Stampin Up UK Christmas pleated wine bottle wrap gift idea

Here's a great idea for you to dress up bottle gifts this Christmas - a pleated & decorated bottle wrap!


Based on a Japanese origami folding idea, I used Stampin Up's Winter frost designer series paper sponged around the edges with smoky slate to make the pleated wrapping. I cut a piece of patterned paper measuring 60cms x 12cms and scored using my Score Board at every 5cms then folded along all the scorelines folding them over each other as I went.




The gorgeous snowflakes are stamped with the Snowflake Soiree stamp set and then die cut with the matching dies - I've used Island Indigo, silver & coastal cabana as my colour scheme finished with some whisper white organza ribbon. 



The little greeting is from warmth & wonder stamp set and punched with the modern label punch. The little vintage bauble table place holders are from one of my favourite shops West Barn Country Interiors who have a fabulous line of vintage mail order items - pop over and take a look!

To make your own pleated bottle wraps take a trip to my online shop for supplies ...


See you tomorrow for some more cracking Christmas craft ideas :)

 Lisa

Christmas top note hanging plaque decoration & eight Christmas trees!

Stampin Up's Top Note die comes into it's own at Christmas - it's one of my go-to dies for a lot of my Christmas crafting - reindeer treat bags, owls, snowmen, gift boxes & bags, elf shoes, sleighs, santa suits - take a look here for more inspiration!


Today's decoration uses the top note die - 1 complete piece and one folded in half and simply stamped with snowflakes in silver using the Warmth & Wonder stamp set (again!)


The top top note ;) is folded in half and glittered using the gorgeous chunky silver glass glitter around the edges and the tags are stamped in silver encore ink and punched with the modern label punch. A thin wire was used to hang the decoration but ribbon would work just as well.


A simple cherry cobbler rosette was made using the score board, secured with some sticky strip as seen in the photo! A slip of whisper white organza ribbon and a large rhinestone adds a little Christmas sparkle. 


And the mini tabletop Christmas tree? Good old Sainsburys for £8, giftwrapped and be-ribboned :) We have this one for the table, two more outside the front door and one in our lounge, one in each of the girls bedrooms and I'd really like one in the hallway too - that's eight trees in total! 

Do you have more than one tree this Christmas?

Lisa


Stampin Up christmas clearance sale begins & Santa's paper gingerbread house template & tutorial

Today's the day the Stampin Up christmas clearance sale starts - up to 80% off some products! Head on over to my online shop to bag some last minute Christmas gifts at a festive price!


I had lots of lovely comments on yesterdays post about the little glass Santa decoration - here he is again complete with Santa's papercrafted house :)


I cut my house template from http://meinlilapark.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/free-printable-diy-paper-houses-free.html and constructed it using crumb cake cardstock decorated with Season of Style crumb cake paperstack paper - does it remind you of snowballs? The door is made using the woodgrain embossing folder complete with a vintage faceted designer button. Let's take a look around ....


The roof if made from Cherry Cobbler card with illiminate sponged ink to give it a shine.I've used Fancy Fan embossing folder to give the impression of roof tiles. The edges are eaves are trimmed with naturals ivory card punches with the scallop trim punch. The windows were punched with the petite curly label punch and then covered with some vellum card to give a frosted (or steamed up!) finish.


 A stamped oval label using Warmth & Wonder stamp set finishes Santa's house off and the roof can be lifted to hide some treats in :)



Santa is heading back now to hang on to our Christmas tree  - can you spot him?


We'll take a closer look tomorrow :) In the meantime, don't forget the sale!

Bye for now!


Lisa

Stampin Up UK Vintage style gold embossed Christmas stocking decoration, Christmas puddings & Pannetone!

So our tree is up, the wreath is hung, the cake is baked, the puddings are resting, the presents are bought, the pannetone is wrapped ... time to dust down the stockings! Here's one I made earlier ;)



Our Christmas Eve fireplace stockings are a mixture of burlap & cream felt but I wanted to make a little stocking decoration for the tree. I got the printable template from http://www.firstpalette.com/tool_box/printables/stocking.html and cut it out in Naturals Ivory and crumb Cake cardstock with crumb cake ink sponged around the edges to give a vintage aged look. 

The little vintage hand painted glass Santa decoration is such a cutie and is part of this years Marks & Spencers 3 for 2 Christmas decoration range.



