Joy of Noel for The Paper Players

 I'm glad to have joined in this week with the challenge at The Paper Players. It's a CAS challenge and, in addition, we're challenged to use or make a tag

My creation is a little towards the far edge of CAS but with the white space and deep colours, there's definitely a clean and simple look to it. 😀

I am in love with the Distressed Tile 3D embossing folder and I've long been a fan of the Tailored Tags dies. Of course, Joy of Noel is my favourite bundle in the mini catalogue, so it was a joy to make this card!

Update: Delighted to be chosen as Headliner at The Paper Players.

If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. 

You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking here. 

Free Gifts with Orders 

• Any order of $90 will receive the Creativity Abounds Tutorial Bundle, with 13 projects based around the September - December Mini Catalogue, as a thank you gift. 

• And if you purchase the Joy of Noel bundle, you'll also receive a project bundle from 'Join in with Joanne and Jan' which will give you two project tutorials from me and two from my buddy Joanne James, aka The Crafty Owl. 

Product List

Joy Of Noel Bundle (English)

[161967]

$102.50

Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock

[121681]

$21.00

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$22.25

Joy Of Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161958]

$26.25

Tailor Made Tags Dies

[155563]

$47.00

Distressed Tile 3 D Embossing Folder

[162189]

$20.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$13.75

Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154880]

$21.00

Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154903]

$21.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154885]

$21.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$20.00

Metallics Embossing Powders

[155555]

$38.00

Heat Tool

[129056]

$66.00

Simply Elegant Trim

[155766]

$15.75

Festive Pearls

[159963]

$14.75

Festive and Fun for AYSI 312

In my head, Christmas happened quite recently but the latest challenge at  As You See It proves to me just how wrong I am! Our latest challenge, a theme, is... Christmas!

And, to be fair, I have been making Christmas cards for at least six weeks already but somehow, this challenge just made it all seem much, much closer. 😀

I decided to have some fun and do some adult colouring Stampin' Up style by using the Festive & Fun stamp set. There's something quite relaxing about the colouring process, isn't there?

Then I added in some non-traditional brightness by using a strip of DSP from the Merry, Bold & Bright selection.  I knew I'd be using it in advance, so made sure to use some of the colours from the DSP into my colouring choices. 

We'd love to see how you see this theme challenge. Visit the As You See It page to see what the rest of the team have done and to link up your entry. You can play along with us until Wednesday 29 November, 11.59pm PST.

If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. 

You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking here. 

Free Gifts with Orders 

• Any order of $90 will receive the Creativity Abounds Tutorial Bundle, with 13 projects based around the September - December Mini Catalogue, as a thank you gift. 

• And if you purchase the Joy of Noel bundle, you'll also receive a project bundle from 'Join in with Joanne and Jan' which will give you two project tutorials from me and two from my buddy Joanne James, aka The Crafty Owl. 

Product List

Festive & Fun Cling Stamp Set (English)

[162078]

$55.00

Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock

[147014]

$21.00

Starry Sky A4 Cardstock

[159264]

$21.00

Lemon Lime Twist A4 Cardstock

[144250]

$21.00

Pool Party A4 Card Stock

[124391]

$21.00

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

$22.25

Merry Bold & Bright 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161945]

$26.25

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$13.75

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154883]

$21.00

Copper Clay Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161662]

$21.00

Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154899]

$21.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154885]

$21.00

Lemon Lime Twist Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161682]

$21.00

Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154894]

$21.00

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154882]

$21.00

Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154903]

$21.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$63.00

Tinsel Gems Four Pack

[161623]

$17.00

Christmas Packaging for Creativity Abounds

 

Welcome to the latest hop with the Creativity Abounds team! We're a group of demonstrators from around the world who come together to share ideas and inspiration with you. 

On the third Wednesday of the month, we hop to share some inspiration with you on a particular theme or set. This month, we're featuring Christmas packaging, gifts or decorations to help you get ready for Christmas. 

I've created one project to share with you today - and a second one as part of the Creativity Abounds Tutorial Bundle for November. This 13 tutorial bundle is free from me with a qualifying purchase of $90 or more. If you live somewhere other than New Zealand and purchase from a team member there, you'll receive the tutorial bundle from them.

The Christmas packaging product that Stampin' Up! offers that I love the best is the Cracker and Treat Box Die set. I like that it can be made in different sizes, including the up-sized version I'm sharing today. I like that they can be used as table favours, as treat packages or for gift packaging. How lovely to get a piece of jewellery or small perfume in a package like this?

However, mine are to decorate my Christmas table and as table favours for the big day. 

The Shining Brightly Specialty DSP was the only choice for me for the opulent look I was after. The patterns come in two colours: Night of Navy and Gold, or Very Vanilla and Gold and you can see which I've chosen!

I used one of the label dies from the set to add a name. Then I added in some foliage from Timeless Arrangements in Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler. The cord is from the Simply Elegant  Trim combo. 

For each Jumbo Cracker you will need:

1 piece of Shining Brightly DSP 13cm x 15.5cm (5" x 6")

1 piece of matching Shining Brightly DSP 7cm x 15.5cm (2 3/4" x 6")

Very Vanilla 2.5cm x 6.5cm (1" x 2 1/2")

Elegant Trim cord 60cm (24")

Scraps of Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler

1. From the large piece of DSP, cut one cracker die and from the small piece cut 1/2 the cracker die (i.e. 3 sections). I cut mine slightly bigger then trimmed them to size with the paper trimmer. Alternatively, cut three of the whole die pieces then cut one in half so you can create two crackers.
2. Join the two sections by adhering one section over the end of the other to create one longer section. Take care that the overlapping section match perfectly.
3. Finger fold all the score lines.
4. Adhere the two end sections together to create a cylinder, again making sure that the overlapping sections match perfectly.
5. Cut the cord into two 30cm (12") sections Fold in the end carefully and tie a bow with one of the lengths of cord to close off the end. 
6. Turn up so the closed end is at the bottom. Insert your goodies or gift then use the second section of cord to tie off the other end with a bow. 
7. Die cut a label in your chosen shape from the Very Vanilla.
8. Die cut two Garden Green and two Cherry Cobbler leaves using the small pieces from the Timeless Arrangements dies. Layer one of each together and add one pair to each end of the label.
9. Attach the decorated label to the cracker barrel with dimensionals.

