Table Favor Treats

Just a quick post to show you the cute treat "surprise" boxes I made as table favors for my last class. They were so easy to make and I just followed the tutorial from Dawn Griffith at Dawn's Stamping Studio.  She has so many great ideas.

Here's my boxes:

Aren't they the cutest! AND they hold a lot! You can actually get 4 Reese's in them, however, I did not know that until they were finished (last minute) so they each got 2 and the bottom was filled with shredded basket material.

Each place setting had a matching bookmark attached to a small cello bag with strips of colored vellum for them to take home and punch butterflies, flowers, etc. The cello bag looks flat, but there is about 20 different vellum colors, but it doesn't look it in the photos, so you'll have to trust me.  

I also give them a paper bag to put their finished cards in, along with any SU flyer or tutorials I prepared for them.

Each box gets a belly band to cover the center where the two sides come together.

The flower on top was make from the Fun Flowers die, and this was a great way to use up some of my retired card stock and papers. This box is very generous in size and could hold a candle, a small jelly jar, and many other little gifts. So go watch Dawn's video and give it a try... it really is a snap. Thanks for the inspiration Dawn!

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RED White & BLUE for the PPA 136 challenge

Hi everyone. Just returned from working in Mexico and glad to be home. I was still able to peek at few blogs during lunch and noticed the PPA was having a new color challenge. So this post is for the  Pals Paper Arts Color challenge 136...the colors are Real Red, Night of Navy and Whisper White.

 

 I just made this card before I left on my trip and think it will work just fine for the challenge. Such great colors and they make me feel like the Fourth of July! Here's my card.

Then sentiment is from Perfectly Penned, then I scored the card base at random angles.

The embellishment was made from the packing paper that comes in my many boxes of Stampin' UP supplies! I really like how it turned out so... This may become a habit. I stamped the paper with stars and stripes, then assembled the center with a brad. I also cut the sprial from a cardboard tablet back and used a few glue dots to attach to the card front.

Here's a peak at the inside... this photo is rather blurry but you get the idea...right?

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My FIRST MDS print project- Grandkids 2011

Hi there.

Seems I'm having trouble keeping up my blog posts lately and feel like I just can't catch up. I'm off to visit my grandchildren in a few weeks and needed to take my annual scrapbook gift. However, I didn't even have it completed... until today!

I've been busy, busy, busy at work and also must travel out of the country all next week so I was in scramble mode all day.  I did manage to finish and thought I'd take a few photos to share with you.

 As most of you know I started as a scrapbooker and annually I made a scrapbook for EACH of my grandkids.  I have to admit as each child came along it was more and more difficult to do layouts without the others in the background, so I began to combine them into ONE. Now that are three little angels, the photos have become more and more sparse as well coming from my sweet daughter. However... even with that excuse, I have been SO far behind since stamping has taken over my world, that I had to do some scrambling this year. Thank goodness for the MDS software purchase I made last year. What a time saver.

Here's what I ended up with.

I added CS for the Cover and covered that with retired DSP. These photos look rather blah, but I assure you it's much more bright & cheery in person. I embellished it a bit some wide-stripped and polka-dot ribbon, then added a few Fun Flowers die blossoms with glitter brad centers.

Here's a few close ups of my flowers and the year.

They usually get the scrapbooks for Christmas! Yes it does say 2011... I told you I was behind!

This was my first experience trying the SU printing for my MDS project. I ordered regular printing and stacked them back to back, then took them to Kinko's and had the edges bound. Then I used Tom Bow glue (dot dot dot) in the corners and along the edge to bind the blank pages together. Now when they turn the pages it will read like a regular scrapbook. Worked out perfectly. Here is a few samples of the 40 pages in no particular order.

This is the first page of my sweet family... Dena, Doug, Hannah, Becca & Brian.

Skating competition.

Easter Egg Hunt

Brian's train for mastering the potty. He struggled doing his business: it's a poop poop toot toot!

Summer visit to Michigan to see Gramma and Papa.

Trip to Uncle Larry's cottage.... fun on the lake

Driving the boat back to make our bonfire and roast marshmallows.

Thanks for taking a peek..... I hope they like it, even though it's digital this time.

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Memorial Day Planting!!!

Hi everyone. Just want to say Happy Memorial Day !!! I have lots of cards I've been preparing for classes, but I don't have pictures. So I decided to show you my two pages I did of my holiday planting!

 The front yard is done in yellows and oranges, and shades of poppy with touch of PURPLE!. Love that new plant... but not sure exactly what it is yet. The man said it would get about 4 feet! YIPEEE. Hope to cover that ugly dryer vent.

The back yard is bright Pink Geraniums... they are double pink shades, dark and light, but it doesn't really show in these photos.

Have a Happy and Safe Holiday Weekend!

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Puppy Shower... Really???

Hi there everyone! Seems like forever since I posted anything. I've been super busy and there's alot going on in my world right now, but I wanted to post "something" so I thought I'd share something pretty funny and a first for me.

My friend at work is getting a new puppy and she wants to throw a Puppy Shower! I thought she was kidding at first but ... NOPE... she's serious. She asked me to design an invitation she could send to her family and friends to combine a Bar-B-Q and a shower!! So here's what I came up with.

She even asked for the colors to be Brown and Pink. Too funny, right? I used the woodgrain background stamp on the dog house and also added some girly trim... the puppy's name is Ellie.

Instead of using the usual When: Where: Time: I thought I'd use some doggy commands. Come (date) - Sit (where) - Stay (time).  Hope she 'gets it" and  l I hope she likes my prototype.

 I think she just needed a reason to show off that cutie patootie puppy she'll be bringing home.

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Diane