Water Bottle Drink pouch holders~Soccer team~Stampin' Up

I have made these water bottle drink mix pouches/holders for so many occasions. This time I made them for my little guy's soccer team! The teams colors are blue & green and they are the "Owls".

I was so excited to see that there was blue owl designer paper in the Good Morning Sunshine DP set! The blue dot DP seen behind the soccer ball is the back side of the owl DP.

I love the cute "Just Soccer" stamp set from Stampin' Up! The sports themed stamps are perfect for the kids team sports. We have assigned snack days so I made these up and put Gatorade Propel drink mix in each pouch to hang on the water bottles.

I have done adult versions for demo's and parties but they are WONDERFUL Birthday Parties! You can make them in whatever color or theme you need! There are so many drink mix choices these days, I usually put the Crystal Light White peach tea mix for my adult holders.
I am almost done with a photo tutorial for making these but I have to run to a soccer game right now! I hope to put the tutorial up later today!


Have a SPORTS day!

Pulling a Rabbit out of the hat~Followers Choice~boxes, bags, 3-D, Altered projects Oh my!,

~Before I forget! I would like to thank Tip Junkie for featuring my Father's Day project! If you get a chance be sure and take a peek at their fabulous blog!

Did I ever mention I LOVE making special cakes? I love working with fondant and gumpaste. This is a cake I made for my little guy's last birthday, We hired a magician and had an all out Magic show party. Yes, the bunny is edible as are the dice, wand, stars etc. I hand sculpted him from a combination of fondant and gumpaste. I only do cakes as a hobby for friends and family but I LOVE the whole themed idea and making ALL the goodies to go along with it, be food, paper, decorations, you name it! Would you guys like to see themed party ideas or just the paper side of it like invitations, cards? I'm trying to decide if I should be posting more about the recipe and idea side to go along WITH the paper crafts I often do. This is your chance to let me know!

I thought today I would put forth a request to my readers! I have so many project ideas bouncing around in my head it really is hard to pick which one to put on the blog! I have found that lately as my families schedule gets so busy with the end of school activities , I have been blogging the things I make for challenges.
So that said, I would like to hear from YOU, my readers! What kinds of projects do you want to see, what kinds of tutorials are you looking for? Now that we are in between holidays & school is almost out, do you like to see ideas for your children's sport teams? Birthday party favors? Babies, Weddings, pool parties?

For my family & friends I tend to like to make gift ware, altered and 3-D projects. However I make cards on a daily basis.

I have had some questions from some of you and I will try to answer them here!

Yes, I DO take orders for custom announcements, invitations, party favors, wedding favors. I do also make custom themed sets for gifts. I also have a machine embroidery and sewing business so I sometimes incorporate sewing and embroidery on my cards and gift items. I have not really blogged about how to machine embroider on card stock , I was not sure if it was something there would be a lot of interest in. I know there is a lot of interest on the recipient end but I was not sure how many paper crafters also had embroidery machines and would be interested in tutorials.

Now is you chance to let me know! Just leave a COMMENT on this post and I will try to put your ideas into blog posts and tutorials. If I use your idea I will be sure to mention whose post it came from AND if you have a blog I will be happy to link to it in the post. So be sure and leave your id, email & blog info in the comment section OR feel free to EMAIL me if you do not want to post.

I will be back this afternoon to post a fabulous project I just did for my Son's Soccer team!

Have a FABULOUS day!

Inspiration~ Vintage French Cherries~IC217 Bella Rose & Kraft Paper Card

Today splitcoaststampers had an "inspiration challenge" (IC217).  We were told to a website~Bonjour mon coussin~and choose a cushion as an inspiration for a card.
This is the cushion I chose as my inspiration!
I started with kraft card stock , then added riding hood red & kiwi kiss card stock and ink.
I used my corner rounder punch on the card corners and to scallop the kiwi kiss accent card stock.  I ran some kraft & ridinghood red through my Big Shot using the scalloped oval nestabilities. To these ovals I added doodle dots in chocolate chip & white. 
I used the cherries fromt he Tart & Tangy stamp set for my image , again in ridinghood red with chocolate chip, kiwi kiss and garden green accents. I also used chocolate chip ink on a sponge dauber to give the edges an aged look. I did this on all my ovals, card edges and my twill tape.
The vintage looking gingham paper is from the Bella Rose paper collection. The sentiment is from the Oval All stamp set along with the scalloped oval & oval punches. I popped my sentiment & image up on dimensionals!

