Carrie Stamps

Cinch and Go Poinsettias

Today I am sharing a fun new die set by Spellbinders, the Cinch and Go Poinsettia die set, designed by Becca Feeken. I love poinsettias for the holidays and have wanted a good poinsettia die set for a while now. And this die set definitely delivers! 

It not only die cuts but embosses texture into the petals of each flower! 

The largest flower was done by die  cutting one of each flower from the die set and layering them up. The leaves are just the largest flower die cut from Olive Green card stock. It is helpful to have a tool to shape the petals. The center flower here was shaped by using a crease tool.  The smaller flowers were made die cutting two of the smallest flower from the set and layering them up. But the petals were shaped using a large stylus tool. I demonstrate how in the video below. 

The wreath I attached the poinsettias to is from FSJ, Spruced Up 3D Wreaths. They are about 3-1/2" in diameter. The come green, but I frosted mine with the addition of some white acrylic paint. 

This mini wreath would be a great topper for a gift that could then be used as an ornament or decor piece. 

This second project features poinsettias in non-traditional colors. 

I attached these to the top of a store bought gift box, found at Walmart. To adhere my flowers to the box I first tied on my Oatmeal Cookie Satin ribbon. Then adhered a large die cut circle to the ribbon. 

I then adhered my flowers to the circle instead of to the box. Now the entire ribbon/flower piece can be removed and the box in tact. 

To add interest to these flowers I sponged some Oatmeal Cookie ink to each of the petals, giving them a more vintage feel.  I finished off the box with a simple tag stamped with 'tis the season, from the Snowmen Days stamp set by FSJ. 

Below I have a video on the making of the poinsettia flowers, included a few not shown here! 

 

Below I have linked all the products I used to create the poinsettias as well as the projects in this blog post. affiliate links are used, at no cost to you. 

Thank you so much for visiting my blog! Please let me know if you have any questions. 

It's Cold Outside Christmas Card

Time to share the Christmas card I made on Monday night with the It's Cold Outside Stamp Set of the Month. 

It is very similar to yesterday's Fall themed card. I also made this background on my Gel Press with the Buffalo Check Stencil. I love the matte look of the acrylic paint on my card stock and it has a bit of texture that you can not get with ink. 

 

I added some snowflake elements to this card by stamping a snowflake background on the green circle using the Cold Snap stamp by Spellbinders. 

The black snowflake element is 3 die cut snowflakes from the Snow Flowers die set by FSJ. I just glued the three snowflake together to make it a thicker element. Once in place on the card I covered it with Journey Glaze. 

On the LIVE demonstration (see video below) I said that this month I would be making a card and matching tag each week with this Stamp Set of the Month. So, here is the matching tag for this card. 

It's very similar to the card. Take a close look at the sentiment. I added a shadow to the stamped image with a light gray colored pencil. Giving it a shadow and a bit of a vintage feel. 

This tag was die cut from the Special Day Tag Die set. After die cutting the tag, I added a hole in the top of the tag for my twine and a hole in each of the scallops at the bottom. 

What a cute set, I so enjoyed making a tag to match my card. Below you will find all the things I used to make these projects as well as the video to the Live demonstration of this card and the fall card.  You will want to see how I made the background for these on a Gel Press.

See the making of my first two card using the November Stamp Set of the Month, It's Cold Outside, here: 

NOTE: When you purchase the Stamp Set of the Month at my On-Line store then I will send you an exclusive card kit to make your first card with your new set on me!  Just email me your order number and the address that you want me to send the kit and tutorial to. (email: carrie@carriestamps.com)

Thank you for taking the time to stop and visit my blog. I am here to chat if you have any questions and of course I'd love to hear your comments too. 

It's Cold Outside

Introducing the November stamp set of the month, It's Cold Outside!  It's is a set of 7 images with a coordinating set of 7 dies!  That's right every stamp has a die!  I love that! 

For this share of the Stamp Set of the month I made two cards during my Facebook Live video, one fall themed and one Christmas themed. Both with a Buffalo Check background that started out on the Gel Press. Today I am going to share the fall card. Be sure to stop by again tomorrow to see the Christmas card and I will be sharing a coordinating tag with that card. 

To create this background I used the Buffalo Check stencil by FSJ with Black Licorice paint on the Gel Press. I love the look of the matte finish acrylic paint with this stencil. It's not perfect and it gives the paper some texture. I finished off the check with some pin stripping. To create this look I used colored pencils and a ruler, simple and quick!  

