....I'm about to explode! With JOY that is! My true love delivered this adorable little box....what could be in it?
Let's take that sweet lid off and find out what's inside, shall we?
Whelp....I'm gettin' nuttin' for Christmas..... So, this one happens to be empty, but it's large enough that I could fit in a cute pair of socks or gloves....some candy (like I need that....), I'm betting even a coffee mug might fit in...maybe. I does measure 4x4x4. Jewelry would fit nicely. Perfume.....we're on a roll here.
There's even a spot to write a little message!
Alrighty - we've got a BIG weekend - school supper and auction tonight and a HUGE birthday to celebrate tomorrow. Must go make a cake! Alex is turning 5 on Monday....we're celebrating tomorrow with family.
....I'm needing more coffee!!! Don't we all feel like that somedays? More coffee, puh-lease! At about the 9th day of Christmas, I'm wishing the Lazy Days of Summer were back. Things get chaotic, my house is in shambles, and I'm starting to feel worn down. By the 9th day of Christmas, I'm beginning to contemplate my Christmas Vacation for the next year. The one where me and the hubs pack up the kids and travel to some remote cabin in the woods. Where we can just veg, play board games and read books by the crackling fire. Ahh....a Norman Rockwell Christmas! And then I wake up and realize that's never gonna happen.
So, how about giving your co-worker the gift of mocha, or java, or any little beverage packet this will fit inside this lil' envelope? That would be sure to mocha MY day!
This is quite a "whip it up quick" kind of gift - think under 10 minutes! If you'd like the template, feel free to email me, and I'll get it out to you!
I received some hot chocolate! We made these up last year in my Stamp Clubs, but I couldn't resist using this for my 12 Days Of Christmas Gettin' Gifty guide this year! Plus, this adorable little stamp just fits the bill here!
So....this is kind of like a long card, but it's a skinny little box. I decorated the front with some snowy DSP from the Snow Festival Collection. And that stamped image comes from Wonderful Winterland. I colored it using Watercolor Pencils. You might be shocked, but I hadn't used the watercolor pencils until recently, and I love how easy they are to use! If you need to blend them, they work up beautifully with a blender pen.
Here's how the packet opens. I punched a 2 1/2" hole in it so that the recipient gets a peek at what's inside. This little box would also be perfect for those large candy bars! If you'd like the template for the box, contact me and I'll get it to you - or just leave a comment with your email addy!
Alright - let me channel my inner crafty Larry the Cable Guy for a second. "I don't care who you are...this bag is ca-UTE!" I would love to receive a little a gifty in this - just love it! A little patting on my back if you will...
This was darn easy to create and pretty easy too. I used the Floral Framelits to die cut the top, and then stamped and die cut one size smaller to layer with. Punched two holes, and strung some bakers twine thru, tying up some ruffly ribbon and a Faceted Button. Don't you just love those buttons? Adds a bit of blingy sparkle with some vintage flair. Plus you get a ton of them in the package (24 to be exact) in three different sizes for a mere 5.95. Pure awesomeness! Speaking of sparkle....
It's hard to see in the pictures - but on the striped patterned paper, I stamped a Bold Snowflake (brand new single stamp!) in Whisper White and then embossed it with Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder.
What do you think? I'd love to hear your thoughts....just leave me a comment!
...my true love gave to me....some yummy sweets under the tree....
Do you give out homemade fudge, or cookies at Christmas time??? Wouldn't they be adorable packaged up in this little glassine bag? Let me tell you - these were so simple and easy to put together. I took a piece of DSP from the Festival of Prints mini pack (isn't that the best?) and then let that decide my colors. I do that often. Grab DSP first and then decide what colors to work with. This happens to be one of the "go-to" card sketches that I use all the time, and I just enlarged slightly for these little bags. The focal point was stamped in both Lucky Limeade and Cherry Cobbler, then die cut. I trimmed the Cherry colored one to fit, and popped it up. I took a strip of Cherry Cobbler and embossed it and then cut it into a banner shape. Topped with a strip of Lucky Limeade - that I used an edgelit on. Glue on some buttons, voila!!! Just need to fill with some yummy fudge. (my favorite! Especially Black Walnut fudge!)
How do you wrap up your yummy treats to make them special??? Leave a comment and let me know!