Have a FAMILY FUN day!

Bonkers the rehabbed Squirrel & tutorials

A lot of you know that it is a "zoo" around my house & that we have rehabbed an orphaned baby squirrel we named Bonkers.

Bonkers came to us in our back yard at the end of last fall, the tiniest little thing (According to a rehab manual he was about 5 weeks old)  He inserted himself in our lives by hopping on top of my husband's foot over and over, demanding he pick him up. At first we were running from the little thing because we had never seen a squirrel behave this way. We had no idea he was a tiny baby at that time. Since we do have exotic pets, I called our vet and talked to him and he said it was ok to pick him up etc. It turns out that squirrels are usually up for a few hours in the morning and then again in the afternoon/evening but they nap most of the mid day in nests. Well this little guy had been running frantic in our yard for a couple days. Come to find out he did not have a  nest, so he just didn't know what to do. When I found out squirrels at his age can not even climb a tree (not till they are 12 weeks old!) and he was not even old enough to hold up his own tail, I felt so bad. We went out and picked him up, he literally fell over, passed out from exhaustion! I will have to dig those pictures up.

We set him up a nest in an old Bunny hutch and started learning how to raise a baby squirrel. It was very important to me that we did it in a way that he could go back to being a real squirrel when he was old enough.

Well I am happy to say Bonkers is a "teen" now and we released him to live with other squirrels (in our back yard LOL) and he set up house in the 100 year old Maple tree in our back yard.  I can't say that he is a "normal" squirrel because he thinks I am his Mommy and he comes to be fed by me on a schedule twice a day. We play the peanut game in the late afternoon. The other squirrels "laugh" at him because his version of stashing food is to place it in my son's wagon or my flower pots instead of deep burying it in the dirt LOL Of course they come along later and eat all that has hidden.
He is quite demanding, I left the peanut game to come in the house and I came back to see him waiting for me at eye level on the screen door yesterday. You can see avocado is his favorite veggie, I was LOL that he had little avocado chunks on his nose.

I am working on the candle caddy and  popsicle card picture tutorials and hope to get them posted this evening/tomorrow morning.  I will edit them in the original posts for the project.

Have a GREAT day!

Mother's Day Gift Box~Explosion box with flower top made by the 1st grade!

I wanted to share the project that we made in my Son's 1st grade class today!

I took the Mother's Day Explosion Box with flower top and modified it a bit so the 1st graders could make them with a candle to give their Mom's as a gift!

I had to simplify them in some areas so that we could get them all made in a short period of time.
The measurements & instructions are the same but we omited the squares of DP & window on the inside and changed the tags to circles.

I used the 1 3/8" circle punch for the card stock and 1 1/4" circle punch for the white paper, then I stamped "My Mom" on one tag and we had the children write little love messages to their Mom's on the other 3 circles. I also changed the flower top from the paper flower to some store bought flowers. The paper flowers were just too complex and tine consuming for the kids to do. I bought some cases of Banquet candles with glass holders (12 in a case for about $6) and we used some strips of designer paper adhered with sticky strip around and covered the seam with a paper punched flower. We let the children choose the DP they wanted on their candle holders.

All in all it was a great day, the children seemed so happy with what they had made for their Mom's. I thought the 1st grade version of the Explosion box came out great! The candles fit perfectly inside the boxes without any size adjustments from my tutorial. I was thinking a grown up version of the candle holders would be to put some rub ons or etching on the glass holders!
I've put the original box pictures and the modified version side by side so you can see the changes!

Have a FUN day!

Father's Day Shirt Cuff card & gift matchbox ~Sewing on cardstock

I made this fun shirt cuff card and matchbox for my little guy to give his Daddy on Father's Day. We will be adding a picture I took to the inside of the card~it is of the 2 of them walking down the trail to the Cadillac Graveyard.

