Cookie Labels

This was a very fast project using Avery Labels and the Rich Regales color collection from Stampin' Up!  The images were from the Merry Minis and Holiday Wishes sets.  The image was stamped in one color and "Merry Christmas" was stamped in another.  The labels were adhered to Ziploc bags filled with home made cookies and a gospel tract.  The cookies are made by various churches and we all meet together to bag them.  They are to be given to the local jail for the inmates and guards.  The extras were given to the local first responders.

 

 

This is something so simple but for a brief moment will make someone smile.  For me that is what ministry is.  I encourage you to find some simple thing to share Christ's love.  I welcome comments and questions.  Merry Christmas!

 



Christmas Gift Card Purse



Here is a little paper purse that  I made for a friend.  It holds a gift card inside.  I was reluctant to use the green glittery paper but it was the best option from the supplies on hand.  I found the tutorial on Dawn's Stamping Thoughts.

 

 

Riding Hood Red card stock was used along with designer paper from My Mind's Eye.  The stamp set used was Many Merry Messages from Stampin' Up!  I used the Word Window punch from Stampin' Up! as well as the 1 3/8 circle punch.  I cut one of the poinsettias from the paper and used a Dimensional to adhere it to the green 1 3/8 in. circle.  A light green rhinestone was added to the middle of the poinsettia.  The circle was also raised up using a dimensional.  I used a Velcro dot to close the whole thing up.

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments about this or any other project posted on this blog.



Bookmarks ForJr. High Book Club

I'm sorry the picture is sideways.

 



These are some of the bookmarks I made for my kiddoes book club.  This month they read a book by C.S. Lewis.  A quote from him was added to the back of each one.  The paper is from a Stampin' Up! 6x6 mat-pack.  The colors include: Going Grey, Handsome Hunter, Summer Sun?, & Regal Rose?  (some of the colors I'm not sure about)  The water colored flowers are from the Time Well Spent set.  The Scallop punch, brads, and glitter paper are all Stampin' Up! as well.  One yellow and one pink flower were from a bag of embellishments I got at a scrapping swap.

I found the instructions at www.feeling-crafty.co.uk by Bekka Prideaux.  I welcome comments and questions. 

Paper Christmas Wreath

A few weeks ago I attended a class taught by Cindy Owens.  She showed us how to make these really cute paper wreaths.  We used a 10in foam ring.  Cut 4 sheets of double sided Designer Series Paper into 1in strips.  Then we curled the ends and pinned them to the ring with straight pins.  Of course she had to tie the Whisper White satin bow, because we all know that I can't pull one off to save my life.  I think it's adorable.  I shipped mine off to my daughter-in-law in lieu of a Christmas card.  I hope she likes it.  Please leave me a comment to let me know what you think.

 

For more from Cindy Owens, please check out:  http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/stampingwithcindyowens/

Random Cards

~from 2012~
Here's some random cards I made last year. I think most were "thank you." I know the images are Stampin' Up! but I don't remember what is what.  Just enjoy!

 

 

~from 2013~

I found some old photos on my phone so I thought this would be the best pace to add them.  I'll give details when I can remember them.  But again, just enjoy!

 

I used a Cricut to cut out the flowers and SU oval punches for the word.  The word is stamped in SU Only Orange ink and the image is from SU as well.  I don't remember where the papers came from.

 

As you can see I used the same papers along with some Only Orange card stock from SU.  The Image and the rhinestones are from SU as well.  I think I colored on the rubber stamp with SU markers for this one.

 

Once again papers I don't remember where they came from.  The image is SU in Riding Hood Red ink.  The red glitter is SU.  I used my paper trimmer to emboss the grooves the glitter is in.  The heart is something from the sewing department.  It was left over from patching my daughters jeans as a toddler.

 

 

 



 

This image is from SU's Time Well Spent set.  I probably used an Aquapainter to water color it.  Dazzling Diamonds (glitter glue) was added to everything.  I used the paper trimmer to emboss stripes.  The flower was raised up with a Dimensional.  Again I have no clue where the paper came from.  Sometimes people just give me random stuff.

