Frosted Floral in a Frame

The other day I was "cleaning" up my stamping room and came across a package of designer paper that I didn't remember that I had purchased!  It was Stampin Up's Frosted Floral.  When I opened up the package, I knew that I had to make something with it - it's so beautiful.  LOL

 Anyway, I needed to make a gift for a friend of mine who is going through a hard time and I wanted to make her feel special and loved by both me and God.  I found this scripture stamp that says, "You are inscribed in the palm of his hand."  I thought that it was so fitting for the gift that I wanted to give to her.  :)

I added some cut outs, ribbon, butterflies from Butterfly Gala stamp set, a silver doily, a heart charm and a felted flower made from a Sizzix die.  I just love the colors and how it all came together.  I hope that she likes it and that she feels loved. 

Great Gifts: Acetate Candy Boxes

You may know that I had to have hand surgery this past winter.  I had to wear a cast and wasn't able to use my hand for a couple of months.  One of my friends came over to help me make some sort of a crafty gift to give to people that helped me by bringing over a meal.  We came up with this Acetate Candy Box to give to them. 

They are made using the acetate boxes from Stampin Up's holiday catalog.  It perfectly fits 6 Ghirardelli candies in it.  We wrapped them in designer paper cut 1 3/4" x 5" long and attached the paper with 2 glue dots to secure it. 

The belly band is 1 1/4" x 12" long and we wrapped that around the outside of the box.

After that, we just decorated them using different sayings, circle images, doilies, snowflakes, etc and attached that to the belly band to create a focal point. 

Then we cut strips of designer paper 1" x 4" and trimmed the ends to look like banners.  I added some sequined ribbon to dress them up even more.

Although the majority of mine are made with Christmas paper, you can make them for any occasion, just change out the designer paper.  They make a great little gift to show your appreciation to someone special. 

Which one do you like the best?  Have you tried making these yet? 

The Power of a 2" Square!

This week's stamping challenge for class was to make 2" squares using Blooms & Bliss designer paper.  To start out, I cut 2" squares from some cardstock colors to match those in the designer paper.  Then I cut out 1 3/4" squares of the designer paper to insert into the 2" squares, cutting some out in just plain white to give contrast.

Here is what I came up with first.  The colors in this match my new bedroom colors perfectly.  I used the thinlits that match the Botanical Blooms stamp set.  They have such dimension to them that it makes any project look awesome. 

Next I wanted to make a little gift for one of my friends who likes to go geocaching with me.  I thought that I had a hiking boot stamp, but after searching around for a while, I remembered that I didn't have one after all!  So I put a compass from the Open Sea stamp set in the corner.  I used some assorted punches for accents and flowers from the Grateful Bunch stamp set.

We are always looking for "adventures" together!

Next up I made a frame for my daughter.  She has burgundy and teal colors in her bedroom and I thought this would match well.  I haven't given it to her yet; it's going to be a surprise for when she gets home! 

And who doesn't want to be reminded that they are loved every day?

Last up, I made this card using some of the squares.  I didn't really decorate each square, just arranged them on the card.  I like how it turned out. 

Why not take out some designer paper today and make some 2" square projects?  They're lots of fun!  Once you get started, you just can't stop, sort of like eating potato chips!  Let me know what you come up with. 

Gift in a Box

This week in my stamping classes we made these really cute gift boxes out of the wooden stamp cases.  Inside the box is a set of 4 note cards with envelopes and 3 pieces of chocolate!  They make a nice gift to give.  And the cool part- it's all contained in a little box.  I found the idea online by Linda Gutierrez. 

Here is a close up of some of the coordinating note cards.  I made them with two of the new In Colors: Blackberry Bliss and Hello Honey.  I stamped a small tag stamp on the envelope.  Attach them to a gift or just give a little note to someone.  And the chocolates, they're for you!

Here's are some more note cards made with a different set of stamps.  You can make write anything inside and use them for any occasion.

This project can be made with different colors and for different seasons.  I think it would look really cute for Christmas with some tags in it.  What do you think?