December 2019 – Crafting with Ashee

Feels Like Frost Thank you Card – Stampin’ Up!

I can’t believe it is less than a week to Christmas. This is my last blog of this year. I will be back on the 3rd of January. I have a thank you card to share with you today featuring the Feels Like Frost Designer Series Paper – (DSP). This paper is going into hibernation at the end of this year but will be back in the Autumn / Winter Catalogue next year. YEAH!!!

This is a quick and easy card to make that can easily be made in bulk. It’s perfect therefore for your Christmas thank you cards. The Feels Like Frost DSP is so beautiful and works for any winter card, not just Christmas.

I’ve used the Holiday Rhinestones as accent pieces here. I thought they would retire at the end of December but they are carrying over and I am so excited. I love them. The Holiday Rhinestones come as one pack of various sizes and various colours. So useful!!

measurements

Seaside Spray A6 Cardbase – (This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half)
Night of Navy 14.35cm x 10cm
Feels Like Frost DSP 13.85cm x 9.5cm

As I mentioned this is my last blog post of the year. Thank you for visiting and I hope you have enjoyed all the projects I have shared. I am going to continue posting regularly in the new year. I want to increase my subscriber base on YouTube so if you aren’t subscribed I would appreciate it if you did.

What Christmas Projects have you made this year? Please share them on my Facebook Group, All Things Crafty – Crafting with Ashee.

There are a video tutorial and supply list below as per normal. Thank you again and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Seaside Spray A4 Cardstock	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock	Feels Like Frost Specialty 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper	A Big Thank You Photopolymer Stamp Set
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad	Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels	Snail Adhesive	Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Paper Trimmer	Simply Scored	Bone Folder

Let it Snow Money Wallet and Christmas Card

I have a money wallet to share with you today using the Let it Snow Designer Series Paper (DSP). I love this paper as it so vibrant and happy. This is actually the first money wallet I have ever made as I never give money as a present. I will from time to time give a gift card but I still like to buy presents that show you have put thought and time into your gift.

This card doubles as a proper card as well as a money wallet. There is plenty of space inside the card to write your message. I’ve done very little in term of embellishments and stamping as the paper is busy and too many embellishments would look cluttered I feel.

The main colours are Coastal Cabana and Real Red and I have repeated these colours in the card for continuity. This is not a standard card size and you would need to make a bespoke envelope to go with it. I did this as I wanted the card to have plenty of room for the money and your message.

measurements

Coastal Cabana A4 sheet trimmed to 16cm on the short side. Scored on the long side at
- 12cm and 24cm
Let it Snow – 15cm x 11cm – Front of Card
Real Red Cardstock – 15.5cm x 11.5cm – Front of Card Mat
Let it Snow – 15cm x 4.5cm – Pocket
Real Red Cardstock – 15.5cm x 5cm – Pocket Mat
Whisper White – 14.35cm X 10cm – Insert
Real Red Cardstock – 15cm x 10.5cm – Insert Mat
Whisper White – 8.5cm x 2.5cm – Sentiment
Real Red Cardstock – 9cm x 3cm – Sentiment Mat

As this card has quite a layers I have used a hidden magnet to hold the front closed. I do love this paper and am sad it is retiring at the end of the year. I am making a mini album with my remaining sheets so I can enjoy it for years to come rather than it just sitting hidden in my stash.

Other projects

As always there is a video tutorial and supply list below. Thank you for dropping by and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana	Real Red A4 Card Stock	Let It Snow Specialty Designer Series Paper	Snowman Season Bundle (En)
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Snowman Season Photopolymer Stamp Set (En)	Paper Trimmer	Simply Scored
Snail Adhesive	Stampin’ Dimensionals	Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Christmas Bauble – Let it Snow DSP – Stampin’ Up!

Hello again, I can’t believe it’s a week until Christmas. I have this cute little Christmas Bauble to share with you today. I’ve been making these for years. They can be made from Designer Series Paper (DSP) or different coloured cardstock.

This Christmas Bauble is very easy to make. I used the 2″ circle punch and punched out 6 circles in two different sheets. This gives me four actual pattersns. Each circle is folded in half. You layer them together in the following order:

Sheet 1, Sheet 2, Sheet 2, Sheet 1, Sheet 1, Sheet 2, Sheet 2, Sheet 1, Sheet 1, Sheet 2, Sheet 2, Sheet 1.

In previous years, I’ve made this using six circles of Real Red card and then six circles of Old Olive. These are simple and quick but still, look beautiful.

I love making my own decorations. It makes my decor more unique and personal. I think it is also great to look back on hand made decorations and remember the memories associated with them.

I love the Let it Snow suite of products and have used it many times. The stamp set and snowman punch are carrying over but sadly the DSP is retiring. I am using the last up now making another Christmas Mini Album.

