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Thoughtful Branches Christmas Card

Posted on August 18, 2016August 16, 2016 by Josee

Good Morning!

I know, I know. How could I? How dare I? How could I possibly be thinking about Christmas in August?! Truthfully, I'm really not! lol! I am enjoying this heat and even the rain for as long as I can. But, since the Thoughtful Branches bundle is only available until the end of August, I really wanted to show you how versatile it really is!! (AND…the Stampin' Up Holiday Catalogue is coming September 1st so you will start seeing more Christmas projects soon enough! As crafters you know we need to get an early start!! I'm curious actually, if you make Christmas cards, when do you start making yours? Let me know in the comments below!)

How To Make It:

Score and fold the Whisper White Thick cardstock in half for the card base and layer with Real Red cardstock on top.

Stamp “Happy Wonderful Christmas” from the Wondrous Wreath stamp set in Real Red ink at bottom right corner of smaller piece of Whisper White cardstock and layer onto card base.

Die cut the Beautiful Branches Thinlit tree four times from Whisper White Thick cardstock scraps. Glue the layers together using the Fine Tip Glue Pen to make one thicker piece. Adhere to the card center.

Stamp the bird from Thoughtful Branches in Real Red on a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and die cut. Adhere to the tree with a Glue Dot.

On the inside of the card, stamp “Many Happy Moments. . .” and another bird.

Stamps:

Thoughtful Branches (143539); Wondrous Wreath (135047)

Paper:

Thick White Cardstock (140272); Real Red Cardstock (102482)

Ink:

Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad (126949)

Other:

Big Shot Machine (143263); Beautiful Branches Thinlits (143538), Fine Tip Glue Pen (138309), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

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

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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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Flurry of Wishes Christmas Card

Posted on November 19, 2015November 19, 2015 by Josee

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Hello!

Today's card is a great sample of a quick and easy card with a 'punch' of bling added in!

Flurry of Wishes, Christmas card, winter card, snowflake, hand stamped, quick and easy card, Bow Builder punch, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper

This card started with a base of Thick Whisper White cardstock, and then a layer of Bermuda Bay cardstock. Then on a layer of Whisper White, start by stamping the larger snowflake as shown in Bermuda Bay ink, then fit the other stamped snowflakes around it in Tempting Turquoise ink.

Stamp the sentiment in Basic Black, then adhere the stamped layer to the mat and adhere to the card base.

Adhere a strip of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer paper and then punch the Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer paper two times with the Bow Builder punch; assemble your bow with glue dots and attach to the strip. Quick and easy!! You could even bling it up more by adding some Rhinestones to some of the snowflake centers!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Flurry of Wishes Stamp Set-139732

Paper: Whisper White Thick Cardstock-140272, Bermuda Bay Cardstock-131197, Whisper White cardstock-100730, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper-135315

Ink: Bermuda Bay ink-131171, Tempting Turquoise Ink-126952, Basic Black Archival Ink- 140931, Refill- 140928

Other: Bow Builder Punch-137414, SNAIL Adhesive- 104332, Refill- 104331, Mini Glue Dots- 103683

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