Paper Maniac Wednesday - More holiday decor ideas!

Hello & Welcome to another Paper Maniac Wednesday!!! I don't usually decorate every room in my house for the holiday's, but that was before I found a super easy tutorial on how to alter soap bottles. You can find the tutorial I used by clicking HERE.

I bought a $1.00 bottle of liquid soap and peeled off the labels. I used some Goo-Gone to get off the sticky residue. That's all you really need to do to prepare your bottle. For the image inside the bottle, I used Jet Black Stazon Ink to stamp the "Merry & Bright" sentiment on some thick acrylic plastic sheets that came as part of some stamp packaging I had lying around. Regular transparencies will not hold up. It's hard to see in the picture, but there is a silver brad in the center of the stamped snowflake. I tied some festive ribbon around the pump and then added a button and thread. Easy & Cheap!

I have seen these bottles done many ways and for all kinds of occasions. I hope you enjoyed today's project! Keep checking the Paper Maniac Blog for daily inspirations for holiday decor and ornaments.

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Just a little {green} something...

Hello! I made this cute and simple card today using my favorite color, green. The green striped paper comes from the Basic Grey collection Nook & Pantry. This card uses one of the 12 x 12 sheets. The sentiment is stamped on a tag from the Nook & Pantry: Do Me a Favor Kit. I love the hint of yellow it adds.
Such a cute, clean and simple card. Thanks for visiting my blog today!

{Just a little something}

Stamps: Everyday Button Bits, Text Style (Papertrey Ink)
Card Stock: Kraft (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper: Nook & Pantry (Basic Grey)
Ink: Garden Green (SU)
Accessories: Tag from Nook & Pantry: Do Me a Favor Kit (Basic Grey), Foam Dimensionals, LemonGrass Satin Ribbon (Offray), Corner Rounder Punch (EK Success)

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You're so sweet...

Hello! I made this card this morning and I would be lying if I told you it all just "came together". It was definitely a struggle after not paper-crafting for a few days. I made this card for two challenges. The Mojo Monday sketch challenge was pretty simple, but the Raspberry Suite color challenge had a lot of colors! Let me tell you about this border I used at the top. It comes from a whole sheet of laser cut borders from Basic Grey called doilies. So fun!
The cupcake comes from a whole sheet of cupcakes. I found the one cupcake that went with the color challenge and cut it out. It's popped up on foam dimensionals and I also put a little rhinestone on the strawberry. Yum!

Thanks for stopping by today!

{You're so sweet}

Stamps: Text Style, Everyday Button Bits (Papertrey Ink)
Card Stock: Dark Chocolate, Spring Moss, Lavender Moon (Papertrey Ink)
Patterned Paper: Nook & Pantry (Basic Grey)
Ink: Pixie Pink (SU)
Accessories: Pink Rhinestones (Kaiser Craft), Pink Ribbon (Michaels), Foam Dimensionals, Laser Cut Doilies (Basic Grey)

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OCC - Color Inspiration

Hello! It's Saturday and that means it's time for another Our Creative Corner challenge. As you can see from the image above, this week is a color challenge.
My card is pretty straight forward, so I will spare you the details. I did create a frame around the flowers using a ruler and a marker. Such an easy technique, but it adds a bit of sophistication.
You won't want to miss what the Our Creative Corner DT created using this color combination. I hope you have some time to play along with us this week!

{You've been so kind}

Stamps: Everyday Button Bits (Papertrey Ink)
Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Kraft (SU)
Patterned Paper: Olive Oil (Jillibean Soup)
Ink: Close to Cocoa (SU)
Accessories: Brown Marker & Ruler, Birds & Blooms Sizzix Die (SU), Flower Punch (EK Success), Orange Rhinestones (Kaiser Craft), Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon, Foam Dimensionals, Glue Dots

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year...

Hello! I'm back today with another card that uses Polar Expressions by Imaginisce. I didn't realize how simple this card was to make until I started writing the supply list. Easy peasy! The candy canes come from one sheet and the criss-cross pattern is on the flip side.
Hope you all have a great weekend! I'll be back early tomorrow with another Our Creative Corner challenge!

{Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year}

Stamps: Signature Christmas (Papertrey Ink)
Card Stock: Kraft
Patterned Paper: Polar Expressions (Imaginisce)
Ink: Fresh Snow (Papertrey Ink)
Accessories: Emerald Satin Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch (SU), Glue Dots

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We Wish You a Merry Christmas...

Hello! Well, my mojo is slowly coming back as I'm emerging from this sinus mess (although now it's moving downward to my chest). I pulled out my new Papertrey stamps today and made this cute holiday card.

I stamped the kraft card base with chocolate chip ink using my new Text Style stamps. I love the little added interest. The patterned paper I used came from a pack called Polar Expressions from Imaginisce. The hats were on one sheet and I cut out the scarf from another. I am totally *swooning* over this Signature Christmas set. I absolutely love Dawn McVey's handwriting. Her newest set is already on my wish list.
Such a cozy card! Thanks so much for stopping by today!

{We Wish You a Merry Christmas}

Stamps: Text Style, Signature Christmas (Papertrey Ink)
Card Stock: Pure Poppy, SS White (Papertrey Ink), Kraft
Patterned Paper: Polar Expressions (Imaginisce)
Ink: Chocolate Chip (SU)
Accessories: Corner Rounder Punch (EK Success), Foam Dimensionals, New Leaf Twill Ribbon (Papertrey Ink)

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Paper Maniac Wednesday - Photo Ornament

Hello! It's Paper Maniac Wednesday here on my blog and I'm here to show you another ornament you can make yourself. We just had our family pictures taken, so I wanted to make an ornament with our family photo and the year. The paper I used for this ornament is Elan Metallics and is called Graphite. As you can hopefully see in the picture below, this paper has a gorgeous shimmer to it. I used two Labels 9 Nestabilities Dies to make a frame. I used the second and third largest dies. I printed "2009" using my computer and printer and cut it out using the smallest Oval Nestabilities die.

The Paper Maniac DT have been posting ornament and holiday decor ideas all month over on the Paper Maniac Blog. Head on over and check them out!

{2009 Photo Ornament}

Card Stock: Graphite (Elan Metallics)

Accessories: Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Labels 9 Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Flower (Floradoodle), Silver Pearl (Michaels), Black Floss (DMC), Photo

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