Shoebox Swaps - Card Set and Box

This Card Set and the matching Card Boxes are the project I shared for our Stampin' Retreat Shoebox Swap. I used a pattern I found online and then altered it for my preferences. The card layout is the same as the Washi Tape card I made last week - a simple but attractive layout that lends itself to showcasing beautiful pattern paper.

Again with the creative license - everyone made theirs in the theme they'd like. I first had them choose the sheet of pattern paper they wanted to used, then from there it was easy to choose the box cardstock and the cardstock for the cards and card mats and the coordinating ribbon.

Each set of 4 cards and the coordinating box uses just less than a single sheet of DSP. I cut the DSP into these pieces - 4 each at 2 1/2" x 4" and 1 piece at 2 3/8" x 4 1/8". The odd sized piece is for the front of the card box. The 4 other pieces are for the cards.

To assemble the cards, punch out a 1 3/8" Circle from each of the four pieces. Then use a sticky note to hold the punched circle and punch it with the 1 1/4" Circle Punch. When assembling the cards, place the reverse side of the 1 1/4" Circle Punch of DSP inside the larger DSP. Two cards of each side.

We also cut 1/" x 5 1/2" strips of the same DSP to layer on the card liner inside. I added a banner sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes to my card fronts across the circle element, but some cards were made with such beautiful DSP that they were made without a sentiment banner.
















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Butterfly Bundle - 15% off!

Get 15% off when you order Papillion Potpouri and the Bitty Butterfly Punch in this Butterfly Bundle offered by Stampin' Up! This is the most popular stamp set in the catalog and there is no better time to get it than right now with the bundled savings. Other Butterfly themed items available from Stampin' Up include Elegant Butterfly Punch and the Butterfly Collection Jumbo Stampin' Wheel.

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Beautiful and Sassy Jacque - Christmas Cards

More beauties from the Stampin' Retreat this month at the Chocolate Moose Lodge! Mrs Jacqueline Raila, Queen of Elaborate and Hostess with the Mostess, organized our weekend, wined and dined us, and pulled together several Christmas cards for us to make at our Shoebox Swap.

Most of these are not Stampin 'Up! sets, but the images and the cards are beautiful and the new techniques and products were fun to play with.



I'm sure there was one more Christmas Card, but again, cannot find the picture of it, nor can I find my original card.







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Witches Brew - Envelope Bags

I played along with the Stampin Addicts Pinterest Challenge this week - Envelope Bags. I made several Halloween themed Envelope Bags that are just the right size for a few sweets with just enough room for a gift card, too. And they were so quick and easy with the envelope as a base and the beautiful Witches Brew DSP. And no stamping!

Have a noticed a recurring theme - quick and easy! :) Actually, I do love elaborate and time consuming cards, too - but for some occassionas and especially Halloween, quick and easy is my theme!

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Sweet Lisa Oates - One Sheet Mini Gift Bags

 Our Shoebox Swaps at the Stampin' Retreat weekend were so fun and incredibly fabulous. These One Sheet Gift Bags were also shared by Ms Lisa. Again, we had complete creative freedom, which can be most difficult at times! ;)

The template for these gift bags are from Silvey's Stamp Room, you can find her instructions here. These are an adorable size and can be customized to every theme. Here's the collection that we made. There were a few others I know - we could not stop making them as ideas kept flowing and they really are so easy. Apparently I didn't get a picture of the others.
















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Stamping on Candles - One of our Shoebox Swaps

I spent a weekend in the mountains on a Stampin' Retreat and it was quite lovely. We stayed at the Chocolate Moose Lodge at over 10,000 feet, (the baseball field nearby is called Two Mile High Baseball Stadium - love that) but let me tell you that the pictures on their website do it no justice! We were a small group and it was the best weekend and so relaxing! We shared food and drink duties and brought Shoebox Swaps for each other to create. Lisa brought Stamping on Candles for us to create and everyone made such beautiful candles!


Stamping on Candles is such a simple project and so WOW! I loved that Lisa brought these for us to make and she gave us complete freedom on our designs, themes and ideas.

To create this embedded look of Stamped Candles, stamp the images on tissue paper. Then wrap it around the candle and wrap that with a a long piece of Wax Paper. Hold the Wax Paper tight around the candle and heat the images with a Heat Gun. You will see the images get shiny and embed themselves. Move the Heat Gun quickly around and over the images until complete. You can peek under the Wax Paper and check on your progress as you go.

