Vintage Valentine

This is a card I did using the Vintage Vogue set out of the new Occasions Mini. I think it could be used as a valentine. The card base is Whisper White with a Basic Black Layer. Then I used black embossing powder on Sahara Sand and on Whisper White for the flower. I embossed the saying in white on the Basic Black Layer.

Post It Note Holders

These are 2 post-it note holders I made with the directions from www.chicnscratch.com. The are super easy and make great little gifts. The green one uses the Medallion stamp set and certainly celery paper. The pink one uses a flower and pearl from the Pretties kit and a saying from the Short & Sweet stamp set.

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!