Box with Money Holder

I wanted to share the money/gift card holder I made to fit in a 12" X 6" triangle box.  It is very simple to make:

1. Cut a piece of cardstock 2.5 inches wide by 7 inches in length.
2. Score lengthwise at 3.5 inches.
3. Tie a piece of cord around the middle of the card front.  (This will hold the cash, a check or gift card in place inside the card.)
4. Have fun decorating the card front and adding a sentiment or hand written note inside. Finished. 

Now what could be easier?

Supplies:  Stamp - Stampendous; Paper - PTI white, SU! bordering blue, bravo burgandy Me & My Big Ideas speciality cardstock; Ink:  SU! craft bravo burgandy; Accessories: SU! small oval punch, Merry Christmas rub-on, SU! silver cord, Mike's ribbon, K&Co. snowflake brad, clear EP mixed with DD, Scor-Pal, inchie matboard, Marvy small scalloped square punch, SU! 1" square punch, Mike's small silver rhinestone and computer-generated name. 

Triangle Box

I have been having so much fun making triangle boxes and filling them with sweet treats to have on hand for the holidays.

These cute boxes aren't just for candy.  I'm even going to be making a few to use for small gifts, and for the young adults on my list who prefer cash.

The boxes are so fun to embellish; and, with Beate's easy-to-follow directions, they are a snap to make.  So head on over to SCS and check out Beate's tutorial!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!  Have a wonderful day!! 

Supplies:  Stamps - Gina K. Designs Tag, You're It!; Paper - bravo burgandy, handsome hunter, Me & My Big Ideas specialty cardstock; Ink - Versafine onyx black; Accessories - Sizzix die; SU! oval punch, felt flower (?), Mike's ribbon and dimensionals.

FS94 Many Blessings

The inspiration for this card came from today's Featured Stamper 94 on SCS. Elizabeth (EBETHNEU) has a beautiful gallery. This is the card I chose to CASE. Thanks, Elizabeth! My Thanksgiving cards are finally finished -- Yippee! Supplies: Stamps - PTI Fresh Fruits and Garden of Life; Paper - more mustard, really rust, PTI DP, generic white base; Ink - Versafine antique sepia and crimson red; Accessories - clear EP, Nestabilities, metallic crochet cotton.

CC193 Noel

Today's color challenge on SCS is a repeat of a favorite -- real red, basic black and kraft.  I paper pieced the main panel, scored the bottom of the vintage cream base, and added the punch outs from a MS border.  Very quick and easy.  It took me more time to glue on the stars!

Supplies:  Stamps - NOEL by Stamper's Anonymous, Tim Holtz background; Paper - SU! real red, basic black, kraft and PTI vintage cream; Ink - Versafine onyx black; Accessories - Clear EP mixed with DD's, Scor-Pal, Stampendous dot sparklers.

CTD19 and OCCC Camel Silhouette

For this card I combined the colors of the CTD #19 (bravo burgandy, not quite navy and bordering blue) with Our Creative Corner's silhouette challenge.  I first stamped my French Script background in bravo burgandy and then overstamped my Camel Silhouette in not quite navy.  The script and image were lightly sponged with bordering blue before covering with VersaMark and heat embossing with clear EP with DD's.  

Thanks for stopping by! 

Supplies:  Stamps - SU! French Script, Stampington & Co. Camel Silhouette; Paper - off white, bordering blue, not quite navy; Ink - Craft bravo burgandy, Craft not quite navy, VersaMark; Accessories - rhinestone, Cuttlebug, Nestabilities, clear EP mixed with DD's, foam tape.

WSC66 Santa

This is my take on Beate's weekend sketch challenge #66.  You can find this weekend's sketch here.  Treat yourself to a look for some marvelous inspiration!

Supplies:  Stamps - Santa Collage by Rubber Stampede, SU! Flannel Plaid; Paper - bravo burgardy, watercolor paper, DP - Carolees Creations; Ink - Craft bravo burgandy, a wash of bordering blue and Copic markers for face; Accessories - clear EP, Inkssential glossy accents, dew drops, SU! alpine ribbon, small circle punches, light dusting of DD.

Thank You Rachel, Ann and Jackie!

Special thanks to Rachel, Ann and Jackie for nominating me for the Kreativ Blogger Award!  I am thrilled!  

The rules are:

l.  The winner may put the logo on their blog.

2.  Put a link to the person who sent you the award.

3.  Nominate 5 blogs.

4.  Put links to their blogs.

5.  Leave a message for your nominees.

I nominate the following awesome bloggers:  Joanne, Cindy, Chelle, Stacey and Kristine.

WT192 Holiday Lineup

Happy Friday, everyone!  I played with my new Holiday Lineup set last night and couldn't wait until this morning in order to take a photo and post this fun image.   

This is the first time I inked up this set and I have to say I just can't help but smile whenever I look at this image.  I stamped the image on watercolor paper and used various alcohol markers to color Rudolph and his gang.  

