12 Days of Christmas – Sentimental Wishes Day 8

12 Days of Christmas 2024 project made with the Sentimental Wishes Bundle and Take a Bow Designer Series Paper, Something Fancy Dies and embellished with Real Red & White Adhesive-Backed Peppermints and Cherry Cobbler & Gold 1/4" Satin Ribbon. Card designed and created by Melanie Hockin of Mel's Inky Fingers for 12 Days of Christmas with Brenda Nelson of Stamps & Stretchy Pants.

Welcome back to day 8 of the 12 Days of Christmas where I am sharing the Sentimental Wishes Bundle. This bundle is all about nostalgia and traditional Christmas!

12 Days of Christmas 2024 blog Hop with Brenda Nelson from Stamps and Stretchy Pants. Christmas project ideas. Holiday crafts. DIY Christmas projects. Project created by Melanie Hockin of Mel's Inky Fingers.

Thanks for joining my friend Brenda Nelson and I for our 12 Days of Christmas series. Brenda has been posting over at Stamps & Stretchy Pants, and we have been sharing a post a day to inspire your holiday crafting.

Have you been hopping along with us? If you have missed any of our posts, go back to Day 1 and catch all of our projects! Then drop us a comment, we would love to know your favorite!

Supplies for 12 Days of Christmas 2024 project made with the Sentimental Wishes Bundle and Take a Bow Designer Series Paper, Something Fancy Dies and embellished with Real Red & White Adhesive-Backed Peppermints and Cherry Cobbler & Gold 1/4" Satin Ribbon. Card designed and created by Melanie Hockin of Mel's Inky Fingers for 12 Days of Christmas with Brenda Nelson of Stamps & Stretchy Pants.

I love this bundle! I am not sure if it’s the images or the sentiments, but to me, this is as classic as it gets. And the images look amazing just stamped or stamped and colored. All paired with this font, which is one of the best! I could not let this one go.

Since I promised easy, I’m going with one of my go-to card layouts. When I want to make a card quickly, I use a 3″ x 4″ centered layer. Simply done. You can jazz it up with embellishments or additional layers (like the Festive Glimmer Paper here), but if you are ever stuck, or need to make a card quickly, this layout is a keeper!

12 Days of Christmas 2024 project made with the Sentimental Wishes Bundle and Take a Bow Designer Series Paper, Something Fancy Dies and embellished with Real Red & White Adhesive-Backed Peppermints and Cherry Cobbler & Gold 1/4" Satin Ribbon. Card designed and created by Melanie Hockin of Mel's Inky Fingers for 12 Days of Christmas with Brenda Nelson of Stamps & Stretchy Pants.

To Make this Project

  • Card Base – Real Red 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″
  • Take a Bow Designer Series Paper – 4″ x 5 1/4″ and 3″ x 4″ (coordinating patterns)
  • Festive Glimmer Paper – 3 1/8″ x 4 1/8″
  • Basic White – 4″ x 5 1/4″ for inside layer, and a piece for the label and stamped image

Adhere larger piece of designer series paper to card front. Layer smaller piece of designer series paper with glimmer paper and adhere to card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Die cut label using the Something Fancy Die Set. Stamp sentiment in Garden Green ink. Adhere ribbon to back of label and adhere to card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Stamp candle image in Garden Green ink. Color with Stampin’ Blends Markers and Wink of Stella, than adhere to label with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Embellish with peppermints. Adhere inside layer and stamp inside sentiment in Garden Green ink.

Thanks for stopping by today to see this adorable Sentimental Wishes card. Now hop on over to see Brenda’s super cute project featuring the A Little Bit Festive Designer Series Paper collection!

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12 Days of Christmas – Book Treat Box Day 6

12 Days of Christmas 2024 project made with the Reindeer Fun Bundle and Reindeer Days Designer Series Paper and embellished with Real Red & White Adhesive-Backed Peppermints and Real Red & White Baker's Twine. Card designed and created by Melanie Hockin of Mel's Inky Fingers.

Welcome back – today I am sharing an adorable book treat box for day 6 of our 12 Days of Christmas, We are half way! And what better way to celebrate than with a box to share some chocolate! I love this little treat box, and they are so easy to dress up for gifting.

12 Days of Christmas 2024 blog Hop with Brenda Nelson from Stamps and Stretchy Pants. Christmas project ideas. Holiday crafts. DIY Christmas projects. Project created by Melanie Hockin of Mel's Inky Fingers.

Thank you for joining my friend Brenda Nelson from Stamps & Stretchy Pants and I for our 12 Days of Christmas. We are having fun sharing adorable holiday projects to inspire your holiday creating!

12 Days of Christmas 2024 project made with the Reindeer Fun Bundle and Reindeer Days Designer Series Paper and embellished with Real Red & White Adhesive-Backed Peppermints and Real Red & White Baker's Twine. Card designed and created by Melanie Hockin of Mel's Inky Fingers.

These Book Treat Boxes are not only adorable, but they are quick & easy. They are perfect for creating awesome little gifts for friends, family, coworkers, and community helpers. They can be put together in a snap, and are so fun to cover with designer series papers. I love showcasing all the pretty patterns!

12 Days of Christmas 2024 project made with the Reindeer Fun Bundle and Reindeer Days Designer Series Paper and embellished with Real Red & White Adhesive-Backed Peppermints and Real Red & White Baker's Twine. Card designed and created by Melanie Hockin of Mel's Inky Fingers.

