St. Patty's Day Container!

Hello All, I am back and have some goodies to share.

This first item is a St. Patty's Day container I made out of empty kids snack container (Wagon Wheels). Sometimes my mind just spits out lots of ideas and others it doesn't. Well this is one of those creative moments and it is not because of the simplicity of this, but because of the top.

The lids on these containers are so easy to cut. I was able to take regular scissors to cut the inner circle out. Once I did that I used the circle cutter to cut a circle out of vellum to fill in the open space in the top (adhered with sticky strip). I think this would also be a great idea with window sheets, which by the way will be available again starting next month... WHOO HOO!!

SUPPLIES: Certainly Celery DSP, Vellum, Sticky Cut Letters, Fine Cosmo Stampin Glitter, Sticky Strip, Circle Scissor Plus, Chocolate Chip 1" Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon. 1" Circle Punch.

Note: When I make these again I would definitely go back and add a tag. This was just my first try at it!

RECYCLE, REUSE, & RING in the HOLIDAYS!

I am beyond excited to share this project with you. When I was looking at Angie Juda's Blog, I saw a cute gift card holder made out of the Scallop Circle Die from our Big Shot Machine. Well, once I saw it the bells and whistles started going off in my head (what don't you have those in your head?), and I thought I could do a similar project with something I had around the house. Those of you who know me, know I love to re-use things in creative ways.

So, I instantly thought I could use the lids from formula cans I had left over from the Holiday Trees projects made at a recent workshop. I just love it when projects turn out exactly like I envision them and when I find a use for something I decided to hang on to.

I hope you enjoy these as much as I do....they are adorable if I say so myself... and easy to make!!

SUPPLIES for all: Various Designer Series Papers & Card stock, Punches (1 1/4 Square Punch, Small Tag Punch, Large Tag Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Word Window, Snow Blossom, 1/2" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, 1/8" Handheld Circle Punch, Boho Blossom Punch), Sticky Strip, Coluzzle, Various Ribbon, Uni-Ball White Gel Pen.

DRUM ROLL PLEASE... TREAT TREE!!

FINALLY...the project I have been excited to post, it has just taken longer than planned because I kept tweaking it. I am finally happy with it enough to post for your viewing pleasure.

We all have our favorite things we see and can't wait to make...well, here is mine from convention. The example on display was Halloween themed and I thought it would also be cute for Christmas/Winter.

One of my favorite things about this project is it uses things from around the house, so a lot of recycling went into this! See this of supplies below...



SUPPLY LIST:
Stamp Set: Deer Friends (Hostess Set)
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Ski Slope DSP (Holiday Mini)
Ink: Basic Basic Black
Misc: Only Orange & Basic Black Stampin Write Markers, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Coluzzle, Tombo Multi-purpose Adhesive, Snail Adhesive, 1/8" Handheld Circle Punch, Black Gingham Ribbon, White Grosgrain Ribbon. 1/16" Handheld Circle Punch, Silver Brads, Big Felt Flurries (holiday mini), Snow Blossom Punch, Pretties Kit, White Grosgrain Ribbon, Pop-Up Glue Dots

Non-Stampin Up! Products (mostly from around the house): Formula Can (tree base), Tree Branch (got this off the ground), Paper Towel Roll (these are cut at 2" to create ornament containers...you can get 5 ornaments per roll), Rocks (to weight base), Styrofoam block (for branch), shiny shredded paper, and most important...CANDY!!

I really hope you enjoy this treat tree, I had my workshop guests fill their cups with seasonal kisses, but you can do anything you want!! Can't you see how this tree can be used for any holiday or season?!

LUNCH SACK, or NOT?!

I love to step outside the box and usually that inspiration happens from things around the house. Below is a card I created for a swap I participated in earlier this year. You may not notice it by looking at the picture, but it is created using a brown lunch sack.

This card is a new, inexpensive, and of course creative way to send gift cards. Just let your imagination run away with all the occasions you could use this for, got ya thinking huh?!

See my supplies list below:

SUPPLIES
Stamp Sets: Always, Curvy Verses
Card Stock: Regal Rose, Basic Black, Naturals Kraft
Ink Pads: Regal Rose, VersaMark
Misc: Black Embossing Powder, Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy, Rounded Tab Punch, 1/16" Handheld Circle Punch, Snail Adhesive, Regal Rose Stampin Write Marker, Soft Subtle Brads, Slit Punch, Non-Su! Product: Craft Lunch Sack