Earth Hour is Tomorrow!

I love Earth Hour day.  It's a day to resolve our differences with Earth and for one brief hour, we take a look at a world that doesn't run on electricity.  A simple walk by candlelight can be so much more different when you're not bombarded by electric lighting (which is common place in large cities.)  It's refreshing to be able to walk during the twilight hours in a park with your loved-ones, guided by an alternate, eco-friendly light for a change.

So for this year's walk in the dark, I've made a candle lantern to guide our way.

And as you can see, I've decorated the candle with stamps from Stampin' Up! :)

Here's a closer look at the candle:

This was my first attempt ever on decorating a candle, and you can see that there are a few mistakes, but I can't express how easy it was to make this!  I know my future attempts will look much more sleek than this first try, lol.

If you'd like to make your own candle lantern, you'll need a few supplies from your dollar store, such as:

• a jar
• thick rope/twine
• wire.  I used 20 gauge jewelry wire, though you would do much better with an 16/14 gauge.  I actually wanted to reuse the wire from a hanger, but I don't currently have the right clippers that'll cut through it. And if the candle burns too hot on this wire, then I'll tie a bit of twine on the top to hold onto.

To start designing on your own candles, follow the instruction on this youtube vid here.

I had used my Vintage Vogue and Sweet Summer (free Sale-A-Bration set!) stamp sets, with So Saffron, Perfect Plum, Pear Pizzazz, Regal Rose, Pacific Point, and Old Olive inks.

So, what are your plans for Earth Hour?

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It's Back!!

I got quite the happy surprise when I logged into Stampin' Up! this morning!!    After months of anticipation, Stampin' Up!'s rigorous quality control standards has finally paid off.  Our Ornament Punch is BACK.

There is just so much YAY! and dancing involved right now.  And to commemorate this occasion, I went and created a celebratory e-card for you to enjoy and rejoice that the Ornament Punch is BACK!  :D

Do not walk, RUN to go get yours now!

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Erin Go Braugh - Challenge #111

So I've decided to keep up with the yahoo group's weekly challenges! I'm finding challenges to be a great way to keep you creativity active. There's nothing worse than looking at some cardstock and hoping that it would magically put itself together, 'cause you're not sure where to start, lol.

This week's challenge is:

Challenge 111
A Bit O'Green


This week we are challenging you to use "A bit O'Green".   You can use any shades of green on your projects.  This will be an easy one as we all use green with our flowers, need St. Patrick's Day cards, or just love green so we use it on all our projects.

Need some inspiration?  Check out the design team samples HERE


You can check out the members photos and upload your sample HERE

And this is what I came up with!

What I used:

• Always Artichoke and Pear Pizzazz cardstock; 
• Old Olive and Whisper White inks; 
• an Old Olive Flower Brad; 
• Full Heart X-Lg, and Two-Step Bird X-Lg punches; 
• Teeny Tiny Wishes, and Priceless stamp sets.

Keep Stamping!