Using my new favorite Sharpie White Paint Pen, I added some white polka dots on the images then die-cut them using the coordinating die. I also die-cut the tags using the Stitched Scalloped Nesting Tag dies on white card stock. I used an embossing die from my stash to add some details on my tag.
I also made some stocking-stuffers today showcasing the Chocolate Lover’s sentiment stamp set available only at Kat Scrappiness. These giant candy bars look so cute!
I hope you like these last-minute ideas to create your own Christmas tags. The supplies I used are listed and linked below. Have a very, Merry Christmas!
Are you all done making your Christmas cards yet? I certainly am not. My travels kind of put me behind schedule so I am trying to catch up this week before I ventured off again to my next destination.
For my card below, I am showcasing the Pug Hugs, with the Holiday Smooches, Holiday Hounds and the Llama Delivery stamp sets by Newton’s Nook Designs. I love mixing and matching my stamp sets to create my scene.
I started out by stamping my images on Neenah solar white card stock and colored them in with my Copic markers. Since I didn’t want to leave a white border around the images, I decided to fuzzy-cut the Santa hat as well as the Pug. I also die-cut a birch tree from a die I have from my collection.
I used the Frames and Flags die set to create the frame for my card. I die-cut the frames on Bristol Smooth White card stock and on 110 lb. red card stock. I also used the land border dies to die-cut a snowy hill for my Pug.
To create my sky background, I used my mini ink-blending tool with broken china distress oxide ink then sprayed water using my distress sprayer. I used a paper towel to dab it dry.
I adhered the birch tree, snowy hill and my Pug to the card front. I stamped the mistletoe directly onto my background and colored the image with my Copic marker. I used my white Nuvo crystal drops to create dimension on the berries and the Santa hat. I also adhered the presents next to the Pug.
To finish my design, I used my Sharpie white pen and added dots to my card to create the look of snow.
Here’s my card:
I also wanted to include two cards that I recently made using the new Peppermint die set. This die is a must-have for any paper crafter.
I hope you like my projects today and got inspired. The supplies I used are listed and linked below if you are interested. Have a great day!
Hello everyone! I hope you’re all excited and getting ready for Christmas. In my case, I haven’t even put up the tree just yet. I was traveling for my daughter’s graduation and just came back yesterday. The children are finally home and we have started decorating the house today.
One of our family traditions over the holidays is to create a handmade ornament or Christmas décor. A few years ago, we made this cute “waterless” snow globe using a recycled candle jar and it turned out so cute, I wanted to create another one this year. Here’s what we made last year:
For this year’s snow globe, I bought a shatterproof water globe from the craft store. I started out by die-cutting my little houses on DCWV 80 lb. card stock with my Magnolia Doohickey house die. I assembled the house using my favorite Xyron mega runner adhesive. I also die-cut a circle to cover the bottom of the lid.
I adhered my little house on the lid, and added some embellishments to my scene. First I added the red bow to the house, and then adhered the pine tree and the reindeer on the lid. I also added the little light bulb.
To finish the design, I added some fake snow and iridescent confetti to the jar and closed the lid. You can add as many or as little snow as you’d like.
It is so much fun to keep shaking this waterless snow globe. Here’s a close-up look:
I hope you like my project today and got inspired to create your very own waterless snow globes. These are also great to give as gifts or start your family tradition by making your own ornaments/Christmas décor this year. Have a wonderful day!
Hello my crafty friends. The Xyron DT is teaming up with Wild Whisper all week long. I have 3 very simple cards to share with you today, showcasing the new stamp set by Wild Whisper called Home for the Holidays, as well as the coordinating patterned papers, with adhesives by Xyron. Here are the products I got to play with. Thank you Wild Whisper and Xyron, Inc. for the amazing goodies!
For my first card, I started out by cutting an A2 size white card stock and also die-cut a small rectangle masking paper by Inkadinkado, to mask the middle of my card. I stamped the images onto my card stock with different stamp inks.
I removed the mask, and positioned my stamp onto the card front so that I can stamp the sentiment right in the middle. This technique made the sentiment pop even with the busy background. I adhered the card stock to my card base with my favorite Xyron Mega Runner.
To finish my design, I added glossy accents to the bottle images, and added a few colorful dots.
Here’s my card:
For my second card, I stamped the doily image using versa mark ink on my Sahara Sand card stock. I wanted the background to be subtle. I then stamped the sentiment and the antlers. I colored the antlers with my Copic markers. I finished my design by adding the bow, and the gold stars.
