The holiday season is right around the corner and the team at Ink to Paper is excited to create and share projects. Fall is the season of gratitude, which leads right into the Christmas season of giving. We wanted to dedicate the month of November to a marathon of creative inspiration using our holiday themed stamps and dies. Crafting during the holiday season is very popular, and our collection of stamps and dies will surely inspire you to create along with us throughout the month.
Get ready to learn some fun facts about the company, designers, and of course amazing new ways to create cards, gift tags, and more!
Let’s take a closer look at the Christmas themed product collections we are featuring for today’s CreateAthon! Melissa Phillips and Laurie Schmidlin have created these beautiful Christmas projects.
Floral Christmas Stamps + Dies
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Tagged & Labeled 1 Die
To Die For Sentiments: Christmas Dies
“Stamping over sheet music or book print is a fun way to use your stamps. The look is completely different than that of stamping on plain cardstock. I love the soft, aged effect!”
“With the business of the holiday season, I like to have some small gifts made ahead of time. Little treats or other small trinkets might not cost a lot of money but can be a special gift when dressed up! These little treats are perfect for hostess gifts, gift toppers, or even to dress up a holiday table! With the Tagged and Labeled 1 die set, these are quick and easy to make!”
PRIZE
During Holiday CreateAthon, we are offering a weekly $100 Ink to Paper Gift Certificate!
RULES
Participants may enter the challenge once a day. To enter, participants are required to answer the contest challenge question (posted below) in the comments of the daily post. HINT: Answers to questions may be discovered by reading a designer’s blog post from the respective day. A randomly selected winner with the correct answer will gain an entry to be eligible for the weekly prize. Participants can receive an entry each day a Holiday CreateAthon post is published.
This post will be updated with the randomly selected winner who gains an entry for this week’s prize.
Weekly winners will be posted on the Holiday CreateAthon page.
CHALLENGE
Answer the following question: When does Laurie start her Christmas cards/gifts?
EDITED TO ADD THE RANDOMLY SELECTED WINNER
Congratulations, Judy! You will be entered to win the weekly prize!
Laurie starts mid-July. Definitely something I may have to start doing.
Laurie starts her Christmas crafts in mid-July. That is typically when I start also. Love today’s projects!!
Mid-July
Laurie starts her Christmas cards & gifts in mid July.
She starts in mid July.
Laurie starts her Christmas cards/gifts in mid-July.
Laurie starts in July so she doesn’t get burned out before the Holiday Season!
Laurie starts Christmas projects in July.
Laurie begins her Christmas crafting in mid-July.
Laurie starts working on holiday gifts in mid-July.
She starts in mid-July which is really smart!
Laurie starts in mid-July which is when I should start instead of waiting until the last minute.
July!
Laurie starts her Christmas cards & gift projects in mid-July.
She is amazing! She starts in July! Well done you Laurie! Cheers.
Mid July
The middle of July. 🙂
Laurie starts creating her cards/gifts in mid-July! great idea!
Laurie begins her holiday crafting in mid-July. So inspired by all of today’s lovely projects!?
Laurie is organized! She starts her Christmas cards in mid July! Way to go!
She starts in mid July. I try starting early, but this year I feel like I’m behind already.
Oh man, she is on it starting to create her holiday items in mid-July. Maybe I need to start then so I don’t have the mad rush this time of year!
In July!
Laurie starts in mid-July. Great idea! This year when I put my Christmas card making supplies away I’m going to store all of them in a rolling drawer cart. That way maybe I will get an early start on making things this year because everything will be together and easy to access!
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Laurie starts making Christmas cards and projects in mid-July! Wow – wish I could be that motivated in 100 degree weather!
Laurie starts creating Christmas cards and gifts in mid July.
She starts in July!
Laurie starts creating for Christmas in mid July!
Laurie started her Christmas cards/gifts mid July and are they ever cute! Love them!
Ahead of time
Laurie starts in mid July! Beautiful stamping.
These are darling!!! Laurie starts her Christmas Cards in Mid-July!
Laurie starts in Mid- July.
She starts creating in mid-July!
Mid-July.
Laurie starts creating Christmas gifts and cards around mid July. Such a good idea but it never seems to work for me!
But I am almost done this year with cards at least. Floral Christmas is so fun to use. Beautiful card and great idea for a
little gift.
