Hatchback Treat holders

Merry Christmas Crafty Friends! 

It's time for our annual Favorite Things Christmas Party with my gal pals, and 

this year I'm featuring The Greetery's Holiday Hatchback. It's a 3-D hatchback 

treat holder, complete with add ons to decorate the car.

Anything but subtle for my favorites, I chose red mirror cardstock for the car base.

The sides are a green stripe glitter paper. The wheels are black glitter paper, and the 

tree is green with 3 different mica sprays. 

I chose to leave the hatch open so I could add a treat, and a tiny bag filled with

'ornaments' so the recipient could decorate her tree if she chooses.

I found these sweet tiny balls at Hobby Lobby, in silver and red, and added a star from

The Greeterys Twinkle Background. They're what are the 'outs' when you die cut the

Background die, but so cute, I save them.

One of my favorite things I chose to share this year is Hammonds Christmas Candy.

I celophaned the car and candy tin, and added a bow and paper Magnolia, also

from the Greetery.

A fabulous bow needs a blinged out centerpiece, and my magnolia is just about as 

blinged as I could get! Silver mirror cardstock, white glitter paper and dotty vellum,

with a mica sprayed magnolia leaf.

Tag making was easy with the Greetery's 4 at a time tag die.

Another look at the 7 tree totin' hatchbacks tied with gold cord for hanging.

Had to try assembling the tiny cases. They're not added to the gift, but oh so cute!

I love sharing my paper crafting skills with my favorite gal pals. So much joy in

making them, I hope you enjoyed seeing them too.

May this blessed season bring hope and joy to you and yours!

 

Love you to the Core

 

As September passes before our eyes, I'm reminded of those happy days when

the weather changes, leaves put on a show of color and all of us  eat apples.

The Greetery's Caramel Apple Die was in my order from the release, and I've

 been playing with making tags for candy bags. I saved one for a card.

The apple on the card front opens to a message (love the apple script), and becomes

a sweet surprise for the recipient.

All the apple sentiments are included in the Greetery's Fall Foodie Phases.

Ribbon Maker down the center, and Frosted Frame around the edge. the caramel

is GA'd before adding all the nuts and swirly candy.

The apple blossoms are from  Botanicuts Apple.

Such a fun card to make!  

Have a lovely fall week! Well, almost fall...

Gift for a Friend

Hi Crafty friends! Hope you're enjoying the last of a very long summer.

I've been enjoying The Greetery's 'Handiwork', and just completed an

8 tag set for a dear friend.

My friend and I share a love for all things vintage, handmade and collectable. 

The 2 of us can loose hours in an antique shop, a fine fabric shop, and  don't

even get me started on vintage fairs!

This release hit every handiwork button in my heart. I've already made half a dozen

cards with the fabulous dies, stamps and all the  fun items, but I LOVE  making

tags, and just had to see how all the sweet smaller  embroidery hoops would work out.

My dear sweet friend is a quilter, an artist, and so much more. I don't think 

there's anything she can't do with her talented hands.

Betsy gave us 7 of these little hoops in different shapes, but I stretched it to 8 by using

the square twice.

Each little hoop is basically the same design,  with a different flower.

All  8 tags can be added to birthday,  or other special celebration gift.

All tags have a little bloom  tail, and  a  pearl.

My set of tags needed a box, and I had this one made, with slightly different colors. I 

added the color scheme of my tags, together with a large embroidery hoop,

and more notions. 

Betsy thought of every sweet detail, from the hoop, to the fabric and stitched florals.

Added some felt to the pincushion, and pink pearl handles to the scissors.

All 8 tags fit perfectly inside their box.

If you stayed with me, thank you!  You get the reward for hanging in there!

Have a great day, my crafty friends!

The Greetery:

Stationary Box

Deco Triangle Stencils

Macrame Diamonds Die

Hoopla Mini Die

Aida Cloth Texture Plate

Embroidered Background Stamp

Speed Tagging Did

Stitched Sentiments Stamps and Die

Tags for Friends

 

I just loved Betsy's 'Wrap It Up' release! It made my friends' gift giving easy, fun,

and an absolute hit!

For the tag on the outside of the tag box, I used The Christmas Pudding Die. The tag itself

is one of the arches dies stamped with Pine & Berry.

Michaels had these cupcake boxes on sale with gingerbread cutouts on the top. 

The tag was attached, and done! A box of 25 Christmas tags for each of my 

friends! 

May your Christmas be all you hoped for. It will be if you remember

the true 'reason for the season'. 

... oh how He loves you and me!

Tag #4 Santa's Helper

Just had to add Santa's Helper from Tim Holtz to my tags for friends.

Mentioned in my previous posts, made a series of 25 tags for each of 8 friends 

who get together every year for a Favorite Friends dinner. One of my favorite

things is of course paper art!

Sweet Santa's Helper is mounted on the new Tim Holtz tag (middle. size), and don't

you just love how his bootie and cap are off the edges?

It was love at first sight when this guy was released. 

Hope you're enjoying the tag parade!

 

Tag 3: All Wrapped Up

December 11th brings Tag #3, and it's a mix of dies from The Greetery's 

newest release: All Wrapped Up. 

Received in time to create the 8 I needed for our 'Favorite Things' Dinner.

Here we all are, rockstars, from all over the state, and 2 from Utah!

It's an annual event we just don't miss. And this year was a pajama party!

And, as I mentioned before, my 'Favorite things' included handmade paper tags.

The dried orange slices dies were a favorite this year and I 'dried' them with 

Ranger oxide ink and Sheer Shimmer Frost Spray.

This one was a big hit with the group, who loved the dried orange slices!

More tomorrow... stay tuned! 

and thanks for the visit!

 

Tag-2 Harvey

 

Have you met Harvey? He's the tiny soldier new to the Tim Holtz Christmas 

release for 2022,  and he's won my heart!

The holidays bring together a group of friends that have met for years to

celebrate a tradition called 'Favorite Things'. There are 8 of us, and we eat, 

drink and are merry in December with gifts that are special to us that we 

share.

Because my 'Favorite Things' include anything paper, I created a set of 25 holiday

tags for each friend. Harvey was die cut and assembled 8 times in his holiday

best, and stands at attention on a white splattered MFT tag.

He's double tagged for names to and from.

The greenery is from an older Tim Holtz set, and dipped in paste before 

sprinkling with snow glitter.

and that's tag 2. If you come back tomorrow, you can see another tag

created for my gal pals. 

Happy Christmas time!

 

I-Crafter October Release: Scottie Dog Die Set

Hello, and welcome!

I'm posting today as one of the new designers for I-Crafter, a company rather new on the

horizon and the brainchild of Lynda Kanase, designer, creator and extraordinary crafter! 

Products are released monthly, and lucky me gets to come in at holiday time!

This sweet Scottie dog die set is one of the newbies, and I'm featuring it with the

buffalo check stencil. 

Here's a shot of the new Scottie Die Set, and notice anything different?

I-Crafter's dies are Teal Blue! So unique and fun!

Taking you up close for a look at the foam inking on the dog, the double bow on the

present, and all the backing on the die cuts.

That fabulous scripted 'cheers' is included in the die set, and I've poised

sweet scottie on a box so he can point to the sentiment.

This cheery little sized A2 card packs a colorful and sparkly holiday greeting.

Hope you check out I-Crafter, and all the new holiday goodies!

Lots of inspiration there too!

                     222215 Scotty Holiday:  https://bit.ly/3nIEUsi

222189 Buffalo Plaid Stencil: https://bit.ly/2YR5d5g

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