Our local library director recently contacted me for help with making some Volunteer Appreciation gifts for the event they hosted this month. I created this notebook & pen gift set for their volunteers, using the Thankful Tablescape Kit from the Holiday catalog.
The kit includes nearly everything for the notebook decor -- it's a
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Back to School Bookmark Project: Perfect Gift for Teachers!
What more could we ask for? A cute stamping project WITH a cute dog? Hard to beat! Seriously though, my daughter hijacked the bookmark for her latest read and she thought I should use the book in my photo.If you're looking for a fun back-to-school project, this is a perfect idea. We made these gift pouches from 6 x 6" pieces of
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Elegant Butterfly Treat & Party Favor Boxes
Really, how sweet are these? Stinkin' Cute!! If you've been stamping for awhile, you probably have a big stack of these round containers that fit in the Stack & Store Caddy (see it online). All of the Stampin' Up! buttons, brads, etc. come in these boxes.
And now you have the perfect use for the empty containers!
Punch a few
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Bubblegum Valentine Idea: “Chews” Me?
Did you CHEWS your Valentine idea yet? Are you looking for a cute bubblegum saying?
Here's an idea for you!
My daughter and I created these for her class using My Digital Studio 2 (love it!).
We printed them at home, cut them out and attached them to tubes of gumballs.
Want to learn more about My Digital Studio?
Last week I posted a
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Perfect Holiday Treats: Cute, Clever & Quick with the Petal Card Punch
Looking for a fun treat to make for holiday gifts? You know, the ones you always think about making to hand out to neighbors you see at the Post Office, or the clerk at the grocery store who always says something nice to you?
Oh wait - you haven't gotten around to making those? Really? Well let me help you!! This is a really quick,
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Last Chance for $5 Stamps: Reason to Smile
Whew! Summer is flying by, and with the end of July comes the end of the $5 Reason To Smile stamp set. Have you seen the samples of this fun set on my blog? (check them out)
Here's another project idea -- a quick and simple one. A great feature of 2-step stamp sets is that they make for quick projects. These sets are an outline stamp
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Video Tutorial: Scallop Square Lollipop Treats
I love my Scallop Square Die (see it online - 115950). It's one of my most-used Big Shot dies (see what I mean?). Last week I posted a project using the Reason to Smile stamp set, and I wanted to share a Video Tutorial on how to make the sweet lollipop treat.
The treat uses several fabulous products, and if you like to print your
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It’s a Mary Poppins Purse!
You remember that scene from Mary Poppins, where she opens her carpetbag and starts pulling belongings out? And keeps pulling...and keeps pulling...? Well the little Petite Purse Bigz Die (see it online) is going to be known as the Mary Poppins Purse Die on my blog.
I thought this little purse was going to be too tiny to fit much
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Friday Night Fun: Posy Punch Scallop Squares
We had a great time on Friday evening at my New Catalog Idea Blitz--complete with cupcakes and brownies. Really, isn't any event with cupcakes a good one? I wanted to share my party favors with you, using the new Posy Punch hostess stamp set (see it online).
Have you checked out the new Hostess Plan yet? I have to say that I'm a big
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Build A Cupcake: Punch Art Gift Tags
A few weeks ago I shared this fun little Take-Out Box gift with the Create A Cupcake stamp set tag. The box itself is built from the Petal Cone Die for Big Shot (check out some other Petal Cone Die ideas).
The Create A Cupcake stamp set (see it online) and the matching Build A Cupcake Punch (see it online) are two of my fav items from
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Video Tutorial: Watercolor Wonder Crayons
Recently I shared a project that I've been demonstrating at Home Parties, using the Watercolor Wonder Crayons. I was surprised that more stampers hadn't seen this watercoloring tool already! The WWC are definitely a favorite of mine.
To spread my love around, I thought a Video Tutorial might be in order.
So here it is, my Stamping 101
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Crazy for Cupcakes: especially to build your own
Can you picture this? I walked out to my mailbox one day, opened the door and pulled out a pile of junk mail... plus... my Occasions Mini Catalog! I ran back to the house (because of my excitement, not necessarily because I was out at the curb with no shoes on in 10 degree weather) and my first flip-through of the catalog stopped right at
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