My little fox, isn't he so sweet!!! I color him with colored pencils as well. Then sentiment I chose for this card is from the Hello Fall stamp set. I also used a background stamp, Color Me Fall to stamp the circle the fox is sitting on. 

To dress up this card I used some gold thread, which comes as an off white thread and gold twisted together. I unraveled it and used just the gold behind the circle. I added a wooden leaf element and some candy drops. 

You can watch the making of this card below, and the Christmas card as well!  

As with every Stamp Set of the Month, I will be back next Monday with another project with this set. This month I am focusing on cards and gift tags, join me next Monday night at 8pm MST on my Facebook page. 

I have linked all the products I have used to make both cards below for your convenience.

Thank you for stopping by and letting me share my creations with you. Remember if you purchase the Stamp Set of the Month, It's Cold Outside then you will get a card kit in the mail from me. All you need to do is send me an email with your order # and your shipping address. (email: carrie@carriestamps.com)Kit go out at the end of the month. 

 

Christmas Candy Canes in Rose Gold

I love a good challenge! When my friend Lael said she'd like to see a Christmas card with rose gold, I took that challenge! 

I thought my new Christmas Candy Cane stamp and die set from Spellbinders would look great in rose gold. So I stamp both of the candy cane images in Clear Pigment ink and embossed them with Rose Gold Embossing powder. 

I used a surprising product to color in the lines of the candy canes to add more rose gold to them and to splatter the background. It's Peaches and Cream Silk. 

Isn't it the perfect match to the Rose Gold embossing powder. You can see how I made this on the video below. 

 

Here are all the fun things I used to make this card:  

Thank you for taking the time to stop and visit my blog, I hope that you're leaving inspired and that you will come back again soon.  And join me tomorrow night at 8pm MST on my facebook page for a LIVE video demonstration of my November stamp set of the month. 

Charming Cottage Candy Cane Box

I am excited to announce that Spellbinder and FSJ have joined forces! Now when you shop for FSJ products you will also be able to shop for Spellbinder products!  This is a great new partnership and I am happy to be a part of it and now share with you even more cool products that I love. 

 

And I am starting with my favorite Spellbinders die set, Charming Cottage. This is a set of 15 dies that includes the die to cut this gable style box that is very easy to put together.  You can see all the dies and a more traditional use for the box. 

For my box I used Cozy Prints paper from FSJ. Their printed paper is very sturdy and will hold up to die cutting, even with dies that make a crease. And this box is fairly sturdy. 

I love that several of the dies in this set also emboss details into the pieces!  My favorite die in this set has to be the little bow.  There are so many things you can put this bow on. 

You can watch the making of this box on the video below. 

I filled my box with old fashion looking Peppermint Twists by See's Candy, you can find them HERE. 

  

Thank you so much for stopping by, I love crafting and sharing my creations with you brings me joy!

Happy Harvest Shaker Card

Today is my last share with the October Stamp Set of the Month. Happy Harvest is my pick for October, as one of my faves because it is so versatile and CUTE!  Remember when you order this stamp set through my online store during October then I will send you an exclusive card kit in the mail!  It's my way of saying THANK YOU and then you get to make your first card with your new stamp set on me! 

I knew before the month was over I had to make a shaker card with this set. 

I love the look of falling leaves that the stamped and cut out leaves give inside this shaker card. 

The background on this card was stamped using the Color Me Fall background stamp by FSJ. It is the perfect background stamp to pair with the Happy Harvest Stamp set. 

I colored in my Scarecrow using colored pencils. I like the Journey Color Burst Pencils. I used Pencils; 13,16, 25, 38, 41, and 48. You don't have to be a professional colorist to get a good look with colored pencils.  Here is my tip to coloring with colored pencils that anyone can do; first outline the edge with a heavy line, then color in towards the center with a lighter hand.  It's as easy as that. 

You can watch the making of this card in the video below. 

 

Be sure to follow me on Facebook, so you can catch all my video's LIVE. 

You can find the Happy Harvest and Color me Fall stamp sets linked below, click on an image to shop for it. 

Thank you for stopping by and letting me share another Happy Harvest creation with you. If you missed the other projects I have created with this set I am linked them below for you. 

Happy Harvest Door Knob Hanger

Halloween Scarecrow Card

Gel Press Scarecrow Card

Happy Harvest Thanksgiving Decor

Happy Harvest Door Hanger

Happy Harvest Sunset Card

Please let me know if you have any questions about todays project or any of the others linked above. 

