12 Days of Christmas--Last day! Day 12!

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Can you believe we are wrapping up 12 Days of Christmas already? I hope you have enjoyed all the ideas that Melanie and I have shared with you again this year. I really look forward to this experience with her and for crafting up special projects just to share as a part of this blog hop!

My final project needed to be another scrapbook page as that is my favorite things to spend my creative time on and I love how this page turned out.

A few Christmases ago I had gone on a Target road trip prior to the holidays and found this Target store themed gingerbread house kit. Summer and I had so much fun putting it together and I can promise you it looked better than the one on the box cover. In fact, we felt that we had ‘nailed it’—hahaha!

I started with a White Willow 12x12 as my base and I added two 1/2x12 strips of this really old random red & white striped DSP (the back is the same pattern but Garden Green). I knew I had hung onto it for a reason, and the reason was this page! Hoarding of crafty supplies is a real thing!

The other DSP on this page is from the Christmas Tags & More 6x6 stack. I like this paper because its my favorite color combo for the holidays. And of course I had to add in some Pool Party and Coastal Cabana elements. The strip of Pool Party DSP is from the Floral Impressions collection.

The little clip above my photo is from the Just a Note Dies and they are a keeper. Adding the sentiment “Baking Spirits Bright” with some Real Red & White striped bakers twine behind was perfect for this little corner of my page with a cute mini gingerbread man and candy cane.

Once again combining both of our featured bundles!

I made my own oversized tag to buddy up beside my gingerbread person. My character is stamped on Crumb Cake paper and embossed in white. I enjoyed how the stamp set provided different expressions to add to your gingerbread. I punched out mini circles to add to my tag for texture and interest and ran some of the new Real Red Shiny ribbon through the top with a bit more twine.

The sentiment Its Beginning to Taste like Christmas is double stacked on two circles (from the retired Layering Circles Framelits). And once again I fussy cut out the word ‘taste’ in Garden Green and elevated it with mini dimensionals. I love this little trick to highlight a word in a larger sentiment.

The gingerbread man popping out of the oven mit might be my fav thing on this page!

I hope you have been inspired by the two scrapbooking pages, the cards and treat giving ideas shared by. myself over our annual blog hop. I know I enjoyed curating them for all of you!

Make sure to finish off the hop by visiting Melanie today and go back and catch up on anything you may have missed!

And if you need to place an order to make any of these fabulous projects and you are in Canada, please consider shopping with me so I can continue to do what I love!

See below for a complete list of supplies used to make this page!

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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!

And if you are wanting to place an order for any projects you have seen so far please consider me when making your order! All support helps me to keep loving what I do!

And if warm sun and crafting are on your bucket list, Melanie and I are hosting a crafting cruise together in July/August of 2026! We would love to have you join us!

12 Days of Christmas--Day 7!

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Have you been enjoying our 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop so far? I hope you have been inspired by the projects that we have been sharing every day! Don’t forget to check out both of our blogs so that you don’t miss anything!

My next project is another tag of sorts! I cam across this adorable mug at a local grocery story and could not resist buying it as I knew I could use the Gingerbread Man Bundle to make a fun tag for some Swiss Miss Cocoa Flavored Popcorn.

TOP TIP: I have a couple good popcorn recipes on my blog!

I used a cello bag (found in the party section at the grocery store) to hold my popcorn by adding the empty bag to the mug then scooping in some popcorn and adding some Real Red Shiny Ribbon.

The Gingerbread Man dies are fun because they are designed to open like a tag! Isn’t that fun? So I knew that I needed to use it in the way it was designed and adding a tag to this matching mug was just perfect.

The dies also come with so many fun add ons like the candy cane, wrapped candies, accessories to dress up your gingerbread person and more.

Top Tip: Use a Basic Black Stampin’ Blend to color the handle on your sucker

My gingerbread girl is stamped on Pecan Pie card stock using White Craft ink and embossing powder. I then added a couple cute treats to their hand a bow for her hair.

On the inside I decided to combine elements from the Homemade Treats bundle and I was so happy that when the tag is closed, you don’t really see that there is something fun hiding on the inside!

I stamped the sentiment 2x and fussy cut out ‘Christmas’ to pop it up a bit. It is one of my favorite tricks. A cute little candy cane, heart (from the Bee Builder Punch) and a couple banners from the Joy of Christmas DSP and this fun little mug gift was complete.

Make sure to check out what Melanie shared yesterday and hit this button to see what she has in store for tomorrow. Between the 12 of us we are sharing projects every day!

Don’t forget to leave a fun comment or send me an invite into our Stampin’ Fun in the Sun Cruise Facebook group to get more details on our next adventure!

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.

Ready to set sail?

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.

TOP TIP: Did you know I have a recipe section on my blog as well? Check my Lifestyle Tab and Brenda’s Favorite recipes to see some of my family's favorites!

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!

Please consider shopping with. me if you are in Canada and need some crafty supplies as it helps me continue to love what I do!

Click below to hop on over to Mel’s Inky Fingers to see what she is sharing today!

And if you want more crafting fun in the new year, consider joining Melanie and I on our inaugural Crafting Fun in the Sun Cruise!