Tart & Tangy

Hi Stampers,

I've had a busy month or so. I've been doing a few swaps with other demos and planning a few workshops. Here are some swaps I recently made with some of my demo friends in Indianapolis. They are gift card holders using the Tart & Tangy set on page 14 from the Occassion Mini and using the Picnic Designer Series Paper from page 16.

A Good Egg Basket

This little basket was made from a template I found on the Stampin' Up! website.
I love the set "A Good Egg" and I used the Porcelain Prints DS Paper to cover the front and back of the basket. I added the Wild Wasabi cardstock and made a scallop edge using the Slit punch and attaching the Blue Bayou double stitched ribbon. It's filled with Hershey kisses in a small cello bag. The idea was inspired by Andrea Walford.

Mailbox Tin

Finally found some time to stamp today. These are some tin mailboxes that I picked up at Target for a $1.00. At school this week we are going to be doing Crazy Cupids (sort of like Secret Pals) for just 4 days. I thought I'd make my pal some stamped items and hopefully, she won't guess it's me right away. I have been using this Valentine set a lot recently, but I just adore it especially the little mouse stamp.
I found the instructions from Emily Giovanni: http://emilygiovanni.com/?p=1520

Flip Tag Card - Open

I thought I'd better post a picture of what the Flip Tag Card looks like when it is open. I used the 5/8" Regal Rose Grosgrain Ribbon so that the tag can be pulled to open it. I forgot to mention that I stamped the image on the Rose Red Designer paper and cut out the heart to fit on top of the image I stamped on the Whisper White cardstock. I'd tried coloring it in first. Then I tried to emboss it and finally decided I'd like the DS paper the best.

Flip Tag Card

This month has really flown by and I thought it was time to post some of my current work. This is the first time I've made a Flip Tag Card and I thought it was a lot of fun. I found the instructions for making them by Phyllis Strickland. Although, I changed the measurements somewhat so that it would fit an envelope for my monthly swap group. Since it's almost Valentine's Day, I chose "Happy Heart Day" for the set as well as using the Floral Background. Cardstock is Rose Red, Regal Rose and Whisper White.

Post-It Note Holders

Tomorrow morning, I'm having breakfast with the speech-language pathologists for annual holiday get together. I'm their assistant at our schools, and I always make them a little stamping project each Christmas. Some of the sets I used are retired, but it doesn't matter to them since none of them are stampers (unfortunately). However, they do enjoy receiving my stamping projects. The idea and instructions on how to make them came from Chi Chi Allen which is posted on one of my archive posts.

Lip Balm Holders

I've been busy this week making some Lip Balm Holders. I purchased the Lip Balms at Jo-Ann Fabric's. They were in a package of 7 for $9.99 and they all had snowmen on them with different flavors. The instructions for the lip balm holders came from Yvette and they were fun to make.