Sophisticated Sled, Winter Meadow, Gift Card Holder Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

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

The base of my card is a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" piece of Moody Mauve card stock. On top of that is a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Winter Meadow" 12" x 12" package. I taped it to the card base.

Next I cut a 6" x 4-1/4" piece of Moody Mauve card stock and I folded it in half on the long side. Once folded it measures 3" x 4-1/4".  I taped a 2-3/4" x 4" piece of DSP on the front from the same package.

I also took another piece of DSP and cut it at 3-1/4" x 3".  I scored it at 1/4" on the two sides. Once the score lines were folded in it measured 2-3/4" x 3".  I took a round punch and punched the upper part so you can get the gift card out easier. Then the piece was glued to the inside of the piece. I glued the bottom and then the outside of the folded sides. It was set in place on the inside of the front cover of the little card.

On the inside of the little card I taped a 2-3/4" x 4" piece of Basic White to stamp or write on. 

The little card was taped in place on the front of the card base. 

The sled was made next. It's made the same as the one I did yesterday. The instructions are exactly the same, so if they sound familiar, that's why. The bottom part of the sled was cut using Basic Black card stock. The "wooden" part of the sled was cut from Pecan Pie card stock. The greenery was cut using Old Olive and Mossy Meadow card stock. The skates and laces were cut from Basic White card stock. And the blades were cut from some silver metallic card stock. 

The laces were glued to the skates and then the blades were added. I took a 6" piece of Baker's Twine and attached it to the back of the skates using Dimensionals to hold it down. I left 2" on the upper part, 1" on each side for "hanging" the skates. More Dimensionals were added to the back of the skates and they were set aside.

Next I added the greenery to the top part of the sled. Then the skates were set in place using the Dimensionals and at the top a glue dot was added to hold the string. I tied a double bow and added it using two glue dots. 

Three pearls were colored using my dark Cherry Cobbler Blends pen and set on the greenery. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the sled and it was placed on the front of the little card.

And that was it. I think it's a fun gift card holder Christmas card.

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

Penguin Place, Hershey Bar Sleeve or Wrapper, Christmas Stocking Stuffers, Weekend Project

I have not made a Hershey bar wrapper/sleeve in a while. I like making them because they are quick and easy to make, fun and are great to give away.

All you need is a 5-1/2" x 6-1/2" piece of card stock. You do want to use card stock because you need something with a bit more substance to it than copier paper.  Though copier paper will work, just not as well. And the words will show through from the Hershey bar. I used Soft Sea Foam for the base of the sleeve.

I scored the piece on the short side at 1-1/4", 1-1/2", 3-3/4" and 4". Fold all of the score lines in. On the back I glued the inside edge of one side and the outside edge of the other side and I joined them around my candy bar. I needed to make sure I didn't glue the pieces too far in so the candy bar wouldn't slide in. It's just best to include the candy bar in this step. I removed the candy bar and took my bone folder and burnished the inside to help the glue set.

I slipped the candy bar back in so the piece was more solid to work on.

I cut a piece of the Designer Series Paper (DSP) 12" x 12"  "Penguin Playmates" package. This piece measured 2" x 5-1/4". The layer behind it is a 2-1/8" x 5-3/8" piece of Soft Succulent card stock. I glued the DSP to the card stock and then glued it all to the front of the sleeve.

I fussy cut the cute penguin from the "Penguin Playmates" DSP. I die cut a1-7/8" Basic White circle and a Soft Succulent scalloped circle for the layer behind it.  I stamped the snowflakes from the "Penguin Place set using Soft Succulent ink that was stamped off once. Then I glued those two circles together. I added Dimensionals to the back and set it aside.

The words are from the same "Penguin Place" set and were stamped on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock using black Memento ink. Then I die cut them using the 1-1/16" circle die (the smallest die in the pack of circle dies) and then I die cut a Soft Succulent scalloped circle for the layer. I glued the words to the scalloped circle. I added Dimensionals to the back and set it aside. 

I set the penguin on a piece of scrap copier paper and I took my Basic Black marker and I traced around the black areas of it. I didn't do a great job of fussy cutting, there was some light colors showing but tracing around the little fellow like that makes the edges all dark and it looks like you are the most accurate fussy cutter around!!  I could have done it for the feet and hat but I didn't have a Fresh Freesia marker and I didn't think the feet were too bad. They are but I'm pretending they aren't! LOL

I set the top circle in place and then I added the penguin.

