Quilted bags

Today I have some quilted bags that I made for gift bags. The original idea came from a Stampin' Up publication a few months ago. It is made with top note dies. There were no instructions so it was mostly trial and error and I think all of them were made a little different...hehe. I am going to try and get a tutorial together to post later. I just need to get the dimensions perfect.

Cookie Boxes

These are cookie boxes I made for my husband's work. 22 in all!!! I put 2 cookies and some candy canes in each one. They loved them. The snowflakes are from the Big Shot Snowflake die and the holly leaves I drew and then traced onto DSP.

Stenciled Frame

I hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Today I have a stenciled frame I did for a craft show. This was also inspired by a tutorial given by Kimberly Van Diepen @ www.stampinbythesea.com. She uses stencil paste but I had a hard time finding it so I found that joint compound from your local home store does the same trick. I simply bought a $2 frame and stained it. Then I took the stencil and laid it on the frame and took a knife and covered it with joint compound. I let it dry for a while then sponged it and added a little glitter.

Christmas Mini Album

Today I have another "passbook" mini album that I made for christmas. How cute would this be as a gift with little coupons in it? I think it took 30 minutes to make. Hope it gives you some inspiration!!

Passbook Mini Album

Today I have a passbook album inspired by Amy Sheffer. It could be used for so many things....a small photo album, a kind of coupon book or I have one as a reward system for my son. Everytime he does his chores without being told or helps his baby sister, I write it on the blank piece attached and once the book is full he gets a suprise and we start over. I took chipboard and ran it through the Top Note die along with a couple of sheets of DSP. Then cut it as you like and attach to the chipboard. What a quick and easy gift for someone!

Stencil Card

This is a bday card that I made for a friend. I used close to cocoa cardstock and then sponged it with close to cocoa ink. That gives it a suede look. Then I stenciled with vanilla acryllic paint and added some dazzling diamonds glitter. The stamp set is the Happy Everything. I like it because simple but elegant. I hope you like it too!

Family Mini Album

This is a mini album that I made for a christmas present. It was completely inspired by one of my favorite Stampin' Up Demonstrators Kimberly Van Diepen. She is awesome and you can see all of her ideas here: http://stampinbythesea.com. I used the Bella Bleu DSP along with the coordinating cardstock. I also used a stencil on the front and one of the pages. On the cover I used what amounts to stencil paste....joint compound found at your local home store. Then I sponged it with chocolate chip ink and added some dazzling diamond glitter. Have a great Saturday!