Visions of Sugar Plums - Birch Press Design Poinsettias

It's day one of Lori Hairston's annual Visions of Sugarplums event! She's got some great sponsors lined up and wants you to play along.   Wouldn't it be nice to find a little treat for yourself for hopping?   If you are hopping you should have reached me from Cherry Nelson's blog. If you want to start at the beginning and get all the details you can find them here at Lori's Blog!

Birch Press Design is one of the sponsors for the Visions of Sugar Plums Event! Birch Press Design was founded by Memory Box and Poppystamps creator Dave Brethauer. It's a fabulous marketplace for craft supplies, unique kitchen designs, and home decor. You'll find a large selection of unique layering background dies, multi layer clear stamps with coordinated dies, and intricate detailed dies for papercrafting in their craft department. They feature projects made with craft items from the store on their blog every Tuesday.

Maybe you've seen the layered background dies at Birch Press Design?  There are several different styles.  This one is called Sevilla.  There are three different layers that you can use individually or stack together like I did for my background. 

The beautiful poinsettias are from Holiday Poinsettia Stamp set.  This is a 3 layer stamp that consists of the background, outline, and shading.   There's also a coordinating window die set so you can cut these out easily.

I added some gold pearls for the flower centers.  The Snowfall Merry Christmas die was cut in teal with a second one cut in gold to add a little sparkle 

I can't seem to do anything lately without adding some Pretty Pink Posh sequins.  Did you know they're a sponsor too? 

The next stop on this hop is Greta Hess!  But before you go.. make sure you leave me a comment.  Winners will be selected from the comments left on the blogs on the hop.. so get around to as many as you can!! 

Lori Hairston (Host)
Mitra Pratt
Tracey Kelly
Maria Patrick
Char Cundy
Silje Aunan
Regina Easter
Cherry Nelson
Jeanne Jachna  (That's Me!)
Greta Hess
Debbie Fisher
Lisa Bzibziak
Audrey Pettit
Debbie Marcinkiewicz
KT Fit Kitty

Good Luck and Happy Hopping!

Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"

Stamps | Birch Press Design Holiday Poinsettia

Dies | Birch Press Design  Holiday Poinsettia, Snowfall Merry Christmas, Sevilla Layers A, B and C

Sequins | Pretty Pink Posh

Birch Press Design Holiday Poinsettia clear stamp set Birch Press Design Holiday Poinsettia die set Birch Press Design Snowfall Merry Christmas Birch Press Design Sevilla C craft die Birch Press Design Sevilla B craft die Birch Press Sevilla A craft die Pretty Pink Posh 4mm Metallic Gold Sequins Pretty Pink Posh 4mm Metallic Gold Sequins

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Pretty Little Studio Christmas Deer

Have you seen the newest collections at Pretty Little Studio? The hardest part is deciding which one you love best! I want them ALL!!! Today I'm playing with the new Holly Jolly Collection! This set is loaded with bright colored papers in peppermint, pine and plaid prints! It's fun and festive and will absolutely make you smile!

I made a collage style card loaded with lots of embellishments and details. I started with a base of Pine and Berries Paper. I added some stripes and plaid and a beautiful Gold Doily to frame all the elements of the collage. These are large doilies - 5" - so I usually only add a half on cards. I save the other half for another project - it's a great way to add lots of elegance to a project and stretch your dollars at the same time!

The peppermint striped tag, pine sprig and deer are all from the same package of die cuts called Make a Wish. Die cuts are wonderful for your papercrafting projects because they're printed, cut and ready to work with. 

The die cut stars are from the Here Comes the Sun Collection Label Medley pack.

Finishing touches include a sprinkle of Gift Wrap Sequins and a bit of twine on the tag!

What will you make today?




Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Pretty Little Studio Products
Paper | Holly Jolly Collection
Doily | 5" Gold Foil Lace
Die Cuts | Holly Jolly | Make A Wish | Here Comes the Sun | Label Medley
Sequins | Gift Wrap Sequins
Twinery Charcoal Twine
Die | Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Borders

CASual Fridays Christmas Surprise!

 Do you like surprises?  I'm posting at CASual Fridays Blog today and Michelle (the owner) has a little surprise for you!  Hop on over to the blog and CHECK IT OUT!

 Here's a peek at my project!  Seriously.. Michelle has a nice surprise waiting for you today!

Finished Size 4.25 x 5.5"
Stamps | CASual Fridays  Christmas Sparkle
Dies | Casual Fridays  Funky Flakes, Ornament Tag | MFT Fishtail Flags

Twinery Pink Sorbet Twine
Pattern Paper | Crate Paper Snow and Cocoa 12"

CASual Fridays Christmas Sparkle CASual Fridays Ornament Tag CASual Fridays Funky Flakes TD Crate Paper - Snow & Cocoa 12" - Wonderland TD Crate Paper - Snow & Cocoa 12" - Rosy Cheeks The Twinery Pink Sorbet - Pink & White Baker's Twine MFT Fishtail Flags Layers MFT Fishtail Flags

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