Christmas Blog Hop

Once again we are doing our Simply Stars blog hop. The theme for this one is Christmas!! My favourite time of the year.

For my project today, I made the cute 6 Panel Mini Milk Carton. I can't wait to find the right size candle and give these to my daughter's teachers for Christmas.

Here it is!

Here is the supply list:

• Gumball Green Card Stock 126840
• Very Vanilla Card Stock 101650
• Be of Good Cheer DSP 126896
• Wonderful Winterland Stamp Set 123819
• Stazon Jet Black Ink Pad 101406
• Early Espresso Ink 126974
• Stampin' Write Markers 119806 &126856
• Stamping Sponges 101610
• 1/8" Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon 119960
• Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine 123125
• Extra-Large Tag Punch 119866
• Big Shot Machine 113439
• Mini Milk Carton Bigz L Die 117310
• Crop-a-dile (retired)

Thanks for stopping by!! Hope you enjoy the rest of the hop!

Susie

Head over to Heather's blog!

1. Heather Summers
2. Christine Dionne
3. Martha Inchley
4. Laura Richey
5. Sundee Himburg
6. Marja Deeth
7. Anne Granger
8. Kristy Strawbridge
9.Steph Cremin
10. Susie Hamm

Joy to the World Garland

Here is the other gift I made for my daughters' teacher.

Sorry for the background. But hope you like it has much as I do.

Susie

Merry Christmas Lollies Wreath

My oldest daughters have an amazing teacher!! They are in JK and SK so therefore have the same teacher but they are on opposite days. I wanted to make something really special for her because she is such a blessing to our girls!!

Here is the first gift I made for her!

This wreath is made with our Frostwood Lodge Designer Series Paper, Card Stock, Simply Scored Tool, Embellishments and Ribbon all from Stampin' Up! Store bought items are: hot glue, hot glue gun and wooden wreath.

Hope you enjoy this project as much as I enjoyed making it!!

Susie

On to Christmas we go!!

I have been crazy busy in the last month. We moved into my mom's house while waiting for our house to be built. I've also been busy with my Christmas events.

Right now we have an Online Extravaganza over at www.stampinup.com. Click on Hot Deals to see what we have on sale. There are a lot of great deals. In just over a month our Holiday Mini Catalogue is done and the Occasions Mini Catalogue is coming out along with the Sale-a-bration. If there is anything you still want from the Holiday Mini, let me know.

Last Saturday I had a group of ladies attend my Christmas Advent Box event. Here are pics of the box.

Days 1-6 with a punched out snowflake lined with Pool Party marker and Dazzling Details added to make it sparkly.

Days 7-12 with a stamped stocking and punched out with the stocking punch.

Days 13-18 with a wreath made from a 1 3/4 circle and the small flowers from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack. I added some basic jewels and a hemp twine bow.

Days 19-24 with a Contempo ornament stamped 5 times (4 of them are glued in pairs). I added basic jewels on this one as well.

Here you can see I created the drawers out of Stampin' Up! Matchbox die. The top opens as well to add a little gift for someone as well.

I'm sure you noticed that the top box rotates. This allows you to see the front of it with each side that you have facing out. On the top box, I used the Timeless Type Junior Alphabet dies for the Big Shot. I also used the basic rhinestones, the jingle bells and another snowflake.

Happy Weekend and Stampin'!

Susie

Halloween Treat Baggies

I love special occasions as it gives the opportunity to make craft for my daughters classmates. This year we had to make double the treats from last year as I now have 2 daughters in school. The girls are super excited about these little treats. We made a total of 43 treat bags.

We also made this treat baggie at the last craft night as well. These baggies are in the Holiday Mini Catalogue, it's the 1 x 8 Cellophane Bags. You get 50 for $3.25 CAN.

