Sweet Treat Wrappers by Jean Okimoto

'Twas the night before Christmas - and you need some quick dinner party favors.  Diecuts, rub-on transfers and foiled greeting tabs add a festive finale to holiday celebrations.  Hi, Jean here with simple candy wrappers for your guests.

 

 

 

Cut Cranberry, Cilantro and Raspberry Sorbet 8.5x11" cardstock with the 2-7/8" wide Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles die.  Score  and crease them at 3-7/8" and 4-1/8".  The stitched design frames the holiday icons.

 

Cut Wreath Sprigs from two shades of the green from Greenery 6x6 Collection.  Create a circle guide for the sprigs by pressure-embossing the 1-1/2" Circle Basics die onto the front of the treat wrapper.  Attach the springs in alternating greens.

Cut the berries - from the  Festive Holly set - from a red Festive Glitter Pad 6x6.  Attach the diecuts and add a Merry and Bright Foil Greeting Tab Banner.

 

Cut the Festive Holly stem from dark brown cardstock.  Cut the leaves from a Greenery 6x6.  Cut more berries from the Festive Glitter Pad red 6x6.  Attach the diecuts to the wrapper and add a Merry Christmas White Circle Foil Tab.  

 

Cut two 1" circles and one 1-1/4" circle of Cranberry Cardstock with the Circle Basics dies.  Carefully cut 3 designs from the Snowflake Rub-Ons and remove the paper liner.  Tap the rub-ons onto cardstock circles.  Place them between 2 sheets of printer paper and run them through a diecut machine using the plates used for cutting.  Carefully remove the plastic liner.

Attach the circles to the wrapper and add a Christmas Labels Foil Greetings White Tab.

 

I've used Theo organic Peppermint Cocoa Cups for the treats - and folded and taped the  bottom edge behind the candy to make it more compact.  Attach the candy inside the wrapper with doublestick tape.  Tie it with gold cord and curl the cord with the side of a bonefolder or plastic burnishing tool.    Ghiradelli chocolate squares would also be great in these wrappers.

 

Thanks for visiting our blog - hope you've enjoyed our latest designs.  Happy Holidays if you're celebrating tomorrow!

Supplies

 

94814 Wreath Sprigs

94801 Festive Holly

94554 Wrapped Stitched Slim Rectangles

30087 Circle Basics Set

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

gp1006

rub105

sh44007 Cilantro Paper Pack

sh44014 Cranberry Paper Pack

sh44016 Raspberry Sorbet Paper Pack

st022 Christmas Labels Foil Greetings White Tabs

st016

st012 Merry Christmas Foil Greetings White Circle Tabs

 

Snow Flurries in the Piney Woods by Anne Thompson

I decided to use the SLENDER PINE TREES 94796, the PINECONE DUO 94802, and a few of the smaller SNOWFLAKE RUB ONS RUB105 to create a scene for this note card.

materials used:

 

• I started with a white note card and added a piece of plaid paper from NUTMEG PLAID PP1033 which I cut to 4 X 5 1/4.
• I die cut the Slender Pine Trees 94796 from a scrap of dark green paper  and glued them onto the plaid paper.  
• Next I looked at the sheet of Snowflake Rub Ons RUB105 and cut out the smallest ones to add to the front of the note card.  I used the enclosed stick to apply them individually or in pairs among the trees.
• Then I die cut and assembled the Pinecone Duo 94802.  I used dimensional foam dots to add them to the lower left corner.
• I chose one of the Merry Christmas tabs I had in my stash but as I look at it now I'm going to change it out for one of the CHRISTMAS LABELS FOIL GREETINGS WHITE TABS ST022 instead.  If I use the Let It Snow one I can send this card after the holidays any time this winter.  (I'm thinking that any card I mail on Monday isn't going to get where it's going before Christmas anyway.)

Here's the revised card.

 

Happy Crafting!

Pinecone Duo 94802       Snowflake Rub Ons RUB105          Nutmeg Plaid PP1033

Slender Pine Trees 94796    Christmas Labels Foil Greetings White Tabs ST022

 

Snowy Days Holiday Card by Sara Cook

H everyone.  I have a snowy scene card featuring the Snowflake Rub Ons.  

