Baby Gift

Hello!  Here's the box I gave my cousin, with a gift inside for her new baby.  I loved how it turned out. Me being the person that I am, I of course didn't want to give it away, but then I knew it was something worth giving away!

And of course I gave her one of the sweet baby cards I showed yesterday.  It was too cute not to give away!  The stamp sets I used on her gift box were Baby, We've Grown, and Itty Bitty Banners and the matching framelit for the banner.  I also used the new Scallop Tag Topper Punch, and the Tag A Bag Gift Box.  Thanks for stopping by today, and I'll see you tomorrow!

Birthday Gift Idea

Hello! A few weeks ago it was my husband's cousin's birthday, and I of course jumped at the chance to create something as a gift for her.  I'm loving the Tag A Bag Gift Boxes from Stampin' Up!  They are begging to be used for tons of fun stuff.  One day I had the idea to line the clear sleeve with birthday paper and tie the box off with a bow, so I got out my favorite birthday paper from their catalog, Birthday Basics, and cut a piece to slip inside the box.  I scored it on both ends to fold easier, and then tied the box off with Summer Starfruit ribbon after I stuffed the box with yummy chocolate chip cookies.  (My favorite!)

 I added a tag to the box and just forgot to take a picture before I gave it to her.

 Then I made her a fun little pedicure in a jar.  My sister showed me this idea a year or two ago, and I love it.  I would be happy to receive a gift like this.  I never have enough nail polish, and it's fun to take time to pamper yourself every once in a while.  I made the tag with the new Scallop Tag Topper Punch, added a strip of paper from the Sale-A-Bration pack Sweet Sorbet, and stamped a heart from the Banner Blast Sale-A-Bration stamp set.  To finish off the tag, I added some Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

 I included in the jar a nail file/buffer block, a pair of nail clippers, a bottle of nail polish, a bottle of lotion, and some cotton squares for removing old nail polish.  If I had a bigger jar, I would have included a mini bottle of nail polish remover.

I had fun making my little gift for her and am pretty sure she enjoyed them.  Thanks for stopping by today, and I'll see you tomorrow!

New Tag Topper Punch Candy Favors

Hello!  I love the new tag topper punches in the occasions catalog from Stampin' Up!  They scream endless possibilities to me!  I've seen lots of great things made with these punches, and I'm loving the candy favors that are so popular and so easy to make with them!  Here's a sample designed by my friend Jamie Garrett that I made last weekend with my demonstrator friends.
I started with a 6 1/2 x 2" strip of paper, punched each end in the tag topper punch, and then scored at
2 5/8", flipped it, and scored again at 2 5/8".  Then I put a Hershey's Nugget inside with a little adhesive to make it stay, tied off the top with the Costal Cabana Stretchy Ribbon and some of the Silver  1/8" Ribbon from the Holiday and Occasions catalog.  Then we stamped the Love Ya from the Just Sayin' stamp set in the Occasions Catalog, and cut it out with the matching Word Bubbles Framelit, stuck it on with some dimensionals, and added a small punched heart with a glue dot.  Easy!  I love easy!  And look how cute it is!  These would make great wedding favors, baby shower favors, bridal shower favors, birthday party favors, and lots of other great things!  Now I need to add the two new tag topper punches to my ever growing wish list from the Occasions catalog!

 The colors used for this project were Costal Cabana and Real Red.  The paper is from the new Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper stack in the Occasions Catalog.  Love this paper!!!!!

I hope you enjoyed today's post and that it's given you some great ideas!  Thanks to Jamie for the idea and supplies to make this little gem! Thanks for stopping by today, and I'll see you tomorrow!  I still have loads of stamped things to share with you from the weekend!

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