Twelve Weeks of Christmas - Week 1

Twelve weeks of Christmas crafting Ideas

Today marks just 12 weeks until Christmas.  I can hardly believe it.  Every year it seems like the school year begins,  and the next thing you know,  BAM!!!,  the holidays are here.  So this year I have made it my goal to stay actively on top of the holidays by starting early.  And I hope I can help you, too.  Each Monday I will be sharing a cute treat box or bag, maybe even a recipe, or some other item to help you with your gift giving and decorating tasks. 

Today I am sharing a tutorial for a small box that holds a hand sanitizer.  During the holidays, and really all throughout the year, I like to give small tokens of appreciation to my mail carrier, cashiers, bank tellers or other service people.  I also like to carry these small gifts when I am shopping during the holidays because I like to give them out to other shoppers who look like they have had about all the shopping they can handle.  The smile it brings to their face is priceless. 

I have created a you tube video to help you create this gift box.  What will you put inside?  Share your ideas in the comments below.  Now grab a pen and paper and get ready to get started on your Christmas crafting. Trust me when I say, it is never too early.    I hope you will find the projects I am sharing fun and useful to you this holiday season.

Visit my You Tube video for step by step instructions BY CLICKING RIGHT HERE

Here are the measurements for the hand sanitizer box:

• base (I used cherry cobbler) cut at 4" x 11" scored on the short end at 1" and 3", scored on the long end at 3", 4", 7" and 8"
• designer paper pieces cut at (3) at 1 7/8" x 2 7/8", (2) cut at 2 7/8" x 7/8"  and                          (1) cut at 7/8" x 1 7/8"

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Have a marvelous Monday.

Happy Stamping, Debbie

Bringing You Joy, Peace and Happiness

Today's card features Stampin' Up! Brightly Lit Christmas and Watercolor Christmas. Each of these stamp sets could be used alone, or with other sets to create beautiful Christmas cards.  Did you notice how the lanterns seem to shine through the snow filled night?   You can create this effect by using your favorite yellow ink and a sponge daubber once the image has been adhered to your card.  The snow for this card was created using the berries from the wreath.   Let me show you how to create this card:

What I used to create this card:

• Real red cardstock cut at 8 1/2" X 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
• Basic black cardstock cut at 4 X 5 1/4"
• Whisper white cardstock cut at 3 3/4' X 5"
• Brightly Lit Christmas stamp set (bundle item #146040)
• Watercolor Wishes Stamp set (item #144838)
• Scrap piece of garden green cardstock for wreath
• Scrap piece of real red cardstock for ribbon on wreath
• Basic black cardstock for lamp post pieces
• Daffodil delight cardstock for lanterns
• Real red, garden green, soft sky and daffodil delight ink
• Rhinestones
• Tombo glue
• Wink of Stella clear (item #141897)

How I created this card:

• Fold real red cardstock in half using your bone folder to create a firm fold
• Attach basic black cardstock to the front of the card base
• Stamp random snowflakes using soft sky ink
• Cut lamp post pieces from the framelits using basic black for the lamp post and lights and  daffodil delight for the glow inside the the light fixture
• Stamp the wreath onto garden green cardstock using garden green ink.  Stamp berries onto the wreath using real red ink.  
• Stamp the ribbon onto real red cardstock using real red ink
• Attach the pieces of the lamp post as shown using tombo glue. 
• Using a sponge daubber and daffodil ink, sponge light around the lantern pieces 
• Attach the wreath to the post 
• Stamp the words Oh Joy from the Watercolor Christmas Stamp Set using real red ink
• Attach a rhinestone above the "j" 
• Paint a little glimmer onto your lamp post and wreath using the clear wink of Stella brush

I hope you will enjoy creating this beautiful card as much as I did, and I hope it makes you think of your favorite small town decorated for the holidays.  

If you need supplies to create this, or any other project, I would love to be your demonstrator.  Please visit my store today by clicking here:  SHOP HERE

Happy Stamping,

Debbie