Countdown to Christmas - Day 13 - Heck it's a Hexagon!!!

Hey y'all, thanks for joining me for another Christmas project! Today's project is a hexagon box that I saw originally on pinterest. I believe the original designer was stamp with Peg.

I decided to make a few of these to hold oddly shaped Christmas presents. My original was made with the fruit stand DSP for the lid and I stamped the woodgrain background on the cardstock for the base. For my video example, I used early espresso card stock and a piece of DSP from the presents and pinecones pack.

You will need a piece of  12 x 12 card stock. Cut a piece that measures 11 3/4 x 7 3/4 and save the other piece for your top and bottom scallop circles. 

You will also need a piece of DSP that measures 4 x 12. 

Take your card stock and score on the 11 3/4 side at  1 7/8, 3 3/4, 5 5/8, 7 1/2, 9 3/8, and 11 1/4. On the 4 inch side, score at 2 1/2.

You will score your lid on the 4 inch side at 2 1/2. On the 12 inch side, score at 2, 3 7/8, 5 3/4, 7 5/8, 9 1/2 and 11 3/8.

You will probably want to watch the video to see what pieces of card stock to remove and how to adhere the box together. You can do that here.

Next we will make a project for the wine lovers in your life!!!

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 12 - Beary Merry Christmas

You know I love puns. And when I saw these bear Christmas chocolates, I knew I had to make a sweet package to house them for stocking stuffers.

You will need a piece of card stock that measures 4 1/4 x 3 1/2 and a piece of sturdy window sheet that measures approx. 4 1/4 x 3 1/2 (minus a fraction of an inch on both sides) If you take off a scosch on two sides, it makes it easier to fit the window sheet into the card stock base.

You will want to score at 1/2 on all four sides of the card stock AND the window sheet.

Create 4 tabs on the box and the lid by cutting up the score line of the rectangle and miter into the square. I used glue dots as my adhesive to create the lid and the box base since it is the most inconspicuous.

The sentiment came from the Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set and I thought it was perfectly punny!!!

If you would like to watch the video of my nonsense, click here.

Next up... a hexagon box you don't want to miss!!!

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 11 - Post it Note Holder

Hey y'all! Thanks for joining me for another Countdown to Christmas project!! Today we will be making a Post it note holder that would be a good for a teacher or coworker as a small gift.

You will need a piece of card stock that measures 1/4 x 7 3/4 and a piece of DSP that measures 3 1/8 x 3.

Score on the 7 3/4 side at 3 1/8, 3 5/8, 4 1/8  Fold and burnish all of the score lines. Take a pair of snips and cut the center piece twice so that you make a "slot" for the pen. That is very difficult for me to explain in writing, so you may be better off watching the video for that part.

To watch the video, click here.

I used the stitched shapes framelits to cut the circle for my gingerbread boy to rest on. I adhered everything flat to the holder because I didn't want anything popping off if someone were to transport this in a purse or a bag. I used tear and tape for my adhesive.

The paper mate pens were purchased at Staples. They are ink joy minis. I'm sure you can find mini pens just about anywhere.

See y'all Friday for a 'BEARY' special project!

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 10 - Faux Washi Tape Card

Hey y'all, thanks for stopping by! TGIF!!! Today we will be making this gorgeous card using a faux washi tape technique.

I saw a card similar to this on Pinterest and the designer used washi tape for the background. I didn't have any festive washi tape at the time, so I decided to make my own using designer series paper. I happened to have a bunch of scraps lying around from previous projects, so I just trimmed them up a bit to make them different widths. You could just cut your paper into thin strips to achieve the same result. Then I die cut the deer from the Santa's Sleigh thinlets from Dazzling Diamond Glimmer Paper. Tie a red bow from some bakers twine and pop him on the card with dimensionals. Very simple.

If you want to watch the video, you can do that here.

Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend and I'll see you on Monday!

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 9 - Santa Book

Anybody else have a hard time keeping up with Christmas lists, who you have bought for and who you haven't? Man, this time of year is hectic for me! And I am a list maker by nature. So, I thought I'd make myself a cute notebook to house all things Christmas.

I thought the sentiment from the Pun Intended hostess set was perfect!! Since I'm not too bright and need a notebook to keep all of my stuff together, I couldn't resist using it!

I found tiny composition books at my local Wal-Mart and just covered them with the presents and pinecones DSP. I didn't do any technical with the measuring, just wrapped the piece of DSP around the notebook to get a rough idea of how big I needed the paper. Then I just adhered the paper straight to the book and trimmed it off around the book. Again, nothing fancy. I added some whisper white organza ribbon on the side and popped a cookie cutter santa on the front.

If you want to watch the video, you can do so here.

Tomorrow we will be making a beautiful card, so come back and see me sometime!

