Author: Leslie Benson

  • 12 Weeks of Christmas Week 4

    12 Weeks of Christmas Week 4

    Gorgeous Gift Tags! For several years I have followed Organized Christmas’ Christmas Countdown, a free six week organization plan taking you through the holidays.  One of the assignments is to set up a designated area for holiday planning.  I call mine Christmas Central and everything I need to plan and prepare for the holidays is…

  • Halloween Treat Creature Feature

    Halloween Treat Creature Feature

    TRICK OR TREAT! Aren’t these scary creatures just the cutest?  They’re not only adorable but they hold a delicious chocolate treat. Wouldn’t they make the sweetest party favors for the classroom, coworkers, neighbors and friends?! I hung them on this tree I found at Michael’s and placed them on my entry table ready to hand out…

  • 12 Weeks of Christmas – Week Three!!!

    12 Weeks of Christmas – Week Three!!!

    Gift Box Punch Board This week’s project was made using the Stampin’ Up! Gift Box Punch Board.  It’s a fun element to add to holiday packaging, creating containers just right for that special gift.  Create boxes up to 4-inch square.  The sizing chart and instructions are even printed on the board making it a sinch…

  • Twelve Days of Christmas – Week Two!

    Twelve Days of Christmas – Week Two!

    Lovely As a Tree Card   This card is made with a classic Stampin’ Up! stamp set, Lovely As a Tree.  Using the “stamp off” technique there appears to be a forest of trees.  The simple technique adds a lot of depth to the card giving it a rich look.  Extra drama was added with…

  • Sweet Scarecrow Card & Memory Keeping Pages

    Sweet Scarecrow Card & Memory Keeping Pages

    My thanks to fellow Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator Diana Ball for her original design that I CASED for this cute scarecrow!  I ended up making two of the darling faces and used one for a card and one for a scrapbook page layout: Sweet Scarecrow Card   Sweet Scarecrow Double Page Scrapbook Layout Directions: The scarecrow’s…