This is for all my family members that bemoan the fact that I don't send enough funny cards since I started making my own!

Supplies:  Stamps - SU! Holiday Lineup; Paper - watercolor paper, real red, chocolate chip, kraft and PTI white base; Ink - Versafine onyx black; Accessories:  A mix of Prismacolor, Copic and Mark-It markers, Inkssentials white gel pen and glossy accents, Lasting Impressions metal sentiment, DD, MS border punch and clear EP.

Autumn Wheat

Sorry I haven't posted lately!  I finally got some stamping done and have a Thanksgiving card to share.  Sharon Johnson's work inspired this card.  I absolutely love her style and tried to incorporate her stamp simply philosophy!  You can find the link to her blog here. 

My image is from a set called Fresh Fruits by PTI.  The colors used are pumpkin pie, baja breeze with a white base and a strip of Autumn Vine DSP.  Instead of ribbon, I wrapped metallic crochet cotton around my scalloped oval as well as my card (next to the long sides of the DP).  A few score lines were also added for dimension.  Very simple; hope you like it and thanks for stopping by.

Supplies:  Stamps - PTI Fresh Fruits; sentiment - PTI Garden of Life; Paper - PTI white, SU! pumpkin pie, baja breeze, SU! DSP Autumn Vine; Ink - Versafine antique sepia; Accessories - clear EP, crochet cotton, Scor-Pal, Nestabilities, dimensionals.

SC201 and OCCC - It's all in the coloring.

This was such a fun card to make, and I finally was able to catch up on some challenges. This card combines two of my favorites -- Roxie's SCS sketch challenge and OCC's coloring challenge-It's all in the coloring. I used my cute House Mouse image and new SU! DP. Although it's hard to see in the photo, I enhanced the lightbulbs with glossy accents. I also added some glitter for sparkle! Have a happy TGIF and enjoy your weekend! Supplies: Stamp - Stampabilities - HM Happy Holidays; Paper - baja breeze, riding hood red kiwi kiss, one of the new SU! Christmas DP's, and PTI white; Ink - Adirondack black; Accessories: Various brands of alcohol markers including Copic, Prismacolor and Mark-It markers, DD, Inkssentials glossy accents, and some bling in the corners.

Beate's Be Inspired #30

This card was inspired by Beate's Be Inspired Challege #30, which you can find here. I used my Scor-Pal and about a zillion punches to create this card (LOL)! You really need to check out Beate's blog. Her work is amazing!! Supplies: Stamps - SU! Boho Backgrounds; Paper - pacific point, kiwi kiss, so saffron, night of navy, generic white; Ink - Craft night of navy; Accessories - Scor-Pal, various punches, Mike's silver rhinestones, clear EP, dimensionals.

Jewelry Color Inspiration #10

Every Sunday, Stacey posts a color challenge inspired by jewelry on her blog. This week's colors are chocolate chip, tangerine tango, tempting turquoise and white. You can find this fun challenge here.

The base of the card was embossed with a Cuttlebug EF.  The image was colored with SU! markers, then paper pieced. (Sure wish SU! would release In-Color markers!)  Glossy accents were added to the vase and centers of the flowers.  I also went over the petals of the flowers as well as the lines of the tablecloth with a clear stardust pen.   

Have a great evening!

Supplies:  Stamps - Flowers for Daisy by Asela Hopkins for Gina K Designs; Paper - chocolate chip, tangerine tango, tempting turquoise and white; Ink - Versafine onyx black, SU! markers; Accessories - Cuttlebug, clear EP, Inkessentials glossy accents, Stardust clear pen, Offray ribbon, dew drops, foam tape and zots.

Clean & Simple 10 Minute Monday

This card was inspired by today's post on Clean and Simple's 10 Minute Monday.  This design would be a snap to whip up for Christmas.  Happy Monday, everyone. Don't forget to vote tomorrow!

Supplies:  Stamps - SU! Festive Four and Gina K. Designs sentiment; Paper - PTI white, basic black; Ink - Adirondack pitch black, SU! blue bayou for sponging; Accessories - Scor-Pal, Prismacolor markers, dazzling diamonds, Stampendous small stars, gold gel pen, inchie matboard from Ellen Hutson, scalloped square punch.

FTL18, Stamp Simply #59 Button Up!

I love when I am able to combine challenges!  I combined two with this card.  For my sketch, I used Clean & Simple's Fall to Layout #18, and Sharon Johnson's Stamp Simply Challenge #59 - to make a card for Fall and use a button on it.   

I also love "inches" and this sketch was perfect for incorporating them in my simple design. For Sharon's challenge, I used an orange button to accent my sentiment, and also added some super tiny buttons in each corner.  Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by!

Supplies: Stamps - SU! All about Autumn, CTMH Holiday Jubilee; Ink - close to cocoa, more, mustard, sage shadow; Paper - sage shadow, chocolate chip, whisper white, generic white base, SU! DP; Accessories - buttons, Marvy scalloped square punch, Nestabilities large square scalloped die, inchie squares.