I've shared boxes similar to this one that had both 3x3 cards and Christmas gift tags together. This time I decided to put cards in each of the four spots. There is 5 of each card design and of course enough envelopes for all the cards. If you notice, I stamped snowflakes in the lower right corner of the acetate lid using White Stazon Ink and then satin ribbon topped off the entire package beautifully! I spent a wonderful day stamping with 12 other demonstrators today! We made so many fun projects and I can't wait to share them with you! Unfortunately, I am not at liberty to share the Continue reading
Stamped Tile Coaster Set & Box
Don't you love this cardinal? He is from an old, retired stamp set called Christmas Cardinal. I am about to offer this stamp set for sale, simply because I need to clear out retired sets, but I really like him, he looks very regal. It is hard to see here, but in person the cardinal and leaves shimmer due to the shimmer paint. (We'll be learning about that at the Technique Club this month!) The cardinal is the top of a box to hold a set of tile coasters. This is a chipboard box that can be found in many craft sections, I just covered it with cardstock. Once again, you can't tell in the Continue reading
Stacked JOY Block Decor
I made this set of JOY blocks today. Wouldn't this make a great Christmas Decor item in any home? I used Photo Cubes picked up from a local dollar spot to make the blocks. The blocks come apart and then the DSP is inside. I used the Serif Essentials die to cut the letters out of Chocolate Chip cardstock and then covered them with Iridescent Ice embossing powder to give them a little glitter. I decided to use some ribbon to tie the blocks together. In my house it's important to have things tied together or the kids will be taking it all apart! I believe I'm going to take this to the Continue reading
More Stampin' Up! Ribbon Weaving
Here's another sample of ribbon weaving like I promised (the front view this time)! I had a lot of fun making this wreath and it took very little time! The wreath is somewhere between 7 and 8 inches in diameter. I have a lot of Certainly Celery Twill ribbon left over from Sale-A-Bration last year so that's what I used for the wreath and then decorated it with both wide and narrow Real Red grosgrain ribbon. I think it looks a lot better in real life, the picture just doesn't do it justice. Once I had the weaving done I had to come up with a way to keep the circular shape of the wreath Continue reading
Stamping with the MS Society
I am greatly looking forward to stamping picture frames, just like this one, and Christmas cards with the MS Society today! I think they're going to be a bit hit! Once again I went with the colors of Rich Razzleberry, Pale Plum and Bashful Blue. I hope you're not tired of seeing those colors together with this stamp set yet, I love them together! If you don't know what I'm talking about, visit my post on Handstamped Christmas Gift Packaging. The picture in the frame was just taken on Monday of our family. The boys were "fun" when it came to the camera but I think in the end the pictures Continue reading
Handmade Gift Tags for the Presents
Yesterday I showed you some fun Christmas packaging and today we're going to focus on labeling who those gifts are for! I've had a bunch of fun making the tags you see here and more. All of the tags sets I'm going to show you contain 12 tags and are packaged in medium cellophane bags (found on page 159 of the Idea Book & Catalog) with a stamped topper I made out of a 4"x4" square of cardstock. These little bags are wonderful for party favors, a quick little thank you gift for a hostess, teacher gifts and more! This set was made with the Christmas Punch stamp set. I used Real Red and Continue reading
Handstamped Christmas Gift Giving Packaging
Welcome to day 3 out of 4 of the Blog Tour! I'm having a great time and I hope you are too! I had way too much fun working on the projects for today! I have so many pictures to show you, I hope you won't mind! The set of items you see above is made using the colors of Rich Razzleberry, Bashful Blue, Pale Plum and of course Whisper White. The stamp sets are Serene Snowflake, Four the Holidays and Delightful Decorations. I bought a 2-pack of white gift bags at the local dollar store for just a dollar, of course I couldn't leave it white though! After stamping the bag I cut the snowflake Continue reading
Stamping with White Stazon ink
Welcome to day number two of the blog tour! I have been having so much fun with my new White Stazon ink pad (page 190 in the Idea Book & Catalog) the last few days! I've been wanting to get this ink pad for a while now but kept forgetting when I was placing orders. Finally I have it and this is one of my first projects! Stazon ink is a permanent ink and can be used on non-porous services like glass and plastic in addition to cardstock and paper. I picked this piece of glass up at my local dollar store for just a dollar and used my ink and Serene Snowflake stamp set (from the Holiday Continue reading
Framed Cardinal Decor and Matching Card
Welcome to the Last Minute Holiday Blog Tour! I have so many things I'm looking forward to sharing with you in the next four days. I hope you'll come back each day to visit! This is a card I created to go along with the frame I'm going to show you below. The colors I used here are Handsome Hunter, Real Red, Basic Black and the Encore gold ink pad. The branch you see is from the So Tweet Chipboard found on page 185 of the Idea Book & Catalog and then I pulled the little "berries" from various other chipboard packages like the On Board Batch of Blossoms. I used craft ink to color the Continue reading
Rubber Stamping with Kindergarteners
I had a lot of fun stamping with my son's kindergarten class this morning! We made these lovely picture frames and they brought a picture from home to put in them. Didn't they do a lovely job? They all seemed to have a great time! we used stamps from the Lovely as a Tree, Seasonal Icons (retired), God's Beauty (retired) and Le Jardin Botanique stamp sets along with the colors of Pumpkin Pie, Ruby Red, More Mustard and Old Olive. To make life a little easier (and to save the ink pads!) I worked with 3 smaller groups. Here is a picture of one of the groups when they completed their Continue reading
Turkey Favor for Thanksgiving
Please excuse the poor picture quality tonight. I'm going to admit to laziness! Here is a little turkey that would work wonderfully for a favor at your Thanksgiving meal. I think I'm going to make some more of these for Thanksgiving at our house (shh! Don't let my sister read that, she's going to be visiting!) I'll share more details later. Continue reading
Elegant Notes & Masterpiece Ribbon Originals Kits
Today I have a few more things to show you with the Elegant Notes and Masterpiece Ribbon Originals and then I'm going to offer a couple kit options. I hope you'll read through to the end and see if you would like to take advantage of this deal! This is a special little box to hold 4"x4" note cards made with the Elegant Notes you can find on page 168 of the catalog. The box is made from Close to Cocoa cardstock, an elegant note and some of the Masterpiece ribbon. Here is what the cards look like that I made for inside the box! I made 4 to go inside the box. They're very elegant and easy Continue reading