A Day Late & A Dollar Short

Actually, I'm two days late with this post and I'm not short and $$, but you get the idea!  In my rush to get things packed up and get out of the house on Friday, I didn't have time to set some posts up for the weekend and I forgot my laptop...but I remembered all 500 of those wedding favors!!!  So, today I'm playing catch up and will be posting thrice today!

My first post today is my scrapbook page.  Now, I'm not totally in love with this page...actually I like most of the page (the colors, the layout and the general idea of the title), but I don't love how the title turned out.  It's safe to say it looked better in my mind!!!  But, I will show it anyway and will most likely tweek it a bit when I have time!

It is what it is and that's really all I have to say about this layout at this point!!!  I will tell you that my colors are Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Not Quite Navy, Cajun Craze and Wild Wasabi.

Have an inspired day!

Fancy Pouch

This is my second last Fancy Favour project...I've saved the best for last and I will share it on Monday.  Today, the project is a great little pouch perfect for holding a little gift for someone special.

Here's my color combination for this project...Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler & Old Olive.

And, here's the project!

Isn't it YUMMY!!!  I made a little pouch from the Fancy Favour die!  Now, I can't take credit for this idea...I saw it somewhere a long time ago.  The pouch is Crumb Cake cardstock stamped with the apple image from Tart & Tangy with Crumb Cake ink.  And, it holds a packet of Apple Cider mix.  A perfect little something for someone during the crisp days of fall.  This pouch could hold a packet of Hot Chocolate, some tea bags or you could do a really fun one with a packet of Kool-Aid.

I've been using my Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder a LOT lately, my Square Lattice one has been feeling a bit neglected!  So I used it to emboss a strip of Cherry Cobbler cardstock for the belly band around the pouch.  I wrapped a piece of Striped Old Olive Ribbon around that and instead of tieing it, I scrunched it in the middle with a piece of Linen Thread through a Crumb Cake Button.  This is a great way to get the look of a knot without the bulk...especially with the wider ribbons!

It's finished off with the apple image from the Apple Blossoms Level 2 Hostess Set stamped with Old Olive on Crumb Cake cardstock.  I cut it out and stuck it on with a Stampin' Dimensional.

And, sonce I know you're wanting to know how to make these fun little pouches, I've done a tutorial for you!

You'll want to cut some pieces off of your Fancy Favour after you cut it out like this. 

Now's the time to stamp your pouch if you so desire!  It's much easier to  stamp it now than after it's all put together...I speak from experience here people!!!!  *wink*  After you've stamped it, you want to glue part of one of the flaps and the bottom flap like this...

And, then you stick it together to form the pouch itself!

Fun, eh?  Well, when I made this one, I got a bit carried away and made another!  And, I just have to share it with you!  It's like a 2-for-1 post!

So CA-UTE!!!  The pouch is Early Espresso with a Marina Mist DSP belly band.  I stamped with the Word Play set directly on the the DSP with Marina Mist and then over top that with Early Espresso to get a shadow effect.  You'll notice a litle scallop along the top...that's half of a punched Scallop Square.  Don't throw away the other half though!  I'm gonig to show you where I used it in a bit!

The little mug is from the Every Little Bit set.  It was stamped with Early Espresso ink on Watercolor Paper and then watercolored with Marina Mist and Cajun craze ink.  It's punched out with the new oval punch (which you can find in the Holiday Mini) and then sponged around the edge with Cajun Craze ink.

Are you curious about what I put in this pouch?  Well, have a look!

A cute little card!  you can now see where I used that other half of that Scalloped Square.  I used the same general idea as the pouch.  One of the mugs is hilighted by coloring it and there's a little thank you (from Teeny Tiny Wishes) stamped with Early Espresso ink.  To finish it off, I did a row of piercing.

But, this is not just any card...

