CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Christmas Gift Card Holder

Hello everyone! It's time again for the Saturday blog hop with the Create with Connie and Mary designers! This week we are featuring Christmas gift card/money holders. I am your stop after the fabulous Debbie Henderson!

I started out making a gift card holder and then switched to making a money holder. I had made these money holders many years ago and thought I would bring it back! I couldn't remember the exact dimensions so I had to kind of make up my own. But I still think it turned out pretty good!

• The base is Cherry Cobbler that I cut at 6 3/4" x 9 1/4"
• I scored at 3" and 6 1/8"
• I used an envelope that measured 6 1/2" across and then cut the top part off so that it measured 3"
• The envelope is adhere to the middle panel and then adhere the bottom panel
• Fold down the top (mine is a smidge shorter but I was ok with that)
• Adhere a strip of silver foil paper to the inside panel and fold down the top
• Adhere a piece of Merry Moments designer paper to the front
• Tie a piece of Smoky Slate baker's twine around the holder
• Stamp the greeting onto a piece of Whisper White card stock using Cherry Cobbler ink and punch out using the Note Tag punch
• Adhere tag to the baker's twine
• Adhere two Snowflake wooden elements together and then to the holder
• Add an iced rhinestone to snowflake center

Super easy! Have you signed up for the Create with Connie and Mary December mini edition?

* Each session includes FIVE step-by-step tutorials for projects...THREE card sets, each with 4 cards and TWO 3D items...perfect for your club or stamp camp!

* All FIVE projects are available once the monthly mini collection opens so you immediately have all projects (and tutorials)

* Plus BONUS cards done by Connie and Mary throughout the month!

*Mini Sessions open on the 11th of each month

Sets we are using for the December session, great for your upcoming January, Valentine and Occasions classes:

• Bloomin' Love Bundle 3D Project
• Going Global
• Timeless Love
• Wonderland
• No Bones About It
• BONUS:  Bloomin' Love Card Set

Here's a little teaser of the projects we are doing this month!

Did you purchase our 2-month WINTER BONUS SPECIAL in November?

Remember the December Mini Session was included, you already have the password in that Welcome Letter!

Time to send you on to see what the fabulous Connie Babbert has created! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Merry Everything; Paper- Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, silver foil paper, Merry Moments designer paper; Ink- Cherry Cobbler; Accessories- Snowflake wooden elements, iced rhinestone, Note Tag punch, Smoky Slate baker's twine; Other- envelope

Grateful Leaves

Hello everyone! Monday came around way too fast! I'm always wishing for the week to go by quickly and then I am amazed at how fast the holidays are approaching! Guess I had better just enjoy each day. Even if it is at work - lol! I am very grateful for my job! I do love it! So only 10 more working days until the Thanksgiving break! Wow!

Today's card is a simple one. The leaves are still falling around here and I love seeing all the bright beautiful colors. 

• Card base is Sahara Sand
• Stamp the big leaf from Vintage Leaves onto the card base using Sahara Sand ink
• Stamp the two other leaf images onto Whisper White using Delightful Dijon and Blackberry Bliss and cut out using the Leaflets framelits
• Adhere the two leaves together and then adhere to card base using dimensionals
• Stamp the greeting from Merry Everything onto the card base using Momento ink
• Thread a piece of linen thread through a gold basic metal button and tie a bow then adhere to card

Before I sign off I want to leave you with a snippet of what you can expect from the Create with Connie and Mary November edition!

Lots of great ideas for the holidays! AND when you purchase both November and December editions, you will get a special winter project designed by Mary Brown! You won't want to miss out on this one! Hope to see you there!

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Base: Stamps- Vintage Leaves, Merry Everything; Paper- Sahara Sand, Whisper White; Ink- Tuxedo Black Momento ink, Sahara Sand, Delightful Dijon, Blackberry Bliss; Accessories- Leaflets framelits, linen thread, gold basic metal button, dimensionals

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop: Red and White Christmas

Hello everyone! It's time for another fun blog hop with the Create with Connie and Mary designers! This week we are featuring Christmas cards using red and white! I am your stop after the fabulous Debbie Henderson!

So I pulled up an old idea that I had done awhile back of a punch art Santa hat and tweaked it.

• Card base is Whisper White
• On another piece of Whisper White card stock, stamp the greeting from the Merry Everything stamp set using Cherry Cobbler ink then adhere to card base
• Use the extra large oval punch to punch an oval from Cherry Cobbler card stock
• Use the Word Window punch to punch the "crook" of the hat (just insert the oval into the punch a bit)
• Use the scallop oval punch to punch the shape from Whisper White card stock then insert the scallop oval into the extra large oval punch to create the curve shape and adhere to the Cherry Cobbler hat piece
• Punch a circle from Dazzling Diamonds glitter paper using the 1/2" circle punch and adhere to end of hat
• Adhere hat to card with dimensionals
• Add several rhinestones to card

Super easy and fun! Time to send you on to see what the fabulous Connie Babbert has created! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!

Card Recipe: Stamps- Merry Everything; Paper- Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Dazzling Diamonds glimmer paper; Ink- Cherry Cobbler; Accessories- extra large oval punch, scallop oval punch, word window punch, 1/2" circle punch, rhinestones, dimensionals