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Hanging Treat Box

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This week’s All That Scraps Weekly Wednesday Challenge was to make anything but a card. I browsed the resources at Splitcoast Stampers and decided to make this hanging treat box. I decided I would go Christmas even though Christmas is five months away, because it might get busy then. And I’ll be ready for a last-minute party. I think this would be great to hang on a bottle of flavoring syrup and stick a packet or two of hot chocolate in it also. However, I did have some wine and candy canes in my pantry. Who knows how long either of those have been there. I always forget to open up the wine when people bring it to our annual Christmas party and James and I don’t really drink wine. I think the treat box might need a little something like a tag, but I couldn’t make up my mind. What do you think?

Hanging Treat Box

Close-up of the Hanging Treat Box

Stamps: C.C. Designs Sugarplums Angel Emma
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Real Red, Whisper White
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Christmas Cocoa
Ink: Stazon Jet Black
Tools: Xyron 5″ Creative Station; Stampin’ Up 1-3/8″ circle and scallop circle punch; Nestabilities Classic Ovals Large and Classic Scalloped Ovals Large; dimensionals

A Birthday Card and Gift for Lillie

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My good friend Jillan’s daughter Lillie recently turned three years old. She and her cousin Jacey (who is two months younger than her) celebrated by having a carnival-themed birthday party this past Sunday. I wanted to do something special for Lillie. Lillie is enamored with baby kangaroos. I recently bought this stamp set, because I knew it would be perfect.

Lillie’s birthday card was the other thing I worked on the last time I got together with Lori. It worked out well, because I was talking about grass and how I wish I had the Martha Stewart grass punch. Lori brought up that she had this grass-like wheel and it was perfect for the vision in my head, especially once I added the rhinestone flowers to the flowers in the grass.

Lillie's Birthday Card

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Build-a-Roo, Daisy Field (wheel); Hero Arts CL037 Clear Design Number THREE; Stampabilites Fun Alpha Upper, Fun Alpha Lower
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel
Ink: Stazon Jet Black
Accessories: Kaiser Scrapbook flower rhinestones; Stickles Yellow, Xmas Red
Tools: Xyron 5″ Creative Station

I also made Lillie a personalized picture frame with a mama kangaroo and her joey. I am very happy with how it turned out. I would have liked to put something in the lower right corner, but couldn’t think of what to put.

Kangaroo Frame for Lillie

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Build-a-Roo, A*Muse Polka Dot Letters
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel
Ink: Stazon Jet Black; Stampin’ Up Close to Cocoa
Paint: Folk Art Christmas Red
Tools: Mod Podge Matte

I had plans for one more crafty thing, but I didn’t quite get to it. I rounded out Lillie’s gift with a stuffed kangaroo with baby joey and a book about kangaroos.

Unfortunately, Jessica didn’t care for the loudness of a toddler birthday party and we didn’t stay very long. Fortunately, Jillan pulled Lillie off to the side to open the gift from us (didn’t want to upset Jacey because he wasn’t opening gifts) and I got to see Lillie’s reaction to her present.

Lillie Looking at Her Card

Lillie Looking at her Frame

As you can see, Lillie very intently looked at her card and frame. Isn’t the little clown dress Jillan made for her perfect for the carnival theme of the party?

Jason’s Birthday

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My little brother Jason recently turned 26. As he enjoys cooking in the kitchen, I picked up some gourmet ingredients for him at Spec’s. They have an excellent gourmet food section in addition to the wine and spirits they sell. To wrap up the gift, I put together the following gift bag and matching card.