....Jars are all the rage right - why not include them in your giftable collection?? Wouldn't you love to receive a gift in this adorable jar?? I know I would. And let me tell you - these are super simple to create.
I started by picking a couple of sheets of coordinating patterned paper. I wrapped one around the jar itself. Then I die cut a doily (or you could use a paper doily found in the crafts/cake department) I used this as the base for my lolly. (that's the pleated circle thingy) Added a punched circle on top of that, then tied some ribbon up with one of Stampin' Up's faceted buttons and linen thread. Glue, glue, glue! Hot glue works the best, although you could use....Tombow.
Glue it to the front of your jar and then package up something special. Candy, earrings, a necklace...
...or some coordinating clothespin magnets! These are also super to craft. Just use strips of scrap paper and glue them onto the fronts. Add some adornments - like the buttons here. Adhere a strip of magnet to the back and you've got a great little gift!
You can order the supplies from my website - http://jenarkfeld.stampinup.net Just click on the SHOP NOW button in the upper right corner!
....today, I've transformed a simple junior notepad into something a little more exciting! This is something you can whip up quickly and on the cheap!
My note pad measured about 8 x 5. So I cut my sheet of cardstock to 8 x 10 1/2. I scored it at 5 1/8" and 5 3/8". This gave me a slight overhang over the edge of the pad. Easy! Next. It's all about decorating. I didn't want mine over done in Holiday colors. So I went out on a limb. Here you see Raspberry Ripple, Early Espresso and Very Vanilla. I used a wheel to stamp across the bottom and top in Raspberry Ripple, I didn't want it to stand out too much. I embossed a piece of Early Espresso Core'dinations paper and sanded lightly to get the lighter core to stand out. I put some die cut border strips at the top and bottom to put some contrast, then stamped the notes letters and cut them out. A piece of Raspberry Ripple ribbon anchors the letters and serves as a closure for the pad. Simple, easy, quick and cheap. Perfect for teachers, great for stocking stuffers. Make one for everyone you know - these are easy to customize.
I have so many things to be thankful for. I'm married to a wonderful husband and amazing dad. I've got three great, healthy kids, who make me smile every day. I'm secretly thankful that the weather is quite a bit cooler, so that I can snuggle into my sweaters and blankets. So with that in mind, I created a card this week that represented some fall like textures.
I love tweedy, wooly textures this time of year. I think this card evokes some of those textures that I love.
Hope you likey! Make sure you go and check out what the rest of the design team came up with and then create your card and link them up at The Paper Players!
...my true love gave to me....???? You'd be surprised what you can fit into this little box. It might be small in size, but it'll pack a big punch. Especially when it's decorated up this cute!
This starts off as a simple kraft box, but creating an adorable belly band turns it into something with pizzazz. Here's a few pointers:
The box is large enough that you can't quite get a strip of 12x12 paper wrapped around it.
Here's a solution:
Die cut a shape and spread glue on just two edges (Tombow glue, of course!) You want to do this so that the glue doesn't get onto the box at all, just the patterned paper. And you don't want glue in that little area where the paper doesn't meet.
Adhere the die cut shape and then embellish!
I added some Cherry Cobbler tulle and a punched image from Tags til Christmas. You could easily get even more fancy, but I just wanted something simple. See how the band will now slide off of the box. I really like that when you remove the belly band, the inside is still nice looking.
What would you tuck into this cute little box? Let me know your thoughts - I love your comments!
....my true love gave to me...COFFEE!!! MMM....you guys know that I love my coffee right? Recently, I broke down and purchased myself a Keurig. I've only wanted one for 2 years. I got a heck of a deal on it, so I couldn't resist. I've gone thru numerous little k-cups in the last few days, and went to purchase more and realized they they can be pricey little buggers! It dawned on me - what a great little gift for other Keurig fans. Throw them in this cute little package and you've got the perfect gift in the bag! Well. More like a box.
I created my box using Gumball Green. Then decorated it with some designer paper, the mug and steam from Scentsational Season, and die cut them with Holiday Collection framelits dies.
