Home for Christmas

IM460 – Home for Christmas

October 26, 2026 By Connie | 2 Comments

Welcome to our Create with Stamping Friends Inspiration Monday challenges. This week’s inspiration is a batch of gingerbread fun!

HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

The Home for Christmas Bundle is one of my favorites this season! I especially love these gingerbread images! But I needed some snowflakes…so I pulled these from the Winter Adventures Dies.

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Hydrangea Hue cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Poppy Parade cardstock was added on top.
A 3-3/4 x 5 layer of Basic White cardstock was placed over it.
Two tags from Home for Christmas were cut from Hydrangea Hue cardstock and adhered in opposite directions on the front.
Two gingerbread men were stamped with Pecan Pie ink and cut with the Die, then added with Stampin’ Dimensionals on the tags.
Two bows were cut with the die from Poppy Parade cardstock and added to the tags on each side.
The greeting was stamped with Basic Black Ink on 1/2 x 2 strip of Poppy Parade cardstock and adhered to the center between the tags with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Six snowflakes from the Winter Adventures Dies were added to the background of the tags.
Six small Basic Rhinestone Jewels were colored with Dark Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends and added to the buttons on the gingerbread men.
Six small clear Basic Rhinestone Jewels were added to the snowflake centers.
Two large clear Basic Rhinestone Jewels were added to the center of the bows.

Whew! That is a LOT of jewels…but I think it works for a card for someone special! OK, check out Debbie’s Inspiration Monday card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: Home for Christmas
Inks: Pecan Pie, Basic Black
Blends: Poppy Parade
C/S: Basic White, Poppy Parade, Hydrangea Hue
Accessories: Home for Christmas Dies, Winter Adventures Dies, Basic Rhinestone Jewels, Adhesives

CSF941 – Home for Christmas

October 8, 2026 By Connie | Leave a Comment

It’s Thursday and time for our Create with Stamping Friends challenge! This week is a slimline card using this sketch!

HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

These little gingerbread men are so cute I just had to use them as the focal point for today’s sketch!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 7 x 8-1/2 Poppy Parade cardstock, scored at 3-1/2 and folded.
A 3-1/4 x 8-1/4 piece of holly print in Timeless Christmas DSP was added on top.
A coordinating 1-1/4 x 8-1/4 green polka dot print in Timeless Christmas DSP was added down the left side.
Three 2×2 Poppy Parade cardstock squares were added to the front.
Two gingerbread men were stamped with Pecan Pie Ink and the candy with Poppy Parade Ink on Basic White cardstock and cut with the Home for Christmas Dies. They were added to the squares with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The greeting was stamped with Basic Black Ink on 1/2 x 2 Basic White cardstock and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A bow was cut with the Die from Peaceful Garden cardstock and added next to the greeting with a Mini Stampin’ Dimensional.
Some silver Adhesive Backed Sparkle Sequins were added to the bow, the candy and the background.

So cheerful! Love that Stampin’ Up! has a package of traditional colored Christmas DSP! OK, check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did with this challenge over on Create with Stamping Friends.

Supplies:
Stamps: Home for Christmas
Ink: Basic Black, Pecan Pie, Poppy Parade
Cardstock: Basic White, Poppy Parade, Peaceful Pine
Designer Paper: Timeless Christmas 12×12
Accessories: Home for Christmas Dies, Adhesive Backed Sparkle Sequins, Adhesives

These playful little gnomes in Stampin' Up!'s MERRY MISCHIEF BUNDLE are ready to take the place of elves for the holidays! In additionn, the MERRY MISCHIEF DIES include a fun mushroom home, bells, Christmas lights and packages to accessorize them! The whimsical greetings will finish your projects with a lighthearted twist. We've paired the MERRY MISCHIEF BUNDLE with the TIMELESS CHRISTMAS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER featuring traditional reds and green prints! Our MERRY MISCHIEF COLLECTION gives you step-by-step tutorials for FOUR cards and TWO fun favors for a total of SIX tutorials to use in your classes or personal use. See more details HERE!

Be ready to deck the halls with Stampin' Up!'s HOME FOR CHRISTMAS BUNDLE featuring a cute gingerbread man, whimsical tree, holly, and peppermint images and dies! The HOME FOR CHRISTMAS DIES also include fun tag and pocket shapes, plus a scallop border! The classic greetings will finish your projects with some festive cheer. We've paired the HOME FOR CHRISTMAS BUNDLE with the TIMELESS CHRISTMAS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER featuring traditional colors, plaids and stripes for your seasonal-themed crafts. Our HOME FOR CHRISTMAS COLLECTION gives you step-by-step tutorials for FOUR cards and TWO gift card holders for a total of SIX tutorials to use in your classes or personal use. See more details HERE!

