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Stamper’s Dozen Blog Hop: Metallics

Posted on December 14, 2015December 15, 2015 by Josee

Hello!

Welcome to this month's 'Metallics' Blog Hop! I loved making this project, and could easily make more. The Big Shot and Delicate Ornament Thinlits make this a project you could duplicate over and over- maybe a little teacher gift or just a little something extra dangling from the ribbon on that special gift.

Homemade Christmas tree ornament, Big Shot, coaster board, Delicate Ornament Thinlits Dies, pompom trim

Admittedly, I made this ornament a while back when the new Holiday catalogue first came out. As soon as I saw the Delicate Ornament Thinlits Dies and the Red Foil Sheets I knew I wanted to make a 3D ornament with them! They are the perfect dies to use for an ornament like this because they are symmetrical. I had a good laugh after I made it and then had a better look at the front cover of the Holiday catalogue and I realized I was not the only one to think of doing it! lol! But that's okay- I made it my own.

*I die cut the same ornament three times out of the Red Foil using the new Precision Base Plate for a nice clean cut
*Then used the solid shaped matching die to cut a base from the Vanilla Coaster Board.
*I used my Simply Scored Scoring Tool to score down the centers of the coaster board die cuts so that they would bend in the middle when I glued them together.
*Before I glued them together I placed the Silver Cording Trim through a Home for the Holidays poinsettia button and placed the button at the botttom of the ornament allowing the excess trim to come out the top for hanging. I tied the end of that and placed the tied piece inside the ornament to create a clean loop at the top.
*Then, I used some Multi- Adhesive to glue each coaster board die cut together at the edges and a bit in the center to hold the cording trim, and held them together for a bit while they dried.
*Then, with the Fine Tip Glue Pen, I added adhesive to the backs of the Red Foil die cuts and adhered them onto the coaster board.
*Once that was dry, I tied a bow of Silver Cording Trim and adding two bits of Red Pom Pom Trim to dangle on each side

Now it's ready for hanging on my Christmas tree 🙂

Here is a list of the supplies I used to create this project:

Paper: Vanilla Coaster Board-129392, Red Foil Sheets- 139607

Other: Delicate Ornament Thinlits Dies- 139667, Home For Christmas Designer Buttons- 139639, Silver Cording Trim- 139620, Real Red Pompom Trim- 139617, Multi-Adhesive-110755, Fine Tip Glue Pen- 138309, Big Shot- 113439, Precision Base Plate- 139684

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My Crafty Friends Monday- Christmas Holiday Gift Ideas

Posted on December 14, 2015December 14, 2015 by Josee

Welcome to "My Crafty Friends Monday!"

2015 Holiday Catalogue Edition

I hope you enjoyed a great weekend! Each Monday, I like to feature different projects that have inspired me and I know they'll inspire you too!

Each project was created by different & amazingly talented stampers- make sure you check out their blogs for more details and to check out their other amazing projects!!

(**Note…don't worry- I've contacted each of these stampers and allowed them to decline if they choose.)

This week, I wanted to share some great holiday gift ideas! I found so many great samples, and wanted to share as many as I could! I hope you enjoy!!

Super cute money holders by Judy May: her blog

A great way to gift a candle by Katherine Pritchard: her blog

A hand stamped muslin bag for a small gift by Michelle Last: her blog

I love this Shadow box idea by Caroline Helwigh Wright: her blog; A great way to gift a bracelet or other special item

Super cute pop up gift box by Tanya Bell: her blog; Would make a great teacher gift!

Love the Holiday Fancy Foil Designer Vellum and Curvy Keepsake Box die by Donna Watts: her blog

Ornaments make a wonderful gift and this one is gorgeous, by Michelle Long: her blog

Love this idea using the Cutie Pie Thinlits by Kim Gavarra: her blog

Love the Glimmer paper ornament by Jackie Chciuk Blakesley on Kriss Huells's blog: her blog

A fun way to gift a gift card by Patty Bennett: her blog

Love these ideas? You can purchase this stamp set through my ONLINE STORE !

I hope you've enjoyed this week's "My Crafty Friends Monday" Make sure you visit the talented artist's featured on this post! Thanks for stopping by today!

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Punched Santa Christmas Card

Posted on December 11, 2015December 11, 2015 by Josee

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Hello! Happy Friday!

The card I want to show you today was put together for one of my younger card class attendees. 🙂 It started out as this card, but with a little bit of punching, some glue dots and some inspiration from Pinterest I came up with this.

Punched Santa Christmas card, Bird Builder punch, circle punch, Wonderful Wreath Framelits

So, this card has the same Crumb Cake cardstock base and Merry Moments Designer Series Paper punched with the Curvy Corner Trio Punch.

