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posted on December 23, 2010 by

CD or DVD Envelope

This project was very easy and I must admit, it is one of my favorites. We all love music at our house. I say that without a bit of exaggeration. We often spend an evening listening to music and chatting rather than watching television and rarely does a Christmas or birthday go by without a request for a particular CD. I must also admit that I am addicted to the digital music downloads on Amazon! You can own your favorite song in seconds and if you just like one or two songs on an album, you can choose just those songs. You can find music that you just can’t find on the shelves at stores. So you can see where I am going with this. I created CD’s for each of us with personal favorites and I needed an envelope to present them in.

Tags til Christmas

I just took apart a CD envelope and traced it onto the paper. I needed several envelopes, so I traced the pattern onto a blank stencil sheet and cut it out. Once the envelope is traced and cut, simply score from one side of the flap to the next or use a bone folder to fold in the flaps. I used Dotto repositionable on the top flap, so that it can be re-sealed.

Thanks for stopping by!

Belinda

 

Stampin’ Stuff

Stamps

 Tags till Christmas

Ink

 Cherry Cobbler

Paper

 Shimmery White card stock ~ Whisper White ~ Old Olive ~ Jolly Holiday DSP

Fun Stuff

 Big Shot ~ Little Leaves Sizzlet ~ Ornament punch ~ Basic Pearls ~ White Shimmer paint ~ Twine

 

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posted on December 22, 2010 by

Gift Card or Money Holder

Greeting Card Kids

 

Can you tell which are my favorite toys to play with this season? Greeting Card Kids, the Northern Flurries embossing folder, and the colors blue and red. I can’t stop myself!

 

This is a gift so many of us give during the holidays and there are so many different ways to present them. I wanted to incorporate a gift card or money holder into a card. I also wanted to make one that would be very quick to mass produce if necessary, which always brings the Big Shot to mind for me. This is what I came up with.

 

The image was the only thing that was a little time consuming on this card, but it really didn’t take that long. I used my quick watercolor technique. My New Year’s resolution is to learn how to use my new camera and all the technology to edit and upload videos, so hopefully that will happen in the first week or so of January! I think I’ll make that technique the first video. It is really simple and just uses the markers and aqua painter.

 

Greeting card kids

 

I spritzed the card using the Silver Foil Smooch Spritz. I love the overall shimmery look it creates on the card stock. Very pretty. I can never do justice to the shimmer or bling in my photo’s.

 

Gift card

 

I decided that our scallop envelope would be the perfect gift card or money holder. So easy! I created the little pocket and then attached a piece of lace to the back of the envelope with glue dots. Then I just laid the card in the envelope and tied it into place. The sentiment looks crooked in this photo, but really the envelope is placed on a slant on the inside of the card.

 

Stampin Stuff

 

Stamps: Greeting Card Kids, Four for the Holiday and Winter Post
Inks: Black Stazon Ink, Tea Stain, and Cherry Cobbler, Blush Blossom, Marina Mist, and Garden Green Markers
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Marina Mist card stock
Fun Stuff: Big Shot and Scallop envelope, Oval and Northern Frost dies, Norther Flurries embossing folder, Aqua Painters, Basic Rhinestones, Silver Foil Shimmer Spritz, Victoria crocheted lace, mini glue dots and pop dots.

 

 

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posted on December 20, 2010 by

Word Play Tote

 

The seventh gift of Christmas is this quick and easy tote full of all occasion cards. I made the tote festive for the holidays, but I wanted the cards to be all occasion. I chose colors from the holiday paper and used those colors on the cards.

 

The tote was very easy. It is an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of designer paper scored from each end at 4 1/2 and from each side at 1 3/8. Two snips on each side made little flaps that form the side of the tote. The tote handles are just strips of DSP that are attached with brads and card stock punched pieces using the round tab punch. I trimmed away part of punched piece. This makes the handle sturdier and really dresses up the tote. Paula Holsey sent each of her guests home from her recent workshop with a similar little bag and I designed this one from hers.

 

 

This project really went together quickly. The cards are clean and simple designs and were a snap to stamp. Everyone can use all occasion cards so this gift is as great to give as it is to receive!

