My first card sample uses the new Dragonfly Garden stamp set. All of the stamps I used for these projects will be available in the upcoming 2021 January-June Mini Catalog. The Dragonfly Garden is part of a larger suite that includes a punch for the dragonfly and patterned paper. I cut the circles using the Layering Circle dies and stamped the images using Tuxedo Black Memento ink. I colored with Stampin' Blends in Mango Melody, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive, and Rich Razzleberry. The card base is Crumb Cake and I've embossed it with the Tasteful Textile embossing folder. The bow is created with the Forever Greenery Ribbon Combo pack. And of course, I add a little Wink of Stella to the dragonfly wings so that they have a little sparkle!

My 2nd card idea uses the Enjoy the Moment stamp set, also from the upcoming mini catalog. While my set is in French, this set is also available in English, bien sûr. I stamped with the Tuxedo Black Memento ink pad and colored with the Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends to match the Crumb Cake card base. The Plaid Tidings patterned paper is mounted on Basic Black cardstock. I added a few iridescent pearls for a little bling. These fun embellishments are being discontinued at the end of December!

The Hot Dog stamp set is one of my absolute favorite stamp sets in the new Mini Catalog. It has 3 adorable dogs and all sorts of add-ons to dress them up with - bowtie, beret, party hat, cone of shame. Plus, a variety of sentiments. So much fun! Here, colored the puppy with Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends and added an Pumpkin Pie Beret. The card base is Pretty Peacock with Pumpkin Pie to match the Plaid Tidings patterned paper. The circle for the dog is punched with the 2" circle punch. I can't wait to make more cards with this stamp set because it's just too much fun!

This elegant holiday card is so simple to make. It maximizes the effect of the Brightly Gleaming patterned paper by adding copper Christmas trees cut with the Stitched Triangle dies. Each tree is topped with a copper star. Copper ribbon from the Basket Weave Ribbon combo pack graces the front below the sentiment cut from Pretty Peacock and Copper paper with the Joy dies. The sentiment is stamped in Pretty Peacock on Very Vanilla cardstock with a stamp from the Peace & Joy stamp set. This stamp set and coordinating dies will also be discontinued at the end of the month!

While it might be a little late for starting your Christmas cards for this year, soon you'll be snapping lots of pictures. This is the perfect time to stock up on scrapbooking paper, like the Brightly Gleaming Designer Series Paper, so you're ready to scrapbook all of those fabulous holiday photos. 

This scrapbook page uses all of the same supplies as the card except that I substituted Night of Navy cardstock and ink instead of Pretty Peacock. Like the card, this page is simple to create. I layered a variety of strips of cardstock that range in width from 1/2" to 1 1/2" across the center of a piece of 12" x 12" Very Vanilla cardstock. 

The best part? This absolutely beautiful patterned paper is on sale!

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I started by cutting the window from a piece of Pool Party cardstock. Then, I adhered a piece of window sheet to the back of it. I mounted both of these to a piece of Whisper White cardstock that I had cut into a rectangular frame so that the white cardstock did not show on the inside of the window. 

Before going further, I prepared the card base by folding a piece of 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Pool Party cardstock in half. I adhered a piece of 5 1/4" x 4" Snowflake Splendor patterned paper to the front of the card base. I stamped two Christmas trees from the Tree Angle stamp set with Pear Pizzazz ink on Soft Sea Foam and Pear Pizzazz cardstock. I adhered these over the Snowflake Splendor patterned paper on the card base. 

Next, I turned the matted window over and I carefully lined the outside of the window with foam adhesive strips. I added a nice helping of Snowflake Sequins inside the foam strips. I peeled the back off the adhesive strips and I carefully placed the card base over the top. 
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My first card use the fun VW bug from the Coming Home stamp set that is headed home with a Christmas tree. This piece of Trimming the Town patterned paper is Old Olive and Pool Party. These aren't colors that I wouldn't normally put together, but I love them on this paper and continued them with the car and tree. There is something fresh about these colors with the white. 

I love all these couples and families on the Trimming the Town patterned paper. Here, I've cut a circle of this paper with the Layering Circle dies and mounted it on a piece of Misty Moonlight cardstock cut with the Stitched Shapes dies. I added a die-cut greeting cut with the Joy dies. 

My last card is a fun fold gift card holder. This gift card holder is easy to make and a fun way to give someone a gift card or maybe a little cash. I used Stampin' Seal + on the patterned paper holding the gift card to ensure that the paper is strongly secured. 

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This gift bag topper takes a plain dollar store gift bag and makes it a beautiful handmade gift wrap. Plus, with this type of topper, there is no need for tissue paper. I don't know about you, but I'm horrible at making the tissue paper in a gift bag look pretty. Usually it ends up looking like a rumpled mess. But this bag topper keeps your present secret from snooping eyes without the tissue paper.

The piece of Pool Party cardstock is cut the width of the bag and twice the length you want for the front. Then, score along the center and fold in half. Laying the piece over the gift bag, mark where the outside edges of the handles are. Using a Paper Trimmer, carefully cut between the lines about 1/4" in from the fold. Then, snip from the fold to the cut line. This piece slides over the handles and closes the top of the bag.

The front of the gift bag topper is decorated with Snowflake Splendor patterned paper and stamps from the Snowflake Wishes stamp set. To finish, the handle is tied with a piece of Pool Party sheer ribbon. 

This simple tag is made with the Joy dies from the Piece and Joy Bundle. I cut the layers from Balmy Blue cardstock, Pacific Point cardstock, and Balmy Blue Glimmer paper. The top is tied with a piece of Snowflake Splendor ribbon and some white baker's twine.

To make the snowflake on my second tag really pop, I adhered it to a piece of foam adhesive before cutting it with the die. The end of this tag is tied with both the Snowflake Splendor and the Pool Party sheer ribbons. 

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