Valentine Jars

I made these Valentine's Day Jars with matching tags for my family.  I used one of Michelle Wooderson's posts as my inspiration.  You can see it here.

I used my Gypsy/Cricut to cut the tags.  The little jar was cut out using the Papertrey Ink Jar Die and then stamped using the Friendship Jar Summer Fillers Stamp Set. Tthe pinked square is from Papertrey Ink.  I crocheted the little heart, added a button and tied it of with some baker's twine.  The receipients name was stamped onto a piece of cardstock that was die cut with the Papertrey Ink Double Ended Pennant Die.  It was embellished with some little glitter hearts and attached with a red heart paper clip. 

I cut a square of fabric to cover the top of the jar and then screwed the lid on.  The tag is attached with a strip of red fabric tied in a bow.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink-Friendship Jar Summer Fillers

Ink: Versafine, Colorbox

Paper:  Bazzill, Martha Stewart, Wasau

Misc:  Papertrey Ink Dies-Jar-Pinked Square- Double Ended Pennant, crocheted heart, Cricut/Gypsy, heart stickers, red  heart paperclips, baker's twine, buttons, fabric, mason jar, candy, paper shred

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Valentine Swap Cards

My Mom is participating in a Valentine's Day Card Swap, so I made up ten cards for her.  That sounds kind of funny, she is participating in the swap, and I made the cards! 

I wanted to do something quick, easy, and had a "vintagey" feel.  The actual card is made with kraft cardstock.  I adhered some ledger paper (both ivory and pink) to the front.  Using paper punches and Nestabilities, I cut out a bunch of hearts and just attached them to the card.  I added some pearl cotton, buttons and some half pearls to finish them up.

I was able to use a lot of scraps on these cards, including some Christmas paper!

Supplies:

Paper:  October Afternoon, Recollections, We R Memory Keepers, Pebbles

Misc:  Nestabilities, half pearls, paper punches, buttons, pearl cotton

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Happy Birthday with Noble Tilda!

This is the card and gift bag that I made for my Mom for her Birthday.  I've been on a crochet "kick", making lots of little flowers and hearts for Valentine's Day.  One of my regular guests at work made these cute little tatted butterflies, so I decided to incorporate both of these on my card. 

Noble Tilda was colored with Copics and her dress is paper pieced.   I used the My Favorite Things Die-Namics Rolled Roses Die to make the little flowers.  The banner was made with Papertrey Ink Double Ended Banner Die and the Handwritten Notes Stamp set.

The gift bag was made using the Papertrey Ink Front & Center #1 Die and a paper lunch sack.

Close up of the card:



Supplies:

Stamps:   Magnolia-Noble Tilda and Papertrey Ink-Handwritten Notes

Ink:  Versafine, Memento

Paper:  Bazzill, Wasau, Pebbles, Bella Blvd.

Misc:  Crocheted flowers, tatted butterflies, half pearls, Copics, Nestabilities, pop up dots, Papertrey Ink Double Ended Banner and Front & Center #1 Dies, My Favorite Things Rolled Roses and Scallop Border Die-Namics, buttons, white gel pen, lunch sack, paper punch

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Another Ugly Card

I had great aspirations for this card, but it came out really hideous!  I saw something similar in a magazine, and it was a really beautiful card.  But, my came out incredibly ugly! 

I used the Sizzix Sizzlit Decorative Strip Die Scallops Giant to make the scallops.  I tied a bow around the card and added a rhinestone flower.  The sentiment is stamped on a Papertrey Ink Pennant Die cut.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink-Blooming Button Bits (sentiment)

Ink:  Versafine

Paper:  Wasua, Making Memories

Misc:  Ribbon, rhinestone flower, Sizzix Sizzlit Scallops Strip Die, Papertrey Ink Pennant Die

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Simple Things Gift Bag Set

Here is a little gift bag/card set that can be used for any occassion.  I used the Papertrey Ink Front & Center #1 Die to make the bag front and back.  This die is awesome!  You just cut a front and back and then sandwich a lunch sack in the middle and presto!  you have a little gift bag. I cut the lunch sack down to 5 inches and then adhered the front and back pieces.  Some ribbon, a homemade crocheted flower and a wooden button completed this gift bag.

