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12 Weeks of Christmas Candy Cane Shaker Card

Twelve Weeks of Christmas Week #6

It’s week six of my new Twelve Weeks of Christmas series! Each week throughout the season I will be posting a new project with full-color instructions for you to download and print for your paper crafting library! And, new this year, I’ll be including a video tutorial to go along with every Twelve Weeks project!

Today’s project is this Sweetest Christmas Candy Cane Shaker Card:

Click on the button below to view the full-color, step-by-step instructions. Feel free to download and print for your personal use.

Video Tutorial

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Sweet Candy Canes Bundle (English)
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock
Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Sweetest Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
Clear Medium Envelopes
Real Red & Garden Green 3/8" (1 Cm) Ribbon Combo Pack
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Stampin' Seal
Tear & Tape Adhesive
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

Make a Give it a Whirl Spinner Candy Box

The project I’m sharing with you today is this spinner candy box. The box is made using the Give-it-a-Whirl dies from Stampin’ Up! The inspiration for this Give it a Whirl Spinner Candy Box came from Emma Fawcett. Emma is a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator from the U.K. and goes by Emma’s Crafty Space on YouTube.

The Spinner Candy Box is a fun, interactive way to give some sweet treats. Two Christmas greetings peek out as you turn the spinner on the box top. The third space in the spinner top reveals the opening and all the candies inside!

Below is a cutting and scoring guide to help construct the base for the spinner box. Watch the video tutorial for specific instructions to assemble the spinner portion.

Cutting & Scoring Diagram

Score 10″ x 5-1/2″ piece of Real Red cardstock at 1″, 4-1/2″, 5-1/2″ and 9″ on the 10″ side. Score it at 1″ and 4-1/2″ on the 5-1/2″ side. Trim per red lines on the diagram using paper snips.

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12 Weeks of Christmas Sweetest Christmas Triangle Box

Twelve Weeks of Christmas Week #5

It’s week five of my new Twelve Weeks of Christmas series! Each week throughout the season I will be posting a new project with full-color instructions for you to download and print for your paper crafting library! And, new this year, I’ll be including a video tutorial to go along with every Twelve Weeks project!

Today’s project is this Sweetest Christmas Triangle Box:

Click on the button below to view the full-color, step-by-step instructions. Feel free to download and print for your personal use.

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Make a Sweet Gingerbread Christmas Card

I used one of my favorite new Christmas bundles from Stampin’ Up! to create the cards I’m sharing with you today! The Sweet Gingerbread bundle is so much fun to create with. Here are a few projects that I have made using this bundle:

Instead of Designer Series Paper, I used the Rays of Light background stamp on today’s cards. Pink Christmas cards are trending so I created this card using Flirty Flamingo and Polished Pink inks. Don’t you think the Seasonal Adhesive Backed Sequins appear as snow falling?

Here is another sample using more traditional holiday colors. I’m sorry that I could not get the lighting to work when photographing this one. The Real Red Glimmer Trees and stepping stones are not showing off their sparkling selves in this photo.

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12 Weeks of Christmas Santa in the Chimney Treat Holder

Twelve Weeks of Christmas Week #4

It’s week four of my new Twelve Weeks of Christmas series! Each week throughout the season I will be posting a new project with full-color instructions for you to download and print for your paper crafting library! And, new this year, I’ll be including a video tutorial to go along with every Twelve Weeks project!

Today’s project is this Santa in the Chimney Treat Holder:

Click on the button below to view the full-color, step-by-step instructions. Feel free to download and print for your personal use.

Video Tutorial

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Spruced Up Bundle (English)
Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder
Basic Borders Dies
Give It A Whirl Dies
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad
Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Sweetest Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Regals Stampin' Write Markers
Brights Stampin' Write Markers
Tear & Tape Adhesive
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Stampin' Dimensionals
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

Spruced Up Christmas Card made using the Four Corners Technique

Make four cards at once? Yes, please! Today’s cards are brought to you by the Four Corners Technique. This was my first time using this technique and I will try it again!

Make sure you watch the video replay from today’s Make-it-Monday Facebook Live to learn how fun and easy cards are to make using the Four Corners Technique.

Several comments during the Facebook live were about the colors I used in the cards. My new favorite Christmas color combo is Real Red with Tahitian Tide.

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Spruced Up Bundle (English)
$45.00
Layering Circles Dies
$35.00
Scalloped Contours Dies
$35.00
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
$8.00
Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad
$8.00
Tahitian Tide Classic Stampin' Pad
$8.00
Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad
$8.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
$6.00
Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$9.25
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$10.25
Shaded Spruce 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$9.25
Pearlized Enamel Effects Basics
$15.00
Paper Trimmer
$25.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
$125.00
Stampin' Seal
$8.00
Stampin' Dimensionals
$4.25

Make a Spruced Up Spinner Card

I’m sharing an interactive card with you today. The Spruced Up Spinner Card was a lot of fun to make!

The ornament die-cut from the Spruced Up Bundle by Stampin’ Up! worked beautifully for the spinner element. I used Evening Evergreen and Real Red inks to stamp the images onto my card. Those colors were pulled from the Painted Christmas Designer Series Paper. A gold foil ornament top and gold embossing on the snowflake added a little sparkle to the card.

I’m enjoying the Spruced Up Bundle and can’t stop myself! Here are a few more examples of projects made with the bundle.

