Baby It's Cold Outside...

...Or at least it should be!

Hi All! Welcome to the Kraft-y Hearts blog share featuring Close To My Heart's October Stamp Of The Month: Christmas Tunes.

This cute little stamp set will have you humming your favorite Christmas tunes while you work on those Christmas cards and gifties for the holidays. 

Today's project focuses on those "gifties"--in this case, two of the gifts for my kids' teachers. Let's take a look:

This little faceted box is all over YouTube right now, and is made with the We R Memory Keepers envelope punch board. (But be warned, it's not for the crafty faint of heart.) I created my boxes from Kraft paper and then layered them with papers from the Beary Christmas paper packet from Close To My Heart. The tops of the boxes are also layered with Cranberry and Glacier cardstocks. 

I decorated the tops using two of the stamps from the set. I stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on White Daisy cardstock and colored them with my alcohol ink markers (both Copic and ShinHan). I then fussy cut them and added them to the box tops with foam tape. Finally, I added mini magnets to the inside for closures.

Here's a closer look at the box:

And here's a look at one of them opened:

Finally, here's a close up look at each of the tops:

Since it's October, I DID refrain from actually playing Christmas tunes while making these, but it wasn't easy! Remember, the Christmas Tunes stamp set is only available through the month of October. Now hop on over to From My Bungalow and see what the AMAZING Lynn Darda has for your inspiration!

Here's to a wonderfully creative week!

Kraft-y Hearts Blog Share: Gift-spirations Day 3

Hi All! Welcome to the last day of the Kraft-y Hearts' Gift-spiration Blog Share. Wow! It just occurred to me that this is the last Kraft-y Hearts Blog Share for 2013! Has this year flown by, or what??

So today's project is another easy, lots-of-bang-for-the-buck project that makes a great stocking stuffer or little gift that brings an extra something to the old gift card standby. Anyone up for some Christmas Kisses?

This project is made from treat tubes, washi tape, and a wee bit of paper. Inside are 7 mint truffle Hershey Kisses. (Yep, this could be a seasonal cheap candy fave for the Hill House….) Let's take a look at the project:

I started by wrapping the treat tubes with silver- and juniper-colored washi tape from Close To My Heart's Sparkle & Shine Washi Tape 3-pack. I then used a little Red Shimmer Trim to layer over the juniper tape. I then cut snowflakes at 1 1/4 and 1 1/2 inches from Juniper Cardstock and Sparkle & Shine pattern paper using the CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge, and then layered the snowflakes together. I popped up the smaller snowflake in the middle of the larger one with dimensional adhesive. I added Christmas Red Stickles and a red sparkle to the center for bling. The "Christmas Kisses" sentiment is from the Season's Tweetings stamp set. I stamped it in Cranberry Exclusive ink on White Daisy Cardstock and fussy cut it into a little Hershey Kiss-like banner. 

For the top of the treat tube, I cut a 1-inch circle from Sparkle & Shine paper and layered it with another 1 1/4-inch snowflake. I added 7 kisses, and voila, a fun little treat ready to be given away.

Here's another look at the treats.  (Not quite visions of sugar plums, I suppose, but I'd prefer chocolate mints to said plums any day!)

I hope you've enjoyed our gift-spirations. Be sure to stop by and be inspired by all the crafty goodness that Lynn Darda has for you at From My Bungalow.

Have a happy, peaceful holiday season!

12 Days of Christmas: Day 12

Wow! This is the last day for the Kraft-y Hearts 12 Days Blog Share, which means it is also 12/12/12!
The blog candy winner will be drawn tonight, so make sure to leave a comment on this post or any of the past 12 days to be entered to win a Capture the Date stamp set and a Chocolate Exclusive Ink dye ink pad. Even bigger than that, though, (yes, it's possible) my niece Molly turns 18 today! Happy Birthday, Molly!

Now onto our final 12 Days project.

The frame is from the dollar bin at my local craft store. I covered the front of it using patterned paper from the Avonlea collection, and the back is covered in Slate cardstock.  I sanded down the edges and inked them in Slate Exclusive ink. I then applied a layer of Silver Shimmer Trim to finish it off.

The paper is so beautiful, it really didn't need much embellishing. I simply clustered some elements together from the Mini Medley Accents (slate) collection, along with Satin Slate Polka Dot ribbon and a little bit of Black Tulle ribbon. I added a large pearl to the center of the ribbon and various sizes of Opaques Licorice Adhesive Gems around the edges. (And though it will be covered by a picture, I went ahead and covered the photo insert just to make it a little more complete.)

Here are some close-ups:

And here is one last photo of the whole frame:

I hope you've enjoyed the last 12 days with the Kraft-y Hearts. We've had a lot of fun sharing with you. Don't forget to stop by From My Bungalow for some beautiful inspiration (and more blog candy) by my über-Kraft-y friend, Lynn Darda.