Gift Bag Die

Have you ever used the Gift Bag Dies?  They are really fun and to make!  And, what you may not know is that they are sized to fit into an envelope!  So you can use it as a gift bag filled with treats, or as a fun version of a card.
Back in early April I needed to make some projects using the current In-Color collection and some carry over products to use for a Stampin' Up! display.  I needed to make 20 projects and I made many more so that I could choose which ones to bring.  I ended up not using these gift bags for the display and then forgot to show them on my blog. I was putting some to use this week, one for a grad gift (the stars) and one for a teacher (the flowers) and so I thought I better blog them before they all get sent away!

I used stamps and dies that were meant to go together with the gift bag dies.  The stamp set is called You're So Sweet and I love the Heart and star!! So fun. 

 See the Black twine on the Just for you and the Mint twine on the mint bag?  Those are both from the black and mint twisted twine that I separated into two separate colors. This was a good way to use this twine and make it a little thinner to use as an accent.

The little flowers are from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack and is being discontinued!! (insert sad face)  I use this little flower all the time.  If you think you may want this punch pack, grab it fast, it is on a 'While Supplies Last' list!!

As I mentioned, the gift bags can fit into an envelope.  I dressed the envelope up a bit by tracing the flap onto some designer series paper.

I cut the traced piece out and glue it to the envelope.

i only added glue to the edges of the flap so that it would not add too much bulk and so that the edges would not get caught in the mail processing machines.






I made a card insert for the gift bags and added my notes and a gift card. 

Right now you can get the gift bag die set and the stamp set as a bundle!  Bundles let you save 15% !!  When the new catalog comes out these items will be in it, but they will be separate items, so now is a great time to grab it!
The dies come with the heart and star, the washi tape piece, the little cut out strips (one is a hear, one a star and one circles) and the bow, as well as enjoy and for you.  Great for use on other cards and scrapbook pages!!







Product List

You're So Sweet Clear-Mount Bundle

[140217]

$50.00

2015-2017 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack

[138432]

$22.00

Basic Black 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon

[138430]

$9.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$7.00

Baker's Twine Combo Pack

[140555]

$6.50

Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack

[133787]

$17.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$8.50

Medium Whisper White Envelopes

[107301]

$6.50

Simple Thanks ~ Watercolor Wings

Hi everyone! I thought I would share some simple thank you cards that went out this week for some online orders.  I used some beautiful paper from the Pretty Petals designer series paper stack.  Are you familiar with Stampin' Up's paper stacks?  A lot of Stampin' Up! designer paper is sold in packs of 12 sheets and it is 12 x 12inches, but there is a selection of paper stacks that are 6 inches by 6 and the packs contain 48 sheets for $8.00!!  These are really fun packs and you get a lot of bang for your buck.  The current offering is due to retire in just 2 weeks and so I thought I would get it out and choose some.  I let the papers dictate the color combination and even the stamp set.  The colors here are Pacific Point and Calypso Coral with Very Vanilla.
 

I started by first stamping the base layer for the butterfly in Calypso Coral, stamped off once on my scrap paper.   By stamped off  I mean that I inked the stamp up full strength, then stamped once onto scrap paper before stamping onto the Very Vanilla cardstock.

Next I stamped the butterfly wing details with Calypso Coral at full strength.  This set comes with a couple options for the wing details and you can layer them both of just use one.  You can also use multiple colors instead of monochromatic as I have done.

Finally I added the body and antenna.

For this card I added the Just for You on a strip with a little notched flag end.  I also added a cute little Calypso Coral button, soon to be discontinued,  I used some Calypso Coral twine, with the white stand removed, to tie my button.  For some reason I can't stand to have buttons that are empty, silly I know but I need to put something in the buttons :)





For this card I added the 'Just for you' in a set of Oval punches.  These are being discontinued too!!  I reach for these two all the time because they tend to work so nicely for sentiments, not too big, not too small, just right.  Anyone coming to my annual retired products sale (most likely June 4th) you will not see these up for sale, I am going to hang onto them.  Stampin' Up! is coming out with a new oval framelit collection, which is really great and I will get it, but I just love being able to reach for a punch to make a quick sentiment piece and these are an easy go to.  Agree, then snatch them up quickly before it is too late!!  Punches are selling out quickly.  While you are there, get the Itty Bitty Accents Punch pack and the Party Punch packs before they are gone.  Those are on my must have list for sure!  The little flower on this card is from the Tree Builder punch! another great punch that thankfully is not going away with the new catalog!

When cutting down the designer paper for the front of the card I was left with a little scrap which I decided to use on the inside just for fun.  After all, I am a scrapbooker and I do like to use my scraps!








Thanks for stopping by!!
Product List

Watercolor Wings Photopolymer Stamp Set

[139424]

$26.00

Pacific Point 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[111350]

$7.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[101650]

$8.50

Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper Stack

[138442]

$8.00

Large Oval Punch

[119855]

$16.00

Scallop Oval Punch

[119856]

$18.00

Subtles Buttons Pack - Digital Download

[123410]

$3.95

Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad

[126951]

$6.50

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

[126983]

$6.50

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[126974]

$6.50

Tree Builder Punch

[138295]

$18.00

Calypso Coral Baker's Twine

[125573]

$2.95

Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments

[119247]

$5.00

Updated sale tab for Retired items on my blog

Hi Everyone! I am cleaning out my craft room and getting ready for new items and as I do so I will be adding some items here for sale!  So fat these are items that are more than one year old, but once the new catalog goes live on June 1st I will be able to add some recently retired items as well.  I hold my stamps back until after my customer sale, but then those will be added here as well.
You can check the "Garage Sale" tab under my blog header to see what I have up for sale right now! 

