Regional Roommate Gifts

     When in Baltimore for a Stampin' Up! Regional event, I shared a hotel room with 2 of my teammates.  Part of the fun of going to Stampin' Up! events and sharing a hotel room, is the roommate gifts.  It took me a few weeks to decide what to make the ladies.  But once I stumbled upon this cute butterfly box designed by Stampin' Up! demonstrator Brenda Quintana, aka, Qbee.  It goes perfectly with the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die.

Download box template HERE

     Here is what was inside this really cute butterfly box:

• monogrammed corner book mark
• Tic-Tac holder
• monogrammed Post-It note holder
• matching pen (with DSP in the barrel)

     A last minute addition, the night before we left, was a scissors fob (aka charm).  I saw this on Pinterest and had to make them.

Made with the small Soda Pop Tops

     Since this project used many Stampin' Up! products, and for the sake of space, I won't be providing a recipe on this post.  If you are interested in knowing what I used for any of these projects, please leave a comment.  I'm happy to tell you.

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Happy Sunday!

Sale A Bration - 19 days left!

     You read correctly.  There are only 19 days left of Sale-A-Bration (SAB)!  Don't miss out on Stampin' Up!'s BEST promotion of the year!

     With every $50 you spend (not including tax/shipping), you get to choose a SAB item - see below:

Here is a card we made at February's Stampin' Nite, using several SAB items:

I copied this card from one I made with Liz Kuhns.

I changed it slightly by adding the button instead of a ribbon knot.

Here is an up-close view of each of the squares:

RECIPE:

CARD STOCK:  Island Indigo, Whisper White, Pool Party, Summer Starfruit, Tangerine Tango, & Sycamore Street DSP (SAB)

INKS:  Pool Party, Island Indigo, & Tangerine Tango

STAMPS:  Pretty Petites (SAB)

TOOLS:  Petite Curly Label Punch (SAB), Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Pack - Pool Party button (SAB), Soda Pop Tops,  Stampin' Dimenstionals, Pool Party Baker's Twine, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Borders Scoring Plate, & Simply Scored Score Board

NON-SU! ITEMS:  Waxed paper

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A tip when using the Borders Scoring Plate:

     I learned something while making this card.  When you use the Borders Scoring Plate to make the fancy design at the bottom of this card, run some wax paper over the card stock before you emboss it.  It make the stylus move smoother over the paper, making it easier to stay in the groves on the board.  This gives you the flawless embossing on the bottom of your card.  Yes, I found this out by not using wax paper and not getting that flawless look, then hearing another demo say to try wax paper.  It works beautifully.  Since it's now so easy to use, I plan to use my Borders Scoring Plate more often.  It has so many designs on it you can add to any card.

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     Don't miss your favorite SAB item.  Get it now, before March 22,2013.  Once the calendar turns to March 23, all these items are gone!

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Happy Sunday!

Two Tags Valentine Basket

     Isn't this basket just too cute?  I got the idea, and tutorial, for this basket from Dawn Griffith.  I got the idea, and tutorial, for the flower on the box from Brandy Cox.  Both these ladies are just wonderful Stampin' Up! demonstrators.

     The basket was made using the NEW Core-dinations paper from Stampin' Up!  I love how this Real  Red paper has a pink core when you sand it.  I can see myself using this paper for a lot of projects.

     I used one of the NEW soda pop tops for the center of the flower.  I used a large one.  The cool thing about these pop tops is that you can flatten them in your Big Shot.

MINI TUTORIAL

Open all the taps on your multi-purpose platform.  Place a clear plate down.  Put up your bottle caps in the middle of the plate, with the edges down.  Place another clear plate on top and run it through your Big Shot.  That simple!

TIP:  The 1 inch circle punch will fit inside the center of the large bottle cap and the 1/2 inch punch will fit inside the small bottle cap.

RECIPE

CARD STOCK:  Real Red Core'dinations, Regal Rose, & Silver Glimmer Paper

INK:  Real Red

STAMP:  Happy Moments (retired from 2010 SAB)

TOOLS:  Stampin' Sanding System. Soda Pop Tops, Pink Pirouette/Rose Red Two-Tone Ribbon, Blossom Punch, Little Labels Punch Pack, Small Heart Punch, Paper Snips, 4 x 6 Cellophane bag, & Silve Mini Brads - Also, Hershey Kisses

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     I actually gave this treat basket to a friend who hosted a Private Card Party.   I always give my hostesses a little thank you gift.  Why not schedule your own Private Card Party?

Happy Sunday!