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Merry Christmas 2022

Sunday 12/25/22

Ho Ho Ho, sending this Merry Christmas wishes…… We had a lovely day here it’s cold for us but it was nice. Too chilly for me that is for sure! Brrrrr. I believe one more low to the 20s here in Florida then we are back up a little for a week or so. Those who are up North and braving the storms, bless you… I know, I’m not up for it. The snow looks pretty but, just NO!!! 

Okay so I was going to share a pretty Beach picture with my card, but seems I’ve lost it so here is the card instead and instructions or my chicken scratch for the card I made, tomorrow same card different stamp set and SNEAK PEEK….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There you go.. I will give a few details for you. 

Card base: 5 1/2”x 11” score at 2 1/2”, 6 3/4” 

to get the curve I measured from tip of each corner back to the 1 1/4” mark to and bottom of front panel, then I use the border dies  to get the curve, I also used it on the DSP or in this case the card stock that I ran through the winter embossing folder. 

Gnome dies, and stylish dies for the hat brim to get the cuff part.  Flowers of  home for the little tip for sprig of holly , then some rhinestones, I used very Vanilla and light sponging of crumb cake for the old/weathered look. There HO HO HO came from the paper pumpkin. 

 

Buckle us 1 1/4” x 3” score at 1” you can put it anywhere you want to you can see on the template I made I just taped it but on photos you can see I used liquid glue and yep, had a little overage. LOL Keeping it real here people. 

Well that’s a wrap for today, Merry Christmas! See you tomorrow with same card a little different and different stamp set, SNEAK PEEK.

Double Gate Fold

Friday 12/23/2022

Hello! Are you ready for the big day, we are all getting ready for freezing weather here in Florida~ Ugh! Not excited at all. I’ve got a quick card here for you and I wanted to let you know I will do a few posts for this weekend, because it’s Christmas. But normal post are Monday through Friday. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So as you can see this is a DSP card because of the size 12” in length. but i did card stock inside and on the back for messages and more stability. 

The belly band keeps it closed. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I did not stamp the little girl gnome she is on the DSP I just die cut her out, and added her to my focal  point on the card front, and attached that all to the belly band. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As I note in the last few cards I’ve shared these were made a long bit ago, and I don’t have many notes on them, but I did have my little hand drawn note to share lol.  if you need any help let me know. I didn’t photo the back sorry, but i just put a plain basic white piece on the back center, just like the inside except the back layer is the back side of the DSP not card-stock layer. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The original I saw somewhere when I made this card wanted you to measure down to 2 3/4” before cutting the angle but I didn’t want mine that far down, so I made this one at 2 1/4” so it left pinger pieces of gate for the belly band to sit, more space. 

 

So just in case you can’t in large the photo.

Base size: 5 1/2” X 12” 

Score at 2, 4, 8 10 inches, then measure down 2 1/4” from each upper corner then make a little mark there cut from that point to the top outer edge of the middle of the card. Depending on the side, looking at the photo that would be the 4” and 8” score marks to cut to. From outer edge mark of 2 1/4” Hope that helps. 

Have a Merry Christmas. I will set some posts for this weekend just because it’s Christmas.

 

CHRISTMAS CAKE BOX

Thursday 12/22/2022

I know, I’ve talked about this box before but I wanted to share. Little more about it and this is one I made for the girls at the doctors office along with a gift card.

A few better photos and cutting instructions again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In this photo you see a completed box and on left top and right bottom, but they are not connected yet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

if you look at the top photo here the box you can see a little better how I cut the tabs off for it to be a horizontal hinge. The tabs are only used in the front part of box to make the corners. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This photo you can see the long section which will become the henge on the box.

You may also notice that there is a little angle on the side  pieces, it just makes for a smoother opening and closing, you do not have to do that, but I have found it makes it a smoother open and close. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This photo just shows you the top of the box is decorated, I chose to do it before I attached it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closed and opened, now attached. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just trying to give you a few more views of the finished box. It really is a simple box you can use for lots of things, and the ideas are unlimited, you can decorate for any occasion. 

I call it a cake box as it was the first item I made it for, I always make 3-D boxes and things. 