Supplies
Stamp Set: Batty for You 116576W
Card Stock: Pumpkin Pie; Basic Black; Whisper White
Ink: Classic Stampin' Pad -Pumpkin Pie 105216
Other Supplies: 1 x 8 Cellophane Bags 124134; Big Shot 113439; Two Tags Die 115954; 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch 119854; 1 3/8" Circle Punch 119860; Linen Thread 104199; 1 1/4" Wild Wasabi Striped Grosgrain Ribbon 125059

Tell me what you think by leaving me a comment.

Susie

Trick or Treat Banner!

This cute little banner is one of the items we made at the last craft night. I wanted to do some Halloween decorating this year but need to make sure that it's not scary. It seems that I can't take my daughters to any store at this time of year because of all the scary Halloween stuff that is out. Unfortunately this banner will not be up for very long as we are moving this Friday.

Here is the supply list on how to make it.
Supplies
Card Stock: Pumpkin Pie -pennants; Pick Your Poison DSP *Holiday Mini Catalogue 124001-2 1/2 x 1; Basic Black -letters
Ink: Classic Stampin' Pad -Pumpkin Pie 105216, Basic Black 101179
Other Supplies: Big Shot *FREE for the month of October 113439; Perfect Pennants Die 123126; Alphabet Simple Letters Die 115960; Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Die 115951; Stamping Sponges 101610; White Baker's Twine 124262; 1/16" Handheld Punch 101227; Crop-a-dile 108362; 1 1/4" Basic Black Striped Grosgrain Ribbon 115615; Cutter Kit 106958; 5/8" Jumbo Brads 112533

I hope you "treat" yourself on this great day!!

Happy Stampin'
Susie

Lollies...

These cute lollies are fun to make!!

These lollies look great in decorative glass jars. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to buy any.

Supplies
Card Stock: Spice Cake DSP -strips in size 2 x 24, 1 1/2 x 24 and 1 x 20 scored at 1/2"; Pool Party -circles; More Mustard -circle; Crumb Cake -circle
Other Supplies: Spice Cake Designer Button 124113; Crop-a-dile 108362; Linen Thread 104199; 1 1/4" Circle Punch 119861; 1" Circle Punch 119868; 3/4" Circle Punch 119873; 1/2" Circle Punch 119869; Antique Brads 117273; Simply Scored Scoring Tool 122334 (Holiday Mini Catalogue)

This is the Simply Scored Scoring Tool that's in the Holiday Mini Catalogue. This tool allows for quick scoring such as when you need to make more then one score line on a project.
If you'd like to get your hands on this tool, send me a message.

Have a great day!!

Susie

Last 2 projects I want to share with you from our August Craft Night.

This is a chocolate bar sleeve.
Supplies
Stamp Set: Got Treats 119114W & 120627C
Card Stock: Just Add Cake DSP -4 1/2 x 5; Whisper White -label
Ink: Classic Stampin' Pad -Daffodil Delight 119667
Other Supplies: Silver Brads 104336; Dimensionals 104430; Mat Pack 105826; Paper-Piercing Tool 116631; Decorative Label Punch 120907

This is a mini backpack we made as well. The template for this backpack is here!

Supplies
Stamp Sets: Bring on the Cake 121899W & 121958C; Recess *retired
Card Stock: Very Vanilla -template & label; Chocolate Chip -template
Ink: Classic Stampin' Pad -Chocolate Chip 100908, Daffodil Delight 119667; Stampin' Up! Markers -Daffodil Delight 119677, Pretty In Pink 100045; Regal Rose 105108; Pool Party 123002; Pear Pizzazz 119801; Wild Wasabi 120975
Other Supplies: Large Oval 119855; Crop-a-dile 108362; Flower Designer Brads 112579; 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon Daffodil Delight 120928; Brads Brights 119740; Velcro circles (non-Stampin' Up!)

Have a great day!!

Susie

Teacher & Students Gifts

What a great year it has been with Shelby going to school!! She has learned so much in the last 10 months!!! Her Daddy and I are super proud and pleased with how well she did!!

GREAT JOB SHELBY!!!! :)

Here are some special gifts made for our super special teacher and all the great friends Shelby made in JK.

