Stacy's Paper Crafts

Mini Wreath Thank You Cards

Hi Everyone! I have a tradition of creating Christmas & winter themed thank you cards using the left over patterned papers and embellishments from my Christmas card making sessions. Unfortunately this year I didn't actually have a session, I created a couple of cards but forgot to photograph them before gifting them... I know! I may have to recreate them to share with you.

 

 

Since I didn't actually have any left overs I decided to just sit down and create a few thank you cards anyway. I used some stamps from Red Rubber Designs, one sheet of 12x12 patterned paper, several sheets of  kraft cardstock, some washi tape, twine, buttons, and Stickles to create them. They are super easy CAS cards that came together relatively quickly.

 

The wreath I used is from the Mini Wreaths stamp set from Red Rubber Designs. It's currently not listed in the store but keep an eye out for it. It might also become available at some point as a digital stamp so be sure to check out the Pickled Potpourri Designs store also. You could also "Supersize" this design and use the larger sized wreaths that are available! You find them here:

Holiday Wreath unmounted

Pine Wreath cling mount

Star Wreath cling mount

Holiday Wreath cling mount

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

 

Supplies:

Red Rubber Designs Stamps: Holiday Wreath unmounted, Pine Wreath cling mount, Star Wreath cling mount, Holiday Wreath cling mount, & Chicken Scratch

Paper: Recollections Say Freeze Patterned Paper, Kraft & Cream cardstock

Embellishments: Green Buttons, Gold Washi Tape, Twine, Scrappers Floss, Red Stickles,

Ink: Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves, Archival Ink Library Green, & Distress Archival Ink Vintage Photo

Other: Tag dies & Scallop Edge die

 

I'm in Holiday Mode...

I'm so ready to turn on the Christmas music :) DH isn't quite ready for it, but I could listen to Christmas music year round!

I'm working on Christmas cards and tags this week & adding inventory to my Etsy store. Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? I usually try to start early but I haven't purchased a single item this year. I'm hoping to create and/or purchase some handcrafted gifts,  shop online, and avoid the stores as much as possible... we'll see how that goes! LOL

Halloween Tags

 
Hi all!

I had a chance to play around with the Picasa 3 software for a little while. There is an option to create  a photo collage... it's pretty cool! I usually use Microsoft Picture It Pro, but my PC has crashed a few times over the last month so I haven't installed it yet. But I really like the Picasa editing software. I don't do any fancy edits, mostly just resizing and adding a watermark to my images so it works well for me. 

You can click the images to enlarge them for a close up view :)

I don't buy mini stamps often but I purchased a set call Trick Or Treat from TAC a few years ago. I knew the images would be the perfect size for mini cards or for creating patterned paper. The kitty and the Trick or Treat bags are two of the images from the set. I used a "to & from" stamp from another TAC set, and the "Happy Halloween" sentiment & witch hat on the tag below are from a mini tag set Making Memories sold several years ago. 

 
I used Basic Grey's Eerie collection again for all three tags. I layered this one with a piece of black cardstock that I stamped using an image from PTI's Text Background II set, with white pigment ink. It also has two mini purple rhinestones on the edges of the mini tag.  

Thanks for looking!
 

Holiday Gift Tags

I'm finished with my Christmas cards for this year so I decided to make a few gift tags. They came together very quickly! You can click the photo for a close up view. Thanks for looking!

Supplies: 
Stamps:    TAC
Paper:    White CS
Ink: Copic Markers, Palette Noir & L'Amore red ink pads
Other: Nestabilities labels one die cuts, red eyelets, & red sheer dotted ribbon

 

Last minute Cards & gift tags

Hello everyone! Only a few more days until Christmas!! I just wanted to share a card and some gift tags I whipped up for a few gifts.

For this card I used a $1 stamp I picked up from AC Moore last year, along with a sheet of Kraft cardstock for the card base stamped with PTI's polka dot basics stamp set, some Basic Grey patterned paper, a circle clip & some ribbon.

 

I colored in the text using some glitter glaze pens and sponged the oval using Versamagic ink. I also sponged the card base using Versamagic ink.

   

I ran out of gift tags so I decided to make the last few that I needed.

 

For these gift tags I used the gift from TAC's Celebrate the Seasons stamp set and the sentiment if from the Gift Tags stamp set. I colored the image using Copic markers and then added some foam tape to the back to pop it up a little on the gift.

     

I'll be back tomorrow with another holiday card idea.