Elegant Christmas Card for Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps

Today, I'm featuring an easy and quick elegant Christmas card for Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps.  This project features the O Holy Night stamp and Christmas Tree Swirl stamp.  Scroll down for a few easy tips.

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To create those trees, I did some masking by fussy cutting one tree and using it as a mask before stamping the next tree beside and at an angle.  

I also did some generational stamping.  That's where you stamp multiple images without re-inking your stamp.  I especially like that technique when doing grass and foliage images.

Lastly, I placed micro and small adhesive dots all over, using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L products and foiled my dots in red and silver to give just a little pop of color.  I wanted to keep this card with a mostly black and white feel.

Thanks so much for stopping in.  Be sure and hop over to the Crackerbox & Suzy blog today as there is a lot of information regarding the newest challenge, new release coming up and free stamp of the month.  You don't want to miss it!  You'll find convenient affiliate shopping links below.  See you next time!  Terri

SUPPLIES:

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Misti Original Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps	Ranger Tim Holtz Detail NIB Water Brush Shop at: Blitsy	Ranger Inkssentials Craft Mat 15x18 Shop at: Blitsy	Memento Dye Ink Tuxedo Black Shop at: Blitsy
Ranger US HEAT IT CRAFT TOOL Shop at: Blitsy	So Suzy Stamps Oh Holy Night Shop at: Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps	Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L EZ Grand Runner Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Foam Circles Mix, White Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Neenah Solar White Cardstock 8.5x11 inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L EZ Runner Grand Refill Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Creative Embellishment Kit Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Neenah Solar White 25 pk Card/Envelope Set A2 Shop at: Scrapbookcom
Crackerbox & Suzy Swirl Christmas Tree stamp Shop at: Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps	Neenah Card Front Solar White 5.5 x 4.25 inch 25 pk Shop at: Scrapbookcom	Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Micro adhesive dots Shop at: Scrapbookcom	DCWV Double Sided White Core Cardstock 12x12 in Shop at: Scrapbookcom

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Fringed Burlap Tree for May Arts Ribbon

I'm sharing a super fun home décor piece today on the May Arts Ribbon blog; a Fringed Burlap Ribbon Tree, made with the Faux Silver Burlap Ribbon and Wired Ivory Beads.

Head on over and check out all the photos and details, and make one for yourself!  While you're there, leave a little comment letting me know what you think. 

These ribbons are available at The Ribbon Resource - May Arts Ribbon Retail Store .

445-15-31 1.5” Silver Faux Burlap Ribbon

"1.5 inch Silver Faux Burlap Ribbon" - $5.45 "This 1.5 inch silver faux burlap ribbon has the rustic look of jute and burlap that is so popular, yet keeps a much cleaner appearance thanks to being a woven polyester. The wire edge allows you to bend and shape your creations and decorations with ease. Ideal for wreaths, favors, gift wrapping and more."

FY-09 3/16” Ivory Wired Beads

"3/16 Inch Ivory Wired Beads" - $5.95 "This narrow 3/16 inch by 25 yard roll of ivory wired beads will add luster and interest to all your crafting projects. Wrap around Christmas ornaments, embellish craft projects, or use with ribbon for floral arrangements and wrapping gift baskets and packages."

Don't forget, for every purchase made before Christmas you will receive one 25 yard roll of Christmas ribbon, FREE!  You might also get free shipping from a pop up box when you visit The Ribbon Resource - May Arts Ribbon Retail Store .  You can't beat that!  New 5 yard bundles are available for smaller projects. 

Shop here:

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Make A Budget Friendly Pine Cone Bell With Ribbon Resource

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It's time for another Friday crafting event, brought to you by the Prima Ribbonistas and 

The Ribbon Resource Blog. 

Today, it's all about budget friendly ribbon crafts.  I'll tell you, there's a lot of budget friendly crafts out there and I was a little stumped coming up with something fresh, but I think this is fun, unique and very inexpensive; a decorative and functional Pine cone Bell.

You will need these ribbons from

The Ribbon Resource - May Arts Ribbon Retail Store:

419-14 3/8" Red Mini Pom Pom Ribbon (5.5")

SM10 1/8" Natural Burlap String (1.5 yards)

You will also need:

Hot glue gun/glue sticks

Clear Glue (Tombow)

2.48" or 63mm Rustic Jingle Bells 

Fine Point Scissors
Pinecone (approx. 5" tall)

This is super easy to make so to begin, we're going to make a little "nest".  It's easiest to simply wrap the burlap string around 3 fingers, six to eight times, then continue wrapping the same strand of string with just two fingers, another 6-8 times.  Do this loosely.  Loop one end of string through and tie off a knot.  Trim ends.  

You can pull a few strands of the burlap string to loosen and drape to your desire.  No need to glue this onto your bell, as you will glue the Pinecone on top of the bell and that will keep your knotted ribbon from falling off.

Next, take some fine tipped scissors and trim the balls from a 5.5" section of mini pom pom ribbons.  This is equal to 25 mini pom poms.  Randomly glue each ball with clear glue.  I use Tombow Mono Aqua glue.  Space out your pom poms as there's no need to completely cover each pinecone stem, unless of course, you want to!

When finished, simply hot glue your pinecone to the top of your bell.  If your bell has a ridge at the top as mine did, you'll want to fill in a little hot glue on both sides of the ridge, to make a level field for gluing the base of your pine cone.  

