Christmas Card Event

I am so very excited to announce this fun Christmas Card Event that spans over 4 dates, and gives you many options for making your own Christmas Cards.

The great thing about this class, is that you get to choose your own cards, and I still do all the work for you. You come, and just do the fun part! Also, now you can bring your sister, mother, and best friend with you and you can all make different cards.

This class has a $20 class fee. The class fee coves everything you need, including envelopes to make 10 Christmas cards of your choice. (You may choose 1 or 2 designs.) Do you need more than 10 cards? No worries! You can add on sets of 10 cards and envelopes (1 design) for only $7! There are nine different card designs, so there is sure to be something for everyone. Class registrations are due 2 days before the class date.

This class is being offered multiple times, so choose a day that works best for you. When you are registering, on my Square site, leave your card choices in the notes section during checkout. The notes box is right under the total, during your checkout.

Please bring the following items to class with you:
Bone Folder
Scissors
Adhesive Kit (Snail, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Tombow Multipurpose Glue)

The following dates are available for this event:
November 18th, at the Craft for Cause starting at 6:30pm
November 26th, in Tacoma, starting at 3pm
December 1st, in Tacoma, starting at 7pm
December 10th, in Tacoma, starting at 3pm.

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12 Weeks of Christmas #9

Nine full weeks until Christmas.  That doesn't feel like many.  This week has been a little hectic at our house, so I just have a card to share.  

Here it is:

I just love the Watercolor Christmas stamp set from the Holiday Catalog.  The greetings in this set look the way I want my natural chicken scratch, I mean handwriting to look.  This card starts with a Cherry Cobbler card base, that was embossed with the Holly embossing folder.  Then I have a layer of Garden Green that measures 2 1/2" x 5 1/2".  Next I used some Gold Foil paper to mat my Be Merry Designer Series Paper.  I wrapped some 1/8" Gold Ribbon around, and then attached my greeting with Stampin' Dimensionals.  The greeting was stamped in Versamark onto Garden Green paper, and embossed with Gold Embossing Powder.  I added some Metallic Enamel Shapes to the edge of my Everyday Label Punch, and voila, the card was complete.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
~Nichole

Merry Mistletoe Center Step Christmas Card

Hello everyone!  Today I'm sharing a fun center step Christmas card I made using the Be Merry product suite, found in the 2017/2018 Stampin' Up! annual catalog on page 112 & 113.

Here is my card:

Since today is "Stamp with me Saturday", I do have a video to share, showing how I made my card.

I used this template, from Marie Stamps to make my card.

This project features one of the select designer series paper packs that is on sale this month.  When you buy three select packs, you get a fourth select pack for free!

That is all I have to share for today.  Thanks so much for stopping by!

~Nichole

12 Weeks of Christmas #11

Hello everyone!  It is Thursday, and that means another #12weeksofchristmas post.  It is hard to believe it, but there are just 11 weeks left.  Today, I'm sharing a card, and an ornament I made using the Year of Cheer product suite in the Holiday Catalog.  This fun product suite features all things metallic.   Today, I have made a card, and a coordinating Christmas ornament.

Here are my projects:

I really love how the projects look together.

Here is a close up of the card.

The card is very simple.  I started with a Basic Black card base.  I added a piece of Year of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper.  This paper is amazing.  You get 3 pieces each, of four different designs and they all have great foiled metallic designs.  For my next card layer, I cut a strip of Basic Black card stock, and made a banner using the Triple Banner Punch.  I then added a Foil Snowflake.  These snowflakes are one of my favorite accessories.  You get 24 in a package (12 gold, and 12 silver).  The back of the snowflakes are white, so you can make any color you want.  My greeting on the card comes from the Cheers to the Year stamp set.  I stamped my greeting in Basic Black Archival Ink onto Gold Foil paper.  I cut the greeting out using the Layering Circle Framelits dies.  I used the same dies to cut a mat for the greeting, in Basic Black.

Here is my ornament.

The snowflakes have two different kinds of tips.  One kind of looks like a heart.  To give my ornament some dimension, I folded all of the heart tips into mountains.  I then folded the other tips into valleys, giving my snowflake an accordian fold.  I set that snowflake aside.  For my hanger, I glued two ends of a piece of Gold 1/8" Ribbon to a Basic Black cardstock circle.  Then I glued a second snowflake onto a Basic Black cardstock circle.  I then was able to glue my folded snowflake on top, gluing down only the center so that the folded edges still stand up.  For the center I used the Layering Circle Framelit Dies to cut out a Gold Foil circle, and a Basic Black Mat.  I used a snowflake from the Cheers to Year stamp set, with Basic Black Archival ink on the Gold Foil Paper.  The circles are attached to the snowflake with a Stampin' Dimensional.  I topped it off with a Metal Rimmed Pearl.

