Top Note Valentine's Day Treat Holder

Valentine's Day is just around the corner! Check out this cute little Valentine's Day treat holder created using Stampin Up's Top Note Die.

Project Recipe:

Paper: Real Red CS; Real Red DSP - Brights Paper Pack; Whisper White CS

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Real Red

Tools: Big Shot; Top Note Die; Full Heart Punch, Word Window Punch

Accessories: 5/8" Whisper White Organza Ribbon

After running my real red CS through the Big Shot with my Top Note Die, I scored the top note at 1 7/8" on both sides using my scoring tool. Simply fold along the scored lines you just created, and adhere you cany inside with SNAIL adhesive. Wrap it with your ribbon, embellish, and...ta-da!

All done!

~Happy Valentine's Day everyone~





Hostess gift - Post it note holder

As a gift to a customer who recently hosted a workshop with me, I made a little post it note holder for her perfect for holding a 3x3 size post-it pad.  I found the instructions on how to make this post it holder on Laurie Zoellmer's blog. 

Instructions:

Start with a 3 3/4 x 7 1/2" piece of card stock. Score at 3 5/8" x 3 7/8".  Fold at the score lines and attach 3x3 post it pad to the inside. Embellish front of holder as desired.

Project Recipe

Paper: Soft Suede CS; Peach Parfait CS; Everyday Enchantment DSP

Stamps: You're My Type

Ink: Soft Suede; Peach Parfait

Accessories: Silver Brads



Everyday Enchantmet Valentine's Day Ensemble

February is officially here and that means Valentine's Day is not far away. As part of my tribute to the month of "love," I created this Valentine's Day Ensamble using the Everday Enchantment DSP available in the Sale-A-Bration catalog. I created two cards and one pillow box treat holder.

I thought these items were super cute, and I used two of them for a customer's workshop that was hosted this week =)

Baja Breeze is truly  becoming one of my favorite shades of blue! It looks great here against the Poppy Parade Polka Dot embossed layer. Soft Suede also compliments very well to help achieve a vintage/antique look to a project.

Card Recipe

Paper: Baja Breeze CS, Poppy Parade CS; naturals white CS; Pear Pizazz CS; Everyday Enchantment DSP

Stamps: Sprinkled Expressions (2012 sale-a-bration item)

Ink: Soft Suede; poppy parade; baja breeze; pear pizazz

Accessories: baja breeze pleated satin ribbon (2012 occasions mini)

Tools: full heart punch, scallip trim border punch, curly label punch, little leaves die

I made this pillow box treat box to coordinate with the above card.

Porject Recipe
Paper: Baja Breeze CS; Everyday Enchantment DSP (2012 sale-a-bration); Naturals White CS
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Tools: Pillow box die, full heart punch, word window punch
Ink: Poppy Parade; Soft Suede
Accessories: Calypso Corral Organdy Ribbon (2012 Sale-a-bration)

For the second card in this ensamble, I decided to switch up the colors a little bit.
Card Recipe
Paper: Confetti Cream CS; Poppy Parade CS; Baja Breeze CS; Everyday Enchantment DSP
Stamps: Just Beleive
Ink: Poppy Parade
Tools: Dotted Scallop Ribbon punch; Full heart punch; Word window punch; modern label punch


Technique Tip: If you're wondering how I made the edges like I did for the DSP square, I first cut a 3x3 sized suqare of Everyday Enchantment DSP. Then I took the dotted scallop ribbon punch and punched in the middle of each side of the square to form the square corners. I hope this explanation makes sense =) Once I get a tripod for my Flip video, I plan on make short videos of some techniques I use.

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Stampin Up Matchbox Die

Party favors anyone? Here is a great party favor created using Stampin Up's Matchbox die (#114890).

As I was going through my stash of SU products, I relaized I had quite a bit of retired DSP. So to creat this matchboc, I decided it was about time I  stopped hoarding my supplies and actually do something with them. So this matchbox favor was created using a lot of retired products, but can be reproduced in an infinite number of ways with current SU products

For this matchbox, I used the Thoroughly Modern DSP (retired), Taken with Teal CS (retired), Soft Suede Polka Dot grossgrain ribbon (retired), and the Matchbox Messages stamp set (retired).

This is what the inner box for the matchbox looks lile after it is assembled. I punched a whole on one end and looped a piece of ribbon through to create a pull tab. I just stapled the loose ends of the ribbon together to "lock" it into place.

Then I put in some tissue paper and placed a Ghiradelli chocolate square inside as the treat. These choclate squares fit perfectly inside this matchbox.

The Matchbox die can be used to create favors for any type of event - wedding, birthday parties, you name it! Stay tuned to see other fun projects I create with this fabulous die. Don't forget, you're going to need the extended cutting pads when using this die. Th extended cutting pads are sold seperately (Big Shot machine comes with standard sized cutting pads and multpurpose platform).