To make the matching card, I used the Hero Arts Time To Enjoy stamp for the sentiment.  I added a few paper punched daisies to frame the sentiment.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Hero Arts-Take Time To Enjoy

Ink:  Versafine

Paper:  Jillibean Soup, Bazzill, Wasau

Misc:  Ribbon, crocheted flower, button, DMC floss, paper punches, pop up dots, lunch sack

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Wishing You A Beautiful Day

I saw this sketch in the Card Ideas for Paper Crafters magazine.  I used My Favorite Things Die-Namics Butterflies and the Framed Greetings set for the sentment.  The butterflies are attached with pop up dots to give a little added dimension.

Supplies:

Stamps:  My Favorite Things-Framed Greetings

Ink:  Tim Holtz, Versafine

Paper:  October Afternoon, My Mind's Eye, Bazzill

Misc:  Nestabilities, half pearls, pop up dots, My Favorite Things Die-Namics Butterflies

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Sweetie Tilda

I love the sweet little face of the Tilda stamps.  I though this little Tilda would be perfect with the Cosmo Cricket Odds & Ends Mini Deck.  I colored her in with the Copics and then paper pieced her dress.  I added some tiny pearls to make a necklace.

The flowers are paper punched and then spritzed with a little glitter spray.  A few buttons, some more little pearls, and some ribbon completed my card.

Supplies:

Stamp:  Magnolia-Sweetie Tilda

Ink:  Memento

Paper:  Bazzill, Cosmo Cricket

Misc:  Copics, pearls, corner rounder, flower paper punch, leaf punch, Nestabilities, pop up dots, ribbon, buttons

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A Big Thank You

I call this my "scrap" card.  I used all scraps of paper, lace, and ric rak to make this card.  The paper is from the October Afternoon Modern Homemaker collection.  Using some leftover lace, I made a little rosette and added a button center.  The sentiment is from  Papertrey Ink Think Big Favorites #1 stamp set.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink-Think Big Favorites #1

Ink:  Versafine

Paper:  October Afternoon, Bazzill

Misc:  Sewing machine, lace, ric rak, button

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Simple Joys

For this card, I drew inspiration from Maria Gurnsey's card, A Moment in Time, in the Card Ideas for Paper Crafts Magazine.  I changed the color scheme to make it a little more "springy".  My card stash is really depleted, so I thought this would be perfect for any occasion card.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink-Green Thumb

Ink:  Versafine

Paper:  Papertrey Ink, My Mind's Eye, Bazzill, Recollections, The Paper Company

Misc:  Papertrey Ink Flower Dies, buttons, DMC floss, ribbon, sewing machine, pop up dots

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Ice Princess

Here is a quick card before I head off to work.  I bought the December VIP Kit from My Favorite Things, and this is the other stamp set that was in the kit.  She is a Pure Innocence Ice Princess.  The lacy oval is one of the new Die-Namics.

Supplies:

Stamps:  My Favorite Things-Ice Princess

Ink:  Memento

Paper:  Stella Rose, Bazzill, Recollections

Misc:  Copics, buttons, lace, DMC floss, snowflake punch, pop up dots, Die-Namics Lacy Oval

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Holiday Clean Up Sale at My Etsy Shop!

I'm trying to get organized and clean up my crafty space.  I have decided to have a big sale in my Etsy Shop.  All items are 50% off!  These are some great deals to start any birthday and even Mother's Day shopping.  Just include HOLIDAYCLEANUP  in all caps in the coupon code box.  Please note that the FREEBABY shipping is not included in this sale.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

I have added a few more items, here is a preview:

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Happy Hanukkah!

Happy 7th Night of Hanukkah! 

I made this card for my Mom.  It's hard to find cute Hanukkah stamps, or perhaps I'm not looking in the right places!  So, I decided to combine one of my favorite Pure Innocence stamps, Enjoy Every Moment, and a couple of Craft Smart Stamps from the Michaels $1 area.