I added a matching matchbox to hold a little gift~it would be a great box for a tie tack or cuff links! I used the new matchbox die for the Big Shot. For the outside I used Baja Breeze card stock along with the Matchbox messages frame stamp in chocolate chip ink. The tags are 1 3/8" circle punch in chocolate chip cs, 1 1/4" circle punch in confetti cs. The tie stamp is from the Holiday Blitz stamp set and I sponged the edge in chocolate chip. The inside of the box is made with the striped Parisian Breeze dp with a bit of the 1/4" chocolate chip grossgrain ribbon for a pull.
For the shirt cuff card, I cut 2 pieces of card stock, one in the stripe & one in confetti cs. Cut at 8 1/4" long & 3 1/4" wide. Then use the corner rounder punch on the top 2 corners. Gently score, (you don't want a deep score since it will not be a flat fold)both pieces at 2 1/2" and 6 1/4". You will be folding the shorter flap to the center and overlap the longer side on the outside. Adhere both pieces together with sticky strip. Now topstitch with the sewing machine, using your presser foot as your guide, line up the edge of paper with the side of the presser foot, make sure you have the same color thread in your bobbin as your using for topstitching. Stitch all the way around the edges. If you have a button holer foot you can make a simple button hole with your sewing machine, I then stitched the button onto a spare piece of cardstock, using my sewing machines button foot. Use a dimensional to add the button to the top center of the button hole(I did not cut the center of the buttonhole out since I was not going to be able to actually button it. Then add a sticky velcro dot to the backside to close the card.
The tags are the same size as on the matchbox in baja breeze and confetti. The stamp is also from the Holiday Blitz set and inked in chocolate chip.

Be sure to take advantage of our great new promotion! Buy any 3 sets of designer paper and/or 12 x 12 cardstock and get a 4th set FREE! (You can mix and match DP & CS)

Have a GREAT day!

Popsicle invitation cards & Sour Cream Party Favors

Creamsicles!

Orange, Lemon, Lime, & Cherry~YUM!

We had glorious sunshine today! It got up to 80! We went outside, had a picnic lunch & popsicles! Then we hooked up Mt.Tiki Soki! My son's volcano water toy. we had great wet fun! (I don't know what is with that price on Amazon because we bought ours for under $30. Maybe because they aren't being made anymore??)

I turned to my citrus & bright colored papers. These popsicle cards are so CUTE! They can be made into great party invitations for birthdays or pool parties. They also make great cards for children.
I have even made them scratch n sniff on the fruits! (I will put up scratch n sniff instructions later this month.) The kids love the scratch and sniff fruit!

The sour cream container party favors can hold so many different treats! I have made these adorable containers for so many holidays & occasions. They are so easy to make!

I used the Stampin' Up Tart & Tangy #111514 stamp set.
The card stocks are from the Bold Brights collection #105548, as are the inks.
The tags are made with the scalloped punch #109043, ( for Sour cream tags 1 1/4" #104403. & 1 3/8" #104401 circle punches.)
For the popsicles you will also need a corner rounder punch #109047 & a horizontal slot punch #105089
Dimensionals
Popsicle stick
Ribbon

For Popsicle cards~
Cut colored cardstock 4" by 5" and score at 2 1/2", fold for card
Cut a piece of whisper white card stock for inside at 2 1'4" by 3 3/4"

Use your scalloped circle punch on upper right card corner by only punching out the corner like a bite mark, sicne the punch will not go through both layers of the card at once, do the front, then close card and line your punch up exactly to the first punch marks and punch the back side out.
Now use your corner rounder punch and do all remaining corners of your card and your white card stock. (except for the bite corner)

Using dotto or a repositionable adhesive, place white card stock inside the card lining up and again using your scalloped circle punch line it up exactly with the punch marks on the colored card stock, then pull your punch out about 1/8 of an inch and punch. This will leave the white "bite mark" sticking out further so it looks like a dreamsicle. Now remove your white card stock.
Using your horizontal slot punch open your card and center your HSpunch in the center of the bottom edge of the back of the card. Slide punch in all the way and punch, pull back just a bit (about a 1/4" below first punch) and punch a second time. You should now have 2 slots punched out for your popsicle stick to slide into. After sliding your popsicle stick in, add 4 dimensionals to your white card stock and adhere over the popsicle stick.

Punch out a stamped Tart & Tangy image with your scalloped circle punch and adhere to the front of your card with a dimensional. Tie a piece of ribbon to your stick!


Have a POPSICLE day! We did!

The "Hybrid" box~Gift Bag Project Kit~Don't forget Blog Candy!

I finally got pics of the box version of my hybrid template. I wanted a box that was as large as I could get on a sheet of card stock (8.5x11) and had very little waste. With a couple different folds on the lid you can make it a gift bag. The gift bag version can be made with paper or card stock. You will recognize the bag version from my previous post "From the Garden".

