A Card a Day in December--Day #20

Hey friends! Today I decided to take a break from cards and show you some cute little stocking stuffers I made for my kids and hubby. We are some serious hot chocolate and chocolate lovers over here so I dressed up some fun treats Stampin’ style!

Thank you for visiting my blog today, my 20th share this month!

The mini acetate boxes fit a Keurig pod perfectly and I was able to find some hot chocolate ones..the best part is the color coordinates perfectly with the Heartwarming Hugs suite! It is the little things!

This suite is one of my favorites and one that I will keep around for future projects. I just love how the Warm Wraps dies have so many layering combinations.

The Warm Hugs stamp set is perfect for all of your latte, coffee and hot chocolate giving needs.

And really, what is cuter than a mini coffee cup?

If you do not have the Press On stamp set—add it to your shopping cart! It is the perfect accompaniment to this suite!

The Rectangular Tins are the perfect size to hold some chocolates! I added the Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series paper to the inside and outside of the tin and was able to round the edges with the Detailed Trio Punch.

I tied it shut with a little bit of Real Red Braided Linen Trim.

The Warm Hugs stamp set has a variety of sentiments and works fantastically with its partner stamp set Wrapped in Christmas.

I really enjoyed making these fun little treats to add to my families stockings!

Create with Connie and Mary--Favourite Christmas Project!

Welcome to our weekly blog hop! If this is your first time joining in make sure you go around the whole group! Everyone is so talented and has unique and distinct crafting styles. I tend to make variety of projects including scrapbook pages, memory albums, 3D projects and cards. In fact today for our “Favourite” Christmas project I have created a Christmas Mini Album!

This mini album is created using 5 pieces of 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 pieces of Crumb Cake card stock. Instead of scoring the card stock in half to make a card I just kept as is.

The album is kept together with two 1 inch binder rings that are found easily at any office supply store and are jazzed up a bit with a variety of ribbons. I love how many options Stampin’ Up! has for us to choose from.

I added a Soft Suede piece to mimic a book binding. The scallop edge is created using the Peony Dies.

What is really awesome about this album is the whole project uses only ONE stamp set! The Wrapped in Christmas stamp set was perfect for this project!!

I used two different stamps to create a lovely cover page. My idea was that this album could become a piece of holiday decor that the recipient (yes, I made this for my mom) could have on display year after year.

I used some of the Mossy Meadow Diagonal Stripe ribbon paired with Linen Thread and some Red Rhinestones to bring the sentiment “Let the Joy..” come to life. It is stamped on a shape from the HIppo & Friends dies.

I added in elements from the Pine Woods Dies and the Warm Wraps Dies throughout the album. The color palette is paired to the Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper.

I love how you can layer up elements from the Warm Wraps dies and add in a few simple embellishments such as the Real Red Braided Linen Trim and Linen Thread.

The Stitched Stars Dies were another great choice to embellish this album. I also stamped out many of the images and cut by hand certain words that I wanted to highlight or isolate. A perfect example of this is pictured above on the JOY page (right hand side).

I was able to use every stamp in this set except for one…can you figure it out?

I hope this project inspires you to think about making a mini album! They don’t have to be complicated or require a ton of time. I really just looked at this project like designing card fronts!

You can go BACK to see what Melissa has created or NEXT to see what Connie has designed. Please feel free to leave a comment :)

A Card a Day in December--Day #18

While this card doesn’t say Merry Christmas I still feel like it is a holiday card that I would give to a close friend. I love the Snowflake Splendor suite as it has some really unique sentiments in it. I created two versions of this card with different colors. Which one do you like better? I can’t even pick!

Both of the cards are on bases of Pool Party with snowflakes stamped in the same ink color along the bottom.

I added a small strip of DSP from the Snowflake Splendor collection and then changed up the snowflake colors on each card. So one card leans more purple and the other more blue tones.

The ribbon is the Pool Party Sheer Ribbon from the Annual Catalogue. I love this ribbon and have gone through a couple of rolls already. I added some bling to the middle of a few snowflakes with the Elegant Faceted Gems.

If you live in Canada please feel free to shop with me! I would love to support you in your crafting needs and make a new friend across the county!

A Card a Day in December--Day #17

Happy Thursday! I am so excited to share this fun combo project with you today! It is a cute decorated pizza box with a mini card and a gift card all inside! Talk about a small package packing a big punch! This is my 18th share in my A Card a Day in December, I hope you are enjoying everything I have shared so far.

I started by decorating the mini pizza box with a piece of designer series paper from the Heart Warming Hugs collection. I added a belly band of Mossy Meadow card stock with the cute little mini cups from the Warm Hugs stamp set stamped in the same ink color. When making a belly band you want it to be snug enough to stay on but loose enough to slip off and on (it would be sad if the recipient had to rip it off to get at what is inside).

I punched a 2 1/4 inch circle in Pear Pizzaz card stock and ran it through the Wrapped in Texture Embossing folder.

The little cup is from the Press On stamp set and is hand cut. I added a little decorative detail to the cup with a piece of DSP and some light coloring with the light Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blend marker.

The sentiment is stamped in Soft Suede ink on Crumb Cake card stock from the Warm Hugs stamp set.

On the inside I made a cute little 3x3 card with matching envelope. It has a Crumb Cake layer that is also embossed with the Wrapped in Texture embossing folder and another strip of DSP.

The to go cup is also from the Press On stamp set and looks cute with a little DSP coffee cozy on it. I added “I Like You a Latte” on Crumb Cake with a bit of marker spritz.

The 3x3 mini envelope is dressed up with a trio of little coffee cups!

The card is designed to fit in the bottle of the pizza box and the top of the lid has a gift card—a coffee one of course!

If you are looking for a last minute gift for a teacher, neighbor, or coworker I think this would be an easy yet adorable gift left on someone’s door step or mailbox.

Thank you so much for checking out my projects so far this month!

A Card a Day in December--Day #16

Today I wanted to share a bit of a fun fold card that I recently designed. This is my 16th card share this month so far! I am excited to be sharing with you and am really looking forward to some New Years cards /projects coming your way on Dec 26th!

I am also planning to share a scrapbook page on Christmas Day so if memory keeping is your jam, make sure to pop on over to check it out!

The Just Jade base of this card is 4 1/4 x 8 and is scored on the long side at 2 1/2. That will make the little panel on the front.

I added a piece of DSP from the Tis’ the Season 6x6 stack with a layer of Shaded Spruce card stock behind.

I just LOVE Just Jade and Shaded Spruce together. To me, its the best green duo we have!

I cut two Stitched Nested Labels (same size) one you can see on the outside and the second is matched up on the inside of the card.

The little reindeer and sentiment is from the Warm & Toasty stamp set. I colored the reindeer in with Stampin’ Blends and added some Wink of Stella to his green bow.

I stamped a few little snowflakes around the sentiment in Just Jade ink, but I stamped them once on my Grid Paper before I stamped them on the label.

I wrapped some Linen Thread around this front panel (not the whole card) and added some of the Blue Adhesive Backed Gems for a little sparkle!

The sentiment on the inside label is from the Dove of Hope stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink with a few little Just Jade snowflakes sprinked around.

You can see from this photo that the Linen Thread only goes around the panel that flips open.

And you cannot see the inside panel when the card is closed so make sure to perfectly line up the Nested Labels.