Chicks and Chocolates and Jellybeans - OH MY!

WOW! It has been a long time since I posted. I hope that I can redeem myself with these three really cute projects that we made in my last class.



The first project is a Tiny Treat Basket I found this project on Splitcoast and knew that you would love it. The supplies used were:
* 5"x 5" piece of cardstock
* Additional cardstock for punches
* Four 2" x 1 1/2" pieces patterned paper
* Round Scallop Punch
* Circle Punch
* Cardstock strip for handle
* Adhesive
* Peppermint Patties


The next project is a Peek-a-boo Treat holder. I found this one on splitcoast also. Inside my treat holder I choose to use fun sized skittles packs instead of chocolate. The supplies used for this project were:
* 4 1/4" x 11" piece of cardstock
* Small treat
* Circle punch
* Adhesive
* Cardstock, stamps, ink and embellishments to decorate


The final project is a Jelly Bean holder. This project I copied from my friend Liz. We used the BigShot Top Note Die to cut the topper to the bag. The supplies used for this project were:
* 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of cardstock
* small slot punch
* Twill Ribbon
* Cardstock, Stamps, ink and embellishments to decorate


These projects are easy to make and have a big wow factor. I hope you enjoyed them as much as I did!

Thanks to my hubby for taking the pictures!

Christmas Cards

Here are some of the Hand Made Christmas Cards my friends sent to me this year. I can only post so many pictures are one time so I will post more later...

Made by Faith..



Made by Liz..



Made by Chris..



They are all hanging on my fridge - which accounts for the funny angles..LOL I will tell you this. These pictures do not do them justice. There is something about a handmade card in person that is lost by camera. I will post more later.

And yet - more cards...

Here is another idea for your Christmas cards.



This one was made by Lucy. Lucy used the Mr. Twigster and the Best Yet (hostess) stamp sets for this card. Here is the recipe:

Cardstock: Riding Hood Read, Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Hip, Whisper White
Designer Paper: Holiday Treasures
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Read, Kiwi Kiss
Embellishments: Chocolate Chip 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon
Accessories: Scallop Border Punch, Blender Pen

After squeezing a closed ink pad you transfer some of the ink to the cover of the container. You can then dip your blender pen into this ink and use it to color your stamped image. This is helpful when using our In Colors since we do not have matching markers. It is also helpful if you haven't yet purchased the matching marker, but you have the ink.

Don't have Mr Twigster or Best Yet - remember look beyond the Stamp set. This is a great card layout that can be used with almost any stamp set.

Hope you like this one as much as I do...

Cards...

Hi All,

Here is a really cute card made by Kim. She used the A Cardinal Christmas stamp set. Available through the Holiday Mini.



The recipe is as follows:

Paper: Watercolor Paper, Old Olive, Kraft, Riding Hood Red
Ink: Old Olive, Black Stazon, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Large and Medium Oval Punches, Distressing Tool, Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Blending Pens

The Cardinal is stamped on the Water Color Paper with the Black Stazon and then colored in with the Watercolor Wonder Crayons and Blending Pens. Coloring stamped images is just one way to add and extra punch of color to your cards.

Thank you Kim for sharing your design with us.

How are your cards coming along?

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!! Today I went to my friend Faith's house to work on Christmas cards. We both got a lot done while we snacked on some left over goodies from yesterday...



While this isn't the card either one of us is sending out - I thought it was such a cute and simple design - and I wanted to share it with you.

Faith made this card is made with Old Olive Card stock, Chocolate Chip 5/8ths wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Holiday Treasures Designer Paper and To You and Yours Stamp Set stamped in Chocolate Chip Ink on Whisper White and then highlighted with Dazzling Diamonds adhered with 2 way glue.

Remember even if you don't have this stamp set or these colors you can take a design and make it your own.

Look Beyond The Stamp Set

How do you like this simple card of a wreath? Look closer...is that really a wreath? Well it isn't, I made this wreath with one of the two step flowers in the HeartFelt Thanks set. A two step stamp, creates an image in two steps. You layer the images to create depth and color. Notice the full image and the outlined image on the sets displayed near the card. Here I stamped both the images with the same color in a circle - I wanted a more cohesive look with some texture to create the wreath. I then used what is normally the center to create the look of berries. To get the most out of your stamp sets, look beyond the intent of the stamp set you will be surprised at the number of different things you can do.

OH - Before I forget - Congratulations to..

Katie
Alenoush
Cara
Julie
Barbara

They were the first 5 to responded to my subscribe to my blog post!! They will each receive $5.00 off their next class.