I have had so much fun creating my Merry Christmas Monday projects this year.  The feed back you have given me on them warms my heart.  I am so blessed to be able to share my creations with all of you!  Thank you!

In case you missed any of the projects, here they are again.  Click on the link below each picture if you want to go back to the original post for that project. 

Week #1 - Decorating the Copper Tea Tins

Week #2 - Snowman Coffee Cup

Week #3 - Spirited Snowmen 

Week #4 - Hershey Nugget Holder

Week #5  - Ferrero Rocher Holder

Week #6 - Hershey Santa Holders

Week #7 - Winter Woods Shadow Box Card

I have loved working on Christmas projects, but now it is time to move on to something new!  After Christmas I am going to start playing with my new products from Stampin' Up! Occasions and Sale-A-Bration catalogs.  I can't wait!

Have a great Christmas Eve and thank you for taking time out of your busy day to stop in!

Happy Stampin!

I saved my best project for last the Merry Christmas Monday project of 2018!   I made my first shadow box card!  I saw a regular folded card made with the Winter Woods stamp set from the holiday catalog and they embossed the trees in white.  That got my creative juices flowing and I knew what I wanted to do, but I needed to figure out how. 

I got on to YouTube and saw a tutorial from Dawn Griffith on how to do a shadow box card.  I watched her make one and went from there on how to design my card.  Thank you for Dawn for sharing your directions!

Isn't the side view so awesome!!!  I was so excited when I finished this card, that I had to run upstairs and show it to Mr. Wonderful and Erica.  I have to say, I think I impressed them with this card! Yay!!!  This card will lay flat so you can put it in a normal size envelope.  

Here is a close up of the front of the card.  On this piece I stamped the trees with Versa Mark and then used Clear Embossing Powder to give them that shine.  On the inside of the card, I used Night of Navy ink to create the background and then used White Embossing Powder on the trees.  

For my snow I did use the retired white velvet paper that was in the holiday catalog.  You could use the Sparkle Glimmer paper that is in the annual catalog.  I made this card about 2 months ago and the paper was available at that time.  It has been hard waiting share this card with all of you.  The trees in the Winter Woods are so beautiful.  It doesn't matter if you stamp them with ink, or emboss them with different embossing powders, they are still beautiful each and every time.   I am so excited that this stamp set is carrying over into 2019!  

To make this card you will need the following paper.  For a complete list of all the products I used, please see the end of this post.

Cardstock:

Night of Navy

• cut at 5 1/2" x 10 1/2" score at 1/2", 4". 4 1/2" and 8"
• cut at 4" x 5 1/2"

Whisper White

• cut 2 at 3 1/4" x 5 1/4"

To cut the opening I used the Layering Square Framelits to create a rectangle.  In the new Occasions catalog there is Rectangle Stitched Framelits that I can't wait to try.  I used the Metallic Edge Ribbon in Whisper White to wrap around the front of the card.  I then took another piece of the ribbon and used it to tie a knot.

I really, really, enjoyed making this card and have already come up with ideas to make another one with this shadow box type of fold.  

I hope you like the card I created and would love to hear your feedback on it.  Please let a comment below.  I ended up making this card for both our moms for their Christmas cards this year.   I know they are going to love it, because moms are suppose to love whatever we make.  Right?  

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you are all finished with your Christmas shopping.  If not, I might see you out shopping later this week!

If you need to purchase any products for this card, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign. 

Shopping List

Winter Woods Clear-Mount Bundle

[149992]

$50.25

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

$7.50

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.00

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100867]

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.75

White Velveteen Sheets

[149619]

$5.00

Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109130]

$5.00

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

$5.00

Silver 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon

[144213]

$7.00

Layering Squares Framelits Dies

[141708]

$35.00

Embossing Buddy

[103083]

$6.00

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

$3.50

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Heat Tool

[129053]

$30.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

[130658]

$40.00

The clearance rack has been updated with new products and some huge discounts!  Remember, they are first come first serve.  Once the products are gone, they are gone forever.  If you want to order, please do so online.  Click the photo above or the SHOP NOW button on the bottom.  Don't forget to use the December host code below!

