CSL: Watercolor Christmas kit

Thursday, December 14, 2017

Stampin Friends December New Year Hop!

Lots of lovin' on this beautiful Suite of products from the Stampin' Up! Holiday catalog - Year of Cheer! I am so sad it is all retiring - but I stocked up a bit to use for my New Year's celebration. So first my card - I love the Specialty Year of Cheer DSP - it is heavier like cardstock - and only one sided - so perfect for using as a card base as the inside is plain.

Then I punched stars and circles out of our Gold and Champagne foil sheets - as well as snowflakes out of a different pattern in the DSP to layer and give that festive and fun look below!

I also added some of the fun small black sequin and gold sequin strips tied on the side. They lay nice and flat - even at the knot - so will mail well. And to me they seemed to mimic the sprays of fireworks.

Then - for everyone coming over - I am making up these adorable diaper fold treat holders to match. Each uses the same elements as the card - and holds a yummy caramel Ghiradelli chocolate. I plan to put each person's name on a little tag and attach it.

And since I was in the creative mood - I made up this little wine tag below to attach to a bottle of wine that we'll be taking this weekend to a friend's house. It will be the perfect little hostess gift. Here I have it on cider - but it would work on any wine bottle also.

Here it is from a little different angle - so you can better see I added a couple gems to give it some extra sparkle. These wine tags are so simple - but add so much - after all, presentation is everything!

Hope you enjoyed these projects, and can use some of it for inspiration for your New Year's celebration.

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Congratulations to our Blog Hop winner in November - Karen Bixler! Now it's your chance to win - this month we do not have a group giveaway - but I have one specifically for my blog! Just leave a comment with your email and thoughts on my projects; then add #SFbloghop2017 and #Crazystampinglady to you comment post; now through December 25. I'll draw a winner December 26 and contact you for delivery info! You can win this great Watercolor Christmas Project Kit (does not include stamp set, but could be completed with a multitude of images and verses.) It makes a total of 20 cards and includes fun sequins and gold liners for your envelopes. It will be perfect to get a head start on next years cards. Good luck to each of you!