Monogram cards

The bride and groom asked me

Teacher gift...

Another gifts...6 notecards in a cute little folder...

It's that time of year...

...end of year gifts....here's a cute little box that holds 6 plain notecards and envelopes...I used the new Summer Smooches D/S paper...

Mother's Day Treats

I made several of these to give out to teachers and friends...little Crystal Light packages hanging on water bottles...

Monogram gift set

Set of blank notecards...

Merry Christmas, a little late...

I was a little delinquent this year in making a few gifts for my fellow dance studio friends, so in the week between Christmas and New Year's I was able to catch up and whip up some of these cute gifts...

I got the idea and full directions from Mary Fish...she made the cover from a clear window sheet, but as I did not have that, I just made mine from card stock...each box holds 4 cards and envelopes (3 x 3) and 3 Hershey's nuggets covered in D/S paper...

I used up some of my retired SAB paper and accents from last year...

In Color sprig of flowers

I needed to make some cards as a thank you gift for my hubby's co-worker...I decided to use some of the In Colors (that I've been hoarding!)  They are so spring-y!...I got this layout from Krista Fenton....love the little sentiment on the top left!

Pool Party, Pear Pizzaz, Calypso Coral, Whisper White

Wedding gown box...

I had a playdate with my friend, Everlyn (check out her blog in my blog list)...and she had some really cool new jumbo diecuts...she let me cut out this one and make a bridal favor...it was super simple and can really be dressed up with glitter and pearls (although I opted to keep my simple)...

I used my friend, Ada's up coming wedding color theme for the tag...the box could probably hold 6-7 kisses, or even some Hershey's nuggets...or maybe even a little baggie of those Jordan almonds...

You could even make the dress in the actual color of the wedding, instead of white...what about a Sweet Sixteen favor? or a little girl's birthday party favor.....got you thinkin', huh?

Halloween box, with instructions

Here's my Jack-o-lantern box...

The box part measures 3 1/2 x 6....scored on the longer side at 2 1/2 and 3 1/2...the sides should be scored at 1" on either side (the shorter side)...cut at the creases and fold and glue...


I free-handed the face...the stem in the tab punch...the curly q's are just strips of Always Artichoke, curled around a skinny dowel...

Frosty Box

Is this the cutest, or what?  I saw this 'as is' but there weren't any directions...so I made up my own dimensions for the box...I will post them later with the pumpkin version I came up with!

I know I'm always late...

I should be making these things to give to teachers on the FIRST day of school, but I never do, so these will have to wait till the end!

I saw a version of this as a wrapper on a Hershey bar and decided to translate it into a card...the card is made from 12 x 12 cardstock so you can get 4 our of them...and they fit in a standard issue envelope...

To get the lined pencil part I punched with edge with the scallop border punch and used my scoring  tool to score the lines...the silver 'metal' bad is a piece of sliver cardstock run through the Houndstooth embossing folder...the pencil point it just a 3/4 in black circle glued on and trimmed...

Daffodil Delight, Pretty in Pink, Basic Black, Creamy Caramel, Silver

My dad would be so proud...

My father, ever the bargain hunter, gave me several (hundred) of these manila colored envelopes...they are too small to be mailed (I think) so I was going to use them to send things into school...but there are so many, my 3 year old would probably be in college before I used them up!

So I saw this idea on Papertreyink's blog, where they used an actually manila folder to create this little pocket for Pixie sticks...isn't it adorable?

The envelope is just cut in half and glued on the one open side..stamped and a little stamped image (here from Booglie Eyes) in placed in a scalloped circle and attached with a bit of ribbon...

So now I'm making over 70 for 3 of my kids to bring in for Halloween!  Can anyone say Christmas treats with candy canes?

Pocketbook gift card holder

Here's a cute little purse gift card holder...got this idea from www.frenchiestamps.com...she has full directions and measurements...

Notecards

Some simple notecards...this stamp is really versatile...can you picture sunflower card  for the fall?

Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Pacific Point, Pumpkin Pie

Hello Blossoms!

Got this single stamp with my summer  ini catty order and just had to use it!  It makes some nice note cards...


Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Pacific Point, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White

Dance, Dance, Dance!

Some covered notepads...

Holiday/Party Planners

I came across this planner idea on "The Stamp Doc" blog..I'm making them for 2 craft fairs I'm planning on doing...I can't wait to use one for my holiday season--hopefully it'll keep me organized!  If you'd like one, I'm selling them for $6...email me today!

Gift Card Holder....

 Here was the Make-n-Take I prepared for our last demo meeting....I originally decided to make the Christmas one, but then at the last minute changed to the Bridal shower design...

Cheery Cobbler, Always Artichoke, Whisper White


Perfect Plum, Very Vanilla

Frilly Covered notepads

Here are some covered notepads I've been making as gifts...very simple to do...just spend a half hour punching strips of cardstock with various edge punches and then glue them down in random patterns....two of the pads are in Pale Plum, but my favorite one is done Naturals Cream (the one with the pink flower)


The chipboard letters and flowers are covered in Craft ink (craft ink offers a much better color)   The 'd' notepad has a heated ribbon rose....

Makes a great graduation or birthday gift, even Mother's Day....

Dunk Tank fun!

This past weekend my niece celebrated her graduation with a Carnival-themed party complete with a dunk tank!  Here is the invite...it is the gift card holder converted into an invite!  The circus tent is from the set Clowning Around...


Real Red, Summer Sun, Tempting Turquoise....