How fun to create a traditional Christmas Village using Stampin' Up!'s WELCOME NOEL BUNDLE! Stamp the houses, trees and deer elements to build your holiday scene or cut them quickly with the detailed shapes and the WELCOME NOEL DIES. We used greetings from the Winter Adventures stamp set or use your own sentiments to finish it off. We've paired the WELCOME NOEL BUNDLE with the WINTER DREAMS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER featuring white on deep blue designs for your winter-themed crafts. Our WELCOME NOEL COLLECTION gives you step-by-step tutorials for FOUR cards and TWO enhanced special fold card ideas for a total of SIX tutorials to use in your classes or personal use. See more details HERE!

CCMC373 Cup of Cheer

September 17, 2015 By Connie | 9 Comments

It’s Thursday and time for another Create with Connie and Mary Challenge! We have a really fun sketch for you to try this week! I love the different looks the designers came up with!

And here is my card. I love cutting out those Santa images in the Home for Christmas Designer Paper!

Here are the details on how to recreate this card:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Pool Party, folded in half.
On top is a 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Very Vanilla.
Across the center is a 2 x 5-1/4 strip of Home for Christmas DSP, along the bottom of it is a 1/4 x 5-1/4 strip of Gold Metallic Cardstock.
The greeting was stamped first with Tuxedo Black Ink on Very Vanilla, then stamped again in Real Red and the “On his way” cut out and placed over the Tuxedo Black one with Stampin’ Dimensions. It was cut with the 3rd from smallest Oval Framelit.
The Pool Party snow pattern DSP was cut with the Lots of Labels Framelit and popped up on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the Oval greeting on top.
The Santa was hand-cut from the DSP…love that his ice skates make it look like he spelled out the greeting!
Finally added Home for Christmas Enamel Dots to the front for some bling!

OK…go check out the rest of the Thursday Challenge Team over on Create with Connie and Mary and see what they created this week!

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Are you looking for some GREAT ideas using items in the Holiday Mini? Look no further than the Create with Connie and Mary September Mini Session! BREAKING NEWS! We added another BONUS this month because we know that some of you don’t do Halloween!

To start we have three wonderful card sets and two AWESOME 3D projects (and a bonus card set still to come) for the Create with Connie and Mary September Mini Session.

Two of the card sets are Halloween as is one of the 3D projects. However, we know that not everyone is into Halloween, so Mary and I decided to remake two of the Halloween projects using Christmas stamp sets…JUST FOR OUR SUBSCRIBERS! I knew I was going to remake Debbie’s Tabletop Decor item anyway using Snow Place for a future class. So if you weren’t sure you want to subscribe this month (September) because of all the Halloween…you are getting two BONUS projects as Mary also remade two of Deb’s Haunt Ya Later cards using Jolly Christmas. AND…we did add-ons to the tutorials so you’d know how to do them, too!

So normally you get 6 GREAT ideas for ONLY $8.95…this month it is 8 ideas! You really can’t beat that!

With our September mini session we are featuring sets from the Holiday mini…

Sweet Hauntings
Cheer All Year
Howl-o-ween Treats
Haunt Ya Later
Lighthearted Leaves
BONUS: Acorny Thank You
AND a bonus project from Connie remaking Debbie Henderson’s ADORABLE Halloween Tabletop Decor into an ADORABLE Snow Place Tabletop Decor
AND two Jolly Christmas Cards using the layouts from Deb’s Haunt Ya Later card set!

The session is NOW OPEN! Sign up today over on Create with Connie and Mary!

Home for Christmas – TSSC95

November 10, 2009 By Connie | 3 Comments

Mary Jo's Monday's Lunchtime Challenges are always fun. I finished this card yesterday, but had to wait for the glue and glitter to dry, so it just got photographed today. This sketch, TSSC95, was really fun and I think this set is perfect for it!

I started with a base of Garden Green cardstock and cut a strip of the striped paper from Merry Moments Designer paper. I wrapped the Mistletoe Taffeta Ribbon around it and added a hand-cut tag with, A Christmas Wish stamped on it in Basic Black. I punched a strip of Real Red cardstock with the Scallop Edge Punch for under the designer paper.

Stampin' Up!'s Home for Christmas image was stamped in Basic Black on Very Vanilla cardstock and colored with the AquaPainter and Stampin' Write markers in Garden Green, Old Olive, Real Red, Summer Sun, Close to Cocoa, Going Gray and Chocolate Chip. The Very Vanilla was layered onto Chocolate Chip cardstock and placed just under the Real Red Scallop Edge.

Finally, I used a little Crystal Effect on the snow in the bush and along the steps and ground and added Dazzling Diamonds Glitter for some extra BLING! Too bad you can't see the sparkle on the card!

On a personal note…if you would keep my hubby in your prayers. He goes for an epidural on his back early Wednesday morning. Please pray that this shrinks the membrane that is pushing on the nerve and relieves the pain and that he doesn't have to go in for surgery if it doesn't work. MANY thanks!

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