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Christmas Angels By Jen

"Christmas Angels By Jen"

My good friend Jen had the most generous and thoughtful idea of making Angel {Avon} Dress Up Lip Balm Holders for the Kindy teachers, as a thank you gift for teaching her gorgeous little girls Lizzie and Maggie.

Jen has made a these gorgeous handmade gifts with the Winter Frost DSP Stack, Frosted Finishes Embellishments and Silver 1/8” Ribbon.

The peace-de-la-résistance are the gorgeous Angel Wings, which were made from Glimmer Paper and Vellum, using the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die

For a step by step Tutorial, please click here.

Cut to 24 Angels later, and this idea is now done and dusted!

 #132183 Winter Frost DSP Stack $14.50

#130101 "Dress Up" Framelits $51.95

Recipe Ingredient List

Framelits/Dies: Dress Up Framelits, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die

Special Tools: Big Shot, Winter Frost DSP Stack, Frosted Finishes Embellishment, Silver 1/8” Ribbon, Stampin’ Trimmer

Festive Flurry Snowflake Flip Card

So I have decided to rename my Craft Class as “Create With Kathe”, and at last weeks class we made this gorgeous “Festive Flurry” flip card.

As my new Circle Card Thinlits Dies had not quite arrived in time for my class, I improvised by using several different sized Circle Framelits to create the flip.

With the Festive Flurry stamp set and matching Framelits, I heat embossed in Silver the largest snowflake, I then coloured with Stampin’ Makers in “Bermuda Bay” and “Island Indigo” on two of the smaller snowflakes, and then cut with the Framelits.

I did two sets of Snowflakes, one for the flip on the front, and one for the flip on the inside.

I added a Frosted Finishes Embellishment to both Snowflakes to add a bit of glam!

To finish the Snowflake off, I tied a piece of silver ribbon to the top of the card, and with the Crop-A-Dile, I made a whole in the top of the Snowflake and threaded the ribbon through and tied a bow.   I wanted it to look like the Snowflake was being suspended by the ribbon.

On the left side of the card, I randomly stamped small Snowflakes in “Bermuda Bay” and “Pool Party” with the “Snow Swirled” stamp set, and then embossed with a Snowflake Embossing Folder.

On the facing/inside page of the card I embossed a piece of DSP “Festival Of Prints”, and used my trusty double sided tape to adhere the whole panel.

For the Christmas message I used several different Stampin’ Makers to colour the message from the “Season Of Joy” stamp set, in “Bermuda Bay”, “Daffodil Delight”, “Island Indigo”, “Melon Mambo”, and “Real Red”, I then huffed on the stamp to rehydrate it before stamping down.

The facing is stamped randomly stamped with small Snowflakes in “Bermuda Bay” and “Pool Party” with the “Snow Swirled” stamp set.

Festive Flurry Snowflake Flip Card (tick)!

“Festive Flurry” Stamp Set and matching Framelits

#133285 “Festive Flurry" Clear Mount Bundle $100.95

#133284 “Festive Flurry" Wood Mount Bundle $115.50

OR

#131781 “Festive Flurry" Stamp Set Clear Mount  $66.95

#131778 “Festive Flurry" Stamp Set Wood Mount $83.95

#132193 “Festive Flurry” Framelits Dies  $51.95

"Festive Of Prints" (My Digital Studio download) $6.95

Recipe Ingredient List

Stamp Sets: “Festive Flurry”, “Season Of Joy” and “Snow Swirled”

Ink: “Bermuda Bay”, “Daffodil Delight”, “Island Indigo”, “Melon Mambo”, “Pool Party” and “Real Red”

Embossing Power: Silver

Framelits: Circle Framelits, Festive Flurry

Embossing Folder: Snowflakes

Special Tools: Big Shot, Crop-A-Dile, DSP "Festive Of Prints" (My Digital Studio download), Frosted Finishes Embellishment, Silver Ribbon, Stampin’ Trimmer

Simply Sketched Thank You Card

Guess what?!!!

