Creation Station: Spooktacular Treats

 

It's the first Sunday in October, and that means it's time for this month's Creation Station Design Team hop! Our theme this month is Spooktacular Treats.

 

 

For my project, I've created two treat boxes using products from the Spooky Sweet Suite Collection. This box design comes from Erica Cerwin - she created the cutest Christmas version for a Creative Convention I attended recently, and I've turned her design into a fun box for Halloween! She recommended a Little Debbie Christmas tree for her box, so I think some of the Little Debbie fall/Halloween treats might fit as well. I've put in two Reese's Peanut Butter Cups - they're my favorite. This box is perfect for a few of any fun size candies you like!

 

The box is a pretty easy design - cut a piece of cardstock 6 1/2" x 9 1/4". Then score the short side at 1 1/4" and 5 1/4". Score the long side at 1 1/4", 4", 5 1/4" and 8". Then cut the tabs as shown below.

 

Your adhesive will go only on the tabs. You'll fold four of them in to create the bottom of the box, and then the top two will fold in to create the lid. Wrap your ribbon around the box and tie in a bow, then adhere a Perennial Postage die cut to both the top and the bottom to hold the ribbon in place. When you untie the bow, your box can fold open. 

 

Make sure to hop along and see what the rest of the team has created - they're sure to inspire you in all of your Halloween crafting!

 

Happy Stamping!

Rachel

 

  

Creation Station: Tweets & Treats

I am so excited to be joining the Creation Station Design Team! We hop on the first Sunday of every month, and this month's theme is Tweets & Treats.

 

The only guidelines were a 3D project, not a card. I chose to interpret the "tweet" part very literally and included a sweet little bird in my project.

 

I am a card-maker at heart, and 3D projects need to be quick and easy (and copied from someone else) if I'm going to do them. This candy bar holder is extremely easy and one I learned a year or two ago. All you need is a 6" x 6" piece of patterned paper. Use a strong adhesive, such as Tear & Tape, and apply on two adjacent sides.

 

Wrap the paper around the candy bar, sealing with your adhesive and then pressing the bottom together to seal as well. This will work with any candy bar that is relatively flat. I've used a Hershey bar in this case, but my favorite at this time of year is the king size Reese's pumpkins.

 

While the project itself is simple, I've added some fun details to the tag. I combined two stamp sets - Sweet Songbirds and Best Witches - to create the bird with the witch hat. I masked one of the witch stamps to get just the hat and then fussy cut it and fit it on the bird. 

 

The Adhesive-Backed Stars reminded me of little sparks flying from a spell to go along with the sentiment, "You've put a spell on me." I colored them with my Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Marker to match the rest of the project.

 

And did you know that you can add color to our vanilla glimmer paper?! This paper is part of a pack with three colors, and the vanilla takes color really well! 

 

I added Orchid Oasis with my Blending Brush. I realized later on that we have Orchid Oasis glimmer paper in another pack... oops! But this was still a good discovery because now I can create any color of glimmer paper that I want. You will want to let the ink dry a little bit, and you will need to use Multipurpose Liquid Glue to adhere it because any other adhesive slips right off.

 

I hope you have enjoyed my project today, and thank you for hopping along! Next up is the talented Yvonne Spikmans - Van Bruggen!

 

Happy Stamping!

Rachel

Frightfully Cute Halloween Class

In this class through the mail, you'll make 3 treat packages and 2 fun fold cards - one is a gift card holder! Treats are not included. 

Here are the options for purchasing this class:
Option #1: ($87) This option includes the Frightfully Cute Bundle (stamps & dies), a full package of the Cute Halloween Designer Series Paper, a full roll of ribbon, and a full package of Cute Stars Sequins, plus the supplies cut and ready to make all of your projects and a PDF tutorial with instructions.
Option #2: ($39) This option includes everything listed above, except for the Frightfully Cute Bundle.
Option #3: ($15) This option includes the tutorial only.
You will need the Frightfully Cute Bundle to complete your projects, or you can substitute a Halloween set that you already own. You will also need the following inks: Pumpkin Pie, Highland Heather, Memento Black, Daffodil Delight, and Mango Melody. I recommend these adhesives: Stampin' Seal+, Stampin' Dimensionals, and Mini Glue Dots. You are welcome to add these items on to your kit.
Shipping for this class is $9, or you can pick it up if you are local to Gilbert, AZ.
The deadline to sign up for this class is Monday, October 11. Kits will ship by October 18 so that you should receive them in time to put your projects together before Halloween. The dies are currently on backorder until October 18, so if you choose to include the bundle in your class, your class will ship a few days later. 

