Aug 3, 2018 | Big Shot, In Colors, PAWS Team |
After a ton of searching for something to use as a Grapefruit Grove themed pillow gift at my Getaway Retreat Weekend I finally found Pink Grapefruit Lip Balm. And they were even on sale when I bought them – I think the lady at the store thought I was nuts when I bought all that they had. But they were perfect for this little gift.
I used the Springtime Impressions Thinlits butterfly die to create the butterfly. For the front layer die cut the butterfly out of the Grapefruit Grove card stock. Then use the die for the back layer but instead of cutting it with the Big Shot; trace around the die on the back of the Designer Series Paper and then hand cut it out with the paper snips. That gives you the solid butterfly for the back. Add ribbon and a tag and you have a sweet little gift.
Supply List
- Springtime Impressions Thinlits
- Grapefruit Grove card stock
- 2018-2020 In Color 6×6 Designer Series Paper
- Paper Snips
- Whisper White Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon
- Whisper White card stock
- Grapefruit Grove ink
- Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set
- Window Box Thinlits (little oval tag)
- Big Shot Die Cutting Machine
- Silver Thread
- 1/8″ handheld punch
You can substitute what ever stamp set you have and tag shape that you like. I used the small oval from the Window Box Thinlits. The silver thread is used to tie the tag onto the bow. I hope you like this little project.
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Aug 1, 2018 | Designer Series Paper, PAWS Team, Watercoloring |
One of my favorite things to do is to make little gifts for everyone that attends my retreat weekends. In July I hosted a Getaway Retreat weekend for my PAWS team and some other local demonstrators. We had a fun creative weekend together and I showered them with little gifts throughout. This week I’ll be sharing with you what I gave them. My theme was the new 2018-2020 In Colors.
On Friday when everyone arrived they had a sign with their name at the table plus a notepad and matching pen. This was their Lovely Lipstick gift. The notebooks and pens came from the office supply store and I decorated them with Designer Series Paper and tied them up with ribbon and a tag. It was the perfect thing for taking notes on the shoe box swaps everyone shared and for making a wish list!
Supply List
- Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper
- Lovely Lipstick 1/8″ Grosgrain ribbon
- Lovely Lipstick card stock
- Whisper White card stock
- Crafting Forever stamp set
- Stazon ink
- Aquapainter
- Crumb Cake ink
- Lovely Lipstick ink
- 1/8″ handheld punch
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
- Tear & Tape
Here is a closer look at the tag. I stamped the “stamp” image and water colored it, then fussy cut it out to add to the tag.
I shared the name signs yesterday but here it is again. The supply list is below.
Supply List
- Lovely Lipstick card stock
- Shimmer White card stock
- Stazon ink
- Aquapainter
- Lined Alphabet stamp set
- Lovely Lipstick ink
- Grapefruit Grove ink
- Pineapple Punch ink
- Call Me Clover ink
- Blueberry Bushel ink
Thanks for visiting today. Come back to see the next pillow gift everyone got.
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Jul 1, 2018 |
Demonstrator Getaway Weekend Retreat
Our July PAWS Team Meeting will be held at the retreat.
Registration is closed for this event.
Jul 7, 2017 | Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat |
Did you love the little table gifts I showed yesterday? I had a couple more to share with you.
This one is the tiny clear treat box – it is filled with ribbon that was used on Saturday’s projects and the top is decorated to match. A little bit of doily and a little bit of the dragonflies.
This one is a little bag with a spritzer in it. Everyone used that on their Saturday Make&Takes. The bag was one that I cut in half and glued the side shut to turn it into a mini bag.
Plus we had food and we played games and everyone won prizes. It was a great weekend. Here is the gang from the Spring Retreat.
Thanks for visiting. Remember to save the date for the Fall Retreat – Sept. 29 – Oct 1, 2017.
Jul 6, 2017 | 2017 Occasions Catalog, Big Shot, Boxes, Stamp, Scrap, & Create Retreat |
When you attend a Stampin’ Up! Incentive Trip one of the really exciting parts of the trip are the pillow gifts that they give you. On the trip each evening they leave a surprise on your bed. It is such a fun thing that I wanted it to be a part of my retreats too. In the beginning retreats were at my house and not everyone spent the night so I left them on each table at different times of the day – so I often call them pillow gifts but I should probably call them Table gifts. Fun little surprises throughout the weekend – for me it’s so much fun to do these.
To start with I like to start the retreat with a table gift waiting when everyone arrives and I like for it to have each attendee’s name on it. This year we started with a little cactus for everyone.
This time the little succulents became a cactus. These coordinated with the Friday Night Make&Takes.
Everyone received a little container made from Designer Series Paper filled with caramels. These also coordinated with our Friday night projects.
Another table gift was this fun box filled with giant Hershey deluxe kisses! Yum.
This one coordinated with the Saturday projects – the bumble bee is from the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set and the tag is watercolor washed in the background.
I’ll share the rest of the table gifts in my next post.
Thanks for visiting. Remember to save the date for the Fall Retreat – Sept. 29 – Oct 1, 2017.