If you are local to me, I will be having my annual retired products "Garage Sale" in June, check back for exact dates.

In the mean time, check out these paper pack deals!  Click on the "garage sale" tab to see more.

unopened packs of 12 x 12 paper for sale...
$5 each plus shipping

Wildflower Fields
Sea Street
Candlelight Christmas
Uptown
Big Top
Soho Subway
Modern Medley
I am Me
The Write Stuff
Be of Good Cheer
Love Impressions
Sent with Love
Presto Patterns
Snow Festival
Howlstooth and Scaringbone
Sweater Weather
Quartrefancy
Retro Fresh
Orchard Harvest
Sweet Dreams
Epic Day this and That
All is Calm

Cute as a button!

Hello everyone!  Did you notice that the buttons are all on the retiring list?  Well they are and I actually have quite a lot of buttons.  I needed to come up with something for the kids in my church class to make for Mother's Day and I thought I would use some of my buttons.  I found the cute little white pails at Target for just $1 and we dressed them up with some Washi Tape and buttons.  We then made some button 'flowers' with some wire and some buttons.  The kids really enjoyed stringing the buttons and making some pretty crazy 'flowers'.
I found the perfect size plants to go inside and we stuck our button flowers into the soil to pretty up the plants while we wait for the real flowers to bloom.

You can find some great things on sale right now as Stampin' Up! transitions to a new catalog.  Check out the great deals at both the Clearance Rack and the Retiring List.
Clearance Rack is here.
Retiring list is here.

Fast Mother's Day Favors

In the midst of my Star Wars craziness earlier in the week, I also needed to make small favors for Mother's Day.  Our church likes to pass out a little something on Mother's Day and Father's Day and I am often asked to make something up when needed.  I just had a day to get it done and I was looking in my supply cabinet and spotted my Tiny Treat boxes.  These little boxes were introduced a few Christmas catalogs back as Advent treat boxes, so they come in packs of 25! I needed 50 so these were perfect.  I make a lot of favors throughout the year and always have boxes and bags and things on hand.  The treat boxes are a great price, and that was the order of the day as we are trying to keep things simple and inexpensive.  I also used some paper and twine that is retired.  The Stampin' Up! clearance rack is a great resource for discontinued products at great prices!  You can find lots of ribbon and embellishments there.  I also used some retiring punches!  I have to say that I was  surprised by the retiring punches this year! There are a lot of great ones going away! The Washi label punch and Word Window punches are already sold out!  These two, the Scallop Oval and the Large oval are still available while supplies last.  These will be staying in my stash, I use them all the time, along with the Stamp Set "Teeny Tiny Wishes", which is where the "Happy Mother's Day stamp comes from (set is NOT retiring).   Another item I used here is the little flower from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack. I use that flower all the time!!  I know, I said that about the ovals but it really is true.  That little flower is so sweet and is perfectly sized to add to a tag or inside a card or anywhere! It is on the front of the box here, but In the photo it doesn't show (just realized that, sorry).

This is a simple and fast way to decorate the box.  I used strips of paper 2 1/2 by 6 and then used the Triple Banner Punch to notch the ends. I add just a bit of glue to the top of the box, not the sides, so that the box can be opened without tearing the paper.  The twine holds the sides down.

See, easy to open the box and it stays nice and pretty.

All boxed up and ready to go!!















Thanks for stopping by!!  Be sure to check out the retiring list (may items are discounted) and the clearance rack for some great deals!!
Retiring products here.
Clearance Rack here. 


Product List

Tiny Treat Boxes

[135829]

$7.00

Scallop Oval Punch

[119856]

$18.00

Large Oval Punch

[119855]

$16.00

Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack

[133787]

$17.00

May the 4th be with you! Some Star Wars fun!

Hello Everyone!!!  May the 4th be with you!!  May the 4th has been a favorite day for Star Wars fans for quite a while so I thought today would be a great day to share what I have been working on this week. 
It is Teacher Appreciation week at our school and the theme this year is Star Wars. 
First up is BB8.  I thought this new little droid was just so cute in the latest movie and so when I was tasked with making some treat holders for the luncheon I really wanted to make a BB8.  The Curvy Keepsake Die seemed the way to go, and I wanted to keep it a little simple because I had to make A LOT of them.  I was going to make little paper circles and strips from silver foil, but then the reality of that on 60 of them hit me and I went with a silver Sharpie instead.   You can do a lot more with this idea and really make it grand. I kept things simple due to the number needed. 

The handle on the Curvy Keepsake is hollow, but I needed it to be solid, so I traced it, then cut out a layer to go over it.  I used the tag from the Die set to help me make the silver and Pumpkin Pie lines on the head.

Front and back on of the head.  The "eye" was made with a hole punch in black and a smaller in red.



BB8 was really fun to make and I hope that they are well received. 
They are filled with chocolates.




I also made light sabers from pretzels and melted chocolates. I just wrapped the ends in some retired paper and added a band and 'buttons' for more detail.  Again, I didn't want to get crazy here because I needed to make a lot and I know they are just going to be eaten.  Cute but quick was the order of the day here.

Lastly my Daughter and I decorated the wall outside of the library.  Many parents took jobs of decorating different areas of the school and the doors of the classrooms.  It looks really fun throughout the school!



 Our R2D2 mural was made with Post-It notes. 


























I hope you like my little May 4th Star Wars Fun! 
Thanks for stopping by!!