GIFT BAGS FROM 12 X 12 DOUBLE SIDED PAPER

This is by far my all time favorite project to do. That and each bag is done in less than 5 minutes. All you need is two 12 x 12 Double sided Printed card Stock, a score pal and some adhesive. 

Step it up with a matching card and stackable boxes that are filled with some goodies.

Here is the VIDEO to make the bag

I love to make matching nestable boxes to match my gift bags. 

KEURIG K CUP GIFT HOLDERS

I Love to give out special little gifts at Christmas . There are so many people I want to show my appreciation. This set was done up for a dear friend of mine. She wanted a way to show her fellow co-worker at school how much she appreciated them. These little Keurig K cup boxes where perfect.

 

I used my cricut cutter, cricut design space, and the CCR file HERE.

 



 

I finished off each of the boxes with a paper bow and a stamped tag.

 

I used the Cricut cartridge designed for CTMH "Artistie" to make the bow.

 

I used the Stamp Set's from CTMH

"Very Merry Christmas" for the tag

 

You can fill each one with coffee, tea or hot coco's for the season.

 

ALL OCCASSION CARD SET

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This delightful set was created for a friend. I wanted to create a set that she could turn the card in landscape or portrait to get a different style and then add any label she wanted for the upcoming occasion she would need the card for.

I used the DCWV paper stack "The Blue Citrus Stack"

 I designed seven styles, two of each, for a total fourteen cards per set.

To make the labels I used the CTMH Stamp set "Casual Expressions Occasions" and my Cricut and the CTMH "Artiste" Cricut cartridge for the labels and matting. This stamp set is specially designed to coordinate with the Cricut Cartridge "Artiste"

I made a box for all the cards and labels to fit into.

BOX INSTRUCTIONS

You must have some knowledge of box construction as I have no photos

Top

The top is cut at 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 and scored at 1 inch on all 4 sides.

Bottom

Cut two at 11 1/8 x 8 and score on both short sides at 4 1/4 and one long side at 2 1/8 for form the bottom of the box. Fold on score lines. Be sure to trim the bottom of the box. These two pieces fit into each other to form the box. Adhere sides to each other.

GLITTER SHOES

 

This year has been a tough year, as we found out my beautiful 39 year old sister has pancreatic cancer. It has been a long road for all. No one can understand the full impact of CANCER until they are touched personally with it. It can destroy households, reek havoc among the calmest individuals and can leave you feeling completely broken.

 

HOWEVER, through FAITH and the miracle of GOD we do not have to let CANCER do any of those things.

 

I believe GOD will give us a miracle when the time is right. So with that said. I knew I just had to make my sister her glitter shoes to go out and celebrate when she beats CANCER.

 

 

 

I took a pair of Black suede high heels I had purchased and covered them with decoupage and then added purple (purple is for pancreatic cancer) glitter all over. I did the same thing to the heal and bottom part with silver glitter. Once it dried completely, I blinged the shoes with diamonds.

 

 

 

It was a very easy project to complete and she will look just stunning

RUSTIC HANDMADE CHRISTMAS TREE

In an earlier post I shared all my beautiful handmade ornaments for this years small Christmas tree. I have 3 trees that I do and I wanted to see if I could decorate one of the trees with all handmade ornaments. I must say that this is simple BEAUTIFUL and the pictures do not do it, it's true justice.

 The way they shimmer with the glitter is breath taking.

The butterfly blend in naturally with the rest of the ornaments.

To see how I made the ornaments visit the POST HERE.

ROSSETTE CHRISTMAS TREE

 

 

I first saw this in the CTMH catalog and just feel in love with it. I searched the we high and low for the instruction, and then I FOUNF them. (Big Happy Face).

 

I had the perfect papers for this cute little Rossette Tree to make for my daughter.

 

I used my Cricut to cut out some snowflakes. I covered them in glitter and added them to the tree.

 

All the instructions can be found at the site below.

 

OBSESSED WITH SCRAPBOOKING

RUSTIC/CHIC HANMADE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS

 

 

I have 3 trees that I put up in the house. This year I am taking and decorating one of the trees with all handmade ornaments.

 

The assortment of ornaments in the picture above, are all handmade by me in one weekend, on a budget of $3.50.