I die cut a larger circle from Real Red and the Circles Collection Framelits, then used the solid wreath die from Wonderful Wreath Framelits to cut the Whisper White beard and hat trim.

Then, I used the Large Oval punch to cut some Blushing Bride cardstock for his face and also punched a 3/4" circle for his mouth and a 1/2" circle punch for his nose.

I punched some Basic Black cardstock with the 1/2" circle punch for his eyes and used a Chalk Marker to add some whites.

The 1/2" circle punch was used to punch some Real Red for his mouth and layered on the Blushing Bride piece.

His moustached was punched from Whisper White using the Bird Builder punch, punched twice. Everything was adhered together with glue dots to allow placed the smaller pieces under the moustache.

I kept this simple for the card class, but if I was making this again, I would also ink up the edges of each piece to give it more depth and may add some rosey cheeks too! And, I would add a sentiment stamped onto the Crumb Cake layer as well.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: None

Paper: Whisper White- 100730, Crumb Cake cardstock-120953, Real Red cardstock-102482, Merry Moments Designer Series Paper Stack-139595, Basic Black- 121045, Blushing Bride- 131198

Ink: None

Other: Circles Collection Framelits-130911, Wonderful Wreath Framelits- 135851, Large Oval punch- 119855, 1/2" circle punch-119869, 3/4" circle punch- 119873, Bird Builder punch- 117191, White Stampin' Chalk Marker-132133, Curvy Corner Trio Punch-139683, SNAIL Adhesive- 104332, Refill- 104331, Mini Glue Dots- 103683

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Wonderland Gatefold Christmas card

Posted on December 10, 2015December 10, 2015 by Josee

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Now, onto today's Christmas card! Wonderland gatefold card, hand stamped, Christmas card, Stampin Up

This card was fun to make, once I figured out the size I wanted my panels to be to fit the stamps. 🙂 So, I used half a sheet of Thick Whisper White at 5.5" x 8.5". I then scored it at 1.5", turned the sheet around and scored at 2.75".

I stamped the trees in Garden Green on the larger panel and then ran the panel through the Big Shot in the Lucky Stars Textured Embossing Folder. Then, I stamped the sentiment on the smaller panel and added some Rhinestones Basics Jewels on each end of the sentiment.

I used the Curvy Corner Trio Punch to punch matching ribbon slots on each 'gate'. Threaded the Garden Green Striped ribbon through and looped it through on the larger gate panel. Then, I punched a star from a Gold Foil sheet and then adhered it to cover the ribbon opening and added a Winter Wonderland embellishment.

The final touch was to add a panel of Winter Wonderland Vellum to the inside of the card.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Wonderland- 139752 w, 140365 c

Paper: Whisper White Thick- 140272, cut at 8.5”x5.5”, scored at 1.5” & flip & score 2.75” from other side, Gold Foil sheet-132622, Winter Wonderland Vellum stack-139594

Ink: Garden Green ink-126973, Basic Black Archival Ink- 140931, Refill- 140928

Other: Star Punch-138293, Curvy Corner Trio Punch-139683, Lucky Stars Embossing Folder- 135817, Rhinestones Basics Jewels-119246, Winter Wonderland Embellishments- 139621, 1/8” Green Striped Ribbon-139615, SNAIL Adhesive- 104332, Refill- 104331, Mini Glue Dots- 103683

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Berry Merry Christmas Card

Posted on December 9, 2015December 10, 2015 by Josee

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Hello!

I am back today with another Christmas card to share with you!

Berry Merry hand stamped Christmas card, Home For Christmas buttons, Rhinestones, Merry Moments DSP

This card starts with a Crumb Cake cardstock base. Then I add a some Merry Moments Designer Series Paper, using the Curvy Corner Trio Punch to punch out the design on each corner and adhered that to the card base.

Then I cut matting circles from Real Red and Whisper White using the Circles Collection Framelits. Then stamped the word JOY in Real Red and adhered them together. Then, I used the ribbon slot on the Curvy Corner Trio Punch and punched slots at the top and bottom of the circle. I then threaded the ribbon through the slots and tied a bow. I attached that to the card base and added the poinsettia button from the Home for the Holidays collection and added an Iced Rhinestone Embellishment on top of the poinsettia.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Berry Merry- 139768

Paper: Whisper White- 100730, Crumb Cake cardstock-120953, Real Red cardstock-102482, Merry Moments Designer Series Paper Stack-139595

Ink: Real Red- 126949

Other: Circles Collection Framelits-130911, Curvy Corner Trio Punch-139683, 1/8” Red Striped Ribbon-139615, Home For Christmas Designer Buttons- 139639, Iced Rhinestones Embellishments- 139637, SNAIL Adhesive- 104332, Refill- 104331, Mini Glue Dots- 103683

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