Dec 14, 2017 | Christmas, Food, Gallery, Gift Wrap, Gifts, Holiday, Parties |
But first:
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And now:
Today’s project is one that I absolutely love to make this time of year. It’s a Christmas tree made of Hershey’s Kisses. Did you know about all the different flavors they come in now? Holy cow. I got some regular milk chocolate ones in green, red, and silver wrappers, and some white chocolate peppermint ones with cute silver wrappers with candy canes. My store didn’t have Hershey’s Nuggets in Christmas wrappers yet, so I used the usual four flavor assortment.
What’s so amazing to me is how these trees stay together with much less adhesive than you would expect to use. All the pieces inside the tree shape are held in place by the snug fit of the outer piece. And while they look complicated, they really are easy to make. Remember to use your Bone Folder to make all the creases crisp!
I’ve been making these trees for a couple years now, and I just found out this project originated with the amazing Brenda Quintano of Qbee’s Quest. CLICK HERE to see her original post. Thank you, Brenda!
Here’s what I made:
I made several trees with different color combinations of Kisses and Nuggets.
This is what the back looks like:
Here’s what I did:
I did a blog post on these little trees about this time last year. CLICK HERE to see that post with full instructions and photos. Today’s trees are made of Garden Green and Soft Suede CS. I wrapped each tree in either Gold or Silver 3/8″ Metallic-Edge Ribbon. Here’s how I made the packaging:
Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
- Real Red card stock (CS) cut to 3″ x 2″, then scored in half at 1″
- Whisper White CS cut to 2-3/4″ x3/4″
Stamped with the Season to Sparkle stamp set:
- sentiment in Garden Green ink onto the Whisper White CS piece
- starburst shapes in Real Red ink on either side of the sentiment
Assembled the gift:
- inserted tree into a 3″ x 6″ Gusseted Cellophane Bag
- Real Red CS piece folded in half over the top of the bag, then stapled it in place
- sentiment glued onto the front of the Real Red CS to cover the staples on the front
Here are today’s colors:
You can click on each one to see all the products that come in that color!
Here’s what I used:
Click on the images for more details and to purchase.
Here are some key points to remember:
- Gift Certificates are available in any U.S. dollar amount from me. Contact me – email: candy@stampcandy.net OR call/text: 404-661-5222
- Swatch Books and Product Shares from the 2018 Occasions and Sale-A-Bration Catalogs – you can order yours now HERE.
- Year End Sales Event – December 1, 2017 to January 2, 2018 – CLICK HERE for details. Order soon so you don’t miss your favorite retiring items!
- This is a great time to join my team! With the demonstrator discount of at least 20%, you can get Christmas gifts for all the stampers on your list! CLICK HERE for more information. Contact me with any questions: email candy@stampcandy.net or call/text 404-661-5222
- Sale-a-bration Stamp Fest coming January 20. Details and register HERE
- Check out My Events Calendar HERE
- Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers are now available! Click HERE for more info.
- Hostess Code for the month of December (HS67FXTS) Find out more about HOW, WHEN and WHY to use the code HERE.
- December’s FREE gift: Year of Cheer Specialty Washi Tape – Find out more HERE.
- Gumball Rewards for all orders over $50. Find out more HERE
Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Dec 13, 2017 | Christmas, Food, Gallery, Gift Wrap, Gifts, Holiday |
In October I attended a World Card Making event here in Atlanta, hosted by Brian King and Pam Morris, who just happen to be two of my Stampin’ Up! uplines. It was a great day filled with presentations, Make & Takes, games, and more. My project today is CASEd from one we made there – a Hot Cocoa Packet made with Hug in a Mug stamp set, with a Treat Tube full of dehydrated marshmallows. I believe it was designed by Julie DiMatteo of The Paper Pixie. I had to change the measurements just a little bit to accommodate a different brand of hot cocoa mix. Evidently Ghirardelli cocoa packs are wider than the Swiss Miss packs, but they’re oh so delicious!
