A Card a Day in December--Day #20

Hey friends! Today I decided to take a break from cards and show you some cute little stocking stuffers I made for my kids and hubby. We are some serious hot chocolate and chocolate lovers over here so I dressed up some fun treats Stampin’ style!

Thank you for visiting my blog today, my 20th share this month!

The mini acetate boxes fit a Keurig pod perfectly and I was able to find some hot chocolate ones..the best part is the color coordinates perfectly with the Heartwarming Hugs suite! It is the little things!

This suite is one of my favorites and one that I will keep around for future projects. I just love how the Warm Wraps dies have so many layering combinations.

The Warm Hugs stamp set is perfect for all of your latte, coffee and hot chocolate giving needs.

And really, what is cuter than a mini coffee cup?

If you do not have the Press On stamp set—add it to your shopping cart! It is the perfect accompaniment to this suite!

The Rectangular Tins are the perfect size to hold some chocolates! I added the Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series paper to the inside and outside of the tin and was able to round the edges with the Detailed Trio Punch.

I tied it shut with a little bit of Real Red Braided Linen Trim.

The Warm Hugs stamp set has a variety of sentiments and works fantastically with its partner stamp set Wrapped in Christmas.

I really enjoyed making these fun little treats to add to my families stockings!

Around the World on Wednesday--Textures!

Welcome to another Around the World on Wednesday blog hop! These blog hops are a fantastic way for me to feel connected to those around me in the Stampin’ world because we have not had a very usual year. It would be easy to think of all the things we have missed out on, but I am choosing to focus on all the things that have actually been fantastic so far this year and this blog hop is one of them! From the stellar line up of stamping talent to the awesome and unique themes that Angie has developed for us, you are guaranteed to be inspired and feel connected to other stampers!

I wanted to create a scrapbook page that has a variety of texture on it and showcase some of the fun ways we can achieve it with our Stampin’ supplies.

My first idea was to create a custom stencil using our Window Sheets so I could use some embossing paste.

Well, seems that I didn’t have any Window Sheets! So I decided to use some retired Mercury Glass Acetate paper instead! Sometimes you have to be resourceful!

I used the circle dies and a small 3/4 circle punch to make this custom stencil. I placed it over top of my Whisper White 12x12 base and ran some Embossing Paste over top that I had mixed with a couple of drops of Calypso Coral Re-Inker.

When I was using the spatula to cover the circles I tried not to focus on getting the circles perfectly smooth. I thought that would also help created some texture on the page.

I tinted my embossing paste with re-inker and mixed it in an empty embellishment container! I never throw those containers away as I find I can always repurpose them for something!

I am in love with the color palette for my page today! I used Calypso Coral, Bumbleebee, Just Jade and Pool Party for this cozy page. I think these colors look so fantastic together no matter the time of year!

Another great way to showcase texture is to use our embossing folders. I chose to use the Winter Snow Embossing Folder and I wanted to add in some snowflake imagery to this page. I continued with that theme by using the So Many Snowflakes Dies. Both items are from the Snowflake Splendor Suite in the Handmade for You catalogue. The snowflakes and the sprig are cut from Shimmery White card stock to add a little dazzle.

You can find the sentiment “Eat, Drink and Be Cozy” in the Warm Hugs stamp set and the worlds cutest to go coffee cup is from the Press On stamp set.

The big white sprig is from the Beautiful Boughs dies in the main catalogue and is a carry over set from last holiday season.

I stamped the phrase “Its the Most Wonderful Time of Year” on Just Jade card stock and punched it with the Label Me Fancy punch and added some Gingham Bumblebee ribbon behind. Another way I created texture was by adding in some of the In Color Enamel dots in Just Jade and Bumblebee in select areas on the page.

I really hope you are inspired to pull out your embossing paste or add it to your next order! It is a really fun product to play around with an experiment! You can always shop with me if you are Canada! You can use the hostess code on my side bar or visit my online store!

