A Sunsational Christmas Tree

I love Christmas and making Christmas cards!

When I saw this Flourish Christmas Tree stamp at Sunsational Stamps I knew it had potential for elegance.  I was inspired to create this simple yet elegant card.

I stamped the image with a light silver gray ink so that it wouldn't show through the gold glitter gel pen that I used to trace over the image...but if I had a sparkly gold ink pad I would have used that instead.  I matted the image on a shiny metallic red cardstock to accentuate the ornaments that I colored with Christmas Red Stickles which also give the ornaments a little dimension and sparkle.  I added a gold rhinestone to the star at the top of the tree to make it shine.  At the base of the tree I added a bow made from a red metallic cord.  The "Merry Christmas" stamp is from the Christmas Greetings stamp set from Hot Off The Press.

To see more stamp sets visit Sunsational Stamps 

For digital images and cut files visit Scrapping With Lisa Designs 

For more inspiration visit....

Sunsational Stamps Blog 

Sunsational Stamps on Facebook 

Sunsational Stamps YouTube Channel 

and my YouTube channel jjgz4ever 

And don't miss out on Sunsational Stamps November Monthly Challenge

Here a few challenges I'm entering with this card...
Addicted To Stamps Challenge Blog - #169 Clean and Simple
Moving Along With The Times - #7 Leaves or Trees
A Snowflakes Promise - #9 Christmas / Winter
Whimsy Stamps Inspirations - #87 Fall Colors or Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - November = Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - #254 Bright or Sprakly Colours
CASE-ing Christmas - Challenge #31
Great Impressions - November Challenge "Bling On The Holidays"


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It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas!

At Scrapbook Blessings Club our November's Monthly Challenge is "Anything Goes: using green, red, and white colors".  I was totally thrilled when I found out the sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps because I'm a big fan!

I made two cards to showcase their images.

For the first card I used this adorable image called Ornaments Bear and actually created an "ornament" to display it in.  I colored it with watercolor pencils, and Sakura Stardust Gelly Roll pens.  The card is embossed using a snowflake embossing folder, and I added a few snowflakes on the "ornament".

The second card I made using Fairy Christmas .  I think she is just beautiful and love that her wings are made of Holly.  I also colored her with watercolor pencils, and Sakura Stardust Gelly Roll pens.  The "fur" on her hat was accented with Stickles "Frosted Lace".  The added Holly leaves are from Paper Sweeties Holly Days Bundle stamps and dies set.  The card was embossed with an embossing folder and the raised part was painted over with Smooch pearlized top coat.

Be sure to stop by Scrapbook Blessings Club and check out the November challenge and great tutorials.
Scrapbook Blessings Club - November challenge - 
Anything Goes using Red, Green, & White

To find more of these awesome images visit Bugaboo Stamps 

And now for the awesome challenges I'm entering...

Addicted To Stamps Challenge Blog - #168 Holiday
Fab 'n' Funky Challenges - #279 Christmas
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - #59 White & White
Cute Card Thursday - #397 Sparkles
Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge Blog - #335 Christmas
Hiding In My Craft Room - #223 Freestyle
ABC Christmas Challenge - V is for Very Cute
Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Challenges - #87 Fall Colours or Christmas
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra - November - Anything Goes

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Floating Ghosts Card

Here is a last minute Halloween card...well not last minute to make, but last minute to post...lol

Actually it doesn't take very long to make and the floating ghosts are a cool effect.  The ghosts are from Sunsational Stamps Trick Or Treat stamp set.

HERE is a link to the YouTube tutorial 

or just watch below

To see more stamp sets visit Sunsational Stamps 

For digital images and cut files visit Scrapping With Lisa Designs 

For more inspiration visit....

Sunsational Stamps Blog 

Sunsational Stamps on Facebook 

Sunsational Stamps YouTube Channel 

and my YouTube channel jjgz4ever 

Thank you for stopping by and....
HAPPY CRAFTING!!!

Batty For You - Halloween card

Halloween is almost here and I have been making cards for my grandchildren.  The one I'm sharing today has a flying bat that I made using Sunsational Stamps stamp set "Batty For Halloween" 

To see the bat in action and learn how this card was made, please visit my YouTube channel HERE for the tutorial...or just watch below

To see more stamp sets visit Sunsational Stamps 

For digital images and cut files visit Scrapping With Lisa Designs 

For more inspiration visit....

Sunsational Stamps Blog 

Sunsational Stamps on Facebook 

Sunsational Stamps YouTube Channel 

and my YouTube channel jjgz4ever 

OMG I almost forgot the challenges!!!!
Melonheadz Friends - Halloween or Harvest Challenge
4 Crafty Chicks - #269 Happy Halloween
Cute Card Thursday - #396 Anything Goes
Moving Along With The Times - #6 Halloween
Brown Sugar Challenge Blog - #169 Anything Goes
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenges - #102 Halloween

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HAPPY CRAFTING!!!

Thanksgiving - Part 3

There are so many ways to add special touches to Thanksgiving....and here are a couple more.

For these two projects I used Thanksgiving Tags from Scrapping With Lisa Designs a division of Sunsational Stamps .  

The cutting files are SVG, PDF, JPEG, EPS, DXF, and PNG, and if you don't have a Cricut Explore, Cameo, or Silhouette, you can cut them out by hand ... which is what I did for this project.

