Jack's Birthday SURPRISE!

Happy Tuesday My Friends!

I know I promised I would be sharing with you today the GORGEOUS tag I received from my friend Pam.......But I just had to share this birthday surprise I have in store for Jack.  His birthday is January 12th and every year.......I do a countdown to his birthday (much like the countdown to Christmas).  This year I think I totally "got him" as he seemed very surprised when he saw this little birthday surprise waiting for him when he woke up this morning.  Here's what I created for him this year.......



I used one of the Stampin' UP! Tag-a-Bag Gift Boxes to create the base holder for Jack's countdown tags. 

And inside the Gift Box will be 12-mini tag holders.......Which he will receive one each day until the day before his birthday!

Here's all 12 of the tags........

And I will be leaving Jack one of these cuties every day till his birthday!

I used the 1-1/4" Burlap Ribbon and the 5/8" Natural Chevron Ribbon to create the belly band for Jack's gift box. 

 The DSP I covered the sides of the gift box is from the new Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper pack.

And each mini envelope (bought at Hobby Lobby) was covered with a diecut cupcake from my trusty Cricut machine.

Here's a closer look at the gift box .......

And then what it looks like when the clear cover is removed! 

This is what each mini envelope looks like.  The Cupcake was designed using my Cricut Machine and some retired Stampin' UP! cardstock.

Here is today's tag!  As you can tell.....It's the kick off to his birthday so I have not only left him a little treat......but also explain to him what's in store for him over the next 11-days.

Over the next 11-days.......I will be sharing with you the surprises in each of Jack's envelopes. 

 

I'll be back tomorrow to share with you Pam's GORGEOUS tag.......and also be sharing with you the next gift in Jack's countdown to his birthday box.  Hope you can make plans to stop back tomorrow and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream! 

Christmas Cards From Friends Part Two

Happy Monday My Blogger Friends!

Today I have part two of the Christmas cards I received from some of my stamping friends.......But before I share those cards with you, I want to give a Twoie update.........

Here's my little Drippie Drooler in his bathtub.

SERIOUSLY.......have you ever seen anything SO CUTE!

 Now on with my card shares.  First up is the card that Opal made for me.

She not only embossed the base panel of this card.....but she also stamped and hung three charming ornaments from the center panel.  LOVELY card Opal!

Here is the card I received from my friend Berta. 

Just love the two ornaments Berta hung from the front of her card.......and her DSP is traditional and fun all wrapped up to make the perfect card. 

 This special card was made by my sweet Scissors and the City friend Donna.

 I simply LOVE LOVE LOVE all the detail Donna put into my card.

 And my final card share for today is the BEAUTIFUL card I received from Jan.

I couldn't capture all the dimension that Jan put into this card.....but the special look Jan achieved with the white on white was GORGEOUS! 

 

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow to share with you a gorgeous gift tag that Pam made for me........Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream! 

Christmas Cards From Friends

Happy Sunday My Blogger Friends!

Today I have several Christmas Cards I received from some of my stamping friends to share with you.  Let's jump right in with this share......



First up is the SUPER FUN card that my Stamp Camp friend Debbie made for me.  Can you spot the gift card holder on this card?

This gift card holder was made from an empty roll of toilet tissue.  Debbie flattened and covered it with DSP.  Lucky me......Debbie tucked a yummy Starbuck's gift card inside the holder.  Thank You Debbie for my WONDERFUL card and SUPER DELISH gift. 

 Next up is the ADORABLE card that my sweet friend (and downline) Mary made for me!

Could these little penguins be any cuter? 

LOVE each how each has their own personality!

Here is the card that my Ranch friend Chris made for me. 

Talk about a GORGEOUS work-of-art........LOVE this card! 

And my last holiday card to share with you today is the card my SaddleBrooke Stamper friend Liz made for me. 

 The workmanship that Liz put into this card is truly amazing!

 

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow to share with you more Christmas cards from some of my friends........Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream!

Fabulously Unique Cards

Happy Saturday My Blogger Friends!

Today I have a couple random cards that my fellow Fabulously Unique (FU) gals made. 

 First up is the card Kris had us make.

HOW FUN is this card!

 She had us use the new Chevron Punch and double stack the punched out piece to give the front of our card more dimension.

 We added some candy dots to our sentiment......

 And had everything stamped in Real Red to create a BOLD and FUN card.

 Here is the card that Ann created......

We used a coordinating stamp and die to create our flower......

And the real magic was this AWESOME embossing folder that took on the look of 'bricks'.

 We used some white prima flowers on the front of our card........

 And our card was cut in half to create a fun feature to a standard A2 card.

 

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow to share with you some great holiday cards I received from friends...........Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream!

 

December Fabulously Unique Swap

Happy Friday My Blogger Friends! 

Today I will be sharing with you the December card swaps that my fellow Fabulously Unique (FU) gals made.  Let's jump right in with that share.....

 First up is the card that Debbie created.

 She created the Real Red and Old Olive ornaments from the SU ornament stamp and die set (currently on the clearance rack) and added some dimensional adhesive to the back and hung them from a piece of Gumball Green ribbon.

And she used a snowflake embossing folder for the left hand side of our Whisper White panel.....and that added some GORGEOUS embossed snow to her card.  GORGEOUS CARD DEBBIE!

Next up is the card that Ann created for us. 

 It's a pocket card!

 That had this coordinating gift tag tucked inside the pocket.

Check out all this detail that Ann added to her tag. 

BEAUTIFUL CARD ANN! 

 And my last share for today is the tag that Kris had us make.

 I have to say that this tag is SO GORGEOUS that I wanted to run out and get this die.

 We added some flower soft to the center of our poinsettia flower and that just completely put this tag over the top!

THANK YOU Kris for sharing with me this TRULY AMAZING and GORGEOUS gift tag.

 

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow to share with you a couple Fabulously Unique (FU) card swaps.......Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream!

 

Tic Tac Holder Gift

Happy Thursday My Blogger Friends!

Today I have one last Holiday Gift to share with you.  It's one that my friend and downline Marge made for me.....

 She created this darling little treat bag.....

that was stuffed with some pretty fun little gifts!

 She created this darling little tag........that just screamed SUPER CUTE!

And here are the two matchbox treats she had tucked inside my gift bag.

 She tucked some yummy chocolate inside each of the boxes.

 SO STINKIN' CUTE!

And if the chocolate wasn't enough......

She created this DARLING little Tic Tac holder.

 She used a retired SU snowman set and used a circle punch to punch out the bottom portion of her snowman.  This exposed the yummy tic-tac candy that is inside.

 And all you need to do is untie the ribbon and

WOW....instant sugar rush is exposed!

Just think this is about the cutest little candy holder and will for sure be looking into ways I can recreate this for upcoming holidays.  THANK YOU MARGE for my darling gift!

 

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow to share with you my December Fabulously Unique swap cards ......... Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream!