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Terrific Tuesdays ~ Cute Halloween "Jam" Jar Holder

Hello Fellow Stampers ~~

Happy Tuesday everyone!!  We're feeling rather "exhausted" today; one of my "bad" days in this Covid recovery unfortunately!  I'm trying to push through; but I may give up and take a nap in awhile -- LOL

Today I want to share a fun little project from our Halloween Class this past Saturday; but before I do, just a couple quick promotions to remind you about -- both SU!  and DDS Studios fun!!!

 

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Have you seen the cute jar and holder at the top center of page 50 in your July - December Mini Catalog, and wondered about it?

Well, the adorable little holder, is the perfect size for our Mini Jam Jars (Annual Catalog, pg. 137), and is all dolled up in time for Halloween.

After some trial and error, and much figuring . . . LOL  . . .  I'm going to share this adorable little holder with you today, and hope you'll find a use for it with the holidays coming up!!

I cut this holder from Thick Whisper White cardstock; then decorated and reinforced it before adding the cute little jar full of treats.

It's not too hard once you get the measuring and scoring figure out.  So let me walk you through it.

 

A piece of cardstock cut 8-1/2" x 5-1/2"

Score on the short end (going vertically) at 1-1/2" and 4"

Score on the long side (going horizontally) at 1-1/2", 4" - and then at 6-1/2" but scoring only just up to the 1-1/2" score line; and then only from the 4" score line to the outside (do not cross the 6-1/2" score line all the way across like the others).

You are going to cut on the vertical score lines (both 1-1/2" and 4") from the top down to the 6-1/2" score line and then out to the edge and remove that piece on both sides.

Once you have done that, then go ahead and snip on the vertical score lines again (both 1-1/2" and 4") just down to the horizontal 4" score line.

Then coming up from the bottom on the two vertical score lines, just up to the 1-1/2" horizontal score line.

Fold all your scores with the bumps to the inside, and you'll see very quickly how the lower box flaps fold in and come together.

Before you seal the backboard, as I call it -- LOL - cover it with a piece of DSP that measures 4-3/8" x 2-1/2"; and cover the back with a piece of Basic Black cardstock that measures the same.  Then I rounded the top two corners, before folding it up and attaching it at the bottom back of the formed box.

I have a piece of DSP on all 3 sides of the box measuring 2-1/2" x 1-1/2"

Then I cut a 1/4" x 12" piece of Black Glitter paper, and formed it around the top and bottom edges (all 3 sides), gluing in place, and snipping to fit.

I then wrapped a piece of 1/4" Black & White Gingham Ribbon around the entire center of the box (back side too), and tied a bow.

I created my own shred by cutting tissue paper in coordinating colors to the DSP, and created a nice little "nest" for my Mini Jam Jar.

For the top I used the Layering Circles Dies, and created a layered sentiment that was stamped in Versamark ink on Basic Black cardstock, and embossed with white emboss powder.  It's topped off with a cute little kitty from the Cutest Halloween stamp set.

And here's my cute little Mini Jam Jar with matching Halloween M&M's in it.

My gals told me on Saturday that I must have called the M&M's company and had them make me a special batch in Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green and Pumpkin Pie because the color coordination was extraordinary!!  🤣😂🤣😂

 

I hope you have fun with this.  Let me know if you have questions.

 

I Love to hear from you.  Leave your questions or comments below!!

Hugs, . . .

 

 

Mix-It Up Mondays ~~ Christmas in July ~ Loads of Cheer

Hello Fellow Stampers ~

Well, quite unexpectedly, I ended up taking last week off from creating and blogging.  I hadn't planned it that way, but life kind of took over. 

The closing for my home took place last Monday afternoon, and it turned out, since it was such a fast closing, that things were a little chaotic.  That put some extra stress on me.

Then the wire transfer of my proceeds didn't show up when expected on Tuesday morning; so until all that got settled out, I was pretty mentally drained.  The rest of the week was focused on getting a bunch of stuff caught up, and getting back to wedding planning!  Yikes!!  In exactly two months I will be Mrs. Michael McGee -- how surreal is that!!  💕

 

This week we're heading for a short little, but much needed, vacation to Las Vegas; I've never been, so I'm looking forward to new adventures.  So I may be offline some, but I will try to leave you with a little fun while I'm out-of-the-loop!!

Normally, I hold a Christmas In July event for my local customers.  This Summer I haven't been able to have any classes which has been really strange!!  So let's play together online instead, and try to make up for a little lost time!!

 

The wonderful new Ride With Me bundle is going to be so much fun this Fall.

It has "Vintage" written all over it for me!  So I'm super excited!

 

Before we get started with today's project, take a minute to view SU!'s fabulous video on this bundle and how to put together your adorable little 3D truck!!

