A Very Merry Christmas to You

I have a final Christmas card to share with you for this year.  This card is gorgeous thanks to the pretty papers (which are unfortunately sold out at this point), but is quite simple and quick to put together.  

I heat embossed my sentiment onto Black Licorice card stock before die cutting the circle shape.  I then added foam squares to the back of the circle. 

The background of the card base was layered with the SAME paper - just different sides.  This is a great trick to get the most out of every bit of the paper.  I adhered the stripe piece across the center of the poinsettia paper, and added a couple of the Berries & Holly gems to the candy cane stripe paper, after I placed the sentiment circle in the center.

Simple and pretty.  I love heat embossing anyway, but I always think it adds a special touch to holiday cards. 

I will be back next Wednesday.  Have a wonderful, magical, Christmas!   If you are traveling, stay safe! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Much love,                                                                             

                                              

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Christmas Botanicals

I've spent the last week and a half decorating the inside of my home for Christmas. (If you follow me on Instagram, you'll have seen a few peeks!)  I love this season, and love adding festive touches throughout my house.  One of the first things I put out are the garlands, plants, wreaths, and trees.  I love how adding these florals and greenery makes everything feel more "holiday" without any other pieces.  

For the card I'm sharing today, I wanted to focus on some of these seasonal botanical elements.

Download the supply list for today's card here.

I started with a background paper with the gorgeous poinsettias, berries, and branches.  Then I added a panel that had branches stamped in two colors of green.  I wanted to add a little more depth where the branches were, so I brought in a third, and softer, tone of green with some sponging. 

A sentiment stamped in black , and a splatter of cranberry bliss silk finished off the panel, which was attached with foam squares.  

Super fast, super easy, and VERY pretty!  One more Christmas card completed! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Much love,                                                                             

                                              

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Elf Shoes Christmas Packaging

Last night was our team Fun Stampers Journey Christmas party.  As part of the party we always have a gift exchange, which is all about creating fun, unique, packaging with the products from FSJ.   I love the gift exchange, because it is a fun opportunity for me to create an oversized 3D item, that I might otherwise not make.  

Download the supply list for this project, here.

This year, I chose to "create" my own gift bag.  I started with two toilet paper tubes, and covered them with some fun striped paper. Then I built up the bag by adding cardstock and details.

The bag stood about 15" tall at the top of the suspenders.  I chose to block off the bag at the top of the "legs", so the actual bag portion of the packaging was only about 4" tall by 3.5" at the widest part.

I drew out a basic elf shoe template, and cut the shoes by hand.  Then I added some mini jingles for a fun touch.

I realized that the skirt needed some extra something, so I used a white gel pen to add stitching, and cut some pockets that I stamped with some holly for a cute detail.

I think this bag turned out stinkin' cute!  It is tiny, with the configuration that I set it up with, but would easily be made a bit larger, by utilizing the space in the "legs" as well.

After we had dinner and did our gift exchange, we headed across the parking lot to a floral shop, where we learned to make boutonnieres and corsages. 

It was a super fun evening.  I love our team, it's like a fun family.

Thanks for stopping by!

Much love,                                                                             

                                              

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