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Fable Friends Bunny Easter Basket

Today is the first day of spring, the earliest first day of spring since 1896, so here is a Fable Friends Easter Basket to celebrate! These are so easy to make you could make a ton now in your “free time”!

This is the Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper and I liked the Pool Party stripe paper for the basket. And then you can see the floral pattern on the inside of the basket.

The bunny is stamped from the Fable Friends Stamp Set in the Annual Catalog. I love that bunny! I colored his fur and jacket with Stampin’ Blends and then die cut him with a Layering Oval die, then layered on a scalloped oval die. Don’t think I picked the correct color for the scalloped oval to match the inside of the basket but it’s fine!

Just use a 6″ x 6″ square of paper and score at 2″ and 4″. Turn the paper and score again at 2″ and 4″. Then on opposite sides, cut up to the scored horizontal line. Round the four corners if you wish with the Detailed Trio Punch. In the rough (?) diagram below, you can see how you score all the lines like a “tic tac toe”, then cut on the red lines up to that horizontal score line. Then crease and fold on all the lines and begin assembling the basket.

Fold on the score lines and overlap the sides of the basket. You don’t have to be exact on the placement, just try to have both sides pretty much the side. Either adhere with strong glue or use Metallic Brads. Back in the day we were really into brads of all kinds so you probably have some in your stash, but Stampin’ Up! does also carry the Metallic Brads. You can see the sides of my basket in the photo below and I did not put a lot of effort into getting them into some perfect shape!

Last year I made several baskets in one post and you can see those ideas and directions HERE.

I think it just feels better to know that it is spring now! Spring is a happier season, things start growing and blooming, the weather is nicer, we are outdoors more. Look through your designer paper and make a few spring or Easter baskets to brighten up your home. You couldn’t have to put a bunny or anything on the side. You could use cardstock to make the basket and add designer paper on some of the squares. You could just tie on a tag or put a pretty bow on the handle. The handle, by the way, is just a strip of cardstock, probably cut about 1/2″ or 3/4″ wide and however long you would like it. It’s a simple project and would be fun and easy to make if you have kids at home now! Or just make it for yourself! Use larger paper for a larger basket! Maybe I will try that myself! Try your hand at a spring basket like my Fable Friends Bunny Easter Basket!

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Golden Honey Bees 2-4-6-8 Gift Boxes

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Make these easy Golden Honey Bees 2-4-6-8 Gift Boxes using the Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper available during Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration 2020! You never know when you might need a little gift bag or box at the last minute so make up a few of these or learn how to make them quickly and easily so you can personalize your gift!

Although I am not a fan of bees and bugs and insects because heaven knows, we have way too many of everything down here in the tropics of Houston, Texas in the summertime! But I liked this designer paper with its gold foil accents and it’s black, white, and gold stripes and prints. You can make lots of pretty things with this paper even if you are not into bees!

I first chose the paper pattern with the gold foil bees on it to make a box. The opposite side of the paper was a black and white dotted pattern so I decided to make a box with each side of the paper. They are both the 2-4-6-8 box but one is shorter.

Here are the basic instructions on how to make the 2-4-6-8 box: It’s very easy and has been around a long time. No pattern required!

The first box on the left with the gold foil bees and hives is made with an 8 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ piece of paper. You can vary the measurements depending on the size you want your box. If your paper has a pattern, decide where the bottom of the box is. Score at 2″ on one side which will become the bottom tabs.
Turn the paper the other way and score at 2″, 4″, 6″ and 8″……hence, the 2-4-6-8 box! That will leave a 1/2″ edge on one side of the paper. This is where you will put a strong adhesive later on.
Now that the box is scored, hold the paper with the bottom portion at the bottom and cut up to the horizontal score line on each score line to make the bottom tabs. That little 1/2″ piece on the bottom should just be cut off.
Crease all the score lines and see how the box will go together.
Apply a strong adhesive along that 1/2″ edge, preferably Tear & Tape or Multipurpose Liquid Glue. If you lay the box flat on the table, you can just fold the other side over to adhere.
Figure out where the backside of the box will be so the seam doesn’t show from the front. Fold the back tab at the bottom in and fold the other tabs in as well. If they don’t line up perfectly, just trim with scissors. Use a little bit of glue to hold the tabs in place for the bottom of the box.
Put your gift inside, punch holes in the top for ribbon to tie shut or leave open, add a handle, whatever you like. Embellish the box if you like.
You can vary the measurements, making the box shorter or taller. The bottom tabs need to be the same width as the side panels of the box. Then you need that little 1/2″ strip at the edge of the paper so you have to consider that math as you figure out the sizes.