In this side view, you can see the flat snowflake, under the folded one.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

~Nichole

12 Weeks of Christmas - #12

Hey everyone!  Today, I am starting a new series here on my blog.  We will be counting down the weeks until Christmas.  Each week I will feature a card, and another coordinating item.  Can you believe there are only a little over 12 weeks until Christmas?  I can't!

Here is this weeks project:

My projects feature some prodcuts from the Color Theory product suite in the annual catalog.  For my card, I started with a Dapper Denim card base.  I added some of the Dapper Denim & Whisper White crackled designer series paper from the Color Theory pack.  On the DSP, I used Dapper Denim and Pool Party inks to stamp some snowflakes from the Colorful Seasons stamp set.  I also cut out one of each snowflake from the Seasonal Layers thinlits, for more texture.  I love the look of the Silver 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon on the side.  My greeting comes from the Labels to Love stamp set, and was punched out using the Everyday Label Punch.  Both of these items are from the holiday catalog.

My little treat box is a Clear Tiny Treat Box found on page 195 of the annual catalog.  I filled it with some Hershey kisses.  I liked that the silver wrapper of the candies, coordinated with the silver on the card ribbon.  I wrapped some of the same designer series paper as what is on the card, around the box.  A simple baker's twine wrap and bow, and a tag finishes of this quick treat.  The tag features the same Everyday Label Punch, this time paired with the Merry Little Labels stamp set stamped in Dapper Denim.  In the background, I have stamped some of the snowflakes from the Colorful Seasons stamp set, in Pool Party.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

~Nichole

Stress-Free, Homemade Christmas

Hello!  

In August, I started a Stress Free, Homemade Christmas Series.  This is a series of five classes, designed to help you get things made for christmas, without all the stress.  Each month we do 4-6 projects.  Projects vary, and can be anything from Christmas cards, to gift tags, ornaments, or giftable, items.  The next class in this series is coming up on October 13th.  

This is one of the projects from the September class.

It is a set of 6 gift tags, in a holder that I designed.  My tag holder is made from Crumb Cake cardstock.  I used the Lots of Labels framelits to make the front edge of my holder a little fancy.  I wrapped a piece of Tranquil Tide ribbon around the bottom, and embellished it with a bow.

My tags all feature the Cookie Cutter Christmas Stamp set, and all have a Whisper White Lots of Label die embossed with the Holly embossing folder.  The red tags have a Cherry Cobbler base, and feature the gingerbread man.  He was stamped in Soft Suede, on Crumb Cake cardstock and punched out with the Cookie Cutter Punch.  The Crumb Cake tags feature Santa, stamped in Basic Black onto Whisper White cardstock.  I colored Santa in using my Real Red, Basic Black, and Crushed Curry Stampin' Write Markers.  The Tranquil Tide tags feature the reindeer.  I stamped the reindeer in Basic Black, onto Soft Suede cardstock.  On a scrap piece of Soft Suede cardstock, I stamped the reindeer again in Real Red.  I cut out the red noses, and glued them on top of the black noses.  All six tags have Jute Twine at the top, for attaching to gifts.

The next Stress Free, Homemade Christmas class is October 13th.  There will also be one in November, and one in December.  I hope to see you there!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Nichole

Carols of Christmas

Hey everyone!  I hope you have had a good week!  Today I am dropping off my kids so they can go camping with the youth group from church - and my husband and I are just not sure what to do with ourselves!  They will be back on Sunday.  But this is the first summer where our kids have had plans, without us.  It is great for them, and good for us too - it is just a strange feeling that we aren't quite used to yet.

Today, with Stylin' Stampin' Inkspiration we are sharing some fun ideas using the Carols of Christmas stamp set, and coordinating dies.  There is a great, pre-release going on right now for this fun bundle.  I love the big, bold greetings in the stamp set - and the dies have so many possibilities that we haven't really had before.

My card has a bit of a sneak peak on it!  I did not use the thinlit dies, but I have used some other products from the amazing Holiday Catalog that goes live on September 1st.