 

Below are very brief descriptions of the measurements I used, along with the cartridges and sizes

 

MATERIALS USED

Kraft Card stock

Cream Card stock

Stampin Up White pigment ink

Stampin Up Chocolate Chip ink

Glitter

Glue

Cricut cutter

Terrisa Collins Cricut Cartridge - December 25th

Artiste Cartridge - can only purchase through CTMH

Art Philosophy - can only be purchased through CTMH

CTMH A very Merry Christmas stamp set

CTMH -Joy Stamp Set

Stampin Up French Script Stamp Set

 

 

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LARGE ORNAMENT

 

Cut 24 ornament shape at the size indicated by the stamp from the very Merry Christmas stamp set found on page 79 of the artiste cricut cartridge.

 

Stamp 18 of the shapes with the coordinating stamp

 

Cut two snowflakes from page 79 at 2" and 2 1/2". These are for the center

 

The base is cut from the decorative circle found on page 80. Cut it at 7 1/4" (accent 3)

 

Banner was cut from the banner on page 35 at 1" (accent 1)

 

After I assembled the ornaments I added the fabric between each one and finished it of with the pearl elements.

 

I had a beautiful Christmas ribbon that I bought years ago that just worked perfect

 

 

 

STAR

 

 

 

From the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridges, cut the star on page 49 at 4 3/4"

 

Score from point to arch for the whole star

 

Sponge the edges with White craft ink

 

Once the ink is dry I add glitter all around the star

 

 

 

MUSIC NOTE SHEETS

 

 

 

I found these great music sheets on pinterest.

 

I printed them on Kraft cardstock at the size I wanted them, they are at 3.5 x  4.5.

 

I sponged the edges with craft white and finished them of with a bow.

 

 

SNOWFLAKES

 

 

Cut out 2 different style snow flakes at 5 1/2"

 

Stamp them with a design and glitter the whole snowflake.

 

Stack them with dimensional

 

Finish the center off with a saying

 

BANNER

 

 

 

Art philosophy cartridge

 

Cut the letters out at 3/4"

 

Sizes for rosette, cut the larger one 14 at 12" x 1/2" and 14 at 12" x 1"

 

Cut a small circle for the smaller rosette at 3/4"

 

Banner from page 49, cut 14 at 3"

 

Banner mat page 59, cut 25 at 3"

 

BUTTERFLY

 

 

Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge

 

The butterfly I used is page 55. I cut it out at 3 1/2"

 

I glittered the whole butterfly

 

 

CROCHET SNOWFLAKES

 

 

I used Red Heart Eco Friendly cotton yarn

 

Size H crochet hook to make them larger

 

The following sites are where I got the instructions to crochet the snowflakes

 

Petals to Peacocks

 

JPF Crochet Club

 

Vanessa Ion

 

7 Alive

 



COOKIE SWAP - PUMPKIN SNICKERDOODLE

 

We did a cookie swap at work this week and I made these AWSOME Pumpkin Snickerdoodle. I found the recipe on pinterest.

 

You cane get this great recipe at "Seeded at the Table"

 

I made the cut little boxes for each co-worker. I used my cricut and the Art Philosophy cartridge

 

 

I packaged each cellophane bag with3 cookies

 

 

 

I added a bow and a cute little label

 

The recipe is located on the back f the box, in a little pocket  I created

I love how these boxes came out.

 

 

JAR LABELS

With the canning season ahead I wanted to create a label set to be able to attach to all my jars. I stumbled upon this amazing site called "Papertrey Ink". I just love the stamps and coordinating die cuts. 

Kraft card stock is a great complement to all the natural and neutral colors of the ink. I used the stamp set "Friendship Jar" along with the die "Jar Toppers" from Papertrey Ink. 

I just love packaging everything to give as gifts. So of course I made a set for my sister in-law and created this little box to put all the labels in. 

BUTTERFLY GIFT BOX

This is one of my favorites to make and extremely easy. I designed one a couple months ago as a mothers day gift for a dear friend and just knew I had to do another one for my sister In-Law. I made some more handmade crochet dishcloths as a thank you gift for her to put in the box. 

I am a big fan of the yellow, black and grey color combination. To me it lends a beautiful vintage touch. 

I just had to make a matching card so that I could express how thankful I am for her and all that she does.

Close to my Heart stamps are by far the best acrylic stamps out there. I have worked with several and have almost always had to re-stamp due to the ink not covering the full stamp, but not with CTMH. I used several stamp sets to make the card. 

CTMH Stamps I used

Lovely Lily

Treasures

The Best Things

For a Friend

Now lets talk about PAPER FLOWERS are they just not the perfect embellishment for any project. The styles and combinations are endless. I used little black beads for the centers. 

Last but not least are the beautiful butterfly. I have the fiskar butterfly punch. I lightly sponged the edges with Stampin Ups so Saffron ink which I also used to stamp my label.