Mastering Ribbon # 3 ~ Double Bow

May 18, 2018May 5, 20182 Comments

Stampin’ UP! has the most amazing selection of ribbons and trims ranging from twine up to 5/8 inch wide and the selection of textures and colors that coordinate with other products makes it so easy to decorate cards and other paper crafting projects. I often find myself looking at my ribbons and trims first for inspiration when starting the design on a project.

Today’s video shares my way of tying a double looped bow – by that I mean each bow has 4 loops ~ two on each side, and two tails. So pretty and luxurious! Continue reading →

Christmas Cracker – Lindor Treat Box

December 24, 2017December 23, 2017Leave a comment

I have one more Christmas themed treat box to share before the BIG Day. As many of you may know I am an ex-pat Brit living in North Texas for a little over 16 years.

One of the Christmas traditions in the UK is to have Christmas Crackers on the table. In our family we used to pull them after we had eaten the main course and before we tucked into the dessert of Christmas Pudding and Mince Pies with either brandy butter or whipped cream.

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Decorated Votive Candle with matching gift bag with video!

January 15, 20162 Comments

I have a small but delightful team of ladies who are part of the Stampin’ Up! family with me. I wanted to make them a small thank you gift for Christmas using products from Stampin’ Up.

I am a little late in posting this and the video as Christmas is now 3 weeks behind us – but the idea can be used for any occasion – in fact I think they would make very nice shower favors – they can be made in the party’s color scheme.

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New Videos added …… using the Sprinkles of Life Stamp Set

October 14, 2015Leave a comment

I have added some new videos to my blog, all of them feature the ‘Sprinkles of Life’ Stamp set, which was the featured set for July’s Stamp Set of the Month, which is my virtual on-line class. In addition to detailed instructions I also make a video on each of the projects so you can see them being made. More information is available on the Stamp Set of the Month tab on my page. This virtual class is still available, contact me for more details ………cindy@emporiummax.com

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Celebrate Today Week ~ # 4 Wedding card with Video

September 8, 2015September 7, 2015Leave a comment

Welcome to card #4 of my week with the ‘Celebrate Today’ stamp set When looking at all the pieces in this set it came a surprise to me to see ‘wedding’ as one of the greetings – had not really associated balloons and weddings before – so I took it as a personal challenge!

There is also a video for this one……………….!!!!!!!!!!

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New Videos added …… Lovely Amazing You

August 27, 2015August 25, 2015Leave a comment

I have added some new videos to my blog, all of them feature the ‘Lovely Amazing You’ Stamp set, which was the featured set for May’s Stamp Set of the Month, which is my virtual on-line class. In addition to detailed instructions I also make a video on each of the projects so you can see them being made. More information is available on the Stamp Set of the Month tab on my page.

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Votive Treat Box ~ video tutorial

August 11, 2015Leave a comment

When I was at the Stampin’ Up convention in July I signed up to join in with an ‘organized swap’

It was for a 3D treat holder and the requirements were that it should hold a treat and be an original design if possible. As I love to make boxes I knew that would be the base of my ‘treat’ but I also wanted to show a technique – after all I was going to be giving my treat to fellow stampers/papercrafters so I wanted it to have a bit of a WOW factor.

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Washi Label Punch ~ video tutorial

August 4, 2015August 4, 2015Leave a comment

The Washi Label Punch was introduced in the new 2015 – 2016 Stampin’ Up! catalog and I find I use it a lot. When I was making my swaps for the recent Stampin’ Up! convention in Salt Lake City, UT, I was using a very small greeting on my card and the full size of the punch was a little overwhelming – so with a little playing around I got it to produce just the size I needed.

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New Videos added …… For Peep’s Sake

July 29, 2015July 29, 2015Leave a comment

I have added some new videos to my blog, all of them feature the ‘For Peeps Sake’ Stamp set, which was the featured set for February’s Stamp Set of the Month, which is my virtual on-line class. In addition to detailed instructions I also make a video on each of the projects so you can see them being made. More information is available on the Stamp Set of the Month tab on my page.

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New Videos added …… Choose Happiness

June 12, 2015May 31, 2015Leave a comment

I have added some new videos to my blog, all of them feature the Choose Happiness’ Stamp set, which was the featured set for January’s Stamp Set of the Month. In addition to detailed instructions I also make a video on each of the projects so you can see them being made. More information is available on the Stamp Set of the Month tab on my page.

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