To Create this Project

  • Cover Designer Series Paper – 7″ x 4″
  • Inside insert Designer Series Paper – 2 5/8″ x 3 3/8″
  • Label – Basic White Cardstock die-cut with second smallest Nested Essential Rectangle Die
  • Holly Leaves – 2 1/4″ x 2 1/4″ Garden Green Cardstock

Assemble box. Apply adhesive to the left and right edges of the box cover. Adhere designer series paper and trim corners. Adhere insert piece inside box. Stamp sentiment on a basic white die cut label in Real Red ink. Adhere to box tab. Tie a twine bow. Die cut holly leaves from Garden Green cardstock and adhere twine bow to back of leaves. Adhere leaves to label. Die cut berries from glimmer paper and adhere to leaves. Embellish with peppermints.

12 Days of Christmas 2024 project made with the Reindeer Fun Bundle and Reindeer Days Designer Series Paper and embellished with Real Red & White Adhesive-Backed Peppermints and Real Red & White Baker's Twine. Card designed and created by Melanie Hockin of Mel's Inky Fingers.

Thank You

Thanks for stopping by for today’s post to see this adorable book treat box! Now hop on over to see what Brenda has to share, I always love her projects! Leave a comment and let us know what you have been loving!

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Color Fusers and 12 Days of Christmas – Decorative Trees Day 4

Welcome to the November Color Fusers Blog Hop and Day 4 of 12 Days of Christmas where I am sharing an adorable card made with the Decorative Trees Bundle.

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What’s more fun than doing a color challenge with the Color Fusers? Why, combining it with the 12 Days of Christmas, of course! This month’s color challenge is definitely not traditional Christmas, so it was a double challenge for this project. However, I think it’s adorable. What do you think, would you use this for a Christmas card?

Color Fusers and 12 Days of Christmas 2024 project made with the Decorative Trees Bundle, White Glimmer Paper, and embossed with Snowflake Sky 3-D Embossing Folder and embellished with Berry Burst Shimmer Tinsel Gems and Iridescent 1/2" Striped Ribbon. 12 Days of Christmas with Brenda Nelson of Stamps & Stretchy Pants Card designed and created by Melanie Hockin of Mel's Inky Fingers.

And we are already on day 4 of the 12 Days of Christmas! I have been sharing with my friend Brenda Nelson from Stamps & Stretchy Pants. Are you hopping along with us? We are taking turns sharing a project a day to inspire you for 12 straight days. This hop is always so fun, and I hope you love what we are creating!

Texture

Today’s project has a lot of it. I used the Snowflake Sky 3D embossing folder on the background layer, than added the incredible die-cut tree from the Decorative Trees Die set cut with Foam Adhesive. This creates amazing dimension on the die-cut. Since this die-cut is so detailed, when layered with the embossing folder, it really creates a WOW!

Color Fusers and 12 Days of Christmas 2024 project made with the Decorative Trees Bundle, White Glimmer Paper, and embossed with Snowflake Sky 3-D Embossing Folder and embellished with Berry Burst Shimmer Tinsel Gems and Iridescent 1/2" Striped Ribbon. 12 Days of Christmas with Brenda Nelson of Stamps & Stretchy Pants Card designed and created by Melanie Hockin of Mel's Inky Fingers.

I also added extra texture behind the circle by adding die-cut pine boughs.

It’s hard to see the detail on the trees in this die set, but they are quite amazing! And I love that they layer with the stamps and other dies in the set. Since they are so delicate, I highly recommend using Adhesive Sheets when you die-cut them. This makes adhering to your projects a snap, with no sticky messes!

The fun continues inside the card. You can easily bring your design to the inside of your card. For this project, I repeated the color and design elements, which creates a cool surprise when you open the card.

Color Fusers and 12 Days of Christmas 2024 project made with the Decorative Trees Bundle, White Glimmer Paper, and embossed with Snowflake Sky 3-D Embossing Folder and embellished with Berry Burst Shimmer Tinsel Gems and Iridescent 1/2" Striped Ribbon. 12 Days of Christmas with Brenda Nelson of Stamps & Stretchy Pants Card designed and created by Melanie Hockin of Mel's Inky Fingers.

To Create this Card

  • Card Base – Thick Basic White 4 1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5 1/2″
  • Glimmer Layer – White Glimmer Paper 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″
  • Embossed Layer – Basic White 3 3/4″ x 5″ embossed with Snowflake Sky 3D Embossing Folder
  • Circle – Basic White cut with 2nd largest Stylish Shapes Circle
  • Trees – die cut (3)* from Fresh Freesia Cardstock
  • Bows – die cut (2) from White Glimmer Paper

Wrap ribbon around embossed layer and tie in a knot. Adhere embossed layer to glimmer paper, then adhere to card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Blend Azure Afternoon ink on a die-cut circle, excluding the very bottom. Die cut (3) trees, use Foam Adhesive* on one and Adhesive Sheet on the others. Trim bottom off one, and adhere to circle with foam backed tree. Embellish trees with Tinsel Gems and glimmer bows. Stamp sentiment in Berry Burst ink. Cut words apart and adhere to card front. Stamp sentiment inside card in Berry Burst ink. Blend Azure Afternoon ink in corner inside card. Adhere 3rd tree.

Thank You

Thanks for stopping by today for the Color Fusers and 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop, I hope you liked this Decorative Trees project! I hope you continue to hop along with us to see all the amazing projects created with this month’s color challenge, as well as to see what Brenda created!

Next up is my talented friend Emma Goddard.

Or you may go back to see Kim McGillis’s beautiful project.

Once you are done hopping with the Color Fusers, come back and check out Brenda’s project for day 3, it’s adorable!!

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