Spreading Joy Through Handmade Cards
This has truly been a very busy week . . . directing my choir concert, gathering with friends, wrapping gifts, making gift cards, etc. etc. so, unfortunately, I haven’t had a chance to post any of my projects. Let me share with you one of the gift cards I made using the Festive Flurry stamp and Festive Flurry Framelits. I made three of these and loved they way they came out. I even …
Make your own gift tags this Christmas. They’re quick and easy. Here’s one we made at my Tag It Class earlier this month using the Christmas Messages Stamp Set and the Season of Style Designer Series Paper. We embossed the saying with Gold Embossing Powder and used one of the framelits from the Deco Framelits Collection. This tag is similar to a small card – it measures …
Create 10 ornaments with the Festive Flurry Ornament Kit. Use them on your presents, to embellish cards, create a garland or even trim the tree! With the exception of adhesive, the kit includes everything you need to create 10 snowflakes – here’s the scoop: 10 feet of Soft Sky Ribbon Printed card stock (Soft Sky, Crumb Cake, Whisper White card stock & Silver Glimmer Paper) …
During the holiday season, people are always looking for ways to package treats and gifts to give others. From now through January 2, Stampin’ Up! is offering a 20% discount on holiday packaging bundles. Trimmings & Tags Bundle Item 132769 $13.50 (a $16.85 value) Includes Gusseted Cellophane Bags (25 bags; 5″ x 3″ x 11-1/2″) Snow Festival Designer Printed Tags (25 double-sided tags; 4-1/2″ x 3-1/8″) Cherry …
Last week I posted this card as a sneak peak of one of my class projects. Here is the full card– a clean and simple gift card holder with a different kind of fold. Stamping Supplies: Stamps: Bells & Boughs #120831 (wood-mount) #121142 (clear-mount); Snow Swirled #111690 (wood-mount), #127799 (clear-mount) Cardstock: Real Red #102482; Always Artichoke #105119; Whisper White #100730 Classic Ink: Real Red #126949; Always Artichoke #126972 Markers: Real Red #100052; …
I love snowmen and I have several of them adorning my home at Christmas time. When I saw this stamp set I knew I had to get it to add to my snowmen collection. Everyone needs tags for their holiday gifts so here’s a fun tag using the Snow Much Fun Stamp Set and Two Tags Die. This tag opens up so you can put a short sentiment. …
Have you ever done the dahlia fold technique? My technique club met last week and I taught them how to make this fold. It takes a little time but the outcome is well worth it. We used the Floral District Designer Series Paper to make the dahlia and put a Summer Starfruit In Color Dahlia in the center or some put a Rich Razzleberry button in the middle which looked just …
Last week I promised you a project with the Reason to Smile stamp and here it is! This is an exclusive stamp available through July 31st and will no longer be available after that date. It’s a great 2 step stamp set. Love it!! You can get this 7 piece stamp in wood or clear for only $5 ($20.95 value) when you place a $50 order. I …