12 Days of Christmas--Day 9!

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Hi friends! Its day 9 already! The months leading up to Christmas always seem to go so fast don’t you think? And its definitely time to start thinking about holiday baking!

For my project today I wanted to share a fun little card that is 99% created from the Homemade Treats bundle. This is a bundle that I will designate as a ‘keeper set’ because I like to hang onto any sets that have to do with baking, food, treat giving etc. Its a genre we don’t see quite as often.

I started with a base of Real Red card stock and then added a panel of the Silent Snowfall specialty 12x12 paper—it has a cute little snowflake pattern embossed on it. I love this paper! Its such a great alternative to a panel of white where you do not plan to do any stamping.

Next I added a panel of polka dots from the Traditions of Christmas DSP and to bridge the two panels I cut a 1/2 x 3 3/4 piece of Garden Green card stock and added two strips of the new Garden Green & White Chevron Ribbon. Because this ribbon is so thin it was fun to add to strips of it for a bit of a different design element.

 

I love how you can see the little snowflakes printed on the Silent Snowfall paper—they are in perfect proportion to the other elements on this card as well.

The best part of this card was adding all of the little elements from the Homemade Treats bundle—the only thing that is added from the Gingerbread Man bundle are the Garden Green gumdrops.

I modified the sentiment to just say ‘Tis the Season’ and stamped it in Coastal Cabana. If you have been following along you can probably notice a color theme to my projects!

The rolling pin, little gingerbread men and mini candy canes are just so fun! And the icing piping bag full of icing is a cute touch to this eclectic mix of images.

I punched a couple banners from the Garden Green plain pattern from the Christmas Tags & More DSP stack and added this between the layers on my sentiment. A few red sequins from the Traditional Sparkling Sequins completed this card project.

I really love this project and already can think of a few friends that will enjoy getting it from me this holiday season.

Make sure to visit Melanie’s blog to see what awesome projects she has been creating! So far you should have 10 different projects to be inspired from!

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12 Days of Christmas--Day 5!

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So I have shared a scrapbook page and a tag so far in our 12 Days of Christmas series so today is a good day to share a cute card idea featuring the Gingerbread Man Bundle. I hope you have been enjoying what Melanie and I have been designing and sharing with you so far.

I decided use a base of Garden Green for my card and add a couple of strips of gingham DSP from the Christmas Tags & More 6x6 stacks.

These 1/2 x 4 1/4 inch strips were layered behind another panel of Garden Green card stock that is 2 2/4 x 4 1/4 inches wide. I ran this panel through the Forever Plaid Embossing Folder.

The gingerbread man is stamped with White Craft ink onto Pecan Pie card stock and then embossed with white embossing power to give that icing sugar illusion. Out of all of our browns I find that Pecan Pie is the closes to the color of actual gingerbread.

I relied on the dies from the Gingerbread Man die collection to make this card cute and fun. The handle of the lollipop is colored black using a dark black Stampin’ Blend and the little heart in the center is from the House Builder Punch (it was released last holiday season).

I was able to create candy canes facing each direction by just flipping the card stock over on the red candy cane and gluing things in reverse. I added a little bit of Red & White Bakers Twine tied into a bow over the Pretty in Pink candy cane.

The sentiment ‘Baking Spirits Bright’ is from the stamp set and was stamped twice. Once in Real Red and the other in Garden Green. I cut the sentiment apart using paper snips to add it in a different configuration. The gum drops are in Real Red and the wrapped candy in Coastal Cabana.

I love how fun and whimsical this card turned out and its a great way to feature the dies in a project.

Hop on over to Melanie to see what she created yesterday (you don’t want to miss anything) and tomorrow she will have another project for you to see!

If you are needing to do some holiday shopping and need to place an order, please consider shopping with me so I can continue to love what I do. And if you haven’t heard, Melanie and I are hosting a crafting cruise in summer 2026! We would LOVE to have you cruise and craft along with us.

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Handmade Happiness: A Birthday Card with Blooming Style

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Hi friends, here we are finding ourselves at the end of summer. And another time to reflect on what I did not get done over the summer, hahaha. I think this is a trap that many of us moms fall into. However, one thing I did DO this summer was participate in a few card swaps. This brought me alot of joy as during the school year I do not have time for these extra activities. This was one of the cards that I created to share in creativity with others.