YES, the Courier did a Saturday delivery for me, and waiting inside the rather large box, was the gorgeous Stampin’ Up! Circle Card Thinlits Dies!!!

This is my first project using the new Circle Card Thinlits Dies, a “Thank You” card which I was asked to make for lady at our “Women Connecting” Craft Group.

Also in the box were a couple of new stamp sets “Yippee-Skippee!” and “Simply Sketched” … ahhhhh bliss!

On the flipping scallop, on one side I stamped in Staz On Black the gorgeous flower from the “Simply Sketched” stamp set, then used the Crisp Cantaloupe Ink Pad and Aqua Painters, + then blended with Calypso Coral Stampin’ Marker to give the flower graduating shades of colour.

The stem of the flower is coloured in Old Olive + the Aqua Painters to blend.

Around the outside of the flower, to illuminate it, I used a wash of colour from the Baja Breeze stamp pad, with the Aqua Painters.

On the other side of the flip, I stamped the words “Awesome … thanks!” using a masking technique. I covered the words “Awesome …” with a Post-It note, then stamped with Staz On Black (onto the word “Thanks!”), then used the Calypso Coral Stampin’ Marker to colour in the word “Awesome …”.

I really wanted to add a star with Glimmer cardstock, but had run out, so improvised by painting some of my glittery nail polish on to white cardstock, then once dry, cut the star from the Circle Card Thinlits Dies, and attached with dimensionals.

I used one of the small Framelits from the “Chalk Talk” set to attach the 4 strands of Organdy Ribbon in “Calypso Coral”, and tied in a bow.

The butterfly is made with the Butterfly Embosslits, in layers of Crisp Cantaloupe, "Beau Chateau" DSP and Vellum. I then stranded together some Organdy Ribbon in “Calypso Coral” to create the butterfly antlers.

The Beau Chateau DSP on the extended flap is embossed with the Lacy Brocade Embossing Folder.

Circle Card Thinlits Dies (tick)!

 

 Circle Card Thinlits Dies $67.95

“Simply Sketched”

Hostess Set

#129672 Clear Mount

#129669 Wood Mount

 “Yippee-Skippee!”

#131344 Clear Mount $31.95 #131341 Wood Mount $39.95

"Beau Chateau" (My Digital Studio download) $6.95

Receipe Ingredient List

Stamp Sets: “Yippee-Skippee!”, “Simply Sketched”, “Very Vintage” Jumbo Wheel

Ink: Basic Gray, Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe, Old Olive, Staz On Black,

Framelits: Circle Card Thinlits Dies, Chalk Talk, Finishing Touches Edgelits

Embossing Folder: Beautiful Wings Embosslits, Lacy Brocade

Special Tools: Aqua Painters, Big Shot, Dimensionals, DSP "Beau Chateau" (My Digital Studio download), Organdy Ribbon in “Calypso Coral”, Vellum

Guest Blogger: Sally Rice with "Pink Pirouette Blossoms"

Today’s Guest Blogger on “The JorjaRose Files” is the very talented Sally Rice.

I ♥ the way that Sally thinks outside of the square box and may just turn out something that looks like a star!

Sally’s other talent {other than making gorgeous Stampin’ Up! crafts} is as the Food Editor for a very well known magazine “New Zealand House and Garden”.

Sally recently took the “Buttons & Blossoms Simply Pressed Clay Molds” {available to purchase for only $16.95} into the kitchen ...

She used her Gum Paste, coloured to a very sweet Pink {let’s call this colour “Pink Pirouette”}, to make these xtra cute decorated cupcakes.

The finishing touch to the cupcakes {along with the Pink Pirouette Blossoms} are these xtra cute little green leaves.

Gotta say, “I ♥ Sally’s craftin’”!

"Buttons & Blossoms Simply Pressed Clay Molds” $16.95