Holly Berry Bunches

Can you believe Thanksgiving is only a week away?  Wasn't it just Halloween?  In preparation for Christmas, which I know will also sneak up on me, I made this Christmas card and tag set.  The colors came from The Paper Players Color Challenge of Riding Hood Red, Always Artichoke, and River Rock.  Hand Stamped Sentiments has a challenge this week to use the Bargello technique.  This great technique is so easy to do and beautiful! 

The card and tag were both stamped using Stampin' UP!'s Bells & Boughs stamp set then colored using Stampin Write Markers and an Aqua Painter.  Unfortunately I do not have River Rock Cardstock yet, so I used the River Rock Marker to add that color to my project. 

For the card background I used the Poinsettia stamp to create depth to the background then ran it through the Big Shot using the Polka Dots Embossing Folder.

For the Bargello Technique, I used 1/4" and 1/2" strips of Letters to Santa Designer Series Paper and taped them to 1" Circles of cardstock and a 2 3/8" Scallop Circle piece of cardstock.  Then I re-punched over the images to cut the strips of Designer Series Paper to the right size.  The main image is the large part of the Holly image, cut out with the Paper Snips. I ran the Scallop Circle through the Big Shot using the Houndstooth Embossing Folder.

I punched the sentiment with the Oval Scallop punch then layered the Decorative Label Punch behind it and then 1" circles using the Bargello Technique and ran them through the Big Shot using the Houndstooth Embossing Folder.  I then added a cut out portion of the Holly image, colored around the swirls with a River Rock Marker and Sponged on Riding Hood Red Ink.

To add a little fun to the Crochet Ribbon Bow, I cut out part of the stamped image and adhered it to the middle of the bow.

Finally, I added Dazzling Details to the berries.

I really wanted to have a matching Christmas tag for this card so I made something simple, but elegant.

 

 Don't forget to check out the challenge websites to see more wonderful projects!

http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/ and http://www.handstampedsentiments.blogspot.com/

Hope you have a wonderful day!

~Krystal

As always, all products used were Stampin' UP:

Bells & Boughs and Fabulous Phrases Stamp Sets

Riding Hood Red, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla Cardstock

Basic Black and Always Artichoke Classic Stampin' Pads

Riding Hood Red, Always Artichoke, River Rock Markers

2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch

Big Shot, Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Houndstooth Embossing Folder

Dazzling Details Glitter, Victoria Crochet Ribbon

 

Christmas Gift Bag

Ever since purchasing the Simply Scored Scoring Tool from Stampin' UP!, I have been itching to use it!  Today I decided to design and make a gift bag using an 8 1/2" X11" piece of cardstock as the base.  I used the Create with Connie and Mary Sketch Challenge to decorate the bag and was inspired to use Stampin' Pastels when I saw Hand Stamped Sentiments Technique Challenge to use Shaving Cream, Pastels, or Crayons.

 

The background on the Very Vanilla Cardstock was created by stamping the Pointsetta stamp from Stampin' UP!'s Bells & Boughs stamp set in Versa Mark Ink then using Real Red and Old Olive Stampin' Pastels to add color.

 

The bow was created by layering Victoria Crochet Trim to create 3 bows basically on top of each other then using Linen Thread to bind them together.  I added 2 Jingle Bells to for fun:).

After using Crystal Effects on the ornament image, I sprinkled on Stampin' UP Glitter and Glass Glitter.

Don't forget to check out the other projects made for these challenges:
http://www.createwithconnieandmary.com/  and http://www.handstampedsentiments.blogspot.com


Here is my template for this gift bag (all of the lines are to score except the two with red by them and "cut"):

Hope you like it! 
~Krystal

As always, only Stampin' UP! products were used:

Bells & Boughs, Tags Til Christmas, Petite Pairs, Old Olive Cardstock, Riding Hood Red Cardstock, Very Vanilla Cardstock, Versa Mark Ink, Old Olive Classic Ink Pad, Red Riding Hood Classic Ink Pad, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Ornament Punch, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Stampin' Pastels, Victoria Crochet Trim, Jingle Bells, Glass Glitter, Glitter, Crystal Effects, Stampin Dimensionals

Paper Christmas Wreath

This is a project I am working on for an upcoming class.  In November I am going to offer a wreath and the Stampin' UP Simply Scored Scoring Tool as a "bundle".  The Paper Players have a Christmas Challenge to use Red and Green.  So I combined my class idea with the classic colors of Red and Green to come up with this project!

 I used Letters to Santa Designer Series Paper as well as Cherry Cobbler and Always Artichoke Cardstock to make the "lollies".  I really like the way my first wreath turned out:).

 I used the Tags Til Christmas stamp set as well as the Ornament Punch to add some interest to the wreath.  I then used Crystal Effects to give the ornaments shine.

 

Using Bells and Boughs and Petite Pairs, I added this embellishment.  It is colored with markers, sponged with Cherry Cobbler Ink, and has Crystal Effects and Dazzling Details Glitter.

 

Unfortunately I don't have much access to cardboard, so I went to the craft store and bought a metal wreath to use as the base.  It had interconnected circles so I just cut them apart and Voila, I have 4 different size paper wreath bases. I used mostly a hot glue gun for adhesive as it dries so quickly.

While I had everything out, I made a second wreath using most of the same tools.  I did use the Big Shot and Northern Frost Decorative Strip on this second wreath and a lot of Vanilla Smooch Spritz on the snowflakes.

Happy Stampin!

~Krystal

As always, only Stampin' UP! products were used.

Red & Green Wreath

Stamps: Bells & Boughs, Petite Pairs

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black

Cardstock: Letters to Santa Designer Series Paper, Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla

Punches: 2  3/8" Scallop Circle, 3/4" Circle, 1" Circle, Ornament Punch

Tools: Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Hot Glue Gun

Misc: 1 1/4" Chocolate Chip Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Antique Brads, Metallic Brads, Crystal Effects, Dazzling Details Stampin' UP! Glitter