Cheese Box to Card Holder

 

I had been hanging on to this wooden box for several months since we received some cheese in it as a gift from a potato customer of ours.  While I didn't want to throw it away, I wasn't quite sure what to do with it so I just let it sit there and sit there and sit there...

 

During the retreat I attended awhile ago, I felt a little burnout from just making cards and thought I would mix it up a little and decorate the box.  (Good thing I brought it along with me that weekend!)

 

I covered it with Baked Brown Sugar card stock and Retro Fresh designer series paper first and then added some fun elements to the top.  Next, the question of what to put inside...and I thought since I had the Envelope Punch Board sitting right next to me, why not make some fun cards that would be just the right size to fit inside and then whip out some quick envelopes as well.

 

So the result was some fun, quick and colorful cards that measure 7" x 3 1/2" and I just used Very Vanilla card stock to make the envelopes.

 

Instead of matching the Coastal Cabana color in the Retro Fresh designer series paper, I went a shade darker with the Bermuda Bay card stock (although I did use Coastal Cabana ink).  For the Bermuda Bay pieces behind the sentiments, I placed three stamps on one block and just stamped randomly.

 

Supplies:

Hello Lovely, Chalk Talk

Tangerine Tango, Very Vanilla, Baked Brown Sugar, Bermuda Bay card stock

Coastal Cabana ink

Retro Fresh dsp

Chalk Talk framelits

Apothecary Accents framelits

Brights buttons

On Film framelits

Decorative Dots folder

Envelope Punch Board

Essentials Wooden Elements

 

Gift Bag of Cards



Did you know that A2 sized cards fit into our cute little Tag A Bag Gift Bags?  I made a quick little belly band and tag and added some cards made using the Season of Style Designer Journaling Tags.

I added a few Chevron Border punches...

 

Mosaic Madness images...

 

Sentiments from Yippee-Skippee..

 

And some Brights designer buttons...

 

Super quick and easy gift!

 

Supplies:

Yippee Skippee

Mosaic Madness

Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive and Baked Brown Sugar ink

Season of Style dsp

Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Old Olive and Baked Brown Sugar card stock

Season of Style designer journaling tags

Chevron Border punch

Brights designer buttons

Tag a Bag gift bags

Organza ribbon

An occasion like this

 

I have another card created with the Bombs Away Birthday photopolymer stamp set today.  This is a quick and easy one that could work well for a man I think.

 

 

I used Whisper White, Basic Black, Basic Gray and Pumpkin Pie card stock and some Midnight Muse ink along with some dsp from the Twitterpatted pack and a Brights button with some baker's twine. 

The Basic Black layer has been embossed with the Honeycomb folder.

Petal Cone Box

Playing with the petal cone die again and so happy it is carried over after the Occasions mini is gone!

This is a box that was CASED from  Corinne (Roxy) Somerville, she created it as part of one of her projects for UStamp with Dawn and Friends Big Shot Brilliance. 

Another view...

Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Tempting Turquoise, Rose Red, Daffodil Delight card stock

Early Espresso classic ink

Sew Suite stamp set

hemp twine

5/8" Daffodil Delight grosgrain ribbon

sticky strip

crop-o-dile

sponges

petal cone die

brights buttons

Thanks A Million

I decided to make the sketch for Mary Jo's challenge this week match the Late Night Stampers patriotic challenge and do it red, white and blue.

Originally, I was not going to spritz the card, but I smudged some Pacific Point ink so needed to cover it up!

Supplies:

Word Play stamp set

Real Red, Whisper White card stock

Celebrations quick accents

Celebrations Designer Series paper

Blueberry Crisp designer series paper

Pacific Point, Real Red classic ink

Brights button

hemp twine

glue dots

On Board Mix and Match chipboard (star)

CCMC 146 color Challenge

Create with Connie and Mary has a color challenge this week - Real Red, Pumpkin Pie and Pacific Point.  I love using bright colors on boy cards and my son's love cards using the "Extreme" stamps on page 88 and 89 of the Idea Book and Catalog.  I got the color spritzer tool out again for as a final touch for this one.

Supplies:

Extreme Skateboard, Extreme Elements and Happy for you stamp sets

Pacific Point, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie classic ink and card stock

Whisper White card stock

brights buttons

Pacific Point ribbon (I cut a strip off the edge and threaded it through the button)

dimensionals

color spritzer tool

Inspired by nature

I really like the combination of Daffodil Delight and Melon Mambo, especially for flower cards. 

Supplies:

Inspired by Nature and Upsy Daisy stamp sets

Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive markers

Melon Mambo, Whisper white and Daffodil Delight card stock

Perfect polka dots impressions folder

fabrid brads

brights buttons

hemp twine

2 1/2" circle punch

3" circle die

scallop oval punch

1 3/8" circle punch

Green Celebration

This week's challenge at Create with Connie and Mary is a Go Green challenge.  I used Old Olive and Pear Pizzazz on this card along with various circle punches. 

Slice of Life stamp set (hostess level 1)

Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive inks and card stock

Whisper White card stock

Brights Buttons

Pumpkin pie marker

circle punches

Square lattice impressions folder