Some things I love about being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator:
Saving money on my crafting supplies
Meeting wonderful people (in-person and virtually)
And always being able to come up with a card or gift when I need it
Life is busy. Recently I have noted several times how glad I am to be able to create a custom gift or card for a specific occasion. No need to find a Hallmark store any more!
My project today is a perfect example where I was able to create something special for a colleague who just purchased a house.
The card was inspired by the very talented Alison Okamitsu. She is a SU Artisan Team member and very talented.
The stamp set and coordinating framelits are retired. They were part of the Holiday Home collection from last year's Holiday catty. I was very disappointed to see this set retired. I am not parting with this bundle as it is perfect for housewarming cards and more.
You may not be able to tell from the photo that the "colored" house is popped up on dimensionals for added emphasis.
Also this Prosecco is delicious if you enjoy Prosecco. I get it at Total Wine. It is a go to for celebrations.
I was out of town over the weekend and am very grateful that I took today off to get settled. I hope you have a GREAT day.
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 week's Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge provides us with big rich colors. I made a card for this week's Pals Paper Arts Challenge however I really wanted to be more creative. (Stop back on Saturday to see the card I made.)
So I created a table favor for Thanksgiving. Wouldn't these be pretty on your Thanksgiving table?
I started with the Fry Box Bigz die and cut it out in Sahara Sand card stock. Then I took a 1 1/2" piece of Bohemian DSP to wrap around the Fry Box. I realized that Always Artichoke is the only color card stock I don't have. I did find a small scrap piece of Always Artichoke card stock and stamped one of the Vintage Leaves. I sprinkled it with Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder and heated it to add a little glossy shine to the image. I then stamped two more leaves onto Sahara Sand card stock and followed with clear embossing of the images as well.
The bottom leaf is adhered with Fast Fuse and the other two leaves are popped up on dimensionals.
The finishing touch is a piece of Sahara Sand 7/8" Lace Trim.
I love this sentiment from the hostess set Six Sayings. It is the reason I purchased the stamp set. I hand cut out the sentiment and added it to the back of the fry box.
I cut up some retired Always Artichoke DSP using my Fringe Scissors as "stuffing" for the bottom of the fry box. This gave the perfect support for my Hershey Nuggets.
I hope you enjoyed the departure from a traditional card this week. Please visit www.PalsPaperArts.com to see what the other designers have created and play along yourself!
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.
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
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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):
Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for June. This month we are excited to show off new Stampin' Up! products from the just released 2015 - 2016 annual catalog. We hope you find great inspiration from the projects. Get your wish list ready!
You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose, number 23 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.
With Father's Day around the corner I created a little something for my dad using the new Gift Bag Punch Board. This punch board is amazing as it even punches holes through the top of the bag for you to thread your ribbon through. I have already seen variations created with a fold over flap to close the bag. Super cute no matter how you finish off the bag.
I used Very Vanilla card stock and my Dots & Stripes Decorative Masks. Using a Sponge Dauber and the NEW In-Color Delightful Dijon, I quickly and easily created my own unique DSP for my gift bag.
Then I created my tag using Night of Navy and Very Vanilla card stock and my Circle Framelits. The sentiment was stamped in Cajun Craze using stamps from the May Paper Pumpkin kit. (If you haven't yet jumped on the Paper Pumpkin train you are missing out!) Then it was tied on with the Metallic Baker's twine and hung from the new 1" Dotted Lace Trim Ribbon in Delightful Dijon threaded through the top of the gift bag.
The coordinating gift card is 4" square and embossed with the Large Polka Dot Textured Impressions embossing folder. A 2 3/4" square of Bohemian DSP layered with a square of Night of Navy and Very Vanilla card stock finish the card. The sentiment stamped in Cajun Craze is from the recently retired stamp set Hooray It's Your Day.
I am sure my dad will enjoy receiving this.
The next stop is the very talented Amy Whelan at Amy's Inklings, number 25 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting; I hope to see you on next month’s Pals Hop!
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.
