Gingerbread Man Card

Does this little guy look familiar?  He was inspired by the bookmarks I shared in my last post.  The joy of using a die (for the layer behind him) and the punch to cut out this cute little guy, is that you can mass produce cards such as this (and bookmarks) and end up with a lot of really cute projects to share.

I love the embossed background.

Each of the top layers are attached with dimensionals, to add a lot of depth to my card.

I'm finding that I'm using the Tin of Tags stamps a lot more than just for tags.  This is a great set to have on hand at Christmas time.

And yes, it would be nice to give a card and a coordinating bookmark to a special someone.  Who will you surprise today with some extra Christmas cheer?

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Gingerbread Men Bookmarks to Share

I made a lot of Christmas bookmarks this year, using our cute little gingerbread man and coordinating punch.  I just love him.  I gave these out at my Christmas Open House Party and have been sharing them with lots of others.  I decided this was my year to enjoy making cute little Christmas projects, sharing them and spreading Christmas joy.

I made quite a few:)

These plastic bookmark sleeves are nice to keep on hand for lots of various bookmark projects.  I ordered them online., after doing a search, but I cannot remember the source.

The embossing adds a lot to the background.

The gingerbread man and label to which it is attached, as well as the scallop circle greeting, are attached to the outside of the bookmark sleeve.  It would be too much bulk to try to get it all inside the sleeve.

Ready to share ...

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Gold Pines Joy to The World Card

We're all having worship at home today, with such icy conditions that it would be dangerous to travel anywhere just yet.  I can't remember when our church was ever closed on a Sunday morning.  I'm going to worship with music from our Millikin University Choirs (several Vespers CD's) as well as make a unique calendar that has Scripture on each month's page.

As for today's card ...
Are you looking for a new color story for your cards?  Try this ... Early Espresso, Gold, and Cherry Cobbler.  It's yummy!

For the gold pine sprigs, I stamped and embossed them in gold and then added die cut pieces over them.  This card was one of my favorites this year.

The pine sprigs were stamped on the inside of the card with gold ink.

The Baker's Twine bow adds the perfect finishing touch.

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Tin of Tags ... Great Way to Enjoy Christmas Fun

Our Tin of Tags is not only a fun kit that allows you to enjoy making lots of tags (3 each of 10 designs) but it would make a great gift, too.  I also made cute little note cards using 5 of my tags.  I want to share with you today just what I made. 

In the tray above, you can see 1 of each of the fun designs for the tags. 

You'll still get to make 20 more tags.  Aren't they cute?!!!

Here are the cute little note cards I made from 5 of my tags.

I think you really get a lot of product (not to mention... fun!) from this kit.

We'll be making these at my next Scraps and Prayers on December 12.  I can't wait for the fun to begin!

PLEASE NOTE:  
If you have a coupon from Toby Joe for $10. off an upcoming class, you may use it for $10. off the card kits shown below.  Be sure whenever you use a coupon that you have it with you.  I need these for tax records.

Exciting News:

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Special Reminders: 

Christmas Card Kits for sale!

 

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Open House/Christmas Party, Project 1 ... and our Party Prize Winners

We had so much fun at my Open House/Christmas Party yesterday.  It's always so much fun to visit and catch up with friends.  Everyone wanted to hear about our 'interesting vacation' and all.  One person said:  "Well, you'll always have these stories to tell.  Life is a series of stories."  I love that!  Life truly is a series of stories.  

Here's the first project everyone got to make for their Make and Take projects.  Everyone really liked this one. 

I've made these apron style cards before, but made them where you seal up the sides and just drop something in from the top, such as a packet of seeds for a garden themed card.  I decided to make this one open like an actual Christmas card.

The background stamp worked great to decorate the entire front of the card.

The little gingerbread man adds the perfect finishing touch.  
Scroll on down to see my lucky prize winners from our party.

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... and now ... drum roll please ... our lucky prize winners:

There were 4 lucky winners from our guessing game and I gave out 5 door prizes (in the spirit of Christmas) so here we go -----

Lana's favorite new Christmas stamp set:

Marsha W.

Jeri W.

The stamp set was Christmas Pines. 

Lana's favorite new accessory:

Marsha W.

Elaine B.

I actually had 2 favorite accessories ---

Stitched Shapes new framelits

Starlight Thinlits

The 5 door prize winners:

Cherie L.

Jessica B.

Sy M.

Elaine B.

Priscilla S.

Congrats, ladies.  Your prizes will be in with your orders when you pick them up.  Thanks for participating in our little games and our party activities.  I'm glad you came!

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Our Next Scraps and Prayers Project

I just can't wait to share today's post with you.  This is our next project for my Scraps and Prayers class.  I just love it.   

I'm having a lot of trouble believing it's now November.  Even though I've been working like crazy on Christmas projects for over a week now, my phone says it's supposed to be a high of 80 today --- in Illinois!  I will say though, I do LOVE it!!!

I tried to get all the shimmer from the beautiful poinsettia, but it's difficult to capture it in a photo. 

I glued double layers of CS for each layer of the poinsettia, so it would still hold its shape when I added on lots of shimmer.

I love how this project turned out!

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