How cute is this little girl?  I made the little gingerbread girl treat for my team, Joyful Butterflies, for our Christmas Party last night.  Inside the treat box is a Hershey chocolate Santa.  When I bought them I thought they were the same size as the snack size candy bars, but they were bigger.  I am not complaining about getting more chocolate!  However, I needed to create a box to fit them, because all of my other boxes that I usually use were too small.  

I have to admit, I love creating 3D projects, so this was right up my alley. To make this project you will need the following paper.  For a complete list of all the products I used, please see the end of this post.

Cardstock:

Cherry Cobbler

• cut at 4 1/2" x 5"  on 5" side score at 1/2, 2 1/4", 2 3/4" and 4 1/2" 

Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper

• cut at 1 5/8 x 4 3/8"

Use your bone folder to burnish all the score lines and add Tear and Tape to one of the 1/2" flaps.  Adhere the other 1/2" section to the section with the Tear and Tape.  This will create your box (there is no bottom to this box, it will go around your candy bar).  

I used the 5/8" Striped Burlap Trim to wrap around the candy bar (from the top to bottom) and it took about 14".  I then used the Cherry Cobbler Twine from the Festive Farmhouse Cotton Twine to tie around the burlap.  I added two glue dots to the back of the candy bar to hold the ribbon in place.  

To get your candy bar out of the box, pull up on the ribbon.  I used the Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set for the gingerbread girl and adhered her with Stampin Dimensionals.  

My ladies loved their little treats!  We had a great time at our party, but again, I forgot to take pictures.  I do have a picture of my table before it started. 

I will be showing you other projects over the next few days that I made for my team.   Thank you for stopping in and I hope you have a great day!

If you need to purchase any products for this card, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign.  

Shopping List

Cookie Cutter Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142043]

$21.00

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[147115]

$7.50

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[119685]

$8.50

Festive Farmhouse 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[147820]

$11.00

5/8" (1.6 Cm) Striped Burlap Trim

[147889]

$8.00

Festive Farmhouse Cotton Twine

[147888]

$8.00

Cookie Cutter Builder Punch

[140396]

$18.00

Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

There are a lot of products that are discounted and that means savings for you!  

Holiday Catalog:

Items that are retiring are LAST CHANCE AND WHILE SUPPLIES LAST

Annual Catalog:

Items in surplus are in LIMITED QUANTITIES AT SALE PRICE

Download Year-End Closeout List

Last year I had my first customer appreciation event and it was so much fun that I am going to have another one!  I will be sending out invitations via email later this month.  If you are not sure how much you have purchased this year, email me at [email protected]

Do your family and friends need ideas for you for Christmas?  Want Stampin' Up! products?  I have gift certificates, Butterfly Bucks, available for any amount.  I decorate the envelope for any season or reason.  

Welcome to Merry Christmas Monday!!!  This week I have a great project using the Ferrero Rocher candies.  If you like to give this candy as a gift, which I do, you are going like this project! 

I was on Pinterest looking for ideas for the Ferrero Rocher treat holders when I came across this design by Candy Ford.  It caught my eye right away.  Erica had just told me that she needed a gift for her secret Santa at work.  Perfect timing!  When I finished making one for Erica, I decided I need to make some more for me!  They turned out so pretty!

To make this project you will need the following paper.  For a complete list of all the products I used, please see the end of this post.

