A Little Rudolph...Stampin' Up! Style...

Need a fun little Christmas tag?!  Well how about this one?!...

I saw this reindeer online and HAD to make him!  Isn't he SO CUTE?!  I love him!  He's so cute!  He's made with the Owl Builder (face) and the Tree Builder (antlers and ears).  Then a few circles for nose and feet and the Large Oval for the body.  

Hope you enjoy!  I made a bunch of these for my club girl's Christmas gift.  Here are some of them all packaged up...

Thanks for visiting!  Hope you enjoy!  Let me know if you have any questions! designwithink@gmail.com.  

Project Life...Not Just for Memory Keeping...

I needed a quick birthday card the other day for a 12-year old boy.  I didn't happen to have one on hand, and just had a few minutes. So I grabbed a Project Life card, and turned it into card in no time at all.  It's a simple card, but that's perfect for a 12-year old...right?!  ;-)

Project Supplies (all Stampin' Up!)

Project Colors: Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Basic Gray, Pear Pizzazz 

Stamp Set:  Big News

Accessories: Everyday Adventure Project Life Card Collection, Small Oval Punch, Owl Builder Punch, Whisper White Baker's Twine, Hexagon Embossing Folder, Brights Candy Dots, Epic Day Washi Tape, White Gel Pen

Here is a close-up of the balloons...

How fun are they?!  The actual balloon is just made with the Small Oval punch.   The bottom part of the balloon is done with the foot part of the Owl Builder Punch.  Easy, peasy!  Then the "it's your birthday" is just stamped onto the Project Life card and secured with Washi Tape.  (I also stamped the "enjoy the fuss." greeting from the "Big News" stamp set on the inside but forget to get a picture.)

Here is another up-close view, this time of the candy dots...

Such a quick and easy card! I LOVE the Project Life card packs...such an incredible value and can be used for SO MUCH MORE than just memory keeping!

Thanks for visiting!  I hope you enjoy!

Paper Flowers Birthday Fun...

I LOVE making paper flowers.  I don't know what it is...but I love watching this flat piece of "boring" cardstock become something truly amazing and beautiful.  It's always amazing to me how you can manipulate a piece of paper and what you can turn it in to!  (Guess that's why I LOVE paper crafting so much!!!)  Ok...that could get majorly off topic...and you came to see something cute, right?!  :)  SOOO....how about I just show you a fun birthday box that I made with some paper flowers?!  :) Again...like my LAST POST...the stamping on this project is using the Birthday Surprise stamp set that is in the Annual catalog...

I love this box!  This box could be a gift just by itself!  :-)

Project Supplies (all Stampin' Up!)

Project Colors: Melon Mambo, Coastal Cabana, Hello Honey, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White (these were the cardstock colors I used also)

Stamp Sets:  Birthday Surprise

Accessories: Blossom Punch, Pansy Punch, 1 1/4" Scallop Circle Punch, Gold Sequin Trim, Sponge, Brads, Kraft Gift Box

Here are a few more pics of some details...

Now...when I spend the time to make wrapping like this...it make make you want to cry to think of someone just ripping open the package and ruining it all.  :)  Well...I try to make it easy for the recipient to open and keep everything "fresh".  That way they can even re-use the gift box again!  So for projects like this...I use belly bands A LOT!  (That is just a removable band that you can add your "flair" to but easily remove to open.  So the green belly band on this box just slides right off (I made it out of cardstock so it would hold up to the weight of the flowers) and you can open the box to easily get the gift...

Fun and easy, right?!  Also...I just added the gold sequins to the front and back of the box...so the sequins wouldn't get in the way of the belly band sliding on and off.  

Hope you enjoy this project!  Thanks so much for visiting!  

Some "Merry" with Seasonally Scattered...Convention Display Boards...

Have a quick treat bag to share today that I made using the upcoming "Seasonally Scattered" stamp set.  This will be in the Holiday Catalog that will be released the end of this month.  This is a fun and quick project to use as packaging for any small gift you need to give.  What a way to brighten someones day! This one is holiday themed...but would be easy to change for any holiday!  In fact...I made a version of this for club!  CLICK HERE to see that!

Here it the project today...

I stamped and embossed the "Merry" stamp and then colored the "Merry" letters in with the Old Olive Blendabilities marker.  I LOVE these markers.  Even when you are just using one of the colors...and not really blending them...they are just so pretty and fun to use!  After I colored the letters, I added some Dazzling Details to it to just add some shimmer and 3D pop.  

Here is an better detailed pic...

And I love my projects to have lots of textures and layers and all of that fun stuff.  So I liked using all the different ribbons and sequins that I used for the accessories.  The flower was fun too!  I've made these LOTS so you have seen these lots if you are a follower of my blog.  But basically you just punch out a few of whatever size scallop you want to use.  (Here there are 5 layers I believe.)  Then just secure them together with a brad.  Spritz the top layer with rubbing alcohol and scrunch that layer up.  Then spritz again and scrunch the next layer.  And so on until you have this full and beautiful flower!...

(And can I say...I LOVE that Burlap ribbon!)

Here are a few more shots...

Those doilies...man I use A LOT of them!  This one I smooshed some Mossy Meadow ink onto the doily and embossed with Iridescent Ice embossing powder.  LOVE doing this!  And you just have to  love that In Color clothespin!!  SO MUCH FUN!

And all of this just goes so perfectly on this amazing Chevron bags.  LOVE them!!!  They are inexpensive and fun to use!  What could be better?!  :) 

I hope you enjoy this project!  Please let me know if you have any questions!  Thanks for visiting! designwithink@gmail.com

Caterpillar Punch Fun...

I forgot to show you this Award I won when I went to a training meeting in April. It was for entering a creative contest. So much fun to win an award for that! :) You are going to be so jealous! :) Here it is...
HOW CUTE!!!! There were some dimensionals and pop-up glue dots in the cello. SERIOUSLY cute!!! :) Here is the little caterpillar close up...

Don't you just love him! :) The colors are Green Galore and Gable Green (with some Basic Black, Real Red, and Whisper White in there) so if you want to make him...better do it before these colors are gone! :) (They are two of the ones retiring with the Color Renovation.) I think he is just precious! Hope you enjoy!!!! Thanks for visiting!