Here’s what I made:
Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
- Crumb Cake card stock (CS) cut to 9″ x 5-1/2″, then scored in half at 4-1/2″
- NOTE: if using a smaller packet, use the the standard 8-1/2″ x 5″, scored at 4-1/4″
- cut the CS from 2-1/2″ up the right side to the top of the score line, cutting away the blue area in the diagram
- Christmas Around the World Designer Series Paper (DSP) cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″
- DSP cut from 2-1/4″ up the right side to the top left corner
- Crumb Cake CS cut to 3-1/4″ x 1-1/2″
- Real Red CS cut to 3″ x 1-1/4″
Stamped with the Hug In A Mug stamp set:
- sentiment in Basic Black ink onto the Read Red CS piece
Assembled the project:
- the Crumb Cake CS base folded along the score line and glued together along the bottom edge, to create a pouch
- DSP glued onto the front of the pouch
- the small Crumb Cake CS piece adhered to the front of the pouch with Stampin’ Dimensionals
- sentiment glued onto the small Crumb Cake CS
- punched two holes all the way through both layers of the base on the right side, using the 1/8″ Circle Punch
- ran a piece of Jute Twine through both holes, front to back, then tied on the Treat Tube full of dehydrated marshmallows
- tucked the cocoa pack into the pouch
- NOTE: The dehydrated marshmallows puff up as soon as they hit the liquid. I bought mine at Amazon.com HERE. A one pound bag is enough for many, many, many cups of cocoa. I filled fifteen tubes with them, and you can’t even tell I’ve touched them.
Here are today’s colors:
You can click on each one to see all the products that come in that color!
Here’s what I used:
Click on the images for more details and to purchase.
Here are some key points to remember:
- Swatch Books and Product Shares from the 2018 Occasions and Sale-A-Bration Catalogs – you can order yours now HERE.
- Year End Sales Event – December 1, 2017 to January 2, 2018 – CLICK HERE for details. Order soon so you don’t miss your favorite retiring items!
- This is a great time to join my team! With the demonstrator discount of at least 20%, you can get Christmas gifts for all the stampers on your list! CLICK HERE for more information. Contact me with any questions: email candy@stampcandy.net or call/text 404-661-5222
- Sale-a-bration Stamp Fest coming January 20. Details and register HERE
- Check out My Events Calendar HERE
- Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers are now available! Click HERE for more info.
- Hostess Code for the month of December (HS67FXTS) Find out more about HOW, WHEN and WHY to use the code HERE.
- December’s FREE gift: Year of Cheer Specialty Washi Tape – Find out more HERE.
- Gumball Rewards for all orders over $50. Find out more HERE
Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Dec 12, 2017 | Christmas, Gallery, Gift Wrap, Gifts, Holiday |
Today I’m sharing one of the quickest and easiest projects I’ve ever made – a pouch to hold a small item. I needed a lot of very small Christmas gifts, and what is more Christmasy than a Christmas Eve herbal tea bag wrapped in Christmas music?
You can make a whole lot of these little gifts in no time. You just cut your paper to size, then fold. That’s it! No stamping, no adhesives, no embellishments. Of course, you can dress it up as much as you’d like, but I left mine plain to show off the beautiful Merry Music Specialty Designer Series Paper.
When you look at the finished pouch, you can see why it’s called a Diaper Fold.
Here’s what I made:
Here’s what I did:
Cut with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
- Merry Music Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP) cut to 6″ x 6″
- I had already made all of these, so I didn’t have a flat piece of paper to photograph. I had to unfold one, so that’s why the piece in the photo has creases.
- NOTE: for a larger pouch, simply cut the paper to a larger square
Assembled the pouch:
- NOTE: be sure to burnish all the folds with a Bone Folder
- DSP folded in half diagonally
- the sides folded in so the top edges are parallel with the bottom edge
- top flap folded down
- inserted tea bag into the pouch
Here are today’s colors:
You can click on each one to see all the products that come in that color!
Here’s what I used:
Click on the images for more details and to purchase.
Here are some key points to remember:
- Swatch Books and Product Shares from the 2018 Occasions and Sale-A-Bration Catalogs – you can order yours now HERE.
- Year End Sales Event – December 1, 2017 to January 2, 2018 – CLICK HERE for details. Order soon so you don’t miss your favorite retiring items!