Now, for the cost.... I actually purchased these rustic bells from the Christmas Craft section of Hobby Lobby and at the time, all Christmas Crafts were 50% off.  My calculation before the discount for the ribbon that costs pennies per section (.74 and .37) plus the bells which were 6.99 for 6 bells, plus the glue which was also pennies.... approximately $2.40 each.  Consider that you may find the bells half price, as I did, and that cuts the cost of the bell with a final total of $1.80 plus tax, or thereabouts.  Not bad!  I imagine if you were to purchase this in a gift shop, the cost would be closer to $15.00 perhaps?  Not only is it pretty, but you can pick it up and jingle it!  Just watch out for the prickly pine cone which, by the way, was courtesy of the lumbering pine down the street..... and FREE!

Thanks so much for stopping by and good luck entering the giveaway!  The prize is 2-5 yards of ribbon.  Sweet!

Here's the line-up if you get lost along the way:

• Michele Kosciolek
• Terri Burson
• Marielle LeBlanc
• Karen Hanson
• Emily Lanham

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Christmas Hop with DCWV and The Ribbon Resource

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I'm so excited to be hopping along this week with The Ribbon Resource and DCWV.  I love my DCWV papers!  I have quite a few collections and the DCWV brand is one of my favorites, mainly because the papers are so thick and easy to work with.  Of course, The Ribbon Resource is the online retail store for May Arts Ribbon.  Be sure you hop all week long as there will be 3 prize packs given away which include stacks of DCWV paper and ribbon from the Ribbon Resource in each prize pack!  And, don't forget you can get FREE SHIPPING on any order through Nov. 8th at The Ribbon Resource, no promo code needed.  Sweet!

I was sent their new Christmas release, DIY Project Stack Favor Boxes and DIY Project Stack Ornaments.  I'll be featuring a number of May Arts Ribbon's as well and you can get the full supply list at the end of this post.

This entire line is dedicated to templates, pretty papers and fun embellishments.  DCWV has made it easy for you with clear, concise instructions and templates that you can cut out and trace over your papers.  When I saw the pillow box template, I knew that's what I wanted to feature.  I ADORE pillow boxes!

To begin, I cut out my template and traced over several of the DCWV papers.  Once I trimmed my paper outlines, I scored where appropriate, starting with the 1/2" edge to fold and seal the box.

To score my arch, I measured approximately 1 1/2" from both ends of the curve and marked it on the opposite side of the paper that I want exposed.  I want to show the gingham design, so I flipped it over and marked the opposite side.  I then traced the arch, using my bone folder, from my marker to the appropriate points on the template.  I used 1/4" Scor-tape to seal my edges.

Here's my first box featuring the gingham DCWV paper, some of the included embellishments and May Arts Ribbon wired faux natural burlap ribbon,   I've used a 7.5" strip wrapped around the box and fashioned a bow with a 10" strip of burlap ribbon.

Here's my favorite DCWV paper, the cardinals.  I really wanted to go a little rustic with the gingham above, and this one as well.   The tag and red star are just a couple of the embellishments available in this collection.  I strolled out into my yard and snagged a few twigs to really enhance the rustic feel, and added a lot of May Arts Ribbon natural burlap string.  One yard, to be exact.  I took a 36" piece and folded it in half 6 times, then wrapped around the box and tied off the bow.   This string is a staple at my house.  I use it on most of my craft projects.  Mr. Cardinal, or is that a Mrs?  I can never tell the difference.... my 13 year old could tell you the difference!  Anyway, I added a little glitter glue on the wings and tail.  Love!

My last pillow box is all about the red.  What is Christmas without lots of red, right?  I kind of went all peppermint stick on this box with diagonal striped May Arts Ribbon wrapped around the box (7.5") and lots of silver and red sparkly curling ribbon (12" ea).  Isn't that polka dot paper bow adorable?  Another embellishment in this DCWV collection, along with the light bulb tag.

Now for the Ornament stack, I opted to try out this layered ornament template.  The instructions were to trace and cut 5 images for each ornament.  You will also need two 6" twine or string sections to fold in half and glue for a hanger.  Again, I scored all my images and used some hot glue to keep it all together.

Yes, that's my Christmas Tree!  Up and ready to go for Christmas crafting!  I'll use any excuse to get my tree up early.  

I finished off my first ornament with a pretty velvet polka dot bow and a tiny gemstone to match.  I love this pretty plaid DCWV paper which has olive tones, beige, red and white.  The flip side is a solid olive color.

Finally, we have another ornament that features the red swirly Christmas tree paper with gold foil on the flip side.  Gorgeous!  I topped this off with a really pretty, gold sheer bow (24"),

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Here's the list for the week if you missed someone.

Monday

• Gini Williams Cagle
• Jen Shears
• Jenifer Cowles

Tuesday

• Jennifer Davey
• Karen Baker

 Wednesday

• Karen Hanson
• Latrice Murphy
• Lori Williams

Thursday

• Mallika Kejriwal
• Marielle LeBlanc

Friday

• Michele Kosciolek
• Tracy McLennon
• Terri Burson

May Arts Ribbons used:

C-1-30 1" Gold Sheer Ribbon (24")

455-15-10 1.5" Faux Natural Burlap Ribbon (18")

SE-14 1/8" Red Sparkly Curling Ribbon (12")

SE-31 1/8" Silver Sparkly Curling Ribbon (12")

SM-10 1/8" Natural Burlap String (1 yard)

SM-09 1/8" Ivory Burlap String (12")

QD-46 1.5" Green Sheer Velvet Dot Ribbon (10")

352-14 1.5" White Sheer, Red Striped Diagonal Ribbon ( (7.5")

Additional supplies:

Tombow Adhesives/Foam Squares

Ranger Stickles Christmas Red glitter glue

DoubleClick Skittles Bubble Embellishments

Green Rhinestone

Scor-tape

We R Memory Keepers Trimmer/Scorer

Ruler, Scissors, Marker

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