Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! I hope everyone is spending time with family and friends on this Christmas Day! You are all bright blessings in my life! Thank you so much for your friendship, support, and love! I wish you all a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year! I look forward to spending another great year with you all!

Cheers!
Beth

Wishing You Warmth and Cheer

Here is a quick, cozy Christmas card using the soon to be released Cable Knit Dynamic TIEF and the Warmth and Cheer stamp set.

This card is a modified CASE from Wednesday's post. I changed the Whisper White rectangle into a scallop square using the Layered Squares Framelits and rotated the Cable Knit Dynamic TIEF.

The detail of the Cable Knit Dynamic TIEF is amazing! As a longtime knitter, I can say the purl stitches between the cables are truly life-like. This TIEF is quickly becoming my favorite embossing folder. I can't wait to make more projects!

If you have not ordered from me in the last 12 months and would like a copy of the 2016-2017 Holiday Catalog, please contact me today with your request and mailing address.

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Party Wishes Card Swap

The card swap theme for tomorrow's monthly meeting is the 2016 Occasions catalog. The challenge is to make ten cards using products in the Occasions catalog. The finished cards could incorporate items such as DSP, stamp sets, and embellishments. I chose to use the Party Wishes stamp set and the coordinating It's My Party Designer Series Paper.

March is quickly approaching! With so many of my family members' birthdays in March, I thought this was a great way to get a head start and complete this month's swap theme. I made enough for the swap plus a few extra.

I came up with five different combinations for this simple layout. To conserve this adorable paper, I selected DSP that paired well on both sides. It was hard to choose just one!

For the swap, I chose the piece with the Melon Mambo stripes on one side and the confetti on the other side. I cut the entire sheet into 2" strips. Then I cut ten 2" x 2" squares for the presents. Once the presents were cut, I cut 1/2" x 2" rectangles to make the ribbon in the middle of the present. Next I punched the bows. All ten presents and bows used only one piece of DSP! Woohoo!

I used grid paper to help straighten and center the little rectangle of DSP on the present.

Line up the present with the ruled edge. Here I lined it up between the 8" mark and the 10" mark, but any inch mark is fine. To center the rectangular strip on the present, first find the midpoint. The midpoint is 9".

Then add 1/4" to the midpoint to find the starting mark and subtract 1/4" from the midpoint to find the ending mark. One-quarter inch less is 8-3/4". One quarter-inch more is 9-1/4".  So, to center the rectangular strip place it between 8-3/4" and 9-1/4".

Put some glue or SNAIL on the rectangle. Starting at the bottom of the rectangle, line it up between 8-3/4" and 9-1/4". Press the bottom down. Use the same grid lines above the present to guide you, continue to line up and adhere the rectangle. This tip takes the guesswork out!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

The measurements for this card are:

Card Base: 4-1/4" x 11" (vertical fold) in Whisper White
1st Base Mat: 4" x 5-1/4" in Melon Mambo or Mint Macaron
2nd Base Mat: 3-3/4" x 5" in Whisper White and embossed with Decorative Dots TIEF
Present: 2" x 2" in It's My Party DSP
Present Ribbon Rectangle: 1/2" x 2" in It's My Party DSP
Sentiment Strip: 1-1/4" x 3" in Whisper White
Sentiment Mat: 1-1/2" x 3-1/4" in Melon Mambo or Mint Macaron

The products used in this post are:

Paper Item #115320 Melon Mambo cardstock Item #138337 Mint Macaron cardstock Item #100730 Whisper White cardstock Item #140552 It’s My Party DSP	Ink Item #126948 Melon Mambo Ink Pad Item #138326 Mint Macaron Ink Pad	Stamps Item #140961 Party Wishes Clear-Mount Stamp Set Item #140651 Party Wishes Wood-Mount Stamp Set
Tools Item #137414 Bow Builder Punch Item #133520 Decorative Dots TIEF Item #126889 Trimmer Item #113439 Big Shot Item #126200 Stampin’ Scrub Item #102394 Stampin’ Mist	Adhesives Item #104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals Item #104332 SNAIL Adhesive Item #103683 Mini Glue Dots