Three tips that Lisa shared are 1) Add images separately and one at a time, instead of trying to stamp and wrap the entire candle at once and  2)Wrap and hold the Wax Paper tightly to keep the candle surface smooth and 3) Embellish the images with Embossing (before heating to candle) and Jewels and Brads, pushed into the candle.

Stamped Candles are a beautiful and so simple way to pull a setting or theme together for holidays or events. Try this technique on some pillars or mix together large and small candles. Just one candle and you'll find yourself hooked and stamping on candles for so many themes and colors!






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Thankful Tablescape Simply Created - Thank You Card

This Simply Created kit from Stampin' Up - Thankful Tablescape - is so beautiful and such a quick and easy way to create a beautiful table setting for your fall events, including the Thanksgiving meal. The kit includes all the items pictured here to make 10 Napkin Holders with Place Cards and Journaling Cards, 10 Table Tents, Candle and Centerpiece Wraps, a White Chalk Marker and Accents for all.

 My favorite element in this kit - the Birch Paper Ribbon! Just gorgeous. I used a piece of that paper ribbon for my background piece on a card front. The other pieces here are all from the Thankful Tablescape kit as well - the pattern paper squares are from the Place Cards, Belly Bands and another Paper Ribbon Wrap. Even the Aspen Leaf and Linen Thread is from this kit. And I used a strip of the Napkin Holders for the DSP strip on the inside liner.

I used the Stampin' Addicts Recycled Challenge - Sketch Challenge for inspiration this morning. Check out their Challenges and Pinterest board for more inspiration.









{Inside}
Recipe:
Stamps: Delightful Dozen
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Thankful Tablescape Kit papers
Ink: Early Espresso, Tangerine Tango
Accessories: Thankful Tablescape Kit







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Witches Brew Washi Tape - Scrapbook Page and Cards

Here's a few more pictures of some of the quick and easy Cards I made using the Stampin' Up! Witches Brew Washi Tape.  The possibilities are endless for Simple and Quick cards that are Mailable, too!

With three rolls in each package, you can mix and match your patterns as well, knowing that they will coordinate with each other.

Remember that you can layer the Washi Tape over a piece of cardstock and easily punch shapes with your handheld punches as well.

 

Or use only one pattern as an accent on your card - here I layered the Chevron Washi Tape together to create a Diamond Pattern.

I used a piece of Washi Tape to finish the Card Liner here - I know that it will match the front of my card and it couldn't get any easier!


And you can always add just a small strip to close a package or finish the edge of a Gift Tag!








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Witches Brew Washi Tape - Party Favors

I had a lot of fun playing with the Stampin' Up! Witches Brew Washi Tape last weekend. I made several really quick and easy party favors as well as cards and even a scrapbook page. The biggest appeal for me is that the Washi Tape is Commitment Free (completely re-positionable) and it is so easy to make beautiful coordinated projects. It easily wraps to so many different items, including the dishes, glasses, drink bottles and glass candy bottles shown here.

To make this candy centerpiece, I added some Witches Brew DSP to a clean, dry wine bottle. This particular bottle has a hand cork which makes for a convenient candy bottle ;)

Here's a closer look at a few of the other party pieces - as you can see it took very little work to create several themed pieces simply by using a single package of Witches Brew Washi Tape. And a bonus to the quickness - you can hand tear the Washi Tape, so you don't even have to have scissors!

Other features of Washi Tape include:
Mess Free - no adhesive is required
Re-positionable - no glue residue
Transparent
On-the-Go use
Last minute gifts/projects
Need some ideas?  How about -

• Cut it/Tear it/Tape it/Embellish it
• try it on your Keyboard (yes really)
• Vase or Bottles
• Coasters
• Bookcovers
• Popsicle Sticks
• Clothes Pins
• Suckers/Candy
• Calendar Dates in your agenda book
• Binder Clips
• Pencils
• Tea Lights
• Twist Ties
• Cord/ Phone-Charger
• Straws or Party Cups
• Drink Marker
• Journaling Strip (Washi Tape is NOT acid free.)
• Gift Bags
• Card Fronts
• What can you find to Washi?!

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