 

Stampin Stuff

 

Stamps: Word Play,Priceless, Punch Potpourri, Three Little Words, On Your Birthday
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Perfect Plum
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Whisper White card stock, Jolly Holiday DSP
Fun Stuff: Big Shot and Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Two step Bird punch, 1 3/4 circle punch, Round Tab punch, Scallop Trim border punch, antique brads, Basic Rhinestones, Dazzling Diamonds glitter

 

 

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posted on December 17, 2010 by

Inkspirations Christmas Blog Tour

Welcome to the……

I hope you are enjoying the tour. If you started at the Inkspirations Challenge blog you probably just arrived here from Andreas fabulous blog!.

We are highlighting Christmas gifts on the tour, and so I am continuing with the 12 gifts of Christmas theme that I have been showing on my blog. I’ll be adding gift ideas throughout the weekend and next few days, so feel free to check back for more gifting inspiration.

The first item I have for you (or 5th in my 12 gifts series) is a simple but very festive box that is filled with candy treats. I used the #2 box die and I wanted to mimic a beautifully wrapped gift box. As with all of our dies, these go together very quickly and I simply added a satin ribbon and a quick and easy tag. Any of our die cut boxes or containers are perfect for a candy treat that makes a quick gift for teachers, co-workers, party guests or anyone else you may want to remember with a little something special.

This next item is a tea bag holder. You could use this as a simple little gift or add it as a tag to a special mug, tea pot or box of someone’s favorite specialty tea.


The tea bags are tucked into a stamped glassine bag and tied inside the card.

I printed a fun little poem on the back of the tea bag holder. This would be perfect to tuck into the card of someone dear who won’t be home for the holiday.

Continue the fun at Karyn’s blog

Thanks for stopping by!

Belinda

 

Stampin Supplies

Stamps

  Greeting Card Kids ~ Tags till Christmas ~ Morning Cup

Ink

 Cherry Cobbler ~ Rose Red

Paper

 Very Vanilla ~ Cherry Cobbler ~ Rose Red ~ Jolly Holiday DSP

Fun Stuff

 Big Shot ~ Two Tags Die ~ 1 1/4″ Circle Punch ~ 1 3/8″ Circle Punch ~ 1 1/4″ Circle Punch ~ Word Window punch ~ Basic Rhinestones

 

 

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posted on December 15, 2010 by

Sew Suite

Sew Suite

Here is the 4th item in my 12 Gifts of Christmas series. I’ll be adding several more gift ideas over the weekend, beginning Friday when I will be participating in a blog tour that is highlighting Christmas Gifts!

This sweet little gift features a sewing kit and mini post it note key ring which fit nicely in this cute purse tote! If you aren’t recognizing the stamps and paper that I used for these projects, it’s because they are brand new releases coming in the new Occasions mini catalog in January. As usual, this mini is chock full of amazing new stamps and accessories and this gift pack features the new Oh Sew Suite. There are stamps, rub-ons, fabrics, buttons, brads, paper and trims all with this adorable sewing theme. So much fun!

To create the purse tote, I used the Fancy Favor and Scallop Envelope Bigz dies as well as the Tasteful Trim die. The sewing kit is put together like a matchbook, with the small ziploc bag stapled inside. There is still room in the little purse tote to add a lip balm, candies or any other handy purse necessity you may think of.

Sew Suite

Thanks for stopping by!

Belinda

 

Stamps

 Sew Suite ~ Just Believe

Ink

 Melon Mambo ~Bashful Blue ~ Very Vanilla

Paper

 Melon Mambo ~ Whisper White ~ Bashful Blue ~ Sweet Stitches DSP

Fun Stuff

 Big Shot ~ Fancy Favor Box ~ Scalloped Envelope Die ~ 1 1/4″ punch ~ 1 3/8″ punch ~ Basic Rhinestones ~ Tasteful Trim ~ Sweet Stitches fabric brads ~ key ring ~ Cropadile

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posted on December 3, 2010 by

Matchbox Die Christmas Countdown

Matchbox die Christmas Countdown

 

Oh my goodness, to say that this project was a journey from concept to complete is quite an understatement! This was not what I originally had envisioned, but it is close. Of course now that it is finished, I have at least figured out how I could have made the original plan work!

 

The general concept is to stack 24 matchboxes together to form a chest and to hide a trinket, candy or other surprise in each little drawer. Each day the corresponding drawer is opened to reveal a prize and then the drawer is turned around when it is replaced. The back of the chest has a design that is revealed as the countdown progresses.