 

Now I think we're ready to play ~ "Ride With Me" to a little Christmas cheer! 😉

 

As you can see, this adorable project is so much fun to create!

And if I'd had more time, I would have added even more details!

What a fun little gift to give.

 

My little truck was cut from Real Red cardstock.

Then I added wheels with Basic Black, and stamped and fussy cut windows from Shimmery White.

I loved adding my little wheels with Metallic Brads!

 

I added some Hershey's Kisses to truck carrying the Christmas Tree to Grandma's House -- LOL

If I had a little more time, I would have added the door handles, and a cute license plate to the front bumper cut from Silver Foil

There is so much you could do with this cutie!

The sentiment was stamped and then fussy cut so I could get just the words I wanted.

I think a matching card is calling for this - a complete set!  What do you think? 😉

 

It's off to pack for Las Vegas!!  LOL!  I'll try to check in later this week ya'all!! 

 

Hugs, . . .

 

 

 

 

 

Case-Out Thursdays ~ The CASE of Peter Rabbit!

Hello Fellow Stampers ~

Welcome to my "Friday"!!  Whoo Hooo :-)  LOL  I am so glad it's the end of the week for me and that tomorrow is my Off-Friday!  Mike is currently traveling to Indiana to see his eldest son.  So I have a couple of days to myself, and lots I'd like to get done . . .  or not!!  LOL  Maybe some time with my feet up will be more inviting!

 

Today we're going to CASE a fun project straight from the 2019 Spring Occasions Catalog -- ALL about Easter fun!!

 

 

2019 Spring Occasions Catalog, Page 31

There are a lot of ways to create fun Easter Baskets - including you could use the Gift Bag Punch Board.  But today we're gonna make this cutie patootie from scratch, and I'll even give you the low down so you can do it yourself!!  ;-)

 

Design Colorology . . .

Petal Pink

Lemon Lime Twist

Granny Apple Green

Pumpkin Pie

Mango Melody

Calypso Coral

Coastal Cabana

Crumb Cake

What a luscious color collection for Spring!!  I LOVE it!!!

 

Stamps, and Ink, and Paper . . . Oh, My! 

Stamps: Fable Friends [Item #148670]
Paper:  Petal Pink [8" x 7-3/4"; 3/4" x 11"; Front/Back panels: 3" x 3-3/4"; Side Panels (x2): 3" x 2"]; Lemon Lime Twist (1" x 2-3/8" - grass), Granny Apple Green (1" x 2-3/8" - grass), Coastal Cabana (2-1/8" x 3-7/16" - mat), Shimmery White (1-7/8" x 3-3/16"; 1-1/4" circle - sentiment), Vellum (1-1/2" Circle), Regals 6" x 6" (Pumpkin Pie dotted) and Brights 6" x 6" (Mango Melody dotted)
Inks:  Staz On Jet Black [Item #101406]; Calypso Coral [Item #147101]; Re-Inkers as follows:  Coastal Cabana [Item #131164]; Granny Apple Green [Item #147163]; Crumb Cake [Item #121029]; Petal Pink [Item #147169]
Other: 3/8" Satin Calypso Coral Ribbon [Item #148804]; Petite Treat Framelits [Item #141851]; Rectangle Stitched Framelits [Item #148551]; Basket Weave DTIEF [Item #146841]; 1-1/4" Circle Punch [Item #119861]; 1-1/2" Circle Punch [Item #138299]; Bitty Blooms Punch Pack [Item #148532]; Aqua Painter [Item #103954]; Paper Snips [Item #103579]; Dimensionals [Item #104430]; Tear & Tape [Item #138995]

 

Note:  I left the handle off of this version - to be added later.  See below.

 

"CASE-Out" Design Guide

To Make the Basket:

1. Cut a piece of Petal Pink Cardstock, 8" x 7-3/4".  Score on the 8" side at 3" and 5"; score on the 7-3/4" side at 2" and 5-3/4".  Snip, fold/burnish on your score lines.

2.  Cut pieces from Petal Pink cardstock  - 2 for front and back measuring 3" x 3-3/4"; and 2 for each side measuring 3" x 2".  Emboss with the Basket Weave Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, and attach each corresponding sized piece to each side of the basket with Tear & Tape.

3.  Cut a 3/4" x 11" piece of Petal Pink cardstock, and attach to the basket using Tear & Tape or Multi-Purpose glue (attaching just on the inside of each side of the basket). NOTE: I left the handle off this version because I wanted to sit it out for display on my hearth.  I will add it later when I "give it away."  It's obviously perfect either way -- you pick!!

4.  Wrap some 3/8" Satin Calypso Coral Ribbon around the lower portion of the basket and tie a bow.

5.  Stamp the bunny image from the Fable Friends stamp set in Jet Black Staz-On ink on a piece of Shimmery White cardstock cut with the Stitched Rectangle Framelit measuring 1-7/8" x 3-3/16".

