Oct 28, 2019 | 2019 Holiday Catalog, Gifts, Tags |
I’m back and featuring a fun Fall Gift Tag project. It’s one of those projects that appears to be more difficult than it is. Did you miss me? Last week was one of those weeks!!! The week began great with Stampin’ Bingo on Monday but after a fun filled day, the things seem to so haywire. At times I felt like I was a hamster in a wheel, going round and round but not advancing! I think we all have had such an experience at some point and it was my turn to go round and round last week. So, I decided to take a few days off with no blogging. It was refreshing to take a break. Good thing is this week has begun fantastic so I’m no longer “in the wheel” and am excited to share a project from Stampin’ Bingo.
I am a huge fan of Bath & Body Works products and often give their products as gifts. Naturally, a gift must be wrapped or embellished. So today’s product, hand soap, is bagged and embellished with a fun Fall gift tag. Since the hand soap is Pumpkin Apple, the Gather Together Bundle and the Harvest Hellos Bundle combine to fit the product’s theme.
Below is a closer view of the tag…
I just love combining the two bundles, Gather Together and Harvest Hellos. They coordinate well together. Since the name of the hand soap is Pumpkin Apple, I could have incorporated an apple instead of a pumpkin! Harvest Hellos is full of versatility.
Have fun creating a gift tag for your favorite Fall scents! The items used for today’s fun Fall gift tag are listed under Project Materials.
When ready to place your order, click on the items under Project Materials. Remember, during the month of October, for every $50 order (before shipping & taxes), you’ll receive a Thank You gift of the Shimmery Crystal Effects from me. Thank you for your support and I appreciate your business. Note: If you place your order as a guest and indicate “no contact”, I am unable to send your gift as I will not receive your name and address information.
Thanks for stopping by…Happy Crafting!
Project Materials: (click on link to order)
The Host Code for October is 2RS937Q3:. Please use Host Code only if your order is less than $150. If your order exceeds $150, you will receive the host rewards!
Oct 18, 2019 | 2019 Holiday Catalog, Halloween, Treat Holders |
Happy Friday! Hope you’ve been having a good week. Fall temperatures finally arrived in Georgia so it sets the mood for Fall festivities. Today’s project, Halloween Coffin Treat Boxes, is perfect for Fall craft fairs or for giving treats to friendly Gremlins. The food safe Coffin Boxes in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog are easy to assemble. A variety of products in the Monster Bash Suite decorate the Halloween Coffin Treat Boxes shown below.
Details for the Coffin Halloween Treat Holder on the Left:
First, texture emboss the lid using the Stylish Scroll Embossing Folder before assembling. Next, assemble the coffin top and bottom using a strong adhesive such as Tear & Tape or Mulitpurpose Liquid Adhesive. To add definition to the top, swipe the lid across the raised embossed areas using the Golden Glitz Delicata Metallic Ink Pad. Stamp the mummy and the sentiment from the Spooktacular Bash Stamp Set using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink onto a scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock. After stamping, cut using the coordinating Ornate Frames Dies. Also, use the dies to cut a scroll frame from Crushed Curry cardstock. To color the mummy, use either the Crumb Cake Stampin Write Marker or Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends. For the border, use the Light Highland Heather Stampin’ Blends. Adhere the mummy piece to the Crushed Curry frame using Snail Adhesive. With stampin’ dimensionals, add the piece to the top of the coffin. Attach sentiment and bow. Almost forgot… for a fun touch, add Assorted Googly Eyes!
Details for the Coffin Halloween Treat Holder on the Right:
Start by assembling the coffin. Turn the coffin lid upside down and place onto the Monster Bash Designer Series Paper. Then, trace around the lid. Use paper snips to cut the lid around the traced area. After cutting, sponge the edges of the designer series paper using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. Add to the coffin lid using multipurpose liquid adhesive. TIP: the multipurpose liquid adhesive allows time to make placement adjustments. With the Ornate Frames Dies, cut a large scroll from Pumpkin Pie cardstock and a smaller scroll using Basic Black cardstock. Layer the scrolls. Stamp the sentiment onto a scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock and cut with the coordinating die. Use Stampin’ Dimensionals to attach to the layered scrolls. Embellish with Basic Rhinestone Jewels and a Black Glitter Organdy ribbon bow. Add to the coffin lid.
