Designer Series Paper Gift Bag

One of the demonstrators yesterday at the Demonstrator Extravaganza showed us how to make a gift bag out of two 12X12 sheets of designer series paper. (I used Urban Garden to make the one above.) It was soooooo simple! And using the basic instructions that she gave us, you can play with the measurements and make all different sizes. I just need to get the Jumbo Eyelets!

Look at the pictures I took of the different ones she made:






I might add this into the Holiday Gifts camp in December!

HAPPY STAMPING!

Another Fun Project

This is actually another project that I did a while ago and some of you have seen: Stamped Dominoes!



It's really quite easy - just time consuming.

Day 1 - Stamp image with Stazon ink. Let dry over a 24 hour period.
Day 2 - Color image in with colored Sharpie markers. Again, let dry over a 24 hour period.
Day 3 - Mush entire domino front into a Versamark Pad, sprinkle irridescent ice embossing powder over domino. Use heat gun to emboss. (You can see it get an almost glazed look when it's finished.)

So, not difficult - it just took a while! The kids loved them. I put heavy duty magnet strips - not self-adhesive - I glued it on with E6000 glue. It's a really strong glue - you can get it anywhere - I think I got mine at Wal-Mart.

HAPPY STAMPING!

Mini Gable Box

Aren't these little gable boxes just absolutely adorable!? Another one of the amazing demonstrators on SUDSOL put a tutorial for this on her blog for these. I figured I would check it out and try one. Can you tell that I can't stop making them? They are so simple - and out of just one sheet of cardstock!

You should definitely go check out Diana's blog. She's a very talented demonstrator! And if you come to any of my upcoming workshops, you just may receive one of these darling boxes!

HAPPY STAMPING!

Bookmark Clip

I love these things! I have made so many of these - for everything! I have actually done a lot of these for craft fairs, teacher gifts, you name it. They are so simple!

I got the giant paper clips at Staples.

Stamps: Merry & Bright
Paper: Real Red, Garden Green, Whisper White
Ink: Stazon Black
Accessories: Dimensionals, Crystal Effects, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch

So EASY to make!

HAPPY STAMPING!

Check out this Project!

I just love Paula Goff's website! She's the one that had the directions for the Bag in a Box, well she also had this awesome "Teabag" Holder on that same page. I think it works just as well as a Chocolate Holder, though!

We made them using Lovely Lilac and the retired Almost Amethyst Designer Series Paper.







HAPPY STAMPING!

Robin's Photo Folio

I've seen similar things to this Photo Folio - there's tons of them out there, so I can't claim that this is my original idea (I wish I could!) but I needed one and I didn't want to spend all my time searching for it. I knew that I didn't want to make one using envelopes and I knew what size paper I wanted to use to make it, so I came up with this one and I used Fresh Cuts - one of Stampin' Up!'s new sets to decorate it. I'm going to attempt to show you how to make it here, now.

Photo Folio

Materials
Cardstock for base (I used Mellow Moss)
Cardstock for background of pictures (I used Basic Black): 9" x 3 1/4", scored at 4 1/2"
Cardstock for picture mats (I used Whisper White): 9 pieces, 4 1/4" X 3"
Cardstock for belly band (I used Elegant Eggplant): 1" X 8 1/2"
Cardstock scraps for decorating
Round Tab Punch
Photo Corners Punch
Large Oval Punch
Small Oval Punch
Dimensionals
Sticky Tape
Rich Regal Brads



Cut base cardstock to 12" X 5".


Score base cardstock at 3 3/8", 7", and 10 3/4".


Arrange black pieces on base piece as shown, and adhere with sticky tape. Use scrap cardstock and the Round Tab Punch and attach as shown (also with sticky tape).



When they are all attached, they should open as shown.

The pictures below show how I decorated mine:








If you make one of these, please send me a picture or a link to yours!

Bag in a Box!

SO.... I visit a lot of blogs and websites to get new ideas to share with my stampers. I also belong to Splitcoaststampers (as a demo) and to a FABULOUS demo website - SUDSOL (Simply Unique Demonstrators Sharing On-Line). Well, on SUDSOL, I've had the wonderful opportunity to be in the company of tons of absolutely amazing demonstrators. One of them, Paula Goff, has a tutorial on her blog for this awesome project: Bag in a Box. It is SOOOOO easy! My club is actually going to make it at our next meeting. I love it! Can you tell, I'm excited about this one?! It's so quick and easy, I keep making more of them!

Here are the first four I made:

You can see some details about what I used with the photos below.


With this pair, I used paper from the Stampin' Up! Tie The Knot Designer Series Paper set. The cardstock is Regal Rose and Blush Blossom. The ribbons are Regal Rose grosgrain and the wide Very Vanila grosgrain. There are also rhinestone brads in the center of the flowers! I used my new scallop punch border for the bottom!


The second pair is made with some SEI paper I had (I know - bad! Not SU!) I used Close to Cocoa cardstock and Mellow Moss Cardstock (with some Brocade Blue thrown in) and I also used some of our buttons. I used Bashful Blue grosgrain ribbon. I was trying for something a little more masculine!

Thank you Paula Goff! I think we're going to try with the Bella Rose paper at our Club!

While Hubby's Away, I Guess I'll Play!

So, Jeff and John have gone to Orlando for the World Tang Soo Do Championships! Good luck, John!!! I know he'll do his best! But, while they're away, I have time to play!

So, here's a link to a slideshow to show what I've been making (well, this was just last night and this morning). I wonder what I'll do tonight?