Cupcake Holders

Okay, so a baker of presentation, I am not! BUT, I figured I could make some cupcakes for displaying in these, but no such luck, they look so terrible. I guess it's the thought that counts and the taste right? lol Anyway, I made these for Valentines Day and left them simple because I just sometimes like simple and to the point.  I used the Pennant Punch and some different DSP.  I love the Baker's Twine and that Small Heart Punch is one of my favorites! And yep, used that P.S. I Love You set from the Occasions Mini, LOVE IT!  Anyway, here they are....

Blossom Love Bugs

These are the Valentines for Jenna's class.  I started by covering clothespins with Real Red pattern (Bold Brights Pattern Pack Designer Series Paper).  I used the Mixed Bunch Stamp set and Blossom Punch from the Occasions Mini catalog to make the love bugs.  I stamped a flower onto white cardstock in black ink, then punched out the flower and trimmed off a section of them on each side.  I then punched out a 3/4 circle of Silver Glitter paper and glued it down to the center using Mono Multi Glue and adhered the eyes.  The hardest part of these was "seperating" the Skittles to place the clothespin in between, there seemed to be extra air in some of the bags.  Anyway, I added the magnets on the back so that after the candy is gone, they can use it on the fridge to hold photos, artwork, etc.  Jenna is getting so good at spelling/writing, she has GREAT teachers!

Rosette Fabric Rings

I made these rings for Valentines day, I gave them out to one of my daughter's and two of her "single" friends...I adore them both like my own.  I enjoy making non card items and will be selling these at a Ladies Only Expo in May...I cannot wait to get going on more! I used SU! fabrics from the Beau Chateau and Deck the Halls series and of course, the NEW Large Pearls from the Occasions Mini catalog...

More Cherries!

I LOVE this stamp set, Button Buddies!  This is my second card I have made with the set, and this time I used the Cherry Scented Embossing Powder that we have in the Occasions Mini.  I also used the stamps set A Word For You.  I love the font on that stamp set....anyway, I punched out the sentiment after I stamped it on Crumb Cake cardstock with the Wide Oval Punch and sponged the edges with Early Expresso ink and attached it over the top of of a piece of Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding ribbon stapled to it and onto some Dimensionals.

Heart Framelit Hanging Boxes

I made these for my daughter's three teachers for Valentines Day.  I used the Large Heart Framelit and cut it twice, then the next size smaller to cut each piece of Designer Series Paper(I used a Christmas one from this past Holiday Mini-retired now, purple one with dots is from the pack of Sweet Shoppe in the CURRENT Occasions Mini, and the red floral one at the bottom is from Twitterpatted, which is also from the CURRENT Occasions Mini. I then made my flowers from punching 5 Scallop Circles and scrunching them, open them back up and add a brad, then pull each layer up again to achieve the look you like, then glue dot it down to the top heart.  I made the middle of the basket by cutting a piece of cardstock to 4x8, and scoring in the middle(long way) at 4", then each long side at 1/2", fold each score line, and fold into a "V" shape and glue one heart to each side. I just cut a handle to the size I like and attached it with Sticky Strip tape.  Finished size of these baskets are 5 1/2 x 5" (not including the handle).

Sprinkled Expressions St. Patty's day card

I used the Sprinkled Expressions SAB set (FREE choice with $50.00 purchase) and the Sincere Salutations stamp set to make this St. Patrick's Day card.  I stamped the heart 4 times in Garden Green, then punched out hearts from the Owl Punch from Gold cardstock and glued them on. I then ran the whole thing through the Lattice embossing folder.  For the stem, I punched in a little ways on Garden Green cardstock with the 2 1/2 circle punch and then a little bit more to get the size I wanted.
I then stamped Good Luck on Whisper White in Garden Green ink and punched it out with the Fancy Label punch and popped it up on Dimensionals and added some gold brads.  It's hard to see, but I spritzed it all using my FAVORITE handmade Shimmer Mist spray in Champagne!

Sophia's Sucker bouquet

My friend Amy asked me to do a Valentine's gift for her granddaughter Sophia, and she thought the idea of DumDums would be great since she is teething.  So, I set out to make a bouquet for her using the suckers and our new Sweet Shoppe DSP from the Mini.  She is a purple and pink kind of girl so I made her flowers from Wisteria Wonder and Pink Pirouette cardstock, cutting them out with the Fancy Flower Die and Big Shot.  I bought the clear paint cans from our local scrapbook store and just insterted the paper.  I then tied a nice White Satin ribbon around the top.  To make the tag with the "S", I cut a peice of Pink Pirouette cardstock down to just cover the "S" on my Seriff Essentials letter die and cut it out, then glued a piece of Silver Glitter paper behind it, it's the reverse negative technique", then tied it to the ribbon with White Baker's Twine. I filled the can with DumDums and punched holes in the lid that came with the tin to hold the suckers in place, since the sticks are smaller and needed some support.