Christmas Treat Gift Box & Fall Scrappin'

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you go. . . . and I'm still in late summer mode with short sleeves!!!!

Oh well to get into the spirit as I love the Christmas holidays with it's meaning and all the glitter and glitz, it's time to be getting ready for the holidays. This is a project I'd like to share with you from a recent stamp camp that I hosted earlier this month. We made these darling Chrtistmas Treat boxes by using a Big Shot "Scalloped Envelope die" with a down home Christmas feel. This type of project has become really popular among Stampin Up Demonstrators and event attendees too, that I just had to share it with you, as I know you would like it too.


After the box is assembled by using 4 cuts of the die, connnecting all the side flaps, a strip of Designer Series paper from the "Holiday Treasures" collection is wrapped around the outside and then the outer scalloped flaps extending upward are folded down. Then the embellishing is up to you! I just love the scalloped look and couldn't wait to use the scalloped circle punch along with the adorable little gingerbread man stamp from the Hostess stamp set "Deer Friends" to adorn mine. Add a little bit of shredded filler to the box (looks like I added a bit too much to one side, hee-hee!), a cello bag filled with holiday candy, and a gift tag then your all set!!!

Who wouldn't love to receive this adorable gift!! Makes for great office gifts, gifts to keep by the door for those guests who drop by during the holidays, teacher gifts and so many more!

And now for my scrapbooking friends,

I'd like to share a 6 X 6 page with you that I made for a recent SCS get together. Using one of the most versatile sets that Stampin Up! has ever created and LOVED by many, is the "Lovely As A Tree" stamp set. this is one set I'll never be without!!!!

The picture doesn't show the detailing enough but I distressed the edges of the Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive mats around the full tree stamp set. the edges were roughed up and inked slightly with Choc. Chip, and accented with a touch of Old Olive Ribbon topped off by a little gold brad, elevated up with dimensionals underneath. Both tree and leaves are stamped with Stazon Black and colored in with an Aquapainter using O. Olive, Pumkin P., Ruby Red, M. Mustard, and C. to Cocoa. Photo mat is Choc. Chip and adorned with Photo Corner punches in Ruby Red, which have been pierced using the Mat Pack. Page cardstock base is B. Banana, and ever so lightly stamped with the speckle stamp from Background Basics set with C. to Cocoa.

Enjoy!