The Project BIn ~ Smile!

Hi friends!

I thank each of you for your visit and sweet comments,

especially last week when I had SO many posts!

Soon, I'll be able to announce the winner/s

 of the Growing in Unity week - YAY!

First up, Mondays are the day I post to The Project Bin blog. 

So often, while reading the news, it reminds me that yet once again

we really just need to unify better and love one another ♥ 

I love this quote from one of my favorite sets

 from The Project Bin called Wise Women.

Peace begins with a smile ~ Mother Theresa

And here's the inside: 

Be sure to stop in at The Project Bin to see what

else is in the store ~ so many wonderful sentiment stamps

and dies for every occasion.

And remember, if you click on a stamp/die set photo,

it will take you the gallery filled with sample cards!

Here is the set in full:

I'll be back in a little while with my 2nd card for today!
 

Big hugs, Bigger blessings!
~Kelly

Mondays with TPB ~ Rustic Christmas ♥

Hi friends!

I hope your long weekend was filled with bliss

and wonderment!

We had a tremendous feast with family and friends,

then headed out for Black Friday shopping which was amazingly very light.

Stores weren't full at all, 

parking lots had empty spots

and we got every single thing on our lists!

And shhhhh ....

I even did a little shopping for me,

scooping up a lot of the online crafty deals.

My mailbox will be filled with deliveries this week ♥ 

Speaking of hustling and bustling,

I thought I'd show you something a little different with

The Project Bin stamps this week.

I call this my 5 minute Christmas card dash!

Christmas cards can be tedious to make,

especially if you have to make 50-75 cards.

One way to do that is to minimize your design,

and tailor it to the group of people that you'll be sending it to.

Now, I love - love - LOOOOOOVE the rustic look to Christmas!

The pine cones and garland,

red gingham bows, the fresh cut tree,

burlap and that very log-cabin-y look :)

For my brother and his family,

I wanted to incorporate exactly that.

I was going for that homespun feel to these cards. 

So here's what I did:

 Starting with Kraft cardstock, and in an assembly line fashion,

I stamped out the sentiments from Maybe Christmas using Altenew Crisp Black 

and the Tim Holtz Stamping Platform.

I used 3 of the sentiments in this wonderful set. 

I ran my snowflake die from a Recollections stamp/die set

through the cuttlebug in coordinating colors to the cards,

glued a button to each and set that aside to dry.

Meanwhile, I added strips of designer paper

 from Recollections North Pole Gazette pad,

tucking on colored cardstock for a little bit of edging.

I finished up the inside of the cards using a sentiment from Joyful Song. 

 Once they were completely dry,

I packed them up with envelopes and some baker's twine ...

ready to go!

Holiday cards don't have to be a big fuss :)

Start with beautiful stamps like those at The Project Bin,

then dash and create!

Thanks for your visit today :)

Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly