{Oh What Fun} Tag Project Kit

We're sharing all about Christmas tags today over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration.

I invited my Card Club over at the end of November for an exclusive "card club only" event where each of them could make 5 tags from the Oh What Fun Tag Project Kit. (They also made 3 cards from another kit...but I will share that another day!) This tag kit is currently on sale for $14.70 (reg. $21). Stamp set is sold separately.

Here's a picture of the set up. Each of the ten tags had their own little bucket which included all of the pieces needed and instructions for each tag.
 

These are all of the tags when completed. For these tags, I basically just made them as shown in the instructions. It made it easier for my club gals to copy exactly if they wanted to.



I had some leftover tags and it has been so nice having a cute tag to grab when I want to give some goodies to some special people.

 

 

Wrap it Up!

Just popping in today for a quick look at a fun (and super easy) gift idea for some of my club members. I have a small group of club gals that I meet with regularly at my mother-in-law's home and I wasn't able to see them during December, so I thought it would be fun to give them a little gift...until we meet again in January!

I got this idea from Erica Cerwin at Pink Buckaroo Designs. It's just a fun way to wrap up a package of twine!

• Cut your DSP 5-1/2" x 3-1/2". Score lengthwise at 1-3/4" and fold over. 
• Staple once on each side. 
• Glimmer Paper strip is 5-1/2" x 1/2".
• I used the Peaceful Pines stamp set with Mossy Meadow Ink. 
• The large circle is 1-3/4". 
• Merry Christmas is stamped in Real Red (sentiment comes from Teeny Tiny Wishes). 
• The sentiment is cut out using the Bitty Banner Framelits.

It's "Anything Goes" at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration! Come on by for more inkspiration!

Friday Favorites ~ Howl-o-Ween Treat

It's FRIDAY!! Oh, and the day before Halloween, which means lots of candy and treats ~ oh my! I like to give a little something to the teachers each holiday. This year for Halloween I found these adorable "mummy" candy bowls at Target and thought it would be cute to put some Fall-colored candies in them and wrap them up with a fun tag attached.

Here's an up close picture of the tag. I created the tag using Happy Haunting DSP and the Triple Banner Punch. I pulled out my FAVORITE stamp set (at the moment) called Howl-o-Ween Treat (which I won while at Convention!) and stamped the owl using Basic Black Archival Ink. I thought it would be cute to have him holding a little pumpkin treat bag, so I inked that up in Tangelo Twist and cut that out, too. The "Happy Halloween" sentiment comes from the And Many More stamp set which I cut out using my Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine and the Bitty Banner Framelits. The ribbon is retired, but for these kinds of gifts it's the perfect time to use up my retired stash! :)

Isn't this set adorable? I didn't get to use it much this year since I was lacking in my Halloween inspiration (and lacking in time), but I'll hold onto it for next year! Click HERE to see what else I created using this set!

 Head on over to the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration blog to find out what is on a few of our other designer's favorites list right now!

under the tree tag a bag or a box!

I had a fun time creating  tags using the Under the Tree Tag a Bag Accessory Kit! For only $7.95 you get 10 large base tags, 10 builder tags, 10 mini clothespins, 1 spool of baker's twine, Dimensionals, and 5 self-adhesive strips. I had plenty of leftover twine for future projects, too! The coordinating colors for this kit are Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Crumb Cake, Pistachio Pudding, and Early Espresso.

Here is what the kit looks like when you take it all out of the package. Look at all of that fun stuff just waiting to be played with!

Grab some of your favorite Christmas stamps, punches, and paper and you're on your way to creating a set of beautiful tags! 

And Stampin' Up! sells some awesome packaging, too...

I dressed the bags and boxes up a bit and attached more fun tags I created.

Interested in seeing up close pictures of each item, as well as what products I used? Come on over to the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration blog today where I am giving the complete run down on all of these tags, bags, and boxes!! Would love to have you stop by!

3rd Annual Team Beach Retreat

I can't believe I haven't posted the fun details about my annual Stampin' Up! team beach retreat from the beginning of October. (I had pictures uploaded...just hadn't posted yet. Distracted much?)

Myself and four other demonstrators (including my upline and two of my downline) whisked ourselves away to Bella Beach in Oregon (just a little south of Lincoln City) where we stayed THREE nights and stamped the weekend away! It was so. much. fun! I got a ton done and it was nice to just recharge for the weekend doing the things we love!

I should have taken a picture of what the living room looked like before we took over! This was the second year we stayed in the exact same house. We might need to look for another house to stay in if our team keeps getting bigger! The bonus for staying at this house, though, is that we got to stay the 3rd night for FREE...such a great deal!

Here is our set up...

The name of the house...


Laura, Kim, Terri, Andrea, and me...


Although we spent most of our time indoors and it did rain a little (come on...it's the Oregon Coast ~ of course it rained! :), we did go for a nice walk to see the ocean. We came right when it was high tide and the water came right up to the stairs, so we couldn't even walk on the beach.






We started a new tradition this year and brought a "Secret Stamper" gift to exchange. We each drew a name and that is who we gave our gift to. It was fun to get a present!

My gift was from Andrea (my upline). She packaged the gift with a Paper Pumpkin box turned inside out. Inside she covered the box with DSP and there was a package of tissues, chapstick, and lotion.

This is what it looked like before I opened it. That Santa is so clever! His mustache/beard is made with the Bigz Bow Die.

Andrea received her gift from Terri. Doesn't Andrea coordinate colors perfectly with the cute fry box Terri made her? Inside are some little goodies and it's finished off with a tag. So creative!

