Gift Tags

Today's project is a trio of Christmas tags for the CAS-ual Fridays (CFC153) Gift Tags challenge.

I first cut the tags from Pure Poppy and Green Parakeet cardstock and then used stitched rectangle and circle dies to create cutouts. I stamped various sentiments and snowflakes from the CAS-ual Fridays Snowflake Greetings set onto white cardstock cut outs using Pure Poppy, Green Parakeet and Smoke ink.  I added small stitched snowflakes topped with pearls on each tag and inserted baker's twine in the tag holes. Very simple and totally my Christmas tree colors.

Products: Cas-ual Fridays stamps, PTI cs, Kaisercraft pearls, The Twiner twine, Lawn Fawn, PTI, MFT and Simon Says dies, PTI and Simon Says ink

I not sure if these will wind up being gift tags. It's possible I will add them to card bases since I have made exactly three Christmas cards so far. At this point in the year, I usually have 15-20 in my stash. 

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Blow Out the Bonfire

I have a clean and simple birthday card for my son-in-law which fits three different Dare to Get Dirty Challenges going on over at Splitcoaststampers.You have to be a fan club member to find out the details of the challenge. Today is the last day to participate so why not join up and see what the fun is all about?

I stamped the sentiment from the CAS-ual Fridays Shenanigans stamp set using Stampin' Up Midnight Muse and Simon Says Schoolhouse Red. I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder to emboss the upper part of the background panel. I separated the embossed area from the sentiment with a plain strip of yellow cardstock. After cutting the two candles with my Silhouette (they were freebies with purchase) from white, navy and red card stock, I attached them to the panel with two sided tape. Simple and easy!

Products: CAS-ual Fridays stamps, PTI and Core'dinations cs, Silhouette cutting files, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Stampin' Up and Simon Says inks

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It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Today's card is for this week's Merry Monday Christmas Challenge (#101) to use the colors of red, grey and white.

I combined the new with the old today. I cut the background paper from the Webster's Pages It's Christmas pad and then stamped the sentiment from the CAS-ual Fridays Christmas Carols set directly onto the paper using Ranger Archival Vermillion ink. The old part is the clock from the Heidi Swapp Clocks stamp set from back in my scrapbooking days. I wiped away the clock edge so I could stamp only the numbers in Memento Luxe Gray Flannel ink. I cut the clock hands using the PTI Hands of Time dies from the same charcoal gray card stock I used for the background panel matting and anchored them with a red button. Unfortunately my camera makes the card stock look black but in real life it's a beautiful dark gray for a simple and understated Christmas card. Sorry for the dark photograph but it's a gloomy day here.

Products: CAS-ual Fridays stamp, Webster's Pages dp, Recollections cs, PTI dies, cs and button, Ranger Archival and Memento Luxe Inks


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A Holly Jolly Christmas

It's warmed up considerably around here so it feels strange to be doing Christmas cards. I am sure going to be happy in December though when I have a whole pile of cards to mail!

Today's card is for this week's Merry Monday (#96) challenge to include holly on a project. I went very clean and simple using the CAS-ual Fridays Merry Kiss-mas stamp set. I started out by stamping the round sentiment using Archival Ink in Vermillion and then cut out with a Spellbinders Nestie. I stamped the holly image in the center of the sentiment and colored it with Copic markers. I stamped the holly image a second time and after coloring with Copics, I fussy cut out. I layered it over the center holly image, using dimensional dots on the tips to give the leaves some lift. I substituted Kaisercraft pearls for the berries. The patterned paper came from the Webster's Pages It's Christmas pad.

Products: CAS-ual Fridays stamps, Webster's Pages dp, Kaisercraft pearls, Michael's ribbon, Archival and Memento inks, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic Makers
Copics: G20, G24, G28

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