Fall-ing

Hi crafters. Happy dreary and cold and rainy Thursday! It's soooooooo not nice here. And I was not able to get a good photo of this project yesterday or today. Major bummer. It's 100% fall here, so I thought it was a good time to use Season of Friendship and another BTB project!
The bag today is a 2-5-7-10 bag (it's called that because you score the cardstock at 2-5-7-10 inches! so clever!). The bag uses one sheet of cardstock (Really Rust here) and I used scraps for the tree. The image spills over the edges of the very vanilla cardstock. A 12" piece of more mustard 1/4" grograin secures the bag closed. To get variation of the leaves, I stamp the image two or three times WITHOUT inking in between. This gives different shades and stretches your ink pad color selection even further! Bonus! :)

Let's quickly talk about the cost of this bag. Very Vanilla and suede for the focal image were scraps and will not include in the cost of the box. One sheet of colored cardstock approx. 23 cents, ribbon approx. 11 cents, I used about 5" of sticky strip up one side and about 7" on the bottom flaps of the bag totaling 12" or 25 cents worth of sticky strip adhesive. TOTAL COST OF BOX: .23 + .11 + .25 = 59 cents!

Enjoy your fall day! It's almost the weekend (I do hope it clears up or it will be a movie weekend at my house!!)

Sweet Deets (all supplies Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Season of Friendship
Ink: Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Really Rust, Soft Suede
CS: Really Rust, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla
Accessories: 1/4" More Mustard grograin, hole punch

Stamps - they're not just for cards

Hi friends. Happy Friday. It's been a busy week here! Today's post is a tad late, but hopefully you'll like it. Gifts are all about presentation - but holy cow elaborate bags and wrapping and bows are EXPENSIVE!!

Last night I needed to package up a baby gift and I got out my newly aquired wheel and an inexpensive kraft bag to create my packaging. The gift bag was $1.99, and I used a 40%-off coupon for a grand total of $1.25. It's not perfect, but that's part of the fun! I used tissue paper I had on hand (cost $0) and the card was made by my talented friend. I wish I could take credit for it, it's a cutie card, so cute in fact I couldn't hide it in the envelope. I ditched the envie and tucked it peeking out of the bag.
Three (scrap) pieces of ribbon secure the bag shut (also $0).

Word of caution, if you're going to stamp on gift bags, make sure they're the matte (not glossy) bags. I did stamp the ends of the bags. Here's an earlier bag I created.

Sweet Deets (all supplies Stampin' Up!):
Stamps:Nursery Letters jumbo wheel (Bag), The welcome baby and duck are retired :(
Ink: Chocolate Chip (Bag), Basic Black (Card)
CS: Bashful Blue (Card), Whisper White (Card)
Accessories:Wheel handle (Bag), chocolate chip reinker (Bag), 1" double stitched chocolate chip ribbon (Bag), 1-1/4" Stripped Chocolate Chip Ribbon (Bag), Non-SU! yellow ribbon (Card), Scallop edge punch (Card), Markers (Card)

And yes, It's a Boy!

Enjoy your Friday. I do hope your weather is as amazing as ours today! I'm lucky to be able to get outside at my j-o-b!

Bag, Tag, Box (BTB)

HAPPY FRIDAY! Do you have a great weekend planned? We do!!!!! Fridays are FANTASTIC and a great day to unveil a new segment here at Sweetest Designs: Bag, Tag, Box!
I've got some great boxes and tags and bags in store for you. These are great for holidays, presents and shower gifts and centerpieces.

Best of all they're easily customized and ecomonical.

This is a Gable Box. It used one piece of card stock plus some for decorating. I used scraps (whisper white and suede for the focal image) and will not include that in the cost of the box. Kraft, black or white CS is about 19 cents per sheet, colored cardstock is about 23 cents per sheet. I used a about 8" of ribbon to secure the box closed (this is approx. 15 cents). Minimal amounts of sticky strip is needed! I'll guess I used 12" or 25 cents worth of adhesive. TOTAL COST OF BOX: 59 cents!

This box is quite sturdy and great trendy shape and design and very easy to measure, cut and fold.



I double stamped the butterfly and cut it out, bent it, and placed it ontop of the original image. Here's a side shot of the raised butterfly. The wide oval punch is perfect for shaping the handles! The tops are rounded with a corner rounder.

Sweet Deets (all supplies Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Friends 24-7, Great Friend
Ink: Certainly Celery, Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede
CS: Kraft, Soft Suede, Whisper White
Accessories: 1/2" polka dot grosgrain soft suede, corner rounder, wide oval punch

Photo tutorial here

Sweet Treat (and a fun announcement!)

Ever stuck in a rut for gifts for guys? A brother-in-law? The family $10 lottery gift. Think consumables. Here's a great gift that is usually a big hit. It's an ice cream kit, with the toppings and an ice cream scoop. It's packaged in a custom-made carrier.




Speaking of ice cream, stop over at visit me in the kitchen today!

Also, mark your calendars for an Open Scrap Day on July 18th! It's in Burke from noon to 5pm. Bring your projects. There's plently of table space and light! FREE!!

Sweet Deets (all supplies Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Under the Stars, Great Grads
Ink: Staz On, Pacific Point
CS: Pacific Point textured, Whisper White
Accessories: Linen Thread, Key Tag

Sweet Souvenirs

Here’s a great gift-giving bag and tag. Best of all, these white gift bags are inexpensive and great to stamp on! I used Fifth Avenue Floral set to mimic the paper found in the Urban Oasis DSP. Drop in some homemade cards or cookies for Teacher’s Appreciation Week (May 3rd – May 9th) or Mother's Day (May 10th!!) for a truly sweet treat. Inspiration here from my teammate Jill.Sweet Deets (all SU!):
Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral, Park Avenue Patterns, Wonderful Words (retired)
Ink: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Going Gray, Kiwi Kiss
DSP: Urban Oasis
CS: Baja Breeze, Kraft, Whisper White
Accessories: Blender Pens, Baja Breeze Reinker, Jumbo Eyelets (pewter), ¼” Grosgrain