The Happy Stampers group is doing another blog hop! We’re all creating items for the holidays. Once you’ve checked out my projects, be sure to hop around the circle to see what the other group members have created. Be sure to leave a quick comment on each blog, we’re all offering some blog candy too!
I used the Festival of Trees stamp set and the Curvy Keepsake Box Dies and Snowflake Card Thinlits Dies to create my projects to share today.
My card design was inspired by Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 245.
I started by adhering a panel from the Trim The Tree DSP Stack to a panel of Real Red card stock with SNAIL. I wrapped three strands of Real Red 3/8″ Satin Woven Ribbon around the panel and adhered them with SNAIL, then adhered the panel to a Pistachio Pudding card base with SNAIL.
I adhered a panel of All Is Calm Speciality DSP to a panel of Real Red card stock with SNAIL, then adhered two strips of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper that I’d cut with the Large Scallop Edgelits Die with Glue Dots to the DSP Panel. I adhered the layered panel to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals, then stamped the tree images from the Festival of Trees photopolymer stamp set in Pistachio Pudding, Garden Green and Real Red inks on a panel of Whisper White card stock.
I punched all of the trees out with the matching Tree Punch, then punched four of the trees again in various sizes by adhering a sticky note to the top of the tree (helped me to easily move the punched image around once I slid it in the punch the second time) and punching the top part of the tree again to make it smaller. I adhered the smaller trees to the DSP panel with SNAIL, then adhered the full size tree with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I punched a star from Gold Glimmer Paper with the star punch from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack and I adhered it with a piece cut from a Stampin’ Dimensional, then I punched two little banners with the Banner Punch from Real Red card stock and I adhered them under the focal panel with SNAIL. I stamped the little bird image from the Festival of Trees stamp set in Real Red ink, snipped it out and adhered it to the tree with a Glue Dot. Then I cut the sentiment from Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper with a die from the Snowflake Card Thinlits Dies set and I adhered it with Glue Dots to the card front.
I stamped the sentiment and another tree with the Festival of Trees stamp set on a Whisper White panel inside the card.
I was able to cut the box with the Curvy Keepsake Box Die from the Trim The Tree DSP Stack papers, even though the papers are a little small for the die.
I slid the die as far up as I could on the paper and made sure that I had a majority of the bottom of the box still in tact. This is what the die cuts looked like after I ran them through the Big Shot. When I adhered the two die cuts together at the base, there was enough overlap to create a sturdy bottom to the box.
I used the tree die from the Snowflake Card Thinlits Dies set to cut a tree from one of the die cut panels before I adhered the box together at the base with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I cut a little panel from the Window Sheets and I adhered it with Sticky Strip to the back of the tree die cut in the box so that the you could still see inside, but the treats wouldn’t fall out.
I cut a tag with one of the dies from the Curvy Keepsake Box Dies set from Real Red card stock. I stamped the sentiment from the Endless Wishes photopolymer stamp set in Real Red and Garden Green inks on a Whisper White panel and I punched them out with the Small Oval Punch. I adhered the sentiment to the tag with SNAIL, then added a Gold Glimmer Paper star punch with a Glue Dot. I tied the tag to the box with Pistachio Pudding Thick Baker’s Twine to complete it.
Blog Candy!!
Alright, now for the blog candy…I’ve got a blog candy package featuring the Stars Framelits Dies and spool of the retired Blushing Bride 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon that will be going to one lucky winner!
Simply leave me a comment on this post before 7 AM ET on Saturday, November 22 and you’ll be entered to win. I’ll have the random number generator pick a comment on Saturday morning and I’ll announce the winner on my blog that morning! Please note, anyone is welcome to leave me a comment but I am only able to ship the blog candy items to addresses within the United States. Thanks for your understanding.
Okay, on with the hop! To hop forward to Heather Van Looy’s blog, click the right arrow button. To move back to Denise Melia’s blog, click the left arrow button.
In case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the Happy Stampers TeamMembers who are joining in this blog hop:
- Amy Koenders – www.stampwithamyk.com <<<<You are here
- Heather Van Looy – www.handcraftingwithheather.com
- Sandi MacIver – www.stampingwithsandi.com
- Denise Melia – http://fivebichonsandme.blogspot.com
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- Pistachio Pudding – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base
- Real Red – 4″ x 5-1/4″ panel, 2-5/8″ x 4-1/4″ panel, two Banner Punches
- Whisper White – five Tree Punches, hand cut bird, 4″ x 5-1/4″ panel (inside card)
- Trim The Tree Designer Series Paper Stack – 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ panel
- All Is Calm Specialty Designer Series Paper – 2-1/2″ x 4-1/8″ panel
- Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper – 1″ x 4-1/8″ strip, 3/4″ x 4-1/8″ strip, Snowflake Card Thinlits die cut
- Gold Glimmer Paper – Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack punch
- Trim The Tree Designer Series Paper Stack – two full sheets
- Real Red – Curvy Keepsake Box die cut
- Whisper White – Small Oval Punch
- Gold Glimmer Paper – Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack punch
Stampin’ Up! items used to create these projects:
Beautiful projects. Thanks for the chance to win.
Amy, these are great projects! Thanks for showing your tips/tricks on making smaller trees as well as cutting the box from the smaller DSP stacks. You are awesome!
Awesome card and project! Thanks…Gina F
So many great tips. I love the layout of the card, how you resized the trees, and how you used the stack for the curvy keepsakes die! I can’t wait until mine arrives!