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.
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.
When I saw the Holiday Supplement I couldn't wait to get the Many Merry Stars Simply Created Kit. Then I went to Atlanta for World Card Making Day and saw the stars in person. I immediately thought, " I will make a couple of sets of these and have a Many Merry Stars Christmas Tree!" When the time came, I ordered three sets of stars. Putting the stars together takes some time. And due to the humid climate I live in I had to augment each star with more adhesive. SO I decided to postpone making ALLthe stars and created a wreath rather than a tree. (Now I have until next year to complete the stars for the tree.)
I cannot take credit for the idea of the wreath. The very talented fStampin Up Artisan Design Team Member Erica Cerwin at Pink Buckaroo Designs inspired me. She is uber talented and comes up with extraordinary 3D projects.
The base of the wreath is a flat wire wreath from Hobby Lobby ($1.99) that I wrapped with Burlap Ribbon. Then with my hot glue in hand I arranged my stars and glued them to the wreath. That was the very easy part.
I can't wait to hang this on the door to my office at work.
One more thing to share. Yesterday was my 30th Wedding Anniversary. I don't feel old enough to be saying that but I guess I am. I thought you might find this fun...then and now.
The time has flown by. The inside of my card to John used the stamp "Life doesn't have to be Perfect to be Wonderful". Over 30 years, life definitely had days that were less than perfect but our life together has been wonderful.
We have company arriving today for the holiday weekend. I am looking forward to having the house filled with love and laughter. I hope your holiday is filled with the same.
Stampin Hugs,
Michelle
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Last weekend I attended a bridal shower. I have not been to a bridal shower in quite sometime. As I pondered ideas for the bride and groom to be I wanted something different. I always think about some of my favorite gifts from our wedding. John and I will be married 30 years next month (hard to believe) and each Christmas I look forward to finding a special ornament that was given to us as a wedding gift from one of my dad's co-workers. It is a hand-painted egg with a scene of Chicago at Christmas. Little did we know at the time that we would only have two Christmas' in Chicago before being transferred to Southwest Florida. This is a treasured gift for so many reasons. So I decided to give a handcrafted Christmas ornament, you can see it here. I added gold inlay as well.
While I did not have the ornament for the shower I did print the photo and mounted it on card stock. So the gift would really be in the wrapping.
If you are like me I love to give and get beautifully wrapped gifts. I am not a fan of gift bags unless the gift is such an unusual shape that the best solution is a gift bag to wrap it.
I knew the bride's colors were pale pinks and corals so my color palette was Blushing Bride (how appropriate), Calypso Coral, and Very Vanilla. I used a Tag A Bag Gift Box. These are perfect because the Acetate sleeve can be decorated and then slide off to reveal the gift without needing to "undo" the wrapping. I was inspired by a similar design by Kirsty Brown.
The flowers were made with the Spiral Flower Originals Die. I am still working on perfecting my spiral flowers.
So while the ornament is being hand-crafted the bride-to-be still had something pretty to open. I thought it could hold some special notes or other trinkets from her day for years to come.
Thought to start the week:
"It's not happiness that brings us gratitude, it's gratitude that brings us happiness."
I am grateful you stopped by today! I hope I got YOUR StampinMojo going.
Michelle
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Stampin' Up continues to up the fun factor with My Paper Pumpkin. The September kit included six burlap treat bags and accessories to make fun Halloween Treat Bags.
Here is photo of everything included in the kit.
I could not wait to put it all together. Here are my finished treat bags.
I adore these. I think the burlap bags make them more masculine and perfect for sending off to our college aged sons. Who doesn't love a treat in the mail?
So have you been sitting on the sidelines watching everyone else have fun with My Paper Pumpkin? Isn't time you subscribed to get some fun in your mailbox? Click here to subscribe today and enter Michelle Gleeson as your demonstrator. Remember there is no long term obligation, you can cancel at anytime.
