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IT’S TIME TO MAKE SOME CHRISTMAS GIFT TAGS

I love the kits that Stampin’ Up! ® includes in its range of products. They are perfect if you don’t have lots of paper crafting supplies because everything you need is in the box (other than a pair of scissors). I also like them because they make great gifts to give to friends and family.

This kit – Love, Santa Tag Kit – has the supplies to make these 12 gift tags.

LOVE, SANTA TAG KIT (ENGLISH)

It would be lots of fun to have a couple of friends joins you for afternoon tea and make a set of four tags each.

LOVE, SANTA TAG KIT (ENGLISH)

I made one of each of the tags following the instructions that are included.

Then I decided that I would like to make some alternative projects using the remaining supplies. I hope these give you some ideas. I’ll share some today and the rest tomorrow.

Today’s projects are all easel cards and are perfect for displaying tag images.

For this first card I took a piece of Soft Suede card and embossed it with the Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder. To lighten areas of the brickwork I swiped the Whisper White Craft Stampin’ Pad across the card.

I added Stampin’ Dimensionals to the back of the tree and popped it on the front panel. There are lots of coordinating gems in the kit so I was able to embellish the card.

The greeting is from the Tidings & Trimmings Stamp Set and I stamped it with Just Jade ink.

The gift box is such a cute image expecially stamped in Polished Pink. I tucked a short length of Polished Pink Open Weave Ribbon under the scalloped circle. By placing these layered circles up on Stampin’ Dimensionals this provides the anchor point to hold the easel card upright.

For this easel card I embossed a layer of Basic White card using the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder.

This Christmas greeting is from the Merriest Moments Stamp Set. It was stamped using the Night of Navy Ink Spot that was supplied in the kit. I cut the greeting using one of the Stitched So Sweetly Dies.

I used coordinating Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels to embellish the card.

This is the third easel card I made. I trimmed the gift boxes away from the top of the remaining taxi tags to add to this card so that Santa had some gifts to deliver.

I embossed a piece of Just Jade card using the snowflakes from the pair of Wintry 3D Embossing Folders. A Basic White piece of card was also embossed.

The Holly Jolly Wishes Stamp Set was where I found the greeting for this card. After stamping it with Bumblebee ink I cut the layers using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies.

The final touch was to add some of the Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels for a biy of Christmas bling.

Tomorrow I wi;; have two more cards and a gift box to share with you.

Until then, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Product List
Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad
Whisper White Craft Stampin’ Pad
[101731]
$14.00
Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00
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GINGERBREAD & PEPPERMINT

Hello to each of my crafting friends who are popping by to see my latest project.

Thank you for your patience today. I have had a few computer and internet connection issues that I think are now resolved – woohoo!

I spent yesterday and today playing with the Gingerbread & Peppermint Suite from the July – December Mini Catalogue. And, today I added a reel to my Instagram account showing the aftermath of my Sunday stamping session. This is only my second reel in a week – thank you Patty Bennett for inspiring me to learn how to add this to my social media presence. Check it out below!

For my first card, using the Frosted Gingerbread Stamp Set, I wanted to use thelong scalloped image and my Stamparatus to create my own background design.

After I finished stamping this background paper design I trimmed it down to a 1-1/2″ strip for the card front,a 1″ strip for the front of the envelope and a 1/2″ strip for the card insert.

I used stamped and hinge-stepped the image down a piece of Basic White card – using Early Espresso, Real Red, Old Olive, Cinnamon Cider and Real Red again. The image was then repositioned in reverse to create the ‘lace-like’ images.

I created a bow, using the Early Espresso Faux Suede Trim, and then wrapped and secured the extra trim to the back of the stamped strip.

From here, I prepared the Cinnamon Cider card base and used the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder to add musical texture to a piece of Cinnamon Cider card. I also cut a piece of Old Olive card to the same dimensions – 5-1/2″x 3-1/2″. These layers were adhered to the card front at the angles you can see.

From here, I popped the stamped strip of card up using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The stamped sentiment, from the Frosted Gingerbread Stamp Set, was trimmed down to match the size of the stamped strip it was placed on.

The next step was to add three Christmas baubles. These were die cut from the coordinating Gingerbread & Peppermint 6″x 6″ Designer Series Paper, using the coordinting die from the Gingerbread Dies.

This image shows many of the products I have used to make the projects I will share with you over the next few days – I have not used ALL of them for any one projecr.

I hope that you like this first Gingerbread & Peppermint card.

Until next time, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Product List
Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00