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Gather Together Fall Votive Holder

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Gather Together Fall Votive Holder

We can do so many things with all our Stampin’ Up! products and supplies and papercrafting skills, like making a piece of home decor such as this Gather Together Fall Votive Holder. I think the colors and items of fall just inspire us so much, like pumpkins, leaves, gourds, mums, scarecrows, and more. That’s what makes it so fun, especially getting relief from the heat of summer!

You can easily make something like this, probably with something you already have in your house, or you can make it for a gift for someone. All you have to do is add a candle inside or one of the flameless ones to be extra safe. If you are using a real candle, make sure the paper is nowhere near the top of the votive holder.

It’s funny how I can start a project with one idea in mind and then come up with something totally unplanned. I almost don’t need to tell you how to make this exactly because I’m sure you have something very similar in your stash and can use what you have.

I started with a checked strip of the Come To Gather Designer Series Paper. When you are using glass, it would be nice if you can to use something that also looks good on the inside since it will be able to be seen. Although unplanned, this strip happens to have the same pumpkins on the opposite side which you can see through the inside of the glass that I used on the decoration.

I started out thinking I was just going to do something with colored leaves but it’s hard to resist the siren call of the beautiful Come To Gather Designer Series Paper. I cut out some of the pumpkins from the paper and I also found some stamped pumpkins from the Gather Together Stamp Set in my stash that I had already colored with Stampin’ Blends. I thought they still fit in with the other pumpkins even though they are more colorful. Next, I stuck in some stamped and die-cut or punched leaves I had just done or already had in my stash. The larger leaves are from the Rooted In Nature Stamp Set.

Once I decided my pumpkins and leaves needed a little background, I die cut a piece from the Ornate Frames Dies. You should really check out these dies because they are pictured in the Halloween section but they CERTAINLY can be used for other things. There is nothing “Halloween” about them. I think they will be very useful well past Halloween. I die cut a large one out of Pretty Peacock Cardstock, even though it is barely visible.

Play around with your elements before adhering and see what layout you like the best. Some of the pumpkins are popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals® and some are flat. Then I stuck in the leaves and sprigs of greenery wherever I thought they would look good.

Votive holders like this one are fun to decorate for any holiday or occasion so stock up a few at the dollar store or wherever you find them! Here is a Christmas one I made a few years ago. You could also decorate all the way around the holder. So many possibilities!

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Gather Together Pumpkin Card

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Gather Together Pumpkin Card

Sometimes I just get out some paper and stamps and have no idea where the stamping will lead and what will turn out, but today this Gather Together Pumpkin Card is what came out of some stamping, coloring, and paper cutting!

Who doesn’t love pumpkins, especially as fall is approaching?! Nothing says fall, and eventually Halloween, like pumpkins! These pumpkin stamps are in the Gather Together Stamp Set in the Holiday Catalog. I decided to stamp the pumpkins with Sahara Sand Ink so there wouldn’t be the bold, black lines of Memento Ink that I would normally use. I did go ahead and used Stampin’ Blends to color in the pumpkins and it seemed to work okay. I started with the Pumpkin Pie Light and Dark colors but added a bit of Light Cajun Craze for some contrast. The stems I first colored with a bit of Soft Suede Blends, but I also tried to add just a bit of Old Olive green and a bit of the Light on the pumpkins. Some pumpkins are popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.®

There is a set of dies that go with this stamp set, Gathered Leaves Dies. I haven’t purchased these yet, but they would be great for making the embossed leaves. I wish I would have ordered them! Since I don’t have the dies, I just hand cut the pumpkins with my Paper Snips. You can, however, save 10% if you purchase the Gather Together Stamp Set and the Gathered Leaves Dies in a Bundle, the Gather Together Bundle.

The card base is Early Espresso Card Stock with a layer of the wood grain pattern in the Come To Gather Designer Series Paper. For the banner with the greeting, I die cut a piece of Sahara Sand Cardstock with the Stitched Nested Labels Dies and just cut off the top to line up with the top of the card. The Sahara Sand is layered on a die-cut of Early Espresso. The greeting is just cut to fit on the banner. By the way, the banner was first stamped with the wheat-looking stamp for a little something in the background.

