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Baseball Birthday 3X3

noreply@blogger.com (Elisa) — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 16:00:00 +0000

A fun, easy birthday card for my son's friend's birthday. They're going to be playing on the same t-ball team this year so this was the theme we went with.

I like the greeting I came up with for the inside by putting two sentiments together. Perfect for the occasion.

Birthday Celebrations

noreply@blogger.com (Elisa) — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 16:00:00 +0000

Not stamping related, but this is a fun tradition we've been doing for that last few years for when the kids wake up on their birthdays. They have to bust through this when they come out of their bedrooms. They look forward to it every year now! This was my daughter's door on Superbowl Sunday.

I found this fun treat online and my daughter fell in love with the idea. It was actually so easy that we made it for her classmates, basketball team, etc. I found mini ice cream cones at the grocery store, put a regular size marshmallow in it, dipped it in melted chocolate and added sprinkles. I was able to transport them all in a jalapeno popper holder/cooker. Bonus! A fun treat that was different than anything we'd taken to school before. :)

Thank you Pinterest for these fun and easy ideas to make my kiddos birthday special!

Small Gift of Love

noreply@blogger.com (Elisa) — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 23:30:00 +0000

Great things come in little packages, right? Well, this little package has some yummy goodies inside. I handed them out last week for small Valentine's Day gifts. Super easy to make and using only a 3"x6" paper, you can make a lot from 1 sheet of DSP in no time at all. I used the tutorial found here.

Enjoy!

4th Grade Valentines 2016

noreply@blogger.com (Elisa) — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 22:00:00 +0000

My daughter loves puns, so this was a fun one to put together for her. It was pretty easy, too, thanks to a pdf I found online. I just printed it, cut it out, taped the Blow Pop to the back and added some curling ribbon.

Thank goodness it was easy. We had a lot going on and had quite a few to make!

Hope your Valentine's Day was wonderful!

Preschool Valentines 2016

noreply@blogger.com (Elisa) — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 23:45:00 +0000

Happy Valentine's Day!

These are the Valentines that my 4 year old took to school for his classmates on Thursday. It's an oldie but a goodie for our family - I made these for my daughter's preschool classmates as seen here.

I used a favorite stamp set from the 2015 Stampin' Up! Occasions catalog to add a few coloring sheets to go along with the crayon.

Everything packaged up!

My little guy writing his name for the back of each gift.

He was pretty excited to take these to school!

Stay tuned for my daughter's class Valentines!

Another Happy Card

noreply@blogger.com (Elisa) — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 15:30:00 +0000

I told you that you'd see this layout again! In fact, this card came before the one I shared earlier. I totally CASED this from my friend Bonnie. I LOVED what she did - I just changed the colors and a few minor details.

This picture really shows off the Specialty Designer Paper with pre-embossed designs. I just sponged over the designs in the color I wanted to use. Easy Peasy!

Snickers Birthday Cake

noreply@blogger.com (Elisa) — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 16:30:00 +0000

The principle at my daughter's elementary school had a milestone birthday last year. Each class was assigned an item and were giving her SIXTY of that item. My daughter's class was tasked with giving her SIXTY SNICKERS. The teacher asked if I could come up with a creative way to present the Snickers and this is what I came up with! What do you think?

It's similar to, but MUCH bigger than, this Nugget Cake I made for a teacher a few years ago. I had asked for the kids to bring snack sized bars, but I got a variety of sizes, so I added them anywhere I could!

A view from the top! That's a lot of candy!

I used the same process as I do when I make a diaper cake. See all of my diaper cakes HERE, HERE and HERE.

Paper Purse Gifts

noreply@blogger.com (Elisa) — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 15:00:00 +0000

Aren't these purses fun? I'd come across the idea somewhere online (and loosely used this video tutorial as a guide) and made a whole bunch of these for my stamping friends. I added a few goodies to the bag and it made a fun gift.

Here's the whole group in different colors. They really standout with the black and white DSP!

Happy Cards

noreply@blogger.com (Elisa) — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 21:00:00 +0000

Here's a group of 'Happy' Cards that I made for swap awhile back. This is one of my FAVORITE layouts. You ~~probably~~ definitely will see this layout again.

What I love about this design is that you can replace the 'Birthday' with just about any phrase from the Crazy about You stamp set/bundle. Very Versatile!

