Dec 23, 2012 | Big Shot, Christmas, Cookie Stamps, Holiday catalog 2012 |
Here is a quick idea to wrap up some cookies or other treats for a neighbor – Holiday decorated Kraft gift boxes.
I got this cute idea from Jackie Bolhuis. We made these in my Cookies & Milk class a few weeks ago. Everyone also made cookies to go inside the box using the Stampin’ Up! Cookie stamps. If you don’t have much time you can use store bought cookies dough – the gingerbread dough worked really well with the cookie stamps. Make sure it is a little chilled and that you dip the cookie stamp in sugar each time.
I love the idea of the steam coming out of the mug – that idea came from Ann Schach on a card that she made.
Here are some quick instructions:
- fold up the Kraft box
- cut a piece of Designer Paper the width that you want it and wrap it around the box – the ends just meet at the top – they won’t overlap – but that’s ok – and this is just a band so we aren’t actually glueing it to the box
- cut a piece of matching card stock about a 1/2″ wider that your designer paper, glue the designer paper to it and make crisp folds all the way around
- punch a hole at each end where the meet at the top of the box and pull some ribbon through and tie in a bow – your band should just slide off the box when it’s time to open it – you don’t even have to untie the bow
- punch a 2-3/8″ scallop circle and run it through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Embossing folder
- ink up the mug with Cherry Cobbler ink, use a cotton swap or blender pen to remove ink from the inside – the part that’s the hot cocoa – then ink that with an Early Espresso Marker- now stamp it on some Very Vanilla card stock, cut it out with the matching framelit
- ink the steam up with Early Espresso and stamp it on some Vellum card stock, cut it out with the matching framelit – then trim the bottom flat, use a mini glue dot to attach it to the mug
- add the punched circle and mug to the front of the box with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- And finally add a Rhinestone to the mug
Fill with some cookies or other treats. The Kraft Boxes from Stampin’ Up! are food safe. But I still wrapped up the cookies in some plastic wrap so they would get the box dirty. You could also add a piece of paper on the inside for decoration too.
And just a quick family note for you – Friday afternoon I took Ryan to take is driving test and get his driver’s license – yes the youngest member of the family was about to be a legal driver. The line was so long and even with an appointment (which didn’t seem to matter by the way) we waited forever. Finally it was Ryan’s turn and the testing lady came back with a young girl who was in tears – apparently she did not pass. She came up to Ryan and said – “well it hasn’t been a good day” – oh no – not really what you want to hear. I got out and told her that hopefully her day would improve now and she smiled and got in the car with Ryan. Off the went and left me waiting and being a nervous mom – he was ready and is a good driver and knew everything – but still he was a little freaked out because of the girl in front of him crying. After a while he came back and as he walked up I saw the grin on his face! Yeah – good news! He passed with a 100! And the lady was much happier – told him he was the only one all day (and remember we were there in the late after noon – it was almost 5 by the time she got in the car with him) that aced the parallel parking, and the only on she gave a 100 too. And she said he did so well that when he went back in he should make sure they give him a key chain. So yeah all the boys are now legal to drive and I no longer have to be mom’s taxi service – time to celebrate!
Merry Christmas!
Dec 21, 2012 | Big Shot, Christmas, class, Punch Art, Tags, Tutorial |
Look at these CUTE Holiday Tags that I made for my Bags & Tags class last week!
I saw on Pinterest a photo of some stickers and thought I bet I can make those with my punches and dies and they would be so super cute. I stayed up late one night finishing these cute things because once I got started I was so excited with how they were turning out. I have one more that I want to create but haven’t had a chance to sit down yet to do it. And guess what I created a tutorial to share with everyone! Merry Christmas from me to you! The link will be at the bottom of the post. Here are some close up pictures for each tags.
Mr. Snowman
Cute Penguin
Rudolph the Reindeer
Santa
Aren’t they the cutest tags? I loved them and so did all the girls that came to class last week.
CLICK HERE if you would like the tutorial on how to make these cute tags.
Merry Christmas!
Dec 20, 2012 | Big Shot, Cards, Create with Connie & Mary, Designer Series Paper, Sale-A-Bration 2013, Spring Catalog 2013, Thank You |
I love to Create with new stuff! How about you? Well guess what for this week’s Create with Connie & Mary challenge I have a sneak peek for you with new products from the Stampin’ Up! Spring catalog! This week was a sketch challenge so I could use whatever colors I wanted for my card. And I decided to go with one of the new Designer Papers – Tea for Two. And it has lots of colors – Calypso Coral, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, So Saffron and Very Vanilla were the ones I decided to work with. First this is the sketch we are working with this week.
And look at this cute little creation –
What new things are there on this card – let’s see….
- Tea for Two Designer Series Paper – Spring Catalog
- Patterned Occasions stamp set – Sale-A-Bration set
- 1/4″ Wide Satiny Ribbon in Island Indigo – part of the Sale-A-Bration Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Pack
- Simply Scored Borders Scoring Plate – Spring Catalog
This is a cute and fun square card – it’s 4-1/4″ square. Here are some quick details on how to make this –
- 4-1/4″ square card base in So Saffron, round the outside corners with the 3/16″ Corner Rounder punch
- Add a 4-1/4″ x 3″ piece of Tea for Two Designer paper
- Use the Borders Scoring Plate to score the two rows of scallops along the edge of the paper
- Attach a piece of Island Indigo Satiny ribbon along the edge of the designer paper
- Punch 3 Calypso Coral Bitty Flowers (from the Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack), crumple them up
- Pierce 2 holes in the upper right hand corner using the Essentials paper-piercing pack as a guide.
