NOTE: If you're here to see my Studio Calico Field Guide Blog Hop post, thank you for visiting!! This is my second post for today, so be sure to scroll down to see my Studio Calico projects in the post just below this one!! Hint -- there's a giveaway in that post! ;)
Hello there and welcome back to the final day of the Papertrey Countdown for October. That means that all of the new products that you've been getting peeks at will be available beginning tomorrow, October 15 at Papertrey Ink!
For today, it's another Group Post day which means that each of the Design Team girls have projects to share with you! I've got a photo-packed post for you, so settle in and get comfy!
To start off, Nichole challenged each of us on the Design Team to create a card and tag using the new 2011 Holiday Tags stamp set as well as the Wonderful Words: Holiday stamps and dies, that Nichole designed. I had SO much fun making these projects!
For my card, I used the new Mega Mat Stack 3 die to cut out the raspberry fizz layer. On top of that is some patterned paper from the Simple Valentine collection that I die cut with the new Tag Sale #5 die.
Next, I used the limitless layers dies along with my FAVORITE image from 2011 Holiday Tags, to create the tag focal point. I added a snippet of pure poppy grosgrain ribbon at the top of the mat stack layer, and topped it with a raspberry fizz button.
For that fun sentiment, I die cut the "merry" using one of the new Wonderful Words: Holiday dies -- love those -- and then stamped the remainder of the sentiment "Christmas to all" followed by "& to all a good night." using dark chocolate ink. Such a simple card, really, but all of the elements work together so well to pack a powerful punch!
For my tag, I decided to go big. Who says tags have to be tiny little things?!! Ha. This beauty will look darling tied to a kraft gift bag this Christmas.....I can't wait to wrap up a gift with it!
I used many of the same elements as on the first card, but I changed up some of the colors and such, for a bit of variety. I love how well the tag & card coordinate, without being exactly the same.
The base of the tag shape is again, raspberry fizz card stock, die cut with the new Mega Mat Stack 3 die. (Love that thing.) This time, I used the new Tag Sale #5 die to cut out a pure poppy tag that was added to the mat stack layer. The same "Just for You" tag from 2011 Holiday Tags was stamped on rustic cream card stock with raspberry fizz ink and a scalloped craft circle was tucked behind. I added a length of vintage cream twill ribbon to the top to hang the tag with, and then added a little bow on top of that.
This time, I die cut the "merry" from kraft card stock and simply stamped "& bright" from Wonderful Words: Holiday to finish off the sentiment.
Nowwwwww, I'd like to show you how you could use that same gorgeous tag image from 2011 Holiday Tags, to create a card ideal for year-round use. I LOVE this card. So many of my favorite things on this one.
For the tag itself, I die cut kraft card stock with the tag sale #5 die and added a snippet of raspberry fizz grosgrain at the top.
Can we pause for just a moment and talk about buttons? I realize that some of you out there, don't really use buttons much. They're just not your thing. But for those of you that do.....for those of you that love digging thru your little button jars to find that perfect button for a project......I'm sure you'll understand what I'm about to say. I LOVE that shiny, irridescent raspberry fizz button at the top of my tag. I've got lots of buttons and I've dug thru my raspberry fizz button jar countless times before and never saw that button, but that is just about the prettiest fizzy button I've ever laid eyes on. When I saw it in my jar, I knew it had to get some special use on this card. I wish you could see it in person, in all it's irridescent fizzy glory. It just makes me happy. You button lovers, have you ever found a button that just made your whole face light up? Please tell me I'm not alone in my button love. :)
Anyway, back to the card. So there is, of course, my favorite "Just for You" tag again, this time on scalloped raspberry fizz card stock as well as a doily details die cut.
Along the bottom of the card, I added a simple strip of card stock stamped with "Hugs & Kisses" from Wonderful Words: Holiday.
As for the background, the card base is rustic cream and to that, I added some Damask Designs patterned paper as well as some 2008 Bitty Box Basics paper and a stip of kraft card stock. I machine stitched along the kraft layer. Happy sigh. I love bright pink. And flowers. And doilies. And damask.
All righty, moving right along......next is felty little number using several new releases!
Firstly, is a felt poinsettia die cut with my new Christmas Poinsettia dies from pure poppy and hawaiian shores felt. A hawaiian shores button was stitched thru all the layers with button twine to hold everything together. I used the mat stack 3 die and the new Layerz Mat Stack 3 die to create the frame for my flower.
THIS time, I die cut that same "merry" that you saw on my first couple of projects, from vintage cream FELT!! How fun is that?! And of course, the "& bright" is from Wonderful Words: Holiday.
One more felty poinsettia card for you -- once I started making the those darn felt flowers, I couldn't seem to stop! On this one, I piled on the sparkle! Christmas calls for sparkle, right? :)
I die cut the poinsettia layers using the Christmas Poinsettia Dies from pure poppy felt and the leaves from fine linen felt. A Making Memories brad is holding the 3 flower layers together and the entire flower is mounted on a new Tag Sale #5 die cut. Yellow Hero Arts rhinestones were added to the center of the flower, around the brad, and then I piled on the Martha Stewart glitters -- bronze and a chunky crystal glitter.
The sentiment was stamped in dark chocolate ink and is one from Christmas Poinsettia -- "May your heart be filled with joy this Christmas and always".
Ok, so one more project before we wrap up this marathon post! I had to show you one more little somethin' featuring Star of Wonder, didn't I? :) So how about a set of simple gift tags?
These tags were made from some strips of kraft card stock. I punched a hole in the top of the tag, so I could run some baker's twine thru it to hang the tags with. The top two corners of the tags were rounded with a Corner Chomper.
As for the bottom of each tag, I simply ran them thru the Big Shot with one of my Edgers #2 dies, to create that pretty doily edge detail. Love.
A sentiment from Star of Wonder was stamped on the bottom of each of the gift tags and one of each of the Star of Wonder circle images was added as the focal point.
Each tag is layered on some Sweet Symphony patterned paper that was die cut with a Limitless Layers: 1 3/4" circle die. A looped strip of pure poppy grosgrain and a button finish off each tag.
All right, Dearies......that's it for me today. I so hope you leave today, feeling inspired and ready to get crafty! I'd love to hear from you!
Don't forget that it's Group Post day, so be sure to visit each of the Design Team girls as well as Melissa Bickford, Tiffany Pastor and Beth Silaika, for lots more inspiration.
Mish Wooderson
Betsy Veldman
Heather Nichols
Maile Belles
Melissa Phillips
Danielle Flanders
Jessica Witty
Lisa Johnson
Erin Lincoln
Thanks so much for coming by today.....I so appreciate you spending a part of your day with me.
much love,
{Merry Christmas to All... Card supplies -- click on thumbnails}
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{Merry & Bright Tag supplies}
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{Hugs & Kisses supplies}
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{Merry & Bright Card supplies}
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{May Your Heart... Card supplies}
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{Nativity Tags supplies}
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