I hope that you will find this little video tidbit fun, inspiring and helpful & not “annoyingly” early! You gotta understand how crafty people work…starting early is the “only” way to get all those ideas out of your head and into the “real” world.
Anyhow, I was taking a gander at Shelli Gardner’s blog (www.soshelli.com). Shelli is the co-founder and CEO of Stampin’ Up! She is always making appearances on local television and crafting segments. Here is a clip from one of the shows she did recently. I really liked the variation of colors to change the “mood” of the place settings. I hope that you like it as much as I do!
Each place setting includes a napkin ring, nameplate, favor, and confetti – all based on the same template. Just for Studio 5 viewers, Stampin’ Up CEO Shelli Gardner shares the design tricks that give that template three terrific twists.
Supply List
Stamp Sets
Cute & Curly Punch Label bundle
Everyday Flexible Phrases
Holiday Blitz
Simple Serif Mini Alphabet & Numbers
Wild West Alphabet
Stampin’ Pads
Baja Breeze Classic
Chocolate Chip Classic 
Old Olive Classic
Real Red Classic
Card Stock/Paper
Ski Slope Designer Series paper
Baja Breeze card stock
Chocolate Chip card stock
Naturals White card stock
Old Olive card stock
Real Red card stock
Accessories
Dies:
Big Shot die cutting machine
Pillow Box die
Scallop Circle #2 die
Top Note Bigz die
Accents:
Pretties Kit
Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware
Adhesives:
Anywhere Glue Stick
Stampin’ Dimensionals
Sticky Strip
Two-Way Glue Pen
Punches:
1/16″ Circle punch
3/4″ Circle punch
Horizontal Slot punch
Ribbon/Cord/Thread:
Alpine Ribbon Originals
Baja Breeze 5/8″ striped grosgrain ribbon
Linen thread
Silver elastic cord
Miscellaneous:
Acetate (from office supply store; thick)
Bone folder
Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter
Instructions
Napkin ring
Make card stock note using Top Note Bigz die. Adhere Designer Series paper on card stock, stamp (on New Year’s napkin ring), fold, and smooth folds using bone folder. Stamp label image, punch out and/or cut, and adhere to napkin ring. Punch out slots and tie together with ribbon (Note: New Year’s napkin ring is tied together with Silver elastic cord). Accent as shown.
Name plate/Place Card
Make card stock note using Top Note Bigz die; stamp (on New Year’s name plate), fold in half, and smooth fold with bone folder. Adhere Designer Series paper on card stock (Note: layer paper on Old Olive card stock first for Christmas name plate). Accent as shown.
Favor
Make favor box using Pillow Box die, and fill with treats. Create belly band out of Designer Series paper (Note: layer paper for New Year’s favor), and adhere to favor. Stamp label image, and punch out. Adhere label and accent as shown.
Confetti
Make several large and small scallop circles out of Designer Series paper. Stamp and cut out/punch smaller images (acorns for Thanksgiving, trees for Christmas, and snowflakes for New Year’s) as shown. Glue glitter on snowflakes.