I printed and cut the tags (you can make them whaever size works for you), then gave them a little sprakle with glitter gel pens.  On this particular tag I also added a burlap flower and black gem.  I used a hole punch to make the hole to string the rafia through.  I wish we had cloth napkins to do this with, but since we don't I just wrapped the silverware in a paper napking and folded the top edges down.  Then I wrapped rafia around the napkin a few times and attached the tag and tied a bow.  To make it extra special you could right each person's name on the tag, or write something special like 'Give Thanks".  I think napkin rings or napkin ties make things seem a little more formal and special.

The other items seen in the one pictures can be found here on my blog...they are from Thanksgiving - Part 1, and Thanksgiving - Part 2

When I think of Thanksgiving I also think of the leftovers that get sent home with guest....or maybe even a pie you take to a friend....and I thought these tags would be an awesome way to add a little something special to it.

Pictured are the other 2 tags that come with the set.  On these I also used glitter gel pens, as well as a few Autumn leaves I had left over from a Fall card I made.  I did a YouTube video on the technique I use and you can find it HERE

To see more holiday images visit Sunsational Stamps 

and Scrapping With Lisa Designs 

For more inspiration visit...

Sunsational Stamps Blog 

Sunsational Stamps Fan Page on Facebook

Sunsational Stamps YouTube Channel 

and My YouTube Channel jjgz4ever 

Thank you for stopping by and...

HAPPY CRAFTING!!!

Thanksgiving - Part 2

Thanksgiving Place Cards

Last Friday was my first Thanksgiving post....

today I am continuing with that same theme.

The images I used are from a set called Friends Feast Together that is available at Scrapping With Lisa Designs a division of Sunsational Stamps.  These are the cutting files that are included SVG, PDF, JPEG, PNG, EPS and DXF.  I used my Cricut Explore to cut out the images.  You can also get a similar one as a digi stamp at Sunsational Stamps.  There is a banner that says "Friends Feast Together" that comes with this but I didn't use it.

These place cards are easel cards and an adorable way to dress up your Thanksgiving table and make each person feel special.   I cut out the images using my Cricut Explore, but you could use other cutting machines such as the Cameo or Silhouette...or you can even cut them by hand.  I used my Sizzix Scalloped Circle die to cut the three parts of the easel card.  Just like last week, I used a TCW 6x6 Mini Wood Grain  template and "Gathered Twigs" Distress Ink to add the wood grain look of the background.  The labels that were used for the names are attached with the adhesive foam squares to hold the easel card open.   I made them using Paper Artist cutting dies from "9 Tiny Tags & Little Labels" by Hot Off The Press.  I inked the edges with "Gathered Twigs" Distress Ink, and wrote the names with "Gathered Twigs" Distress Markers.

So now that I have shown you what the images look like as a single layer, I am going to show you what they would look like layered....I'm just showing one.

I layered this the same way I do stamped images.....printed out more than one copy and then cut out the parts I want to layer.  To see more on this just look at last weeks post "Thanksgiving - Part 1".  BUT....since these images come with SVG files and more, the layers are already available to you.

Here is a picture that includes last weeks project, a napkin holder, so you can see how the set comes together

For more Thanksgiving images visit....

Sunsational Stamps 

and

Scrapping With Lisa Designs 

And for more inspiration visit....

Sunsational Stamps Blog 

Sunsational Stamps Fan Page on Facebook

Sunsational Stamps YouTube Channel 

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HAPPY CRAFTING!!!

Thanksgiving - Part 1

Thanksgiving is next month and I am starting to get ready!

I made this cute little napkin holder to decorate my table.

The adorable 3D image featured on it is the

 "Too Cute To Eat" stamp from Sunsational Stamps 

Directons on making a 3D image from with a stamp....

Stamp your image 3 separate times .... color one image to be used as the back ... only coloring the part that will show ... then color another image to be the middle layer .... again only coloring the part that you want to show ....and then color the last image coloring only the part you want to be the top layer.

Below are pictures demonstrating what I am talking about.

Next you will cut out the image that will be the base (back layer) ...  for the second image cut away what was the back layer leaving what will be used as the middle layer ... and final image just cut out what will be your final layer.

Below are pictures demonstrating what I am talking about.

Next you will attach the layers using foam tape or pop dots.  Start by attaching the middle layer to the back layer .... then attach the front layer.

On the right is a picture of all 3 layers attached with dimensional foam squares.  The other pictures show it from different angles after being attached to the bag that I am using to make the napkin holder.

Now about the bag part of the napkin holder....

I cut it out with my Cricut Explore and Sherri Baldy's "Bestie Bag" svg file using a beige color cardstock.   After cutting it out I used a TCW 6x6 Mini Wood Grain  template and "Gathered Twigs" Distress Ink to add the wood grain look to the bag.  I made TWO of the 3D turkey images and attached them to opposite sides of the bag.  I made some leaves using a technique I learned from Sandy on Scrapbook Blessings Club's Everything Fall Blog Hop .... HERE IS THE LINK to her tutorial .... I did mine a little different ... hee hee hee ... and put the leaves around the handles and added a little bow in the center.

You can make this into a gift bag, but my creative mind saw it as a Thanksgiving napkin holder to decorate my table.

For more Thanksgiving images visit....

Sunsational Stamps 

and

Scrapping With Lisa Designs 

And for more inspiration visit....

Sunsational Stamps Blog 

Sunsational Stamps Fan Page on Facebook

Sunsational Stamps YouTube Channel 

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HAPPY CRAFTING!!!