OIh Happy December Day!

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   Well, well, well. Look who's back in the blogosphere. I've been absent for quite a while. I have loads of excuses. . .

. . .first there was a three week work trip to 

Seoul, South Korea. . .

 . . .where I ate some awesome Korean barbecue. . .

. . . (and probably drank too much soju).  . .

 

definitely NOT soju

And then there was the lost week where I was just trying to adjust to another time zone. . .

And then I went to Stampin' Up's OnStage Local event in Hartford, Comnecticut, with two of my team members. . .

. . .And then there was Thanksgiving. . .

So I've been a little busy.

But I'm back and I have three weeks of Christmas cards planned for you and then I'm going to take the rest of the year off. I need to recharge my creative batteries and then I'll be back with some awesome projects from the new Spring Mini Catalog (formerly known as the Occasions catalog) and the new Sale-a-Bration catalog!

How about a card? OK! I have one for you. Take a look!

I absolutely LOVE the Toile Tidings Designer Series Paper. I cut a 2" by 3-3/4" strip and adhered it to a 3-3/4" by 5" Real Red Card Stock panel and then adhered that to a 4" by 5-1/4" Crumb Cake mat. I stamped the sentiment in Real Red Ink on the end of the tag. and then I adhered everything to a Thick Very Vanilla Card Stock card base.

Next, I stamped a Garden Green Christmas tree from the "Perfectly Plaid" stamp set onto Very Vanilla Card Stock and punched it out with the Pine Tree Punch. You can get this stamp set and punch in a bundle and save 10% off the individual item purchase price.

I used Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the tree to a Crumb Cake tag that I made with the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch. I slipped a length of Burlap Trim through the top of the tag and tied it on with a length of Real Red 3/8" Cotton Ribbon. I adhered the tag to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

For a finishing touch, I added three gold Metallic Pearls for some bling--'cause I love me some bling!

Come on back tomorrow for another Christmas card to inspire your creativity!

 

tams# 39320

Product List 
 

Perfectly Plaid Bundle (En) [151143] $31.50	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $7.50	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $7.50	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [144237] $8.25
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953] $8.75	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [102482] $8.75	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650] $9.75	Toile Tidings Designer Series Paper [150432] $11.50
Scalloped Tag Topper Punch [133324] $23.00	5/8" (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon [141487] $7.00	Real Red 3/8" (1 Cm) Cotton Ribbon [146925] $7.00	Metallic Pearls [146282] $7.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

Creation Station: Put A Ring on It!

#stampinup   #creationstation #faithfulinkspirations   
Hello! Can you believe that it's December already? Didn't we just have Thanksgiving a couple of days ago? Oh, wait. We did! Yikes this year is coming to a close quickly. Let's not rush it (especially since I am totally NOT ready for Christmas. Not. At. All.)

Our theme for today's Creation Station blog hop "is put a ring on it." What fun! I have a fun project that's quick to make and oh so pretty. And it rings in the Christmas season, with bells that ring, and boxes that are ringed by belly bands! Take a look.

Aren't these boxes spectacular? I mean, Stampin' Up! offers the most wonderful, coordinating, shiny products. And it was a snap putting these boxes together. Check out the tutorial here.

I started with the amazing Gold Mini Pizza Boxes from the Wrapped in Plaid Suite on pages 12-14 in the Holiday Catalog. These boxes are so shiny!! I made a belly band from Shaded Spruce Card Stock and the Wrapped in Plaid 6" by 6" Designer Series Paper. Then I tied on some Shaded Spruce and Gold 3/8" Striped Ribbon.

Next, I used one of the Layering Circles Dies to cut a scalloped circle from a Gold Foil Sheet and adhered this to the belly band with Stampin' Dimensionals. Then I punched out a plaid tree from the Wrapped in Plaid DSP with the Pine Tree Punch and adhered this to the Gold Foil scalloped circle with Stampin' Dimensionals. Then I threaded three Jingle Bells onto some Linen Thread and tied them onto the ribbon.

I stamped the sentiment from the "Memories of Home" stamp set in Shaded Spruce onto Whisper White Card Stock and punched it out with one of the punches from the Gleaming Ornaments Punch Pack. I adhered this to the belly  band with a Stampin' Dimensional.

To put a cute finishing touch on the package, I added some Gold Metallic Pearls as ornaments on the tree. Too cute!

I hope you have a wonderful Christmas season with family and friends. Our family is headed to Minnesota (please, let it snow!) for the holidays. 

Next up is the delightful Dani Dziama. I know you'll be dazzled by her creation--I always am!

tams# 39316

Product List

Memories Of Home Cling Stamp Set [150474] $22.00	Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088] $7.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146981] $8.75
Wrapped In Plaid 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [149596] $14.50	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $5.00	Gold Mini Pizza Boxes [152068] $7.00	Pine Tree Punch [149521] $18.00
Gleaming Ornaments Punch Pack [150647] $34.00	Layering Circles Dies [141705] $35.00	Shaded Spruce/Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Striped Ribbon [149597] $7.00	Linen Thread [104199] $5.00
Jingle Bells [149598] $5.00	Metallic Pearls [146282] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Wrapped In Plaid Suite Bundle (En) [153326] $65.00