You can sign up for this class here.

 

Happy Stamping!

Rachel 

What Does a Pineapple Have to Do with Anything?

Today is the first day of school here, and you all know I love to share my teacher gifts! A few weeks ago, I saw a really cute project by demonstrator Marisa Alvarez (Kitchen Table Stamper), and I thought it was just perfect for my first day of school teacher gifts. She had a set of tropical pencils, and had created a little holder with a pineapple tag for them. I did a little bit of looking, but couldn't find any pencils that were similar. I bought some Papermate Flair Pens instead - what teacher doesn't love to write with fun pens?!

 

You can find her measurements here. Even though my pens are probably a bit wider than pencils, and I had two instead of four, they still fit in the holder pretty well! I changed just a few things from the original design:

• I used retired True Love Designer Series Paper for my wrap around the holder.
• I used the Sweet Strawberry stamp set for my sentiment.

As I was finishing putting these together last night, I started to think perhaps it was a little strange to have the pineapple tag when the pens have nothing to do with pineapples. Neither does the sentiment. But. The pineapple was really cute. So I just went with it. And I love how they turned out!

 

Here is a full list of the supplies I used, and remember, you can follow Marisa's tutorial here.

Stamps: Sweet Strawberry

Ink: Memento Black

Paper: Crushed Curry, So Saffron, Garden Green, Flirty Flamingo, Basic White, True Love DSP (retired), Stampin' Blends Markers: Dark So Saffron

Embellishments: Metallic Pearls, White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

Tools: In the Tropics Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

Adhesives: Tear & Tape, Stampin' Seal+, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals

 

Happy Stamping!

Rachel 

Back to School: Hand Sanitizer Holder

It's the first day of school here today, and as always, I sent a fun little gift with my kids for all of the teachers and staff at their school. I used stamps and pieces from June's Paper Pumpkin kit to put together little hand sanitizer holders. This is why it's helpful to have a backlog of Paper Pumpkin kits - quick and easy projects right when you need them! Haha! I followed this tutorial from Erica Cerwin for the measurements of the holder, and then created a design inspired by the Paper Pumpkin kit.

Since I wanted to use the same sentiment on all of the holders, I die cut the shape from the Tasteful Labels dies because there weren't enough pre-cut pieces in the kit for all of them. It didn't have the gold edge that the one in the kit did, but it's the exact same shape!

The little hand sanitizers are from Bath & Body Works. I bought them online, and they came 5 to a package. Perfect for the theme of this kit! 

I did add a few extra supplies to the Paper Pumpkin kit to make these. Here is a full list:

Stamps: Box of Sunshine

Ink: Memento Black

Paper: Crushed Curry, Whisper White, Peony Garden DSP

Embellishments: Bumblebee In Color Ribbon

Tools: Tasteful Labels Dies

Adhesives: Stampin' Seal+, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Other: June 2020 Paper Pumpkin - Box of Sunshine Kit

Happy Stamping!

Rachel

Ornate Garden Sliding Gift Box

Hello, and happy teacher appreciation week! As a former teacher, I always have a lot of fun spoiling my kids' teachers for holidays like this one. This year, it looks a little bit different since the kids haven't been at school. I still wanted to do something to say thank you to their teachers, so I whipped up these fun sliding gift boxes and we dropped them off yesterday when we picked up their schoolwork.

Now when I say I "whipped them up", it was not really quick or easy. Creating my own 3D projects is a little out of my comfort zone. Usually I find a tutorial I can copy and then create my own design from the tutorial. This time I actually figured out the measurements myself, and only wasted a few pieces of paper! I will be sharing a tutorial I created for this box with my email subscribers on Thursday. If you aren't on my email list, you can join here.

