Author: Leslie Benson
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
