Merry Christmas - Craft-Dee BowZ Blog Hop

Welcome to the December Craft-Dee BowZ Blog Hop

If you have arrived here from Tracey's blog then you are in the right spot.  If  you would like to be eligible for a 25" reel of ribbon you must stop at each of the design team members blogs and leave a comment. Below is a list of the designers in our blog hop. Just visit each of them and leave a comment and make sure to leave a comment on the Craft-Dee BowZ blog also to put yourself in the running for the ribbon prize.

Vicki

Gail
Tracey
Barbara, (You are here)

Craft-Dee BowZ

 I know the designers have presented incredible and oh so creative projects. I am the last designer on the DT rotation for the blog hop so let me share my project with you. I decided to make a card and a decorated gift bag, both of which are coordinated. 

First - my card.

Close-up of bow on card

Next - My Bag Topper

For the bag topper, I started with a bag topper shape (scalloped oval) and I added a beautiful teal colored silk flower and a floral pick in the same teal color. And of course since this is to adorn a gift bag, a bow was added to add to the festive look.

 Here is my gift bag adorned with the bag topper

Close-up of the bow on the bag topper

I made my card panel and the bag topper base using watercolor paper that has Color Burst applied to add the awesome colors. Here is a peek at the piece that I have left over. This will give you an idea of what I used for the card and bag topper base.

I love the colors that the Color Burst gave me in the watercolor paper. I also used a fern stencil to get that green leafy image.

All of my bows were made using the Craft-Dee BowZ tool. This tool is the easiest to use tool for all your bow making needs. 

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  My Sentiments Exactly - Merriest Christmas - Y495 Paper/Card Stock: Watercolor Paper, Purple CS, Dk Blue CS, Teal CS, White CS, Turquoise CS Ink:Memento - Grape Jelly Dies/Punches Used:Dies: Accucut - Bag Topper, Spellbinders - Oval ; Martha Stewart - Leaves and Branch punch Accessories: Ribbon, Color Burst, Floral Pick, Silk Flower, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, sticky backed ribbon (white swirly border), White and Purple sheer ribbons

I am entering my projects in the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes with Twist of Christmas

Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Always Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge - Everything Goes

Where the HeART is - Anything Goes/Winter Blues

A Snowflakes Promise #11 - Anything Goes with a Winter or Christmas Theme 

Digi Choosday Challenge - #48 - Traditional Christmas

Inky Chicks  #60 - Merry Christmas 

Lemon Shortbread  Always Anything Goes 

Papertake Weekly W - Anything Goes

Sweet Stamps  December -Anything Goes (Card) / Anything But A Card - Gift Bag

Through The Craft Room Door  - Always Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner -  #48 Anything Goes

Creative Moments -  #81 Always Anything Goes 

Fresh Brewed Designs - Anything Goes Christmas

Inspiration Destination - #62 Always Anything Goes 

Whimsy Inspiration  #88 Anything Goes - Holiday

Crafting By Designs -   December Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by, and leave comments to put you in the running for the ribbon real. 

Craft-Dee BowZ December Blog Hop

Hi Everyone,
Boy, December is here already!!  Today, Craft-Dee BowZ is hosting their last blog hop for the year!! The time has really flown by for me, how about you??

If you arrived here from Amber's blog then you are in the right spot. If not, then you may want to start at the Craft-Dee BowZ blog to get all the details to be eligible for the giveaway. There will be a prize awarded to one of the commenters, so please make sure to leave a comment at each blog including the Craft-Dee BowZ Blog. Here are the Designers in the hop:

Patti

Brenda

Amber 

Barbara 

Craft-Dee BowZ  (to leave one last comment)

Since this months blog hop celebrates Christmas, you have been treated to all things Christmas.I hope you have seen some things along the way that you will want to try for your projects.

Let me share what I have designed today. I've made an ensemble for the blog hop.

First let me present my card.

This card utilizes scraps of ribbons used as a woven background. I love the look this gives, lots of texture on your card canvas. LOL  The card has a great bow that is a three loop bow. I pulled the loops out to further define the loops and it reminded me of a snowflake of sorts. I then added over the bow knot, a rosette with a snowflake attached to the top. Those were made using vellum. The tree is made using a teabag folding technique and that and the snowflakes are also made using vellum.

Next lets check out a wrapped gift.

I used a a pillow box as the gift box. Using some shimmery card stock means no need to use wrapping paper.And you have to love that. So, all it needed was a bow.

Yummy multi-loop bow

A close up of the 3 loop bow.
The ribbon is 2 1/2" wide and wired on the edges.

This ribbon was so very easy to work with, even though it was wide, and the end result was really a a nice puffy bow. What a great presentation this will make to the recipient.

OK,  lets look at a gift tag.

I made a large gift tag. I wanted to use some larger items and a smaller tag just wouldn't work. Don't be afraid to make things larger than you normally would. I also used some elements that actually stuck out beyond the edge of the tag.That adds to the uniqueness of the design.

I had a bit of the blue ribbon left (from the cards that I made and posted here Sunday and then Tuesday) but definitely not enough for a bow, so I used it for the piece that threads through the hole on the tag.  I used a 1" silver (Oh So Glittery) ribbon that really compliments the tag and the blue ribbon. It looks great with that snowflake sprig of ribbon that I added just for more interest.

Hope you saw something that caught your eye, maybe a design that you can use on something you want to make.

I am the last designer in the blog hop, so don't forget to leave a comment here and then stop back at the Craft-Dee BowZ blog to make one last comment and you are done and you will be in the running for the prize of your very own Craft-Dee BowZ tool. Thanks for taking the time to hop along with us today.

By the Way, Craft-Dee BowZ will be announcing the new Design Team for 2014 on Sunday so you might want to come back Sunday for the news.

Hope you have a very Merry Christmas!!