Christmas Crafting with the Kiddos

The kiddos will be out of school soon for winter break and to help them enjoy their time off I have a simple ornament project idea you can re-create with them. 

This ornament is super simple, oh so adorable and only requires a few basic supplies. 

With some card stock and/or patterned paper cut two 3/4" by 6" strips and two more measuring 3/4" x 8 1/2". Once you have your paper strips cut, simply arrange them into a heart shape and use either some paste, a brad or staple to attach all the ends together. It's that easy! 

If time and supplies permit, dress up your heart ornament a little as I did here. I added a snowflake die cut topped with a sequin, Sparkle Drop and a Cut Rhinestone.

Happy holiday crafting! 

Fun Stampers Journey Supplies:

Journey Blooms Holiday Set DI-0048

Journey Sequins Special Celebrations AC-0115

Sparkle Drops AC-0022

Cut Rhinestones AC-0023

Natural Journey Twine AC-0005

Winter Fresh Patterned Paper PP-0018

Candy Apple CS-0007

Kiwi Slice CS-0016

Whip Cream CS-0040

Christmas Plant Pick

Perusing Pinterest the other day I came across some super easy, super cute Christmas tree shaped plant picks that you can use for gifting plants. 

Ack! Isn't this adorable? 

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When I saw this project, it dawned on me that the Fun Stampers Journey Pennant Fun dies would be perfect for it! 

I cut the largest triangle from the set and stamped it with this pretty winter scene from the Winter Wonderland set. After stamping, I made score lines at every half inch and folded the triangle like an accordion. 

When you have your triangle completely folded, use the Press Punch to create the center hole to weave a bamboo skewer through. I decorated my pick with a snowflake die from the Journey Blooms Holiday Set, a Black & White Button and Journey Twine and Thread. 

This pick sure makes my non-blooming orchid much cuter! 

Fun Stampers Journey Supplies:

Winter Wonderland SS-0093

Snow Burst SS-0144

Journey Blooms Holiday Set DI-0048

Pennant Fun DI-0030

Hazelnut Blend IP-0012

Whip Cream IP-0009

Black & White Buttons AC-0157

Whip Cream Journey Thread AC-0128

Natural Journey Twine AC-0005

Oatmeal Cookie CS-0023

Hazelnut Blend CS-0013

Holly Jolly Christmas Ornament

I've been making more Fun Stampers Journey ornaments and have another to share with you today. There are so many FSJ die sets that can be mixed and matched to create these fun holiday ornaments! 

For this one I combined the Star-Dom set, Journey Circles, the lovely Doily and Journey Blooms Holiday set. 

The Mini Jingles are perfect accents for ornaments and the Holiday Trio Cord works great as a hanger. 

Isn't the holly die awesome? I love that you can run it through your die cutter a second time to emboss! Ahhhh....details! 

Fun Stampers Journey Supplies:

Annual Celebration SS-0167

Doily DI-0105

Journey Circles DI-0039

Journey Blooms Holiday Set DI-0048

Star-Dom DI-0052

Whip Cream IP-0009

Clear Pigment Ink IP-0102

Journey White Embossing Powder IP-0098

Mini Jingles AC-0153

Holiday Trio Cord AC-0155

Natural Journey Twine AC-0005

Cranberry Bliss CS-0090

Kiwi Slice CS-0016

Oatmeal Cookie CS-0023

Whip Cream CS-0040

Christmas Ornaments

Hello! Today I have a Christmas ornament to share with you. Creating ornaments are one of my all time favorite Christmastime activities. How about you? I've been making ornaments for years and often give them as gifts to family, friends and neighbors. 

This ornament is made with lots of Fun Stampers Journey goodies, all listed below, including the Holly Jolly stamp set. This set includes so many awesome Christmas icons and sentiments...22 in total! 

The background of the star was created by stamping the Script background stamp with River Stone ink and then I used Journey White embossing powder to create the snowflakes. The final touch is some Whip Cream ink rubbed along the edges, giving it a frosty appearance. 

As with my card designs, I use a number of die cuts for layers and adhere them together with Journey Foam Squares for dimension. 

I can't wait to see how this ornament looks on the tree! 

Fun Stampers Journey Supplies:

Holly Jolly SS-0047

Script SS-0069

Journey Circles DI-0039

Journey Blooms Holiday Set DI-0048

Star-Dom DI-0052

River Stone IP-0053

Oatmeal Cookie IP-0011

Whip Cream IP-0009

Clear Pigment Ink IP-0102

Journey White Embossing Powder IP-0098

Hearts & Stars Wooden Buttons AC-0027

Natural Journey Twine AC-0005

Sweet Pear CS-0095

Pool Play CS-0092

Oatmeal Cookie CS-0023

Whip Cream CS-0040

Autumn Decor

Autumn is just about here and in North Carolina the trees have just started turning colors. It's a splendid time of year and I like to bring a little of Mother Nature's show indoors. The garden bucket was actually a spring clearance item I found at Jo Ann Fabrics and covered it with a beautiful leaf print paper from K & Company and added a big raffia bow. The rusty barn star is a perfect prop for fall decorating, found at Michael's. I simply added some silk flowers in autumn colors, a string of earth tone beads, raffia and some leaves. If you don't have the time for a little fall crafting, these two items can be purchased at http://www.cardblanc.etsy.com/.

Getting Ready for the Holidays

When you craft or work in retail, you have to get ready for the holidays long before the summer temperatures start to cool down. It's been a lot of fun around here making Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas cards and decor. I'd like to show off a couple Christmas items I made this week that were a lot of fun. Perhaps they will inspire you to get started on some holiday crafts?