Category Archives: 3-D, Gifts & Things

Make a Gift Bag for Mother’s Day!

Mother's Day Twitterpated Paper Gift Bag

Do you need a pretty gift bag for your Mother's Day gift…or really any occasion? You can use this design and just change out the paper for whatever person or occasion you want a gift bag for. If it's for a man, maybe leave off the paper flower but add a stamped image or greeting instead. You'll think of something!

I just found one of those small brown handled bags that you get now and then at the store.  If you save them, you'll always have a stash to go to when you need a nice gift bag.  Just choose 3 patterns from a pack of Stampin' Up! designer paper and cut one larger piece for the bottom section, one smaller piece for the top and  a piece to go across and cover up that line where the two papers meet and make a cute border. You could leave it as is or you could cut or punch a scalloped edge or whatever to jazz it up.

For my bag, I used three patterns out of the Twitterpated Designer Series Paper. For a pretty accent I added three buttons from the  Designer Buttons Subtles CollectionEach is tied with a small piece of White Baker's Twine. For something at the bottom corner of the bag, I chose to make a flower with the Flower Folds Die and the Big Shot using a pattern from the Twitterpated DSP.

Some of these items are on the Stampin' Up! Retired List so better do your shopping soon!  Anything on the list can sell out at any time so you don't want to be disappointed. Just click that link to go to my store with the retiring products and shop to your heart's content!

Make an Easy Gift for Mom

Mother's Day Votive Candle Decorated

What can be easier to make for a little gift for Mother's Day or for your favorite teacher for Teacher Appreciation than decorating a little votive?  Just wrap some Delicate Details Lace Tape #130966 around a clean glass votive holder (it's even repositionable which helps to get the ends lined up where they meet!). It's self-adhesive so easy to apply!  I made a quick and easy paper flower out of the Sunshine & Sprinkles Designer Series Paper #126922 using the 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch #119854 (what did we ever do without this punch??!).  Just punch several scallops (I punched four) and either glue together after some crumpling, if you like that look, or use a small brad to insert through the center to hold all the layers together.  I used the brad and then glued on a small Vintage Faceted Designer Button #127555.  You could easily decorate this votive holder in lots of different ways!  Just a simple little gift when you want a little something or an extra little something to go with a bigger gift! Try it!

For any of these supplies to make your last-minute gift-giving easier, just check out my Stampin' Up! Online Store here.

Don't forget….Mother's Day is Sunday, May 12!

 

New Bloomin’ Bouquet Project Kit from Stampin’ Up!

It's not quite May, but if April showers bring May flowers, the rain and flooding we had in Houston on Saturday have brought a nice flower surprise from Stampin' Up! a little early this morning!  It's a new flower kit! The Bloomin' Bouquet Project Kit #134542 $12.95 will be available starting at 3:00 pm MT this afternoon (that's 4:00 pm Central Time)…while supplies last!

Kit contents:

  • 2 sheets of preprinted and precut flowers on 12" X 12" cardstock; makes 13 flowers using Pool Party, Gumball Green, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, and Rich Razzleberry
  • 13 Vintage Faceted Buttons
  • 13 green floral wire stems

Adhesive not included. (Glue gun recommended.)

You actually get a "baker's dozen" of flowers….that means you have one extra to give away!  That means the number 13 is a lucky one here! Lucky for the person you share your handmade flower with!

Just add this kit to your order of retired and current items!  Just remember, it's not available until later this afternoon! The link is not available yet, but here is the link to my Stampin' Up! Online Store.

Here again is the Stampin' Up! retired stamps list.

Here is the current retired list of Stampin' Up! accessories.

Zoom in to the page so you can read it!

 

 

Using Epic Day This and That Designer Washi Tape

My camera is broken at the moment so I thought I would just post some ideas I have seen or had for using the great new Epic Day This and That Designer Washi Tape. You can order this tape as a separate item #131269 from my Stampin' Up! store….but the better idea would be to purchase the entire Epic Day This and That Bundle before the end of April so you can get a 15% discount on the whole package.

Of course the obvious use for Washi Tape is to adhere, decoratively, your photos and memorabilia to your album or journal or whatever. But you can also use the tape itself as a decorative item. Here are a few ideas:

  • Wrap washi tape around a tea light base (use a battery-operated one).
  • Decorate plastic cups, straws, plasticware for a party with washi tape.
  • Wrap washi tape around a gift box or gift bag as decorative borders.
  • Use washi tape on a card or scrapbook page just placing it as lines of tape on the project, as borders or stripes or small banners.
  • Wrap washi tape around a glass jar as a decoration or even as a identifier of the contents.
  • Before making a rosette, place a long strip of washi tape on the strip of paper and you'll have a design on your rosette after you fold it!
  • Tape pieces of washi tape in long or short strips down or across a notebook cover to add color and design.
  • Adhere washi tape around a glass votive holder to decorate your candle.
  • Adhere washi tape on clip clothespins to decorate.  Add a magnet to the back.
  • Decorate a plain file folder with washi tape.

So there you have a FEW ideas to get started!

Get your Stampin' Up! Washi Tape here at my Online Store!

 

Scallop Envelope Baby Gift Card

Scallop Envelope Baby Gift Card

This is the little card I made with the Scallop Envelope Die to go with my baby shower gift in this post. I didn’t photograph the back of it, unfortunately, but the scalloped flap of the envelope in folded in and the bottom up and the side flap in to form the pocket. The other side flap is left open, as you can see.

Scallop Envelope Baby Gift Card Opened

The little window is punched with the cute Petite Curly Label Punch. The little greeting is stamped with the Ciao, Baby! stamp in the Stampin’ Up! Spring Catalog. The pink ribbon is Melon Mambo 3/8″ Striped Organdy Ribbon. The blue is the 1/8″ Taffeta ribbon in Marina Mist.

Shelli Gardner, Founder and CEO of Stampin’ Up!, made this project on a local TV show! You can buy this Scallop Envelope Die at my Stampin’ Up! Online Store!  It’s one of those cute and useful ones!

 

Baby Shower Gifts Handmade!

Baby Tin

A few weeks ago I needed a baby shower gift and kind of reverted back to something that was popular to do when I first started stamping. It was popular way back when (and still a good idea!) to buy a new paint can, decorate it and attach a certain poem someone made up. The idea was the new parents would be busy with the new baby and might not have time to write everything down they wanted to record in the baby book, so perhaps they would jot a quick note and throw it in this can and enter it in the baby book later.

Instead of a paint can, I used a white tin I had in my stash. It's decorated with Twitterpated Designer Series Paper and also a strip of Patio Party Designer Series Paper. It's easy enough to wrap two sheets of paper around the bottom of the tin (start at the back first). I like to use Stampin' Up! Anywhere Glue Sticks for a project like this, but you could also use the Multipurpose Glue or some like Sticky Strip tape. Rather than work around the handle at the top, I chose to just make some flowers with punched and distressed scallop punches and Glimmer Brads.

I also covered a little notebook with some Patio Party Designer Paper and inserted some matching paper into an RSVP pen to decorate it.

Baby Memo Book and Pen

And a few baby thank you cards for the new mom to use (using a retired baby stamp set, but one of my favorites!)

Baby Thank You Notes

And here's everything on the inside of the tin. You can read the poem I attached to the inside of the tin. Just click on the photo to enlarge. I used the Labels Collection Framelits Dies.

Baby Tin Poem in Lid

I also made a card with a picture of the "real" gift that the expectant mom would receive but I will post that another day!

Don't forget, today is the last day for FREE SHIPPING from Stampin' Up!  That doesn't come around everyday, so if you need some stamping supplies, please browse through your catalogs and online and see what you need!  We all know we "need" more!!

Order TODAY at my Online Store for FREE SHIPPING!  TODAY ONLY!!  LAST DAY!

 

Stampin’ Up! Fabric Frenzy Ends Sunday, March 31 (Easter)!

The Stampin’ Up! Fabric Frenzy comes to an end tomorrow night, March 31.  Since it is Easter, you might forget to place your order for Stampin’ Up! fabric at 50% off! Check it out here at my Online Store!

And just in case you missed it before, enjoy this video with some great ideas for using your Stampin’ Up! fabric in ways you might not have thought of!

Details:  Last Day to order:  Sunday, March 31, 2013

Jump into Our Spring Fabric Frenzy! Today’s the day! For one week only, all of our beautiful Designer Fabric is 50 percent off!

Page Item Description Discount Retail Price Sale Price
170 126892 Essentials Designer Fabric 50% $      29.95 $    14.98
171 126893 Floral District Fabric 50% $        9.95 $      4.98
171 126894 Comfort Café Fabric 50% $        9.95 $      4.98
171 125411 Summer Smooches Fabric 50% $        9.95 $      4.98
171 125412 Twitterpated Fabric 50% $        9.95 $      4.98
171 122337 Timeless Portrait Fabric 50% $        9.95 $      4.98
171 122336 Beau Chateau Fabric 50% $        9.95 $      4.98
171 124066 Spice Cake Fabric 50% $        9.95 $      4.98
171 122335 Flirtatious Fabric 50% $        9.95 $      4.98
6* 129308 Tea for Two Fabric 50% $        9.95 $      4.98
13* 129307 More Amore Fabric 50% $        9.95 $      4.98
*2013 Spring CatalogPlace your order at my Online Store today if you are interested in this fabric offer!

