Life Saver Thank You Treat Weekend Project

 Are you looking for something fun to give to your customers to say "thank you?"  I have a fun little project here for you to play with.  This doesn't have to be just for customers, it can be a very fun party favor too for showers, graduations and weddings.  Just find the papers you want for the occasion and you are set!

For this project you will need the 2 Tags die.  I cut one out and folded it up from the bottom 1-1/2".  I did not crease it at the bottom, I left it rounded.  My paper here is from the Spice Cake pack. 

Next I used the Circle Circus set and stamped one of the images using Pool Party ink.  I punched out the image with the scallop circle punch and I taped it in place on the top part of the tag. 

I took a foam mat and a pin and poked holes in the sides where I wanted the brads to go in.  Now there is a little trick to get the brads even.  You could measure but what I did was I cut out another tag out of scrap copier paper and poked a hole on one side.  I folded it in half the long way and poked the holes on the other side to match.  Now you can make them all perfect!

I punched out a More Mustard piece using the Round Tab punch.  I stamped the "thank you" from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set.  I actually got them on straight!  I had scored the center of the tab before I stamped on it and then I lined up the wood on the stamp with that scored line and viola, it was straight.  It could have been moved over to the left a smidgen but hey, it's straight!!!  I taped that tab (both sides - inside) and slipped the Life Saver inside.  I pinched the tab shut to make the tape stick to the wrapper better.  I slipped the candy in the little pouch.

I took a tiny flower punch and punched out 3 Pool Party flowers.  I set the flowers on a foam mat and then I took the end of an ink pen and  rolled it around the center of the flower so it curled up a bit.  I punched out some tiny white circles and glued them to the inside of the flowers.  I glued the flowers in place and the project was done.  

My niece is getting married this December and I think these would be a fun thing to make for each table setting.  I'm going to wait to see what new papers Stampin' Up! is going to come out with and then decide what I'm going to do for the favors!  I think it's going to be a fun thing to make.  I'll probably stick with one flavor of Life Savers since I want them to match the theme.  Here the red Life Saver doesn't match the project.  I did have some white Wintergreen ones but I remembered that after it was all done.  That is SO me!!! LOL  The red one worked fine for this project but just before I posted this here I did remove the red Life Saver and added a white one.  The tape sticks to the plastic wrapper but it doesn't stick to it like it does to paper so it was easy to remove and replace without ruining anything.

When I make this for the wedding I'll be sure to share the project with you.  There will be a few of us working on them so it won't take long to make a bunch of them up!  Nothing does when you have help

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda 

Vintage Vogue Friendship Card

It is sad that the Vintage Vogue set is retiring.  I have used it a lot so I won't be sad about that part.  But then again, I use that set a lot!  But I will probably be adding it to the massive pile of stamp sets I'm going to be selling.  It's time to clean house and make room for more.  And with Stampin' Up! cleaning house on their catalog I have a feeling there is going to be a lot more new stamp sets that are going to be a "must have!"  YIKES!!! LOL

Ok, onto this fun and oh so quick card.  If you are in need of a really quick card that doesn't look like you just threw one together, then this is the card for you!  

I took a half a sheet of Cherry Cobbler card stock and scored it at 4-1/4" and folded it.  Then I cut of 2-3/4" off the front.  I then punched the edge.  After punching I stamped one of the images from the set using VersaMark.  And then I embossed it in clear.  

Next I trimmed 1/8" inch off a half sheet of Whisper White.  I trimmed it on the short side (the short side was at the top of the cutter).  I scored it at 4-1/4" and folded it.  Then I trimmed the raw edge (on the short side, the 4-1/8" side being at the top of the cutter).  And finally I inked up the image with Cherry Cobbler and stamped it on the front lower part of the card.  That was it.  SO quick, so simple and very pretty too!  What more can you ask for?  

If you are looking for more quick cards to make just click here.  You will find over 200 of them!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Circle Circus Note Pad Holder Weekend Project

Today I made another note holder.  You can click here to see more details on a different one I made.  I had gotten these fun note paper holders at Target in their Dollar Spot.  I LOVE doing altered notebooks and note holders. 