If you're reading this farther down the road, just send me a message after you join my email list, and I'll forward the tutorial on to you. Hopefully this project inspires you to do a little something extra for the teachers in your life this week!

Stamps: Ornate Thanks
Paper: Whisper White, Terracotta Tile, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Ornate Garden Specialty DSP 
Embellishments: Ornate Garden Ribbon Combo Pack, Gilded Gems
Tools: Versamark, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tools, Stitched Shapes Dies
Adhesives: Tear and Tape, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Happy Stamping!

Rachel 

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Painted Poppies Tiny Treat Bag

Today's project is cute and fun! I was looking for projects using 6 x 6" paper to showcase the paper sampler that you can get for free in a starter kit during Sale-a-bration, and I found this cute treat bag from Pootles' Papercraft. You can follow the link to see the measurements and instructions, but it's really easy to put together!

These bags are small - perfect for a few Hershey's kisses or Dove chocolates (think Valentine's Day!). They are also a great size for party or wedding favors. 

I used a regular hole punch to punch one hole through the paper at the top, and then put my ribbon through and tied a bow. You could also use a binder clip.

If you'd like to see how I put this project together, you can check out the video here.

Stamps: Painted Poppies, Itty Bitty Greetings
Ink: Poppy Parade, Memento Black
Paper: Peaceful Poppies DSP, Whisper White
Embellishments: Peaceful Poppies Sequins, Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon
Tools: Pretty Label Punch, 1 1/2" Circle Punch, Paper Trimmer, Hole Punch
Adhesives: Tear and Tape, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Happy Stamping!

Rachel 

Back to School Dino Treats

I am sending two kiddos to school this year - 2nd grade and kindergarten - and of course I had to make some little gifts for the teachers.

The cakes are Little Debbie birthday cakes. Last year, they had some Back to School cakes, but I didn't see any, so we went with these since they had primary colors. It reminded me of school, anyway. I pulled from the colors of the sprinkles and used Pacific Point, Real Red, Call Me Clover, and Daffodil Delight as my color palette.

I put each treat in a 6 x 8" Cello Bag, folded it in half, and taped to hold it. Then I wrapped a band of 1 1/2 x 6" DSP from the Brights stack around the treat, and stapled it to hold it. When I've done treats like this before, other adhesives just don't hold up, but a good ol' staple will! I think the dinosaurs will put a smile on everyone's face, and that's a great way to start the school year!

Stamps: Dino Days
Ink: Call Me Clover, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, Real Red
Paper: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, Brights 6 x 6" DSP
Embellishments: Call Me Clover 1/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, 6 x 8" Cello Bags
Tools: Dino Dies, Die Cutting Machine, Starburst Punch, 2" Circle Punch
Adhesives: SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Tape, Stapler

Happy Stamping!

Rachel

January 2019 Paper Pumpkin: Bookmark Alternative Project

It's no secret that I love Paper Pumpkin, but it has been a long time since I've shared a Paper Pumpkin project here. I have loved all of the kits recently, but haven't had a lot of time to put them together. That changed this month because I knew this kit was perfect for making valentines with my daughter for her class! Her teacher asked that we limit treats since they would be having plenty of sweets at their class party, so we came up with bookmarks instead.

We added a few colors of cardstock (Crumb Cake, Pool Party, and Melon Mambo), the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, the Polka Dot Basics embossing folder, and Pool Party Shimmer Ribbon to the supplies in the kit. I hope her classmates loved them!

Don't miss out on March's Paper Pumpkin kit! It is birthday-themed, and there will be a bonus free stamp set to celebrate Paper Pumpkin's 6th birthday. Subscribe here or purchase a prepaid subscription.

Happy stamping!

Rachel

Facebook Live: Hey Love Treat

For this week's Facebook Live, I thought I would point out a feature of the online store you might not have noticed. It is the section called Project Ideas. Here, you can see a variety of sample projects, and each one has all of the products you need to make that project. You can even purchase all of them together under one ordering code!

So the project I put together uses the Hey Love stamp set, and isn't it cute?

I think this is the perfect treat packaging for anyone you want to give a sweet treat to on Valentine's Day. If you want to make this project too, you can order everything you need here.


Then I decided to add in a few additional colors and use more of the cute animals in the stamp set.

