Just a Peek... of Christmas!

I'm in the midst of mass production of my Christmas cards - finally! So I thought I'd give just a sneak peek of what I'm up to... Lots of layers and lots of smooching! Smooching is so hard to photograph! But it's so awesome in person, which makes it worth the time spent!

So, I'm using lots of stuff on my cards, but the stamps are the Christmas Collage background, the reindeer from Winter Post, and the Bells and Boughs set. And, lots of punches!!

I like how they turned out, just wish I was further along in getting them finished!


Julie

Let's Make a Deal...

Door Number 1...


Door Number 2...


Or Door Number 3...

OK, so really it will be all 3! I'm doing a class where each person will be making all three of these cones. It was my attempt at re-creating the cones in the Holiday Mini Catalog, times 20 sets of three!! Lots of prep, but I hope it will be lots of fun!

My favorite one is probably Door Number 1 - because I like the glittered edges on the Merry Christmas tag! We'll see how many people choose to add it - always love the look of glitter, but we'll see how much time they have.


Hope you're making time to do some Holiday crafting!!


Julie

And More Tags!

So, here are some more tags for Christmas gifts this year. They're getting to be the quicker versions already!

Probably, most of the people I'm giving gifts to won't even care or notice the tags so much; and, so for sake of time, and my patience, a couple stamps and a punch make quick and easy tags!

Oh, and to be quick and easy, I just tied a scrap of ribbon into a knot and Mini Glue dotted it on. Looks like a tied ribbon, but used up my scraps!! Yay!


Hope you had a great weekend,


Julie

Time for Tags!

I've actually done some wrapping the last few days, and I realized that I didn't have any "cheater" tags left over from last year! (Yes, cheater tags are the stick-on ones I bought at Target when I had about 45 gifts and couldn't bring myself to make anymore last year!)

So, with time on my hands (ha ha!), I decided to make all my tags this year! We'll see...

Both of these tags are made with the Two Tags Big Shot Die. I love how you can use whatever stamp inside the little 1 3/8" circle and then layer it with the scallop circle punch, add a to: from:, and tah dah!

And, my best kept secret - Use dimensionals for the back so they're just like the "cheater" stick-on tags!


Julie

Simple Santa Skinny Card!

This is the Super Simple Santa card we made at last Friday's class. Kind of hard to see, but his beard, mustache and hat brim are all dry embossed with a swirly print from our Texturz plates; and it's Smooch Sprayed! Love that Smooch Spray! And the card is a 3" x 6".

I'm always doing a million things and running up and down the stairs for things during class, but I remember now that I wanted to check and see if the envelope I included in the set (the small open-end envelope) was mailable. So, I checked the catalog, and the ones that aren't mailable have a note by them - and this one doesn't have the note!

So, I think this will go in the mail to my nephew for Christmas!


Julie

Bold and Mighty Fabric!

This Bitty Box, made with the Big Shot, turned out bold and mighty with the Candy Cane FABRIC to top it off! The Candy Cane paper is sold out, but the Fabric is just as super-cute! And how cute is this bow made with a "tear" of the fabric?!

This close up of the fabric shows how "shabby chic" it looks! And I LOVE it! Super easy and quick to do, maybe a video will be in the works. I haven't done one in a while, but it could be a quick show!

I can definitely see myself finding some cute uses for the fabric - and WAIT till you see the new fabrics coming out in January... :)


Julie

More Fun with Fabric!

At our last class we used fabric on a "plastic" ball ornament (those of you at class know why the quotation marks are around plastic!). It was quick and easy to do! But this ornament, not so quick - still easy, but a little time-consuming!

It starts out as a 3" styrofoam ball. I found a video on You Tube that shows how to make it - I think her name is angie janca. It was a perfect tutorial, especially with our three fabric patterns!

Here's a side view with the Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding covering around the center!


Thanks for stopping by,


Julie

A Sweet Sixteen Party!

Tonight my son is going to a Sweet Sixteen party - and he even let me make the card! He did say that just Happy Birthday on the front was enough. Oh well, he should know better! I did pull out some of my retired papers because he said she is kind of a pink and girly girl type. So I liked the Kaleidoscope papers and decided to use them! I also found a 1 and a 6 in my stash of retired chipboard pieces - what luck! And even the Celebrate comes from a retired set.

And, the idea? Well, I was inspired by a card I actually made over a year ago for my nephew's 2nd birthday (it had a big chipboard 2 on it - kinda same layout). This card is 5" x 7" though. I kinda needed the space for the big numbers!

And here's the inside, with a Scallop Envelope for the $$. Now I just have to figure out what's the going amount for a sweet sixteen birthday??


Have a great weekend,


Julie

Just Couldn't Resist...

...yet another form of the Owl Punch!! He's a little bit cute and a little bit dorky! But I do like him, and I hope you do recognize him as Rudolf! I've seen him all over Stampin' Connection and finally just had to make one.

And if you're wondering where the saying comes from (or even if you're not wondering!), it's the Jumbo Wheel Jolly Jingles. It's one of my 19 stamps (after unassembling the wheel); they're coming in pretty handy!


Thanks for stopping by,

Julie

Pretty Ornaments Made Easy!

These are the ornaments we'll be making in class this Friday! They are super quick and easy to make. Of course, the Big Shot, along with the Tasteful Trim die, some Designer Fabric and some Multipurpose Adhesive make the fabric a snap to put on!

And, one of my favorite parts is the scrunchy ribbon around the ornament - One of my favorite ways to use ribbon lately! And, you can't really see, but the bottom of the ornament has a coordinating button and a rhinestone!

I got the idea for this from my awesome stampin' buddy Liz! Thanks Liz!


Thanks for stopping by,

Julie