I created a wedding card and coordinating pillow box for an associate at my office who was getting married. I created a monotone gold card using Gold Foil sheets and retired DSP Gold Soiree.
The card was embellished with Gold Satin Ribbon and a flower created with the Pansy punch and the Petite Petals Punch.
The sentiment and flower were heat embossed in Gold. The flower is from the retired stamp set called Bordering Blooms. This was the first Stampin' Up! stamp set I ever purchased. I still love it and cannot part with it.
The pillow box contained a photo of a customized ornament from Paloma's Nest I ordered for the couple. I love this as a wedding gift. You can check it out here. I always add the gold leaf to the ornament. They are just stunning.
I have one more piece of news. Next week October 19 - Oct 23 Stampin' Up! is offering 15% off on ALL stamp sets* from the Annual and Holiday catalog. So if there are stamp sets you have been eyeing then I think next week is your week to hit that "Add to my cart" button! Remember you can shop 24/7 at the StampinMojo store by just clicking here.
Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for October where we are celebrating an early Fall season by sharing Halloween and Autumn projects using our wonderful Stampin’ Up! supplies. We hope you enjoy our creations!
You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine, number 9 on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all the projects.
For those who follow me regularly, you know I have two sons in college. I love sending them care packages. Our younger son loves homemade Chex mix so I whipped up a batch over the weekend and decorated the container. Of course he needs a card to go with the package.
The container was fun and easy to decorate. Two 2" bands of DSP wrap around the container. The Spider Web Doilies were the perfect backdrop for my skull and cross bones. Definitely spooky enough for a coed. The sentiment is from the Tags 4 You stamp set*. A piece of retired Stampin' Up Chevron Ribbon added a splash of color.
*Note: I did not realize this was a retired stamp set until typing tis post as I was confusing it with the Tag Talk stamp set that is current. You can easily substitute the Trick or Treat from the A Little Something stamp set..
I just love the Happy Haunting DSP. These little ghosts are just screaming out to me. Of course the card included a little fast cash for a movie or a burger out.
The next stop is Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs, number 11 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting; I hope to see you on next month’s Pals Hop!
This month's Paper Pumpkin Kit is adorable. These look difficult to make but they are not due to Stamping' Up! doing all the work for us. There are great stamps with the kit but I used an old Paper Pumpkin sentiment to make these my birthday treats for colleagues with October birthdays.
You can see everything that comes with the kit here...
I love getting these additional stamps to use with other products. The stamps in the Paper Pumpkin kits are never sold separately. I could see using these stamps to make place cards for Thanksgiving.
Here is a look of one of the bags close up...
Another Paper Pal called them candy apples. I think they look like haystacks. I filled them with Hershey Nuggets.
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Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for September. This month we are showing off our favorite new products from the new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog. We hope you enjoy our projects!
You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Brian King at Stamp with Brian, number 13 on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all the projects.
This project was created using several of my favorite new products:
Square Pillow Box Thinlits Die
Reason for the Season Photopolymer Bundle (stamp set and coordinating punch)
Winter Wonderland Specialty DSP
Home for Christmas Enamel Dots
Shimmery White card stock (an oldie but goodie)
So how did I get the Square Pillow Box to be become a rectangle? I put two pillow boxes together. Here is a quick look at how I did it.
I put each pillow box together leaving the squared off ends to meet in the middle. Then I created the belly band (3 1/2" x 9") to wrap around the two boxes.
Then I created the poinsettia using Whisper White Craft ink and Vellum. The leaves are Mossy Meadow card stock and ink. I found it easier to punch out the pieces and then stamp them. (Note: you can't be in a hurry because the white craft ink takes a while to dry. Be patient.) A few hours later I assembled my flower. I punched a 1 3/8" circle and anchored the flower onto the circle to give it the stability I wanted for the pillow box. A white Enameled Dot from the Home for Christmas Enamel Dots was the perfect center for my flower. It was adhered with two Stampin' Dimensionals to the Belly Band.
The card is 3 x 3 and was stamped with versa mark for the flower and heat embossed gold embossing powder. The leaves were stamped by using my Mossy Meadow Stamping' Write Marker. And the sentiment is from the Wondrous Wreath stamp set carried over from last year's holiday catalog.
