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Treat Bags

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I like to give homemade Christmas goodies to a number of our neighbors. This year, I decided to make two styles of Christmas treat bags.

This first one is the one I liked best. It uses two stamp sets I received as birthday presents.

Snow Treat Bag

Stamps: Papertrey Ink Friendship Jar; Friendship Jar Holiday Fillers; Stampin’ Up Snow (wheel)
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Marina Mist
Ink: Stazon Jet Black; Stampin’ Up Marina Mist
Embellishments: liquid applique, Stickles silver
Tools: Papertrey Ink Friendship Jar die; Stampin’ Up Creamy Caramel marker

The second style of treat bag has a color flaw that is bugging me. Even though the green ink I used on the treat bag matches the green cardstock, they don’t look like the same color. It is probably because the treat bag is glossy, which is great for keeping the treats contained.

Yummy Treat Bag

Stamps: Stampin’ Up Yummy, All About Christmas (wheel)
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Garden Gree
Ink: Stampin’ Up Garden Green, Real Red
Embellishments: the Twinery Maraschino
Tools: Nestabilities Labels Four

Both of the above treat bags are made using Window White Tin Tie bags from Paper Mart. I bought a package of 100 a while back and I need to find reasons to give gifts more often. Both of these treat bags are also made with a challenge in mind, Meljen’s Challenge #38 sweet as candy (or cookies). I have to say that goody bags filled with cookies quality as sweet.

This last treat container is actually one I made quite a while back at an A Muse workshop at Stamp Salado. My friend Geeta is a certified A Muse instructor and she came up with the design, but I wanted to share it, because it is super cute. I filled it with candy cane kisses and rollos to give to our baby-sitter. We’ve only used Maddie twice now, but I am super pysched about the implications of having a non-friend baby-sitter.

Penguin Treat Bag

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A Few Cards for the Hope You Can Cling To Challenges

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I’m having a lot of fun with the Hope You Can Cling To Challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers. They had three challenges on World Card-making Day (Oct. 2nd) and a single challenge every day since then and it continues through Oct. 31st. There’s a bunch of great prizes. Plus, all the cards go to MD Anderson for the encouragement of cancer patients. I have two cards to share today.

This first card is for the Unsentimental Challenge, HYCCT03. I used the Mojo Monday Sketch #159. I was especially inspired by Wendy Bond’s take on the sketch, but unfortunately my image was a little too large to follow her take completely. I also used Mo’s Digital Pencil Challenge #52 to make a rainbow card. The design team had each been given a single color of the rainbow to use, so I decided to choose shades of pink (for breast cancer awareness) for my rainbow card. I am extremely pleased with how this card turned out.

HYCCT03 Card

Stamps: Mo’s Digital Pencil Between
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Rose Red
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Raspberry Tart
Ink: Dell printer
Embellishments: Stampin’ Up  Rose 1/4″ grosgrain ribbon, Pretty in Pink brad; Maya Roads Velvet Fire blossom
Markers: Stampin’ Up Blush Blossom, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Rose Red, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Ballet Blue
Tools: Stampin’ Up Scallop border punch

The second card I made today for the Four by Four Challenge, HYCCT04 to make a card with four layers and four different embellishments. I used The Sweet Stop Sketch #77. The Sweet Stop sketches are all about layers, so I knew I could count on it for my four layers. I almost  didn’t have four different embellishments, but I added the heart twinkle sticker to the sentiment, so with that, the brads, the flowers, and the buttons I have four different embellishments. I’m not as happy with this second card as the first, but I’m not used to using that many designer papers on one card.

HYCCT04 Card

Stamps: Papertrey Ink Everyday Button Bits
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up Whisper White
Designer Paper: Stampin’ Up Petals & Paisleys
Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Brown, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Tempting Turquoise (colors used on DP edges)
Embellishments: Papertrey Ink buttons; A Muse heart twinkle sticker; Maya Road Velvet Air blossom, Stampin’ Up Pretty in Pink brads

I would love to know what you think. Thanks for stopping by to visit.