The word piece was added and the sleeve was done.

See, it's very quick and easy to make. These make great gift for teachers to give to their students. Plus you can't go wrong with a penguin or snowman, it just lets you think of winter and not Christmas. They make excellent stocking stuffers and great little gifts for the mail carrier, USP driver, etc.  

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop by and see this fun candy bar wrapper/sleeve,
Wanda

Itty Bitty Christmas, Christmas Ornament Gift Box, Weekend Project

I often find 3-D paper/stamping items that look like they'd be fun to make. This one was not only fun but it is also an ornament. I recall making a box like this a year or two ago. It didn't have the top flaps to tie as an ornament but it did open in a "V" on the sides like this one does and it had a regular flap to close.   If I find it I will add the link. It was fun and easy like this one is.

You can see how to make this here.  There is a video. I recommend watching the video first. Well, first I cut my card stock and Designer Series Paper (DSP) and then I watched the video.  

When I scored the diagonal pieces I used my scoring board. I actually drew a pencil line from the top to the bottom on one of the grooves. It won't effect your future scoring. And if you have a kneadable eraser, you can form it to a point to fit in that groove and erase that line. I just leave it because I refer to it a lot.  Anyway, I took my stylus and made sure it was on the line at the top point of the center of the side of the box.  How what a mouthful of words there. I held my stylus in place and moved my card stock until the score line lined up with the pencil mark. Then I made my score line. I moved my stylus over a couple spaces and made the second score line.  I repeated that for the other matching side and then I turned my card stock to do the same for the other side pieces.  I just found it easier and quicker to do it that way.  But using a ruler works just fine too.  

I didn't have the same ribbon so I used what I had. And I didn't have the words or dies that were used in the original piece so I used what I had.  The words used here are from the Itty Bitty Christmas set. I stamped them using Real Red ink on Whisper White card stock. I die cut them with the smallest circle die and with the smallest scalloped die I cut the red layer behind it.  It may have looked better if I had used the stitched circle die, there might not be as much red showing around the white circle.  But I still think it looks cute.  I think I will be making a couple of these for our granddaughters to hang on their tree and open at Christmas. Now to think of what to put inside???

The card stock here is Garden Green and Real Red and the DSP is from the 12" x 12" "Poinsettia Place" pack.  I didn't buy the pack. My demonstrator sent me a package of cut DSP and card stock for ordering.  If you don't have a demonstrator, here's mine, Terri Gaines.  Click on "Host Code" under the title of the web site and start shopping. If your order is under $150 enter her demonstrator code and get some free papers for every $50 you spend. If it's over then just treat it as a workshop and pick out your free merchandise as usual.  

This was fun and very easy and I can't wait to make more.

Thank you SO much for taking the time to stop by today,
Wanda

Let it Snow, Hershey Nugget Candy Holder, Weekend Project

I found a fun video in You Tube that shows how to make this candy holder. The original one shows how to make it for the small Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.  I didn't have any but I did have Hershey Nuggets.  SO I adjusted the size.  I will give you the measurements to this one.  You can see the video here. 

The box piece here measures 7-1/2" x 4-1/2".  I scored the piece on the long side at 2-1/2" 4" and 6-1/2".  And on the short side you will need to score at 3/4" on each end.  I cut the Designer Series Paper from the "Let it Snow" 12" x 12" paper pack. 

I cut my DSP for the front, back and flap. The pieces were cut 2-3/4" x 2-1/4".  You need two of that size.  And for the flap you will need one cut 2-3/4" x 3/4".  

Go to the video and see how to fold the box up.  You will need to make a score on the side that will help form the box. 

Once the box is taped, tape the DSP to the box. 

I stamped the words from the "To Every Season" set.  I stamped them on Whisper White card stock using Shaded Spruce ink.  The circle measured 1-7/8".  I die cut a Shaded Spruce scalloped circle for the back layer.

I glued the mittens from the "Let it Snow" embellishment kit.  I glued them in place on the circle. I tied a white piece of Baker's Twine into a bow.  I also glued that in place too.

I took a 1" strip of the DSP and cut it to fit around the candy.  I wrapped three pieces of candy for my little box. I glued the ends to hold the sleeve on.

I took the circle and added Dimensionals to the circle but only on the bottom 3/4. You need to leave the top open for the flap to slip behind.