Background:

Trim White Woodgrain paper to 5" x 7".  Ink blend with Distress ink Stormy Sky heavy from the outside to light inside.  Splatter with water and absorb with a paper towel.  Squish some of the ink out then use a water brush to splatter on the background.  Take a Hickory Smoke ink pad direct to paper and ink up the edge, going with the grain of the wood paper. 

Focal image:

Die cut the Aurora Snowflake from vellum and white card stock. Adhere to the center of the background. Die cut the Believe Enchanted Scrip die from white card stock.  Ink blend the bottom die cut with Stormy Sky ink.  Adhere together then on top of the background.

Assembly:

Die cut the center snow flakes form the Drifting Snowflake die set from white card stock 3 times.  Adhere them around the background.  Splatter with white acrylic paint.  Adhere the background to a 5" x 7" card.

Supplies

 

94739 Believe Enchanted Script

94816 Drifting Snowflakes

94753 Aurora Snowflake

RUB105 Snowflake Rub On

SH44001 White Woodgrain Paper Pack

Snowy Merry Christmas with Pine Cones by Anne Thompson

Because I live in the Pine Tree State, and because it almost always snows before Christmas, that was my inspiration to combine the SNOW FLAKE RUB ONS RUB105 with the PINECONE DUO 94802 and the MERRY CHRISTMAS SWIRL 94803 to create today's holiday card.

I began with a side fold A2 card.  I cut a piece of red card stock 4 X 5 1/4 and added it to the front of the note card.

I cut a piece of the SNOW FLAKE RUB ONS RUB105 4 X 5 1/4, placed it on top of the red panel, and used the enclosed stick to transfer the snowflakes to the red paper.

I cut a small circle from white card stock.

I used the MERRY CHRISTMAS SWIRL 94803 die to cut the background shape from white card stock and the detailed lettering from a scrap of the same red card stock I used before.  I layered those together using a glue pen and glued it onto the white circle.

Next I die cut the PINECONE DUO 94802 from scraps of brown card stock in two shades (the darker for the solid shapes and the lighter for the detailed cones) and scraps of green card stock for the pine branches.  I assembled the cones using a glue pen.  I attached the pine branches behind the cones with Glue Dots.

I used double-sided tape to attach the lettered circle to the top part of the note card.

I used dimensional foam dots to add the pine cones and branches underneath the "Merry Christmas".

This is one of those cards that could easily be made in multiples.  Not enough rub ons for the background panel?  Substitute any of the papers from the holiday 6X6 paper pads--Yuletide Plaid PP1031, Yuletide Cheer PP1032, Nutmeg Plaid PP1033, or Nutmeg Forest PP1034.  Then choose a coordinating card stock for the detailed lettering on the Merry Christmas Swirl.   

Happy Crafting!

 

Merry Christmas Yule Log by Anne Thompson

You may have guessed by now that the SNOWY LOG 94821 is one of my favorites from the Winter Days 2024 Collection.  Today I combined the SNOWY LOG 94821, FESTIVE HOLLY 94801, greenery from HOLIDAY SNOWGLOBE 94804, the smallest candle from MERRY AND BRIGHT CANDLES 94812, and the SNOWFLAKE RUB ON TRANSFERS RUB105 along with one of the GREETING TABS ST014 to create this card.

I started with a panel 5 1/4 X 4 cut from a sheet of the POWDER BLUE card stock SH44011.  I cut a piece of the SNOWFLAKE RUB ON TRANSFERS RUB105 the same size and used the enclosed stick to transfer the snowflakes onto the Powder Blue Paper.

I then die cut all of the other pieces that I thought I might use for the card.

SNOWY LOG 94821:  brown card stock scraps, white watercolor paper

FESTIVE HOLLY 94801:  CILANTRO CARD STOCK SH44007

the greenery from HOLIDAY SNOWGLOBE 94808:  CILANTRO CARD STOCK SH44007

MERRY AND BRIGHT CANDLES 94812:  scraps of red and yellow card stock

to assemble the card

I decided to audition everything on the snowflake paper before gluing anything down. 

