Homemade Treats, Peace on Earth, Greetings of the Season, Christmas Gift Tag, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I thought I would make some gift tags for our Christmas presents. Here's what I came up with. Please read on to see how it was made.

The first thing I did was I cut the Real Red backing piece using the die from the "Peace on Earth" die set using the largest layered die in there. Then I took the smaller die and laid it on a piece of Basic White card stock so I could get an idea where things were going to go. 

Using my Real Red ink pad and the cute little trees and candy canes stamp, from the "Homemade Treats" bundle,  I covered a 2" x 4" area. I paid special attention to not getting ink on the edges of the stamp because when stamping on the card stock it showed the mess.  I also dropped the stamp and made a bigger mess so I had to start over. It would have been so bad but I had already die cut the piece before stamping. UGH.  Once the area was covered I laid the die on top to see where my words would go. 

I stamped the words from the "Greetings of the Season" bundle using black Memento ink. Then I cut the piece out using the smaller die.  I moved the die over so I had room on the left for the candy cane. I taped the two layers together.

The candy cane is from the "Homemade Treats" bundle and was stamped using Real Red ink. I cut it out using the matching die. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the left side of the piece. 

I punched an 1/8th" hole and I will add a piece of white Baker's Twine to it later. And that was it. Now to make a dozen or so! I didn't want to go too fancy or something that would take a lot of time because it's just going to get tossed anyway.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas gift tag,
Wanda

Peaceful Garden, Peace on Earth, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a simple card to share with you. It's a two/for card. You will need to cut your Designer Series Paper (DSP) and once it's done you will be able to make two cards from it.  Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock for the large layer.  

Next I cut the DSP from the "Peaceful Garden" 12" x 12" package. It measures 2-3/8" x 3-1/2".  I cut two because I wanted to use the backside of the dove imaged side. When you cut on the diagonal on one piece, switch corners for the second piece and turn it over. I also cut a piece of copier paper that measures just shy of 2-3/8" x 3-1/2".  I cut it scant because I didn't want it to show when I place the two pieces of DSP on top. After taping the pieces of DSP on the top of the copier paper I set it on top of the Basic White card stock so I could see where the words go.

The words are from the "Peace on Earth" bundle. I stamped them using black Memento ink. Once the words were stamped I taped the rectangle piece in place.

I cut a dove from the same "Peace on Earth" bundle using Basic White card stock. I cut the spring using a scrap piece of Secret Sea card stock and the die from the same bundle.

The dove was set in place using Dimensionals and the a tiny dot of glue was placed on each leaf and set in place on the dove, making sure the end of the stem was by the beak.  And that was it, the card was done.

Such a fun card to make. I guess I should say fun cards!  It's quick and easy and I ended up with two cards in no time.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Homemade Treats, Greetings for You, Christmas Tags & More, Christmas Cards, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a sweet Christmas card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

This layout is one of my favorites for small images. It puts the focus on that tiny image and all of a sudden it's the focus of the card! 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Real Red card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside of the card.

On the front the layers are as follows. The Basic White piece is cut at 4-1/2" x 4-5/8". The Garden Green piece is cut at 3" x 4-1/8" and the Designer Series Paper (DSP) was cut at 2-7/8" x 4".  

I took the DSP and used a small amount of tape in the area were the opening is going to be and attached it to the Garden Green card stock.  Using my 1-1/4" punch and I put the piece all the way inside the punch. I looked on each side to see that it was spaced equally.  Then I took the piece of DSP and put a piece of copier paper under it (for a little thickness or it will rip the DSP)and using my 1-3/8" punch to make the opening in the DSP larger.  I save the circles but I recycle the little ring of DSP.  I taped the two pieces together, lining them up as much as I could. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set aside. I forgot to mention that the DSP is from the "Christmas Tags & More" 6" x 6" stack. 

I took another piece from that same package of DSP (2" x 2") and placed it over the hole (after removing the backing on the Dimensionals. Once the backing was removed on all of the Dimensionals I added some tape to the 2" x 2" piece so it would stick in the center of the whole piece too. I had centered this on the Basic White piece. 