Cardstock:

Cherry Cobbler

• cut at 5 1/2" x 11 1/2" score at 1 1/2" on all four sides - this is the box
• cut at 4 1/16" x 10 1/16" score at 3/4" on all four sides - this is the lid
• cut at 3 7/16 x 9 7/16 score at 1/2" on all four sides - this is the insert
• scrap for sprig

Tranquil Tide

• cut at 1" x 10" this is the band
• scrap for sprig

Whisper White

• cut at 2 1/4" x 3 1/4"

Vellum

• scrap for sprig

Gold Foil Sheet

• cut at 2 1/4" x 3 1/4" 
• cut at 1 1/2" x 7 1/2" for the letter H
• scraps for 3 circles using the 1 3/4" circle punch
• scraps for 2 sprigs

Before assembling the boxes you need to do a little bit of work on the insert.  First, I used a 1 3/8" circle framelit (or retired punch) and cut  out 3 circles from scrap pieces of gold foil paper.  You need to make sure you leave enough room around the circles you just punched out, so you can punch another circle using a 1 3/4" circle punch.  This is going to create the ring that goes around the candy.  Once you have them punched lay out the H's and rings on the insert where you want them.  Once you are happy where they are glue them down.  

Line up the 1 3/8" punch or framelit with the inside of the circle and cut.  If you are using a punch, you will need to fold under the 1/2" side for the paper to fit in the punch. 

All three sections are made the same way.  First, burnish the score lines with a bone folder and cut up the score lines to create tabs.  Use Tear and Tape on the tabs to make the boxes.  Put the insert you just finished inside of the biggest box.  You don't have to used any adhesive.  Put a glue dot on the bottom of each candy so they don't fly around in the box. 

I put the band around the box and adhered it with Tear and Tape.  Whenever I do a 3D project I use Tear and Tape as it has the strongest glue we sell.  I stamped the image from the Snowflake Sentiments stamp set using the Cherry Cobbler ink. 

Don't forget to stop in on Wednesday when Stampin' Up! announces the Year End Closeout sale.  

Thank you for stopping by today!  I hope you have a great week! 

If you need to purchase any products for this card, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign. 

Shopping List

Snowflake Sentiments Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[144820]

$22.00

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

[147083]

$7.50

Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[119685]

$8.50

Tranquil Tide 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[144246]

$8.50

Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[101856]

$9.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.75

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

$4.00

1-3/4" Circle Punch

[119850]

$18.00

Sprig Punch

[148012]

$18.00

Large Letters Framelits Dies

[141712]

$99.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

$35.00

Layering Ovals Framelits Dies

[141706]

$35.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$30.00

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

I had a friend who asked me for a holder for the Hershey nuggets.  I wanted something different than my usual one that I have made so many times before.  I love the design, but wanted to do something totally different.  This time I covered the nuggets with designer series paper and put them inside the 3" x 6" gusseted cellophane bags.  

I used 1" x 3" pieces of the Santa's Workshop speciality designer series paper to wrap the nuggets.  I then used a 4" x 8" piece of the paper with the snowmen on it.  I wrapped the nuggets with this piece of paper and tied a ribbon around it using the 3/8" Cotton Ribbon in Real Red.   

I stamped the snowman from the Spirited Snowmen stamp set on Whisper White cardstock and colored with Stampin Write markers.  The colors I used are Balmy Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red and Soft Suede.  I cut him out using the Layering Circle framelits .  The scalloped circle and sprigs are cut from Garden Green cardstock. 

To make this project you will need the following paper.  For a complete list of all the products I used, please see the end of this post.

Cardstock:

Garden Green

• cut at 2 3/4" x 4 1/4" for circle and sprig

Whisper White

• cut at 2 3/4" x 2 3/4"

Santa's Workshop Specialty Designer series Paper

• cut 6 at 1" x 3"
• cut at 4" x 12"

To finish off the snowman I added 3 of the Red Rhinestones to his buttons and added Wink of Stella to his body.  

This little guy is so cute!!!  I just love him!  

Thank you for taking time out of your week to stop by and say hi!  I hope you have a great week!

If you need to purchase any products for this card, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign.   

Shopping List

Spirited Snowmen Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[148072]

$19.00

Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad

[101406]

$9.00

Brights Stampin' Write Markers

[147157]

$30.00

Regals Stampin' Write Markers

[147155]

$30.00

Subtles Stampin' Write Markers

[147156]

$30.00

Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[102584]

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.75

Santa's Workshop 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[147809]

$14.00

Sprig Punch

[148012]

$18.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

$35.00

Real Red 3/8" (1 Cm) Cotton Ribbon

[146925]

$7.00

Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[146924]

$7.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$8.00

Gusseted Cellophane Bags

[141704]

$5.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

[130658]

$40.00

Stampin' Up Online Extravaganza is on from now until Wednesday, November 28th

Below is a list of the products that are on sale and what days you can get the discounts.  Hurry!  don't miss out on this awesome sale!

