Easter Bunny Treat Bag

Hi there! I know it's a bit early to be thinking of Easter but I cannot help making this little Easter bunny treat bag. Isn't it cute? The little pouch is from Michaels and layered with two Top Notes die. This treat bag is quite easy to make, especially with SU's oval punches. I adhered pink polka dot ribbon as handles, so I have a little carry-on treat bag. Bag measurements are 3.75" wide and 4.5" high, gusset is 3.5". Now I just have to wait for the big T store to come out with chocolate eggs and/or egg-shaped candies!

As an afterthought, I suppose I can also use cardstocks in Close to Cocoa (for a light brown bunny) or Soft Suede (for a deeper brown bunny). Lol.

Thanks for looking!

Stamp: (none)
Ink: Basic Black marker
Paper: whisper white, pink pirouette, basic black
Accessories: SU Big Shot, Top Notes Die; punches - wide oval, large oval, small oval, 1" circle, 3/4" circle, 1/16" circle, small heart; white gel pen; sheer pink ribbon and pink satin polka dot ribbon from Michaels.

Valentine Milk Cartons

Hi there! I made 24 of these Valentine-themed milk cartons for my 8 year old daughter's classmates. She brought them to school this morning and of course, I forgot to take a picture! Ugh! As I will be going out tonight and having dinner with my girlfriends, I made 6 more milk cartons. This time around, I remembered to take pictures! lol. My 4 year old son helped me count the Hershey kisses chocolates that will go inside. I'm pretty sure that when the gals see these, their eyes will pop out - just as my daughter's classmates could not thank my daughter enough for their cute treats....

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamp: Love Always

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Paper: cardstock in chocolate chip, real red, whisper white

Accessories: SU Big Shot, Mini Milk Carton Die, red grosgrain ribbon, non-SU mini binder clip.

Easter Milk Carton Treats

Hi there! I was on a roll last night making milk carton treats for my 8 year old daughter's Valentine treats. And lookie here, I made some for Easter too. Lol. I was trying to get a head start, y'know. Anyway, the colors I used are Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink, Almost Amethyst, and Barely Banana. I took out my "A Good Egg" set from last year, stamped the chick on Whisper White and cut it out. I sponged the upper half of the chick with So Saffron ink and for the bottom half, I stamped another image of the chick onto a DSP I liked and then cut that portion out. So I had *like* a little "dressy" bottom for the chick. The tip of the chick's nose is colored in with Pumpkie Pie marker.


The sentiment "Happy Easter" comes from the same set and is punched out using the Word Window punch. Don't you just love it? I plan to fill these containers with those pastel-colored egg-shaped chocolates around Easter time...

Thanks for dropping by!

Stamp: A Good Egg

Ink: chocolate chip

Paper: cardstock in whisper white, bashful blue, pretty in pink, almost amethyst, barely banana; DSPs - Sending Love, Bashful Blue and Tea Party

Accessories: Big Shot, Milk Carton Die, Word Window punch, non-SU mini binder clips and non SU ribbon.

Birthday Favor Boxes

Hi there! My cute little niece turned two and last Sunday, we had a birthday party for her (yep, just in time for SuperBowl Sunday). Using my SU Fancy Favor Die, I made 20 of these and put her picture with those scallop tags. Since purple was my niece's favorite color, I mixed up Elegant Eggplant with Almost Amethyst. I also used Pretty in Pink, Old Olive and So Saffron - colors that went very well with the Tea Party DSPs.

Inside the favor boxes were cello bags of CHEETOS! Lol. Why Cheetos? Well... according to my sister-in-law, Cheetos are my niece's favorite snack! So what better way to share those Cheetos?

Thanks for looking!

Stamps: none

Ink: none

Paper: Tea Party DSP; cardstock in Pretty in Pink, Almost Amethyst, Elegant Eggplant, Tempting Turquiose, So Saffron; scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" and 1 1/4" punches; non-SU brads.

Caterpillar Card

Hi there! When I saw this card, I knew I had to CASE it! lol. Who can resist such a cute looking caterpillar? I changed several things though. I did not use a slider card. Instead I used a base cardstock of 4" x 12" and scored it at 4" and 8" so that when folded, it is a 4"x4" card. I did not have a 12" x 12" Whisper White cardstock so I settled with the retired Sahara Sand color. I stamped the "grass" image from the Asian Artistry set (current Level 2 Hostess Set) randomly across the front of my would-be card. Lastly, I used my 3/4" circle punch to create my "signature" eyes (remember my Frankie card? - look here).





For the letters, I ran a piece of Real Red cardstock through my Big Shot and for the first time (it's been collecting dust...) I used my SU Naturally Serif Alphabet die to create the letters. You betcha I had so much fun making this card!





Thanks for peeking!






Stamp: Asian Artistry
Ink: Kiwi Kiss ink, Basic Black marker
Paper: Cardstock in Sahara Sand, Summer Sun, Real Red, Kiwi Kiss, Melon Mambo, Rust, Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron, Whisper White and Basic Black; glitter cardstock from Marcella K.
Accessories: SU Big Shot; Naturally Serif Alphabet Die; 1 3/8", 1", 3/4" circle punches; small heart punch; crystal effects used as adhesive.

Ghirardelli Boxes

Hi there! I had to go through an IV iron infusion (first of eight, ugh!) yesterday and my friend Kay dropped by and surprised me with this:

Isn't this so cute? Inside this box were three Ghirardelli chocolate squares.

So I took along my box to my medical appointment and ate of those yummy squares... lol. Well this morning BEFORE I left for my blood transfusion, I decided to make one of these boxes to cheer me up! I used the retired Good Morning DSP and Pacific Point cardstocks - something bright and colorful - and here's how it turned out:

I also made another box using the Tea Party DSP series - I'll post the pic tomorrow. Gotta get some rest coz tomorrow's another blood transfusion day.

Thanks for stopping by!

Mojo Monday 123

Hi there! It's been awhile since I did a Mojo Monday sketch... and last time I did (back in November) my card was selected as one of the 21 finalists... woohoo! Anyway, I was working on altering this SU skinny tin when I saw the sketch this week. I thought, hey that works!

Here is my altered skinny tin:

I stayed with the red-and-white theme for Valentine. The flower is made of tissue (yep! tissue!) and I got the idea from Patti Lee's blog here. I only have the scallop circle punch so I used that for my flower, sponged the edges in real red ink, and "roughed"up the flower a bit. LOL. The instructions for using the scallop corner punch alongside the scallop trim border punch can be found in Gretchen Barron's blog here. And if you noticed I used a lot of punches - from the corner punch, to the scallop oval and wide oval punches, to the scallop trim and corner punches.

Oh wait, you have to check out what's inside my tin! Yummy Hershey minis - and the tin fit 12 pieces. I also used Sending Love DSP for these babies.

Stamp: Oval All

Ink: Real Red

Paper: Real Red, WHisper White; Sending Love DSP

Accessories: SU Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, SU skinny tin, scallop corner an trim border punch, 1/2" circle punch, scallop circle punch, scallop oval and wide oval punches, scallop corner and trim border punch, heart-to-heart punch; glitter red cardstock from Marcella K.

Thanks for looking!