Valentine Gifts for the Grandkids

It's been pretty crazy lately, so I apologize for not getting these posted earlier.  I realize that it's a little late, but I still wanted to share some of the Valentine Gifts that I made for the grandkids this year.

This is a different take on an earlier post that I did for the Valentine Sweetheart Treat Bag and Card Holder.

You can see my earlier post, just click ( Here ).  

These were so fun to make, such a great way to send a Valentine and Chocolate to someone.


This cute idea I saw over at Julie Davison's blog.  I just love the Monster Hugs Valentines!!

This is a closer view.  You make a box first, then attach the Monster Hugs to the back.  That way their arms wrap around to the front for a BIG HUG!!  So Cute!

Next up I have their Valentine Gift Card Holders.  I love how easy it is to make a Gift Card Holder now with the Card Base Pop 'n Cuts Die!!

Here's the close up view:

Next is the Open View:

Inside is an I-Tunes gift card.  They really enjoy those !
I used the Banner Blast stamp set and the Banner Punch from Sale-A-Bration.  Along with the Language of Love, Hearts A Flutter and the Love You to the Moon stamp sets.  White Baker's Twine and the 1/4" Real Red Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon.


Okay, this is getting a little long.  I will have Part 2 of the rest of their gifts post tomorrow.  I promise.

As always,  I so want to Thank All of You for stopping by to view my late post for Valentine's Day !!

Happy Stamping !!!
        Sue

Last Minute Thanksgiving Goodies !!!

I finally got my Thanksgiving Goodies in the mail today and on their way down to the grandkids.  They will be a day late, but Im sure they will understand.  I have several pictures to share, so let's get started.

First up is a Thanksgiving Gift Card Holder and Treat Bags.  I love the Pop N Cuts Die !!  Perfect for whipping up a Cute Gift Card Holder for any occasion!  The grandkids love the Sour Patch treats, so I bagged some of them up and put a cute Tag on it for Thanksgiving.

 

The Deco Dies were used for the Gift Card front design and also the Tag.  Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla cardstock, Chocolate Chip and Crushed Curry Inks, Circle Framelits, Label Bracket Punch, Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon, Summer Starfruit 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon, Retired Gusseted Cello Bags, Tags 4 You, Teeny Tiny Wishes, A Gift For You and the  Harvest of Thanks stamps sets.

 

 

Here's a closer view of the Gift Card Holder open and closed. 

These cute Tag a Bag Treat Holders have a Hershey Chocolate bar inside.  This Treat Holder is from my Convention Gifts, but the cute Turkey Idea I got from my upline - Susan Campfield.   Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper is used to make the Belly Band. For the Turkey you need Crushed Curry, Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Chocolate Chip, Basic Black, Whisper White and Very Vanilla Cardstock.  The Tags 4 You stamp set and Chocolate Chip Ink.  Super Easy last minute gift for your Thanksgiving hostess.  What hostess doesn't love Chocolate !!

Here's a little close up of the Thanksgiving Turkey Treat Bag Holder.  If you would like to see my original version, just click ( Here ).   If you would like to see how to make the Turkey on the front you can just click ( Here ), My upline has a video for that.     Thanks Susan !!

Stop back tomorrow and I will share the other Goodies with you!

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you have a Wonderful Thanksgiving Day!!

Happy Stamping !!!
        Sue

Pop' n Cuts Gift Card Holder

Hello Ladies,

Finally getting a minute to play, yes !!!   I needed a gift card for a Special Friend who recently helped me out.  I follow some fellow Demonstrators via YouTube, so when I got my weekly list I came across the cutest idea!  It was on Dawn Olchefske's blog.  I could feel a CASE coming for sure.
The Pop 'n Cuts Die was new in the Occasions Catalog.  I hadn't had the time to use it yet, so I was really excited to finally get some time to play with it, so I'm sharing with you today my FUN find!

Here is a view of the closed Gift Card:

          Don't you think this is such a cute idea !!!!  I LOVE IT !!
          Super simple and so easy to put together. 
          The Perfect Gift Card Holder for any Special Occasion,
          don't you think !!  The "A Round Array" Stamp set was used
          for the center of the middle flower, so cute !!


            Below is the opened view:

 

         When I made the insert for the Gift Card, I decided that it
         should have the same shape as the front had.  So I ran a
         piece of whisper white cardstock through the Big Shot using
        the Pop' n Cuts Die again.  Then I added the same cute flower
        to pull this all together.  I used Perfectly Penned Stamp set
        for the inside Greeting.


Below I decided to take a closer view so you could see some of the details better.

 

 

 

Here's the Recipe that I used:
Stamp Sets:  A Round Array,  Perfectly Penned
Cardstock:   Real Red           4 1/4" x 11"  Score @ 5 1/2
                    Whisper White  4" x 4 1/2"
                    Daffodil Delight  1/2" x 4 1/2 "
DSP:  Summer Smooches (Recently Retired)   1 3/4" x 4 1/4"
Flowers are made using the following Punches:
 1/2" Circle Punch,  7/8" Scallop Circle Punch, Small Heart Punch
Gift Card Pocket:    Whisper White   2" x 4 1/2"
Polka Dot EB Folder, Big Shot, Pop' n Cuts XL Bigz Die, Snail adhesive,
Dimensionals and Glue Dots. 

Dawn has a Video Tutorial on her blog that shows you how to make everything.
Just Click ( Here ) to view.  A Big Thank You, to Dawn for sharing her creativity with us !!!

I wanted to Thank You for stopping by today for a visit !!!

Happy Stamping !!!!
        Sue 

Chocolate and a Gift Card Holder for Easter

It's only a couple of days till Easter !!!  So I wanted to share this with you before, rather than after the Big Easter Day.  I originally saw this idea around Christmas time, but then I wasn't able to find it again.  I hate when that happens.  So to my delight I was browsing around and happened to find this project again that Glenda Calkins made.  You could use this idea for any Special Occasion or Holiday, but it would work especially nice as a Birthday Gift or even a Graduation Gift!!

So here is my take on Glenda's Holiday Chocolate and Gift Card Holder:

This is the closed picture.  As you can sorta see the front opens and that is where you can enclose a gift card.  I didn't do that this time, I just made it into a card. 

This is a somewhat of an open view of the chocolates inside.   I used the It's A Wrap - Occasions stamp set.  It says Happy Easter and then has the cutest Easter Basket !!  Stamped on Whisper White cardstock measuring  1"  x  3", then wrapped around the chocolate.   The Chocolate Holder holds 10 Hershey Nuggets !!  Woo Hoo !

Glenda has a video tutorial to show you how to make this project.  Just click  ( Here ) to watch.

A Big Thank You to Glenda for sharing !!!

Wishing you a Happy Easter  !!!

Happy Stamping !!!
        Sue

Twitterpated Gift Card Holder

Good Morning Ladies,

Today I wanted to share with you the Twitterpated Gift Card Holder that I made for Becky Roberts.
I sent this with my upline ( Susan Campfield ).  Susan was kind enough to deliver this to Becky while they were attending Leadership.  The Gift Card Holder is a "Thank You" to Becky.  She is an amazing lady and a special friend!

This is the Closed view of the Twitterpated Gift Card Holder.
The idea for this FUN Gift Card Holder actually came from Becky.  She had a Stamp Camp in December and used the Snow Much Fun Set.  You can click ( Here ) to see Becky's Gift Card.

I LOVE how this Gift Card opens !! 

This Open view shows a little more of the entire Gift Card Holder.  The Gift Card Holder showcases some of the New products in the Occasions Mini Catalog. 

Recipe:
Stamp Sets:  With All My Heart, Friendly Phrases
Whisper White Cardstock, Twitterpated Designer Paper, Riding Hood Red Ink, Printed Designer Brads,  Riding Hood Red Pleated Ribbon, Fashionable Hearts Embosslits Die, Basic Jewel Pearls,
Big Shot, Top Note Die.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Happy Stamping !!!
         Sue

Snow Much Fun Envelope Gift Card Holder

    First I hope that everyone is having a Wonderful Thanksgiving! 

                          I have a couple of days off, yipee !!
Time to have some Stamping fun and get a start on Christmas gifts.

Today, I have an adorable Envelope Gift Card Holder to share with you.  It's the Snow Much Fun Envelope Gift Card Holder that I saw over at Lee Conrey's blog ( Here ).  This is pretty much a case of Lee's Gift Card Holder.  When I saw it, it reminded me of the Make & Take Project that I shared with everyone at our November Diva Meeting last year.   The Christmas Sachet Envelope.  ( Here )

So here we have my take:

                                         
                 These are so much fun to make and super easy too!

                              Here's a Close up View.

It's been so busy that I forgot to take a picture of how the actual Gift Card Piece fits inside.  But if you go to the link above there is a picture on Lee's blog.

