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Stitched Stocking CCMC173

Today on Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge, we have a beautiful color challenge for you to try!  Everyone is welcome to play along!  I was surprised how much I loved the colors of Island Indigo, Baja Breeze and Rich Razzleberry together!

I worked on my card while I was at the stamping retreat.  I wanted to make a gift card holder.  This one turned out to be lots of fun!

The base is Whisper White with Rich Razzleberry layer.  I added a strip of Island Indigo in the background.  I cut the Top Note from Pocketful of Posies Designer Paper.  On top is the folder for the gift card.  I added an Island Indigo stocking from Stitched Stockings stamp set and used the coordinating punch!  I stamped the stocking snowflake again in Baja Breeze ink and added a Rhinestone jewel.  Under the stocking is a layer of Rich Razzleberry run thru the Big Shot with the Snow Burst Impressions Folder.  I wrapped some Island Indigo Ruffled Ribbon around the Whisper White layer and stamped Merry Christmas from Petite Pairs in Island Indigo Classic Ink.

Inside, I also embossed the bottom portion with the Snow Burst Impressions Folder and cut a 1" half circle along the top in order to get the gift card out easily.  I stamped the paired sentiment with Island Indigo on Whisper White and punched with the Decorative Label Punch.  How wonderful to have a place for the gift card inside the card!

Make sure to check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did this week on Create with Connie and Mary!  I'm sure you'll LOVE their ideas!

Simple Seasonal Thanks Gift Card Holder

I knew immediately when I saw this Simple Seasonal Thanks stamp in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini what I wanted to do with it.  Every year, I make my Snowman gift tags for Christmas.  This stamp is a perfect size for a gift tag!  Of course, the greeting in the center wouldn’t work, so I just customized my stamp and cut the greeting out before I mounted it.  I saved the greeting in case I ever wanted to use it…but now I have the perfect snowman!

And I can’t believe I forgot to post this card!  It was my Control Freaks card for the Holiday Mini Catalog Swap I did back in August!  It has a surprise inside…it is a GIFT CARD HOLDER!

The Real Red base of the card is 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  Then the Bermuda Bay cardstock is 4 x 11, scored at 2 3/4 and 8.  The top piece flips up and down…the bottom piece folds up and is adhered on each side, leaving it open for the gift card to slide in.  I decorated the top flap with Christmas Cocoa Designer Paper (I used the snowflake side for my swaps…this was my sample).  Then stamped and cut out 26 snowman (TV work!)  Each snowman I colored the hat and scarf with my Real Red and Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Write Markers and the AquaPainter and added some white stitching on the hat with my White Gel Pen.  Oops…forgot about his cheeks!  I used Stampin’ Pastels.  I added two Vintage Black Mini Brads for the charcoal "buttons" on the front and stamped the greeting from Sweet Season stamp set in the empty spot on his belly!  He is secured to the top flap only on the top half of his body.

I could not get a good picture of the inside with the snowman flipped up…my camera focus went crazy.  But this is the bottom inside of the card.  Right above the Merry Christmas sign is the pocket where you place your Gift Card (below my watermark).  I stamped Merry Christmas from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Basic Brown on Sahara Sand cardstock and punched it with the Modern Label Punch.  I cut a slice of Chocolate Chip cardstock for the post.  And tore a piece of Whisper White cardtock to make the snowpile…I added Crystal Effects along the top of the snow and added Dazzling Diamonds Glitter.  I had a lot of fun making these!

So…what do you think?  Like it? Leave me a comment!

Supplies:

Stamps:  Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370), Simple Seasonal Thanks (111548), Sweet Seasons (116471)

Cardstock:  Whisper White (100730), Bermuda Bay (115317), Real Red (102482), Sahara Sand (105328), Chocolate Chip (102128)

Inks:  Bermuda Bay Classic Ink pad (115655), In Colors Stampin’ Write Markers (116329), Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker (100053), Basic Brown Classic Ink (104315)

Accessories:  Vintage Mini Brads (109109), Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer paper (116770), Paper Snips (103579), Crystal Effects (101055), Dazzling Diamonds Glitter (102023), White Gel Pen (105021), Stampin’ Pastels (105542)

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Blooming with Love

Blooming with Love is such a pretty set!  I totally overlooked it the first couple times I went through the catalog…actually for about six months!  Then I saw a few cards done with it and thought WOW!  I don’t remember seeing that set before!  Then I started looking at the details of it and how versatile it really is and bought it.  It also has a matching seed packet wheel called Blooms and Bulbs that is darling!  I have an idea on how to use that wheel…just need to play with it!

This card is a Thank You gift card for my husband’s executive assistant!  Today is Executive Assistant’s Day!  Stephanie is a sweetheart and helps keep my husband sane.  Plus, she has such a delightful sense of humor, although always very proper!  I made a Tote Bag filled with cards and then my husband purchased a gift card for Starbucks to go in this card.  When you open up the top flap, there is a pocket to hold a gift card!  Clever, huh? 

Basically, cut your cardstock to 4 x 11, then score the long side at 2 3/4 and 8.  Fold the bottom flap up and adhere along the sides (this is the larger flap).  That creates a natural pocket to slip in a gift card sideways!  I adhered this entire Baja Breeze piece to a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 piece of Chocolate Chip.

