A Card a Day in December--Day #15

Hey you! It’s me, just over here making a mailing Christmas cards! I have sent out so many this year and it feels so wonderful! And each day I have a few cards in my mailbox too so that is exciting!

My card today is a quick and easy one because sometimes you do need to mass produce or don’t have alot of time to create a card!

I love the color combo of Granny Apple Green and Poppy Parade together with a splash of white! It is a little bit of a brighter version of traditional red and green holiday cards.

I chose the stamp set Christmas Means More because it has such large sentiments and I wanted to make a quick impact with this card.

I stamped the sentiment in Whisper White craft ink and embossed it and then cut it with the largest circle die from the Layering Circles die collection. A definite craft room must have!

The greenery and berries are from the Peace & Joy stamp set and will need to be hand trimmed.

I used an embossing folder for a little bit of background interest and along the sides of this panel I added two little strips of Silver Foil paper. It just adds a little sophistication, don’t you think?

I also added a bit of Wink of Stella to the berries.

Both the sentiment and the white panel are raised with Dimensionals.

I hope you are stamping today! Thank you for following along so far this month on my A Card a Day—Holiday Style journey!

A Card a Day in December--Day #14

Thanks so much for being a part of my stampin’ journey! I love that I have this platform to share my creative ideas with you! I have enjoyed challenging myself to share A Card a Day in December—25 Christmas cards and a week of New Years cards!

This is my 14th card marking 2 weeks of crafty projects! If you have missed some of my other cards please go back through the month! Lots of inspiration!

Sometimes I like to create cards with unusual color combos and I think this card reflects that. Not your traditional holiday card!

I started with a base of Mint Macaron and added a strip of Designer Series Paper from the Poinsettia Place collection. I cut a stitched rectangle in Whisper White to add another panel.

I have loved creating with the In the Pines Bundle this holiday. I stamped three trees in Mint Macaron, Rich Razzleberry and Rococo Rose. When you are adding in the filler stamp, make sure to stamp it off on your grid paper so that the ink is lighter. This makes the perfect contrast between the outside and inside.

The sentiment is from the Tag Buffet stamp set and is stamped in Rich Razzleberry ink on the coordinating card stock. It is then cut with a stitched circle.

Behind the sentiment I added two strips of plaid Rococo Rose DSP from the In Color 6x6 paper stack. A bit of Mint Macaron ribbon and some silver metallic thread finishes off this piece.

I added a little bling with some Rhinestones—a craft room must have!

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A Card a Day in December--Day #13

Hello friends! Welcome to A Card a Day in December—this is my 13th card share so far this month. In fact, today I am actually sharing two projects — a card and an awesome decorated acetate box to share your cards! I love a good coordinating gift and packaging up some cards in an acetate box is such a fun gift to give.

I wrapped a strip of Poinsettia Designer Series paper around the acetate box. Make sure it is tight enough to stay in place but lose enough that you can slide it off and on.

I stamped Merry Christmas from the Poinsettia Petals stamp set and embossed it in gold on a strip of Real Red card stock.

I added a gold piece of foil paper that I cut and embossed with the scallop die from the Peony Die set.

Its one of my favorite ways to add a little extra flair to a project.

I needed a ‘base’ to my poinsettia so I die cut a stitched Crumb Cake circle. The poinsettia is cut from Whisper White card stock and I flicked my Wink of Stella marker over top and added one of the Beaded Pearls to the center. A few stamped and die cut leaves behind and this box wrap is complete! So fancy and fun!

Both of these cards were designed to coordinate with this acetate box. It makes such a beautiful gift. The white card with the Real Red poinsettia was already shared on my blog.

The Soft Suede card is full of layers and texture. I added a base layer of Soft Suede and stamped some berries in a random pattern in the background in the same ink color. I then added a piece of DSP and another layer in Whisper White.

On top of those base layers I added an Old Olive strip of DSP. I love how many options and versatility there is with the Poinsettia Place DSP.

Merry Christmas is stamped on Crumb Cake paper in Soft Suede ink. The leaves are stamped in Old Olive ink on Old Olive paper. Add a little Real Red Sheer ribbon behind the sentiment, a couple teeny Real Red poinsettia’s and some Real Red Rhinestones and you are good to go!

Joy of Sets--Christmas 2020

Welcome to the last official post of the Joy of Sets Blog Hop. This was the FIRST blog hop I joined and I have learned so much since then. I need to give Angie McKenzie a special shout out for all of her behind the scenes assistance she gave me in the beginning! I look forward to sharing creativity with her in some new future projects, so stay tuned for details!

This month our theme is Christmas songs and it works well as I have been sharing a Card a Day in December all month long, so this will officially also make my 12th holiday card share! One of my favorite Christmas songs is from Michael Buble and his version of White Christmas. We love a good cup of hot chocolate in my home and I always give my husband a Tim Horton’s gift card during the holiday season. I love to listen to Christmas songs together with the fake fireplace on the television and drink yummy drinks together!

My project is a card and a gift card holder. I can be one or the either and is a card design that I use over and over!

You start with your typical card base. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2. Score in half at 4 1/4 and then on one side make a score line at 1 1/4. This become the panel that you will flip forward to create a pocket.

There is no adhesive keeping this pocket closed, however you need to use a ribbon or in this case, Linen Thread, to keep it closed.

I rounded all four edges with the Detailed Trio punch and added a strip of Designer Series Paper from the Heartwarming Hugs to the panel. I also rounded the edges on this.

I absolutely loved the sentiment, “You’re the Marshmallows to my Cocoa”, and I knew I needed to add it to the Whisper White card stock pull out piece. It is cut to 4 x 5 1/4. I stamped the sentiment in Crumb Cake ink.

The best thing about the Warm Hugs Bundle are the teeny tiny coffee mug, candy canes, and christmas tree that all have little dies to cut them out. I love the layering options in this bundle too and the variety of sentiments.

I added a bit of bling to the middle of the little coffee cups for some glitz! This is the perfect card or gift card holder for those warm drink loving friends or family members in your life.

Thanks for hopping along today! You can keep on going by clicking the button below and to see what Alejandra has created for us today!

Create with Connie and Mary--Christmas Favor

Hello friends! I really love the holiday season as its such a fun opportunity to share little gifts and treats with everyone. I know this season looks very different for many of us, but I was still able to make a few fun things to give away!

One of my favorite things in the Handmade for You catalogue are the mini coffee cups and little carrier! I have used them for so many things. The possibilities are just endless!

I just knew I had to dress one of these carriers up using a combo of the Heartwarming Hugs Suite (one of my favorite of all time!) and the Sweetest Time Bundle. I just love a good candy cane image!

I started in covering the carrier on all four sides with a pattern from the Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series paper. I loved the stripe pattern as it allowed me to use both reds and greens in my design.

I embellished the left side with “Eat Drink and be Cozy” and layered it using the Warm Wraps Dies. I just loved all the possible combinations with this die set. I think it will be a keeper for me! The Real Red Sheer ribbon was a great addition to this layer because it is still light and airy with a wonderful texture to the ribbon.

I added in some stamped and die cut candy canes and some leaves, both stamped and some just die cut. I just love how it all came together.

One of the great features of these coffee carriers is that they are sturdy enough to hold a mini bottle of champagne! Whoo Hoo! On one side of my project I have a decorated champagne bottle and on the other I have a mini coffee cup full of Baileys Irish Creme chocolate (you know, for your ‘coffee and baileys’ ).

I wrapped some of the Mossy Meadow Diagonal Stripe ribbon around the bottle neck and added “A Little Something for You” which I embossed with White Craft Ink and embossing powder on Real Red card stock. It is also cut using the Warm Wraps dies.

Of course I had to decorate the lid of the Coffee Cup and I made a custom coffee cozy using the Festive Felt (what a fun product offering) and the Warm Wraps dies.

On the lid I wanted to keep things traditional red and white, candy cane colors, and I added little candy cane stamps to the top. So cute!

I was easily able to cut the Festive Felt with the dies and assemble everything together using a hot glue gun. I think this custom coffee cozy is the best!

I know the other gals have created some amazing projects as well! You can go BACK to see what Melissa has created or you can go NEXT to see what Connie has designed. Please feel free to leave comment! I love getting your feedback!