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12 Weeks of Christmas Snowman Magic Side-Step Card

Twelve Weeks of Christmas Week #3

It’s week three of my new Twelve Weeks of Christmas series! Each week throughout the season I will be posting a new project with full-color instructions for you to download and print for your paper crafting library! And, new this year, I’ll be including a video tutorial to go along with every Twelve Weeks project!

Today’s project is this Snowman Magic Side-Step Card:

Click on the button below to view the full-color, step-by-step instructions. Feel free to download and print for your personal use.

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Make a Bewitching Trick-or-Treat Halloween Treat Box

I have another Bewitching Halloween Treat Holder project for you today! There are no tricks, only treats, about this 3-D paper crafting design!

The base for the Bewitching Halloween Treat Holder is fairly simple to complete. It uses two 6″ x 4-1/4″ pieces of Basic Black card stock. Here is a cutting and scoring guide for you to use when making your own box. Remember to cut and score two.

Scoring Guide
Cutting Guide

I used the Bewitching and Alphabest Bundles from Stampin’ Up! to embellish the box.

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Make a Spruced-Up Christmas Tree Card

I’ve been noticing a trend of pink Christmas cards and wanted to give them a go today. My Spruced-Up Christmas Tree Card uses a lot of colors. And, because of all that color, I tried to keep the design simple.

What could be more simple than triangles? I used the Stylish Shapes dies from Stampin’ Up! to cut out four stitched squares and then cut them in half. The triangles can now be stacked to create a Christmas tree! You can make two cards using the die-cut squares.

I shared the emboss/resist technique that I used for this card in the video tutorial below. I also showed how to use your dies in alternate ways.

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12 Weeks of Christmas Spruced Up Shaker Gift Tags

Twelve Weeks of Christmas Week #2

It’s week two of my new Twelve Weeks of Christmas series! Each week throughout the season I will be posting a new project with full-color instructions for you to download and print for your paper crafting library! And, new this year, I’ll be including a video tutorial to go along with every Twelve Weeks project!

Today’s project is these Spruced Up Shaker Gift Cards.

These Spruced Up Shaker Gift Tags measure about 2-1/2″ x 2-1/2″ and can be used for Christmas tree ornaments as well. Part of the fun of gift-giving is the beautiful packaging. Take your gift packing up a notch by popping these tags on a gift or two this season!

Click on the button below to view the full-color, step-by-step instructions. Feel free to download and print for your personal use.

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12 Weeks of Christmas Snowman Top Hat Treat Holder

Twelve Weeks of Christmas Week #1

I’m so excited to start my new Twelve Weeks of Christmas series! Each week throughout the season I will be posting a new project with full-color instructions for you to download and print for your paper crafting library! And, new this year, I’ll be including a video tutorial to go along with every Twelve Weeks project!

Today’s project is this sweet Snowman Top Hat Treat Holder.

These adorable treat holders measure 2″ tall by 2″ wide. They would make great party favors, dinner party placeholders, and coworker gifts. I imagine a cake plate full of them to present to your holiday guests at the dessert table.

Click on the button below to view the full-color, step-by-step instructions. Feel free to download and print for your personal use.

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Make a Hello Harvest Turkey-Shaped Treat Holder

The Hello Harvest Turkey-Shaped Treat Holder I’m sharing today is a quirky little fellow. The basket of the treat holder measures 2″ tall and 3-1/2″ wide. It’s big enough to hold a significant number of harvest treats!

I think the Hello Harvest Turkey-Shaped Treat Holder would make an incredible gift at everyone’s place at the holiday table. A perfect gift for a co-worker or a flock of them would be a fun contribution to the book club.

The basket is made from a 6″ x 6″ piece of cardstock scored at 2″ and 4″ on both sides. Score at 5/8″ and 1-3/8″ on each corner panel. Make a tic mark at 3″ on the top and bottom middle panels. Use a ruler and stylus to create a diagonal score line from the tic mark to the corners of the middle panels per diagram.

Cut on the score lines per diagram:

Once the scoring and cutting are done, the basket is ready to assemble and embellish. I used the Layering Circles Dies and the Hello Harvest Bundle from Stampin’ Up! to finish the Hello Harvest Turkey-Shaped Treat Holder. Watch the video below for complete project directions.

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Make a Cottage Wreaths Mini Cutting Board for Fall Decor

I stumbled across mini cutting boards during a recent visit to Hobby Lobby. Of course, I had to make something using them and here is the result:

I painted the 3-1/2″ x 7″ natural wood cutting boards with white spray paint and then embellished them using the Rustic Harvest Designer Series Paper and the Cottage Wreaths Bundle from Stampin’ Up!

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Make a Christmas Banners Floating Christmas Card

I’ve noticed several cards around the interwebs that are using the “floating” technique. I was curious to see how to make them and today’s project is the result of that curiosity.

Because this was my first attempt at making a floating card, I kept it simple. I used strips of various sizes from the Celebrate Everything Designer Series Paper to create the floating circle on my card. Once I placed the floating circle onto the card front I embellished it with die-cuts from the Christmas Banner Dies.

Video Tutorial

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Christmas Banners Bundle (English)
Christmas Banners Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
Christmas Banner Dies
Sweet Sorbet Classic Stampin' Pad
Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad
Sweet Sorbet 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Celebrate Everything 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Timber 3 D Embossing Folder
Baker's Twine Essentials Pack
Pearlized Enamel Effects Basics
Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Stampin' Dimensionals