Little gifts for my Stampers 6 group

I've now been able to deliver the last of the orders to my Stampers 6 group and so I can now share the little gifts I made for each of them, with you.

Along with their order this month everyone got a little packet of christmas decorations and a dinky christmas cracker (can't tell you what's in that though just in case they've resisted and not opened it yet, lol).

Recipe

Stamp set: Sparkly and Bright

Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Early Espresso

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Early Espresso

1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon: Very Vanilla

Punches: Scallop Trim, Scallop Circle, 1-3/8" Circle, 1-1/4" Circle

Other: Medium Cellophane Bags

Non-SU: Stapler

The images were stamped onto Very Vanilla card with the appropriate ink and punched out with the 1-1/4" Circle. They were then matted onto a matching 1-3/8" card Circle then a Scallop Circle of Crumb Cake cardstock. A loop of Very Vanilla grosgrain ribbon was added to the decorated front and a plain Crumb Cake Scallop Circle back and an Elizabeth Shaw mint was sandwiched between the two. The topper for the bag was made by folding over a piece of Cherry Cobbler card and stapling it in place. This was then decorated by stamping Very Vanilla card with the sentiment and the two images, punching along the bottom with the Scallop Trim then adhering it direct to the Cherry Cobbler layer, covering the staples.

Recipe

Stamp set: Sparkly and Bright

Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Very Vanilla

Ink: Cherry Cobbler

DSP: Jolly Holiday

Punches: Scallop Oval, Large Oval, 1/2" Circle

Other: Gold Elastic Cord

This is the same cracker that I made here but using Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla instead of Real Red and Whisper White and finished at either end with some Gold Elastic Cord.

Hope you're keeping warm.

Sara xx

A dinky christmas cracker for the tree or place setting

For my second take on the ILWS challenge of gift packaging, I've made a little christmas cracker that uses the tutorial that I published last year here. These are great filling with small treats for hanging on the tree or for table gifts, you could even decorate them with an image on one side and the person's name on the other to turn it into a place setting and gift in one.

Recipe

Stamp set: Sparkly and Bright

Cardstock: Real Red, Old Olive, Whisper White

Ink: Real Red

DSP: Jolly Holiday

Punches: Scallop Oval, Large Oval, 1/2" Circle

Other: Dazzling Diamonds

Following the tutorial I cut, scored and punched in Real Red cardstock. (I actually should have used Cherry Cobbler - I forgot that the Jolly Holiday includes Cherry Cobbler rather than Real Red but with small strips of DSP it's not too noticeable). Before assembling I added the DSP strips, adhering around each fold line to ensure there was enough extra give in the DSP. Santa was stamped in Real Red ink onto Whisper White card and punched with the Large Oval. He was adhered direct to an Old Olive Scallop Oval and popped up on dimensionals on one long edge of the twist box. With the decorations added I used sticky strip to stick the box together along the long edge and after filling, twisted open the ends of the box. Finally I added a little Dazzling Diamonds to the bobble of Santa's hat.

Have a great bonfire night and keep safe.

Sara xx

Faux tearing technique for the ILWS challenge

Our technique challenge this month over at In Love With Stamping is:

faux tearing

and I've used it as a main element in this christmas card:

Recipe

Stamp sets: Sparkly and Bright, Sparkling

Cardstock: Marina Mist, Night of Navy, Whisper White

Ink: Marina Mist, Whisper White Craft, Garden Green, Real Red, Early Espresso, Versamark

Punch: Scallop Oval

Other: White EP, Fine Galaxy Glitter, Dazzling Diamonds

The card blank is Marina Mist A6 landscape and was matted direct with a layer of Night of Navy. I tore a couple of sticky notes and used them to mask the Whisper White layer before brayering with Marina Mist ink. Keeping the mask in place I then used the Sparkling wheel with Whisper White Craft ink to wheel across the brayered area. After removing the mask I used a glue pen to draw along the "snowline", create snowmounds and dot all the snowflakes, then added Dazzling Diamonds. This scene was adhered direct to the card front. The christmas tree, Santa and Rudolph were stamped out with Garden Green, Real Red and Early Espresso respectively onto Whisper White card and then were cut out. Glitter was added to the top of the tree, Santa's hat and Rudolph's nose and they were all popped up on dimensionals in the scene. The sentiment was stamped in Versamark onto Night of Navy card and heat embossed with White EP before punching out with the Scallop Oval and popping up on dimensionals on the card front.

Thanks for stopping by.

Sara xx