When they were all filled, I painted the lids with black and white acrylic paint in flat, painted a nose, eyes, mouth and buttons, added some riding hood red striped grosgrain ribbon from Stampin' Up! for the scarf, and I was done. I think they're really cute, they make great little gifts, and they will cheer anyone up! :) I hope you enjoyed today's post, and thanks for stopping by today! I'll see you tomorrow!
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Saturday, December 14, 2013
Snowman Hot Chocolate
Hello! Last year as my son was eating lots of baby food, I had an abundance of baby food jars, and knowing me, I had to save everyone of them! I just knew I could do something with them after I washed them out. A friend of mine told me she was saving and re-using her baby food jars as well and showed me this super cute snowman made with baby food jars. It's three layers of jars filled with hot cocoa mix, marshmallows, and chocolate chips, but you could substitute the chocolate chips with peppermint candies if you like peppermint hot chocolate. Either way, it turns out cute.
Friday, December 13, 2013
Joy Banner
Hello! This will be a quick post today. Still tons of stuff to do, but I'm sure you can relate- 'Tis the season…. :) I'm excited though. It's all good stuff for sure!
This is a banner I made for a friend last year who was in need of a little Christmas cheer. It's a simple banner, but I love it. Usually when I make something, I'm so proud of my work/so happy with the result that I don't want to give the item away. I did feel that way about this banner, but it was funny because when I showed it to my husband and told him where it was going, he was bummed I had to give it away. :) But it was easy enough that I can make another one. I cut one piece of 12 x 12 patterned card stock to make the flag/banner pieces, trimmed a triangle out of the center of each, cut Joy out with my Sizzix Alphabet dies by Stampin' Up!, glued them to the banner, strung the banner with some Real Red grosgrain ribbon, and I was done. I love how quick it came together, because my friend had told me that morning at church that she just wasn't feeling the Christmas spirit, so after church I raced home, made a few things for her and then ran over that afternoon to deliver them. I had told her I'd deliver them to her the next day, but I got so excited making them, I couldn't wait until Monday and delivered them that same day.
This is a banner I made for a friend last year who was in need of a little Christmas cheer. It's a simple banner, but I love it. Usually when I make something, I'm so proud of my work/so happy with the result that I don't want to give the item away. I did feel that way about this banner, but it was funny because when I showed it to my husband and told him where it was going, he was bummed I had to give it away. :) But it was easy enough that I can make another one. I cut one piece of 12 x 12 patterned card stock to make the flag/banner pieces, trimmed a triangle out of the center of each, cut Joy out with my Sizzix Alphabet dies by Stampin' Up!, glued them to the banner, strung the banner with some Real Red grosgrain ribbon, and I was done. I love how quick it came together, because my friend had told me that morning at church that she just wasn't feeling the Christmas spirit, so after church I raced home, made a few things for her and then ran over that afternoon to deliver them. I had told her I'd deliver them to her the next day, but I got so excited making them, I couldn't wait until Monday and delivered them that same day.
Thanks for stopping by today. I'll see you tomorrow!
Friday, December 6, 2013
DIY Christmas Post-It Note Holder
Hello and Happy St. Nicholas Day! I hope you left your shoes out last night and woke up with them filled with an orange and some nuts or little treats. I know we did here! :) I love the Christmas Season!
Today I want to share a project designed by my friend Carrie Nelson. I don't know anyone who doesn't use Post-Its, so this project makes a great gift for just about anyone! The holder is just barely bigger than the Post-Its, so it measures 7'' x 3 1/2''. Carrie cut a slit in the top part to hold a little mini pencil, and then I decorated the top with paper from the Season of Style Designer Series Paper Stack, Cherry Cobbler Seam Biding Ribbon, and a stocking from the Color Me Christmas Stamp set. Thanks for the cute idea Carrie!
That's how easy this project was! I hope this gives you some ideas for little gifts this Christmas Season. All of these items can be purchased through my online store here. Thank you for stopping by and I'll see you tomorrow!
Today I want to share a project designed by my friend Carrie Nelson. I don't know anyone who doesn't use Post-Its, so this project makes a great gift for just about anyone! The holder is just barely bigger than the Post-Its, so it measures 7'' x 3 1/2''. Carrie cut a slit in the top part to hold a little mini pencil, and then I decorated the top with paper from the Season of Style Designer Series Paper Stack, Cherry Cobbler Seam Biding Ribbon, and a stocking from the Color Me Christmas Stamp set. Thanks for the cute idea Carrie!
That's how easy this project was! I hope this gives you some ideas for little gifts this Christmas Season. All of these items can be purchased through my online store here. Thank you for stopping by and I'll see you tomorrow!