Once I got the banner made with the greeting and then added the Garden Green 3/8″ Double-Stitched Ribbon tied in a bow, that’s when I was satisfied with what I was creating! Sometimes it just takes playing around and then having that “moment” when you know you have something you like. You will find this pretty ribbon in the Toile Tidings Suite, but there is no reason why you can’t use it for fall and Halloween.

There is so much to like about the Come To Gather Suite. You can make cards for fall, Thanksgiving, and even maybe Halloween! Such pretty colors in the designer paper and even some wooden elements, the Tags & Feathers Elements, that you can use for stamping or embellishing. Think of many creative projects you can use with these products as well, some pretty home decor and other things. Fall is such a great time of year! I will be glad when it feels like fall in Houston, Texas!

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Gather Together Pumpkin Card For Fall

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Gather Together Pumpkin Card For Fall

I thought if I made this Gather Together Pumpkin Card For Fall it would cool me off from the very hot summer temperatures in Houston, Texas. It did bring a rainstorm which knocked a few degrees off the temperature! I love these new colors for fall, something modern and different!

This card uses the very pretty Come To Gather Designer Series Paper. I can’t wait to use all of the other designs in the package, especially the bright, modern plaid. For this card, I began with a card base of Pretty Peacock Cardstock and a layer of Pear Pizzazz. Then I chose the designer paper with the whitish pumpkins. On the opposite side was the Pretty Peacock gingham check design which I also liked so I cut a strip, turned it over and used it at the bottom of the card. To cover up the seam from the two papers, I just placed some 3/16″ Braided Linen Trim around the card.

I didn’t purchase the Gathered Leaves Dies in the Suite (because even Demonstrators can’t buy everything!) so I just stamped the pumpkins on Whisper White Cardstock with Pear Pizzazz Ink. Some I stamped with full ink and some I stamped off first and then stamped for a lighter shade with less ink. After stamping the pumpkins, I just cut them out with my Paper Snips, which as easy enough.

To make the pumpkins stand out on the card, I wanted some kind of background. I decided to try this piece die cut from the Stitched Nested Labels Dies in Pretty Peacock. To add a little interest I stamped in Pretty Peacock ink the wheat image from the Gather Together Stamp Set. Then I added two small copper brads from the Metallic Brads. It seems like years ago brads were a really big deal for embellishments, but I don’t think they are used or talked about as much these days. But I thought they seemed like the perfect little bling to add on this card! I poked a hole first with the sharp pointy end of the Take Your Pick Tool with the paper on the Stampin’ Pierce Mat, then inserted the brad into each hole. You can flatten the brads well by pushing down on the top of the brad with something heavier, like an acrylic block or the wide part of your scissors or whatever is handy.

This label piece is placed a little lower on the card because I didn’t want to cover up all the pumpkins printed on the designer paper! Then the cut out pumpkins are placed a little lower on the label so as not to cover up the stamping on the label! This whole piece is then popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The next dilemma was how to add a greeting without covering up too much of the card! I used the greeting from the Gather Together Stamp Set, stamped in Pretty Peacock and die cut with a Layering Oval Die. I ended up, as you can see, adding it right to the top of the die-cut label, overlapping a bit. It is a little different, but I think it turned out okay. In order to make it even with the Pretty Peacock label, I put dimensionals just under the top part of the greeting so it would be the same height as the label.

It was fun making a fall card even though I didn’t get to put on a sweater! It is still plenty hot, but at least this card gives the promise of fall! I just love the thought of fall colors and pumpkins and everything that goes with that theme! When you receive your Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog and begin to place your order(s)….and believe me, there will be orderS, plural!…..you will want to choose some of the fall-themed stamp sets and papers for a change of seasons or Thanksgiving or use some of the generic colors just for a switch in colors for your cards and projects.

Pumpkins, these days, seem to come in all colors and textures so you can be very creative! Here is a post from last year with traditional orange pumpkins but with a bright green polka dot background, but you could use the same design to make a card with these new 2019 colors! I saw some beautiful fabric pumpkins on Instagram the other day, some even embroidered, all different kinds of fabrics, not just orange. Yet they all look appropriate for fall and into Thanksgiving. So don’t be afraid to try some non-traditional colors in your pumpkins and fall cards like this Gather Together Pumpkin Card For Fall.