 

Matchbox Die Christmas Countdown

 

Christmas Countdown

 

In general, it is a fairly easy project. I did come up with several tips to make it easier as well as a host of “don’t let this happen to you” examples! There is definitely a trick to getting the drawers ordered correctly when you flip them around to reveal a picture.

 

I am giving away a free tutorial for this project to anyone who places an order in my online store in December! Be sure to enter your email address in your information so that I can contact you within 24 hours to send your tutorial.

 

 

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posted on December 1, 2010 by

Congratulations Pam!

Pam Brown is the winner of Novembers FREE stamp set!

 

I am giving away a free set every month and all you have to do to be entered in the drawing is place an order during that month. Novembers set was the hostess set, Punch Potpourri. Congratulations Pam, I’ll be delivering your set this week.

 

December’s set is Four Square. Good Luck!

 

 

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posted on November 30, 2010 by

Last day of Online Spectacular!

Just wanted to make a quick post to remind everyone that today is the last day to order for the Online Spectacular!

 

I am offering free shipping till 8 PM this evening. If you are on the fence about the Half off My Digital Studio, Designer Fabric, or the Matchbox die, you may want to go ahead and grab them tonight! Tomorrow I am posting a super cute project using those items and I don’t want to be responsible for shoppers remorse. You may find yourself wishing you hadn’t missed the sale!

 

 

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posted on November 29, 2010 by

Simply Adorned Necklace

I’m back with another gift idea, the second in my 12 gifts of Christmas series. This is one of our wonderful Simply Adorned charms. These are just beautiful in person. The quality is very nice. It is a little bit of a change to stamp small, but a lot of fun once you get the hang of it! This charm is 1″ by 1 1/4″. I decorated it for the holiday season, but the sky is the limit with these. You can add photos, go artistic, funky or fun.

If you are going to give these as a gift you could stamp an insert for each month of the year and give that along with the charm. If you order the Simply Adorned bundle, these are the two pieces you will get. We have bracelets and smaller ones suitable for charms in our Simply Adorned line. You could also make lovely ornaments or key chains with these.

Tip: You can see that the holly berries are 3 dimensional. I used our white shimmer paint mixed with ink to color our pearls to make the berries.

Belinda

 

Stampin Supplies

Stamps

 Bells and Boughs ~ Charming

Ink

 Real Red ~ Old Olive ~ Black StazOn

Paper

 Very Vanilla

Fun Stuff

 Basic Pearls ~ Simply Adorned Charm ~ Simply Adorned 24″ chain ~ Shimmer White paint

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posted on November 21, 2010 by

Online Spectacular begins Today!!

 

Hello Everyone! Fabulous sales this week from Stampin’ Up! Here is a rundown on all of the great deals.

 

The Online Spectacular begins  Monday, November 22 and ends Tuesday November 30th.  You won’t want to miss this sale with discounts up to 50% off and FREE SHIPPING!

 

Here are some of the fabulous deals. You can view the entire list of sale items here Or go to the online store for easy viewing of each product.

 

Half off My Digital Studio software.

Half off designer fabric ( Candy Cane Christmas, Deck the Halls )

FREE SHIPPING and Hostess Benefits for ONLINE orders of $150.00 or more!
I will extend the FREE SHIPPING offer for any local order placed with me through email. I will place this order on November 30th.

 

Don’t forget that any order placed with me this month, gives you a chance to win a FREE set (Punch Potpourri).

 

Highlighting a few more of these great deals

 

The Perfect Settings die that I use to make those darling little washcloth and onesie cupcakes is on sale at 40% off!

Striped Ribbon Bundle at 40% off!

Notably Ornate Bundle at 30% off!

Scallop Border Trim punch at 30% off!

 

The Holiday Bundle sale continues along with this promotion. Click the photo below to view those items.

 

 

Get $310 worth of Stamp and Business Supplies for only $87 when you sign up to be a demonstrator before November 30th! You can sign up online and quickly take advantage of the Spectacular sale and your discount on top of that! New demonstrators get 30% off the first order that they place.

 

This offer is half off the price of the regular kit and you will be receiving the full kit! The full kit contains over $225 in Stamps, pads and other stamping supplies plus all the business supplies that you need to start your own business! All of that for only $87! Eager to get started right now? Click here to become a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator online! Just use my password (Funtastic) to begin! Call me for more information 918-827-6148.

 

 

 

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