To make these I take the whole thing apart.  I open them up, take off the tray and I usually use the paper that is included inside.  It's not the best paper but it's good enough for the little notes I write all the time.  I replace them with white copier paper notes that I cut to fit the holder.

For this holder I had taken white 30# copier paper and covered the outside of the holder.  The tray part that the paper goes in was already white so I didn't need to do anything with that.  I glued the paper to the holder and wrapped the edges over and glued them on the inside.  

On the front I used the Circle Circus set.  I had gotten this set because it looked like it would be a lot of fun but I have not used it much.  SO I thought I would play with it for the front of this note holder.  I got some fun bright colors out and just randomly stamped them on my card stock.  

Next I cut a piece of Pacific Point to fit the front cover.  From there I cut a piece of the Circle Circus stamped piece to fit on top of the Pacific Point.  I taped both of the layers together and then I taped them in place on top of the holder. 

I stamped a red image from the set and cut it out by hand.  I punched the scallop circle and taped the red piece on top.  I also punched out a little yellow flower shaped piece for the center.  I taped that in place and then cut the belly band.  I cut the strip 11" x 1" and wrapped it around the holder and glued it in place.  I centered the scalloped piece over the seams of the band. 

The part that I thought was a lot of fun was how I glued the tray back in place on the cover and slid the band on the note holder.  I set a heavy object on the holder and left it to dry.  When I came back everything was all set!  I LOVE it when I don't have to wait around for stuff to dry!!!

I find these very fun to make and love it when I can find fun ways to decorate them.  I'll be adding this to the box of stuff I'm going to be selling at the fall craft fair!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Faux Crushed Silk Technique Page

I was having so much fun playing with this new technique I came up with that I forgot I needed to post something on my blog.  I can't forget to do my daily posts!! This technique uses ALL Stampin' Up! products.

The stamp set used here is called "Upsy Daisy" and I will probably be selling it in my web store sometime in June.  I'll let you know when I put sets in the store.

The "Thank You" is from a personal stamp I had made for me many years ago.  I make lots of thank you cards and sometimes I just want to have one I know will fit in a particular punch size. 

The card stock used here is Basic Black for the base of the card, Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler.

The technique is very fun, a bit messy but that's never an issue, is it?  LOL  This technique will be added to the 5th pack of technique pages I make.  Each pack has 20 techniques in them. You can find packs 1-4 in my webstore.  There are still a few hard copies available and there is always the CD's.  The CD's have the techniques set up to print out on your computer.  You cut two sides and it's ready to tape in place on top of a 6" x 6" piece of card stock to be put in an album for reference.  There's no limit to the number of copies you can print so you can hold technique classes with it for years to come!  Each page also has a photo of a finished page for reference.  They're great for those who want to hold technique club classes.  You can find them in the webstore by clicking here.   

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Spice Cake Birthday Card

I'm a little late in posting tonight.  I totally forgot to write up my card.  I thought I did it but when I went to see if it posted it wasn't there.  UGH!!!

My card for today was done using Pool Party as the base.  The decorative paper is from the Spice Cake pack.  Yes, I do have a few pieces of it left!!  

The later under the decorative paper is Chocolate Chip.  And the top layer is Very Vanilla where I stamped the words from the On Your Birthday set.  That set is retiring and I'm going to miss it very much.  Though I am thinking of keeping it.  You can never have enough word stamp sets.  I like to have a variety of them and I do like to keep my favorites.  

The flower was made using the blossom punch.  I punched out two flowers and clipped the petals.  I curled them, using my bone folder, like you would curling ribbon.  I punched out a 1" circle of Chocolate Chip card stock and a 3/5" circle of the decorative paper for the center of the flower.  

I set the word panel on using Dimensionals and the flower was just taped in place on the side of the word panel.

