A last minute ornament idea from Jodi!

Christmas is only a few days away, and to help you get into the Christmas Spirit, I thought I would share with a neat project that you can make with your stamps!

Instructions:
1. Stamp your tree stamp from the Twas the Night Before Christmas Stamp Set on white cardstock and color it in with your copic markers
2. Add Glitter to the garland, and add mini red pom-poms to the tree.
3. Cut around the tree, and adhere with a strong glue to your clear ornament. I used Modge podge to smooth it over nicely.
4. Cut think strips of paper using Christmas Colours and roll them around a pencil. Insert these rolled pieced into the clear ornament until it is filled.
5. Attach a ribbon and place on your tree.

Supplies Used:
Gel-a-tins Stamp: Twas the Night Before Christmas
Clear Plastic Ornament
Copic Markers
Modge Podge
Mini Pom poms
Glitter

Hope you have a wonderful Christmas!

Twas the night before...

Just a few days remaining and all of the 2011 seasonal crafting, shopping and decorating will come to a end. This is the time when we can sit back and enjoy all that makes this holiday season so special year after year. Before the post office closes, the stores are quiet and you have run out of steam...take a break in your craft room and whip up something just for you.

Created this card using Twas the Night Before Christmas. Strung a few stockings...these ones not by the fireplace, but with bits and pieces of vintage goodness. Each tiny tag is stamped with the holly and lightly colored using Copic markers. Finished off with the traditional sentiment, which is must this time of year.

Supplies:
Gel-A-Tins Twas the Night Before Christmas
Melissa Frances - paper
Frost It Pink - bell, seam binding, tags, ticket, lace
Papertrey Ink - die, notebook paper, cardstock
Quickutz - label die
mini clothes pins
twine

Merry Christmas Card by Jodi

Hi everyone! Is everyone almost ready for Christmas? It's Jodi Wilton here again with you today! I have a cute and simple card to share with you, using the Twas the Night Before Christmas Stamp Set! This stamp set is so versatile, I could make so many different cards! The card I am sharing with you today, is using the ornament stamp!

I wanted to card to look like hanging ornaments everyone! I love the simple background with the fun bright ornaments!

Instructions:
1. Cut your base of your card in black cardstock.
2. Stamp your sentiment on the right hand corner of a white piece of cardstock. (Do not adhere this piece yet!)
3. Stamp in black ink, 5 ornaments on white cardstock. Use your copics to color them in, in a variety of colors. Fussy cut around them.
4. Use a small hole punch, and punch the tip of the ornament to make a tiny hole to thread some string through it.
5. Use Foam tape to adhere the ornaments in random order on your white cardstock. Tape the other end of the ornament on the backside of your white cardstock
6. Adhere your white cardstock onto the base of your card. Doodle around the edge of the card with a white pen.

Materials Used:
Twas the Night Before Christmas- Gel-a-tins Stamp
Copic markers
Black Twine
Best Creation Foam Tape
Stampin' up cardstock
White Signo Pen

Making your own wrapping paper and a Christmas tag!

Hi everyone! Jodi Wilton here today, to show you another unique way to use your stamps (especially at Christmas time!) Have you ever been stuck last minute with no wrapping paper in your house? This happens to me ALL the time! I always have tissue paper on hand for crafts, and by using stamps, you can create some unique wrapping paper! Here is what I made using the Twas the Night Before Christmas Stamp Set:

Instructions:
1. I took regular tissue paper, and picked one stamp (you can use a variety themed ones if you wish!). I stamped in black ink, randomly over one complete sheet of tissue paper. I then bunched it up, tied it together with some curling ribbon and volia! A quick and easy project!
2. You can also make a matching tag, by using the same stamp you used on a the tissue paper. I stamped the bells on the tag, and colored in with my copics. I then stamped my sentiment, and added a border with my copics.

Close up of the tag:

Have fun with this technique! You can also try stamping in different colors of ink on white tissue paper, or stamping on Kraft parcel paper!

Materials Used:
Gel-a-tins Stamp: Twas the Night Before Christmas
Tissue paper
Black Ink
Papertrey Ink Die
Copic Markers
Curling Ribbon

Holiday Card by Andrea

Can't celebrate the holidays without a little sparkle right? Recently found myself picking up a few new wood items at my local craft store. Came across a few bare snowflake shapes and just knew a little paint and glitter might just make them perfect for my project today. So I pulled out my Gel-A-Tin Twas the Night Before Christmas stamps and went to work...

Created a border along the side of the card using "Christmas", the tree is stamped onto cardstock and lightly colored using Copic markers and the holly leaves beautifully accented the felt and pearl button. Love how each year there is no limit to the amount and variety of color to help brighten up our homes and crafting projects. Just don't forget the sparkle.

Supplies:

Gel-A-Tins Twas the Night Before Christmas
Crate Paper - paper
Bazzill Basics Paper - cardstock
Glue Arts - adhesive
Copic - markers
Prairie Bird Boutique - wrinkle ribbon
lace
wooden snowflake
paint
glitter
felt button
adhesive pearls
twine
mini clothespin
pins

Merry Christmas Card by Jodi

Hi Everyone! Jodi Wilton here today, to inspire you to get into the Christmas Spirit! I was given the Twas the Night before Christmas Stamp set, and it is perfect for all of your Christmas Paper Crafting Needs! Throughout the month I will be showing you lots of fun things you can do with this set! To start off with today, I am going to share with you a Christmas Card:

Instructions:

1. Cut the cardstock base. Cut two different pieces of patterned paper. Layer these as shown.
2. Stamp the Christmas Tree, and color in with your Copic markers. Mat your colored image on cardstock. Adhere to your layout.
3. Stamp the Presents (two types of presents). Color with your copic markers, and fussy cut around them. Use your foam tape to adhere them around the Christmas Tree.
4. Stamp your sentiment. Mat around your sentiment. Wrap twine around them. Use foam tape to adhere.

Close up of the sentiment:

Materials Used:
Gel-a-tins Stamp: Twas the Night Before Christmas
The Girls Paperie Paper
Stampin' Up Cardstock
Copic Markers
Martha Stewart Twine
Best Creations Foam Tape

Just Can't Wait!

The story goes..."twas the night before Christmas", but I just couldn't wait. It is that time in the crafting world when we begin to make our to-do lists, bring out those holiday colors from our craft rooms and get to work.



Tags are a project for any holiday, but especially Christmas. School events, holiday parties, decorating a tree and topping a gift...so many ways to put your tags to good use. Used Love Knots to create the background of the tag, Twas the Night Before candy cane for the background of the tiny label and Coffee Break circle for the background of the larger label.

Supplies:

Gel-A-Tins Twas the Night Before
Gel-A-Tins Love Knots
Gel-A-Tins Coffee Break
Glue Arts - adhesive
Bazzill Basics Paper - cardstock
My Minds Eye - paper
Papertrey Ink - label die
Quikutz - label die
Frost It Pink - bells
Kaiser Craft - adhesive pearls
embroidery thread
lace
button
twine
ribbon