- Add 2 bitty flowers with mini silver brads in the center
- Ink the Elephant image from Patterned Occasions Stamp set with Island Indigo ink, use a cotton swap to remove ink from the words and the flower. Use a Lucky Limeade Stampin’ Write Marker to ink the words and flower. Stamp image on Very Vanilla card stock.
- Cut stamped image with the Big Shot machine and the Apothecary Accents Framelits. Trim the right side of the label. Sponge the edges of the label with So Saffron ink.
- Pierce a hole for the elephant eye and add a mini silver brad. Pierce a hole for the flower and add a bitty flower with a mini silver brad.
- Attach label to front of card with Stampin’ Dimensionals
- Tie a bow with Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon and attach to label with a mini glue dot.
- Cuteness!!
Well I love how this turned out and I hope you do too. Visit the Create with Connie & Mary site to see the creations from the rest of the design team and to submit your own creation for this new challenge. Have a great week!
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Stamps: Patterned Occasions
- Ink: island Indigo, So Saffron and Lucky Limeade Stampin’ Write marker
- Card Stock: Very Vanilla, So Saffron, Calypso Coral
- Accessories: Big Shot die-cut machine, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Bitty Punch Pack, Mini Silver Brads, Tea for Two Designer Series Paper, Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Pack, Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon, Borders Scoring Plate, Stampin’ Sponge, Stampin’, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots
Dec 15, 2012 | Big Shot, Cards, Christmas, class, Holiday catalog 2012 |
I’m going to try to share 25 different Christmas cards over the next few days. Just in case you still haven’t made any and you need to ideas to spark your creativity. Plus some of these will be part of my Card Maker’s class on Wednesday – you can always come to my class and get some made while your here – or make some Holiday Thank Yous – plus I’ll have a couple of New Year themed cards too. Go to my website to RSVP for class.
Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White, Ornament Keepsake Bundle, Holiday Frame embossing folder, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding.
Swap card from Linda Madison
Core-dinations Card Stock – Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Early Espresso, Simply Scored, Sanding System, Scentsational Season Bundle
Swap card by Lou Ann
Merry Minis stamp set and punch pack, 1″ square punch, Postage Stamp punch, Striped Embossing Folder
idea shared by Lisa Swantek
No Peeking stamp set, Festival of Prints Designer Paper Stack, Island Indigo ruffled ribbon, Snowflake embossing folder
Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Snowflake Embossing Folder, Snow Flurry die, Pool Party ruffled ribbon, Vintage Trinkets
Idea from Heather Summers
Many of the products used on these cards come from the Holiday Catalog which will be ending soon. The last day to order is January 2nd.
Have fun creating!
Dec 13, 2012 | Big Shot, Cards, Create with Connie & Mary, Wedding |
Well today is a color challenge day at Create with Connie & Mary. And I wasn’t quite sure what I was going to do with just these two colors – Very Vanilla and Champagne Glimmer! I got out the paper and thought now what ink am I going to use!
I was a little concerned about what to do for this color challenge with no ink choices. Then I remembered that we have Champagne Shimmer Paint. And I recently purchased the Happy Hour stamp set so I thought I could use the champagne glass in that set. But doing the whole glass in the shimmer paint was really light so instead I decided to add just a little bit of one other color (Soft Suede) – it’s just a hint to outline my glasses. The champagne on the inside is the shimmer paint.
The card is Very Vanilla and then I have a strip of the Champagne glimmer paper – scallopped on one side. I added some Very Vanilla Seam Binding around the card. Then a punched circle stamped with the champagne glasses and “cheers!”. I also took the shimmer paint and sponged it around the edges of the circle. And the entire card is sprtized with a mixture of rubbing alcohol and the shimmer paint so it sparkles. here is a closer look –
I have to tell you I was really happy with how the whole card turned out! This would be a great wedding card of New Year card – what do you think? What can you create with these two colors? Have fun playing along.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:- Ink: Soft Suede Stampin’ Write marker
- Accessories: Big Shot die-cut machine, Large Scallop Edgelit, 2-1/2″ Circle punch, Champagne Glitter Paper, Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon, Champagne Shimmer paint, Stampin’ Sponge, Stampin’, Dimensionals, spritzer bottle, rubbing alcohol
Visit the Create with Connie & Mary site to see the creations from the rest of the design team and to submit your own creation for this new challenge. Have a great week!
Dec 10, 2012 | Big Shot, Christmas, Holiday catalog 2012 |
Look at these cute Mini Milk Cartons that my sister-in-law and I made over the Thanksgiving Holiday. We used the Scentsational Season stamp set and framelits to decorate the front of the milk cartons. The designer paper and ribbon are retired because we were working from Stephanie’s stash.
The candy cane box was made with the Naturals White card stock and then wrapped with an embossed piece of card stock. The two stamped and cut candy canes (they are embossed with clear embossing powder too so they would be shiny) are tied together with Baker’s Twine. The top is cut so two sides fold down and a hole is punched through the other two with ribbon pulled through to hold it shut.
The gingerbread man box is Bashful Blue to match the designer paper we used. The little gingerbread man is stamped on Crumb Cake and embossed with Early Espresso embossing powder – if you want him to smell good mix some Sugar & Spice Embossing powder in. Frosting is drawn in with the white gel pen to make it stand out. The box is held shut with a mini clothes pin and some frayed ribbon.
The tree box is Real Red and wrapped in designer paper. The tree is stamped with versa mark on the Always Artichoke card stock and embossed with clear powder. If you want to add some glimmer use the dazzling details on all the dots. We tied some of the old Sale-Bration ribbon around and curled the ends. And added a little tag at the top too.
Fill with yummy treats like M&Ms and you have a cute little something to give out during the holidays. Enjoy!