The next stop is Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits From Dawn, number 15 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting; I hope to see you on next month’s Pals Hop!
Those of you that follow StampinMojo on a regular basis know that I create birthday treats for all the associates in my office. We continue to grow so that means I am now making over 120 birthday treats! I love every minute of it. Could it be the perfect excuse to purchase all the new gift giving framelits?
This month I used the new Pillow Box Framelit Dies from the new Holiday Catalog. There is one gentleman and the rest are all for ladies having birthday's this month. Since I have a plethora of DSP this was a great way to use up some retired DSP from last year's annual catalog.
I used a Deco Labels Framelit in Old Olive followed by a Blackberry Bliss banner cut with a framelit from the Mini Treat Bag Thinlit set. Then I used one of the new framelits from the Tags & Labels Framelits set. (I love this set it is very versatile.)
The sentiment is from the Tin of Cards Stamp Set. The balloon was stamped in Hello Honey and is part of the retired stamp set From the Herd in the 2015 Occasions Catalog. A little retired Hello Honey Stitched Satin Ribbon is the finishing touch.
I used the same tools and simply changed out the colors for a more festive feminine treat.
I stamp "enjoy" from the Endless Birthday Wishes stamp set onto Avery Labels and wrap them around Hershey Nuggets. Then I fill the pillow boxes with the treats. I can fit six suggest in comfortably. And here are a few grouped together. I had 14 treat packages to make this month.
I hope I have inspired you to consider ordering the Pillow Box Framelits. Check out all the dies you get with the framelit set. The small squares can be used to create a window in your pillow box.
You click here to order the Pillow Box Framelits now. This is also available in a bundle with an adorable coordinating stamp set. Click here to purchase both and save 15%.
Don't forget to stop back on Wednesday for the September Pals Blog Hop. We will be showcasing all the beautiful products in the new Holiday Catalog. See you then.
Only ONE more day until all the holiday catalog items are available to everyone! Stampin' Up! knocked it out of the park with this holiday catalog. There are so many fabulous bundles enabling you to save 15% with each bundle.
I want to share with you a couple of things I created when playing with my new holiday catalog products.
How adorable is that ornament? This was demonstrated by Pam Morgan of Stamping' Up! at convention this year. I loved it so much I could not wait to try it out myself. I used the Snow Flurry Bundle to create this ornament along with the Flower Medallion Punch from the annual catalog.
Then I created this great Poinsettia using Rose Red card stock and ink. Don't you love the new metal rimmed pearls? I think it makes the perfect center.
This flower was created using the Reason for the Season Bundle.
There are so many amazing stamp sets, papers and accessories to explore, these are just a couple of my favorites. Don't forget the adorable Pillow Box. Click here to see my post using the Pillow Box framelit set.
Don't forget to stop by tomorrow. You will be able to download the catalog, check out the new weekly deals and order away from the new catty.
How adorable is this Pillow Box? So cute and so easy!! This Pillow Box die will be available September 1st with the launch of the Holiday Catalog. This will be a must have for the Holiday Season. Perfect for party favors, small gifts or even to decorate your table when entertaining.
The color combination was inspired by the Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge this week.
I used the Bohemian DSP, Flower Shop stamp set and the Bird Builder Punch (for the leaves). The sentiment came from a monthly Paper Pumpkin kit. If you are not yet subscribing you can join now and save. Click here for more information.
Pierce, our younger son came home from Chicago for the weekend. For the first time since Christmas everyone is home. It will only last for a couple of days as Pierce heads back on Monday and Conor will head back to school on Tuesday. I am sure I will go through withdrawal once again. In the meantime, I am going to enjoy every minute I can with them.
Thanks for stopping by.
Michelle
If you are not working with another demonstrator and would like a Holiday Catalog please let me know.
Click on any of the links below to order items used for this project (Pillow Box will not be available for purchase until September 1st):
I am excited to share this card with you today. It is a fun shaker card to celebrate someone special. There are several dear friends and family members who have birthday's in July. My cousin and my dad share a birthday (July 3rd) and my dad's brother's birthday is July 4th. Growing up we would all gather and celebrate their birthdays together. The cakes would have sparklers for candles leaving the top of the cake filled with dark ashes. We didn't care, we were kids and it was so cool.
