Today has not started as well as I'd planned, let's hope things improve. I had intended to bring you a gift packaging project but I just couldn't put my hands on the candy canes. So I went back to the drawing board and came up with this cute gift tag instead. CANDY CANES SLEIGH I began the tag with that sleigh and quick batch of die-cutting. First, using the Cup of Cheer Dies I cut two of the solid candy canes from Real Red Card. Then I cut four of the striped candy canes from ... VIEW POST
Stamping My Own Holly Border
Of all the plants associated with Christmas, I have to say that holly is my favourite. There's something about the distinctive spiky, glossy leaves that I love, with or without the berries. With more and more of the retiring Holiday Catalogue items going out of stock, I decided to create a card with a holly border while I still could. So I pulled out the retiring Cup of Christmas Stamp Set and got to work. HOLLY BORDER I worked out that a 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" piece of card would be the ... VIEW POST
A Treat In A Triangle Box
Every year I love coming up with creative ways to gift little treats. Even though the packaging style may be the same, the change in paper, stamp sets and dies always seems to give the project new life. So with that in mind, here's my 2019 version of a triangle box for two Hershey's Nuggets. TRIANGLE BOX TUTORIAL I made this year's triangle box using a piece from the Garden Lane 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper (DSP). It probably isn't the first DSP pack you'd think of for Christmas ... VIEW POST
‘Tis The Season For Hot Chocolate
A couple of years ago I created a pouch for a hot chocolate sachet using the Envelope Punch Board. I thought that it was time to revisit that project but sadly the Envelope Punch Board is no longer available from Stampin' Up! So this year I redesigned the pouch so you can create it using the Simply Scored Scoring Tool instead. COMFORT AND JOY The "comfort and joy" sentiment comes from the Cup of Christmas Stamp Set. First I wiped a piece of Thick Very Vanilla Card with an Embossing ... VIEW POST