Clip Tree **Deflecto & CCB & Xyron**

I wanted to create a mini tree that could change, meaning I could add pictures, notes, inspirations, colors as I wanted in the years to come.  I did not want a traditional "pine" tree with fake needles, I wanted something different, so I made one!!

I started with a base of wood and a dowel rod, the painted it, added the Deflecto VersaGrip Double-Clip Sign Holder to make the tree tiers.  Below are some of the step to see how I created this tree.

 

The beauty of this tree is you can make the "leaves" what ever you want, pictures, recipes, advent calendar, good deeds, poems, sayings, words of wisdom; really the ideas are endless.  You can keep it the same each year, or change it up, or add to it year by year.  It really has so much potential due to the clips!!

Products used can be purchased at Amazon.com, or you can click HERE and enter your zip code to see where you can purchase Deflecto Craft products near you.

Supplies Used

Wood

Clips - Deflecto

Paper - Canvas Home Basics

Rope - Canvas Home Basics

Paint - Tattered Angels 

Chipboard - Creative Embellishments

Ink - Prima

Adhesive - Beacon, Plaid, & Xyron

 Enjoy!

Shabby Snowflake Christmas Card **Xyron & Die~Namites & Clearsnap & CCB**

I love to give out Christmas cards, but I am not one to mass create a ton of the same card.  I like to vary it up a bit and do different things; maybe it is the color, design, papers, or technique.  Here is one fun Christmas card I made that will go to someone special!

Here is a tutorial video I made about how I made the card.

I used the beautiful Canvas Corp Papers, Clearsnap inks and embossing powder, and Xyron adhesives to pull this all together!

I used the amazing Die~Namites "Frosty Snowflake" die as my starting point for the card, and the Dec inspiration for the rustic feeling it has.

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Here are some close up shots.

Supplies Used

Card - Canvas Home Basics

Papers - Canvas Home Brands

Clothespins - Canvas Home Brands

Rope - Canvas Home Brands

Dies - Die~Namites Dies

Ink - Clearsnap

Embossing Powder - Clearsnap

Adhesive - Xyron

Heat Gun

Tidy Tray

Enjoy!!

X-Mas Cheer **Paper House & CCB & Xyron**

Last December right before Christmas my family attended a wedding of a former students/family member.  At the wedding they had a cute little photo booth set up with props to wear, including Christmas themed ones.  You got to keep one of the sets of pictures that printed and then gave one to the new Bride and Groom.  My kids had a blast with it, and in this set of pictures I had my son Morgan and daughter Catherine with me dressed up in Santa hats, fake mustaches, pipes, top hats, and more.  We were giggling the entire time!!

I saw the Paper House "Christmas Costumes" Puffy Stickers I knew I had to use them with these pictures, they just fit perfectly!!  Now how to get them to fit on to the page and look like dressed up items, but not cover up the pictures?  Banners to the rescue!!  Add some Paper House Christmas Paper and "All I Want for Christmas" 3D stickers and you have a cool layout!!

1) Start with a white cardstock, mine had lines on it and cut it to 11.75"x11.75" and glue it to a red and green dot paper.

2) Add some distressed embossing powder to glue around the edge and heat set it for a cool piping effect.

3) Splatter various colors of red and green mist on the page.

4) Cut strips from the Paper House Christmas Pad and other similar papers and layer into a vertical strips (difference sizes to see them all) down the left side of the page.  Ink all paper in light brown.

5) Cut 2 triangles of different sizes from the the PH Christmas Pad, add to the vertical layers, then add the film strip picture on top.  Add the Santa face sticker below.

6) Cut out 5 triangles for the banner from the PH Christmas Pad and layer them across the top of the page, then add the stickers to make them look like faces and add a couple extra ones for the ends of the banner.

7) Cut 3 additional strips (various sizes for layering) of paper for the right side cluster and add title sticker.

8) Add journaling below title sticker.

Here are some close ups of the layout.

Layouts can be fun a silly like your pictures, and with great stickers it works great!!

Supplies Used
Cardstock - Canvas Home Basics
Patterned Paper - Paper House
Stickers - Paper House
Mists - Tattered Angels
Ink - Prima
Embossing Powder - Ranger
Pen - Tombow
Adhesive - Beacon & Xyron
Heat gun

Enjoy!!

Gift Boxes w/Detachable Ornament **Xyron & Pebbles** w/video

I love the look of pretty presents under the tree; nicely wrapped and just begging to be opened.  I always have tons of scrap paper, seems like I will never run out, but i never have wrapping paper, so why not turn your scrapbook paper into another use?  I hate to waste it though and just rip it apart, so I turned these boxes into reusable gift boxes boxes that will not ruin the pretty paper.  And to top it all off a pretty "bow" that is actually an ornament!!!

I just love the pretty colors of the new Pebbles Winter Wonderland Collection.  Full of pretty pinks, purples, teals, blues, and greens.  Below are the papers I used for the boxes.

Pebbles even has matching embellishments to go with the amazing papers!!  The Pebbles Rosettes and Snowflake Chips are so pretty and just make any project pop!!  What to use to hold it all together, Xyron of course!!  

I can just see these hanging on a friends tree!!