I created this card for my dear uncle. He is one of the most spirited, fun and loving individuals I have ever known. Although he his younger than my dad he has taken on the patriarchal role for the family that continues to bind us all together. So I wanted his card to be extra special.
Onto the card...
This card was inspired by Joanne James an amazing crafter. The confetti was created using the stars border punch. I punched real red, night of navy and glimmer paper. You can see I was not shy with the confetti. Oh it looked so good.
The stamps come from Be The Star. And the Star Framelits made cutting them out a cinch. (This week the Star Framelits are only $20.25 as part of the Weekly Deals. Click Here to see ALL the weekly deals.) They are great for the holidays!
My Square Framelits helped create the square opening in the Night of Navy card base. Then using tow Square Framelits I created the outer frame in Real Red. A piece of window sheet created the shaker window.
The sentiment is from Birthday Blossoms in the annual catalog and was stamped in Night of Navy on Whisper White card stock. Tthen using the outside edges of my Stamping Dimensions I created the box to hold the confetti. (I realize now I should have taken photos as I created this for you.) I added the confetti then overlaid the window onto the Stamping Dimensional "box"holding the confetti.
I hope you can see the Star embossing on the outside of the envelope flap. Another finishing touch before it went in the mail.
Today is Administrative Professionals Day. I am very fortunate to have a very special woman who assists me everyday at my office. She is always so positive and willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish a task. So this past weekend I set out to create something special for her. It is a purse and cards set. I also snuck a gift card in the purse as well.
I cannot take credit for this adorable set. I followed a terrific tutorial by Caroline Hallett a UK Stamping' Up! demonstrator. You can see it here.
The bag is amazingly easy to create. I have instructions you can follow below with all the measurements.
DSP 3 1/2" x 12"
Base of the bag 2 1/2" x 5 1/4" piece of card stock, Score this piece 1/2" on all sides. Fold and score with your bone folder all the creases. Then put sticky strip on the corners. Cut to the crease line on one side of each corner. Folder the sides up putting the overlap on the outside (so there is no seam on the inside of the box bottom).
Now cut three pieces of card stock 1/2" x 12". Put sticky strip/Fast Fuse along the entire piece of card stock. You will add this to the outside of the DSP to create the top and bottom of the purse. The third piece will be for the inside of the purse after you add the handles. Only adhere the top piece for now.
Then take the DSP and place sticky strip on the bottom and right side of the inside or back of the DSP. Remove the tape and begin attaching it to the (box) base of your purse. Start about half way along the back of the base and continue to carefully wrap the DSP along the base of the box. Note, start with the side that does not have sticky strip you want that end to seal the bag together.
Then add the other 1/2" piece of card stock along the base to cover up any miscues when adding the DSP.
Next add the handles. Cut two pieces of card stock 3/8" by 6". Use brads to attach the handles. Now add the remaining 1/2" x 12" piece of card stock with sticky strip to the inside of the purse to cover the backside of the brads. This is probably the toughest part.
Your bag is now complete!
I totally CASE'd Caroline's bag and added the embellishment of the flower with the monogram.
The note cards measure 4" x 4". The DSP strip is 1" x 4" and the Whisper White piece is 2/12" x 4". The flowers and punch are form the Occasions Catty. Petal Potpourri and the Flower Medallion Punch. Purchase them together and save 15%. I love the flowers in this set.
The sentiment is from one of the Paper Pumpkin kits. These kits just keep getting better and better!
And here is the final result.
I loved creating this and I hope I inspired you to give it a try as well. Thanks for stopping by!
Michelle
Products used to create this project. Click on any item to begin shopping!
I am amazed at all the ways new parents have to capture the joys of parenthood. Cute onesies with each month adorning it to snap a photo and track the baby's growth - why didn't I think of that?!? And so many new parents are writing to their babies and children with the intent of giving their thoughts to them as a gift when they get older.
I have a friend who wanted a journal book to capture her thoughts as she becomes a grandma. The Sweet Dreams DSP is one of my favorites from the Occasions Catalog and perfect for this assignment.
I think this turned out sweet. I added punched out Sweetheart hearts and words using non-SU thinlits. The sentiment is from a single Photopolymer set that was released this year called Snuggles and Smooches (I love this set).
