Countdown to Christmas - Day 21 - Ferrero Rocher Candy Treat Holder

Welcome back y'all! Does everybody on the planet but me love these Ferrero Rocher candies?? I am not a fan of chocolate, so I have never had a desire to try them. But one day, I grabbed some to put in the kids stockings for Christmas. I had an extra one, so I unwrapped it and popped it in my mouth. Lesson learned!!!!! DO NOT toss an entire unknown item into your mouth whole! Lick it, try a tiny bite, at the very least smell it! For the love of all things holy!!!!!! I wanted to lick a cheese grater to get the taste out of my mouth. I debated drinking bleach. In all seriousness, they really weren't for me. My kids adore them, though, so I knew I had to make a holder for them for their stocking stuffer. I saw this one on pinterest (my favorite place in the world) and so I made some.

It was very simple to make. 2 pieces of mint macaron card stock. 1 measuring 2 x 6 and one measuring 2 x 4 1/2. I also used 2 pieces of designer series paper. 1 measuring 4 1/4 x 1 7/8 and 1 measuring 1 7/8 x 1 7/8.

Take your piece of card stock that measures 2 x 6 and score on the 6'' side at 1 1/4, 1 3/4, 3 3/4, and  4 1 /4. You will punch a 1 1/2 hole in the square that was created between the two narrow rectangles. You will also punch a coordinating circle from the center of the 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 square of designer series paper. Adhere the designer series paper to the card stock. Add adhesive to the rectangle end of the card stock and create your base.

Punch one end of the 2 x 4 1/2 piece of card stock with the scalloped tag topper punch. Do the same with the 1 7/8 x 4 1/4 piece of designer series paper and then adhere them together creating a layered look.

Adhere the layered tag to the square base and pop in your candy. I tied a bow around it and used the circles I punched out for a sentiment.

If you are more of a visual learner like I am, you can watch the video here.

(Plus, I am not the best of instruction writers)

Monday we will be starting a new series all about watercolor! It will incorporate some Christmas as we continue our countdown and segue into other occasions!

Have a great weekend everyone!!

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 19 - Treat Box made from Gift Bag Punch Board

Hey y'all!! Did you miss me??? Ha! Lookey here what we are building today!!

These sweet boxes were made with the gift bag punch board and hold 2 ghiradelli mini candies! They have a magnetic closure and are the perfect tiny treat size!!

In my original, I used the presents and pinecones designer series paper, but for the one I made in the video, I used the candy cane lane papers. How appropriate that a candy bag be made from candy paper!!!

To make this box, you will need:

A piece of designer series paper cut to 4 1/2 x 10 and your gift bag punch board. I used some metal rimmed pearls to hide my mini magnet on the front. But you could use a piece of designer series paper too. Just punch a small circle piece. Maybe the big ''eye'' from the owl builder punch would work too. I used the new label punch for my sentiment since I needed something small to fit on the front of the box.

I am not too great at written instructions, so if you want to make this project, watch the video here.

That's gonna be your best bet! Lol.

Come back later to see what day 20 has in store for us. I bet it's something fruity!

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 18 - Take Out Boxes

Welcome welcome welcome!! Thanks for coming by to see what we have in store today.

I grabbed these take out boxes from the clearance section for about $2 and just knew I had to use them for a Christmas project. I saw something like this on pinterest and thought it was ingenious. Cutting off the closure to have an open box was brilliant. And it's such a unique shape. So I followed the instructions and cut off the 4 top pieces and then stapled the corners together. But instead of tucking them in, I popped them out to create the unique shape. If you tie some bows with the stitched edge ribbon, it makes this so adorable!!! I stamped the sentiment from Wonderful year on basic black card stock. I still can't decide whether I like it better in white embossing powder or the real red glitter embossing powder. What do y'all like best?

If you want to watch the video, you can do so here.

Come back later to see what we will do for day 19!

Until next time!!!

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 16 - Customer Appreciation Gift

Hey y'all!! Thanks for stopping by my blog today!! This is the treat that I have made for my customers that shopped online with me in the month of November.

I am using the lindt lindor chocolate caramel candy bar as the treat inside.

To make this project, you will need a piece of DSP that measures 3 1/8 x 9. On the 3 1/8 side, score at 7/8, and 2 1/2. I simply wrapped the paper around the candy bar and stapled the bottom and top closed.

To make the tag, I used a piece of Crumb Cake that measured 3 3/4 x 2. I punched the top with the tag topper punch and rounded the bottom corners with the project life corner rounder. I stamped the sentiment from the jar of cheer stamp set in versamark ink and embossed it with the real red glitter embossing powder. I just love this stuff!!!

I attached the tag with some real red stitched edge ribbon.

If you want to watch the video, you can do so here.

Come back on Wednesday and see what's in store for Day 17!

Until next time...

Jen

Franks and Beans

Here are some requested pictures of our new baby "Beans". She loves Doug so much more than she does me!! She is always cuddling up to him.

She is a rotten scoundrel. She is always messing with Franks and he gets so frustrated!! But she is so stinkin cute!!

Everyone just pray she allows us to keep the Christmas tree up. Sheesh...

Countdown to Christmas - Bonus project for Mary Kay

Hey y'all! Thanks for stopping by my blog for a countdown to Christmas tutorial. Today's project is a spin off of the Santa wind up box for one of my followers, Mary Kay. She asked for a bigger box that would house her hand made ornaments. So here it is!

In my video, I made the project on the left with the copper foil paper and the butterflies.

To make this box, you will need the following:

12 x 12 cardstock or heavy DSP for the box. Score at 4 inches on each side.

6 x 6 piece of cardstock for the lid. Score at 1 inch on all four sides.

3 7/8 x 11 for the insert. On the 11 side you will score at 3 7/8, 4 7/8, 8 3/4 and 9 3/4.

You will put the box together the same way as the Wind up Santa toy box.

If you want to watch the video for this box, click here.

Hope y'all enjoy this and you make some to hold all sorts of goodies.

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 15 - Santa Wind Up Toy Box

Hey y'all, welcome back!! Today's project is one of those boxes that pop open when you remove the lid. I took the original idea from Sam Hammonds and altered the measurements so it would be big enough for my santa wind up toy.

You will need the following supplies:

Three pieces of card stock that measure:
7 1/2 x 8/ 1/4 (for the box)

4 3/4 x 4 (for the lid)

2 1/4 x 6 1/2 (for the insert)

Several pieces of DSP of your choice. I used presents and pinecones in my project.

4 pieces measuring 3/4 x 2 5/8

2 pieces measuring 3/4 x 1 7/8

3 pieces measuring 2 5/8 x 1 7/8

2 pieces measuring 2 5/8 x 2 5/8


On the insert, score on the 6 1/2 at 1 7/8, 2 7/8, 4 3/4 and 5 3/4

On the lid, score at 1 on all 4 sides

On the box, score on the 8 1/4 at 2 3/4 and 5 1/2

on the 7 1/2 side, score at 2 3/4 and 4 3/4

You will need to watch the video to see the assembly of the box since I did not take any photos of the scoring and assembling of the box.

To watch the video, click here.

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 14 - Wine Glass Chalkboard Package

My daughter is a wine connoisseur and as soon as I saw these sweet chalkboard clips, I knew I had to get them for her. I found them in the dollar section of my local craft store, but I saw many different types of chalkboard clips at my local Wal-Mart's craft section also!

You can use any chalkboard clip that you like for this project. I placed 2 inside of each celophane bag.

I cut a piece of delightful dijon card stock to 4 x 4 and scored it at 2 and then folded it in half. I then stapled that piece to the top of a celophane bag. If you don't want your staples to show, adhere the DSP after you staple the card stock to the bag. If you want the staples visible, adhere the DSP beforehand.

I cut two pieces of the warmth and cheer DSP to 3 7/8 x 1 7/8. They layered nicely on top of the delightful dijon card stock.

I used the sentiment from the balloon celebration stamp set and stamped it on whisper white. I cut it from the smallest circle of the stitched shapes framelits. I layered a scalloped circle from delightful dijon and a plain circle from cherry cobbler. These were both cut using the layering circles framelits.

The flower is from the blooms and wishes stamp set. I stamped it twice in cherry cobbler ink onto whisper white card stock and fussy cut them both out. I layered one on top of the other to form my "poinsettia" I added a few enamel shapes to the center of the flowers and it was all finished!

If you want to watch the video, you can do so here.

I sure hope she will like these. I know I enjoyed making them for her.

Come back Friday for a Santa Toy Box!!!

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 13 - Heck it's a Hexagon!!!

Hey y'all, thanks for joining me for another Christmas project! Today's project is a hexagon box that I saw originally on pinterest. I believe the original designer was stamp with Peg.

I decided to make a few of these to hold oddly shaped Christmas presents. My original was made with the fruit stand DSP for the lid and I stamped the woodgrain background on the cardstock for the base. For my video example, I used early espresso card stock and a piece of DSP from the presents and pinecones pack.

You will need a piece of  12 x 12 card stock. Cut a piece that measures 11 3/4 x 7 3/4 and save the other piece for your top and bottom scallop circles. 

You will also need a piece of DSP that measures 4 x 12. 

Take your card stock and score on the 11 3/4 side at  1 7/8, 3 3/4, 5 5/8, 7 1/2, 9 3/8, and 11 1/4. On the 4 inch side, score at 2 1/2.

You will score your lid on the 4 inch side at 2 1/2. On the 12 inch side, score at 2, 3 7/8, 5 3/4, 7 5/8, 9 1/2 and 11 3/8.

You will probably want to watch the video to see what pieces of card stock to remove and how to adhere the box together. You can do that here.

Next we will make a project for the wine lovers in your life!!!

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 12 - Beary Merry Christmas

You know I love puns. And when I saw these bear Christmas chocolates, I knew I had to make a sweet package to house them for stocking stuffers.

You will need a piece of card stock that measures 4 1/4 x 3 1/2 and a piece of sturdy window sheet that measures approx. 4 1/4 x 3 1/2 (minus a fraction of an inch on both sides) If you take off a scosch on two sides, it makes it easier to fit the window sheet into the card stock base.

You will want to score at 1/2 on all four sides of the card stock AND the window sheet.

Create 4 tabs on the box and the lid by cutting up the score line of the rectangle and miter into the square. I used glue dots as my adhesive to create the lid and the box base since it is the most inconspicuous.

The sentiment came from the Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set and I thought it was perfectly punny!!!

If you would like to watch the video of my nonsense, click here.

Next up... a hexagon box you don't want to miss!!!

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 11 - Post it Note Holder

Hey y'all! Thanks for joining me for another Countdown to Christmas project!! Today we will be making a Post it note holder that would be a good for a teacher or coworker as a small gift.

You will need a piece of card stock that measures 1/4 x 7 3/4 and a piece of DSP that measures 3 1/8 x 3.

Score on the 7 3/4 side at 3 1/8, 3 5/8, 4 1/8  Fold and burnish all of the score lines. Take a pair of snips and cut the center piece twice so that you make a "slot" for the pen. That is very difficult for me to explain in writing, so you may be better off watching the video for that part.

To watch the video, click here.

I used the stitched shapes framelits to cut the circle for my gingerbread boy to rest on. I adhered everything flat to the holder because I didn't want anything popping off if someone were to transport this in a purse or a bag. I used tear and tape for my adhesive.

The paper mate pens were purchased at Staples. They are ink joy minis. I'm sure you can find mini pens just about anywhere.

See y'all Friday for a 'BEARY' special project!

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 10 - Faux Washi Tape Card

Hey y'all, thanks for stopping by! TGIF!!! Today we will be making this gorgeous card using a faux washi tape technique.

