Color Me Christmas Treat Box Tutorial

I like to make little treats for each of my family members for the holidays. So here is my latest “pillow gift” that I made for the family using the Color Me Christmas stamp set. Each Treat Box is filled with a chocolate for them to enjoy Christmas morning.

Color Me Christmas Treat Box   (2)

You can check out my earlier video Spring Sampler Treat Box Video Tutorial below to see how the basic box was made.

I used a piece of our 7/16″ Trim to create the band that keeps the box closed and hid the seam with my image.

Want a complete and printable PDF tutorial?  Click HERE for my Color Me Christmas Treat Box Tutorial.

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Happy Thanksgiving

As we sit down today for our Thanksgiving dinner, I can’t help but think of all the things in my life to be grateful for. I have been blessed with a wonderful husband, strong and resilient children, along with a cornucopia full of other things, which include you, my stamping customers and friends. You’ve allowed me to share with you something I find great joy in. I’m always amazed at how stamping has touched my life and brought such wonderful people into it. So thank you for your support – I’m always here to answer any questions you may have.

I hope that as you enjoy your Thanksgiving, you are surrounded by friends and family and feel as blessed by your life.

Todays card is one that I made for you this Thanksgiving.

Thankful tablescapes Simply Created Kit

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Wishes (128748/127802)

Inks: Chocolate Chip (126979)

Paper: Chocolate Chip (102128), Crushed Curry (131199), and Whisper White  Card Stock (100730)

Accessories:Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit (133463), Autumn Accents Bigz Die (127812), Modern Label Punch (119849), and Word Window Punch 119857)

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Magical Season Single Stamp

Our single stamps are such a great choice for this holiday season. Stampin’ Up! has given us some wonderful images to choose from in the Single Stamp Assortment this year and with many of them included in our Holiday Sale going on right now they are a fantastic deal too.

Magical Season

Here is a clean and simple card I made using the Magical Season single stamp sentiment along with the Season of Style Designer Series Paper. These go together so quickly and with the clean design it would be easy to make a lot of them.

I especially love the fact that I can cut the sentiment out using our Oval Collection Framelits so stamping is stress free.

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Supplies:

Stamp Set: Magical Season Single Stamp (134777)

Inks: Cherry Cobbler (126966) and Gumball Green (126861)

Paper: Season of Style Designer Series Paper (132340), Cherry Cobbler (119685), Gumball Green (126840), and Whisper White Card Stock (100730)

Accessories: Big Shot (113439), Ovals Collection (129381) and Labels Collection Framelits (125598)

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Truly Grateful

Since Thanksgiving is just a couple of days away I thought I would share with you some wonderful swaps that I have received from my friends during our monthly meetings. I couldn’t pick just one since I think they are all wonderful cards.

Tags 4 You

This first one is uses the Tags 4 You stamp set (131820/131823) and it’s coordinating Label Bracket Punch (132153). Anna cut the Sweather Weather Designer Series Paper (132184) using the Autumn Accents Bigz Die (127812) and used them to form the wreath. I really love the way she used the Woodgrain Embossing Folder (127821) to make it look like it was hanging on a door.

Truly Grateful

This second card uses our Truly Grateful Stamp Set (131730/131733) from the Holiday Catalog. Lorraine used the Chevron Border Punch (132154) to create this wonderful look along the bottom of the card.  I love the rich earthy feel of this card made using our Baked Brown Sugar and Summer Starfruit Card Stock.

Gently Falling (2)

And finally this last card is from my friend Bonnie. I really love the non traditional fall colors she used. Who would think of Bermuda Bay, Raspberry Ripple, Old Olive and Summer Starfruit when looking at the Gently Falling Stamp Set (128430/123804)? But I love it – the card brings a smile to my face every time I see it. I especially like the Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons that has been added to the Linen Thread she wrapped around the bottom of the card. It really catches the light.

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Just posted – more great deals for the week! These special buys are available today, November 26th through Monday, December 2nd (11:50 p.m. MT). So why not look for your favorites and add them to your holiday list?

