Merry Bookmas

 

These are little gifts for my bookclub buddies for our Christmas gathering. The clear wine bags hold a small Yankee Candle with some festive filling. The Waffle Flower Merry Bookmas Die "n Stencil set was the perfect choice for the tags, because... books. I added poinsettia die cuts made with Waffle Flower's Layered Poinsettia Die and some gold cord so the tag could be used as an ornament. I love the way they came out.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Waffle Flower Merry Bookmas Die 'N Stencil and Layered Poinsettia Dies
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest PTI Autumn Rose, SU Cranberry
Ink	VersaFine Onyx Black Lisa Horton Solid Gold Metallic Pigment Ink
Embellishments	No Hole Glass Beads
Other	Spellbinders Platinum Plus Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press Scor-Pal Score Tape-14" Gold Stickles SU Gold Cord

I'm playing at:

Simon Says Stamp Monday CHallenge - Anything Christmas/Holidays

Inkspirational #356 - Use Stencils

Krafty Chicks #798 - Christmas

Stencil Fun Challenge - Winter Related

Thanksgiving Place Cards 2025

 

I meant to post these last week, but just couldn't get to it. Since making place cards for the Thanksgiving table is a life long tradition for me, I just had to put these on my blog for future reference. When I saw the Honey Bee Lovely Layers: Turkey Dies, I had to have them for this year's table. They are wonderfully detailed, and fun to put together. The "calligraphy" was done with Concord & 9th's Perfectly Penned stamp set that I have had forever and barely, if ever, used. The origin of the tag die on the place card is unknown, but I do know that it (along with several others) has been in my stash for a very long time. I must say that I was glad that there were 7 and not 17 of these to make... LOL. That almost happened. Thanks Honey Bee, for dressing (no pun intended) up my Thanksgiving table. It made things extra festive and fun.

I'm playing at:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Use Dies

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Use Dies

A Cut Above December Challenge - Anything Goes With a Die Cut

The Sisterhood of crafters - Thanks

Neglected Stuff Challenge

C9 Perfectly Penned Stamp set

Tag die - unknown origin

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out, our last challenge of 2025. The Design Team is taking a well deserved break for the Holidays, and we will back with our first challenge of 2026 on January 4. Our winners post for Challenge #302 will be on December 18th, and for #303 will be on December 25th. We wish you a Merry Christmas, Holiday Blessings for whatever you celebrate, and a Happy New Year. 

We have a Photo Inspiration this time around with a festive photo from India to stimulate your creativity. The enlargement below will make it easier to see the detail in the photo.

Photo Credit: Ishani. Dharamsala, India. Date 16 Apr 2024

We are sponsored by Birch Press Design with a Store Credit of $20.00 for our Challenge Winner as chosen by the Design Team.

We are joined by Trina Pham of Phamtastic Design, and winner of Time Out #298 as Guest Designer. You can see Trina's fantastic card on the Time Out Challenge Blog where you can link to her nlog and leave her some love.

This photo is so festive and it was fun to come up with a project inspired by it. For my card, I focused on the ethnic wear worn by the woman on the far left. I used the colors of mauve, sage, cream and gold for my project with the supplies shown below.

Please head on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog where you can see what Trina and the Design Team have created for your inspiration. Come play with us! We would be so happy to see your project in our gallery. Please be sure to mention how the photo inspired your your design in your post. I can't wait to see what you create!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	MFT Blueprints 27 Dies, Waffle Flower Wonderful Christmas Stamps & Dies, Pink Fresh Studio Winter Berry Stamps, Stencils & Dies
Cardstock	Gina K Pure Ivory, DCWV Textured Card Stock
Ink	Versa Mark, SU Sage Shadow, PTI Scarlet  Jewel & Autumn Rose
Embellishments
Other	Ranger Queen's Gold EP WOW Dual Speed Heat Tool Spellbinders Platinum Plus Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press Scor-Pal Score Tape-3/4" SSS Foam Squares

I'm also playing at:

Just Add Ink #775 - Celebration

Die Cut Divas December Challenge - Christmas/Winter

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #105 - If It's Christmassy, Link It Up!