I love the Floral Charm suite and new that I wanted to use it to create my swaps and tie in the new Party Banner Dies. I know we can easily use the Party Banner Dies for banners for home/party decor, to add onto scrapbook pages, but I wanted to use them in a fun way as a layer on my card project.

I started with a standard tent fold card ( 4 1/4 x 11, score at 5 1/2) and added a 1 3/4 inch strip of the Floral Charm DSP to the bottom of the card front. This is my favorite pattern from the collection.

I die cut one of the banner dies in Basic Beige that was closest to this standard card size. Please note, you will have to slightly trim your card to be more narrow to accommodate the die as it is not quite as wide as the card base.

I ran the Basic Beige card stock through the Birch Wood Embossing Folder to add to the rustic look.

I stamped the sentiment in Mossy Meadow ink so that it was kissing the right edge of the Basic White card stock. This was to allow the large floral image from Charming Day stamp set to fit on the left. I stamped the image in Memento Ink and then used my favorite coloring technique—Lazy Watercoloring—to color the floral. This technique also has the same feel as the DSP for me. The flower is colored using Petal Pink, Calypso Coral and Old Olive. I added a bit of Wink of Stella over top of the flower as well.

I added two thin strips of the DSP from the same collection to help the sentiment pop. This is also a great way to use up those paper strips we always have!

And no card is complete without an embellishment. I added some of the Basic Beige dots from the Neutral Matte Dots collection above and below the flower.

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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!

Make sure you are checking Melanie’s blog on the days opposite of me so you don’t miss any of our awesome projects!
Thanks for joining in our 12 Days of Christmas Hop!

Color Fusers--September is Neutral!

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Hi friends—can you believe it is officially the start of ‘Sweater Weather’? I actually love this time of year, I can’t help but appreciate a good cardigan! And I love crafting with fall colors, especially the one we are featuring this month—Crushed Curry, Crumb Cake and Pecan Pie.

I am really excited to see what everyone designs this month and I actually decided to create a CARD versus a scrapbook page! Although I love this card so much that I will probably use it as inspiration for a future page.

I started with a base of Crumb Cake card stock and stamped some leaves from the Caring Leaves stamp set in the opposing corners in the same ink. Caring Leaves is a well priced autumn stamp set that is a great addition to some of the other fall products.

My second layer is Pecan Pie that I ran through the Changing Leaves Hybrid Embossing Folder. I love how you see just a few leaves poking through on the sides for some added texture.

I used an easy technique to stamp the leaves on the Basic White layer. I inked up my stamp in Crushed Curry and then used a Dauber in Pecan Pie to to add a bit of color variation in the leaf.

You can use two colors or more to create a fun unique leaf design for your projects.

I really love how fun and simple this technique is and how can it make your projects feel unique as each time you stamp it will be different.

I stamped the leaf 3 times on the Basic White layer of my project and added a little spray of Pecan Pie ink over top.

 

I die cut a stitched circle in Crushed Curry to layer behind my sentiment. ‘You’re Simply the Best’ is from the Caring Leaves stamp set—I used Pecan Pie ink with Clear Embossing Powder to make it pop a bit on the Crumb Cake. I used one of my favorite ribbons behind, the Natural Polka Dot ribbon. I snipped the word ‘Autumn’ from the Choose Happy stamp set.

The adorable die cut leaves are from the More than Autumn Dies and are cut in the 3 colors we are featuring this month. A few of our new Gold Textured Adhesive Backed Dots. I think they will become a staple in my holiday crafting!

I can’t wait to see what the rest of the team designs this month! I am always inspired by what they make so please make sure to ‘hop’ all along so you don’t miss anything. Next up we have Melissa Kerman!

You can always go in reverse to Bonnie O’Neill as well. Either way will bring you around to our Design Team.

Here are the supplies that I used to make this card that are current as of this post. The Caring Leaves stamp set, More Than Autumn Dies and Gold Textured Dots will all be available to order once our Holiday Catalogue goes live!