Tape was added to the back of the Basic White piece and it was then set in place on the card base.

The little gingerbread man is from the "Homemade Treats" bundle. I stamped it using Pecan Pie ink and then I cut it out using the matching die. Two small Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set i place inside the circle.  

The words are from the "Greetings For You" ephemera pack. They are stickers. I didn't remove the backing, I just added Dimensionals to the back of it and set it in place on the front of the card.

I had some retired "Real Red & White Peppermints". I think these should be a basic holiday staple during the holiday sales.  That and the snowflake ones they had last year.  I used three of them on my card and the card was done.

This was a fun card to make and a perfect layout for those smaller images.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Peaceful Garden, Traditional Labels, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another Christmas card to share with you. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock using the "Jolly Holly" embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card.

Next I cut a 2-1/8" x 4-1/8" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Peaceful Garden" 12" x 12" package. I glued it to a piece of silver glittered paper measuring 2-1/4" x 4-1/4".  Then that was glued to a piece of Secret Sea card stock that measured 2-3/4" x 4-7/8".  Confession time here. My glitter paper isn't really paper. I got a roll of the glitter "paper" at the Dollar Tree but it turned out to be a table runner. It would have been better if it were paper because tape would have stuck to the back of the paper. I had to glue this runner to a piece of Basic White card stock. Then I could tape it down. But for today's card I preferred to use glue there.

Once the layers were taped together I set the piece in place on the front of the card with equal spacing on all sides and using Dimensionals. It's about 3/8" from the top, bottom and fold. 

The words are from the "Peaceful Garden" bundle. I stamped them using Night of Navy ink and cut them out with a die from the "Traditional Labels" bundle. I set the piece in place using Dimensionals on the right and tape on the left.

I die cut a dove from the same bundle using Basic White card stock. Also in that bundle was the spring which I cut using a scrap piece of Secret Sea card stock. I taped the dove in place on the upper left of the panel and I added the tiniest dots of glue to each leaf in the sprig and I set in place so it looked like the dove was carrying it.  And that was it, the card was done.

This was such a quick and easy card to make. I just love that DSP, it's SO pretty.  I could have done something different with the embossed layer but that was all I could find. I wanted to use the "So Swirly" folder but it's buried somewhere on the counter. Tomorrow is clean up day. Time to put things away and organize a bit but not too much or I won't be able to find what I need! LOL

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Peaceful Garden, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a simple, quick and easy card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest. You can see the original card by clicking here. I made a couple of changes to it. One unintentional. Please read on to see what that kerfuffle is all about! LOL

The base of the card is a half-sheet of Secret Sea card stock. My card opens on the right and the fold is on the bottom. The original card opens on the bottom.  

A 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Cloud Cover card stock was cut for the layer. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Peaceful Garden" 12" x 12" package. I taped that to the Cloud Cover piece and then that was taped to the card base.

The words are from the "Peaceful Garden" bundle. It was stamped on a piece of Basic White card stock using Night of Navy ink. Kerfuffle. It should have been Secret Sea ink. I didn't buy the ink pads but I do buy the ink refills and the cubes so I have the ink in just a smaller version.  It saves money and if I want/need, I can rinse out the ink pad and use it for a different color down the road. If you do this, use a dark color ink just in case it could pick up some pigment left in the stain the ink leaves on the pad. Okay, money saving tip given and moving on!  The words were cut out using the second largest square in the "Stylish Shapes" set. If you don't have this set the piece measures 2-3/8" x 2-3/8" and you can cut yours on the paper cutter. 

The silver layer measures 2-1/2" x 2-1/2".  I didn't have any silver glitter paper from Stampin' Up! but what I did have was a silver glitter table runner from the Dollar Tree.  I added a sticky sheet to a piece of Basic White card stock and then stuck the glittered piece to it.  It did NOT stick! So I ended up gluing it.  Glue was my friend today!  I also glued the word piece to the glittered piece.  Once set up I added Dimensionals to the back and set the piece in place on the front of the card. I used equal spacing from left to right and about 1-1/4" from the top edge.  

I die cut the leaves from the bundle using a scrap piece of Secret Sea card stock. Tiny amounts of glue was added to each leaf and it was set in place on the front of the card.  And that was it.

I just LOVE the looks of this sheet of DSP. The doves are SO pretty. I plan on saving a piece to make a sympathy card with it.  The bundle has sympathy words.  And I plan to keep the doves dies forever because they are SO versatile.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Peace on Earth, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Our son, wife and two granddaughters came to dine with us. And after we ate and things got cleaned up we put the Christmas tree up.  It's not a big tree. It's kind of ugly too. I had to buy pine garland to fill in the open areas. This year I crocheted over 500 popcorns and strung them with painted round berry colored wooden beads to make popcorn garland to help that poor little tree out! Anyway, let's get onto the card! 

Today I have a Christmas card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. I spend SO much time on there looking at cards and crafts!  And as I'm looking a card will pop up that really catches my eye.  And when you have most of the materials to make they card, then why not? You can see the original card by clicking here. Please read on to see how I put this card together.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Peaceful Greens" embossing folder. 

I bought the dies but not the stamp set for the "Peace on Earth" bundle. I had to cut corners somewhere. I tend to buy too many stamps! I cut two doves from Basic White card stock. 

Using Basic Black card stock I cut the shape that fits in the embossed shape on the Basic White piece and the sprig in the doves mouth.

I taped the embossed piece to the front of the card using very strong tape. Then the Basic Black piece was adde using Dimensionals. 

The doves were glued in place.

I didn't have the same words so I went on my computer and printed them out. I cut them using a die from the "Banner Sayings" bundle.  Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the front of the card.

A few crystal rhinestones were added to the front and the card was done.

This was a super easy and quick card to make. I do like how it turned out too. I also like having this die set because it will make lovely sympathy cards too.  I am so into versatility when it comes to sets and dies.

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda 

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

I will not be making a card to post today (I'm actually pre-posting this because I know I will be exhausted from a day of cooking, hosting and cleaning up). I wish you all a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING! I'm thankful for you visiting my blog and I hope you have a wonderful day. See you back here tomorrow for my daily post!

Christmas Tags & More, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you that I found on Claire Dailey's blog.  I was thrilled when I saw this because I had purchased the "Christmas Tags & More" 6" x 6" package and was starting to regret it.  But when I saw this card I knew I had to make it. I had to use that package of fun cut outs and papers.  You can see Claire's card by clicking here. Please read on to see how I made the card. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Real Red card stock. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Real Red card stock that was textured using the "Forever Plaid" embossing folder. I used really strong tape to attach this to the front of the card. Normally I use glue but my glue bottle is empty and the cupboard I keep them in is WAY across my small workroom! Just too lazy today. Actually, I'm already tired from preparing for Thanksgiving.  Cleaning and baking today. Tomorrow will be just as busy till after dinner. And after that I'm not cooking or cleaning a thing for the next three days! LOL. 

Okay, back to the card.  The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from that same "Christmas Tags & More" package.  The largest piece was cut at 3-1/2" x 4".  On top of that is a 2" x 4" piece of Real Red.  Before taping it down I cut the circle from the "Stylish Shapes" set. I used the 4th largest.  I set it aside for now.

The DSP that is on top of the Real Red piece is from the same package. I taped all three layers together and then I taped them to the front of the card using strong tape. I like to use glue or strong tape on textured pieces because the regular snail tape doesn't seem to stick as well because of all of the peaks and valleys.  

Once the layers were taped down I popped out the trees and cardinal.  I taped the trees in place. Then I took some gold cord that I had and tied a bow. I used a glue dot to hold the bow in place.

The cardinal was set on top of the bow using Dimensionals. I only used them on the body area because the knot met the head so I added a bit of glue to that spot. Yes, I had to get up and go 10 steps across my room and get a bottle of glue!  LOL. 

The words are from the "Greetings for You Mix & Match" Ephemera package.  I affixed them to the circle. These words are stickers so that makes it easy to work with.  Dimensionals were added to the back of the piece and the card was done.  

