{Crab & Co.}

This last week we did Gift Voucher Holders or Cards in preparation for Christmas, but really, these are useful all through the year. Hence we did one more generic one and then one Christmas one. I try and do one more quick project and then one more advanced one in class. This one started out as my quick one . . . . but I got carried away. So we did two more involved ones this time.

LOVE the Crab and Co. set! I find these little critters and the punny sayings just adorable. And fyi, it works well with the Unfrogettable set in your catalogue - you can put that santa hat on your frog or use the frog accessories with the sea creatures as well. This set also works out to be a great value at just 4.57 per stamp. This particular set is only available until the end of November and is found in the Spring Mini catalogue.

I just love those Cuttlebug embossing folders!! We brought out the design here by sponging with the Old Olive ink. Some ladies used the snowflake folder instead, and that looked great as well. The words are punched out using the very versatile Word Window Punch. Colors used here are a wow combination - real red, old olive, and cool caribbean. And the liquid applique and a dash of glitter on the hat add that visual texture that makes all the difference.

http://catalogs.shoplocal.com/stampinup/index.aspx?pagename=moreinfo&fsid=2fe7ffb4-9c06-46f6-86a4-1acf5206baf6&storeid=1039381&uniqueid=10691049&circularid=11083