Laurie starts her Christmas crafting in mid-July! And I agree with her…July is the perfect time to begin Christmas crafts tho’ it is a bit early if one is looking for certain Christmas embellishments/supplies.
Laurie starts mid July – which is very impressive. I always mean to start early and then find myself in November with a thousand things to do (yes, like right now)
Laurie starts her Christmas crafting & shopping in mid July.
mid July
Laurie starts her Christmas cards and gifts in mid July!
Wow… such beautiful ideas on today’s post! I love the tags for the chocolates!
Laurie starts her Christmas cards/gifts in July by putting on Christmas music and pulling out her Christmas supplies. What a great idea! I started working on Halloween in August. Guess I had better start earlier!
Mid July
She starts in mid-July. Which is what I probably should do, but don’t!
She starts in mid July!!
She starts mid-July.
I often start late August or early September 😀
Laurie starts in mid-July! I’m just starting now.
Laurie is smart because she starts her Christmas cards/gifts in mid-July.
I start in July as well.
I like giving out little treats (like this pretty one shown here today) to fast-food workers during the holidays.
In mid-July. So prepared, unlike my last-minute self! LOL!
A girl after my own heart, she starts in July!! Though, honestly, I start in January with the cards; it definitely makes it easier come Christmas time!
Laurie starts her Christmas cards in July!
She starts in mid-July!
Mid July! I’m impressed, because I don’t plan ahead that well.
Laurie starts her Christmas cards/gifts in mid-July. I tried to do that this year but didn’t get started until mid-October. In 2020 that will be one of my first resolutions-like Laurie, start Christmas projects after the 4th of July!
She starts her Christmas cards/gift in the middle of July.
Laurie starts creating her Christmas cards and gifts in mid July.
Wow, I want to be just like Laurie, when I grow up! 🙂
Mid-July
She starts in mid-July. I should follow her excellent example, because starting in mid-Nov doesn’t work so well.
Laurie starts in mid-July. I actually make Christmas cards year round since they’re my favorite! Love these projects!
Mid July Laurie starts her Christmas projects. Such fabulous tags and card today ❤️
Laurie starts making Christmas cards and gift in mid-July.
She start creating Christmas cards and gifts in mid July
Mid-July is when Laurie starts creating Christmas cards and gifts.
Laurie starts Christmas creating in July. Wish I had done that! Love the wonderful little gift ideas she has created.
Laurie starts crafting mid July. Wow, I start in November if I’m lucky.
Laurie starts her Christmas crafting in mid-July.
Laurie starts her Christmas crafting in July! Wish I did.
Laurie starts mid July with her Christmas cards and Christmas gifts.
Very cute!!
Laurie begins in July
mid July, so she doesn’t burn out at year end. I have to say I make Christmas cards all year long. Although, it has more to do with Christmas cards are my favorite vs. needing Christmas cards as I am horrible with giving out Christmas cards. Not sure why. FYI – I absolutely love these gift ideas!
I love Laurie’s treat holder idea–so pretty and festive! Laurie starts making her Christmas cards/gifts in July which is very impressive.
Mid-July… very admirable!
Laurie begins in mid-July. Love these ideas!
Laurie starts in mid- July.
Laurie starts in mid-July.
Wow – mid-July! That’s impressive. I doubt that I’ll ever be that organized.
Laurie starts mid-July.
Mid-July which is when I should have started!
Best time to start……July!
Laurie is a very smart cookie … she starts her Christmas crafting in July!
Mid-July! These are beautiful, and I’m hoping Laurie inspires me to start earlier next year. ?
Laurie puts procrastinators like myself to shame… She starts her Christmas cards/gifts in mid-July!
Laurie starts Mid-July.
Mid-July! How organised!
Laurie starts her Christmas cards/gifts in mid-July! She’s a pretty smart girl 😉
She starts in the summer…mid July
Mid July is when Laurie starts her holiday crafting! Pretty looks from both Melissa and Laurie!
She starts in Mid-July to have everything ready.
mid-July
Laurie starts creating Christmas cards and gifts in mid July! She breaks out the Christmas sets and papers, puts holiday music on, and starts creating!
Laurie starts in mid July.
Mid July. Sounds about the right time to start to me 🙂
Laurie starts creating in mid-July.
Laurie starts in mid-July.
Laurie begins in mid-July. Love these ideas!
Mid July so wish I could be so organised <3
Laurie begins mid July which is smart thing to do