Teacher Easter Gifts

Whenever I have time, I like to do little gifts for my boys teachers to let them know how much I love and appreciate them. I made these last night for the wonderful teachers. I don't know of any teacher who does not Love Chocolate. I hope they enjoy them!

Birthday Gift for 8yr old Boy

My kids have a friend who recently had a Birthday and I wanted to do something different for him. He is a very sweet kid and loves the outdoors, hiking and going on adventures. So, I put together some random items to put inside of his gift bag. The items included a key chain compass, a flashlight, hand wipes, anti-bacterial gel, a notepad for his notes, 3 small clear plastic containers with lids (to hold things he collects) and a bunch of snacks (Red Vines, Cheez-It's, Cookies,etc.) to refuel when he gets hungry.

In the picture below, you will see a gift bag with a tag attached. A card I made him and a decorated notepad.

 I believe I got the gift bag and large tags at Michaels. I simply decorated the tag with Stampin' Up stamps,paper and ribbon.

I scored this 9 inch x 5 3/4 inch notepad at Staples for $1. I simply used the same theme and stamps to decorate the cover.

Supplies used

Stamp sets Delightful Dozen and Loads of Love
Card Stock: Soft Sued, Not Quite Navy and Wild Wasabi, Very Vanilla
DSP: Well Worn
Ink: Soft Sued, Not Quite Navy and Wild Wasabi
Punches: 3/4 inch Circle, 1" Circle, Decorative Label
Embossing Folder (with Big Shot): Square Lattice
Ribbon: Twill Tape
Brads: Regals Collection 3/16"

Have a great day!

~Vanessa

Elements of Style

I've not had much time lately to spend in my craft room and I am going through withdrawals. Seriously! I need to sit down and re-evaluate my schedule and make sure I schedule more "uninterrupted" time in my little place of peace and solitude. Life just seems to take over sometimes and I don't get to do the things I want to do but spend a lot of time doing the things I have to do. I know you can understand.

Since it's a rainy day here in Camarillo, CA, and we have no plans to venture out....I am going to get some paper crafting done. Sometimes in order to get warmed up and get my creative juices flowing, I venture over to the Mojo Monday site. There are so many sketches that inspire me and get my brain ready to go.

The below card was made using one of their sketches. I also made a matching bookmark (which was cased from my Stampin' Up Magazine - Stampin' Success,April 2012 issue). I love every single issue of the magazine which are filled with soooo many beautiful creations. The only way to get the magazine to be a demonstrator. :0) Of course, this is just one of the many, many perks to be a demonstrator for Stampin' Up!

This card is pretty basic yet so cute! It can be dressed up using brads,ribbon, jewels, etc. However, if you want to make a few of these to give as a gift or to simply have on hand, they can be made rather quickly and inexpensively.

Supplies used for card:

Stamp set Elements of Style
Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Poppy Parade
DSP: Everyday Enchantment (Sale-a-bration catalog, last day Mar.31,2012)
Ink: Crumb Cake
Punch: 2 3/8" Scallop Circle
Extra: Paper Piercing tool

Supplies for the bookmark:
Stamp set Elements of Style
Card Stock: Pool Party, Calypso Coral
DSP: Everyday Enchantment (Sale-a-bration catalog, last day Mar.31,2012)
Punch: Boho Blossoms and Scallop Edge Border
Brad: Everyday Enchantment (Sale-a-bration catalog, last day Mar.31, 2012)
Ribbion: Everyday Enchantment (Sale-a-bration catalog,last day Mar.31,2012)

I just wanted to show you how I lined up the Card Stock to make the even punched border on the bookmark. This is a pic of where to first line up your card stock. After you make that first punch, move your card stock over, line it up and punch again until you've made your way all the way down.

Have a great day!

Moments Birthday Card

I just love this Stamp set. I really need to use this one more often. This is actually a Birthday Card for a Sweet Friend of mine. I wanted to do something a little different than the regular card stuff. So....I used the Petite Pocket Die then embossed it. I cut a piece of Card Stock that would fit inside and attached the pink handle, so she could pull it out of the pocket. I attached a gift card, using glue dots to the card. I later wrote a Birthday message on the Card Stock for her. Now, your probably wondering how I got the ribbon to wrap around the front and not wrap around the entire pocket. Well, I used an knife and cut slits in the top and bottom crease and simply slid the ribbon through it then tied a knot on one end.

Supplies used:
Stamp Set: Elements of Style
Ink:  Soft Suede, Baja Breeze
Card Stock: Soft Suede, Pink Piroutte, Naturals Ivory
Embellishments: Pearl, Silver Brads, Linen Thread, 1/2" Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon
Big Shot using Petite Pocket Die, Text.Impressions Vintage Wallpaper/Designer Frames

Sympathy Card

A very special lady asked me to make a sympathy card for her to give to a friend. She had a request an image of a horse be used. I made the below card, however, I did not have any stamps with horse images so off I went to search online for a digital horse stamp. I located the below horse image at Bombshell Stamps. I simply downloaded it and printed it out. You can do the same with the Stampin' Up Digital Downloads. I got the layout idea from Mojo Monday.

 The below image shows the inside of the card as well as the stamped envelope and inside of card.

Supplies used:

Stamp Set: Loving Thoughts and Bordering on Romance (Occasions Mini)
Card Stock: Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Naturals Ivory
DSP: Well Worn
Ink: Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Soft Suede
Embellishments: Small Jewels (Pearls), Twill Tape
Big Shot with Text.Impressions Designer Frames and Text.Impressions Finial Press

Happy Valentine's Peeps

I got this great idea from my upline, Alicia. She made a Peeps Holder at showed it to all of us at our Stampin' Up Group Meeting. I thought it was so cute so I just had to case it. She has the best ideas.

The boxes I had purchased had either 2 large pink marshmallow hearts or an "I[heart]U". The base of the box was Lucky Limeade (5 3/8" x 11") and was scored along the long side at 3", 4 1/8", 7 1/8" and 8 1/4". Email me if you want directions on how to make it.

Supplies used to make:
Stamps: Delightful Dozen
Card Stock: Lucky Limeade, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White
DSP: Sweet Shop (Occasions Mini Catalog)
Ink: Calypso Coral, Wisteria Wonder
Big Shot using Adorning Accents Edgelits Die (Scallop)
Punches: Lace Ribbon Border, Decorative Label
Embellishments: Everyday Enchantment Organdy in Lucky Limeade (Sale-a-bration) and 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon in Wisteria Wonder

Twitterpated Happy Birthday!

I recently made this card for a couple of dear friends who had Birthdays this past week. I also used it for a Class. I was inspired by the card on the cover of the Occasions Mini Catalog. It was a lot of fun to make. I just love the colors! Plus, I put a note for my Birthday friends to recycle this card.

Supplies used to make card:
Stamps: Elementary Elegance (Sale-a-bration), Bordering on Romance (Occasions Mini)
Card Stock: Island Indigo, Blushing Bride, Riding Hood Red, Naturals White
DSP: Twitterpated (Occasions Mini)
Ink: Island Indigo, Blushing Bride, 
Punch: Postage Stamp
Big Shot using Edgelits Dies, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Text.Impressions Embossing Folders (Adorning Accents) from Occasions Mini Catalog
Embellishments: Jewels-Basic Pearl