Isn’t that easy? And yes, you still have time to order the Coffin Treat Holders and elements for embellishing before Halloween. For a list of the materials from today’s post, check out the Project Materials list below.
When ready to place your order, click on the items under Project Materials (the discount will appear on your order). During the month of October, for every $50 order (before shipping & taxes), you’ll receive a Thank You gift of the Shimmery Crystal Effects from me. Thank you for your support and I appreciate your business. Note: If you place your order as a guest and indicate “no contact”, I am unable to send your gift as I will not receive your name and address information.
Thanks for stopping by…Happy Crafting!
Project Materials: (click on link to order)
The Host Code for October is 2RS937Q3:. Please use Host Code only if your order is less than $150. If your order exceeds $150, you will receive the host rewards!
Oct 11, 2019 | 2019-2020 Annual Catalog, Bird Ballad, Birthday, Cards, Floral, Fun Folds |
If you’ve followed my blog for a while, you’ll recall past birthday cards for my friend’s mother, Ms. Lorraine. This year was a very special birthday for Ms. Lorraine. She celebrated turning 100 years old!!! Naturally, it required an extra special birthday card. There were a variety of sentiments to add to the card so the double Z-fold with extra panels offered a perfect design. You’ll notice the card uses a combination of current and discontinued Stampin’ Up! products. The discontinued products includes the Number of Years and Picture Perfect Birthday Stamp Sets. With such a milestone, the numbers definitely should be front and center. Though I often do not keep non-current products, there are certain stamp sets and bundles that are must haves forever. The Number of Years is one such set! And Picture Perfect Birthday is a favorite. The other card elements are from the Bird Ballad Suite.
The front of the card and envelope.
A view of the interior side panels.
The back of the card and the envelope flap.
Details for the card:
As you note from the photos above, almost all of the panels front and back have decor. For a handwritten sentiment, a panel on the back works perfectly. Notice the envelope? As an extra touch, both the front and back of the envelope are stamped and colored with Stampin’ Blends. Tip: To avoid the blends from bleeding through the envelope, insert a scrap of paper behind the image before coloring.
For the card base, use Pool Party cardstock. Then on the card base, build layers using Daffodil Delight cardstock with an additional layer of the Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper on the panels. For the interior z-panels, the Daffodil Delight layer has panels of Whisper White cardstock. The stamp sets, Stitched All Around and Picture Perfect Birthday, provide perfect interior sentiments. Fussy cut the bird and flowers to embellish the card panels. The words, Happy Birthday, are from the A Wish for Everything Stamp Set. Rhinestone Basic Jewels add a touch of bling to the flowers. To match the The Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon to the card base, a dark Pool Party Stampin’ Blends easily does the job!
Another tip: when creating a card, look at all of your stamp sets and mix/match to fit the occasion.
As my husband and I were traveling on a bucket list trip, we were not able to attend the celebration for Ms.Lorraine. I understand that she loved the card!
Hope you have a great weekend. We’re finally getting Fall like temperatures so I’m looking forward to enjoying the outdoors!
Thanks for stopping by…Happy Crafting!
Ordering reminders:
- During the month of October, for every $50 order (before shipping & taxes), you’ll receive a Thank You gift of the Shimmery Crystal Effects from me. Thank you for your support and I appreciate your business. Note: If you place your order as a guest and indicate “no contact”, I am unable to send your gift as I will not receive your name and address information.
- The Host Code for October is 2RS937Q3:. Please use Host Code only if your order is less than $150. If your order exceeds $150, you will receive the host rewards!