These are available in a Class Project kit by mail for $15.00 plus $2.00 shipping by first class mail US only. Please use email to inquire if shipping outside of the US is available.
The kit contains materials to complete 4 projects (2 each)
BUTTON IS FOR US ORDERS ONLY PLEASE

The "Hybrid" kit contents:

• Full color step by step picture instruction booklet to make both my box and gift bags
• Materials to complete 2 boxes and 2 gift bags (please note Stamps/inks are NOT included)
  
• 4 full sheets Stampin" Up confetti card stock
• 1/4" chocolate chip grossgrain ribbon for 2 bags
  
• 4 vintage brads
  
• string for closure
• chocolate chip card stock for trim
• 4 So Saffron round die cut hang tags
• 4 chocolate chip 1/5" circles
• 8 so saffron 1/2" circles
• 4 confetti 1 3/8" circles
• 4 confetti 1 1/4" circles
• 2 sticky velcro dots for gift bag closure
  

The box/bag stands 4" tall

PLEASE NOTE: We are not allowed to provide stamps/inks or stamped images. You will need to provide the following to make these projects:

• paper cutter/ruler
• sticky strip/adhesive
• bone folder

• stamps of your choosing (I will list the stamps I used in the pictures, I will discount the class kit to $10 if you purchase the stamp set through my demonstrator website HERE)
• corner rounder or scalloped punch for edges (optional)
  

• Ink pad (and or markers/pastels to color in flowers, this depends on the look you want)

I used the following stamps in the picture~
Gift Box~Stampin' Up Friends 24-7 stamp set (flower blooms) #113218, sentiment on the tag is from the Matchbox Messages Stamp Set #113800
Ink is Classic Ink pad in Chocolate Chip #100908
I colored in my flowers and stems with the Stampin' pastels #105542 in barely banana and old olive, you could also use markers, colored pencils or ink with blender pens.

Gift Bag~Friends 24-7 stamp set (flourish, flower bloom, "here for you" sentiment)
flourish was inked in Sahara Sand classic ink pad, "here for you" sentiment in Baja Breeze classic ink, flower blooms in chocolate chip classic ink, colored in with kiwi kiss and baja breeze classic ink with blender pen)
If you have questions please email!
Don't forget to read yesterday's post about the Blog Candy this week!

Have a FUN day!

Dahlia Paper flower Tutorial

Here is the picture tutorial on how to make the Dahlia paper flower I used on the top of my explosion box.

You can use a 1 1/4" circle punch or a 1 1/2" circle punch (I used the 1 1/2" to make the flower be large enough for my box top)

Make sure you use 2 sided designer paper and punch out 8 circles. Then 1 circle of card stock to use as your base.


Use your bone folder to make your folds crisp on the petals.

Fold each circle in half in both directions so you have quarters to use as your fold lines.
In steps 3 & 4 you have turned your petal over.








This box used Stampin' Up Red riding hood card stock, Bella Rose DP.


Have a Good Friday!

Mother's Day Gift Box~Explosion box with flower top

A card and gift box all in one! This explosion box is a great little gift box since it opens up to show a card sentiment. You can put any sentiment you wish on each of the inside squares. It's great for siblings to each have their own little side to write a love note to Mom! I added a acetate window to one side of my box, but you don't have to if you want to keep the gift inside a surprise!
I am making mine to hold mascarpone and strawberry mini cupcakes so I wanted a little window.
The Dahlia flower on top is actually a separate project and I will do a separate tutorial on it.

What you will need to make the basic explosion box:


Card stock cut 7 1/2" x 7 1/2"
scored at 2 1/2" & 5" on both sides.

Designer paper cut 4 1/8" by 4 1/8", scored at 3/4" on each side

4-5 squares of DP cut 2 1/4" each (5 of DP if not making a window, 4 of DP and 1 of acetate if making window)



Assorted punched out scalloped circles, circles and flowers for decorating.


Assorted stamps/messages

adhesive, sticky strip, bone folder, ruler, paper cutter.

For my box I used Regal rose card stock , delicate dots Dp, pixie pink ink, Holiday Blitz stamp set, scalloped punch, 1 1/2" circle punch, certainly celery ribbon, gem brads, flower punch.