Oh, I forgot to mention that I punched the edge of the Chocolate Chip card stock before I added the decorative paper.  

This was a fun card to make and it really didn't take much time at all.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Candy Bar Card Holder "Thing"

 Don't you just love the title of this post?  LOL  Score Pal calls it a Candy Bar Card.  It's a very fun project.  I hope you decorate the front of yours better than I did the front of mine.  I may redo it later tonight.  I like the flower idea using the punch that goes with the Mixed Bunch set. And I did stamp one of the flower images from the Mixed Bunch set to put on the front.  

To make this fun project I did go to Score Pal's web site and download the instructions for their candy bar holder.  I did get confused reading them though.  I wasn't clear on what side to score on.  I normally tell people to "score on the short side" or "score on the long side."  It seems to be wording that everyone understands.  So I struggled with it for a bit and then decided to just put the candy bar down on the scoring pad and just made the holder from there.  I am planning on making another one so when I get it done I will post my instructions and measurements here for you.  

I used the Spice Cake decorative papers on the front, inside and even the back.  I had layered them on top of a piece of Chocolate Chip card stock.  The holder is made using a piece of Pool Party card stock.  It's such a fun and pretty color.  

These are very fun gifts to make for birthday parties, co-worker gifts plus many other events.  And decorated for the holidays it would make a great stocking stuffer too!  

I hope you have fun making them.  And like I said I will post my version of the instructions for you.  Mine is all one piece where the Score Pal one is two separate pieces.  Not that there is anything wrong with that, I just found their instructions difficult to follow.  I'm going to give their instructions another try.  I was in a bit of a hurry and the feeling of being rushed may have caused me to not quite understand what is going on with the instructions.  I'll keep you posted on that too!!! LOL  Ok, I'm off to teach a class at the bead shop! 

Thank you SO much for visiting today,

Wanda

Flower Fancy Wednesday Sketch Challenge

It feels like it's been forever since I did the Wednesday Sketch Challenge. I'm sure it was just a couple of weeks but it feels SO much longer than that. I LOVE doing these but lately I have been finding that I don't always have the time to play along when it comes around. I almost didn't participate in the sketch this week (again). Not because I didn't have the time but because I didn't have a clue to what I was going to do. I thought I lost my mojo but I guess it's still there. I wanted to make a card that would be simple enough to duplicate for a greeting card set and I do believe this one fits the bill! It didn't take long to make, it was simple and didn't require a lot of stuff to make it. Keeping it simple is what it's all about for me lately!

If you have time give this sketch a try.  There's not a lot to it and it can be used with LOTS of images, the #3 panel is pretty large.

The base of my card is Cherry Cobbler.  The #2 panel is done using Cherry Cobbler ink and one of the flowers from the stamp set. 

The flower in the #3 panel was stamped using black StazOn and colored in with markers and a blender pen.

The scallop and circles were punched and the Happy Birthday words were done on the computer. 

Oh and the Lattice textured background is an embossing folder.  And that is it.  Quick, simple, easy and clean!  And get this, I didn't even copy this card! It's been awhile since I've come up with something on my own.  SO I guess the mojo is still there!!!

Be sure to stop back tomorrow, I am working on a very fun project that would be fun gifts for several occasions and holidays!

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

In Wilderness Masculine Card

Today I am going to share a card with you that Terri had made for one of the Technique classes.  The technique that night was the Faux Leather. It's a very fun technique.  I had done this one a while back and I really enjoyed it.

To make the leather looking piece you take a piece of card stock, doesn't matter if it's regular or glossy.  Then you cover it with VersaMark.  Once you have it covered you sprinkle it with clear embossing powder.  Next you take your bone folder and draw lines with it all over the piece. Make them squiggly, some close together and some far apart.  Then you heat set the embossing powder and that is it.  Easy Peasy!!  And a fabulous effect 

This is such a fabulous masculine card.  I don't have the In Wilderness set but if I did I'd make a few of these to have on hand for the guys I need to make cards for this year!  

