As The Ink Dries

Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas from Craft Project Central and me!

**I am going to leave this post at the top of my blog for a few days to make sure you get your free gift and to make sure you enter to win all the December tutorials from Craft Project Central from me!

Merry Christmas!  Hope you are having an absolutely wonderful day!   I have a gift for you from Santa at  Craft Project Central.  

Craft Project Central wants to thank you and is giving this tutorial as a gift!  Just go to Craft Project Central and it is yours!.  

Here at As the Ink Dries, Santa Sharon wants to give you a chance at winning all the tutorials for the month of December from  Craft Project Central.  Just leave me a comment on my  blog or send me an email (sharonstamps@comcast.net) and let me know you want to win the December tutorials.  You need to enter by the end of 2011!  We will pick the winner shortly after that!  Not sure if the official picker will feel like picking on the 1st so it might be the 2nd but not to worry I will announce it on the blog as soon as he picks!

Wishing you and yours a very merry Christmas!

 

CPC Vintage Ornament and Card

This vintage inspired ornament is a perfect gift for a teacher, co-worker, or friend!  Project includes instructions for the pretty vintage ornament, a keepsake box for it, and a matching card!  This is a fun and easy project that you can do with your friends (while sipping on some eggnog or how about a peppermint martini!!) or do for a class project!

This great project comes to you designed by Heidi!  

To get the instructions for Heidi’s project, just subscribe to December!  And please leave Heidi a comment if you like her project!!  

CPC Snowman Gift Box Tower

This adorable snowman gift box tower is the perfect way to shower someone special with gifts!  Finished as shown this box is over 16 inches tall!  Make just one hexagon box, a stack of three, or make it into a tall stack of four boxes and decorate it like a snowman! 

This cute snowman gift box project comes to you designed by Amanda! To get the instructions for Amanda’s project, just subscribe to December!  And please leave Amanda a comment if you like her project!

CPC Gingerbread Treat Box and Card

Give someone special something sweet!  This gingerbread style treat box holds up to 10 Ghirardelli chocolate squares perfectly, or other treats and trinkets.  This project is so quick and easy to make that you’ll want to make it for everyone!  Great idea for teacher gifts, secret Santa, stocking stuffers, stamp camps and workshops!

Don't you just love that peppermint candy?  If you want to learn all the ins and outs of this project all you have to do is subscribe to Craft Project Central for the month of December.  This sweet project was designed by Kim!  

Poppy Parade Gift Card

I am having one of those weeks and all I can say is,  hooray for Friday!   I have not had much creative time lately and decided that I was going to make  time this morning and it was the right decision. Feeling a little better and the sun is even shining!  Things are definitely looking up!

Maybe I went a little overboard with the bows.  Are you wondering what the green thing is?

It's a gift card!   Do you know your gift cards?  Can you guess where it is for?  I will tell you at the end of the post.  

Here's a rundown of what I used.

Stamps: Snow Much Fun, Snow Swirled
Ink: Black Stazon and White Craft ink
Paper: Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade Patterns Pack, Poppy Parade, Silver Glimmer paper, Whisper White 
Big Shot: Petite Pockets die, Northern Frost
Punch: Modern Label
Ribbon: Whisper Whtie Taffeta Ribbon

I have another gift card holder on my Facebook Page so go over there and check it out.  It is a lot less foofy.    Have a great weekend and in case you were wondering......Olive Garden.

Snow Much Fun and the Holly Berry Bouquet DSP

This little snowman from the Snow Much Fun stamp set has certainly been geting a good work out!  Today's card is not close to the idea I started out with but I think that is a pretty common occurrence when stamping.  After I got the cute little snowman colored I wanted him to hold a banner which brought to mind the banner from the Pines and Poinsettias set.  If I had  known this I would have omitted the snowball but fortunately I found the "merry" from the Tiny Tags set and it just covered up the snowball.  I love it when you find just the right thing to cover up , I mean "embellish" your card.  

Here's what I used.

Stamps: Snow Much Fun, Pines and Poinsettias, Tiny Tags
Ink:  Black Stazon , Wild Wasabi, Baja Breeze, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Gray, Sahara Sand marker
Paper: Very Vanilla, Shimmery White, Early Espresso, Holly Berry Bouquest DSP
Punches:  Jewerly Tag, Scallop Oval
Ribbon: Early Espresso3/8" Quilted Satin Ribbon, Early Espresso/White Baker's Twine
Extras: Circle Cutter, Basic Rhinestones, red Sharpie, Aqua Painter

I am off to run lots of errands.    If you want to simplify your shopping please consider a gift certifcate for stamping products.  I know just the person who can help you with that!  I will even make a cute card to house your certificate.  Contact me and I would be happy to help you get your shopping done!

 

 

CPC Holly Berry Bouquet Card Set

Happy Monday morning!  I trust you had a wonderful weekend.  Did you do some Christmas shopping?  We did a little shopping for our son's birthday next week and it was crazy busy out there. Believe me I would have much rather been home making some gifts.

Today's project is a perfect gift idea for the holidays. This packet of hand made cards are so easy to make, you could make several sets to give to co-workers, friends, and even as teacher gifts.

This great gift set was designed by Laurie!  You can get all the directions by subscribing to Craft Project Central for the month of December. 

 

CPC Baroque Motifs Christmas Gift Set

I am sorry I did not make it back to post more about the Candy Wrapper die.  The dentist visit was not what I expected .  I will get more about the die posted in the coming days.

I am excited to say that I am again designing a project for Craft Project Central  for December.  My project will be coming out later in the month.  The first project for December on Craft Project Central is a a pretty little quick-and-easy ornament that you can hang on your tree or use as a pretty 3D gift tag.  The matching mini gift bag and greeting card will make this a fabulous gift set for anyone!  This project is also a fun class or club project!!

This cute project was dsigned by Monika Davis.   If you would like to make this project and many others, just subscribe to December at Craft Project Central and you will get step-by-step instructions with photos in a minute.

Don't Miss Out on the Candy Wrapper Die!

Today is the last day of the Online Extravaganza!  There are some great deals to be found there.  One of the great products that is 20% off is the Candy Wrapper die.  I was fiddling around with it and found out you can make a smaller version of the six sided box.

Here's another look at the box.

I also made a few other styles of boxes made with this die and I will hopefully get them photographed later this afternoon.  I am off to the dentist which is not a happy place for me but when I get back I will get some other samples of the die posted.  

You can shop via my online store or contact me but remember the extravaganza ends today!

Holly Berry Bouquet Duo

Happy Cyber Monday!  Have you checked out the Online Extravaganza?  Lucky for you it runs until  November 30th!  Today's projects uses one of the stamp sets that is part of the Online Extravaganza.  The set is called Many Merry Messages and it is one you can use in your crafting now and the best part is it is 50% off! 

I simply wrapped a piece of the Holly Berry Bouquet DSP around a box and tied a piece of cherry Cobbler Seam binding to secure it.  The words are from the Many Merry Messages stamp set and the dove is from the Holiday Windows Movers and Shapers die.

I wanted to use the same ingredients and make a card to share with you and it even qualifies as a Mailable Monday card.  Definitely letting the Holly Berry Bouquest DSP do all the work.

Here's all the sentiments that are in the Many Merry Messages set and at $17.48 it is a deal!

To check out all the specials go to my online store.  Have a great Monday and see you tomrrow!