Teacher Thank Yous

I made thank you gifts for my sons' kindergarten and k-care (day care) teachers and the bus driver.  I found votives from Yankee Candle and packaged them in a basket made with the Big Shot and the Basket & Blooms die.

I used retired DSP, snail adhesive, sticky strip, glue dots, cardstock, ink, stamps, punches and some assorted paper flowers and ric rac I had laying around.

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Thank You Card

Here's a card I made for my sons' teacher as a Thank You at the end of the year.  I used Watercolor Trio stamp set, old olive, pretty in pink, pixie pink, retired DSP, ribbon and snail adhesive.

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Another Baby Card

Here's a baby girl card I made:

This uses Stampin' Up! cardstock, DSP (sweet pea), buttons, ink, adhesive, Top Note Die and Big Shot.


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Note Cards

Here's a little gift I'm putting together for my daycare provider - her birthday iwas yesterday.

I used Pawsitively Prints DSP to make some notecards...

These are 3x3 and feature Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive, whisper white and Certainly Celery colored ink, DSP and CS.  I used the Eggcellent Eggs kit (die cut border pieces and flowers with rhinestone centers) as well as the scallop trim border punch.  The stamp set is For All You Do.  I used the new bird punch as well as a Martha Stewart butterfly punch.  The inside greetings are from For All You Do and Whimsical Words. 

I'm going to place these in a cute little Top Note Die Purse - I'll show you that tomorrow :)

Sorry about the blurry photo.


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Easy Peasy Birthday Card

This card came together super easy.  It is made with Sweet Pea DSP as the image featured on the front.  Colors are Old Olive, chocolate chip, bliss blue, whisper white and pretty in pink.  Stamp set (for the greeting) is well scripted (clear mount).

I like using the doubled sided DSP as my card base - it makes for a pretty interior of the card too!  I also used american crafts ric rac.

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Easter Basket

Here's an Easter Basket using some of the new Occasions mini catalog produts.  This was something I saw on Create with Connie and Julie and was designed by Julie Dinn.

It features Ballet Blue, Pretty in Pink, whisper white and orchid opulence CS, Sweet Pea DSP, Pretty in pink ribbon and ink, Designer label and scallop border and scallop trim punch, Eggcoutrements stamp set (clear mount), flower brads, 1" and 1 1/4" circle punches, small and large tag punches and the crop-a-dile.

In this shot you can see the inside of the basket, with a place to carry your easter eggs so they will sit up nice and pretty.
Of course, I also used SNAIL, sticky strip, glue dots, paper trimmer, dimensionals and scissors.

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East Basket Punch Art Card - CCJC7

Here is my entry for the Create with Connie and Julie Challenge #7:  Create an Easter Card
This card uses several punches:  word window, scallop circle, ornament, 1 3/8" circle, 1/4" circle, Designer label punch, and the scallop trim border punch. 
Colors are:  Chocolate chip, pretty in pink, whisper white, Rose Red, So Saffron, Ballet Blue and Blue Bliss.

I also used the Top Note Die and the Big Shot (I ran the top note thru twice, turning 90 degrees for the 2nd cut to get the fany square shape).  The DSP is Sweet Pea and I also used the Eggcellent Eggs Kit and the Eggcoutrements (clear mount) stamp set and pretty in pink satin ribbon.
Here's the greeting:

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Masculine Birthday Card

I have a hard time making masculine cards....here is a recent one I completed.

Colors are chocolate chip, old olive, whisper white and so saffron.  This uses the loads of love and accessories stamp set, Pawsitively Prints and Sweet Pea DSP.  I colored the image with COPIC markers and used american crafts ric rac.


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Easter Peek - Revealed

Here is what was hiding in the Easter Treat Carrier I posted yesterday:


These are made with the mini-milk carton die in the Big Shot using Pawsitively Prints DSP, pinking hearts border punch, Eggcellent Eggs kit, spiral clips (to hold them closed),  glue dots and dimensionals.  Aren't they cute?  Perfect for easter goodies for the kids!

Here's a look at the spiral clips holding the cartons closed and in the treat carrier:


The carrier was made from the same papers as the cartons and I used the word window punch to make the handle.


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Easter Peek

Here's part of a project I recently completed....I'll show you the rest tomorrow.  I got the pattern and idea from Create with Connie and Julies' Mary Brown (see my side bar on the left)
This is a little carrier for an Easter treat...it uses some of the new Stampin' Up! products available now.



This is the DSP pawsitively prints and the Eggcellent Eggs decorating kit - it includes die cut flowers, leaves and swirls along with rhinestones and rub ons - too cute!  I also used whisper white cardstock, wide oval, scallop oval and oval punches and the Eggcoutrements clear mount stamp set that I colored with a Stampin' Write marker.  Colors are pretty in pink, so saffron, pale plum, bliss blue, bashful blue and certainly celery. The ribbon is the new satin pretty in pink ribbon available.  Of course I also used dimensionals, SNAIL, paper trimmer, scissors and glue dots.
I'll leave you with this shot of what's coming tomorrow....

