Warm Wishes Treat Box Donna Sledzik

Hello everyone!  Today I have a cute little treat box or gift card holder for you.

I started with a pre-made Kraft pillow box that I bought at Hobby Lobby, then used white ink and the Snow Flurries Stencil to create the snow background on the box.

I glued a band around the box using a 3/4" strip of plaid paper from the Christmas Jolly paper pad.

Next, I die cut the Aurora Snowflake from white cardstock and the shadow from red cardstock, glued them together, and used foam tape to adhere it to the box.

I stamped and white heat embossed the words "Warm Wishes" on a strip of black cardstock then cut it into a tag.

I wrapped twine around the box, and adhered the word strip and bells to the box.

That's it for today!  It's a pretty fast project using a pre-made box to embellish!

 

Supplies

 

94753 Aurora Snowflake

PP1019 Christmas Jolly 6x6 pack

CL5285 Aurora Snowflake Cling Stamp

88626 Snow Flurries Stencil

Christmas Tags by Donna Sledzik

Hello everyone!  Today I have some festive Christmas tags you can make using rub-ons and patterned paper.

I started by die cutting patterned paper using one of the Nested Globe dies.  I also cut 2 plain pieces of cardstock to glue on the back of the tag to cover the vellum strip that I glued to the  tag.

Next, I picked two images from the Poinsettia Rub-On sheet and applied them to a piece of white cardstock.  The next step was the most time consuming part of the tag...fussy cutting the images.  

I cut 2 strips of vellum paper, stamped and heat embossed "Merry Christmas" on them, and  wrapped them around the tag. Be sure to glue the ends to the back of the tag.

 

The plain cardstock die cuts were glued to the back of the tags.  

I used foam tape to adhere the rub-on images to the tags, then spattered the holly tag with some gold ink. 

To finish the tags, I punched a hole in the top of the tag and added some twine for the tie.

That's it for today!  Have a great week!

 

 

Supplies

 

RUB102 Poinsettia Rub On

PP1019 Christmas Jolly 6x6 pack

CL5285 Aurora Snowflake Cling Stamp

94532 Nested Globes

Merry Christmas Card by Donna Sledzik

Good morning everyone!  I have a soft pastel color themed Christmas card for you today.

I began by applying Speckled Egg Distress Ink to a white cardstock panel and drying it completely before the next step.  

Next I used a blending brush to apply Gold metallic ink through the Starlight Snowflake stencil to the inked panel.  This gives it a very soft look.

I die cut the center of the panel using one of the Nested Globe dies. 

I used the Snow Flurries stencil and Speckled Egg Distress Ink to add color in the center of a white cardstock panel, which goes behind the die cut card front.  

The trees were die cut from green cardstock and glued to the center of the globe cut out.

I die cut the snowflakes from white glitter cardstock and glued them to the card front.  

Then I used foam tape to adhere the sentiment strip to the card.

The card front was glued to white card base using foam tape.

To finish the card, I added some Fairy Crystals and Clear Jewels for a little sparkle.

That's it for today!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Supplies

 

94751 Layered Evergreen Trees

ST001 Merry Christmas Foil Greetings White Tabs

94680 Alpine Snowflakes

94532 Nested Globes

88625 Starlight Snow Stencil

88626 Snow Flurries Stencil

CRY102 Christmas Fairy Crystals

JWL001 Clear Jewels

Let it Snow by Donna Sledzik

Hi everyone!  Today I have a non-traditional Christmas card for you.

I stamped the Aurora Snowflake stamp onto white cardstock using Versa Mark Ink and white heat embossed it.  

Next, I applied Pink ink with a blender brush over the embossed background.  The embossed images resist the ink and the white snowflakes appear.

I die cut the panel using one of the Wrapped Stitch Rectangle dies and mounted it to a black cardstock mat.  I spattered the background with gold ink and used foam tape to adhere it to a white card base.

The words "Let it Snow" were die cut from white card stock and the shadow from black cardstock.  I glued the words to the shadow die cut and glued it to the center of the card front.

Next, I adhered the black sentiment strip underneath the "Let it Snow" words.

To finish the card, I added some Fairy Drops to the center of the snowflakes.

That's it for today!  have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

 

Supplies

 

CS2083 Shining Star Clear Stamp Set

94583 Let it Snow Posh Script

DRP101 Fairy Drops

30094 Wrapped Stitch Rectangles

Halloween Display Dome by Donna Sledzik

Hello everyone!  Today I have a cute Halloween project for you.

I started with a Tim Holtz Display Dome, and used die cuts to decorate the dome.

From black cardstock, I die cut the trees and the haunted house.  I die cut 2 houses and sandwiched a piece of vellum between the 2 houses.  The trees were die cut with the Ghosts in the Forest die and trimmed at the bottom to fit in the dome.

Next, I die cut 2 ghosts from white cardstock and glued them to the back of the Haunted House.

To assemble the dome, I used a glue gun to glue the house to the base of the dome.  Next, I glued the trees to the base.  I glued a layer of moss to the base and a little pumpkin in front of the house.

To finish the dome, I white heat embossed the word "Boo" on a strip of black cardstock.  I punched a hole on each side of the stamped strip, threaded a piece of twine through the holes and wrapped it around the base of the dome.

That's it for today!  Have a great Halloween! 🎃

 

Supplies

 

94622 Ghosts in the Forest

94632 Rickety House

94322 Floating Ghosts

CL5264 Halloween Pumpkin

Best Wishes by Donna Sledzik

Hello everyone!  Today's card is inspired by all the beautiful autumn colors!  

To make this card card, I started by die cutting the new Gypsy Oak Leaves several times from colored cardstock.  I glued all the outline leaf shapes to the solid leaf die cuts.  