Here is a diagram of the scored and cut paper:

For the second box, I decided to make it a little shorter. The paper is still 8 1/2″ wide but I cut it down a little to 7 1/2″. The bottom is still scored at 2″ and then you turn the paper and score at 2″, 4″, 6″, and 8″. So the box is the same, just shorter.

You can close up the top of the box by punching holes in the top and tying closed with ribbon. I used the Crushed Curry 3/8″ Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon. For the greeting, I stamped “Thank You” on Crushed Curry Cardstock from the Honey Bee Stamp Set and die cut it with the smallest die in the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. In keeping with the bee theme, I simply cut out a gold foil bee from the designer paper. If you like the Honey Bee Stamp Set and the Detailed Bee Dies, you can order the Honey Bee Bundle and save 10%! Spend $50 on your order and get the Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper FREE during Sale-A-Bration.

For the taller box with the gold foil bee pattern, I left it open and happened to find some pretty gold foil tissue paper to put inside! I simply tied a Black Satin Ribbon around the top portion and tied a knot, but you could do a bow. The greeting is stamped from the Honey Bee Stamp Set on a narrow strip of Whisper White and layered over a Gold Foil circle punched with the 1 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch.

Have fun trying your hand at making these Golden Honey Bees 2-4-6-8 Gift Boxes and other variations!

Peaceful Poppies Pizza Box 3 x 3 Notecards

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The other day I posted about decorating one of the Stampin’ Up! Mini Pizza Boxes and today I am showing you the Peaceful Poppies Pizza Box 3″ x 3″ Notecards I made to go with the box! There were really so many choices of how I could have decorated the notecards, but using a Whisper White poppy die-cut was what I ended up with.

You can make your own 3″ x 3″ cards (or you may have some old ones in your stash!) by cutting 6″ x 3″ cardstock, folded in half. You can purchase envelopes at Stampin’ Up! in the Online Store.

To make these little cards, I just cut different patterns of the Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper into layering pieces of 2 3/4″ x 2 3/4″. I wanted that pretty paper to show through, so I cut the large poppy die from the Poppy Moments Dies, plus the small black center die-cut for the flower. I just used tiny dots of Liquid Multipurpose Glue (I mean TINY!) to adhere the white poppies. You could even add some Peaceful Poppies Sequins if you wanted to.

For fun, I also stamped the inside of the little notecards with a stamp in the Painted Poppies Stamp Set.

Peaceful Poppies Pizza Box Notecards Inside

And of course the envelopes!

You could even make up a few sets of these Mini Pizza Boxes and notecards and have them on hand for gifts. Who wouldn’t love to receive this little gift?!

If you want details on how I decorated the Mini Pizza Box, check out my blog post HERE from the other day. You can also purchase Gold Mini Pizza Boxes. Both kinds of boxes are food safe so you can even put a cookie or brownie or candy inside! These boxes are great to have on hand. They store flat so they don’t take up any space. All you have to do it pull one out and decorate it for whatever occasion and put something inside. Use this Peaceful Poppies Pizza Box 3 x 3 Notecards idea and use it for your inspiration!

Peaceful Poppies Pizza Box

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Peaceful Poppies Pizza Box! Say that ten times fast! If you are looking for a little gift idea, look no further than the Stampin’ Up! Mini Pizza Boxes! These boxes will be so cute for you to decorate, whether you are putting a set of 3″ x 3″ notecards inside, a small gift, or a cookie! They are even food safe so no worries there!

