Triangled Happy Birthday box

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 524 - So many Cantaloupes and Strawberries, and Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENG E# 318 - ABC - Spring Colors. Well nothing shines in our yard and the yards around us this time of year any brighter than all of the Azalea bushes. I love seeing them glowing. Monday's CAS challenge was to make anything but a card in spring colors. I made the box from strawberry slush cs then wrapped some so saffron ribbon around and attached a piece of dp on the front. I cut the HB sentiment from Impressions Obsessions die in crisp cantaloupe cs and attached it across the front. This box was quick and simple and will make a great gift box for a gift card or a box of earrings for an upcoming granddaughter or niece. So many possibilities. Thanks for the fun challenges. Hope you like what I made. See everyone next Wednesday.
RECIPE:
Stamps: None
Paper: Strawberry Slush, DP 
Ink: None 
Accessories: ribbon, tissue paper 
Techniques: Triangle Box, Anything but a card, ABC

6 inches of Party Treat Fun

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 349 - Lucky Coral Breezes, Monday's CLEAN ADN SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 144 - Party Theme and a couple of weeks ago Wendy gave us this FREE FOR ALL CHALLENGE # 89 - 6 inches of fun and man are these not only fun but adorable and easy peasy.
I used the largest hole punch on my cop-a-dile with lucky lemonade cs to make the front button and calypso coral ribbon for the handle.
I have gotten stuck on them and my plan is to stock pile for every event. Could you not see a pair of diamond earings on the inside. WHOO!! HOO!!
Happy Tuesday everyone.
RECIPE:
Stamps: none
Paper: Echo Park SPLASH dp, lucky lemonade
Ink: none
Accessories: ribbon, crop-a-dile, dimesionals
Techniques: 6x6 inch treat holder

Christmas Wrap with Treat Holder

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 348 - Krafty Cajun Turquoise.
I used Monday's CLEAN AND SIMPLE CHALLENGE # 143 - Sketch Inspired by stagccva aka Taylor for my layout and and played along again with Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 350 - No Stamping. I have had nightmares since reading Joan's challenge. That line about "what would happen if all my/your stamps disappeared....GASP!!!" OMGosh what would I do? So today I went with my 2nd idea I had which was to use wrapping paper. I found this fun Christmas wrap in my stash that looks more like a display isle at walmart than storage in my closet. LOL.
I also included last Friday's FREE 4 ALL CHALLENGE # 89 - 6 Inches of Fun. I love these little treat holders. I had to use my copic to have ribbon the color I needed.
I have a busy day at work with the 1st day of Computerized Physician Order Entry. They are NOT excited and I am terrified that something will not work right which will give them the amunition they need to refuse to comply.
RECIPE:
Stamps: None
Paper: tempting turquoise, crumb cake, Christmas wrap
Ink: none
Accessories: ribbon, copics, Fiskars Snowflake Punches
Techniques: no stamping, 6x6 treat holder

Ginger Cookie Candy Bar Door Hanger

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 345 - Blushing Rose Limeade.
I backed up and tried Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 347 - Candy Bar Door Hanger and am so glad I did, so NOT as difficult as I imaged.
I used lucky lemonade cs as my base and topped it with some BoBunny dp. I made my hole with my brand new Nestie "Holiday Tags". Whoo Hoo, love some new stuff.

I used a just released acrylic set from MARKS FINEST PAPERS called "GINGER COOKIES". Love that set. I stamped the small image randomly using regal rose ink on both the cs and dp. I used the inside portion of the Holiday Tag to make a tag and stamped the "TO: and FROM:" also in regal rose.

Tied some blushing bride ribbon on the tag and top of the door hanger and filled it with my kind of candy bar - chocolate filled with nuts. Now I wonder who's door I could hang this on? NOPE the real question is will it keep til 12/24? Probably NOT!! LOL
Have a fabulous Tuesday everyone.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Ginger Cookies - MFP
Paper: Lucky Lemonade, Bo Bunny dp
Ink: regal rose
Accessories: ribbon, Nestability, Holiday Tag label
Techniques: Candy Bar Door Hanger

