Some of my Favorite Things

Here are some of my Favorite cards this year. So quick and simple.

I just love my Mr. and Mrs. Claus cards,  I saw them on Pinterest and just had to make them.

This I cased from my sister. 

Besides baking I love making Christmas cards, bags and boxes. 

Merry Christmas Everyone.

More Christmas Cards

As I have said before I love everything about Christmas and the Holidays. Here are some of the other cards I made this year.

Twelve Days of Christmas Day 8

I called this card Festive Trees, now does that give you a hint of what it is. I love Christmas and Christmas Trees. I saw something similar on Pinterest and put my own turn on it.

Supplies Needed

Card Stock                              Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper Whiter, Gold Glimmer
DSP                                         Be Merry and some retired DSP
Ink                                           Cherry Cobbler
Stamp Set                                Merry Patterns
Punch                                      small star and Christmas tree
Embossing Folder                   On Point  (retired)
Ribbon                                    Cherry Cobbler Baker's twine
Framelits                                 Bunch of Banners

I also added some tiny pearls to one of the trees to dress it up.

I really loved the way this card turned out. A little Vintage.
       

Twelve Days of Christmas Day Eleven

Beautiful Season Gift Card Set
Part One

This is the last project for my Twelve Days of Christmas and it will take two days to cover all that I have to show you.  It has been exciting and fun creating these projects,  I just love Christmas and anything to do with it.

Today project is how to make the case cover, and getting my holder ready for my cards, gift tags.

Here is my case cover;

Supplies need for this project:

Card Stock                        Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
Designer Series Paper      Be A Good Cheer
Stamp Set                          Beautiful Season, Petite Pairs
Markers                             Always Artichoke, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler
                                          Soft Suede, Marina Mist, Pacific Point, Lucky Limeade
Stampin Ink                       Always Artichoke, Early Espresso and Soft  Suede
Punches                             Decorative Label and Curly Label
Tools and Accessories:
Aqua Painter, sticky tape, snail, Paper Crimper,  Dazzling Details in Cherry Cobbler and Clear Mount Stamp Case

Directions:

1. Cut the designer series paper 10 1/2" x 7". I used Be a good Cheer and put the Christmas on the outside. Slip this into the sleeve to make sure it fits. Remove to add layers and tag or leave as is.
2. Next I cut a piece of Cherry Cobbler card stock 6 5/8" x 4 11/16", then the top layer is Whisper White and cut to 5 7/16" x 4 1/4"
3. Next I double stamped the birds from Beautiful Season to where the branches over lap but the birds do not, using Soft Suede.
4. Next using the Stampin UP Markers I colored in the birds, leaves,berries and stems.
5. I added Dazzling Details in Cherry Cobbler over the berries to give a little Bling to them!
6. Next I stamped my message on Whisper White card stock and then punched it out with the Decorative Label Punch.
7. Assembled and adhered them together. You can just put the card layer over the designer paper and it will stay, I used glue dots on each corner and glued to my designer paper, this gift is traveling back to my daughter in Indiana for Christmas, so I wanted to make sure it didn't move.

 This finished the holder for the cards and tags. On Friday I will show you the Christmas cards, gift cards and tags for part Two. Until then I hope you have enjoyed your stop today.

I know with Thanksgiving  and all that shopping coming up this week you may be busy. So I am going to leave this up, and if you want more detailed instructions let me know by emailing me at jackielwatson2009@hotmail.com  and I will send them you.

 

Twelve Days of Christmas Day Seven

Christmas Card Candy

Today's Project is how to make Christmas Card Candy, since the Holidays are not far off it's a great way to make fun tags or little pieces of Bling.  The card candy is another great gift for your Secret Santa, teachers for your children or stocking stuffers.  I loved making these little extra touches to put on cards or Christmas packages.  The ideas and amount you put in your bag is limitless.

Let's Get Started, here is my Card Candy.