- This is a great time to join my team! With the demonstrator discount of at least 20%, you can get Christmas gifts for all the stampers on your list! CLICK HERE for more information. Contact me with any questions: email candy@stampcandy.net or call/text 404-661-5222
- Sale-a-bration Stamp Fest coming January 20. Details and register HERE
- Check out My Events Calendar HERE
- Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers are now available! Click HERE for more info.
- Hostess Code for the month of December (HS67FXTS) Find out more about HOW, WHEN and WHY to use the code HERE.
- December’s FREE gift: Year of Cheer Specialty Washi Tape – Find out more HERE.
- Gumball Rewards for all orders over $50. Find out more HERE
Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Dec 11, 2017 | Boxes, Christmas, Food, Gallery, Gift Wrap, Gifts, Holiday |
The Clear Tiny Treat Boxes are perfect for so many things. Here I’ve decorated them for Christmas and filled them with red and green jelly beans. I plan to put one at each place setting at Christmas dinner. I may even attach names to them to use as place cards.
Here’s what I made:
Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
- Be Merry Designer Series Paper (DSP) cut to 2″ x 9″
- Garden Green card stock (CS) cut to 1-1/8″ x 1-3/8″
- Whisper White CS cut to 1″ x 1-1/4″
Stamped with the Brightly Lit Christmas stamp set:
- sentiment in Cherry Cobbler ink onto the Whisper White CS piece
Assembled the project:
- assembled Clear Tiny Treat box (It’s easy to fold in the flaps to make the box)
- filled box with jelly beans (I used green and red Jelly Bellies)
- closed the lid and wrapped the DSP around the box, with the jelly beans showing on both sides, then glued the ends together on the bottom of the box
- NOTE: do not glue the DSP to the box itself, because the DSP “belly band” should slide off of the box to open
- wrapped about 30″ Quilted Christmas Ribbon around the box and tied it in a bow on top (You can tell by the topmost photo that I tied those bows in a hurry!)
- sentiment glued onto the Garden Green CS piece
- Garden Green CS piece adhered to the front of the box with Stampin’ Dimensionsals – I made sure the dimensionals were on either side of the ribbon, so the ribbon could be loosened easily
Here are today’s colors:
You can click on each one to see all the products that come in that color!
Here’s what I used:
Click on the images for more details and to purchase.
Here are some key points to remember:
- Swatch Books and Product Shares from the 2018 Occasions and Sale-A-Bration Catalogs – you can order yours now HERE.
- Year End Sales Event – December 1, 2017 to January 2, 2018 – CLICK HERE for details. Order soon so you don’t miss your favorite retiring items!
- This is a great time to join my team! With the demonstrator discount of at least 20%, you can get Christmas gifts for all the stampers on your list! CLICK HERE for more information. Contact me with any questions: email candy@stampcandy.net or call/text 404-661-5222
- Sale-a-bration Stamp Fest coming January 20. Details and register HERE
- Check out My Events Calendar HERE
- Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers are now available! Click HERE for more info.
- Hostess Code for the month of December (HS67FXTS) Find out more about HOW, WHEN and WHY to use the code HERE.
- December’s FREE gift: Year of Cheer Specialty Washi Tape – Find out more HERE.
- Gumball Rewards for all orders over $50. Find out more HERE
Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Dec 6, 2017 | Blog Hop, Boxes, Christmas, Food, Gift Wrap, Gifts, Holiday |
Need an inexpensive gift in a hurry for someone who loves Christmas and chocolates? Today’s gift box is just what you need. I love this big, bold sentiment from the Tags & Trimmings stamp set heat embossed in gold, but of course, you can use any sentiment you’d like. You can also change the word inside to any word with at least one O, like Noel, Mom, Wow, Boo, Robert,… 
This month’s blog hop theme is A December to Remember. We are highlighting Christmas cards and gifts. After you check out my post, be sure to check out everyone else on the hop.
