12 Days of Christmas--Day 3!

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Hi friends! How have you been enjoying the blog hop so far? I have you have been inspired and if you have not added these bundles to your cart yet, you will be soon! There is still plenty of holiday crafting time left and baking season is really just beginning which is why I wanted to share an idea for an easy way to dress up a holiday treat.

I do love baking all throughout the year but there is something special about holiday baking. I love to participate in bake exchanges as its a fun way to get new ideas and share a recipe you love. I also enjoy making things and packaging them up cute to share with a co-worker, friend, stampin customers and my kids.

My kids have really been enjoying cookies lately and so I wanted to create a fun tag that you could use to package up individual cookies or a stack of cookies in a cello bag.

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I made my own tag by cutting a piece of Coastal Cabana into 2 1/4 x 4 inches and stamped the squiggles along the bottom from the Gingerbread Man stamp set is the same color. I attached the tag through a piece of Real Red Shiny Ribbon. I cut the ribbon in half so that it wasn’t as thick. I tied into a knot on the cookie bag and left the tails of the ribbon to float free. The Garden Green & White Chevron ribbon was added over the hole on the tag to act as another bow. Sometimes I find this easier than trying to get my original ribbon to cooperate!

 

The sentiment is from the Homemade Treats stamp set and because its quite large, I needed to use the 2 3/8 circle punch. I used the Stampin’ Write markers (RIP) in Real Red and Garden Green on the sentiment.

The little gingerbread man and rolling pin are from the same stamp set and are stamped using Pecan Pie ink. The adorable candy die cut is from the Gingerbread Man die set. The mini heart is from the Bee Builder Punch.

I think adding an handmade tag to your holiday baking is such a special extra touch. I plan to have a stack made and ready to go for the holidays for when I want to leave an unexpected treat for someone on their desk!

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12 Days of Christmas--Day 11!

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On the 11th day of Christmas my friend shared with me a really fun hot chocolate treat! I hope you were singing that with the tune in mind! Welcome to another 12 Days of Christmas post!

Today I wanted to share a fun treat idea inspired by the piping bag in the Homemade Treats bundle! I ordered myself some icing piping bags off Amazon and filled them up with hot chocolate, mini chocolate chips and mini marshmallows for a fun treat giving idea.

I love to make things for my customers and co-workers and thought these would make a really fun treat to leave in someone stamping spot or on their desk. It has already snowed here in Edmonton so a little cup of warm on a chilly day is a nice surprise.

I used the Real Red Shiny ribbon to tie and attach the tags for these hot chocolate bags. The first tag is on Pool Party card stock and I ran the bottom of the tag (custom cut to 2 x 4 inches) through the Plaid embossing folder. I decided to use the ‘From the Kitchen of’ stamp on both of my projects. This one is stamped and layered on Garden Green with some of the new Garden Green & White chevron ribbon layered in between the circles.

I stamped out a Real Red oven mitt (so cute) and added a cute little gingerbread man and a fun little coastal cabana icing piping bag.

On my second tag, I used Real Red and stamped the little sprinkles all over it. I used the Gingerbread Man dies to create a pink candy cane to add to the tag and then once again stamped little gingerbread men in Pecan Pie and a piping bag in Garden Green.

These tags were so fun to make and they dress this little hot chocolate treat up so well.

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Twelve Days of Christmas--Last Project Share!

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I can’t believe that we are at the end of another 12 Days of Christmas! Time flies when you are having fun crafting and being inspired, doesn’t it? I hope you love the projects that Mel and I have been sharing with you over the last 12 days! If you missed any posts, make sure to go back and check them out and please leave us an encouraging comment!

Of course, I had to end my 12 Days of Christmas 2024 with a scrapbook page of my bestie, Hawkins. He is my loyal companion, always at my feet in my craftroom.

I used Pool Party 12x12 as my base and elements from the Reindeer Memories Scrapbooking Kit for my page. I have really enjoyed these kits, using the pieces to design my own layouts.

The photo mat in Pecan Pie and I chose this to match the die cut word ‘Joy’ that you get in the scrapbooking kit. I ran it through the Forever Plaid embossing folder.

Isn’t Hawkins so handsome? I added FALALALALALA to this page as I like to think that might have been going through his mind! hahaha. It is from the Reindeer Memories stamp set, which is also found in the Scrapbooking Brochure. A little Crumb Cake Bakers Twine is layered behind along with a tree die cut from the kit and a snowflake from the One of a Kind Dies.

A did a fun paper weaving technique on the page using 3/4 x 12 inch strips of DSP from the Kit, the Reindeer Days DSP, and the Sweet Days of Autumn DSP.

I love this Joy die cut. I added some polka dots using my Pecan Pie Stampin’ Write marker for a little extra interest. I couldn’t resist adding the adorable deer from the Reindeer Days die set, plus more snowflakes and some stars I had laying around in my scrap pile.