Do you see anything new?  I have used the brand new Merry Little Christmas designer series paper.  I also used the new Jute Twine.  Isn't this greeting amazing?!?!  There is another big bold greeting like this in the stamp set too.  I love big greetings that can be the main focus of your card.  My greeting was stamped in Basic Black onto Whisper White cardstock.  I added the line detail stamp in Old Olive, and also a popped up Old Olive poinsettia flower.  Behind the greeting is some of the new Jute Twine, and two sneak peaks of designer series paper from the Merry Little Christmas pack available in the upcoming Holiday Catalog.

I hope you like my simple card, as much as I liked making it.  Be sure to head over to Stylin' Stampin' Inkspiration to see what the other design team members have shown using this great stamp set!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

~Nichole

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Hello everyone!  I can not believe that tomorrow is Christmas Eve!  What kinds of plans do you have over this long holiday weekend?  We will have my husband's family over on Christmas day, and then my family over on the 26th.  

Today, over at Stylin' Stampin' Inkpiration we are sharing Christmas cards.  Christmas cards are so fun to make.  There are so many possibilities. 

Here is my card:

I wasn't sold on the Warmth & Cheer products at the beginning of the Holiday Catalog.  But, they have grown on me quite a bit -and now I am sad they aren't carrying over.  The good news about it retiring though, is that it is now on sale for 50% off!  You can get a whole stack of Warmth & Cheer Designer Series Paper for only $5.  This paper stack comes with forty-eight  6" x 6" sheets!

I was also very happy to use washi tape on my card.  I love washi tape.  But, I am usually not very good at actually using the washi tape... it sits in my drawer, until it retires, and then it goes to my "For Sale" table.

That is all I have to share for today.  I hope you have a very merry Christmas!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Nichole

Product List

Peace This Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141570] $18.00	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949] $6.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482] $8.00
Warmth & Cheer Designer Series Paper Stack [141991] $10.00	Candy Cane Lane Designer Washi Tape [141985] $8.00	Real Red 3/8" Satin Woven Ribbon [135840] $6.95	Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [139672] $8.50

A Colored Christmas

Hello everyone!  Thanks for dropping by today.  I hope you are having a good week!  

We are having a good week, just trying to wrap up these two weeks or so of homeschooling before we take our long winter break.  

I am also in the middle of Holiday Bazaar Season.  I am on week 4 of 6 of having a bazaar each and every weekend.  I have had so much fun meeting new people!

Today, I'm sharing a colored Christmas card with you.

Here is my card:

I stamped the ornaments stamp from Jar of Cheer all around the edges of the Whisper White card stock using Soft Suede ink.  Then, I colored in the images.  I used one of the ovals from the Stitched Shapes Framelits, with Cherry Cobbler card stock for the greeting that I embossed using Versamark and Silver Embossing Powder.

I hope you enjoy this card I've shared!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

~Nichole

Product List

Jar Of Cheer Photopolymer Stamp Set [142161] $21.00	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119685] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [126978] $6.50
Versamark Pad [102283] $8.50	Many Marvelous Markers [131264] $110.00	Heat Tool [129053] $30.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $30.00
Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131] $5.00	Silver 5/8" Satin Ribbon [134548] $7.00

Styllin' Stampin' Inkspiration - Friday Favorites!

Hey everyone!

Today over at Stylin' Stampin' Inkspiration, it is time for Friday Favorites!  That means we have made it to Friday everyone!  Congrats!  Do you have plans this weekend?  I have a full weekend ahead of me.  It starts with a concert date with my hubby tonight.  Then a bazaar and a fundraiser tomorrow, and I'm teaching two card classes on Sunday.  

Today, the design team and I are sharing our favorite Christmas stamp set.  There are so many great, fun, and easy to use Christmas stamp sets available that it is hard to pick just one!  I chose Peace This Christmas that is shown on page 27 of the Annual Catalog.

Here is my card:

I made a card similar to this at an event hosted by a demo friend of mine a month or so ago.  I chose to step up her card, adding some layers, and changing the stamp set.  I love the fun layers on this card - and the beautiful Holly embossing folder in the background.  

Here is what is included in the stamp set.

That is all I have to share for today!  

Thanks for stopping by!

~Nichole

Product List

Peace This Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141570] $18.00	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119685] $8.00	Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102584] $8.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $9.00
This Christmas Designer Series Specialty Paper [141628] $13.00	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966] $6.50	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [126973] $6.50	Holly Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [141634] $7.50
Banner Triple Punch [138292] $23.00	Gold 1/8" Ribbon [134583] $5.00	Gold 5/8" Satin Ribbon [134547] $7.00	Linen Thread [104199] $4.50