These boxes come to you flat, 8 in a package, so you don’t have to worry about a pile of boxes to store! Just take one out when you need one and fold on the scored lines and assemble it into a pizza box shape. Then the fun begins! Decorate for whatever occasion you have or personalize for the recipient of your gift.

For this pizza box, I decided to use the beautiful Peaceful Poppies Designer Paper. I absolutely love the pattern that I chose on top with the poppies against that Pool Party blue color. As a layer underneath this designer paper, I used another piece of designer paper, the solid watercolor Poppy Parade color. I cut a piece 3 3/8″ square to fit the top of the box and then 3 1/8″ square of the layering designer paper.

For all four sides of the box, I used strips of the Peaceful Poppies DSP, cut 7/8″ wide and just under 3 1/2″ long. You may need to trim your papers slightly differently than mine depending on your box. You could also wrap a ribbon around the box or use a solid color of cardstock. Whatever you like!

I tried several ideas for the top of the box before settling on what you see that I came up with! I used dies from the Painted Labels Dies, the Poppy Parade Cardstock bottom layer and the Pool Party circular diecut. The Whisper White circle I felt was needed to help everything stand out. It is die cut with one of the Stitched Shapes Dies. The greeting is from the Butterfly Gala Stamp Set. It’s a small box and I didn’t want to cover up too much of the lid because I wanted the designer paper to show as much as possible. Since I am putting small notecards inside the box, I thought the greeting was perfect! You wouldn’t have to have it though or you could change it for a birthday or congratulations. The greeting is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals and little Basic Rhinestone Jewels added for some bling!

Here is another example using one of the Gold Mini Pizza Boxes from the Holiday Catalog with the Christmastime Is Here Designer Paper. And here is one I decorated for Valentine’s Day two years ago.

Put some Mini Pizza Boxes on your next order so you have them handy for a last-minute or just an extra little gift that you can quickly decorate for someone, like this Peaceful Poppies Pizza Box!

Heart Foil Tin For a Birthday Gift

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Don’t put away those Heart Foil Tins just because Valentine’s Day is over! If you have some tins left over after Valentine’s Day, you can still use them for other occasions, like this Heart Foil Tin For a Birthday Gift.

Here is one I made for part of a friend’s birthday gift. Hearts are for any time so I think you can use the Heart Doilies and designer paper for decorating!

Here is how I decorated this birthday candy tin. I punched out a heart in the From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper with the scalloped-edge punch in the Heart Punch Pack. Then I stamped a greeting in the center of the paper heart from the Heartfelt Stamp Set. This heart was then layered on the designer paper heart and adhered to the white side of one of the Heart Doilies. This all fits perfectly in the indented heart shape of the tin lid.

The birthday greeting is stamped from the Itty Bitty Greetings Stamp Set and layered on a piece of Flirty Flamingo Cardstock. For a final touch, I used some retired Share What You Love Artisan Pearls scattered around on the heart and Rhinestone Basic Jewels on the greeting.

So keep those Heart Foil Tins handy in your stash so you can use them whenever you need a little treat for someone or even a small little gift box!

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A Recycled & Decorated Shopping Bag For Valentine’s Day

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Now and then good things come from cleaning and organizing like this Recycled & Decorated Shopping Bag For Valentine’s Day. As I went through my overflowing “bag of bags” the other day, I found this cute black and white striped shopping bag from Sephora. It has the printed name on the front and the back so I needed to decorate both sides. I love to do this with any decent small shopping bags that I get at a store, but you can also buy kraft or colored bags at any craft store. I think it is fun to decorate and embellish a shopping bag and turn it into a personalized gift bag!

Here is a bag I changed into a birthday gift bag with some stamping and die cuts! The possibilities are endless!

Since Valentine’s Day is coming up, you might have a gift you need a gift bag for so perhaps this will give you some ideas. You, too, can look through your stash of bags and see what you find! Remember, hearts can be for any time so you can use this idea past Valentine’s Day!

To decorate this bag, I simply used a piece of Gold Glimmer Paper for the background and die cut a Real Red heart with one of the hearts in the Stitched Be Mine Dies in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog.

The two center hearts are punched with the Heart Punch Pack. I stamped a greeting from the Heartfelt Stamp Set on Whisper White and punched with the plain-edge heart, then layered it on a Gold Glimmer scalloped-edge heart. You get both punches in the Heart Punch Pack. I usually find it’s best to use the Multipurpose Liquid Glue when adhering something to the glimmer paper.

A Recycled & Decorated Shopping Bag For Valentine's Day on Back

For the back of the bag, I just die-cut three different sized hearts using the same Stitched Be Mine Dies. I just adhered them together and then adhered them to the bag.

It’s so easy to make your own gift bags by recycling bags you probably already have in your home! Go find one and make a gift bag out of it! Make the gift extra-special by doing something creative with the bag!

Pressed Petals Journal With Poppies

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If you want a gift for someone, you might consider ordering a Pressed Petals Journal and then personalizing it by decorating the front cover, like this Pressed Petals Journal With Poppies.

If this journal looks familiar, it might be because you saw something almost like it in the Occasions Mini Catalog on page 27. I intentionally copied it as closely as I could because I really liked the look of it with the poppies. I even called Stampin’ Up! to see if I could find out what colors were used on the sample, but the lady helping me wasn’t sure and the supply list for the catalog samples listed the wrong thing. As soon as I got off the phone, I figured it out for myself.

I made the poppies with the Poppy Moments Dies. They cut out one solid background flower, then the detailed outline overlay to make it look like a poppy, and then the black flower center. The mystery color I had a difficult time trying to identify was Grapefruit Grove for the overlay, one of the In Colors! The flower color underneath is Calypso Coral (if I remember correctly). Of course, you can use any color combinations you like. The smaller flower is Grapefruit Grove for the base and a bright color for the overlay (maybe Poppy Parade). I’ve already sent this as a gift! All the leaf die-cuts used about three different shades of green.

For the sentiment, I needed something rather small. I decided on the words in the Honey Bee Stamp Set. The phrase is stamped on Whisper White and die cut with one of the Ornate Frames Dies. You’ll still find these dies under Holiday Favorites.

The catalog sample of this journal uses a different ribbon on the coils, but I used the Very Vanilla 3/8″ Scalloped Lace Trim. I used two or three strands of ribbon, held them together, and tied them on to the journal binding. I tied them on like you put ribbon through a hole on a tag, whatever that is called! And of course, for a little bling, I had to add a few Peaceful Poppies Sequins.

One extra-nice thing about these Pressed Petals Journals is that the pages are decorated inside and have some prompts if you would like to use them for writing. This post shows the first journal I decorated and gave to my daughter. I used an idea for a card that I saw in the Annual Catalog to decorate the cover. You can make it as simple or fancy as you like.

Add a couple Pressed Petals Journals to your order and keep them on hand for when you need a little gift for someone.

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Decorated Heart Foil Tins For Valentine’s Day

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Try these Decorated Heart Foil Tins For Valentine’s Day if you want to make some quick treats! You can really decorate these heart foil tins in just a minute unless you want to add more embellishments! And if you want to really do it up right, you can bake something INSIDE the tin!

I started with the top heart tin in the photo. I just put in four chocolate candy truffles and snapped on the plastic lid. For decoration I just adhered a Flirty Flamingo Heart Doily and then punched a heart with the plain edge heart punch in the Heart Punch Pack from the From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper and adhered that. Done! So cute even with just gluing on two hearts! What could be easier!

Next I decorated the heart tin on the bottom right. This one was almost the same except I turned the colored heart doily over to show the white side! Did you know you could do that?! This time I used the scalloped edge heart punch to put a heart out of the same designer paper and stamped a greeting from the Heartfelt Stamp Set. You can buy both this stamp set and the Heart Punch Pack in the Heartfelt Bundle and save 10%. Just stamp a greeting on a heart, layer it on another heart and adhere to the cover of the heart tin! How easy is that?!

