Bear Hugs Valentine Set by Yapha Mason

Bear Hugs Valentine Set!  – Yapha Mason

This super cute Bear Hugs set is perfect for the baby bear in your life! Featuring a pop-up card, treat bag, and banner, it is a great way to show your love on Valentine’s Day or all year round.  The treat bag is a great size for cookies or candy. The banner is easily customizable to any length name. The pop-up card is quick enough to make multiples of while still being exciting to open. This fun trio would also make a great class or club project.  Get the full step-by-step instructions by going to Craft Project Central and subscribing to the month of January!

Memories in the Making Birthday Cards by Buffy Cooper

Memories in the Making Birthday Cards!  – Buffy Cooper

It’s your best friend’s birthday, and you don’t have time to make a card. Don’t break down and run to the store to buy one! Here are 12 simple, cute, and quick birthday cards you can create in a snap with the Project Life Memories in the Making Bundle. Using the Card Collection, Accessory Pack, and Photopolymer Stamp Set with a few other tools you probably have on hand, you’ll have a card for every month. You’ll also repurpose the packaging to make a box to hold your cards and envelopes. This project would make a wonderful gift or a fun stamp camp or class as well!  Get the full step-by-step instructions by going to Craft Project Central and subscribing to the month of January!

Amore Banner Gift Set by Amanda Corbet

Amore Banner Gift Set! – Amanda Corbet

Add some lovely décor to your home for Valentine’s Day with this Amore banner featuring sparkling ribbon and sequin tassels, glittery hearts, and beautiful pennants. Give this lovely banner as a gift with the coordinating gift box to nicely package the banner and the matching card.  Get the full step-by-step instructions by going to Craft Project Central and subscribing to the month of January!

It's Time To Celebrate...With Cake! by Sue Plote

It’s Time to Celebrate…With Cake!!  – Sue Plote

Celebrate any occasion…with cake…and the calories don’t count!  This project begins with a card that features the Party Pop-Up Thinlits Dies…with a fun Hip Hip Hooray front and center!  The card also uses the It’s My Party Designer Series Paper Stack…and it’s bright and fun colors and patterns
carry over to the cake picks and the birthday box.  This easy, sweet little project sets the lucky recipient on the way to celebrate any occasion…in a delicious way!  Get the full step-by-step instructions by subscribing to the month of January over at Craft Project Central!

Valentine 12 x 12 Sampler & Square Card by Lynn Starzl

Valentine 12 x 12 Sampler & Square Card!  – Lynn Starzl

This Valentine Sampler is sure to wow your friends and family when you tell them you made it yourself! Add a 12" x 12" frame of your choice and make a beautiful focal display!  The square card uses product from the Love Blossoms Suite. The Love Blossoms Designer Series Paper Stack, the Love Blossoms Embellishment Kit, and the Love Blossoms Cardstock Pack make it easy to make the card look so pretty and elegant! These projects coordinate beautifully together and would make a great gift for someone special! Get your friends together,  share the product needed and help them create their own gifts for giving!  Get the full step-by-step instructions by subscribing to the month of January over at Craft Project Central!

Perpetual Calendar & Pen Holder by Christy Fulk

Perpetual Calendar & Pen Holder!  – Christy Fulk

The beginning of a new year always means purchasing new desktop calendars.  Make this calendar, and you’ll never need to purchase another desktop calendar again! This perpetual calendar is perfect for any desk. It includes two square cubes with numbers for the days of the month, and three long,
rectangle cubes for each month of the year. All of these are inserted into a floral calendar base. This tutorial also includes a coordinating pen holder to go along with the calendar. This would also make a great calendar class.  Get the full step-by-step instructions by subscribing to the month of January over at Craft Project Central!

Romantic Dinner Ensemble by Julie Warnick

Romantic Dinner Ensemble! –  Julie Warnick - 

Valentine’s Day is approaching and the restaurants will be crowded! Why not plan to stay in the comfort of your own home with this Romantic Dinner Ensemble? Surprise your Valentine with all of the trimmings! You can eat dinner by candle light with taper candles and custom gold rose candle holders, while enjoying the beverage of your choice with a decorative bottle topper. The place setting will be perfect with coordinating silverware sleeves and a matching card for your sweetheart. Add some scattered sequins and heart shaped gold doilies for the finishing touch.  Get the full step-by-step instructions by subscribing to the month of January over at Craft Project Central!

A Year Full Of Memories by Julie Beltramo

A Year Full of Memories!  – Julie Beltramo
Do you remember all those special times that happened over the past year?  Maybe some of just the big events?... Well this sweet project is meant to help you take the time to write down all those things, big or small, that made your day, week or month memorable! Maybe it’s a little thing someone
said or did, but write it down and place it in the jar. And won’t it be fun to open the jar next year and read all those moments that made your year special! Make it a family jar that everyone contributes to! In the tutorial you’ll learn how to decorate the shimmery jar. You’ll make an Open Top Box to put the decorated Note Cards in – all ready to set out and be written on and put into the jar! Plus, make a set for a gift and include the coordinating card!  Get the full step-by-step instructions by subscribing to the month of January over at Craft Project Central!

Baby's First Year Mini Scrapbook & Card - December Bonus Project by Christy Fulk

Baby's First Year Mini Scrapbook & Card – December Bonus Project by Christy Fulk

If you've got a new baby in the family, or a friend has had a baby, then you really should make this mini scrapbook for them. This mini scrapbook is a great little keepsake for the baby's first year. There is room for a picture of the baby for each of its first twelve months, along with two pockets to put little keepsakes in. This scrapbook shows a new way to use the Project Life Baby Girl Card Collection and Hello Baby Accessory Pack. It also features the Hello Baby Stamp Set. It can be customized for a baby boy by using the Project Life Baby Boy Card Collection instead. This would also make a great Project Life Class.

