This was our Christmas card this year. It is hard to see the Cuttlebug dry embossing on this card, but the burgundy paper has the “ornaments background” dry embossed on it.
Merry Christmas to everyone! ENJOY the time with your family celebrating Christ’s birth!
Recipe:
Stamp Set: All Holidays
Paper: Handsome Hunter, Bravo Burgundy, Brushed Gold
Ink: Bravo Burgundy, Gold (Inside Sentiment)
Accessories: 1 3/4″ Punch, Non SU Punch and Rhinestones, Gold Elastic Cording
This is the project that has been hanging over my head the past couple of weeks. I finally finished it today! It has been so much fun to make! This is what I am giving to my sister for Christmas. She is SO HARD to buy for!
This is my “Starbucks” themed Christmas tree. The tree stands about 2 feet tall, and is decorating with Starbucks themed ornaments and garland. Starbucks comes out with a few new ornaments every year. If she doesn’t collect them already, i will have to start the collection for her. They would be cute filled on this tree.
I wanted to simulate a “hugger” like you get at Starbucks for the base, so this is what I came up with. My sweet DH made a pattern for me to go around the bucket. The tag was actually my daugher, Brittany’s idea. It is supposed to look like the side of a Starbucks cup where they check the box according to what you order. I also added coffee beans to fill up the bucket, which you can see below. This Starbucks tree LITERALLY SMELLS like coffee! 🙂
The tree was kind of bare and I couldn’t afford to fill it with Starbucks gift cards and Starbucks ornaments, so I did a couple of them on my own. This is a tiny plastic MINI cup that Starbucks uses to give samples in. The gals laughed at me when I saved it, but I KNEW someday it would come in handy! Voila! I added brown and white krinkle paper shreds to imitate coffee and foam.
This simple ornament is simply brown felt attached to twine. Then I just added the logo to the heart! SIMPLE!
The MOST TIME CONSUMING part of this project was making the coffee bean garland, which you can see in this picture. I tried every different glue in our house to find the one that stuck the best. I glued real coffee beans onto fishing line.
I sure hope my sister likes this! She is such a Starbucks Freak, and I always am giving her Starbucks cards, so I hope this twist to it is fun for her. (I also hope she doesn’t read my blog….LOL I need to write to Starbucks and tell them to come out with some sort of coffee bean garland!
Jumping on the candy cane bandwagon!! Brady and I went to my friend’s house and we made these for our kid’s school friends. They were SO FUN! Here are some pictures of what I had left. (Ok, so the kids didn’t help too much, they were doing their own crafting. See post below for Brady’s project.)
I know there have been a lot on SCS with this idea, but my favorite was Nancy Riley’s at iSTAMP. Hers can be found HERE.
Recipe: Stamp Set: Deer FriendsPaper: Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Whisper WhiteInk: Real Red, Chocolate ChipAccessories: Scallop/1 3/8″/1 1/4″/Slit/Corner Rounder Punches, Non SU Pom Poms, Pipe Cleaners, and googly eyes
I think this is so precious!! Brady made this necklace for me. When he was done, he asked me, “Do you think your ‘ladies’ from your classes would like to make one?”
What do you think ladies? Ohhhhhh he keeps melting my heart! Love that kid….
This is what I gave my friend, Nancy Riley (iSTAMP) , for our little Christmas get-together. I found the picture at Joann’s Etc. and then altered it. It is made out of metal and the paint is distressed.
Recipe:
Paper: Holiday Wishes DP, “I Wish” Simply Scrappin’ Kit, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Cricut Machine (thanks Rachele, for your help with this!) Dew Drops, Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon
This is an altered Gold Canyon Pomegranite scented candle included with her gift. Candles are easy and fun to alter! (My sister is a demonstrator and her website can be found HERE.)
Recipe:
Stamp Set: Punch Pals
Paper: Ski Slope DP, Real Red
Ink: Real Red
Accessories: Snow Flake/Round Tab Punches, Coluzzle, Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Baja Breeze Striped Ribbon, Silver Elastic Cording, Non SU Rhinestone
I don’t know why I am so “into” gingerbread this year! Maybe it’s because brown and red are so IN!
Here’s a little card I made using the soon to be retired Deer Friends stamp set. I sure got a lot of use out of this set this Christmas season.
Recipe:
Stamp Set: Deer Friends
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Bella DP,
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red
Accessories: Scallop/1 1/4″/1 3/8″ Punches, Riding Hood Red Striped Ribbon, Gingerbread Punch (Non SU), Christmas Ornament Hook, Paper Piercer
Recipe:
Stamp Set: Snow Swirled
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Brushed Silver
Ink: Gold
Accessories: Stickles, Riding Hood Red Striped Ribbon, Cuttlebug, Star Punch, 1/4″ Circle Punch
This card is a “snowman snow-globe”. The circle has acetate ontop of it and snowflakes are stamped with white Stazon ink. The snow at the bottom has dazzling diamonds on it.
Recipe:
Stamp Set: Punch Pals
Paper: Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Basic Black, Transparancy (Non SU)
Ink: Basic Black, Going Gray, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Real Red, Stazon White
Accessories: Coluzzle, Cuttlebug, Dimensionals, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter
My friend showed me a Christmas card she received last year. Immediately I thought of using this same concept with Designer Paper! This is a great way to use up scraps of paper!!
Recipe:
Paper: Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Ski Slope DP
Accessories: 5/8″ Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon
Here is a Santa card cased from this card HERE. I wanted to do this card in my class last month but had too many ideas and had to pick and choose……maybe next year…..
Recipe:
Stamp Set: Many Merry Messages. Punch Pals (Snow Stamp)
Paper: Real Red, Kraft, Whipsper White
Ink: Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Blush Blossom
Accessories: Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Bo-Ho Blossoms/Scallop Square/1 3/8″/1/4″/Word Window Punches, Dazzling Diamonds
Simple snowflake card. These didn’t take long to make and are easy for mass producing!
Recipe:
Stamp Set: So Many Scallops
Paper: Whisper White, Bashful Blue
Ink: Bashful Blue
Accessories: Non SU punches, White Grosgrain Ribbon, Stickles, Cuttlebug, Rhinestones
WOW I haven’t posted since Nov. 1st! I have been so busy with Christmas cards and classes, I haven’t had time to post. My last class is Monday and then I will be posting A LOT!!! Here’s a FAST and EASY card I came up for your SWEETIE this Christmas!
Recipe:
Stamp Set: So Many Sayings (retired set)
Paper: Handsome Hunter, Always Artichoke, Whisper White
Ink: Real Red
Accessories: Green Crochet Thread, Branch Punch (Martha Stewart brand found at Walmart or Michael’s), Red Ribbon
Lorri Heiling
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