Twisted Fold Gift Card

Good Monday mornin' to ya peeps! Hope you all had a great weekend! Dan & I sure did, we ran a few errands up towards Marc's house & while we were in that area we called Marc & Sarah to see if they were going to be home so we could stop in for a short visit & of course see our precious Braelynn. Seeing her always brightens our day & makes us smile. We get to see her again Sunday when they come for Easter dinner...yeah!!! Wow, 3 weeks in a row, I love it!

OK, now onto my card for today. I needed to make 2 gift cards for my neighbors. If you read my blog, you know that last month we had a really BIG storm that brought down a very BIG pine tree right across our driveway near the street, there was no way we were going to get out until we had the tree cut up. My neighbor Ed (he had the saw) & our other neighbor Glen (they live on the right & left side of us) came to help us out the next morning & it was still snowing hard. Ed cut up the tree (just enough for us to get out of the driveway) & Glen & Dan rolled the logs (which were VERY heavy by the way) out of the way onto the side of the driveway. Then came back with their snow blowers & helped Dan with his snow blower, (compared to theirs his was tiny) to clear the driveway. As soon as they lifted the no driving ban Dan & I drove to Marcs house & stayed there till the electricity came back on at our house. We wanted to show our appreciation for their help so I made a card & put a gift card inside. We are so lucky to have such great neighbors.

I found this cute design called a Twisted Gift card fold from Dawn Olchefske click HERE to see her video tutorial. It's real easy & fun to make, she also has a tip on how to cut the designer paper for this card. Give it a try & let me know how you like it.

Thanks for dropping by & have a great Monday!


Glen's card


Ed's card


inside - perfect for a gift card or a message tag


Happy Stampin' Peeps!!!

Christmas Gift Card Holders

Hello peeps!

Here are the last of the Christmas projects I made for the holidays. I do have a few items that I made which have not been posted yet so come back next week for those.

Have a great weekend & thanks for dropping by!

Note: Someone asked if I put lipstick on & then kissed the cover to these cards...that made me laugh!!! No I did not. It's a stamp from SU, I think it's retired but I'm not sure.

Starbucks coffee cup gift card holders

Just a little different

Starbucks gift card & some Honolulu cookies inside

Snowman money card

inside

Happy Stamping!

Date Night Gift Cards

Good mornin' Peeps!

Today I am sharing the Date Night gift card holders that I made for both Jessica & I to give to Marc & Sarah. Jessica told me that she wanted to do a dinner & a movie gift & I knew exactly what I wanted to do so I ordered the MFT At the Movies stamp & die set & got to work trying to figure out how I was going to make my vision in my head work when it hit me finally. I made it in two steps...I made the cards seperately (I made two 5 X 7 cards) then I adhered the backs together to make one card. I love it!!!

Well I hope you enjoy todays post, I will have another gift that I made for my kids tomorrow so come back & visit me. Have a good day & thanks for dropping by & visiting!


Click on the pictures to make them bigger. (it's either one click or two depending on your PC)


This image is an InStyle Anime stamp. Don't know if this company is still around or if they still sell Anime stamps, sorry.

This is the front of the card that I made for Jessica to give to Mark & Sarah.

First part of card has a gift card holder in the pocket with the chef on it & the other pocket holds a babysitting certificate. See 2 pictures below.

Front

inside

My good friend Sandi's husband Phil made this certificate for me...without him I could never have pulled this off the way I wanted it to look because I am not good at computer things like this. I emailed Sandi & asked if Phil could make something like what I wanted, one for me & one for Jessica & he came through with flying colors as always. I can really count on him whenever I need his help. Thanks again Phil, I appreciate it more than you know. Marc & Sarah loved it & said that it was an endless certificate & both Jessica & I agreed of course!

Jessica's card was a two part card, one side to dine out, flip to next page & you have the movie part. I put two cards together to make it as one. I love how it turned out!

Our Date Night card for Marc & Sarah

inside

 

Happy stamping peeps!

Top Note Gift Card Holder

Good morning Peeps!

Here is a gift card holder I made a few months back (I think it was in the winter) left it blank till I needed it & decided to give it to Jessica for her birthday. I saw this on Dawn's blog, click HERE for the video. I decided to add a full card to it so I could write a note as well...so it's just a little different. Thanks Dawn for always inspiring me.

As always thanks so much for stopping by today, you all know how much I enjoy your company & how I love to read your comments. Have a fabulous day & I'll talk to you again soon.

Gave this to Jessica the other day with her gift card even though her birthday isn't until Thursday. I have something else for her & will post that on her birthday after I give it to her.


untie ribbon on Top Note to reveal gift card


inside card - I put Happy Birthday Sentiment in later


Happy stampin' peeps!

Christmas Present Surprise!

Good mornin' peeps!

It's a lousy, dark & cloudy day here, it's supposed to rain for the next few days & maybe snow on Thursday, ugh...hate that word usually, but I love snow for Christmas.