Pumpkin Pie Box

It is PUMPKIN SPICE season. I love it, how long can we stretch this out??? Here is my contribution to the PS season, a Pumpkin Pie Box. 

It's pretty cute!  And it holds quite a bit of Pumpkin Spice M&Ms!  And isn't that sentiment  perfect for this box!  

I used a die from FSJ to create this box, the Triangle Treat Box. 

You just lift the box open with the Whip Cream Flower. 

You can see how I created this box in the video below. 

  

I hope you enjoyed this project and are inspired to create some thing for Pumpkin Spice season. Please let me know if you have any questions. 

October Besties Swaptacular Part 2

Welcome back for part 2 of the October Besties Swaptacular! 

Today I am sharing the card that I made with the collection of products that I chose and sent to Georgie. 

I sent Georgie the Gel Press background you see on this card, the Chambray Shirt Ribbon and the DIY enamel dots. 

I immediately thought of snowmen when I created this background with Liquid color and a stencil on the Gel Press. 

These snowmen and sentiment are from the Snowmen Days stamp set. I stamped them in Grape Fusion ink onto a Pretty Amethyst circle. I thought it worked better on this card to have them on colored card stock than to color them in.

So apparently Georgie had the same feeling about this background paper as I did because she chose to put a snowman on her card too, check it out.

You can see the post and video about this card on her blog HERE.  Isn't that skating snowman so cute!  And she even used the same snowflake die on her card that I did!!! 

Below you can view the making of my card. 

Thank you for stopping by and letting me share my creations with you. Please reach out if you have any questions. And of course I'd love to hear what you think of todays projects. 

Halloween Shaker Tags

Here's a fun way to gift a Halloween Treat. I wanted to give a NON sugar treat to my class of kids at our Co-Op that I teach at and a Halloween shaker tag makes this candy free gift so darn cute! 

I used some Halloween Confetti in my shaker. You can find all different kinds online or where halloween crafty things are sold.  Another way I like to use confetti is to put in inside a card, so when someone opens the card..... a fun surprise!  You will need some thin foam strips to put these tags together, I used this. 

I had a lot of fun playing with different color combinations for these tags.  The tablets and pencils I found at the Target Dollar spot, but also saw them at the Dollar Tree and Walmart. They seemed to be a common item this season. 

Or, you can use Halloween Sprinkles!! 

If you'd like to see how I made these shaker tags and how the pencil is attached to the tablet there is a video for you below.  

Which one is your favorite???

For your convenience I have listed all the supplies used to make these tags for you below. 

 

 

And here's a great pack of Halloween confetti if you want to make some shakers. 

 

And this is the amazing hole punch I used, that punches through almost anything, even a penny! 

If you have any questions about these projects feel free to ask. I love sharing my creations with you! 

Halloween Scarecrow

Happy October! A new month means a new Stamp Set of the Month. This month I have chosen Happy Harvest. Every Monday night at 8pm MST, I will go LIVE on my facebook page to share a demonstration with this stamp set.  And if you purchase this stamp set HERE then I will send you and exclusive card kit made with this stamp set so that you can make your first card on me. 

Today I am sharing the card I made on my first demonstration on October 1st. Be sure to click over to my facebook page and leave a comment on this cards post for a chance to WIN IT! 

To dress up my scarecrow I stamped him on halloween colors of card stock and then cut out the pieces I wanted and dressed him up like a paper doll. 

I wanted to make the BOO, from the Snapshot Frames die set, really pop. So I painted this die cut with Sparkle Silk and then when it was dry, which only takes a minute, I covered the sentiment with Journey Glaze! It gives it a fun pearlized look. 

You can see the making of this card in the video below.  

I have linked all the supplies I used to make this card for you below.

 

 

If you are interested in more details about Carrie's Stamp School you can find them HERE. 

 

Thank you for taking time out of you busy day to stop and visit my blog. I love sharing my creations with you! Please let me know if you have any questions. 

 

Martha's Pumpkins in Rose Gold

I knew right away when I saw the Martha's Pumpkins stamp set that I would have to make a card with a pumpkin embossed with Rose Gold embossing powder. 

It can be hard to see in a picture, but when you tilt this in the light you get that beautiful metallic shine. 

So pretty and perfect for a soft, country Thanksgiving card. 

