Lots of Crumbs

I wanted to share a few projects I made or received at convention….and they all seemed to made from something Crumb Cake!  It seemed to be the color of choice!  There are a lot of photos, so let’s get started!  Feel free to zip right through!

This was my gift from my roomie, Nance!  Of course, it was filled with some goodies, but they’re long gone!  I just love the gold embossing on the vellum window:

My upline, Pennie, gave me a little card and this cute notebook (I think that SU made that stamp “yippee skippee” just for her!!!!):

Another little journal, this was one of our make & take projects….I did this one at home, and it features Kinda Eclectic:

This is a take-out box from the Holiday mini, along with a tag made from a new set called Seasonally Scattered:

And a 4x4 gift box made with the new Gift Box Punch Board; I actually made this one while sitting in my hotel room, using a piece of 12x12 Under the Tree Specialty Paper; it is a little heavier than regular DP, which makes it perfect for making boxes!!  And it’s got cute designs on both sides!  I added the tag and decorations once I got home; they’re from the set Amazing Birthday!

Here are closeups of the decorations:

Finally, we made this little set of notecards and holder, created from a gift card holder:

Thanks for checking in today!  And be sure to come back tomorrow for a new Paper Players challenge!

Cassidy helped me make spaghetti sauce and stuffed pepper casserole this week:

She uses a plastic lettuce knife to cut the peppers and tomatoes, and she’s pretty darn good at it!  And she insisted on adding her own artwork to the top of the casserole before it went into the freezer!

I know it’s a person, but not sure what is in her hand, LOL!

Baby Shower Gift

My niece is expecting in a couple months, so as one of her shower gifts, I made a set of 20 thank you cards.  This is the invitation her sister sent:

And I must apologize for these photos---for some reason, Sage Shadow and my camera just do not get along.  The colors in the invite are actually Chocolate Chip, Sage Shadow, Pumpkin Pie and Green Galore, although it looks more like Kiwi Kiss in my photo!  Anyhoo, I took the colors along with the sailboat from Nursery Necessities to make these:

I stamped the boat in each of the three colors, cut the pieces apart, then reassembled them so that each boat was made of three colors.  I then mounted them on a 1 3/4” circle and a scalloped Nestie.  The sentiment is from Trendy Trees.  Then, I made a box with a transparent lid:

And tied it up with a beautiful satin bow and a little matching tag:

 

She always comments on my cards, so I am hoping she will like these as well!  Thanks for stopping by today!  Tomorrow I’ll show you the card I made for the gift itself.  Totally different!

Hostess Gifts

I love giving my club hostesses something a little extra special! This month, I cased an idea from Michelle Wooderson (Mish Mash), who always makes these cute little kits with basic cards or bookmarks, then includes lots of little embellishments to decorate them yourself. Mine are no where near as cute as hers, but I think my girls enjoyed what I came up with:

Each little kit comes with four 3x3" cards & envies plus some DP, heart cut-outs, ribbon and sentiments to play with, all in a sweet little Top Note container! Here are a few photos:

The fun papers to start out with:

the little embellishments contained in SU's new glassine bags;

which include sentiments from various SU sets:

and the fun goodies to add on:

and a little side view:

So what do you think? Do you want to know how to make this? Here you go, real quick (this sample is a little different from the above one, as I made two):

Cut two Top Notes and score them 7/8" along the LONG side. Cut 2 pieces of cardstock 1" x 2 5/8" and score 7/8" from each end, as shown below. It's a good idea to decorate your front now, before adhering all the pieces together.

Adhere the scored pieces of the Top Note together at the bottom fold; I like to use clothes pins to hold them together while they dry.

Now adhere a side tab to the inside of the Top Note, one on each side, next to the point:

And then adhere the other side of the side tab to the other Top Note; again, I used clothes pins:

I prefer to use the Tombow Multi Liquid Glue for these projects; it dries fairly quickly but you still have a few seconds of wiggle room time to move your pieces, unlike Sticky Strip! Then you can fill your little box with whatever you want! Hope this inspires you to make one too!

• Stamps: I {Heart} Hearts, Define Your Life, Defining Alphabet, All Holidays, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Always
• Paper: Various pinks & reds, all SU, WW, Sending Love, Razzleberry Lemonade, Sweet Pea & Tea Party DP
• Ink: Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Rose Red, Pink Passion, Real Red
• Acc: Top Note, Big Shot, Heart Punches, Pinking Hearts Punch, Scallop Punch, Glassine Bags, Various Ribbons, Rhinestone