I'm almost done with Christmas shopping, I just need to get 1 more gift (which will be next week) & I'm DONE!!! I'm early this year, I haven't done that in years, (I used to have it all done by the weekend after Thanksgiving)but my card making is sooooo late this year, not sure when I can get that done. I hope to get my tree & decorations up this weekend so maybe I can get to card making sometime next week. My wreath is up on my front door, hahaha!!! Remembered to take the scarecrow off my door yesterday & put up the Christmas wreath...that's a beginning, right?

My card today is a gift card holder that I saw on Frenchie's blog & I knew I had to make some for the Vendor Fair...I love it!!! Open it up & Surprise...you have a gift card inside!!! Just like opening up a real present to find something wonderful inside! What do you think? Come on, I know you want to make some too...go on over to Frenchie's blog & watch the video & make some to give to your family & friends. Send me a link & let me see what you made, I'd love to see them. Thank you so much for dropping by, you know how much I appreciate your visits. Happy stamping peeps!








Surprise!!!



Here's a picture of my table from the Vendor Fair last week, it's a little blurry I know but it's the only picture I have that was good enough to post, sorry.



Have a great day!

Coffee anyone???

Good mornin' peeps!

Wow, I went to an awesome comedy club show last night with hubby, met up with one of my former co-workers & had a blast! It was soooo funny!!! Thanks Vanessa for the free tickets & Celeste, you always make me laugh whenever I'm with you.

Ok, now onto my card...isn't this so darn cute? I love it, I found this idea on Lorri's blog & she has a fantastic video tutorial on how to make this cute gift card holder. What a cute way to give a coffee gift card, hah? Reminds me of my favorite coffee...Starbucks! I love getting Starbucks gift cards...another hint for my family & friends, yep, that's right...I'm NOT shy!

The Vendor Fair went well & I'm sharing a few pics below. Thanks for stopping by & have a great Sunday!








Jessica & Beth Tastefully Simple Reps (if you need to order anything I have a button on my sidebar for Jessica's web page)


















Missy, our hostess & owner of Revolutions Salon. Thanks Missy for an awesome fun night!


Happy stampin'!!!

Candy Purses

Hi there Peeps!

I wanted to show you a few things I made awhile back that is not card related. I made about a dozen or so of these purses to give to all the girls who work with Jessica at the salon. They all loved it & were so happy that I thought to make something for all of them. They are all such amazing ladies & their all so great at what they do. I just wanted to show them all a little appreciation.

Anyway, these are so easy & it only takes one 6x6 piece of paper with a few strips for the handles & top of the purse. Frenchie has a great video tutorial on how to make these darling purses...click on her name & take a look. While your there, look around...she's an amazing crafter & has lots of video tutorials.


Candy purse or put a lip balm inside...this is so stinkin' cute! Click on the picture to make it bigger & get a better view.



side view



fits a small size candy inside



Made a few of these flowers in Aqua (my favorite color) to put on my NEW PC bag. First time making a fabric flower. Not perfect but not too shabby, if I do say so myself.



The flower looks good but I wish it was fluffier (is that a word, or is my spelling off? lol) but I don't know how to make one. I think the name of the company is Thirty One (home party type vendor, Jessica had a book party). I had bought this bag thinking I would use it as my laptop bag...but my laptop is a little too heavy. I have since bought another bag, a rolling business laptop bag, (that will be a Christmas gift from hubby) & yes, I buy my own gifts for hubby to give me sometimes. When I travel I'll be able to roll it & not have to worry about sore shoulders from a heavy bag. I'll use this one now for other things.


Have a great weekend! Thanks for stopping by & visiting today!

Starbucks Gift Package

Hi peeps!

It's a winter wonderland here on the east coast with plenty of snow! Kinda looks like my blog background...LOL!!! I'll be back in a little while with some pictures of the snow once I crop the pics that I took earlier. I hope you all had a great Christmas, I sure did. Although I didn't get a NEW camera (didn't really ask for one, just dropped a slight hint at the end when I was getting frustrated with mine) I had a great Christmas. I got the Kindle & I'm real happy with it, I luv it! Maybe I'll get the camera for my birthday...hint, hint, Dan!!!

Here is what I made for Jessica and Sarah with the Starbucks gift cards I gave them. I added chocolates inside the cup too, they loved it!



Isn't this soooo darn cute...I luv it!


One for Jessica & one for Sarah...forgot to take a picture of it all wrapped up, I will have to do that Christmas day after they open it.


Jessica took these pictures for me of the cups all wrapped & looking pretty on Christmas day with her NEW Camera...she did a great job too!!!




close-up of felt snowflakes...I used the die from MFT


This is the die I used Sizzix 'Tea Cup' ScoreBoards XL Die and the logo is punched with a large 2" or 2 1/2" punch (I can't remember right now)using the sleeve for the Starbucks hot cups. I put one in the back & one in the front, great way to recycle too...don't ya think?!? I used craft CS & then glued green CS so it looked more like their colors. Hope you like it! I saw this on someones gallery or blog & in my excitement forgot who or where it was...so sorry. If you know who it is or if you've seen it please let me know so I can give them the credit they deserve. Thanks for stoppin' by today!

Stay warm & dry...have a great day!!!