Indian Corn Treats

Here are some cute little treats that I made up for some thank you gifts for a recent class. They look like Indian Corn.

I started off with a 3" x 11" piece of Crumb Cake card stock.  I broke down the fibers by running my bone folder over it many times.  Next I sponged the edges of the paper in Crumb Cake ink.  I took one end and twisted it closed to form the tip of the corn.   

Next I filled pretzel bags that I got at Walmart with some M&M's.  (Yup - I took out the blue ones.  They just didn't look right.)  I filled the bags about 1/2 full and tied them off with some linen thread.  I then cut starting at the other end of the Crumb Cake card stock cutting strips about every 1/2" to where the top of the M&M bag was.  I then tied around the whole thing with more linen thread, leaving enough to tie a bow.

I ran Hello Honey and Gold Glimmer card stock through the Big Shot to cut out the leaves.  The larger leaf then got sponged around the edges with Real Red ink.  I stamped the sentiment from A Little Something stamp set in Chocolate Chip ink, punched a hole using our 1/16" punch and then fed the linen thread through it and tied it off.

Have fun making some yourself! 

CASED from Connie Babbert.

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Let Our Lives Be Full

Here is another card made with the Lighthearted Leaves stamp set.  I used Versa Mark to stamp the leaves, came back and embossed it using clear embossing powder, then came back once again using a white gel pen to highlight different areas.

And a little something on the inside to finish it off!

CASED from Susan Itell. 

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Every Leaf

This card was stamped AFTER the leaf was cut out using our framelits.  With our photopolymer stamps its easy to get a stamp EXACTLY where you want it.  I then came back and using our markers, colored the leaf.  A little gel pen action around the boarder and this card is good to go.  The bow was made using strips taken from our burlap ribbon.

I wanted the envelope to match so just a hint of the leaf on the edge worked just great!

CASED from Susan Itell.

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Happy Haunting

Here are some cute Halloween treat bags.  My friend Nancy Bowen and I made these and had so much fun!  She reminded me that everything does NOT have to be symmetrical.  Thanks Nancy!  Anyway, how fun are these?  With the Boo to You framelits the witches hat cut in the Black Glimmer Paper comes together so quickly.  Then some scraps of Designer Series Paper and some other card stock, a few fun stamps and they are good to go.

With the Kraft Tag a Bag Gift Bags all ready made for you these come together quite quickly.  And here they are - ready to hand out.  Happy Halloween!!

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Mini Treat Bags Video

Today I have a special treat for you.  Here is a video on how to make cute little treat bags using our Mini Treat Bag Thinlits.  Enjoy!

Joy

Here is another Christmas card that goes together quite quickly and is so pretty with the silver highlights.  I added a 1/4" strip of Silver Foil paper next to a 1" strip of Marina Mist card stock on the base of the card.  Some more Silver Foil on the Scallop Oval punch and a hint of Silver Cord in the ribbon and you've got sparkles galore.  

And then the icing on the cake of course is our newest addition to our "bling" family - the Iced Rhinestone Embellishments.  It quickly becoming a favorite of mine!

Well you KNEW I'd have to add a snowflake on the inside - right?  Have fun creating your own!

CASED from Susie Wood.

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Happy Halloween

Here is another Halloween card.  This stamp set was made to go with the Witching Decor Project Kit but I wanted to get more use out of the stamp set so here is a card that can made with it.

By using the Word Window and 3/4" circle punch I was able to pop the number 31 to give the card a little more interest.  And its fun to use those spider webs to kind of pop up the sentiment too.

You didn't think I would leave the inside blank did you?  Who do you think made those spiders webs on the front?  Of course our friendly little spider!

CASED from Susie Wood. 

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Joy

Here is a traditional Christmas card in untraditional colors.  I love that it has some bling yet it isn't over the top.

By using different sizes of circle punches I was able to use some "background" stamps to stamp out ornaments.

With a sentiment on the inside this one is also ready to be sent!  But maybe I'll wait until it's a little closer to Christmas! 

CASED from Lisa Curcio. 

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Boo!

Here is a cute little Halloween card that goes together quite quickly.  With our amazing framelits we don't have to "fussy cut" much anymore which makes things pretty nice.

I cut 3 pieces of our Designer Series Paper at 3-3/4" x 1-3/4", started with the outer two pieces and then overlapped the center black piece to make the background onto a piece of 5-1/2" x 4" Very Vanilla card stock.  I used the 2-1/2" Circle Punch to "pop" our little owl up a bit and the Black Glimmer Paper made a fabulous "BOO!"