Below is a detailed video of how I made these two fun boxes and the matching ornaments.

Happy Holidays!!

Supplies Used
Boxes
Paper - Pebbles
Flower - Pebbles
Die cuts - Pebbles
Twine -  May Arts
Ink - Studio g
Adhesive - Xyron

Enjoy!

Thanksgiving Placecards **Die~Namites**

I love to have named placecards for my guests at a formal dinner like Thanksgiving.  I am not hosting this year, but they are my gift to the hostess this year!!

Placecard Tutorial

1) Placed a 3"x 4" sheet of Canvas Home Basics cardstock (in red, yellow or kraft inked with brown) inside the plastic sign holder.

2) Cut a second sheet measuring at 2.5" x 3.5" from the same colors mixing them around so the two sheets of paper are not the same and also inked  them with brown ink.

3) Cut out 3 Fall Breeze Die~Namites shapes and ink in brown. 

4) Wrap the in twine (brown/white, lime green, orange, and yellow).

5) Cut a 0.75" x 1.5" section of paper for the name and write with a brown calligraphy pen, ink the edges of the paper, and glue down.

6) Add in a Thanksgiving sticker and some gems or sequins of choice as seen.

7) Place mini sign at place setting at the table for your guest to know where they sit for the yummy meal!!

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Supplies Used
Dies - Die~Namites Dies
Plastic Signs - Deflecto
Paper - Canvas Home Basics
Twine - May Arts
Ink - Prima
Stickers - Paper House
Pen - Marvy

Sequins - Hazel and Ruby
Gems - BoBunny
Adhesive - Xyron

Enjoy!

Christmas Card, Tag, and Layout **Paper House ** Blog Hop

Christmas is just around the corner and I am here to share with you a tag and a card all using Paper House Christmas products from paper to various stickers.  Here are my fun projects and read below for the fun Blog Hop with the Paper House Design Team!!

I used the wonderful Paper House Christmas Cheer Collection (Red Flannel & Merry & Bright) of papers with the Christmas Paper Pad and the "All We Want for Christmas" 3D Stickers. 

This weekend, we're hosting a Holiday Blog Hop with our fabulous Design Team! We challenged them to come up with their best holiday themed projects using Paper House products, and we were simply blown away with what they came up with!

We can't wait to share all their projects with you. To celebrate the hop, we're giving away a $25 PaperHouseProductions.com Gift Card! That's $25 to spend on ANYTHING on our website!

 

Holiday Blog Hop Designers

Giorgia Rossini

Bev Code

Christine Meyer

Karyn Schultz

Karen Sessions

Erin Reed - YOU ARE HERE

Laura Cox - NEXT

Francesca Biancon

Irit Shalom

Paper House Productions

Make sure to hop through each designer on the list and leave a comment on their blog post to be eligible! When you're done, just hop back here and let us know! The hop will be running all weekend, so you have until Sunday at 11:59pm EST to get your entries in! Happy Hopping, and Happy Holidays!

Supplies Used

Tag 

Cardstock - Canvas Corp Brands

Patterned Paper - Paper House

Sticker - Paper House

Ribbon - May Arts

Ink - Prima

Adhesive - Xyron

Card

Dies - Die~Namites Dies

Cardstock - Canvas Corp Brands

Patterned Paper - Paper House

Twine - May Arts

Pearls - Bo Bunny

Adhesive - Xyron 

Enjoy!

Ornament Card **Blog Hop** Die~Namites

I love to make cards for people for Christmas.  I know it is early, but when you need to make quite a few cards, time gets the best of you and you have to get started early!!

 

Come hop along with Die~Namites to win!!

Hello and welcome, we could not be more excited to share our Designer Team Blog Hop with you! The Blog Hop will be the third Friday of every month and each of us will be sharing a fun tip or technique. We love to hear what others are doing and how they are saving time and getting the best use from their die cuts. So here we go, start the hop with us and two random people will win a $10 Die~Namites Gift Card to buy in our store.

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Tip of the Day

Using delicate dies such as the Die~Namites "Beautiful Ornament" below, is very intricate and delicate.  How do you apply it?  Tape runners could pull and tear it, glue sticks are messy, so using a sticker maker is the best solution I have found so far.  Xyron and Stick-It are the two that I know of, and both work great.  I used the Xyron 3" Sticker Maker for this project.

Amazing new dies are now available in the store!!  Check them out HERE!  

You know you want some dies now, right? 

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Be sure to hop around and comment on each design team members blogs, also visited our Facebook Page here, two random person will be chosen from the comments and likes to win the gifts certificates. What fun and there is lots to see and learn. Be sure to comment here too, the next stop on the hop is the fabulous Martha. You have until Monday Nov 23 at 12:00 AM to comment. 

Here is the line up:

Die~Namites Blog

Marina

Erin - YOU ARE HERE

Martha Lucia - NEXT

Susanne

Freetany

Henryka

Winners Posts on the Die~Namites Blog on Thursday Nov 26th!!

Supplies Used
Die - Die~Namites
Cardstock - Canvas Corp Basics
Patterend Papers - Kasiercraft
Twine - May Arts
Mist - Tattered Angels
Gems - Kasiercraft
Ink - Prima
Adhesive - Xyron

Enjoy!