Well this is our final project for 2011.  Hasn't the year gone by quickly?
The Design Team will be taking a little break but we will return on January 9th with more projects to get you inspired.
From all of us on the Design Team we wish you a safe and happy holiday season.  

"Here I have used the warm colours of a gingerbread biscuit in my layout, to combine with the warmth of the candle in the photo. With Bazzil available in so many colours you can match the exact shade to your photos, and create the look you are after."

Products Used: 

Bazzill Basics Cardstock: 

9-973E Walnut

9-960D Kraft 

5-511E Hillary 

8-808E Vanilla

2-227E Pomegranate

Spellbinders:

S4-328 Foliage 

S4-318 Fleur De Lis Squares 

Other Materials Used:

Scrap of patterned paper 

Red and white straw 

Green ribbon 

White glitter 

White dimensional paint 

Red glitter 

Brown stamp pad 

Glimmer Mists 

Fibres 

Gold Stickles 

 Layout created by Design Team member-Sue

Here is a lovely idea for a special Christmas card.

Products Used: 

Bazzill Basics Paper: 

9-960 Kraft Cardstock 

Spellbinders: 

S4-114 Standard Circles Large 

 Just Rite Stamps: 

 JB-08780 A Merry Little Christmas

Other Materials Used:

Printed papers

Inkpad

Card created by Design Team member-SHEREE

Spellbinders sets can be used together, with the addition of Just Rite Christmas Stamps to layer a card, that is really unique.

Products Used: 

Bazzill Basics Cardstock: 

2-227E Pomegranate

10-1001E White

5-511E Hillary 

Spellbinders: 

S5-043 Fleur De Lis Doily Motifs

S4-283 Heirloom Ornaments

S4-328 Foliage 

NEST-005 Nested Circles 

Just Rite Stamps: 

Jb-08780 A Merry Little Christmas Set 

Other Materials Used: 

Scraps of patterned papers 

Star ribbon 

Gold Stickles

Red organza ribbon 

Copics 

Black and red stamp pad

Card created by Design Team member-Sue

"This cute plum pudding tag is made so quick and easy with the spellbinders, so you will not mind making lots for your Christmas parcels this year. If you make it larger it is a great card too."

Products Used: 

Bazzill Basics Cardstock: 

9-975E Pinecone

10-1001E White 

5-511E Hillary 

2-227E Pomegranate 

Spellbinders: 

NEST-005 Nested & Scalloped Circles 

S4-328 Foliage 

I2-1009 Impressiblities Flourish 

 Other Materials used: 

Green glitter 

 Dimensional Magic 

Gold and platinum ink 

Foam tape 

Small hole punch for berries 

Off the page created by Design Team member-Sue

Here is a lovely idea for a placecard, just in time for your holiday entertaining.

"I made a frame for the name on this placecard using a Labels Eight die and then an oval die for the centre. Before attaching it to the placecard, I embossed the frame and before removing it from the embossing template, I sponged a little acrylic paint over it to bring out the detail. I'll be needing a few of these placecards leading up to Christmas! Fortunately they are super easy to whip up."

 Products Used:

 Bazzill Basics Paper: 

5-5104E Rainforest 

15-256G Cardinal 

5-510E Parakeet 

 Spellbinders: 

I2-1009 Impressabilities - Flourish 

S5-019 Labels Eight 

S4-110 Ovals Large 

S4-328 Foliage 

Other Materials Used: 

Echo Park 6x6 pad - Season's Greetings 

Red wired berries 

Thickers alphabet stickers 

Kaiser acrylic paint

Project created by Design Team member-TERESA

Today's project is a lovely layout using purple, another colour not usually associated with Christmas projects.

"Try using different colour combinations for Christmas, purple and gold is a really striking choice, have your photos printed in black and white so they suit the page."

Products Used: 

Bazzill Basics Cardstock: 

6-631D Purple 

6-620E Wisteria 

 4-426E Lemonade 

 Spellbinders: 

S5-071 Twisted Metal Tags & Accents 

 S4-194 Inverted Circles Lge 

 Other Materials Used:

Gold and cream swirled paper 

Purple lace 

 Gold binding 

White and gold glitter 

Brads 

 Hole punch 

 Gold paint or rub on

Layout created by team member-Sue

Today we have our final Tutorial for 2011.  We will be back again in the New Year with more projects to get you inspired.