More projects

The video tutorial and supply list are below.

Thank you for dropping by and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Let It Snow Specialty Designer Series Paper

2″ (5.1 Cm) Circle Punch

Mini Glue Dots

Bone Folder

Whisper White Solid Baker’s Twine

Christmas Gift Bag – Stampin’ Up!

I have a cute little Christmas Gift Bag to share with you today. This is a very simple bag to make and actually has no stamping. The bag would be perfect for a piece of jewellery or even a bar of handmade soap.

This bag uses Cherry Cobbler cardstock and my favourite Wrapped in Plaid Designer Series Paper (DSP). The decoration if the Memories & More card from the Night Before Suite. I love how you can coordinate items from different product suites and they work perfectly.

Little bags like this one are great for teacher or neighbour gifts. They are sweet and easy to make in number at short notice.

measurements

Cherry Cobbler Cardstock – 11 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ Scored on the long side at
- 4″, 5 1/2″, 9 1/2″, 11″
- Scored on the short side at 1 1/2″
Wrapped in Plaid DSP – 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 X2

There are less than two weeks to Christmas now. I am trying to show this week and next, some easy and simple projects that you can make with supplies you perhaps already have.

here are some more simple Christmas projects

The video tutorial and supply list are below. I hope you all had a great week. What Christmas projects are you making? I would love you to share them with me on Facebook Group.

Thank you for dropping by and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock	Wrapped In Plaid 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper	Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Night Before Christmas Memories & More Card Pack	Paper Trimmer	Simply Scored
Snail Adhesive	Stampin’ Dimensionals	Tear & Tape Adhesive

Candy Cane Pouches – Stampin’ Up!

I make Candy Cane pouches every year. Normally, I use the envelope punch board but now it has retired. I really want it back!! This one is made using the Simply Scored Scoring Tool and label punches. I think they turned out pretty cute.

Wrapped in Plaid is one my favourite Christmas Designer Series Paper from this current catalogue. It is so elegant with the foiled elements on one side. In previous years, I’ve made this as gifts for my neighbours in lieu of baking biscuits. The funny thing is that although I’ve tons of these I don’t actually ever eat candy canes. I’m a Type 1 diabetic and actually chose to only eat sweets when my blood sugar falls low and I need to bring it up quickly.

measurements

Wrapped in Plaid 6″ X 6″ Designer Series Paper – (DSP) Scored at
- 1 5/8″ on either side on one side
- Turn paper by 90 degrees and score at 1″

You can hang these pouches from your tree by punching a hole in the top and threading some coordinating ribbon or twine through.

Other projects

I love making decorations or gifts for people. It means so much more when you have taken the time to make something rather than just buying a generic thing in a shop. I enjoy the process as well as as the giving of a handmade gift.

The video tutorial and supply are below. Thank you for dropping by and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Wrapped In Plaid 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper	Everyday Label Punch	Story Label Punch	Lots Of Cheer Cling Stamp Set
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad	Metallic Pearls	Simply Scored	Stampin’ Dimensionals	Snail Adhesive	Tear & Tape Adhesive

Hanging Ornaments – Birds of a Feather

I have these super cute hanging ornaments to share with you today using the Birds of a Feather stamp set. These ornaments are very quick to make and are an easy way to occupy the kids for a few hours.

This last weekend was the Christmas Market here in Lincoln. I wanted to go on Thursday but the weather was foul so we ended up going on Saturday. It was very busy but I got some photos and it was fun looking at all the craft stalls. I saw some of these wooden ornaments for sale but none were stamped so I thought I would share mine with you.

I am thinking of taking a stall next year in the craft section of the market and wanted your opinion on my projects. Do you think these ornaments are good enough to sell and secondly do you think anyone would buy them?

I got these blank ornaments on Amazon and stamped them using Stazon ink. They are coloured in using our Stampin’ Write Markers. I used a Signa Uniball white pen to colour the trims white. I did stamp both sides of them so they look pretty from any angle.

Other fun Christmas Projects

As always there is a video tutorial and supply list below.

Thank you for visiting and until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Birds Of A Feather Cling Stamp Set	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad	Star Designer Elements	Real Red 1/8″ (3.2 Mm) Curly Ribbon	Linen Thread
Neutrals Stampin’ Write Markers	Subtles Stampin’ Write Markers	Regals Stampin’ Write Markers	Brights Stampin’ Write Markers	Many Marvelous Markers

Elfie Christmas Card Tutorial Stampin’ Up!

I have this fun Elfie Christmas card to share with you today. When I saw this in the catalogue, I fell in love straight away. It is a playful and cute set that is perfect for children’s cards.

The colours here are Poppy Parade and Call me Clover. They are great Christmas colours, especially for this elf. I’ve coloured the image in with Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers to match the cardstock and paper colours.