***Edited to add: A question arose - "How do you get your markered stamp to stamp so well." This is a great question. And I don't really like the way a stamped image looks when you've used markers to color the stamp. It just isn't crisp. So, in this situation, I stamped the mug in Cherry Cobbler, using my ink pad. Then I take my blender pen and wipe away the Cherry Cobbler ink where the "coffee" or "cocoa" portion is. You will want to wipe off the ink, then clean off your blender pen on scratch paper, and wipe again. Possibly several times. Then ink that portion with your marker. Here I used Soft Suede. You'll end up with a much nicer image than if you were to color the entire mug with a marker. Hope that helps!
This is the template that I used. It's super simple. Start with a sheet of cardstock that measures 7 x 10 inches. Score as shown in the photo.
Cut away the 4 corners, then snip those 1 1/2" lines just to the intersection. You need to punch two 1 3/4" circles in the 2" rectangle above the 1/2" strip. Also punch an oval in the large top section. You'll then fold it up and glue it together. I used Tombow - it's my favorite glue if you aren't already aware of that.
Repeat that if you want a box/caddy that holds 4 k-cups.
What do you think? Adorable? Yes. Let me know what you think - leave me some comment love!
...my true love gave to me. A gift card in a cool tin!!!
Welcome to my 1st ever 12 Days of Christmas Gettin' Gifty countdown. The next twelve days I will show you some creative ideas to make your gift giving more memorable, more special, and, well....more creative! So, let's get the show on the road shall we??
First up. How many of us give Gift Cards for Christmas? Yeah - just about all of us, right! But, while we all love to receive gift cards, the actual presenting of said card is kinda boring. Here I've turned a CD tin into a gift card holder. However, it's big enough, it can also hold small jewelry too.
I simply trace my tin onto the back of my designer paper - here I used Snow Festival. I adhere it to the front (and back) with Tombow Mono Multi, then use a sanding block to clean up the edges. I created a belly band using some Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding ribbon and one of the Snow Festival printed tags. Love that Stampin' Up! is always coming up with coordinating products for us!
Simply remove the belly band (no need to untie those pretty bows!) by sliding it off to open the tin.
Adhere some paper on the inside, then embellish a bit.
A tag on the inside??? Yep - this serves as the the holder for the gift card, just glue on three sides and leave the top open.
Cute, eh???
I cut out one of those cute little owls and popped him up. Added a little Happy Christmas flag, so that lil' owl had some purpose...other than a Where's Waldo Owl.
Wouldn't your gift receivers love this? You can typically get one tin done from a single sheet of 12x12 designer paper! You can order the supplies from my website - except for the tins. If you are interested in the tins - contact me, and I can set you up!
I'm a bit behind on posting my card for The Paper Players challenge. Ran into a snag with some home improvements that we were working on over the weekend. Isn't that how it always goes? I started out painting the "playroom"and converting it into our family room. I picked Pool Party as a paint color and after I trimmed the room, my dear, dear hubby walked in and said that there was no way he'd live with that color.It was going to be a little much maybe. I think I could have lived with it, but he put his foot down. So, he drove to town the next day and got a new gallon of paint (my second choice). And, I started over. I also spent most of the day painting our, oh, so lovely, glittered popcorn ceiling. Which apparently had never been painted. It is now. And it no longer sparkles. And here my plan was to paint the ceilings in both the old playroom and the old family room all in one day. It didn't happen. And the old family room didn't (and hasn't) seen any new paint at all. It will be our new dining room. The kids' toys? They are going to the basement playroom and up to their bedrooms. With a few exceptions. I don't mind some toys in our living areas, but I'm tired of being inundated with toys underfoot. And if you've ever stepped on a toy cow....it doesn't feel very good! I has also wanted to get started on our new kitchen island - that I've convinced that dear hubby to build from an old dresser. That didn't (and hasn't!) happen. Sunday was spent scrubbing the wood floors, Cinderella style, moving furniture, and then going to my Grandma's for some trick-or-treating. Monday was more cleaning and moving of furniture and catching up on laundry. Today (Tuesday) finishing up treat containers for the boys' school parties. It's when I wish Will's class wasn't so big. He has the largest class in his school. He was good about helping me tho when he got home from school.
So....onto this weeks card. It had to be QUICK! And it was. Grabbed some patterned paper from Storytime and the Blue Ribbon stamp set. I also stuck on some gems that I colored with a red Sharpie marker. Easy peasy. Stamp, punch, cut, layer and glue. We're good to go!
