Gift Giving

Hello and welcome! We are giving gifts at the Sisters in Stamping blog... here is my gift for today's post--

I took the canister above and covered it with Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper (#161958, $12.50). Tied a bow around it with some White Iridescent Ribbon (#161955, $9.00), 

and made a tag using set Christmas Classics (#161970, $21.00). 

 Note in the picture above, I used the red Iridescent Discs (#161954, $7.00) to fill in for the holly berries. Yes, I did fill it with Peanut Blossoms they are a Christmas Cookie tradition! Here is the recipe so you can make some for yourself!

Peanut Blossoms

1 3/4c. flour

1 tsp. soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1c. sugar

1c. brown sugar

1/2c. butter

1/2c. peanut butter

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla

Chocolate Kisses, unwrapped

extra sugar to roll cookies in

    Sift together flour, soda and salt. Add sugar and brown sugar, mix well and set aside. In mixing bowl cream together butter and peanut butter. Add egg, vanilla blend well. Add dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. Shape into 1" balls and roll in sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 8min. Remove from oven and place a chocolate kiss in the middle of each cookie. Return to oven and bake additional 2-5 min longer until edges crackle. 

Thank-you for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping, Karla 😀

Fun Day Christmas Gifts

Hello and welcome! The Sisters in Stamping are making Christmas Gifts this week for Sunday Fun Day. Here is my project--

I made a tray with Mossy Meadow card stock and stamped it with the new background stamp called Knit Together (#156416, $17.00) in the same color ink to give it a tone on tone look.

The stamp of the little girl pulling the sleigh (isn't she cute!) is from the hostess set, Seasons of Fun (#156576, $12.00). I filled my tray with homemade Sugar Cookie Truffles.

Sugar Cookie Truffles

14 sugar cookies

4T. cream cheese, softened

Place cookies in a gallon ziploc bag and crumble cookies. Add cream cheese and mix together in bag until it comes together in a ball. Use small cookie scoop (about 1T.) scoop dough from bag and form into balls. 

3 sq. white almond bark

Melt bark in microwave, 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between each heating. Dip truffles into melted bark and place on parchment paper. Decorate with sprinkles or drizzle with melted chocolate.

 

I dropped it into a gusseted cellophane bag and tied it up with some Gold Simply Elegant Trim (#155766, $7.50) and a tag made with stamp set Inspired Thoughts (155536, $19.00).

Come back next week for some C.A.S.E ing!

Happy Stamping, Karla 😊

Christmas Gift

The Sisters in Stamping are sporting some Christmas gifts today, here is my project-- 

I took a copper sheet and put it through the BigShot using the Greenery embossing folder. Threaded some Pink Jasper chips on a headpin. What do you think? I think they look really sweet !!

Thank-you for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping, Karla 😀

Season's Greetings!

Well hey! The Sisters in Stamping are working on gift card holders this week, here is

 my contribution --

They make great last minute Christmas gifts. A picture of it open--

 So Many Stars stamp set (#150496, $26.00) from the Holiday Mini Catalog. Seaside Spray Metallic Ribbon (#150446, $7.00) and the Detailed Trio Punch (#146320, $20.00) to round the corners and punch the hole that the ribbon slides through on the front. The thick white card stock works best for this gift card holder, cut to 4 1/2 x 7 and score at 6 1/4" and 3"

Go over to the Sisters blog and check out the other gift card holders!

Happy Stamping, Karla 😀

Gift Cards for Christmas

Hello and welcome back to my Fabulous Friday post! Here is my gift card holder for the

Sisters in Stamping challenge--

 A photo of the backside.

 Whenever I do a punch art project I make a key to put in my book.

Make sure you go over to the Sisters in Stamping post to see the other gift card holders the others have posted. Thank-you for stopping by today and come back next week for a blizzard of snowmen!

Happy Stamping, Karla 😉 

Personalized Notes

Uncle Sam

Well hey there! We are celebrating the upcoming 4th of July at the Sisters in Stamping blog this week. I'm posting a little punch art 3D item that we made at the last Mother Daughter Class, Uncle Sam was a big hit!!

 I used the new 2x8 cellophane bags (pg. 176, #141703), and a couple of new punches to the brand new 2016 Idea Book & Catalog....here is the Punch Key for Sam:

Hope you have a great 4th of July-- Happy Stamping! Karla c(:

For the Teacher

It's Back to School here at the Anders' house....YIPPPEE!! No really, I'm a little melancholy, my son started his Senior year in High School yesterday-- time goes by so fast!! Over at the

 Sisters in Stamping it's Fabulous Friday once again and we are making Teacher Gifts.

 Here is my project--

It's the first time I've been able to use the Fine Tip Glue Pen, WOW I love it! I gave my little Teacher Owl glasses and a piece of chalk, in the past I've dreaded gluing everything up but that new Glue Pen works really slick. The books where made with the Word Window Punch.

Thank-you for dropping by! Happy Stamping, Karla c(:

Father's Day for the Sisters

Hello there! We (The Sisters in Stamping) are putting out some Father's Day ideas this week for the Fabulous Friday post. Here is my project--

It is a paper "wallet." I did a search on Pinterest and found this Tutorial. I tweaked a bit, I wanted 2 gift card pockets.

And, I wanted to do the Faux Alligator Technique on the outside (here is the Tutorial for that).

Here is a picture of the inside. I used the chalk marker to make the stitches, and stamp sets Lovely as a Tree and Teeny Tiny Wishes.

Thank-you for looking! See you next week-- Happy Stamping, Karla c(:

Charming Triangle Box for Friday

A Little Gift

Hey!! Hopefully you have noticed that I was gone for a couple of weeks...you know it's just that time of year! I know you know what I'm talking about. Here is my project today for the Sisters in Stamping blog --

 A couple of years ago a friend of mine gave me a candle like this one, I remade it with the DSP stack from the Holiday Mini Catalog called Trim the Tree and tied it up with the Cherry Cobbler 1" Sheer Linen Ribbon-- also from same catalog.

Here is a picture of it lit, there is a tea light in the bottom that is replaceable. 

Thank-you for coming by today! 

Happy Stamping, Karla c(:

Need Some Last Minute Gift Ideas?

If so, you are in the right place this week! At the Sisters in Stamping blog we have put our heads together and come up with some really great (and more importantly quick) ideas. Here is my project for this week--

It is a gift box with a 1/2 pint of season salt inside. Here is another picture--

I purchased the jars in a flat of 12 from a big box store. Cut a circle with a framelit from the New Circles Collection using the Designer Series Paper Stack from the Holiday Mini Catalog. I found the recipe for the Salt on Pintrest:

Homemade Season Salt
1/2 c. Kosher salt
2 t. Smoked Paprika
1 t. Onion powder
1 T. Pepper
2 t. Garlic powder
1/8 t. Ground red pepper

Mix all ingredients together. Makes ½ pint jar.

I multiplied the recipe by 8 and it filled all 12 of my little jars. They are the cutest!!

Well, that's it for me this week. The other Sisters have some more ideas-- go check it out!

Happy stamping! Karla c(: