Hello everyone!! Today I get to share one of my absolute FAVORITE projects EVER!!! And the best part is that I got to use my absolute FAVORITE stamp set ever! ;-) hehe. Do you remember what it is? Of course you do! It's the Signs of Santa set! It will definitely be one of those sets that stay in my personal collection, long after retirement from the catalog. I truly love it!
Yes, you read right..... It's about to retire. :'( Sad sad day! So if you like it or LOVE it as much as I do, you definitely wanna get your hands on it right away!! You can order it here!
I had so much fun putting this little box together for my Hostess Club! There are so many things to see! It's got tags and cards and flaps and die cuts. It also has the "official seal of the North Pole and the jolly elf himself!
It looks like a lot of paper, but it was so worth it! The girls had a great time with it! This cute little box made the best Christmas gift for them and was a fabulous challenge for them to put together!!
The dimensions can be seen here. I hope you can see them ok anyways! :-)
So, for the two "CROSSES", You'll cut squares to begin with. Then score at the two measurements listed, on both sides. That will give you 9 boxes. You'll cut the corner box off all four sides, on both squares. Be sure to note that they are two different sizes. Then cut the lid square, and score it. You'll simply cut on the marks shown in the photo. Easy Peezy so far right?! This is the whole foundation of your explosion box. From here, you can decorate and embellish it however you like! :-)
I hope you enjoyed taking a peek at this super fun and adorable explosion box! I really enjoyed putting it together! I am a sucker for little "nooks and crannies" to stick notes, tags, and things. hehe. I love it!
Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my little explosion box! I hope you make one of your own! If you do, please consider visiting (and joining) my facebook group, and post a photo. You can find the group HERE.
From our home to yours, we wish you a Very Happy Holidays and a safe and Happy New Year!!
Well Good Morning everyone!! Happy Monday! hehehe. Here in East Tennessee, winter is setting in. As I'm sitting here chatting with you, the sun has come up and is starting to warm the earth. The trees and ground have been lightly dusted with snow and the ice crystals are glistening in the sunlight. It's a beautiful winter day!
Snow always reminds me of my childhood. How I loved to run and play in it with my brothers and sisters! We built forts, made snow angels, and yes! had snowball fights! ha! Another wonderful thing about the snow coming, was that Christmas was on it's way! Yes, of course, I loved getting presents. DUH! What kid doesn't?
But what I REALLY loved was the Christmas specials on TV!! All those fabulous holiday cartoons and movies came on and played every night for families to enjoy together. It's such a shame they don't do that anymore. :-( We do, from dvd though! Some of my best childhood memories were of my family sitting in the living room together, watching Frosty the Snowman or Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Mom would always make cook n serve pudding in mugs for us to eat while we sat in wonder. It was our most special treat and it only happened during Christmas time.
So, you can imagine how excited I was when I saw the "Santa's Workshop" suite in Stampin' Up's Holiday Catalog!! I mean, this entire suite was pulled right out of my childhood!!! From the flocked candy cane paper, to the cotton drawstring bags, to the absolutely ADORABLE "Signs of Santa" stamp & die bundle!! I mean, what's not to love?! Santa and Mrs Claus and those cute little elves oh my!! It's even got the north pole!
Do you see that bag?! OH MY GOSH!!! It's adorbs!! And you can do so many things with it! It's literally a blank canvas! :-) They're 4"x5" which is a perfect size to add all sorts of yummy treats or little trinkets. You can stamp and emboss directly on them too! SO FUN!!
And, how about that paper? Oh My! I am totally and completely IN LOVE with this paper!! I admit, I have a few packages of it.... just for ME! haha!
This suite also includes some fabulous textured weave ribbon in "Poppy Parade", as well as gorgeous red rhinestones and some fabulous green & white striped baker's twine. They all compliment this suite perfectly!
What's absolutely fabulous is that the stamps & dies coordinate BEAUTIFULLY with that paper too! Check it out!
I made a video to show how to use our Stampin' Blends to color Santa (and the rest of the cast) to make them look like the images on the paper. So once the paper runs out, you can still have all your favorite characters whenever you want! How great is that?!
I hope you love this suite as much as I do! Of course it's not too late to get it, if you don't have it yet!
Well, I suppose now I should really show you some projects that i've made with this absolutely adorable suite. If you're like me, you've probably been looking for them all along! I always want to see what people make with this stuff!
Who am I to disappoint?! Here ya go!
This bag was made using the "BAG FROM A CARD" technique that I showed you the other day. I have a video in that blog post as well as on my Youtube channel, showing how to create the bag from a standard A2 size card. It's a lot of fun! You should definitely make one! If you decide to make one, head over to the Stampin' Chic Facebook group and post a photo there for us to see! I'd love to see how you design yours! :-)
Thank you so much for spending some of your day here with me today! I just love getting visitors! Until next time.
Happy Crafting!
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