My matchbook treat holder is a popular one. The best thing about this treat holder is the ease and the cost. You can make a number of these with a bag of candy and just a few supplies. This is what it looks like closed. The top front flap tucks into the bottom flap. Here is what it looks like open. The candy is stapled into the matchbook. I find this is the easiest way to keep it in place. Then the Trick or Treat is glued across the top … [Read more...] about Make Your Own Matchbook
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Happy Halloween
I realize we are still two months out from Halloween, but since I started playing with the Frightfully Fun Suite, I couldn't help myself making a few more projects. Today's project is a really simple card. The pattern paper provides an amazing background for the card so it doesn't need a ton of other things on it. I am in love with those mini self-adhesive ghosts and bats. They have been very popular and are currently out of stock. They are … [Read more...] about Happy Halloween
Virtual Card Retreat 11-15
This is the final group of cards from the Virtual Card Retreat, cards eleven through fifteen. I will say this group of cards was quite a bit more complicated than the first two cards. All of these were far more intricate and involved lots of steps. I was a bit intimidated by this class when I started it, but I'm really glad I stuck with it. It did take awhile for me to go through all fifteen cards, but watching the online videos was like … [Read more...] about Virtual Card Retreat 11-15
Virtual Card Retreat 6-10
Today is cards six through ten from the Virtual Card Retreat. This is another round of gorgeous cards. One of the nice things about this retreat was the prep video they had for this retreat. The prep video explained how to get ready to make all the cards. This was actually an important step to have everything organized before starting. There were also printouts how what was needed for each card, ink colors, and die cutting that would be … [Read more...] about Virtual Card Retreat 6-10
Virtual Card Retreat 1-5
Stampin Up's Virtual Card Retreat was actually several months ago. The Card Retreat took place over two days with live videos online. The Retreat was comprised of 15 different cards with approximately one hour videos for each card. Each card involved lots of techniques. For each card we had a matching envelop. In addition, each card is decorated and stamped on the inside to match the outside of the card. I will say, this Retreat was a … [Read more...] about Virtual Card Retreat 1-5
Daisy Days Part 3
Here are my final pages from the Daisy Days album. The book included these amazing acetate sheets. They are pre-printed with patterns. They look really cute with with the pages behind them peeking through. Some pages I kept pretty simple. I wanted to have room to add photos later. I still have quite a few embellishments left over. I will probably go back through and add a couple more after adding my pictures. It can be tricky … [Read more...] about Daisy Days Part 3
Daisy Days Kit
One of the new kits available for July is the Daisy Days scrapbook kit. This kit makes a 28-page mini album. The album is 7.75 x 7", with the interior pages slightly smaller. This kit comes with a ton of stuff to decorate the interior pages. This was one kit I couldn't resist. It arrived last week and I started working on it immediately. The instructions give ideas for about 8 pages in the album. Then you're on your own for decorating the … [Read more...] about Daisy Days Kit
Serene Scenes Kit
This kit is one of our Online Exclusive Kits. Stampin Up releases 2-3 new kits each month so there are always lots of new choices. One of the more recent kits is the Serene Scenes kit. I absolutely love the scenery cards. And the card stock is a much thicker card stock that feels almost like watercolor paper. This kit makes nine cards, three each of three designs. When you need some cards in a hurry, our Kits are a good choice. You can … [Read more...] about Serene Scenes Kit