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 8 - Candy Cane Kisses

MMMMMMMMM... Candy Cane Hershey Kisses........Do y'all LOVE these candies?? I wait all year just so I can get my hands on them. They are the only thing better than caramel candy corn. (Which I am on my last bag, by the way)

I thought I had better find a way to package these babies up so I could let everyone else enjoy them too! I know, I'm such a giver...It was super easy to do after seeing everyone posting about last month's paper pumpkin kit! These test tubes are so trendy right now. And if you tie some of the real red stitched edge ribbon 'round the top... it makes them FAB! The tin of tags stamp set has this adorable sentiment that reads "Warm wishes and mistletoe kisses" I just couldn't resist using that for this project! Oh... and I used the BRAND SPANKING NEW stitched shapes framelits for the whisper white circle. Do you have these? If not, you better RUN, because they are available NOW! What's that you say? I KNOW!!!!! They were not set to release until next catalog... BUT Stampin' Up loves us! And let us get them in advance. And not just demonstrators... everyone!!! *golf clap*

PLUS the tin of tags is on sale until the end of the month for $15.75. Holy mess. If you follow me you have seen/will see this set on almost ALL of my Christmas projects. It is SO VERSATILE! 

If you want to hear me babble about on video and watch this project come to life, click here.

Come back again and we will make something else absolutely adorable, just for funsies. ;-)

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 7 - Bookmark Stand

See!!!! I told you!! Here is the darling stand for our adorable cookie cutter bookmarks.

Ahhhhhhhh.... these are freaking fantastic! Who wouldn't want to get this set of bookmarks for Christmas? I know I would!!

For this project, I used crumb cake card stock and the Candy Cane Lane DSP. Here is a list of the paper you will need:

2 pieces of crumb cake card stock that measure 7 1/2 x 3
1 piece crumb cake card stock that measures 5 x 5 1/2
One piece of Candy Cane Lane DSP that measures 4 7/8 x 5 1/8
One piece of Candy Cane Lane DSP that measures 5 3/8 x 7/8
Scrap piece of whisper white card stock for banner and sentiment.
Scrap piece of silver glimmer paper for the "Joy" die cut.

Mount the 4 7/8 x 5 1/8 DSP to the 5 x 5 1/2 piece of crumb cake card stock. This is the back of the stand.

To create the base of the stand, take both pieces of the 7 1/2 x 3 pieces of crumb cake card stock and score at 1 inch on all four sides. Do this to both pieces.

Fold and burnish one of the pieces and create an open box out of it.

On the other piece of crumb cake card stock, in the largest middle piece, draw a line with a pencil to divide the piece in half horizontally. You will be making slits in this line which will hold the paper clips in place. From the first score line, use an exacto knife and make a 1 inch slit. cut from 1/2 to 1 1/2, cut from 2 1/4 to 3 1/4, and finally from 4 1/4 to 5 1/4.

If you want to watch the video for the rest of the instructions, please do so here. As I am not the best with written instructions, and I don't have photographs.

I hope you enjoyed this sweet project that any book lover will appreciate!!

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 6 - Home Decor Stand

Hey y'all!!! Thanks for joining me today for another Countdown to Christmas video! Here I took a Halloween stand that I found at my local craft store and turned it into a small home accent piece.

I just love these tiny easels! I think they turned out quite nice and would make a cute accent for a Christmas shelf or a nice small gift to a co worker or child's teacher.

I used the Candy Cane Lane DSP for the background and the images. Did you know the Candy Cane Lane DSP has these cute images that you could cut out and use on your cards and projects? Who knew!?!?!?!

I used the sentiment from the Picture Perfect stamp set because I thought it was appropriate for my family. I punched it out with the banner builder punch and adhered it to the left hand corner of the frame. Very simple and very cute!

I may see a bookmark holder in our future....

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 5 - Cookie Cutter Bookmark

Hey y'all!! Today we are making a sweet bookmark from some paperclips and the darling images in the cookie cutter Christmas set.

These things are absolutely adorable!!! And super simple to make. The gingerbread lady only takes a bit of whisper white card stock, crumbcake ink 2 dimensionals and a paper clip! Unreal!! Think of how cheap and easy these would be for stocking stuffers!!!

If you want to watch the video, you can do so here.

If you stick around, we might make a stand for them. I bet you can see a sneak peek of the stand in the photo can't you??? Lol

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 4 - Joy to the World

Hey Y'all... Here's our double ''duty'' card. Haha. I'm so juvenile. This card is a countdown to Christmas AND a stash in a flash. It is simple, yet elegant and I absolutely love it.

It features the Tin of Tags stamp set which is on sale right now. Go grab yours at 25% off!!!
I love using soft sky with snowflake images. I think it is the perfect color!

I added a few of the star subtles enamel shapes just to add a bit of bling to this card.

If you want to watch the video, you can do that here

Tomorrow we will be making a sweet bookmark from the cookie cutter Christmas set!!

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 3 - White Erase Wish Board

Hey y'all! Welcome back to another Christmas project. Today we will be making this dry erase "wish list" for Christmas. If your children are anything like mine, their Christmas lists change on a daily basis. So, I saw these plastic frames at the dollar store and thought they would make fabulous "dry erase" wish lists for Christmas.

I just love this stinking Santa in the Jolly Friends stamp set. When you throw on those sunglasses, he is TOO COOL!!!

I didn't want to clutter the actual paper or frame with a bunch of embellishments since the main idea is for the kids to be able to write on this. So, I attached some lined paper to some card stock and slid it in the frame. I added the Santa and the stamped sentiment at the top and called it done. I love that the sentiment says "Santa Claus is coming to town"! I thought it was perfect!!

My daughter has already changed her Christmas wish list 6 times since I have created this. At least she will get some use out of it. ;-)

Join me for day 4 when we will do a double duty project.

I said "duty"..... Hahahahaha

Until next time...

Jen