A Little Inspiration

Felted Snowflake (MOJO115)

Welcome back!  I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  After a couple of days off to enjoy some time with friends, I was ready to get back at it today.  And then, it turned into one of 'those days', where I struggled to get anything to work right. 

I was so excited when I saw the MOJO Monday Sketch (MOJO115) and the samples and new that I would use my scallop circle and thought white on white - perfect!  But it wasn't.

How about white with pink? Nope.

White with soft suede (nope - I'm out! - yikes!)

I wanted simple, I wanted the snowflake, and I struggled and struggled with the coordinating color and how to do the sentiment.  What background paper?  What color ink on what color of paper?  Emboss?  Paint? or Ink?

While none of them seemed to work, I have given in and succumbed to Platinum Shimmer Paint on Real Red - I just wish it had filled in a little better.

And, now, looking at it on the screen, it looks crooked. 

*Sigh*

Well, dinner is calling, there is laundry to fold, and there is always tomorrow - besides, I like the color combo!

LOL!  (what else can you do?)

You can almost see that I stamped inside too (Serene Snowflakes with Shimmer Paint)

Supplies:

Stamps: All Holidays, Patterned Pines (Hostess Level 2 Holiday Mini Catalog)

Ink: Platinum Shimmer Paint

Paper: Cocoa Specialty DSP, Whisper White, Real Red

Other: Sizzix Large Scallop Circle, Brads, Ribbon

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A Trio of Triangle Boxes

As you know, I love things mini and I also love boxes, trinkets, and well, I guess that's part of the reason I love to stamp (even though I didn't use any stamps in this project).  Anyway...

Here they are with little name tags attached for gifts, favor boxes, place settings, Secret Santa, stocking stuffers, oh the list goes on!

They are big enough to fit jewelry, candies, and plenty of pretties (not to mention a little Christmas Cash).

 Wouldn't they look cute decorating your tree?  You could easily hand them out on Christmas or even as surprise gifts (my hubby loves to hide things in the tree on Christmas Eve).

I used the Specialty Designer Series Paper from the Holiday Mini Catalog and this Triangle Box Template.

Just print, cut, score, fold, adhere and ta da!

I punched two holes on the tab with my Crop-a-Dile

The poinsettia on the front is made with the five petal punch (two punches layered), a flower in Kiwi Kiss from the Trio Punch and white gel dots.

This one has a longer ribbon to hang on the tree, a doorknob, the mantle, or ???

Supplies:

Paper:

• Specialty DSP (Holiday Mini Catalog)
• Real Red
• Kiwi Kiss (In Colors 2008-2009)

Other:

• Ribbon (stash)
• White Gel Pen
• 5 Petal Flower punch
• Trio flower punch
• Crop-a-dile 

So many fun ideas for the holidays and these are quite easy!

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A Little Christmas Cheer (PPA17)

 
This (past) week's Pals Paper Arts Challenge was to utilize this sketch.  As you can see, I rotated the card and added a little ribbon on the left side.

I started with a Real Red card stock base, layered it with Old Olive and then used some Old Olive Patterned Paper on top.

The stamp is from the Christmas Punch (Hostess Level 2) set and stamped in Real Red on Whisper White then layered on Real Red scallop squares.

The leaves are from a Martha Stewart Template in Hunter Green with light embossing but Sizzix also makes holly leaves (Festive Christmas Set) about the same size.

The 'berries' are from some garland I have on hand for the holidays, just snipped off the berries and glued them to my holly leaves.

I also decorated the inside to match.

I think the whole card took about 15 minutes to make.

 Supplies:

Ink: Real Red

Stamps: Christmas Punch, Happy Everything

Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Old Olive, Old Olive Pattern Paper

Other: Scallop Square, Scallop Edge, 1 1/4" Square Punches, Holly Template (Martha Stewart), Ribbon & Berries  (stash)

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Christmas Place Cards in Holly

Over the weekend, I started to play with some ideas for Christmas Place Cards.

I started with a soft, rustic yet elegant card using the Sizzlits Leaves (exclusive to Stampin' Up!) and liked the result of the flat card, but I felt it wasn't very 'Christmasy'.

So, inspired by my gift bag that I posted the other day, I pulled out the Specialty Designer Paper from the Holiday Mini Catalog, found some holly leaves, and came up with this.

I also had some 'berries' from decorative garland on hand and the leaves are by Sizzix (although Martha Stewart also has this nice template too).

BTW: They measure 4" wide x 3" high

Supplies:

Paper: Soft Suede, Real Red, Cocoa Specialty Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Hunter Green

Other: Sizzix Festive Christmas Set, Holly Berries, Oval Punch, Oval Scallop Punch, & Eyelet Border Punch

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Gift Bags & Gift Cards

I have been having somuch fun making and decorating Christmas bags.  I just have to share this with you.

I started with a "Large" bag that measures about 4x3x1 and decorated with the Cocoa Specialty Paper, made a couple of holly leaves, found some little bells in my closet and of course, some ribbon.

