The WonderBasement

Tonya Dieterlen Independent Stampin'Up! Demonstrator

Wink of Stella, Merry Patterns and Merry Little Christmas DSP

Tonya Dieterlen

I just love when you throw your scraps down on the table and genius strikes!! lol! Stampin' Up! colors and papers make it easy to create quickly. Literally, I just threw down this little church cut, from Hearts Come Home framelits. They are so adorable. I think it goes a little sophisticated when done in the black and white color scheme. I do LOVE the black & white tree paper. Yum! I love traditional Christmas colors, but I have to admit, it's refreshing to step outside of the proverbial box once in a while. And LOOK at the plaid mittens....you'll have to wait until tomorrow to see what I have in store for those "smitten" mittens! 

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Here is an example of how beautiful and simple the Wink of Stella pen is to use. The image "'tis the season" is stamped in black and then I painted the Wink of Stella inside the letters for maximum sparkle!

Wink of Stella on white cardstock
Merry Patterns

This is the whole finished card. With the lighting, you can't see the sparkles on the houses, but I assure you it's there, and beautiful!! 

I'm planning on Christmas stamping on steriods this week, so stay tuned for some more fun ideas for YOUR Christmas greetings. 

Mini-Camp Tonight! It's time to put on the Christmas music...

Tonya Dieterlen
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We are going to have a great time this evening! 3 projects ready to go. They happen to be all Christmas themed. The plaid card and the little basket was inspired by my friend & fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Cheri Stojkovich. Thanks, Cheri!

The Hearts Come Home card was using, possibly my most favorite tool EVER! The Wink of Stella! It's clear and sparkly and makes everything more magical! It is so easy to add a sparkle here and a sparkle there, you can also cover up a multitude of mistakes. Glitter and sparkle fix almost every problem!! <<<<That should be a graphic t-shirt! haha!

Check out the cool products we are playing with below:

October Paper Pumpkin KIT = FABULOUS!!!!

Tonya Dieterlen

Here is a great unboxing video of exactly what is in the October Paper Pumpkin Kit. If you been following me for a while, you'll know of all things: I'm honest. I tell you like I see it. If I think something is sub-par, I will let you know. If I think something is SUPER-duper, FANTABULOUS and stinkin' amazing and cute....AND YOU NEED TO RUN, not walk or dilly-dally, you will know that, too!! 

This kit, with all the hype SU! has had around it, TRUELY lives up to the expectations. It's ADORABLE, EASY and you are going to LOVE it!!! 

SO, my advice this morning....because tomorrow will probably be too late...(remember, I am HONEST) 

I'm going to be working on a variation of this kit if for some chance you don't need the cards and you'd prefer something different, like holiday table decor or home decor! Stay tuned to see what fun happens today. 

If for some reason, this kit sells out today, don't despair!!! Sign up for the November kit RIGHT NOW!!! I'm confident it will be JUST as fabulous!!! Seriously, DO. IT. NOW.  :)

Christmas, and a craft show and craft "flow"...

Tonya Dieterlen

These little ornaments came together pretty quick and I'm so GLAD to use up my supply of cork circles I purchased originally, for a wedding project. It's one of those things that has been stuck in the back of my crafting cabinet for a couple of years, and I always open the cabinet...and there they are staring at me. "What are you going to do with me?", they ask, like sassy little smartie-pants. I do what any good crafter does and ignore them, or look directly at them and threaten to give them a nice long toss into the trash!

I applied for a craft show this week. Over in Franklin, IN on November 11. I'll share more details out after I've heard back from the organizers. It's juried, which means they screen all the applicants. I hope to know more next week.

However, just sending in the paper work has motivated me to get all my "extra" raw materials out and play, create and MAKE something! I've been quite a raw material collector! *blush*

It's felt good to get everything out and challenge myself to create with what I already have at my fingertips. Ever since my snow globe discovery (here), I've been in what people in the "biz" call "flow"....hahahaha....that sounds so funny. But, there is some truth to creatives being "in the flow".

Some days it takes all I can do to spit out a simple card. Other days, I can produce new things, that leads to more new things, that leads to exciting new things. It's been a week of both.  Talk about creative whiplash! I wanted to share some of the things I'm doing. I hope you are inspired to pull out your stash and PLAY a little. I wish you a weekend of being in the "flow" ofyour current project. 

Here's some of the magic happening in the WonderBasement! Enjoy! Tonya

By the way, Stampin' Up! has a 2" hole punch that works marvelously for punching this paper out....I realized this shortly after tracing the cork circles!

By the way, Stampin' Up! has a 2" hole punch that works marvelously for punching this paper out....I realized this shortly after tracing the cork circles!

Corks and glue and trees
Diarama Ornament
I bleached green bottle brush trees....this should come with warning: It's addictive!!!!

I bleached green bottle brush trees....this should come with warning: It's addictive!!!!

Season to Sparkle

Tonya Dieterlen

Such a versatile stamp set! It includes Halloween, Christmas, Hang in there, and Valentine's Day! Love, love, love how it's designed. Check it out!

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Season to Sparkle