I'm playing catch up on a bunch of projects I did last year and never posted. I hope you enjoy them!

Have a great weekend!

Happy Sale-a-bration & NEW Occasions Catalog 2016

noreply@blogger.com (Elisa) — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000

New Occasions Catalog starts today!

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For this year's Sale-A-Bration, we'll be introducing several new stamp sets and accessories-and we've broken up the product offering into two six-week periods (January 5-February 15 and February 16-March 31).

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Teacher Christmas Gifts 2015

noreply@blogger.com (Elisa) — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 15:00:00 +0000

Happy New Year!
A few more Christmas ideas/gifts before the new Occasions catalog starts on Jan 5, 2016. These were some of the gifts we gave to my kids teachers this year. It included Wood Stamp Case Gifts, Gift Bow Die Angel Ornaments and Hand Santa-tizers.

I love making these hand Santa-tizers. They're fairly easy, very inexpensive and super cute!

I've been packaging the teachers' gifts like this for the past few years. I saw it on Pinterest and it seems to be even more popular this year. There are many variations. I use a retired snowflake die (cut in half) for the antlers.

Peace on Earth Window Flip Card

noreply@blogger.com (Elisa) — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 15:30:00 +0000

Another Christmas card to share from this year. I thought it would be a perfect layout for the Happy Scenes stamp set (which I got FREE at Convention this past July!).

I've actually made this layout before, but I have yet to post it. I was inspired and used the tutorial (found HERE) by Julie Davison (my stamping idol!)

Happy Scenes Photopolymer Stamp Set

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!

Season of Peace Card

noreply@blogger.com (Elisa) — Fri, 25 Dec 2015 01:30:00 +0000

Merry Christmas!

This was a difficult card to photograph, but I think you can get the idea. I embossed the snowflakes and then sponged and stamped over them. Easy and beautiful.

Christmas Wine Hangers

noreply@blogger.com (Elisa) — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 19:00:00 +0000

I made these fun gifts for a craft fair last year. I got the idea from a fellow stamper and went a little crazy. As you can tell from my Wall Hanging, I like to make rosettes!

Enjoy!

To You & Yours Shaker Cards

noreply@blogger.com (Elisa) — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 19:00:00 +0000

I used the To You & Yours Shaker Cards Project Kit, to make these beautiful cards. I didn't follow the instructions exactly (I just couldn't hide that beautiful paper) and I used stamps that I had on hand. I loved the way they came out! This kit makes 18 gorgeous cards and is available only until Jan 4, 2016 or while supplies last.

Beautiful Christmas Frame

noreply@blogger.com (Elisa) — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 16:00:00 +0000

This is the beautiful frame I received as a result of the white elephant gift exchange I did with my team for Christmas. Candice did a fantastic job. You can see what I made here.

This was difficult to photograph, but I tried to show all of the sparkly-ness. It's so pretty in real life.

Christmas JOY Rosette Wall Hanging

noreply@blogger.com (Elisa) — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 16:00:00 +0000

Every year my team gets together for a white elephant gift exchange and potluck. This year we did it right at the beginning of December. Here is my gift that I gave - a Christmas Wall Hanging.

I got the idea from some wine hangers that I made last year (see those here). I like making the rosettes with the Simply Scored Tool.

Here's a closeup. Since I didn't end up with this gift, I'll have to make another one for me!

Thanksgiving Turkey Mini Tic Tac Sliders

noreply@blogger.com (Elisa) — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 21:30:00 +0000

Here is the Thanksgiving version of the mini tic tac sliders I made to hand out. I just fell in love with the idea as soon as I saw it! Make sure to see my Christmas version, too. I got the idea and video tutorial here.

These mini tic tacs come in packs of 3 at the Dollar Tree. What a quick and economical gift! Not to mention ca-ute!

Reindeer Mini Tic Tac Sliders

noreply@blogger.com (Elisa) — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 23:00:00 +0000

I know I haven't posted in a LONG TIME, but I just had to share these adorable Mini Tic Tac Sliders! I got the basic idea (with a video tutorial) from one of my new favorite blogs here.

These are great little gifts for my kids' teachers (along with other goodies that I plan to share later) and anyone else who might need a holiday pick me up!

The best part, for the engineer in me, is that you can get EIGHT of the boxes from ONE sheet of cardstock. I did all of the embellishments with scraps. BONUS!

