In my last post I showed you how to make a simple Polar Bear Treat Box. If you want to step up your treat boxes, using the same die from the Tricks and Treats bundle, then keep reading. This post will show you how to create a Vellum Gusseted Treat Box with a Lid. It’s more of a cross between…
Have you seen the new Beary Cute Collection? It is totally “beary” cute. The bears are intended as polar bears, but all you need to do is change their colors to transform them into brown or black bears. I love the versatility! Keep reading to watch how I made “beary cute” Polar Bear Treat Boxes. This Beary Christmas Suite Collection…
I’m so excited to announce my Christmas Scottie Dog Class! It’s both a local AND to-go class, so anyone can participate. As soon as I saw this Christmas Scottie bundle, I immediately thought of shortbread cookies. You know I am a huge tea fan and what makes tea even better? Cookies! I will include my favorite shortbread cookie recipe with…
Over the last two weeks, I have shown how to make two different paper crafted Easter Baskets you can make on my Facebook lives. Who doesn’t love a handmade basket??? You can make them for Easter, Spring, Mother’s Day, as a Get Well basket, or even in the fall, an apple basket. You can watch both replays in the videos…
February 1st marks the first day of the Chinese New Year, the year of the Tiger. Celebrations last for 16 days. When I heard it was going to be the Year of the Tiger, my first thought went to the In the Wild Suite of products. I only have the paper from this suite, but that was enough to…
Valentines Day is right around the corner! Be ready to spread your love (& sweet treats) with these cute handmade Valentine treat boxes. They are super easy and fun to make, especially with the new Sweet Talk Valentines Designer Paper which you can find in the 2022 Occasions Catalog. Or, use your own stash of Valentines paper (I bet you…
I am in love with this card! I loved the original I saw online which was pink, but I didn’t have the necessary pink ribbon so I turned my version into blue (I love blue Christmas cards). That’s what we do, see something to copy and/tweak to fit the supplies we have. We put photos, tips and videos online, for…
Join us at a Christmas Tags & Cards Class on Wednesday, December 1st at 1pm & 7pm. To-go options as well for those who do not live near or unavailable that day. You will have to provide your own stamps/sentiments, I’ll provide the rest. $40 In Person, $45 to-go (to cover postage or $40 for pickup). RSVPs needed by November…
I have a wonderful, marvelous, varied, all different stamping levels and caring team. (And I would love for you to join us). Last month, I offered the opportunity of a card swap to my team. Below are photographs of the swap cards I received from some of the members of my team. They are absolutely amazing! Because we are all…
Trick or Treating Season is right around the corner. The stores are ready (and have been for a while) with all the sweet treats lining the shelves. My son & I just bought a couple of bags of Take Five’s, which we love. One bag will be mailed to my favorite college freshman. Speaking of “Sweet Treats”, I have a…
Trick or Treating Season is right around the corner. The stores are ready (and have been for a while) with all the sweet treats lining the shelves. Speaking of “Sweet Treats”, I have a different spin on one particular stamp in that set. I can’t take credit for the idea, but I did create these simple & fun projects for…
Do you follow me on Instagram? https://www.instagram.com/mailsomethingpretty/ I will be flooding my Instagram channel on St. Patrick’s day (March 17) with all things green and rainbows and Stampin’ Up! in preparation of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. I’ll be joining a group of other direct sales ladies in turning Instagram green too. You can check out these hashtags to see what…
Ready for something super cute??? How about a Peek-a-Boo Snowman card? It’s easy to create using the Playful Alphabets dies and Snowman Season stamp & punch. I just love how the snowman is poking through the “O” of SNOW. Or, think about the other types of peek-a-boo characters you can make. With the Alphabet dies, you can build any type…
Treat boxes are so much fun to make and give. This one is no exception! I know you will love making this box once you know how. Let me show you the steps. This box is not my original design, but I did put a few of my own tweaks on it. Specifically, to show you how to use these…
If you spent anytime on Pinterest or card forums lately, you have seen the trending Triple Cube Pop Up Card. These are fun cards that fit into an envelope and open up to be a triple cube. Turn them into any occasion cards by changing up the paper and popped up sentiments. Have a little patience making your first one…
I have been using the Arrange a Wreath stamp set & dies a lot lately. This set has been featured twice so far in my 20 Weeks of Handmade Holidays series. Are you receiving these ideas? If not, please sign up for my mail list because they are only being sent through email. Yesterdays card was a really good one…
I usually do a 12 Weeks of Christmas every Fall. But since this has been an upside down year, with a lot of us staying home, I am changing it up this year. Let’s expand the 12 weeks to 20 and include all Fall & Winter Holidays instead of only Christmas. You must be on my mailing list to receive…
One of my girl scouts showed me how to make these easy to make triangle boxes years ago. They can be transformed into any theme depending on the paper, accessories and tags. I think my girl scout showed us how to make witch ones for Halloween. I’ve made them into fun Santa boxes and birthday boxes. I made these boxes…
This is the time of year that most people send out the most amount of cards. Don’t let it be overwhelming! As you are cutting, stamping, and assembling your Christmas cards, find the joy and not the time crunch. As I was making some of my cards today, I thought of a few tips that may help you out with…
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…
