Festive Tags Kit step up to 15 Christmas cards

Hello and welcome! Today I have 15 fun cards to share with you made with the fabulous Festive Tags kit. The kit was designed by Stampin' Up! to make 15 beautiful tags but it was really easy turning them into Christmas cards instead.

I loved the colours and images included, so over a weekend I played with the pieces in the kit and made 15 different cards. I added only cardstock (and some embossing with the Snowflake Sky 3d embossing folder).

I hope this idea will be helpful l to anyone like me who's still making Christmas cards, or  any super organised people prepping for next Christmas. Take a look at how they turned out.

 

JAI 646 inspiration challenge - Bunny Happy Easter

Hello and welcome to my latest Just Add Ink card share which is for this week's fun inspiration image challenge which has a distinct Easter vibe. I couldn't resist recreating the layout and images using the retired Basket Bunch stamp set, which had all sorts of cute Easter images too. Here's how it turned out.

1st birthday quilted sweetness

Today's card is for a very special little bundle of sweetness who celebrated her first birthday last month. A very special card was in order to celebrate this milestone, especially since her lovely Mum is my stamping bestie too. The card coordinates with her gift which I'll share next time, as this post needs a ton of pics. Speaking of pics...

JAI 340 Just add gift tags & treat box

It's time for a new Just Add Ink challenge & this week Jan wants us to Just Add Gift Tags. A very timely challenge, since December is whizzing its way to Christmas & I'm fully in present mode. This post needs to be as quick as my project was to make, so here's what I made.

Let's talk tags first - I cut the basic tag from the largest of the Cheerful Tags dies. I cut 2 - one in white & one mint macaron - then glued them together & folded. I stamped the front with a fave 'Making Spirits Bright' sentiment from the Tin of Tags stamp set in real red (bet you can't stop singing Jingle Bells now) & 'With Love' on the inside in emerald envy.

I added a twist of fun with a punched Santa hat cut with the Jolly Hat builder punch (sadly retiring so get it now!) in real red card & dazzling diamonds glimmer paper. Super quick & easy & a fun addition to any punch art critter.

The box couldn't be quicker or easier to make - Just fold up a Clear Tiny Treat box, add a paper belly band (Presents & Pinecones dsp - also retiring & on sale). Finish off with some ribbon & a tag. I filled the boxes with Christmas Hershey's Kisses (found at Costco). You get 16 boxes in the Clear Tiny Treat Box pack for just $13.25. They're 5cm squares (or 2 inches), which surprisingly fits quite a lot.

So that's it for me for now. I hope my tag & treat box gives you some ideas for quick Christmas gifts. Check my supply list below for everything I used & to order through my store.

Lots more Christmas coming to share, so pop back again soon.

Inky wishes, Di

PS: Remember to pin a pic for later inspiration. 

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Treat Box & Tag Supplies
To see & order any items used in today's project, just click on the items below to see them in my Online Store. You can order from me if you live anywhere in Australia. I would love to be your Demonstrator if you don't already have one.  Please allow "Demonstrator contact" in your preferences so I can thank you properly when you place your order.
Note - Stamp sets & bundles noted below may be available in other mount options (eg wood, cling rubber or photopolymer). Please check the online store if your preference is different.

Print Recipe

Cheerful Tags Framelits Dies $54.00	Tin Of Tags Photopolymer Stamp Set $37.00	Jolly Hat Builder Punch $28.00	Clear Tiny Treat Boxes $13.25	Presents & Pinecones Designer Series Paper $19.25 $15.40
Whisper White A4 Card Stock $15.75	Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock $14.00	Real Red A4 Card Stock $14.00	Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper $8.75	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad $11.50
Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad $11.50	Emerald Envy 3/8" (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon $14.00	Candy Cane Lane Baker's Twine $10.50 $8.40	Big Shot $159.00	Big Shot Magnetic Platform $70.00
Cheerful Tags Photopolymer Stamp Set $23.95

JAI 333 Just Add G for gingerbread

This week we have a new letter challenge at  Just Add Ink & Tina wants us to just add something beginning with G. I chose....gingerbread & made a few goodies with the cute gingerbread stamp from the Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp & punch bundle.

First up is this card with a sweet gingerbread pair stamped in soft suede ink.

This one became one of my cards for my first Christmas class of this year as I really liked how it turned out. First, I dressed up the punched gingerbread using the stamped & punched bow & punched heart from the bundle.

The 'frosting' patterned dsp pairs nicely with the iced gingerbread. This is from the Candy Cane Lane dsp pack (part of our buy 3, get 1 free offer in October).
I repeat stamped the piece of kraft cardes behind the gingies with a sentiment from possibly my all time favourite Christmas. sentiment set yet - Wonderful Year. I've used two more of these stamps inside the card. LOVE!

Tags

The gingerbread people are super cute for coordinated tags too. The right & left tags are stamped in soft suede & the middle one in crumb cake.
I cut the tags from scraps of crumb cake & white card which I punched with the scallop tag topper & corner rounder punches. Some Candy Cane Lane washi, twine & dsp adds some fun details.

 the happy face sentiment is also from Cookie Cutter Christmas bundle.

 

The little house is fussy cut from a piece of Candy Cane Lane dsp & to/from sentiment is from Cookie Cutter Christmas.

I used a sentiment from Tin of Tags for this tag & crumb cake ink for this gingerbread.

Treats too

Gingy (& his friends from the Cookie Cutter Christmas bundle) are also brilliant for little Christmas treats for school mates. This gingerbread gained a Santa hat using the Jolly Hat builder punch & some red punched hearts to make him even more festive.

 

I filled 1 x 8 inch (2.5cm & 20cm) cello bag with yummy mint flavour Crispy M&Ms. This size cello bag was retired but packs of 50 are temporarily available at a bargain price on the SU Clearance Rack while stocks last. I have stocked up. Here's gingy close up.

Gingy is just one of the cute little Christmas peeps in the Cookie Cutter Christmas. I'll share some more of them through this month. For now, here's a final pic of all the gingy treats together.
Pin it for later inspiration & check out the supply lists below to see & order anything I've used.

Inky wishes,
Di

Supplies
To see & order any items used in today's project, just click on the items below to see them in my Online Store. You can order from me if you live anywhere in Australia. I would love to be your Demonstrator if you don't already have one.  Please allow "Demonstrator contact" in your preferences so I can thank you properly when you place your order.
Note - Stamp sets & bundles noted below may be available in other mount options (eg wood, cling rubber or photopolymer). Please check the online store if your preference is different.

Print Recipe

Cookie Cutter Christmas Photopolymer Bundle $61.00	Wonderful Year Clear-Mount Stamp Set $35.00	Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper $19.25	Candy Cane Lane Designer Washi Tape $14.00	Candy Cane Lane Baker's Twine $10.50
Jolly Hat Builder Punch $28.00	1" X 8" Cellophane Bags $4.50	Banner Triple Punch $38.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock $15.75	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock $12.25
Real Red A4 Card Stock $14.00	Kraft 12" X 12" Card Stock $12.25	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock $14.00	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad $11.50	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad $11.50
Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments $8.75	Cookie Cutter Builder Punch $31.00	Cookie Cutter Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set $37.00