Iconic Christmas Decoration Hunt Card

Merry Christmas! I hope you all had a wonderful day with family and friends! Today I would like to share the Christmas card I made for one of my nephews. I know it is too late for this year (unless you celebrate Kings' Day or the Epiphany), but I don't want you to miss out on the Iconic Christmas Bundle like I almost did.

When I first saw the Iconic Christmas stamp set and Framelit Bundle, it was not on my immediate must have list. After pouring over the Holiday Catalog again, an idea burst into my head. Iconic Christmas would make an amazing I Spy™ type of Christmas card for my six year old nephew! Brilliant!

I used Stampin' Write Markers and Stampin' Blends Markers to color in the Christmas decorations. Some decorations are traditional colors and some are not. I tried to vary the colors to make the game take a little longer and be more interesting.

The inside has a pocket perfect for holding clues to find different Christmas decorations. I wrote a little story about Santa decorating the Christmas tree and helping him find each of the decorations.

I used a word processing program to create a 3-1/3" x 4-3/4" text box with the story and the clues and printed it directly onto Thick Whisper White cardstock. I didn't write clues for all of the decorations.

I wrote a few prompting questions to start a conversation with my nephew about the decorations. He is at an age where he is quantifying and categorizing items and wants to tell you about his observations. Why not help develop his conversation, observation, and counting skills. I also wrote out each number word instead of typing the symbol. My nephew is reading more and more every day, so I thought it would be a good challenge to practice reading number words (can you tell I was an elementary school teacher).

Iconic Christmas Find the Ornaments Card Measurements
	Paper	Dimensions
Card Base	Thick Whisper White	8-1/2” x 5-1/2”; scored at 4-1/4”
1st Matte	Christmas Around the World Designer Series Paper	5-1/2” x 4-1/4”
2nd Matte	Basic Black	4” x 5”
3rd Matte	Thick Whisper White	3-3/4” x 4-3/4”
Inside Pocket	Christmas Around the World Designer Series Paper	4” x 5”
Clue Sheet	Thick Whisper White	3-1/3” x 4-7/5”

The inside pocket would be shortened to hold a gift card instead if you didn't want to make this card with the decoration hunt game.

You could also leave the front of the card uncolored and have the recipient color it in.

Item #	Description	Retail (USD)
146059	Iconic Christmas Bundle (Photopolymer)	$47.50
144825	Iconic Christmas Stamp Set (Photopolymer)	$27.00
144680	Ornamental Christmas Framelits	$26.00

Sadly, Iconic Christmas is retiring January 2nd, 2018 and will no longer be available for purchase. I almost missed this fantastic bundle. Don't miss out on this cute graphic stamp set and framelit bundle! Stay tuned for more Iconic Christmas projects!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Iconic Christmas Find the Ornaments Card Supply List
Stamps	#146059 Iconic Christmas Bundle (Photopolymer)
Paper	#140272 Thick Whisper White #121045 Basic Black #144629 Christmas Around the World Designer Series Paper
Ink	#140931 Archival Basic Black #131264 Many Marvelous Stampin’ Write Marker Collection #144033 2017-2019 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers #144581 Dark Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blend Marker
Embellishments	#104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools	#126199 Stampin’ Pierce Mat #143263 Big Shot Machine #126889 Stampin’ Trimmer #119868 1” Circle Punch

 

New Items on the Clearance List!

New items have been added to the Clearance Rack! Supplies are limited, & with discounts up to 70%, products will go quickly! Shop now and stock up!

I am especially excited that the Baker's Box Thinlits are back! I love this cute milk carton box! It perfect for presents on all occasions! What is your favorite item on the Clearance Rack?

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Free Shipping on December 11th, 2017

Today, December 11th, 2017, is a FREE SHIPPING DAY! Free Shipping is available on all order types until 11:59pm (MT) tonight. Woohoo! 

What a perfect time to get in a quick Christmas project order or stock up on your favorite retiring Holiday Catalog products like the Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper.

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Hearts Come Home Treat Holder

My mom and I follow many of the Stampin' Up! demonstrators from Germany on Pinterest. We love the treat holders and the 3D projects they create. When we saw a snowman treat holder featuring the scalloped tag topper punch from Germany, we had to make one right away!

The inspiration for this treat holder shape comes from a photograph on Pinterest. There was no name or watermark on the photograph or a link to the website or instructions. The greeting was in German. The stamps on the original treat holder have long since retired, so I created my own winter scene using the Hearts Come Home and the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets.

To figure out the dimenstions of the treat holder, I used what I knew about the scalloped tag topper punch dimensions and experimented to determine the rest. The scalloped tag topper punch uses a 2" wide strip of paper. So, I started with a 2" x 11" inch strip of Night of Navy cardstock. My score lines are 1/2" wide to fit the Merry Christmas sentiment label. Once I was happy with the size of the bottom of the treat holder, I measured my stamped and cut the Whisper White cardstock to fit.

Below are the dimensions that I came up from the inspiration photograph.

Foil Wrapped Chocolate Snowman Treat Holder Measurements
	Paper	Dimensions
Card Base	Night of Navy	2” x 5-1/4”
1st Matte	Whisper White	2” x 1-7/8”
Sentiment Label	Whisper White	scrap at least 2” x 2”

First, cut your cardstock. With the long side of the Night of Navy cardstock along the top of the Simply Scored Board, score one end at 1/2", 1", 1-1/2", and 2". Burnish all of your score lines towards you.

Then punch the other end with the scalloped tag topper punch.

Add Tear and Tape or other strong adhesive to the back of the treat holder base between the end of the treat holder base and the 1/2" score line. Remove the tape backing.

Fold up your score lines  to form a little box platform for the snowman to sit and adhere to the treat holder base as shown in the photograph.

Stamp your winter scene on the Whisper White cardstock and adhere to the treat holder base just underneath the scalloped tag topper punch hole.

Put two glue dots on the back of the foil wrapped snowman and attach to your winter scene.

Stamp Merry Christmas onto Whisper White cardstock, punch out with the Classic Label Punch, add dimensionals to the back, and adhere to the treat holder base bottom front.

Thread a piece of Whisper White Organza Ribbon through the tag topper hold and tie a Lark's Head knot or a bow. Your treat is ready for giving!

This treat holder would be a great gift for schools, friends, family, and more. I hope you give this sweet, winter treat holder a try!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Foil Wrapped Chocolate Snowman Treat Holder Supply List
Stamps	#145413 Hearts Come Home (Wood-Mount) Stamp Set #145416 Hearts Come Home (Clear-Mount) Stamp Set #144671  Hearts Come Home (Wood-Mount) Bundle #146068  Hearts Come Home (Clear-Mount) Bundle
Paper	#100730 Whisper White #100867 Night of Navy
Ink	#140931 Archival Basic Black #126962 Marina Mist #126959 Wild Wasabi
Embellishments	#104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals #145590 Whisper White 1/4" Organza Ribbon (coming January 3rd, 2017)
Tools	#133324 Scalloped Tag Topper Punch #122334 Simply Scored Board #126889 Stampin’ Trimmer