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Joy File Folder Card and Valentine Stamp sets
Hello! Today's post will be quick, but I wanted to share this great file folder card I made at a meeting a few weeks ago with some other demonstrators. This card was designed by Jamie Garrett with the new Envelope Punch Board by Stampin' Up! This card has many different elements. It uses the Season of Style Designer Series Paper, the Season of Style Washi Tape, 1/8'' taffeta ribbon in old olive, the Chevron Ribbon in Cherry Cobbler, the Pretty Presents Designer Tags, and the stamp set A Banner Christmas.
For those of you who are tired of Christmas stuff already, here's a post for you: Stampin' Up! has introduced some of their valentine stamp sets and valentine kits for purchase. Here are some pictures:
All of those items can be purchased in my online store here! Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you tomorrow!
For those of you who are tired of Christmas stuff already, here's a post for you: Stampin' Up! has introduced some of their valentine stamp sets and valentine kits for purchase. Here are some pictures:

Click HERE for promotion details.
View Whole Lot of Love stamp sets and images HERE.
All of those items can be purchased in my online store here! Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you tomorrow!
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Stampin' Up!'s Weekly Deals and a Christmas Card
Hello! I wanted to let you know about the deals for this week by Stampin' Up! I think they're great!
And here's the card I wanted to share for today. It's another version of the hot cocoa card. I love to make this card every year, because when it's Christmas and it's cold, I usually think hot chocolate and wanting to get warm. What better way to spread some holiday cheer than to give some hot cocoa? It's a very easy card to make, as long as you have brown paper bags at home.
Here are this week's weekly deals. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do! Sale prices good through December 9, 2013.
![]() | Fun Flowers Bigz Die Item # 121812 Regular Price: $32.95 US/$40.95 CAN Discounted Price: $24.71 US/$30.71 CAN |
![]() | Hearts Collection Framelits Die Item # 125599 Regular Price: $26.95 US/$32.95 CAN Discounted Price: $20.21 US/$24.71 CAN |
![]() | Paper Doily Sizzlits Die Item # 125592 Regular Price: $21.95 US/$26.95 CAN Discounted Price: $16.46 US/$20.21 CAN |
![]() | Merry Minis Punch Pack Item # 126882 Regular Price: $16.95 US/$22.95 CAN Discounted Price: $12.71 US/$17.21 CAN |
![]() | 1-1/4" Scallop Circle Punch Item # 127811 Regular Price: $15.95 US/$21.95 CAN Discounted Price: $11.96 US/$16.46 CAN |
![]() | Think Back Photobook Template Item # 133021 Regular Price: $19.95 US/$21.95 CAN Discounted Price: $11.97 US/$13.17 CAN |
![]() | Wisteria Wonder 3/4" Chevron Ribbon Item # 130017 Regular Price: $8.95 US/$12.50 CAN Discounted Price: $6.71 US/$9.38 CAN |
I tied the whole thing off with ribbon to keep the cocoa packet inside, and it just makes the card even more fun! Hope this gives you some ideas for your Christmas cards and goodies this year! See you tomorrow!
Monday, December 2, 2013
Cyber Monday Sale, Best of 25 December Set and a DIY Handmade Ornament
Hello! I have so much to share with you today! First off, be sure to head to my online store today for great Cyber Monday deals! They're 30% off for one day only, and you won't want to miss out! These products will make great gifts for the holiday crafters on your list, or to help you complete all your holiday cards and projects! Click here to go to my online store. Here are the deals from the Stampin' Up! website:
HOLIDAY SALE

These products are 30 percent off for 24 hours on Monday, December 2:
Description | Retail Price | Sale Price |
Envelope Liners Framelits Dies (item 132172)
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$26.95
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$18.87
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Expressions Thinlits Dies (item 132171)
| $24.95 | $17.47 |
Holly Jolly Greetings Simply Sent (item 132159)
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$14.95
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$10.47
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Snowflake Season Simply Sent (item 132176)
| $14.95 | $10.47 |
Large Rhinestone Basic Jewels (item 129324)
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$4.95
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$3.47
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Extra-Large Gift Box (item 132147)
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$3.95
| $2.77 |
Also, the December Best of 25 stamp set has been released. It's the last one of the series, so if you're trying to complete a punch card to get your free set, this is the last one they are making, but the stamp sets will still be available through March 31, 2014. This month's stamp set is Best of Sale-A-Bration. Sale-A-Bration starts January 28th, 2014, and if you've never heard of it, let me tell you how it works: for ever $50 you purchase of Stampin' Up! product, you can choose any single item from Stampin' Up!'s Sale-A-Bration catalog for free. You can stack the free items if you spend more than $50. For example, if you spent $150, you choose 3 free items from their catalog. It's a great deal, and stamp sets that are offered in the Sale-A-Bration catalog are only available during Sale-A-Bration months and cannot be purchased, you have to earn them with a $50 purchase. With that being said, Stampin' Up! has put together a Best of set featuring poplar Sale-A-Bration stamps from the past that you can purchase in a set. Click here to view this month's stamp set.
