Christmas Gifts for Co-Workers

      With Christmas nipping at my heels, I knew it was time to decide what I was going to make for my co-workers.  I like to give a "little" something to the teachers I work closely with. Since there are 15 of them, it can't be expensive either. Trying to come up with something new this year was proving difficult.  I decided to browse Pinterest using the search Christmas Gifts.  When I spotted the Post-It Note Stands, I knew they would be quick & easy to make as well as inexpensive.

   Here are the 3 types I made.

    

     I hunted down 12 of these frames at 3 different Dollar Stores. (I decided that I will give the male teachers something different.)

     I cut a piece of paper 6" by 4" and slipped it in the frame.  (The lighting for these pictures was horrible.)

   Then I embellished  the top and adhered a Post-It note pad.

     
  On my 2nd set, I decided to use ribbon as an embellishment with a scalloped circle from the Limitless Layers Die set.

    My 3rd set is my favorite. I used paper from My Mind's Eye, die cut a cloud and stamped Just a Note on it and made a peeking sun using a flower from Bloom Builder #3.

   An up-close shot of the cloud & sun.

   
     I am glad I was able to get half of them finished today. Next up is packaging them.
Thanks for looking.

Just in the Nick of Time for Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #146

   My neice is turning 13 on the 17th of December.  I needed to make a card that would be appealing to a teenager. I found a piece of pattern paper from the Glitter Mat Stack. I already had a stamp in mind. I just couldn't come up with a layout. I toyed with this card for the past 3 days. Tonight I decided to use the Sweet Sunday Sketch #146. You can check out the sketch here. (Sorry, I wan't able to load it on my blog.) This is my first time playing along with this group.



     This sketch took me out of my comfort zone because I rarely work with 2 pieces of pattern paper. I felt they coordianted nicely. The present is propped up on dimensionals as is the 1/4 inch strip of glittered squares  to the right of the present.  You can not tell by the photo.

      I think the glitter and bright colors would be appealing to someone who is becoming a teenager.
   Well I need to post this so I can link it up to the challenge. It closes within the hour.
    



Gift Bag Tag

  My daughter & son-in-law make homemade chocolate turtles which he gives to co-workers at Christmas.  I usually make tags for the packages.  This year she bought the cello bags that have a santa face with snowflakes. Here is one of the tags I made.

The 2nd tag has the reversed color scheme.

   I haven't decided which one I like better.  I'll find out later today which one she wants me to make. Perhaps she have me make both.  Either way, it should take me no time to mass produce 20-25.

     I think I am going to participate in Jay Gee's Nook challenge which is to simply create a project -tag, card, gift bag/box, wrapping paper, home decor etc.  Here  are the details for the challenge.

Supplies: CS: Kraft, Pure Poppy, White
Stamps: PTI: Tag Its #8 , SU: Santa Hat (1995)
Ink: Fresh Snow
Other: Dimensionals, twine

Snowmen Tags

    Three of the little snowmen I made here are on their way to sunny Arizonia . I hope they don't melt. LOL  These are the tags I made  to accompany the presents they adorn.

    I used my 1 3/4 inch punch for the head and the Shape up snow man addittions set. The snowflake is from the stamp set Rustic Snowflake.

     The final presentation.  I hope these guys make it in one piece and the postal workers
 don't "snowman handle" them.    Thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule to look.

Star of Wonder

          I wish I could say that I had a great weekend. It started out okay, but went helter skelter Saturday evening. My husband & I had invited another couple over for dinner.  Everything went fine until I started to clear the dishes from the table and do a quick clean up of the kitchen before I served dessert. I hadn't noticed that the 5th burner on my stove was still on.  Needless to say when I picked up the glass baking dish on top, I severely burned my left hand.  It was as if I pulled a dish from the oven without a pot holder.  The blisters on my fingertips are over an inch long.  I was told it will take 3-6 weeks to heal.  Luckily, it was my left hand.  So my crafting is going to be limited for awhile. (Maybe, we'll see).  I don't know if I'll let a little burn prevent me from crafting.

     I've had this card sitting around for awhile. So I thought I would post it today.  It is a case of a card done by Dawn McVey  during the October release. The minute I saw this card, I knew I would case it. I didn't have the background stamp that Dawn used on her card, so to me the card seems naked.

 

Thanks for looking.

Supplies: CS: Soft Stone, Plum Pudding, Royal Velvet, White
Stamps: Star of Wonder
Dies: Fillable Frame #4, Limitless Layers, Tag #5
Other: Circle punch, rhinestones, white ribbon, PTI Plum Pudding button, embroidery floss

Bah Humbug!

     My brother-in-law is one funny guy.  He has an awesome sense of humor, although sometimes his jokes are lame. But, he always makes me laugh.   For years, I have been sending him Bah Humbug cards.  I don't remember why I started to do this.  Probably it was a result of one of his jokes.

    A couple of years ago, I found this stamp at the annual stamp exchange hosted by my local stamping store. I always incorporate it into my card somehow. 

 

  This is my Bah Humbug card for 2011. 

     You can se it is very non-traditional. I stamped the lamb,ran the top through the cuttlebug with the swiss dots folder. then I colored it using my copics. I used Frosted Lace Stickles to give the lamb some texture. I couldn't quite make up my mind how to do the "baa".  So I put the card down for a day.  While reading one of the threads in PTI's forum, it occurred to me that a tiny tag would be perfect.

     I especially like the inside sentiment which is stamped on Spring Rain.  I don't know why why camera insisted it was gray.

     Thanks for looking.

Supplies: White, Spring Rain
Stamps: lamb (unknown); Denami, Polperro
Ink: Memento: Summer Sky

Other: Embroidery floss, button, Tiny Tag Die,Copics, 1/8" Silk ribbon, Stickles, Swiss Dot Cuttlebug folder, gingham ribbon 

Silent Night

     I have been using my Christmas tree die a lot this year.   In all of my past cards with this die, I always used the tree solo. I had  wanted to do something different with it. This is what Icame up with.

   The tree in the middle is propped up with dimensionals. I doubled up the dimensionals on the littlest tree. I applied glue on the edges of the trees using a Q-tip in order for the shaved ice to adhere to the trees. I have always liked the contrast between white & dark blue.

    This is one of those cards that looks great in person vs a photo.  Since I am done with my Christmas cards for this year, I will probably make 3-4 more for next year. My goal was to have my cards mailed out by Dec. 1st.  Mission accomplished. I am sure I will still receive a card or two from someone who slipped off my radar, but since I have 2-3 extras, that probem will easily be remedied.

   Thanks for looking.

Supplies: Enchanted Evening, White
Stamps: Star of Wonder
Other: Christmas tree die, Stampendous: Shaved Ice, rhinestonees, dimensionals