Quick gifts

It is in the teens this morning. Brrrr!! So it seems appropriate to share some warm-up gift ideas.
I made a bunch (5 dozen) of different items to donate for my daughters preschool craft fair. Quick and easy little goodies that sold like hotcakes. :) Nothing was left and all the money went to the preschool. There were embossed napkins tied with vintage seam binding and glittery fall goodness, 16 oz. to go coffee cups (inside was a coffee sleeve and a packet of instant mocha or latte mix), packets of hot cocoa mix (2 packets of mix per wrap), tea bag packets and some notepads (no photos, sorry). The last photo is just some of the different tags I made to go on the tea and cocoa packets. Just lots of little goodies to share with friends, hostesses or co-workers.

If you want directions on any of these leave me a comment and I can post a quick tutorial/instructions for them. I am working on another post with a new template for more yummy fun. :) Enjoy and stay warm!

Holy Cow!!!!

It has been waaaay too long since my last post. Sorry. Maybe these cute Halloween ideas that I did will make up for it.?.

You can check out these projects and others at Xyron.com. These items were used in the Xyron ad in Better Homes and Garden Halloween special issue 2008. :)

Party Poppers

Treat Bags

Treat Bag

Party Invitation

Cauldron (Clear paint pail w/lid)

And these were just for fun. The cute candy bar wrapper we did for a make-n-take at a local stamping store, Stamp Attic, for their yearly open house. It is the best find in Anchorage. Betty has everything and more!! Everyone that works there is always so helpful and happy. I just can't get enough of all the goodness they offer.

Spooky & Sweet

Just a few fun Halloween cards to share today. Enjoy!

Scenic Route pattern paper, Bazzill cardstock, Close To My Heart stamps, SU! scallop punch and ink, Scrapworks rub-ons and Daisy D's rub-ons. Fiskars paper trimmer, corner punch and fine tip scissors. Xyron adhesive runner and pop dots.

Bazzill cardstock, Scenic Route pattern paper, Daisy D's stamps and rub-ons, Cosmo Cricket blackboard, Doodlebug glitter and craft store google eyes. Fiskars paper trimmer and fine tip scissors. Xyron Adhesive runner and X150 Sticker Maker.

Bazzill cardstock, Scenic Route pattern paper, Doodlebug paper trims and glitter, Daisy D's chipboard letters, Ranger Stickles, K & Co. die cut shape. Fiskars paper trimmer. Xyron Adhesive Runner and pop dots.

Tin of Treats!

This cute little lunchbox is from Michael's. What a perfect little box to fill with goodies for my little one. Some sparkly fingernail polish and body spray, playdoh, hair wraps, bracelet, treats, kleenex and kaleidoscope. :) It was easy to decorate with diecuts from K & Co. and my Xyron 510 and 150 adhesive machines. A little rub on from Scrapworks is on the handle.

Gift Ideas

I received my new Papertrey stamps (Made of Snow) in the mail last night. I could not wait to ink them up. This is the result. A cute little bag of homemade cocoa topped off with the sweetest little snowman. The paper is Vintage Cream, Sweet Blush and Vellum from Papertrey, Going Grey ink from SU!, Stickles by Ranger, flocking by Stampendous, glue pen by Martha StewartQuickutz and Spellbinders dies, cuttlebug die cut machine, glassine bag from Papertrey.

The wine bottle wrap is using a new stamp set from Close To My Heart (Festive Frills) and gordeous new paper from Graphic 45 (Botanicabella). The berries are accented with stickles, the die cut acorn is from K & Co., base cardstock is Bazzill and the ribbon is from Cosmo Cricket. We give a lot of wine as gifts during the holiday season. Wrapping the bottle like this allows the recipient to leave the bottle out on display. I used a glue dot to hold the wrapper to the bottle so they can just slip it off and reuse it. :)

Treats!

Halloween is so fun! I enjoy decorating and making cute little goodies for others at halloween. These cute pumpkin wrapped truffles needed just the right packaging. I think this reused ribbon tube is just perfect. :) You can see their happy, sweet faces and it was easy to decorate. The card is a combo of products from Heidi Grace, Doodlebug and K & Co. I used my copic markers to color in the house and stickles to add a touch of sparkle. Enjoy!

Sorry to have disappeared.

Life took over. I have been busy designing, getting the preschooler settled into a routine, putting finishing touches on the new addition and fighting off a head cold. :) Whew!! I am so jazzed that the holidays are right around the corner. There are so many fun new papers, stamps and embellishments to play with right now. I should be posting regularly again and look forward to sharing some really fun stuff.

The following three peeks were made using Glue Arts adhesives. Glue Arts has some amazing adhesives that are easy to use and great prices (check out their free shipping!!). Check them out at www.GlueArts.com and sign up for their monthly newsletter full of ideas and inspiration.

These projects were made with Xyron products. My Personal Cutting System, Wishblade and Design Runner are made by Xyron. They are best known for their sticker maker machines, which I love, but they offer so much more. Check out their online galleries, forum and retail store at www.xyron.com

New toys!

I love that all of the newproducts from CHA are starting to hit the stores. :) I am slowly picking up a few items here and there. Stampin' Up! also has all of their new product out and I am stocking up. ;) If you need a catalog let me know. Here are a few projects I did yesterday and today. New stamps, punches and paper. Yippee!!! I have so many other projects I am working on. I hope to be able to share them soon.

This is absolutely my favorite time of year. Not just fall and all of it's beauty, but the possibilities and hopefulness at this time of year. Back-to-school, the kickoff of the holiday seasons and football, warm and yummy comfort foods, cozy blankets and sweaters.

Input please

I am starting back up my daily topics on my blog. I would like some input from all of you on what you like to see online.

Techniques, tutorials, card making, altered items, how to use tools, how to use certain products, challenges (colors, sketches, inspiration), swaps, how-to-build-a-kit, etc......

Here is another quick teacher gift idea. It is a circle coaster from the $1 bin at Michael's (pack of 6/$1) covered with Daisy D's & Fancy Pants paper. I used the Honey Pie rub-ons from Cosmo Cricket and the flourish stamp is from Fancy Pants Chic Alpha set. The cute post-it note apples I found at Walmart and couldn't resist. I punched a hole thru them and tied a ribbon thru the hole. Then I pressed them onto the coaster and pushed a Bazzill brad thru the notes and the coaster.

Last fruits of summer

These are some photos that I took this afternoon. Marissa was happy playing in the mud puddles left from the rain yesterday. :) Of course, when I brought out the camera she wanted to be right next to me, not 'posing' for some cute pictures. ;) I hope you are all having a great weekend so far. Enjoy!