And last but not least, here's my project to share for the day:
This is an ornament I've made with the Holiday Ornaments Framelits (#127816 $24.95). These framelits coordinate with the Ornament Keepsakes stamp set (#128048 Wood $34.95, #128051 Clear $25.95) and are still available. You can order them in my online store here. I chose to cut the ornament out in a sheet of Gumball Green Designer Series Paper, but whether you use patterned paper or stamp the image, it looks great. I really love this set and think it's something that you can use year after year on your holiday cards, scrapbooks, projects and art with kids, because you aren't limited to colors and designs with these framelits and coordinating stamps. You can use them year after year and change up patterns and colors to match whatever is trending at the time. I love these! They're also great because there are 9 stamps and 8 framelits, giving you lots of choices for your creations, and these make great gifts when you make them. People are wowed by them and they're not hard to make. An inexpensive gift idea! They can also be used to decorate packages and handmade jar gifts too. They're great for just about anything! A great deal and worth every penny! Later on in the month, I'll show you a larger, more detailed/ornate ornament I made last year with the set. It's absolutely beautiful. I also have a smaller ornament I made last year and will show that too, once I take a picture of it.
Thanks for stopping by today. I'll see you tomorrow!
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Warmest Wishes Cocoa/Coffe Cup
Hello! Today's post is quick and easy. I covered a styrafoam cup that you use for hot cocoa or coffee with the Season of Style Designer Series paper, stamped a greeting on a sheet of Whisper White card stock, then punched out a circle and mounted that on another circle, punched out a scallop circle punch, and mounted all three on a belly band of Crumb Cake on the cup. I popped up the scallop circle with dimensionals and added a little star cut out of the silver glimmer paper for a little extra something. ( I love that glimmer paper! It's on sale right now through December 2. I suggest you stock up! I did!) I hope you like this project. It's easy to recreate. And you can fill the cup with hot cocoa, spiced cider, or whatever warm drink you prefer when it's cold!
Here's a little tip about how to cut the paper to cover the cup: you can't cut a straight strip of paper, because the cup is round, it wouldn't wrap around the cup right. I pulled off the little label around the cup and used that as a template for my Designer Series Paper. Then I used that template to make a smaller template for the card stock belly band. Hope that helps! See you tomorrow!
Here's a little tip about how to cut the paper to cover the cup: you can't cut a straight strip of paper, because the cup is round, it wouldn't wrap around the cup right. I pulled off the little label around the cup and used that as a template for my Designer Series Paper. Then I used that template to make a smaller template for the card stock belly band. Hope that helps! See you tomorrow!
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Christmas S'mores DIY Treat Kit
Hello! I hope you're enjoying your Thanksgiving weekend! Today I wanted to share an idea for a little treat you can make up for friends, neighbors, teachers, co-workers, etc. I got this idea from my friend Mayra, who made something like this for halloween. I put a mounds bar in because I was out of plain Hershey's chocolate bars, but I would recommend putting in a plain Hershey's bar instead.
I used stamps from an old Stampin' Up! set from a while back, because I just love these little ones, but you could use whatever stamps you have on hand. I die cut the bag topper from the Season of Style Designer Series Paper by Stampin' Up! with my Deco Labels Framelits. The punches I used were the Curly Label Punch, a 1 1/4'' circle, and a 1 3/8'' circle punch.
I hope you enjoyed today's post, and that it gives you a simple idea for Christmas treats. Thank you for stopping by today, and I'll be back tomorrow with another great idea for Christmas. See you tomorrow!
I used stamps from an old Stampin' Up! set from a while back, because I just love these little ones, but you could use whatever stamps you have on hand. I die cut the bag topper from the Season of Style Designer Series Paper by Stampin' Up! with my Deco Labels Framelits. The punches I used were the Curly Label Punch, a 1 1/4'' circle, and a 1 3/8'' circle punch.
I hope you enjoyed today's post, and that it gives you a simple idea for Christmas treats. Thank you for stopping by today, and I'll be back tomorrow with another great idea for Christmas. See you tomorrow!
