A "Sweet" Mini Book

Hello everyone! It's Tegan here and what better way to celebrate the holidays than with a recipe mini album!   This little cookbook is made with pockets for index cards so I can just take out the recipe I am working on ~ no need to worry about getting sticky fingers all over the album!  It would also make a great gift too!

Here are the pages~ every Christmas cookbook needs a little gingerbread man, right?! 

Page 1

Page 2

Page 3

Page 4

Page 5

Page 6

 I used the George and Basic Shapes Cricut cartridge to make the base of the album and the other shapes I made using the From My Kitchen cartridge.   Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope I have inspired you and not just made you hungry for gingerbread cookies!  Have a great day!

Supplies:  Country Charm Collection- Country Bloom (1505), Weekend Fun (1515), Handycraft (1508), Tiny Floral Border (1513), Super Star (1511), Picnic Blanket (1509); Bonjour Collection-Butterfly Flutter (1536), Paris Je T'Aime (1541), Les Fleurs (1538); Oh Happy Day Collection- Meagan (1770); Flower Child Collection- Swirling (1648)

HAPPY THANKS GIVING

Happy Thanksgiving! Today I'm sharing a quick shaped card with you using the Splendor Collection. I used my die cutting machine to cut out the card base and scalloped circle, then added a stamped sentiment and some fall themed accents.

Hope you have a great holiday!

How About A Christmas Tree?

Pinterest is a huge source for crafty inspiration.  Guiseppa here today and I am excited to share with you a layout inspired by Pinterest.  So here's a look.

So, this is what I did.  I stared off by choosing how I was going to create my to make it similar to the idea off Pinterest.  I cut out a scalloped borders using my Silhouette...genious!

I then started adding them to my paper, making each one a little shorted than the last one.  I curled the scallops by using my nail.  

See how it looks after I have made each border shorter an shorter.

Now, I just dressed it up a bit.  It didn't need a whole lot because the main embellishment was the tree itself.

Go ahead...try it.  I am thrilled at how it turned out.  Thanks for stopping by today and happy crafing!

GCD Supplies: Slendor- Woven Chevron #1686, Letter Tiles #1680, Boutanique- Elegant #1710, Country Charm- Strawberry Jam #1510

Other Supplies: Silhouette, Twine, Brad and Cardstock

Crafty Mason Jars

Hello everyone, Wendi here, and I am going to help ya out with some fun holiday ideas to use those Mason jars that you have laying around at your house.

I know I am always needing some kind of quick gift to hand out, whether for friends, neighbors, the kids friends, anyone. So I came up with some fun ideas to get those Mason jars working for you.

Here is the final product:

I went into my kitchen and grabbed some Mason Jars and filled a few of them up with goodies:

Cookie Jar:
This first jar is a great idea for those neighbors or family or friends who have everything, or love to bake. Creating your own cookie in a jar. I grabbed a fun recipe online to use HERE. (in my jar I actually used peanut butter M&Ms and added in some mini chocolate chips).

Here is the decorated version of the jar:

Just create a quick tag with the recipe:

and don't forget to embellish the top:

Next up, we have a fun treat jar for someone you love, and care about. Fill it up with Kisses. These are great to send of with the husband for his work desk, or maybe your child to keep in their locker at school, when they need a quick treat, and are wonderful grandparent gifts.

Send them a fun message on the top:

Here is a fun idea for your kids to give out to their friends, and can be a low cost gift. Or maybe, for your own BFF, just a little something to say thanks for being the BEST!!! I filled it up with fun snacks, that are low in calories (well, lower than chocolate... LOL)

And can't leave off the bling:

And last, even though it's not a "treat" gift, here is a great Mason jar present for those celebrating Christmas. I hit Target and grabbed a cheap pack of white Christmas lights and created this:

And topped it off with some festive ribbon and a star:

So how will you decorate your Mason jars?? What treats will you add inside?

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Supplies:

Cookie Jar: paper- Country Charm "Super Star" "Strawberry Jam" Oh Happy Day " Emily Rose" SweetTooth "Sprinkles" Bonjour "Bouquet". Other- twine, border punch, hole punch, sharpie pen, rub on, mason jar.

I {heart} U: paper- Oh Happy Day "Meagan" "Priscila" Bonjour "Bouquet". Other- alphas, bling, sharpie pen, mason jar.

Bestie: paper- Sweet Tooth "Sweet Tart" "Peppermint Plaid" "Cherry Cordial" "Sugar Cookie". Other: ribbon, twine, alphas, bling, rub on, border punch, mason jar.

Religious: paper: Splendor "Labels & Tags" "Letter Tiles" Flower Child "Peacock". Other: ribbon, Christmas lights- Target, mason jar.

Cute Christmas Card

Hello crafters! Nina here with another Christmas card!

I punched a bunch of circles and adhere them to the front of my card. I kept the front simple because it is a pop-up inside!

by Nina Yang

Supplies: Sweet Tooth Collection (Peppermint Plaid 1558, Sour Cherry 1559, Sugar Cookie 1561, Jelly Bean 1556) Flower Child Collection (Groovy 1642, Layered Geo 1644)

You can download the pop-up template at the end of this post.

Click here to download the pattern.

Thank you for stopping by. Happy Crafting!

Hello Bloggy Friends - Our Booth Number for CHA

I don't know if you noticed or not...

but GCD has slowed down on our blog posts. We are getting everything ready for the CHA winter show and this is going to be our best year yet. I have 2 new collections.  We have 3 new collections from Diane Kappa (whom I just adore!). 3 from Donna Salazar(whom I just LOVE), and 1 from Heather Tozzi (whom I think of like a sister). All the collections are pretty and new! It's so exciting!!! The team has their supplies shipping out tomorrow and over this month they will be working hard on creating new projects for the booth ;)

We will still be posting goodies and there will be one more magazine this month, but from here to mid DEC we will be posting every other day. So the 15th, 17th, 19th and so forth. Plus in about 2 weeks you'll be able to see the newest issue of The PaperCut and trust me...you'll LOVE IT. It's our Christmas issue.

So now that you have a heads up about the blog, I also wanted to share our booth number for CHA. Our booth is bigger and the theme is going to be a blast decorating for. I am so thrilled about it all, but there is so much to do.

And now for a SMALL sneak peek.

What do you think?

nibble...nibble on my house

It's the most wonderful time of the year!  Amanda here today with a super cute gingerbread gift box that is perfect for holiday gift giving!

I started by die cutting a house shaped gift box (Silhouette) The gingerbread house box measures approximately 4"x 3 1/2"x 4 3/4".  I decorated the outside of the box not unlike I would a real gingerbread house, only instead of using candy, I used bits of paper that had a candy-like feel. 

The roof opens up so you can fill the house with a small gift or goodies.  For an extra wintry effect, I lined the windows with vellum. 

The candy dots are made with a regular ol' paper punch.  The door knob is made from a brad.  I rolled up striped paper to make the candy cane sticks on the corners of the house. 

I added scalloped trim to the roof and some peppermint striped molding around the windows (complete with mitered corners!). 

The roof is composed of several scallop punched layers accented with iridescent glitter. 


May your days be merry and bright!

Supplies: Zigzag 1687 (Splendor collection); Super Star 1511, Weekend Fun 1515 (Country Charm collection); vellum, white cardstock, scallop punches, brad, glitter.

Christmas Layout - No RED AND GREEN

Living here in So CA, we don't ever see a white Christmas. But having inlaws that live just outside of a national park where it does snow, we get to enjoy an amazing winter wonderland!

For this layout, I used a die cutting machine to cut out the title, added a coordinating patterned paper to back it, then built the rest of my layout.

The fun part of this assignment...I was to make a Christmas layout without using red or green, but with a beautiful photo of real white Christmas, it was easy!

Thanks for stopping by the GCD Studios blog today, we love to inspire.

Baby it's cold outside!

Hey everyone!  I can't believe that I actually saw the first snowfall in October this year!  Although not enough to play in, I'm sure we will be knee deep in fun shortly!  This layout is from when my daughter had her first time playing in deep snow.  I wanted to create lots of fun snowflakes that brought out the design in her coat and that caught the feeling of the moment.

My first set of snowflakes were done by using Spellbinder die templates and cutting out Donna Salazar paper from the Botanique collection.  It already had beautiful glitter on it so I just place my dies on that section and cut them out.

The second set of snowflakes, I used a punch and then added my own glitter using a glue gloss adhesive and Fairy dust glitter.

I cut out a Label Die template for my journaling and decorative pink circle as a base for the photos.
Finishing it off with glittery alphabet stickers gave it the last 'cold' touch.

Supplies:  Botanique - Magical #1714, Comfy #1709; Storybook - Chalkboard #1737
Other:  American Crafts Alphabet Stickers; Spellbinders Die Templates; Want2Scrap pearls; Clearsnap Fairy Dust Glitter

Thanks for stopping by!  Bundle up and stay warm!