Terri's Technique Classes are a lot of fun and I love seeing and chatting with the gals, they are all so nice and friendly!  It's a great group!

Give this fun technique a try!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,

Wanda  

Trendy Tree Masculine Card

After finding out what stamp sets are retiring I decided to play with the before I say goodbye to them!  Today I hopped on over to Split Coast Stampers to see what fun samples were there using the Trendy Trees set.  I have always liked this set and have used it a lot.  I am sad to see it go but ok with it because I did get some use out of it.  While at Split Coat Stampers I found this pretty layout. A very simple card with not a lot going on but yet elegant enough for me to want to copy it.  If you head on over to the original card by stamper camper, you will see a few differences.  On that card the decorative paper is really card stock that is clipped at the top edge to resemble grass.  I opted for the decorative paper with the stripes.  Not that I didn't like how the original card was done, I just didn't want to clip paper.  I wanted to make it a quicker card.  I also omitted the pierced circle around the trees.  I did like it but I didn't want to do it.  Other than that this card is very similar to the one at Split Coast Stampers.

The decorative paper is from the Subtles Pack.  I have lots of sheets of that stuff left to use up.   I have a feeling that is going to retire to.  I did cut out the trees after stamping them.  And yes, I did use the Stamp-a-ma-jig to line up the tree trunks.  I stamped the tree tops first and then the trunks.  And get this, I only did it once.  Many times, even with the Stamp-a-ma-jig I still get it off kilter. 

The base of the card is Whisper White and so is the next layer.  That layer I cut at 4" x 5-1/4".  And the decorative paper is cut at 58" x 4-1/2" 

And the words are from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set.  And that was it.  Very quick, very simple, very clean and very masculine!

Thank you SO much for stopping by today,
Wanda

Mother's Day Gift Weekend Project

As I was cleaning in my workroom I ran across a can I had saved.  Yup, you will find some interesting and odd things in my workroom!  I don't like to toss things out that I think I can use.  Recycling is always a great thing and I will often use things like cans, jars and containers at least one more time before I put them in the recycling bin.  And yes, I am aware that when I put them in the recycling bin they get made into new stuff.  But I am just prolonging the process for the item I'm keeping!!!  The item I kept this time was a short tin can.  I think it contained water chestnuts.  Those cans are always nice to use because there isn't anything stinky in them.  I do wash them in the dishwasher but sometimes I think some things (especially things with garlic) have smells left behind.

To decorate my can I just wrapped a piece of decorative paper around it to see how long and wide I needed to make it.  I cut the paper to fit and glued it in place.  I don't like to use tape on these because the tape leaves the paper with a texture where it is set.  Glue dries thin, plus I take a bone folder and slide it around the can to spread any thick spots of glue and to just even out everything.  And I set it aside to dry.

I moved on to the lid.  I made a round circle for the top of the can.  I cheated a bit here.  I used a piece of white label and punched out a big circle and stuck it on top of the lid.  Then I made the flower.  I used the Daisies #2 die.  I cut two of each piece and glued them together.  I punched out an Old Olive circle and glued that in the center.  I stuck the flower in place using a pop up glue dot.  Then I used the new blossom punch and the decorative paper matching the paper around the can and cut one flower out to cut up to use as leaves.  I glued them in place. 

To finish up the can I tied a piece of ribbon around it and added a tiny glue dot under the knot of the bow to hold it in place.  That was it.  A very easy and quick gift to make.  This is something even the kids can help with.

A note about the lid of the can.  The can was opened with a European can opener.  They open on the side edge instead of the top.  When you are done with your decorating you can add some candies and then take some crazy glue or Crystal Effects and glue the lid on.   It is now ready for gift giving. 

Thank you for visiting today,
Wanda

Thanks a Million Card

Ok, today is a new day and a new post.  I'm going to post early so I make sure I know what I'm doing on here.  There's so much change for me here.  I am using a lap top to do this, which is not in my comfort zone. Blogger is now laid out different for those of us posting to it.  I had to download my pictures in a different way because my computer is broken.  I am not use to this keyboard.  I'm not use to this much change at one time!  I did get my photo orientate before I put it in the file I download from.  And here I am, trying to pretend I know what I'm doing here!! 

