Supplies Stamp Sets: Country Home (147678); Inks: Early Espresso (147114), Crushed Curry (147087) Paper: Very Vanilla Note Cards & Envelopes (144236), Very Vanilla (101650), Smoky Slate (131202); Country Lane Designer Series Paper (147804) Embellishments: Galvanized Clips (147806), 3/16” Braided Linen Trim (147808) Other: Big Shot (143263), Tin Tile Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (147906); 2 ¼” Circle Punch (143720); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Snail Adhesive (104332); Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Measurements:
• Smoky Slate 3 1/4” x 4 3/4”;
• Very Vanilla: 1 1/2″ x 4”, • Country Lane DSP : Green Pattern 2” x 3”; Crushed Curry Pattern – 3” square to punch circle • 6” strip of Braided Linen Trim
Instructions:
Use the Tin Tile Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder with the Big Shot to emboss the Smoky Slate cardstock.
Attach to the Very Vanilla note card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Use Snail Adhesive to attach Green pattern of the DSP to the center of the note card.
Punch a circle from the Crushed Curry DSP and attach to card front with dimensionals.
Use Crushed Curry ink and stamp the image with the cat tails onto the Very Vanilla Cardstock. Stamp the “Simply Thankful” greeting over this with Early Espresso ink.
Fold the Braided Linen Trim in half and create a slip knot.
Slip the Galvanized Clip onto the left edge of the Very Vanilla stamped panel.
Use a glue dot to attach the slip knot to the galvanized clip.
Attach the stamped image to the card front with dimensionals.
I hope you enjoy this weeks 12 Weeks of Christmas project. It’s called Snowflake & Stars Wire Elements. This is a small, tabletop artificial tree that just needs a pop of red, a few ornaments, and a topper to make it a great décor item for your home or office. At the end of the season, just store as-is for next year. Who knew Stampin’ Up! products could enhance your holiday like this?
You can also give it as a gift or sent to school as a decoration for a teacher. This was a favorite project of mine. Decorating is always fun.
Supplies: Miscellaneous: Snowflakes & Stars Wire Elements (147819), Real Red 3/8” Mixed Satin Ribbon (147894), 5/8” Striped Burlap Ribbon (147889), Paper Snips (103579), tabletop Christmas tree (the one pictured is 2’, pre-lit, flocked, white cones, burlap base, and was purchased on Amazon)
Measurements: Ribbons: Real Red – each ornament will require about 11” for each ; burlap ribbon 14-16” for bottom and about 12-14” for top
Instructions: 1. Thread Real Red ribbon into each snowflake and star wire element, knot at end then snip ends. Hang ornaments on tree. 2. Tie burlap ribbon to make bows on top of tree and on base.
You can give out plenty of present treats in this adorable holiday box. This project was created using the Bring on the Presents stamp set and Kraft Pillow Boxes. You can of course fill it with any of your favorite goodies.
Supplies: Stamp Sets – Bring on the Presents Bundle (149926) Card Stock – Whisper White (100730) Stamp Pads – Memento Black Ink (132708) Merry Merlot (147112) Old Olive (147090) Misc. – Aqua Painters (103954) Kraft Pillow Boxes (147018) Garden Green Bakers Twine (147814) Real Red Dark Stampin’ Blends (147934) Clear faceted gems (144142)
Measurements: • Whisper White cardstock scraps for bow and tag
Instructions: 1. Fill pillow box with gift and tie shut with length of garden green bakers twine 2. Stamp bow image with Merry Merlot 3. Run aquapainter over stamped bow image bleeding color 4. Stamp tag image in memento black ink 5. Stamp greeting in old olive ink 6. Die cut bow and tag images out 7. Adhere bow to top of tag 8. Color clear faceted gem with real red dark Stampin’ blends 9. Add colored faceted gem to center of bow 10. Add dimensionals to tag and add to front of pillow bo 11. Voila – quick and easy favors, gifts.
Send a Harvest Thank You to your family this year and celebrate the season. A lot of our stamp sets can be used at various times of the year. Although this stamp set has a Fall feel to it, you can create projects all through the year. This is just another example of how versatile our stamps are.
Take a look below and see how you can send your harvest thank you this year.