Welcome to the July Pals Blog Hop. This month we are featuring a New Hues Review. Let the new Stampin' Up! In Colors for 2014-16 inspire you - Blackberry Bliss, Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, Hello Honey, and Tangelo Twist. We hope you find great inspiration from our creations.
You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper cards number 21 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 of the amazing creations.
In my opinion, this year's annual catty is over the top. There was very little I did not want to add to my Stampin' Up! collection. And that certainly includes the NEW 2014-2016 In-Colors. I was so excited when I learned we would hold an entire Blog Hop dedicated to these colors.
My first item is a pocket journal. I thought this was a wonderful addition to the Stampin' Up! gift packages. You can find the journals on page 200 of the catalog.
The journal measures 31/2" x 5 1/2" and can easily slip into a card as a little something to the recipient. I love paper and I love journals so this was a must on my first order. Isn't this cute? The "Don't Forget" and the arrow are from the What's Up? stamp set. The sentiment is from the Oh My Goodies stamp set and already a "go to" stamp set for me. The Don't Forget works as a reminder for to-do lists to keep track of and also a reminder to Live Well, Laugh Hard and Love Big. Life has a way of pulling me off center at times and this journal in my purse will be a great reminder!
I am showing off the unique accessory available for the new In-Colors on this card (as well as on the journal) - it is the Printed Clothes Pin! I was not quite sure how I would use them and came up with the idea of hanging my sentiment from it. It looks like it is clipped to the vine doesn't it? Simply fun.
My projects used Tangelo Twist, Mossy Meadow and Hello Honey from the new collection. I hope this got YOUR StampinMojo going.
Last week the Pals Paper Arts team selected winners from those that participated in the 200th PPA challenge. Then we randomly selected a winner of all the cards by the 20 design team members. I wanted to get my card in the mail to the winner and wanted to include a small note card.
I absolutely love creating these small note cards and Stampin' Up! makes it super easy with matching envelopes and the liner framelit. Let's see the result ...
If you recall my card for the PPA Challenge was Midnight Muse (so sad it is retiring) so I wanted to keep with the theme and I used Midnight Muse Paper Stack DSP and used a stamp with the Fancy Flower Punch. Clean and Simple yet packs a creative punch.
While the stamp I used is not longer available I would use the Five Way Flower (retiring) and included the supplies below from the current catty to build a similar layered flower.
I hope you have a fabulous Monday! We have a BIG event happening at my office on Wednesday so the pressure is on and I am anxious to get through to the other side of the event. I know, I know be in the moment, I will get there. When I throw a big event it is like throwing a big party until the event starts and there is nothing further I can do to make it better I will be tweaking and dotting more "i"'s.
Check back Wednesday for the final in my series on my crafting space.
If you are a regular follower, you know that I have two sons. One in college and one a senior in high school. While they are happy to get cards and treats from mom they are long gone from the days of handing out Valentine's to everyone in their class. So, what does a crafty mom do? I adopt my friends' kids to craft for! And so began my hunt for the perfect treat holder for valentine treats. I found the perfect treat box on Pinterest created by Crafty Caroline in the UK.
Here are the details:
Start with a piece of cardstock 6" x 10"
Along the long side (10" side) score at 3/4", 2", 4", 6", 8" and 9 1/4"
Then turn to the short side (6" side) and score at 2" and 4"
Then you will cut along the lines as shown in the photos below:
Insert the extended flaps into the Scallop Tag Punch and punch them out.
Fold up the sides and adhere with Tombow Glue.
Once all the sides are glued together, you are ready to decorate the treat box.
To finish, fill with your favorite treats and then tie the top with ribbon.
Again, left over DSP was perfect for this project. I used More Amore DSP from last year's Spring Catty, along with the A Round Array stamp and coordinating punch. The Tag It stamp set provided the "from:" for the banner tag. The banner tag was cut using the new Banner Framelits.
I hope you enjoyed the tutorial and you have fun creating some last minute Valentines for someone special in your life!
Saturday I mentioned we recently gave out Employee of the Year awards at my office and with the award comes a cash gift. I wanted to create special money card holders for the cash. The gift bags were red so I decided to use Soft Sky and Real Red as my color palette.