I've stamped butterflies over the stocking body from Papillon Potpourri stamp set punched with the Elegant Butterfly punch and then embossed with gold embossing powder and the heat too with the Clockworks stamp set on the stocking cuff.


The snowflakes on the vellum cuff & the lovely reindeer are from the gorgeous Warmth & Wonder stamp set  full of lots of lovely Christmas images pg 39 in the Autumn/Winter catalogue which will be replaced next February by a new Spring/Summer catalogue! The background to the reindeer is the En Francais stamp - a brilliant addition to any stampers stash! The frame was made by embossing the Designer Frames embossing folder.


 A boho blossom punched flower in soft sky and a handmade ruffled flower made with layers of Soft Sky blossom punch cardstock secured with an an antique brad adds more delicacy to the stocking.


And here are the goodies! Handmade with love ready for Christmas dinner for 12 on the big day itself :)

Don't forget, the up to 80% Stampin Up christmas clearance sale starts tomorrow! Click here to take a look at the clearance rack & grab yourself some festive bargains!



Pop back tomorrow for a little house for Santa and a sneak peek at our Christmas tree :)

 Lisa

Stampin Up handmade Christmas gifts, decoration & accessories weekly round-up

Lots of Christmas gift ideas showcased this week - will you be making any of them this weekend?


Here are the links to take a closer look ...
And here's what our elf on the shelf - Crystal Rosie Christmas - got up to last week! 


Do you have an Elf on the Shelf at your house this Christmas?

Have a great weekend!
Lisa

Christmas Stampin Up UK festive flurry mason & jam glass jar tea light lanterns

Do you keep glass jars? They're perfect for making Christmas candle lanterns with! 
Come and take a look ....


I've used three different size plain glass jars with lids to make these pretty Christmas tealight lanterns which are heading for my window ledges and outside my front door during the festive season - let me show you how easy they are :)


For my first jar, simply take your jar, spread some glue around the top and sprinkle with glitter (I've used the silver glass glitter you can buy in my online shop). Taking some Winter Frost designer series paper, I used my paper piercing tool to pierce some hearts and snowflakes using my Essential paper piercing pack & piercing tool (126187 £7.25 for 3 assorted design templates) so that the tealight when lit would shine through.


The jar lid was covered in Season of Style Washi tape (132155 £4.50 for 3 rolls) and then coordinating Season of Style paper (132181 £6.25 for 48 4.5" x 6.5" double sided sheets) was cut using the four different size festive flurry snowflake dies (132193 £20.95), sponged with Soft Suede ink to dull the colours down then layered with dimensionals to create height. 

I then wrapped the paper around the glass jar and secured with sticky strip. A little linen thread above and below completed the rustic look :)


For the above jar I used Winter Frost designer series paper instead and an antique brad to secure the snowflake layers together on the jar lid, all piled on top of a tea doily.


My last jar was covered with burlap on the lid and a little bell from my stash ;)





The pine cone wreath was from Bicester Garden Centre to thread through the spindles on my staircase this Christmas - I didn't bother to measure before we went and now have to go back and get a second one - am sure I can make a morning of it stopping for a coffee & cake for good measure  ;)

If you'd like any of the products I've used today then pop over to my online shop to place an order!

Other Christmas decorating ideas include ..

Do you decorate for Christmas outside as well as inside? Leave me a comment and I'll pop over & take a look!

Lisa

Make your own Stampin Up simply pressed clay & frosted finishes dress rings

How pretty are these handmade rings? Such a quick, easy & inexpensive way to create jewellery to match your outfit or occasion in a flash! Come and see how ...



Stampin Up's simply pressed clay is so versatile! Simply colour the clay with re-inkers, pop the white air-drying clay into one of the two moulds, press out then leave to dry, preferable overnight. Trim to size, apply glue and stick to whatever you want to! the gold rose was simply pressed into a gold ink pad. 


I've used some cheap adjustable ring plates from Ebay for my rings. Take a look at my recent post on making a rose necklace with clay complete with video here for instructions ..


Aren't the Frosted Finishes snowflakes just gorgeous? I'm making some into hairclips for the girls as stocking fillers as well :)


They even fit perfectly into the mini christmas treat baskets I showed yesterday!

To purchase the Frosted Finishes embellishments or some Simply Pressed Clay & molds simply hop over to my online store by clicking the image below ... 



Hope to see you tomorrow with a Christmas makeover project for some old glass jars!
Lisa
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