If the written instructions weren't 100% clear, grab a cup of coffee and watch this instead.

Here's a sneak peek at the Creativity Abounds Tutorial Bundle, our gift to our customers.

And here's a better look at my tutorial project which can be used as either a gift tag or a tree decoration.

If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. 

You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking here. Don't forget if you purchase from me, you'll receive the thirteen tutorials in the Creativity Abounds Tutorial Bundle as a free gift. 

Magical Meadow for Stampin' Fancy Friday

This month, the theme at Stampin' Fancy Friday is 'Over the Top Christmas'. We don't blog hop as such but the team at Stampin' Fancy Friday do a daily inspiration post on Instagram. The team at Stampin' Fancy Friday are all current or past members of Stampin' Up!'s Artisan Design Team, so it really is a great place to pick up ideas or recharge your creative mojo. Follow @stampinfancyfriday if you don't already. 😀

I went 'over the top' on this vintage style Christmas card, made using the Magical Meadow bundle. 

I threw a lot of different things at this OTT creation: there's texture embossing, sponging, splattering, gilding, die cuts, specialty paper, heat embossing... the whole kit and caboodle.

You can see how I did it here. Why not pour yourself a coffee and strap in for the ride?

If you decide to make one, or something similar, I'd love to see how it turns out. 😀

If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. 

You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking here. 

Orders placed with me can earn free tutorials. 

• Any order of $90 will receive the Creativity Abounds Tutorial Bundle, with 13 projects, as a thank you gift. 
• And if you purchase the Joy of Noel bundle, you'll also receive a project bundle from 'Join in with Joanne and Jan' which will give you two project tutorials from me and two from my buddy Joanne James, aka The Crafty Owl. 

Abundant Beauty Masks for Around the World on Wednesday

 

Welcome to a new hop with the crew at Around the World on Wednesday. On the second Wednesday of each month, the team put together a thematic hop to give you some inspiration for your own crafting. We love it when you try out something new or CAS(E) one of our projects. The team is truly international, with members from each time zone of the world that Stampin' Up! operates. You're with me, in New Zealand - the first place in the Stampin' Up! world to change the date. 😀

This month, we have a colour challenge to share with you. Our team leader, Angie, has given us this picture to inspire us. Isn't it a lovely graphic? Having been to Paris in the autumn, this brought back many happy memories. 

I've been playing around a bit lately with the Abundant Beauty Decorative Masks from the September-December Mini Catalogue. One of the masks is a mix of small leaves so it seemed a perfect fit for the autumnal colours of our image. 

I stencilled select images from the mask onto the page using four different autumnal inks and then created a sky for them to fall through. 

You can see how I did it here.

Continue around the hop to see more wonderful inspiration from the team. Next up is the ever-wonderful Leonie Stuart from Australia.

If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. 

You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking here. 

Free Gifts with Orders 

• Any order of $90 will receive the Creativity Abounds Tutorial Bundle, with 13 projects based around the September - December Mini Catalogue, as a thank you gift. 

• And if you purchase the Joy of Noel bundle, you'll also receive a project bundle from 'Join in with Joanne and Jan' which will give you two project tutorials from me and two from my buddy Joanne James, aka The Crafty Owl. 

If you get lost around the hop, here's a list of participants to help you find your way. 

Jan Clothier - NZ - You are here.

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Cazz Boylan - AU

Cheryll Miller - AU

Danielle Kassing - NL

Aurélie Fabre - FR

Mikaela Titheridge - UK

Annette Ball - CA

Kelly Taranto - US

Shel Anderson - CA

Chris Smith - US

Tricia Butts - US

Theresa McEntee - US

Lori Willcox - CA

Teri West - US

Cheryl Hamilton - US

Joy of Noel for AYSI 311

It's time for a new challenge at As You See It. For our recipe challenge, we're joined by our Guest Designer Jennie Maier, who was the winner of our last colour challenge.

The recipe challenge is a good one - all you have to do is create something that uses all five elements of the mystery box: holiday, embossing folder, ribbon or twine, die cut, patterned paper.

Here's what I came up with, using the Joy of Noel bundle.

My HOLIDAY is Christmas.

My EMBOSSING FOLDER is Distressed Tile 3D for the background.

My RIBBON or TWINE is the gold twine from the Simply Elegant Trim combo.

My DIE CUTs use the Joy of Noel set: the outline for the Christmas spray, the lettering for NOEL and the pine sprigs.

My PATTERNED PAPER is the strip behind the lettering from the Joy of Christmas DSP pack.

We'd love to see how you see this recipe challenge. Visit the As You See It page to see what the rest of the team have done and to link up your entry. You can play along with us until Wednesday 15 November, 11.59pm PST.

If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. 

You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking here. 

Free Gifts with Orders 

• Any order of $90 will receive the Creativity Abounds Tutorial Bundle, with 13 projects based around the September - December Mini Catalogue, as a thank you gift. 

• And if you purchase the Joy of Noel bundle, you'll also receive a project bundle from 'Join in with Joanne and Jan' which will give you two project tutorials from me and two from my buddy Joanne James, aka The Crafty Owl.