General Conference Kit

This idea came from my Visiting Teacher Chrissy Lee, who brings me wonderful treats like this all the time!

So of course I had to make them for mine. If you are not LDS you might be wondering what General Conference is...Twice a year we get to watch a broadcast of our church leaders as they inspire and encourage us to be more Christ like. Click HERE for more info. What is a Visiting teacher?...click HERE.

Ok, back to the cute stuff. You can download the topper HERE. The bag is filled with a personal bag of popcorn, notepad, pen, extra gum and lotion. It cost about $2.00 a kit if you can get a good deal on the lotion. The penas and little pads of paper were in the school supplies on clearance(I always pick some up when I find a good deal.) I could only find the small packs of extra gum at Dollar Tree. And make sure you get the Jolly Time brand of popcorn, the other brands personal size packages were as big as a regular bag. Have fun!

S&P Recipe:
MDS
6" x 8" Cellophane bags (102210)

Potions & Elixers

Whether you are a witch that needs you're brew or a zombie looking for some serum this post is for you! We made these labels with MDS! I'm sure I have said this before but...It's perfect how images on MDS coordinate with our dies and punches. We may put the labels on for you to download.  Do you want them? Course you can just come buy these from us at Swiss Days this weekend!
HERE is the link to download the images
S&P Recipe:
MDS!!!!!!

Jack-o-lantern juice

Got your Jack-o-lantern juice yet? Another fun treat that we are selling at Swiss days in Santa Clara this weekend. The tags we made on MDS. The faces are cut out of vinyl. So cute...Just wait till you see what I am posting tomorrow.  You will love them too.
S&P Recipe:
MDS

Gummy Mummies

Check out our fun mummies.  You can print off these tags and add to any mummy you find. We cut out coffins to sit behind them to add more to the packaging. Download Mummy tags here
S&P Recipe:
MDS
Circle punch

Fingers & Fangs

Here are some little treats for Halloween. Just go check out the candy isle and see what fun candy you can find. My Digital Studio is a great tool for fast and easy design.  We love how the they have designs that match our punches!
S&P Recipe:
MDS (Go to mydigitalstudio.net to download it right now!)
Curly Label punch (119851)

Bootiful Boots

Ok, last post of discontinued products.  We had to share these cute boots. We made this to sell at Swiss Days next weekend.  If you held onto your stocking die and still have some Mocha Morning DSP, you can make them too. The tags are kinda funny. "Have a bootiful Halloween from your nose to your toes!", "A witch always knows, we need pretty toes. Have a bootiful halloween!" and "If the broom fits, get your toes done! Have a bootiful halloween"
Click here to download the tags!

Bats about you!

Yes, the die we used has been discontinued, but we couldn't resist. The owl punch is still in the catalog, I'm sure you could figure out something to make the wings with! I love how the heads are textured with the chevron folder. You could also put the bats on a long candy.
S&P Recipe:
Owl Builder punch (118074)
Curly Label punch (119851)
Halloween Hello stamp set (w...131718, c...131721)
Chevron Embossing folder (127749)

Dressing up Composition Books

Never again do we have to cover the whole composition book.  They have so many fabulous designs now.  What makes it even better are the clear covers we found for them. Now all that hard work (well, not in this case) doesn't get ruined in your purse.  The cover even has a pocket for note taking essentials.
S&P Recipe:
Fun Flowers Bigz L die (121812)
Oval Accent Bigz Clear (127005)
Modern Melody DSP (126926)

Rat Traps

Almost a year ago we posted some pictures of some mouse traps that Renee Coburn made.  Here's a simple version we made to sell at our booth at Swiss days this weekend. First you have to do a bit of disassembling,  If you'll notice a few of the pieces are missing. Just use some plyers to pull off the extra hardware. If you cut a piece of DSP for the top and the bottom, then cut a couple of little slits for the wires they are super easy to cover.
S&P Recipe:
Halloween Bash stamp set (w...130577, c...130580)
Witches Brew DSP (132185)

Banner Bash- America

The back ground was stamped in Cherry Cobbler and the letters sponged with the stencil. After you cut out the stars, just fold on the lines to make them pop out. Liberty would be a great word on this banner too.

S&P Recipe:
Words of Courage stamp set (w...132097, c...126337)
Simply Stars stamp set (w...130889, c...130892)
Creative Elements stamp set (w...128523, c...122647)
En Francais background stamp (w...128562, c...127790)

Banner Bash- Christ is Born

This Banner is a fun advent calendar for 12 days.  You can add a new picture each day as you get closer to Christmas. Such a meaningful way to celebrate the holiday. For this banner, we made pockets with extra banners to slide the pictures in.