1″ Square Punch (124094)

1 inch Square punch

Beautifully Baroque Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (130917)

Beautifully Baroque embossing folder

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Papillon Potpourri File Folder Card

Here is the fourth File Folder Card that I’ve created for you and is part of my video series. This card is a little different since it has a flap and the flap is tucked behind the popped up element to keep it closed. I really like the Papillon Potpourri Stamp set with all the different butterflies it contains and the fact it has two coordinating punches makes it even more appealing to me – how about you? Are you a punch-aholic too?

file folder card #4

This card uses the Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper and while I know it is for fall I thought it worked well with the butterflies since to me they looked like Monarchs. I used the greeting from the Truly Grateful Stamp set and stamped it in Chocolate Chip. You can find the Truly Grateful Stamp set in the Holiday Catalog – I love the fonts that these two greetings use and the images are wonderful too. So why not check it out?

Here is my latest video tutorial – File Folder Card #4

This video completes the File Folder Card projects I wanted to share with you for now, so I thought I would ask which card was your favorite? Why not leave me a comment and let me know what your favorite card and style was – I’d love to hear from you.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Truly Grateful (131730/131733) and Papillon Potpourri (132058/123759)

Inks: Chocolate Chip (126979)

Paper:  Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper (132184), Sahara Sand (121043) and Tangerine Tango Card Stock (111349)

Accessories: Bitty Butterfly Punch (129406), Elegant Butterfly Punch (127526), 1 ¾” Circle Punch (119860), 1 3/8″ Circle Punch (119850), Envelope Punch Board (133774), Stampin’ Trimmer (126889), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Summer Starfruit 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon (126846), and Stampin’ Sponges (101610)

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Evergreen Christmas

Did you know that the Evergreen Stamp Set is a two-step set? The great thing about two-step stamp sets is that they give you lots of choices  and this set has some beautiful sentiments that are included.

Evergreen (2)

Here is a card using the line image and word image from Evergreen Stamp set along with the Petite Pairs sentiment.

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Supplies:

Stamp Set: Evergreen (127970/127973) and Petite Pairs (128706/122497)

Inks: Gumball Green (126861), Cherry Cobbler (126966), and Jet Black StazOn Ink Pad (101406)

Paper: Champagne Glimmer Paper (127885), Very Vanilla (101650), Cherry Cobbler (119865), and Gumball Green Card Stock (126840)

Accessories: Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder (117335), Gumball Green 3/8″ Satin Stitched Ribbon (126848), and Glue Dots (103683)

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Remembering Your Birthday Video Tutorial

When I first saw the Eastern Elegance Designer Series Paper I fell in love with the colors and patterns. My eye has always drawn to the gray tones – I guess it’s a result of the 70’s when everything was brown – grays just feel clean and fresh to me. And since I haven’t had a chance to play with it much yet I wanted to use it for this card – a pocket File Folder Card.

File Folder Card #3

So what do you think? I really like the way this card turned out and I love the way the second sentiment pops out from under the tab – kind of a hidden surprise.

File Folder Card #3 (2)

So here is my File Folder Card #3 Video Tutorial showing you how I created this card. I hope you enjoy it!

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Remembering Your Birthday (131347/131350)

Inks: Basic Gray (126981)

Paper:  Eastern Elegance Designer Series Paper (130131), Smoky Slate (131202), Basic Gray (121044), Crushed Curry (131199) and Whisper White Card Stock (100730)

Accessories: Basic Gray  ¼” Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon (126879), Neutral Candy Dots (130394), Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309), Envelope Punch Board (133774), Stampin’ Trimmer (126889), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Glue Dots (103683), Sticky Strip (104294)

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Occasions Alphabet

Since I was in a Raspberry Ripple monochromatic mood I made another get well card using the Occasions Alphabet stamp set. This set contains 26 different sentiments that cover every occasion you can think of – and the alphabet itself is done in a particularly lovely font I think.

Occasions Alphabet

So here is what I came up with. Once again I used the Build a Banner Simply Created Kit, however this time I tried out the chevron template. (You can watch my video HERE to see how I did the technique itself.)

I added a piece of Tea Lace Paper Doilies that was left over from my earlier project folding it in half and cut out the sentiment that I stamped in Raspberry Ripple using our banner framelit from the Hearts a Flutter Framelits set.

