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A Peppermint Holiday

Look how cute this peppermint-themed peppermint pattie holder turned out!  The holder is embellished with a red embossed belly band, candy canes and red and white Baker's twine.

Here is a look at the inside.  We decorated the peppermint patties using the clear peppermint stamp from our Mason Jar Accessories set #2.  We just can't get enough of that little stamp.  Love it!!  :) 

Quick and easy...these are perfect for any small holiday treat.  If you do not have this pattern, please click on the "printer-friendly" button below.

 Two Paper Divas - Melissa and Gayla

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We love the ice skate image in our Winter Time Digital set.  This time the image was used to make an ornament; not a card. 

What's not to love.....lots of glitter, bells and bling.  The ornament is embellished with ribbon, a button and silver bells.  Once again, one of the reasons we love digital images.....they are sizable!!!

If you would like to purchase this Winter Time digital set for $8.95, please use the Paypal button below.

Winter Time

11 images & 6 sentiments/$8.95

It's beginning to look alot like Christmas........Two Paper Divas - Melissa and Gayla

Check this Out!

Does this look familiar?

This pumpkin was one of our September Freebie Friday projects and was featured on Scrapbook Expo. Here is the link -  http://www.weeklyscrapper.com/layered-paper-pumpkin-tutorial/

We are so excited and hope you all check it out.  Have a great Thanksgiving holiday.

Two Paper Divas - Melissa and Gayla

Peppermint-Filled Box

These clear boxes are perfect for filling for any holiday.  So that is just what Patti did - these peppermints are just in time for the Christmas holidays.

 

 

These peppermints came from the Mason Jar Accessories #2 set.  They were stamped, colored, glittered and punched out and popped up.  The box is embellished with ribbon and the baker's twine is added for the tag.

Hopefully, you all are getting some easy ideas for gifts for the neighbors, co-workers, teachers, etc.

Have a great week.  Two Paper Divas - Melissa and Gayla

Clear Refrigerator Magnets

Patti made these refrigerator magnets with some Divas' clear stamps.  Of course, they don't have to be just for the fridge...any magnetic board or file cabinet works.

The words were stamped directly on the clear glass.  The other images were stamped on cardstock, colored and cut out to decorate these magnets. 

What a cute gift for grandparents.  You could make these for any holiday or special occasion.  Patti, your grandkids are sure growing fast.

Two Paper Divas - Melissa and Gayla

A Christmas Shadow Box

Below, is a Shadow Box done by Tracie for a class at Remember This. She used some of our digital images on this project....there is so much detail and fun going on that it is hard to see it all.

 

Tracie used many embellishments, punches, die cuts, ribbon and fun papers on this holiday project.  Below is a close up of the candle from our Christmas Collection digital set.

There are so really fun ideas here that hopefully it will make you want to create your own shadow box for the holidays - for yourself or a gift.  Two Paper Divas - Melissa and Gayla

Freebie Friday - Christmas Diorama Card

Good morning!  Today we are sharing instructions on how to create a scene in a fun 3-D card.  This particular sample is one that will be done in an upcoming class at Remember This Remember That.

 First gather your supplies:

• Card stock
• Patterned Paper - Crate Paper
• Sticky Strip or Scor-tape
• Paper trimmer and scoring tool
• A die or punch - we used a scallop oval die
• Distress inks - Vintage Photo, Moss and Pomegranate
• Embellishments - Deer & Star of David dies from Memory Box, twine, a button, glitter and bling

Next cut your card stock and patterned papers.

• Cut two pieces of card stock and coordinating patterned papers to 8.5" x 3" for front and back covers
• Cut one piece of card stock and coordinating patterned paper to 6.5" x 3" for the middle panel

Score 8.5" x 3" pieces of card stock and patterned paper 2" from each short side.

Score the 6.5" x 3" (middle panels) at 1" from each short side.

Glue patterned papers to card stock and fold well on scored lines.

Next, using a punch or die cut the center out of the front and middle sections.

Here is what your three panels should look like.  Fold the side pieces to the back on both the front and middle sections.  Fold them up on the back panel. Sponge all the edges.

Add sticky strip to to the middle and front sections as shown below.

Next stamp, cut and sponge your images for the card. Tear pieces of card stock to form snow mounds.  Add glue and glitter.