...it's made to hold a gift card.  And, not just any gift card, it's a Tim Card...shhhh, don't tell my husband I stole his from his wallet for the picture.  I'll have to remember to put it back before my coffee-a-holic goes back to work tomorrow!!!  My card measures 2 7/8 x 3 1/2 (which means I had to cut a 2 7/8 x 7 1/2 piece of cardstock).  The little 1 inch strip I cut off my cardstock to get my card size I used to make a little pocket to hold the gift card.

Well, that's all I have for today!  I have one more Fancy Favor project to show you, but I will wait until Monday to show it.  Tomorrow I have a Scrapbook Saturday layout to share and I will have a super fantastic card for Simple Card Sunday on Sunday for you.  Remember, I've saved the BEST Fancy Favour project for last, so you'll definitely want to stop back on Monday to have a look!

Have an inspired day!

Fancy Flower For You

Yet another Fancy Favor project!  Did you ever imagine there was so many ways to use this awesome die?!?  Here's a little teaser...

The box itself is cut from Chocolate Chip cardstock and then embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder. 

The flower is cut with the Flower Folds die from So Saffron cardstock.  It was stamped with a line art flower image and sponged around the edges with Pumpkin Pie ink.

The center is just a circle of Pumpkin Pie cardstock, sponged around the edge with Pumpkin Pie ink and then stamped with a sentiment in the middle!  A piece of Old Olive narrow Grosgrain ribbon is tied around the top of the box and the flower was glued to the knot so that the tails of the knot kind of look like leaves for the flower.

That's all for today!  I will be back again tomorrow with another FANTABULOUS Fancy Favor project!  Have an inspired day!

Fancy Fall

Another Fancy Favour project for you today!  This time I used the YUMMY new Autumn Spice DSP from the Holiday Mini.  I've gotta tell ya, this DSP is absolutely gorgeous!  It's slightly textured and thick like cardstock, yet still double sided like our regular DSP.  I love it and will definitely need another package...or two!  *wink*

For this project, I didn't alter the actual box at all!  I left it as is, and using the score lines on the sides, I creased the sides in.  To keep it closed, I punched some holes in the top with my Crop-A-Dile and tied it shut with some Old Olive Taffeta Ribbon.

I think these would look so cute around a table at Thanksgiving or some other fall special occasion you may have.  You could stamp tags with names and use them like placecard favors!

To finish it off, I made a little tag using the new Decorative Label punch in the Holiday Mini.  The paper I used for the tag is the same as the paper I used for the box...I just flipped it over! 

It's sponged around the edge with Old Olive ink.  The leaf image and sentiment are both from the Just Believe set.  The leaves were stamped off once on scrap paper before being stamped on the tag.  The words were colored with a Cajun Craze Stampin' Write marker and stamped one word at a time so that they would be one on to the other rather than in a line.  It was so easy to do this with my clear mount stamps!  The tag is tied around the ribbon bow with a piece of Linen Thread.

I'll be back tomorrow with another Fancy Favor project for you!  Have an inspired day!

TOTE-ally Awesome Opportunity!

WOW!!!  Stampin' Up! is offering a TOTE-ally Awesome Opportuinity this month.  Join my group, Inspired By Ink, and you will get a FREE Greenhouse Gala Craft Tote with your Starter Kit.

Pictured is the tote with some of the Starter Kit product!  This tote is fantastic!  It holds 12x12 papers and stuff and can even hold a personal papercutter (like the one pictured) and you can still use the handles with all this stuff in it.  There's also a shoulder strap if you would rather carry it that way!  There are SO MANY pockets on this thing that you can hold a ton of stuff.  I love mine and I know you will love yours too when you sign up this month!

There's two different Starter Kits to choose from and they are both fabulous and bursting with product!  You can find more info on becoming a demonstrator on the "Love What You Do" page (click on the link at the top), on my business website or by contacting me.  You can even sign up online through my business website...contact me to get the special code you will need to do this.

Don't let this TOTE-ally Awesome Opportunity pass you by!  You could earn some extra money and pay a few bills each month just by doing what you love...sharing stamping!!!