Sugar Cookie & Gift Bag 12-10-11

Sugar Cookie & Gift Bag
Sugar Cookie & Gift Bag 12-10-11

The cookies was decorated with the Simply Pressed stamp.  I dropped the cookies into cellophane bags, added a topper cut with the Top Note Die, added a little stamping and an embellishment of one piece punched from Silver Glimmer Paper and one punched from matching card stock.  Done!

When I brought some to a bake sale they all sold quickly and everyone told me how wonderful they looked.

 

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  Sugar Cookie & Gift Bag 12-10-11

3D Pumpkin 11-12-11

3D Pumpkin
3D Pumpkin 11-12-11

I love this little pumpkin!  Sometimes I add a battery votive candle. The one on the left looks lacy because of the border punch I used.  They both have leaves made with the 5-Petal Punch, but you can make these without any special tools if you don’t mind cutting simple leaves free-hand.

I can decorate my home with them from October through November, then it folds flat for storage until next year.

 

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3D Pumpkin 2011-11-12

Coffee Cup Gift 11-9-11

Coffee Cup Gift Card Holder
Coffee Cup Gift Card Holder 11-9-11

What a fun way to give someone a gift card for their favorite coffee place!  Pull the lid off this cup and it lifts to show the gift card and a quick note.  Love it!  I know I saw this online somewhere.  I wish I remembered who to give credit to.

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Coffee Cup Gift Card Holder 2011-11-9

Embossed Resist – Hello Doily 10-8-11

Embossed Resist - Hello Doily
Embossed Resist – Hello Doily 10-8-11

This card is really gorgeous in person, if I do say so myself.  You would think there’s an actual doily on the card!  Stamp the doily, emboss with White embossing powder, and keep on hand for just about any event.  Sponge with an appropriate color, add as sentiment, and you’re ready to go.  This photo shows a spider and Basic Black sponging for Halloween, 5-Petal Punched flowers and Cherry Cobbler sponging for Christmas, A Basic Pearl embellishment and Crumb Cake sponging for a lovely wedding card, Pretty in Pink or Pink Pirouette sponging would make a nice card for a baby shower, 5-Petal Punched flowers and Perfect Plum or Old Olive for perhaps a birthday or even get well.  You get the idea.  This is a great card to keep on hand!  And to think it requires very few tools: Hello Doily and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets, Whisper White or Naturals White card stock, White embossing powder, a Heat Tool, and one or more stamp pads.

 

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  Embossed Resist – Hello Doily 10-8-11

Pennant Parade Christmas Trees 10-8-11

Pennant Parade Christmas Trees
Pennant Parade Christmas Trees 10-8-11

This Pennant Parade stamp set and Petite Pennants builder punch can be used for ice cream cones, quilt pieces, birthday hats, large stars, pennant flags, or of course, Christmas trees.  We even used the punch to cut out the pots under the trees!

 

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Pennant Parade Christmas Trees 10-8-11

Stocking Punch 9-10-11

Stocking Punch on embossed wood
Stocking Punch on embossed wood 9-10-11

You might assume the stocking punch is only for Christmas, but it can do a lot more than that.  Here I used it for argyle socks and ran some of the wood sheets through the Big Shot in an embossing folder.  I think it would be great for a man in your life.

 

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Stocking Punch with Embossed Wood 9-10-11