Sparkly Christmas Cards!

It's never too early to start making those special Christmas Cards! Tonight I am teaching a festive Holiday Card Class on LWP! I am HOPING to get two cards finished, with a FUN technique from a bonus card (shown below.)

So...let's pull out the glitter and have the most sparkling time of our lives in this fabulous card class using North Country papers, Color Bloom sprays, new glitters, and other fun, yet fast techniques. 

You can click right here to watch it and join in the chat to ask questions!  (6:30pm PT/ 7:30 pm MT/ 8:30 pm CT/9:30pm ET)

Is It Too Early For Christmas?

I sure hope not because that's what I have for you today! Creating Keepsakes was so sweet to ask me to play with trim and make a layout for their November/December issue way back in April.

I had so much creating this layout! The technique focus is on the tape (which I altered.) Prima's Cotton Tape, Ranger's Perfect Pearl Mist, a Prima Press Stamp, and a stencil were the perfect mix to customize it. 

All of the layered papers are Project life cards and paper scraps...so fun and so easy to do!

 

You can see this project, plus so MANY others, in the November/December issue which is available right NOW!!!!

Sneak Peek

  

Digital Issue for Subscribers

 

Christmas Joy Card!

It's the holiday season and I have a "Christmas Joy" tag card just for YOU!



First I started with a tag. Tags are so fun to make, but I run out of ideas of what to do with them...so I added it to a card base!

Then I grabbed a few of my favorite things: doilies, punches, a date stamp, Ranger tissue tape, twine, and LOADS of Prima!

You know I save all my scraps. Do any of you do that? Well, I picked out all of the ones that fit this color scheme and used them here and there on the tag.


Remember the "Got Flowers" jars filled to the brim with gorgeous blooms? I found a bottle, pulled some out, and added crystal centers to them. I also punched stars out of the bottom of the tag to let the red-striped Prima paper peek out.



A velvet trinket and a touch of twine add the perfect finishing touches.



Top off your tag with a white bow and adhere it to a card base (I just used coordinating paper for the base.)

Next send your amazing card to your FAVORITE person in the whole wide world! They will love you forever!

Merry Christmas to each of you! ~Sharon



Prima Supplies:

• Ledger paper
• Velvet Trinket
• Alphabet
• Got Flowers
• SIIC centers

Other:

• Date Stamp
• Ranger Tissue Tape
• Doily
• Thread
• Twine
• Seam Binding
• Star Punch
• Pinking Shears

Oh, Yes! Video Tip #2

Can you believe it. I'm posting again and it hasn't even been a week!



Today I have another quick video tip for you!







































I love washi tape and was trying to come up with a fab new way to use it. So-I doubled it over on itself and used it to make a hanger. Sweetness. Add a bit to another punched circle to tie it all together and you are good to go.

And canvas resist shapes are one of my favorite products (tan "lovely" word!) On this project I used Prima's Fluid Chalk Inks by Ingvild Bolme and a bit of water! Just click play on the video below to see how easy it is.

One last tip: color these fab resins with a bit of chalk ink too.




Make sure you catch all three of the ornaments videos!
Video one is here.
Video three will be shown next Thursday!



Prima Product List for Ornament 2:

• Prima Packaging
• 844073, 844080 Songbird paper
• 561185 Washi Tape: Rondelle
• 890773 Ingvild Bolme Shabby Chic Resin
• 553715 Grove Vine
• 554712 Resist Canvas Word
• 561444 Serenade White Flower
• 556952 Tasha Brown Flower
• 555481 Lucerne Sugar Flower
• 891169 Ingvild Bolme Fluid Chalk Ink
• Other: Marvy Uchida green scalloped circle punch, circle punches, thread

Go Green Christmas Mini-Album!

Each November I gather a few of my saved Prima packaging pieces and create a Christmas mini-album. What a GREAT, and inexpensive, way to put together an album very quickly. Then, after I print out my Christmas photos I can just stick them in since the album is ready to go. (Tip: This would also make a fabulous gift for a teacher, neighbor or friend!)



This year I pulled some of the packaging from Ingvild Bolmes' Shabby Chic resins. The blue and white palette is perfect for a wintery look. You will only need about 3 sheets of patterned paper to cover 3 or 4 packaging pieces on both sides-and Prima's ledger pads are a great deal offering a wonderful mix of coordinating patterns. Tip: Do not worry about tears on the packaging. You will cover those up with paper or flowers!



Directions:

1. After adding paper to the packaging I looked through my stash for a few elements to decorate with. I love to make scrapbooking simple so I use similar elements through-out the book to keep a cohesive look. Tip: Try to stick to 3-4 colors (turquoise, red, white and black) that coordinate with your papers.

2. Next I chose 2-3 packages of flowers in different sizes/colors, some leaves, doilies, ribbon, red Velvet Trinkets, alphas, and whatever little left-overs I had around. Tip: I keep a jar of left-over tidbits right on my scrap table so they are always in sight. I find myself using them a lot when I can SEE them! (Buttons, extra flowers, pieces of ribbons, etc.)

3. I also like to create pockets on minis! What a great place to tuck Christmas memorabilia...or some extra photos! Punch some tags to tuck in for journaling space.

4. A great way to include a lot of photos on one page is to make your own little book. Staple several sheets of paper together at the top. Then add a binder and glue to the mini-album page. So simply, but so creative.


5. I love to use doilies when I scrap. Cut them apart to get more mileage out of them. Tip: You can cut down the middle, or, as I did on multiple pages here, cut just 1/3 off for a visually pleasing balance.

6. Add titles or words that carry the holiday spirit through-out the book! Tip: I used the Paris alphas which offer a dark red and light blue. Working wtih two colors opens up your options for placement.



7. Make as many pages as you wish and then loop them all on a large ring. Make sure to decorate the ring for that little extra touch. Tip: Punch a small hole in some leaves to thread on your ring.
8. Wrap up for a gorgeous one-of-a-kind gift for that special someone!


Product List:

• Ledger Papers: 843755
• Paris Alphas: 559137
• Prima Trim: 550455
• Precious Metals Leaves: 547394
• Paris Velvet Trinkets: 559977
• Melody White Dove: 552923
• Serenade Turquoise Flwoers: 561475
• Soubrette White Flowers: 561574
• Ingvild Bolme Shabby Chic Resins: 891459 (frame & corners)
• seam binding, tulle, twine

I hope you have enjoyed one of my Christmas traditions! ~Sharon