Start with a Medium Envelope that you have sealed closed.   Trim off 2" on one side.  I used the Scallop Edge Punch to decorate the bottom of the Top.  Stamped the Top with the Serene Snowflakes stamp set using Crumb Cake ink. Then I sponged the bottom of the Scalloped Edge with Crumb Cake ink.  Then take the Bottom of the Envelope and run it through your crimper, making sure the lines will be vertical.  Additional stamp sets were Petite Pairs and Snow Much Fun.  Accent with Crumb Cake Seam Binding.  Other supplies were the Big Shot, Pefect Pennant Die, Modern Label Punch, Round Tab Punch.

Thanks for stopping by today and again Happy Thanksgiving to All !!

Happy Stamping !!!
         Sue

It's Time for a Sneak Peak !

Stampin' Up has a Special Promotion coming up in April, called Spring Blossoming!  You won't want to miss out on this!  Starting April 1st through April 30th, there will be Sneek Peak Items from the Upcoming 2011 - 2012 Idea Book & Catalog.   You heard me right, from the Upcoming 2011- 2012 Idea Book & Catalog !

Since this has never happened before, I wanted to tell you a couple of ways that you can get the Brand New Products!

•Spend $20* on any Stampin' Up! products and become eligible to purchase both the Four Frames Stamp Set and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper.
•Host a $350* workshop and get the Four Frames Set and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper for FREE!


It's kinda been a Birthday month, so I thought I would tempt you just a little bit with an idea that I showed you around Christmas time.  You can check out my prior post ( Here ).   But now I've changed it up a bit, so that I can use this as a Birthday Gift Card Holder.  I'm sure you will remember this one.  It was one that Vicki Burdick created.

Here's my Sneak Peek on one of the New Products that will be available in just a few more days!

It's a Sneak Peak of the Four Frame stamp set.  I used Rose Red, Very Vanilla and Pumpkin Pie cardstock.  Rose Red Ink along with Sweet & Sour Specialty Designer Paper.  Large Oval Punch, Small Oval Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Rose Red Seam Binding, Designer Big Button (from the Holiday Mini Catalog).

I will have a couple more Sneak Peaks for you this week.  I hope that you are having a great week!  At least the SUN has been shining here for the past couple of days.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out the Sneak Peak!

Happy Stamping !!
        Sue

The Perfect Cupcake Birthday Card

Well I said that I have been busy making gifts for up coming Birthdays!  One being a Birthday card for my granddaughter's 12th Birthday.  So I have been looking for awhile to find the Perfect Birthday card to make for her Birthday.  While browsing my blog list the other day I found it, the Perfect Birthday card!  The card that I found was titled a "Card with a Twist", of course I just had to go check this out further.  While looking at the pictures of the card and trying to figure out how to make it.  To my surprise I see that there was even a tutorial to purchase!  Woo Hoo !!
Now I know that you'll want to know where I was.  I was visiting "Gettin Crafty" by Cristena Bagne. 
I have the link to the tutorial ( Here )  There are some pretty cute pictures of her Yorkie playing in the Snow, that I'm sure you will enjoy and then below that you'll find the link.

Here's my take on the "Card with a Twist".

                                     Here's the Closed view.

Here's what you'll find when you first open the card.  I know you're all wondering what the "TWIST" is?  Well, when you open the card and fold down the bottom piece there is also a Gift Card Holder!
How cool is that!  I said to myself:  What more could a girl ask for??? 
Not only the Perfect card, but a Gift Card Holder too !!

Then when you open the doors, you have the "Special Birthday Wish" and I had to add "QUEEN for a Day" with a Crown on top where the Gift Card is!!  Everyone should be "Queen for a Day", especially when it's your 12th Birthday!

A Big THANK YOU, Cristena for sharing your creativity!!

Now my granddaughter's Birthday isn't until March 13th,  so MUM is the word.   LOL  :)

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope that you have a GREAT weekend with some Stamping Time!!

Happy Stamping !!
        Sue

My Christmas Gifts for the Grandkids Part 2 !

Only 3 more days til Christmas, and their packages are in the mail and on their way to the Grandkids!
As promised here is part 2 of  My Christmas Gifts for the Grandkids.

So here they are again wishing everyone a very "Happy Holiday".

So let's get started with the next gifts for them.

The Mitten Gift Card Holders and the M & M Santa Bags. 
So I guess you could call this one kinda of a Santa Theme.  The Mitten Gift Card Holder was a Make & Take from our monthly meeting in November created by Terri Snider.  Again,  I've seen alot of the mittens gift cards and I think they're just too cute! The Thumb being made by the Two Step Bird Punch is what intriqued me.  The directions are in my earlier post  ( Here ) 
The M & M Santa Bags - the bags have always been a big hit and I first saw this idea on Becky Roberts' blog.  They are super easy to make !  You will need some 1" x 8" Clear Bags and some M & M's.  Then decorate the Top for that Special Holiday or Event.  Becky made these for an Event at her son's school.  
Stamp Set is:  Jolliest Time of the Year and Perfect Punches,   Whisper White Cardstock, Rhinstones Markers :  Real Red, Basic Black, and Old Olive Stamp Pad,  with  1/4" Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon
On to the next gift.

These are the Present Gift Card Holders that I saw on Vicki Burdick's blog a while back.  I did change the Designer Paper on these to the Jolly Holiday paper.  The link on my prior post to the directions is ( Here )  I did add the "Do Not Open Till Xmas" to the bottom, just in case.  I found the cute Snowman cookie at Walmart.  Those who know me, know that I Love all kinds of Snowman. 
And now for the Finale:    Santa Lollipops

Now I usually send down some kind of outrageous lollipop at Christmas time.  Last year it was a very large Candy Cane with a Top Note Santa face.  This cute Idea I saw at our December meeting and was created by Brenda Cardinal.  She loves to create the most wonderful Big Shot Projects! 
The Santa's are made using the Scallop Circle Die, Embossed with the Petals of Plenty Embossing Folder, 5-Petal Flower Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Circle Punch, Pillow Box Die ( This is used to make the hat on top) Actually, the Pillow Box is attached to the back of the Scallop Circle with sticky strip.  A Cotton Ball makes the fuzzy white top of the hat.  Champagne Stampin' Glitter Glass on the brim.  To make the brim, I folded over 6 scallops.  Moonlight Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink on the beard.  The Lollipop is inside the Pillow Box. 
Brenda made her's to be an Ornament for the Tree, by attaching ribbon on the back of the hat.

Thanks to Lisa, Erica, Patti, Terri, Becky,Vicki and Brenda for sharing their creativity!

That's it for the Christmas Gifts this year !!!   Here's Wishing You and Yours a Wonderful Holiday !!

If you have any questions, you can send me an email:  sdyas0936@msn.com


Happy Stampin"
       Sue

Present Gift Card Holders

It's been a busy weekend as I am working on Christmas items.  Remember the Present Gift Card Holder that Vicki Burdick did?  This was from my prior post as one of the November Stamp Club Projects.  ( Here )
The prior post does have the link to Vicki's Blog for directions.   Or you can click here (for directions from Vicki's blog)    Thanks again Vicki for sharing this idea!


Well I made a different version for the Grandkids as one of their Christmas Gifts will be a gift card.

This one uses the Jolly Holiday Designer Paper.  You know that I just LOVE this paper!!!

Recipe:
Stamp Set used was Punch Pals
Cardstock:  Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla
Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Deck the Halls Buttons, Small and Large Oval Punches, Scallop Circle Punch

Hope you are getting ready for the Holidays !!

Happy Stamping !!
Sue

Mittens Gift Card Holder

I'm always looking for cute Gift Card ideas, especially around the Holidays.  Gift cards are one of the easiest ways to get that Special Person exactly what they want for Christmas or for Birthdays!  I've seen alot of the mittens gift cards and I think they're just too cute!  The Thumb being made by the Two Step Bird Punch is
what intriqued me.  So this is one of the Gift Cards that will be headed down to the grandkids.  We made these at our Monthly Meeting as one of our Make and Takes !  This was created by Terri Snider.  And these are super easy to make too !

                                This is the closed view. 

                                     This is the opened view.


Recipe: 
Cardstock :
Marina Mist  4 1/4" x 10 1/2 "  score @ 2", 6 1/4"
Real Red   2 1/4" x 4",   2 1/2" x 3 1/2",  Plus a scrap
Whisper White  2 1/4" x 3 1/4",  Plus a scrap
Candy Cane Designer Paper  2" x 3 3/4 "
Wide Oval Punch, Two Step Bird Punch, and the Word Punch make the Mittens. 
Modern Label Punch, Designer Label Punch,  2 Antique eyelets

Surprise Someone with this Cute Gift Card at Christmas!!

Happy Stamping !!
      Sue

November Stamp Club Projects

Today I wanted to share the November Stamp Club Projects with you. We actually did 3 projects this month with a mix of Thanksgiving and Christmas Gifts.

The first project is the Thanksgiving Treat Bags which I showed you on November 10th.  (Here)
There are a couple of ladies who will be using these for their family Thanksgiving Dinner.  It's so nice to have something special for each person at the table. 

The second project was the Christmas Sachet which I showed you on November 5th.   (Here)
These really make a wonderful little handmade gift for a Special Someone, no matter what the occassion might be. 

