Gingerbread

CS167 – Sweetest Star

November 12, 2024 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Welcome to Create with Stamping Friends Creatively Simple Challenge! Each month Debbie and I will pick a theme for our simple cards. Our theme for November is Christmas! Time to be thinking about what you will be making for Christmas cards and gifts!

SWEETEST STAR

Here’s a fun, quick card using the Sweetest Star stamp set and punch!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Garden Green cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Basic White cardstock was stamped with the Sweetest Star greeting in Garden Green Ink in the upper left corner.
A 3 x 4 piece of holly Snowy Scenes Designer Paper was added at the bottom, with a 1/2 x 4 strip of coordinating stripe DSP across the top.
A 2-3/8″ Circle was punched from Real Red cardstock and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The gingerbread man was stamped with White Craft Ink and embossed with White Embossing Powder, then punched with the Sweetest Star punch. It was added to the circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Two Red & White Peppermints were added for buttons.

SO easy, yet it is really cute! Check out Debbie’s new Creatively Simple card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

Supplies:
Stamps: Sweetest Star
Ink: White Craft Ink, Garden Green
Cardstock: Basic White, Real Red, Snowy Scenes 12×12 Designer Paper
Accessories: Sweetest Star Punch, 2-3/8″ Circle Punch, Real Red & White Peppermints, Adhesives

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The star-shaped Santa, Mrs. Claus, and gingerbread man images from Stampin' Up!'s SWEETEST STAR PUNCH BUNDLE are adorable to use on your holiday cards, tags and paper projects. They are a wonderful take on some classic Christmas icons. Show your creativity with your favorite coloring technique, punch out the plump star, and add a holly jolly sentiment! We've paired the SWEETEST STAR BUNDLE with the TAKE A BOW 6x6 DESIGNER PAPER for a fun holiday look. Our SWEETEST STAR COLLECTION includes step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...FOUR cards and TWO paper ornaments...perfect for teaching a class, giving as a gift, or for selling at craft shows! See more details HERE!

Aren't these just the CUTEST animal faces in Stampin' Up!'s CHRISTMAS FRIENDS STAMP SET? Pull out your coloring tools to bring these winter critters to life, or stamp them directly on colored cardstock, cut them out with the dies, and you're ready to go! There are gifts, ribbons, stars, a tree, word bubble, music notes and bowtie to further embellish them! We've paired the CHRISTMAS FRIENDS BUNDLE with the TAKE A BOW 6x6 DESIGNER PAPER that has fun, small Christmas prints. Our CHRISTMAS FRIENDS COLLECTION includes step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...four cards and two fun favors...perfect for a little gift or for selling at craft shows! See more details here!

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IM310 – Sending Cheer

December 11, 2023 By Connie | 2 Comments

Welcome back to our Create with Connie and Mary Inspiration Monday challenges. We have a holiday gingerbread decorated cake to inspired you!

SENDING CHEER

Stampin’ Up!’s Sending Cheer Bundle is one of my favorites! Although the dies cut as tags, it is SO easy to snip off the tag part and use just the image like I did with the gingerbread man here!

Stampin’ Details:

- The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Thick Basic White cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
- A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Pebbled Path cardstock was embossed with the Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder and added to the front.
- A 2-1/2 x 4 piece of Poppy Parade cardstock was stamped with the two sizes of snowflakes from Beary Cute Stamp Set with White Craft Ink. Let dry.
- The 1-1/4 x 4 piece of Basic White cardstock was cut with the Scalloped Contour Dies and added to the top of the Poppy Parade. It was stamped with the greeting from Sending Cheer in Poppy Parade Ink.
- The gingerbread was stamped with Pecan Pie Ink on Basic White, the face with Memento Black, and cut with the Sending Cheer Dies, the tag at the top was cut off, then added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- A cookie was cut with a 1/2″ circle and stamped with the berry image in Sending Cheer in Early Espresso Ink for the “chocolate chips”. It was added to her hand with a Mini Stampin’ Dimensional.
- The bow was cut from Poppy Parade cardstock with the Sending Cheer Die and adhered with Monoadhesive Glue.
- A trio of Loose Holly Gems & Sequins were added to the background.

Looks pretty close to the inspiration cake, don’t you think? OK…check out what Mary did with the Inspiration Monday Challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Sending Cheer, Beary Cute
Inks: White Craft, Pecan Pie, Early Espresso, Poppy Parade, Memento Black

Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Poppy Parade, Pebbled Path, Pecan Pie
Accessories: Sending Cheer Dies, Scalloped Contour Dies, 1/2″ Circle, Loose Holly Gems & Sequins, Adhesives

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IM205 – Frosted Gingerbread

December 6, 2021 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Happy Monday! It’s time for our Create with Connie and Mary Inspiration Monday challenge! This week we have a batch of fun gingerbread cookies for our inspiration piece! Of course, what set do I need to use? Frosted Gingerbread!

FROSTED GINGERBREAD

This card came together pretty quickly! I’ve had an idea to use the little gingerbread shapes in the Gingerbread and Peppermints Designer Paper, cut them out and arrange them on a card! I’m finally getting around to doing it!

Stampin’ Details:

- The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Cinnamon Cider cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
- A 2-1/2 x 5 piece of Old Olive was added to the front.
- The Real Red Mini Ruffled Ribbon was tied around the 2-1/4 x 4 piece of Gingerbreads & Peppermints DSP and was adhered towards the left side on the front.
- The 2-3/4 x 3-1/2 piece of Basic White cardstock was stamped with the greeting from Frosted Gingerbread with Cinnamon Cider Ink.
- Four 1-1/4 circles were cut with the Layering Circles Dies from Cinnamon Cider cardstock and added to the front with Stampin’ DImensionals.
- Four of the little gingerbread shapes from the Gingerbreads & Peppermints DSP were hand-cut, then added to the circles.
- A Red Rhinestone was added to each of the little gingerbread images.

Isn’t that the “sweetest”! So much fun for the holidays! OK…check out what Mary did with the Inspiration Monday Challenge over on Create with Connie and Mary!

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CCMC427 Candy Cane Christmas

October 6, 2016 By Connie | 5 Comments

It’s Thursday and time for the Create with Connie and Mary Challenge! It’s a fun sketch for you to try! Play along and upload to your blog or Pinterest or other gallery!

And here’s what I did. Not too much stamping on here! The gingerbread house is cut out of the DSP! You can get a bunch from one sheet! This would be a FAST card to make for your Christmas cards!

Here are the details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Real Red cardstock, folded in half.
On top is a 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Whisper White cardstock.
The DSP is cut to 2 x 5-1/4, then an angle cut out of it, and adhered to the bottom.
A 1/4 x 5-1/4 coordinating strip of DSP was placed across the bottom.
The house was cut out of the Candy Cane Lane DSP and adhere in the V of the cut with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The greeting from Candy Cane Christmas Stamp Set was stamped with Real Red Ink on an angle.
Finally, some Real Red Baker’s Twine was tied in a bow and adhered with a Mini Glue Dot.

OK…make sure to stop by Create with Connie and Mary and see what the rest of the Thursday Challenge Team did with the sketch this week!

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