Forever Evergreen Kit Alternative Project

The Forever Evergreen Kit is a perfect home decor project for winter! I can see these trees standing tall across my mantle or on sides of the television stand. This kit is too cute to pass up!

This kit is great completed according to the direction. But, why not try this framed home decor art also!? This is a great alternative project to use up your extra kit supplies.

Have you tried this kit? What other alternative projects have you made? I would love to see what you make!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Forever Evergreen Kit Alternative Project Supply List
Stamps	#142049 Christmas Pines Photopolymer #142184 Forever Evergreen Photopolymer #142061 Holly Berry Happiness Photopolymer
Paper	#101650 Very Vanilla #142314 Window Sheets #101910 Shimmery White
Ink	#102283 Versamark #126966 Cherry Cobbler #126975 Crumb Cake #126973 Garden Green #126978 Soft Suede #126959 Wild Wasabi
Embellishments	#109129 Gold Embossing Powder #141897 Clear Wink of Stella #141898 Gold Wink of Stella
Tools	#141851 Pretty Pines Thinlits #139684 Precision Base Plate #143263 Big Shot Machine #141843 Holly Berry Builder Punch #1424994 Forever Evergreen Project Kit #134365 1/8” Circle Punch

Moonlit Forest CASE

Michele from Michele's Craft Corner and I worked on recreating a gorgeous moonlit forest card by Michelle Zindorf. Her cards are absolutely stunning! I had to share my CASE.

We used several techniques to make this card - brayering, masking, reverse masking, and stamping off. It is not as complicated as it sounds. Just take one step and one technique at a time.

The moon is formed by creating a mask from a circle punch. The craters are a stamp from Gorgeous Grunge! How clever!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Quick Tip: Gluing

When gluing difficult to glue pieces such as small die-cut stars to embossed cardstock, I find it helpful to place a large clear acrylic block on top of the area while it dries. The clear acrylic block acts as a weight, keeps your hands free to make more cards, and its smooth surface is easier to release than glue covered fingers.

The card pictured above is a CASE from Yvonne Pree with a few changes. I thought Yvonne's card was so perfect for our Stamp of the Month Club in September featuring the Peaceful Pines stamp set. 

My next Stamp of the Month Club will be held on November 15th. Choose from either the morning session from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm or the evening session from 6:00 pm to 8:30pm. November's club will focus on the Hang Your Stocking Stamp Set. Be sure to order your stamp set by Tuesday, November 1st to ensure a timely delivery.

Hang Your Stocking Stamp Set
Item #	Product Name	Retail (USD)
143512	Hang Your Stocking Bundle (Photopolymer Stamp Set and Thinlit Die Set)	$45.75
142114	Photopolymer Stamp Set	$21.00
141841	Christmas Stockings Thinlits	$30.00

There is a coordinating thinlit set, but it is not necessary to bring them to class. I will provide the thinlit set during classtime.

RSVP by text, phone, or email by Tuesday, November 8th. See you at class!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Scrumptious Chocolate Covered Pretzels

Many years around this time, my Mom and start making chocolate covered pretzels to give away as Christmas gifts. This year we made double chocolate pretzels and salted caramel pretzels. Let me tell you these are so delicious, you will not be able to stop at just one! Yum!

We adorned each bag with a scrumptious tag using the second tag framelit from the Here's to Cheers Bundle.

The Cherry Cobbler curly die looks like frosting. The mini jingle bell grouping really set the Christmas spirit too!

I added a Whisper White mat to the inside of the card. I took a scrap and lined it up with the bottom section of the tag framelit and ran it through the Big Shot Machine.

Next I stamped the tag with the to and love images in Early Espresso ink. What a great idea to have love instead of just from!

For the bottom border, I cut a 3/4" by 4" piece of Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper (DSP). To make sure the DSP lined up exactly on the tag, I also partially die cut this piece. I placed the DSP underneath the bottom portion of the tag die and ran it through the Big Shot Machine. It comes out the perfect width and with rounded corners.

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Scrumptious Chocolate Covered Pretzel Tag Project Supply List
Stamps	#143529 Here’s to Cheers Bundle (Clear-Mount) #143528 Here’s to Cheers Bundle (Wood-Mount)
Paper	#141981 Candy Cane Lane DSP #120953 Crumb Cake #100730 Whisper White #119685 Cherry Cobbler
Ink	#126974 Early Espresso
Embellishments	#141989 3/8” Silky Taffeta Ribbon Combo Pack #142002 Mini Jingle Bells #141983 Candy Cane Lane Baker’s Twine
Tools	#142001 6” x 17” Gusseted Cellophane Bags #139684 Precision Base Plate #143263 Big Shot Machine