Happy Christmas 2012

Well, Happy Christmas to you all!

Here is my last Christmas card for 2012, which I made for my parents.  You will see the card includes a little box for those christmass tealights that I showed you recently.

It was a bit fiddly to get the right dimensions for the box, and which I had forgotten to note down before sending the card, but if you are interested, just email me and I will get these for you :).

The card base is Basic Grey and I've used Cherry Cobbler run through the Argyle embossing folder for the background.  The sentiment is from the Wacky Wishes (hostess set) inked in Marina Mist and of course those little 'gingerbreads' are from the Scentsational stamp set.

Something for the table

Well, despite not planning on celebrating Christmas this year I have prepared just in case and have made these little wine glass charms for the table on Christmas day.  They were created with the Scentsational Season stamp set from the Autumn/Winter catalogue and some skrink paper (non Stampin' Up!).

I'm really pleased with these, here's a close up :).

I've just used the stamps as they are and inked in each of Real Red, Marina Mist, Old Olive and Chocolate Chip directly onto the skrink plastic and then shrunk them with a heat gun.  I've then threaded a selection of beads onto a 'earring hoop' and ta dah!

This is a great stamp set for doing this sort of thing as the size shrinks down just right... need to identify some other sets that I can use for the same idea for another time?

Christmas wrapping

I still have quite a bit of non Stampin' Up! crafting stash that I am selling off for charity - see here for more.  If you would like to stop by at my home (GU16) and take a look either today or tomorrow then please contact me.

Yesterday, I had a crafting session with a few friends.  Amy arrived with a little gift for me, which she had wrapped in some of the Be Good of Cheep DSP with a cute card/tag on the front...

This is such a cute card, created using the Scentsational stamp set 'gingerbread man', inked in Chocolate Chip onto Whisper White card and then cut out with the co-ordinating Holiday Collection Framelits dies.  Amy has teamed Real Red and Old Olive (Christmas favourites!) and some more of the Be Good of Cheer DSP for the base and added a Teeny Tiny Wishes sentiment and some cleverly placed 'hearts' from the Owl Punch (cut from Old Olive) to create a 'bow tie' and 'bow' on the gingerbread people :).

What a great idea!

Christmas wine bottle tag

I love to create tags to attach to wine bottles when giving these as gifts.  I think it just makes it more personal when you go to a dinner party, and they are also great as just gift tags too.

Here is a wine bottle tag that I made to co-ordinate with this card...

Why not knock up a few of these as you are bound to need them over the Christmas season :).

Christmas tags

At my Christmas accessories class last week we made a selection of tags, a bag and a box, all to co-ordinate with the Christmas cards made in the previous weeks.  Here are the tags:

 



In case you want to check out the cards I've added links here:

1. Polar Party - here.
2. Scentsational Season - here and here.
3. Happy Hour - here.
4. Every Little Bit/Snowmen - here.

A little treat idea

Apologies for a gap in posts... I've been a little under the weather this week and had some difficult news so have neglected my scheduled posts.

 

Hopefully with a break from work over the weekend and some catching up with friends, plus some crafting sessions I will have more ideas to share with you soon.

 

For now, here is something I've been saving for a while...

 



Isn't it cute, and just what is needed to keep you cosy on these cold/dark evenings.  Created by a fellow demonstrator, Jackie, and given to me at our last demonstrator get together.

Jackie has used the lovely Scentsational Season stamp set to create the mug of hot choc with the candy cane which has been mounted onto a 6cm Scallop circle punched piece of Crumbcake card stock.  The DSP is from the Snow Festival paper pack in the Autumn/Winter catalogue and all of that has been fixed onto a Early Espresso pouch.

Inside is a lovely sachet of hot chocolate... which would be great as a little gift, or you could include something else :).

Such a great idea which I will be using again and again.

Gingerbread CASE

Here is another of my Christmas card club offerings, for which I have to give full credit to Julie, a fellow  demonstator as I saw this card ages ago on her blog and just had to CASE it.  Julie always creates such great cards, I just wish she would share them on her blog more :).

 



I've changed a couple of things, using the Scallop Trim border punch and Chocolate Chip ink for the gingerbread man.  The stamp set is Scentsational Season and Teeny Tiny Wishes was used for the sentiment.

Christmas isn't Christmas without trees

Even as someone who doesn't celebrate Christmas I have to admit to putting up a tree last year, just so that I could admire it :).  Ok, so there was a bit more to it... I'm not completely against Christmas.  However it is a bit early to be sharing Christmas card ideas with you, but before you know it December the 25th will be here and you won't have time to craft, so I urge you to get a making your cards early.

 

Here's the 3rd and final card from this weeks Christmas card club session, using the lovely Scentsational Season stamp set again, but this time the trees...

 



The base is Real Red, I've then added a strip of the Festival of Prints DSP to the bottom and cut a Scallop Circle die from Whisper White which I have then run through the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder to create the backdrop for the trees. 

