Grateful Week Project #5: Frame Insert

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So my last project for Grateful Week is a frame insert. This is sized at 5x7 and fits perfectly in any frame.  It is a simple way to take an inexpensive frame and dressing it up with a scrapbook style insert.  You can doing these in any theme or holiday.  The last time I created a frame insert was on Father's Day about 4 years ago.  My husband still has it on his night stand.  Okay, back to this one ;)This was made with Crumb Cake cardstock and Very Vanilla cardstock and a few stamps.  Give it a try this year....it makes a great gift when you add cute photos.

 If you don't recognize these stamps it's because I used my October My Paper Pumpkin stamps (see link below).  Briefly, My Paper Pumpkin is a really fun subscription program that is only $20 a month, no time commitment and it delivers a box of craft supplies (all cut and ready for you to assemble in 30 minutes).  See my webpage for more details.  The stamps are from the MPP kit, but the project that came in the mail was different.  However, the stamps are so great I love using them on other projects too.

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Grateful Week Project 4: Thanks Card

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Welcome back to my Grateful Week Project 4.  This one is a simple card I made using some DSP (designer series paper) and some ink and paper.  I made this with a man in mind so kept my lines clean and no ribbon!  haha  What do you think?!  This stamp comes in a set with a birthday stamp that would be great for a masculine birthday card.

Take a look at some of the products I used:

Oh My Goodies Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$17.95

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper

$10.95

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

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Grateful Week Project #3: Gift Card Set

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I am back with Project #3 in my Grateful Week.  This type of project is one of my fall favorites.  I love doing Fall Gift Card Sets.  The reason I love the gift cards sets is because I am a big believer in giving cards and how special people feel when they receive them.....especially Thank You cards.  So these gift card sets are meant to include 1 card for the recipient and 4 for them to give out.  In this card set these are simple note cards made by the beautiful "I'm Thankful For" single stamp.  They are easy to make and fit perfectly in this cute polka dot bag.  What do you think?!

Here are some of the projects I used for this card set:

I'm Thankful For Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$12.95

For All Things Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$17.95

Color Me Autumn Designer Washi Tape

$4.95

Polka Dot Tag A Bag Gift Bags

$3.95

Watercolor Wonder Designer Washi Tape

$4.95

Mossy Meadow 3/8" Satin Stitched Ribbon

$8.95

Tag Topper Scalloped Punch

$22.95

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Grateful Week Project #2: Grateful For You Card

 

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Here is my Grateful Project #3.  I love making Grateful cards!  Usually I stick to traditional fall colors, browns and oranges.  So this is way out of the box for me! lol  I used my favorite fall set this year, For All Things.  I love the leaves and coordinating stamps.

Here are the projects I used on this card:

For All Things Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$17.95

Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper

$10.95

Linen Thread

$4.50

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

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Grateful Week Project #1: Wine Bottle Tag

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This week I am going to feature Fall/Grateful Theme projects.  I love giving Thanksgiving gifts.  A few years ago I started giving gifts to those I was grateful to in different areas of my life.  It started with teacher gifts and now is anyone I want to say thank you to.  I love giving these because unlike Christmas, people don't really expect them.  I still give cards and gifts during Christmas too, but I think giving Thanksgiving gifts and cards is more meaningful and appreciated.  So give it a try this year!

The top picture is my first feature.  I apologize that the picture is blurry!  I thought I would start with an easy gift idea that many of you might already do (minus the tag).  This is simply a tag, looped with ribbon to dress up a wine bottle you might give to a hostess.  If you already take wine as a gift, dressing it up with a tag makes it even more festive.

For this project I used:

Autumn Accents Bigz Die

$21.95

Early Espresso 1/4" Cotton Ribbon

$5.95

Holiday Invitation Photopolymer Stamp Set

$21.95

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So Thankful Tiny Treat Boxes

If you haven't noticed, I like boxes/favors, basically any gifty item.  Here is a cute little box I made, cased from my downline Alisha using the Tiny Treat Boxes.  These are the perfect tiny treat that can fit about 10 hersheys kisses or so.  They are super affordable, $6.95 for 25 and come pre-cut and scored.  What do you think?!  I envision using these for Halloween or Christmas, or Valentines!  I know that is thinking really ahead, but wouldn't these be cute! 

Have a wonderful weekend!
Mayra

Here is a link to the Tiny Treat Boxes used:

Tiny Treat Boxes

$6.95

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Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit: 2 Ways

When I seen the Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit I pictured my home beautifully decorated for Thanksgiving using the contents of the kit.  I was eager to get a kit and make some samples.  I LOVE the White Stampin' Chalk Marker (132133/$3.50)!  It really does look like I used chalk!  The kit itself was filled with tons of goodies that are really easy to use. So, above are some items I made for my "table".  I added the Harvest of Thanks stamp to my centerpiece candle just to add a little something extra.

 

At Convention, Sara Douglas (Shelli's daughter) demonstrated another use for this kit....a Thankful Journal!  I was in awe over how cute the journal was.  Again, I couldn't wait to make it.  Here is my take on it...using items from the kit and a little bit of Sweater Weather DSP:

 

 

The kit comes with a piece of chipboard, so you just cut that in half and that is your cover and back pieces!  Here are a few pages from the inside:

 

I can't wait to add pictures to the basic black spaces in the top two pages!  She had the cutest pictures of her kids in their trampoline with beautiful fall colored trees in the background.  They were stunning!

 

SOOOO, did I convince you that you just HAVE to have this kit?!  hehehe

 

Here is the link to order and a photo of what it comes with. This is the bundle version that includes the stamp (133341/ $23.95)

 

 

Truly Grateful Card

This was the second project we made at this weekend's Stampin Party at Kathy's.  Her special request was a fall project, so this is what I came up with.  I created a Quick and Cute card that gave a nice "wow", but was fairly easy to make. 

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Truly Grateful, Gorgeous Grunge
Ink: Crushed Curry, Chocolate Chip, and Soft Suede
Paper: Crumb Cake, Tangerine Tango, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Natural Trim Ribbon

I received the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set for free at Convention.  Honestly, when I seen it in the catalog I didn't like it, but now I love it.  It is a great set to use in the background or in place of the spritzer for some splashes of colors.

Happy Monday!
Mayra

Happy Thanksgiving! and Last Minute Projects

It is Thanksgiving tommorrow and we are getting all of the last minute details ready in our home.  Of course, I always have stampin' projects that I do for every holiday, party, event, or just about any other reason!  I have lots of things to be thankful for this year, LOTS!  One new thing to be thankful for was the wonderful teachers that my girls have at their school.  I decided to show our appreciation to them with a stamped card set.  My girls also made a special card to include with the gift (maybe I will show it on another post- my 4 year old is pretty good!). 

I used the Day of Gratitude stamp set for most of the cards and card portfolio and a retired hostess set for the "Give Thanks" stamp.  My colors were Cajun Craze, Early Expresso, More Mustard, Pumkin Pie and Old Olive. 

I also used the same colors and stamps to make some favors for our family Thanksgiving.  I plan to put one on each plate on the Thanksgiving table.

The last project was one we made earlier in the week.  It was actually a family project- even my husband participated!  Actually it was his idea.  It was a project we had seen on a Martha Stewart show.  We used tamale hojas (corn husks) for the feathers.  Martha suggested we use push pens for the feathers but my husband added his own manly touch on it.  He pulled out his own power stapler and attached them with it.  Not a bad idea!  My 3 year old added her own touch on one of them.  She colors on everything! 

 I love sharing what I love and feel blessed to have friends that love it too!  Thanks for stopping by my site! I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with family and friends. 

~Mayra