Here is the card made for Shelby's teacher! The stamp sets I used for this card are both retired but I just love both these sets and won't let them go. The are First Day and Tart & Tangy. However, the Thank You stamp is not retired and from the Curly Cute stamp set.

This little desk is so adorable!!! I found this desk on Stampin Queen's blog. I just loved these desk when I saw them, I had to make one for Shelby's teacher. This is the front view. Below are the top and drawer view. The great thing about this desk is that it was easy to make. All the drawers are filled with goodies for the teacher such as paper clips, thumbtacks, Liquid paper dry lines and chocolate.

The drawers are made using the Big Shot and the Matchbox die.  

These Sour Cream Containers are the gifts for Shelby's new friends. These are super fun, quick and easy to make. Each package had a little treat for the children to enjoy.

Supplies Used
Stamp Sets: First Day *retired; Tart & Tangy *retired; Thank You -Curly Cute 117014W & 120510C; Thanks for being a friend -Happy Greetings 123311W & 123313C
Card Stock:
Card - Early Espresso -5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored at 4 1/4; Real Red -5 1/4 x 4 & 1 3/8 circles; Crumb Cake -Top Note die; Whisper White -1 1/4 circles
Desk - Early Espresso -6 x 3 1/4 & Matchbox wrap times 6 & 1/2 circle; Real Red -Matchbox drawer times 6; Brights Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack in Real Red -5 3/4 x 3 & strip; Whisper White -2 1/2 x 1 3/4
Sour Cream Containers - Celebration Designer Series Paper *retired -4 1/4 x 5 1/2; Real Red -Label; Whisper White -oval
Ink: StazOn Jet Black Ink 101406; Classic Stampin' Pad -Early Espresso 119670; Stampin' Write Markers -Early Espresso 119680; Real Red 100052; Always Artichoke 105113; Basic Black Stampin' Write Journaler 105394
Other Supplies: Big Shot 113439; Extended Cutting Pads 113478; Extended Premium Crease Pad 117630; Matchbox Die 114890; Top Note Die 113463; Decorative Label Punch 120907; Extra-Large Oval Punch 119859; 1 3/8 Circle Punch 119860; 1 1/4 Circle Punch 119861; 1/2 Circle Punch 119869; 1/16 Circle Handheld Punch 101227; Early Espresso Satin Ribbon *retired; Hemp Twine 100982; Filigree Designer Brads 112577; Dimensionals 104430; Sticky Strip 104294; Crop-a-dile 108362

Have a wonderful day!!
Susie

Altered Canvas Board

I posted a while ago some boards that a fellow demonstrator showed us at one of our meetings and I said that I wanted to give it a try. I finally did!!! Yeah!! Don't forget to scroll to my other post for today -Chocolate Take Out Box.

Here it is:

All 3 of my girls share a bedroom right now and so I wanted to make something for their door and came up with this. Starting from the oldest to the youngest and I used their favourite colours except my youngest can't pick a fav colour since she's only 21 months old. The colours I used are: Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo and Daffodil Delight. Love those colours!!

Supplies Used
Card Stock: First Edition DSP 121878 (last day to order this -Occasions Mini Catalogue); Rich Razzleberry; Melon Mambo; Daffodil Delight
Other Supplies: Big Shot 113439; Timeless Type Junior Alphabet dies 115951; Beautiful Butterflies die 1114507; Beautiful Wings die 118138; Paper-Piercing Tool 116631; Anywhere Glue Stick 104045; Glue Dots 103683; Victoria Crochet Trim 118481; Hemp Twine 100982; Designer Big Buttons -Melon Mambo & Daffodil Delight 122302 (last day to order this -Occasions Mini Catalogue)

Thank you for your kind comments on all my post in the past. If you aren't following my blog yet, please scroll to the bottom of this blog and click follow.

Have a super great day!!! I have something big to share with you tomorrow!! So remember to come back to see what I have in store for you!!!

