Toy's Haven

  Ok, so I made my 3rd Featured Stamper card of the day because it felt so good to stamp and create!   Not only did I get four Christmas cards made this morning, and a 5th and 6th tonight, but we mopped floors, scrubbed bathrooms and cleaned until our wee fingers are about to fall off.   I am exhausted, but I sure feel good!

So here’s the deal on Santa here….. I was at stamp camp with Cindy (Mothermark) the other night and we made these little santa candy bar covers using the SU! three flower punch.   Well, I don’t own a three flower punch, but I sure thought santa was adorable, so I went to work making this little guy.

I first punched the face out of blush blossom using my smallest scallop circle punch.   Then I punched another in white (beard) and used a 1 3/8″ punch to cut out where his face shows through.   Following?   I know….. I should take pictures, but when I’m creating, paper flies in all directions like Edward Scissorhands cutting hair.   Anyway, next I punched a scalloped square out of Real Red and cut it in half (it was still too big, so I cut about 1/4″ off the bottom of the 1/2 piece).   I used the word window punch in white for his hat brim.   The 1/2″ circle punch in white for his hat topper….. and a 1/4″ hole punch in basic black and pink pirouette for eyes and nose.   He then needed a moustache.    I punched my round tab punch out of white,  turned the punched piece sideways and put it back into the punch to create the moustache.  Voila!  Punchy Santa.

Oh, but wait, there is more!    I decided after I finished this card that I could definitely make him more interesting….. afterall, he looks like Santa, but he’s kinda plain………… so we went here:

   When I used a scallop oval punch for beard and face, you get Santa meets Jerry Garcia!   I gave him sunglasses and rosey cheeks this time and I think I’m once again in love with the fat man in a red suit :).

Same punch procedure, only this time with the ovals.   What do you think?   Which do you like better??   I know which one is my fav!

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   Ok, I really should go to bed instead of editing my blog post every hour, but I was sleepless and surfing SCS and came across a card made by Tosh.    She got this idea from a blog post by Taylor (Taylored Expressions) and I just had to try it.   I’ll be darned if it didn’t turn out way cute!    Check out Taylor’s blog for step by step instructions.  

I know this little guy is going to end up on a card tomorrow! 🙂

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                                                              Hambo Stamps Sale!!!

There is even MORE!   We all love sales, right?   I mean who doesn’t….. and you know my love/affection for the Ham (Hambo that is)…. well, if you get on the ball, you can get some of their awesome stamps at an incredible deal!

For 3 days – Mon. 11/24 through Wed., 11/26 – Hambo Stamps is offering 30% off all regular-priced stamps. (Limit 2 of each design/saying) The discount applies only to stamps ordered during these 3 days (ending at midnight Wed. EST), and only to stamps that are in stock, with no back-orders included.  Stamps on our “Seconds” and “Retiring” pages can still be purchased for the sale prices listed, though the 30% discount will NOT be applied to these. The free shipping offer does not apply during this sale event, though we will only charge ACTUAL shipping on all orders as usual. 

How is that for a cool yule?!    C’mon, you know you love the Ham(bo) as much as I do!

Well, I’m going to call it a night…. it’s been an incredible day and I need some zzzzzzzzzz’s.   Ya’ll have a great night!

TFL!~ and sweet dreams!