CAKE BOX:

Bottom Base 5 3/4”x 8” score all sides at 1 1/2“

 

TOP- 7” X 4 3/4” score all sides at 1” 

You can get one box out of 1- 8 1/2”x 11” piece of cardstock if you do same color bottom and top. 

My suggestion is this first cut he 8 1/2” side to 8” then Tuen and cut at 5 3/4”  (this is your bottom)

The remained piece turn to the 8” side cut the card stock at 7” turn and cut at 4 3/4” (this is your top). 

Decide how you open it and then go from there. Remember it can open either end or side, you just have to adjust it. Enjoy! 

I also made an ornament for it. Still using the north pole Mischief set. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deckle Dies, and i also used the winter embossing folder on this card and cut my image out and did minimum colors to make them quicker, and get them done, the Merry merry tag is the smallest banner in the Stylish Dies, one of my most used dies. Added some gems and done! 

See you tomorrow.. 

Gnome Tag Fun fold Card

Wednesday 12/21/2022

Here we are on Wednesday and Christmas is 4 days away, goodness it’s gone fast, but I’m looking forward to the new year and the new mini catalog and I’ve been designing lots of new fun stuff I can’t wait to share and it’s Sale-a-bration time again starting January 5th. That was my Mom’s birthday. So maybe we will do something special I need to think on it. We are a January Birthday family, Mom’s, my son and mine. But I will tell you more about next month next week. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is opened, but I left it bumped up to give you the view and better working how it folds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On this one I folded back the the front flap so you can see the middle panel better.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back and middle panel that has DSP on it so you can see it on the front when the card is folded closed. you could choose to decorate this side too if you wanted, but I left mine plain. 

Here are a few details for you. 

Base size:

5 1/2” x 10 3/4” 

Score at 3 1/4” and 6 1/2” 

with it laid out flat you want to measure up from the bottom left,2” make a little mark with pencil. Then you are going to cut from that mark at an angle to the top of the 6 1/2” mark, I forgot to take a photo of my notes with drawing, But look at photos you can do this….. Easy Peasy~!

I used the celebrate with tags die to make the poppy tag for front make sure you only attach on bottom part of tag or you will be sticking it to the next panel. 

Blends:

L/D Pool party

L/D Poppy Parade

L/D Soft Suede

L night of Navy

L/D Smoky Slate

The tags bow is Iridescent Trim 159594

Oh, just to clarify the L/D Means Light and Dark….. 

Alrighty that is it for today… See you tomorrow another gnome card I made along with this one. 

Christmas with my Gnomies

Tuesday 12/20/2022

Well internet was a beastie so this post is a little later posting, but better late than NEVER! Hope your weeks going good we are on our count down to Christmas…. I can’t believe how fast this year has gone by. 

Alright, lets get on with the post. This card I made a long time ago and sadly no notes on it. LOL!  Sometimes when a stamp set talks to me, no I’m not nuts… LOL, I just mean that it speaks to my creative side and I start going to town and before I know it I can have 8-10 cards made from a stamp set. Other times I’m lost UGH!  Guess it happens to the best of us, right?! 

This cards created with he gnome dies and I have said this before I LOVE , LOVE this big guy. He has inspired me with lots of creations. But this pone is created using the suite the gems, DSP, and ribbon, I also used the winter embossing folder the one with the snowflakes. The counters dies and a few dimensional and there you go. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That was last one for today, Horne you make it a great day and see you with a fun fold Gnome card tomorrow. 

 

 

 

Florets Christmas Card

Thursday December 15, 2022

Todays card is a simple fun fold and Easy peasy as it using DSP for the main focal on the card with the little tag and Merry Christmas heat embossed with white embossing powder. Add a few white dots and your good. 

The ribbon is a double ribbon I chose to use but it’s not necessary to do that. 

I used Evening Evergreen, Basic White and some Fitting Florets Desgner Series paper (161814)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I used the Celebrate with tags bundle for this card the words and tag are in this set. 

Base card:

5 1/2” X 8 1/2” score are 2 1/8”, 4 1/4” 

C/S layer 3 3/4” X 5” 

DSP 3 1/2”x 4 3/4” 

Inside Layer is 3 3/4” x 5” 

DSP 1/2” x 4 3/4” 

 

Okay one more look and that’s it for today. 