And there you have it.  A very fun and cute candy holder.  This makes a fun little gift or stocking stuffer.

Thank you SO much for visiting,
Wanda

Signs of Santa, Santa's Workshop, 3D Stamping

This was sitting on my worktable on Christmas eve but I didn't have time to tape it all together.  It was such a busy day.  Yesterday I had pre-posted our Christmas card because it was not only a busy day but it was Christmas Day and I don't often get to my workroom on Christmas Day.  I spent most of today wrapped up in a blanket trying to stay warm. I have caught some nasty cold bug that makes me cough all night and I don't get any sleep.  Nice!!! I wasn't going to post anything Christmas after Christmas but since I had this almost done I thought I would go ahead and post it.  Plus I feel too lightheaded to be in my workroom anyway!  I hope none of you get this awful thing going around. Coughing, plugged ears (well ear, it's effecting my right side), swollen right glands, sore throat (right side), plugged nose, runny nose, sneezing, watering eyes and a head ache along with the chills.  Doesn't that sound like a fun time. Oh and being it's the day after Christmas, at our house it's the hubby's birthday.  Sorry hubby, I am not up for going out to dinner for your birthday.

Okay, onto this fun project.  The base of this Whisper White piece is cut 3-1/8" x 9-1/2".  I ran added some texture using the "Softly Falling" embossing folder.  I only textured the center of the strip.  

I had die cut these pieces from the "Santa's Workshop" Specialty Designer Series Paper (SDSP).  I stamped the "North Pole" words from the "Signs of Santa" set.  I set all of the die cut pieces in place using Dimensionals.  

I got these cookies at Aldi.  They have some fun things to add a wrapper around and dress up!!  These would be fun to "dress up" for Valentine's Day!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas.  I look forward to a new year of card crafting!

Thank you for stopping by, 

Wanda

Christmas Ornament Swap using Hang Your Stocking and Christmas Pines

This is the ornament I made for the Ornament Swap last night at Technique Night.  

For my ornament I took the stitched circle and sewed it to the Scalloped Circle.  I did stitch it by hand. There are 96 stitches around that circle, in case you were curious!!! LOL

I cut out a total of 4 round scalloped circles. One is sewn to the round focal one and the other three were glued to each other and set under a heavy book to keep flat until it dried. Once it was dry, I glued the stitched piece to the backing pieces and added a ribbon in between for the hanger.

I cut a 3/4" piece of Whisper White card stock and centered it in the "Banner Triple" punch.  I cut another piece that was 1" and just punched a sliver so I could use it as the roof.  

The circle for the bird hole is a scrap from punching out a "Cookie Cutter Christmas" Santa.  

The leaves are from the "Berry Builder" Punch.  I used some card stock pieces that were left over from the "Falling Snow" embossing folder.  

I used 3 branches from the "Christmas Pines" die.  I sponged everything with Pink Pirouette ink.  

The words are from the "Oh, What Fun" set.  I embossed them in white.  I also mixed up some texture by using white glue and white craft inker.  It's kind of snotty feeling and it takes a little white to setup.  I didn't want to heat set it because I didn't want the embossing ink to melt to where it was no longer raised.

I added a snowflake from the "Hang Your Stocking" set.  I added pearls all over the front.

I had some round white "berries" from a holiday pick and I put 3 of them on the ornament.  The center one was there to hide where the pieces joined.  It looked funny alone, so I had to add two more to balance it out.

This was fun to make.  It had a lot of pieces to it and I don't think I'd like to make any more of them but one never knows!!! LOL

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Cookie Cutter Candy Cane Holder Teacher - Student Gift

Today I thought I would make something 3D, a gifty thing!  I had some candy canes sitting on my counter and I thought I would make a holder for them.  I looked on Pinterest for some ideas but I didn't see anything that was "me".  So I had to be "me" and make my own.

I took a 2" x 11" piece of Whisper White card stock.  I scored it at 1" and 4-3/8".  On the end (the end opposite the 1" score) I used the "Scalloped Tag Topper" punch and punched that end.  Fold the center score inward and the little 1" piece folds the opposite direction. It's for the edging/flap of the pocket.  Look at the photo to better understand what I mean.