Susie

Chocolate Take Out Box

My husband and I are celebrating our 8th anniversary tonight and I made him the take out box using the Eat Chocolate stamp set from the Occasions Mini Catalogue. Just a reminder if you need anything from this catalogue, today is the last day to order it. Starting tomorrow, the Summer Mini Catalogue!!

Here is the box:

This is the big shot die I used for the take out box...with some folding, cutting and scoring.

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set: Eat Chocolate 121931W & 122006C
Card Stock: Crumb Cake -5 1/4 x 6 1/4 times 2 & oval; Tangerine Tango -label
Ink: Classic Stampin' Pad -Chocolate Chip 100908; Tangerine Tango 111834
Other Supplies: 1 1/4" Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon (Clearance Rack); Hemp Twine 100982; Tangerine Big Designer Button Sweet Stitches 122302; Coluzzle Oval Template & Swivel Knife (Clearance Rack); Big Shot 113439; Petal Cone Die 121810; Decorative Label Punch 120907; Glue Dots 103683; Sticky Strips 104294; Metallic Eyelet Antique Brass 105319; Crop-a-dile 108362; Cutter Kit 106958

I'm hoping to get one more post up today so make sure you stop by later as well. Have a great Saturday!!

Susie

Easter Take Out Box

Remember the gift idea I made from the Petal Cone die for the Big Shot. CLICK HERE! I first saw this little box on my 2nd upline Heather Summers blog and I had to try it.

When my crafting ladies and nephew signed up for the Easter craft, I asked them to pick either blue (Baja Breeze) or pink (Rose Red) and they would make a craft with the colour they chose. It was these boxes that they made just in the colour they chose.

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set: Easter Blossoms 121905W & 122057C
Card Stock: Rose Red -2 3/4 x 2 & Petal Cone die cut; Baja Breeze -2 3/4 x 2 & Petal Cone die cut; Very Vanilla -label
Ink: Classic Stampin' Pad -Rose Red ; Baja Breeze
Other Supplies: Big Shot 113439; Petal Cone Die 121810; Very Vanilla Seam Binding 120999; Big Designer Springtime Vintage Buttons 122301; Antique Eyelet 108431; Hemp Twine 100982; Crop-a-dile 108362; Spiral Border Punch 119872

Only 2 days left to order from the Occasions Mini Catalogue. May 1st starts the Summer Mini Catalogue and there are great stamp sets, embellishments and more in this mini!! If you would like a mini catalogue and live in Canada and don't have a Stampin' Up demonstrator, please send me an email at scrapwithsusie@hotmail.com with your address!

Have a wonderful day!!

Susie

Altered Book

I love how you can take a simple notebook and turn it into something beautiful.

I took this type of book and made this project:

I just love how this turned out.

Close up of the butterflies and button. I also stamped the A to Z stamp on the Rose Red card stock and stamped Details over top.

I stamped the pages as well using the butterfly from the stamp set Thanks for Caring

Supplies Used
Stamp Sets: Thanks for Caring 121901W & 121961C; Notes & Details 122022W & 122060 -both stamp sets from the Occasions Mini Catalogue; A to Z 115711W; Vintage Vogue 117690W & 118598C
Card Stock: Sweet & Sour Specialty DSP 117390; Early Espresso; Rose Red; Pumpkin Pie; Very Vanilla
Ink: Classic Stampin' Pad -Early Espresso 119670; Rose Red 101778; Pumpkin Pie 105216
Other Supplies: Big Shot 113439; Top Note Die 113463; Beautiful Butterflies Die 114507; Crop-a-Dile 108362; Cutter Kit 106958; Sanding Block 103301; Anywhere Glue Stick 104045; Victoria Crochet Trim 118481; Hemp Twine 100982; Early Espresso 5/8" Satin Ribbon 119753; Pumpkin Pie 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon 119253; Early Espresso 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon 119964; Very Vanilla 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon 109071; Pretty in Pink 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon 109067; Pumpkin Pie 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon 119760; Pretty in Pink 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon 119956; Very Vanilla 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon 109055; Pretty in Pink 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon 109032; Very Vanilla 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon 120999; Rose Red 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon 121884; Rose Red Springtime Vintage Big Designer Button 122301

Tool Tip: After cutting an image with the big shot, alter the image by cutting part of it off. I did this with the Early Espresso Top Note by cutting 1/4" of it off and adhering it to my cover. This gives the top note a different look!!