Using my Envelope Punch Board this could not have been easier. As a matter of fact I made the two cards I needed one morning before heading off to work!
I measured a one dollar bill and decided the envelope should be 3 x 6 1/2. Following the dimensions on the punch board itself I made the envelope. Then I grabbed my Chalk Talk Bundle (remember you save 15% when you buy these as the bundle). I stamped the frame image onto Real Red card stock with Versamark and used White Emboss Powder to create texture and WOW against the red. Using the coordinating framelit the image was cut out. Then I stamped the sentiment with Real Red Ink onto Whisper White card stock, punched it out with my circle punch and adhered with Stampin Dimensionals.
Using Real Red Taffeta Ribbon I lined it up using Glue Dots to hold it in place. I attached the framed sentiment onto the card and over the ribbon with Stampin Dimensionals. Using the ribbon I tied a pretty bow in the back.
I LOVE how these turned out. The color combination and the simple sentiment made it a special way to deliver this cash element of the award.
Thanks for stopping by and I hope I got your creative mojo going today.
Michelle
Here are all the items used to create this project:
This time of year we are all thinking about ways we can recognize special people in our lives and let them know what they mean to us. I have someone in my life who has become very special to me. She is a reflective person so I thought a handcrafted Personal Journal was just the right gift.
Where did my Mojo come from?
Using a standard office supply store composition book I covered the back of the journal in Basic Black card stock and then on the front used Very Vanilla and Modern Medley DSP. Shades of teal are the in color these days so I decided to use Coastal Cabana as my accent color. The "Fabulous" sentiment came from the Million & One stamp set (a personal favorite).
I think my friend is going to love this journal. What do you think?
Tomorrow will be the final Pals Blog Hop for 2013. Don't forget to stop by and see the great ideas projects Pals create. Also the Clearance Rack gets new items on Tuesday so you will want to check it out as well!
May you remain Merry and Bright this holiday season. Cheers,
If you are like me this holiday season seems like it is on a fast track. Stampin' Up! has the perfect solutions to keep you on track this holiday season - it is the Seasons of Style This and That Journal. And did I mention you can buy this in a bundle for 20% off now during Stampin' Up's Holiday Sales!!!!
This is my This and That Journal that I decorated with Seasons of Style Washi tape, Christmas Messages Stamp Set (30% off now during the sale), and the Deco framelits Collection. I did not want to decorate it too much as I carry with me and make notes all the time.
A week or more ago my blog showcased my gifts of the This & That journals for three of my colleagues as early Christmas gifts. They were thrilled with the gift. See the post again here.
So get out your Holiday gift giving list and sit down with the Holiday Sale Flyer Download Holiday_Sale_Flyer_US and place your order now. Then you can sit back and wait for the gifts to arrive at your door!
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Whether you are looking for a way to add sparkle for your table or a unique teacher gift Stampin' Up! has the solutions. I would be thrilled to get this candle from someone.
Where did I get my Mojo?
Inspired by a fellow Pal, Shannon Jaramillo. I took a battery operated pillar candle (you can get these by the half dozen at Costco) and added some pizazz. It started with a 2" band of Red Glimmer Paper. Then I stamped the leaves and poinsettia from the Joyful Christmas Stamp Set with Versamark Ink and used a green embossing powder and Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler Emboss Powder. The embossed elements are super easy to cut out and layer. Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details provide the holly berries finishing touch.
Tips: I used Stampin' Up's Multipurpose Glue for the red glimmer band and had some difficulty with it setting. So I simply used my heat gun to heat up the wax slightly and it magically stuck in place! Craft glue dots were the best solution to getting the pointsettia and leaves to stick to the red glimmer paper.
Need more ideas on holiday gifts and creative packaging ideas? Stampin' Up is currently featuring a speacial Festive Flurry Ornatment Kit. You get all you need to make 10 of these beautiful 3D snowflake ornaments. All you need to add is a hot glue gun!
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