Supplies: Stamp Sets: Painted Harvest (p 144783 ), Another Wonderful Year (w 146692, c 146695 Inks: Night of Navy (147110), Mint Macaron (147106) Paper: Night of Navy (100867), Mint Macaron (138337), Whisper White (100730) Other: Tranquil Textures Designer Series Paper (146331), Nature’s Twine (146342),
Mini Glue Dots (103683), Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Snail (104332), Dimensionals (104430)
Measurements:
Night of Navy: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼” 11 x 4 ¼”; scored at 5 ½”
Mint Macaron: 5 ¼” x 1 5/8”
DSP: 5 ¼” x 1 ½”
Whisper White: 5 ¼” x 4”; plus scraps
Twine: 8”
Instructions:
1. Fold the Night of Navy card stock in half to form the card base.
2. On the Whisper White cardstock, stamp the saying, with Night of Navy ink, at about 2 ½” up on the from bottom.
3. Stamp the fern image, with Mint Macaron ink, to the left of the saying. Stamp it several times and stamp some a second time without re-inking.
4. Stamp some of the small dots, with Night of Navy ink, throughout the ferns.
5. Stamp three of the leaf image, with Night of Navy ink, on the scrap piece of white card stock.
6. Punch out the leaves.
7. Attach the DSP to the Mint Macaron cardstock and then attach to the front of the card.
8. Attach the first two leaves to the front of the card, using your SNAIL adhesive.
9. Attach the final leaf, by adding a mini dimensional under each leaf.
10. Tie the twine into a bow and attach to the front leaf with a glue dot.
Give out your Fall seasonal goodies in this adorable Blended Seasons Pillow Box. First of all, you need to bake your favorite treat and had deliver to all the special people. Also, take them to work and you can probably make someones day. There is so much you can do with these little boxes. Another idea is to purchase some Fall M&M’s and add them to the box. Therefore, you can let them know how sweet they are.
Supplies Stamp Sets – Blended Seasons Bundle (CM 149894 / WM 149893) Card Stock – Whisper White (100730); Granny Apple Green (146990) Stamp Pads – Memento Black Ink () Misc. – Kraft Pillow Boxes (147018); Gold Foil (132622); Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Combo (144603); Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo (144599); Big Shot (143263); Dimensionals (104430)
Measurements: • Whisper White Card Stock: 2 ¾” x 3 ½” 7/8” x 4” scrap
• Gold Foil: 2” x 2”
• Granny Apple Green Card Stock: 2” x 2” Fall Seasonal Goodies
Instructions:
1. Assemble pillow box by pinching center and folding ends in along the score lines. So no adhesive needed. Note: the notched side is meant to be on top of the other. with another
2. Die cut smallest label shape from Stitched Seasons framelits from the largest piece of whisper white cardstock.
3. Stamp leaf image from Blended Seasons stamp set and Memento black ink onto the left side of the label shape.
4. Also, stamp leaf image again onto a scrap of white, also you will only need a couple of smaller leaves from this piece.
5. Color all leaves on the label shape using the Stampin’ Blends (and a couple of the smaller ones on the scrap cardstock). I started with a layer of light daffodil, added a bit of light pumpkin along the veins of the leaves. Blended with the dark daffodil and then blended the entire leaf with the light daffodil. If you’d like a bit more orange, add a bit of the dark pumpkin.
6. Add label shape to the center of pillow box using dimensionals.
7. Stamp greeting using black ink and trim ends as shown. Also
8. Add to pillow box using dimensionals also.
9. Die cut leaf/berry framelit from granny apple green cardstock and tuck it under greeting.
10. Die cut leaf framelit from the gold foil and tuck it under the greeting.
11. Cut out two of smaller leaves from scrap and add them to pillow box as shown in the photo.
Finally, you can get also all these products for your Fall seasonal goodies while
you shop in my online store.
Make your holiday greetings special when you use the Making Christmas Bright stamp set from Stampin’ Up!. You can find the stamp set and coordinating products in the Holiday Catalog. Because family is worth going that extra mile to create something special. One thing I love most about hand made cards during the holidays is the smile it brings to so many.
Below are three videos from Stampin’ Up! using the Making Christmas Bright products. The stamp set itself is the perfect addition to any craft room. It’s such a traditional type set and so enjoyable to work with.
These are three videos below from Stampin’ Up! that highlight a few projects you can create using these products. Send your family some holiday greetings and also let them know how much you care. It’s always fun to create cards from the heart for the people we love.
Finally, remember that the Holiday Catalog is filled with so many wonderful products. Most of all, it has so much creativity. Make it your one stop shop for inspiration. Each page is full of wonderful ideas. All the supplies for your holiday projects are all available throughmy online store here.
Stella MacKay
Independent Demonstrator for Stampin' Up! since 2002.
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