iPod Gift Card Holder

My mom is giving my oldest daughter a couple iTunes gift cards for Christmas this year so I made this iPod gift card holder for her to give it in.  I thought it turned out cute.

 


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Another Delightful Decorations Treat Box

Okay, okay so I love the Ornament punch and the Delightful Decorations stamp set.  It's just the perfect pair for making 3D Christmas projects and cards.

For this box you will need the following supplies:

Real Red card stock
Alpine ribbon (available on the Clearance Rack)
Delightful Decorations stamp set
Ornament Punch
Real Red classic ink
Chocolate Chip classic ink
Dazzling Diamonds glitter
Dimensionals

Here is a video tutorial of the project:

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Ornament Window Treat Box

Hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving.  We had a wonderful day with family, great food and beautiful weather.

This is a little Ornament Window Treat Box made using the ornament punch.  You will need the following supplies:

Soft Suede card stock
Bermuda Bay card stock
Thoroughly Modern designer series paper
Window Sheet
Ornament Punch
Scallop Edge Punch
Silver Elastic Cord

See the video below for complete instructions.

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Open Top Delightful Decorations Treat Box

This little gift/treat box is so cute and easy to make.  

You will need the following supplies:

Kraft card stock 

Chocolate Chip card stock

Whisper white card stock

Delightful Decorations stamp set

Ornament punch

Corner rounder

Linen thread

Real Red 1" Double-stitched grosgrain ribbon

Old Olive ink

Chocolate Chip ink

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Sparkly & Bright Treat Tent

I've been working on some videos over the past few days that I will be posting in the weeks ahead leading up to Christmas.  I just love Christmas! I love all the excitement leading up to Christmas day, the decorations and lights and the family traditions.  I have two young children who are just filled with anticipation of the Christmas season approaching....how fun!

This is a quick and easy project that you can complete in just a few minutes.  It might be a fun project to get the kids involved in too.  You will need the following supplies:

6" x 2 3/4" piece of card stock, scored at 2 1/2" in from each end
2 3/4" x 1 1/4" piece of whisper white card stock
2 3/4" x 1" piece of designer series paper or stamped card stock
Corner rounder punch
Double rectangle punch
Scallop circle punch
Stamp of your choice from the "Sparkly & Bright" stamp set
Coordinating ink pad
Coordinating ribbon

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3D Pumpkin

This is a project I included in my last newsletter.  I thought it turned out cute and could be used with other Thanksgiving themed decorations on a side table or as part of a centerpiece.

Stamps:
Holiday Best

Ink:
Chocolate Chip Classic Ink
Old Olive Classic Ink
Crushed Curry Classic Ink
Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write
Old Olive Stampin' Write
Going Gray Stampin' Write

Paper:
Pumpkin Pie Card Stock: 8 1/2" x 11"
Chocolate Chip Card Stock
Old Olive Card Stock
Crushed Curry Card Stock
Whisper White Card Stock

Accessories:
Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon
Hemp Twine
Pop-up Glue Dots
Mini Glue Dots
1/16" Handheld Circle Punch
Tag Corner Punch
Crop-a-dile

Instructions:
1. Cut one sheet of Pumpkin Pie card stock (8 1/2" x 11") into 3/4" wide strips to form fourteen 3/4" x 8 1/2" strips.

2. Punch hole through top and bottom of strips using Crop-A-Dile.

3. Thread a piece of Hemp Twine through one of the holes and knot the end. Pull the twine up through the other hole, adjust to the depth you want your pumpkin and tie a knot to secure the strips.

4. Fan the strips out evenly. Stamp leaves from your favorite stamp set onto Old Olive, Chocolate Chip and Crushed Curry card stock. Cut out and adhere to the top of the pumpkin with mini glue dots.

5. Tie a bow with the Chocolate Chip Ribbon and adhere atop the leaves with a pop-up glue dot.

6. Use the Stampin' Write markers to add color to the Holiday Best stamp, huff on the stamp to moisten it and stamp onto a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock. Use the Corner Tag punch on one end of the tag and the 1/16" punch to pierce a hole in the same end. Add Hemp Twine to the tag and tie around the ribbon.

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Ornament Punch Ornament...

This little ornament was made with what else...the Ornament punch.  I used four punches from the Thoroughly Modern DSP and sandwiched the Silver Elastic Cord (from the Holiday Mini) between two of the punches.  The other two punches I folded in half and used Tombow glue to adhere them at the seam to each side of the ornament.  I threaded on the beads and tied off the ends.  I thought it was cute.  Maybe I could add them as decoration on my Christmas packages too.

