Simply having a wonderful Christmas

Making gift labels for packages using this sweet stamp set!  I am simply loving this set...

Mason Jars

I finally had a Mason Jar class!

I have been perusing Pinterest and loving all the projects..but how to get cute projects using Stampin' Up! and keep the theme!  

I digressed a bit and used the Sizzix Jar die but all the papers are Stampin' Up!  

Filled with goodies they can make a SWEET gift, don't you think?

 

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Watercolor Wonder Designer Note Cards

  

My tax person, Carmen is going to get this today from me for my taxes (I also have to pay her of course!)..but just a little goodie to give to her!

The box was made with our Envelope punch maker

and I got the tutorial from the Urban Scrap

I didn't use her exact measurements, but I adapted her measurements 

for the box size that I needed for this project!

 

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Gingham Garden Box and Cards

 I have been working on some cards and a box idea. I came up with the box from a Blog that sells templates.  I purchased her template but it was too small for the idea that I was looking for, so I made up one myself.....This is the start of my project, which I think will be a cute class!

It will consist of 8 cards and envelopes and this cute tote, plus I think I will add a pen to it as well....

 What a cute gift for that special friend or family member, or teacher or neighbor....

Look for this class at the end of June...

Have a great MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND!

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Bright Blossoms class tomorrow!

Saturday May 18, 2013 

Bright Blossom class

4 cards and a cute box to hold them (plus envelopes)

$20.00

We're also previewing the Catalog!

Come and Make a card from the new products in the NEW Catalog!!!

(see tomorrow's post for the card - just a peek)...!!!

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Happy Birthday MOM!

 My mom's birthday was on Saturday, ...we planned a get together on Sunday, so this was my little gift to my mom. Nothing fancy, she doesn't really need anything and she knows that money is a bit tight..We took her out for dinner and this is what I gave to her (skin so soft by Avon..she loves the stuff!)

 I used colors that coordinated with the package (wrapped NON SU paper around the label) and it sort of matched the colors I chose.  I used Pool Party, Delightful Daffodil and Real Red.  I was looking though my stamps to see what kind of bold flower stamps I had on hand, and found this one, PRINTED PETALS!  120444 14.95 clear, 116679  19.95 wood mounted

I punched a hole at the top and added Real Red Stitched ribbon and tied it to the bag!

My mom - 76 years old!  Life has changed, and she's doing pretty good with the changes but she's losing her memory and that's not making her as happy as she should be...but gotta love her!  She's looking GOOD!

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Happy Valentine's Day

A friend of mine posted something on facebook, and it made me think...that a lot of the holidays are after religious people or events...and for those who are against religion really shouldn't be celebrating holidays...but in the material world, we get caught up in the hype of the world and forget what these holidays really mean....St. Valentine's is a day of celebrating a feast which was started in the year 496 by Pope Gelasius.  They don't really know who or what it was celebrating specifically, but it has been linked to several references of Valentine, and also superceded a pagan holiday.  Anyways, Chaucer (the poet) started celebrating the feast on February 14, as a day of Romantic love....

and so...here we are...

Happy Valentine's Day!


I got this idea from Mary Brown (and Connie Babbert) from their blogs..and it is so cute!  We made this for our Superbowl party, and I made them for my co-workers for Valentine's day...


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Sweet Eats - Pumpkin treat!

My upline, Sandy Hancock made this cute cute cute pumpkin treat and she showed us how to make them! I love how simple it is and just a sweet treat!

I used the tag punch to create my tag, and so mine is different, but you get the idea...

Tootsie pop suckers can be a fun thing to disguise!



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Halloween gift notes!

I rarely give 'gifts' for Halloween, but I really wanted to do something with these cute boxes that are in the Holiday Mini! Kraft boxes 2.95

I decorated the outside with the designer paper

Inside is 6 cards just for gifting! It includes envelopes! I am giving this to one of my downline who always purchases kits for my Stamp a Stacks and other card classes....

it's a gift to say..."THANK YOU!"...

love you Issy! :)

Love-Dianne

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Olive Oil Gift

I love OLIVE OIL! And my friend sells this lovely olive oil that is flavored! I gave a bottle to a friend who is now just loves oo as much as I DO!