 

Make an Easter Chick with the Stampin’ Up! Petal Cone Die

 Petal Cone Die Easter Chick

If you want to make an Easter Chick, or an Easter Duck I suppose, it’s easy to make one with the Stampin’ Up! Petal Cone Die. It makes a great treat holder.  Just die cut two shapes of the Petal Cone Die with the Big Shot and adhere them together.  Cut off all but one of the flaps. Use the same die to cut the orange scalloped tuft for the top of his/her head.  The other scalloped pieces of yellow that were cut out with the original cone can be folded in half and made into wings on the side of the body.  Make a face and beak using some punches and scraps of card stock and you’ve got a cute little chick!

Punch holes in the sides if you want to add a ribbon hanger.  Add some Easter grass and some candy treats! You can use the Petal Cone Die to make all sorts of treat holders for any occasion!

Make a Punch Art Easter Bunny and Basket

Punch Art Easter Bunny Basket

It’s fun to make a punch art Easter Bunny with your Stampin’ Up! punches, and even more fun to put him on a cute basket made with the Fancy Favor Die and the Big Shot! To get the basket look, I also embossed the cut out basket with the Lattice Embossing Folder. The basket is made with Soft Suede card stock and I also sponged some White Craft Ink on to the embossing to make it show up a little more. The Easter eggs were really fun….just punched some Tea for Two Designer Series Paper with the Small Oval Punch.

To make a bunny out of punches, just experiment according to what size you want. This one has a 1 3/4″ circle punch body, 1 1/4″ circle punch head and ears made with the Blossom Petals Punch. I drew in the eyes and mouth and whiskers, punched the heart nose and colored in some cheeks with Watercolor Crayons and an Aqua Painter.

  Punch Art Easter Bunny Fancy Favor Basket

The basket is all ready for some Easter treats!  Cut some narrow strips of card stock and crumple or run through your (retired) crimper to make “Easter grass”!

Try your hand at making a punch art bunny!

For any punches, card stock, or any other papercrafting supplies, just check out my Stampin’ Up! Online Store here.

Stampin’ Up! Spring Fabric Frenzy Starts Today!

Fabric Frenzy

If you love fabric, you’ll want to take advantage of the Stampin’ Up! Spring Fabric Frenzy! It starts today, Monday, March 25th and runs just through Sunday, March 31.

Seamstress or not–you’ll love using our high quality Designer Fabric–especially at 50% off! Our Designer Fabric is designed to coordinate with Stampin’ Up! inks, paper, and other accessories, and is perfect for adding a stylish touch to traditional paper projects. Available in an extra-wide fat quarters (18″ x 26″). Use it for quilting, clothing, home décor, and more!

Fabric Frenzy Chart

*Spring Catalog

All items are limited quantity and the discount will be removed once the quantity is reached.

Even if you don’t sew, you can tear (or cut) strips of fabric to tie packages rather than ribbon. Use with our Big Shot Adhesive Roll for adhering rather than sewing! Use the fabric to make flowers by just twisting and rolling onto our Jumbo Sticky Rounds.

Just shop at my Stampin’ Up! Online Store for the Fabric Frenzy and all the other great offers Stampin’ Up! has going on!  Don’t forget the new This and That Bundle and the new Photopolymer Stamps!

Have fun with the Spring Fabric Frenzy at 50% off!

New Product Line from Stampin’ Up!….This and That….for Quick and Easy Scrapbooking!

This and That

Stampin’ Up! is introducing a new product line called This and That!! It will be in the next new Stampin’ Up! catalog, but we are ALL getting a sneak peek NOW and opportunity to purchase it at a 15% discount!

It’s the latest craze in scrapbooking….just write in the journal, just stick in your mementos, no designing perfect scrapbook pages…..just get it in there! Use the washi tape ( the hottest item these days!), use the clips, cut up the paper…write, stamp, stick…whatever you want! Just get it in there so you have something.  It can be the everyday, the mundane, the usual daily stuff…or it can be the special occasion,the extraordinary, a gift, a remembrance.

This and That Photos

Click any of the photos above to see more about the new product line, This and That, from Stampin’ Up! Or click HERE to go to my Stampin’ Up! Online Store and place your order for any or ALL of these products! Surely you want them ALL in the BUNDLE for the 15% discount!  Order extras for gifts for your friends or those young people in your life! These kind of journals are “all the go now” as my grandmother used to say!

These products (and more in this line!) will be available in the new catalog; however, the 15% bundle discount is only good from now until April 30.  Don’t miss out! Just get it all…..and some extras!