I love the look of the background as well. I embossed a piece of Oatmeal Cookie with the Barn Wall Embossing folder.  Then I told a dry paint brush and dry brushed on some white Acrylic Paint.  The splatter is Peaches and Cream silk, which I was pleased that when dry on this card stock looks exactly like Rose Gold!!! 

You can watch the making of this card in the video below. Did you know I do a LIVE demonstration every Monday Night on my FB page?  Be sure to click over and like my page so you can catch me live and join in the fun.  

Below you will find links to all the products I used for your convenience.  

 

 

NOTE: All card stock and ink pads are 20% off till 9/30/18, check out the sale HERE. 

 

Martha's Pumpkins is my pick for Stamp Set of the Month, which means, when you purchase this stamp set at my online store I will send you an exclusive card kit to make your first card with your new set as a gift from me! 

 

Thank you for stopping by, I love stamping and sharing my creations with you! 

Haunted House Boxes

The box I am about to share with is going to be one you make again and again! WHY??? Because it is EASY, takes little paper and it's versatile! Today's box is made to fit a clear gusseted bag with a flat bottom, found HERE.   Fill these bags with any treat or fun think you like, set them in this box and decorate the box as you like. 

For my boxes I went crazy with CEREAL and LIP BALM (again)!  

When I stumbled upon the Cereal flavored Lip Balms the pack I bought had Frankenberry!  Then I saw Frankenberry cereal when grocery shopping and that's when this idea was hatched. If you look closely at the box you will see a haunted house in the upper right corner. So that is what decorated the front of my box with and in the bag went Frankenberry Cereal.  The tag holds the lip balm. 

Here's how to make the box: 

Cut a piece of card stock to 4-1/2" x 4"

Score on all four sides at 1". Snip on the score line to make four tabs. 

Glue the box together, fill your Clear Bag with a goody and it fits right in. 

Then you can decorate the box to dress it up if you like. 

Like I did here, using the Spooksville Die set. 

And I couldn't stop there, because not only is there Frankenberry Cereal, there is Count Chocula and BooBerry Cereal. It just so happens that there is also all of these flavors in Lip Balm, thank you Amazon! 

The Lip Balm sleeve is a piece of Clear View Sheet. Here are the measurements: 

Lip Balm Sleeve: 2-1/2" x 2-3/4" 

On the 2-3/4" side score at 5/8", 1-1/4", 1-7/8", and 2-1/2"

Add a piece to the bottom so the lip balm does not fall out: 

5/8" x 1-7/8" score at 5/8" and 1-1/4"

Use White Liner Tape to adhere the sleeve together and glue dots to attach the bottom piece. 

These were just so much fun to make!  Stay tuned and I will show you what I made with the hershey kisses box in the picture above. 

Below you can watch the making of the Frankenberry Box. 

In this video you will notice me cutting small pieces to cover each window. Then a customer of mine, Becky Martin, suggested that I use one big piece to cover the windows. GENIUS! Here's how I did that on my other two houses. 

After die cutting the house, use the negative piece to trace on to the color of paper you want your windows to be, don't trace all the details, just a rough outline.  Cut this out, cutting on the inside of your pencil line and glue it to the back of the house. DONE, I love it, thank you Becky! 

Here are all the supplies I used: 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by and letting me share all my fun with crazy cereal lip balm creations. Please let me know if you have any questions. 

Rainbow Shaving Cream Swap

Hello Stamping Friends, coming to you today with Part 2 of the Bestie Swaptacular! 

Today Georgie and I are sharing our cards made with the goodies that I selected and sent her. 

I sent a piece of background paper that I made using shaving cream, buttons and a nice long piece of Lemon Drop Satin Ribbon. 

First up I will share what I made. 

The swirls in the shaving cream made me think of ice-cream.  And I had just ordered the Sweet Life stamp set and was anxious to play with it. 

I really enjoyed coloring in my image with Color Burst Pencils.  I love taking multiple shades of one color and getting that shaded look on my images. 

I did not stop there, I actually decorated the inside of the card.  Not something I do very often, but I working on it.  

First let's talk about the little ice-cream on a stick that I made out of Pearler Beads.  It is a craft my daughters like to do and I was making some cute things with my daughter the other night and I asked her if I could make an ice-cream cone to match my card.  So we came up with this. She ironed it for me and hot glued it to the stick. 

