Last Minute Holiday Christmas Card Ideas!

The holidays have certainly crept up on us, but it's not too late to create your own personalized holiday and Christmas cards!  Here are some great ideas from the Echo Park Paper and Carta Bella Designers that are sure to inspire ~

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'Let It Snow Card' featuring Echo Park's 'The Story Of Christmas' collection

 

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'Believe Card' featuring Echo Park's 'The Story Of Christmas' collection

For even more holiday crafting ideas - including paper crafting projects you can do with your kids or give as teacher gifts, be sure to CLICK HERE!

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Paper Crafting Ideas From Our Gallery!

Today, we're taking a 'walk' through our amazing scrapbooking and paper crafting gallery!  We love spotlighting the talent of our A Cherry On Top community -

Halloween Hand Sanitizer Holders by

average_kim

Great 'treat' idea for your little ones or as a teacher gift!

click here to view average_kim's gallery

Kay Rogers submitted this beautiful layout picturing her daughters and their cousins:

Kay used the brand new 'All That Glitters' collection from Webster's Pages to create this project:

 

click here to view Kay Rogers' gallery

Renee Zwirek captured the fun of Fall with this 'Pumpkin' layout featuring products from Pebbles, Inc:

We absolutely love the details on this scrapbooking layout.  The tree screams autumn while the triangles direct your attention to that cute little pumpkin!

click here to view Renee's gallery

Our A Cherry On Top community never ceases to amaze us with the talent they have! We'll be sharing more love from our Gallery here, but you don't have to wait!  Visit our paper crafting gallery anytime and be sure to submit some of your inspirational projects while you're there!

Thanks for visiting!

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How To Use Washi Sheets: ACherryOnTop.com

We love all things Washi!  Today, we're featuring WeR Memory Keeper's 12"x12" Washi Adhesive Sheets.  That's right - 12"x12" Washi!

In this video tutorial, you will learn how to use these Washi Adhesive Sheets to alter a glass jar. You can fill this jar with candy to make a wonderful Holiday gift for anyone on your list!

What you'll need:

• Washi Sheets by We R Memory Keepers
• Carta Bella Merry & Bright Layered Chipboard Stickers
• Various circle punches (suggested sizes: 1 1/4", 1 3/8", 1 1/2", Scallop circle punch)
• Ribbon
• Glue Dots
• Recycled glass jar and candy or other desired filling.

Watch the video

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Crafting With Kids - Create A Pillow Box Owl Treat Holder

I'm always looking for creative ways to share little RAK's or thank-you surprises for friends, co-workers or my kid's teachers.  Kerry shows us how to create an owl shaped treat holder in this step-by-step tutorial:

Grab your kids and get to punching and gluing!  Tuck a special treat (candy, gift cards, money for grads) into the pouch and your gift will be sure to be an automatic favorite!

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Fun Trendy Craft Tube Easter Project How To!

Kerry took a handful of our Trendy Craft Tubes and made them scream SPRINGTIME!  Check out the video tutorial below on how you can make these eye catching treat tubes!

This project is perfect to make ahead of time for any special event.  Change up the stickers for birthday party thank you gifts, or add coffee beans and give to your bff along with a coffee date invite!

We always love seeing your projects!  Be sure to submit them to our acherryontop.com Gallery or post them to our facebook page - 

Thanks for stopping by!

Post-It Note® Gift Holder Tutorial

Looking for a special hand-made idea to tuck into that Easter Basket or gift bag?

We think you'll enjoy this Post-It Note® Holder mini-class by Kerry!

Personalize this functional holder by adding a monogram, high school colors or by stamping inspirational thoughts of the day on the sticky-notes!

For a list of 'ingredients' to make this project, click HERE - 

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Holiday Gift Wrap Ideas

Posted by SarahA (Sarah):

I love wrapping gifts. Like really LOVE wrapping gifts! I decided to have some fun with my scrappy supplies to make some one-of-a-kind wrapping for this holiday season. I can't wait until they're all nestled under the tree, ready for my family to open!




Gift Card Holders

Everyone loves to get giftcards (and they make for pretty easy giving, too!), but they're a little boring in the packaging department. I used these little mini bags from Canvas Corp. to hold my cards this year. You can really dress them up as much as you want, or leave them a little on the simple side, and your family will love this personalized touch. 


I used stickers, die cuts, small doilies, paper and twine to dress mine up. Foam adhesive can give them a little added dimension. You could also punch a hole in the top and add twine to hang them on the tree. These bags also come in white if you prefer that.

Gift Wrapped Box

You can buy a roll of plain kraft paper at craft stores, office supply stores or even Target or WalMart (you can buy that in white, too!). The rolls are cheap and have a lot of paper on them. I used that to wrap this box, then wrapped some twine around the box 4 or 5 times. 


I then made an accordian flower by using a 1.5" by 12" strip of paper scored and folded opposite ways every 1/4". I adhered the ends, then flattened it and hot glued it to a scrap paper circle on the back. I added the Sale sticker from the Crate Paper sticker sheet on top, then centered a Jillibean Soup journaling sticker over the word. This came together quicker than it seems like it would, so your recipient will be impressed with this personalized touch!

Small Gift Holder

I saw this idea on Pinterest and had to give it a try. It is the perfect way to gift little gifts like candy or scratch-off tickets. You could also change the size to include lip gloss or gift cards if you wanted. I cut a piece of cardstock 3" by 10" and rounded the corners. I then used a circle punch to make a half-circle cut out at the top of the front side and folded it at 5". 


After that, I simply wrapped a piece of paper and a doily around the middle along with some twine to hold it together. I added some stickers and some Studio Calico wood veneer pieces that I thought resembled snow flakes. Lastly, I punched a hole in the top and added twine for hanging, but that is totally optional!

Gift Wrap Garland

If you have a sewing machine, this is a super easy way to dress up a package. I used a pinked edge 1" circle punch to punch circles out of 3 different papers. I then sat down at my sewing machine and started sewing on the first one, then just continuously fed them under the presser foot while sewing the entire time. 


I do recommend not leaving too much space between pieces- my machine would break the thread if I did that. Then just tape one end to the back of the gift and wrap until you're happy with it. You could also use these strands for garlands on small trees or little banners.

Holiday Gift Bag

Dressing up a plain brown paper lunch bag is easy with a border punch, some die cuts & some twine! I simply used a border punch on the opening of the bag, then folded the top down and punched two holes with a regular hole punch. 


I used 4 die cuts from the My Mind's Eye die cut sheet- two banners, one tag and the Christmas tree is trimmed from another piece and adhered to the one banner piece with foam adhesive. I ran some twine through them all, tied a bow and it was done! Quick, easy and cheap!

You can see I used a lot of twine here. I LOVE twine. A lot. And I have to say the Doodlebug twine in this package is awesome! You get a ton of twine for a great  price and the colors are perfect. My favorite and most used from this pack is the red and white with a strand of metallic green twisted in.


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