I saw a card similar to this on Pinterest and the designer used washi tape for the background. I didn't have any festive washi tape at the time, so I decided to make my own using designer series paper. I happened to have a bunch of scraps lying around from previous projects, so I just trimmed them up a bit to make them different widths. You could just cut your paper into thin strips to achieve the same result. Then I die cut the deer from the Santa's Sleigh thinlets from Dazzling Diamond Glimmer Paper. Tie a red bow from some bakers twine and pop him on the card with dimensionals. Very simple.

If you want to watch the video, you can do that here.

Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend and I'll see you on Monday!

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 9 - Santa Book

Anybody else have a hard time keeping up with Christmas lists, who you have bought for and who you haven't? Man, this time of year is hectic for me! And I am a list maker by nature. So, I thought I'd make myself a cute notebook to house all things Christmas.

I thought the sentiment from the Pun Intended hostess set was perfect!! Since I'm not too bright and need a notebook to keep all of my stuff together, I couldn't resist using it!

I found tiny composition books at my local Wal-Mart and just covered them with the presents and pinecones DSP. I didn't do any technical with the measuring, just wrapped the piece of DSP around the notebook to get a rough idea of how big I needed the paper. Then I just adhered the paper straight to the book and trimmed it off around the book. Again, nothing fancy. I added some whisper white organza ribbon on the side and popped a cookie cutter santa on the front.

If you want to watch the video, you can do so here.

Tomorrow we will be making a beautiful card, so come back and see me sometime!

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 8 - Candy Cane Kisses

MMMMMMMMM... Candy Cane Hershey Kisses........Do y'all LOVE these candies?? I wait all year just so I can get my hands on them. They are the only thing better than caramel candy corn. (Which I am on my last bag, by the way)

I thought I had better find a way to package these babies up so I could let everyone else enjoy them too! I know, I'm such a giver...It was super easy to do after seeing everyone posting about last month's paper pumpkin kit! These test tubes are so trendy right now. And if you tie some of the real red stitched edge ribbon 'round the top... it makes them FAB! The tin of tags stamp set has this adorable sentiment that reads "Warm wishes and mistletoe kisses" I just couldn't resist using that for this project! Oh... and I used the BRAND SPANKING NEW stitched shapes framelits for the whisper white circle. Do you have these? If not, you better RUN, because they are available NOW! What's that you say? I KNOW!!!!! They were not set to release until next catalog... BUT Stampin' Up loves us! And let us get them in advance. And not just demonstrators... everyone!!! *golf clap*

PLUS the tin of tags is on sale until the end of the month for $15.75. Holy mess. If you follow me you have seen/will see this set on almost ALL of my Christmas projects. It is SO VERSATILE! 

If you want to hear me babble about on video and watch this project come to life, click here.

Come back again and we will make something else absolutely adorable, just for funsies. ;-)

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 7 - Bookmark Stand

See!!!! I told you!! Here is the darling stand for our adorable cookie cutter bookmarks.

Ahhhhhhhh.... these are freaking fantastic! Who wouldn't want to get this set of bookmarks for Christmas? I know I would!!

For this project, I used crumb cake card stock and the Candy Cane Lane DSP. Here is a list of the paper you will need:

2 pieces of crumb cake card stock that measure 7 1/2 x 3
1 piece crumb cake card stock that measures 5 x 5 1/2
One piece of Candy Cane Lane DSP that measures 4 7/8 x 5 1/8
One piece of Candy Cane Lane DSP that measures 5 3/8 x 7/8
Scrap piece of whisper white card stock for banner and sentiment.
Scrap piece of silver glimmer paper for the "Joy" die cut.

Mount the 4 7/8 x 5 1/8 DSP to the 5 x 5 1/2 piece of crumb cake card stock. This is the back of the stand.

To create the base of the stand, take both pieces of the 7 1/2 x 3 pieces of crumb cake card stock and score at 1 inch on all four sides. Do this to both pieces.

Fold and burnish one of the pieces and create an open box out of it.

On the other piece of crumb cake card stock, in the largest middle piece, draw a line with a pencil to divide the piece in half horizontally. You will be making slits in this line which will hold the paper clips in place. From the first score line, use an exacto knife and make a 1 inch slit. cut from 1/2 to 1 1/2, cut from 2 1/4 to 3 1/4, and finally from 4 1/4 to 5 1/4.

If you want to watch the video for the rest of the instructions, please do so here. As I am not the best with written instructions, and I don't have photographs.

I hope you enjoyed this sweet project that any book lover will appreciate!!

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 6 - Home Decor Stand

Hey y'all!!! Thanks for joining me today for another Countdown to Christmas video! Here I took a Halloween stand that I found at my local craft store and turned it into a small home accent piece.

I just love these tiny easels! I think they turned out quite nice and would make a cute accent for a Christmas shelf or a nice small gift to a co worker or child's teacher.

I used the Candy Cane Lane DSP for the background and the images. Did you know the Candy Cane Lane DSP has these cute images that you could cut out and use on your cards and projects? Who knew!?!?!?!

I used the sentiment from the Picture Perfect stamp set because I thought it was appropriate for my family. I punched it out with the banner builder punch and adhered it to the left hand corner of the frame. Very simple and very cute!

I may see a bookmark holder in our future....

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 5 - Cookie Cutter Bookmark

Hey y'all!! Today we are making a sweet bookmark from some paperclips and the darling images in the cookie cutter Christmas set.

These things are absolutely adorable!!! And super simple to make. The gingerbread lady only takes a bit of whisper white card stock, crumbcake ink 2 dimensionals and a paper clip! Unreal!! Think of how cheap and easy these would be for stocking stuffers!!!

If you want to watch the video, you can do so here.

If you stick around, we might make a stand for them. I bet you can see a sneak peek of the stand in the photo can't you??? Lol

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 4 - Joy to the World

Hey Y'all... Here's our double ''duty'' card. Haha. I'm so juvenile. This card is a countdown to Christmas AND a stash in a flash. It is simple, yet elegant and I absolutely love it.

It features the Tin of Tags stamp set which is on sale right now. Go grab yours at 25% off!!!
I love using soft sky with snowflake images. I think it is the perfect color!

I added a few of the star subtles enamel shapes just to add a bit of bling to this card.

If you want to watch the video, you can do that here

Tomorrow we will be making a sweet bookmark from the cookie cutter Christmas set!!

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 3 - White Erase Wish Board

Hey y'all! Welcome back to another Christmas project. Today we will be making this dry erase "wish list" for Christmas. If your children are anything like mine, their Christmas lists change on a daily basis. So, I saw these plastic frames at the dollar store and thought they would make fabulous "dry erase" wish lists for Christmas.

I just love this stinking Santa in the Jolly Friends stamp set. When you throw on those sunglasses, he is TOO COOL!!!

I didn't want to clutter the actual paper or frame with a bunch of embellishments since the main idea is for the kids to be able to write on this. So, I attached some lined paper to some card stock and slid it in the frame. I added the Santa and the stamped sentiment at the top and called it done. I love that the sentiment says "Santa Claus is coming to town"! I thought it was perfect!!

My daughter has already changed her Christmas wish list 6 times since I have created this. At least she will get some use out of it. ;-)

Join me for day 4 when we will do a double duty project.

I said "duty"..... Hahahahaha

Until next time...

Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 2 - Joy Card

Hey y'all! Welcome back to day 2! Today we are using the lush fabulous foil designer acetate to create a gorgeous Christmas card. We will also be using the Vintage leaves stamp set. I know, I know. Vintage Leaves??? That's autumn... fall... nature... TOTALLY non-Christmas! Ahhh, take heart, young grasshopper... I shall lead the way! We will make them into holly leaves. Gasp! Holly leaves, you say? Indeed!

Take a gander...

I'm not one to say "I told you so".... But, ...... See, I told ya!!!

Look at the awesome acetate paper on the white card stock with the green "holly" leaves. How cool is that???? The other thing I love about the acetate paper is that it is gold on one side and silver on the other. So it will match with EVERY project. I hate it when my patterned paper has gold embellishments in it and my design incorporates the color silver. Or vice versa. But, alas, young grasshopper, this paper solves that problem! I used the owl builder punch to make the berries. The largest circle in the punch was the perfect size for this. I also used the word "Joy" from the wonderful wreath framelits.

Wanna watch this project come together? Of course you do... You know you do... So click here.

Until next time...


Jen

Stash in a Flash - Timeless Textures

It's that time again... Time to see me make a fool of myself whilst making a card for my stash in about 5 minutes. This is a fun one. Timeless textures is probably my favorite stamp set at the moment. It is such a good "filler" set. It can be feminine with the lovely flourish, but there are so many other images in there, that it can be masculine also. I used it with Guy greetings for many manly cards. Haha. Many manly cards. Hmmm.... new series???


Look how beautiful this card is.

What lovely lady wouldn't love to receive this lovely card for their birthday? These are my 2 absolute favorite colors also. Mint Macaron and Tip Top Taupe. Oh the sad sad day when they will retire. I may just completely give up being a demonstrator. There once was a color called Sage Shadow that was similar to Mint Macaron that was almost just as lovely. But Mint Macaron has my heart.

I used the flower shop stamp set and coordinating punch and the petite petals and coordinating punch for the flowers. The butterfly basics set made my sentiment and the background was, of course, Timeless Textures. I plopped and enamel shape in the center of the flower and called it done.

If you want to watch me go all catty-wompus and try to get this card done in AROUND 5 minutes, click here.

Until next time...


Jen

Countdown to Christmas - Day 1 - "Paenolish" holder

Welcome, welcome, welcome!!! Who is ready for a brand new series??? I am!!! I am ready for our Christmas series to get under way! This is our very first project in this brand new series in which I am calling "Countdown to Christmas". I have no idea how many projects we will have in this series. I have no idea how often the videos will be published. I just know that we will be "counting down" to Christmas together. Hopefully you will find a project or two that you would like to build with me. Perhaps even a gift idea.

For our first project, we will be making a "Paenolish" holder. My daughters have always called nail polish "paenolish". When my now 23 year old was little, she couldn't say nail polish. And, I suppose, paenolish was just something that became a household word for us. I love filling my children's stockings with non-edible presents at Christmas. My mother started that a very long time ago. She never filled our stockings with candy. Oh, we got a piece now and then. Or our favorite type neatly wrapped and tucked somewhere among the other presents. But we primarily got trial size shampoos and toothpaste and such. So, I thought I would make a nice package to hold some paenolish and a nail file for my daughters' stockings this year.

It is made from a piece of card stock measuring 6 1/2 x 8 inches and some designer series paper to decorate the sides of the box. Three of the panels measure 1 3/8 x 2 3/8 inches. You will also need a small piece measuring 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 inches for the top of the box.

I would highly recommend watching the video, simply because the directions are fairly difficult to explain for me in writing. ;-) You can find the video here.

Thanks for joining me for this new series and I hope you find many projects to inspire you.

Until next time...

Jen

Triangle Box with sleeve

Hey y'all! Today we will be building this sweet triangle box with a sleeve closure that is perfect for gift giving. You could fit tons of tiny trinkets inside here. I used the neutrals and in colors paper stacks to create the sleeves with the matching card stock colors for the base.

For this particular project, I used it to hold the earrings we made on the final day of the 31 days of Halloween. I intend to use them for the gift packaging for the Christmas versions I will make for the holidays coming up as well. If you want to watch the video, you can do so here

The card stock measures 4x8 and the dsp measures 2x8. So, it is really a sweet project using minimal supplies. I used the botanical blooms thinlets to create the flower and leaf from coordination card stock colors on the front of the box.