S&P Recipe:
Typeset Alphabet Bigz die (127553)
Calm Christmas stamp set (w...132736, c...132739)

Banner Bash- Chill

I know its still summer, but this banner might be fitting right now. I think the magnetic platform is a must with this project. We traced the letters with the stencils in this project also, yes, crazy, but we loved the layers.

S&P Recipe:

Festive Flurry stamp set (w...131778, c...131781)

Festive Flurry Framelits Dies (132193)

Banner Bash- Blessed

Check out this banner. Perfect for Fall and Thanksgiving. Beautiful colors too. The banner was stamped on the top and embossed on the bottom.
Here's a close up one for you!

S&P Recipe:
Expressions Thinlits Die (132171)
Wonderfall stamp set (w...131949, c...128087)
Venetian Romance DSP (130144)

Banner Bash- Christmas

The background of the Joy banner is done the same way as the Halloween characters that we posted yesterday. We tried another Joy banner with the letters stenciled on top of a whole piece of polka dot DSP. It looked was cute and it was quicker to do. I love how the ho ho one is hanging down. Lollies are perfect for banners. 

S&P Recipe: 

Wonderful Wreath (w...132748)

and...

Banner Bash- Birthday

We used the Perfect banner Pennants to make the hats on this banner. Then we sponged the the hats after we textured them. The pom poms are made with the scallop punch and the Blossom Party Die. To make the letters we traced the stencils and cut them out. (I know a little unusual for us but that's what looked the best.)
S&P Recipe:
Perfect Pennants Bigz L die(123126)
Blossom Pary Originals die (115971)
1-3/4 Scallop Circle (119854)

Banner Bash- Halloween

Halloween character Banner- To get the design on the canvas, we inked the embossing folder, the ran it through the Big Shot. Here' s a tip to help with placement of the folder...Place bottom side (the points or curve) of the banner at the fold of the folder.  Be sure to center it on the sides Sponge the edges to bring it all together. It's hard to tell but the hair on Frank is made with the Rosette Die.  Can you pick out the punches we used? Clever way to make the mouths, huh? (Chevron punch)
Witches Brew Banner- The design on the canvas here was first embossed with the folders, then sponged. The bow on both of these is the small bow die found in the Holiday Catalog.
S&P Recipe:
Gift Bow Bigz L Die (129977)

Chalk Talk Cards

Speaking of being inspired in the last few posts...  Since the last two used Chalk Talk, It made me want to put these on. It's such a versatile set.
S&P Recipe:
Chalk Talk stamp set (w...130631, c...130634)
Chalk Talk Framelits (129983)

Happy Big Day

Beverly Kissler gave us this card at Convention. We loved it, then put our own spin on it.  Funny how sometimes we simplify a card and sometimes we add to it. I love the sponging on the core'dinations paper.
S&P Recipe:
Blossom punch (125603)
Pansy punch (130698)
Chalk Talk stamp set (w...130631, c...130634)

Sweater Weather Pages

These pages are perfect for fall, of course the name of the DSP is fitting too.
Below is the page I found on Pinterest that inspired my pages. I love everything about about, I just needed to simplify and use the things I already had. I even wish I had that picture.
S&P Recipe:
Chalk Talk stamp set (w...130631, c...130634)
Gorgeous Grunge stamp set (w...130514, c...130517)
Sweater Weather DSP (132184)

Flower Shop

This top card is one that someone got in a swap at convention. We decided to make one of our own.  We are big spongers around here, so you can pretty much plan on that being something we would add. More layers make us happy too!
S&P Recipe:
Beautifully Baroque (130917)
Blossom punch (125603)
Pansy punch (130698)
Flower Shop stamp set (w...130939, c...130942)

Man Card Inspiration

So in the last post, I confessed my struggles with man cards. Now it was time to make one. I did what I sometimes do when I need an idea, and just flipped through the current Stampin' Up catalog. I wanted to show you the inspiration for this card. Sometimes we copy a card exactly or just add a few changes. But usually I will see something that will give me an idea and it will evolve from there.  So I thought in the next few posts we would show you what we saw and how it turned out.

This card was found on page 22 of the catalog. Now I needed a birthday card and I was limited on the stamp sets that I had available at the moment. I love the the black with the bright color, but I was wanting to use Island Indigo. I definitely wanted to ink the chevron embossing folder. And I really wanted to include the grunge set. So this is how it turned out. Pretty different huh?