I love the side step cards, so I used the tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers.  It can be found here.  Since I couldn't find any cute Hanukkah paper either, I decided to use this cute cute snowflake paper from a Recollections paper stack.  My Hanukkah girl was colored with Copics and her dressed is paper pieced.  She is attached to a Martha Stewart tag with pop up dots.  The menorah medallion was made with a Craft Smart stamp, some Stickles, paper punches and a Martha Stewart doily.  I had a couple of Star of David Jolee by You embellishments from a few years ago.  A little ribbon, some pearls, and button completed my card.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Craft Smart-Menorah & Happy Hanukkah, My Favorite Things Pure Innocence-Enjoy Every Moment

Paper:  Recollections

Ink:  Versafine, Memento, CTMH

Misc:  Martha Stewart tag & doily, ribbon, button, half pearls, Copics, paper punches, Nesabilties, Jolee's by You Star of David, pop up dots, Stickles

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Gift Bags for Horses

This is a first for me, gift bags for horses!  Jenny asked me to make something to hold the treats she bought for the horses at the two barns she rides at.  I wanted to make something simple, festive, and personalized for each horse.  There are ten all together.

I used some little paper lunch sacks, a few paper punches, some Joelee's by You Horse embellishments, a little ribbon, jingle bells, clothespin, and Stampendous holly stickers.  The labels were computer generated.  I used the Nestabilities Labels  #8 to make the bag topper.

Supplies:

Paper:  Recollections, Bazzill

Misc:  Small lunch sacks, clothespins, jingle bells, Stampendous Holly and Red Dot stickers, Jolee's by You Horse stickers, ribbon

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Soda Bottle Christmas Wrap!

I'm always looking for fun ways to package gifts.  I bought some fun t-shirts for the kids this year, and decided to wrap them in a empty Diet Coke bottle.

It was really easy to do, I just carefully cut a out a part of the bottle on the label with a razor blade.  I stuffed some paper shred in the bottom and a handful of candy.  The t-shirt was rolled up and wrapped in a piece of tissue paper.  Then I stuffed the t-shirt  into the bottle.  Using clear packing tape, I adhered the piece of bottle that I cut off.  Then, I made a belly band with some matching paper, some baker's twine and a few buttons.  A bow was wrapped around the neck of the bottle.  For the gift tag, I just covered a clothespin with some paper and attached the coffee gift card holder to the bow.

Simple, simple....I grew a holiday pimple!

Supplies:

Paper:  My Mind's Eye, Recollections

Misc:  Soda bottle, ScorTape, baker's twine, buttons, ribbon, clothespin, jingle bell

I've got to hurry to get ready for work, I have a 12 hour day ahead of me, ugh!

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Coffee Gift Card Holders

I bought some Starbucks Gift Cards for the kids and wanted to make a fancy gift card holder.  I had originally seen the idea July 2011 Cards Magazine on page 147.  It was made by Kim Hughes.  You can check out her blog Paper Hugs and Stamped Kisses.

I used my new Quickutz Hot Drink Die that I bought at our new Hobby Lobby here in Lakeland.  I also personalized the gift card holders with some alphabet beads.  After I finished the one I made for Joe, I laughed to myself as Joe is another word for coffee!  I'm sure that I'm the only one that thinks that's funny.....I'm a little sleep deprived and I just sucked an iced cappuccino down, so pardon my behavior!

I love snowman, so I thought I would make Jenny's just a little bit different than the ones for the boys.

Last but not least, one for Davey...

Supplies:

Paper:  My Mind's Eye, Recollections

Misc:  Ribbon, alphabet beads, baker's twine, buttons, Nestabilities, Quickutz Hot Drink Die, sewing machine, ScorTape

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Quick Teacher Gifts

So, I'm still doing the last minute scramble to get everything done!  Here are some quick gifts that I made for my favorite teachers.  I bought these apple tins at the Target Dollar Spot last fall.  The tag is made using Papertrey Ink's Button Boutique Set.  I used the Button Card Die to cut out the main tag, which is made out of some chalkboard paper.  The little apple was cut out of some cork board paper.  This was the first time I had ever used the cork board paper, it cuts really nice. 

While I was making this, I thought it would also be good for Valentine's Day.  Just substitute the little holly for some small hearts!

Here is the close up of the tag:

Supplies:

Stamps:  Joann Fabrics-Alphabet, Papertrey Ink-Button Boutique

Ink:  CTMH, Versafine

Paper:  Recollections, Head of the Class

Misc:  Papertrey Ink Dies-Button Card & Apple, buttons, paper punch, baker's twine, mini clothespin, apple tin, candy, ribbon, plastic treat bag

I just realized, I didn't use any pop up dots on this project!  That's crazy, I always use pop up dots!  Well, I'm off to start the next project....

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