Christmas Tag Box

Outside of box

Isn't this most elegant box that you have seen?  What a beautiful gift you can give someone for the Holidays!  It really just folds up into a box and then you adhere a belly band.  That is what helps to keep it in it's box shape.  This box holds 6 gift tags.  You could put more in if you like.  Or if you did not want to give gift tags, it also will hold Girardelli Chocolate for that chocolate lover or Tea Bags for a tea lover.  

Inside of box with tags

This is another one of the projects that we will be making at my Christmas in July event.  That event is my favorite.  I love when we stamp and create while listening to Christmas Music, eat Christmas cookies, and drink hot chocolate.  I even put up some Christmas decorations.  It is a fun event.  If you are interested, contact me so I have all your supplies prepared for you.

Today I plan to finish up what I need to do on my swaps and try to do some packing.  Next week at this time I will be in Salt Lake City, trying to some sight seeing before convention starts.  Enjoy the day!

A Christmas Gift Card Holder

This year I had such a tough time trying to figure out what type of Gift Card Holder to make for the Christmas in July.  Finally I decided to go back to an old friend, the envelope Gift Card Holder!  There are so many things that you can do with envelopes besides using them to put your card in to send.  There are a variety of gift card holders that you can make using envelopes and this is my favorite to make.  

Just remember once you learn the technique, then you use any stamp set and make them for any occasion.  Cute1 Cute! Cute!

Remember if you would like to attend my Christmas in July event, contact me.

Today I plan to continue to work on my swaps for convention.  Can not believe it is next week.  Wow!  Will share my swaps that I am making for convention with you next week.  Enjoy the day!

Christmas in July Cocoa Pouch

This week I am going to post pictures of the projects that we will be making at our Christmas in July Event!  Last year Dawn Oshefske posted this cute Cocoa Pouch on her blog.  I thought it was adorable and wanted to do it with my customers.  I had so many other projects planned that I could not fit it in but I put it in my file for future projects.  So when getting ideas together for Christmas in July, I knew that this pouch was going to be on the list.

The Cocoa Pouch is easy to make and holds a package of cocoa and a peppermint stick, which you can use to stir the cocoa.  That will give it a minty flavor.  This would be a great gift for a Sunday School teacher, Daycare Provider, favors for a Christmas event or really anything you can think of.

All products are SU except for the cocoa and peppermint sticks.  If there is something that you do not recognize, when you receive your Holiday Catalog, you will find it. Hint, hint, hint.  If you are interested in attending my Christmas in July event, please contact me.  I am off to play Grandma again for the day.  I only have one grandson to watch today.  Enjoy the day! 

It's Christmas! In July Again!

Yes, it is that time of the year again when Susan and I get together and come up with some GREAT projects for you to make to help you kickstart your Christmas Card and Craft making.  Here is a sneak peek of what we have planned this year.  We always try to give you a variety of ideas for you to help you pan all those cards and projects for the upcoming Holiday Season.  This year we have a gorgeous Christmas Card.  The Very Vanilla card adorned with a gold embossed tree is very elegant.  We also have an Ornament that showcases a punch art Cardinal.  If do not need an ornament, you can always add it to a piece of card stock and change it into a card.  A frosty wintery looking card actually holds a pouch of Hot Chocolate and a Peppermint Stick.  How cute is that!  It is a cute, fast project that you can make for your children's teachers, friends, coaches and anybody else you think could use a hot drink on a cold day.  A whimsical Christmas Gift Card Holder created from an envelope!  And finally a beautiful box which contains Gift Tags.  Or if you wish to keep and use the tags, you can fill it with chocolate or tea bags.

Come join me on July 28th  at 1:30 PM at my house for a morning of sights, sounds, and smells of Christmas!.  Listen to Christmas music while making five great projects for only $15!    All these items would be great as a gift or items you can use yourself during the Holiday season.   There will be presents under the tree that Santa left, for those stampers who have been very good throughout the year.  Christmas cookies, door prizes, and specials of the day will finish off your Christmas in July.

If you are interested please contact me by July 14th.

Well today will be another busy day because I am going to be working on my swaps for convention all day.  Enjoy the day!

July Thank You's

I already told you the New Year's Resolutions that I made about my business.  One of them was to make Thank You Notes for my customers when they made a purchase.  This is a pic of the note cards that I made for the month of July.  Another very simple and quick card to make.  These are the supplies that I used for this project:

STAMP SET:  Wildflower Meadow
PAPER:  Whisper  White, 2013-15 In Colors
INK: 2013-15 In Colors
ACCESSORIES:  Rhinestone Jewels

I cut the card stock 3" x 6" and fold the cardstock on half for the base.  These would be perfect a perfect size to use as gift tags also.  

Well I am on my way to Susan's to work on our Christmas in July Event.  I will have more information about that event tomorrow.  Enjoy the day!

Coastal Cabana Baby

While trying to come up with some ideas for a baby card, I thought that the new In Color Coastal Cabana would be a nice color to use.  My daughter never was one that liked the baby blue that most baby boy layettes use.  So when coming up with a baby boy card, I kept that in mind and used Bermuda Bay and Coastal Cabana.  I love that color combination.  I used a very simple layout for this card.
 The supplies that I used for this card were:

STAMP SETS:  Baby Prints, Cuddles and Kisses
PAPER:  Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana
INK:  Coastal Cabana, Smokey Slate
ACCESSORIES:  Alphabet Press Embossing Folder, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Jewel Rhinestones, Dimensionals

When I stamped the foot prints, I stamped it off first and then stamped it.  I just thought that it made it look more like real print.  I love the Alphabet Press Embossing Folder and I have been waiting for something like it for a long time to use with making baby cards.  I will be using this embossing folder a lot. This is another card that I plan to use for my upcoming Card Buffet.  I am thinking about doing a similar card using colors that are more feminine.  We will see if my babies will give me a break today and take a nice long nap.  Enjoy the day!

Babies and More Babies!

I was working on some cards for an upcoming Card Buffet that I am hosting.  I am working on All Occasion Cards.  So I started off creating a Baby Card when I get a call from one of my close friends that her son and daughter-in-law just gave birth to a boy!  Although I knew she was going to have this grandchild, he came a few days early.  This is the card I had just finished when I got the call.

These are the supplies that I used for this card:

STAMP SET:  Best of...Babies and Brides

PAPER:  Baked Brown Sugar, VEry Vanilla, Pistachio Pudding

INK:  Baked Brown Sugar

ACCESSORIES:  Pistachio Pudding3/8" Ruffled Stretch Trim Ribbon, Delicate Designs Embossing Folder, Large Scallop Edgelits

I was working on a neutral gender card for the card buffet.  I will now have to go back to the drawing board and come up with one for a boy.  I need to send a card to them and also my friend who is a first time Grandma.  It is a very exciting time for my close group of friends.  There are 5 of us that are very close.  Our group has 10 children and last weekend, we married off the 8th one.  So we have 2 more to go.  This week, the 5th grandchild was born and we all have BOYS!  At this time all the grandbabies are aged 2-1/2 and under.  And another baby (boy) is due in September so you can understand how excited we all are.

Tomorrow I will post another baby card.  It seems I really am going to need a lot of them in the future.  These cards will be part of the Card Buffet that I am trying to put together.  I am off to do my Grandma duties today.  All three are here and will be indoors all day because we are having thunderstorms right night and heavy rain.  Enjoy the day!