Stamping with Pennie

Birthdays, Birthdays, Birthdays!

April was the month of birthdays for our family so I am a little behind in my posting of things I made.  For my daughter I made this teeny little box - measures 1" X 2" X 1-1/2" to hold a little piece of jewelry.  It is made using brushed Silver card stock and has a doily image embossed in silver on the lid (did the embossing before I folded and glued the lid).  Stamp Set is Delicate Doilies.

AND... I made this coordinating gift "Petite Pocket" to hold some spendable money (she loves to shop!).  I mde it out of patterned DSP and overstamped it also using the stamp set "Delicate Doilies).

Gift Giving Fun!

Here is the tag for the gift - it is actually two pieces.  The rectangle pices and then the oval piece.  And to make the oval piece stand out I first used a glue stick to adhere my DSP to some chip board, then cut the two at one time with the Big Shot (woo, hoo - I (heart) my Big Shot!

Here is the box that the tag went on to.  The box was made to hold a set of the lovely Occasions Cookie Stamps.

Leave me a comment if you have any questions!

A Sweet Treat - holds "ONE" Tootsie Roll!

Everyone is working to keep portion control under control.  This sweet treat holder will do that - it holds only one little Tootsie Roll! 

See it nestled carefully in the center when opened?

Click on the image above to see a bit larger.  I used the 3rd from the largest of the NEW "Labels Collection" Framelits Die.  I then centered it the long way across the top of my "Simply Scored" Scoring Tool from the Holiday Mini Catalog (IT HAS BEEN CARRIED OVER AND IS STILL AVAILABLE) ITEM #1222334 for only $29.95.  

Your points should line up with the 2" mark, now just score 3/8" on each side of that center point, (that would be at 1 5/8" & 2 3/8") 

This would be a great time to purchase this gem and you can use the purchase toward earning your FREE Sale-A-Bration Selection.  You can make your purchase directly any time of day or night by going to MY Stampin' Up! website  HERE.

I made lots of these for swapping at Leadership last week!  Fun, Fun, Fun!

Here is a whole bunch of these cuties!  Stamp Set used is "Take it to Heart" from the Occasions mini catalog, along with the Hearts Collection new dies to cut out the hearts quickly and easily.

A Box is a Box, is a Box......

.... untill you add jewels to it.  Then it is a JEWEL BOX.

I made this box using the brushed gold card stock.  I love the weight and the sturdiness of it.  It really makes a lovely gift worthy gift box.  The, it just needed some jewels so I embellished it using the Basic Jewels - Rhinestones from the Stampin' Up! Big Catalog.  I love how it turned out, I hope you do too and will give it a try!

A "ONE" TEA BAG GIFT

This is no doubt the perfect LITTLE gift - well, could it really get much smaller than just one tea bag?

The pattern measurements are below - so get ready!

This holder is made from a small piece of colored card stock and the insert is made from a piece of DSP - you will want to collect lots of this during SAB this year to make up several handfuls of these little gems to keep on hand!

Here is a picture of the inside:

The outside:

And lastly - the measurements!  Any questions, just leave me a comment!

item # 125152 sweet pressed cookies $16.95

You can order your set - it's waiting for you to do so, at my Stampin' Up! website.  Go to www.stampingwithpennie.stampinup.net  and click on the shop now button in the upper right hand corner and make some fun memories!

Can you just imagine these easy and fun treats baking and smelling so good coming out of YOUR oven?  It's the perfect time to order this WONDERFUL new cookie stamp (comes with Halloween, Christmas and Valentine images and TWO wonderful recipes to use with them).  I chose the Sugar Cookie Recipe for my treats!          Here are two more pictures to delight your senses:

WOW.... busy life! My Aunt turns 98 years of age too!

 Party Fun items to celebrate my Auntie Dorothy's 98th Birthday (be sure to scroll down to see more pictures of these items).
 My sweet aunt had four sons, but never a daughter, so it was very fitting that all five of her nieces showed up for a buffet lunch to celebrate her wonderfully special day.  Pictured here is her first born niece.

 
Pictured here with Auntie Dorothy is in top row:  my sister Jill, cousin Candy, cousin Kristin, front row:  cousin Pam and myself!  How fun for all of us to get together - a first!!!!

 
Because I wasn't sure what the area would be like where we were having lunch, I decided to make a stand up poster.  Using some of my Aunt's favorite colors and the pendant die with lots of silver glitter paper circles I came up with this easy to prop up poster!