Hippo Box/Christmas Box

Wednesday- December 14, 2022

This box is a super cute, versatile box. I originally designed it for the Last SAB and I never posted it so you will see the the little hippo Box here on this post. But I discovered that it was great little box for Earrings for Christmas. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These little boxes were for my Sisters I cased a card in the candy to make the box fronts. One I added Bakers twine the other I didn’t. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The opened box has three pairs of earrings in it. the other had one. LOL! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This one shows you the hippo box it had a cookie treat it in that is shaped and looks like a little hippo. Kinder Happy Hippo, you can get them on Amazon.

Base Box:

5 1/2”x 9” 

Score @ 1”, 4”, 5’, 8”

turn and score @ 1/2”, 1 1/2”, 4 1/2”

I need to take a photo of the box, I forgot it’s not in my photos here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here you go this shows you how to trim it after you score the box. Enjoy! I will share more of this box soon using it some other way. 

Santa Gnome Card

Tuesday - December 13, 2022

I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE this GNOME! 

When I created the hat, I was thinking old time Santa! I wanted to think of the warm fuzzy fur brim. Well you get it if you look. 

I used Very Vanilla which I hardly EVER USE. But it just seemed to me it needed to be in Vanilla with Crumb cake sponging on edges to give it the old time feel……

The HO HO HO comes come the Paper Pumpkin which in some ways the words gave me the idea for SANTA GNOME…. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cherry Cobbler 

Very Vanilla 

Winter embossing Folder

Cherry Cobbler DSP for the hat and Very Vanilla for the brim 

wink of Stella on beard

Paper Pumpkin for the HO HO HO

Little gem are in the Winter Mini Catalog and I use home die for the sprig of holy with a few gems to finish it off they are all in the same package. 

 

 

Fun Fold Christmas

Monday - December 12, 2022

 

Hi There, 

I’m actually caught up on December after being gone for over a year on my blog. today has been a busy day for me with editing, watermarking and doing posts to catch up December, my goal had been to re-start fresh on December 1, welp we see how well that went, NOT! But I’m there now and will try my very best to pre-post so I stay on top of the cards and such posting and also enjoy the Christmas Season with my family and friends. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So I decided to share with you three cards with the same fold but different stamp set. I will share the directions/template at the end of the post. So stick in there and you will have a treat! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As you can see this card is turned sideways and it works just find, it will depend on your image you choose to use for the card you make. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not sure why but I haven’t got all the single photos of the candy cane card, so you will see the house in these too. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I had issues with this last photo it should be above the previous card, but it was giving me grief, but you can scroll and see them. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You need to click on photo to see it better if you have any issues your welcome to email me.

[email protected] just let me know in the subject line you need more details on fun fold from Monday.

Thanks! 

I appreciate you stopping by. 

 

 

Candy Cane~Card Case from mini catalog

Friday- December 9, 2022

Hello, this card I made using the DSP (I didn’t buy the dies) This DSP is fun to use, as you’ve seen I’ve made lots of cool things using this DSP. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I cased this card out of the Holiday mini catalog as I thought it was super cute. I don’t think, I used as many sequins but I Love it the Merry Christmas comes from the tags set in the mini catalog as well. I also heat embossed it in White Embossing Powder. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today, December 9th. We are having our Christmas Party or i should say we did have it but we were missing out M g=from the group as she was enjoying the trip her husband surprised her with to Bermuda. But we had 3 of us her BJA and Y was with us via Google chat which gives me captions in real time which works so well for me and it does well with the others as well, we promised to get together via Google more often in the year 2023 as we all miss the fellowship of our meeting and seeing each other. Our B flew in from Colorado to be with us and visit with Family while she was here as well. 

THE JAM will meet on the 15th to celebrate with Molly, she has a birthday on the 16th and we will double dip here Birthday and Christmas that day along with lunch out. 

Well I’m caught up except for today the 12th. post which I will get done as soon as I get back home from a trip out of the house. 

Have a great evening and look back tomorrow or whenever you have a chance, I will get back on my Monday through Friday posts. That’s my goal, and I already have some new things created for the New up coming Mini Catalogs and I”m working on SAB too!