Even though it's past Thanksgiving, I'll share the Thanksgiving version I did next!

Wonder Woman Birthday

noreply@blogger.com (Elisa) — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 15:00:00 +0000

What do you do when your daughter wants a Wonder Woman themed birthday and NO ONE sells Wonder Woman ANYTHING??? Well, you MAKE it of course!!

If you saw my daughter's Halloween Costume, you'll know she is a big fan of Wonder Woman. She loves watching the old shows on Sci-Fi Saturday Night.

Luckily I had these small red paper bags (bought on clearance after Valentines Day who knows when) in my stash along with some leftover white stars from these cards on my desk. After staring at her Wonder Woman shirt for a long time, it hit me - I knew how to make the 'W'. I die cut the 'W' and then used a retired picture corner punch (cut in half) for the 'wings'. Voila! It worked and she was happy!

Now, what do you do when you need a Wonder Woman cake for the birthday party? MAKE it of course. Well, not really. I found this 'super-hero looking' cake at Wal-mart and added a Wonder Woman Little People figurine. Phew! Mission Accomplished!

Does that make me Wonder Wo-MOM? :)

Convention 2014 Swaps

noreply@blogger.com (Elisa) — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 15:30:00 +0000

Since I'm playing Convention catch-up, now's a great time to share my Convention swaps.

I participated in an organized swap and made about 30 cards. I varied the colors a bit by using my favorites of the new In-Colors. (Hello Honey is starting to grow on me. Slowly.)

Below are close-ups of each color.

Blackberry Bliss

Mossy Meadow

Lost Lagoon

Tangelo Twist

The card below is from the Hip Hip Hooray Card kit which is where I found the inspiration for my swap card. See how I used a similar layout?

Convention 2014 Gifts

noreply@blogger.com (Elisa) — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 15:00:00 +0000

I whipped up these quick Convention gifts for friends using the Tag A Bag Polka Dot Bundle. Wow! Was this an easy bundle to use and the gifts came out super cute! I just stamped the phrase from the Chalk Talk stamp set using the coordinating ink color, punched the image out with an oval punch and adhered a few layers of the tags. Easy peasy! I figured out a way to tie the white baker's twine (included in the bundle) so it would stay on the bag and not ruin it when they opened it. Hint: it involved punching a hole in the bag...

I filled the bags with goodies such a Crystal Light packets, gum and of course, chocolate!

Wood Stamp Case Convention Gifts

noreply@blogger.com (Elisa) — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 15:00:00 +0000

These little beauties were gifts for my roommates at Convention this year! Yes, Convention was in July. Yes, I'm WAY behind! I know, I know... :)

I came across the idea here and modified it by adding sticky notes. I found these cute little pens on clearance at Staples. Score! And you can't forget chocolate - it goes with everything!

I'll be making more of these soon - I'm participating in a craft fair at my daughter's elementary school on November 15 and I think they'll sell. What do you think?

Hubert Humphrey Craft Fair

Saturday, Nov 15; 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Come support the Hubert Humphrey PTSA while doing some early Christmas shopping.

There will be many different vendors along with breakfast burritos!

Hubert Humphrey Elementary

9801 Academy Hills Dr. NE

Albuquerque, NM 87111

I'm back - With a Frankenstein Card and a Halloween Recap

noreply@blogger.com (Elisa) — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 20:30:00 +0000

I'm back after a much too long break from blogging. Between computer problems and life, blogging took a back seat. However, I've been crafting a ton and have a lot to share. I'm going to start with these super cute Frankenstein cards I made for Halloween. I used the Circle Card Thinlits Die from Stampin' Up!

I've seen several versions online and combined them to make mine. I used the 'BOO' stamp that came in the September Paper Pumpkin and the 'happy halloween' from Teeny Tiny Wishes.

Here are my kiddos all dressed up and ready to trick-or-treat. Aren't they adorable?

Here's what they wore last year for Halloween.

And below is an overview of some of the things that were made for my daughter's 3rd grade class party. Lots of fun stuff!

Hope you had a wonderful Halloween! Come back for much more paper crafting goodies!

Check out the new 2014-2015 Catalog!

noreply@blogger.com (Elisa) — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 20:00:00 +0000

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Join Today!

Your kit comes with:

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30 percent discount on your first order *
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8 new Stampin' Up! Catalogs
Free entrance to Convention (must be registered by June 20th)

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