For the last heart tin, the bottom left one, I did the same thing with a doily and punched heart from the designer paper, then added a small bow with the Whisper White 1/4″ Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon. I stamped a greeting from the Itty Bitty Greetings Stamp Set and punched it out with the Classic Label Punch. Then I layered that on a piece of Flirty Flamingo cut wider than the punched piece and cut off the ends to match. It is popped up with the Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then I added two of the From My Heart Faceted Gems. (These are backordered as I write this.)

There you have three ideas for these fun Heart Foil Tins to decorate for Valentine’s Day, but you can really decorate them for any occasion. Think how cute these would be for a birthday party for kids with the Bonanza Buddies Stamp Set characters or lots of other choices! You might want to stock up on these tins to have on hand for other fun occasions!

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Get In On the Paper Pumpkin Fun!

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It’s time to get in on the fun of Paper Pumpkin, the papercrafting kit from Stampin’ Up! that comes in the mail once a month! Treat yourself to some crafting time every month! You deserve it!

Find the cute red box in your mailbox. Open it up and see the pretty blue tissue paper wrapping up the contents. You’ll find an exclusive stamp set for that month, a small ink spot (great to save for travel or for the Stamparatus!), and all the supplies, even adhesives, that you need to make whatever surprise project is inside! Usually, it is cards but sometimes it is some other project. For your first kit, you will receive a special acrylic block on which to mount the stamps.

No risk, no obligation. You can cancel any time you want to if Paper Pumpkin is not for you. If you just want to skip a month or two now and then, just go into your account and select that choice.

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Paper Pumpkin is great for non-stampers who don’t have supplies and materials. Everything you need is in the box! And if you are an expert stamper, here is one project you don’t have to think up yourself! Just open the box and enjoy the project! Or use the materials to make alternate projects. You will always find ideas online.

To get an idea about Paper Pumpkin, here is the Stampin’ Up! video showing how to assemble the January Kit. Mine just came! Looks like fun!

Another way you can subscribe to Paper Pumpkin is to add it to your regular Stampin’ Up! order! If you like FREE stuff, add a 3-month, 6-month, or 12-month subscription to your order and earn free Sale-A-Bration products. It might even help you reach Stampin’ Rewards! These are called Prepaid Subscriptions.

When you order, Stampin’ Up! will send you an email explaining how to set up your account and add your prepaid subscription. Even if you have a monthly subscription already, you can purchase a prepaid subscription and add it to your account. The account will use the prepaid subscription first, then go back to your monthly kits.

You must subscribe by February 10th so you still have time to think about it, but go ahead and do it today and then you’re all set!

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Pressed Petals Journal With Floral Banner

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This Pressed Petals Journal With Floral Banner is just one that I have made for Christmas gifts. The Pressed Petals Journal is almost nice enough with its “debossed” cover without any other embellishment on it, but I think if you are giving it as a gift, or even just using it for yourself, it’s nice to decorate it a little bit.

This one is very simple. I just cut a piece of the Pressed Petals Specialty Designer Series Paper and flagged the end to look like a banner. Then I layered this on a piece of Daffodil Delight Cardstock.

I think if you are going to put a sentiment on the front of a journal, it should be something meaningful to the recipient or just something appropriate for the cover of a journal in which the person “might” be writing their personal thoughts or diary. I used the Petal Labels Dies for the layer behind the sentiment. The words are from the Varied Vases Stamp Set. I stamped a little greenery on the die-cut sentiment piece with some leaves in the Path of Petals Stamp Set. I might add it is best to do this before layering!! I just put down a piece of scrap paper over the layer so no ink would get on that piece. Then I added a bow tied with a double piece of green twine in the Magnolia Lane Combo Pack.

Here is a link to the first decorated Pressed Petals Journal I made. You can see in the post that the pages have several different designs and journaling prompts if you want to use them, or of course, you can just use it as any old notebook for keeping track of whatever you like!