Garden Fairy Totally Tote Bag

This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER # 218 - BSpinks. Congrats to you Beverly. I love your CAS gallery and really love your CHOCOLATE CHIP BUTTERFLY]. I changed the colors, left off the flower, and made a treat bag instead of card.
This is also for Saturday's INSPIRATION CHALLENGE # 279 - Cox & Cox. I had already saved this BUTTERFLY RUBBER STAMPS PICTURE.
I trimmed my sentiment using one of my very neglected decorative scissors (Victorian, I think?) that I just had to have years ago for Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE # 317 - Decorative Scissors.
I used Tuesday''s COLOR CHALLENGE # 317 - Breezy Parade of Pears.
This is also for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 318 - Totally Totebags that I never got around to doing but wanted to.
My stamp set used for this is called "GARDEN FAIRIES and will be available next week from MARKS FINEST PAPERS. I used white for my base and layered it with some MME dp. I adhered with red line tap so I could use some faux brads. My bag is held together with hodge podge hardware (also hoarding). Happy Sunday all.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Garden Fairies - MFP
Paper: whtie, MME dp
Ink: baja breeze, poppy parade, pear pizzazz
Accessories: copics, stickles, template, decorative scissors, hodge podge hardware, hole punchers, dimensionals
Techniques: faux brads, totally tote bag, sponging

Tiny Easter Basket

This is for today's FREE 4 ALL # 4 - Colorful Baskets. Sylvia challenged us to create a 3d project or a basket on a card using Perfect Plum, Barely Banana, and Old Olive. I found a tutorial in SCS for this darling TINY TREAT BASKET and went to work. I printed out this cute Easter basket in black, olive, and plum all sized the same then I cut out an egg from the olive & plum colors and paper pieced them in the black basket that was then colored with copics and cut out. I used Perfect Plum pattern paper for my basket and white for the Martha Stewart picket fence border. My ribbon is secured with banana colored brads. The sentiment on the back side (right pic) is matted on barely banana then perfect plum cs. I filled this basket with some speckled Malted milked balls that I just love this time of year.
RECIPE:
Paper: white, perfect plum cs, perfect plum pp, barely banana
Accessories: copics, ribbon, brads, slot punch

Easter Basket Matchbook Candy Holder

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE # 258 - Soft Perfect Plums with Critters for Dessert and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE # 260 - Matchbook Candy Holder. These are just too easy and too precious to not make more of them. This time I used an Easter Basket image from High Hopes. My image was colored with copics. Front and inside panels are matted on pale plum then perfect plum. YEAH! I got my brads in the right place this time. Whoopeee. My critter is my layered butterflies from the Martha Stewart triple butterfly punch.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Easter Basket - HH
Paper: white, pale plum, perfect plum
Ink: graphite black, perfect plum
Accessories: stamp-a-ma-jig, crystal gem, brads, MS Butterfly punch,
Techniques: Matchbook Candy Holder

Baby Boy Milk Carton of Goodies

This is for today's LIMITED SUPPLY CHALLENGE - Stretching the Limits with 3D. OHH thank you, thank you Dawn. I have been wanting to make one of these for yrs just did not have the courage. I love them. They are just tooo adorable. I have a co-worker who is expecting her 1st child soon and it is a boy so I thought this would be perfect to fill with pacifiers (aka blinkie's), teething tabs, booties and such. I hope she does not mind the ribbon and cord but I felt like it needed something. I love this Paper Studio dp but next I will for sure use CS and trim the dp to fit around it. I may have to make this over and do just that before I give it to her but for now here it is. I even have enough dp to make a gift card to go along with it or maybe a tag. WHoo Hoo wish I did not have to go to work so I could keep playing. Oh well it takes a job to keep up with my addiction. LOL.
RECIPE:
Stamps: none
Paper: Paper Studio dp
Ink: none
Accessories: ribbon and cord
Techniques: Milk Carton, 3D,

Tiny Cupcake Valentine Treats

This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER - jdmommy. WOW another fellow DT member featured. I am so pleased to CASE Anne Harmon one of Treehouse Stamps very own design team members. I chose her KISSES FOR VALENTINE DAY I changed the shape from a square card to a heart shaped card using my brand new Nestie Scallop and straight edged heart dies. I talked myself out of getting these last year but decided then last week decided I had to have them. I left off the border adn paper piercing but you know I had to make it in RED since that is Anne's all tiem fav color. This is also another valentine gift for my grands and is for Friday's LIMITED SUPPLY CHALLENGE - Tiny Treats. My image is the same image just sized different. It is a brand new digital image from TREEHOUSE STAMPS. I colored the images with copic markers then covered the icing part with white liquid applique and heated it from the backside to make it puff up. Then I applied stardust stickles to the hearts. I used my Copic Air Brush System and sprayed the inside of the Nesties dies of the white layers while masking the image on the card layer. The smaller image was cut out and popped up on the tin treat. My white paper, digital images, Nesties, liquid applique, stickles, and copics can all be found at TREEHOUSE STAMPS
RECIPE:
Stamps: Cupcake Wishes Digital Set - Treehouse Stamps
Paper: white, red
Ink: black
Accessories: copics, stickles, liquid applique, ribbon, Nestabilities
Techniques: ABS, copic coloring, treat holder

