Christmas Tags Workshop 2016

For my Christmas Tag Workshop this year we made 14 gift tags.

A 3D item, a 2017 Calendar (Dawn Olchefske design)

My thank you gifts for my team:  Tiny Tea Cup Ferrero Rocher Chocolate (Bibi Cameron design) and Bottle of Martinelli's with a Cheers tag.

Christmas Penguins

This cute Inkadinkado Penguin is so cute.  I used heavy card stock for a base and SU papers in the background.  Colored with Copics.  The new Metallic ribbon is a "sneak peek" from Sale-a-bration which starts January 2017.  This card was entered into the "Snow Day" challenge over at Jeanne's blog Dragonfly Journeys.

My second penguin card features a singing trio from Penny Black.  I kept the same color scheme, Crumb Cake, Real Red and Whisper White for the CAS card.

Thank You Totally Trees

All Stampin' Up products used for this set.

Box, four cards/envelopes.

Box set of thank you notes for a friend who is the founder of our local Tree Guild.

Totally Trees stamp set.

Ink and Paper:
Coastal Cabana
Flirty Flamingo
Crushed Curry
Sweet Sugarplum
Soft Suede

Various DSP strips

Wonderful Winterland

It's time to play with the November 2016 Paper Pumpkin Kit, Wonderful Winterland.  Here are just two of my alternative projects:

For the first card I tried using a full moon background, but it didn't meet my expectations, so back to the drawing board.  I ran out of the SU Irresistibly Yours DSP stars background sky paper, so for the second card I made my own with the Hero Arts Tiny Little Stars stamp and Versamark, embossed with clear embossing powder.

Card bases are thick SU Whisper White (A2) 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"  Second card is backed with a piece of Whisper White then Dapper Denim.  Sleigh Ride (retired) die used for foreground in dazzling diamonds paper.  The star is from the current Starlight Dies.  Trees were watercolored with Pear Pizzazz ink and Soft Suede marker.  Dapper Denim ink was sponged over the starry sky.

Santa's Coming To Town

Back in 2013 I made a few of these money/gift card holders as stocking stuffers, they were pretty much a pain even though I had made a pattern.  Fast forward to 2016 with a few more paper crafting skills under me belt, when I decided there had to be a better way.  

I have had requests for them over the years from my groups and clubs, so I set out to make this project as easy as possible so that it could be reproduced with these classes in mind.

It took me an entire day to design, cut out and put together just one.  But now I have an excellent pattern to follow using die cuts and punches, except for the hat and moustache which were hand drawn and used as a template to upload to my Cricut for cutting.

Can you tell in the above photo which Santa was made three years ago and which one was made today?

All papers and card stock by Stampin' Up.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek.

Betty

Thanksgiving Place Settings

Here are some of the place setting bags that I put together to hold silverware and a napkins on our Thanksgiving table this year.

Details:

Stampin' Up; Paper Pumpkin October 2016, Season of Gratitude kit leaves green twine and sequins.
Lace Doilies; Card stock and inks in Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Delightful Dijon;
Leaf and Acorn Wood Accents and Mini Pinecones; Brown twine; Circle and Stitched Framelits; For All Thinks Stamp Set.

UPS Truck

Gift Box for my UPS driver.  After seeing these boxes on the internet, I decided to give one a try.  I will fill my truck with goodies and give it to my UPS driver.

Super simple to make when you follow the detailed instructions by Jan Farring at Jan's Stamping Creations from 04 Jan 2012 that can be found here:

www.jansstampingcreations.com/2012/01/ups-truck-tutorial.html

Christmas Cod

Stamp Set:  Stampin' Up Fa-la-la-la Friends

Bear Hugs Framelit Dies

Papers / Cardstock:  SU Crumb Cake card base, Whisper White, Soft Suede, Garden Green, and Warmth and Cheer DSP

Inks:  Smoky slate, Real Red

Candyland Christmas

CTMH Candyland Christmas Card

Base is 5" x 10" scored 5"
Papers / Card Stock:  Kraft, SU Candy Cane Lane DSP, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip.
Image colored with Kuretake Zig Clean Color Real Brush watercolor markers

Dove of Peace Christmas Card

Stamp Sets:
Stampin' Up Dove of Peace and  Festive Flurry both retired.
Papers/Card Stock:  SU Thick Whisper White, Crumb Cake Vellum, Dazzling Diamonds
Inks:  VersaMark heat set with White embossing powder, SU Blushing Bride, Basic Gray, and Smoky Slate

Sequins and White Ribbon

Card base is 5" x 10" scored at 5", rounded corners at bottom.

A Beautiful Season

Flashback 

Playing with an old favorite stamp set and technique.

Cardstock:  SU Hello Honey, Bashful Blue, Basic Black and Glossy paper.
Stamps:  SU A Beautiful Season, French Script and Winter Memories all retired.
Inks:  Staz-On Black, Hello Honey and Bashful Blue
Accessories:  Black twine, Xyron, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, sponges, hole punch

Star of Light Glad Tidings

Stamps:  Stampin' Up Star of Light, Antique Tags

Inks:  Soft Sky, Pool Party, Marina Mist, Night of Navy

Card Stock:  Heavy Whisper White, Silver, Pool Party, Irresistibly Yours 

Extras:  Starlight Framelits, Washi Label Punch, Jewels

SU Glamper Camper Halloween

Stampin' Up Glamper Camper Halloween:

Cardstock:  Basic Gray, Whisper White
Inks:  Archival Black, Whisper White, Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Marina Mist, Pumpkin Pie
Stamps:  Glamper Camper, Home Is Where The Haunt Is (Ret), Jar or Haunts

Vintage Leaves Watercolor

This is for my sister who has some health issues that she is struggling with right now.

I cased this card from fellow SU Demo Billie Moan at Rambling Rose Studio.  Where Billie lightly stamped the images to be translucent I stamped them with a much heavier hand which caused them to retain their pattern when watercolored.  Check out Billie's beautiful card here:

http://ramblingrosestudio.com/watercolor-wishes/

Happiest Birthday to Shelli

This Birthday Card is for Shelli Gardner at Stampin' Up who celebrates her birthday this month. I used a mix of current and retired SU stamp sets for the background. The photo actually shows a second card I made trying to remember the first card's layout as I forgot to photograph the original card before I popped it in the mail. I am really happy with the way it turned out.

Stampin' Up:  Swirly Bird, Snuggles & Smooches, Flowering Fields, Love & Affection, Birthday Blooms stamp sets.