Open House/Christmas Party, Project 3

Our third Make and Take project at my Open House was a cute little snowman note card.  I don't know if this was the top favorite project but the little snowman was a real hit.   

I thought the little trinket added the perfect touch.  

All the stamps in this project were from this same Christmas Magic stamp set.

This little card is a winner!  You could also change the greetings inside the card and make this into a thank you for a Christmas gift.

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Advent Calendar Project

Here's a little project that I've been 'meaning to work on' for at least 2 or 3 years now.  I made up my mind that it would no longer be sitting in my 'stash' just waiting for me to come work on it.  I think it turned out pretty cute. 

I attached the papers with Mod Podge so they would be protected.  I punched a hole and added a ribbon 'pull' to make it easier to open each drawer.  

For now, I decided to not add numbers to it because I didn't want to cover up any more of the tiny picture squares.  I could change my mind later.  I added a wider ribbon all around the entire box and tied it in a pretty bow at the top.  It was windy when I took the photo, so it's blowing up in the air a bit in some of the shots:)

Do you have a 'stash' of projects just waiting for you to come get them and work on them?  Grab them and get them finished.  It's a really GOOD feeling to finally get caught up on at least something in your life:)

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Beauty of the Season with a Perfect Bow

I have another card to share with you today, using our Beauty of the Season stamp set.  I've decorated the inside and outside of the card, as well as creating a coordinating envelope.

I've stamped the cardinal onto watercolor paper, for added texture, and colored it with our new Blendabilities.

I added a strip of embossed CS on the lower portion of the card, below the bow.

Do you like to use bows but sometimes have trouble getting them just right?  Here's a video that may help you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=T9h8YPyn3Qs

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The Final Layout for our Year's Album

For today's post, we'll finish up the last pages for our album for the year that we did with my Scraps and Prayers group.  This was our December layout.  I used an unexpected stamp set for this one:  Papaya Collage.  I used it for the frames, as a mat for the photos.  The trees were an accent along the bottom of the pages.  The stamped piece (under the mosaic pieces) is from the Papaya Collage stamp set.  I cut the white pieces and attached them over some Cherry Cobbler seam binding to form a sort of border along the bottom of the pages.

My color story is Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler.  The pine trees are stamped along the bottom of the pages for some added texture in the background.

Come back for my next post and I'll review the pages for the entire album for the year.  This has been a great project.  At our class next week, we'll be adding pages for the front and back pages for our album.  These pages will be designed to stand alone as a layout, for an additional option, instead of front and back pages for the album.

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1 More Leafy Fall Card

Here's yet another leafy Fall card I made with Orchard Harvest DSP.

I actually used the spider web embossing folder to emboss the veins in the leafs.  I cut 1 from champagne glimmer paper.  I added a Fall apple as the focal piece, to pull in the background paper.  Notice that I even embossed the background DSP, for added texture.  All the colors are pulled from the designer papers.

Stay tuned for more inspirational ideas for Fall and Christmas.  Coming soon... Friday 3-4-5 Sneak Peek and more tutorials and lots more Christmas and...just plain fun!

1 Card: 2 Ways

It's fun to reuse a template when you have a favorite.  Here's a card I designed that I really liked.

I used the same design again and replaced the apple with some Fall leaves.

This time, I stamped leaves onto the background of the oval greeting, stamping off first to make them lighter.
I stamped a coordinating envelope to go with the card.  I think someone would be happy to get this in the mail on their birthday.

Coming soon:  sneak peek at some of the creations for my Oct. 19 Touch of Christmas class.  I can't wait to show you!  Come back and check it out.

Christmas Springy Card

I have a great little tutorial for you today.  A while back I did a tutorial on how to make a diamond fold (springy card) and now, thanks to our new diagonal plate for our Simply Scored Tool, the job is even easier --- actually, it's amazingly simple and really fun.  Here's my new card:

Before you start, decide which pattern of your DSP you'd like for each side.

Basic directions at a glance:

• Start with a 4 X 12" piece of CS or DSP. 
• Score as marked.
• Crease folds with a bone folder.
• Fold into a springy card.
• Decorate as desired.

When you've finished scoring, simply decorate as you like.  Be creative!

See the faint fold line down the center of the diamond?  You do NOT need to make this fold now because you can make the diagonal score lines using the diagonal score plate on the Simply Scored Tool.  I was used to folding it like this previously and just forgot to leave it out.  It's nice to not have that line in the middle of your project:)

I hope you'll give it a try and make your own version of a diamond fold card.  They're a lot of fun.  Actually, if you're making more than one, score the entire 12 X 12" sheet of CS or DSP and then cut it into 4" strips.  It will save you a little time.  You can still decorate each one differently.

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