Nina's Southern Accents: Stampin' For Christmas Blog Hop-Quick and Easy Tag and Card

Hey Y'all!

Whew!!! We are down to the wire!! 20 days til Christmas!! I have had so much fun hopping with this amazing group of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators, I can't believe this is our last hop for 2021! Now if you are that person that has all of your shopping done, gifts wrapped, decorations up, and are just sitting back waiting for it to happen...Kudos to you! This post is one you can just sit back, sip your coffee, and look at the pretty pictures. BUT!! for those of you like me that are starting to feel the pressure and even panicking a little wondering how you are going to get it all done....this one's for you! I've got a quick and easy card and tag. Also, scroll all the way down to see one of my favorite recipes for a quick and easy treat that makes a great gift!

My projects today use 2 different DSP's, 2 punches, 2 colors of cardstock (and one of those is Basic White), 1 stamp set, 1 color of ribbon/trim, and 1 ink color.

Here is a closer look at the card.

I chose a simple layout-Cherry Cobbler cardbase, a 2 x 5-1/2 strip of DSP, then (2) 1/2 x 5-1/2 strips. The "Merry Christmas" sentiment from Christmas To Remember fit perfectly on one of the 1/2" strips that you have a ton of after cutting down your Basic White to 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 panels, at least I have a ton of them, anyway!

Center the 2 x 5-1/2 strip of DSP (Peaceful Place is what I used) vertically onto the card front, then place the smaller strips on either side. I punched 3 trees with the Pine Punch from different designs of the Tidings of Christmas DSP and adhered them to the front of the card. I stamped the sentiment in Evening Evergreen, added a loop of Simply Elegant Trim, and popped it up with dimensionals. As of the writing of this, the only thing that is not currently available is the Tidings of Christmas DSP, that is what I used to punch the trees. A great substitute option would be the Heartwarming Hugs DSP.

One great feature of this stamp set is there are multiple sentiments perfect for the inside of your cards.

The tag was created with a 2 x 4-1/4 piece of Cherry Cobbler punched with the Delightful Tag Topper Punch. The DSP layer is 1-3/4 x 3-3/4. Again, the 'Tis The Season sentiment fit perfectly on one of those 1/2 strips leftover. Add the bow with a glue dot and a length of trim to tie the tag on to the gift....easy peasy!

These are projects you could prep and then sit and watch the Hallmark Channel (anybody else addicted to those Christmas movies? I don't care if they all have the same plot...I love them!!!) and assemble your cards.

You can adapt these projects and use what you have, but if you need to order anything, you should be able to get it in time for Christmas. Next Day Air or 2nd Day Air (that's usually the option I choose because it is only $20 extra, and next day is pretty pricey) are options available.

If you still need a gift idea, and are short on time, here is one of my favorite recipes for some quick and easy candy that everyone loves!

Crunchy Christmas Candy

1-1/2 cups Captain Crunch™ Cereal

1-1/2 cups Rice Krispies™ Cereal

1-1/2 cups dry roasted peanuts

1-1/2 cups mini marshmallows

1 package vanilla almond bark (candy coating)

Wax paper

Combine 1st 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Melt the almond bark and pour over dry ingredients. Mix well. Drop spoonfuls onto wax paper and allow to dry.

Stampin' Up! has several food safe packaging options you can choose from...here I've chose the Printed Gusseted Cellophane bags. PS: November's Paper Pumpkin-Gifts Galore-has the cutest To and From stamp that is perfect for the back of your tags!

Leave me a comment and let me know if you are ready for Christmas or not!

Now you get to hop over to the amazing Kate Bolt and see what she has created today!

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