The brand new Occasions Mini Catalogue started this past week! Click here to view it online or contact me to get your own copy!

New in the Occasions Mini is the Framelits Labels Collection. I'm so excited about these and the Hearts Collections! I used a few different sizes and the Christmas Lodge stamp set for my Christmas gift tags this year, so easy and fast to make.

Finally had time to stamp this weekend. So I pulled out my new stamp set, new Designer Series Paper and the new Labels Framelits!

Supplies
Stamps: Take it To Heart, Sentiment stamp
Ink: Island Indigo, Blushing Bride, Stampin' Write Markers: Basic Grey, Riding Hood Red, Pear Pizzazz, Baja Breeze
Paper: Basic Grey, Blushing Bride, Whisper White, Twitterpatted Designer Series Paper, Glitter Paper
Accessories: Stampin' Dimensionals, Heart to Heart Punch, Big Shot, Framelits Labels Collections, Wallpaper Impression Folders

~ Amanda

Glue 2 of these stockings together around the edges and you get a nice little pocket for a candy cane or a few markers or pens! These would work great for tags on presents too or decoration on the Christmas tree then everyone can pick one off the tree!

Supplies
Stamps: Warmest of Wishes
Ink: Real Red
Paper: Real Red Designer Series Paper, First Edition Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Sticky Strip, Glue Dots, Jingle Bells, Decorative Label Punch, Plastic Candy Cane, Big Shot, Holiday Stocking Die

~ Amanda

Lighted luminarias are very popular right now! They are really easy to make when you start with the Big Shot and the Fancy Favor Die.

After cutting out the Fancy Favor box I adhered a piece of torn Whisper White card stock to the bottom to make the snow. The "stamped" elements are actually from the Christmas Village Stamp Brush Set in My Digital Studio (the same stamp set I used for my blog header). I also punched out the circle window before assembling the box. The vellum window was stamped on with Versamark ink to look like snow was falling and Dazzling Details was added around the window. Inside my luminaria is a battery operated candle to make it flicker.

Supplies
Stamps: Serene Snowflakes, My Digital Studio: Christmas Village Stamp Brush Set
Ink: Versamark, Various Markers
Paper: Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Vellum
Accessories: Dazzling Details, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, My Digital Studio, Big Shot, Fancy Favor Die

~ Amanda

There are so many things you can do with clear bulbs! Last year I used reinkers and dazzling diamonds glitter to make beautiful glittery bulbs for my Christmas tree. This year I decided to use a few of the left over bulbs to make some new ornaments - ones with circle inserts.
First you cut out a 2-1/2" circle from a Window Sheet, then stamp your choice of Christmas theme image onto the Window Sheet in Stazon Black. Then punch out a 2-1/2" circle of Big Shot Multipupose Adhesive Sheet and adhere to the back of the stamped window sheet. After peeling the cover off the adhesive now on the back of the Window sheet, sprinkle some glitter to make the image shine! Next pour a little glitter into the clear ornament and add some fake snow. Then roll up the stamped glittery image so that it will fit into the ornament's hole. After it's in the ornament it will pop back to a circle and it's like a ship in a bottle!
Supplies
Stamps: Christmas Lodge, Welcome Christmas
Ink: Black Stazon
Paper: Window Sheet
Accessories: Circle cutter, Big Shot Multi-purpose Adhesive Sheet, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon, Clear ornament, fake snow

~ Amanda

These acrylic stars were crying out for some extra love! I would have loved to use some White Stazon ink but I forgot to add that to my last order. So instead I pulled out the Versamark and pewter embossing powder. The Merry Christmas was stamped in Black Stazon on Vellum to make sure the ink did not smear when I was assembling the ornaments.

Supplies
Stamps: Christmas greeting, Winter Post
Ink: Versamark, Black Stazon
Paper: Vellum
Accessories: Pewter Embossing Powder, Glue Dots, Old Olive Taffeta Ribbon, Star ornaments

~ Amanda