The journal is made using a standard composition book that I got at Office Max. I usually buy a dozen of them in the Fall when you can get 10 for $10. The inside covers are covered in solid Hello Honey card stock. I also adhered an envelope on the inside for any trinkets or memory items she might want to keep.
Thanks for stopping by. Don't forget on Tuesday April 21st, Stamping' Up! will release the retired items list. I will post it Tuesday morning. Remember these items go FAST so if there is anything you have been thinking about getting don't delay.
Regardless of how old we are we still love to get surprises in the mail. Our sons are off at school and will not be with us for Easter. So last weekend I purchased goodies to ship off to them. As a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and someone who loves to create beautifully wrapped packages. I jazzed up a few of the items in the their Box-Baskets.
Let's take a closer look at some of the items I put in their boxes.
Protein bars dressed up with a belly band of the Sale-a-Bration DSP and adorned with the Petal Potpourri and Flower Medallion Punch (15% when purchased as a bundle!).
Always great to have HandyWipes decorated with another band of DSP, retired Baked Brown Sugar ribbon, and a tag using From the Garden stamp set and coordinating Handpicked Framelits Dies (also 15% discount when purchased together!).
Did you see the "love you're than Chocolate" tag attached to their chocolate bunny? This sentiment is part of the Lovely Amazing You Photopolymer Stamp Set. One of my favorite stamp set this Spring.
Well Stampin' Up! has an Easter give for all of us as well.
Starting Monday April 6th and through Friday April 10th all orders ship for FREE. Yes that is right FREE SHIPPING! So today I am going through my supplies to see what I need (card stock colors I am low on) and perhaps items I might want. This is a GREAT time to stock up and save.
And don't forget the weekly deals will be available through the end of day Monday. This weeks weekly deals are fantastic and you can get them shipped FREE on Monday. So don't miss out on this special sales event.
If I can help you with your order or deciding what to purchase just send me an email.
A quick post today. We have a lot of folks coming and going at our home so I am squeezing in time to create and blog.
These are the treat boxes I created for the April Birthdays. I fill each one with Hershey's nuggets.
I used the Irresistibly Yours DSP from Sale-A-Bration. Only TWO days left to get this great paper that can become so many different papers. I used my brayer and colored one sheet with Mambo Melon and one in Wild Wasabi. This paper is a heavier weight and perfect for creating the curvy keepsake.
Then I cut out two butterflies - one in the coordinating plain card stock and one in vellum. I sliced each butterfly in half and glued it onto each side of the curvy keepsake handle. This idea came from Erica Cerwin at Pink Buckaroo Designs. She is so amazingly talented.
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For the past two years I have been making personalized birthday cards for every associate in my office. The other day my husband asked if my efforts were appreciated. I told him I don't do it to be appreciated rather to make someone feel special on their special day. As we get older our birthday's can feel less special. Nonetheless, I considered his question. My answer is Yes. As I walk around the office I see cards I have made displayed in many individuals offices (men and women alike). I'd like to think the cards remind them that someone thought enough to make them a card unique to them.
After two years of creating birthday cards I decided to do something different for 2015. So I have been making small gifts of chocolate. In January I used a Paper Pumpkin kit of Blackberry Bliss and White striped boxes tied with beautiful white satin ribbon, you can see them here. In February I made black, white and red Mini treat bags. And for March I used the A Little Sumthin' Sumthin' Simply Created Gift Box kit.
The sentiment I used was part of the December Paper Pumpkin kit. I love the stamps from this PP kit. Everything you see was included in the kit (other than the sentiment). Don't you just love the pattern on this box (it is a nice heavy weight box). It was fun and easy to create the 10 boxes to be filled with some chocolates.
Here you can see them all assembled. All this for $13.95! I think that is an amazing deal. Perfect for a children's party favor, or to send to your co-ed and his/her friends off at school.
I hope I have inspired you to take a fresh look at our kits. They are a GREAT value and oh so fun to put together.
Last night I came home to find the cute orange My Paper Pumpkin box in my mail. I opened with great anticipation of what would be inside this month. Stampin' Up! knocked it out of the park again!
