All my Wreaths...

I just realized I never shared pictures of all the wreaths that I made for Christmas gifts! I love how these turned out and I made them using several different color combos. Each wreath was made by making a bunch of "lollies" using the simply scored tool. Then I created designs to go in the middles, stamping and punching out scallop circles and circles and using buttons on some. Then they are all attached to a flat wooden circle using a hot glue gun.

Here is the first one.. For this one I used the Christmas lodge paper from the holiday mini catalog. I used the stamp set Pines and Pointsettias for the images.

The next one is a bit brighter color palette. I used the holly berry bouquet paper from the holiday mini catalog and coordinated the colors with it.

I also made a couple of "fall" ones.. These are nice because they can stay up longer than the Christmas ones. These both used the stamp set Day of Gratitude.



The last one I kept for myself... Of course I need one for my house too!

Here are the recipients opening their wreaths.. I think they loved them!

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Time for gift bags!

Can you believe it's less than two weeks 'til Christmas? I've been busy shopping, creating, and making my holiday cards so I haven't had much time to post lately. Here is something I thought would be fun to share. I made this gift bag last week for a little handmade gift for some friends and I love how it turned out. I started with a plain craft gift bag (I buy these occasionally when I have a coupon or they are on sale at a craft store so I always have a few on hand). Then I stamped the tree on it from the Christmas Lodge stamp set and Seasons Greetings from the Many Merry Messages stamp set. I decorated the bottom with some paper from the Frostwood Lodge Designer paper (LOVE the plaids in this paper) and a piece of chocolate chip punched out with the Lace Ribbon Border punch!


Then I used the Two Tags big shot die to cut out a cute tag, embellished it with some more paper and the pinecones from the Pines and Pointsettias stamp set. Didn't it turn out pretty?

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Gift Card Holder from Envelope

Are you giving any gift cards for the holidays? If you are here is a simple and easy way to make them look super cute!

I used a medium sized envelope from Stampin' Up and folded it in half. (If you use the simply scored tool then you will score one line before the 3" mark.) Then you cut off the top right flap as shown here:


I sealed down the left hand flap and covered that side of the envelope with a piece of patterned paper that was 2 7/8" wide by 4 3/8" tall. Now on the Right side you have a neat little pocket to put your card in.
To make my card a little easier to pull out I attached it to a tag cut out using the Two Tags big shot die with a bow on the top! Ribbon around the whole thing makes it easy to tie shut and then decorate the front as you like! What a fun presentation for any gift card!


I know you probably need to order some envelopes now, right? Just contact me and I can order some for you.. this size is hard to find in the stores and Stampin' Ups are nicely priced (only $6.50 for 40) Plus, they are made from the same high-quality paper as their cardstocks!

stamps: Pines & Poinsettias, Teeny Tiny Wishes
ink: chocolate chip
paper: crumb cake envelope, Frostwood lodge designer series paper, whisper white, chocolate chip
other: polka-dot scallop ribbon in chocolate chip and cherry cobbler, scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, Two Tags Big shot die, word window punch


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Pines and Pointsettias Holiday card

Here is another card using the Pines & Pointsettias set. This one is a little simpler than the last (we made this at my holiday stamp-a-stack). The card base is Wild Wasabi and I layered a strip of the Holly Berry Bouquet designer paper across it. I also punched out a strip of white using the
Lace Ribbon Border punch. Isn't it pretty? The main image was colored with markers and stamped. Quick and easy for Christmas!


stamps: Pines & Pointsettias
ink:Early espresso, real red, wild wasabi
paper: wild wasabi, real red, whisper white, Holly Berry Bouquet Designer paper
other: Lace ribbon border punch

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Pines and Pointsettias

Here is another holiday card -- this one uses the Pines & Pointsettias set. I stamped the background using the XL Woodgrain stamp. I stamped the main image by coloring the stamp with markers. Then I colored over part of the rose with a Versamarker and embossed it with cherry cobbler embossing powder.

Here's a close-up:


stamps: Pines & Pointsettias, Woodgrain background
ink:early espresso, cherry cobbler, wild wasabi
paper: early espresso, whisper white, cherry cobbler, crumb cake, wild wasabi
other: satin ribbon, bakers twine, Perfect pennants big shot die, scallop trim border punch

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