"This is a really quick way to make a bunch of gift tags at once. These tags are 5 x 2 inches in size."

Step Seven:

Finish the tags of with some Bakers Twine and alphabet stickers.

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Tutorial created by Design Team member-TERESA

Here is a pretty little card using an unusual Christmas colour combo.

Products Used: 

Bazzill Basics Paper: 

9-960 Kraft Cardstock 

Spellbinders: 

S4-351 Spiral Blossom One 

S4-345 Picot Edge Circles 

Other Materials Used: 

Kaiser Patterened Paper 

Glitter/Kindy Glitz

Card created by Design Team member-SHEREE

Spellbinders make creating a more complicated card easy with the Nesting circles and scalloped circles fitting so nicely together and matching the Just Rite Stamps.

Products Used: 

Bazzill Basics Cardstock: 

10-1001E White 

7-183E Admiral

Spellbinders: 

NEST-005 Nested Circles Scalloped Circles 

S4-223 Create a Fake 2 

I2-1003 Impressiblities Snowflake 

 Just Rite Stamps: 

 JB 09785 Vintage Christmas Set 

Other Materials Used: 

Twinkling H2o's 

White glitter 

Black stamp pad 

Platinum ink 

 Card created by Design Team member-Sue

Here is a lovely idea for a Christmas wreath.

Products Used:

Bazzill Basics Paper: 

5-573 Aspen 

5-555 Jade

5-506 Aloe Vera

5-5124 Lime Sherbet 

5-543 Patch 

5-542 Nathan 

Spellbinders: 

S4-092 Stars Five 

S4-351 Spiral Blossom One 

Other Materials Used: 

Misc Die Cut letters 

Red glitter 

Ruffled ribbon


Project created by Design Team member-SHEREE

Hello to all. I hope you enjoyed our month of Christmas projects. We are back this month with a few more Christmas ideas to inspire you for those last minute cards as well as a few scrapbooking pages for those treasured Christmas photos.

 Today we have a card from Teresa.

Products Used: 

Bazzill Basics Cardstock: 

 19-7561E Intense Teal 

2-214E Red Devil 

10-1001E Bazzill White 

 Spellbinders: 

S5-027 Labels Twenty One 

S4-233 Labels Nine S4-072 Flower Creations 

JustRite Stamps: 

CL02155 Merry & Bright 

 Other Materials Used: 

SW4001 4mm Swarovski Crystal 

Echo Park Berries patterned paper 

Papermania fabric brad 

Twinery Bakers Twine - Maraschino 

Darkroom Door Dear Santa Montage sheet image

Card created by Design Team member-TERESA

Here is another pretty card using the Holiday Style paper pack.

Products Used:

Bazzill Basics Paper:

Holiday Style paper pack

Spellbinders:

S4-114 Standard Circles Large

S5-042 Fleur de lis doily accents

 Just Rite Stamps:

 JB-08780 A Merry Little Christmas

Other Materials Used:

Kindy Glitz

Red ink pad

Card created by Design Team member-SHEREE

Here is a tutorial for a really quick and easy treat box.

Step Two:

Using the Crafters Companion as a guide, score down the centre of the piece of cardstock.

Step Three:

Find the centre at the top of the piece of cardstock and mark with a pencil.

Repeat on the other end.

Step Four:

Score each corner from the pencil mark to the scored centre line.

Step Five:

Position your die on the piece of paper to cut out the window.

Secure with tape and run through the die cutting machine.

Step Six:

Attach a piece of acetate to the inside over the cutout.

Step Seven:

Fold the sides in and punch holes for the ribbon.

To finish, fill the box with lollies secure with ribbon and add a gift tag if desired.

Tutorial created by Design Team member-TRACEY

Here is a lovely card using a not so traditional colour combination of black, red and white. 

"The Heirloom dies are a beautiful shape - reminiscent of vintage Christmas baubles. Stamp, die cut, embellish - it's so easy to create a gorgeous card in just a few minutes."