Come back soon because I will be starting a new series for Christmas that you don't want to miss!

Until next time...

Jen

31 Days of Halloween - Day 31 - Small Candy Corn Box

Well, this is it... Day 31... The last entry. The final chapter. The Omega. The small candy corn box.

I saved my favorite candy for last. The caramel candy corn. Mylanta it is wonderful!! I ate several bags of it this season. VERY BIG BAGS. I am not proud of this statement, but it is a fact, nonetheless. It will be a sad day when the season is over and these brilliant candies are no longer available. The only upside is that after these go away, the candy cane hershey kisses come out. Oh the sweet pounds my body will be packing on this year! I can go without salt, carbs, and even real food. But the candy... sweet, glorious candy is my downfall. My husband can tell you that I have gone all day and not eaten a bite of food. But I have to eat my candy. I am sure diabetes is in my future.

This project is a cute way to give a small amount of the precious candy corn to someone. I feel like Smeagol from Lord of the Rings... MY PRECIOUS...

You will need a piece of 6x6 DSP, an envelope punch board, some adhesive, a cellophane bag, some twine to tie up said cellophane bag, the thoughtful banner bundle, Halloween enamel dots and some candy of your choice.

For instructions on how to put the box together click here.

I hope y'all have enjoyed this series. I have sure enjoyed all of the laughs!

Until next time...

Jen


Supplies:

 

 

31 Days of Halloween - Day 30 - Cookie Cutter Jewelry

Oh Mylanta!!! Look how adorable!!!

I can hardly stand how stinkin cute these are!!!  These sweet earrings were made using shrink paper and the cookie cutter halloween stamp set. Remember shrinky dinks? If you don't remember shrinky dinks, close your laptop and go ask your mom about them!

It is so simple to make these. You just stamp your image on the shrink plastic in staz-on ink, cut out with the punch and zap with your heat tool. They curl up and shrink right before your eyes. Adorable! Add some jump rings and a fish hook earring and you are done!

If you want to watch the video, you can do that here.

Tomorrow is the last day of our Halloween series... and I'm not sure how I feel about it. I suppose I'm excited to get on with the Christmas projects and other fun stuff, but I just adore Halloween so much that I am going to miss all the amazing products we had this year.

Oh well...

Until next time...

Jen

Supplies:

Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad                                 Cookie Cutter Halloween Stamp Set                     Paper Piercing Tool

     Cookie Cutter Builder Punch                        Heat Tool

Stash in a Flash - BYOP

Hey y'all! Welcome to a BRAND NEW series I am calling Stash in a Flash! This is a series where I will help you create something for your stash in a flash. In each video, we will make a project in ABOUT 5 minutes from start to finish. These will be all occasion, minimal supplies and just like me... extremely random. HA!

Today's project is a birthday card that uses the Number of Years and the BYOP stamp sets.

The card on the left was my example, the card on the right was the one I made on the video. ( I think I get nervous when I see the timer going!!!)

The card stock I used was:

Whisper White: 3 7/8 x 5 1/8
Rich Razzleberry: 4 x 5 1/4
Pacific Point: 4 1/8 x 5 3/8
Melon Mambo: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2
Thick Whisper White: 4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2

I used the coordinating ink colors for the flowers and the sentiments.

On the card that I made in the video, I used some melon mambo stitched ribbon on the bottom of the card.

If you want to watch the video, you can do that here.

Until next time...

Jen


Supplies:

 

Melon Mambo Ink Pad                                Old Olive Ink Pad                            Pacific Point Ink Pad
 
 Melon Mambo Card Stock                   Pacific Point Card Stock                   Rich Razzleberry Ink Pad

Thick Whisper White Card Stock                                                 Rich Razzleberry Card Stock                   Whisper White Card Stock

 Number Of Years Stamp Set                                                     B.Y.O.P Stamp Set                         Melon Mambo 1/8 Stitched Ribbon

















Tombo Multipurpose Liquid Glue