The new pillowbox

I've been anxious to see the new pillowbox die that Sizzix just released. It's a different twist on the pillowbox die. At first I was a little confused while assembling the box because of the pleats on the side of the box. I didn't know what piece went where. But the instructions is so easy to follow that it turned out to be quite easy. I made a chipboard ornament out of the flower tag die and attached it to the box.The weight of the ornament made the box a little top heavy since I didn't fill the box with anything so I had to tape the box down to take the photo. You can sort of see the pleat on the side of the box. Here is a shot of the back of the box. See on the top where the box closes? That's where it looks exactly like the pillowbox. The bottom of the box is flat so that is what makes this box look different.
Tomorrow I will be at the store doing a Sizzix make & take from 10-12 pm. I listed the supplies to bring on the site. Hope you can join us!
Thanks for stopping by today and have a great Friday!!! I'm off in a bit to have lunch with my gf Teri.

It's the most wonderful time of the year...

Everytime I hear this song, it makes me happy. I decided to stay home on Friday and play with my new crafty toys. That also makes me happy. This first box is the new Sizzix carry all box that just landed at the store last week. This one is pretty big too! I used my new gigantic MS punch called flower bed. Uh, I kind of messed up on centering it on the box. But, you get the idea right. I used one of Jean's older Christmas stamp (bird) for the decoration and embossed a Hero Arts word stamp.

This card came together because of all the extra HK embossed images I had lying around my table. That's another new gigantic MS punch. I love how it punches out the thank you with the letters linked together. So easy peasy. I'll probably use this for all my Christmas thank you's. I don't think you can see it but the red circle is embossed with the candy cane folder.This is an easy gift tag that I made. The snowflake is one of the embossing folders from Sizzix. I just stuck a blue gemstone in the center of the snowflake. This can be made in a couple minutes.
This last gift tag came about because I had a leftover piece of the flower bed punch border from the Sizzix carry all box and I couldn't throw it away. Stamp is another Hero Arts word stamp from one of last years clear set.

Well, hope you're enjoying the holidays and thanks for always stopping by! I really appreciate all the comments you leave. Have a wonderful Monday!

A quick one

I was going through my stacks of dies over the weekend and came across last years Sizzix gingerbread man die. He's a hot one. I was just going to make a card with him but decided to use this large tag pocket die cut from the Ellison Prestige machine. So easy to make. You can stick some candy canes in it like I did or even a packaged stamp to give as a gift to someone.
Well, thanks for stopping by today!!! Have a very Happy Thanksgiving with your family and friends and enjoy the feast!!!

Season's greetings

Another week has gone by and finally able to post again. Yesterday I played with some new CC Design stamps that the store just got in. I have so much to learn on coloring with copic markers. I really enjoy making these half cards. I embossed the background of this card using the new Cuttlebug folder called candy cane stripes.

The bench is a separate stamp from CC Designs. Perfect for the sitting down character stamps that they have in the line. The snowflake is a Martha Stewart punch that I bought last year and I haven't seen it around this year.

Well, I'm off to City Mill to look for a screw. Hope they have it so I can fix a machine for one of the customers.

Thanks for stopping by today and hope you're enjoying your day!!!

Hello friend...

Been away a lit bit longer than usual. I haven't been in a real creating mood lately and just been busy working. But last night, I sat down to play with some new craft toys that I got yesterday and finally made something. The C.C. Designs stamp on this card was given to me from Barbie. Thanks so much Barbie, I love it! So sweet of you!I am a real novice at coloring with copic markers. I must of dumped so many images while attempting to color in the lines. Lol! I wanted to use this new scallop border punch that I got from the store. The background stamp is a Hero Arts stamp called friend definition and the word is from the clear occasions set.

Here is one of the images I almost dumped because I went out of the lines. I decided to use it on this new XL die that was just released called bag with handles. I used the MS icicle border punch to make the grass and it worked. Here's a side view of the bag so you can see how big this bag is. Lots of goodies will fit in this one.

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you're having a great week and tomorrow is a holiday but I still have to work.

A beary post

I finally got my hands on these new Build a Bear TI folder sets yesterday and between cutting kits, I made these 2 cards. The first card is from the Beary Christmas set. I used all the colors that are in the Build a Bear logo to make the Christmas card. I wanted it to look fun and bright. This card took a little longer because I layered all the embossed pieces on the bear. I even had to take my magnifying glass out just so I could see where I was cutting. LOL!

I added the bell to his bow but I think it might be hard to mail a card like this with the bell on it. See that cute little pompom on his cap, I got it from Stamps & Memories awhile back.This next card uses the Beary Birthday TI folder set. I like this folder because it has paw prints all on the background. I know it's a little hard to see on this photo. The actual Build a Bear dies have not come in yet so I had to substitute with an older bear die that I found at the store. This is bear #3. In fact there are still some dies left.

I'm still working on cutting kits for this week Saturday's make & take. Hope you can join us!
Thanks for stopping by today and have a great humpday!!!

Piece of my past and a red nosed reindeer

The other day I was looking for something in my cabinet and came across this old Liberty House ad in the Star Bulletin newspaper. It was dated back in 1988 and in the front section of the newspaper. I actually forgot that I kept this. This is a picture of one of the dresses that Liberty House picked up for their Easter ad. And yes, I remember making hundreds of them. This is what I did before becoming a sales rep and before making paper crafts. I designed dresses and sold them to Liberty House. I think I still have a sample of this dress somewhere in my house. LOL! Anyways, I thought it would be fun to share a piece of my past with you.
Here is a card that I made this past Saturday. I just had to have this new reindeer punch from EK Success which I got from the store. Isn't he cute? The only reason why I made him red was when I first took the punch out, I grabbed the first piece of cardstock in my scrap pile. I didn't want to throw it away so I ended up using it.

This is the first time that I am using this Spellbinders borderbilities die. I like how it just cuts only 1 side of the edge. There is another matching border die in this set that actually cuts out the whole border.Well, hope you all had a great weekend! I got a lot of scrapbooking done. I am such a slow scrapper that I only made 4 pages but at least I am getting closer to the end of the album.

Thanks for stopping by today and before I forget, I will be at the store doing a make & take this coming Saturday from 10-12 pm. Have a great week!!!