Bonus projects can be obtained by subscribing to two or more months in a row at Craft Project Central, putting the Craft Project Central badge on your blog, or by referring a friend and when they subscribe, letting Craft Project Central know.  Head to Craft Project Central to learn more!

Sewn Box & Cards Gift Set

This Sewn Box & Cards Gift Set is my December project for Craft Project Central!  Do you love to sew and paper craft?  If so, then this is the project for you!  Learn to hand sew a gift box and machine stitch some great cards to go in it!  Give the set as a gift (tag instructions included too!), to a crafty friend who will appreciate the time and creativity that you’ve put into this fun gift!  Head to Craft Project Central and subscribe to the month of December for full step-by-step instructions!

Snow Day Fun by Buffy Cooper

Snow Day Fun! – Buffy Cooper

It’s 10 a.m. on a snow day. The snow is piling up outside and doesn’t look like it’s going to stop, and then you hear those three dreaded words – “Mom, I’m bored.” Keep your children entertained with this Snow Day Fun set. Use the Stampin’ Up! Snow Place bundle to create mix and match elements that will cling to the scenic background board. It’s simple enough for older children to create for younger siblings or neighbors, and smaller children will enjoy mixing the pieces to create cute snow scenes. Best of all, it’s durable enough to stand up to hours of use by tiny fingers. If you don’t have children, you can create this project for a friend who does and make a young child’s day. Instructions for a storage/gift box and a coordinating card are included. This would make a fun class for moms so they’ll be ready for that first snow day!  Head to Craft Project Central and subscribe to the month of December for full step-by-step instructions!

Merry Christmas To You & Yours

Wishing those of you celebrating the Christmas holiday a day filled with warmth, love, laughter and peace.  For those of you not celebrating Christmas, I hope you have a quiet day filled with creativity and love!!!! :)

Sleigh Ride Edgelits Christmas Pocket Card

Intricate die cuts can add a very special level of detail to your cards.  Here, the Sleigh Ride Edgelit is highlighted by creating a pocket card with the die cut insert.  I used the ribbon to hold the pocket together so that the card is easy to put in and pull out.  The sentiment is from the Antique Tags stamp set by Stampin' Up!
Wishing those of you celebrating Christmas a love-filled Christmas Eve!

Noel Gift Tags

Add some sparkle to gift tags with a bit of Gold Foil Paper!  I used an old snowflake die that I had to brighten up these tags.  The sentiment was stamped using the Antique Tags stamp set by Stampin' Up!

No Bones About It...Quick and Easy Cards & Packaging by Sue Plote

No Bones about It…Quick and Easy Cards & Packaging!  – Sue Plote

This project includes two cards and two gift packaging ideas that are quick and easy…and no bones about it…they’re super cute, too!  The No Bones About It Stamp Set is featured and provides the dinosaur theme for each project…and Schoolhouse Designer Series Paper provides fresh, fun colors and patterns.  Those colors and patterns also bring the versatility that allows you to create for either the special little boy or girl in your life!  For a final finishing touch the matching envelopes are a cinch using the Envelope Punch Board.  Head to Craft Project Central and subscribe to the month of December for full step-by-step instructions!

Christmas Tags With A Vintage Feel

 

I'm drawn to things that have an aged or vintage feel and that is true with paper tags too!  These two tag designs were created with that vintage feel in mind.  For the top tag I used the Antique Tags stamp set by Stampin' Up!  The second tag was made with the Six Sayings stamp set and whole lot of sponging of the edges :)  The second tag makes me think of warm wooly sweaters and drinking a cup of hot cocoa by a warm fire...and we can't forget some snowflakes falling outside the window :)

Handbag Card Set by Christy Fulk

Handbag Card Set!  – Christy Fulk

Everyone needs some pretty colors and flowers to get them through the cold winters, and this card set would definitely cheer them up! The cards are stored in a cute little handbag with pretty Antique Brads on the handles. The handbag can hold eight cards and envelopes. This tutorial includes two card designs made with the Remarkable You Stamp Set, and four of each design can be made to fill up the handbag. This would make a perfect gift, and a great class project.  Head to Craft Project Central and subscribe to the month of December for full step-by-step instructions!

Snow Place Christmas Gift Tags

 

I love creating simple, fun gift tags for the holidays!  I even like to give gift tags as a practical gift to friends and neighbors!  These adorable tags were made using the Snow Place stamp set by Stampin' Up! along with the very merry sentiment from the And Many More stamp set.  Don't they just make you smile???? :)

Warm Wishes Tag

For those of you celebrating the Christmas holiday season, I wish you a holiday filled with joy, happiness, health and peace :)  Between now and Christmas I am going to intermittently share some of the tags and cards that we put together at my recent Stamp-a-Stack.  Hope they help get you into the holiday spirit!
This simple tag used the Winter Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up! along with some fine red glitter I had in my stash.  Sponging all of the edges of the tag and focal image gives the tag a vintage feel.

Water Colored Masculine Gift Set by Sara Hoogendoorn

Water Colored Masculine Gift Card Set! – Sara Hoogendoorn

Have you ever wanted to try your hand at watercoloring but thought you couldn’t do it?  Here is your chance to give it a try using the masculine set The Wilderness Awaits and an Aqua Painter. The step-by-step instructions will show you how to make a wonderful set of four masculine cards with envelopes that fit right in the box that showcases your water colored creations that you can give away as a gift or keep for yourself.  Head to Craft Project Central and subscribe to the month of December for full step-by-step instructions!