The top panel I decorated with Parisian Breeze Designer Paper.  For my image panel, I stamped the Watering can on the floral DSP and cut it out.  Then I inked up just the branches with Chocolate Chip marker and stamped those on the Whisper White cardstock in the approximate place that I wanted the watering can to sit.  I stamped Thanks from Fundamental Phrases next to the watering can.  That set is GREAT for when you only have a small area for a word or two!  I used the Scallop Edge Punch along the bottom of the Whisper White and then added a strip of Baja Breeze that I also scalloped.  I matted the entire piece with Chocolate Chip cardstock.  Then I added just a strip of the Parisian Breeze striped DSP…so the watering can looks like it is sitting on something…not just floating in the air!  Finally, I added three 1/4 circles in the bottom corner and wrapped some 1/4 Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon completely around the front of the card.  Be careful when you place the front panel that you only adhere the top part to the flap of the card.

Inside, I added another piece of the Stripe DSP and the thank you greeting from Curvy Verses to dress it up.  I like the the 1/4 circles are still visible.

If you like this set and want to order it, EMAIL ME or Shop Online! 

Remember my Customer Appreciation Special going on until the end of April, too!

I need to finish up the 50th Wedding Anniversary favors for the dinner on Friday and make a gift certificate holder for their gift…a Sunset Dinner Cruise in Key West.  They are headed there next week, so I thought that would be fun for them.

Blooming With Love
114936
Price: $24.95

Bulbs & Blooms Wheel
111253
Price: $6.50

Set:   Blooming with Love, Fundamental Phrases, Curvy Verses
C/S:  Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Parisian Breeze DSP
Inks:  Chocolate Chip Classic and marker
Other: Scallop Edge Punch, Sticky Strip, 1/4 Choc Chip grosgrain, 1/4 circle punch

Blogger’s Challenge 76 – Color Inspiration

I’m feeling a little low on creative inspiration today, so I’m going for a little "cheat" by using a gift card holder that my Stamping Club made last week.  My Last Minute Gifts Class was last night…fun…but it took them much longer than I anticipated (isn’t it always that way?)  But, a great group of gals and I certainly had fun, hope they did, too!  I know they loved the projects and I’ll be sharing them on here.

So, with a color combination of Bashful Blue, Close to Cocoa, Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss and Whisper White as today’s challenge, how could I not pull out the Frosty Day Designer Paper from the Holiday Mini Catalog.  I think this paper is FUN and this is my favorite pattern in the package!  Very non-traditional holiday colors!  And…Mr. Twigster fits right in with this paper as a little non-traditional snowman, too!

The base of this gift card is a Kraft Medium Size envelope.  For the outside, I stamped him in Basic Brown on Whisper White and colored his nose and scarf with Tangerine Tango and a little Bashful Blue around his body and the ground.  Then I added some liquid glue and Dazzling diamonds glitter all over his body and the ground.  Layered it on Chocolate Chip (oops!) and I used the Snow Blossom punch in Tangerine Tango with a Bashful Blue 1/2 circle and mini brad inside and popped it with dimensionals. 

Inside on the left side I used the verse from Wishing You Cheer stamp set…it is one of my favorites…and then the little tree is stamped in Kiwi Kiss and colored the ornaments with Tangerine Tango.  The right side is the pocket for the gift card.  To make the inside I first folded the envelope in half, then cut away the part of the flap and top portion of the right side, so I just had a pocket left.  I sealed the left side down.  Then I decorated the right side with more of the Frosty Day designer paper…Snowflake Pattern on the bottom and a trim of the reverse TT side to cover the seam. 

Before I placed Mr. Twigster on the front with dimensionals, I added some Tangerine Tango striped ribbon so I could tie the envelope closed. 

I’m excited to see what the rest of the Blogger’s have done this week with the color challenge.

Have a WONDERFUL weekend!

And the Winner is…

I know…you were expecting to see a winner announced last night.  However, we got the chance to go to dinner with some dear friends and the evening got away from me!  But, here is the Winner….HEATHER…COME ON DOWN!  Remember, you do need to be a US resident in order to win this prize.

Hi Connie, congrats on your publication!!! I love the apothecary jars that you did. What a great idea!!! Thanks for sharing all your creative ideas, I always love seeing what you put together.

Heather
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Send me an EMAIL with your information and I’ll get it out to you.  I’ll send in the form to Paper Crafts Magazine with your information, too!

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This was a blank gift card holder from Stampin’ Up! that I made up for the craft sales.  I had an entire package of last catalog colors (Old Olive, So Saffron and Sahara Sand) that I never used and some of last year’s designer paper.  Now we carry the gift cards in Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red and Kraft colors.  I used a variety of different stamp sets, but I liked the snowman from Merry & Bright the best.  After I took this picture, I did add a little bit of glitter to his body to make him sparkle!  The greeting is from an old hostess set, Warmest Regards…still one of my favorite sets that I won’t part with!  I sold out of these at the first sale, so I made up some more and only have a few of those left!  People really seemed to like them!

Busy week for me…I have a Punch class and some Class Kits to finish.  Plus a couple design team assignments.  I also need to start preparing what I’m going to work on while I’m at a weekend stamping retreat coming up in a couple weeks!  Woohoo!  Happy Monday!

Blogger’s Challenge 64 – Designer Series Paper

Today’s Blogger’s Challenge is using Designer Series Paper.  I love it…I’ve always used it a lot on 3D type items I make, but I find myself using it more and more on cards.  It adds a lot of depth and texture and simplifies the process of creating since you have the colors already determined in your paper. 

For today’s project I used a small open-end envelope to create a gift card holder.  I folded it and then decorated the flaps and front with designer paper.  I used the new set WOW flowers and stamped the Happy Birthday circle with Riding Hood Red on Pink Pirouette and layered it onto Riding Hood Red, then an Old Olive Scallop Circle.  The center is a green Rhinestone Brad. Inside has a pull out to place your gift card.

 I hope you have a great weekend.  Today I need to finish up projects for my Upsy Daisy Stamp Camp this weekend.