I used an orange permanent marker to color our rhinestones for our little owls eyes.  Our new Fine-Tip Glue Pen works wonderfully to glue down the "Boo!"

And a little sentiment on the inside and we're off and running!  CASED from Darlene McCallum.

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Vintage Leaves

I love how fall brings out the "nature" in all of us.  I love how this card brings in the hardwood background stamp along with the leaves.  The vellum leaf adds just a shadow of a leave yet ties it all together.

And of course the inside needs a little attention too.  One more leave and it's good to go!  CASED from Kristen Kortonick.

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Wildflowers Birthday

Here is one of the cards that was in our Card Buffet.  It's fun to do these panels and show off the flowers in more of a silhouette fashion.  The colored card stock rectangles are cut at 3-7/8" x 1-5/8".  I found it was easiest to get them lined up correctly by placing the end pieces in first and then centering the middle piece in last.

And then I added one of the flowers to the inside panel to finish it off.

This card is CASED from Dawn Olchefske.

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Those who bring Sunshine

Still holding on to the warmth of summer I dream of lying on my back looking up at the sky through the leaves.  Would this be my view?

I started off stamping the sun in Crushed Curry.  The words were stamped next using Memento Black ink.  The branches came next using Early Espresso ink followed by Mossy Meadow on the leaves.  I stamped the leaves twice before re-inking it so that the leaves would have more dimension.  I finished it off with Soft Sky ink and a sponge dauber to give the illusion of the sky.

Of course I had to add a little of the leaves on the inside too!  Thanks to Tamara Davis for this inspiration.

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Shepherds - Stray Ducklings Blog Waddle

Welcome to the first Stray Ducklings Blog Waddle!  We are excited to share with you our Christmas card ideas.  You've just come from Nancy's blog and I welcome you to check out the rest of our blogs. 

Lori Helvick 

Bonnie Alexander

Nancy Legate

Debbie Kramer

Mary Booker

Sheryl Diemer

Sue Boerner

Here is my card that I want to share with you. 

You don't usually think of a Christmas card in these darker tones but I still liked the vintage look of this card.  I stamped the sunburst from the Kinda Eclectic stamp set on the Crumb Cake card first, then onto the Very Vanilla and then lined them up and raised them up with Dimensionals.  

The silhouette of the shepherds gave a beautiful focal point around all of the sponged background and the sheet of music takes you right back to beautiful Christmas carols.  By the way, our new Archiaval black ink pad worked the best of all the black inks I have for this project.  I love our new Curvy Corner Trio Punch which adds an interest to the shape of the focal point.  I also stamped the star separately, cut it out and then raised it up with a TINY piece of Stampin' Dimensionals.  Gold cording around the  music also brings some warmth to the card front.

I love the inside of this card.  Isn't this what Christmas is all about?

Inspired by Teneale Williams.

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Trick or Treat

Here are some cute treat bags made from our Sketched Dots Tag a Bag Gift Bags.  They are glassine bags that I decorated.  First I used some large post it notes to block off the areas I didn't want to ink up then I took our ink pads directly to the bags and dragged them across to stain the bags.  I did the middle stripe first using the Daffodil Delight ink pad.  Then I covered that area up and dragged a Tangelo Twist ink pad over the lower third of the bag.  Kinda going for that candied corn look. 

The decorating was so fast as the spider web doily is precut for you.  I used our Circles Framelits to cut out the "Trick or Treat" and guess what - we even have framelits for the scull and cross bones!  No fussy cutting!!  Lickity split - my treat bag was done!  Fill with some goodies and it's time to pass them out!

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Grateful

One more treasure from our shoe box swap.  This card was designed by Suzanne Knutson.  I love the warmth of the fall colors and I think the burlap ribbon trim works so well with this card. 

I love the use of the embossing folders - yup she used two!  The Woodgrain behind the acorn and then the Woodlands behind it all.  She also had us use the scallop circle punch twice with the Tangelo Twist card stock.  You punch it once, turn it a little (a post it note as a handle works great here for the second punching) and punch it a second time to get more of a starburst effect rather than the traditional  scallops.  Love it!

The word "grateful" was attached to the burlap using the Fine-Tip Glue Pen.  

And of course the acorn on the inside adds a sweet finish to it all.

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