Supplies needed for this project:

Card Stock                           Gumball Green, Pacific Point, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper

                                             White

Stampin Ink                          Pacific Point, Cherry Cobbler and Versa Mark

Stampin Markers                  Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler

Stamp Sets                           Christmas Lodge, Mixed Medley and Tags til Christmas

Punches                                Scallop  Circle, 1 1/4 Scallop circle, 11/4" circle, 1" circle

                                             3/4" circle, Scallop square, 11/4" square, 1" square 

                                             and extra large tag

Embossing Powder              Cherry Cobbler

Bling                                    Dazzling Details, Dazzling Details Cherry Cobbler, gold glitter and Pearls

Wax paper, cellophane bag and stapler 

Directions: 

Snow Man Tag

I started by stamping on whisper white card stock using Pacific Point and then using the 13/4" punch, and then punch the scallop circle using Pacific Point card stock. Adhered them together and added Dazzling Details for some added Bling.

Santa Tag

Using my markers, I colored the Santa suit and belt in black and cherry cobbler. Then punched it out using the large and extra large punches. Glued them together, added some glue around the buckle and sprinkled on some Gold glitter. For some buttons I added small Pearls.

Square Scallop Tag

On a piece of whisper white card stock I stamped in Cherry Cobbler, Do Not Open Until Christmas and punched it out with the 3/4" punch. Then punched the next layer in Gumball Green, and punched the finally layer in Cherry Cobbler using the Scallop Punch. Glued them all together using snail and SU dimensionals to give that 3D look.

Merry Christmas Tag

I stamped Merry Christmas from the Mixed Medley stamp set in Cherry Cobbler on whisper white card stock, then punched it out using the 3/4" punch. I punched out the next layer in Gumball Green using the 1" circle punch. The final layer I punched out a scallop circle using the new 1/1/4" scallop punch from the Holiday Mini. For some added Bling I used Dazzling Details in Cherry Cobbler.

Then I cut a piece of wax paper 37/8 x 6" to adhere the tags to using glue dots. That way you can peel them off when you want to use them. Then I put the tag set in a 4" x 6" cellophane bag.

Next I made my Label Topper

1. I cut a piece of Gumball Green 41/2"? x 4" and folded in half for the base. 
2. Then for the next layer I cut a piece of Cherry Cobbler card stock 4 1/4" x 11/2".
3. Next I stamped on a piece of Whisper White card stock Merry Christmas using Versa Mark and then sprinkling the new Cherry Cobbler embossing powder on it. After tapping off excess powder I used my SU Heat Tool and set the Message.
4. Next I cut the card stock to 4" x 11/4". Next I glued all 3 pieces together and attached to my bag with a staple.

I hope you enjoyed your stop today and let me know what you think. I enjoy reading each comment.

Don't forget to come back on Wednesday for another project. If you would like more information email me at jackielwatson2009@hotmail.com

Jackie

Twelve Days of Christmas....Day One

Welcome to our first Twelve Days of Christmas. I have been so excited in getting ready for today's project. So get ready for some fun and a lot of ideas.

Today I am starting with Snow Flakes in Triple Time. I love making these cards, they are easy and fun. I love Snowflakes, Snowmen and Sleighs.

First let's get started, here is my card. 

Supplies:

Card Stock             Crumb Cake, Natural Ivory

Stamp Sets             More Merry Messages and Snow Flake Soiree

Stampin Ink            Soft Suede and Versa Mark

Ribbon                   Crumb Cake Seam Binding

Accessories            Gold embossing powder for some Bling!

How I made this card:

First I chose the colors I wanted to use, Neutral Ivory and Crumb Cake. I love making Vintage Cards especially around the holidays.

1. I cut 51/2 x 51/2 Crumb Cake and folded to make my base card. Then I cut a piece of Neutral Ivory 4 x 51/4 this makes the base layer.
2. Then I cut 31/4 x 4 1/2 crumb cake for the mat of the second layer. Then I cut 3 x 4 1/4 of Neutral Ivory for the top layer.
3. Then I cut 21/4 x 31/2 of Crumb Cake for the mat of the 3rd layer. Then I cut 2 x 31/4 of Neutral Ivory for the top piece.