Around the World on Wednesday--The World Around Us!

I really think this is a unique and interesting theme…the world around us! I mean one can go in so many directions. When I think of the world around me, I reflect on something that I do a lot of and I came up with drink lattes and take selfies :)

So I wanted to design a page that reflects my coffee loving selfies! I still have to print pictures, which I will admit is highly unusual for me. I almost always have my picture when I design a page!

When I think of coffee I think of brown tones so I started off with Early Espresso as my base for my photos and then I decided to add a girly feel by using Rococo Rose as my page base with accents of Pretty Peacock. Its sort of a unique color combo but I think it totally works with my coffee loving theme!

We have so many awesome stamp sets to support this super fun theme! I started with the Press On stamp set as the to go coffee cup is just the best and the coffee beans make terrific background filler.

Of course I had to use the little coffee cup from the Warm Hugs stamp set as a background accent too.

I chose fun and cheeky phrases to describe my love of a good latte!

If you take time to search through your stamp sets, you might be surprised in the different ways you use them. Take the “Lucky Me” sentiment, it is from the Game on stamp set. And really, sometimes I do feel that way about me coffee :)

I cut the word Coffee using the Playful Alphabet dies and beside its added the phrase “Life is better with you” from the Many Mates stamp set. Who else can relate to feeling this way about your morning coffee? Ha ha ha!

One of the key things I do when I am creating scrapbook pages is create little areas to convey the ‘theme’ of my page. I often say “its all in the details”! You can look at these spaces as little card fronts if you are starting to transition from card making to scrapbooking.

I added a circle of coordinating DSP, used a fun punch, plus a couple different embellishments.

The Nothings Better Than stamp set was another ‘must use’ stamp set in creating these fun pages. I had to stamp the ‘coffee’ stamp in the background!

I found the “I like you a latte’ in the Christmas set, Warm Hugs! And used the dies from the bundle to create a fun layer with some of the Faux Suede ribbon.

The Crumb Cake scallop border under the photo mat is from the Peony dies.

I just love this little corner! Because its true, ADULTING IS HARD! My kids have no idea how great they have it, hahaha!

I really hope you enjoyed my take on our theme, The World Around Us! I can’t to see what the other gals in the hop have created, so make sure you visit everyone and please feel free to leave a comment!

Tricia Butts from the United States is next up on the hop, click below to get to her creation!

Create with Connie and Mary--Hug in a Mug

Well its officially September so we can start talking cozy sweaters, scarves and Pumpkin Spice latte’s! Who has had one already? I know I have! Our theme this week is Hug in a Mug and I immediately reached for the Press On stamp set from the Handmade for You catalogue.

I created this really fun card and coffee treat combo in a fun soft color pallette—it doesn't say fall AT ALL! Because even though its September I want to live in denial for another week or two! I used Soft Seafoam, Coastal Cabana and Petal Pink.

The little to go coffee cups were the perfect image to create a background. I used the coffee beans stamp on the label for the card and the front of the coordinating coffee treat pouch. And I used the big to go coffee cup image on both projects to keep project continuity.

Wouldn’t you LOVE to give this cute little gift to someone? Or receive it yourself?

Its so so easy to make this cute little coffee pouch. Cut a piece of card stock to 2 3/4 x 5 1/2 and score on the long side at 3 inches. I folded it it up and used a couple mini staples (hidden by the Pool Party ribbon) to keep it closed. Decorate the front and voila, a fun treat pouch!

The Petal Pink shape is from the Hippo & Friends die set and its been a regular in my crafting these past couple of weeks. So much so that I haven’t even put it away yet!

The little strip of DSP and banners on the coffee treat holder are from the Peony Garden Designer Series paper.

Let’s see what the other gals have created this week! If you are starting here you can hop backwards to see Melissa’s creation or you can go forward to see what Connie has made. Either way I know you will be inspired! Thanks for visiting today!