Nina's Southern Accents

Saturday, February 5, 2022

A Cute Stocking Stuffer-Stampin' For Christmas

Hey Y'all!

The Stampin' For Christmas crew are back with our first hop of the new year, YAY! You may have arrived from the lovely Gez Carpenter, or, if you are starting here with me, Welcome! If you are like me, your craft room may or may not be recovering from Christmas 2021 (ha! ha!) And how many of you have that stack of DSP (Designer Series Paper) that you had such high hopes for, but ran out of time? No, I haven't been spying on you....I'm a crafter, too, and I know how things work!

I am here to help! These Nail File wraps are quick and easy to make! They use a 6x6 piece of paper, so whatever you have, 12x12 or 6x6, it will work. Kaye at Papercraft Skies is where I saw the original design, you can watch her video here

I have used a sentiment from Poinsettia Petals and the coordinating Poinsettia Dies to create the flower. The flower is cropped from the Mother of Pearl Specialty Paper in the new January-June Mini, and the center was created by coloring an Iridescent Rhinestone, also found in the new Mini, with my dark Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blend.

Tip: Pick up embellishments with the putty end of the Take Your Pick Tool and place on your project.

Here are the step-by-step instructions to make the wrap:

First, score a 6x6 piece of DSP or cardstock at 1-1/2, 3, & 4-1/2

Fold and burnish score lines with your bone folder and continue to burnish each fold you make.

Fold the top right corner so the edge lines up with the far right score line.

Fold the top left corner to the second score line.

Fold the bottom left corner to the first score line.

Place adhesive along the bottom edge of the right panel to close the bottom of the pocket. Fold the right edge along the last score line. Fold the left edge along the middle score line.

Wrap the flap around to the back and secure with adhesive.

See how easy! These could be made for all occasions-Christmas stocking stuffers, Easter Basket fillers, Loaded Envelopes (check out my Valentine's Loaded Envelope!) We are making them for a favor for a Women's event at our church. And they don't have to contain a nail file...they can hold pencils, pens, even bone folders (hey, hey...team gifts!)

I am so glad you stopped by today! I hope we are getting those creative wheels turning, now hop over to Annette Elias for more inspiration!

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Product List

Poinsettia Petals Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[153475]

$27.00

Poinsettia Dies

[153522]

$36.00

Tasteful Labels Dies

[152886]

$31.00

Tidings Of Christmas 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[155718]

$11.50

Mother Of Pearl 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[157666]

$6.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

[147083]

$7.50

Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels

[158130]

$7.50

Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154880]

$9.00

Take Your Pick

[144107]

$10.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$7.00

Simply Scored

[122334]

$30.00

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Thanks for stopping by today, go make something beautiful!

Love,

Nina

Friday, February 4, 2022

Kisses & Hugs-Paper Pumpkin Blog Hop

Hey Y'all!

I am joining the Crafty Collaborators for a Paper Pumpkin Blog Hop featuring January's kit, Kisses & Hugs. Paper Pumpkin is a monthly subscription craft kit containing supplies to make the projects for that month. It includes a stamp set, ink, embellishments, instructions for the projects, and the very first kit you get has an acrylic block to use with the stamps. Plus, there is a refill kit available if you need more supplies! But here's my secret: I up my subscription to 2 or 3 when I know the projects will be for a holiday like Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's, etc., so I have plenty to share, because those refill kits can sell out fast with popular kits. It is really a party in a box every month. January's kit centers around Valentine's Day, and I am showing 3 alternate projects you can make.

The first project is a Bag-A-Lope. Those envelopes are just too pretty to only stuff with cards! To make a Bag-A-Lope, score 3 sides of an envelope at 1". Fold and burnish the score lines, then open it up to create a bag. At the bottom of the bag, there will be two triangles created from the score lines. Fold these and secure with adhesive to the bottom. If you want to do any stamping on the envelope, do that before you create the bag. I kept my embellishments simple-this is one of the projects we are making at my Girls Valentines Stamp Camp, and there will be girls ranging from 8 years and up. Of course, you can fancy it up as much as you like.

The second project is this banner I created by cutting apart one of the cards. I punched holes in the top of the hearts to thread the string through. I added some tags created with the Tailor Made Tags dies. I stamped them with the heart and arrow images from the stamp set in Versamark and heat embossed in gold.

The last project I CASE'd from a fellow demonstrator, Renee Ewart. You can find her on Facebook at Renee's Paper Crafts. I love the sentiments in this stamp. My sweet mama always replied to "I love you" with "Love You More." She signed almost every card she gave me with that phrase, and it brings such sweet memories to my mind.

It is a gate fold card created by adding 2 score lines to the card bases in the kit.

Score a vertical line in the center of both outside hearts of the card bases.

Fold as shown. I added two of the gold embossed hearts, one to the outside and one to the inside. I stamped the outside heart with Smoky Slate and Flirty Flamingo. Make sure you only put adhesive on one side when you are adhering it to the card front, or your card won't open!

Below, I have included all of the extra supplies I used to make these projects that aren't included in the kit. You can purchase Paper Pumpkin month to month, but right now Saleabration is going on where you can earn free product with qualifying purchases! Why not take advantage and purchase a pre-paid subscription and get free product as well!