Christmas Crafting on a budget #5 Beauty & Joy Full Topiary Holly Tree

Welcome to number 5in my series of Christmas Crafting on a budget. Todays card uses the Beauty & Joy stamp set.

This is a gorgeous full topiary holly tree decorated with stars, rhinestones and red pearls.  Topiary is the art of trimming a hedge or tree into a pretty pattern and this stamp has been used four times to create a larger tree two different coloured tones.

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Next week a different stamp set used in several different ways to get the most out of each stamp and make it another budget friendly choice.

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Christmas Crafting on a budget #4 Classic Silver Tree Christmas Card

Welcome to day 4 of my Christmas Crafting on a budget. Todays card is a classic silver tree Christmas card.

We are still using the one stamp set Beauty & Joy a 13 piece set for just £15 so very budget friendly.  Today we have used heat embossing and some silver embossing powder and then added some pearls which I have coloured using a red alcohol marker.  This is a very budget friendly way to make any coloured pearl embellishment without the expense of buying separate colours. Just use an alcohol marker to colour. I used the dark cherry cobbler blends.

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Christmas Crafting on a budget - #3 Pretty tags using Beauty & Joy stamp set.

Welcome to number 3 of my series on Christmas Crafting on a budget.  Beauty & Joy is the stamp set we are using. 13 stamps for just £15 and this is the third of five projects using this one stamp set.  When you purchase a stamp set you want it to be used for multiple projects and card ideas to get your money's worth.  This is where I come in with some ideas and inspiration to make the most out of the products you buy.

I have a very large list of family and friends to make for at Christmas, from stocking filler ideas to bits that I can add to hampers and Christmas boxes and then of course there are the cards to make.  So being frugal and budget conscious is very important to me.  This is where the idea of this series came from as I know I am not the only one.

So todays project is tags.  Now this year with everyone becoming more planet friendly and trying not to use s much glittered fancy wrapping paper, brown paper is becoming very popular. Like the song brown paper packages tied up in string.

So these tags are made using Crumb Cake and Soft Suede cardstock oh and some Very Vanilla with a fun way to give added texture to the main image using the Beauty &Joy stamp set.

There is quite a list of punches that I used.  Punches are easy to use and last forever,so fall into my budget friendly.

Here are the punches used and links to buy - 

Circle punches - HERE

Leaf Punch - HERE

Sprig Punch - HERE

Perennial Flower Punch - HERE

Watch my step by step video tutorial to see how to make these pretty tags.

Christmas Crafting on a budget #2 Beauty & Joy tea light boxes

Welcome to day 2 of my Christmas Crafting on a budget series making Christmas easy and affordable. The stamp set we are using this week is Beauty & Joy a 13 piece set for just £15

These cute little tea light boxes hold a variety of sized single tealights.  The box measures 1 1/2" cubed so will fit two small tealights or one taller decorated tea light.

Measurements

Cardstock 6 1/2" x 4 1/2"
Score on 6 1/2" side at 1 1/2" and 3" and 4 1/2" and 6"
Score on 4 1/2" side at 1/2" and 2" and 3 1/2"

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Christmas Crafting on a budget - #1 Beauty & Joy 4 x 2 Boxes

Welcome to the first of my series of Christmas crafting on a budget. With so many people to send cards and make gifts for at Christmas it can be a very expensive time of year.  In this series we are going to take one stamp set and use it for 5 different projects, all of which are simple, easy and achievable to make. Each week I will focus on just one stamp set or punch or patterned paper and show you how to get the most out of each one with 5 projects to make.

The first stamp set we are using is Beauty & Joy a 13 piece stamp set for just £15.

You can make 2 boxes from just one sheet of cardstock (A4 in the UK) and a standard sheet internationally.

These boxes are quick and easy to make.  Here are the measurements

Cut cardstock at 11" x 4" 

Score on the 11" side at 1" and 5" and 6" and 10"

Score on the 4" side at 1" and 3"

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Stampin Up Beauty & Joy with Stamparatus to create Christmas Wreath card.

The Stamparatus positioning tool makes card making super easy and if you want to make a Christmas wreath then with my DIY wreath builder it is a cinch.

This wreath uses just one stamp from the new Beauty & Joy stamp set available 4th September 2019 in the new Autumn/Winter catalogue. Send me an email allmark.j@sky.com and I will post a copy of the catalogue in the post to you free of charge if you live in the UK, Austria, France or Germany so you will be ready to order your Christmas goodies and so much more.

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Here is a step by step video to show you how I made this card and there is a link on the video to my DIY wreath builder template if you missed it.

DIY Post it note magnetic memo board using 6" x 6" patterned paper

Make this great DIY post it note magnetic memo board ideal for craft fairs and stocking stuffers.

Buy the Brights 6" x 6" paper pad HERE to make this simple project.

The stamp set used is the new Beauty & Joy which is available in our new Autumn/Winter catalogue which launches on the 4th September 2019.  Want a copy of the catalogue? and live in the UK Austria, Germany, France, Belgium or the Netherlands then just drop me a line allmark.j@sky.com and I'll be happy to post one out to you.

The lovely dies to create personalised wording which I used for the notes is the Hand Lettered Prose dies buy them HERE

Here is the memo board on my fridge and I think the lovely bright colours really brighten up the room, ready for all my notes.

Measurements -

2 x 6" x 6" cardboard ( I used the backing board from our dsp packs)

1 piece of black cardstock 6" x 6"

1 piece of Flirty Flamingo cardstock 5 3/4" x 5 3/4"

post it note panel

1 x piece black cardstock 4" x 4"

1 x piece Flirty Flamingo cardstock 3 3/4" x 3 3/4"

1 x piece of white cardstock 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"

stamped panel

1 x piece of black cardstock 1 3/4" x 4 3/4"

1 x piece of Flirty Flamingo cardstock 1 1/2" x 4 1/2"

1 piece of white cardstock 1 1/4" x 4 1/4"

Here is a step by step video tutorial to show you how to make this project

Create backgrounds & focal images using the NEW Beauty & Joy stamp set

The new Stampin Up Autumn/Winter catalogue is available 4th September get your FREE copy posted from me.

I can post a free copy of the Autumn/Winter catalogue if you are in the UK, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany or the Netherlands. Just drop me an email allmark.j@sky.com with your address details and I will pop one in the post.

The NEW Beauty & Joy stamp set has some lovely planters and plant images that are perfect all year round.  As it was a horrible wet day and not the heat of Summer as expected for August I chose a bright summery card using Melon Mambo.

Making use of the leaf stamp I stamped the background in Pear Pizazz which works perfectly with the bright Melon Mambo.

Here is a step by step video tutorial to show you how to achieve this lovely card.