For my third card, I drew a circle on the center of my white card stock, and stamped the stars around the circle to create my wreath. I stamped the antlers and the sentiment using Versafine Onyx black ink. It is a very simple card but I love how it turned out.
I hope you like my projects today. Please visit www.wildwhisperdesigns.com to shop for for your paper crafting supplies. Also visit the Xyron, Inc. Facebook page for more project inspiration. Have an amazing day!
Hello my crafty friends! I hope you are having a great day! I am super excited because today is our 5th Annual Deck the Halls with Inky Paws blog hop here at Newton’s Nook. We have some very talented guests with us today so please hop along and check out their amazing projects. You also have a chance to win a $20 store credit at Newton’s Nook so check out the details I have indicated at the end of this blog post. [Just a little important note: I know some of you had difficulties finding the comments section. If you would like to leave a comment to participate in the giveaway, the “comments section” will only be ever visible when a single post on Word Press is being viewed. Please click on this particular blog post and you will be able to leave a commentbelow. Thank you for understanding and I apologize for the confusion.]
Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Special! Newton’s Nook Designs is also releasing a NEW Exclusive Peppermint Die Set today! This fun new die set will only be available at Newton’s Nook Designs shop and you can get it for FREE this week with a $50 purchase! Offer is valid until Friday, December 15th, or while supplies last. This new die set is also available for purchase for $8.99.
For my projects, I chose a very simple (one-layer) fun-stamped background. For the first card, I am showcasing Sentiments of the Season, Stylish Stockings, Special Delivery, Festive Flamingos, Santa Paws Newton and Newton’s Candy Cane stamp set. I wanted to show off these sets by combining them all to add a fun background and create a focal point in the middle of the card. I don’t normally make one-layer cards but I had so much fun creating these.
I used an oval mask using my masking paper by Inkadinkado and applied it onto the center of my card stock. I then stamped my images on Neenah solar white with my memento tuxedo black ink and colored them in with my Copic markers.
To finish my design, I added some pink dots with my Worn Lipstick distress oxide and blending pen and also used my Copic multi-liner 0.5 black pen to add the black dots to fill up the space. I also added some glossy accents to the peppermint candies and the Christmas ornament to make them pop. Here’s the first card:
Close-up of Card 1:
For the second card, I am showcasing the Naughty or Mice, Cup of Cocoa and Newton’s Candy Cane stamp sets. Here’s the card:
Close-up of the second card:
Enter to Win! Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Hop Prizes!
We will be choosing two lucky winners to win a $20 store credit for Newton’s Nook Designs online shop! To enter, just leave comments on the Design Team Member and Special Guest blogs (see list below)! Two winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the blog hop. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Sunday, December 10th at 9 pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the NND blog on Monday, December 11th.
I hope you like my cards and got inspired today! Here’s the Blog hop list below. Have a wonderful day!
Hello, hello my crafty peeps! I hope you are all having a wonderful day! I am back to share with you my projects, showcasing the limited-edition Chocolate Lover’s card kit by Kat Scrappiness. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS KIT! There are so many possibilities using the supplies included in this kit. Here’s what’s inside, plus the two add-ons, which is the Chocolate Lover’s sentiment stamp set and the Wonky Wavy Stitched Heart Dies.
For my first project, I wanted to create a fun shaker card using the 6 X 6 paper pad by Pebbles and the Mint Sprinkles Sequin mix as my shaker material. I love this color combo. I also included a short video showing you how to stamp the layered chocolate stamp set. It looks so realistic. Here’s the first card:
Here’s the close-up:
Here’s the YouTube video showing you how I stamped the chocolate:
For my second project, I wanted to create a simple, one-layer card, with the chocolate layering stamp set and the Chocolate Lover’s sentiment stamp set. I added the pink and blue dots and finished my design with glossy accents. The card is very simple but I love how it turned out. Here’s the second card:
For my third project, I used the chocolate image again with the “Sweet” script sentiment die included in the kit, as well as the Fancy Scalloped Stitched Border dies. I finished my design by adding the gold twine. Here’s the third card:
For my fourth project, I used the chocolate candy bar stamp set again but this time, I added a wreath die-cut using the Avery Elle Star Frames Elle-Ments Dies and also created a wavy card-front using the Fancy Scalloped Stitched Border Dies. I finished my design by adding the wooden heart embellishments from the kit, coloring it with my Copic marker. Here’s the fourth card:
For my last project today, I wanted to use the stamp set to decorate a giant Hershey’s chocolate candy bar to give as a gift either for Christmas or Valentine’s Day.
