Quick Gift

My daughter had a friend over last night and when her mom dropped her off it came up in conversation that today is her birthday!  Well of course the first thing I thought of was what do I have here that I can use as a gift?  I quickly went through my stash of things and here is what I came up with...

Candles and chocolate-two of my favorite things!  Hope she likes it as well!

I made the packaging to match and used a card I already had made.

Cattalog CASE

When the new catalog came out I fell in love with the cards on page 183 that are made with the Hello, You stamp set.  The samples in the catalog were made using the Simply Sent Sweet Hello card kit.  I purchased the stamp set and copied the card with items I already had.  What do you think?

I know the picture is a little crooked, but in my defense I just finished working way too many days in a row!  I also added the Scallop Trim Border punch to the bottom so that it wasn't quite as plain. 

Christmas?

Yep, I've started on Christmas cards already.  I actually started some back in July, but many of them used a lot of retired items.  This card uses Cherry Cobbler and Always Artichoke cardstock along with the Snowflake #2 Big Shot die in Very Vanilla.

This one I have for you today uses all current items except for one.  The "Happy Holidays" is from the retired stamp set Frosty.  You could certainly use a current stamp set such as Curly Cute in place of the one I used and in fact I plan to get this set in my next order.  It's on page 149 in the 2010 Idea Book & Catalog-go look!

Morning Cup-In Color....

Here's another sample with the new stamp set Morning Cup-item # 116988 (wood mount).  This card is so cheerful when using the new  in colors of Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, and Pear Pizzazz.  The images were stamped in Basic Black and colored in with the markers, then that piece of cardstock was embossed with the lattice embossing folder in the Big Shot.  The "perk up!" saying is perfect for a get well card or just for encouragement for a special friend! 

Morning Cup

I just got this stamp set and have seen so many cute cards made with it, the sayings are so cool!  The gals at the senior center requested a birthday card for their next class and this is one possibility that I came up with.

It was inspired by a card I saw on Stampin' Connection, a resource available only to Stampin' Up! demonstrators.  I changed it around a little including using the "tea"rific saying in between a happy birthday image.  The card's main focal point is the image made with the Stampin' Around wheel called "Take a Sip", item # 120323.  I then used an aqua painter tool and ink squished on the lid of an ink pad to color in the images.  The color combo for this card is Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, and Early Espresso.  

Baby Memory Can

I went to a baby shower this weekend for a coworker and needed a gift. These baby memory cans are the perfect thing!  Here are a couple of pictures of the one I made for Cassie- she loves elephants and is planning to name the baby Gavin-hence the "G" on the lid.   

I filled the can with a matching pen and memo pad so she can jot the memories down.  You can also include other gifts (in this case I stamped a onesie with the elephant) inside. 

The elephant stamped image is from the stamp set Animal Stories item # 116716 and is just $15.95 for the set of 4 stamps.  To make the "G" I used the Serif Essentials alphabet and my Big Shot die cutting machine.  Unfortunately this designer paper has been discontinued, but there are tons of other cute designer papers in the catalog, contact me if you would like to see what is currently available!