Chocoholic Tiny Treat

This is for today's LIMITED SUPPLY CHALLENGE - Tiny Treats. I decorated a round clear top tin and filled it with red M&M's and made a round 3in card to go with it. The circles are for Thursday's TREEHOUSE THURSDAY CHALLENGE # 032 - Circle It. I used some digital dp, a sentiment and the hershey's kiss are all digitals just released Thursday from TREEHOUSE STAMPS DIGITAL LINE. I colored with copics and cut out and popped up. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Chocoholic Digi set-THS
Paper: white, red, digital
Ink: black
Accessories: copics, Nestis Scalloped Circle, SU scallop circle, Fiskars circle punch
Techniques: copic coloring, 3D, digi's

Get Well Darling Gent Treat Holder

This is for today's LIMITED SUPPLY CHALLENGE - Star, Wednesday's SKETCH CHALLENGE, Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE - Artichoke Banana Razzleberries and Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE - Shipping Tag Treat Holder. I almost cheated a bit and included Thursday's challenge but could not think of a song that the Cold/Flu season reminds me of. Everyone around here is sick bc we are in short sleeves one day with temps in the 80's and bundled up the next in the 50's. brrr. YUK. I hope this does not come back around to me again. I am finally getting over it but for my sick friends I made this get well treat holder that I will fill with cough drops and klennex.
The stamp sets I used were just released this week from CLEAR AND SIMPLE STAMPS and are GET WELL GENT and GET WELL DARLING. When I 1st saw these sets I went ape. Of course I had to have them. Any nurse would want them right? Both of them are just darling. I used my new Cuttlebug Star embossing folder for the shipping tag portion from barely banana cs. My image was cut using Labels 4, stamped in graphite black then colored with copics. I joined the seams with the same ribbon holding the top together. I stamped the sentiments in razzleberry. You can not see it but I stamped some of the images from both sets on the side portion of the box bottom. I love these treat holders. If you have not made one yet, come on and try'em, you'll love'em too. Happy Stampin'. I am off to work
RECIPE:
Stamps: Get Well Darling, Get Well Gent - Clear And Simple Stamps
Paper: white, always artichoke, barely banana, rich razzleberry
Ink: black, razzleberry
Accessories: ribbon, Labels 4, Cuttlebug, Star Embossing Folder, Nestability Labels 4

Cool Wishes Shipping Tag Treat Holder

This is for today's COLOR CHALLENGE - Artichokes, Banana's, and Razzleberries. I need a lot more of these darling treat holders so I this is also for Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE - Shipping Tag Treat Bag/Box. I had to make my own shipping tags and so I used my Snowflake embossing folder from Cuttlebug for Monday's CUTTLEBUG CHALLENGE - Christmas Gifts. I stamped this darling penguin from a set called COOL WISHES that was just released Monday from TREEHOUSE STAMPS in graphite black then colored the scarf with copics, trimmed it with my Fiskars oval template then punched a Marvy Giga Scallop punched in rich razzleberry. I stamped the sentiment then matted it on always artichoke. I ran some razzleberry ribbon around the box and made a bow. How did I do???
RECIPE:
Stamps: Cool Wishes - THS
Paper: white, always artichoke, rich razzleberry
Ink: graphite black, always artichoke
Accessories: ribbon, copics, Cuttlebug, Snowflake Embossing Folder

Believe In Word Holiday Sleigh

This is for today's TAKE THE TUESDAY CHALLENGE provided by CLEAR AND SIMPLE each month. This month we are challenged to create something for holiday decor. Well that was easy for me since I just loved this sleigh template so much and Shannon did too so I made her one. I think I like hers better than the 1st one. Hmm may have to swap it out huh? LOL. This one was made with a sheet of red metallic for the sleigh portion and the gold metallic for the frame. I used large brad to attach the frame to the sleigh. This template found on the CLEAR AND SIMPLE BLOG site is one of the easiest and most fun ones I have done. This sleigh was trimmed in gold cording, filled with red confetti and peppermints. The focal image is a decorated black ink pen. I punched 2 Marvy extra giga scallop circles in green and 2 giga scallop circles in white. I stamped the image 4 times in graphite black then colored with copics. and cut out the 2 birds and popped them up on dimensionals.
Here is another angle of this desktop treat holder.