I began by assembling the Snowy Log, using dimensional foam in the center to round out the log a bit as I added it to the snowy paper.  I then tucked the Festive Holly branches in place behind the log on the left edge using Glue Dots.  I chose the smaller holly pieces from the Holiday Snowglobe dies and added them on top of the snow on the left.  I then added some sparkle with the red gemstones to represent holly berries.  I used more dimensional foam behind the smallest candle which I placed on the right end of the log.  To finish the panel I used one of the Merry Christmas Banners centered near the top of the snowflake paper.  I secured the panel to the top of a side-fold A2 note card using double-sided tape.

I have several holiday card workshops planned for this month and next with friends.  I think at least one of my Snowy Log cards will have to be included.   

Happy Crafting!

Snowy Log 94821                                            Festive Holly 94801                           Holiday Snowglobe 94808

Merry and Bright Candles 94812             Snowflake Rub On Transfers RUB105       White Greeting Tabs ST014

Powder Blue Card Stock SH44011

Cilantro Card Stock SH44007

Sweet Bird Christmas by Trina Pham

Hello everyone.  I have another “tweet” Christmas card to share today, this time featuring the Sweet Bird die from the 2024 Winter Days collection.  
 
The bird layers were die cut from white cardstock, pine needles from Greenery paper and pinecones from Kraft.  Ink blended them with distress inks (DI) using blending brushes.

bird - Candied Apple, Black Soot 

pine needles - Rustic Wilderness, Black Soot  

pinecones - Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs 

 

 

The background is white woodgrain paper covered with the Snowflake rub ons.  An oval cutout and frame were die cut from Bristol paper using Poppy Stamps Basic Ovals dies.  On the cutout, ink blended gray dye ink at the top, then stamped the sentiment in black using Archival Black ink.   Assembled the card onto a white card base and added snow details with a white Posca pen to finish.

 

That does it for my card.  Thank you for joining me today  Have a wonderful week.

Supplies

 

94815 Sweet Bird

RUB105 Snowflake Rub On

CL5287 Be Merry clear stamp and die set

94802 Pinecone Duo

SH44001 White Woodgrain Paper Pack

SP1011 Greenery 6x6 pack

2477 Basic Ovals Set

Peace Love and Joy by Angie Cimbalo

Hello and welcome, it's Angie here with a wintery holiday card featuring products from the latest Yuletide and Winter Days releases.  Here's an up close look at my card:

As you can see it has a lot going on, first the background is a tan piece of card stock, lightly inked in Gathered Twigs Distress Ink using the new "Narrow Tree Trunks Stencil Set" (88630) and then I used the new rub-ons called "Snowflake" to create a snowy background.  I then stamped the sentiment with Versafine Clair Pine Cone ink.  Here's an even closer look:

I cut the Snowy Log (94821) from dark brown card stock and then also from white for the snow and from Memory Box Kraft Woodgrain paper to be able to create the layers.  I inked the kraft paper with more Distress ink and then glued the 3 pieces together.  Next I worked on the 2 birds, "Wistful Sparrow" (94798) and "Sunlight Sparrow" (94837), cutting the dies from white card stock and coloring them with alcohol markers and gluing the pieces together.  Next I cut "Pine Branches" (94817) from dark green cardstock from the "Leafy" paper pack (SP1011).

I added the pine needles to the left side, popped the log up on foam tape at the bottom and popped both birds on top of the log.   To create more interested I added lots of white paint pen for more snow and some highlights, plus I added sparkle paste to the snow and around the card in different places.  I wish you could see it in real life, it's so sparkly.  

Here's one last look:

I hope you like my card for today, I had a lot of fun creating it!  Be sure to come back each day to see more inspiration from the team.  Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!

 

 

 

 

Supplies

 

Rub105 Snowflake Rub On

CL5287 Be Merry clear stamp and die set

94821 Snowy Log

94817 Pine Branches

94798 Wistful Sparrow

94837 Sunlight Sparrow

88630 Narrow Tree Trunks Stencil Set

SP1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

SH44003 Kraft Woodgrain Paper Pack

Cottage Meadow Collage by Jean Okimoto

Create a summer garden collage card with Cottage Meadow Rub Ons and golden Buzzing Bumblebees.  It's colorful, easy - and there's no measuring!  Hi, Jean here with a versatile basic design - and a great way to create a layered background for rub ons, stamped images or diecuts.