I hope you have a great day!!

Susie

Explosion Box

I love making 3-D items and especially love making them for others. I was asked to make this box for a friend who has a friend that had a baby girl. So grab a coffee and have a seat to stay a while. It's a long post today!!

This is the outside of the box, nice and simply! On the front of the box base I have Love DSP (retired) on all 4 panels. On the box side flaps I tied Victoria Crochet Trim and Pretty in Pink 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon together.

For the top of the lid, I used the Welcome Baby from the Punch Bunch Sale-a-bration set. I stamped the stamp first in So Saffron ink and then smacked it on Rose Red ink to give it a fun look. I punched it out using the Large Tag punch in Whisper White card stock. I punched out Close to Cocoa (retired) card stock with the Extra-Large Tag punch. Popped them up on dimensionals. I added some more Victoria Crochet Trim and 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon in Pretty in Pink with a Chocolate Chip 5/8" Brad. I placed all this on Pretty in Pink card stock and then on Perfect Plum card stock. I also used my Cutter Kit on both layered card stock to give it that distressed look.

Here is the view of the inside of the explosion box. I stamped Congrats from the Level 1 Hostess set Silhouette Sentiments on the Whisper White card stock and allowed room for some writing.

The inside of the explosion box has 3 layers of flaps. Bottom layer is Close to Cocoa (retired), middle layer is Perfect Plum and top layer is Pretty in Pink. I used my 3/16" Corner Small Rounder on the corners of all flaps. All edging is distressed using the Cutter Kit.

I used the little bear from the stamp set Bear Hugs, stamped it in Chocolate Chip on the Pretty in Pink flap then re-stamped this image on DSP and cut out the booties, diaper and bib and glued them on the bear using the Anywhere Glue Stick. Then I stamped the flowers from the Bear Hugs stamp set randomly on the Pretty in Pink card stock using Rose Red classic ink.

This flap I used the larger photo corner of the Photo Corners Extra-Large punch for each corner with the Love DSP (retired). I added a bow using the Victoria Crochet Trim and 3 tags from the Jewelry Tags Medium punch and attached to the ribbon with a silver brad.

I drew lines for stems then added this cute buttons from the Sale-a-bration catalogue using Glue Dots. I then added a strip of Perfect Plun card stock crimped by using the Crimper. And added a paper clip.

I rounded 2 corners of a piece of Love DSP and sponged the edges with Rose Red then added it to the Pretty in Pink card stock. I punched out 2 butterflies using the Butterfly Extra-Large punch then stamped both with a stamp from the Sweet Summer Sale-a-bration stamp set.

I stamped the elephants from the stamp set Baby Steps in Basic Gray and Regal Rose classic ink and cut them out and adhered them with dimensionals to give them some pop. I stamped the flower from the Bear Hugs stamp set to give the background look.

I used 1/2, 3/4, 1, 1 1/4" circle punches and punched out several circles and adhered them to the Close to Cocoa card stock.

Added buttons from the Springtime Vintage and Sweet Stitches Designer Big Buttons from the Occasions Mini Catalogue. I added Hemp Twine to the smaller buttons. I adhered these using the Glue Dots.

Added 3 Clear Rhinestone Brads, 3/8" Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon and Hemp Twine to the Love DSP and adhered it to the Perfect Plum card stock. I stamped the duck from the Every Little Bit stamp set in So Saffron on Whisper White card stock and punched it out using the 1" Circle punch then sponged edge with Chocolate Chip ink. Adhered with dimensionals.

Punched the Spiral Border punch on the Perfect Plum card stock. Stamped the monkey, giraffe, and lion from the Fox & Friends stamp set in Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, and So Saffron classic ink. Punched them out using the 1 1/4" circle punch and adhered them with dimensionals. I added a Build-a-brad to the giraffe before adhering it.