Now for the fun part, you layer each top piece with just enough adhesive to hold in place. Now normally you would stamp all 3 pieces and start matting, but I took it one step further I stamped my message onto the top piece and then stamped snow flakes all over with Versa Mark.  I sprinkled them with Stampin Up Gold embossing powder. Heat set with Stampin UP Heat Gun.  I then separated each piece and sponged the edges with Soft Suede to add shading. Then I glued each piece to the matting pieces, after that I then placed each piece on top of each other to form 3 layers. For some added texture I added some Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon and for some fun added another snowflake for added bling.

I hope you enjoyed your stop today and let me know what you think. I enjoy reading each comment.

Don't forget to come back Wednesday for another project. If you would like more information email me at jackielwatson2009@hotmail.com

Jackie



Twelve Days of Christmas Reminder

Twelve Days of Christmas

Just a quick reminder that my Twelve Days of Christmas will be starting November 5th. I hope you are getting excited as I am.

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Almost here my Twelve Days of Chrismas

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Let’s face it; the holidays seem to appear earlier every year. Wouldn’t it be nice to get some creative ideas to help with the Holidays?


This is the first year that my sister and I are doing this and we are so excited to show you all the projects that we have done.

Are you ready for twelve days of fun? It will start on November 5th and runs for twelve days.

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Each day you will receive not only a picture of the finished project, but you will also receive a complete supply list. A step-by-step tutorial will be available for some of the projects.

Whether you sign up and subscribe to my blog or just stopping by it is all free. This is my gift to you.



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Twelve Days of Christmas is just days Away

Here is a sneek Peak of my Twelve Days Of Christmas!

This is my first year doing Twelve Days of Christmas so my sister and I are so excited to show you all the projects that we have come up with for the Holiday Season. I will be announcing very soon the start date. Below is a teaser of what is to come.

I hope you will come back and see what my sister and  I have been up too. 

IT'S A BLUE CHRISTMAS

I saw within the last year a beautiful card on pinterest that Amy Sheffer from http://pickledpaperdesigns.blogspot.com/ had posted and you guessed I cased it.!  I love non traditional cards, they are so Vintage!!!  I love Christmas and everything that goes with it.

Here is Amy version: Isn't is just gorgeous? Thanks Amy.

Now here is my version:

I changed a few things to make it work for me. My biggest problem has been the ribbon. I just couldn't find what I wanted. So I chose to put nothing. What do you think?  The  more I look at the card the more I think it needs something.  Don't be surprised if I change it again and re-post.

Supplies used:
Framelits                              Labels Collection, Itty Bitty Banner and Holiday Ornament
Punch                                    Scallop Edge Border
Embossing Folder                 Houndstooth Folder
Stamp Set                              Joyous Celebration
Card Stock                            Whisper White, Crumb Cake and Pacific Point
Stamping Ink                          Pacific Point
Stamping Marker                   Pacific Point, Crumb Cake

I also used Designer Series Paper, Simply scored for the design on the labels, Spritzer Tool, All Purpose Ink(Champagne Mist) and of course lots of Pearls!!! I colored them with the Pacific Point Marker, and left one Big one in the middle of the Snowflake. Oh for curious minds the top of the Christmas bulb has a small piece of SU Twine that I painted on top of it to make them match.

I hope you have enjoyed you time here today, please leave me a comment, I so do enjoy reading them.

Look What I Did !! A White Christmas

I saw this card on Pintest and fell in love with it. You can find it on  Laura's blog . She cased from Vicki I think, and she cased it from  someone else. So this card has been around and everyone gives it thier own touch.

Here is my version of this card.

I changed it up a bit, by using labels from Stampin Ups Label Collection. I also used two different shades of green on the Poinsettias leaves. This card isn't difficult as it is time consuming, it has allot of layers. Even with that I had allot of fun making this card and have a few more ideas on what to do next.

Supplies used:
Card Stock                                     Whisper White
Die Cuts                                         Labels Collection
Embossing Folders                        Perfect polka Dots, Vintage Wallpaper
Punch                                             1 1/4" circle, blossom Petals Builder
Ribbon                                           Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding
Stamp Set                                       Chock Full of Cheer
Marker                                           So Saffron
Accessories                                   Multipurpose Adhesive, Basic Pearls, Rhinestones

 Thanks for stopping by. I love your comments, so be sure to leave one.
Jackie