Her birthday was yesterday, and I wanted to give her another bottle since I know she gave away her last bottle...

So I needed to make a gift box for it. This bottle is perfect for the 2-4-6-8 box

To create the 2-4-6-8 box, you need to have a sheet of cardstock at least 8 1/2" wide. I used a 12x12 sheet of cardstock since I wanted this to be taller than 11".

In my next post, I will show you how I created this box!

Doesn't the wrapping look great?~~~

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Sweet Treat boxes

Beyond the Garden treat boxes are elegant when the wrapped candies not only show off the beautiful papers, but show off the new Candy Wrappers! I stamped the 4 YOU on a ordinary address label sticker, cut it out and placed it over the designer paper.

Be sure to read the HERSHEY's disclosure on their website for restrictions on wrapping candy. (yes, there are restrictions) If you're giving away the candy boxes to people as favors, then it probably isn't so restrictive, but if you're planning on selling what you've made, please be sure to follow the guidelines, so you won't get into any legal problems!

I wrapped the candies using designer paper which is stuck to itself, and can be removed by sliding it off. The label is stuck to the paper....

The flowers were die cut and run through the texture folders, and I just love the sponged effect on the edges...

If you're coming to the class on Sunday, this is what you'll receive... hint -wink! :D

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Girls' Night Out!

Tonight is my summer Girls' Night Out Stampin night....and I made some fun projects! I was thinking at first to do something different using different papers, but as I got to thinking, I don't have a lot of current papers, and wanted to use the Paisley Print papers that I have already! I love these blue daisy flowers..and so I combined them with the NEW Pocket Die and the Matchbox die.

The matchbox holds 4 Nugget candies to match the papers...

The mini Composition book was purchased at the office supply store for around 1.00 (for 2) and I covered it. The flowers were dyed using Marina Mist and Lucky Limeade...fun colors!

The cute little pocket die and notecard uses the same colors and textures. I love how cute all these projects just 'tie' together...!

Have a Girls Night Out stamping...

All these projects were free, with dinner if you placed an order tonight!

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CreAtive EleMentS

HAVE you ever been to the CONTAINER STORE? ....it is a terrible place (giggle!) I find that I have to look around every row and every shelf to see all the interesting boxes, containers, jars, shelves, units, baskets and bags...every time I go I see something different...and this was no exception! I found the cutest little bag for ....$1.29! It is a burlap bag, about 5" x 7" and has a nice drawstring tie at the top!










So..the wheels start turning, and this is what came out of it!


































Embossed the flaps of the envelopes even makes it more of a cute little gift!





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Creative Elements pg 137, Crumb Cake cardstock, Vanilla Cardstock, Soft Suede Cardstock, Soft Suede Classic Ink, Early Espresso classic Ink, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch 119275, 1 3/4 Scallop Circle, 1 3/8 Circle punch, Vintage Wallpaper Texture Impressions Folders 120175, 1/8" Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon 119959, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz die114507, 1/2" Dotted Scallop Ribbon, chocolate chip-124142

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The first person to place an order on my website will receive this gift from me..

You must email me and let me know!

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Candy Coated box

Cute little quickie favor boxes are easy if you make your own boxes...How sweet are you if you wrap your candy in a box that can be used for a cute keepsake?

Measure your candy pieces. These Yorks measure 2" x 2 3/4"
I cut the box for about 7 candy pieces so it is 2 1/2" high.

Measure your cardstock.
7" x 7 3/4"
score 2 1/2" on all 4 sides
Punch one side for the window
Cover
3 1/8" x 3 7/8"
score 1/2" on all 4 sides

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Gift Box Decor

I love making boxes, and using my Sizzix BIG SHOT and Stampin' Up! dies to make the boxes spring out from ordinary, to ...EXTRA ordinary!

I had a bottle of Olive Oil that I was giving to a friend for her birthday, and it certainly needed a special package to set it off! I scored a 12x12 sheet of cardstock in Bliss Blue to make this tall box.