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Turkey Sour Cream Treat Holder For Thanksgiving

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Turkey Sour Cream Treat Holder For Thanksgiving

I believe “sour cream treat holders” have been a staple since I started stamping so here is my Turkey Sour Cream Treat Holder!  The basic concept is that this simple little treat holder is shaped like sour cream packets come in/used to come in??  The top side is closed one direction and the bottom side is closed another direction.  They are very simple to make and very popular in the papercrafting world!  You can make them for lots of occasions and decorate them to look like lots of different characters like this turkey.  On Pinterest (of course!) I also saw a Pilgrim and an Indian that were very cute for Thanksgiving.

Turkey Sour Cream Treat Holder Side View

Here is the turkey sour cream treat holder from the side.  Just be sure to put your treat inside before you seal up each end!  If you have a paper crimper like we used to sell but you can probably still buy in a craft store, it is handy to use that along with adhesive to close up those ends, and it looks very decorative.  I didn’t use mine on this turkey.

Here is a diagram from a past sour cream container in this post if you need more directions:

Make a Sour Cream Container with Tape

Make a roll out of the paper and adhere along the side.

Make a Sour Cream Container Roll

After adhering one end, pinch closed the opposite end going the other direction (after putting in your treat!).

Make a Sour Cream Container Other End

To decorate the turkey, die cut or punch some paper feathers.  I used the leaf die in the Nature’s Roots dies.  You can use any left shape or punch out ovals in different colors.  The beak is just a hand-cut triangle over a fold.  The waddle is just a die-cut heart or you can use a punch or just cut one out!  For the eyes, just punch out two circles, like with the 1/2″ Circle Punch and then two smaller circles from the Cookie Cutter Builder Punch.

So simple and yet you end up with a cute treat for Thanksgiving!

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Thanksgiving Pumpkin Favor

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Thanksgiving Pumpkin Favor

If you are looking for a cute little favor for Thanksgiving, look no further than this Thanksgiving Pumpkin Favor.  It is just a little box in between two of the largest scalloped circle die-cuts and then decorated.

I started with making the little box. This is the size that worked to fit behind the scalloped circles die cut with the Layering Circle Framelits Dies.  When the Big Shot first came out, we had a BIG scalloped circle steel die, so if you used that your box would need to be larger but I think you could easily do the calculations from this template.  You could also use any circle if you didn’t have these dies.  Here is the template for the little box.  The paper is 4 1/2″ x 4 1/4″.

Thanksgiving Pumpkin Favor Template

With the 4 1/4″ side up at the top of your Stampin’ Trimmer or Simply Scored Tool, score at 1″ from each side.  Turn the paper so the 4 1/2″ side is up at the top.  Score at 1 3/4″ and 2 3/4″.  Then cut those flaps just up to the score line as you see in the photo.  I like to cut mine on a slight angle to that bulky scored area doesn’t interfere with how the flaps fit together.

For the pumpkin pieces, as you see in the photo, I first die cut with the largest scallop circle, then ran it through the Swirls & Curls Embossing Folder.  I think you could use almost any embossing folder, just to give the paper a little texture and interest.  To get the flat bottom, although perhaps you could leave the circle whole, I marked one scallop and then I counted over 14 scallops and cut from one mark to another.  That made the two circles even and matching.

After assembling the box, just glue the pumpkin pieces on each side.  The handle was about 7″ long.  I just glued inside but it might be nicer to adhere it to the box before adhering the pumpkin sides.  Or use ribbon!

To embellish, I die cut various leaves in a couple of green colors, yellow, and orange, even Gold Shimmer Paper.  I used the Seasonal Layers Dies and the Rooted in Nature Dies.  Use whatever you have.  I cut a variety so I could play and see which leaves I wanted to put on the pumpkin.  If I made another favor I can use my extra leaves.  I tied a bow with the new 3/16″ Braided Linen Trim and adhered it with a Mini Glue Dot.

For a Thanksgiving greeting, I turned to the Itty Bitty Greetings Stamp Set, invaluable, in my opinion!  I stamped the “gratitude” saying and cut out with the Classic Label Punch.  I also made a flagged end with that punch. Then I just put some glue on the back of the one end and stuck it underneath the leaf.

I’m really happy how my Thanksgiving Pumpkin Favor turned out and I have filled it with candy and am taking it to someone this afternoon!