I will upload some tutorial pictures for the box tomorrow as well as a tutorial on how to make the paper Dahlia flower that I put on top.

Update! here is the photo tutorial for the explosion box, flower tutorial coming soon!

Have a SUNNY day!

Quick & Easy Gift or Treat Bags

These quick gift/treat bags are easy to whip up at a moment's notice. They are made from mini lunch sacks. You can also make them from regular sized lunch sacks. They make perfect treat bags for a birthday party or as gift wrap for a gift. I have made up a baby shower, get well soon & birthday bags as examples.
I used mini lunch bags that I bought at Target. They came in a set with 3 colors as shown. I also have these bags in the larger lunch size with polka dots. These are great to just have on hand for those times you need to wrap a gift quick. I think I will also make these at my son's next themed party, they would look so cute on the tables filled with party favors!

Here is what you will need to make them~

Lunch type sack of any size or color
Corner round punch
ribbon slit punch
ribbon (I used whisper white organza, certainly celery & barely banana)
card stock pieces
stamp (Stampin' Up Fast & Fun Notes)
Dazzling diamonds glitter (optional)
adhesive/dimensionals

For my bags I used my corner rounder punch to scallop the edge while the bags were still folded. Start in the center and make your first scallop and work your way evenly to each side until the whole edge is scalloped. Then I folded over 1.5" at the top and punched a double ribbon slits for my ribbon to go through.

For my stamped images I used 3 stamps from the Fun & Fast Notes # 113500 set. I stamped in black stazon ink on whisper white card stock, colored them in with my Stampin' pastels, & added a bit of Dazzling diamonds glitter. I used a ticker corner punch then adhered to certainly celery, pretty in pink & barely banana card stock pieces using dimensionals. I finished them off with a doodle dot in each corner with a white gel pen.


Have a FAMILY day!

Fun Dip Wallets & Purses~Candy holders

Today's project is so quick and easy to make! Who doesn't like Fun Dip! I created my template to fit the fun size that come in boxes for holidays. You could easily size your interior cuts to accommodate other candy or candy bars.
I made these for my son to give to his classmates for Easter. I did "wallets" for the boys and "purses" for the girls. You can simply add a ribbon handle to make it a purse. These would be great for birthday party favors too!

They measure 5 inches across and 4 inches high (when closed and not including the handle) They also have a velcro closure.

Today is the LAST day to earn SAB items! Tomorrow~April 1st the new Occasions Mini Catalog will begin! The bunny stamp on today's project is one of the new stamp sets from the Occasions catalog."Forest Friends" is a set of 4 stamps featuring a bunny, deer, owl & tree.



Materials~
SU Card stock cut 5" wide by 11" long
SU DP cut 4 3/4" by 10 3/4"
SU DP cut 1 1/4" by 10 3/4" (for band)
Bone folder
Paper cutter/Ruler
Snail adhesive
Sticky strip
Scallop punch
1 1/2" circle punch
Dimensionals
Velcro dot
Forest friends bunny stamp
Creamy Caramel Su classic ink pad
White gel pen
Score card stock @ 2 3/4", 3 1/4", 7 1/4", 7 3/4", 9 1/4", & 9 3/4", adhere DP to card stock & Band re-fold on score lines. Using your sliding paper cutter cut out the hole for your candy in the center of the 9 1/4" & 9 3/4" score lines. Use sticky strip to adhere inside of card. Using your scalloped punch add sticky strip to top of back and sticky velcro dot to bottom of scallop and stick to front checking closure before sticking. If you think I should put a picture tutorial up of this just let me know!


Have a FUN DIP day!

Baskelopes~Easter goody envelope baskets Tutorial

I'm a couple days late putting my tutorial up. I apologize! We have been super busy with Spring clean up, my son's sports practices and getting into the swing of all our Spring activities. We are also planning our Spring/Summer trips to FL & NM & starting the process of getting our passports for a trip later this year that I am taking with my daughter.

Here is the picture tutorial I promised! I want to Thank my husband for letting me use his hands in one step while I took the pictures. he is a good sport! I think you will find this is a super quick & easy project to make! You can leave it simple or really dress it up with punches, die cuts & embellishments!

Materials needed:
Bone folder
Paper cutter/ruler
A2 envelope (medium SU envelope)
Stamp
Inkpad
sticky strip/adhesive

 Click on collage to make bigger!