Now....I'm off to catch some zzz's and then it's off to Alex's school tomorrow morning for his Halloween Party! I'll be back tho. Have tons of things to show you for my first ever 12 Days of Christmas Crafts, starting November 1st!!! Fun Fun Fun!
You got it! Almost all of our stamps are going on sale - %15 off - for one day only. This is a great time to grab those stamps that you've had on your wish list for a while now, but have been holding off.
Here are the details: (Updated 2:35 PM (MT) 10/25/2012)
Starting at 12:00 AM (MT) and ending at 11:50 PM (MT), almost every stamp we sell will be 15 percent off.
This means all stamps in the current catalogs including
Background stamps
Personalized name stamps
Incentive stamp sets from the supply list
Cookie press stamps
Single-image stamps
This DOES NOT include
Hostess sets
Bundled stamp sets
Digital stamp brush sets
There is no minimum purchase, and no limit to the number of stamps you can order.
How would you like me to sweeten the deal a bit?? If you purchase 5 stamps (sets, singles, backgrounds), I will send you a free ink pad of your choice. Have you used the new firm foam pads yet? They are perfection! Purchase 10 sets and you'll get 2 ink pads. Order 15 sets and I'll sweeten the deal even more - you'll get 3 ink pads + a roll of your favorite ribbon! That may sound like a lot of stamps, but since you can order single stamps now, it's not such a big deal Plus, Stampin' Up! Just released more single stamps. Check them out, some are brand new!
Hello Friends! Glad to be back again! Aren't you glad I'm back on this blogging roll! It feels good.
I'm a big fan of heat embossing, so let's talk about that a bit today, shall we? Specifically an emboss resist technique.
This is really quite easy. I started out with a piece of Very Vanilla Cardstock and then stamped the doily image in Whisper White Craft ink and sprinkled on white embossing powder. Heat set. Once that's good and dry, I used a sponge dauber, inked up with Crumb Cake (Kraft) ink and very lightly swirled it on. I start in the center and swirl outwards slowly and evenly. You can apply more ink and/or more pressure once you get the feel for it. I like to start out light tho as to not have a dark spot and regret it in the morning! I don't spread my ink out much past the doily.
Then, add your embellishments and elements. Because I like the look of heat embossing so much, I used Pewter Embossing powder for the "Mr. & Mrs." Doesn't it all look pretty swell together? Hope you like it - let me know what you think by leaving a comment down below!
Hi there! Can you tell, I'm kinda getting back in the swing of things! After all, it's only Tuesday and I've posted 3 times already this week!! Yippee!!!
Today, I'm back with a My Digital Studio tip. This one comes with a video tutorial from Stampin' Up! (below) One of the new features in MDS2 is the fact that you can rip paper for that great torn edge look. You can see that I used this technique on the page above - on the orange/vanilla houndstooth designer paper on the left side. I'm loving this feature, because if you don't like the way your "tore" the paper the first time, you can tear it again! It's awesome.
If you aren't using My Digital Studio, what are you waiting for?? This program has a multitude of projects you can create - from scrapbooks to cards to journals to party/home decor! AND - the best part - it's quite easy to use. With a great resource - http://mydigitalstudio.net - you've got hundreds of tutorials and THOUSANDS of member ideas to inspire you. Wanna give it a try? Download the trial version today!
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Good day peeps! It's been awhile since I've done a Makeover Monday, and figured I was due! So, let's get to it, shall we? Today's card makeover originated as a Dawn McVey creation. You all know that I love her style and ability to put colors together. Here's her card:
And here's my makeover:
I changed quite a bit, but not the main elements. I used a Floral Frames die for my background die using Early Espresso Coredinations paper. Then I embossed it in the Argyle folder and slightly sanded it. I used the coffee mug and candy canes (only the straight portion obviously) from Scentsational Seasons. I stamped the diamond pattern from Border Banter to mimic the argyle pattern that I embossed. This was really pretty easy to put together. I did move my sentiment down to the bottom as it fit perfectly.
Things I might do different next time: glitter the snowflake on the mug, not forget the steam image, stamp a background image in Versamark in all that "white space" at the top. If SU had a smaller scallop die that would fit behind the circle, I think that would look better.
All in all tho....not bad - eh? Is there a card that you've seen in blogland that you'd love to seen made over using only Stampin' Up! products? If so, email me and I'll include it on Makeover Monday!
