Double Pocket Cards

This year I am giving teachers and coaches gift cards for Christmas.  I don't really like giving gift cards it feels so impersonal so I decided I needed to make a gift card holder that was different and special to add a little bit of a personal touch to these gifts.

 

 

I came up with a double pocket card using the Simple Stories Snap Pockets.  I made the base of the card from the medium sized pocket which is 4" x 6" and used the smaller pocket which is 3" x 4" for the gift card holder.

 

I created a video for my YouTube Channel showing how I made these cards, you can view it below.

 

 

For the first card I used the Harvest Lane collection from Simple Stories.  I added my son's teacher's name at the top of the paper in the larger pocket and my son will write a note there as well.

 

For the smaller pocket which will hold the gift card, I added a journaling card.

 

 

I finished off the card with the Epiphany Craft Shape Studio Tool Square 25 and the coordinating metal charms.

 

 The second card was made using the Simple Stories Handmade Holidays collection.  Again I added a piece of patterned paper in the larger pocket and added some letter stickers for the "thanks" sentiment.  In the smaller pocket I added a journaling card.

 

 

I added a metal charm embellishment to finish off the card.

 

 

I love how these turned out and they will definitely make giving a gift card feel more personal.  Thanks for stopping by.

 

Holiday Trees

I am not much of a stamper but I got some gorgeous stamps from the American Crafts Kringle and Co. collection and decided I would try and use them for some Christmas cards.  I really liked the tree stamp and as I don't have a lot of options for ink color just tried stamping it in several inks to see how it looked. 

I really loved the colors I ended up using which was totally random and ended up putting them together to make these cards.  I used some Distress Ink from Ranger and Studio G.

I embossed the background of the card with the Swiss Dots folder and cut out the trees using foam tape on the back of two of them to add dimenesion.

 

For the first card I used the Remarks Sticker for the sentiment but as there was only one black one I decided to try and recreate it using the stamp and making it a banner. 

 

I added a coordinating jewel to the top for some bling.  I had so much fun stepping outside my box and doing some stamping for these cards.  I might have to add stamping more often.

 

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More Christmas Cards

I have been a busy little elf trying to get the last of my Christmas cards out the door this week.

 

This first card is made with the Echo Park This & That Christmas collection, I really loved the colors and wood grain in this collection.

 

I used some left over pieces and created banners then added a sticker and twine to finish it off.

 

 

 

The second card I made is using snowflake stamps from the new American Crafts Kringle and Company.  I embossed the white cardstock for the background then stamped the snowflakes on white cardstock and cut them out.

 

 

I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut the window shape and used foam tape to pop it up. 

 

 

I added some glossy accents and glitter to the snowflakes to give them a little shimmer.  I love how this card turned out.

 

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Christmas Cards

I won a huge box of Kringle and Co. goodies from American Crafts.  I was so amazed at all the products they put in the box, I dug right in and made a few cards.

For these cards I used the die cut cardstock shapes and just added some stickers for the sentiments.  For the background I used some old handmade paper I have had for a few years with beads on it. 

I used foam tape to pop the images up and add some dimension.  I also added some glossy accents to the berries on the wreath.

 

For the tree card I added some glossy accents and glitter to the balls on the tree and added a star to the top.

 I really like the Remarks stickers that look like banners. They all ready have pop dots on the back and add dimension to the card.

 

I know I will be getting loads more cards done with this beautiful collection.

 

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Holiday Cards and Wrap

It's my turn over at the Epiphany Crafts blog today.  This week is all about holiday cards and wrap so I created a gift set that includes a gift box, a card and a tag.

 

I used the beautiful Sleigh Ride collection from Crate Paper and the Studio Calico Spread Joy stamps to create this set. 

 

I covered the box in patterned paper and added a journaling card to the front. I used one of the border scallop stickers along the top by cutting it in layers. I wrapped some twine around the top and used my Epiphany Craft Shape Studio Tool Circle 25 and the coordinating metal charms to add a fun embellishment.

 

 

The mittens were punched from the patterned paper I also used for the card.

 

I created a mitten wreath by hand cutting around the mittens.  For the centre I stamped the snowflake image and used the Epiphany Craft Shape Studio Tool Circle 25 to punch it out and then added the Button Cap to the top. 

 

I love the Studio Calico wooden snowflakes, I added some to each of the projects.  I really love them just plain they are so pretty.

 

For the tag I added the same patterned paper and another journaling card with the same color scheme and tied it all together with the twine and snowflakes.

 

 

I had so much fun making this set, I can't wait to add a present and give it to someone this Christmas.  Thanks for stopping by.

Holiday Memories

I love re purposing items, I turned an old K & Company chipboard box into a cute shadow frame for the holidays. 

 

 

I covered the inside and outside of the box with October Afternoon patterned paper and added a cute snowman chipboard sticker to the inside of the box. 

 

To finish it off I added some white pipe cleaner for snow and some coordinating buttons.  I changed the ribbon at the top to some twine and added some banners with the Holiday Memories sticker.

 

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December Instagram Mini Album

This year I have been taking the photo a day challenge and so far I have made it through the year.  I wanted to create a special mini album for the December pictures as the holidays are always such a special time of year.

 

I created this mini album using the Echo Park This and That Christmas Collection which has beautiful colors and patterns and also had a perfect countdown patterned paper with numbers.

 

For the cover I layered several of the patterned papers and added stitching on the last layer.  I then added a journaling card and sticker to serve as my title.

 

I hand cut some snowflakes from one of the patterned papers and made it shimmer with the Studio Calico Mister Huey Blizzard mist.  It gives such a nice shimmer and shine to paper.

 

 I created the inside pages using a Silhouette Index pocket file and also used some regular pages.  Here's a sneak peek at some of the inside pages.  I added washi tape, Studio Calico wood veneer shapes and twine for embellishments. 

 

I will hopefully share the pages with you through December once I have the photos added.

 

Thanks for stopping by.