Second, this card obviously needed a place to put a gift card, which is what the bow at the bottom of the card is for, you slide a gift card behind it. I think a Baskin Robbins card would do nicely. 

I am sharing the video on how I made the Rainbow Shaving Cream backgrounds for you below. After you watch it make sure you click over and subscribe to my YouTube Channel. 

 

Now I want you to brace yourself for Georgie's card that she made with the Rainbow Shaving Cream background that I sent her.  It is so very clever! 

It's seriously amazing, a rainbow Christmas card, WOW, it's really fun! And I love how she added the Rainbow Drops, the colored gems!  Which you can get in a discounted bundle until 9/23/18, check it out HERE. Be sure to click over to her blog and catch the making of this card video, she did a cool thing with her ribbon. 

Below I have listed all the products I have used to make my card, click on any image to view it in my online store.  

 

 

* all card stock and ink pads are 20% off until 9/30/18

 

 

Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop and check out my creations. I hope you are inspired. I'd love to hear from you feel free to leave a comment or question below. 

Besties Swap

Hey stamping friends.  Do you have friends that you have made because of stamping, or crafting?  Two of my best friends are my friends because of stamping. And I can not live with out these girls. I and LOVE that crafting brings people together and friendships are forged that last and mean something. Georgie and I met at a stamp party I did for a mutual friend over 10 years ago. And to this day Georgie and I are besties and love stamping together. Even though we live in the same town life gets busy and we don't stamp together as much as we want to.  SO, we came up with this swap.  I send her some things, she sends me some things. No rules. And then we both make a card with each others things as well as the things we sent each other. That way you can see what two different  people made with the same things. 

Today I am sharing the card I made using the things that Georgie sent me. 

But first up check out what she sent me. 

And here is what I made with my goodies.  I loved the fall feel of these items and paired it with one of my current favorite stamp sets to play with, Happy Harvest. It has so many fun little images to go with the scarecrow as well as sentiments. 

You can find the making of this card here. 

Are you ready to see what Georgie made with the same supplies??? 

And if you'd like to see how she made her card click over to her blog, HERE.  She has a video for you as well. 

I have listed all the supplies I used to make my card below for easy reference.  

 

 

 

TAKE NOTE: INK PADS and CARDSTOCK is currently 20% off!  Find out about this sale HERE and take advantage before it ends on 9/30/18!

INCLUDED in that sale is the bundle at 25% off!  I already got mine, so excited about the Rainbow Drops being on sale! 

 

Thank you for taking time to stop and visit my blog, I love doing this swap with Georgie.  Stay tuned, we will be back on the third tuesday of the month LIVE on my FB page for another swap in October! 

 

 

Come back tomorrow, I will be sharing the items I sent to Georgie and the cards that we made. 

DIY Chalkboard Paper

How do you feel about Chalkboard art?  I think it is so cool!  I'd love to have a chalkboard wall and have a look amazing. BUT, that would require a chalkboard artist, because I have yet to find my chalk drawing abilities. 

But I wanted a little chalkboard art piece for the little coffee corner in my craft studio. So, I played around with some ideas on how I could make a sign. I then decided I would make a new piece to hang on my Clipboard Easel. 

I ended up making Chalkboard Paper for this project. It's so easy to get that chalkboard look with only a couple things. 

Here's how I made it. 

I bartered some Black Licorice Acrylic Paint onto my Gel Press to smooth it out. Then I picked up that paint with a piece of Black Licorice card stock cut to 5-1/2" x 8-1/2". I let that dry and then backed it with a piece of light weight chipboard. This created a GREAT chalkboard look.  And the chalk writes on it GREAT.  However, it does not erase great. So, make sure what you right on it is what you want to stay on it. And, it is easy enough you could make other signs. 

You could just use a paint brush to apply the Black Licorice Acrylic paint to the card stock, but using the Gel Press and a Brayer eliminate brush stroke lines. And why not just use card stock?  Well, the Black Licorice card stock just did not have the perfect chalkboard look on it's own. But the Acrylic paints that FSJ carries have a matte finish and gave me the perfect chalk board look. 

To add a bit of erased chalk look to my paper I use White PanPastel, smudging it here and there.  I the stamped pumpkin image in the upper right corner with Whip Cream ink and it stamped so nicely because of how smooth the paint is on the card stock. 

For the bottom of my sign I used the Martha's Pumpkins stamp set and the Coffee First die set. And because of this sign I made sure I found some Pumpkin Latte fixings for my Keurig! Now my friends can have a Pumpkin Latte when they come to stamp with me! 