Cut your Decorative Series Paper (DSP)1-3/4" wide.  Cut one piece 4" long and the other 3" long.  Tape those pieces in place.  The 4" one goes on the upper part.  It will not go all the way down inside the pocket, it doesn't need to.  And the smaller piece gets tucked under the flap. Set it in place along the bottom and what's left is hidden under the flap.  Next you can add something to the flap.  Words or like I used here, Washi tape.  Oh, my DSP is from the "Candy Cane Lane" pack.

Glue the short edges of the pocket on the sides. Try to make as thin a glue line as possible.  Also glue flap down.  Burnish the edges and set something heavy on them to set up.  I used the punch I had sitting on my table to cut out my Santa.

Next you are doing to stamp your image, or cut one out.  I used Santa from the "Cookie Cutter Christmas" set.  I colored him in with markers and I set him in place using Dimensionals.

I added a ribbon to the top and I let the glue set up for about a half hour more before I put the candy cane in.  The longer you let it set up, the better.  Don't be too anxious to put the candy cane in or the seam will come apart and you will not be happy with your holder. When you are ready to add the candy cane, put your little finger in the center of the pocket to open it.  You could break the candy cane if you use that to open the pocket.

Wasn't that fun? And cute?  And easy?  Give them to teachers, students, the mail carrier, your UPS driver, the bank teller, etc. It's a cute little surprise for them!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Cookie Cutter Christmas Holiday Bag Tutorial

Oh my, what a fun tote this was.  I made a bag a while back and thought it would be fun as a Christmas bag. You can see the original bag I made here and a link to the instructions to make them for yourself.  

I used the Santa from the "Cookie-Cutter Christmas" set.  I can't wait to play with it more.  There's SO many cute images in it.  And the best part is the set has a matching punch which makes it SO easy to stamp and punch out a bunch of these cuties.  You can fit 3 Nestle Crunch fun size bars in the bag.  

I stamped, colored and punched out the Santa.  I set him on top of a piece of Old Olive card stock that was die cut using the scalloped oval.  I added the oval using Dimensionals.  I added a ribbon bow to the top.  I did struggle with this ribbon, it didn't want to stay taped together, so I ended up hot gluing it. I did set it in place with a pop up glue dot and so far that is holding, but I couldn't use one on the other parts of the bow to hold the ends in place or it would have been TOO bulky.  

This bag was SO much fun to make and I'm hoping to make more before Christmas.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Cookie Cutter Christmas, Reindeer Noses, Candy Treat, Weekend Craft Project

Well, aren't these just adorable and fun???  My photo is a bit dark, so you may have to click on it to get a better view.  

I used the reindeer image from the "Cookie Cutter Christmas" set.  I colored him in using Chocolate Chip ink and a blender pen.  I colored the nose in with Real Red and the center of the ears with Pirouette Pink.

I punched them out with the matching punch and I set them in place on the header I made on my computer.  

I added 8 malted milk balls and one red one that can be ordered from here.  They are a little bitter than the regular ones but that's okay, after all Rudolph's nose stuck out from the other reindeer's noses anyway, right?  LOL

These were fun to make and I'm giving them to my stampers today.  I thought they would like a fun little holiday treat!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Hang Your Stocking Bag and Stencil Technique

This was a fun gift I gave to my friend Sue for giving me a ride to an event in September.  I wanted to make her something fun and different.  There's several fun things going on here.

First of all I used the "Cable Knit" embossing folder.  Be sure to mist it first so you get a nice crisp clean embossing look. It could tear your paper if you don't.  Oh and don't cut your card stock first, the embossing will shrink your paper a bit.

Once it's embossed, let it dry and then cut it.  In the meantime you can work on the other parts of this bag.  

I had some snowflakes left over from cutting out stockings from Dazzling Diamonds card stock.  I sporadically placed them on top of the bag.  I made a belly band.  That band has a strip of "Candy Cane Lane" Washi tape that was set on a piece of Whisper White card stock and cut on the edges.  I added a piece of doily paper to the bottom of it. Then I attached it to the belly band.  

The Noel is from the "Hang your Stocking" set with matching die.  I cut it out using Dazzling Diamonds card stock.  I sprayed it with rubbing alcohol and Emerald Envy inker added to it.  I let it dry and then glued it in place.  I added a bow with 3 jingle bells attached. One of the jingle bells I colored with a red Sharpie marker.  

