GINGERBREAD KISSES WREATH | with Tya

Hello there friends! Welcome to December! Wow - has this year just flown by! For my post today, I am sharing a fun and festive home decor piece with you! It's just in time to add to your decorations this year! I love making all sorts of wreaths and knew when I saw the Gingerbread Kisses collection, I wanted to make one of these candy cane wreaths! I knew it would be a great way to showcase all the yummy candy in the collection.! I also repurposed the "Shadow Box Insert Kit" to be the decoration in the center of the wreath! You don't always have to put those in Shadow Boxes!

So to make my wreath I used the following products:

-Gingerbread Kisses Shadow Box Insert Kit

-Candy Canes- these are the "Elf" Movie-themed ones that are out in stores now. I loved how the candy cane colors are perfect matches for the Gingerbread Kisses collection!

-an 8 inch foam wreath form - picked this up at the Dollar Store

-(2) 10 inch circle canvases

-Buttons and white twine

-Red Dot Ribbon- 2 spools

-For the decorative tag on the left side of the wreath, I layered a flower, some mesh ribbon, a fun cookie decoration, some greenery, a button, and twine and the cute "Merry Christmas" banner is from the Chit Chat.

-burlap twine

- Hot glue

To start I laid out one of the circle canvases and then arranged my candy canes around the circle. I used hot glue to glue the bottom points onto the canvas and then glued the top corners of the candy canes to the one next to them.

I then added some white twine to some 1-inch buttons and hot glued them to the centers where the two candy canes meet.

Next, I assembled the Shadow Box kit as shown in their instructions, but used the second circle canvas as my background instead of a piece of paper. I centered the vellum sheet onto the center of the circle canvas and glued that to the top of the candy cane layer, which I previously did.  I then covered my foam wreath form with the red dot ribbon and hot glued that on top of my Shadow Box sticker layer.

I wanted to add a little bit more decoration to my wreath so I took a large kraft tag and layered it up with a striped flower, some mesh ribbon, a cute realistic looking cookie ornament, some greenery, a button tied with twine and the "Merry Christmas" banner which is from the Chit Chat die cuts. I had a sparkly red glitter bow in my stash that added to the left edge of the wreath. I glued the tag and all it's fun bits to the top of the glitter bow.

Finally I wrapped some burlap twine to two of the top candy cane bundles. I hot glued that really well and then made a loopy bow and hot glued that to the top of the twine I just wrapped. This serves as my hanger for the wreath.

I hope this wreath has inspired you to create your own fun and festive holiday decor piece! The "Gingerbread Kisses" collection was perfect for this candy-themed project, and I had so much fun making it. I encourage you to get creative and use your favorite holiday collection to put your own spin on this wreath. It's a great way to showcase your favorite holiday treats and add some cheer to your home this season. Happy crafting!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Gingerbread Kisses Shadow Box Insert Kit

Gingerbread Kisses Chit Chat Die Cuts

OTHER

Candy canes

2 Circle Canvases

Foam Wreath Form

Ribbon & Twine

Buttons

Hot Glue

Decorations for the tag

GINGERBREAD KISSES MINI ALBUM | with Conny

Hello, Crafty Friends! My name is Conny, and I'm excited to show you the mini album that I created using the Gingerbread Kisses Collection. If you've been following me for a while, you'll know that I love creating mini-albums. Initially, I planned to make some cute Christmas tags to add to the presents. However, I ended up making a mini-album instead! I just can't seem to help myself. This mini album has plenty of space for lots of photos in the middle, and the tags can also be used for photos or journaling.

Let's get started!  To make the album, I began by cutting two pieces of chipboard for the covers, each measuring 5 1/2" by 4", and another one for the spine that measured 5 1/2" by 1/2". I covered the chipboard with a pink textured 12 by 12 cardstock, trimming it to size while leaving a border all around to stick it to the chipboard (approximately 5/8").

For the album pages, I used a piece of cardstock, measuring 8 1/2" by 5 1/4" for the signature/page in the middle, and a piece of cardstock, measuring 11 1/2" by 5 1/4", scored at 3 5/8, 3 7/8, 7 5/8, and 7 7/8.

To assemble the album, I centered the signature/page in the spine and then glued the scored piece that was scored at 7 5/8" and 7 7/8" to create a tri-fold in the back. The front of the signature has a flip page, measuring 5 3/4" by 3 5/8", that is scored on the longer side at 1/2". I adhered it to the top for the flip-up.

To decorate the front of the album, I used torn paper from the collection, a cardstock sticker with Santa, and enamel dots. For the tags, I added white mats to the front and back of each tag. For the rest of the album, I added cardstock stickers and mini icons. Thank you for reading, We can't wait to see what you create using the Gingerbread Kisses.

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Gingerbread Kisses Collection

OTHER

Chipboard

GINGERBREAD KISSES DECEMBER DAILY | with Jen

December is always such a busy month. There's always holiday parties, shopping, decorating, and family activities that you one do once a year. I love the idea of a December Daily but I just don't have the time for a detailed one. So today I have a super simple version that anyone can make and use!

The overall folio measures 4 1/2" x 9 1/2" and is 1 1/2" deep. It's made with just cardstock and the Gingerbread kisses patterned papers. This whole project will go together in about an hour. On the front I took one of the images from the Christmas Jammies advent calendar cut aparts and made it into a shaker. I added some wide ribbon from my stash to tie the folio closed.

Inside there are two spots for general pictures. I will go back and add chit chat pieces after I've added my pictures as I go through December.

When fully open we have 24 photo flips on 4 waterfalls for all your December memories. I used the numbers from the advent calendar cut-aparts as tabs on each flip.

You'll have space on both the front and the back for pictures each day, or you could even journal on the back.

I used a mix of the 6x6 papers and the 12x12 papers to mat the different flips.

A video walkthrough and full tutorial can be found here.

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

Gingerbread Kisses Collection
Cherry Candy Stripe/Sprinkle Petite Prints

OTHER

Ribbon
Foam Tape
White Cardstock
Shaker Fill