I used the one of the Wrapped Stitched Rectangles to die cut a card panel from the White Woodgrain cardstock.  

Next, I glued my die cut leaves to the panel and spattered it with gold ink.  

I used foam tape to adhere the panel to a white card base.

I stamped the sentiment onto a strip of white cardstock and gold heat embossed it.  I inked  the edges of the sentiment strip with gold ink and used foam tape to adhere it to the card. 

 

That's it for today!  Thank you for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the week!

 

 

Supplies

 

94744 Gypsy Oak Leaves

SH44001 White Woodgrain Paper Pack

SP1002 Sunny Orange

30094 Wrapped Stitch Rectangles

Joy Card by Donna Sledzik

Hello everyone!  Today's card features more new products from the 2023 Christmas release.

I love the Vintage Tray Die and Embossing Folder set.  There's so many ways you could use this die and today I chose to fill the openings with different die cuts.  The good thing with this new release is that there are so many choices.

I began by embossing 2 pieces of white cardstock with the 3D embossing folder from the Vintage Tray Set.  Next, I die cut the frame from one of the embossed pieces and inked all the pieces with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  I adhered the pieces onto the other embossed piece of cardstock to create the background for my card.

I die cut the frame die 4 times from black cardstock, stacked and glued them together for some dimension.  I glued the frame onto the prepared background.

All the die cut elements were cut from colored cardstock and inked with Distress Inks.  The Chickadee body was die cut from white cardstock and inked with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  The other parts of the chickadee were cut from colored cardstock and glued in place.

I glued all the die cuts in place in the frame openings.

I stamped the sentiment in black ink on a strip of white cardstock.  I lightly inked the edges with Vintage Photo Ink and glued it under the word "Joy".

To finish the card I added some red fairy crystals for berries on the pine branches.

That's it for today's card!  Thanks for stopping by.

 

 

 

Supplies

cry102 Christmas Fairy Crystals

94741 Nestled Chickadee Duo

94751 Layered Evergreen Trees

94756 Small Poinsettia Layers

94757 Classic Pine Needle Sprigs

94759 Brilliant Joy

ef1040 Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die

cl5285 Shining Star Clear Stamp Set

Merry Christmas by Donna Sledzik

Good morning everyone!  I am so excited for the new 2023 Memory Box Christmas Release!

There are so many beautiful products in this release, that it was hard to pick which ones to use first.  I love the new Sentiment Strips!  It's so  handy to have these on hand when you need a quick card.

The first thing I did was to add Distress Ink to white cardstock to create green paper to die cut the "Layered Evergreen Trees".

I glued the lighter green die cut on top of the darker tree die cut.

Next, I die cut the "Aurora Snowflake" from white cardstock and glued the detail snowflake on top of the shadow snowflake die cut.  

On a white cardstock panel, I applied Candied Apple Distress Ink in the center of the cardstock and feathered the color out towards the edge of the paper.  I spattered the background with plain water to add some texture to the inked background.

I glued the white snowflake to the center of the background and glued the trees on top of that.  Next, I spattered the background with white ink.

I glued the panel to a green cardstock mat and adhered it to a white card base.

To finish the card I added the sentiment strip across the bottom of the trees and added a red jewel to the top of the tree.

 

 

I hope you enjoyed this card and please check out the rest of the new products!

 

 

Supplies

 

94751 Layered Evergreen Trees

94753 Aurora Snowflake

st002 Merry Christmas Foil Greetings Rose Tabs

A Halloween Treat by Donna Sledzik

Hello everyone!  Today I have a cute Halloween Treat holder for you, which starts out with a toilet paper roll.

I cut a 2" piece of a empty toilet paper roll and covered it with printed paper.  I cut a 2" x 6" strip of black cardstock for the inside of the roll and another piece of printed paper the same size to cover the outside.

I used liquid glue and coated the inside of the roll and pressed my black cardstock strip around it.  Next, I added glue to the outside of the roll and added my printed paper.

From black cardstock I die cut a circle that was slightly bigger than the toilet paper roll and glued the roll to the circle.  This becomes your small treat box.  Next, I hot glued a piece of black glitter pipe cleaner around the top edge of the treat holder and adhered another piece for the handle.

I adhered a thin strip of washi tape along the bottom of the treat holder.

I die cut the ghost from white cardstock, glued a piece of black cardstock behind the eyes and mouth and used foam tape to glue it to the holder.  I added a few highlight lines to the ghost with a gold gel pen and added pink colored pencil for the cheeks.

The word "Boo" was printed from a label maker and glued to the ghost.

Next, I tied a white ribbon to the handle of the treat holder.

Add a little grass and a treat and that's it!

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

 

Supplies

 

94622 Ghosts in the Forest

30087 Circle Basics Set

Happy Haunting Card by Donna Sledzik

Good morning everyone!  Today I have another Halloween card featuring new products from the 2023 Fall Release.

I started but creating the ink blended the background panel using Distress Inks in Lost Shadow and Hickory Smoke.  I spattered the background with plain water and dried it with the heat tool, then spattered it with white ink.  

The moon was die cut from white cardstock, then inked with Mustard Seed and Vintage Photo Distress Inks.  I spattered the moon with plain water to give it a little texture.

I die cut the "Ghosts in the Forest" from white cardstock and stamped the greeting on the bottom portion of the panel.

The moon was glued to the gray background panel and the white die cut was adhered on top of the background.

The witch was die cut from black cardstock and I used foam tape to adhere it to the card.

I used foam tape to adhere the card front to a white card base.

That's it for today!  Thanks for stopping by.

 

Supplies

 

94622 Ghosts in the Forest

30087 Circle Basics Set

94624 Flying Witch

CL5264 Halloween Pumpkin