Well, I made it home from OnStage yesterday and I am exhausted. OnStage is the Demonstrator only convention that Stampin Up puts on twice a year. I'll share a recap of our weekend adventure soon but in the meantime, I wanted to share the little gifts I made for my Downline members that attended the event. I stocked up on the Mini Pizza Boxes that were in the Holiday Catalog last Fall. They are the perfect size to include a couple fun … [Read more...] about I Survived OnStage
Treat Holders
Bunny Box
Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail... Easter is on it's way! In case you haven't looked at a calendar recently, Easter is this coming Sunday! It's hard to believe it's already here. For Easter, I love making little treat holders. I try to make a variety that will hold slightly larger treats and some that hold smaller treats. Today, I'm playing around with the Tiny Treat boxes. One trick when making these is to wrap … [Read more...] about Bunny Box
Easter Treats
Before I get into today's project, I wanted to give you one more reminder about March's 5th Anniversary Paper Pumpkin special. To celebrate, Stampin Up is including a FREE gift in every March kit and the box has been redesigned for March only just for the Anniversary celebration. If you aren't already a subscriber, click the link on the left to take you to my Paper Pumpkin website. You need to sign up no later than tomorrow to get the March … [Read more...] about Easter Treats
Can you keep a secret?
So can I! Inside these adorable boxes are some special gifts for special friends. I'll share what's inside in Friday's post. You'll have to check back to see the goodies. And believe me, it will be worth coming back for. We used to sell these Take Out Boxes a couple years ago and I stocked up. They fit small gifts so well and you don't need any adhesive to assemble them. To jazz up these boxes, I just wrapped some of our pattern … [Read more...] about Can you keep a secret?
Treat Time
At our Downline Meeting last Thursday, we made treats for the local Ronald McDonald House. I love that we do this regularly for them. This is a simple way we can support them using our talents. Our treat holders are usually different every month. Poli does the design of the projects and we all get together to make them. She found the idea for these adorable boxes on Pinterest and they were really easy to put together. The reindeer is from the … [Read more...] about Treat Time
Day 3-Display Stamper Blog Hop
Today's project is going to be a real treat for you. Well, actually, it's a treat box. In the upcoming Occasions Catalog, one of the cool new products is the Silver Mini Gable boxes. The boxes come in a pack of 12 and they are food safe. These are going to be perfect for when you want to give away some homemade treats. But you know you can't just give away a plain box. You definitely need to make an adorable tag for it. This tag is made … [Read more...] about Day 3-Display Stamper Blog Hop
No Peeking!
This past Saturday, I worked the Just Crop Retreat again. I love going to this event and sharing crafty goodness with them. I try to keep my Make & Takes fairly simple so they have a good stamping experience. Today I'm sharing my second Make & Take that I offered. Our Clear Tiny Treat boxes are the perfect treat holder to give to a friend or relative. You can fill them with candy or cash or any other small gift. I used the Merry … [Read more...] about No Peeking!
Bonjour!
This past Saturday, the kids and I returned from a quick trip to Paris. Yes, Paris France. For years I've been wanting to take them to Europe and it never quite worked out between the timing and the cost. And I honestly thought we weren't even going to have time to take a vacation at all this Summer between all of their activities. But we realized roughly three weeks ago that Soccer camp was ending about a week earlier than I originally … [Read more...] about Bonjour!