I'm back today with another Christmas card. This is one I made a few weeks ago. I was originally thinking I would use this as my Christmas card this year, but I knew hand-cutting all those little Santa hats was going to be a chore. Anyway, I still think this is a great card. This stamp set and pattern paper are retiring at the end of the July-December Catalog. The pattern paper is one of the host items in the Catalog and it's an excellent … [Read more...] about Believe In The Magic
Christmas
Decorated With Happiness
I'm doing my best to use those stamps from the July-December Catalog that I haven't used yet. The Decorated With Happiness is a great set that gives a nice clean look to your card. And the coordinating die set has some really nice options that work well with the pine branch. I think this is my favorite ornament in the die set. And the lovely bow adds a nice touch to the card. For this set, I highly recommend our Adhesive Sheets when die … [Read more...] about Decorated With Happiness
It’s the Most Magical Time of the Year
Today I'm sharing a special project for you from a recent class. This is a standing frame with a shaker box on the front of it. The inside of the shaker is decorated with a smiling snowman on a snowy hill. You can see some of the clear shaker beads in the frame. I happen to have four these kits leftover from my class. I've typed up directions with photos for the remaining kits so these are ready for you to complete at home. The kits are $20 … [Read more...] about It’s the Most Magical Time of the Year
Joy
On Monday I shared the Christmas Gifting Tag Kit. The kit makes nine tags. But what do you do with the leftovers if you don't use all nine tags? You could save them for next year. But why not go ahead and use them now to make a home decor piece? At OnStage a couple weeks ago, one of the ladies shared a lovely project using this small wreath with the trees and the lights. I asked her where she found the wreath and she was kind enough to tell … [Read more...] about Joy
Christmas Gifting Kit
With the Holidays quickly approaching, I'm looking for quick and easy projects to get my list done on time. I love our Kit Collection for quick and easy projects. One of the Kits released earlier this Fall is the Christmas Gifting Kit. This is a kit that makes nine large tags. The back side of the the tags has a pocket intended to be a gift holder, which you could add a bit of cash or a gift card too. These would look great on hanging on a … [Read more...] about Christmas Gifting Kit
Happy New Year!
On Wednesday I shared that fabulous treat holder with the mini coffee cups and box. I ended up with some extra bits when making the treat holder, so I turned my leftovers into cards. Here is the first card using up the things I used to decorate the coffee cup. I added the gorgeous pinecone paper as my background and it pairs so well with the pinecone stamps. My second card used up some of the label pieces and strips of pattern paper … [Read more...] about Happy New Year!
Friends Like You
Even though Christmas has passed, I still have a couple things to share to for the end of the July-December Catalog. First up is this adorable treat holder box and goodies. The gold polka-dotted box makes the perfect little tray to hold a couple sweet treats. This box just fits the plastic 3 x 3" clear boxes along with the Mini Coffee Cups. I decorated the clear box with a wrap around the outside. I used the Warm Wraps die to cut the band … [Read more...] about Friends Like You
Merry
I was at a local craft store not too long ago and came across these inexpensive wood frames in their discount bin. I thought they'd be great for crafting. I wanted to keep this simple so I left the frame the natural wood rather than painting it. I cut my pattern paper to fit the inside of the frame. I do find with inexpensive frames like this, you really want to cut to fit it as they tend not to be a standard measurement. The green pattern … [Read more...] about Merry