weekend...Last week at this time we were already there, on Friday night we go out for dinner... I think the restaurant employees get scared when they see us come in, we're too many and loud :D 

 
Lena used pop cans! Open them, run them through your Big Shot (here we used the Petals-A-Plenty embossing folder) And punch it! (In this case with the Ornament Punch) You'll be sharpening your punches too! Just be careful.

Bonnie gave us the material to make this card using the set Winter Post. It's difficult to see but we pierced a circle on the Real Red piece. The paper is the Bridesmaid Specialty

Joanna reminded us that a card doesn't have to be elaborated to be nice... The Snow Swirled set is a great option for beginners or advanced stampers! Just use your punches and embellishments and forget about buying cards!

I hope this inspires you to make your own cards this year... If you need anything to re-create these cards, my store is open 24/7.

Feliz fin de semana!

Thank you! - Coffe and cards winner...

Thank you for your nice comments on the coffee post, and in general for taking the time to write comments on the posts. It was difficult to let Random.org pick a winner... So you're all winners... although the coffee only works in Canada... I will send cards to everyone.

I'll send you an email requesting your info...

Thank you for playing, and for reading the blog!

Gracias!

Computer update: my computer is back in place and working.... :D

Weekend swap #1

I think I can talk for all of us, when I say that we had a great weekend. We laughed a lot, and ate too much, but everything was delicious! (like Julian would say)...

 
 ...and we did crazy things, but we also stamped a lot :D

 

Here are some cards that we did: 

Miaco's card gave us time to make good use of our scissors with the Cold & Cuddly set, and thank God for the Ornament Punch that goes with the Delightful Decorations set, otherwise we would still be there :D Just kidding... I like this card because I hadn't try this step fold before; and there's Dazzling Diamonds on the icebergs.

  

I like Vicki's card because of the colours. The set is the popular Patterned Pinesfrom the Hostess Benefits inside the Holiday Mini Catalogue, and we used Whisper White Craft Ink. The Petals-A-Plenty embossing folder for the Big Shot, makes the perfect background!

 
 Kathy made us emboss the tree from Season of Joy with Iridescent Ice, and two wheels for the background:

I'll post more cards later, my computer should be here soon, and apparently I didn't lose any information... I haven't forgotten about the prizes from the little give away, so stay tuned :D

Time is running out to take advantage of the special price for the 2 x 5  Christmas workshop, register soon!

Hasta pronto,

Deal of the Week #4

  Everything you need for your Pirate or Princess party, let the kids make their own projects, they will love it!

 
$13  Order it with the number 116213

Hoist the Jolly Roger and get ready to have a swashbuckling good time! Gather your little buccaneer and his or her mateys for a pirate party of the finest sort, complete with invitations, decorations, and eye patches to create and wear. This kit contains products you need to create party invitations and decorations for eight guests.
■ Contains products to create invitations, eye patches, banner, treasure boxes, and food toppers for eight
■ Coordinates with our Pirate Time stamp set and Pirate personalized name stamp

 
$13 Order it with the number 116214

You can make your princess's fantasies come true with our Princess Party kit. Your little princess and seven of her ladies-in-waiting can celebrate a splendid happily-ever-after complete with invitations, decorations, and dazzling crowns to create and wear.
■ Contains products to create invitations, crowns, purse boxes, banner, and food toppers for eight
■ Coordinates with the Princess Time stamp set and Princess personalized name stamp
 
 This deal is valid until the end of October. Contact me to place your order, or go online, and browse around the store for more great products.

Hasta pronto y gracias por tu compra!

From the computer to my hands

I got my MDS cards. They come open, scored and with envelopes. Very well packed, so don't worry, they won't get damaged during the trip.

This one I made from a template in the software, I just changed the words, and decorated the inside... to make it a trilingual birthday card :D It doesn't matter where the birthday is... the card is ready! 

Remember this one:

The front bottom part and the inside are made with one of the Torn Edges stamp, that I like so much:

Christmas card, also from a template... I just made some changes, and made the inside:

Thank you card, also modified from a template.

You can add photos to your cards, there are bigger sizes if you want to make your own Christmas photo cards, or any type of announcements. 

This is how the back of all the cards look like, you can't make changes here, but you can stamp your name, so they know who designed it (we have personalized stamps too) :

Remember that you can get your MDS at half price with a qualifying workshop. Or if you already have a similar program, just download the images from my online store! Very good prices, and no shipping! :D

Hasta pronto,

It really feels like getting publish!

Here's the book that I'm sending to Belgium, again it's an 8" x 8":

For the moment, when you make a Hard Photo Cover, there's a bar code that automatically gets printed into the back cover of your book. So just make sure you don't put anything valuable on that area, because it will be cover with the code.

Don't forget to put your name and the copyright stamp (several to choose from) on your album! 

 Inside pages:

So it's nice to open the box and see your own creation come to life ;)  

Got MDS questions? Just ask away!

Hasta mañana, con mas MDS!

Coffee anyone?

To celebrate my one year of blogging, almost 400 posts, and over 20,000 hits, I thought you should have a coffee and some cards:

The $10 Tim Hortons gift certificate plus 5 cards, and whatever else I see around my room, will go to a resident in Canada!

 

For my international visitors I have 5 more cards for you, plus some goodies too! All from Stampin' Up! only!

So no matter where in the world you are, just leave a nice comment here, and I'll let Random.org pick a winner...

Thank you for reading the blog! I would love to hear from you.

Feliz fin de semana!

Pines for the cottage

It's that weekend we were all waiting for... Diva Cottage Weekend :D And although we all go to rest, we also need a little stamping therapy, this is my card for the shoe box swap:

When I was making this card, and the other ones of its style previously posted, I had a flashback to my school days, because these were the colours of my uniform :D The stamp set is Patterned Pines, (and for the words I used Deseos Pequeñitos) The ribbon is from the Mistletoe package. The DSP is Christmas Cocoa Specialty. Ink: Real Red and Chocolate Chip.

Check my website for upcoming chances for you to make your Christmas cards.

Feliz fin de semana!

Sock Monkey brooch

Laurie, one of the ladies that came with us to Toronto, used Sock Monkey to make her name tag... She's super creative, here's the picture... and if you can see the detail, the monkey is holding a stamp :D

If you're a stampaholic too, and you life in the Niagara Region, make sure you join us to make some Christmas cards!

Hasta pronto,