Hot Cocoa Cup Gift

Happy Saturday My Blogger Friends!

To continue WIND DOWN the Holiday Season...... Today, I'm sharing a FUN Holiday Gift giving idea. I use product from both the 2020-2021 Stampin' UP! Annual Catalog ...... as well as the 2020 Stampin' UP! Mini Holiday Catalog. So...... let's jump right in with my fun little Holiday gift giving project.

I wanted to create a gift that I could hand out this next week ....... and I came up with this ADORABLE hot cocoa treat.

The little cup was covered with 'Tis The Season Designer Series Paper' ...... And a package of hot cocoa was added to the inside of my little cup.

I found these DARLING Peppermint Candy Spoons at the Dollar Store ....... And I just added a Glue Dot to the back of the spoon and attached it to the handle of my cup.

I used the 'Poinsettia Dies' to create a FABULOUS poinsettia flower for the front of my cup.

Here's what the template for my cocoa cup looks like.  And the best part ....... If I wanted to make these and slip them into one of our standard envelopes ...... It works out great.

So there you have it my friends......

Can't wait to hand these out this next week and

wish people a Happy New Year.

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow to share more Holiday projects with you ........ Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream!

Merry Christmas

Happy Friday My Blogger Friends!

It's Christmas Day and Jack and I are spending our Christmas holiday alone in Tucson, AZ.  No kiddo's (which means NO SHENANIGANS) ....... No grandkids ....... No friends surrounding us this year ....... BUT ...... It is how MANY (hopefully) are spending Christmas this year.  I just say ....... WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR.  The holiday's in 2021 will be that which NOBODY will ever forget (and I mean that for ALL THE RIGHT REASONS).

Now ...... to help me celebrate the holiday season ...... I was SURROUNDED by some pretty amazing friends who dropped off or mailed me some holiday cheer.  Let me share those cards and gifts with you now.....

I start off with this OVER-THE-TOP fold out card that my InkBig friend Susan Pollack created.  WOW!!!  When she posted it on our InkBig facebook page ....... I said ....... Is that for me.  And a short time later she asked me for my address and it appeared in my mailbox.  Again Susan, THANK YOU!

Next up.....Is this GORGEOUS kitchen towel that my good friend Cheri Utsler created for me using her fancy Embroidery Machine.

Check out the DARLING holiday treat package that my good friend Jan Gore made for me.......And her OH SO FUN stand-up holiday card.

How SPECIAL is this Hot Cocoa for Two packaging that Abbie Egolf made for me.

This DARLING gnome card was sent to me from my special Scissors and the City Retreat friend Terry Olson.

This LOVELY card was sent to me from my friend Susan Bong.

This ADORABLE card was sent to me from another of my Scissors and the City friends.....Jennifer Mennetti.

How FABULOUS is this special card.......from my good friend Gus Berry.

This SWEET card was made by my friend Judy Gummo.

Here's another BEAUTIFUL holiday card from Susan Bong.

My dear friend Sherry Hazlett (from Wisconsin) that I worked with at Meriter Hospital sent me this DARLING card.

Check out this YUMMY goodness that my SaddleBrooke friend Liz Speilman dropped off for me.  Dare I say Liz.......Jack LOVED your cookies!

I FELL IN LOVE with this card that my good friend and fellow Scissors and the City Retreat friend Donna Fritz created.  Talk about BEAUTIFUL!!!!

And talk about STOPPING THE PRESSES..........Another Scissors and the City Retreat friend Kathy King sent me this card.  Can I get a GORGEOUS from anyone else!!!!!

 

And look at the OVER-LOAD of goodness that Betty Pearce delivered to me.  I have to tell you......Jack took off with the chocolate pound cake and Dove Chocolates.  He did however......Let me have a couple pieces after he claimed them.  Thanks Betty!

And speaking of Betty Pearce ....... Check out this AMAZING easel card she made for me.  WOW Betty it is BEAUTIFUL!

And talk about BEAUTIFUL........this flip flap card was made by my good friend Cheri Utsler.  I was BLOWN AWAY when she gave it to me (as I am with ALL her cards)........

The whole construction and detail on this card is a work of art!!!

And speaking of talented friends.......Look what my super sweet friend from Wisconsin made for me.  The picture does not do this card justice......The package just BLOWS ME AWAY.

And look what my downline friend Judy McMullen delivered to me on Christmas Eve.  Jack jumped right into the tin of cookies.......While I played with her spinner globe card.  WOW!!!!!