Granny Apple Green Gift Bag For Thanksgiving

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Granny Apple Green Gift Bag For Thanksgiving

As I was getting out my Thanksgiving decorations the other day, I came across a little gift bag I’d made last year out of designer paper. It was a little crushed so I decided to make a new one so here is my Granny Apple Green Gift Bag For Thanksgiving.

Part of my purpose was to use up this polka dot paper in the Halloween paper, Toil & Trouble Designer Series Paper.  But if I made the bag with this paper, then the inside would have the Halloween designs.  Maybe it doesn’t matter too much, but I decided to make this bag out of cardstock and then decorate with the designer paper because the design is not at all Halloween!

This is just a small little bag (and could be an open box) so it is perfect for just a little treat or maybe as a table favor at Thanksgiving or a hostess gift. It’s really just a basic template we have all probably used before.  You can squeeze the sides in like I did in order to close the top. I punched two holes in the top for some ribbon to tie it closed. You could use a little clip like the Gold Library Clips or any of the other kinds of clips in the Stampin’ Up! Store.

The paper is 12″ x 6″. I used Granny Apple Green in the Brights 12″ x 12″ Cardstock Assortment package. It’s a little harder to get your hands on 12″ x 12″ paper today but you can buy the assortments and of course a big package of Whisper White 12″ x 12“. I scored the long side at 1″, 3 3/4″, 6 1/2″ and 9 1/4″.  Then I turned the paper and scored at 2″ which makes the bottom flap.  If you are using a patterned paper, pay attention to which direction the pattern is going!  For the front and back sides, I adhered pieces of the Toil & Trouble DSP cut at 2 3/4″ x 4″.  You could stamp on the cardstock without adding designer paper.  Just do it before you assemble the box!

Granny Apple Green Bag Unassembled

You’ll notice on the flaps I cut them on a diagonal a little bit.  Sometimes it doesn’t matter, but sometimes it makes it easier to fold things in if the tabs are just a little narrower.  Sometimes that scored area gets things off kilter a little.  After stamping or decorating the paper how you like, use something strong like Tear & Tape Adhesive on that side tab.  Then fold the rest of the paper over to meet it so you can adhere it flat and not hold it up in the air to try to line everything up!  Also adhere the bottom tabs.

Then just squeeze in the sides, put in your treat, and tie on some ribbon to close.  This is what it should look like from the top.

Granny Apple Green Bag Top View

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For the front, I stamped a label outline from the Labels To Love Stamp Set on Granny Apple Green Cardstock and punched out with the Everyday Label Punch. I also stamped the greeting in the same set and punched with the 1 1/2″ Circle Punch. To add a little embellishment,  added two Metallic Pearls to the sides of the label.  I adhered the label with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

If you don’t want to make it a bag, don’t pinch in the sides and leave the sides all straight.  You could add a handle or just put some “shred” inside and your treat or gift or insert a cello bag of candy or whatever!  Lots of possibilities and all of them fun and easy when you make something like this Granny Apple Green Gift Bag For Thanksgiving.

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Last Minute Thanksgiving Ideas

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Thanksgiving Punch Art Turkey Candy Bar Wrapper

If you need a last minute idea for a Thanksgiving card or treat, try these from past years on my blog! All you need is the idea and you can use whatever paper, supplies, creativity you have!

Wondrous Wreath Wine Bottle Tag for Thanksgiving

Quick and easy wine bottle topper to take to your host or decorate your own bottle or beverage.

Flourish Thinlits Dies Thanksgiving Card

A lovely Thanksgiving card with the Flourish Thinlits Die!

Embellished Pumpkin Box

A Thanksgiving Pumpkin Box, easy to make with oval punches or dies!

Thankful Friends Thanksgiving Gift Bag

Make a quick and easy gift bag to take your gift or treat to your hostess at Thanksgiving!

Punch Art Turkey Thanksgiving Card

What could be more fun than this Thanksgiving punch art turkey?! Use whatever paper you have!

Don’t work too hard today! And if you have a few minutes, don’t forget to check out the Stampin’ Up! Online Extravaganza going on this week!

Remember, all these ideas are  interchangeable and you probably have enough materials at home to make any of them! Who wouldn’t love that turkey candy bar at the top?!

Try these last minute ideas for whatever Thanksgiving cards, treats or bags you need.