 
This is my bouquet of flowers that I came up - how fun these are to make.  Again using the same colors and "Just Eat Cake" DSP and again more silver glitter paper (LOVE THIS STUFF!).

 
And lastly, I brought out one of my most favorite patterns for these adorable "Clutch Purses" that hold four covered chocolate nugget candies - THEY WERE A BIG HIT!!!!!  I would love to share the pattern with you, just click Download My Clutch Purse Party Favor

Fancy Favor Box +

 
OK, what does the "+" mean?  It just means that I doctored it a bit.  I cut off the top edge and then I edged it with the Scallop Border Punch which I accentuated with some Old Olive ink on a round sponge!  The Vase and Flowers (from Button Buddies Stamp Set) were stamped with Versamark and then smudges with Stampin' Up! pastels using Cajun Craze, Old Olive and More Mustard pastels.  Topped the flowers off with the clear Itty Bitty Buttons and a Basic Jewels Pearls.  The box is tied with a length of More Mustard Scalloped Dots Ribbon.

To add the ribbon, I punched a double hole with my Crop-A-Dile punch through the square of Cajon Craze C/S, threaded the ribbon through then through my square of Confetti White that I stamped on.  Snugged the layers up and tied the ribbon!  Here are a couple of pictures of how this happened and the cards that I included in the box.

 

 
 

More Definitely Decoratives - aka Decor Elements

In my post on Feb. 19th - (scroll down to see that post) - I posted many of the Definitely Decoratives that I have done on the hall doors in our home in Phoenix.  While out there this month, I took a couple more pictures that I want to share with you:

 
If you know AZ construction, most everyone's walls are stucco finished, rough.  So, I came up with the idea to decorate all the doors in my hall way (posted others on 2/19/11 post).  This one I just finished putting up and it is on the outside of the door to the master bedroom.  This way, when the door is opened into the bedroom, you still see the floral decor.  The walls in the bedroom are the same color as these hall walls, oh, my! what a match by accident (but hopeful).  I used the Fabulous Flowers - Large in Chocolate, Crumb Cake on page 20 in the Definitely Decorative Catalog.  I LOVE the way it turned out.

Previously when I posted I did not have a picture of the little ones door.  Lauren and Cole (grand children, ages almost 2 and almost 4) know they have a bedroom at Grandma and Grandpa's, so here is their door!

 

Sweet Little Gifts for everyone!

 
These are so fun to make and take only a little bit of card stock!    Here is a picture so you can see what is waiting inside:

 

 Here is the info to make your own: click here

Supplies used:  Stamp Set:  Totally Tess, Card Stock:  Whisper Shite, Pacific Point, Melon Mambo and Ice Cream Parlor (DSDP & Quick Accents Pack) SAB choice;  Ink:  Melon Mambo;  Accesories:  1/4" grosgrain from the SAB choice "Ribbon & Button Pack"

 

 

As Promised....

 
As promised, here is the card folder that I created to hold the set of four cards that I last published.  The Vintage Flower adornments on page 15 of the Occasions mini catalog are perfect to use on a 3-D project such as this.  I also love to make little holders to slide my ribbon through, so the ribbon can still slide, but won't fall off the project.

I absolutely love the SPRINGTIME VINTAGE double sided designer papers that are also in the current mini catalog on page 15.  What are you waiting for, if you have them, get them out and CREATE, if you do not have them yet, just get on over to my Demonstrator Website and order yourself some.  Just go to   www.stampingwithpennie.stampinup.net and click on the SHOP NOW button in the upper right hand corner.  OK, here is the finished project, inside and out AND if you want all the measurements to make your own, then Click Here.

 
 

Gift is stamped and ready to give.

 
I just love making little 3 x 3 note cards, actually you need to cut them to be 2 7/8" x 2 7/8" to fit into Stampin' Up!'s sweet little envelopes.  They are so easy to make, not tooooo.... much space, so they can't take too long to make, even when making them in quantity.

When I package them in the Large Cello Bags from Stampin' Up!, I like to
include one that is not in the box - and I put it right behind the box, so it is easy to see what the included notes look like.  Here is a picture of what I am talking about:

 
See!  Now you can see a finished note card.

I used the Fantastic Trim Die for my Big Shot (love making the little faux rick-rack).  I used Pear Pizzazz as my main color and the #2 Box for my Big Shot as well.  If you are only going to own ONE DIE (I know that is really not possible) the one that I would most like to have is this Box Die - it is so versatile!

Happy Stamping!