Products Used: 

 Bazzill Basics Cardstock: 

9-942E Twig 

10-1081E Raven 

2-214E Red Devil 

 Spellbinders: 

S4-283 2010 Heirloom Ornaments 

S4-124 Scallop Circle Large 

S4-114 Circles Large 

 JustRite Stamps: 

CL-02155 Merry & Bright 

 Other Materials Used: 

My Mind's Eye 6x6 paper pad 

Red string 

Black satin ribbon 

Kaiser bling 

Onyx Black Versafine ink

Card Created by Design Team member-TERESA

Using just the standard circles Spellbinder dies, Sheree has created some cute little trees that are sure to add that special something to any holiday table.

Products Used: 

Bazzill Basics Paper:

5-573 Aspen 

5-555 Jade 

5-506 Aloe Vera 

Spellbinders: 

S4-114 Standard Circles Large 

Other Materials Used: 

Misc beads 

Old wooden cotton reels 

Wooden skewers

Project created by Design Team member-SHEREE

Here is a gift box I made using a JustRite Stamp box.  If you've been a fan of JustRite Stamps for awhile, you probably have a few of these boxes lying around.

Products Used:

Bazzill Basics Cardstock:

2-245E Phoenix

15-255G Tomato

Spellbinders:

S5-055 Layered Poinsettia

NEST-001 Nested Ovals

JustRite Stamps:

JB09925 Peace on Earth

Other Materials Used:

Micro Beads

Glossy Accents

Ribbon

White Pigment Ink

White Embossing Powder

Christine Re Printed Paper

White Paint

Tip:

When covering the box with paper you have to keep in mind that the lid is already a tight fit.  I covered the lid only and painted the base, sanding first before painting.

To add depth to the box and to stop the lid from covering the base completely, I inserted some foam tape inside the lid to make a lip and keep the lid sitting a little higher.  

Off the page created by Design Team member-TRACEY

"I took these pictures on Christmas night. The kids played around with Sparklers, and I took photos of them with a long exposure. You can see the light path of the sparklers. There's some hidden journaling under the main photo with a ribbon pull on it."

Products Used: 

 Bazzill Basics Cardstock: 

4-454E Honey 

 10-1081E Raven 

4-406E Chiffon 

 Spellbinders: 

S5-029 Nested Lacey Pennants 

S5-028 Nested Pennants 

LF-246 Grand Labels Eleven 

S4-283 2010 Heirloom Ornaments 

S5-026 Labels Twenty 

 JustRite Stamps: 

CL-02155 Merry & Bright 

 Other Materials Used: 

My Mind's Eye Papers and Chipboard Embellishments 

Kaisercraft bling 

Copic marker 

Jet Black StazOn ink 

Black string

Layout created by Design Team member-TERESA

Today's project uses some pretty papers from the Holiday Style paper pack to create a lovely non traditional coloured Christmas card.

Products Used: 

Bazzill Basics Paper: 

303981 Holiday Style paper pack 

Spellbinders: 

S4-114 Standard Circles Large 

S5-042 Fleur de lis doily accents 

 Just Rite Stamps: 

 JB-08780 A Merry Little Christmas 

Other Materials Used:

Memento Inkpad 

Copics

Card created by Design Team-member-SHEREE

Red and Green are the perfect colours for Christmas and the new Layered Poinsettia flower fits in this theme wonderfully.

Products Used: 

 Bazzill Basics Cardstock: 

2-227E Pomegranate 

5-5100D Pine Needle 

8-808E Vanilla 

 Spellbinders: 

S5-055 Layered Poinsettia  

 S5-058 Ironwork Accents 

 S5-071 Twisted Metal Tags & Accents 

 Other Materials Used: 

Gold glitter 

Glimmer mists

Ribbon 

Plastic gems 

White glitter 

Green cotton 

Chip alpha 

Iridescent medium

 Layout created by Design Team member-Sue

Today we have a couple of different types of ornaments to share with you.

"I made a couple of different ornaments for Christmas.The first one has a photo of my middle child when she was a baby (this is agreat idea for Baby's First Christmas! You could add the year instead of thesentiment I have used here)."

Products Used: 

Bazzill Basics Cardstock:

4-406E Chiffon 

Spellbinders:

S4-283 2010 Heirloom Ornaments

S4-114 Circles Large

S4-124 Scallop Circle Large 

JustRite Stamps:

CL02080Cling - Fancy Tags Set 

JB08950 Nested Frame Dies

Other Materials Used:

MME Patterned paper

Gold ribbon

Kaiser pearls 

Twine

Project created by Design Team member-TERESA

Today we have a fun layout showcasing the much loved Christmas pudding.

Products Used: 

Bazzill Basics Paper:

303981 Holiday Style Paper Pack 

9-960 Kraft 

Spellbinders: 

S5-042 Fleur de Lis Doily Accents 

S4-346 Labels Twenty Two 

Other Materials Used: 

American Craft Thicker alpha letters 

Brown mist spray

Layout created by Design Team member-SHEREE

Searching through my stash of craft materials I found some craft wood napkin rings. I've covered them by wrapping some ribbon around and securing with glue. I assembled four poinsettias and attached these to the rings for a quick holiday table accessory.

Products Used:

Bazzill Basics Paper:

15-255G Tomato

Spellbinders:

S5-055 Layered Poinsettia

Other Materials Used:

Tartan Ribbon

Brads

Wooden Napkin Rings

Project created by Design Team member-TRACEY

Here is a card I made using the new Layered Poinsettia Die. If the leaf in the set is too large for the project you are doing, you can cut a flower into individual pieces and use the petals for leaves as I have done here.

Products Used:

Bazzill Basics Cardstock:

10-1001E White

2-227E Pomegranate

4-435E Curry Spice

Spellbinders:

S5-055 Layered Poinsettia

Other Materials Used:

Micro Beads

Glossy Accents to adhere beads

Versamark Pad to rub over embossed areas

Organza Ribbon

Card created by Design Team member-TRACEY

Products Used: 

Bazzill Basic Paper:

10-1001E  White

Spellbinders: 

S5-059 Ironwork Motifs

NEST-005  Nested Circles 

Other Materials Used: 

White glitter 

Spray adhesive 

Silver cord 

Plastic gem

Instructions:

Step One:

Cut out four large snowflake shapes, fold in half, unfold, fold again in half and unfold, then fold once on the diagonal.

Step Three:

Fold inwards on the diagonal fold so it forms a triangular shape, adhere each to a circle of cardstock, lining them up so the tips all meet in the middle. Adhere a plastic gem to the centre.

Tips:

 Repeat these steps and glue both together to form a 360 shape for your Christmas tree.

Try different colours and glitters or even gold and metallic paints.

You could cut the shapes from foil board or glitter papers and skip the glitter steps.

Tutorial created by Design Team member-SUE

This is a wonderful Christmas project to do.  If you back the patterned paper with light weight chip board, it will add to the sturdiness of the banner and should last for years. You can use all your scrap patterned and plain cardstock, just match the colours.

Products Used: 

Bazzill Basics Cardstock: 

2-227E Pomegranate

10-1001E White 

5-511E Hillary

Spellbinders: 

S5-028 Nested Pennants

S5-029 Nested Lacey Pennants 

Other Materials Used: 

Ribbon 

Distress Ink - Fired Brick, Peeled Paint, Scattered Straw 

Eyelets 

Chip Alpha

Glitter 

Light Weight Chip Board 

Patterned papers (any) 

Embellishments 

 Off the page created by Design Team member-Sue

Nothing says Christmas more than a star and a snowflake, it reminds us of all the lovely cozy feelings we have in winter, even if our winter is not at Christmas time it is still a time for family and coziness.

Products Used: 

Bazzill Basics Cardstock: 

7-784E Admiral

10-1001E White 

7-701E Splash 

Spellbinders: 

S5-054 Snowflake Pendant 2011 

S5-029 Nested Lacey Pennants 

 NEST-005 Nested Circles 

 I2-1003 Impressabilities Snowflakes

 JustRite Stamps:

JB08780 A Merry Little Christmas Set 

Other Materials Used: 

White organza ribbon 

Noel button 

Blue fibre 

White glitter 

Clear crystals 

Blue ink 

 Card created by Design Team member-Sue