I scored it at 1", 3", 5", 7" and cut off at 9". Then, I scored it at 2" at the bottom. The Olive Oil fit perfectly in the box. I used the Daisy Sizzlet, Leafy Sizzlet and the Swirl Sizzlet to decorate the Box-bag. Sponging the Daisy with Classic ink in Marina Mist, and River Rock.

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Take a note...!

Today, I delivered some CD folders to a fellow demonstrator, and she gave me a gift! I was lucky to receive this cute note pad, made by Sherry Conrad, of Whittier CA! I think it is so cute, and she even had a cute little pencil (golfing pencil with an eraser!) inside the little pocket


What a cute gift from a special friend!

Thank you Sherry!!!!

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Knitting Gifts...

I made this shrug from Plymouth Fantasy yarn, which is a nice mercerized cotton yarn. It was a quick and easy project with a nice lacy pattern!

I got the pattern from www.Ravelry.com which is a free website for those of you who knit or crochet!

I wrapped it in a cello baggie and added a tag that I created from yesterday's MDS project! So simple to create and yet came out so cute!

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Gifts on a dime - part 3 !!!

NOW..this is the last in the series of Gifts on a dime - at least for now. I made this one for my co-worker, Maria. She loves green. I also knitted her something special, which I will show you maybe tomorrow....

I have to still wrap that one! This is also using the bulk buy from A Walk in the Park. I used the other series of paper that was in the bulk buy. I added brushed gold paper as an accent and gold paid from the All Purpose ink in Champagne Mist. I used that in the centers of the flowers.

To make the box, I cut

7 1/2 x 6 1/2 from cardstock and also from clear acetate.

Score 3/4" all the way around. Since I made 6 cards and enveloples, this needed to be 3/4" deep.

Cut and fold in the sides and use the sticky red tape to attach. Place your cards inside and add a pen. If you don't want to add a pen, cut your cardstock and acetate 7 1/2" x 6" instead.

The cards are placed inside and the envelopes are lined!

You can see the gold paint better in this picture and the brushed gold cardstock. Gold always looks good with green...maybe because of the color of money?? hmmmm....

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Gifts on a dime 2 !!!!

Pulling out more from my retired stash, I found this package that had "A walk in the park" designer papers - this is actually from the bulk package that we (as demonstrators) were allowed to purchase.

I pulled out the paper, and decided to make more cards for Lin', my co-worker. She's a stamper but she only buys what she needs, and after all the years of stamping, she pretty much has all she needs for her necessary things...but, she hasn't ever purchased the designer papers that Stampin' Up! carries...so..

I put together this group of notecards for her, and Baja Breeze because Lin' likes blues! I stamped the flower from Fifth Avenue Floral in basic black and sponged Baja Breeze to accent the flower and the scalloped circle. The sponging brings out the embossed dots as well!

I also lined the envelopes to match the cards, and stamped the flower on the envelopes as well! All of this is put in a nice cute little box, tied with Baja Breeze stitched grosgrain ribbon...

voila! another gift on a dime!!!

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Gifts on a dime!

I am calling this post, Gifts on a dime because I already spent the money and it is just stuff that is sitting in my house...retired, and mostly forgotten!

I was trying to get rid of them by selling them to friends, or giving them away, but now that it is getting close to Christmas, I figured, it is time to let them go..but...you can't just give away a bunch of printed papers and die cut stickers to NON Stampers, right?

To show them (and you!) potential for discarded (or almost discarded) stuff,

creativity needs to be brought out and displayed! Well, I decided to pull out this one and JUST DO IT!

I cut up some Marina Mist cardstock (I don't have anything left of the cardstock that matches this so Marina Mist had to do) and I cut up the printed designer paper, which was one sided! I had a little block on what to do, so I just started laying it on the card....

Adding the die cut stickers, and then making a box, adding envelopes...

This will make a great gift for one of my co-workers who has a 8 year old son, who probably goes to birthday parties..and I think this will come in handy for her! It is just a nice gift for all that she's done in my office, and so, without spending any money, I made this for her! I had the pens and all the other items in my stash of stuff, and being that I am on a tight tight budget, I was able to use my stash without spending!

Stay tuned for more last minute gifts on a dime!

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