Dannie's Designs

The Sweet Stop Christmas Card

I've had a card stamped for a week now and I haven't had time to post it.  How crazy is that?  I don't want to rush the holidays, but it will be nice to have life slow down again. 

I used  this darling sketch from The Sweet Stop as my inspiration for my card.

I used the Christmas Lane Simply Scrappin' Kit for my card.  The wreath was one of the die cuts from the kit.  I ran both of the Cherry Cobbler pieces through the Big Shot using the polka dot embossing folder.  Other than that, the card is very simple and easy to make.

I kept the inside very simple as well.  I punched the top of the DSP with the Eyelet Border Punch.  That's it!  Thanks for stopping by!

Paper:  Christmas Lane Simply Scrappin' Kit
Accessories:  Whisper White Ribbon, Early Espresso Ribbon
Punches:  1 3/8" Circle, Eyelet Border
Big Shot:  Polka Dot Embossing Folder

Wine Glass Charms

Recently I helped host a Christmas party where we needed wine glass charms.  Rather than buy charms, I decided to make them.  I pulled out my Shrink Plastic, StazOn pads, and Christmas stamps and got to work.

I made 30 different charms, but I didn't get a chance to take pictures of them before they were used.  Here's a basic tutorial on how to make them.

Step 1:  Stamp the image in StazOn ink on Shrink Plastic.

As you can see by the image on the left, be careful when stamping because the plastic is very slick and the image may smear.  Set it aside to dry completely.

Step 2:  Once the image is completely dry, punch the image out.  I used a 1 3/8" circle punch for this image.

Step 3:  Using a 1/8" circle punch, punch a hole at the top of the charm.

Step 4:  Take a pair of scissors and hold it barely above the image (see photo below) while you heat it with the Heat Tool.

The scissors do two things.  One, it helps keep the plastic from blowing away when air from the heat tool hits it.  Two, it helps keep the plastic from curling up on itself as it shrinks.

Step 5:  Once the image is completely shrunk and it's still hot, press it firmly with a stamp block to flatten it.  The plastic curls at it shrinks and this helps ensure that it's flat once it's done. 

Step 6:  Thread an earring hoop through the hole in the charm and put it on the stem of a wine glass. 

These are very simple to make and everybody at the party loved them.  If you have any questions, please feel free to let me know.  Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Snow Swirled
Ink:  Blazing Red StazOn
Accessories:  Heat Tool, Scissors, Earring Hoops
Punches:  Circle (1 3/8", 1/8")

Hello

I apologize for disappearing for the whole month of November, but I have been very sick.  This is the first time I've stepped into my stamp room in a month!  My kids were sick and there were colds going around at work and I caught it from both sides.   I was on the mend a week and a half ago and I caught something else on top of that.  My voice is now back, the coughing is slowly going away, and I'm feeling much better.  It's about time!

I'll be back with some fun stamping ideas to share.  I just need to clean off my stamp desk first so there's room to work on the projects I have in mind.  Thanks for stopping by!