Jason's Birthday Present

Jason's Birthday Present

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Viola
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Real Red
Ink:  Stazon Jet Black; Stampin’ Up Real Red
Markers:  Stampin’ Up Real Red, Basic Black, So Saffron, Elegant Eggplant, Always Artichoke, Handsome Hunter, Certainly Celery; Spica Silver
Tools:  Stampin’ Up Scallop Border Punch

Jason's Birthday Card

Jason's Birthday Card

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Viola, Weathered
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise
Ink: Stazon Jet Black; Stampin’ Up Real Red
Markers: Stampin’ Up Real Red, Basic Black, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Tempting Turquoise, Yoyo Yellow; Spica Silver, Clear
Accessories:  Stampin’ Up White Detail Powder (on sentiment)

A Birthday Present for Sarah

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My sister Sarah’s birthday was back in February. Initially, I was going to mail hers and her husband’s birthday gifts (their birthdays are about 2 weeks apart). But we procrasinated about picking out a gift for Brian (see his card here), so they just got their gifts last weekend when we visited for my nephew’s 1st birthday. That said, I didn’t want to post the gift I made for her until after she opened it, because she is a faithful reader of my blog and she didn’t need any sneak peaks.

Sarah's Birthday Ensemble

Sarah's Birthday Ensemble

Julia Aston of Create With Me inspired me to make this little bag. I found a tutorial by Julie Buhler here and I modified it slightly since the clear card boxes I had purchased were not as deep. Julie also showed how to make the scallop rectangle using the scallop border punch.

The Bag

The Bag

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Wonderful Favorites
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Pacific Point, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue and Whisper White
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up   Petals & Paisleys
Ink:  Stampin’ Up Pacific Point
Accessories:  Maya Road Velvet Blossoms, Stampin’ Up silver brads
Tools:  Stampin’ Up scallop border punch

I decided to fill one inside pocket of the bag with four simple cards (two birthday and two congratulations). I also made Sarah a birthday card to match.

One of the Cards for the Pocket

One of the Cards for the Pocket

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Congrats or Birthday Whimsey
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Pacific Point
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up   Petals & Paisleys
Ink:  Stampin’ Up Whisper White Craft
Accessories:  Maya Road Velvet Blossoms, Stampin’ Up So Saffron brads (Thanks Lori)

Sarah's Birthday Card

Sarah's Birthday Card

Stamps: Stampin’ Up So Many Scallops
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Pacific Point, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up   Petals & Paisleys
Ink:  Stampin’ Up Regal Rose
Accessories:  Maya Road Velvet Blossoms, Stampin’ Up Pretty in Pink brads (Thanks Lori), A*Muse grosgrain stitch ribbon

The other pocket of the bag was filled with a plain white notepad (pack of 10 purchased at Staples) that I monogrammed each sheet of and a pen filled with a strip of the patterned paper. I used my Just Rite Monogram Stamper and I found the idea for trimming the “From the Desk of” border at their blog here, which is an awesome idea.

Monogrammed Notepad and Pen

Monogrammed Notepad and Pen

Stamps: Just Rite Monogram Font and Special Occasions Border
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Pacific Point
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up   Petals & Paisleys

Valentine’s Day 2009

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I’ve been meaning to post the cards I made for Valentine’s Day for a while, but time has gotten away from me. The first picture shows the card I sent mine and James’s family and my friend Kristy. The ribbon matched perfectly.

Valentine's Day Card

Valentine's Day Card

Stamps: Hero Arts Clear Design February (sentiment)
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Rose Red
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up  Loves Me
Ink:  Stampin’ Up Rose Red
Accessories:  Michael’s Megaroll 5/8″ polka dot ribbon
Tools:  QuickKutz Heart w/ Flourish set (Archiver’s exclusive)

This second picture shows the card I made for my sweet husband and the gift bag I decorated to wrap a little something I gave him.

James' Valentine's Day Card & Gift

James' Valentine's Day Card & Gift

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Riveting (sentiment on card), Love Matters (hearts on bag)
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Real Red, Basic Black; Doodlebug Sugar Coated Cardstock Red
Ink:  Stampin’ Up Real Red, Rose Red, Regal Rose
Accessories:  Spica Red; dimensional
Tools:  QuickKutz Heart w/ Flourish set (Archiver’s exclusive)