Like blog candy?

Follow this link.....good luck!

More tomorrow!!

Ok, that's it for today, but there WILL be more tomorrow!! Come back!

Gift Boxes

These are two gift boxes that I have made with recent classes. The first is a chinese take-out box. I purchased these in bulk at a local restaurant supply store.

For the box, we used a New England Ivy panel cut to fit the front of the box - it is glued on with Glue Dots. (The surface of the box is coated and shiny. I figured the Glue Dots would keep that first layer securely attached to the box better than just glue or Tombow.)

The tag is inked first in Colonial White ink, then
"rolled" on Vineyard Berry to ink only the sentiment and the edges of the tag. The center label was stamped in New England Ivy ink. The holly and berries were stamped, cut out and glued on at an angle.

Then we created a tag for the top of the box and tied it on along with a couple extra pieces of coordinating ribbon.















This adorable box is made with QBee's peek-a-boo box template found at www.splitcoaststampers.com. It is an awesome little box. We used the same stamps and colors on this one.

Inside is a special treat of Andes mints - one of my favorites!!! The window is covered with a piece of transparency.


Supplies used:
Cardstock - White Daisy, New England Ivy - Close To My Heart
Stamps - Vintage Christmas - Close To My Heart
Inks - New England Ivy, Vineyard Berry - Close To My Heart Exclusive Inks Stamp Pads
Ribbon - Vineyard Berry Organdy, New England Ivy Organdy, and New England Ivy Grosgrain - Close To My Heart

Waiting patiently???

Good grief! It's been days! I finally have had a chance to take pictures of all the things I've been working on. So, thank you for waiting patiently (I'm hoping!!) and enjoy!





I made this set of cards for a silent auction to benefit my son's Instrumental Music program at the high school. These cards will join two stockings I crocheted and other items in a basket to be auctioned off tonight at a concert. These cards were made on a white cardstock base. I added the Holiday Red B&T paper across the bottom, a panel of Clover Meadow cardstock across the top and a 1/2" strip of black cardstock. The penguin (from The Cat's Pajamas) is stamped in black ink on a white oval (cut out with my oval coluzzle), colored in with CTMH markers, and layered on a black cardstock oval. I made a total of 10 cards.


Supplies used:
All cardstock (White Daisy, Clover Meadow, Black, Holiday Red B&T)- Close to my Heart
Penguin stamp - The Cat's Pajamas
Black ink - Close To My Heart Exclusive Ink
Markers (Clover Meadow, Holiday Red, Sunflower) - Close to my Heart

Busy creating....

I've been so busy getting ready for my Create and Take class tonight that I haven't had time to take any pictures to post. I am hoping to find the time today to photograph a few of the things I've made in the last couple of days. I sat down with the Snow Friends set a couple days ago, a few different color combos and had a blast!! It was great, can't wait to show them all to you! I have some really fun projects for my class tonight, too. Hope they all like 'em!

Easy gift idea - Desk Calendar

I made this for a class much earlier in the year, but decided to share it as a fun and easy gift idea. It is made with two square paperboard coasters. I chose coordinating papers and covered both coasters on both sides. Small hinges hold them together so that it will stand on your desk. The calendar is one I printed up from the Publisher program and cut apart and stacked. It is attached with two brads. The blank mat on the left is for a favorite photo. Quick, easy, and a great gift. Another option is to leave off the calendar and put photos on both sides!

Check out my poll...

I've been trying to get myself started on Christmas cards, and really I just haven't had the time yet. I have some friends who are already done, and others in the same boat as I am in. How about you? Have you started? Are you done? How many do you usually make each year? I usually make between 40-50. Last year I used up lots of samples from my classes, and swap cards I had - so I really didn't have to make very many at all. It was kind of nice. But I don't think that's going to work this year!!