In all the hustle and bustle of the holidays, I always like to take the time to remember the real meaning of Christmas.
Today I have an inspirational Christmas card to share with you and a fun new acrylic block grid technique. I hope you’ll join me today in the CLASSroom for the tutorial.
Happy Friday!
Holiday goodies combine two of my very favorite things of the holidays…giving to others and enjoying some great seasonal treats. In my household, candy cane bark is a must-make candy each year and we also love to share it with others. To make it even more special this year, I’ve crafted this fun little mason jar to pretty up my gift.
This project uses a pint-sized mason jar I had on hand and then embellished it. They are fun and quick to create and have limitless possibilities for personalizing. I love that I can put them together with some of my favorite goodies and Glue Dots® adhesives for a fast project.
I started off my project by trimming up the mason jar ring with some sweet and frilly trims. I took my color combo straight from the goodies themselves..cream, pink and a touch of red from the candy canes.
Continuous Lines Glue Dots® are perfect for adding on trims. They are just like Craft Glue Dots® only it’s one continuous line of adhesive. I simply press the glue line onto the mason jar ring and then remove the backing. Press on your trims and you’re done.
Quick Tip: Looking to add a snowy look? Just brush on Picket Fence Distress Crackle Paint for a quick frosty feel.
I totally have a thing right now for stamped tags. I just couldn’t resist adding this sweet canvas tag after stamping it with some little snowflakes.
Adding my flower and snowflake embellishments is easy with Craft Glue Dots®. I love how clean they are to apply and how quick it makes creating.
Candy Cane Bark Recipe
I’m not even sure you can call this a recipe. 🙂 It’s soooo easy. Place 3 cups white candy coating wafers in a quart sized glass mixing bowl. Heat in microwave on 50% power until melted. Be sure to stop at every 1 minute interval and stir to prevent scorching. When candy is melted, stir in three broken candy canes and pour onto a wax paper covered cookie sheet. Smooth out bark and place in fridge until firm. Break into pieces and enjoy.
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Posted in Glue Dots, Maya Road, Papercraft projects
Memories are so important. Our experiences make us who we are and affect every part of our lives. I cherish memories. I’m a sentimental gal. And that’s why I scrapbook. I don’t want to forget the special moments in my life.
When I look back at what I scrapbook, my most cherished memories aren’t the events but the people that make them special. Without loved ones in my life, it would be a very barren and lonely place.
Today’s layout is about my sweet mother. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t miss her. I carry her memory and all that she taught me close in my heart.
Today’s layout combines so many of my favorite things for a Lily Bee Design/Maya Road blog hop. I think it’s a perfect product pairing, don’t you? Stop by Lily Bee for the sketch challenge this layout was based on and some fabulous inspiration. The Maya Road designers are also hopping along with us so be sure to check out their wonderful projects here.
The Maya Road flower is misted for a hit of color.
The Lily Bee ABC stickers have EIGHT different colors of type on each sheet. Perfect for highlighting a word in your sentiment. The little Maya Road chipboard heart is stamped with the gingham heart from the Head Over Heels stamp set.
I was so super excited to find that the Lily Bee banner stickers are perfectly proportionate to fit on the Maya Road chipboard. Fun!
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Posted in Lily Bee, Maya Road, Scrapbooking, sketches
Owls are such a hoot, such a fun trend and can I say that I just adore these sweet and funky owls from Market Street Stamps.
I think what I love most about them is all the fun dots and the darling little expression on their fave. And isn’t it fun that when you stamp them side by side, the dots that form the wings form a visual circle from owl to owl.
The dotty theme carries through into the sentiment and onto the background Paisley stamp.
Today you can find this card on the Market Street Stamps blog.
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Posted in Card Designs, Market Street Stamps
November is the perfect time to say hello to the holidays. Right now I’m super crazy for all things Christmas and for the past week, I’ve been on a wild shopping spree. It feels so great to get ahead of things this year. I’m hoping to feel most in control and serene this December instead of madly trying to catch up.
How about a serene and wintry card for today? Doesn’t it look so peaceful?
Today’s card combines some simple stamping and cutting for a sweet and easy design. The stamps are from two Avocado Arts stamp set. The first is the recent Bring on the Holiday Cheer stamp set and it’s combined with a little sneak peek at the upcoming Brrrr… and the Nerdy Snow Peeps. How’s THAT for a fun name?!
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additional supplies: blue cardstock by Bazzill and upcoming Avocado Arts stamp set
Thanks for joining us today!
Posted in Avocado Arts, Card Designs
There’s nothing quite as delightful as a brand new baby. I absolutely adore them. I also love making baby cards and buying little clothes so I was excited when some friends of ours welcomed a brand new baby boy in to their family.
Today I created a little gift card to go with the package and I think it turned out pretty cute. I love using papers for all kinds of projects and these sweet little papers were on my desk in the perfect colors and so I used up what I had on hand and came up with a vintage style card. This card is 4.25″ square and is a great size to work with. If you can’t find a square envelope, it will still fit into the regular A5 size envelope.
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and now the winner…
Thanks so much to everyone who hopped by Friday and the weekend for the 365 Cards giveaway and blog hop. It was a delight to hear from you all! I’ve used random.org to choose a winner. Comment number 22 wins a copy of the 365 Cards special issue. Congrats! Queen Mary, that is you! Please e-mail me (link is under my photo at the top left of the blog page) with your address and I’ll get it sent out to you.
Hope your week is off to a great start!
Posted in Card Designs, Lily Bee
Ready for another snowfall? I have one here today but it’s paper crafted of course. I’m having fun with some stamped snowflakes using a sweet snowflake set by Hero Arts. Snowflakes are so timeless, I always think that having at least one great snowflakes set in your stash is a requirement for those winter months.
Today’s card is another white design but this one is a clean and simple one layer design with a hit of color. Did you notice the snowflakes are stamped in more than one shade of ink? It’s an easy stamping technique called rock ‘n roll. You ink your stamp up with one color as usual and then roll the edges along another ink pad to highlight the edges. I also love how it gives each image a “pop” of interest.
Quick Tip: Decide how you want your final card to look bfore you start stamping. By grouping the images together you get a tighter design element.
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Stay warm!!!
Posted in Card Designs, Hero Arts
