Very Simply Susan

This was a project I had in mind after doing a typical Mini Treat Bag Project last week, which you can see HERE!  I keep thinking the treat bag would make a great “Envelope” for a card!  I needed a birthday card for a Stampin’ Up! friend and of course, it had to be something unique, so I came up with the Mini That Bag and card insert using Sunshine Sayings.

I used the Serene Scenery DSP stack because I love the “photo-real” look of the designs.  For my color scheme, I simply looked at the coordinating colors for this Designer Paper Stack and used those.  Stampin’ UP makes things so easy!

I made the front of the card big and bold.  The sentiment I picked is a little cheeky,  I admit!  But our Stampin’ Up group has a quirky sense of humor and I think my friend will get a kick out of this for a birthday saying!  It struck me as a funny sentiment to have in a birthday stamp set!  So, I went with it!

So, give the Mini Treat Bags a try as your envelope when you give a birthday card in person!

Recipe

Papers: Serene Scenery DSP
Stamps: Sunshine Sayings
Embellishments: Linen Thread, Gold Sequins
Tools: Sunshine Wishes Thinlits, Big Shot

This wonderful bunch of pineapple stamped images are name tags!  I love doing name tags for events because I love working on a small scale.  And no Stampin’ Up! event is complete without a fabulous name tag!

These were created for a recent event held by our fearless leader, Sally.  She creates great Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator events in the St Louis area for any and all Demonstrators who want to come.

We spend the morning on new products and sharing ideas with each other.  I know I learn a lot at those events and it is great to share and learn with others.  Then we have a fabulous lunch and on to create “make & take” projects in the afternoon.  So it is a full day of

The theme this year was “Luau” and that is why the Pineapple stamp was chosen for this name tag.  I fussy cut a whole pile of these, believe it or not!  It was too late when I realized I had not bought a die for this stamp!  So I had to press on.

I stamped the Pineapple using a MISTI.  This allowed me to do batches and get the ink coverage I needed.   Where the inks blended somewhat, I used a bit of burlap ribbon and some thick baker’s twine to add a little decoration and hide that.

The names were printed on Very Vanilla card stock using my printer.  And then I stamped over each name with one of the Thoughtful Banner stamps.  Those are photopolymer, so it made it easy to line up the stamp over the names. The names were punched out using the banner duo punch.

Other than a lot of fussy cutting, these went pretty fast.  Sally welcomed us with a lei when we entered the event and the Pineapple stamps worked just perfect with a lei!

Recipe

Paper: Very Vanilla Cardstock
Stamps: Pineapple, Thoughtful Banners
Inks: Cucumber Crush, Delightful Dijon
Embellishments: 5/8″ Burlap Ribbon, Cucumber Crush Thick Baker’s Twine
Tools: Duo Banner Punch

Valentines Day is almost here and it is time to start thinking about how to package up all those nice goodies you want to give away!  This project used the Mini Treat Bag thinlits to create almost the entire treat bag!  The banner punch, sweetheart punch and some embellishments finished it off.

With Stampin’ Up!, we have so many options for creating gift bags and containers! I don’t use all the options nearly enough.  And this bag was simple and fast to do! And it looks very special for the time I put into it! Add a valentine and some treats inside and you have a truly impressive gift in no time at all!

The project uses the Pop pf Pink DSP and some Basic Black card stock and that is about it. The rest is all embellishment.  I cut the rest bag using the DSP.  In this thinlit set is also the cutout “for you”. I die cut that using the gold foil paper.

The gold embossed specialty paper in the Pop of Pink DSP was used to make the banner.  It needed a little pop, so I added the layer of basic black with a white doily. The doily makes it look “really valentine”.  Some ribbons,  a punched out heart and I was done!  What fun!!!

I encourage you to try some of the great packaging and gifting tools Stampin’ Up! offers.  It makes your gifts really special.

Recipe

Papers: Pop of Pink DSP, Basic Black. Gold Foil Paper
Embellishments: Delicate White Doilies, 1/8″ Gold Ribbon, Gold Sequin Trim, 1/8″ Melon Mambo Stitched Ribbon
Tools: Mini Treat Bag Thinlits, Sweetheart Punch, Big Shot