Sweetest Time Bundle

 Hey Friends!

I have a fun bundle to share with you today including "not a card" !! I spend so much time making cards I sometimes forget to use my stamping skills and stash to make other things, but I did today. Stay tuned!

The "Sweetest Time" bundle is indeed sweet! It features some big chunky candles and lovely sentiments in the stamp set and two awesome border dies along with extra parts and pieces. It's a great bargain when you consider all the possibilities!  Before I share my cards, I'd love to show you how I used these products to decorate a Christmas candle.  Here's a picture of it:

That was fun!  I bought a 7" candle and first stamped on it with Stazon Saddle Tan ink and the "Birch" background stamp. It's easy! I show you how in the video below and it involves inking up the background stamp and then rolling the candle across it!  I then put some Adhesive paper on Mossy Meadow card stock and then cut out the bough die from our featured bundle. I added some ribbon, burlap, sequins and rhinestones. I've already put this out amidst all my Christmas Decor!

I also made some cards with this set:

This card features the large candles stamp and a couple of the bough dies. This was a very easy card to make, requiring the only addition of the Stampin'Cut & Emboss for the does. My main colors are Merry Merlot and Mossy Meadow.

Here's a special card, featuring the candy cane die cut out of our specialty Red Velvet paper! Boy was that easy to cut. I adhered it with our multipurpose glue but you could easily add adhesive paper to the back of the velvet paper before you die cut it. I made some cute peppermints with additional dies and finished this off with some ribbon. By the way, my background paper is a piece from the "Wonder of the Season" Designer Series Paper, a lovely paper with red foil print!

Here's a great color combo with Just Jade, Real Red and Cherry Cobbler! I cut the bough die out and backed it with some white glimmer paper. I wanted to the candles to really pop so I heat embossed them with white powder and gold powder for the flames. The checked background is from the "Tis The Season" DSP. 

Finally, here's a complete How-to video explaining how I made the candle and general instructions for the cards. I'm a firm believer it's really helpful to watch how someone made something, so take a look!

Thanks for stopping by! It's fun to share some ideas with you and hopefully inspire you! Hope you have a great weekend as you approach Thanksgiving next week! 

Blessings,

Sarah