Hello crafty friends! It’s Leica here today and I’m sharing Mitten-shaped shaker tags that I’ve made using the new Mitten ShakerDie.
For these gift tags, I cut the mittens in glittered cardstock and cut several pieces in white cardstock, which I glued together to make a well for the shaker. To have a coordinating look to the tags, I used patterned paper from the same paper pad for the backing of the shaker tags. I simply traced the mitten on the patterned paper and acetate and cut to shape.
I filled the mittens with Holiday Cheer Mix clay confetti. I then use a cropadile to punch a hole for the tag and twine. I love the way these turned out and I can’t wait to use them for my Christmas gifts.
That’s all for these shaker tags. I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project. Thanks for stopping by!
Hello crafty friends! It’s Leica here. I have made the cutest 3D paper Christmas trees using the Pine Tree dies and I’m very excited to share some tips and tricks for making these trees.
CLICK HEREto see a short video on how to make these trees
The Pine Trees include 3 different sizes and I was able to cut 4 of each from an 8.5″ x 11″ cardstock. The work is tedious, but the end result makes it all worthwhile. Just enjoy the process ;)
Once all the pieces are cut, simply score in half and glue one side to the other. The more trees you add, the fluffier it gets. Here is my first tip: use a binder clip to keep the trees in place while the glue dries.
I used 10 trees each for these pink ones:
I cut some snowflakes from theWinter Mug dies and used them as tree toppers. How about some pretty, pink, posh ghosts? (You like what I did there? Hehe) The ghost die cut is also included in the Winter Mug dies. You can add a little bit of glue or just tuck it in-between the pages of the tree so that you can easily swap the topper when the season changes. I’m thinking red hearts for Valentine’s would be cute, too!
I obviously got hooked on making these trees. I’ve decided to make black ones for Halloween.
And some blush-colored ones. I splattered some rose gold paint on the cardstock before cutting them. Of course, you can cut stars and use them as toppers or add twine and use them as ornaments. Or how about tags for gifts?! The possibilities are endless!
After making a few of these trees, I realized that it’s easier to staple the trees together instead of gluing one side to the other. Not only does it save a lot of time, but you also save glue. For the black trees, I was able to staple 8 of them together (65 lb cardstock). If you are using cardstock, just make sure to score the trees in the middle first.
I have an old book that I got for free from the local library and I made some trees using book pages. These are way easier to make. Because the pages are thinner than cardstock, I was able to run 5 pages at a time through my die cut machine. I also did not have to score them down the middle as it is easy to fold them in half once stapled together.
Lastly, I wanted to share that if you are using the glue method, you don’t have to glue the last ones together. The trees open up nicely and stay open even without gluing the last pieces together. I also realized that these trees can be stored flat by tying a rubber band around it. Here are a couple ways to do so:
I hope that I’ve inspired you to make 3D paper Christmas trees! Happy Crafting!
Hello, crafty friends! It’s Leica here today and I have a fun project using the new 3D Pinwheel Dies. These are so simple to make, thanks to this die cut, and I’ve made a few to include in Easter gift bags for my daughter and friends.
Supplies needed: Brad Hot Glue Patterned Paper Pencils (or Paper Straws) 3D Pinwheel Dies
I first cut the Pinwheel Dies in Spring-themed patterned papers. Next, I curved the corners towards the center and lined up the holes using a brad, which holds them together. Lastly, I adhered each pinwheel to a pencil, using hot glue.
These turned out so cute and I plan to have a crafty day with my daughter so we can make more for her friends. Thank you so much for stopping by today! Make sure to share your pinwheel projects with us – we’d love to see them!
Hi friends, it’s Tammy here and I’m excited to be wrapping up Halloween Theme Week over at Pretty Pink Posh! I have a fun project to share, using the new Halloween Circles stamp set.
I LOVE creating little favors and gifts, so I had fun creating these little Halloween Lollipops! To begin, I stamped the images from Halloween Circles, colored with Copic markers, and die cut with the coordinating dies. I then attached the die cut images onto the black cardstock pinked circles. Next, I created the lollipop covers…you guys, they are sooo easy! You could easily mass produce these for the kiddos Halloween class parties, trick-or-treaters, or even co-workers!
Next, attach them together, lining it up with the score line as shown. Punch a hole in the center and fold towards the center so it makes a little tent.
Insert the lollipop through the punched hole. Just a note: these lollipops were a bit too large in diameter, so I folded down the edges so they didn’t peek out the sides.
Put a glue dot on both sides of the lollipop and fold it up to close.
Once all the lollipop holders were made, I added the Halloween Circles to each one with foam tape. Next, I stamped the sentiment from Monster Hugs onto a white cardstock strip and attached to the front of the lollipop. Lastly, I tied a piece of black ribbon to each lollipop to add a special touch!
Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed Halloween Theme Week and you are inspired to make some “spooky” treats!
Hi all, it’s Melody here on the blog today. With Thanksgiving just around the corner I wanted to share an idea I have for some quick and easy place cards for your Thanksgiving table. The place cards make your table just a little more special by adding that handmade touch!
I created four place cards for my post, but the cards can be put together quickly for however many people you have sitting at your holiday table. I started by creating the base for the place cards from Kraft cardstock. I used the stitched rectangle that you get when you die cut the largest die in the Stitched Notes Dies. I scored the Kraft rectangle in the middle then folded the card in half to form a tent card.
I attached the foliage to the place cards, adhering the pumpkins with foam dots to add dimension. The names on the card are computer generated. I finished off the place card with Metallic Gold Jewels.
Thanks for stopping by! I hope I have given you a handmade idea for your Thanksgiving Table.
Hello! Leica here. Today I am sharing a box card using older stamp sets that I have combined together to make this adorably haunting Halloween card.
To start, I created the Lawn Fawn pop-up box as directed, in black 80lb cardstock. Next, I die cut panels for the box, using papers from Doodlebug Candy Carnival collection. For the box inserts, I used a grass die cut in black cardstock.
Next, I stamped images onto 110lb cardstock, colored with Copic markers, and cut with their coordinating dies. The cat and pumpkins are from the Halloween Pals stamp set. The bat, skeleton head, and candies are from the Boo stamp set. The little candies and pumpkin treat bag is from the Halloween Friends stamp set.
I used the following Copic markers: N9/7/5, YR04/02/00, V17/15/12, YG23/13. The fun part is creating the scene. Some of the elements are adhered directly onto the inserts and some are foam mounted to add dimension to the scene.
Next, I stamped the “Happy Halloween” sentiment from the Halloween Pals stamp set onto a white rectangular cardstock and foam mounted on the front flap of the box card. Lastly, I added Glossy Black Jewels to add texture to the card.
Thank you so much for visiting the blog today and I hope you are inspired to create and send Halloween cards to your friends and loved ones this year. Stay safe and healthy!
Hi, friends! We’re excited to be collaborating with Xyron today, sharing foiled projects for the holidays! This is Caly and I have a decorative lantern to share with you using the Stitched Poinsettias and Pine Springs dies!
I started by printing a big sheet of toner-filled cardstock to have a base for my foil to stick to to run through the Xyron Glaminator foil machine. After printing, I cut pieces of red, gold, and green foil to cover the entire space, put them in my carrier sheet and ran them through the Glaminator.
Once I had my foiled cardstock, I cut the different colored
sections and then placed my dies over them to run through my die-cutting
machine to get my poinsettia and foliage.
They are so pretty!
I adhered all the foiled pieces together to create my
poinsettia and then adhered the leaves and pine springs with foam adhesive and
then decorated my lantern. I decorated
my lantern two ways – heavy at the top as well as top and front.
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These make for beautiful center pieces or just decorative pieces around your home. I hope you’ve enjoyed this project! Make your holidays shiny with foil and holiday dies from Pretty Pink Posh!