Here’s what I made:
Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:
- Real Red card stock (CS) cut to 5-1/2″ x 11-1/2″ and scored 1-1/2″ from each of the four sides, for the box
- Real Red CS cut to 4-1/16″ x 10-1/16″ and scored 3/4″ from each of the four sides, for the lid
- Chocolate Chip CS cut to 2-1/4″ x 8-1/4″ for a layer on the lid
- Real Red CS cut to 2″ x 8″ for a layer on the lid
- Real Red CS cut to 3-7/16″ x 9-7/16″ and scored 1/2″ from each of the four sides, for the insert
Stamped with the Tags & Trimmings stamp set:
- “Enjoy” in Versamark ink onto the Real Red layer for the lid, then heat embossed in gold
Die cut using the Large Letters Framelits:
- three Hs from a Gold Foil Sheet
Cut using the 1-3/8″” Circle Punch:
- 3 circles from a contrasting scrap of paper
- laid the die cut Hs and the punched circles on the insert to determine where they should go
- glued the Hs in place
- punched the 3 circles from the insert – fold under the 1/2″ side to get the CS all the way into the punch
- 3 circles from a scrap of a Gold Foil Sheet, leaving enough room to stamp around the holes with the larger punch*
Cut with the 1-3/4″ Circle Punch:
- the 3 gold foil circles, to make rings*
Assembled the box:
- The box, lid, and insert are all put together the same way:
- a) burnished all score lines with a bone folder for nice crisp corners
- b) glued the tabs to the inside of the adjacent side
- set insert into the box (no adhesive required)
- glued gold rings around each hole
- added candies to the holes – I put one Mini Glue Dot under each so they would stick to the bottom of the box and not move around in case the box was jostled.
- put the lid on the box
Here’s how to get to the next stop on the hop:
Just click the arrow. 
Here are today’s colors:
Click on each one to see all the products that come in/with that color!
Here’s what I used:
Click on the images for more details and to purchase.
Here are some key things to remember:
- Year End Sales Event – December 1, 2017 to January 2, 2018 – CLICK HERE for details
- This is a great time to join my team! With the demonstrator discount of at least 20%, you can get Christmas gifts for all the stampers on your list! CLICK HERE for more information. Contact me with any questions: email candy@stampcandy.net or call/text 404-661-5222
- Sale-a-bration Stamp Fest coming January 20. Details and register HERE
- Check out My Events Calendar HERE
- Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers are now available! Click HERE for more info.
- Hostess Code for the month of December (HS67FXTS) Find out more about HOW, WHEN and WHY to use the code HERE.
- December’s FREE gift: Year of Cheer Specialty Washi Tape – Find out more HERE.
- Gumball Rewards for all orders over $50. Find out more HERE
Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Dec 2, 2017 | Boxes, Christmas, Gift Wrap, Gifts, Holiday, Uncategorized |
Are you looking for a quick and easy give that won’t break the bank? How about these adorable clear tiny acetate boxes filled with jelly beans? The box decorations are made with the Add a Little Glitz stamp set.
Add a Little Glitz Stamp Set © Stampin’ Up!
Here’s what I made:
Here’s what I did:
Stamped with the Add a Little Glitz stamp set:
- the two gift images in Garden Green ink onto a piece of Whisper White card stock (CS)
Colored using Stampin’ Write Markers:
- one of the images in Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green
Cut using the Layering Squares Framelits:
Assembled the gifts:
- assembled the boxes
- filled boxes with jelly beans, and closed the lids
- die cut images adhere onto the top of the acetate boxes with Fast Fuse
Here are today’s colors:
You can click on each one to see all the products that come in that color!
Here’s what I used:
Click on the images for more details and to purchase.
Here are some key points to remember:
- This is a great time to join my team! With the demonstrator discount of at least 20%, you can get Christmas gifts for all the stampers on your list! CLICK HERE for more information. Contact me with any questions: email candy@stampcandy.net or call/text 404-661-5222
- Sale-a-bration Stamp Fest coming January 20. Details and register HERE
- Check out My Events Calendar HERE
- Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers are now available! Click HERE for more info.
- Hostess Code for the month of December (HS67FXTS) Find out more about HOW, WHEN and WHY to use the code HERE.
- December’s FREE gift: Year of Cheer Specialty Washi Tape – Find out more HERE.
- Gumball Rewards for all orders over $50. Find out more HERE
Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