I saw a cute baby carriage on someone blog and partially cased it. I used the 2 3/8" Scallop Circle punch, I cut out 3 scallops to create an opening. I punched out the trim using the scallop border punch in Close to Cocoa card stock and trimmed accordingly. I added a bow using Hemp Twine. Wheels are made from Close to Cocoa punched out with the 3/4" circle punch and added Clear Rhinestone Brads and adhered them with dimensionals. The handle is made from the left over scallop.

Sorry for the blurry picture on this one -I added a strip of Love DSP and punched a border on both ends using the Eyelet Border punch. I stamped the baby sleeper from the stamp set A Slice of Life Level 1 Hostess set from the Occasions Mini Catalogue on the Love DSP and cut it out. I coloured some features on the sleeper in Rose Red. I popped it up with a dimensional.



I saw a baby wrapped in a blanket on some one's blog and created something similar. I punched out a 2" x 1 3/8" oval in Pretty in Pink and cut some off the bottom. I punched out 2 small leaves from the Blossom Petals Punch in Pretty in Pink. I sponged both leaves and oval in Regal Rose and a bit of Rose Red. I added some White Gel pen to both the leaves and oval. I punch out a 3/4" circle in Blush Blossom (retired) added a bit of sponging in Crumb Cake. I added some Rose Red for cheeks and some dots in the White Gel pen and the black marker for eyes. I adhered this on the oval. I added a button from the Sale-a-bration button & ribbon pack.

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets: Punch Bunch S-A-B 121847W & 123211C; Silhouette Sentiments (Level 1 Hostess Set) 118474W & 120127C; Bear Hugs 116966W; Sweet Summer S-A-B 121849W & 123214C; Baby Steps 117092W; Every Little Bit 117096W & 120558C; Fox & Friends 117020W & 118565C; A Slice of Life (Level 1 Hostess Set) 121895W & 121952C

Card Stock: Close to Cocoa (retired); Perfect Plum; Pretty in Pink; Whisper White; Love DSP; Blush Blossom (retired)

Ink: Classic Stampin' Pad -Chocolate Chip 100908; Rose Red 101778; Regal Rose 105211; Pretty in Pink 101301; So Saffron 105213; Basic Gray 109120; Basic Black Stampin' Write Journaler 105394; Uni-ball Signo Gel Pen 105021

Other Supplies: Victoria Crochet Trim 118481; 3/8" Taffeta Pretty in Pink Ribbon 109067; Hemp Twine 100982; Sponges 101610; Anywhere Glue Stick 104045; Glue Dots 103683; Dimensionals 104430; Crimper 101618; Mat Pack 105826; Paper-Piercing Tool 116631; Scallop Edge Border 119882; Eyelet Border 119853; Spiral Border 119872; 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Extra-Large 118874;3/16" Corner Small 119871; Jewelry Tag Medium 117190; Butterfly Extra-Large 119848; Photo Corner Extra-Large 119878; Extra-Large Tag 119866; Large Tag 119876; 2 x 1 3/8" Oval Extra-Large 119859; 1 1/4" Circle Large 119861; 1" Circle Medium 119861; 3/4" Circle Medium 119873; 1/2" Circle Small 119869; Blossom Petals Punch 121808; Springtime Vintage Big Designer Buttons 122301; Sweet Stitches Designer Big Buttons 122302; Ice Cream Parlor Buttons 123529 S-A-B; Clear Rhinestone Brads 113144; Build-a-brad 109128; 5/8" Jumbo Brad 112533; Silver Brad 104336

Don't forget -if you want to get in on the great SALE-A-BRATION, the last day is March 31. Click on the catalogue to the right and check it out. Go to my Stampin' Up! website (or click the SHOP NOW link on the right) to order. You need to place an order of $60 to receive one of these fabulous items for free!!! What a great deal so don't miss out!!!

Thank you for stopping by!! Have a great day!

Susie