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"The More The Merrier" Shaker Card

This is a cute little shaker card filled with tinsel glitter that, when shaken, looks like snowflakes falling all around the snowmen.  It is an easy and fun technique to add to your cards or gift boxes.  I used "The More the Merrier" (115322) hostess level 3 stamp set on this card with some Ruby Red card stock and polka-dot paper as a backdrop.  Click on the tutorial below to see how to make your own shaker cards.

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Gift Bag

Well tomorrow it's Bus Driver Appreciation Day around here so my son Joe and I baked mini pumpkin breads.  After packaging them up, I went to my craft room and made this gift bag to put them in, along with some chocolate chip cookies...yum!

This bag is made from one full 12" x 12" sheet of designer paper.  The handles are 3/4" x 12" strips of coordinating designer paper and they are held in place with sticky strip to be sure they hold the weight of the goodies.  I used my new markers to color the "for you" stamp from the One of a Kind stamp set.  I'm so excited that I can make multi-colored stamps now...

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Flameless Candles

I was playing around with an idea to make these decorative little flameless candles.  They were so simple to make with a piece of vellum and coordinating card stock or designer paper.  You can get the flameless candles 2 for $1 at the Dollar Store.

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Top Note Character Boxes

I've been goofing around with the Top Note die and creating different character boxes.  I've already posted Rudolph and the witch, but thought I would post all the rest of the creations.  I made the girl one afternoon and my son saw it and told me he wanted me to make a boy.  I thought he turned out good...I think I like the boy the best.

Anyway, hope you enjoy them....

This is supposed to be Frosty the Snowman, however I do recognize that he looks more like a clown than a snowman...I don't think the Top Note shape does his face much justice.  Oh well...back to the drawing board...

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Box in a Bag

It has been a busy week around here and today is more of the same.  We have a birthday party to go to this afternoon and a fall festival this evening.  Hopefully the weather will hold out...it is looking a bit like rain.

Thought I would post this box in a bag that I made and gave to a friends daughter this week who was in the hospital for a few days and had some surgery but is doing well now.  I just love making these because they are easy and cute and you can fill them with anything.  I filled this one with candies, but I made some for my daughter's birthday and filled them with various goodies.

You can see a video tutorial on how to make these by clicking the title Box in a Bag above.

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Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

I spent most of the day crafting more character treat boxes.  I posted a tutorial for this one that you can see by clicking on the title above.

This box was designed to look like the young Rudolph from the Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Christmas show.  I used Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Whisper White, Real Red, and Basic Black card stock along with Chocolate Chip Craft Ink and a number of punches.  The Top Note die was used as the base for the box.

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Witchy Woman

Well I spent half of the day searching on-line for jobs...yuk.  Got word yesterday morning that one of the places I interviewed at was "moving in a different direction" with the job opening they had.  Such a stressful roller coaster ride this job search thing can be.

Well the other half of the day I spent losing myself in my craft room making up little boxes for Halloween and Christmas.  Today I'm sharing the witch box I made.  I used Sahara Sand, Basic Black and Lovely Lilac card stock along with Old Olive and Lovely Lilac classic ink.  On the face I used the large oval punch and several different sized circle punches.  For the eye lashes I used the large flower from the Boho Blossoms punch.  The face is designed on the Top Note die cut with the Big Shot.  I'm planning a video tutorial for this piece so check back if you are interested in seeing how I made her step by step.

Witch Hat Template

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Big Shot Chest of Drawers

Today was back to school for my kids after a week long break.  The kids were very excited to go back which makes it a lot easier for us parents.

Okay Big Shot fans, have I got a box for you.  This one uses the Top Note die and the Matchbook die, plus the flower on top is made with the Daisies Flower #2 die.  It is constructed with four Matchbooks adhered together and a Top Note on top and bottom.  A piece of designer paper wraps around three sides to dress it up.  Four rhinestone brads serve as knobs for the drawers.  This one was made with Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry card stock with accents from the Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper.

This is a favorite of mine, made recently at a workshop (designed by Susan Barron).
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Asymmetrical Treat Box

I know it's a bit early for Christmas, but it will be here before you know it.

This asymmetrical treat box was made with Ruby Red card stock and the matching designer paper.  I used the Holiday Best level 1 hostess stamp set.

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