I had so much fun making this card!  I used one of my favorite Stampin' Up! stamp sets, Spirited Snowmen.  I know you are all in shock that one of my favorite stamp sets has snowmen in it.  LOL  I made this card for Mr. Wonderful for our 30th anniversary in October.   Can I tell all of you how hard it has been for me to not share this before now!  I knew I wanted to use it in my Merry Christmas Monday series, so I have been patiently waiting until now.   

I get so excited when I have a card that I really love and want to share it with everyone.   It has been killing me to keep quiet and if you know me, that is very hard for me to do.  But, I did it!  Yay!

On this card I used a few different techniques.  The first one is masking, which means that you are covering up certain areas of your projects so you can only work on a particular area.  Such as the moon and the snowmen.  For the moon I punched out a 1" circle (keep the paper you punched the circle out of ) and adhered it to the Whisper White paper with repositional tape where I wanted the moon to be.

I stamped the snowmen on the Whisper White paper and also stamped one on a scrap piece of paper.  I cut out the one on the scrap piece of paper and adhered it over the image I stamped on my project piece of  Whisper White paper.  Again, I used the repositional tape to adhere it.  Using this tape made it so much easier to take it off my project. 

I then added the blue sky on the Whisper White paper using a combination of Balmy Blue and Night of Navy ink with sponges.   When I was finished I took off the 1" circle and snowmen.  Using the piece that I punched out the 1" circle from I adhered it so that the circles are lined up.  The circle on the paper and the one piece of paper I punched it out of.  I used Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry to create the moon.  

Another technique I used was with the White Frost Shimmer Paint.  It is on the snow, snowmen and sporadically on the sky and moon.  On the snow and snowmen I added Dazzling Diamonds glitter after I put on the shimmer paint.  This gave the card a little bit of texture.  

I used Stampin Write markers to color the snowmen and Whisper White Craft ink for the snow in the sky.

To make this card you will need the following paper.  For a complete list of all the products I used, please see the end of this post.

Cardstock:

Whisper White Thick

• cut at 5 1/2" 8 1/2" score at 4 1/4"

Balmy Blue

• cut at 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"

Whisper White

• cut at 4" x 5 1/4"
• scrap for snowmen
• scrap for 1" circle punch

This is an exciting week at Stampin' Up!  We will be having an Online Extravaganza starting on Friday, November 23rd (BLACK FRIDAY) until Wednesday,  November 28th.  Check back on Friday for all the details on this awesome sale!!!    I can't wait to see what Stampin' Up! has for us this year!

I am so excited about tomorrow!  We are going to Texas to spend Thanksgiving with Emily!  We haven't been to Texas in 18 months and haven't seen Emily since July.  I can't wait to spend time together as a family and eat some delicious food!

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Thank you for stopping by today!  I hope you have a great week!  

If you need to purchase any products for this card, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign.  

 Shopping List

Spirited Snowmen Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[148072]

$19.00

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

$7.50

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

[131173]

$6.50

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$7.50

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

$7.50

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad

[101731]

$8.00

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Refill

[101780]

$4.50

In Color 2018–2020 Stampin' Write Markers

[147159]

$15.00

Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers

[147158]

$30.00

Regals Stampin' Write Markers

[147155]

$30.00

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146982]

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.75

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$7.75

Frost White Shimmer Paint

[147046]

$8.00

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

$3.50

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Paper Snips Scissors

[103579]

$10.00

Merry Christmas Monday!!!  Everyone knows that I love snowmen, so of course, I needed to make one for my series.  Isn't he adorable!  I used the Coffee Cafe and Spirited Snowman stamp sets along with the Coffee Cups framelits to make him.  The snowflakes are from the Colorful Seasons stamp set and the Seasonal Tag Framelits was used for the blue snowflake on the front.