Step 1~ Seal envelope & add adhesive to corners if needed to seal completely
Step 2~Stamp a background image on BOTH sides of envelope (I used Boho Backgrounds with Almost Amethyst ink)
Step 3~Score both long sides and across bottom @ 1 inch, fold well along score lines

Step 4~Cut 1 3/4" across by 2 3/4" down from top on both sides to form your handle (top is the short side NOT scored)
Step 5~ Slide hand inside basket and push bottom up at score lines to form basket. This will create 2 flaps on the bottom.

 

Step 6~ put sticky strip on flaps as shown and fold under to bottom of basket as shown

Step 7~ Decorate as desired!

Have a RESTFUL day!

Baskets from envelopes~Baskelopes

These little mini baskets are cute and so easy to make. They are actually made from a A2 envelope!
Once you create your little basket you can decorate it many different ways! Great for party favors, co-workers or class room gifts! I am actually going to help my son's class make their own.
I will put a photo tutorial up tomorrow since Blogger has a scheduled outage today. Baskets measure apprx 2 1/4" square and 4 1/4" tall including handle.

The materials you need for the basic envelope basket are:

White A2 size envelopes
Bone folder
Paper cutter/scissors
Stamps for background
Inkpads
Adhesive/sticky strip

Take your white envelope and seal it shut. Stamp a background image all over on both sides.
Now you score 1" down both long sides and one end. Fold both ways on score lines. Now you will cut from the top end that has no score line down. Measure in across top from left side 1 3/4" and cut down 2 3/4", now cut out from that mark to left side (1 3/4") you will repeat this on the other side. This will leave your handle in the center. Now you will slide your hand inside and pop the bottom up at score lines and pop sides out to create your basket. Now you will have 2 little points that will fold under your basket and you will adhere with sticky strip!
This is hard to describe with words so I will be posting pictures tomorrow. It really is easier than it sounds.
You now have your basic basket. Decorate as desired!
I used the following materials:
Boho Backgrounds Stamps (on all backgrounds)
Layered flower #3 die in the Big Shot
Forest Friends stamp set (bunny)
Oval all stamp set
Scalloped oval punch
Scalloped circle punch
Ticket corner punch
Circle punch
Dazzling diamonds glitter (flower center)
Pretty in Pink ink
Kiwi Kiss ink
Bashful Blue ink
Chocolate chip ink
Creamy caramel ink (bunny)


Have a Sunny Day!

A Tisket, A Tasket~A Blue & Chocolate Basket

I have not posted in a few days because I was a bit under the weather! I am feeling so much better & was anxious to get back to creating! I LOVE these easy little baskets. You can really do them so many ways. I am so impressed with the Parisian Breeze Specialty designer paper. The catalog does not do it justice! The color matches for this paper set is Baja Breeze, chocolate chip & Kraft.



These little baskets are made from a 6x6" square of 2 sided specialty paper or cardstock that is scored, folded & adhered.
The handles are cut at 1/2" wide by 8,5" long. After adhering the handles I used vintage brads to finish them off.

I used the Yummy stamp set that is available in the Sale-a-bration catalog ~you can earn it free by purchasing $50 in catalog merchandise (before tax & shipping). There are only 2 weeks left for Sale-a-bration! This is a very useful stamp set and co-ordinates with the Top Note Bigz die for the Big Shot.

I hope you enjoy this little project as much as I did! I used brown M&M's and Cadbury chocolate eggs in pastel blue to fill my medium flat Cello bags and tied them off with the 1/4" chocolate grossgrain ribbon.

Here is the photo tutorial~Click on the collage to make it bigger!























Cut 6x6" piece of 2 sided cardstock, Score at 2" and at 4". Turn and score at 2" and 4". now your piece will be scored into 6 two inch square. Turn and score from tip to center of score marks on each of your 4 corners (as shown in picture) make sure you do NOT score through the very center square. Attach sticky strip on one side of each of the 4 points inside and adhere. Now place sticky strip on one side of the outside of each point and adhere each flap forward. Adhere your 1/2" by 8.5" handle, add brads and decorate!

I used the BRAND NEW scallop oval punch and stamp set from the Occasions mini that will be available April 1st!

















Have a Sunny day!

Smarties Chick

I was looking for a quick little Easter project to hold something small for the kids in my son's class.