6.  Using your AquaPainter and Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Petal Pink, and Granny Apple Green ink refills, color your "Peter Rabbit" image.  Remember:  This is watercoloring ~ there is no "right" or "wrong."  Play and have fun and let the "watercolor feel" of your image play out on its own!

7.  Mat with a piece of Coastal Cabana cardstock, and pop with dimensionals to the front of your basket.

8.  Stamp "Easter Greetings" on Shimmery White cardstock using Calypso Coral ink; then punch out with the 1-1/4" Circle Punch.

9.  Punch a 1-1/2" Circle from Vellum, and back to the sentiment circle with SNAIL.  Attach to the front of the bunny image, slightly offset, with Dimensionals.

10.  Embellish with little flowers punched with the Bitty Blooms Punch Pack (or other framelits dies if you don't have these), and pearls to complete your cute basket!!

 

To Make the Carrots:

1. Chose the Pumpkin Pie dotted swiss pattern from the Regals 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper Collection, and the Mango Melody dotted swiss pattern from the Brights 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper Collection.  Cut each piece with the Petite Treats Framelits and using the the straight edge option for treat pouch (not the curved or heart-shapes).  

2.  Using Tear & Tape, curve and seal/close your "sour cream" treat pouch on the long edge; then close at the bottom (without sealing shut - we will use a "clip" to hold the bottom of our carrots closed). 

3.  Cut  x  strips of Granny Apple Green and Lemon Lime Twist cardstock; cut "grass" with your Paper Snips (or the Fringe Scissors if you own them - ret.).  Attach to the "top" of your carrot inside the opening using Tear & Tape; add additional Tear & Tape, and close the top of your "carrot" treat pouch.

4.  Attach a 3/8" Satin Calypso Coral Ribbon bow using glue dots at the top of each "carrot" near the grass edging.

5.  Fill with treats and "clip" the bottom of your "carrot" closed (or seal with Tear & Tape if you would like).

6.  Set in your cute basket and get ready for a FABULOUS Easter!!  :-)

 

And there you go!  Fabulous, fun, and perfectly wonderously cute Easter Basket full of sweet treats!!  Hope you enjoyed cracking open our CASE today.  We'll see what's inside the suitcase next week!!

Hugs, . . .

 

 

Mix-It Up Mondays ~~ A Sweet Easter Treat Cup

Hello Fellow Stampers ~

 

Well . . . . it's Monday!!!  And it's April!!!  And it's April 1st no less!!!  Teee heee heeeeee . . .  Not a good day for April Fool's Day to land on I think!!

We made it through the weekend!  We closed out the first quarter of 2019, AND Sale-A-Bration!!  I just cannot believe it!!  Craziness!

 

Now it is time to turn our minds and sights on Spring, AND the soon to be released Retiring Products List from Stampin' Up!  What I term "the worst time of the year" -- LOL!!  We'll spend a couple of weeks grieving the beautiful new products leaving us . . . and then we'll get all excited about the brand new 2019-2020 Annual Catalog!!!  So hard to believe, isn't it??  Stay right here -- I'll be keeping you posted on it all as it happens!!

 

In the meantime, we're turning our focus this week to Easter!!  I have lots of fun goodies planned, I hope!  So let's kick off today with a fun little project to hold those sweet little jelly beans or chocolate Easter eggs, in the perfect little holder all ready to go straight from Stampin' Up!  We're going to once again play with the Sweet Cups -- and this time put a Spring and Easter twist to it all!!  Join me?!?

 

 

And while we're at it -- we'll pull out the gorgeous Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper with all its shimmer and glimmer as the fun Spring background to our critters from the Fable Friends stamp set in the Spring Occasions catalog!!  What a great stamp set for some coloring fun!!

 

You may recall that I showcased these cute treat cups and how to cover them with paper in this Blog Post. 

That post gives the details about how to cut your DSP to cover these adorable cups.  Be sure to read all about it if you didn't previously!

 

A Tip here using the Share What You Love Spec DSP - this is a thicker paper than we usually have, and it doesn't "form" as well around curves.  So just be careful - and if it seems to be "off" the bottom edge a little bit after you've overlapped and sealed it down - just use your Paper Snips to trim of the protruding edge.

I love these Fable Friends characters -- don't you??  LOL

Mr. Duck is colored with Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody and Mint Macaron Stampin' Blends.

Technique Tip:  Double-stack Dimensionals on the back of your fussy cut image to help it stand "away" from the cup and allow the lid to slide on and off.

 

The top of the lid is so easy to decorate with the Layering Circles Framelits.

I pulled out the incredible Well Written framelits dies for this cute little "scrollwork" flower cutout and the even cuter as a button little bird.