This is my big sister Kim (and one of my downline). Her gift was from Laura. A cute little box filled with a package of tissue, hand sanitizer, a file, and other goodies.

Laura received this fun candle from Kim. It is shaped as a coffee mug. Too cute!

Terri (one of my downline) received this gift from me. One of our polka dot bags turned into a different shaped bag (see my post here) and a chevron bag filled with notecards using the stamp set "For the Birds" (see my post here).

Most of the weekend was spent doing whatever we wanted, but we also brought some make n takes that each of us could make at some point during the weekend. It gave us a chance to "take a break" from having to be creative on our own and we could just stamp to enjoy it with someone else doing all the prep work.

Make n Take Cards

This the card I designed for the girls to make. It might already look familiar as it was my swap card I created for the Holiday Catalog Swap with the Control Freaks.

I already can't wait for next year's retreat!! Tonight is our Stampin' Up! Team Meeting, so I'll be back to share some of our swaps and the inspiration that came from the meeting!


Leave a comment if you have any questions on anything I shared with you today!

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the creation station blog hop - harvest time

We are so glad you are joining us today for another round with The Creation Station Blog Hop! If you have already been following the hop, you probably came here from Sara's blog.

For today's hop we were able to choose from the following (any or all):
1. Stamp Set: For All Things
2. Theme: Harvest party
3. Accessory: Petite Cafe Gift Bags

I am so ecstatic about the Petite Cafe Gift Bags found in the Holiday Catalog...10 bags for $5.95. They are 3-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 8" and these bags are poly-lined on the inside, which means they are food safe! Can you imagine all the yummy treats you can put inside them?

When I put together this little ensemble, I was actually thinking of staff at my children's school. These would make great little gifts for around Thanksgiving time to let them know how grateful we are for them!! As you can see, I didn't decorate the bag except for a bow using Blackberry Bliss ribbon finished off with an Autumn Wooden Element. I liked the color of the gift bag and wanted the attached card to stand out on its own.

I attached the Autumn Wooden Element with some Linen Thread. The 3x3 card is attached with a mini clothespin.

The card attached to the gift bag is a 3x3 card that opens, so you still have plenty of space to write a little message on the inside. I love those little 3x3 cards! You can make so many of them in a flash!

Stamp Sets	For All Things
Ink	Hello Honey, Blackberry Bliss
Paper	Whisper White, Blackberry Bliss, Moonlight Madness DSP Stack
Accessories	SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Gold Sequin Trim, Blackberry Bliss Satin Stitched Ribbon, Mini Clothespin (Hello Honey), Autumn Wooden Accent, Linen Thread, Petite Cafe Gift Bags
Tools	Scalloped Dotted Ribbon Border Punch

I went a little out of my comfort zone on this next one. This notecard also features the For All Things stamp set, but I ended up going with some non-traditional Fall colors and did a lot of free stamping to see where it would take me. I grabbed the THANK YOU stamp from the set called Another Thank You. I liked the big pop of the sentiment. I plan to use this thank you card for my September customer orders. The color scheme came from this week's Color Throwdown.

 I even decided to stamp the envelope this time!

Stamp Sets	For All Things, Another Thank You, Gorgeous Grunge
Ink	Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake
Paper	Whisper White
Accessories	SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Linen Thread
Tools	None

Next up is Kallan Quinn at Inspired by Hue. Continue on the hop to see all of the amazing projects to help get you ready for Fall. Thanks for stopping by today!

the creation station blog hop - tags galore

It's the 1st Sunday of the month and that means it's time for another blog hop with The Creation Station! We've got a small group today, but I still hope that you are inspired by what we have to share with you. If you have already been following the hop, you probably came here from Sara's blog.

For today's hop we were able to choose from the following (any or all):
1. Any alphabet stamp from the current catalogs.
2. Theme: Alphabet stamps!
3. Accessory: Tags Punches and/or Dies ~ What fun and creative things can we do with them? Or can you use dies that you wouldn't think could make a tag?

Well...I have to admit something. I don't own any alphabet stamps. Eek!! I know, right? That shouldn't be allowed, but it's true. I am sure that after seeing some of the projects the rest of the designers create I will definitely want to invest in a set (or two!) So, without an alphabet stamp set I was left to consider the third option and that was to work with making tags.

Before I dove into my creation, I wanted to have a PURPOSE for making this tag. So many times I make something to share on the blog, but never end up actually having a plan of who to give it to or what to use it for. I remembered that sometime at the end of last year I actually purchased some pumpkin scented candles on clearance for the reason of using them for teacher gifts for the Fall. (I don't normally have gifts like that picked out so far in advance, but I guess I was in the moment that day with "thinking ahead'.)

I grabbed my Deco Label Framelits and decided they would make a perfect tag!

 

Using the stamp set For All Things (from the 2014 Holiday Catalog), I made a quick and easy tag I could give to my children's teachers to let them know just how GRATEFUL I am for them! This tag uses the third and fourth largest Deco Labels Framelit. I used Champagne Glimmer Paper for the background. Love how that stuff shimmers in real life! I wanted to keep things neutral so I went for the Natural 5/8" Chevron Ribbon. I used the colors Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, and Chocolate Chip.

Well...unfortunately that's all I have for you today!! I wanted to make a few more tags to showcase, but this back to school craziness has thrown me for a loop! I hope that you were inspired even by this simple way to use a framelit to create a one of a kind tag! I am sure you will get lots of other inspiration as you continue on with our blog hop!

Next up is Jennifer Downey at Stamping Lane. Click on the next button below to see what she has to share with us today! If you're following the hop backwards, be sure to click on the back button to head to Sara's blog. Happy hopping!