Christmas Monogram Wreath

Another Pinterest-inspired project!  This was SO time consuming and labour intensive.  I've easily put 12-15 hours into this wreath, but I'm really happy with how it turned out.  This will be for our front door next christmas.  It seems counterintuitive to make an xmas project in January, but at least I was able to buy a lot of the supplies for 75-90% off!

There are WAY too many things here to list all of the supplies individually, but I'll break down some of the parts of it:

Wreath frame:  Clearance at the grocery store.  $0.84!  It had a felt bird on it, which I took off, took apart, and used for scraps.  

Monogram L:  Michael's.  MDF painted with Martha Stewart glitter paint in Antique Silver.

Ribbon:  There's SO much ribbon on this, I don't even know where to begin!  Ribbons predominantly from Michael's basic collection, Walmart basic collection, American Crafts, and Stampin' Up with some miscellaneous in the mix as well. 

Balls:  Foam glitter balls from Michael's; ornament balls (red and silver) from the grocery store.
Sprigs:  Green branch and red sequin sprigs from Michael's.  Red/green star wire garland from Walmart.
Felt:  Leftover scraps from my Grinch quilt (see a few posts back.)
Other: Jingle bells from Walmart; buttons from Fancy Pants, Basic Grey, and American Crafts; star picks by Maya Road; miniature cookie cutters from craft supply; hologram stars from Walmart; snowflakes from Stampin' Up; vinyl brads from Hobby Lobby.

Festive Gift Wrap and Pinwheel Bows

Just wanted to share some adorable gift wrapping!

I had a special gift to wrap tonight; it was for a secret santa and my husband was the giver.  I figured if it was done with lots of pink and crafty touches, nobody would suspect the only man in the room!  

The paper is from Echo Park's holiday line from last year.  The pinwheels were created VERY easily with a little bit of folding, a little bit of cutting, a Glue Dot and a button.  I love how cute and easy this was to do!  That said, wrapping with quality cardstock is a nightmare; everything had to be scored and it was REALLY tedious!  Consider yourself warned!  

Christmas 2011

I was quite content to occupy myself in my craft room tonight while my husband had some daddy/son bonding time - he hogs the baby on the weekends since I get to spend the week with him.  :)

I downloaded A Charlie Brown Christmas by the Vince Gauraldi Trio and played it on repeat while I wrapped presents and made a few gift tags.  That's my version of Christmas Bliss!

First of all, I want to share a How The Grinch Stole Christmas rag quilt I've made for my son for his first christmas; I've made a rag quilt for each of the babies in our extended families since my husband and I got married, so I had to make one for James, as well!  I'm really, really happy with how this turned out and I hope it's really special to him as he grows up.

I made a snowman gift tag for one of my mom's gifts; I saw this idea on Pinterest and absolutely LOVED it.  The originals are from Mari Designs on Etsy.  I modified them slightly by adding the top hat and using punched circles for the lumps of coal. 

I did a few really simple tags like this one; they're nice and easy but still quite pretty.

Lastly, I had to use my new Holiday Stocking die cut!  We're doing charitable donations in lieu of gifts for my brother and sister-in-law.  Since they're big cat lovers (and have three adopted cats of their own!) we decided a donation to the MEOW Foundation would be appropriate.  Instead of just a note in a card, I made a card to tuck inside of a stocking, and gave the stocking a cat-print trim.  Too cute, if I do say so myself!

Supplies as follows:

Rag quilt:  All fabric from Robert Kaufman.

Snowman tags:  White glossy paper from Canon (glossy photo paper); black and orange cardstock from Bazzil; Tangerine Tango ink by Stampin' Up; embossing folder from Cuttlebug; felt and snowflake button from craft supply. 

Basic Tag:  Tag die cut from Sizzix; cardboard from the recycling bin; ribbon from Stampin' Up; holly berry stamp from "Holiday Bingo Bits" by Stampin' Up; Garden Green ink from Stampin' Up; red marker and white opaque pen from American Crafts; Momento black ink; letters from Sweet Shoppe Alphabet by Stampin' Up.

Stocking:  Holiday Stocking die from Sizzix for Stampin' Up; cardstock (brown and ivory) from Bazzil; cat print paper from Max & Whiskers collection by Basic Grey; grosgrain ribbon from craft supply. 

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Cards

Just a sampling of the Christmas cards I've been making; I'm preparing for a late-November craft sale and am hoping to sell a few of these!

More cards!

A few more cards... mom and I continued our marathon today!

Card making day

My mom came over today to get a jumpstart on next year's Christmas cards - she's ahead of the game, eh? I was helping her out for a bit. I made this reindeer card and ended up keeping it for myself, it was so cute! I made two more for my mom, but this one is MINE!

This one is made from Stampin' Up kraft cardstock, Bazzil offwhite cardstock, October Afternoon patterned papers (from the Very Merry and Good Cheer collections), Cornish Heritage Farms stamps (christmas collection by Kim Hughes), American Crafts ribbon, and a chipboard tree. Rudolph's nose was embossed with Stampendous red glitter embossing powder.

This card was heavily inspired by a card I found on SplitCoastStampers.com. The cardstock is Recollections and Bazzil, the patterned paper is October Afternoon (Report Card and Hometown collections), the stamps are from Cornish Heritage Farms (Kim Hughes collection) and the ribbon is Dots & Dashes.  The pie was coloured in with RoseArt pencil crayons.

Happy new year! Have a safe and enjoyable evening ringing in 2010. See you next year!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from Scrap Yard Cards! Here are a few of the cards I'll be giving to family today and tomorrow.

Supplies: Shimmer cardstock by Bazzil; crinkle paper from an unknown source; patterned paper by Heidi Grace; felt snowflake by Hero Arts; bling brad by Bazzil; corner rounder by Marvy Uchida; dry embossing Snowflakes folder by Cuttlebug. 

Supplies: Cardstock by Bazzil; snowflake diecuts by Cricut; dry embossing Snowflakes folder by Cuttlebug; silver "let it snow" rub-on by American Crafts; jewels by Hero Arts.

Supplies: Cardstock by Bazzil; patterned paper by Bo Bunny (polka dot only) and American Crafts (from the Merrymint Collection); stamp by American Crafts; ribbon from craft supply; scalloped edge punch by Stampin' Up; circle punch by EK Success.

Supplies: Cardstock by Bazzil, patterned paper by American Crafts (from the Merrymint Collection); snowflake stamp by Stampin' Up; embossing powder by Whisper; edge punch by EK Success; ribbon from craft supply.

Have a SAFE and HAPPY holiday!

Cheers,
Shannon