 

St. Patrick’s Day Punch Art Leprechaun Candy Treat Bag

St. Patrick's Day Punch Art Leprechaun Candy Treat Bag

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Would you like to receive a little treat bag of candy with a leprechaun made from Stampin’ Up! punches? Yesterday on the Stampin’ Up! home page I saw a leprechaun like this one but made digitally in My Digital Studio.  I decided to make it the traditional way using my punches.  I can tell you it is easier to do in My Digital Studio because you can make everything the perfect size you want…make a punch shape larger or smaller, change things to any color, whatever you want!

I just experimented with my punches until I got some things a reasonable size to fit. The Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set  comes in handy for almost any occasion for the greeting. And don’t you love the Champagne Glimmer Paper?!

This is a little of what History.com says about St. Patrick’s Day:

St. Patrick’s Day takes place each year on March 17, the traditional religious feast day of Saint Patrick.

In 2013, St. Patrick’s day falls on a Sunday.

St. Patrick’s Day Celebration

  • Corned beef and cabbage is a traditional St. Patrick’s Day dish. In 2009, roughly 26.1 billion pounds of beef and 2.3 billion pounds of cabbage were produced in theUnited States.
  • Irish soda bread gets its name and distinctive character from the use of baking soda rather than yeast as a leavening agent.
  • Lime green chrysanthemums are often requested for St. Patrick’s Day parades and celebrations.

Have a fun and happy St. Patrick’s Day! I’m wearing my little shamrock necklace my husband brought me from Ireland last year!

How to Make Stampin’ Up! Creped Filter Paper Flowers

Stampin' Up! Creped Paper Flower Card

If you have wondered how to make some of the beautiful paper flowers you see around, here’s how to use the Stampin’ Up! Creped Filter Paper to make lovely paper flowers. Our azaleas are blooming beautifully outside this week so my mind is on flowers!

You can use punches or the Big Shot to cut out your flower shapes. On this flower, I used the Floral Frames Framelits. I cut out four layers of filter paper at one time!

You may leave the filter paper plain white and still make a beautiful poofy flower, but if you like a colored one, there are several ways to do it.  The first one I made in this post here, I brayered each piece of filter paper. I suppose you could also sponge the ink on the paper.

Today, though, I’ve seen other people online spritzing their filter paper! If you have the empty Stampin’ Spritzer #126185 (you get two in a package for only $2.95), just add some 70% rubbing alcohol and some drops of reinker in the color you want.  You could combine colors if you wanted.  I filled the spritzer tube about halfway with alcohol and put in about six drops of reinker. It came out pretty light although you can respray or add more drops.  Better to want to add some than to wish you had made it lighter!  I made two colors, one Daffodil Delight and one Calypso Coral. Shake them up and spray!  The alcohol will dry pretty quickly.

Spritzing Filter Paper Flowers

When dry, layer the flowers one on top of the other, even offsetting them so they look more like a real flower.  Insert any brad in the center to hold them together (it will barely show, if at all, so no need to use a good one).

Creped Filter Paper Flower Layers

Next, pull up each layer, starting in the center and scrunch it up in the center. Don’t worry, it’s not supposed to look good while you do it!  After you do all the layers, pull them all back down slightly to make your flower look how you want.  I also sponged some ink around the edges of the whole flower that really added a nice accent.

Try it!  It’s easy and probably like paper flowers you made as a child!

Don’t forget, Sale-A-Bration is ending March 22 so be sure to order and earn your free Sale-A-Bration product from Stampin’ Up! with every $50 purchase!  Just go to my Online Store here or email me.

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Stampin’ Up! Kraft Gift Box Decorated with Patio Party Paper

Stampin' Up! Kraft Gift Box Decorated with Patio Party Paper

The Kraft Gift Boxes offered by Stampin' Up! are so much fun to decorate! On this one I used the Patio Party Designer Series Paper, which I admit I haven't used very much, but wow, I really loved how this turned out with this paper! I just measured the sides and top of the box, cut pieces of the Patio Party DSP and adhered them. With our double-sided designer paper it's so much fun to choose which side to use….well, even difficult at times since they both often look good!  I tied a Primrose Petals Stitched Satin Ribbon around the box and put a paper flower on top.  The paper flower is made with pieces cut from the Flower Folds Die. I punched a 1 1/4" circle for the flower center and put a Subtles Designer Button in the middle to top it off.

All very easy to do with a Stampin' Up! Kraft Gift Box and some designer paper…and my friend loved it!

If I were you, I would stock up on a couple packages of these Kraft Gift Boxes #124106 to use for those small gifts we often have. You get 4 boxes in a package for only $2.95. The boxes are 3.5" x 3.5" x 2.5"

You can order anything you want from Stampin' Up! online here!