This month includes all the pieces you need to create 24 adorable Valentine's Day treats. The colors are REal Red, Blushing Bride, Whisper White and Gold. Each of the tags has gold detailing providing the perfect splash of bling. Here is a peak at the kit before I got started...
There are instructions as well as a great video to walk you through the assembly as you see them pictured.
I began my treat bags by stamping images on the precut gold trimmed hearts. The stamps are photopolymer (which I love) so placement onto the hearts is a cinch. To get a crisp image I have found stamping on my Stampin' Piercing Mat works great. You can see it under the card stock here.
I first stamped the sentiment and then added the little heart. Super cute, don't you think?
Then I added the precut banner tails to the hearts with glue dots (included in the kit).
Next I filled my goodie bags with seven Dark Chocolate Dove candies. They are wrapped in red foil so they look great with the kit accessories.
Here is a close up of one of the treat bags. You can see the beautiful gold detailing on all the elements.
And here are three together.
So if you have not yet joined My Paper Pumpkin NOW is the time. While you will not be able to get this month's kit you will get in the queue for next month. And right now you can save $5 by purchasing a three month pre-paid subscription and immediately earn a FREE Sale-A-Bration product.
I just purchased the 12 month Prepaid subscription and earned 4 FREE Sale-A-Bration items. A discounted price plus FREE product. I love that.
Welcome to the first Pals Blog Hop of 2015. We hope your new year is off to a great creative start. To celebrate the start of a new Stampin' Up! year, we are showcasing products from our newest catalog this month - the Occasions catalog. You may also see new Sale-a-bration products too. If you don't know how to earn free Sale-a-bration products - contact your Stampin' Up! demonstrator to learn more.
You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Beth Beard at My little craft blog. Use the full lineup below to move along from blog to blog so you see all of the new projects.
One of my FAVORITE items in the new Occasions Catalog is the Perpetual Birthday Calendar Project Kit and coordinating stamp set. I love to be organized and while I have birthdays and anniversaries on my electronic calendar I still seem to forget or miss a birthday. I thought creating this calendar that now sits on my craft table will remind me of upcoming events I want to create a card for. So let's get to it...
This shows you the unique header for each of the months. It was so fun to think of how I wanted to embellish each month. This leads me to my cautionary tale...
I was so enthusiastic about creating that I forgot to look at the details of the printed calendar sheet. I created January and then I began jumping around to other months (as ideas popped in my head) without thinking about the days of the month printed on the calendar sheets. When I got to November I realized I was looking at a calendar sheet with only 28 days. Ooops. So I remade February and had to create a new header for November as noted above.
As a perfectionist this is difficult to confess, however I thought I might be able to save someone else from getting swept up in the excitement and doing the same thing.
The kit comes with the Chipboard base and clip to hold each month's calendar. All you have to do is change it out each month. The box that the kit comes in is also perfect for storing the months you are currently not using.
You can see I also added some embellishment to the bottom of the calendar pages as well. This kit was SO fun to do.
I think this would be a great gift, with a close eye on the calendar sheets this time.
I hope you enjoyed a peek my Perpetual Birthday Calendar. Hopefully you are inspired to create one yourself!
The next stop is Sue Becker at RnR Stamping on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and I'll see you next month.
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Today I want to share a project that was done by a young woman in my office. We had a CRAZY week last week. We joked that we had a week of Monday's. Everything from a water leak to computer gremlins. To keep spirits up she made these sleds for some of her teammates.
Now isn't that just the cutest gift idea? A simple, inexpensive project you could even do with kids to give to someone they love.
So Happy Monday! And Courtney, thank you for brightening everyone's spirits with your amazing smile, calm demeanor, and chocolate treats.
During the first week of December our organization celebrates a week of giving to others. We call it Humanitarian Week. Each day we focus our attention on raising funds for one of our six charities. I voluntereed to create jars to collect pocket change for Relay for Life.
I found the jars at Old Time Pottery and then using Microsoft Word and various Stampin' Up! supplies I dressed up the jars.
While I know this is not unique or special, it is a reminder how we can leverage something we love to do to help others. I am hoping the added bling this year brings in more pocket change.
Today is the final day of the Online Extravaganza Sale event at Stampin' Up! Just click here to start shopping!
Thanks for stopping by. See you Thursday for a new PPA Color Challenge!
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