Happy To Have You In My Life Treat Holder

Happy Tuesday My Blogger Friends!

My blog post for today is '3D/CASE IT TUESDAY'.  That means today I have a fun little 3-D project that I created and I want to share that project with you today.  This project was SUPER FUN to create and I want to jump right in and share that project with you now.

I was looking for a little treat holder that I could make for Valentine's Day and think I nailed it with this little holder.  You see ...... I started something about 14 years ago ...... And that was making holiday treats for the employees at our local grocery store and  for the Starbucks employees.  Now ..... The employees have come to expect a little treat when the holidays hit.  So time to get busy and start creating.

This little holder uses a Melon Mambo diecut piece from the largest die from the 'Seasonal Label Dies'.  

I diecut one piece out and then scored it from both ends at 1-3/4".  This created the perfect size I was needing for a little Ghiradelli treat.

All I had to do was stamp my sentiment from the 'Sweet Conversations' set onto a White label that was diecut from the 'Stitched So Sweetly Dies' ...... and punch two holes in both ends ...... so I could run some ribbon through and secure.

The ribbon that I used is the 'Petal Pink 5/8" Organdy Striped Ribbon' and I finished it off by tieing it up into a pretty bow on the left-hand side.

And that's all it takes to pull this treat holder together.

I'm going to making a bunch of these up for Valentine's Day......

I know the employees at Basha's and Starbucks will LOVE 'EM!

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow to share a Wine Down Wednesday card with you ........ Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream!

Happy Birthday Upgrade

Happy Monday My Blogger Friends! 

Today is Mix-It-UP! Monday, and I have an upgraded version of the card I shared with you yesterday.  I used the exact same product that was used to create yesterday's card ..... But I added a couple additional products found in the 2020-2021 Stampin' UP! Annual Catalog to bring this card up to the next stamping level.

Here's my Spot Light Sunday card from yesterday on the TOP.....

And my Mix-It-UP! Monday upgraded card for today on the BOTTOM.....

Just when I thought I couldn't find a way of upgrading my card for today ....... POW ..... I happened upon this GORGEOUS layout.  Dare I say ....... This card REALLY makes me HAPPY!

The first upgrade I made for my card today was changing the layout to a portrait style card.  

Next, I used that same 'Sunshine & Rainbow Designer Series Paper' and cut two panels down for the front of my card.  I also added the same 1/2" panel to  join the two DSP seams together.

Next, I stamped my happy birthday sentiment three times.  One in Bermuda Bay.....

One in Mango Melody.......

And one in Melon Mambo.  For all three sentiments, I cropped out the sentiment and then framed it using the 'Painted Labels Dies' that coordinated with the ink colors I used.

The finishing touch for each sentiment piece was adding a small flower from the 'Bouquet of Love Dies' and added a 'Polished Dot' to the center of each flower.  So what do you think my friends ........ CUTE OR WHAT!!!

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow to share a 3-D Tuesday creation with you ...... Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream!

Happy Birthday

Happy Sunday My Blogger Friends

Today is Spotlight Sunday ....... And I have a card I created using product from the 2022 Stampin' UP! Mini Catalog.  This card uses several products from that new catalog ........ And I'm thrilled with the way it turned out.  Let's jump right in with my card share for today..........

I just couldn't be any HAPPIER with the way this card turned out.  I LOVE every single little thing about this card.

I started out with a White base landscape style card.  I used the 'Sunshine & Rainbow Designer Series Paper' and cut panels ....... Adhering the smaller panel to the left-hand side of my card.......

And the larger panel to the right-hand side of my card.  I joined the two seams together with a 1/2" x 4" piece of Coastal Cabana cardstock.

My sentiment was stamped using the 'Sentimental Swirls' set and I stamped that onto a White frame that was cropped out using the 'Painted Labels Dies'.  I cropped out a Bermuda Bay circle swirl from that same die set ....... and positioned both of those pieces onto the front of my card.

I used the 'Bouquet of Love Dies' to crop out three coordinating flowers ....... And I arranged those onto my sentiment piece.  I used a very thin layer of the 'Fine Tip Glue Pen' to add some SHINE to my three flowers ........ And this card was called DONE in no time flat.

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow to share an upgraded version of this very card with you ...... Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream!

Hello

Happy Saturday My Blogger Friends!

My blog post for today is Paper Pumpkin Saturday ........... And I would like to share with you the project I created using the December 'Lots of Pun' Paper Pumpkin kit.   Here's that project.......

I'm pretty darn HAPPY with the way this card turned out.

