Holiday Treasure Countdown 5

 Here's the last share from our Holiday Treasure class. We made these two Christmas Tags as one of our Holiday Treasure projects.

These are super simple, super quick, but will add that little extra to your gift-giving. I used the  Letters to Santa DSP for the Crumb Cake tag.

I used the "Joy at Christmas" stamp from the Perfect Punches stampset as the focal point for the Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler scalloped tag.

Thanks for stopping by and visiting! Have a great day :-)

Fall Design Trends

From Adriel:

Remember in THIS POST how I mentioned running the cardstock through the Big Shot with the Lattice embossing folder and tearing it to get results that looked like BURLAP? Well, here's something to note: BURLAP is in this fall (along with other things, of course)!

Here's the tag I made that features the "burlap-looking" cardstock. It's a great texture addition!

I found THIS ARTICLE interesting on fall trends and was visualizing how to translate some of these fall trends into card making. I'm still thinking about it, but the list certainly gave me some new inspiration. I thought I'd share it with you! =)

Are you onto any fall trends that weren't mentioned in the article? Share them here!

October Color Challenge #9 + Gift Tag

From Adriel:

It's the beginning of a new month

and that means a new THS color challenge!

Here's the colors for our challenge this month.

Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, River Rock, and More Mustard

I had fun with these colors and made some gift tags

with last year's "Gobble Gobble" stamp from Stampin' Up!'s a la carte.

It's just too cute not to use again! =)

I sent the River Rock CS through the Big Shot

with the Lattice embossing folder.

When you tear it, it almost looks like burlap, which is a great touch.

Now it's your turn! As always, our color challenge

is open to all of our artsy, crafty friends.

You have the whole month to create something fabulous using our color challenge.

Just post it on your blog or a gallery

and link to it using the submission button at the bottom of this post.

You can also send us a picture of your creation and we will submit it for you.

Email us at: twohappystampers@gmail.com

We'll feature 5 of the entries on our blog!

Guidelines:

Color challenge ends October 31st @ midnight Arizona time

Please keep submissions family friendly

Get inspired, get creative, and have fun!

Happy October to you!

Sweet & Simple Monday

Make a set of sweet and simple gift tags perfect for a variety of occasions! These tags feature one of our favorite cardstock colors right now: Kraft. Kraft is so versatile and adds something extra to these gift tags. Of course, these tags would be perfectly fine using white cardstock... they would still look great!

1. Trim Kraft cardstock to 2-1/4"W x 4"H. Use tag corner punch on top corners to create the "tag" look.

2. Use medium floral image from Fifth Avenue Floral in Old Olive, Ruby Red or Rich Razzleberry to stamp on the bottom of the tag. (I stamped once and then also stamped again without inking up again to create a more subdued, faded look in the left-hand corner of the tag. This is optional.)

3. Stamp sentiment from Fresh Cuts in Chocolate Chip ink on upper right-side of tag.

4. Find the top center of tag and punch a hole.

You can use a variety of fibers to tie this tag onto your gift or bag. Some of our favorites are hemp twine and fine white crochet thread. Ribbon in various colors are also great!

Super simple and you can make a great looking set of tags in very little time! Hope you enjoyed today's project. Join us again next week for another sweet and simple Monday. =)

Supplies: Kraft cardstock, Fresh Cuts stamp set, Fifth Avenue stamp set, Old Olive classic ink, Ruby Red classic ink, Rich Razzleberry classic ink, Chocolate Chip classic ink, Tag Corner punch, hole punch.

Stampin' Up! supplies can be ordered through Heidi by clicking HERE. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at: twohappystampers@gmail.com

What's New With You?

From Adriel:

Well, as ambitious as my plans yesterday sounded, I actually did get most of them done! Yay! =) I just have to finish up my meal-planning and shopping list. I may be able to reward myself this afternoon with some creative time...

Just to let you know, September's newsletter is now up! All of this month's classes are listed in there, along with a classes at the Tumbleweed Rec. Center. There's a fun tutorial in there and specials from Stampin' Up!. You can view this month's newsletter HERE or by clicking on the special newsletter button on the side of our blog.

The big news is the Tropical Stamping Bunco Night on September 29th! All the details are in the newsletter! We have a limited number of spots for this event, so if you are planning on coming, let us know. =)

I'm sharing another gift tag with you today that I made with the new set from Stampin' Up! called "Charming". It's so pretty and it's now available for ordering!

Thanks for stopping by today! =)