Isn't the candy in this bag awesome?! I got it at the local Giant supermarket, it is chocolate shaped like body parts (my favorite is the eyeballs)! The Top Note Sizzix die has a 'stitched' border about 1/8 in inside that I cut off for the orange DSP so that you can see the black layer a 'matted' look. Materials List ... View Post
A “Touch of Nature” Sample
I am re-posting this last year's gift bag/stationery sample done with the retiring set "A Touch of Nature" set that is retiring shortly! This is one of the couple of sets of stationery that I made for teacher's gifts last year. I took a small 8 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 3 inch Kraft handle bag and put a 'false front' and stamped the vanilla tissue. The bag ... View Post
Another ‘Gift Keeper’
I found it! I love this sample, but i mysteriously disappeared... I found it and it was only 'missing' the Hershey bar, but thankfully the kids didn't damage the sample! Ah, the dangers of trying to keep chocolate in the house with 4 kids (three of them teenage girls)-- a very bad thing! My previous post has the dimensions to this type of gift holder. I love the 'Big ... View Post
Birthday Gift Keeper
<-- Click on the graphic (left) to download the directions for this easy gift holder that you can get three of from one piece of 8 1/2 x 11 paper! I made some matching lollipop covers and made a flower from Smarties the same way I made the focal flower on the gift keeper. This simple 'gift keeper' was made with the beautiful new set "Kind Thoughts" (which punches ... View Post