Which one is your favorite?

Stamps: Hey Love
Ink: Memento Black, plus Light Flirty Flamingo, Dark and Light Smoky Slate, and Dark and Light Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends
Paper: Whisper White Thick
Accessories & Tools: 2 x 8" Cello Bags, Night of Navy Medium Baker's Twine

Happy Stamping!

Rachel

Flowering Desert Desk Calendar

Flowering Desert is my favorite stamp set in the new Occasions Catalog! I am using it to slowly make desk calendars for my customers. I followed the template Erica Cerwin uses - a piece of 4 1/4 x 11" cardstock, folded in half. Then add a piece of 4 x 4" cardstock scored at 1/2", 2", and 3 1/2". That piece just adds stability and helps the calendar stand up better. On this calendar, I used our Thick Whisper White cardstock, which I think works really well! The calendar is from Taylored Expressions.

You might also notice the shiny paper I used on the scalloped oval. That is the Grapefruit Grove Foil Paper, one of the Level 1 Sale-A-Bration choices. It is seriously shiny! I also used the Gingham Gala Adhesive Backed Sequins. Although these are both Grapefruit Grove, I thought the shine gave them more of a pinkish hue, so I went with Flirty Flamingo for the ribbon and the sentiment. I love how Stampin' Up! stuff always matches!

Stamps: Flowering Desert
Ink: Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green
Paper: Thick & Regular Whisper White, Grapefruit Grove Foil (SAB), Brights 6 x 6" DSP
Accessories & Tools: Gingham Gala Adhesive Backed Sequins, Layering Ovals Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Big Shot, All My Love Ribbon Combo Pack

Happy Stamping!

Rachel

Baker's Box Treat

I have a few last Holiday Catalog projects to share with you. This one is from a few months ago - oops!

I colored the Baker's Box with Coastal Cabana ink. I first tried to spritz it, but I wasn't getting very good coverage. I ended up using a sponge dauber to finish adding and evening out the color. I think a sponge brayer would probably be the most efficient way to add color to the box. I've since added some to my craft room!


These boxes are food safe, and I added a large slice of cheesecake to mine. This was a birthday treat for Jenna's teacher. The Glittered Organdy Ribbon finished it off with a little sparkle. I love this ribbon!


Stamps: Stitched All Around
Ink: Coastal Cabana, Tuxedo Black
Paper: Whisper White
Accessories & Tools: Baker's Boxes, Sponge Daubers, 5/8" Black Glittered Organdy Ribbon, Stitched Labels Framelits, Big Shot, Rhinestones

Happy Stamping!

Rachel

Facebook Live: Quick & Easy Gift Bag

On yesterday's Facebook Live, I showed how to make a quick and easy gift bag using two sheets of 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock and one 12" x 12" sheet of Designer Series Paper. I followed the instructions from Ronda Wade's video here. You can watch my demonstration here. Here are a few measurements to help you out:
Score each piece of 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock down the long side at 1 1/2" on both sides. Score each piece at 2 3/4" down the short side, just on one side. Cut up your score line to the 2 3/4" score line on both sides to make two flaps.
Cut 4" off the top of the DSP. Then cut at 5 1/4" twice so you have two pieces of DSP that measure 5 1/4" x 8".

I am also linking up with two design challenges this week, TGIF Challenges - Anything But a Card, and Global Design Project - Tis the Season.

The tags on the bags were stamped and punched using the products in the Christmas Traditions Punch Box, on sale for only $27.00 right now! All other supplies are listed below. Please note that I used retired gold tinsel trim on one of the bags. I would recommend the Gold Metallic Edge Ribbon as the perfect substitute!

Stamps: Christmas Traditions
Ink: Poppy Parade
Paper: Poppy Parade, Whisper White, Santa's Workshop Specialty DSP (sold out), Sparkle Glimmer Paper, Gold Foil, All is Bright DSP
Accessories & Tools: Layering Circles Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Christmas Traditions Punch, Versamark, Heat Tool, Gold Embossing Powder, Big Shot, Poppy Parade Textured Weave Ribbon, Whisper White Classic Weave Ribbon, Gold Tinsel Trim (retired), Stampin' Trimmer

Happy Stamping!

Rachel