Stamp to the Max January Blog Hop

Happy New Year!  The new year brings new goals, new life, and a new catalog!!!  This hop is dedicated to the new Occasions Catalog.  I am loving the new options and colors for Spring.  You will fall in love as well, so sit back and enjoy some samples from the new line of products available now!

The last few months have been eventful for me to say the least.  After what seemed like forever, I finally had my baby on November 18th!  We found a new home that we decided to build the first of December.  And my oldest boy turned 7 the end of December.  All this around the holidays too!

All of that going on the last 6 weeks means that I was in serious need of some Thank You cards for several occasions.  The cards I am showing you come out of the Simply Sent kit called Good as Gold.  I think it is super cute and very versatile.  I am using these cards for every event I listed above. 

They were quick and easy to put together, which is exactly what I need right now with a new baby and my other son home from school on Christmas break.  It comes with 8 polka dot note cards, envelopes, and envelope liners.  Then you get 8 pieces of baker's twine and gold elastic trim.  It comes with everything pre stamped and there are WAY more than 8 banners to put on the cards.  My plan is to use the leftover printed banners for other cards that I will make in the same color scheme.  You can recreate the cuteness without having to do all the prep work that way.

So my son wrote thank yous for his birthday gifts and I did a few for people who brought food for the family gathering celebrating the baby as well.  It was the perfect kit for me and I think it will be the perfect kit for you and any of your friends that need quick and easy cards.

 

Now hop along to the next lovely blog and enjoy some other options from the new catalog.  Remember you can order off my website at http://marthahaddock.stampinup.net at any time.  Don't forget to check the digital downloads for MDS as well. 

Maxine Conrad  www.stamptothemax.com

Martha Haddock  www.stampinmartha.blogspot.com  (You are here)

Lisa Fennewald www.lisaloostamps.com

Happy Stamping!

Martha

Stamp to the Max November Blog Hop

Hello world!  I have been totally absent from pretty much everything lately.  Yep, I am still pregnant...but baby is scheduled for the 18th no matter what.  Plus I was on bed rest for 6 weeks or so and that kind of put me out of the loop of life.  But, things are going well now and frankly, it is time to get this little guy out.  :)

Welcome to this month's blog hop.  I skipped last month for the above mentioned reasons.  You would think one would get lots of crafting done when you aren't allowed to leave the house and what not.  BUT, you would be surprised at how much you really can't do while on bed rest.

 

I am back at it and have an awesome banner project for the holiday season.  I used the Simply Created Banner Kit from the Holiday Catalog and added on the Christmas Banner Accessory Kit with a little bit of Silver Glimmer Paper and basic cardstock.  I really like how it turned out.

 

 

 

The best part is that you can make it say whatever you want.  Here are some ideas:  Merry, Joy, Snow, Noel, Burrr, etc...  So customize it for your holidays or just winter in general.  The accessories are all included in the add on kit.  The only thing that I added myself was the snowflake cutouts between the letters and lollies.  I used the Festive Flurry framelits and some Glimmer Paper and cardstock in matching colors. 

This would make the perfect gift for anyone you know or yourself.  I am choosing to give mine to myself.  :)  Those are the best kinds of gifts right?

Hope you enjoyed the sample and now you get to move along to the next great holiday gift idea in the hop.  You can place orders on my website 24 hours a day.  And make sure you check in with the specials and promotions that are going on there as well.  Thanks!

1. Christina Ash-Mansker www.crazystampmom.blogspot.com
2. Martha Haddock www.stampinmartha.blogspot.com  (You are here)
3. Lisa Fennewald www.lisaloostamps.com
4. Norma Fox www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/normafox/blog
5. Elizabeth Harris www.elizabethloves2stamp.com

Happy Stamping!

Martha

Stamp to the Max September Blog Hop

Its blazing hot around here in Utah still, but I am hoping for FALL like no tomorrow.  Isn't it exciting to have the holiday season right around the corner finally!?  I can't wait.  The season starts off with Halloween and that is exactly what is up today for the hop. 

When the Holiday Catalog came out a little bit ago the first thing on my must have list was the Simply Created Banner kits.  I love a good banner and have been making them for a while on my own.  This kit makes it SOOOO EASY!  Plus with the predone Halloween Banner Kit to add to the basic banners it was fast too. 

 

 

Isn't it awesome?  I think so.  I created a few more for other holidays and celebrations as well.  I just couldn't stop.  In less than an hour the whole thing was done and ready to hang.  Since we are still crashing at my Mom's house and baby will be here in roughly 10 weeks now, she was thrilled that the décor I was making would probably hang in her house on the mantle rather than my own.  After the Halloween one, I did a birthday one and a Christmas one.  She then asked for a Thanksgiving one on top of that.  Oh dear!  I think I might have created a monster....but shhhh, its secretly a really good things because even though she doesn't like making the items herself she will ask me to make them and she will buy them!  Best Customer Ever!  HA HA HA!

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you enjoy the rest of the hop.  Move along and get some more ideas for the others.  You won't regret it.

1. Maxine Conrad                 www.stamptothemax.com
2. Christina Ash-Mansker     www.crazystampmom.blogspot.com
3. Martha Haddock               www.stampinmartha.blogspot.com (you are here)
4. Kathie Walker                   www.simplyenjoyitall.blogspot.com
5. Lisa Fennewald                 www.lisaloostamps.com
6. Elizabeth Harris                www.elizabethloves2stamp.com

Happy Stamping!

 

Martha

Stamp the to Max August Blog Hop

Can you believe that we are already talking Holiday Catalog?!  In case you didn't know, it went live for ordering yesterday and it is full of wonderful new products.  The blog hop is all focused on the new Holiday Catalog this month....so enjoy it. 

 

While my little family is still stuck living in the basement at my mother's house and I am 24 weeks pregnant with our second little boy, I have had to figure out creative ways to get my crafting in and plan for the future as well.  I decided that since baby is due in November, and it is a stressful time of year anyway, I was going to use the new Simply Created card kit called Merry Little Christmas.  I will be needing to send cards out to announce the new baby, Christmas, and our new address about that time of year.  I am cutting back and using one card to do the job of 3! Smart right? Totally.

Plus, I need the ease of having everything cut out and ready to go.  All you have to do is stamp and assemble.  SUPER EASY!  It even comes with an envelope liner to make it look like you went all out for the occasion.  That's our little secret.

 

So, I hope you enjoy the final product.  You can place your order on my website 24 hours a day and get your Christmas card stash started early.  There are some other great kits available as well if this isn't your style.  Go check it out and jump along to the next blog for more samples from the new catalog. 

Maxine Conrad           www.stamptothemax.com
Martha Haddock         www.stampinmartha.blogspot.com (you are here)
Lisa Fennewald          www.lisaloostamps.com
Elizabeth Harris         www.elizabethloves2stamp.com

Happy Stamping!

 

Martha

Stamp to the Max July Blog Hop

Hey there! Welcome to the blog hop for July.  I have been MIA for a while and for that I am sorry.  My husband was let go from his job and received an offer for a better job within a couple weeks of his last day at the old job.  But that meant that we had to relocate our family 100 miles south of Logan to the Salt Lake Valley.  We are currently squatting in my mother's basement while our home sells and we look for another home.  And if all of that wasn't stressful enough...I am 19 weeks pregnant as we speak.  Whew!

I am feeling a little better now and I am on pins and needles waiting to find out what the next baby is tomorrow morning at an ultrasound.  I hope to be around a little more often now, even though we are in temporary quarters.

On to the good stuff! We are doing a fabulous Red, White, and Blue hop this month in honor of the July 4th holiday. I hear fireworks outside as I am writing this.  I have two cards to show you and then a great idea for future cards.  Stampin' Up! has retired a lot of their stars and July related items it seems.  But don't worry! 

The first card is an old card that I made a few years ago when I first joined the Stampin' Up! family.  The set was in a mini catalog and I have held on to it just because I like it.  It is fireworks and stars and perfect for the holiday.  So, the colors on the card are still current, but everything else you see is retired.  It was just an old one that I found while packing up my stuff and moving and I held on to it.

 

The second card is one that I just made and even though the star punches are no longer current, star shapes are easy to snip (especially if you are following a stamp outline, but more on that later).  I inked up my lined embossing folder with Real Red ink and then ran a piece of Whisper White through it and the ink transfers to the cardstock as it embosses.  The stars are cut from the Polka Dot Parade DSP in Marina Mist.  Pretty quick and easy and makes the perfect American flag.

 

So here is the great thing.  We now have this great new catalog and there is an awesome stamp set in it that will work perfectly for this idea.  I just haven't snagged it for myself yet.  It is called Simply Stars and is really versatile in making holiday cards along with just celebrating events in general.  If you hoard punches like me, your old punches match perfectly to it.  If you don't have the old star punches, it is okay because stars are really easy to snip out using scissors since it is all straight lines and you just follow the inked image.  This set is on my wish list and at only $10.95 for a clear mount set it is worth is!

I hope you enjoyed the samples I had and move along to the next lovely project we have for you.  Enjoy your holiday and THANK YOU to all those who make this land the Land of the Free. 

1.  Elizabeth Harris         www.elizabethloves2stamp.com
2.  Martha Haddock        www.stampinmartha.blogspot.com (you are here)
3.  Stephanie Bradley     www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/stampwithsteph/blog
4.  Lisa Fennewald          www.lisaloostamps.com
5.  Norma Fox                www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/normafox/blog

Happy Stamping!

 

Martha