I hope you will check out these Pressed Petals Journals in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog on page 170 in the Memories & More section. Order several and you can decorate and give to your friends for gifts!

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Making a Purse With the All Dressed Up Dies

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You are going to enjoy, in the Best Dressed Suite in the new Occasions Mini Catalog, making a purse with the All Dressed Up Dies. If you like creating 3D items, little gift bags, party favors, treat holders and more, I think you will have fun with all the possibilities of the Dressed Up Dies!

The Best Dressed Suite is cute enough as it is, with designer paper printed with feminine images….high-heeled shoes, purses, perfume bottles, lipstick…and we will all find so many ideas for making cards and other projects with this Suite. Then add in the All Dressed Up Dies that can die-cut little purses or backpacks or tote bags or whatever you like to call them or design them as.

I just got these dies the other day and was excited to try out these dies to make one of the bags… I used a pattern in the Best Dressed 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. You do need to use two sheets of the 6″ x 6″ paper for the two sides of the bag. The die will cut out the bag shape, score the fold lines and even make a decorative stitching line all around.

You do need to be careful when you begin to crease the score lines. They are a little difficult to see compared to the stitch lines. Sometimes the score lines are in between the stitching lines and you are tempted to fold on the stitching line! Put on your reading glasses if you need to and make sure you are creasing the correct lines! You probably won’t have any trouble after you make the first one! You may be able to see some of the stitch lines on the photo above.

You have options when you make this bag. You can “push in” the sides or let them stick out. You can attach the straps in different ways. You can make it look like a purse or a backpack with longer straps in the back. You can emboss the paper. You can stamp it. You can add different embellishments on the front. The dies come with various pieces to help you customize the bag. Be sure to notice that the dies are on two papers in the package… I missed the die-cut for the straps at first!!

This set even comes with dies to make the little buckles, which I made out of Gold Foil. I also die cut the little button on the front pocket on the front of the bag. There are so many options!

Even though the Best Dressed Suite and designer paper is very girly, you can use these All Dressed Up Dies even for making boyish backpacks, maybe for favors at their birthday party with a little gift inside. Or some of both or something neutral if you are having both boys and girls. If I had known about Stampin’ Up! when my kids were young and having all these parties and activities at school, I would have been in heaven having all kinds of easy ideas to make!

Check out the Best Dressed Suite in the Occasions Mini Catalog! Maybe you want all of it, maybe just some of the products, but give it a second look if you skimmed over it the first time! Think of the fun you can have with the All Dressed Up Dies!

Easy to Make Valentine Ghirardelli Candy Treat Holders

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Try these Easy to Make Valentine Ghirardelli Candy Holders for Valentine’s Day or any occasion for a little gift or favor. Once you have the measurements and the piece of candy, you are ready to make a special treat!

This is basically just a strip of cardstock, scored to that it will fold over a piece of chocolate candy, like a Ghirardelli chocolate (yum!). Then you just decorate the front for whatever occasion you have.

Start with a strip of cardstock cut at 9 5/8″ x 2 3/4″. Score at 2 3/4″ and 3″; 6 1/4″ and 6 1/2″. With these measurements, you could get three strips out of one sheet of cardstock. Fold and crease on the scored lines. Open the strip back up and you will see above and below the score lines, one section is shorter than the other. You want the longer section to be the one that folds up to the inside.

Once you have identified the longer section, use the Classic Label Punch on that flap, inserting as far as you can, centered, to punch the opening for the chocolate. Put a piece of Tear & Tape as you see in the photo so you can fold up that flap and adhere to the inside, not quite up to the score line. You will want to stand the candy holder on the table making sure the bottom is flat as you adhere that flap.

Insert the chocolate candy piece to make sure everything fits right! If you do not have the Classic Label Punch, you can cut hand cut a slit or use the retired Word Window Punch.

Valentine Ghirardelli Candy Holder Petal Pink Inside

Now you can proceed to decorating the front of the candy holder and even that little area at the bottom, where you see I put a die-cut piece.