Clever way to make multiple size punches with one punch. Really nice card!
love your projects Amy and thanks so much for the top on how to use the paper stacks with the Curvy Keepsake die, I love that little thing and now I can make holiday ones, whoo hooo…and the tip in the mini tree is da bomb too!
Awesome projects! I get a lot of inspiration from you! Thanks for the chance to win! 🙂
Brilliant….I love the trim the tree stack and it will be nice to use it for the Curvy Box. Thanks for the suggestion.
Thanks for sharing with us!
Amy,
I love what you’ve done with this set! I’ve never thought to make a window in the curvy box die- such a clever idea! I think I have some window sheets laying around that I should pull out and try this. Thanks for the inspiration!!! Happy Crafting!
Jen
Hi Amy, I particularily love your tip about putting a little sticky note on the punched tree in order to place it back in the punch to make it smaller. Definitely going to do that. Thanks for always sharing your talent and tips with us!
Great projects Amy – I love the traditional colors used with a twist! Thanks for the tip with the curvy boxes, I love those papers and now I can use them to make cute boxes.
So glad you explained how you put the Post-it note in with the punch. I’ve been trying to figure out a solution for things like that! Love the card – thanks for the ideas!
Thanks for showing us how to use the paper stack to make the curvy keepsakes box. I love how people can think “outside the box”. LOL
I would like to say thank you Amy for the wonderful job you do in inspiring us to create beautiful works of art. Imam so very thankful your name was passed onto me.
I love how you gave dimension to the card–beautiful as usual 🙂
thanks for the chance at the great candy!
Andrea H
I love that you showed you could use the paper stack with the die…so many more options for the paper now!
I stumbled across your blog site & was really inspired by the use of the Curvy Keepsake box & being able to use it on a smaller piece of CS…..thanks for the idea. Thank you for your ideas & inspiration for new stampers. Thanks again for the chance to win a treat!
such a pretty little box!! thanks for a chance to win!!
Fantastic projects! Love the trick with the tree punch! Love seeing new ways to get the most out of my tools!
Darling card and box Amy. Your window in the curvy keepsake box is so neat. Love your color choice too. Love that stamp set and punch!
Thank you, Amy, for sharing your tips and talent with others. Lots of cleverness in this card and box and so pretty, too!
Really enjoyed your projects. The little curved box is adorable!
Cool card. Love the way you did the trees and adjusted the sizes.
Thank you for sharing your lovely projects, Amy K. Your box with the tree die cut is great! Thank you so much for showing us how you did this! It helps a lot for me to see your photos. And I also liked seeing which challenge your card was based on. Thank you again!
Great tip on the curvy keepsake die and the use of the paper stack size papers! What a festive flair those boxes in various prints would make on the holiday table. I like the idea of using the tree punch for the box and on the card. I can see leaving the card and matching box on the bedside stand for “stay-over” guests for a late night sweet when retiring.
Thank you so much for the extra tips, especially the different size trees!
Your card looks fresh and colorful Amy! Your additional little touches of the ribbon, banners and the ‘scalloped’ snow takes it ‘over-the-top’ in my book.
Thank you for always sharing your ideas. Barbara
Thanks for the chance to win!! Hope you have a great Thanksgiving!
Amy, I love the way you cut that tree die in the curvy keepsake box. And wow how clever to cut the curvy box the way you did, love it.
So awesome to see other things to do with one punch!!! Thanks for sharing!
Great project! Thanks for the Curvy Keepsake Box tip!! Happy Thanksgiving!
Thx for showing us we can use the Curvy Box Thinlits Dies on the smaller DSP. Love what yuo have created. I hope I win your blog candy!!! I’ve been drooling over the stars dies since they first came out.
I like your card of trees and treat holder. So much fun this time of year for making items/
I love your cards and projects. Thank you for the blog candy and the chance to win.
Thanks for the idea of cutting the trees smaller. The treat box is adorable. Who wouldn’t love to get it?
Love your projects and how you always show outside and inside. And thanks for the opportunity to win this great blog candy.
Love, love, love your items. Especially the card. I loved the sketch. It lends itself to a variety of cards, not just Christmas. Thanks so much for sharing.
That little curvy box is Adorable, Amy! Any little person would love to receive this box filled with treats! I also love the card you made using a different tree up close! How cute….thank you for giving us the opportunity to win some goodies~
You always inspire me to try new things. The card is lovely! Showing us how to punch smaller trees was very generous of you. Blog Candy is always fun to win. Looking forward to maybe winning. Keep on teaching us. Thanks so Much!
Your cards are always detailed and beautiful. Love how you decorate the inside to match!
love the tree window on the box.
what a good tip on the paper size for the little box and the cut out wow thank you
alyse d
Great idea to use the DSP and the Tree punch they look so cool together. And I too
love that DSP Pack and using the DIe with the DSP placement showed that you
could do both with great results. Thanks for the Hot Tips!
You keep making these amazing cards Amy 🙂 I really love all the detail that went into this one with the sparkly snow, and awesome dsp background, and great ideas with the varying heights of the trees. It’s gorgeous and I love the cute matching little curvy box with the cut out. 😉
Love all your projects and cards! Haven’t bought the tree set yet but it looks like it’s moved to the top of the list now. Thanks for sharing your projects!
I absolutely ADORE your projects…awesome bright colors and the window in the keepsake box? genius.
What cheer these projects hold! Am so grateful for all your ideas and tips.
Wonderful cards – love the candy box.
Love, love your projects! I just ordered the Curvy Keepsake box die and can’t wait to use it.
I like the projects in the “typical” Christmas colors. Thanks for the chance to win the candy.
Nicole G.