Punch Art Pal Nugget Holders

Look at these adorable punch art nugget holders! These were part of a 3-D swap I did a few months ago. Aren't they so cute?! All of them use Stampin Up punches only, and you can see how they are little tents that hold a Hershey nugget.

Day 7

Day 7: Did you love checking out all of the projects this past week? Do you forgive me for not posting an entire month? Hopefully so! Here is the last projects on the 7 day blog blitz, but not the last project for the month! I won't be posting daily but I will be posting regularly so make sure you check back to see what else is popping up here for inspiration! I made this adorable tote bag back in August last year for my open house. It uses just a plain white cnavas bag from the craft store and then I stamped with Baroque motifs in craft ink. Hot glues some felt fusion flowers and ribbon and voila an adorable tote bag for whatever you need it for! I was thrilled when my upline used it as a project in her Mothers Day class this year! detailed look

Day 5

Day 5: Stationary set. This is another possible upcoming class in the fall if you are interested. I made this originally for my Mother's Day gift making event, but then we went on vacation. So I have this great project ready to go for a class. Let me know if you want to make it. It's a cute little purse like tote that holds 6 cards and envelopes on the inside.

Day 3

Day 3: A piece from an adorable desk set I am working on. This is a possible class coming up this fall with new designer paper of course. This is the cute little mail sorter, perfect size for holding cards and envelopes. The set also includes a chest with 3 drawers and 2 more card holders. If you like this idea and are interested in it as a class please let me know, the more interest, the more likely I will hold a class!

7 Day Blog Blitz

7 Day Blog Blitz!

In an effort to make up for not posting anything in May I am going to do a 7 day Blog Blitz starting today! For the next 7 days there will be a new card or project posted on my blog to inspire you! I hope you enjoy and I am going to try and be more regular with my posting again!

Day 1 Matchbox Fun

I love the new matchbox die cut for the Big Shot! Did you know you can do more than make just 1 matchbox? How about stacking 3 together for a cute little gift!

Tote-ally Awesome Tote Class

Tote-ally Awesome Tote Class

Saturday Aprl 18th 1:00-4:00

Cost is $20, bring your own roll of sticky strip

You will get to make the tote, 4 matching cards with envelopes, a bookmark and a notepad. Front of tote. 3 mini pockets. (your actual pattern of walk in the park paper may vary from my sample. box base will all be baja breeze with pink ribbon trim and kiwi handles though)
Back of tote...1 more large pocket

Tote open, its hard to see but there are clear pockets inside that will hold your cards in place!

Milk Carton Class April 28th

Milk Carton Treat Tote Class

Tuesday April 28th 7:00-9:00

Cost $15

You will get to choose which designer paper you would like to use for yours and your milk cartons and box base will coordinate with that paper! The cool thing about these little milk cartons is that you don't have to destroy them to get at your treats, there is a secret compartment to open them up and keep them looking nice. Thanks to Becky for the pattern for this!

Spring Flowers

Nothing says Spring like the sight of sprigs coming up from the ground. I always notice when that first bit of green pops through my dirt and I know my Spring Flowers are on their way! To bring a little Spring inside though I made this adorable pot of flowers using Stampin Up's die cut blooms and circle punches. To make it extra special I punched out pictures of my precious little Zach to decorate the centers of my flowers. It cheers me up every time I look at it! This is my entry for the SoShelli Creative Challenge this month!
A detailed close up picture to show the centers of the flowers.

Mini Magazine Holder

Another project I demonstrated at our recent Demonstrator meeting was this adorable mini magazine holder. This is the perfect size to hold 3 X 3 cards and envelopes and would make an adorable gift! Of course I had to use Trendy Trees and Good Morning Sunshine paper again. Can you tell my favorite new stamp set and paper?

Big Shot Class

If you didn't make it to the Big Shot class this past Tuesday you are going to be sad when you see what you missed! Each of the 5 projects used the Big Shot in some way. it's a little hard to see in this photo but we used the texture plates on the background of the card. I demonstrated how to use them and then everyone got to pick which pattern they wanted on their card.

We made a Top Note photo album. We cut top notes out of chipboard and decorated them with some designer paper.

I demonstrated how you can cut a picture with your Big Shot and Top Note die and get it perfectly centered and not cut off an important part of the picture! A tutorial with pictures will be coming soon for that!
Just a front and back cover made with the top note, then sandwich some photos cut with the top note in between, punch a hole through all of them and add a binder ring or tie a loop with ribbon and you have a quick and easy photo album!

I LOVE this card! It was the first one I made with my Trendy Trees set! I had every intention of sending this one in for Stampin Up's monthly contest but time got away from me. I know it would have won!

We made this adorable mini purse, the perfect size to hold a nice Ghiradelli chocolate in. We used the scallop envelop die for this projects, yes you CAN do more with that die than just make an envelope!

Last but not least we made this adorable Sale-A-Bration box. This is one of our new box die cuts, which makes it a cinch to put together! We used the new SAB paper, ribbon and Yummy stamp set. Everyone got to decorate some chocolate to put inside, and eat that night too!

Make sure you don't miss out on these great projects next time! Be sure to check my calendar for all of my upcoming class in March and April. If you can't make it but would like to order a kit, please just RSVP by the date listed and I will get a kit out to you to make in your free time!

Stationary Boxes

Everyone went crazy for these Stationary Boxes at our recent Demonstrator meeting. I promised I would post the pictures of ones I have made as well as where to find the instructions. I got the instructions from Jackie Topa's blog. Click here for the directions to make your own, they are clear cut and beautifully done! http://jackietopa.typepad.com/Stationary.pdf I will learn how to make a nice pretty link in the future, but at least that link will get you where you want to go for now! Hawaiin Papya Stationary box insides, 3 cards, 3 tags and 3 3 X 3 cards perfect for attaching to gifts
Hawaiin Papaya box open with everything tucked inside.

Blueberry Maine cards and tags

Blueberry Maine box open with goodies tucked inside

Top Note Treat Box

I demonstrated how to make this Top Note treat box at our recent Stampin Up group meeting. I made 5 different variations of the box to show how versatile it is. See my other post of all the holiday boxes I made before these. A tutorial with pictures will be coming up very soon!