 

 

Again, images from the Time Well Spent set that were water colored and Dazzling Diamonds added.  Same paper without the glitter added.  Again, used the trimmer to add stripes.  I really like how they add to this card.  The flowers were raised up with Dimensionals as well.







Christmas Cards 2013

Here's the cards for the church to mail out.  Everything is Stampin' Up! except the embossing folder, which I can't remember where I got that from.  I CASED this idea off of Splitcoast Stampers, but I do not remember the artist's name.  When I find it again I will update this post.

 

 

Wild Wasabi was the base, Whisper White was the embossed area, Real Red was the mat.  The black ink is Staz On and then water colored area is Handsome Hunter.  The image is from the Greetings Galore set.  (An oldie but a goodie!)  Real red ribbon and Dimensionals.  Oh, and the "ornaments" and star are glittered. 

 

Here's the first set of Christmas cards I sent out this year. This is not a CASE.  No I'm not done, there'll be more.

 

 



 

Everything on these was from Stampin' Up!  The patterned paper is from My Mind's Eye.  The base is Soft Sky, the matting is River Rock, and the ink is Tempting Turquoise.  The images are embossed.  Edges are inked and there's a rhinestone in the middle of the image.  On the inside I used a Top Note die-cut in white.  I stamped the greeting along with another snowflake image to dress up the inside.  Again, not a CASE.

 

 

Again this is all Stampin' Up!  The pattern paper is from My Mind's Eye.  The base is Soft Sky and the mat is Old Olive.  The image is water colored and rhinestones were added.

Card base is Bashful Blue, snowflake is the same.  Mat for snowflake is River Rock.  Snowflake is embossed with a rhinestone added.  Embossing folder is from Stampin' Up!, but I don't remember the name of it.  The snowflake is from the Serene Snowflakes set.  Silver cord would have been better, but gold was all I had.  Sometimes we make due with what we've got.


I welcome comments!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!

 

Welcome Seasons!

Here's the Fall welcome sign for the greeting table (which I will be redoing).  You'll see that I reuse the same shadow frames over an over.  If you have any questions about the measurements I can update to include such information.

Most of the paper came from Stampin' Up!  Most of it is already retired.  I did use the Cricut to cut out the Bravo Burgundy "welcome" and the Dusty Durango (orange) things.  The solid back ground is the Creamy Caramel cardstock that I have peeled in half to expose the fuzzy center.  I crumpled it up and then sponged Soft Suede ink on it.  All the layers were popped up from one another.  The frame was placed on the table surrounded with fall colored leaves from a floral garland.  It had a warm effect. 

DECEMBER'S Welcome sign for the greeting table:

 

The patterned paper is from My Mind's Eye.  The "welcome" was cut out of Old Olive cardstock with a Cricut.  Then I inked the edges of the word and the mat with the same color ink.  The poinsettias were hand cut from the patterned paper, glittered, and the layers were again popped up.  The frame was placed on the table surrounded by a pretty plaid and gold ribbon. 

 

 

JANUARY'S  Welcome sign for the greeting table: 

 

 

I tried to take the picture at an angle in hopes of capturing the shine of the silver in the striped paper from the Winter Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper.  The solid cardstock is the Pacific Point.  The snowflakes (& we all know how much I love those) are from the Festive Flurry set.  They are embossed in silver and die cut using the coordinating Framelits Dies.  Blue rhinestones were added and everything was popped up using Dimensionals. The word was cut from the glitter paper using the Home Accents cartridge from Cricut. 

 

 

FEBRUARY'S Welcome signs for both the greeting and the hospitality (coffee) table: 

 

 

All the materials used for this one are from Stampin' Up!   The "Welcome" was cut with a Cricut out of Very Vanilla card stock.  The John 3:16 verse was printed with a printer on Very Vanilla cardstock.  Both are adhered to Cranberry Crisp Coordinations cardstock that has been sanded a bit.  I think the Designer Series Paper is from the Every Day Enchantment pack.  I don't have it anymore to double check.  The pearls came from a retired SU kit.  I colored the clear beads with a Sharpie to match the cranberry color.  The vanilla seam binding is also SU.  The flowers were made using layers of a scallop edge circle punch.  Yes, I inked all the layers individually using Cranberry Crisp ink and a sponge.