Hello friends… Angelica here, and I’m so excited to be part of the 25 Days Of Christmas Tags with Pretty Pink Posh. I made two shaker tags with products from the new release for this fun event.
To construct the shaker tags, I used coordinating heavyweight cardstock and acetate, as well as double-sided adhesive. I added the adhesive to the cardstock before die-cutting with the Ornament Shaker Die. I die-cut once with the adhesive on the backside, and once with the adhesive on the front side.
I snipped the word out of the ornament with adhesive on the front side, since this was going to be the backside of my see-through tag. I trimmed two pieces of acetate the same size as the ornaments. I attached the acetate to each cardstock side with adhesive. On the ornament for the front, I wrapped Darice Double-sided Foam Sticky Strips around the edge. I filled the window with Berry Bright Confetti Mix.
I carefully used my finger to make the confetti even height, then closed the window with the back ornament. I die cut a gold topper, and used liquid glue to attach it to the ornament.
For the blue ornament, I did the same steps, using Winter Days Confetti Mix in the window, and silver glitter paper for the topper.
These ornaments were quick to make. If you like making shaker cards, I definitely recommend giving this project a try. They’re a perfect touch for wrapped presents.
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Thanks for stopping by! I hope you were inspired by these pretty tags.
Hi everyone, Rina here! I wanted to create some treats for friends. I decided to do make some Halloween and Fall tags to add to some delicious chocolate goodies.
Since I was making more than one, I decided to use my Zig Real Clean Color Brush markers to color with a water brush. I used Versafine Onyx Black ink on Bristol smooth cardstock. I like the easy watercolor feel these markers leave behind. I used traditional fall colors:
I cut out all my images and put my tags together. To create the treat bags, I used clear bags that you can get anywhere, I get mine at Target and Walmart. I also like to add paper shred, I get mine from the dollar store. I really like being super themed during the fall and holiday season so I had a lot of fun coordinating everything.
Hope you give these a try people love receiving them!
Jeanne here today and I can’t tell you how excited I am to share the Pretty Pink Posh new release dies with you! You’re going to FALL in love them all! Paulina’s got a little something for everyone! Do you love bling and sequins? Then the Thanks Leaf Shaker die is for you. Of course it’s ideal for shakers full of shiny sequins but you’ll find lots of great ways to use this pretty maple leaf die.
If you say “fall” I say “color”! And color blocking is one of my favorite techniques. No one makes this technique easier than Pretty Pink Posh. The unique Stacked Edges stitched border dies fit together perfectly so you can add lots of layers without a lot of thickness. To save time I cut three different borders at a time so I have several to use on other projects. I adhere the borders together on their reverse side and then cut them into a panel for the cover of my card.
The new Thankful For You Script die is a great way to add a sentiment to any project. I love the loopy letters of the hand written font. This color block panel was created with die cut squares from the Storybook 3 and stitched strips from Stitched Borders 3.
The squares are topped with die cut leaves and pumpkin from the new Small Stitched Foliage.
As the weather turns cooler baking season will begin again for me. I can always use a pretty tag to dress up a loaf up pumpkin bread or a bag of cookies. I created panels of colorful chevrons using the Stacked Edges 2 and die cut them with the Stitched Duo 1 Tag.
I embellished the tags with die cut Fall Tags and Small Stitched Foliage (in case you’re wondering yes.. they can be stacked on top of each other) cut from white card stock.
The “thanks” sentiment is cut from the Thanks Leaf Shaker and yes, there are new colorful jewels this release too! I used the new Midnight Black, Raspberry, Blue Lagoon Jewels to add the perfect finishing touch to these tags today.
A big thank you to YOU for joining me today! Be sure to join us tomorrow for the reveal of the release and a chance to buy the bundle of all the new release items a day early at a discount!
Plus, more inspiration from these designers! Click photos to visit their blog posts.
I used Distress Oxide inks to create orange paper where I can cut out some of the 
