SBTD December Blog Hop Anything But A Card

It's time to hop along with the SBTD December Blog Hop as we showcase this month's theme, Anything But a Card. This month I chose to create a fun gift giving idea featuring the Kraft Pillow Boxes (item #147018) in the 2019-2020 Annual Catalog. These wonderful premade boxes are perfect for making small gifts special with just a few extra touches.

To decorate this sweet little gift box, I started by coloring the box using Garden Green Classic ink and sponging it all over to create a more festive look. I added a 3" x7 1/2" strip of the Real Red striped designer series paper, from the Toile Tidings Designer Series Paper (item #150432) from the 2019 Holiday Catalog, around the middle of the box for a fun Holiday look. 

The focal image was created using a variety of circle die cuts. I die cut the largest scallop circle from Real Red cardstock and the smaller scallop circle from Very Vanilla cardstock using dies from the Layering Circles Dies (item #141705) and the medium circle from Garden Green cardstock using a die from the Stitched Shapes Dies (item #145372). I stamped the cute little Christmas chick from the Birds of A Feather stamp set (item #150571) onto the Very Vanilla scallop circle using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it in with Real Red, Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Markers. To add a little texture, I added some Snowfall Accents Puff Paint (item #150691) to the chick's hat.  

To create the sentiment, I die cut a small label using the Stitched Nested Labels Dies (item #149638) from Real Red cardstock. I stamped the sentiment from the Birds of A Feather stamp set with Versamark ink and heat embossed it using Silver Embossing Powder. I attached the sentiment label to the bottom of the circles using Mini Stampin' Dimensionals. 

Using Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, I attached the circle focal image to the designer series paper on the pillow box. To finish off the design, I added a bow created with the Real Red 3/8" Cotton Ribbon to the top of the circle, attaching it with Mini Glue Dots. I just love how the traditional Christmas colors look together and it gives this little gift box an old fashioned country feel. 

I hope that you have enjoyed my Christmas gift box and I hope it inspires you to take a look a the wonderful premade treat boxes included in Stampin' Up!'s amazing catalogs. With just a little embellishing, you can create your own fun designs to create gifts for all seasons. If you live in the U.S. and do not already have a demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you.

Now it's time to visit Judi's blog and see what wonderful ideas she has to share with us this month. Please click on the Next button to visit her blog. I hope that you enjoy the rest of our blog hop. Please leave us a comment to let us know what you like about our projects.  

Judi

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Tricia Butts

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Joy Of Sets October Blog Hop Same Stamp Set Three Ways

Welcome to the Joy of Sets October Blog Hop and this month we are sharing how we can use one stamp set three different ways. I have chosen to use the fun Birds of a Feather stamp set (item #150571) from Stampin' Up! that can be found in the 2019 Holiday Catalog. This stamp set can be used for a variety of occasions throughout the holidays, so I decided to create three cards to showcase this versatility.

 As you can see from the photo above, I have created a Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas card to showcase this stamp set. I have used Stampin' Blends Markers to color the stamped images to give them a bright and cheerful look. I have also used the Layering Circles Dies to die cut the circles and mattes for the birds and the smallest die from the Stitched Rectangles Dies for the sentiments.

 This cute little pirate duck is perfect for creating fun Halloween projects. I chose to use Basic Black cardstock for the card base and used a piece of Grapefruit Grove Designer Series Paper for the background. To embellish this card design, I added a piece of Basic Black 3/8" Scalloped Edge Ribbon and heat embossed the sentiment with Whisper White Shimmer Embossing Powder.

 For my Thanksgiving card, I used the cute turkey image and chose to use Crushed Curry cardstock for the card base and added a piece of Terracotta Tile Designer Series Paper for the background. I heat embossed the sentiment with Copper Embossing Powder and added a piece of Gold 3/8" Metallic Edge Ribbon under the sentiment to embellish the card design.

My final card design features the adorable little Santa chick and I chose to use Real Red cardstock for the card base and added a layer of Blueberry Bushel Designer Series Paper for the background. I embossed the sentiment using Silver Embossing Powder and added Basic Rhinestones to the corners for a touch of bling. The bow was created using 3/8" Real Red Cotton Ribbon to finish off the design.

Each of these cards follows the same basic layout and similar supplies but gives you the ability to customize the card to suit the occasion. I hope that you have enjoyed my card designs and that they inspire you to create your own projects by playing around with different colors and supplies to add variety to your projects.

Now it's time to continue our blog hop with Rochelle's blog. Please click on the Next button to visit her blog and see her amazing projects. Thank you for taking the time to hop along with us this month.

Rochelle

Shannon

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Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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