Drummer Boy Gift bag

Hello and welcome.

I almost didn't get this set.  I liked the look of it, but wasn't sure how much use I'd get from it.  However, in the end I couldn't resist, and now I'm sorry I didn't get it earlier.  It works so well with the Merry Music DSP, which is also one of my favourites; and when I run out of that, there's still the Sheet Music background stamp! ( Ooh - I think I've given myself an idea...) 

Apart from the sentiment, the stamps don't have to be for Christmas, but of course, today I've made a Christmas-themed project.  Can you believe how soon the holiday season's come round? 

For the purposes of the photo, I did go ahead and complete the bag but this is one of those projects that can be made ahead of time and stored flat.

Want to see how I made it?  Here's the tutorial.  (Did you know that you could use water to hold embossing powder in place?  Who'd'a thunk it?)

See you again soon - keep crafting!

Keren



Product List

Real Red A4 Card Stock

[106578]

Merry Music Specialty Designer Series Paper

[144623]

7/8" (2.2 Cm) Striped Ribbon

[144624]

Champagne Foil Sheets

[144748]

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

Musical Season Clear-Mount Bundle

[146049]

Heat embossed mini pizza box

Hello and welcome.

Isn't modern technology wonderful?  'm dictating this to my phone while my car is parked at the side of the road and I'm waiting for my husband to come back from his parents' house.   I can be doing something useful when otherwise I'd be twiddling my thumbs, and save time for crafting...marvelous!

I really can't get enough of playing with these mini pizza boxes. As well as being super useful for giving small gifts,  they're very handy for keeping little bits and pieces of crafty stuff in. In case you haven't seen one of these, the inside is coated with a glossy surface, which is great  if you want to gift things like sweets or biscuits.  The outer surface is super-smooth and  takes colour  very well.
I wondered how well heat embossing would work on one of these pizza boxes , so I gave it a try . And guess what?  It worked very well indeed . Here's the video  - 

After I finished making this video, I thought I'd go back and embellish the box a bit more.  So this is the Blogger exclusive video for today -  and it's actually longer than the main YouTube video! I do hope you enjoy it!

Keep crafting,

Keren  

Product List

Versamark Ink Refill

[102193]

Mini Pizza Boxes

[144645]

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109129]

Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109131]

Cheers To The Year Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[144928]

Silver 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon

[144213]

Trim your stocking!

Hello, and welcome!

Sometimes I have lots of ideas for projects, and sometimes the ol' crafty mojo goes walkabout - does that ever happen to you?  Fortunately there are plenty of resources - magazines, blogs, YouTube and good old Pinterest - to help when Crafter's Block strikes.  

The Stampin'Up! catalogue is just chock-a-block with inspiration and that's what I've been CASE-ing (that's Copy And Share Everything) for today's project.

Here's the video - 

The stocking on the left is my version of one in the catty.  The one on the right was me using up scraps and leftovers from a previous project.  I really like this colour combination and I may have to rethink my Xmas deccies this year...hmm....

Things don't always go to plan...what to see what happened this time?  

Keep crafting,

Keren

Product List

Trim Your Stocking Thinlits Dies

[144682]

Tags & Trimmings Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[144832]

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[126949]

Real Red A4 Card Stock

[106578]

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

[126953]

Old Olive A4 Card Stock

[106576]

Gold Metallic Thread

[138401]

Mini Tinsel Trim Combo Pack

[144636]