Peppermint Love

I'm on a bit of a Valentine's kick with my stamping lately and I have some really "sweet" projects to share with you.  Today I have one of the projects my clubs are doing this month.

I saw this idea on Stampin' Connection, which is a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator online community where we share ideas and all kinds of fun stuff.  When I saw it I knew I had to have my clubs do it!

The main part of this project is Peppermint Patties (you know, those little circles of mint covered in chocolate...YUM!).  I used the Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" Circle and 1 1/4" Circle punches to cover each one.  It's finished off with some letters cut with my beloved Big Shot and the fun heart for the 'O' is from the new heart embosslit in the Occasions Mini.  Once the mint patties were covered, I put them into a pretzel bag (found at my local big box craft store), added a sweet tag and tied it shut with some Blushing Bride ribbon!

Have an inspired day!

Rock Climbing

Taylor is turning 10 in less than a month and wanted to do a Rock Climbing party to celebrate double digits!!!  I checked into it at the University and it was only just over $100 for two hours (an hour of climbing and an hour in the party room), so we booked it!  He gets to have a super fun new experience with his friends and I don't have a bunch of 9 and 10 year old boys in my house!!!!  It's win-win!!!

Because I have a super busy month, I wanted to do up some quick invitations that he could hand out and before I leave for SU's Leadership Conference.  So, once again, MDS to the rescue!

I started with a 5x7 postcard.  The picture is one I found online from superstock.com, which I cropped to fit into the space I wanted.  The side with the wording has a basic gray background.  The "celebrate" is from the Fabulous Phrases stamp set brush and it's done in Tangerine Tango.  The rest was done with a text box.

It's simple and was super quick to create.  I would have liked to get it printed through SU, but I don't have enough time, so I will take it to a local photo printing place tomorrow to get it printed and he can start handing them out!

It's Tuesday, so that means new digital downloads!  You can find today's downloads here.  They will be available for purchase and download starting at 1pm!

I'm off to create a new non-Christmas background and banner!!!  I might just go snowy to try and entice Mother nature to give us some of the white stuff (in the hopes that the arrival of snow will calm the crazy winds we have been having!).  Have an inspired day!

Pretty Pink Cookies

It's no secret that I love the Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps and I'm thrilled that they are in the Occasions Mini with a SPRING SET!!!!!!

Sherri and I got together a while back and made HUGE amounts of these cookies.  Like 3 double batches...I know...crazy!  We made them for bag stuffers for a craft sale we were at.  We needed 100 for the bag stuffers and then we wanted some to enjoy.  We chose to make 3 colors...purple, blue and pink.  Here are some of the pink ones I packaged up.

We blinged up our cookies by putting an edible silver ball in the centers of the snowflakes.  I don't know what those silver balls are called, but you can find them in the baking section at your grocery store...or in the cake decorating section at your local big box craft store.

I put three cookies in one of our medium cello bags and made a fun topper with some Soft Suede cardstock and the Top Note die.  It's stamped, sponged and all cute to finish off a fun package of yummy cookies.

Order your holiday set of cookie stamps today and check out the new Occasions Mini to see the fun spring set!

Have an inspired day!

Wintery Treats

The 1x8 Cello Bags in the Holiday Mini are perfect for making quick and fun treats.  Check out my wintery one...

In real life this is waaaay more sparkly...darn taking pictures at night!!!!  I filled my cello bag with York Mint pieces (I found them in the States last time I was down shopping...haven't seen them in Canada).  As soon as I saw them I had to have them because this project popped into my head!!!  Once the bag was full, I made a wrap around for it.  I used a piece of Night of Navy cardstock which I embossed with the Snow Burst Embossing Folder.  It is folded around the bag.  I embellished with a punched piece (round tab punch) which I stamped with a silver "enjoy" (used the Platinum Shimmer Paint for this ) and a snowflake which I punched from a piece of the Silver Glimmer Paper (seriously...it's like a sheet of diamonds!!!).  The whole thing is finished off with a piece of Night of Navy Grosgrain ribbon.

I used quite a few products from the Holiday Mini for this project...1x8 Cello Bags, Snow Burst Embossing Folder and Silver Glimmer Paper.  Get 'em while you can people...the Holiday Mini is done tomorrow!!!  Contact me to order your "must haves" ASAP.

Have an inspired day!

Simply Embossed

Happy New Year everyone!  I hope this morning finds you ready to start the new year!!!  We had a blast ringing in the new year last night with some good friends of ours...good food, fun games, lots of laughs, memories made and good times with great company!

Today for Simple Card Sunday I have a quick and cute Valentine's card to share with you.  I taught my clubs the Inlaid Embossing Technique in December, and this is the card they made.

It's a super easy technique.  You start by punching some shapes (in this case, Cherry Cobbler hearts) and glue them onto a piece of cardstock.  Then you run the whole thing through the Big Shot with an embossing folder (I used the Square Lattice folder).  And, that's it!  Quick, cute and easy!

Have an inspired day!