There's only two trees in the package but I have another cardinal, I may find a stamped tree and fussy cut it to create another card similar to this one.  I want to use those pieces and papers a bit more before the season is over.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Friendly Foliage, Thinking of You Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a super sweet card to share with you. The original card was made by Terri Gaines. She has a video on how to make it and you can see that by clicking here.  After you watch the video, please give her a thumbs up, I know she's appreciate it. She has lots of good tips to share there too. Please read on to see how I put it together.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. I love how Terri opened her card to make sure the fold is on the left. I have made the mistake of not checking many times and have an upside down card.  UGH! I am trying to follow her tip on that and make a habit of opening the card first.  Old habits die hard!

Next I cut the Basic Black piece. Her's was done using Secret Sea card stock but mine is limited so I opted for Basic Black. Plus I still had some sitting on my table from yesterday's card.  That piece measures 3-3/4" x 5" and the Basic White piece was textured using the "Exposed Brick" embossing folder and then cut 3-1/4" x 4-1/2".  I taped the layers together.

Then the image was stamped on Basic White card stock. Again I used black Memento ink instead of Secret Sea.  This was then set on top of a thin foam sheet. 

In the "Friendly Foliage" bundle where the image for the sprigs were stamped you will find dies. There's one that cut out the framed area and one that cut out the center. They were both set in place and cut.  There's some picking out of pieces left behind but it's pretty easy. Terri does a great job in showing how she does that.

The piece was set on the center of the card. I just eyed it.  The words are from the same bundle and were stamped using black Memento ink.  They were cut out using the largest ribbon end dies in the "Stylish Shapes" set. The end and sides were trimmed a set in place on the front of the card.  You use scrap pieces from cutting the image out to pop up the words. And that was it. Terri explains it a lot better and she has a link to purchase the bundle if you're interested. And BONUS, she has a free PDF project sheet for you to download!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's thinking of you card,
Wanda

Traditions of Christmas, Greetings for You, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you. The original was made by Clair Dailey at Clair Dailey Creates. The link will take you right to her site. He has a lot of beautiful cards. I have followed her for years and if you ever get a chance to watch a video you will love her Australian accent! Click here to be taken to her site.   Please read on to see how I put the card together.

The first thing I did was I folded a half-sheet of Basic Black card stock. Claire used Secret Sea, which is SO close to black. I have limited sheets and don't want to use them right now, they don't expire until 2027 and I don't plan on purchasing a full package of that color because I don't see needing it much at all. And where I do need it I think I can get by with Basic Black. 

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Traditions of Christmas" 12" x 12" package. The strips are 7/8" wide and two are cut at 4-3/16" each and the other two are cut at 2-15/16". If you use metric, she also gives those measurements.  She has a printed image of the measurements.  I may make one of copier paper to have it in my stack of layouts. 

The center piece measures 2" x 3-1/4". I textured my piece using the corrugated embossing folder (retired) using Basic White card stock. Then I trimmed it to 2" x 3-1/4".  If I textured after cutting it would be shorter from the top to bottom.  

I don't have the die so I had to fussy cut the flowers from the "Traditions of Christmas". I should have checked my stash because I already had one cut but I look at it that I still have a pre-cut one on hand! I added Dimensionals to the back of the piece. 

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic Black was cut and then the pieces were taped in place. I glued the corrugated piece in place.  The flowers were set on top of the corrugated piece.

The words are from the "Greetings for You Mix & Match Ephemera Pack". They are actually a sticker. I removed the backing and set the words in place.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the Basic Black piece and it was set in place on the front of the card base. 

I had some retired embellishments and I added them to the front of the card and the card is done.

This was a very fun card to make and I really do like this layout. Though I struggle with getting the spacing right.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Traditions of Christmas, Textured Notes, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card to share with you that I found on Pinterest. I changed it a little due to the products I have and don't have. You can see the original card by clicking here. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Real Red card stock for the largest layer. On top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Traditions of Christmas" 12" x 12" package.  