And this is the 3rd project which is this cute gift card that looks like a present!  I have seen a couple of takes of these on different blogs.
However, I first saw this one on Late Night Stampers created for a challenge that Vicki Burdick from the Design Team had been chosen for.  I just LOVE how this looks just like a Mini Present.  So this is a case of her entry.  Vicki has directions on her blog   (Here)   Thanks Vicki for sharing your wonderful idea !!!

                       Who doesn't LOVE to receive a present !!!

This is the front view of the gift card holder.

This is the inside view showing the gift card insert.

We always have such a fun time at Stamp Club and I always look forward to seeing everyone.  If you are in the Minneapolis area and interested in joining in on the Fun Night once a month.  You can contact me at  sdyas0936@msn.com .  I hope I've given you a good start with some ideas for your Christmas Projects.

Happy Stamping  !!!
Sue
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Christmas Gift Card Holder

As promised here is the Christmas Gift Card Holder that was part of the inspiration of the Wicked Treats project from yesterday.  This Christmas Gift Card Holder was created I believe by Terri Gaines and was one of our Make & Takes from our Quarterly Meeting in September.  You can always use a wonderful idea for a Gift Card Holder especially around the Holidays!  You could switch this up and make it a  Masculine Birthday Gift Card Holder too, just use one of the numerous Stampin' Up! Happy Birthday stamps!

This is the Front View of the Christmas Gift Card Holder.

This is an open view of the Christmas Gift Card Holder.  I just LOVE how front is punched out and is really part of the inside holder!  Sorry I didn't notice that the bow was a little crooked when I took this picture.  But you get the idea. 

Recipe:  Outside Cover
Cardstock - Early Espresso   7 3/4" x 4 1/2 "   Score @ 3/4", 4 1/4"
                  Always Artichoke   3 1/2" x  1"
Ribbon -  Always Artichoke 1/2" Seam Binding about 8 "
Sticky Strip, Scallop Edge Border Punch

Recipe:  Inside Gift Card Holder
Stamp Set - Tags Til Christmas
Cardstock - Crumb Cake  9 3/4" x 3 1/4"   Score @ 2", 6 5/8"
                  Always Artichoke  (Scrap)
                  Very Vanilla  (Scrap)
Markers - Always Artichoke, Early Espresso
Extra Large Designer Label Punch, Dimensionals, 2 Brads

Thanks goes to Terri Gaines for sharing this idea !   And also Susan Campfield for choosing this as one of our Make & Takes !

                                         Happy Stamping !!
                                                Sue

Halloween Test Tube Gift Card Holder !!

Are you ready for Halloween yet?  Today I have another version of the Test Tube Gift Card Holder for Halloween that I wanted to share.  The original idea was on Gretchen Barron's website.  If you go to my very first post on September 4th, (here) you will find all the links to Gretchen's directions. 

Imagine all the different occasions that you can use this idea for!!   I hope that you enjoy this one as much as the one I did for the "First Day of School".  I'm sure that these will be making their way down to the Grandkids for Halloween this year!

This is the front of the Test Tube Gift Card Holder.   I was inspired by a card that Becky Robert's did.

This is the inside of the Test Tube Gift Card Holder.  I am using this as a card rather than for a gift card.  So I just cut a 3 x 3 piece of Whisper White cardstock for the back insert and decorated with the Bats from the "Wicked Cool" Stamp Set.  The greeting is from the "Grateful Greeting" Stamp Set and then I punched out some Bats using the New "Bitty Bat Large" Punch.  Then filled the test tube with Halloween M & M's.   Yummy......

                                                                     Happy TGIF !!!!!!
                                                                            Sue

Happy First Day of School !!!

I always try and send a little something that I have made down to the grandkids. The oldest one (my granddaughter) is going to be in Sixth Grade this year and at a New Middle School. The youngest one (my grandson) is going to be starting Kindergarten this year and he is so excited! So here's one of the things that I made for my grandkids for their First Day of School this year. The original idea is from Gretchen Barron. Seen here.  Test Tube Gift Card Holder

Just a note:  The measurement for the opening to use a Test Tube should be 5/8" on either side of the center fold.  Picture shows 5/16".  The 5/16" works for pencils though.

I bought the Test Tubes from SKS Bottle.   SKS Bottle - Test Tubes # 0890-17

So I thought I would give it a School Theme twist and this is my take on her idea. The first one is for my Granddaughter. She has been playing the violin since last year.

The second one is for my Grandson.  As it really is his very First Day of Kindergarten.

So give it and try and let me know what you come up with.

Happy Stamping!!

Sue