 

MARCH'S Welcome sign is hideous and I will be redoing it. I will add it soon.

 

APRIL'S Welcome signs along with a topiary:

 

I think both of these patterned papers are from Colorbook.

The butterflies were adhered with layers of foam dots to get the dimension.

I used an embossing die cut from Sizzex and a Big Shot to cut the butterflies out.  Then I inked the raised edges with VersaMark ink and brushed blue PearlEx powder on them.  I did not think there was enough shimmer so I added Dazzling Details glitter glue. 

                                     *Shiny*                                  

 

 

I found a plain topiary at the local craft store.
I had originally intended for the whole top to be
nothing but flowers.

 I used to the leftover paper from the signs to punch the flowers out.  I found the punch for that at the same craft store in the dollar section. SCORE!

 

As you can see, everything is stuck in with straight pins.
So please be careful.



 

 

 

MAY'S Welcome signs for the greeting table:



The paper yellow patterned paper is from Colorbook and the blue patterned paper is from SudioK.

Same papers were used. Random buttons from here and there were added.  The corners were punched with the Scallop Corner punch from Stampin' Up!  A printer was used for all of the wording.

They were displayed on the greeting table with a lovely ivy garland sprinkled with daisies.

June's Welcome sign:



The striped pattern paper is from StudioK and the blue is Soft Sky from Stampin' Up!



A printer was used for the wording.  A harlequin pattern was stamped on the Soft Sky cardstock with Versamark ink.  The edges were sponged with a celery colored ink.



 The hardware is from SU's Hodge-Podge Hardware.  Sadly it is no longer available.  The twine is actually candle wick. Yes, I make candles too.



They were displayed on the tables along with greenery, old books, and reading glasses.

Just for giggles, here's my current workspace.  Yes, I'm
working on top of a file cabinet.  For now...

FATHER'S DAY Welcome signs:


The patterned paper is from StudioK and the blue is from SU,
but I don't remember the color at the moment.



A printer was used for the wording.  The ribbon is SU's Night of Navy.The embellishments are from SU's Hodg-Podge Hardware.  I apologize for the glare.

While trying to get the best photo of these one of my supervisors
insisted I put them up on the table.  I knew there'd be a glare, but who
am I to ague with a supervisor?

JULY'S Welcome signs:



Three cheers for the red, white, and blue! SU's Real Red, Whisper White, and Brilliant Blue to be exact!  And let's not forget the sparkly gold punched stars.  All SU!



I went the opposite direction with the stars on the second one.
A printer was used for the lettering.  They were displayed on the table with greenery, of course, along with an arrangement of carnations.  I apologize for not getting a picture of that.

August's Welcome Signs: will be posted soon.

September's Welcome Signs:



Since it's back to school time I figured that would be an appropriate theme.  The script is hand-written on black cardstock with, you guessed it, chalk.  It will stay but if you boo-boo it's unfixable.  It took me several tries.  The apple is traced from a coloring book onto red paper.  I inked the edges and added a bit of the chalk to highlight the shine. The leaf and stem are free-hand cut out of scraps.  I used layers of foam dots for dimension.

 

The script was printed on vanilla cardstock. The Scalloped Corner punch from SU! was used on the red cardstock and it all was mounted on the black with foam dots.  That's gingham ribbon you see embellished with a button from....somewhere.

I thought the Willow Tree girls added a nice touch.  They were nice on the coffee table.

These were used in the display as well.  I took some encyclopedias and wrapped them with brown paper, like we used to with grocery sacks in high school....a long time ago.  The apple is a plastic and the globe is a friends.  One day I'll remember to take pictures while they're actually on the tables.  Everything looks so nice on the navy blue tablecloths.


MORE COMING SOON!




Please leave me a comment and tell me what you think of it!