I used the third largest die from the"Textured Notes" set and the dotted DSP.  On top of that is a Basic White piece cut using the 5th die in that same set. 

The flowers were fussy cut from the same package of DSP.  

The words are from the "Celebrate Tidings" (retired) stamp set using Real Red ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. They were punched out using the (retired) "Double Oval Punch". And using the scalloped part of the punch and Real Red card stock, I punched the layer behind. I taped the two pieces together.

Dimensionals were added to the back of the flower piece and it was set in place on top of the Basic White rectangle.  Dimensionals were added to the back of that and it was set in place on the red dotted piece of DSP. Then that was taped to the front of the card about 9/16" from the fold and 5/8" from the top and bottom edges.  

Dimensionals were added to the right side of the word piece and tape on the other have and it was set in place on the front of the card about 7/8" from the bottom edge. And the card was done.

I enjoyed making this card, even with the fussy cutting. This DSP is SO pretty and I have loved working with it and was pleased with every card I made using it.

Thank you SO very much for stopping in and seeing today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Traditions of Christmas, Traditional Labels, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I found a card on Pinterest that I just loved the layout. I did change the card a bit and I didn't have any measurements so I just made it they way I wanted it. You can see the original card by clicking here.  It will open in a new window so you don't lose your place! Please read on to see how I made this card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock.  It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Jolly Holly" embossing folder. I glued it to the card base.

Next I cut the layers. The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Traditions of Christmas" 12" x 12" package and it was cut at 2-1/8" x 4-1/4". I taped it to a 2-1/4" x 4-3/8" piece of gold foil card stock.  Then that was taped to a 2-3/4" x 4-7/8" piece of Cherry Cobbler card stock.  I glued these layers to the front of the card about 5/16" from the top, bottom and fold.  

The words are from the "Traditional Labels" bundle and were stamped using Cherry Cobbler ink on a piece of Basic White card stock. I cut it out using a die from the same bundle. Dimensionals were added to the back.  

Before putting the word piece down I cut a piece of gold ribbon that I had in my stash and taped that down first.  The word piece was set in place over the ribbon. 

I added three gold rhinestones to the front and the card was done. 

I also make a card using these measurements out of copier paper so I have it for future reference. I have a pretty large stack of copier paper card layouts. I like seeing them as they were made then to see them printed on a piece of paper and try to visualize how it looks.  I also add the date(s) I used the layout so I can go back and look at it for an even better idea of how to make the card. It saves me a lot of time designing layouts!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Joyful Days Memories & More, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have another card I made using the "Joyful Days Memories & More" card pack. Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock that I textured using the retired "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder.  I taped it in place on top of the card base.

Next I took the tree card from the "Joyful Days Memories & More" card pack for the focal point. It measures 3" x 4". The Mossy Meadow layer behind it measures 3-1/4" x 4-1/4". I taped the two layers together. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on the center of the card base.

The words were done on my computer and were punched out using the retired "Double Oval" punch. The Mossy Meadow layer behind it was done using the same punch. I taped the two layers together. Dimensionals were added to the bottom and tape to the top and it was set in place on the front of the card.

I had some snowflakes leftover from last years catalog and I glued a few on the focal piece and the card was done. 

I did use a few retired items here because I thought they would go so well with this image, and they did!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Joyful Days Memories & More, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a super quick card to share with you.  Please read on to see how it was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Cherry Cobbler for the layer. On top of that is a 3-3/4" x 5" card from the "Joyful Days Memories & More" card pack.  I taped it to the Cherry Cobbler layer.

Another piece of Cherry Cobbler was cut at 3-1/4" x 4-1/4" and the "Merry Christmas" card, from the same "Joyful Days Memories & More" card pack. It didn't need trimming. I taped it to the Cherry Cobbler piece. Dimensionals were added to the back and it was set in place on top of the first two layers. Then that was taped to the front of the card.

I colored a few crystal rhinestones using my dark Cherry Cobbler Blends pen and set them in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was such a super quick and easy card to make. This package of cards has lots of pieces to it to make cards or for scrapbooking.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda