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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My lifesaver....best product that is not a stamp!

 

 

I had my daughters 8th birthday party this weekend.  It was a carnival theme and that meant we had lots of details to do and create.  I bought the kids cotton candy pails as take home treats and then realized I wanted to add something else just in case some kids with allergies couldn't have it. LONG story, short....it was the night before and I needed a quick goodie box.  So I went to my ALL TIME FAVORITE, LIFESAVING product...Tag A Bag Gift Boxes. I didn't take a picture (darn!) before I gave them out, but they were simple and cute and worked.  I wrapped them in yellow and white carnival themed DSP and voila I had treat boxes!

Here is how they come, kraft boxes with acetate sleeves.  They are really heavy duty and cheap...for about $1 each in packs of 8. 

 

Here are several projects I have done with them.  I love doing treats for teachers, staff, friends, kids, and anyone else I can think of.  All you have to do is wrap them with DSP (designer series paper) and  some ribbon, add a tag and your set.

The one on the top I made for Back to School treats.

 

This one my friend Alisha gave me filled with new Blendabilities markers at Convention (she is super sweet!)

 

This one was for Easter and I filled it with eggs (naturally!), small toys and candy.



 

 These were my Christmas gifts last year for people I wanted to give "a little something" too.

 

 These were my Christmas gifts last year for people I wanted to give "a little something" too.

 

I called these my "Coffee Break" treat boxes ;)

 

 

This one was my very first!  I made these last year for my daughters 7th birthday (bike theme). 

 

Can you tell I love these?!  Seriously, they are super easy and give a WOW factor!  Try them for your next birthday, holiday, baby shower, bridal shower, Christmas, ........you get the idea right!

 

I was so excited to show you these I also made a video featuring the Halloween Tag A Bag Treat Box shown on the top of this post.  I really wanted you to see how cute and easy these were to make.  Please watch and enjoy!

 

 

Here is a link to these lifesavers or order directly with me!

 

Tag A Bag Gift Boxes

$6.95

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Altered Mini Coffee Cups- SU style!

 

 

 

Hello!

I saw a project on Becky Roberts blog that I fell in love with....Mini Coffee Cups dazzled with Stampin' Up! designer series paper (DSP) and stamps!  She stated she got the idea from Deb Valder's blog.  So right away I searched for the mini cups, found some inexpensive 100 packs on Amazon and could not wait to create!  I filled these with a few choclates covered in matching DSP, added a little raffia and viola!- a cute little favor or gift. 

What do you think?!  Measurements can be found on the link above...although I cut her template a little bigger to give the cup better coverage. 

Enjoy!
Mayra

Katie's Workshop

I'm back to blogging....I never stop stamping, but sometimes posting on my blog doesn't happen!

I had so much fun today at Katie's Stampin' Party in Elk Grove, CA!  It was fun and chatting with new people while we stamped and learned about stamping techniques.   When the ladies first arrived they had this little favor on each seat.  Inside was the supplies they needed for day, including their make and take materials.  Plus, they got to take home their baggies to reuse.  Wouldn't this be a cute gift card holder?  These cute little bags come in sets of 10 for $3.95 and I added a tag using my new FAVORITE stamp set; Chalk Talk.

Here are the other two projects we made today:

This simple and cute card featured the Label Love bundle (love the bundle discount!). 

Katie requested a birthday and a Christmas card...so I eagerly created a Christmas card.  I love Christmas.  This card was cased from Monica Gale.  She created a card like this, I just modified it a tiny bit.  It features the Snow Day stamp set.  I love the fact that you can use this stamp set with the snow man or like this card, using the other little stamps.

Overall, I think everyone had a good time....I know I did!  I love getting the chance to do workshops and meet new people.  Want to host a stamping party?! ...online or in-home- It's easy.  I bring all the materials for 2 make and takes and teach your friends all about stamping.  Plus, the hostess gets free stuff!  Tonight she earned $40 in free merchandise!!  Contact me at mayramt@hotmail.com to learn more. 

Happy Back to School!

Happy Back to School!
Well all good things have to come to an end!  My girls had a blast this summer but there summer is coming to an end.  To kick of the year on a good note ;) , I made some chocolate favors to give to their teachers, old teachers, and other staff.  I used It's a Wrap Occasions stamp set. 

Happy Stampin'
Mayra

(PS.  It's retired ribbon, but I love it and couldn't help using it!)

Throw a Party #2: Tag a Bag Goodie Box

 

I think these are my ultimate favorite goodie boxes so far and easy and the most bang for my buck! 

 

They are the Tag a Bag Gift Boxes (130927/ $6.95 for 8.....that comes out to about $1 each with tax and shipping in my area). Okay to the details. 

 

Here is what the boxes look like plain:

 

 

They are a thick cardboard material with clear acetate sleeve. To dress them up I took a piece of cardstock and cut and scored it to fit inside (to match the invitation of course!).  Then I added DSP and punched out labels to give them a personal touch. I also added a dash of matching ribbons ;) They were easy to make and I think everyone loved them!  As for the inside, we had a candy buffet table so everyone got to stuff it with candy.

 

Here are the measurements:

 

Cardstock insert:  7 x 4 3/8 (score at 1 and 3 3/8 on short side)

Cardstock Layer: 6 7/8 x 2 1/2/

DSP layer: 6 5/8 x 2

 

Other tools used: 1 3/8 circle punch and scallop circle punch, SU ribbon



Teacher Goodie Boxes for Christmas

These little boxes were demonstrated at Convention this summer. I fell in love with them and knew I has to make some. Here is my last batch of these. I think I made at least 12 if these this season. I think they end up looking adorable and they are fairly easy to make.

Happy Holidays!
Mayra

Carnival Party featuring the Big Top Suite

My baby turned 5 yesterday and we had a special Carnival party for her.  Lucky for me she picked a Carnival theme right before the release of the new catalog so when we seen the Big Top Suite (pg. 62) in the new book we knew it would be perfect for her party.  She loved it!

So I used the Big Top Birthday designer series paper for a lot of the items I made and used those colors throughout the party.  To create the goody bags and inside of the invitation I purchased the Big Top Embellisments on My Digital Studio and easily made goodie bags, signs for the games, and other accents. 

These were the centerpieces.  The "vase" was made using the 2-4-6-8 box measurements and cut at 7".

These were the goody bags designed and made with My Digital Studio.  I printed at home so the best paper I found for these bright colors was glossy photo paper. 

This was our cupcake holder.  It is a little lopsided but I just wanted to show you how I used the same DSP to dress it up from the plain white that it came in.

We created games and made signs for all of them using My Digital Studio:

Lastly, I dressed up the water bottles with DSP too.  No picture ;(. 

It was a lot making all of these projects and being able to match everything perfectly with the SU products.  My daughter had a lot of fun and loved all her goodies. 

For information on purchasing these Carnival Party items, email me at mayramt@hotmail.com.

Have a great Sunday!
Mayra

40 & Fabulous Favors

My sister and I made these Hershey Nugget holders for my other sister's 40 & Fabulous Party. They are just the right size for two chocolates. The paper is not SU since they don't carry anything with a zebra print. However we were happy with how they turned out.

To make these take a 5 x 3 sheet of CS or DSP and score it at 1.5, 2.5, and 4 on the long side. Then embellish it to match your theme. Easy!

Fancy Favor Christmas Gifts

Hello Ladies,

It has been a busy, busy last few weeks for me.   I have been doing a lot of stamping and making Christmas gifts for collegues and family.  My project this week was making goody bags for the men that work for us.  I made these cute bags using the Fancy Favor Big Shot die.  I love this die!!  Isn't it pretty?!  I added the Early Expresso ribbon to the bags.  I think it really adds a masculine touch, don't you?  I was able to squeeze in some gift cards in these.  They are also perfect to fill with choclate or other small gifts. 

More holiday projects in the next few days!

Mayra

Today was my sister in law's baby shower. We had a great turnout and she received lots of nice gifts. We had a great day. Here are some of the items I made for her shower. Above is the favor that I made using the Nursery Necessities stamp set (it matched her invitations).
Above is one of the diaper cakes I made for centerpieces. Around the diaper cake I scattered wrapped nugget bars with cardstock stamped with the matching Nursery Necessities stamps.

Above you can see that I even stamped matching labels for the water bottles and glued them on. A bit much?! I love everything to match....even the water bottles;)Lastly, above are the runner up favors that I created. I made lots of baby shower favors before I decided on the candles. These two came in close in 2nd place. I especially love the Thanks chocolate box. The colors I used for these projects were Pretty in Pink and Chocolate Chip.

Enjoy your Sunday night!

Mayra

House of Haunts Candy Bag

Hello,

Today I am posting a candy bag that I did using my House of Haunts set and All Holidays set for the greeting. I am trying to find a good candy bag to do for a party next month. I need something easy and quick to make since I am making quite a few of these. This is one possibility. To make this bag simply score a sheet of 8.5X11 paper on the horizontal side at 2.5, 5, 7.5 and 10. On the vertical side score at 1 inch on top and bottom. Cut the sheet in the middle and you have enough to make two bags. Cut your lines and use red line double sided sticky strip to glue together. Enjoy!

Season's Greetings Goodie Bag

Hello,

The other day I made this milk carton style holiday goodie bag. I got the inspiration from Kay Sha's blog click here to see her instructions. It would be great to fill with candy, choclate or a small gift.

Enjoy!

Favors, Favors,Favors!

Here are some favors I did last week. The first ''for you" was a thank you favor for my class attendees. I used the Big Shot Matchbox die from Stampin' Up!. I used bashful blue DSP and CS on this and loved the fresh look of it. The stamp set I used was Great Friends. Inside are 4 choclate nuggets wrapped in DSP.

This is a possible favor that I will be using for the baptism of a family friend. She asked me to make her some samples and this is the first one. I used retired color Baja Breeze on this on ( I loved that color!). The label was made using a scallop oval punch and small oval punch and brads from SU.

Please contact me at mayramt@hotmail.com for special order requests.

First Communion Favors

This weekend was a few of my husband's cousin's, kids first communions. One of the moms asked me to do favors for the event. The colors were silver and white. I made her a few different samples and this is the one she choose. I think they turned out really cute. The cross hanging from the ribbon is actually a jewelry making item. I was so excited at how much they added to the favor. Simple and elegant was the look that I was going for. I filled them with some paper shred and dove choclates ;)

Please contact me at mayramt@hotmail.com to order these favors. Remember I can customize your colors and a charm to match your event. These run about 2.50 per favor (price might change a little depending on the charm or choclate is selected)

Box #2

Here are the favors I gave at my workshop this weekend. I filled them with some shredded paper and choclate, of course.

I made the box using the Box #2 die for the Big Shot. It is so simple to assemble this box. All you need is to crease the designated lines and add one piece of sticky tape. Then you decorate it however you want. I used a lot of the free SAB items for this box:

Recipe:

Paper: So Saffron, Delicate Dots (SAB)

Stamps: Yummy (SAB)

Ink: Choclate Chip

Ribbon: Certainly Celery

To order these favors for your event, please email me at (916)849-5393. I can customize them for your colors and theme.

Nugget Boxes

I made these cute little nugget boxes as favors for my workshops this month. The are light mini matchboxes with candy inside. They take a little time to make but I think look great in the end. All you need is candy, a good paper cutter and scorer blade, paper and ribbon.

Please email me if you would like instructions on how to make these boxes or if you would like to order some for your event.

Recipe:

Paper: Certainly Celerey, Delicate Dots DSP

Ribbon: So Saffron