 

Little Thanksgiving Turkeys

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Little Thanksgiving Cookie Turkeys

I think I have posted these little Thanksgiving turkeys before, but in case you need some fun little Thanksgiving favor or something, these are something I have made for years!  These would be great to put at each place at the Thanksgiving table or take along to your hostess where you are going!

You will need chocolate Kisses, candy corn, caramels, and fudge-striped cookies.

Put a few caramels on a plate and just barely heat in your microwave.  You want to just soften them, not melt them.  Do a few for a test and see how your microwave operates.  I did mine about 10 seconds or a tiny bit longer. You can probably do about 4 at a time and still make them all before the caramel hardens again.

Soften the caramel (take off the wrapper first!). Have the Kisses unwrapped also and candy corn and cookies handy.  As soon as the caramel squares come out of the microwave, press the caramel on top of a Kiss for the base. Then smoosh the fudge-striped cookie up against the back of the caramel until it sticks.  Take the candy corn and smoosh it into the caramel as you see in the photo. This is supposed to look like a turkey!

Someone taught me how to make these a million years ago!  There are other versions out there but these are super simple.  I used to make them for preschool Thanksgiving lunches and on to elementary school for the kids, as well as our own dinner.  It’s always fun to have a Thanksgiving favor for everyone at the table or to take to a party!

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Make a Thanksgiving Wine Topper

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Thanksgiving Wine Bottle Topper

If you are going as a guest somewhere to a Thanksgiving dinner, perhaps you will be taking along a bottle of wine or some beverage as a hostess gift, so why not make a special Thanksgiving Wine Topper to personalize the gift?!

This is really simple.  Basically, just cut a piece of cardstock that will be the correct width and length for the wine bottle.  Add the extra section that will go over the neck of the bottle.  Punch a hole in the top.  For mine I used the 1 3/8″ Circle Punch.  Then just decorate the front for whatever occasion!

For mine, I used a scrap piece of the Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper for the background.  Since I had a stamped and cut out sunflower stamped with the Painted Harvest Stamp Set I used that and just punched some leaves out of Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive Cardstock with the Leaf Punch.  The greeting is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set.  For just  a little bling, I added some Metallic Enamel Shapes.  Very simple and easy to do!

Here is a wine bottle tag I made last year in this post.

When you are invited out and want to take a hostess gift, think about making an easy wine topper like this one for Thanksgiving.

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Painted Autumn Card For Thanksgiving

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Painted Autumn Card For Thanksgiving

One of the best sources for inspiration when you want some is to look in any of the Stampin’ Up! catalogs, even past ones!  This card, however, is from the Holiday Catalog on the page with products from the Painted Autumn Suite. I didn’t copy it exactly, but pretty much!  Usually once you get started, even if you think you are going to copy exactly, your own creativity takes over and you see ways that YOU want to create your card or project!  I even cut extra pieces for more cards while I was at it.  Better to do it as you go along and make cards assembly style than to start over completely each time!

This card base is Garden Green Cardstock, which I would think that I don’t use very often, yet my package is empty and I have a new pack coming in my order today!  But any other color of green would be fine too. Some of the other cards I plan to make will be in Old Olive. This card has the Garden Green layered on the Garden Green card base.  You could have another color, like Very Vanilla, for the card base.

To begin, I stamped the fern-like image randomly on the card layer in the same Garden Green color.  You could also use Versamark Ink.  The strip of designer paper is Painted Autumn, some of the most beautiful paper we have had, in my opinion!  I hate to see the fall season end.

For some texture, I added a piece of the 5/8″ Burlap Ribbon, which wrapped around the designer paper strip and the card layer. The piece of Baker’s Twine is Crushed Curry.

The greeting is stamped from the Painted Harvest Stamp Set, as well as the leaves and acorns.  Although there are no dies to use to cut out these pieces, we do have a fun punch, the Leaf Punch.  You can even save 10% by purchasing the Bundle with the stamp set and punch!

I”m sure you have a few people you would like to send or give Thanksgiving cards to in gratitude. Look in the Holiday Catalog if you need ideas for the stamp set you want to use.  I’m sure you will get ideas and you can change it up to make it simpler, faster, or easier than the sample in the catalog.  Or if you have time, go ahead and take some crafting time for yourself and enjoy making a deluxe card for someone special!