This Smarties card seems to be the perfect thing. I am using a few different spring and Easter stamps on them but I will show this little spring chick for my example.

Cut your card stock 6 1/2" long by 3 1/2" wide. Score at 3", again at 3 1/2" and 4". The smaller flap will be your front. You can use a punch or cut with scissors aprx 3/4" down from the top left side( you will have your card folded so your middle score line is the "edge".) Then cut in up to your other score lines, be careful not to cut through the interior score lines. Cut aprx 1/8" below the first cut and notch out that little section. Repeat from the bottom edge up. You should now have two small notched out sections. This has made the edge have 3 sections. You want to push the top 3/4" section and the bottom 3/4" section to the inside of the card. This leaves the bigger section out to slide your Smarties candy through.

Use your slit punch or notch tool and make a half moon closure on the right side of card.

I decorated with the Fun & Fast Notes stamp set colored with Stampin' pastels. The background on my certainly celery card stock is Boho Backgrounds inked in certainly celery ink. Barely banana & almost amethyst card stock were also used.

Have a FUN day!

Altered frame~Desk top calendar, post it & pen

I love this project! I made this for the desk in my new stamping room. You can do any paper/stamp/color theme. I have a few more ideas for this I am going to try. This one is pretty simple!

I started with a clear acrylic picture frame, you can find these about anywhere and mine was under $2. You can print the calendar from splitcoaststampers under downloads and it comes with instructions on how to cut it.

Simply cut your card stock to fit in your frame, you can pull out the promotional "picture" that comes in the frame and use it as your template. Then simply stamp and add some designer paper of your choice and slide it in the frame! I attached my post it pad with sticky strip and once I had made my calendar I added sticky strip to it as well. I topped mine off with some ribbon and a bow. The pen holder was made by cutting and scoring a small strip of cardstock into a square and leaving a tab that you can slide into the frame and stick with tape to your larger cardstock. At this point you can add a piece of rolled up DP to the inside of a pen (not shown) I just stuck a gel pen in for picture purposes as the pen I plan on using is not here yet.

Stampin' Up Materials~
Eastern Blooms Stamp
Pretty in pink CS
Bella Rose DP
Whisper White organza ribbon
square gem brads
sticky strip

Have a CREATIVE day!

Petal Pens & Altered paint can

I got the idea for this project from my friend Dawn! She has a great tutorial for making the flower pens right here!
For my "pot" I came up with this lovely altered pint size paint can.

Each flower AND the leaves are pens! I put them in this can to take to my classes and workshops. They look so pretty sitting on the table! Sometimes I put a little sticker on one pen and later give a door prize if someone has the special pen.

The paint cans are available at Lowe's, I paid a little over $2 for the pint size.
I used the Bella Rose DP and Dreams du Jour stamps for this project.
Dream stamp is inked in Chocolate chip and colored with Stampin' pastels. Paper and ribbon adhered with sticky strip.

Materials~
1 pack Bic pens
1 bunch of silk flowers of your choice
1 roll green floral tape
1 silver pint size paint can (Lowes)
Bella Rose Designer paper #112041
Whisper white & Pink Pirouette card stock #111351
Sticky Strip #104294
Dreams du Jour stamp set #111624
Chocolate Chip classic stamp pad #100908
Stampin' Pastels #105542
Whisper White organza ribbon #114319

If you use the pint size can your DP will not quite reach around the can. You will have to do a decorative strip to fill in your space, this is where I used the pink card stock and then layered a piece of Bella Rose and my stamped image.
My flower leaves were really soft and flocked so I decided to use a couple of them to make pens too, it added to my arrangement. You can pour a small bag of dried beans in the bottom of the can to "plant" your pens in. It holds them in nicely.

Have a PEACEFUL day!

Freezing rain turning to snow

That was the weather announcement we had this morning! I'll be glad when the weather gets better. Ok here are the Round top box Materials~

SU Chocolate chip & Pacific Point card stock
SU Bella Rose DP Kiwi dot
SU Stamps Big Bold Birthday & Holiday Blitz
SU Classic Ink Pads in Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate chip & Bashful blue
Round top box template
Scallop punch
1" round punch
White organza ribbon
Sticky strip
Dimensionals

Have a warm day!

Round top Birthday Box

This was for Monday's challenge TLC206, the round top box. I just got mine made today & will post all the details tomorrow!