Want to see the making of my Coffee Bar sign?  Check out the video below, it is part of my Stamp Set of the Month series. Each Monday night I do a LIVE video demonstration on my Facebook Page featuring a stamp set, this month it's Martha's Pumpkins. Be sure to click over and follow my page so that you can see what I am going to make tonight.  Here's a little hint, my demonstration has to something to do with my trip to Sees Candies!!! 

Today is also the last day to comment on this post on my facebook page for your chance to win the sign I made during this video, here's a link to the post. 

All the things I used to make this projects are linked for you below.  

 

 

NOTE: Everyone who purchases the Martha's Pumpkins stamp set from my online store during the month of September gets an exclusive card kit in the mail from me so that you can make your first card with your new set on me!  Kits are mailed out around the 1st of October

NOTE 2: All card stock and stamp pads are 20% off at FSJ during the month of September, check out the sale HERE. 

 

Thank you for visiting my blog, I'd love to hear from you, feel free to leave a question or comment below. 

 

Jolly Rancher Apple with Lip Balm Holder

You guys, I am in love with making cute things with flavored lip balm! Up to this point I have only made projects using breakfast cereal flavored lip balm. 

Today I am playing with Jolly Rancher flavored lip balm! I have Cherry and Green Apple. 

A friend, Patty Absec, who is also on my team was telling me about something cute she wants to do with the mini Martinelli's apple juice containers. Because they are either glass or plastic shaped apples, it got me thinking!  

Now you can see my idea taking shape... 

Jolly Ranchers + Martinelli's Apple Juice containers + Bread Tag Die + Jolly Rancher Lip Balm!  

First up is the RED!  Even though the chapstick is Cherry, I thought a mix of red Jolly Ranchers in the apple jar made for a great gift with the Cherry Jolly Rancher lip balm. 

I think these would make great teacher gifts. We are just into the start of a new school year and I bet teachers are starting to feel the stress now and a nice reminder that they are appreciated is always a good thing. 

The stamp set I used to make these tags is called,  "Thanks Teacher", it is an ATS sized stamp set and only $8.95. I love that!

I made the same thing with the Green Apple Jolly Ranchers and lip balm. 

If you have not yet see my cereal/lip balm creations find them here: Lucky Charms and Cocoa Puffs. 

Don't worry I will be back with MORE lip balm creations for you, I have so many fun flavors left to play with! 

If you would like to watch the making of this project, I have posted the FB LIVE video below for you. 

  

Everyone is asking where I have found the flavored lip balms, here is a list of some places you can check in your area: Gordmans, Goodwill, Dollar Store/Tree, Target, The Children's Store, and Walmart. Be sure you are looking in the children's departments, where they sell purses, etc or cosmetics. On line check here: Amazon, Ebay, and Kellogg's.com. You can find Martinelli's apple juice in the apple shaped containers (glass or plastic) in most grocery stores as well as Jolly Ranchers. Each apple holds about 30 Jolly Rancher candies. 

For all the other things I used on this project I have linked them below for you. 

 

 

NOTE: All card stock and ink pads are currently 20% off right now at FSJ, great time to stock up, view the sale HERE. 

Thank you for taking time to stop by and let me share my love of flavored lip balm with you once again! Please let me know if you have any questions. 

Milk Carton for cereal

I might be obsessed!  Now that I have found cereal flavored chapstick I cannot stop making my Bread Tag Chapstick holder and something cute to put the matching cereal in. 

For today's cereal/chapstick project I needed to figure out something to put the cereal in, because I could not find an individual serving of  Cocoa Puffs cereal. So, I thought a play on milk and cereal would be fun. 

I die cut an decorated the Milk Carton die to hold my cereal. I used the colors in the from Cocoa Puffs packaging as my inspiration. I thought the polka dots on the milk carton were perfect, mimicking the shape of the cereal. 

And again, the Chapstick is the star of the show! The bread tag die is perfect for showcasing a chapstick! 

 

You can watch the making of this project below. 

 

If you'd like to catch me live every Friday night on my Facebook page you can follow me HERE. 

Wondering about all the cool things I used to create this?  I have listed them below for you. 

 

 

 

So, tell me what you think I should create a chapstick holder for next time.......

Frankenberry Cereal? 

OR

Jolly Ranchers? 