 

The trees have been inked in Old Olive and then cut out using the co-ordinating dies.  I've added a couple of Basic Rhinestones to the top of the trees but think they could do with a few more scattered around.

More Christmas themed cards to follow after my next class on Thursday this week, but I promise tomorrow I will have something non-Christmassy for you.

First Christmas card club session

It's that time of year again... I actually can't believe it was a year ago since my last Christmas card club started!  Last night I had my first session and we made 3 cards, 4 of each design. 

 

Here's the quick card that easily became the one that took the longest... tying all those bows!

 



 

The base is Whisper White and then I've embossed a piece of Real Red with the new Argyle embossing folder and attached it as the background.

 

The Old Olive strip has been embossed with the Stripes embossing folder... and then each of the candy canes from the Scentsational Season stamp set in the Autumn/Winter mini catalogue has been cut out with the co-ordinating dies.

 

The sentiment is from one of the new hostess sets in the main catalogue, Wacky Wishes, but I've just used the first part of the wording and then punched it out with the Decorative Label punch.

 

All very straightforward until those bows... created with Lucky Limeade bakers twine... a little bit fiddly to say the least.  The trick is to have a much longer piece than you need, to tie the bow and then cut the ends off.

 

If you would like to order anything from either of the catalogues of book one of the remaining spaces on my upcoming Christmas card club sessions, just email me at jadedcrafter@gmail.com

Check back tomorrow for another one of the cards we created...

Last chance cards class and mini catalogue launch

Today I have my last chance cards class where we will be using products that retire this month.  Sadly, in the time between when I prepped for the class and the drafting of this post, the stamp set featured on one of the cards we are making is no longer available :(.  I hope the ladies won't be too disappointed, as it is an adaptable card layout.

 

It's the Fox and Friends stamp set, which I am so sad to see go from the main catalogue.  Here is the card we will be making...

 

I was going to make an alternative card with this layout, using the Bird Builder punch to create little birds in place of the monkeys, but I have got completely distrated this morning dealing with an unexpected delivery (!), more about that another time.  So, apologies that I haven't got another card to share with you instead.
 

Thankfully most of the other products we are using today, still (currently) remain on the retiring products list which you can see here.  If you haven't already looked and want to order something please don't leave it too late, as these products are only available whilst stocks last.

 

I'll be sharing the other cards with you over the next few days so check back soon.

 

As well as the class I have my Autumn/Winter mini catalogue launch event this afternoon from 1pm.  I can probably still accommodate a few more crafty people if you fancy coming along, just give me a call on my mobile on 07968 951957 to let me know.

 

Here is the very quick make and take project that we will be doing using some of the new products from the mini catalogue...

 

This card features the lovely 'gingerbread man' from the Scentsational stamp set.  The great thing about this set is that there are co-ordinating dies for cutting out each image so you can create a batch of card very quickly.

 

I have also used some of the papers from the Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper pack on page 20 of the Autumn/Winter mini catalogue.  And as I keep saying... these papers are great for other occassions, not just Christmas so well worth including on your wish list :).  You will see that I have also added a strip of Old Olive card stock embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder and then added a sentiment in co-ordinating ink from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set...

 

 

New Autumn/Winter mini catalogue

Yes, it is finally here and you can order products from today!  Just contact me to place your order and during September, if your order is £45 or more I am offering FREE postage.  Alternatively if you live close to me and can collect your products I can combine with other orders and save on postage (normally £4.95).

 

There are lots of festive stamps and designer papers... so I thought I'd share a card with you using some of these items. 

 

The base is Rich Razzleberry (an old favourite) which I have combined with some of the new papers from the Autumn/Winter mini catalogue - 'Festival of Prints' on page 20.  What is great about these papers is that although they have a Christmas theme there are lots of sheets you can use for other occasions.  What's even better is that they come in 11.4 x 16.5cm sheets and you get 4 each of 12 double sided designs...

 

For this card I've used a strip cut at 5cm and then snipped into it.  I have then adhered a piece cut with the Labels Collection Framelits dies onto a larger framelit cut from Daffodil Delight card stock and placed this over the paper strip.

 

The 'mug' image is from the new Scentsational Season stamp set on page 16 of the catalogue.  I have inked it in Rich Razzle berry and then die cut a star from Daffodil Delight and run this through the Square Lattice embossing folder.

 

The stamp set has 6 stamps which are of a Christmas theme and they have co-ordinating framelits dies so you don't have to cut them out:

 

Absolutely adorable!  And as you can see they could work on non Christmas cards too :).

 

As well as the new mini catalogue products the retiring products from the current main catalogue were announced today.  I'll have more details tomorrow but if you can't wait until then here's the link to the list.

 

Retiring products

 

You can contact me today to place an order for any of these items, and remember they are first come first served.