Sliding Gift Card Holder #2

This card was actually my prototype for my November card class, using the Reindeer Fun DSP and the Snowy Wonder stamp set.  It was made the same way as this card.

 

Snowy Wonder Treat Box

Here is the final project of my November card class, a treat box.  If only you could see this cute little treat box in person!  It is like a little book that has a box inside instead of pages!  (Does anyone else remember the Lifesavers candy gift "books" of rolls of Lifesavers?)  It reminds me of that but measures approximately 3"x4".  I used the Snowy Wonder DSP and fussy cut the little snow globe for the front.  The tag is from the current Paper Pumpkin dies add-on, and the Pool Party panel was cut the with Nested Dies set (a MUST HAVE in my opinion). 

A mini album would be an amazing gift to put inside this box!

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Snow Days Layout

The cold weather we're having makes we want to stay in and scrapbook!  Here's a throwback to a 2020 hike we attempted but couldn't complete because of ice.  The Snow Days scrapbooking workshop (layout #2 of the kit) was perfect to remember this fun day.

Holiday products don't have to be for holidays only!

Sundays Are for Sketches: Mini Catalog Card #5 of 10

All of these sketches are suggestions for how to create beautiful cards.  Rather than use two each of two different shapes or icons, I used snowflakes in different colors for my take on sketch #5.

I used White Willow, Pool Party (two-tone card stock, both sides), and Peacock from the Seasons of Elegance DSP and the One of a Kind bundle (stamp sets and dies).  The striped DSP is one of the bonus exclusive papers from the Reindeer Days scrapbooking workshop.

As always, I'd love to see what you make based on this sketch.  Feel free to leave a photo or a link in the comments!

Sliding Gift Card Holder

For my November card class, our fancy fold card was this sliding gift card holder made with the Snowy Wonder bundle and Snow Scenes DSP.

The card opens from the top, and then the gift card pocket slides out of the bottom pocket of the card.  (It makes more sense in person, believe me!)

This card is a fun way to give a gift card for the holidays or any time!  Class participants received digital  instructions to make it easier to recreate.  

Snow Globe Card

Happy Black Friday!  I'm really getting into the holiday season, so here come creations with the Snowy Wonder bundle (stamps and dies) and the coordinating Snowy Scenes DSP (designer series paper) in 12"x12".   This card is one of the four projects we made at my November card class.

This card began with fussy cutting the snow globe out of DSP.  You can use the coordinating dies, but I thought it was faster to cut by hand than line up and run through my machine.  The only stamping is the Let it SNOW sentiment.  (I did use a journaling pen to doodle on the banner.)  How much do you love the red and white baker's twine and the little snow foam shapes?

Simple Nests of Winter Card

Recently I hosted a card making service project for a women's group I'm involved in (Delta Kappa Gamma, key women educators), and here is one of the simple cards that we made.  This pretty piece of Nests of Winter DSP made such beautiful card fronts!  I cut 5.25" from the top and from the bottom, and then cut that strip every 4" to create the different bird panels.

Depending on the pattern, we added the sentiment banner (from the Christmas Wishes card kit) in different places to not cover up the pretty birds.  A little ribbon and gems from my stash finished off the cards.

Let the paper be the star of the card for quick & easy crafting!

My Birthday Bird Feeder Layout

My girls got me a beautiful new squirrel-proof bird feeder for my birthday earlier this year, and I have enjoyed taking pictures of all of our visitors.

Of course I had to use the Nests of Winter suite to create this layout.

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Sundays Are for Sketches: Mini Catalog Card #4 of 10

 Sketch #4 went so well with snowflakes!

Both cards use the Snowy Winter bundle and the bonus tag from the winter Paper Pumpkin dies.

I couldn't decide which was cuter, the snowman or the penguin, so I made a card with each.

Wink of Stella adds a fun shimmer to the snow to be extra festive!

As always, I'd love to see what you make based on this sketch.  Feel free to leave a photo or a link in the comments!

Mackinac Island Layouts

It's gotten cold here, so I'm enjoying remember some summer fun!  My husband and I took a lovely day trip to Mackinac Island this summer, and I used the Close To My Heart/Stampin' Up! Enjoy the Ride collection to preserve these memories.

The first layout was based loosely on a CTMH sketch,  but the second layout was completely my own design.  When I have a lot of photos, I tend to use a grid design to fit them all in.

The third layout followed the scrapbooking workshop directions pretty closely.

The fourth and final layout was also based on a sketch.

I love how these turned out!  Thanks for letting me share them with you!

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Sundays Are for Sketches: Mini Catalog Card #3 of 10

Happy Sunday!  It's time for card #3 of our series of 10 sketches from the September-December 2024 Mini Catalog.  Note that the "bean" shape in this sketch can stand for any shape you'd like.  I may have really stretched this sketch by using leaves from the Changing Leaves bundle.

I used Seasons of Elegance DSP with Wild Wheat and White Willow card stock.  I stamped the sentiment from Labeled with Love in Pretty Peacock ink.

Here's another angle to show off the gorgeous gold foil on the Seasons of Elegance DSP.

As always, I'd love to see what you make based on this sketch.  Feel free to leave a photo or a link in the comments!