Friday, November 29, 2013
Christmas Tagables Photopolymer Stamp Set
Hello! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoyed spending time with family, if you were able to be with them. I always love Thanksgiving and holidays in general for that reason. I love being with my family! I celebrate it at home, warm and cozy, rather than out waiting in lines or fighting crowds to buy early christmas gifts. The holidays are just more fun spent at home, warm and surrounded by family!
On that note, I'm so excited for another photopolymer stamp set from Stampin' Up! Take a look at what they've come up with for Christmas this year. I definitely want this kit, and I'm sure you will too! I love Christmas and am excited for it, but don't worry, I still love and celebrate Halloween and Thanksgiving too!
I don't know about you, but I'll be adding this to my next order! :)
On that note, I'm so excited for another photopolymer stamp set from Stampin' Up! Take a look at what they've come up with for Christmas this year. I definitely want this kit, and I'm sure you will too! I love Christmas and am excited for it, but don't worry, I still love and celebrate Halloween and Thanksgiving too!
We added pockets to the front and back cover, so that if you pull a piece out and decide not to use it, you will have somewhere to store it.
We added perforation lines between some of the shapes and extended the design to the whole page so that if you are feeling creative, you can use the negative space as well as the tags themselves.

Finally, we decided that a book full of tags needed a stamp set to go with it, so there's a stamp set designed specifically to coordinate with the punch book.

134975 | Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags Book | $9.95 |
134623 | Christmas Tagables Photopolymer Stamp Set | $13.95 |
135921 | Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags Bundle includes
| $19.95 |
135290 | Pop & Place Holiday Gift Tags Starter Bundle includes
| $24.95 |
I don't know about you, but I'll be adding this to my next order! :)
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Thanksgiving Place Settings
Hello! Happy Thanksgiving to all of you reading my blog today. Thank you for dropping by. I hope you have a wonderful day with family and something to fill your belly tonight. Here are the place settings I made to share with my in laws for dinner at my sister-in-law's house. She told me that she didn't need name cards, so I altered the place settings I made for dinner at my parent's house, and decided to forgo the name banner, and just use a single leaf across the belly band for these ones. I like the simplicity of these place settings. They were easy enough to put together while watching a show with my husband, thanks to the Thankful Tablescape Simply Created kit by Stampin' Up! The kit came with all the items I needed to make these little guys, and I'm grateful for simple in my life! The kit is only $19.95, and you get enough supplies to make ten of these (with little chalkboard banner pieces to write names on), a chalk marker, lots of twine, die cut leaves, more chalk board labels, and lots of paper strips for decorating candles, making a table runner, or whatever you want to do with the paper. It's a great kit, and even though today is Thanksgiving, the kit is still available until January 1st, if you decide you want it for next year, or if you want to use the supplies to scrapbook with or make other kinds of crafts. I highly recommend this kit. I even want to buy one more, so that I can do some scrapbooking and card making with everything.
Lastly, I wanted to share a simple card I made to go with an order I delivered last week. I just needed a small card to jot a quick note, and using my fall supplies from the Thankful Tablescape Simply Created kit and the Autumn Leaves Bigz Die from Stampin' Up!, I made this card in a super quick minute.
All of these items can be purchase in my online store, here. Thank you for stopping by today, and I hope you have a safe and happy holiday! See you tomorrow!
Lastly, I wanted to share a simple card I made to go with an order I delivered last week. I just needed a small card to jot a quick note, and using my fall supplies from the Thankful Tablescape Simply Created kit and the Autumn Leaves Bigz Die from Stampin' Up!, I made this card in a super quick minute.
All of these items can be purchase in my online store, here. Thank you for stopping by today, and I hope you have a safe and happy holiday! See you tomorrow!
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
More Thanksgiving Decor Ideas
Hello! With Thanksgiving being tomorrow, I wanted to share the last few items I've been making this week. I volunteered to help 'decorate' the dinner table at my sister-in-law's house, and I will show you part of that today. The other part, you'll have to come back tomorrow to see! :) I've had a lot of fun with the Autumn Accents Bigz Die from Stampin' Up! It works with a Sizzix die cut machine or a cuttlebug, which ever you have. I've cut out so many different kinds of leaves. I even cut some leaves out of felt for my son to play with and make pictures with. Today I decided it would be fun to cut out a ton of leaves in many different colors and then sew them together as a garland, since that seems to be very trending right now. I just put all the leaves in a pile, mixing together the colors and shapes, and then as I sewed one, I just pulled another random leaf from the pile to sew next, and here's how the garland turned out. (These pictures aren't the greatest, but the sun hadn't come out yet, so it's crummy indoor light. And I wasn't able to get a great picture of the entire garland from one end to the other, but it actually spans the length of my couch.)