I started out by running a panel of White cardstock through my Embossing Machine using the 'Gingham Embossing Folder'.  This gave me just the texture I was looking for.

I then grabbed some Poppy Parade cardstock and created three square frames.  And used one of the envelopes that came with this kit and cropped down two small square panels.  I adhered those two to the Poppy Parade frames and then got busy and worked on the last (center) square frame.

I added a small White cardstock frame to the center of the last Poppy Parade square and grabbed the die-cut "hello" piece and adhered that onto the white cardstock square.  The finishing touch was adding two of the Resin Hearts that came with this kit to this center square piece.

And that's all this card took to put together.

Very Happy with the way this alternate card turned out.

What do you think????

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow to share a Spot Light Sunday creation with you ........ Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream!

Friends Friday PICS

Happy Friday My Blogger Friends!

My blog post for today is Friends Friday.  On Friday's, I have the honor of spot-lighting some of the fabulous cards and projects that I received from Friends ....... Fellow Demonstrators ........ and Family.  Each of these creations are works of art........and it is with great pleasure that I share with you today some AMAZING projects that four very special friends made for me.

First up for today is this OVER-THE-TOP and OH SO CLEVER treat from my sweet friend Susan Wormley.  I must say ......... Susan's talents knows NO LIMIT.   The packaging she created here is STUNNING......

But how CLEVER is this presentation.  Inside the box was a GIANT M&M bar.

And this next packaging gift was from one of my InkBig friends Tina Petko.  She presented this little PACKAGE OF JOY at our Gift Exchange in December......

And check out what was inside that package of FUN.  I enjoyed this mini Bailey's and Chocolates in my hotel room that night.  YUMMY!!!!!  Does Bailey's over ice get any BETTER.

And here's yet another GORGEOUS packaging gift from Susan Wormley.  She presented this mini coffee cup that were filled with YUMMY Ghirardelli Hot Cocoa GOODNESS.

Check out this GORGEOUS card made by my dear friend Jan Knapp.

And this BEAUTIFUL card was made by my sweet InkBig friend Frenchie Hum.

Thanks for joining me today!  I'll be back tomorrow to share a special Paper Pumpkin Saturday creation with you ........ Hope you can make plans to stop back and join me for that share.  Keep Living Your Dream!

Celebrate You Tag

Happy Thursday My Blogger Friends!

My blog post for today is Tag Thursday.  Today, I will feature a tag I created and show you how easy it is to use minimal supplies to create a SUPER PRETTY TAG.  Now that you have the details for my Tag Thursday creation for this week ........ Let's jump right in with my tag share for today........

I am IN LOVE with this tag.

SERIOUSLY..... IN LOVE!!!!

I started with a Very Vanilla base tag.

I used the 'Celebrate You' stamp set along with some Evening Evergreen ink ....... and stamped my sentiment directly onto my tag.

Next, I took a panel of the 'Daffodil Afternoon Designer Series Paper' and cropped down a piece that would fit on the front of my tag ........ And then I cropped off the top section of that DSP.  All I wanted was the ends of the daffodils showing.

I used the 'Evening Evergreen Open Weave Ribbon' to top off my tag ........ And I finished it with some 'Vanilla Baker's Twine' and tied it up into a pretty bow.

All that was left to do was add some Evening Evergreen stitching lines and couple trio dots ...... and this tag was called DONE and FINISHED!

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

It's Birthday Time Gift Card Holder

Happy Wednesday My Blogger Friends!

My blog post for today is Wine-Down Wednesday.  My middle of the week card feature for today will hopefully offer you some inspiration and provide you with some motivation to keep you moving through your busy week.  Let's jump right in with my card share for today........

My card for today has so many FUN elements to it ........ It just couldn't make me HAPPIER.

BEST PART ...... It's a gift card holder!!!!

I started out with a White base card and added a panel of the 'Sunshine & Rainbow Designer Series Paper' to the center.

Then I got busy and stamped my sentiment to the top of my White center panel.  And right below that ..... I stamped my DARLING Bettle Bug car.  The sentiment and car are both from the 'Driving By' set.

I used my Stampin' Blends to color in my Bettle Bug.  And if I were ever to have another bug.....I would want it to be PINK!!!!

I had fun creating the road for my car to travel ...... All I did was tear up and ink up the edges of several layers of Smoky Slate cardstock.

The finishing touch was adding a DARLING little 'White 3/8" Glittered Organdy Ribbon' bow to the top ...... and three ADORABLE little 'Brushed Brass Butterflies' across the front.

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

A card that will be going to someone very special next month.

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