And here is a close up of this darling cardinal image. I just think it is awesome. I think I will put this on my desk for decoration since they will not let us plug in trees (insert pout). This darling image is from a set called BELIEVE IN WORDS IV and will be available on December 10th from CLEAR AND SIMPLE STAMPS.
I made this in my all time favorite Christmas color combo (red , green and gold) so it is also for this weeks challenge from THE PINK ELEPHANT. Hope you like it. Come on play along with this months Take the Tuesday Challenge and visit the other Clear and Simple Design Team members for more eye candy.

Cool Wishes Released

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE - Shipping Tag Bag/Box and for today's THE PINK ELEPHANT #44 Challenge - Fav Christmas Colors which are for sure red and green. This darling little gift box is so precious. I think it will hold a couple of cookies that my girls and I will be baking this weekend so I need to make up several of these cuties. Thanks Lynn for a fun and handy TLC today. I love it. I used some Seasons Greetings DP from Hobby Lobby for my tag and the sides of my box. I used kiwi kiss for my box frame and trimmed the top edges with some riding hood red that was trimmed with Fiskars snowflake emboss/punch border topped with some green satin ribbon. My image is a darling set called Cool Wishes and was just released today from TREEHOUSE STAMPS. I stamped the image in graphite black then colored with copics. I covered the face and belly with glue and topped it off with some snow white fun flock. He is soooo cute. Hope you like it.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Cool Wishes - THS
Paper: vanilla, kiwi kiss, riding hood red, garden green, HL Seasons' Greetings
Ink: graphite black
Accessories: copics, fun flock, ribbon, eyelet, ribbon, Fiskars Snowflake emboss/punch border
Techniques: Gift Box

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Cup of Cocoa Snowman Soup Treat Box Sneak Peek

OH I just love this time of year and sending Snowman Soup is right up there on the top of my To Do List. LOL. I made this treat box out of a piece of Winter Textured DP from Wal Mart years ago. It measures out finished 5H,4L,1W and is filled with Hot Cocoa Mix, Marshmallows (they are there just hard to see) and a candy cane. I punched out the Nesties Oval Scallop in the center of the front side of the treat box then used that section to matt the sentiment on that is stamped in bashful blue and pacific point for the matching greeting card using a white card base and the dark blue textured cs from the stack. I used a set that will be released Dec 1st at midnight from CLEAR AND SIMPLE STAMPS. Hold onto your hat's because Sue has created another awesome template to coordinate with this darling stamp set. Oh I hope you like this sneak peek. Keep watching for more sneak peeks and eye candy from the CSS Design Team Members. Here is a snap shot of everything separated.and this is a close up of the card.

Sneak Peek Cup of Cocoa in a Winter Sleigh

Well Sue Berker over at Clear and Simple Stamps has done it again with a fantastic and fun template this month as a bonus. With the holiday season getting to a great start this Winter Sleigh template is a perfect addition to the seasonal decor around the home or office. Fill it full of goodies and watch everyone around flock to your desk

I used some red glitter dp for the sleigh body and some metallic dp for the gold frame. For the inside I used my gold leafing pen. I used 4 lg gold brads to attached the frame to the sleigh. A gold wired ribbon bow adorns the outside, red confetti paper on the inside topped with red and gree peppermints. I punched 2 Nestie labels 4 in Glorious Green cs then stamped the frame image from Cup of Cocoa set that will be released on Dec 1st in real red and the sentiment is from a set released the 15th of this month called Cookie Bake. Both sets are from Clear and Simple Stamps. I cut out the frames and attached it to the Nesties on both sides so that they look the same from front and back then adhered them to the jumbo paper clip and slid the clip to the side of the sleigh. This template can be found on the Clear and Simple Stamps Blog for you to print out and make one for yourself. I love how this turned out and hope you do too.

Christmas Cupcake Treat Holder

Welcome friends to our Treehouse Thursday Challenge #024. Today's challenge is to:

~Make a Treat Holder using a Template! :) If you need some ideas...look at what the DT made! :)

When you upload your card to SCS, PCP, and your blog make sure and use the keyword THT024. We hope you can come play along with us this week.

I made this darling treat holder using the PARTY FAVOR tutorial from SCS. I used some textured dp I got from Wal Mart several yrs ago and filled my treat holder with mini choc bars. I am giving this to my dh on Christmas morning. My sentiment is stamped in red on white cs and matted on red cs. My sentiment is from a darling stamp set called Christmas Cupcakes and it can be found at TREEHOUSE STAMPS.

Don't forget about or miss out on your chance to be on the Treehouse Stamps Design Team. For more details see the THS Blog.

Check out what the rest of the DT members have come up with . . . . .

Pam Varnell

Cathleen Torina

Kelly Hampton

Crystal Irvin

Simple Wishes Sneak Peek Gift Purse

This is for today's FEATURED STAMPER - NancyRuth, I found my inspiration from her WHITE PATENT WRISTLET.
Saturday's INSPIRATION CHALLENGE - The Pajama Squid where I was inspired by this DAISY CHAIN KIT.
Friday's LIMITED SUPPLY CHALLENGE - S.O.S. where I used a set named Simple wishes, O is the circle image for the inside the daisy and the holes for the button, and Satin ribbon.
Thursday's WAYS TO USE IT CHALLENGE- Step out of your Box and making these type of projects are way out of my comfort zone. I can never seem to get them put together to stay like I want them to.
Tuesday's COLOR CHALLENGE - Crushed Black Razzleberries, and
Monday's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE - 5 layer buttons I stamped the daisy, cut it out, glued and punched 2 wholes with my crop-a-dile. My stamp set is due to be released Sept 30th from TREEHOUSE STAMPS. I love this new flower set coming out and hope you do to. This purse was made from a tutorial found HERE. I have a co-worker who has a birthday tomorrow so I made this for her. I will fill it with some sweets and include a card.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Simple Wishes - THS
Paper: Rich Razzleberry, white
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, Black, versamark
Accessories: Nestie - Labels 1, black stain ribbon, velcro, brad, hodge podge hardware, Sizzix Squares Folder, Clear embossing powder, Hemp,
Techniques: 5 layer button, Faux Button, Faux Leather, Gift Purse

Creepy Crawly Faux Enamel

This is for today's TECHNIQUE LOVERS CHALLENGE - Faux Enamel and while I am not sure I did this correct, I am sure it was my 1 and only attempt at it. I stamped this witches hat image from a set called Creepy Crawly found at TREEHOUSE STAMPS in versamark then heat embossed with some irradescent black since I do not have any metallic crayons. I love this hat. I used some new crayons and was going for the same color purple that is in the dp but did not even get close, ggrrrrr. Oh well it is what it is. My layout is from today's SKETCH AND STASH CHALLENGE # 19. I used a spider from Martha Stewarts new Halloween punches. I used some dp from Recollections - Halloween stack and then went eeeekkkkkkk THS has some awesome halloween dp that I just got and forgot I had. ggrrrr. I am off to work and hoping this is not the start of another BAD week.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Creepy Crawly - THS
Paper: Black, Recollections- Halloween
Ink: black, versamark
Accessories: ribbon, MS spider punch, crystal effects, embossing powder, dimensionals
Techniques: Faux Enamel

Pumpkin Patch Sneak Peek Acetate Treat Box

Good Morning Stampers. Ready for another sneak peek? OK here we go.. I made this adorable ACETATE TREAT BOX. Halloween in just around the corner and I am getting my treats ready for my grands. I filled this one with sour balls. I can not wait to see their faces when they put one in their mouth, LOL. I used a set that will be released on the 15th from CLEAR AND SIMPLE STAMPS - PUMPKIN PATCH. I love all the sets in this release and I hope you will too. I used some black cs for the bottom base and orange for the top. I punched a scallop circle in black. I stamped the pumpkin image in black then the jack-o-latern face in black on the pumpkin. I colored the pumpkin with copics and attached to the front of the box. The tag was stamped in pumpkin pie then punched with a hole puncher to run a split ring through it so I could attach it to the ribbon. I used a ruby bead to hold the black ribbon.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Pumpkin Patch - CSS
Paper: black, orange, white
Ink: pumpkin pie, black
Accessories: ribbon, bead, scallop punch, brads
Techniques: Acetate Box