Welcome to the Stampin’ Addicts Holiday Mini Blog Hop!! There is so much about the new Holiday Mini to be excited about and I know your wish list is expanding as you go through this hop. If you have already been hopping, then you came from Tanya Boser’s Tinkerin’ in Ink with Tanya. Her projects with Christmas Lodge are just fantastic! My set today is Bright Hopes. It was the first “must-have” for me from this set and I’ll bet it will be for you too. It is versatile and beautiful! Don’t forget that you can click on any picture to see it with more detail.
My first card uses the wreath and the border stamp from the set. I love that this card is easy to duplicate but it still has a special feel to it. The bow is the star of the show and I love how the size matches perfectly with the wreath. I will be back on Monday with a tutorial on the bow so make sure you come back by!
For my next card, I pulled out the tree from the set. I knew I wanted a bit of a pop from this so I also got out my brayer. I embossed the tree onto Very Vanilla paper using Versamark Ink and Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Then I inked up the brayer with Always Artichoke and rolled it across the tree. A little sponging on the edges finished up the image panel. I thought that the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder was a great style match for the tree so I added the embossing to the base. Finally, some Basic Pearls and the beautiful Always Artichoke Seam Binding were added as the final touch.
My final project for today uses Bright Hopes with the new Kraft Gift Box. I created a tag with the set and then added some snowflakes to the box itself. When you look at the close-up picture you can see that the tag has a bit of sparkle. This comes from Shimmer Paint spray. The bow is made with the new Blue Denim Jean Ribbon. More details on the how-to for this box will be available later in the week.
Thanks for stopping in today. The next stop on the hop is Lisa Young at Add Ink and Stamp. She has some wonderful projects with Stitched Stockings that you are sure to love!
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Jen, these are fantastic! SO elegant and gorgeous!!! LOVE those bows too, I will definitely be back this week for those tutorials 🙂
These are all great but I especially LOVE the tree card. It’s so elegant!
These are wonderfully!! So elegant and classy! Just perfect!
Jen, your bows are so cute! Can’t wait to learn more about them. The tree card did pop for me. It is beautiful. I’m also partial to the rustic look and feel you gave to the gift box. Great projects and ideas.
Love them all! This set caught my eye but I haven’t purchased it yet. Your projects just got it back on the list. Thanks!
Jen, your projects are just stunning! The kraft box and the tree are my favorites.
I love all three of the projects and I think I may case your tree card for my Christmas cards this year. Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!
Loving all the bows! Can’t wait to learn how to create them! My favorite project is the tree card! So pretty!
Beautiful–love the classic look!
Jen, I love your Christmas cards and the box is adorable. I will be back on Monday.
Love everyone of these!! Can’t wait for the tute on that bow! So neat to see a great pic of the blue jean ribbon! What a great way to “wrap” a present!
I love the cards — my goodness! They are so classy and elegant. I have a customer who has this set on her list for September for her Christmas cards. I can hardly wait to show her your work!
All of the projects are beautiful! I love that tree card the most!
Wow Jen-GREAT job!! Not a set I really even looked at, but will have to reconsider after seeing your projects!! Especially like the Tree!
You created some beautiful projects with this stamp set. I am trying to talk myself out of buying it since I have “Snow Swirled” already. I think I will try your tree card with the tree from that set and see how it compares. I do plan to get the little boxes, so I am anxious to check back for your tips and details on it. Thank you!
I just love this set and your samples are gorgeous! Thanks so much for sharing them!
Beautiful project Jen!!! The cards are AWESOME!!
These are just gorgeous projects! I love that second card! It is so elegant!
I love this stamp set and I love what you made with it. I can’t wait to see how you made that awesome bow. And I love the color combination of Crumb Cake and Blue. Wonderful projects, Jen!
Lovely projects. My favorite is the artichoke tree card.
Ok I love everything! The bow on card #1 is stinkin’ cute, the layout on #2 is AWESOME and the embossed tree is perfect (the pearl in the center is too!), and oh my that denim bow– now I need to order that soon!
Beautiful projects Jen! I love your second card the image really pops!
Beautiful projects! Love the tree card.
What elegant projects, Jen! I just love what you have done with this set!!
Okay, I now have this set. Where to start… Your Christmas tree is definately my cards for this year. I wasn’t going to buy any more Christmas sets since I have so many. Well, you changed my mind. I wonder how many others got this set because of you.