Seasonal Gift Card Bags

When we think gift card holders, we often think of flat envelopes like I have shared before.  Did you know that you can make a great gift card holder out of a treat bag using the Treat Bag Maker?  If you use the small measurements on a 10 x 5 1/2 strip of paper, it will fit a gift card inside before you tie it up.  Cute and functional! This project was designed for our Christmas is October camps by Cris McCarthy (my mom and fellow demonstrator!)

Punch two banners of red and Holiday Fancy Foil Vellum using the Triple Punch.  You staple those banners to the front of the bag.  Then you stamp the saying from the Oh, What Fun stamp set using Cucumber Crush ink and punch it out with the decorative label.  That is mounted on a 1 1/2 circle of Real Red and layered on the bag using dimensionals.  Tie it closed with a piece of our 1/8 Striped Rea Red ribbon from the holiday catalog and you have a cute bag that was fun to make and fun to give!

 

Supplies:

• Cardstock: Cucumber Crush (10 x 5 1/2), Whisper White (4 1/4 x 2), Real Red (3 3/4 x 2, scrap), Holiday Fancy Foil Designer Vellum (3 1/2 x 1 1/2)
• Ink: Cucumber Crush
• Stamps:  Oh, What Fun
• Accessories: Treat Bag Maker, Tear and Tape, 12" 1/8 striped ribbon, Basic Rhinestones, Handheld Stapler, Triple Banner Punch, 1 1/2 Circle Punch, handheld circle punch



You can purchase all these items at my Online Store and use hostess code FKPNYCW6 at checkout.

Some of my favorite items are on sale this week.  Check out the deals HERE and use hostess code FKPNYCW6 at checkout.

Have a craftastic day,

Stacy

Homemade for Hosting - Bottle Topper Ideas

So many have parties during the holiday and it's always nice to remember a hostess gift for our friends and family that invite us into their homes (and clean for days to get it ready!)  These cute bottle toppers designed by Cris McCarthy (the best mom in the world) will make remembering to say "Thank you" a breeze.  Whether hanging on a bottle of wine or a bottle of cider or a nice bottle of lotion, these tags bring a special touch to your special friend or family member.

If you tend to bring a homemade holiday food instead of a beverage, just cut the tags down to 5 x 3 and make a tag instead!

For these tags, you score a 7 x 3 piece of cardstock at 2" on the long side.  The tops are punched with a 1 3/8 Circle Punch and the corners done with the AMAZING Curvy Corner Trio Punch. This punch is one of my favorite products by far - it's so versatile and lightweight!

For the red tags, you will stamp the tree from Peaceful Pines in Mossy Meadow on the music note Home for Christmas DSP.  You will ink it once, stamp on one sheet, and then stamp on the 2nd sheet so you end up with a light and dark tree.   You punch it out using the Peaceful Pines framelits and the Big Shot and attach to the tag using adhesive. Stamp the To/From from Oh, What Fun and the saying from Peaceful Pines.  That sentiment is up on dimensions and the ends are punched with the Triple Banner Punch (another crafting lifesaver - see how they are so even.....)  :)  Add your star button on one and your medium metal rimmed pearl on the other.

For the Cucumber Crush bottle topper, you will use the scrap from the music DSP.  You put that on your cardstock with adhesive.  Stamp "oh, what fun" in Mossy Meadow ink and do the banner ends with the Triple Banner Punch.  Layer with dimensionals and add a metal rimmed pearl (a great use for the biggest size!)  Stamp the to/from stamp from Festival of Trees and you are ready for holiday hostess gifts!

Supplies:

• Cardstock: Real Red, Cucumber Crush, Very Vanilla, Home for Christmas DSP
• Ink: Mossy Meadow
• Stamps: Oh, What Fun, Peaceful Pines, Festival of Trees
• Accessories: Curvy Corner Trio Punch, Triple Banner Punch, 1 3/8 Circle Punch, Metal Rimmed Pearl, Home for the Holidays Star button, Big Shot, Magnetic Platform & Cutting Mats, Perfect Pines Framelits, Dimensionals, Glue dot,

You can purchase all these items at my Online Store.

Some of my favorite items are on sale this week.  Check out the deals HERE and use hostess code AT66TQKF at checkout.

 

Fast fuse and White Accents are two essentials for your everday crafting in my opinion.  And those sequins are awesome when paired with our new Fine Tip Glue Pen.

 

 

Stampin’ Up! is doing a new charitable campaign this month and you can help!  For every subscriber that is active for the October Paper Pumpkin, Stampin’ Up! will donate $1 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF). So each person that is signed up for the October kit means $1 for the foundation!  For any new subscribers that sign up by October 10th, they will donate $2.  While the kit will not be pink on the inside, the box that comes in October will be in a limited edition pink box (won’t the other red boxes be jealous!)  These kits come with a photopolymer (completely clear) stamp set, ink spot, and instructions with the kit pieces.  You also get a clear block if you are a first time subscriber and the cost is $19.95 plus tax (already includes shipping). You can sign up via the link below or email me if you have any questions. 

• https://mypaperpumpkin.com/en/?demoid=80380

Have a craftastic day,

Stacy

Christmas Stamp a Stack - Santa

So between school starting and trying to get out in front of all my classes coming up, I realize I've been neglecting my blog.  Sorry about that.  The next few days I'll be posting my Christmas Stamp a Stack options while I wait for our next Paper Pumpkin kit to arrive!

What is a Stamp a Stack, you ask?  Well, I'll tell you.  You pick the card you want to make and I cut all the pieces (unless otherwise noted).  I put them together in a bag and you come to my house to stamp them all.  Then you assemble one and either take the rest home to complete or complete them here.  The cost does not include adhesives so you provide the adhesive and dimensionals to assemble the cards.

For this card, the cost is $20 for 10 cards with envelopes.  You can order as many sets as you'd like but they have to be in increments of 10.  It features the Home for Christmas DSP and Very Vanilla Striped Ribbon from the holiday catalog.  You fussy cut these Santas after you stamp the cards which is actually quite fast. The stamp set on the final card differs.  We will use the small expression from Cozy Christmas instead. 

This card was inspired by the make-n-take tag we did at Convention this year!  I hope you have as much fun making it as we did both times.  :)

If you are interested in making this card, please leave me a comment to arrange payment and a time to stamp the cards.  You have until 9/30 to select your kits!

Have a craftastic day,
Stacy