Just for Fun Treat Bags

Need a quick treat bag for a birthday party or other fun occasion, just add your favorite candy to your bag, and stamp an appropriate sentiment or image and your done.

For today's treats I filled the bags with M & M's and added two pinwheels to a punched scallop circle. I stamped one pinwheel directly onto the circle, and cut the other one out.  By adding a brad to the center of the pinwheels they actually spin. 

I used the following Stampin' Up! products:

Stamp Set:  Sweets for the Sweet #122510 wood or #122512 clear

Punch:  1 3/4" Scallop Circle #119853

Accessories:  Sticky Strip #104294

I also used a variety of inks and brads!

Punches and Perfect Pennants oh my!

I debated about getting the Perfect Pennants Bigz L Die, but I'm glad I didn't think about it too long.  I love it!  It comes with 6 different shapes and goes so well with so many other punches.

This is one of the quickest cards I have made.  A little embossing on the card front, a strip of punched lace, one large Scallop Circle from the Perfect Pennants Die and another inked and punched Scallop Circle embellished with a Designer Printed Brad and I'm done.  I didn't put a sentiment on it yet because it could be used for so many different occasions.  Oh, I love making cards, and while I don't mind taking my time to get them just right, I really love when the card comes together quickly!

To make today's card I used the following:

Cardstock:  Pool Party #122924, Whisper White #100730, Lucky Limeade #122926

Stamp Set:  Circle Circus #115778

Ink:  Pool Party #122938

Punches:  Lace Ribbon Border #122362, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle #119854

Embellishment:  In Color Designer Printed Brad #122940

Accessories:  Big Shot #113439, Finial Press Embossing Folder #115963, Perfect Pennants Bigz L Die #123126

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Butterfly Headbands

I have embellished a lot of headbands with flowers, and needed to make more for an upcoming craft fair, and to sell at a local hair salon, and I thought it was time to try something different. 

To cut the butterflies, I started with  craft foam purchased from a local hobby store,  my Big Shot Machine and the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die. After they were cut, I embossed them with either the Polka Dots or Finial Press Embossing Folder.  I embellished them a little more with some Stampin' Up! Glimmer Brads, and miscellaneous brads that I had in my inventory.   A little bit of hot glue to hold them in place on the headband and they're finished.  

To make the headbands I used the following:

Accessories:  Big Shot #113439, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die #114507, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder #117335, Finial Press Embossing Folder #115963, Bright Glimmer Brads #121006

Berry Blossoms Easel Card

Easel card closed

Easel card opened

Side  view of card opened


This is one of the easel cards we will be making at this month's stamp class.  Easel cards are easy to make once you have your dimensions, and they are a nice way to send those special wishes.

To make the card I started with a piece of 4 1/4" x 11" Lucky Limeade Cardstock.  I scored it at 5 1/2" and 8 1/4".  The piece of Calypso Coral for the front of the card measures 4" x 5 1/4" , and then another piece of Berry Blossom Designer Series Paper cut at 3 3/4" x 5" was layered on top.  I dressed this up with some die cut butterflies, some pretty ribbon and a sentiment. 

To get your easel card to stay open you can use an embellishment such as a button or brad, but for this card I just cut and punched three pieces of cardstock.  These pieces were layered on a piece of Whisper White cardstock which was placed on the inside of the card.  All you need is to add something to create depth so the front of your card rest against it to stand up.   I posted a side view of the card because this helps you visualize how the scored card folds.  Let me know if you have any questions.

To make today's card I used the following:

Cardstock:  Lucky Limeade #122926, Calypso Coral #122925, Wisteria Wonder #122911, Whisper White #100730

Designer Series Paper:  Berry Blossom #122350

Stamp Set:  Thank you Kindly #111700

Ink:  Calypso Coral #122939

Ribbon:  Whisper White Organza #114319, Hemp Twine #100982

Punches:  Scallop Oval #119856, Eyelet Border #119853, Scallop Edge Border #119882, Corner #119871

Accessories:  Crop-a-Dile 108362, Big Shot #113439, Beautiful Wings Embosslits #118138

Create a Cupcake Birthday

I thought about stamping and then punching the cupcake, but decided instead to just punch it out using coordinating colors of Designer Series Paper.  Now, how easy is that!

The card base is Old Olive cardstock, followed by a layer of Whisper White and a piece of Daffodil Delight Designer Paper from the Brights Paper Stack.  Some Daffodil Delight 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain was added to the center of these layers before I added some more coordinating squares.  A few embellishments and punches dress up the squares, and some pearls make the icing look so yummy.  I also brushed on a layer of Illuminate Top Coat before adding the pearls to give the icing some sparkle, (sorry it doesn't show up on the picture.)

For today's card I used the following:

Cardstock:  Old Olive #100702, Whisper White #100730, Daffodil Delight #119683, Tempting Turquoise #102067

Designer Series Paper:  Brights Paper Stack #117155

Stamp Set:  Create a Cupcake #121915 wood or #121982

Ink:  Tempting Turquoise #100814

Punches:  Word Window #119857, Ticket Corner #119867, Cupcake Builder #121807

Embellishments:  Pearls #119247, Silver Brads #104336, Illuminate Top Coat #121084

Ribbon:  Daffodil Delight 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain #119770

A Basketful of Wishes

I'm always looking for different ways to make goodie baskets, and the Scallop Envelope Bigz Die does the trick for these birthday and for your treats.

I cut an assortment of cardstock using my Big Shot and the Scallop Envelope Bigz Die and then embossed the cut envelopes with different embossing folders for added texture. I tied ribbon, either around the envelope or to the stick, and then added my candy treat.  I used sticky strip to hold the stick into place and then stamped my images with ink and punched them out using either the Scallop Square or Scallop Circle punch.  The stamped images are from a retired stamp set, but you could use any type of stamp depending on what you are covering.  For my treat I used individually wrapped Peppermint Patties.  The sticks were purchased at a local craft store. 

These would make nice favors for a baby or bridal shower.  Just change your stamped image for your event and you have a nice arrangement of treats.

For today's treats I used the following:

Assortment of Stampin' Up! cardstock and ink

Accessories:  Big Shot #113439, Scallop Envelope Bigz Die #113462, Variety of Embossing Folders, Sticky Strip #104294

Embellishment:  Variety of Stampin' Up! Ribbon

Punches:  Scallop Square #119884, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle #119854

Kidoodles Birthday

If you make a lot of children's cards, you will love the stamp set "Kidoodles".  It comes with 8 stamps with cute images and sentiments for get well, halloween, birthday, good for you, christmas, and thank you cards and projects.  If you are just starting out as a stamper, this would be a great set to purchase because it offers so much variety. 

Wild Wasabi cardstock and a layer of Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper are the base for my card.  To this I added a piece of Early Espresso cardstock, and a layer of Whisper White to stamp my octopus.  Using my markers I added a little bit of color to my image and in addition, when I added the sentiment I took some Early Espresso ink to the edges to make it stand out, as well as using dimensionals to place it on the card.

The following were used:

Cardstock:  Wild Wasabi #108641, Early Espresso #119686, Whisper White #100730

Designer Series Paper:  Just Add Cake #124339

Ink:  Early Espresso #119670, Wild Wasabi #109014

Markers:  Wild Wasabi #120975, Pumpkin Pie #105115

Stamp Sets:  Kidoodles #122865 wood or #122867 clear, Bring on the Cake #121899 wood or #121958 clear

Accessories:  Stamping Sponge #101610, Dimensionals #104430

Punch:  Large Oval #119855