And look what my favorite Stamp Camp friend, Debbie Robinson delivered to me.  It's a Christmas Cactus.....WOW....And Pink (how did you ever know Debbie).  And her sweet card said......Who says you can't have snow in the desert.

And my last share is a PERSONAL FAVORITE.   It's a pink straw tree framed piece that my daughter Cheryl Sewell created for me.  She made a Christmas Tree one for her house.....And I commented that I would LOVE to have one of those in PINK for my studio and I would keep it out all year long.  Well......Ask and you shall receive.  LOVE IT CHERYL.

Thanks for letting me share all the talented friends and family members that I am surrounded by.  I'll be back tomorrow to share more Holiday projects with you ........ Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream!

Trio of Holiday Trees

Happy Tuesday My Blogger Friends!

To continue KICKING OFF the upcoming Christmas Holiday Season...... Today, I'm sharing a FUN Holiday Gift giving idea. I use product from both the 2020-2021 Stampin' UP! Annual Catalog ...... as well as the 2020 Stampin' UP! Mini Holiday Catalog. So...... let's jump right in with my fun little Holiday gift giving project.

Talk about OVER-THE-TOP CUTENESS.......

Check out what Angie Pyjas created using the 'Stitched Triangles Dies'. She posted a video of this project on October 11th..... and I knew the minute I saw this project..... I would be making some of these. Here is the link to her blog post and video: https://www.stampingwithamore.com/2020/10/christmas-tree-treat-box-tutorial.html

You can not believe how FAST these little tree treats come together.

Each tree treat uses the 'Stitched Triangle Dies'. For the larges tree you use the largest die. And the box is a Shaded Spruce cardstock piece that measures 6-1/4" x 2-1/2". You score the short side at 1/2" and 2"...... And you score the long side at 2 and 4-1/4".

I used the 'Tree Angle' stamp set and 'White Embossing Powder' to decorate each tree.

And for the smaller tree.....I used the 3rd largest die and the box is 3-3/4" x 1-1/2".  Score the short side at 1/4 and 1-1/4"......And score the long side at 1-1/4" and 2-1/2".

The star at the top of each tree is from the 'Warm Wraps Dies'.

I wrapped some 'Daffodil Delight 1/4" Ruched Ribbon' around each tree......And then tied it up into a pretty knot in the front.  My sentiment banner was created from the 'Warm Hugs' set.

Can you even image how cute these would look on your Christmas dinner table filled with some yummy treats for each of your holiday guest to take home.

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow to share more Holiday projects with you ........ Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream!

So Very Merry Card

Happy Wednesday My Blogger Friends!

To continue KICKING OFF the upcoming Christmas Holiday Season...... Today, I'm sharing a FUN Holiday Season card idea. I use product from both the 2020-2021 Stampin' UP! Annual Catalog ...... as well as the 2020 Stampin' UP! Mini Holiday Catalog. So...... let's jump right in with my fun little Holiday card project.

This was one of those FUN holiday cards I made this season.

I started out with a Whisper White base card ..... And added three 'Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper' panels to the very bottom of my card.

I used the 'Warm Hugs' stamp set to stamp my sentiment.....

And then used the outline tree from that same set to stamp 5-trees onto some Old Olive card stock.  I grabbed the coordinating 'Warm Wraps Dies' to crop out the 5-trees.....

And then popped the trees onto a 1" punched out circle.

So what do you think my friends.....

Can you image the endless possibilities 

by using different colored 1" circles????

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow to share more Holiday projects with you ........ Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream!

Wonderful Poinsettia

Happy Tuesday My Blogger Friends!

To continue KICKING OFF the upcoming Christmas Holiday Season...... Today, I'm sharing a FUN Holiday Season card idea. I use product from both the 2020-2021 Stampin' UP! Annual Catalog ...... as well as the 2020 Stampin' UP! Mini Holiday Catalog. So...... let's jump right in with my fun little Holiday card project.

How ELEGANT is this congrats style card???

I started this card off with a Whisper White base card.  I added a panel of the 'Poinsettia Place Designer Series Paper' to the very bottom of my card ...... And added some 'Fine Tip Glue Pen' to each of the berries to pretty them up.

My sentiment is from the 'Celebrate Sunflowers' set and I used Gold Embossing Powder to really WOW UP my sentiment.

My poinsettia flower was made with the help of the 'Poinsettia Dies'.

The special attention I gave each portion of my poinsettia was inking the edges with some Cherry Cobbler ink.

Just THRILLED with the way this card turned out.....

What do you think????

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow to share more Holiday projects with you ........ Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream!