Karen Farquhar: December 2021

Last Minute Christmas Gifts

Hello I thought I would share with you today some of the quick small Christmas gifts I have been creating during the lead up to Christmas.

The first are my little Santas for my grandnephews and grandnieces.

I simply cut a 5cm x 21cm strip of card stock punched, both ends with the Delightful Tag Topper Punch and scored along the long side at 9cm from each end.

I stamped Santa from the Be Jolly stamp set, coloured him with my blend pens, fussy cut him out then adhered him to the front of the 5cm strip. I then die cut a hole for his tummy. I needed a hole in the front and back to accomodate a Lindt chocolate.

My next projects are gifts for family and stamping friends. I have created some pretty polished pink poinsettias using the Poinsettia Dies and the gorgeous 2021-2023 Shimmer Vellum.

Using the die cut poinsettias I have added them to gift tags large and small.

For the small poinsettia I have just used up my scraps as I couldn't bear to waste the beautiful paper.

Here I have added the poinsettias to the top of our 31/8" x 31/8" acetate card boxes adding some pink Lindt chocolates to coordinate.

For this project I have decorated a candle jar

I have had such fun with these colours this year inspired by the Whimsy & Wonder Specialty Designer Paper I couldn't not pass up creating a gift box of tags with the Whimsy Wonder Suite.

I have packaged them in a Stampin' Up! C6 Acetate Card Box.

I found adding the ribbon to the tag tops was a little bulky so I have folded and tied the ribbon and nestled it in the box with the cards to create a pretty presentation.

Notice a little sneak peak? The Soft Succulent Satin Shimmer ribbon available next month in our new January-June Mini Catalogue.

Below are the products I have used today just click on the product thumbnail to take you to my Online Store if you wish to purchase. Be quick though as supplies from the Mini catalogue are selling out fast as this catalogue will end at the end of this month.

Bye for now.

Please stay safe and have a very Merry Christmas.

Product List

Be Jolly Cling Stamp Set [156370]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock [138344]	Real Red Combo Pack Stampin' Blends [147935]	Real Red 3/8" (1 Cm) Mixed Satin Ribbon [147894]	Poinsettia Dies [153522]
2021–2023 In Color Shimmer Vellum [155616]	Whimsy & Wonder Suite Collection (English) [156276]	Delightful Tag Topper Punch [149518]	Layering Circles Dies [151770]	White 3/8'' (1 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon [156408]	Flowers For Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack [153620]

Inspire.Create Stamping Challenges Challenge #106

Hello and welcome to another Inspire.Create.Challenge. I am Karen Farquhar from Australia. This week the design team have been set a colour challenge using the Stampin' Up! colours Cinnamon Cider, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso.

This colour palette is not a combination I would usually work with but I have dug deep and this is what I have come up with.

Using the Gingerbread & Peppermint Suite from the July-December Mini Catalogue I have pulled out the Cinnamon Cider coloured patterned paper from the Gingerbread & Peppermint Designer Series Paper pack and designed my cards to replicate the frosted gingerbreads we associate with Christmas.

For my first card I have stamped out the patterned star in the stamp set on basic white paper to create a piped icing sugar gingerbread.

The second card I have used my Blending Brush, Whisper White Craft ink and a die cut star from the Gingerbread Dies as a template to create the more subtle effect of icing sugar sprinkled onto the ginger bread.

This next card is my favourite a fun z fold card. The gingerbread shapes were stamped directly onto the card front panel.

Measurements are as follows:

Crumb Cake card stock 51/2" Scored at 21/8" and 41/4"

Early Espresso card stock 4" x 5" for first layer

Basic White card tock 23/4" x 5" for front stamped panel

Basic White 4 x 51/4" for the inside stamped panel.

And just for fun I have created some little sugar sprinkled gingerbread shapes which would make delightful gift tags or just hanging decorations.

Would you like to join the challenge? Then pop on over and view the gorgeous creations by our team. We would love for you to join in the fun. Add your project to our gallery here.

We really would love to see your creations. Note we need your projects submitted by 10am. (UK time)

Below are the products I have used for today's

Inspire.Create Stamping Challenge if you wish to purchase just click on the product thumbnail to take you to my Online Store. Be quick though as supplies from the Mini catalogue are selling out fast as this catalogue is ending at the end of this month.

Bye for now.

Please stay safe.

Product List

Gingerbread & Peppermint Suite Collection (English) [156275]	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685]	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686]	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228]	Cinnamon Cider A4 Cardstock [153083]	Cinnamon Cider Classic Stampin' Pad [153114]
Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill [147277]	Blending Brushes [153611]	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475]	Simply Scored [122334]	Stampin' Trimmer [129722]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

Inspire.Create.Stamping Challenges Challenge #105

Hello and welcome to Inspire.Create Stamping Challenges #105. I am Karen Farquhar from Australia and we have a great sketch challenge for you today.

For today's challenge I have created a coordinating card set ie. a regular size greeting card, a gift card and 2 gift tags.

I have used the Specialty Designer Series Paper Whimsy & Wonder from Stampin' Up!s retiring July-December 2021 Mini Catalogue and the Poinsettia Dies from their Annual Catalogue.

I have added a little Wink of Stella (maybe not just a little) to the flowers to add a little sparkle.

So are you up for the challenge? Pop on over and view the gorgeous creations created by our team. We would love for you to join in the fun. Add your project to our gallery we would love see your creations. Please post your projects here. Note we need your projects submitted by 10am. (UK time)

Below are the products I have used today just click on the product thumbnail to take you to my Online Store if you wish to purchase.

Bye for now. Please stay safe.

Product List

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]