Hello Christmas Gift Tag

I was about to recycle my test wreath from Friday's Hello Spring Wreath card when I realized it could become a Christmas wreath if I stamped small holly berries on it using the small and medium circle stamps from Hello Easter. I love that this stamp set is full of cute doodads!

Instead of making a card, I thought this holly wreath would make a great Christmas gift tag. It is never too early to start getting ready for Christmas!

The banner gift tag base is a 2-1/2" x 5" piece of Crumb Cake cardstock stamped with the Hardwood background stamp in Soft Suede ink. The tag is topped with a 3/4" x 2-1/2" piece of Garden Green cardstock embossed with the Holly Embossing Folder.

The Merry Christmas greeting comes from the Santa's Sleigh stamp set in the Annual Catalog. To make the greeting on two lines instead of one, I first used the brush end of a Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker to "ink up" the word Christmas only and stamped it inside the wreath. Then I cleaned the stamp really well before "inking up" the Merry with the brush end of the marker and stamped it above Christmas.

I added a gold ribbon tie to attach the gift tag to a gift bag and a gold bow to the wreath for a bit of sparkle.

At first glance, Hello Easter appears to be a single occasion stamp set, but after working with it for awhile, I can really envision more occasions that Hello Easter would be perfect for, especially all of the little flowers and leaves stamps!

Have you discovered other occasions to use the Hello Easter stamp set for? I would love to see what you make!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Hello Christmas Wreath Gift Tag Card Supply List
Stamps	#145783 Hello Easter (Photopolymer) #133035 Hardwood (Clear-Mount) #133032 Hardwood (Wood-Mount) #142057 Santa’s Sleigh (Photopolymer)
Paper	#100730 Whisper White Cardstock #102584 Garden Green Cardstock #120953 Crumb Cake Cardstock
Ink	#144086 Lemon Lime Twist Ink Pad #126978 Soft Suede Ink Pad #126949 Real Red Ink Pad #100082 Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker
Embellishments	#104430 Dimensionals #134583 1/8” Gold Ribbon
Tools	#143263 Big Shot Machine #126199 Stampin’ Pierce Mat #141705 Layering Circles Framelits #141634 Holly Textured Impressions Embossing Folder #134365 1/8” Handheld Circle Punch

Smitten Mitten CASE

Today's card is a CASE from a card designed by Mary Fish. I loved the way she layered the banner, stitched circle, and mitten! I just had to recreate it.

I didn't have the original sentiment stamp on the Old Olive banner, so I substituted the smitten sentiment stamp. I also embossed the Real Red 2nd matte with the Holly Embossing Folder for some added texture.

I am saddened that Smitten Mitten (#146070) is one of the Bundles that is retiring from the Holiday Catalog. Smitten Mitten is in my top ten favorite products from the Holiday Catalog! Mittens are such a classic symbol of winter. I was really hoping it would carry over. This Bundle has incredible versatility - Christmas Cards, winter birthdays, garlands, Advent Calendars, gift tags, and more. Many Mitten Framelits make it fun to design your own mitten combinations! 

For the inside, I added a strip of plaid patterned paper from the Christmas Around the World Designer Series Paper Pack and a strip of Basic Black cardstock. I also added a row of Real Red hearts using the hearts in a row stamp above the cardstock. This heart stamp is two rows of hearts. In order to make it look like one row of hearts, I masked below where I wanted to stamp with a sticky note.

Smitten Mitten CASE Card Measurements
	Paper	Dimensions
Card Base	Thick Whisper White	5-1/2” x 8-1/2”; scored at 4-1/4”
1st Matte	Garden Green	5-1/4” x 4”
2nd Matte	Real Red	5” x 3-3/4”
Mitten (2)	Whisper White	2-1/2” x 3-1/4”
Banner	Old Olive	1” x 3-1/2”
Stitched Circle	Christmas Around the World Designer Series Paper	3-1/2” x 3-1/2”
DSP Strip	Christmas Around the World Designer Series Paper	1” x 4-1/4”
Cardstock Strip	Basic Black	1/2” x 4-1/4”

I hope you are as smitten with this card as I am and give it a try!

There has been a change in the second reservation period for the Stamparatus. The Stamparatus has been so popular that the second reservation period has been expanded! Hooray! This is great news!

• The new reservation period starts on December 5th, 2017 at 2pm (MT) and ends on December 30th, 2017.
• December reservations will be processed in the order they are received and will begin shipping around March 19th, 2018. 
• The limits on the number of Stamparatuses have also changed to 1 per customer and 1 per demonstrator. 
• Stampin' Up! is not placing limits on the total number of reservations they receive in the month of December, so the third reservation period that was scheduled for January will be canceled. December will be the last opportunity to reserve the Stamparatus until its official release in June 2018.
• If you reserved a Stamparatus in November, your reservation will stay the same (unless you change it).
• If you reserved a Stamparatus in November, you can reserve more in December. 

To Reserve Your Stamparatus When the Reservation Window Opens

• Create or sign into your Stampin' Up! Online Store Account
• Click on the Reserve Your Stamparatus Now Banner Graphic
• This Banner Graphic will take you to the Reservation App. Enter your credit card information.
• Click Reserve.

Please Note: Your card is not charged until your Stamparatus ships.

To Cancel Your Stamparatus Order

• Sign into your Stampin' Up! Online Store Account
• Click Cancel Reservation on the Reservation App.

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Smitten Mitten CASE Card Supply List
Stamps	#146070 Smitten Mitten Bundle (Photopolymer)
Paper	#100730 Whisper White #140272 Thick Whisper White #121045 Basic Black #144629 Christmas Around the World Designer Series Paper #100702 Old Olive
Ink	#140931 Archival Basic Black #126949 Real Red
Embellishments	#144639 Black Rhinestones #144631 Real Red 1/8” Solid Ribbon #104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools	#143263 Big Shot #141634 Holly Embossing Folder #145372 Stitched Shapes Framelits #138292 Triple Banner Punch #126199 Stampin’ Pierce Mat