Let's move onto my card.  The background is Pacific Point.  A beautiful color and one I don't se very often.  I found a card on the net and wanted to copy it.  Upon a closer look at I noticed that the card was put together differently than I thought it was.  I went with what I thought I first saw.  The stamp set used her is Fabulous Florettes.  There is decorative paper to go with this set but I didn't have any so I just stamped the flower image all over a piece of card stock and cut it to fit.  This technique is called "One Sheet Wonder."  The decorative paper had some green in it but I didn't want to color in the background so I left it white.  I saw the original card at "A Stamp Above"  The words there were stamped and then punched out using a round circle punch.  I used the circle punch but I punched out the background piece.  I stamped the words on a piece of card stock and then set it in place behind the punched piece.  The flower layer is set on top of the embossed layer.  The flower was stamped, cut out and colored with Pacific Point and a blender pen. 

It was an easy card to make and very fun too!  Now to get it addressd and ready for Monday morning's mail!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Aviary Notebook

My post for today is a fun notebook.  It started out as a card but as I began putting it together it started looking more and more like a notebook to me instead of a card. 

The pretty decorative papers used here is from the Spice Cake pack.  I cut each strip 1" wide and the longest I cut at 3" and the rest are cut a 1/2" less than the one before it.  

I used the die cut for the tag.  I stamped the bird, cage and stand using the "Aviary" stamp set.  

The "notes" is from a personal image I had made up yeas ago.  I make notes of notebooks and it was a perfect one for me to order!

I set the tag in place with Dimensionals as well as the notes layers.  I then added some rhinestones on the cage and stand to give it a little bling and it was done!

Now if I can get the photo on here later I will certainly share it with you.

On a personal note here.  After finally getting this post on here and all the frustration involved with it I can officially say that I am not happy with the changes that Blogger has made.  I had to switch from Foxfire to Explorer in order to get the arrows to work to select the links or photo icon to add my photo.  UNREAL. Why do they have to mess with things all at once?  Why can't they make little improvements so we can adjust to them little by little?  UGH.  Anyway, here is my post for today!  Finally!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Please check back later. I am experiencing problems posting here. Sorry for the post delay, Wanda

Just Believe Mother's Day Card

I didn't do such a great job taking the photo here.  It would seem that I cast a shadow over the bottom part of the card.  See why I prefer not to go into the photography field?  LOL

And once again this is not an original card.  It was made by Julie at Julie's Stamping Spot.  Her card was a thank you card using the thank you from the Just Believe stamp set.  I have had a lot of fun playing with this stamp set.  This image is one in the set that I have not used very often at all.  It's a pity too because it's such a pretty image.  

As I look at this I can see that I did not get the words straight.  UGH!!! I even used the Stamp-a-ma-jig.  I thought it was straight!  I could always stamp the words on a separate piece of card stock and cut it to fit but that just seems like a lot of work for a handmade card that is made nicer than some of the purchased greeting cards I've seen. 

The words are from a favorite set called Teeny Tiny Wishes.  I have used that set a lot and I'm pretty sure I have not used each word image in it.  And it does cover a LOT of occasions!!  The words were stamped using Lucky Limeade. 

The base of this card is made using Crumb Cake card stock.  The green torn piece is Lucky Limeade and on top of that is a piece of Calypso Coral decorative paper from the In Colors pack.  The stamped image was colored in using markers in More Mustard on the flowers and Lucky Limeade on the leaves and border.

A piece of white satin ribbon was tied around the top layer and taped onto the base of the card.

This was a very quick card to make and I thought it was SO pretty.  I am SO into the Clean and Simple (CAS) look and this card fits in that category!  I had a lot of fun making this card (even with the crooked words).  If you are looking for some quick cards, just click here.  There's over 225 to see!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,

Wanda