The sentiment was stamped on Shimmery White cardstock and cut out with the smallest oval from the Stitched Shapes Framelits.

A few Share What You Love Artisan Pearls finish it all off!

Now pop those jelly beans inside and leave it for your favorite Easter Bunny !!

 

This version is just as cute!

A "garden" of flowers in the background are the perfect setting for Mr. Squirrel and his "poppy" colored daisy.

I didn't take the time . . . but I can envision a little grass cut edging around the bottom of this cup for Mr. Squirrel to stand in.

 

The top of this cute cup!

 

Now there's an easy peasy way to give Easter treats this month!

Don't miss those Sweet Cups in your Occasions Catalog!!

Don't forget that this gorgeous paper will be retiring soon - along with the 2017-2019 In Color collection.  So be sure you have your collections and stash all put together today, before it sells out!!

 

Hugs, . . .

 

 

 

 

Mix-It Up Mondays ~~ Sweetest Treat Cups!

Hello Fellow Stampers ~

 

What a busy weekend!!   Capped off with  a wonderful pedicure and relaxing Sunday afternoon - much needed!!

I had a disastrous week last week with the computer, which is officially "dead" and at the Geek Squad getting a new hard drive.  I'm crossing my fingers they are able to retrieve everything, or it's going to be pretty catastrophic!!  Pray for me!!  LOL

So I'm limping along on a jimmy-rigged system with my little HP Elite Notepad and some of the items I need to put together a blog post.  It's been interesting for sure!  But since I lost all of last week, I didn't want to lose a whole 'nuther week, so we'll do the best we can here and see what happens!!  LOL

 

Are you missing out on the spectactular How Sweet It Is Suite (pages 14 & 15 of the Spring Occasions Catalog)?  Oh my goodness!!  This entire suite of products just grabbed me the first time I saw it, and I am still totally over the moon about it!!  I wanted to play with the Sweet Cups back at Valentine's Day, but it kind of fell apart on me.  Covering these cute cups with designer paper can be a little tricky.  So after consulting with some fellow demos, I finally realized that you need to sacrifice one of your cups to really make this work; and that's what we're going to talk about today!!

 

Aren't these just the "sweetest" things??  LOL  And think of all the wonderful little gifts or goodies you can put inside to give someone.  These are a nice-sized cup ~ 2-1/8" tall x 3-1/2" diameter (at the top).  So you can get quite few little treats in a cup.

Now the trick really is that not only are we dealing with a "circle" when looking to cover these cups; but they are also tapered ~ 3-1/2" diameter at the top of the cup, tapering down to 2-3/4" diameter at the bottom.  So you can't just cut a strip of paper and stick it on. 

 

The easiest thing to do is create a template.  And the easiest way to do that is to "sacrifice" one of your treat cups, and basically take it apart.  To do that, cut down the "back" seam of the cup; then carefully cut off the rolled rim all the way around the top of the cup.  Then what I did was to very carefully separate the bottom-edged seam all the way around the inside of the cup and cut the bottom out.  This way I was careful to keep the entire outside of the cup intact.

 

Now, use your new created "template" - stretch it out and work the curve out of it - to draw around on your desired designer paper.  Whatever design of paper you choose, draw the template on the "back side" of that paper so that your chosen design is to the front.   The "front" side of this paper is the Highland Heather with all the colorful little dots on it (top cup in the picture above) - and so I drew my template on the "back" which was the Coastal Cabana stripes.

Extend the line(s) (top and bottom) just beyond the end(s) (on both ends of the template) and draw a line to join the two to create an overlap "tab" for yourself. 

Then cut just inside the pencil line you drew (all the way around). 

Place a strip of Tear & Tape on each end (back side) of the designer paper and line it up with a new cup (I suggest on that back seam) and wrap it around (your "tabs" should overlap).  Voila!!  It's perfect every time!!  Well worth sacrificing a cup!! LOL

 

Decorate your lids!!

I used the largest scalloped circle and the largest straight edged circle from the Layering Circles Framelits to create a cute "topper" for each of my lids to match/coordinate with the paper around the outside.

 

And then I decorated - and here's a tip that may be getting missed by some!!

There are images in the How Sweet It Is Designer Series Paper that have been specifically created for easy "fussy cutting."  They are all set up and ready to go for you!  Nice big white borders around the outside - and nice large images that are super easy for fussy cutting!!

Take a closer look at your papers in this collection - there are 4 specific designs that have been created in this way for you to use the images for card fronts and other uses!!  They are FABULOUS!!

I popped up images with dimensionals, and laid others flat with SNAIL to create a fun look.

 

This is such an incredible suite of products!!  From the reversible satin ribbon, to the wonderful stamp set and dies, and the sweet treat cups!!

Don't miss out!!  Get your set of products TODAY - in my Online Store!! 

 

Until Next Time . . .