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More Christmas Treats with SU Cello Bags and Kraft boxes

As gifts to my co-workers this year, I went ahead and baked (again) some of my chocolate chocolate chip cookies. It took every ounce of will power I had not to "sample" any as I took them out of the oven! I boxed them in Stampin Up's Kraft Gift Boxes (#124106), and Stampin Up's large cello bags.

The Kraft gift boxes are the perfect size for cookies! I decorated the sides and top of the boxes with pieces of Letters to Santa DSP, and created a window using the Decorative Label Punch and window sheets. For some embellishment, I created little poinsettias (which I must say I am very proud of) using the 5-petal flower punch, boho blossoms punch, and neutrals glimmer brads.

Here is a better photo of the little poinsettias. Using Poppy Parade cardstock, I punched two flowers with the 5-petal flower punch. To add some texture, I used the small end of my embossing tool and "drew" lines on the flower. Quick tip - I did this on the soft mat that comes with Stampin Up's mat pack. I found this really helps soften the paper to make it look like a real flower! I also punched a small flower from the boho blossoms punch and used the same softening technique. I layered the 3 pieces together and embellished the center with my neutrals glimmer brads. I am really really happy with how they turned out!

I also packaged some of the cookies in cello bags. Stampin Ups' cello bags come in 3 sizes - large (6"x8"), medium (4"x6"), and small (3"x5"), and provide a quick and simply way to doll up homemade treats! I used the large cello bags here. I embellished one bag with Marina Mist satin ribbon, and the other with Old Olive ribbon (from the Elementary Ribbon Originals set found in my online store clearance rack).

For some added "umph," I used Stampin Up's My Digital Studio (MDS) program to create tags for them. The tag seen here was part of the Home for the Holidays download (which I think I had downloaded for free). The tags were part of template, so they were SUPER easy to print out. They were punched out perfectly with the 1 1/4" circle punch. Easy breezy tag!

I hope you like what you see here! I would really appreciate your comments and feedback! Thank you and Happy Stamping!

My Very Own Winter Wonderland

The holidays will soon be approaching, and what a better way to get into the holiday spirit than to start pulling out the the holiday decorations - on in my case....creating my own! With a little bit of imagination, I created these holiday trees to decorate my crafting space for the holiday season. I also used these trees as part of my display at the Life & Style event my friend organized tonight (more photos from the event to come).  I had a lot of compliments about these trees =) I made me very happy!


To create these beautiful holiday pieces, I used the following Stampin Up supplies: Big Shot, Fun Flowers Bigz Die, 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, 1 3/4" scallop circle punch, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Snow Burst embossing folder, Beautiful Butterfly Bigz Die, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Whisper White Cardstock, Silver Glimmer Paper.

Additional supplies: white styrofoam cones of varying sizes, hot glue gun, straight pins (I used flower pins with the pearl tips so I could just stick it through my finished flower and into the Styrofoam cone).

I accented my trees with butterflies cut from the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die.  They too we adhered to the Styrofoam cones with the pearl tipped straight pins.

I created a base for the largest of my three holiday trees. The base is actually an empty yogurt container that I washed out. Using SU's Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Fabric and my hot glue gun, I adhered the fabric around the empty container. To clean up the edges, I used 1 1/4 striped Grossgrain Ribbon in Cherry Cobbler that first folded in half and adhered together with my hot glue gun. The "Peace on Earth" sentiment is from the Four the Holidays stamp set.

Halloween Treat Holder

I can't believe it's almost the end of September already! October is just around the corner and so is Halloween! I wanted to create something fun for Halloween using Stampin Up's Frightful Sight (#122351) DSP. I found this video online showing how to create a these super cute treat holders!!!





I used Basic Black cardstock and Cajun Craze cardstock as the base of the treat holders. I filled some of the treat holders with mini twix bars, and other with Ghiradelli dark chocolate squares.

As a finishing touch, I used the Batty For You Stamp Set (#116576) with the 1-3/8" circle punch

and 1-2/4" scallop circle punch.



These little treat holders are perfect for kids to give to classmates or friends for Halloween, and even perfect as little Halloween goodies for co-workers.

I am thinking of holding a class where we would create the awesome little treat bags! I would provide all the paper supplies, stamps, ink, and even the candy!!! All I ask if for attendees to bring their own adhesive. SNAIL adhesive works best. If you are interested in attending a class for this project, or interested in hosting a class like this in your home, please contact me at TheStampinCalifornian@gmail.com or call me at 619-246-8261.

Ghiradelli Petal Holder

I saw this really cool video online to create a candy holder for the delicious Ghirardelli chocalate squares. My Stampin Up Petal Card Die was collecting dust in one of my drawers and I decided I needed to do something about it =) This was a really fun and quick project for me. I used the Newsprint (retired) DSP and decorated the candy holder with black satin ribbon. The little flowers embellishment is from the Razzle Dazzle stamp set (retired). I decorated the center of the flower with a crystal rhinestone.

This would make a great party favor!