I hope this page inspires you to scrapbook your bestie too and to think about a holiday layout in a completely different color palette. I have truly enjoyed curating this projects to share with you. Melanie and I were so happy to offer this to you again for our 3rd year running.

Thank you to everyone who has been by my side this past 18 months. You know who you are and how much you mean to me!

Cheers to an awesome festive season and let’s bring on 2025. The best is yet to come (insert 1000 hearts).

Head on over to Melanie’s blog to see her final festive project and if you missed anything, take a loop back!

Twelve Days of Christmas--Project #6

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Hi friends! Are you enjoying our project shares? I really hope you are finding some fun and different ideas between myself and Melanie! Today I want to share another holiday scrapbook page idea with you!

I offer a class each month, on the last Sunday of the month, over zoom, that is called The Making Memories Membership. Each month I design and share a layout with the members, share my creative strategies and design process and then recreate the page using completely different supplies. You craft along with me using your own supplies! It has been a wonderful first year offering this class series. If you are looking to develop your scrapbooking skills, please message me to find out how you can join for 2025!

This page was one that I shared this past month with everyone in The Making Memories Membership group. Typically, I do not share publicly what I create for this group, but I love this page so much and I would love you to join my creative community, so here you go!

Tell me I am not the only one who snaps pics of the starbucks holiday cups? hahaha!

The base of this page is Pecan Pie with a layer of Basic White over top. I used a variety of 2x2 squares in a bunch of DSP patterns to give life to this page. Some are retired, some are holiday prints and some are more neutral, however they come together in perfect harmony. There is literally SO MUCH you can do, design wise, with a 2x2 square!

‘Yay all the Way’ is from the Sophisticated Sled Bundle —with a little Real Red & White Bakers Twine in behind and a gold snowflake from the Snowy Wonder Dies. This bundle is where you will find the ‘Season’s Greetings’ sentiment as well. I used the Modern Oval Punch for that sentiment and layed it over top of a label die from the Peaceful Season Dies.

I wanted to add little images or shapes to some of the squares to help tell the story or the theme of my page. I stamped the little tree from the Snowy Wonder stamp set, a heart from the Bee Builder Punch, a little die cut tree from Snowy Wonder and the snowflake from the One of a Kind dies. Plus a few fun peppermint embellishments and some really old little heart embellishments (that I have been hoarding!).

If you are going to try and recreate this page, make sure to pop up your Real Red photo mat plus a few of the square to give dimension to your page. It really helps bring the layering effect of the 2x2 squares to life.

If you have questions about The Making Memories Membership program, please reach out!

And check out Melanie’s project tomorrow, or see what she shared yesterday, as we are alternating our schedule!

Twelve Days of Christmas--Project # 5

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HI friends! Are you enjoying all of our projects so far? I hope so! It is definitely starting to feeling like holiday season! Today I am sharing a card and a coordinating ornament or gift tag idea!

Lets start with one of my favorite card designs—I think it definitely falls into the ‘Good Card Design’ category as you can recreate this card with any dsp or die cut options!

The base is Real Red (its just screams classic Christmas) and in the top left and bottom right I stamped the little cluster of stars found in the Decorative Trees stamp set.

I created a first layer in Basic White where I die cut out a circle. Behind the circle I laid strips of DSP from the Take a Bow DSP in 1/2 and 3/4 wide strips. This is such a great way to use up DSP. I also ran this panel through the Snowfall Folder for a little extra touch.

I used the colors of the Take a Bow DSP to determine the colors of my two trees that I die cut with the Decorative Tree Dies. I just love these dies and have had so much fun creating with them this holiday season.

The dies have two sets of trees to choose from. The Garden Green treen in the front is one of the smaller tree options. The fancy layer that is on top of the tree is a separate die. You need to cut it and add it to the base tree, which is bigger. You then just use your snips to trim off the bottom section of the base tree! I was so happy to discover this as it made creating even more tree combinations a breeze!

Every year I make some sort of wood slice Christmas ornament or gift topper. I do hang these on my tree or tie them on a gift bag or use them on a gift. I love using a wood slice or tree cookie as my base. These are fun inexpensive gifts that you can use in a variety of ways. The coordinating card makes it a fun little gift!

To make this fun 3D tree for my ornament, I cut out 4 trees in Granny Apple Green. One is the base and three will be scored right down the middle of the tree. You could stamp on these 3 layers, like I did here, or even run them through an embossing folder for some texture.

I used the little star shapes from the Decorative Tree dies on these ones. Fold the 3 trees in half along the score line. Add some Tombow to the base tree and add one tree (one folded side) to the left half of your base tree, then add the next tree with Tombow to the back of the first tree and so forth, attaching the third tree to the base. I love when we can take a shape and make it 3D!

Because the Decorative Trees stamp set has the sentiment ‘Oh, Christmas Tree’ I knew that I had to use it on this project. It is stamped in Real Red ink with a spray of Granny Apple Green over top. I added a couple little banners from the Take a Bow DSP and a star from the die set.

I hope you are inspired to make a fun card and coordinating ornament yourself this holiday season!

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