For the Pearson Mints, I used a fun technique.  I took a piece of Whisper White card stock and sponged the snowflake on.  To get the stencil for the snowflake, I punched out the stocking with the snowflake. I punched it using a Window sheet.  I taped the stocking back in place and left the snowflake off.  I just set the stencil on the card stock and sponged on the color.  Super easy!!!  I die cut it with the circle dies and I also die cut a Real Red scallop to go behind it.  I added a rhinestone to the center and that was it!!!  Wouldn't these be cute on your desk come Christmas time?

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Cookie Cutter Christmas, Gingerbread Boy, Candy Band

I don't know what I was thinking when I was working on this little gift.  I wanted to make a Halloween gift.  I guess I just saw the finished gingerbread boy image and ran with it.  I do like how it turned out but it wasn't what I wanted.

Anyway, to make this you only need a few things.  I took 5 pieces of pre-wrapped licorice and "tied" them together with some "Candy Cane" Washi tape.  Then I added the decorate paper label.  I set the gingerbread boy in place using Dimensionals.

These are super easy to make and they're so cute.  I bet they'd look great with a Halloween theme!!! LOL

Thank you SO much for visiting today,

Wanda

A Hang Your Stocking Tic Tac Toe Game

I was digging in one of my many drawers of junk and found this fun Tic Tac Toe wooden game.  I had gotten it a while back at Oriental Trading and much to my surprise, they still carry it.  It's item # 27/1075.  

To make this, I cut pieces of Whisper White card stock to cover the wooden pieces already on the board. I needed to cover up the old X's and O's. I sponged the edges with Real Red before I glued them in place with Aleen's Tacky Glue.

I used the snowflakes from one of the die cut stockings and I used the tree die cut to make the images for the game.  I sponged the trees Garden Green and a little Soft Suede on the trunks.  It's light on the Dazzling Diamonds card stock.  I scrubbed the color in with a sponge and it ended up being light because it rubbed off on my paper towel. Once it was done rubbing off it ended up light. Which is okay, you can still tell a tree from a snowflake!

For the snowflakes, I sponged them with Pacific Point and this light blue is what I got.  These colors are a little more vivid in person.  

This now a fun little game with a Christmas theme!

This is one of the items that I displayed at my demo table at Terri's extravaganza.  All the demos there were items from the new 2016 Occasions catalog.  It was a fun time and lots of fun things to see. 

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda 

A Christmas Stockings Thinlits, Hang Your Stocking, Test Tube Holder Tutorial Holiday Gift

Today I am going to share with you a 3-D item I made for Terri's Holiday Extravaganza.  I demoed the "Hang Your Stockings" and "Christmas Stockings Thinlits" bundle.  It was a fun time and it was super fun making things to show! The last Extravaganza I demoed at this past summer, I just had cards.  So I thought some 3-D stuff and other non card items would be fun to show too, along with cards.  

I was thrilled to be able to play with this fun set (bundle).  I LOVE Christmas stockings and mittens.  There's no mittens in this set but that's okay. Maybe next year!!! I probably would have concentrated more on one than the other anyway! 

I found a fun template to make the holder at Split Coast Stampers.  I did struggle with their pattern though.  I thought something was wrong with the measurements at the beginning.  I made my first and second holder out of copier paper to make sure I got everything right before I got out the card stock.  Both times it didn't work.  I found that if I score my card stock at 3/8", 1-5/8", 4-1/4", 5-1/2" I got the pattern to work better.  My issue with it was the top flap.  It just wasn't long enough.  I followed the instructions for scoring twice, taking care to be accurate and both times I couldn't get it to work.  Give it a try on copier paper and see if maybe it was me reading something wrong.  Or just use these score lines.  You will still need to go to Split Coast Stampers (linked above) and follow the scoring for the short side and then back to the long side to add partial score lines.  I only had issues with the first 2 score lines, the rest was fine.

Anyway, back to this fun holder.  I had gotten some test tubes at Oriental Trading a few years ago.  I don't know if they still sell them but you can always look and you can always Google it, someone is selling some.

I used smallest "Layering Circles" Framelits for the hole for the test tube.  I filled my test tube with red and green spiced gum drops.  I thought it was Christmasy.  It's September and all I can find in the stores is Halloween candy.  There's always Starlight Mints but they won't fit in the test tube.  And there's Red Hots and there's always M & M's.  

