Yesterday at Club we made these fun Eiffel Tower, watercolored bookmarks. I love bookmarks – to use, to make and to give away. Sometimes I even leave a bookmark I’ve made in a library book as a gift for the next reader. I struggled a little bit on figuring out a way to attach the bookmark tassel in a clean…
Two project posts in two days using Poppies! This notebook is the second of the projects I made using the Poppies paper and die cuts. I think the desktop calendar from yesterday and this notebook coordinate beautifully and can be given as a gift either together, or by themselves. These embellished jr. legal pad notebooks make great gifts for teachers,…
Each month for Club, we make two cards and a 3D project. This month’s 3D project was desktop calendars. They were a big hit! (and really easy to make). We used the new Poppy paper and die set that will be available in January. Any papers and punch outs will work (but I really love the poppies). I filmed a…
Looking for a fun Christmas or Holiday table decoration? Why not make your own Christmas Crackers or poppers as some call them. You’ll have a bunch of fun making them with all the great Christmas papers that are in the 2019 holiday catalog. I think they’ll look great grouped in a basket, lined up on the table or used as…
A lot of the cards and projects I make are for a specific class, workshop, blog post or video. It’s not all that often that I create for the pure pleasure of creating. And that’s totally fine! I love teaching you how to use Stampin’ Up! products, how to create and assemble cards, how to love stamping. Today’s post is…
Along with creating with paper, I also like to create in the kitchen. Specifically baking. I have instilled this love & joy of baking with my daughter, who now doesn’t let me bake too much because I am infringing in on her territory. But that’s okay, I still manage to bake a few things while she is at school. Recently,…
Are you ready for the whirlwind of the Holidays to begin? Today marks the first day of Fall and the Holiday countdown begins. First, Halloween. Let me show you how to make these fun and Spooky Coffin Treat boxes with Tombstone Tags. You will have so much fun making them, just like I did. And even more fun giving them away…
This is one of the easiest favor boxes I have ever created! Cut, score, punch, stick together and done. Create in any color, stamp with any background and top with any ribbon. I do recommend using regular card stock versus the Designer paper because the card stock is much thicker and stronger. The beauty and ease of creating this box…
I was trying to think of a project to share with you today. The weather for the last three days has been picture perfect! This got me thinking about how I love to sit on my deck and read a good book. And then I thought, what would make sitting on the deck with a good book more perfect than…
I wanted to share an easy Summertime Edible DYI gift idea with you. I gave this gift to my Uncle yesterday as a belated birthday gift. Funny story, the gift and celebration was belated by almost 6 months because my Aunt kept trying to plan a 70th birthday party for him, but she kept choosing dates she couldn’t be there – this…
Many times I love the projects in the Paper Pumpkin kits, but this month I didn’t need 24 Valentines boxes (as cute as they were). My kids are now in college & high school, and no matter how little I try to keep them, they are pretty close to adulthood. I wanted to share an alternative project idea with you…
I made these cute tea bag treat holders a while back for Mother’s Day and then recently to give as special “pillow gifts” when I went to Stampin’ Up!’s 30th Anniversary celebration. They really are sweet. If you have an envelope punch board, they are quick to put together. By request, I filmed a video tutorial on how to make…
There are times when you want to give a handmade treat but don’t always have a lot of time. These tic tac treat boxes are a perfect thing to make! And, they have very few calories (insert smiley face). They are very quick to assemble, use very little card stock and can be customized to any holiday or celebration by…
Create these cute chapstick holders with only card stock and a scoring tool. You can customize the color and flavor of your choice. These chapstick holders will make great Secret Santa gifts, stocking toppers or attached to a nicely wrapped gift. A perfect little holiday gift with the homemade touch. Watch this tutorial to see how easy it is to…
It’s the time of year when you want to both make special handmade gifts AND save time. You can do both with these things with this “pizza” box. It’s a super easy box using your paper trimmer (& included scorer) and card stock. You can decorate your box with whatever pretty paper you can find in your house, or copy…
Last Sunday a bunch of great ladies came over to my house and made their own Christmas countdown boxes. I’m not sure if they loved the overall project better, or all the prep work that was done for them. All they needed to do was assemble all the pieces together. And they did this with very happy faces! I still…
Who doesn’t love a countdown? Kids certainly do, but I think adults secretly like it too. At this workshop, you can make your own 25 Advent boxes to countdown to Christmas. Keep it for yourself, or give it as a gift. You can display these boxes in many ways: string along burlap ribbon to use as a garland, stack the boxes…
Trick or Treat! I’ll take a treat every day of the week, no tricks for me. I love to make treats, usually the baking kind. But for this Halloween, I thought I would fill this Baker’s boxes with “Spook-tacular” treats! Baker’s Boxes There are so many different ways to use the new Baker’s Boxes. You can be sure my daughter…
I just returned from a fabulous Stampin’ Up! OnStage event, in Hartford CT. Stampin’ Up! hosted several OnStage events this weekend at locations all around the globe. They announced many exciting things that I have to keep secret just a little bit longer. I LOVE attending Stampin’ Up! events for so many reasons: being the first to see new products,…
My household is very fond of baking. We love to bake for ourselves and we love to bake for others. But sometimes, I don’t have time to bake as a gift. I came up with another idea that can be made ahead of time (and not spoil). Today I am sharing how to make an easy Recipe Card Box to…
