Embellished Journal

This is an ordinary notebook that has been
covered in card stock and
embellished.
I think it makes an inexpensive and
one-of-a kind gift.



Happy Winter Sampler

I completely stole this sampler idea from my sister,

Penny Thomas.

The stamp set used has retired and

 is one of my all-time favorites. 

I think it might have been one of the very

first sets I bought. 

Love that little snowman working so hard to stay warm.

Beautiful concept, Penny!



Snow in a Jar!

I'm pretty sure I've mentioned how much I

LOVE Pinterest. 

I steal ideas from it daily.

Winter scenes inside jars are so popular these day.

I have these two sitting on my kitchen window.

It's the only kind of snow I enjoy!

Not a fan of the cold weather,

but these guys cheer me up on cold dreary days.

Ho Ho Ho!



This little banner hangs on the back of my front door.
All the squares are adhered to the pretty striped ribbon.

The letters were cut using the
Big Shot Die Machine.

Santa and Rudolph were made with punches.

I love walking by the door and seeing them there.

Happy-making!

Family Christmas Invitation

Steve and I are hosting the family Christmas party

this year.  I have to admit, I am a bit stressed already!

 

I saw this sweet snowman on Pinterest recently

and couldn't wait

to make him part of our celebration. 

He'll be on the front of the invitations I am sending.

Who could resist that face?

"And the stockings were hung..."

This little cutie is just big enough

for a chocolate nugget

inside.

Love the tiny clothespins.

Golden Tag/Card

Is it a tag?

Or is it a card?

I saw a version of this card on Pinterest,

and decided to add my little flair to it.

The tag is heat-embossed with gold embossing powder.

The butterflies are punched from gold

Glimmer Paper.

I Punched Santa!

If I could figure out how to turn this around,

you could see how stinkin' cute this little

Santa tag it. 

All done with punches.  

And the Christmas Season Begins....

I absolutely LOVE tags.

And I absolutely love this one.

Happy Thanksgiving

Thankful.

Kickapoo State Park Beauty

Happy Thanksgiving Eve!

Perfect Blend Gift Card Holder

Stamp set is called

Perfect Blend.

Perfect for a coffee shop gift card!

Coffee Sour Cream Container

Inside this little sour cream container

are two Starbuck's ready-to-brew coffee packages

for someone special. 

The stamp set used is called

Perfect Blend.

 

Postage Collection

BRIGHT Blossoms

And I do mean BRIGHT Blossoms!

 

Flourishes and Pumpkins

Monogramed Wedding Card

Pumpkin Sampler

I love samplers.

It's such a pretty way to decorate for a holiday or season.

This one is just pumpkins.

Using the

Large Oval Punch

and the

Sweater Weather Designer Paper,

I placed them in an 8" x 8" frame.

Just needs whip cream!



Wedding Card Envelope

When giving a gift,

I think the unexpected is fun.

With this wedding card,

I wanted the envelope to be just as special.

Using

Vellum Card Stock,

I punched several pieces from the

Blossom Punch.

I cut some of the petals away

and started to form a 3-D flower.

Inside is a Pearl and Rhinestones

on the tag.

Now THAT envelope is going to be noticed!

Tiffany Box

This little box was made using the

Simply Scored

scoring tool.

The theme for the wedding shower,

(yes, another one!),

was Breakfast at Tiffany's.

So, I thought the famous

Tiffany box as appropriate for the

gift card I enclosed inside.

It was decked out in bling using

Silver Glimmer Paper.

(I couldn't figure out how to turn the picture

of the gift card around.  Still learning Windows 8.)

Love that bow. 

I think Holly Golightly would too.