 

For the matching card, I found some red beads that are perfect for the berries.

The card fits a gift card perfectly and they both fit inside the bag.  A little tissue paper completes the gift.

 Supplies:

 Stamps: All Holidays, Christmas Punch, Patterned Pines

Ink: Real Red

Paper: Kraft, Real Red, Cocoa Specialty Designers Series Paper, Whisper White, Dark Green (stash)

Other: Ribbon, Bell, Beads all from my stash

Punches: Oval Scallop Punch & Eyelet Border Punch

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Mini Tag Bag

In my love for all things mini, I found this great little bag on my Cricut Cartridge (Plantin Schoolbook) and just had to make a mini bag with a matching tag.

The bag is so easy (especially when the machine does the cutting).  I wrapped the bag with a little bit of "Cottage Wall" Designer Series Paper, stamped Santa in Real Red on Whisper White card stock, punched him out and layered him on the Real Red Scallop Square (also punched).  With so many tools to use, everything is so much easier.

Then I made this little tag to go inside.  I stamped the poinsettia from Patterned Pines on Whisper White and cut it out with the punch.  I punched another in Real Red and one in Whisper White. 

Then, I cut the red one in half and adhered it to the stamped piece and put the second piece of Whisper White on the back with the red and the ribbon 'sandwiched' between.

A little ribbon to go on a package and it is finished.

Supplies:

Paper: Old Olive, Cottage Wall (DSP), Real Red, Whisper White

Stamps: Christmas Punch & Patterned Pines

Ink: Real Red

Other: Curly Label, 1 1/4" Square, and Square Scallop Punches, Ribbon (stash), Cricut (Plantin Schoolbook)

By the way, if you would like some small bags, I have them available in my shop - all kinds of sizes & colors and good prices too.

Have a great day!

I'm dreaming of a blue Christmas (MOJO113)

Oh, yeah, that's supposed to be a 'white' Christmas.  Well, my MOJO hit on blue this morning - soft vanilla, a touch of sparkle, a little antique linen distressing ink, and a not quite navy "blue spruce" (ha ha)...

I love this stamp set "Lovely As A Tree" and thought it would be a great focal point for this MOJO Monday Sketch (MOJO113). 

And, since every tree needs an ornament, this card was adorned with "Delightful Decorations".

Supplies:

Ink: Not Quite Navy, Antique Linen (Ranger), plus Platinum Shimmer Ink

Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Delightful Decorations, Serene Snowflakes (for the top of the tree)

Paper: Bella Bleu Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy

Other: ribbon & glitter from my 'stash'

So fun to make.  Questions?  Just let me know.  Thanks for stopping by...

A Little Christmas Cheer for the Table (PPA16)

Have you missed me?  I sure have missed you and being crafty in my little room.  This past week has gone by in a blur.  The good news is, I have so many new ideas to try out.

I had so much fun with my pumpkin place cards for Thanksgiving, I couldn't wait to get started on place cards for Christmas.

This is my first Christmas (Holiday) Place Card for this season and is perfect for the Pals Paper Arts Challenge (PPA16) "Christmas Cheer".

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The base is a 3 x 3.5" Soft Suede folded card, layered with Damask embossed Very Vanilla and edged with eyelet border in Real Red.

The stamps, from Patterned Pines are in Real Red and Old Olive cut out and placed with dimensionals.

Thanks to punches, this little tag was so easy and a little eyelet and red ribbon finishes the little place card.

Supplies:

Paper: Old Olive, Soft Suede, Real Red, Very Vanilla

Stamps: Patterned Pines

Ink: Real Red, Old Olive

Other: Damask Texture Plate (BigShot), Tag Punches, Eyelet Border Punch, Ribbon, Dimensionals, and Eyelet & Crop-a-dile

Mini Gift Bags & Tags

I love anything and everything 'mini' - scaled down versions of our everyday objects.  As a kid, I used to make miniature clothes, houses and all the accessories for my little 2.5 inch bears.  It was so much fun to make and find objects for my imaginary world.

When I saw this tutorial on Becky Veldman's site, I had to make some of my own.  Of course, I modified the project a little bit ;-)

I used the Cricut to cut the tags, added an extra punch for make a loop, and used the Sizzlits, "Merry Little Details" for the bird.

They measure about 1.75 x 2.25 and were surprisingly simple to make (a little Scor-Tape helps) and really fun!  I just love how they look hanging on a package, they'll look great on my tree and could even have a little 'treat' tucked inside.  Too fun!

Supplies:

Paper: Cocoa Specialty Designer Series Paper, Old Olive, Real Red, Soft Suede, Whisper White

Ink: Real Red

Stamps: Christmas Punch

Other: Scallop Circle Punch, 1.25" circle punch, Sizzlits "Merry Little Details", Ribbon (stash), Scallop Edge Punch, 1.25" square punch, 1/16 circle punch, 1/8" scor-tape & tombow glue, stapler

Have a great weekend!