I wrapped the candy bar with a plain white typing paper. I used a stamp from my stash to stamp the snowman’s face on the paper, and colored it with my Copic markers. I cut a square and a rectangle black card stock to create the snowman’s hat. I then stamped my sentiment on the hat with versa mark ink, and heat-embossed it with my white embossing powder. I adhered the hat to the snowman. I used my 1/2 inch circle punch to create the buttons for the snowman, and adhered it onto the wrapped candy with my Xyron Mega Tape Runner. To finish my design, I added the red seam binding for the snowman’s scarf, and added the heart embellishment by pebbles, included in the kit. It turned out so cute. You can easily mass-produce this project to give as gifts to teachers, your friendly neighborhood mailman/mailwoman, or anyone else. Here’s my fifth project. Isn’t he cute?
I hope you like all of the projects that I created today and got inspired. The supplies I used are listed and linked below if you are interested. Have a wonderful day!
Hello everyone. This is my second post for the day. Happy Thanksgiving! Kat Scrappiness is also having a Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale at the shop so take advantage and place your order using the coupon code XMAS2017 for 15% off.
I stamped my images on Neenah solar white card stock with my memento tuxedo black ink using my Tim Holtz Stamp Platform. I colored my images in with Copic markers. Since I didn’t have the die for the Gerda Steiner stamp set, I fuzzy-cut them with my scissors. I also die-cut the naughty sentiment die on black card stock twice.
I die-cut 4 tags using the stitched scalloped nesting tag dies on white card stock, as well as 4 tags with the Doodblebug Christmas patterned paper. I used the pop-out die to die-cut the window on the patterned paper. I adhered the images first on the white card stock, and then adhered the patterned paper on top. To finish my design, I stamped the sentiment on black card stock for two of the tags with VersaMark ink and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder.
Here are my Christmas tags today:
I hope you like my projects. Please visit www.katscrappiness.com to shop for crafting supplies. Have a great Thanksgiving!
Hello my crafty friends. Happy Thanksgiving to those of you celebrating this very special occasion. I am back today to share with you some cards that I made showcasing the new stamp sets by Jessica Lynn Original called You’re Never Too Old to Dream and Miracles Take time.
I started out by stamping all of my images on Neenah solar white card stock using my stamping platform and memento tuxedo black ink. I colored my images in with Copic markers and used my Brother Scan N Cut2 machine to die-cut the images. I also used my Distress Oxide Inks to color my background with my mini ink blending tools.
Here are my cards for the You’re Never Too Old to Dream. I made two:
Two cards showcasing the Miracles Take Time stamp set:
These stamp sets are available for purchase today at www.jessicalynnoriginal.com. Please visit the links below to see the rest of the design team’s projects. Happy Thanksgiving!
It is the last day of the November release by Newton’s Nook Designs and today, the design team is showcasing the Llama Delivery stamp set and coordinating dies with the Newton’s Candy Cane stamp set and coordinating dies. You also have a chance to win each stamp set during release week so check out the details I have indicated at the end of this blog post. [Just a little important note: I know some of you had difficulties finding the comments section. If you would like to leave a comment to participate in the giveaway, the “comments section” will only be ever visible when a single post on Word Press is being viewed. Please click on this particular blog post and you will be able to leave a commentbelow. Thank you for understanding and I apologize for the confusion.]
The November release will be available for purchase on Friday, November 24th. You should also take advantage of the Black Friday sale.
Here’s what the stamp and dies look like:
I stamped all of my images from both sets on Neenah Solar white card stock and colored them in with my Copic markers. For my Llama cards, I kept it pretty simple. I also distressed my background with Worn Lipstick and Cracked Pistachio distress oxide inks. Here are the cards:
For the Newton’s Candy Cane set, I wanted to create a fun shaker card and used the double-sided adhesive from Newton’s Nook and the new acetate sheets. I also used sequins by Kat Scrappiness. Here’s my shaker card:
I hope you got inspired this week and love the projects we all shared. Would you like to win the “Llama Delivery” or the “Newton’s Candy Cane” Stamp Set?Each of these stamp sets will be given away to ONE lucky winner!
Here’s how to win:
Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! Thewinner will be chosen at random from the collective reveal posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Wednesday November 22nd at 9pm CST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, November 24th..
Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:
Maria Russell Designs 