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Quick and Easy Fall Treat Bag For Candy or a Gift

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Quick and Easy Fall Treat Bag For Candy or a GiftIf you need a quick and easy fall treat bag for some candy or a gift, making this little bag out of some pretty designer paper or cardstock is about as easy as it gets!  It uses half a sheet of 12″ x 12″ paper and then is scored and cut, folded and glued.  Leave it open at the top or tie shut with a ribbon or something else and you’ve got a cute little treat bag. Make it for any occasion by changing the paper and the greeting or decoration.

Start with a 12″ x 6″ piece of designer paper or cardstock to make this bag. I used a piece of the beautiful Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper  (I love this paper!!). Place the paper lengthwise in the Stampin’  Trimmer or Simply Scored board.  Score at 2″.  This will make the bottom of the bag. Next turn the paper the other way to score four times:  at 1″, 3 3/4″, 6 1/2″ and 9 1/4″. Fold and crease all the score lines with the Bone Folder. It really helps to get a good crease.

Now starting at what will be the bottom flaps of the box, the 2″ scored section, cut those four score lines up to the original 2″ score line. So you will have one little section that is 1″ wide and the rest are 2 3/4″ wide. Cut off the little 1″ section. This diagram isn’t drawn to scale but it gives you the idea! (And I learned a new skill!)  Cut out the light blue portion and cut up on the short score lines at the bottom to the horizontal score line to make the bottom flaps.Box Diagram

Put adhesive, something strong like Fast Fuse, Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Tear & Tape on that remaining 1″ strip. If you have the paper flat on the table, you can just fold over the opposite end and adhere it to that 1″ portion. Do this instead of fumbling with it in a box shape in your hands.

Punch two holes in the top, if you like and tie with a ribbon.  I used the Lemon Lime Twist 1/4″ Ombre Ribbon.  The greeting is stamped from the Labels to Love Stamp Set, stamped on Whisper White in Lemon Lime Twist Ink. Then it is punched out with the 1 3/8″ Circle Punch. The background is a piece of Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock punched with the Pretty Label Punch. I adhered the greeting on to this label, popped it up on Stampin’ Dimensionals on to the bag, and added some Gold Faceted Gems for some bling!

This is a very quick and easy treat bag you can make for fall or Thanksgiving or any occasion for a small gift or a candy treat!  Leave it open or close it up.  It will only take you a few minutes to make and the recipient will think it is fantastic!  If you think your friends would be interested in this blog post, you can share by clicking the buttons below!

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Enjoy Some Stampin’ Up! Holiday Videos!

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The new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog is LIVE!  You can view it online and order from it! Start enjoying all its gorgeousness!  It really is time to begin thinking of the holidays and all the cards and projects we want to make.

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Summer has ended and now it is almost fall, at least that’s what Labor Day weekend tells us! Here in Houston we still have plenty of hot weather to go, although after the wrath of Hurricane Harvey last weekend, I think we are going to be treated to a little bit cooler weather for a few days. It’s hard to believe a week ago we’d had 3″ of rain with another 32″ to go by Sunday morning. And even as I write this post, people are still being evacuated from places that are still flooding and from places east of Houston where Harvey’s path took it after it hit here. By some grace of God, we are still fine in our home.

That’s why it is so good to have something to help us relax and take our minds off the troubles of the world for a little while. That’s why we say “Stamping is cheaper than therapy!” Of course a lot of stampers and other Demonstrators are still trying to save their stamps and papercrafting supplies from the flood or will have none left when this is all over with.  Stampin’ Up! has already stepped up to help some of those people.

Here are some Stampin’ Up! videos for you to enjoy and to get a better feel for some of the products in the Holiday Catalog!

When you look through the catalog, when you see that little “play” arrow near a product description, that means there is a video for that product or suite of products.

If you do not have a Demonstrator and would like a Holiday Catalog, it seems that our mail service is back up so I can send you a complimentary copy.  Email me at Karen@KarenStamps.com with your contact information and let me know if you would also like a copy of the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog.

Be sure to order your favorite products as soon as you can as some could go on backorder temporarily as we have seen in the past!  If something is backordered when you want to order it, I always think it is best to go ahead and add it to your order anyway rather than wait until the stock is resupplied because Stampin’ Up! will send it out to you as soon as they have it.

To check out some other Stampin’ Up! product videos, look at THIS POST.

Enjoy your Holiday Catalog and enjoy your Labor Day weekend!

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