I cut out the stocking using the Dazzling Diamonds Glitter paper.  I used the red glitter paper for the stocking cuff, heel and toe.  I cut out a Wild Wasabi bow using the "Christmas Stockings" Thinlits dies.  That die package has lots of fun pieces in it.  I wanted to use the Holly and Berries but the berries got lost in the cuff of the stocking so I switched to the bow instead.  I think the center of the bow could use a rhinestone or pearl. I'll be adding one or the other after I post this.  I always notice things after I think I'm done with the project.

For the base of my holder I used Whisper White card stock.  I used the Real Red striped paper from the 12" x 12" Brights paper stack.  I thought it looked festive!!!  The words are from the "Hang Your Stocking" set.  I am playing with the bundle so you get the best of both worlds!!!  I glued the words in place and wrapped a piece of paper around them and then held it down with a rubber band and set it aside to dry.  And that was it. 

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Santa-Tizer Hand Sanitizer Holder Stocking Stuffer

Today I'm working on some Santa-tizers.  I need to make 14 of them!  I have two done so far!!!

They are easy to make, it just took me a little longer because I was writing down some measurements for you as I was working on them.

These directions are for the 2.5 oz. Germ-X bottles (I got mine at Walmart). Cut the red card stock 2” x 11”. Score at 5”, 6-1/4”, 9-1/2” and 10-7/8”. Punch the end with a decorative tag punch. Fold all score lines inward. Punch a 1” hole at the end near the 10-7/8” score. Center the circle in that area. You will want to decorate it before you glue that tiny scored end to the back of the holder.

I added the white textured piece to the front. That piece measures 7/8” x 3-1/4”. I glued it in place. Then I added the square center to the glitter buckle piece. That center is cut ½” x ½”. The belt is cut ½” x 7-½” I cut my ½” x ½” piece off the end of the belt piece before I cut it to 7- ½”.

Before you glue the 10-7/8” part to the back of the holder, you will need to insert the bottle. Now you can glue the belt on. Add the buckle. If you trim up the belt a little shorter, you can glue it in the front of the holder and hide the seam with the buckle. Then you have a smooth belt all around the holder.

Add some bling and you are done! My bling are pearls.  I used a black permanent marker and colored on them.  I was going to use silver rhinestones but I really wanted the buttons to be black.  

I printed the words "Santa-tizer" on the computer and punched them out with the Word Window punch.  I used the retired Modern Label punch.  It's red on red so it's kind of hard to see.  But you can see it clearly in person!!  Some people add a string and punch the word piece and tie it around the neck of the bottle.  I have 14 to make, I don't want to do that for 14 bottles!!!

These are fun and easy to make!  If you use a 12" long piece of card stock you can make that little last scored piece a bit longer and easier to work with.  I didn't have any trouble with the 1/8" piece.  It's up to you!  They make great stocking stuffers!!!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Snowman Hershey Bar Wrapper

 Today I thought I would make some fun candy bar wrappers for my co-workers.  I found the fun Christmas Fudge poem on the Internet to put on the back too!!!  

You can get the free download for the snowman here.  It prints out two to a page.  Cut the bottom off at 6-1/4" and then cut the 11" side in half so your piece is 6-1/4" x 11".  I scored my pieces at 1-1/4", 1-1/2", 3-3/4", and 4".  I used glue to stick the seam together with. I wanted to make sure I used something that would stay. I wasn't sure how long the tape would hold in place but I knew glue would hold, so I went with the glue.  

After I glued the seam on the back, I used my bone folder to press it a little.  Then I inserted the candy bar.  I printed out the poem on a full sheet of label paper and cut it to fit.  I was able to get 6 poems on one sheet of paper.  After I got the poem on the back I tied a ribbon around the candy bar and made a knot in the front.  And that was it.  SO quick, SO fun, and I think they are SO cute!!!

The poem can be found below!  Have fun making these.  I had made them a couple of years ago and they were a hit.  I didn't make any last year.  I just ran out of time.  So today when I was at the store, the line at the register was long (what's new there this time of the year????) and I looked at the tabloids enough to make me wonder what is wrong with celebrities and I noticed the Hershey bars.  And the snowman candy wrapper came to mind, so when I got close enough I picked up a bunch and you know the rest!

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

Dashing from the malls
With groceries yet to buy,
Workshops, kids & housekeeping,
Life's so crazy! Why?

