Flower Pin and Gift Tin

I wanted to participate in the SRS#108 Picture Inspiration Challenge found here. What I made below is not what I originally had in mind, but I love how it turned out. I had a tin that I covered the bottom portion with designer paper. I tied Lucky Limeade Ruffle Ribbon around the top and added a daisy that I die cut from the Daisy Die. I made a pin to go inside. I cut felt from my Circles Die and then took a 1" piece of jersey fabric and hot glued it to the felt circle while twisting it. The pin can be worn on a shirt, placed on a camera strap slipcover, put on a bag or purse, etc. I hope you enjoy!

Bad News for the Stocking Punch...

Stampin' Up! has announced that they will not carry the Stocking Punch in any upcoming catalogs as it will be discontinued. Orders will be filled until supply runs out. So, if you have been waiting to get this punch, I wouldn't wait much longer. The project below uses the stocking punch to make a reindeer! I put licorice in the small cello bags and add the reindeer for the topper. The antlers are made using the snowflake punch. If I'm not using the Big Shot, I'm using punches!

Merry Christmas Eve!

Christmas Gifts

First, I apologize for those of you who have checked my blog the past few days and there has not been any blog posts:(  Obviously, my weekend plans were not executed!  It has been a little crazy and stressful around here...just ask my family.  They haven't been stressed, but they are the recipients of my craziness!  The photos today are what I made for the classroom teachers for Christmas. They are 3x3 cards.  I used Crumb Cake card stock and punched out snowflakes and then cut designer paper for behind the snowflake. I embossed the thank you or Merry Christmas and stamped the snowflakes using white craft ink. A rhinestone in the middle of the snowflake completed the card. I made 20 for each teacher (so 80 total!), put them in the Kraft box that is in the SU! mini and tied a bow on the box.  I have heard comments from two teachers and so far the reviews are good.  My thought was they could use the thank you cards for gifts they received from their kiddos. In their gift I also included a variety of six stamped cards.  

 

Tomorrow I will show you what I made for the support staff and specialists.  Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you are crossing things off of your "to-do" list and can enjoy this season.

**These cards were inspired by Heather Summers.

2010 Dominos

Some of you have seen these before, but I wanted to show you my 2010 version! If you have never made these, here are the directions....find an image that will fit on a domino, ink it up with black staz on ink, color in the image with a permanent marker (I use sharpies) and then apply crystal effects over the image. Once the crystal effects is dry, put sticky strip around the outside of the domino, attach ribbon, tie the ribbon at the top of the domino in a knot and then tie another knot at the end of the ribbon to make a loop for hanging on the tree. I like to tie these to the outside of gift bags. They are fun to make, easy and the recipients enjoy them! I am actually having my son's 2nd grade class make these at their Christmas party. I stamped on the domino for them, since the surface is a little slippery. Have fun making these!


A suggestion...even those these particular ones are ornaments, you could turn them into magnets or even necklaces. You don't need to be limited to Christmas and Christmas images!

Individual Smore

Aren't these the cutest things ever?!? They are individual smore packets. I used a small ziploc bag from a craft store to hold the 2 graham crackers, candy bar and snowman marshmallow peep. The topper was easy peasy to make using the scallop square die for the Big Shot (my all time favorite tool!). I then tied a ribbon and added a button. On the back, I attached directions....place one graham cracker on a plate and then layer the chocolate bar and peep on top. Heat in the microwave for approximately 25 seconds, take out and smoosh the other graham cracker on top....Enjoy! These make cute gifts. My kids love to watch the snowman grow big in the microwave.

Teacher Appreciation Post #2

Remember the square scallop cards I posted a while back?

I made a set of 6 for my kids' teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week. Since there were layers of flowers and gem brads on them, the 6 together were bulky. My dilemma was how to package them so they would be cute! I decided to revert back to the brown paper lunch bag...fitting for school:) I rolled the top of the bags down a couple of times and then tied the wide striped grosgrain around the bag and attached a flower to match the cards inside. I thought they turned out cute. I know that I would love to get a package like this:)!

Farewell Gift for Student Teacher

My son, Noah, had a student teacher this spring and today is her last day. The class is having a celebration, so of course I had to make something for her! I took some designer paper (non-SU) that Noah picked out and covered a composition notebook for her and stamped the definition for inspire on white cardstock and that layered it onto 2 square scallops that I adhered together to make a rectangle. I tied some celery satin ribbon on the edge of the notebook. On the first page, Noah wrote a thank you to her and I included a note for her as to the use for the notebook (if she chooses!). It is my hope that she will use this notebook to have students write her notes and/or for her to write down some of her own personal teaching stories that she doesn't want to forget. For the gift bag, I took a plain white bag and decorated it with flowers that were cut out of the same designer paper used on the notebook. I used the Flower Folds Die from the big shot. It was then adhered to the middle of the bag. This is a great way to make a matching bag for a present! Please overlook the not-so-good pictures...I was taking them at the last minute as we were trying to get out the door for school. Thanks for looking -

Teacher Appreciation Gifts

Once again I apologize for the lapse in my blog posts. I have been stamping and have some fun things to show you. I just need to get the photos taken, cropped and posted:)

Last week was teacher appreciation week, so I stamped a few things to give to my kids' teachers. Unfortunately, I only got things made for their homeroom teachers, but I hope to give something to all of their teachers before the end of the year! (So, Jennifer if you are reading this, you will get something!). My feeling is that even though teacher appreciation week has passed, you can thank a teacher ANYTIME and should. Teachers have a special place in my heart for a few reasons...I use to teach before I had kids (ages ago!), my sister is a teacher, I still have great memories of my own grade school and high school teachers, my kids have been blessed with wonderful teachers, and when I go in to help out in the classrooms, I'm amazed once again of all the hard work a teacher is expected to do. So, this is a shout out to all of the teachers...THANK YOU!

Okay, on to the project.....

I had bought the Thoroughly Modern File Folders from Stampin' Up! months ago with the intentions of converting them into a pocket folder to hold a notepad, pen and cards and finally got around to doing that for Teacher Appreciation Week. I followed directions on a couple of different blogs to convert the file folder. If you do a search in google, you can easily find directions. I ended up making 3 matching cards. I used the Movers and Shapers Die along with the Thoroughly Modern Designer Paper to make some quick cards. I did not add any ribbon as to keep the "bulk" to a minimum. The notepad top is covered with designer paper and I added designer paper to an RSVP pen so that everything would match. If you have any questions, let me know. I posted a lot of pictures below...Enjoy-

Notebook, Matching pen & Bookmark

Here's another gift idea! Make a notebook size 4x4 using coasters for the covers and stamping on each sheet inside. A bind-it-all was used to assemble the coils. The bookmark was made using the Two Tags die for the Big Shot. And to make a matching pen, unscrew the bottom of an RSVP pen, roll up designer paper and put inside.

Candy Jar

Happy Thanksgiving!

If you don't see a post from me on Friday, it is because I'm one of the "crazy" ones standing in line waiting for the stores to open to snag some good deals:) If I'm not too tired, I'll get another gift idea posted.

On to today's gift idea. This jar is from Ikea. I decorated the lid, tied a ribbon around it and would fill it FULL with candy if I was giving it as a gift. You may be thinking the reason there are so few m&m's in the jar is because I ate them...well, that is incorrect THIS time. I did not have Christmas m&m's and wanted them to match so I snuck into my kids' Halloween candy and took the green, red and brown m&m's:) This is another quick and easy gift. Just so you know, the large chocolate chip circle was cut with the circle scissors plus and the rest was with punches. The stamp I used is from a retired hostess set. I hope you enjoy!