Valentine Ghirardelli Candy Holder Petal Pink

For this candy holder, I used Petal Pink Cardstock for the base. Even though it is for Valentine’s Day, I used a piece of designer paper in the Best Dressed Designer Series Paper! It had this polka dot piece of Petal Pink designer paper so it was perfect for a little background layer. I stamped a heart with the Heartfelt Stamp Set and punched it out with the plain heart in the Heart Punch Pack. You can buy the stamp set and two punches together in a Bundle and save 10% if you wish. The plain heart is layered on a piece of Sparkle Glimmer Paper punched out with the scalloped heart punch in the punch pack. You could also use Silver Glimmer Paper. The little piece at the bottom is a die-cut from the Painted Labels Dies in the Peaceful Poppies Suite.

The hearts are popped up on Dimensionals so that I could run a piece of scrap ribbon underneath just to hold the flap closed on the candy holder.

Valentine Ghirardelli Candy Holder Heart & Doily

This Valentine Ghirardelli Candy Treat Holder is made with the Flirty Flamingo Cardstock. The heart with foil accents is punched right out of the From My Heart Specialty Designer Series Paper and layered on a scalloped punched Flirty Flamingo heart. Then these were layered on a Heart Doily. But the doilies come in Real Red and Flirty Flamingo…..so just turn them over and you’ll have white! The ribbon tied around this candy holder is a new one in the Occasions Mini Catalog, the Whisper White 1/4″ Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon. One of the great things about this white ribbon is you can dye it any color you want with ink or Stampin’ Blends markers.

These Valentine Ghirardelli Candy Holders will be fun to make if you want to take some favors to the people in your office or a little treat for your family or neighbors or friends.

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Making Paper Pumpkin Christmas Tags After Christmas!

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Paper Pumpkin November 2019 Christmas Tags

It’s okay to make Paper Pumpkin Christmas Tags AFTER Christmas! These are from the November 2019 Paper Pumpkin Kit and I just didn’t get to them before Christmas.

These are cute Christmas tags, which I could have used during gift-wrapping time! At least I’ll have a head start for next Christmas! These turned out so cute when I got them all put together. There were six of each of four designs of tags in the kit. Some people made cards out of the elements in the kit. Once you get the kit, you can do whatever you like with the supplies!

There are always projects I didn’t get to do before Christmas and when things calm down after Christmas it seems like a good time to go ahead and work on them! In some cases, I might even have “late” Christmas gifts that I put off because I won’t see the people until after the holidays anyway! Yes, I have two friends who usually don’t have time for our gift exchange until after the holidays (or even WAY after the holidays!) but we don’t care. It’s all about the getting together, not the timing! So whatever the reason, perhaps you also do Christmas projects after the holidays!

If you would like to get a head-start on a Paper Pumpkin subscription, today is the first day to subscribe for the February 2020 Paper Pumpkin Kit! The first hints are that it is about birthday cards! And we all like to stock up on birthday cards at the beginning of the year! You can even purchase a Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription in the Online Store along with your regular order, perhaps boosting your order to get more FREE Sale-A-Bration items or bump you up to Hostess Rewards. Or just join by the month.

Are you still playing with Christmas projects you didn’t have time to do earlier? Or even getting a head start on Christmas cards for next year? It’s okay and from experience, I can tell you it’s a good idea to make Christmas tags any time of year!

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Category Archives: 3-D, Gifts & Things

Fable Friends Bunny Easter Basket

Golden Honey Bees 2-4-6-8 Gift Boxes

Peaceful Poppies Pizza Box 3 x 3 Notecards

Peaceful Poppies Pizza Box

Heart Foil Tin For a Birthday Gift

A Recycled & Decorated Shopping Bag For Valentine’s Day

Pressed Petals Journal With Poppies

Decorated Heart Foil Tins For Valentine’s Day

Get In On the Paper Pumpkin Fun!

Pressed Petals Journal With Floral Banner

Making a Purse With the All Dressed Up Dies

Easy to Make Valentine Ghirardelli Candy Treat Holders

Making Paper Pumpkin Christmas Tags After Christmas!

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