If you do Elf on The Shelf then this stamp is a perfect accompaniment. You can make matching gift tags, greetings cards and Christmas decorations.

measurements

Poppy Parade A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
Whisper White – 10cm x 6.5cm
Poppy Parade – 10.5cm x 7cm
2018-2020 In Color – Call Me Clover – 14.35cm x 10cm

I love simple and easy cards like this. Again this is a great card for kids to make as you stamp the image and then can have fun colouring them in.

I wanted to let people know that the last order date is the 15th December for orders to arrive before Christmas. The Autumn / Winter catalogue though goes through until 3rd January.

Other Cards

Thank you for visiting. There are a video tutorial and supply list below.

Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	2018-2020 In Color 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper	#Elfie Cling Stamp Set (En)	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Call Me Clover Stampin’ Pad
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels	Poppy Parade 1/2″ (1.3 Cm) Textured Weave Ribbon	Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack	Call Me Clover Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack	Mango Melody Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends	Ivory Stampin’ Blends Marker
Bronze Stampin’ Blends Marker	Snail Adhesive	Stampin’ Dimensionals	Paper Trimmer	Take Your Pick	Bone Folder

Yummy Christmas – Gingerbread for anyone?

I have another card to share with you today. I wasn’t sure about Yummy Christmas when I saw it in the catalogue and didn’t buy it but gave in on my next order and bought it. Great decision. I love it now!!

I love colouring and find it so therapeutic. You can get lost for hours colouring. I started papercrafting through watercolouring and am still fascinated with colours and mixing colours. I’ve used the Stampin’ Blends to colour in here. They are fast becoming my favourite colouring medium as blending is so easy and they leave no lines.

The Yummy Christmas stamp set also coordinates with the Cuckoo Dies which also match the Cuckoo For You stamp set in the Annual Catalogue. It is a very versatile paring.

measurements

Thick Whisper White A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
Wrapped in Plaid – 14.35cm x 10cm

I how bright and cheerful this stamp set is. I actually don’t ever eat any Gingerbread as I’m not a great biscuit person. As a Type 1 diabetic I just can’t be bothered to take insulin to cover biscuits and such, so just don’t eat them instead.

other cards

Thank you for coming. There are a video tutorial and supply list below. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock	Cuckoo For You Photopolymer Stamp Set	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock	Wrapped In Plaid 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper	Cuckoo Clock Dies
Stitched Rectangle Dies	Yummy Christmas Photopolymer Stamp Set	Cuckoo For You Bundle	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels	Real Red Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends
Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack	Shaded Spruce Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends	Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack	Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack	Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack	Snail Adhesive
Stampin’ Dimensionals	Paper Trimmer

The Bells are Ringing – Christmas Card Tutorial

It is yet another grey and ugly day in Lincoln. I have this gorgeous Bells are Ringing Christmas card to share with you. Bad weather days are perfect for crafting I think. What do you think?

I haven’t used this set yet and now I wish I had. These bell dies are beautiful. They are intricate and cut so cleanly. I didn’t have to pick out any bits from them. This card is very simple but the sentiment does ring out a true note of Christmas. It is my favourite sentiment from the Merry Christmas To All stamp set.

measurements

Thick Whisper White A6 Cardbase – This is an A4 sheet cut in half and then folded in half
Night of Navy cardstock – 14.35cm x 10cm
Feels Like Frost Designer Series Paper (DSP) – 9.5cm x 7cm
Whisper White – 9cm X 6.5cm

This blog post will go live on the 2nd of December. I am doing it early though as I have to take my mother to Queens Medical Centre for an eye appointment. They are going to put a dye in her vein that will go up to her eyes so they can verify whether her macular generation is wet or dry. I think it’s wet in this eye though, as I am sure that is what Moorfields in London told us.

Back to a lighter note, have you started making your Christmas Cards yet? Do you still make many? I feel the decline in card giving in the last of years is quite sad. I love receiving a card with a personal message from someone.

Some more Christmas Projects

As always the video tutorial and supply list are below. Thank you for visiting and I hope you have a great start to December. Until next time Enjoy Being Creative!!

Ashee xx

Product List

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock	Feels Like Frost Specialty 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper	Detailed Bells Dies
Bells Are Ringing Photopolymer Stamp Set	Merry Christmas To All Photopolymer Stamp Set	Bells Are Ringing Bundle	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad	Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Snail Adhesive	Stampin’ Dimensionals	Paper Trimmer	Take Your Pick	Bone Folder

Month: December 2019

Christmas Bauble – Let it Snow DSP – Stampin’ Up!

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Christmas Gift Bag – Stampin’ Up!

measurements

here are some more simple Christmas projects

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Candy Cane Pouches – Stampin’ Up!

measurements

Other projects

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Hanging Ornaments – Birds of a Feather

Other fun Christmas Projects

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