Online Extravaganza Starts on Monday!!

Can you believe next week is Thanksgiving week? Besides the big turkey dinner spent with family, Thanksgiving also traditionally starts the holiday shopping season.
Once again, Stampin' Up! is hosting their annual Online Extravaganza to kick the holiday season off right!
This sale will begin Monday, November 21, 2011 and run through Wednesday, November 30, 2011.
They only told us demos a few things that will be on there, and I can share them with you:
-FREE digital downloads valued at $40 when you buy My Digital Studio Express
-60 percent off select Designer Fabrics
-30 percent off an exclusive ribbon bundle!
I can't wait to see what else they have on sale. I hate when they only give us a little teaser!
And speaking of teasers, check out this little piece of excitement.

There will be two items on sale for 24 hours only (November 21, 12:01 AM - 11:59 PM [MT]). I wonder what that's gonna be????? Hmmmm....gotta wait til Monday!
Remember, these great sales are only available through my online store. Please use this link http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/default.aspx to get the best prices available. If you purchase directly from Stampin' Up!s site vs my demo website, the prices are a little bit higher.
Have a great day!
Charlotte

SU Stars Blog Hop ~ Gift Giving Ideas

Hello and welcome to the SU Stars Blog Hop!  You have arrived here from Denise Foor's blog:http://denisefoor.blogspot.com/2011/11/gift-giving-idea-blog-hop.html

Hi Ladies and welcome to the SU Stars Blog Hop this month featuring Gift Giving Ideas!  I know that wine is a popular gift to give when attending parties, so I came up with an idea for a wine bottle tag ;)

I started out with Cherry Cobbler cardstock and ran the Holiday Stocking Bigz L Die thru my Big Shot. I cut 2 of these and used Whisper White for the cuff at the top of the stocking.  I scored just underneath the cuff on the front stocking so it lifts easily for writing/reading the note inside.  I used a piece of Crumb Cake thru the Big Shot with the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder and sponged it with Chocolate Chip ink.  I scored it and punched the top half with the Scallop Circle punch.  I then adheared the Winter Wishes holly leaf and berry stitched felt on with a few glue dots.  Now you can personalize it with a note of gratitude ;)

Hope you enjoy the hop!
Charlotte Hollingsworth
aka the Stamptramp

Please continue the SU Stars Blog Hop by clicking here: http://www.stampingwithjanice.com/ and heading over to Janice Heighway's blog.

Turkey Nugget Boxes

Hello crafty friends!  Today I want to share with you my adorable Turkey Nugget Boxes!  I sold a ton of these at the local craft fairs, people loved them!

Here's what I did:
-I rolled my Sizzix XL Matchbox die thru the Big Shot with Crumb Cake cardstock and assembled the box. 
-Next I sponged all around it with Chocolate Chip Ink. 
-Then I punched Pumpkin Pie cardstock with the Modern Label punch.
-I took out my Gift Givers stamp set and stamped the turkey stamp with Black Stazon and punched him out with the Curly label punch.  I colored him in with Soft Suede, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip and More Mustand using a Blender Pen. 
-I stamped the "Give Thanks" in Cajun Craze, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive and More Mustard from It's a Wrap Holidays stamp set onto Avery labels and wrapped them around the chocolate nugget candy.
-Lastly I cut a 1" strip of our Spice Cake fabric and tied it into a bow around the matchbox.

You can easily make these yourself!
Have a great day!
Charlotte Hollingsworth

Halloween Hand Santizers

What a crazy couple of weeks it has been! I have been busy making Halloween, Fall and now Christmas items to sell at the local craft fairs!  Here are a few of the hand sanitizers I made.  Some of them I gave to my kids teachers, they love getting something special and I think they really deserve it!

I am planning to share a video this week of how to make one of these adorable, easy to make gifts for you to share with each other.

Hope you are having a great weekend,

Charlotte