Leave a comment to cast your vote and I will create with the one that gets the most votes! 

 

Please let me know if you have any questions about this project, I am here to help and of course I'd love to hear your thoughts and comments too! 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Bread Tag Chapstick Holder

It's one of those projects, friends!  One that I will be making time and time again. I am very excited about it. And it all started with chapstick. I came across cereal flavored chapstick while out school clothes shopping with my girls. For some reason I thought it was so fun! I bought a few and thought, I have to figure out something cute to do with these. That lead me to buying some to go cups of cereal that matched the chapsticks I bought. 

Let's skip to the fun part, here is how I put it all together. 

I created an easy holder that showcases the cute chapstick. It's so easy too! The tag was die cut using the Bread Tag die and the holder for the chapstick is a small piece of Clear View Sheet that I scored to fit the tube of chapstick. 

This project was last weeks Facebook Friday project, which means, I have a video for you on how to make it!  Check it out below and if you do not already follow me on Facebook you can find me HERE so that you can catch all my videos LIVE when they happen. 

 

Here are the measurements for the clear sleeve chapstick holder: 

Clear View Sheet cut to: 2-1/2" x 2-3/4"

Score on the 2-3/4" side at 5/8", 1-1/4", 1-7/8", 2-1/2"

Think of all the fun you can have with this project. There are so many fun chapstick flavors out there!  Make this Bread Tag Chapstick Holder to match your flavor and attach it to a gift!  It's SO much fun.  I will be making more of these so stay tuned! 

Here are all the products I used to make this, you can find the flavored chapsticks, to go cereal, wooden spoons easily in most large one stop shopping retail stores. I check an all of these items are also on Amazon.  

 

If you make a Bread Tag Chapstick holder be sure to share it with me!   

 

Thank you for stopping by, I love sharing my creations with you. Please let me know if you have any questions, I'd love to hear from you. 

 

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Window Shaker Card

Today's project started out simple, I wanted a window into my flat Card Carrier bag. And that is when inspiration struck. This window could also be a shaker, a window shaker.  You could still see into the inside of the bag, but it would also have sequins moving around!  Here's how it turned out. 

The base of this pocket card is the Card Carrier die, which a made into a flat bag.  You can see how to make that in this video on my YouTube channel. 

I cut out a heart in the front panel of the bag which is when I got the idea to make a shaker window.  When you pull out the insert is when the surprise is revealed. 

With the insert removed you can now see the inside of the bag, the cute polka dot paper and you still have a shaker!  

It's a little bit easier to explain if you watch me make it. Below is my Facebook Live video demonstrating how to make this project. 

 

And here are all the products I used, click on an image to shop for it.

 

Thank you so much for stopping by, I love sharing my ideas and creations with you! 

Card Carrier Pencil Holder

I am excited to be sharing with you one of the projects that I got to demonstrate at the Fun Stampers Journey convention in June.  It is a new way to use the Card Carrier Die.  Just using one panel, I turned it into a pencil holder. The one I am sharing with you today, I decorated for my 10 year old daughters friends. So, Unicorns, of course! 

First up you should see the bag that the  Card Carrier Bag is intended to make. See it HERE.

I have also shared with you how to make a Flat Card Carrier Bag. See that HERE. 

An on this post I show you how to make the bag wider. See how HERE. 

Now, let me show you how to make this pencil holder.

You need to die cut just one of the large die pieces from the Card Carrie Die set. 

Next you need to cut off the gusset, we do not need that to make this bag. 

Now we need to fold this piece in half, well, almost half, up to the score line, like this...

Open this up and cut away half of the bottom flap. 

If you want to stamp it, now is the time to do so, Then flip it over and glue it closed. 

First glue the two flaps together, then glue it closed. 

The are easy to make, therefore why not make several, right!  

Below you can watch the making of the Card Carrier Pencil Holder, and as a BONUS I show you how to make Clear Sparkle embossing powder with items you might just have on hand! It's what I used to make the unicorn circle sparkle!  

NOTE: In the video I used Bubble Gum Silk and in the project pictures on this post I used Sparkle Silk, I felt like that looked better with the end result. 

Here is a list of all the products I used to make the Card Carrier Pencil Holder. Click on any image to shop it in my online store. 

 

Be sure to check back tomorrow when I share with you something else you can do with the Card Carrier Pencil Holder! 

Thank you so much for stopping by. Please let me know if I can help you out with anything or if you have any questions.