What do you think? I’m not sure that I’m happy with the letter q – I’m thinking maybe I should have used a different letter. Hmmmm – we’ll hopefully the card will brighten their day a little when they receive it.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Occasions Alphabet (128688/123598)

Inks: Raspberry Ripple Classic Ink (126859)

Paper: Raspberry Ripple (126842) and Whisper White Card Stock (100730)

Accessories: Build a Banner Simply Created Kit (133507), Tea Lace Paper Doilies (129399), Whisper White1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon (126877), Big Shot (113439), and Hearts a Flutter Framelits (130159)

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Don’t miss out on the 24 hour-only Doorbuster sale today!

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Flowering Flourishes

Seems like lately I’ve needed some get well cards – so here is one I made for a stamping friend who recently had knee surgery. I wanted to create a card that was monochromatic since she had mentioned she really liked the Create a Banner Card that I recently made (click HERE to see that card).

Flowering Flourishes

I ran my Whisper White card stock through my Big Shot using the Delicate Designs Embossing Folder and then stamped my sentiment and images in Raspberry Ripple Classic Ink.

I wrapped a 6″ piece of Raspberry Ripple 3/8″ Satin Stitched Ribbon around the card front, added a bow and then attached the card front to my Raspberry Ripple card base.

Flowering Flourishes inside

Here is the inside of the card – of course it’s fun to stamp that too, right? I used the Finishing Touches Edgelits (127010) to trim the bottom and let the Raspberry Ripple peek through.

I hope this card will bring a smile to my friends face when she opens it, knee surgery is a long recovery process.

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Flowering Flourishes (131998/126367) and Express Yourself (Hostess Set 130336/130339)

Inks: Raspberry Ripple (126859)

Paper : Raspberry Ripple (126842) and Whisper White Card Stock (100730)

Accessories: Big Shot (113439), Delicate Designs Embossing Folder (127023), and Raspberry Ripple 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon (126845)

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Chocolate Chip Chevron Ribbon

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Color Coach

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Little Label Punch Pack

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Pumpkin Pie Chevron Ribbon

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Subtles Markers

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Talking Tag

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Holiday Sale

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Winter Frost Fancy Gift Box Bow

I’ve fallen in love with our Gift Bow Bigz L Die recently and find myself reaching for it constantly. I’m really looking forward to making my own gift bows this holiday season and in the new year too, and since this die makes it so easy to create gift bows I hope to be able to share more projects with you in the next few weeks.

Fancy Gift Box Bow

This is one of our Kraft Gift Boxes (found in our 2013 Annual Catalog on page 160). They are a great size for holiday a little something – I’m thinking I maybe filling this one with some homemade rum balls.

I’ve covered the 4 sides of the Kraft Gift Box with panels of Island Indigo Textured Card Stock that I cut 3 1/4″ x 2 1/4″ and layered with a  3″ x 2″ piece of the Winter Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper. I added these panels to the box using Sticky Strip (104294) for a really strong hold. For the top of the Kraft Gift Box I layered a 3 1/4″ x 3 1/4″ piece of Island Indigo with a 3″ x 3″ piece of the Winter Frost.

This bows a lot of fun to make and I thought it would be easier to show you how I put it together so here is my Fancy Gift Box Bow Video Tutorial to show you how.

Quick and Easy right?  Isn’t it great that this Gift Bow Bigz L Die is part of the Weekly Deals? Want one too, you won’t want to delay since our Weekly Deals only last today until 11:50 p.m. (MT). Order one through me and I’ll send you a FREE Gift Bow Die Chart,  It’s a handy reference PDF for making all kinds of bows with this die.

And don’t you love the Frosted Finished Embellishments (132150) I added to the center – I hope the video showed you just how much of a wow factor they have for any of your projects.

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Supplies:

Paper: Winter Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper (132341), Island Indigo Textured 12 x 12 Card Stock (132132)

Accessories: Kraft Gift Boxes (124106), Gift Bow Bigz L Die (129977 – Weekly Deal Item), Big Shot (113439), Frosted Finished Embellishments (132150), Glue Dots (103683), and Sticky Strip (104294)

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