Starting with the back panel add trees and then snow.  First one side and then the other using foam squares to pop it up.  We also added a star to this section.

For the middle add the buck to the back panel.

Adhere the doe and fawn to the front of the middle section.  Add more snow.

Next finish the front panel by adding trees and more snow.

Let's put the card together - removing the sticky strip red liner from the tape (or you can use score tape) on the middle panel - align card edges and score lines to adhere back and middle panels together on both sides.

It should look like this.

Next removing the red liner on the sticky strip on the front cover. Attach the front cover to the back cover.  It will look like this.

Add additional embellishments to the front cover. 

We hope you have enjoyed this Freebie Friday. For a printer-friendly version of this tutorial, click the button below.

Thanks for stopping!

Melissa & Gayla

 

 

 

Freebie Friday - Paper Strip Pumpkin

Today we are sharing several ideas using this same step-by-step tutorial.   We've used this tutorial for Halloween, fall and a Christmas project.  Check out more samples at the end of the post.

To create this pumpkin project, first gather your supplies.  We used the "fall"  stamp from our brand new clear stamp set called Happy Harvest. You can purchase it by clicking HERE.  We cut leaves out of felt, used papers from Authentique, buttons, brads, Vintage Photo ink, a homemade vintage tag, a circle punch, ribbon and twine.

First cut 10 strips of paper 3/4" x 4".  You've probably seen these made using strips that are 1/2" but we liked them a little closer together so we cut these two samples at 3/4".  The Christmas ornament at the end of the post was made using 1/2" wide strips so you can decide which you prefer.

Sponge the edges of your paper strips.  Stamp and sponge the tag. Cut your leaves.  Set these aside until you are ready to embellish your project.

Stack your paper strips and then using a hole punch (we decided the Crop-a-dile worked best) punch a hole in both ends.  Insert your brads. Now, this paper from Authentique is quite a bit heavier/thicker so we used extra long brads which allowed for the paper to spread apart easier. 

Carefully spread apart the strips. Another little secret we found to be helpful was to bend the stack of papers back and forth breaking down the fibers a little bit.  This also made them more pliable and easier to shape.

We found that it helped the pumpkin to sit better and not want to tip over (due to the brad on the bottom) by adding a circle to the bottom.  We punched a 1-3/8" circle out of the same paper and hot glued it to the bottom of the pumpkin.

 See, much better.  :)  Now you are ready to decorate the top.  We tied ribbon, added a button with twine and then hot glued it all to the top of the pumpkin.

Add a little bling to your tag and tie it around the ribbons and there you have it!

For the Halloween one we used a medallion on the bottom, added a spider, another medallion out of crepe paper, some glitter and tinsel.

The Christmas ornament is done the same way only using the 1/2" strips of paper. Beads and tinsel were used to adorn it!

We hope you have enjoyed spending Friday with us!  Have a great weekend and stop by again.

Two Paper Divas - Melissa & Gayla

A Fall Wreath

How cute is this fall wreath made with all sizes and colors of accordion medallions.  The patterned paper is from Echo Park and the embellishments come from Bo Bunny.....all new products.

You could make this same wreath for any season or holiday.  You can actually make them any size....it just depends on the space you have and the time you want to put into it making more medallions.  Get started on one now for Christmas.  Of course, we love Halloween and one of these would be adorable in orange and black and embellished with cob webs and spiders!

Two Paper Divas - Melissa and Gayla

All Occasions Card Organizer

Our next tutorial is not only practical but a great gift idea.  We are releasing this in plenty of time to get these ready for Christmas gift-giving.  This organizer will help you see who all you need to make a card for and give you a place to store those cards ahead of time.  

  

The inside pages hold the cards and give you a spot for a monthly calendar that gives you spaces to write the names of all those you send cards to whether it be birthdays, anniversaries, etc.

We've included the calendar pages and front pocket template plus additional samples of a second organizer we created in the tutorial.  The tutorial includes step-by-step instructions and detailed photos for only $4.95. 

To purchase this tutorial, please use the Paypal button below.  If you have any questions, please email us before purchasing.

All Occasions Card Organizer/$4.95

We hope you enjoy this fun new tutorial we have created for you!  If you are local you can sign up for this class at Remember This Remember That.

Thanks for stopping and shopping with Two Paper Divas!

Gayla and Melissa