I used various colored card stocks and some with texture, and I love the leaves! I used them again when I made this "Give Thanks" banner. I love banners, so this was a 'duh' idea. I really love the look of the champagne glimmer letters up against the many colored leaves. As I was putting the banner together, I thought about making rosettes to go under the leaves, but that will have to be a project for after Thanksgiving!
I know this last picture isn't the greatest, but maybe I'll get a new camera for Christmas! Crossing my fingers! Anyway, thanks for stopping by today, and don't forget to come back tomorrow for one last Thanksgiving project! I am excited to share it with you! See you tomorrow!
I used various colored card stocks and some with texture, and I love the leaves! I used them again when I made this "Give Thanks" banner. I love banners, so this was a 'duh' idea. I really love the look of the champagne glimmer letters up against the many colored leaves. As I was putting the banner together, I thought about making rosettes to go under the leaves, but that will have to be a project for after Thanksgiving!
I know this last picture isn't the greatest, but maybe I'll get a new camera for Christmas! Crossing my fingers! Anyway, thanks for stopping by today, and don't forget to come back tomorrow for one last Thanksgiving project! I am excited to share it with you! See you tomorrow!
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Very Merry Chapstick Holder
Hello! Today I want to share a project I made for my class last week at my home. I love chapstick and use it a million times a day, so I thought up an easy little holder to put a chapstick in that would make a great little gift for a neighbor, co worker, teacher, or friend. I used the circles framelits to cut the circle and scallop circle cut out of Old Olive card stock and Season of Style Designer Series Paper. I layered the two pieces of paper on top of each other with sticky strip, added some chapstick held down with sticky strip, then punched a hole with a single hole punch, tied it closed with some Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon, and then stamped a greeting on Whisper White card stock in Crumb Cake ink, punched it out with a 1 1/4'' circle punch, punched another circle out in Cherry Cobbler with a 1 3/8'' circle punch, and mounted the two on a scallop circle punch in Baked Brown Sugar. I added a little rhinestone jewel for an extra something, and that was it! It truly was easy! This makes a great little gift for someone. Chapstick can be pretty inexpensive when you buy it in a 3 or 4 pack like I did, so these are great gifts for any small-large group you may need a little treat for.
Thanks for stopping by today. Don't forget to check back tomorrow, and use hostess code UEEJ6PPB when you place an online order through my store. You can view all the items on sale through December 2 in my store as well. See you tomorrow!
Thanks for stopping by today. Don't forget to check back tomorrow, and use hostess code UEEJ6PPB when you place an online order through my store. You can view all the items on sale through December 2 in my store as well. See you tomorrow!
Monday, November 25, 2013
Be Merry Christmas Card
Hello! Sorry I've been absent for a few days, but I've been very busy! I wanted to share just one of the cards that I made while I was away. I have lots more to share with you over the next few weeks. I'm really excited about all of the things I've made since my last post on Thursday. (And I have TONS of cute stuff to share. The only thing keeping me from showing it all right now is time. So you'll just have to check back everyday to see it all! :) ) Here's a card I made at a meeting this weekend hosted by my friend and upline Mayra. Thanks for the beautiful card Mayra! This card uses the single stamp "Be Merry", which happens to be on sale right now during Stampin' Up!'s annual holiday sale. I've posted all the details about that sale below, so scroll down to see what's on sale. You won't want to miss out, I guarantee it!
We embossed the stamp on Cherry Cobbler card stock using the versa mark stamp pad, white embossing powder, and the heat tool from Stampin' Up! I think it looks even better than stamping it in Cherry Cobbler on Whisper White card stock. The best part about the stamp is that it's a tag, making it very versatile. You can't tell it's a tag on this card, because we covered the To: From: part with a small strip of the Season of Style Designer Series Paper. Clever! Then we mounted it on top of another piece of dsp from the Season of Style pack and a strip of the burlap ribbon and a small piece of scallop border punched out in gum ball green. Cute! I love that the stamp can be used for cards and tags! It's on my list for my next order, that's for sure!!!!
Now, here's the info on the Holiday sale:
I'm excited for all the great deals this year. Lots of great stuff! Order through December 2nd to get the discounts, and when you shop with me, use hostess code UEEJ6PPB. Click here to shop in my online store.
Here are the sale items with pictures:
UEEJ6PPB. Access my online store here. Thanks for stopping by, and I'll see you tomorrow!
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