To make this card you will need the following paper.  For a complete list of all the products I used, please see the end of this post.

Cardstock:

Balmy Blue

• cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" score at 4 1/4"
• scrap for the snowflake

Crumb Cake

• cut at 3 1/2" x 4 3/4"

Whisper White

• cut at 2 1/4" x 3 1/2" this is for the coffee cup 
• cut at 4" x 5 1/4"

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper

• cut at 2" x 3 1/4"

I wrapped the coffee cup with the Crumb Cake bakers twine from the Nature's Twine pack in the annual catalog and then popped up the coffee cup with Stampin Dimensionals.  

To add a little bit of sparkle to the snowflake I used Wink of Stella.

We made this card at my advanced card class.  It is not difficult, just time consuming.  He is so worth it!

I went to look this morning at my post that were suppose to be posted while I was at OnStage and realized that my post for Saturday never happened.  I will repost it for all of you on Wednesday.  

I am going to be changing my days of posting to Monday, Wednesday and Friday at this time.  I am still working with MailChimp and Typepad to get everything straightened out.  I ran into a friend of mine at OnStage and she is going to help me figure out what is going on.  Hopefully, this will be what I need to get it fixed.  I know you are probably frustrated and I truly appreciate your patience.  I know I am extremely frustrated!

I hope all of you have a terrific week!  I will be posting pictures later this week of my time at OnStage.  It was so fun!  I can't wait for the next one.

If you need to purchase any products for this card, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign.  

Product List

Coffee Café Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143677]

$21.00

Spirited Snowmen Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[148072]

$19.00

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

$7.50

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

$7.50

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$7.50

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

[147086]

$7.50

Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers

[147158]

$30.00

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146982]

$8.50

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[120953]

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.75

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$8.00

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack

[144177]

$11.00

Nature's Twine

[146342]

$9.00

Coffee Cups Framelits Dies

[143745]

$30.00

Seasonal Tags Framelits Dies

[144685]

$29.00

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

[130658]

$40.00

Merry Christmas Monday!!!  I am so excited to be sharing with you my first project in this series.  It is a fast and easy way to dress up the Copper Tea Tins in the annual catalog.  You only need three products to make this project, Copper Tea Tins, Joyous Noel designer series paper and Copper/Merry Merlot ribbon.

This tin is perfect for tea bags, candy, little note cards or jewelry just to name a few ideas. 

To make this project you will need the following paper.  For a complete list of all the products I used, please see the end of this post.

Joyous Noel Designer Series Paper

• cut at 3 1/8" x 12"

I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue so that I would have a little bit of time to adjust the paper as I wrapped it around the tin.  I made a double loop bow using the Merry Merlot and Copper ribbon and used glue dots to adhere it to the tin.

3 items from the holiday catalog have sold out

There are 3 products that have been so popular that Stampin' Up!  has sold out of their inventory of them.  The following products will not be available effective immediately.  If you have ordered the items, but have not received them yet, Stampin' Up! will get them to you as soon as possible.   The items are 

147816: Joyous Noel Specialty Designer Series Paper 
147890: Festive Farmhouse Elements 
147811: Santa’s Workshop Enamel Elements

Stampin' Up! is making their promotional Dashing Along Designer Series Paper (item 149903) available for sale at ($11.00 USD/$15.00 CAD). This beautiful, 12" x 12" traditional Christmas paper has a festive, eclectic feel and is perfect for layering. Coordinating colors are Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, and Whisper White.

Product List

Dashing Along Designer Series Paper

[149903]

$11.00

I will be posting on Thursday and Saturday this week.  Make sure to check back to see my swap card I made and a Thanksgiving card.

Thank you for stopping by today!  I hope everyone has a great week!

If you need to purchase any products for this card, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign. 

Product List 

Copper Tea Tins

[147034]

$15.00

Joyous Noel 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[147816]

$14.00

Merry Merlot & Copper 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Reversible Ribbon

[147818]

$7.50

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25