December 2013 Blog Hop ~ project 2

Now it's your turn to tie up your next paper crafting project with string.  

An adorable pillow box. I used Limitless Layers: Hearts, With All My Heart Stamps, Heart border die, PTI Bakers Twine and a heart clothes pin from Michael's

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Susan

December 2013 Blog Hop

Now it's your turn to tie up your next paper crafting project with string.

A little Valentines Tiny Takeout Box.

The large heart is a Limitless Layers: Heart. The Bakers twine is PTI. The felt heart and the heart clothes pin are from Michael's last year. 

The Chevron Paper is Studio Calico.

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Susan

Card Party pictures

I am hosting a second Holiday Card Party at my house next week. I need to add some pictures to my invite so I thought I would just post them.

 Pillow boxes:

Damask Snowflake, Candy Cane Christmas

                                       

Peaceful Pinecone

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Susan

Card Party Pictures

A DEAR friend of mine is hosting a party to help me sell my cards and favors. This sale will help me raise funds for Missions at my church. My funds are ear-marked to dig Bore Hole water Wells in Malawi, Africa.

She wanted a picture that represents cards that I have for sale. The pictures were not taken in my light box so the lighting isn't ideal. 

A lot of these cards I made to challenges for a PTI Blog Hop.

Here are a few Gift Card folders. A gift card fits perfectly as does cash or a check.

I so appreciate my friend Jenny for hosting this party for me. She has always been supportive of my little mission effort. She is MUCH LOVED!!!

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Susan

Christmas Favors

We really have about 6 1/2 weeks until Christmas!

WOW

That is going to sneak up on all of us, FAST!

I have been busy as a beaver making my favors for the holidays.

This post will be Tiny Take Out boxes.

The first one is for Fall. 

I LOVE this MME Lush Houndstooth paper. It is so cute. And, perfect for the fall.

The felt leaves I got at Hobby Lobby but I found some at Dollar Tree, too!

This one uses a felt Poinsettia from Michael's.

This embossed paper I got at Tuesday Morning, 25/$1.99!!!

The holly is Holly Berry die from PTI

I LOVE the simplicity of the red bow on both of the next 2.

Peaceful Poinsettia! That and glitter makes me smile!

Fancy Flakes all glittered up!

This is paper from Tuesday Morning as well.

I have more to share!

It is time to put Halloween away and start on Christmas decorating!

Thank you for looking at my blog!

Susan

October 2013 Blog Hop ~ Tag 3

This month we thought we would challenge you to get a head start and create a quick set of five gift tags. 

 Shaker Tags! I had a BLAST making these. First of all Lizzie's Tag Sale #8 make it so easy and foolproof!

I have wanted to make a shaker card/tag for a long time I just never did it! I'll be making more!

I'll post my Christmas ones but I wanted to do some fall ones as well. I used Autumn Abundance Patterned Paper. I really love that pack.

I just ordered  Autumn Acorns Stamp Set and dies and wish I had gotten them sooner. What a GREAT set. 

I used the stamps on the background piece and made an acorn for an embellishment! 

Super coarse glitter, some gold glitter and a few gold sequins fill the tag.

FUN!!!

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Susan

October 2013 Blog Hop ~ Tag 2

This month we thought we would challenge you to get a head start and create a quick set of five gift tags. 

I LOVE this tag. I really love the new Tag Sale #8. I wasn't sure I needed it but I love the style and the ease of making shaker tags (later posts)

I just got Peaceful Pinecones this summer and it has become one of my favorites. It is so pretty!

I used Pinefeather ink. My New Leaf is still the old formulation and I have noticed I am getting mottled stamping so I do need to replace that pad. I still used it but not all of my images are a crisp as I would like!

The little pinecone image is from Peaceful Pinecones.

Thank you for looking at my blog!

Susan

October Blog Hop ~ Tag 9

 

This month we thought we would challenge you to get a head start and create a quick set of five gift tags. 

Did you see Heather Nichols Halloween Tag post?

I LOVE her little tags. So, I did what most self respecting stampers do ~ I copied it! But, I used it for Christmas tags! How awesome are tags made with the Notched Star Banner Die? AWESOME, right???

The Merry and Bright image got a lot of use for my tags. It is just a pretty stamp.

You cannot see it very well but I do have button twine on the green ones and bakers twine on the red ones. It is just neatly threaded on the back, under the oval image.

Whew! 9 tag sets! I have been working on them since I got my order this month. I loved this challenge. I really did make something out of my comfort zone. but, no longer! I am a Shaker Tag making fool, now!!!

Thank you for looking at my blog!

Susan

October Blog Hop ~ Tag 8

 This month we thought we would challenge you to get a head start and create a quick set of five gift tags.

These tags almost make me squeal with delight. I all my stamping years I never made a shaker anything. I just never have done it. I will be doing it a lot, now! Tag Sale #6!!!

Pure Poppy pattern pack was used for the top piece. I used the Awesome Star image from 2013 Holiday tag set. I had a bag of little plastic beads my sister Pat, *Hi Pat*, gave me to use for filler. They are a bit to big, they kind of get stuck but I like the look. I used red glass glitter and some red sequins! 

CUTE!!!

I really did have fun making these tags. I actually had fun making all of my tags!

Thank you for looking at my blog!

Susan

October Blog Hop ~ Tag 7

 

 This month we thought we would challenge you to get a head start and create a quick set of five gift tags.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this set of tags! Again Tag Sale #6 makes AWESOME tags! The paper is from Pure Poppy pattern pack. It is the inside from making my Christmas Shaker (next post)

The joy is from One Liners die set. I just trimmed it out, covered it with glue and glittered it! SO PRETTY!!!

The adorable holly is the medium cut from Holly Jolly die set. I used Rouge Liquid Pearls for the berries.

Seriously, how cute is this tag? the To/From is from the 2013 holiday tag set. 

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Susan

October Blog Hop ~ Tag 6

More Fancy Flakes. This time I used the large one solo with a 2013 tag image in the center. I don't show a picture of it but I adhered a white Limitless Layers: 2 1/4" Oval cut on the back to give it a finished look and for a place to write on. The lighting is really bad on this set. The red isn't as dark as it shows. 

After I adhered the oval image I glittered the snow flake/ I think you can see it!

These are really pretty!

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Susan

October Blog Hop ~ Tag #5

This month we thought we would challenge you to get a head start and create a quick set of five gift tags.  

One of my faves! Because I LOVE Damask Snowflake and the Pinecone image from the 2013 Holiday tag set!

I mentioned in another post I am having trouble with my New Leaf ink pad. I should have replaced it but you don't notice the problem until you stamp images that are more solid  . I used it anyway! 

Makes a pretty tag, right?

Thank you for looking at my blog!

Susan

October Blog Hop ~ Tag #4

This month we thought we would challenge you to get a head start and create a quick set of five gift tags

I LOVE Dawn's Damask Snowflake. Last year and again this year I have made literally HUNDREDS of stacked, glittered snowflakes, embellishing them with various images. The new Fancy Flakes are quickly catching up with the Damask set. The thing I appreciate most is the size. 

The 2 smaller sizes can be accents for other projects. That is so nice.

 

These Spring Rain tags are made with Tag Sale #8, Fancy Flakes and the Menorah Medley Mini Stamp Set.

I used the small frame from Fabulous Frames Die set. I love how the edges are slightly rounded rather then just a strip I had cut.

Thank you for looking at my blog!

Susan