In thinking about last minute gifts this weekend, I thought I would share this project with you.
This is a very cute idea for a 2012 card, calendar or journal book.
This can also be used as a last minute Christmas gift. You could also create it for a New Years gift or back to school surprise for teachers and co-workers.
All the little pictures on the front are perfect to represent different events throughout the year and you can color them in however you like or pop them up!
If you want to see all the supplies used to create this sample, you can click here to visit my Stampin' Up! online store.
The last days before Christmas are upon us and excitement is in the air! Here is a perfect last minute project you can create for friends, family, school, or co-workers.
This is an adorable snowman card using the Snow Much Fun set. So cute and adorable as a card for your children's teachers or classmates. This set has always been one of my favorites because it captures such innocence.
I love everything about it from the cute snowman to the birds and especially the snowball added with Stampin' Dimensionals.
You can always adjust and use any supplies you may have on hand but if you would like to get anything used to create this card, click here to view the entire list and order from my online Stampin' Up! store. Susan Elise
When you purchase your Christmas gifts, you don't always think about a box for packaging. You always want to present it in the perfect sized box, right? Do you have small gifts and are at a loss on how to package it? Why not just make your own? Try our Kraft Gift Boxes in the Holiday Mini Catalog.
You can personalize these boxes and make them the envy of all your family and friends. Simply add Designer Series Paper, Accessories, color and tags and you have the perfect package to hold your holiday goodies!
Contact me with any questions or help in getting started.
When Shelli visited the Today Show last week she made the above cards to give to Kathie Lee and Hoda. Aren't they pretty? She has such a distinct style. She also gave them our Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps ~ if you want more information click on Recipe Swap on the right side of the blog under CATEGORIES ~ my recipe is there!
Shelli's appearance was to donate Stampin' Up! products to the Today Show Toy Drive.
MISSING IN ACTION ~ so sorry! I have missed connecting to all of you through my blog for the last four days! But, if you have been as busy as I have you probably didn't know that I was MIA! I will make up for it this week and I am going to start with some darling pictures from my MOTHER/DAUGHTER CHRISTMAS EVENT on Sunday afternoon, December 4. It was so much fun!!!
Denise and her daughter, Cadance
Kim and her daughter, Madi
Christie and her daughter, Riley
Andrea and her daughter, Lelya
Madi, Ella and her Mom, Evie
All the girls made gifts for their teachers. They used Stampin' Up!'s Clear-Mount Stamp Cases (#119105, 4 cases for $5.95) to make notebook cases and decorated them with Winter Wishes Stitched Felt (#124108, 16 pieces, $9.95 in the Holiday Mini Catalog). They also made a card for their teacher and another card for a friend. More pictures and fun tomorrow! Thanks for checking in today ~ Susan Elise in the Cat/Art Studio
PS: Third Thursday Class is this coming this Thursday evening, December 15 ~ 6:30 PM ~ the class is $15 or FREE with a $25 order the night of the class. We will be making 6 basic cards 2 each of 3 designs! Bring a friend.
Last Thursday night the Wild Wasabi Women Stamp Club met for their Christmas get-together stamp club meeting. They each brought a 'goodie' and Jan brought the mice above. Aren't they too cute????? I asked Jan if I could share the recipe with you and she said I could ~ it will be at the bottom of this post. THANKS, JAN!
Christmas Eve Mice
24 Double-stuff oreos
1 cup (6oz) semisweet choc. chips
2 tsp shortening
24 red maraschino cherries with stems,
24 choc. kisses
48 sliced almonds
1 small tube green decorative icing gel
1 small tube red decorative icing gel
Carefully twist cookies apart; set aside halves with cream filling. (save other half for another use..or eat!) In microwave or heavy sauce pan, melt choc. chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Holding cherry by stem, dip in the melted chocolate, then press onto the bottom of a kiss. Place on the cream filling of cookie, with the cherry stem extending beyond cookie edge. For ears, place slivered almonds between kiss and cherry. Refrigerate until set. With green gel, pipe holly leaves on the cream. Pipe red holly berries between leaves and pipe eyes on each choc. kiss.
Store in an airtight container at room temp.
PS
I found it easier if I laid the cherry on the cookie and then placed the kiss up against it. Also off-center the mouse a bit so you have room for holly. Enjoy!!
This was the third, and last, project we did on Tuesday night at the VIP Big Shot Class. It is made with the Lattice Die on page 222 in Stampin' Up!'s Idea Book and Catalog. It was hard to take the picture, sorry because it really is much prettier than it looks! Here are the directions ~
LATTICE LACE ORNAMENT
Die: Lattice, #115958, page 222, Idea Book & Catalog ~ Bigz Die
Whisper White card stock, 12 x 12, #124302, page 180
Multipurpose Liquid Glue, #110755, page 206
White Baker’s Twine, #124262, page 194
Silver Glimmer Paper, #124005, page 41 Holiday Mini Catalog
Stars # 2 Die, #113461, page 220
A. Cut 12 x 12 card stock in 4” strips. Cut each strip at 4” and 8”,
Use 6 of the 4 x 4 pieces for your ornament.
B. Cut out 6 designs using the Lattice die.
C. Score each of the lattice shapes diagonally. Glue two together
so you have three sets. When dry, glue those three sets together
and tie at the top to create a hanging loop for the tree. Decorate
This Christmas Favor Box was another project at the VIP Big Shot Class on Tuesday night. It is a little hard to tell what the box looks like because it is made with Stampin' Up!'s Window Sheets ~ clear acetate! Here is the information if you would like to make one (or two or three ~ they would be great favors on your Christmas table and are easy to make! My box contains a stack of Ghirardelli Pepperming Bark Squares ~ yum!) ~
FANCY FAVOR BOX
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, #113439, page 215, Idea Book & Catalog
A. Follow the diagram on page 221 “How to build a Bigz L or XL sandwich. I used 2 pieces of card stock as shims in order for the die to cut all the way around.
B. Take the cut window sheet (acetate) and slide the end without the flap on the end into your embossing folder as far as it will go ~ make sure you line it up correctly. The bottom flaps do not have to be embossed. Run it through your Big Shot using the Multipurpose Platform.
C. At the other end ~ trim down the end flap to the width of Sticky Strip ~ approximately ¼”. Slide this end into the embossing folder and run through your Big Shot.
D. Fold on the scored lines. You will not have crisp folds because of the thickness of the acetate. Adhere side flap with Sticky Strip. Fold bottom up and put Sticky Strip on the last flap to hold your box.