Birthday card

Here's a card I CASEd from Becky Roberts, you can see hers here.I changed mine slightly, but followed her general idea.
Here's the inside:

Supplies used:  Old olive ink, whisper white cardstock, chocolate chip cardstock, pretty in pink ribbon and cardstock, Big Shot, embossing folder Petals-a-plenty, Stitched felt sweet pea, old olive mistletoe ribbon, Well Scripted (clear mount) stamp set, ornament punch, dimensionals, glue dots, adhesive, paper trimmer, scissors, bone folder, Pawsitively prints DSP, Top Note Die.

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Punch Art - Valentine Style

Here's a couple cards I made using punch art for valentines for my kids....I think they are so adorable!  This little skunk is something I saw on Cindy Lawrences' blog and she got the idea from Splitcoast Stampers.  I used pretty in pink, regal rose, basic black, whisper white and going grey cardstock.  I also used the well scripted stamp set, I {Heart} Hearts stamp set, and the pinking hearts border punch, the new heart embosslit die and a white gel pen.  The ears are punched circles, the body is punched ovals, the face is the ornament punch, the nose is from the heart trio punch, the paws are from the modern lable punch ends and the eyes are punches.  The stripe was freehand cut and colored with a black stampin' write marker.  I also used some American Crafts ribbon and retired Stampin' Up! DSP and the pinking hearts border punch.

Here's another punch art card I made for my sons (my daughter got the skunk).  I CASEd this from Jackie Topa  and you can find the directions for creating him on her blog.  This also used a variety of Stampin' Up! punches, including the scallop trim border punch, the same retired DSP (just used the pattern on the other side of the paper), american crafts ribbon.  Mine is a little different from hers, but I followed her directions pretty closely.

Here's the card I made for my other son....everything is the same except for the ribbon.  The cardstock colors are regal rose, sahara sand, very vanilla, basic black, whisper white, and pretty in pink.

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Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope you're enjoying this day with your sweeties!!

Here's a little valentine booklet I made with paper from The Paper Studio....it has little pockets where you can place notes, gift cards, coupons, photos etc....I think I'm going to turn mine into a little photobooklet.

Here you can see the inside pockets with pull out tabs.

And here are the pull out pages.

I used a variety of Stampin' Up! punches: heart, tab, scallop square, and scallop circle.  I also used basic black ink and  A Happy Heart stamp set.

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Valentine Treat Holders

Here's some treat holders I made for my nieces and nephews...follows the same basic pattern as the coupon/gift card holders made previously.  Instead of a mini envelope inside, however, there's a candy treat attached with glue dots.






















The patterned paper is from K & Company, the cardstock is basic black, pretty in pink, and whisper white.  I used real red ink and several stamp sets and punches from Stampin' Up!

Here's a close up of one of the treat holders and here's the inside with the treat attached:

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Valentine's Day Door Hanger/Treat Holder

What better to wake up to on Valentine's Day morning, than a little surprise right at your door?  This is a little surprise for someone in my household :)  I'm sure I'll have to make more or the kids'll be fighting over it!

Here's another view of it:

Supplies used:  Basic Black ink, real red ink and cardstock, pretty in pink ribbon and corduroy brads, very vanilla cardstock, sending love DSP, real red epoxy brads, All My Heart and Holiday Best stamp sets, scallop and pinking hearts border punch, flower punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, corner rounder punch, SNAIL adhesive, Stampin Dimensionals, paper trimmer, glue dots and paper piercer.

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Hoppy Valentine's Day - CCJC4

I am so proud of myself :)  I created this little punch art frog to match my valentine paper....it's also my entry in the Create with Connie and Julie challenge this week (see the blinkie on my sidebar to the left)

I found these frog candies and already had this froggy themed paper so I thought it would make a cute valentine gift for one of my kids' teachers, she LOVES frogs!

I decided I wanted to try to  make an embellishment to match the paper (the paper is by K & Company) to decorate the packaging....so I pulled out all my punches and went to work.  I used several round punches in various sizes, a heart punch and the large oval punch.  Colors used are old olive, pretty in pink, real red, very vanilla, basic black and pixie pink cardstock.  I sponged the edges of the frog with gable green ink.  I used a bone folder to score my paper, punched the edge with the scallop edge punch, and used SNAIL adhesive to make my belly band and stick on the frog.

Here's the card I made to go with it:


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Vintage Valentine

Hi there...I seem to be on a roll with the valentine projects...this project was from Andrea Walfords' ning class - to make a "vintage valentine" for your sweetie.  Mine is definitely different than hers, but I'm still happy with how it turned out.

This is a lot "frillier" than cards I usually make, but I'm happy with the result.  Here's the inside:

Supplies used: Basic Black ink and cardstock, Regal Rose ink and cardstock, Love Sparkles DSP from the Simply Scrappin' Kit, Watercolor wonder crayons, blender pen, So Many Sayings, Love You Much, & A Happy Heart stamp sets, ribbon, prima flowers, adhesive pearls, ticket corner punch, Martha Stewart border punch, scallop oval punch, Top Note Die, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, River Rock Ink, sponge, SNAIL adhesive, dimensionals and glue dots and a turquoise scrap of paper I had.

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