Bells on our telephone ring,
The machine will take the call,
We have no time for family or friends,
It drives us up the wall.

How are you? How's your life?
We really want to know.
Hope you're ready for Christmas,
Now maybe it will snow.

A day or two ago,
We thought we'd make a treat,
For all our special friends--
A Christmas Gift to eat!

Our intentions were top notch,
But our schedules would not budge,
Hence, here's this year's edition of
Homemade CHRISTMAS FUDGE!

Get Your Santa On Santa Candy Money Holder

Today I thought I would whip up some candy "money" covers.  These are easy to make too!  Just print, stamp, and color.  

I made sure I had about 1/4" on the one side before I cut the other side.  

I stamped the Santa from the "Get Your Santa On" and the hats are from there.  

I have the pattern for free in my web store.  It's free too!  You will have to fill out the info like you're buying it.  I don't do anything with that information.  I don't even know how to access it, nor do I want to learn how to access it.  So your info is safe!!!  It's all a part of the store program, I have no control over it.  It's also an automatic download, so when you get done with the info part you will get your download right away.  

So onto this fun project.  I stamped the Santa and was amazed that he fit the circle so perfectly!!!  I colored him in with markers, Real Red, Garden Green, Basic Black, and Cherry Cobbler (inside the hat). 

This is very fun to make and make great stocking stuffers or a fun teacher's gift that your kids can color in themselves!!!

You can use other images, as long as they fit in the spaces provided.

Have fun with these and thank you for stopping by today,
Wanda

Elf Kisses Gift Box

 Sorry I didn't post yesterday.  I try to post every day but I had a busy day at work, plus I was working out the box for these Elf Kisses.  I wanted to make a new twist on the "Elf Kisses".  I had made some a couple of years back and they were a hit.  You can see that post by clicking here.  I wanted to make them as more of a gift looking item so I created a box for them and then added the elf. I added the poem to the back and filled the box with mint kisses.  

The third photo here shows how the box is cut out.  I cut my Wild Wasabi card stock 6" x 8".  I scored the card stock on the short side at 1", 2" and 5". I turned the card stock and scored on the long side at 2-1/2", 3-1/2", 6", and 7".  Look at your score lines and the third photo and cut away the spaces that need cutting.  You will soon see the flaps and you will need to snip them so they fold in.  

Once you have the box cut and folded, add a 2-1/4" x 2-1/4" piece of window sheet to it.  I glued my piece in.  Glue your box together and you are now ready to decorate it as you wish.  I just used two Framelit squares to outline the window of the box.  I didn't go fancy on it because I didn't have a lot of time to work on it. 

For the elf I used a 2" circle.  The ears are the wings from the Bird Builder punch.  The eyes and nose came from the Owl Builder punch.  The brim of the hat is from the Large Oval punch.  The pompom on the hat is from the Owl Builder punch.  The hands are made using two 3/4" circles.  The had is cut from a piece of card stock.  I cut a 2" square and marked on one edge at the 1" spot.  Then I cut from that spot to the right corner at the opposite end and then I repeated that for the left side.  I did have to trim the bottom of the triangle because it showed under the hat brim.  

The card stock colors are Whisper White, Real Red, and Pirouette Pink. 

I used a marker to color in the eyes. I used the Chalkboard marker to make the freckles and highlight the eyes and top of the nose.  Before I assembled the face, I did sponge around the face, ears, and nose.  I glued all of the pieces together.  I just found it more durable than tape. 

When I was done I printed out the adorable poem and glued it to the back of the box.

I'm sure you can decorate the box much nicer than I did.  I didn't have as much time to spend on it as I would have liked to.  

These are very fun to make and also to give as a little gift for someone special.  Mine is already spoken for!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Snowman Hat Centerpiece and Bed Spring Snowman Tree Topper

 Today I was at a craft fair.  I'm only doing two of them this year.  I had to cut back because my time is just being consumed by other things and I don't seem to find that time to work on crafting anymore.  It's sad because I do love it.  I still love polymer clay and I did get to play with it a little.  I made a few angel and some other tree ornaments, but nothing like I wanted to make.  I really need to get into a regular routine where I have set days to play with clay, beads, and other things.  I have SO many supplies and I really need to use them!!!