Cut the blocks from the Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die Set from mustardy-yellow cardstock.  Cut the Cottage Meadow Rub Ons leaving a generous margin around the blossoms and leaves.  

Carefully remove the paper liner and gently tap the rub on onto the diecut block.  Cover it with printer paper to protect it from any scratches on the diecutting plate.  Run it through the machine using the plates you'd use for diecutting.  Carefully remove the plastic liner.

Diecut Buzzing Bumblebees from the gold Rainbow Reflections 6x6 and the gold Glitzy Glitter Pad 6x6.  I cut all of the pieces from both 6x6's and saved the extras for other projects.

Assemble the 3 bees.

Cover a piece of the yellow cardstock with ScorTape and cut the Hello Breezy Script background.  Cut the delicate top layer from a Greenery Solid Core 6x6 - leave it in the die and use a piercing tool to remove the little pieces in the e, l's and o.  Press the diecut (still in the die) firmly onto the adhesive-covered background.  Cover the exposed adhesive with detail clear embossing, tap off the excess, then heat-emboss it to adhere the top layer and add a glossy background.  

Attach the diecuts to a top-folded white A2 card - use foam tape for the middle and right side of the greeting.  

Thanks for visiting - see you again on Friday!

Supplies

 

Rub104 Cottage Meadow Rub On

94794 Buzzing Bumblebees

ef1040 Vintage Tray 3D Embossing Folder and Die

94781 Hello Breezy Script

fp1003 Rainbow Reflections Mirror Pad

sp1011 Leafy 6x6 pack

gp1007

Lots of Butterflies in the Cottage Meadow by Anne Thompson

I made three kinds of butterflies this week and used them all on a card decorated with the Cottage Meadow Rub-Ons.

I started with a top-fold white A2 note card and added COTTAGE MEADOW RUB-ONS RUB104 on two of the corners.

Then I made all of the butterflies using Memory Box BLACK GLOSSY PAPER SH44004 for the bodies and wing details and watercolor paper for the wings.  I colored the wings using fingertip daubers and inks in shades of red and purple.

SILVER MOON BUTTERFLIES 94836

PRAIRIE BUTTERFLIES 94831

CANYON BUTTERFLIES 94835

For each of the butterflies, I tweaked them a bit to have the top wings lap over the bottom ones a tiny bit before adding them to the note card.  After adding the butterflies I tucked in a few more of the blossom rub-ons.

Such a pretty all-occasion card for summer!  Happy Crafting!

Cottage Meadow RUB104

Black Glossy Paper SH44004

Silver Moon Butterflies 94836
Prairie Butterflies 94831

Canyon butterflies 94835

 

Azure Dragonflies in the Cottage Meadow by AnneThompson

I love the flying things in the newest Fuchsia Collection!  Today's card features the Azure Dragonflies, Brilliant Fuchsia paper, and a Cottage Meadow circle rub-on.

materials used

• white A2 note card
• BRILLIANT FUCHSIA PP1030 6X6 PAPER
• COTTAGE MEADOW RUB-ON TRANSFERS RUB104
•  white card stock
• AZURE DRAGONFLIES 94834
• FUCHSIA PLAID PP1029 6X6 PAPER
• brown card stock
• foil greeting tab

to make this card

• cover the front of an A2 note card with one of the Brilliant Fuchsia papers

• cut a circle from white card stock a bit bigger than the Cottage Meadow flower circle
• use the stick enclosed with the two sheets of rub-ons to transfer the image onto the circle

• die cut the Azure Dragonflies--the wings from one of the Fuchsia Plaid papers and the bodies from brown card stock
• assemble the dragonflies

• add the Cottage Meadow circle to the card front
• attach the two dragonflies
• finish the card by adding one of the foil greeting tabs

I chose to make this a birthday card but it would be a suitable design for many occasions this summer.  Happy Crafting!

Azure Dragonflies 94834
Cottage Meadow Rub-Ons RUB104
Brilliant Fuchsia PP1030
Fuchsia Plaid PP1029