Jelly Jar-simple

Ok time has finally caught up to me and I'm way behind on gifts. Last night I made 13 jars of cranberry jelly for teacher gifts this year. (Making jelly is not as hard as some people think). Well since these need to be done tomorrow and I have housework to catch up on and a Christmas Party tonight I'm just keeping them simple.

I cut a 2.5 inch circle out of Christmas pattern paper using the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge and put the circle under the jar lid.

Then I cut a tag using the tag feature on Joys of the Season cartridge. I used the star on page 53. I cut the tag at 2.25 inches using a burgundy cardstock. I also cut 2 base tags using a cream color cardstock.

The first base I rubbed on some boss gloss embossing ink from Stamp-n-Stuff on the first base tag then sprinkled on some jeweled gold embossing powder from Stamp-n-Stuff.

Then I layered the burgundy tag on the embossed tag and layered that on the 2nd foundation tag to hide the ink that leaks through the back. I don't have time to mess with it :)

I put an eyelet through the tag and just tied it on the jar using some ribbon that I found in my Christmas boxes. So 1 down 12 more to go :)

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Fireplace card

This card I had a lot of fun making. I actually made 12 of them. I used 3 different cricut cartridges. This card was inspired by Bug Junkie's Twas the Night before Christmas Shape book. (If you ever wanted to try a shape book she has great videos on how to do it.)

From the Joys of the Season I used the following:

The fireplace which is cut at 2 1/4 inches.

The Christmas tree which is cut at 3 inches.

The presents which are cut at 3/4 inches.


From the Doodlecharm cartridge I used:

The stockings which are cut at 3/4 inches


From the Stand and Salute cartridge i used:

The frame which is cut at 1 3/4 inches.

I also printed from the computer the Merry Christmas and cut them in rectangles to fit the frame. (If I had a stamp small enough I would of used that.)

I inked around the edges of the fireplace, tree, presents, stockings and frame with cat eye's chalk ink. I used burgundy chalk to give dimension to the flame and the bows on the presents. Then I used stickles to make the garland on the tree and rhinestones from Michael's dollar bin for the ornaments.

Lastly I used foam tape to raise the fireplace so the fire sits inside and I pop dotted the presents.

I have enter this card at Practical Scrappers: Anything Christmas Challenge and Just Buggin' challenge #15 , 365 Cards: Day 294.