I just LOVE this hat centerpiece that I made.  I had seen one on Pinterest and I just had to make one.  I went to the Goodwill to get a belt and an LP record.  Who has LP's anymore???  We didn't.  Funny thing about this LP, it's a Christmas one.  Like it mattered.  But if you look on the bottom you'd see the Christmas songs listed!  I took a coffee can and glued it to the LP.  Then I spray painted them after the glue dried.  I asked hubby to grab a can of black spray paint when we were at WalMart.  Does this look like black to you?  Me either!!! LOL  It was a dark metallic brown.  I just decided to go with it since I didn't want to go back to the store to get another can of paint. And what was I going to do with the brown can? So I decided to just use it. And I do like how the color turned out.

I dug through my Christmas stuff and found some greens and other fun things to put around the hat.  I cut and glued the belt to fit and then started decorating the hat. The cute snowman head was from a pick I had gotten several years ago at Joann's.  It was in my stash.  I had fun gluing things all around the hat.  

And my second item is a cute snowman tree topper.  A coworker gave me a bed spring she had gotten at some antique show.  I had been talking to her about them and she found one and got it for me.  What a sweetie!  I showed her what I did with it and she said she should have picked me up more!!!  I'm kind of glad she didn't.  I'm not sure I wanted to make a bunch of these.  Plus I know I don't have a bunch of snowman heads.  I had to decapitate a snowman just to get this head.  I should have taken a photo of the body!!! It's kind of spooky.  Maybe I should set it outside on Halloween!!! LOL  Anyway, to make this, I just sprayed the bed spring white.  Once that was dry, I glued the snowman head on top and then white pompoms on the front.  Yup, as simple as that!!! 

So this is why I have no card to post today!

Thanks for stopping by today,
Wanda

Elf Kisses Fry Box Version Weekend Project

I had to laugh when I was making this elf fry box.  In my post yesterday I said that I didn't put Frankie's bolts on because they stick out and would bend or get caught on stuff.  Well, here I am today gluing on ears that are sticking out.  But they are folded so they will bend back and not get too ruined.  And I also laughed when I was working on the ears. I got out the bird punch and was going to use the wings for ears.  Talk about teeny tiny ears!!!  I ended up punching a 1-1/4" circle for each ear and then winging it (no pun intended).  I just kind of followed the bird wing a bit and then traced what I did onto the other circle so they were similar.  I scored the edge about 1/4" into the ear so I could bend it and glue it in place.

I used Pink Pirouette card stock for the fry box.  I used a 1" circle punch for the eyes and the pompom on the hat.  The nose is punched from a 1-1/4" circle of Pink Pirouette.  I sponged the nose, ears and around the "face" of the fry box using Pink Pirouette ink.  Oh and I sponged the 2" circle that contains the elf kisses words.

Since I didn't have any Christmas candy (yet) I didn't fill the fry box.  I would wrap up the candy in plastic and tie it together with the circle of elf kisses wording.  The only thing I wish I would have done was to center the words instead of having them all on the left side of the circle.  I think it would have looked much nicer.  I can always change it, after all, there's no Christmas candy in the stores around my home!  I have time!

I think he's silly looking and when I look at his face I just smile!!!  It's elfish!!! LOL  Have fun making these!

The words in the circle are as follows:

With Little elf eyes watching you,

There's not a lot that

Santa misses,

So to help you be good today,

Here's a bunch of sweet

Elf kisses.
Author Kimberly Elliott

Kimberly posted to the very first Elf Kisses gift I made back in 2012.  I have added her name to the poem since it was her that wrote it. I always believe in giving credit where credit is due.  Thank you Kimberly for posting to my blog and letting me know that it's your wonderful poem going around the internet!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Holiday Frame Gift

You will need to click on the photo to see a closer view of this beautiful frame stamped art!   Terri designed this and had a class on it last week and I was able to attend it.  I was SO thrilled that I was able to make one of these beautiful frames!  

I can't begin to list all of the Stampin' Up! products that are used to make this frame.  

The background is the silver metallic sheet.  Then the card stock layered piece went on top of that.  There is a piece of the silver glitter paper on top of that and then the squares were added.  

Terri had stations set up and you just went to each one and made your squares.  Then you went to another table to assemble it all.  It was SO fun.  My favorite square is the on the bottom left, the snowman made using buttons.  And then the top center one with the snowflake.  The rest are a tie for 3rd place!!!  I just love the whole frame.  What a wonderful holiday gift, isn't it?

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda