I started out making a card to put in a movie basket–a basket with popcorn, movie style candy, and tickets from the local movie theater. Thinking about movies, I came up with the Popcorn Basket idea. This is a variation on the Slide Out Gift Card Holder.

Popcorn Basket Card

1. Cut Real Red card stock to 4 1/2″ x 12″ and score along the long edge at 4″ and 8 1/4″.
2. Using the Scallop Edge Punch, punch along the top of the real red card stock.
3. Apply Sticky Strip along the bottom of the center panel and fold the right side over the center panel. Then, put Sticky Strip on the left panel, along the bottom and the left edge. Fold over and stick.
4. Cut 4 strips of Whisper White card stock to 1 1/4″ x 4″ and using SNAIL, adhere them to the front of the card, evenly spaced.
5. For the insert, cut a piece of black card stock to 4″ x 5″ and round the top corners with the Corner Rounder Punch. Cut Whisper White card stock to 3 3/4″ x 4 3/4″ and round the top corners again.
6. Adhere the White to the Black card stock and using the Slit Punch, punch approximately 1″ from the bottom. This slit will hold the movie tickets.
7. Stamp the ice cream scoop from Sweet Scoops all over the White card stock with So Saffron ink. Stamp directly on the card stock, then two more times before reinking. Keep stamping like this, in a random pattern.
8. Stamp 4 scoops onto scrap Whisper White or Very Vanilla, stamping off each time (to get a lighter color). Trim each one out and attach them to the top of the insert piece using Stampin Dimensionals.
9. Stamp a sentiment on the insert, if desired.
10. Tie Black Satin Ribbon around the card and make a knot.
11. Stamp “Just for You” from Oval All in Black and Red Marker on Whisper White. Punch out with 1 3/8″ Circle Punch and layer onto Black Scallop Circle Punch out.
12. Using the larger hole of the Cropadile, make a hole at the top of the Scallop Circle and loop Silver Cord through, tying it around the Black Satin knot.

Here is a video demonstrating how to make a Slide Out Pocket Card. This particular one is a Christmas gift card holder but I also show examples of baby shower card versions.

P.S. Making a video is harder than I thought! I’m sorry the lighting isn’t great I’ll know better for next time. All dimensions will be listed at the bottom of this post in case you miss something in the video. Thanks for watching!

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All images (c) Stampin Up

This was made using My Digital Studio. I was playing around with it and designed a flyer for a cookie swap using the Christmas Jingle Designer Kit elements. It’s so easy to make your own flyers, signs, cards, scrapbook albums, even DVDs with this software.

I’m not sure what cookie I’ll be bringing to the swap yet. Recipe testing will begin shortly though!

I found the tutorial for these Card Organizers on splitcoaststampers.com and they are really very easy to make. Here are two versions I made, using whatever DSP and card stock I had on hand. It’s a good way to clean out your stash of old papers!

For the cover, I used a piece of Kiwi Kiss Textured card stock and stamped the bottom with Great Friend in Kiwi Kiss ink. The butterfly is from the same set and stamped in Pink Pirouette ink, which I then cut out with my snips and adhered it to the cover using dimensionals.

The font I used to type “Card Organizer” is Joyful Juliana which I downloaded for free. I cut out the printer paper along with the polka dot Printed Window Sheet using the Top Note Die. I layered the two pieces and using my cropadile, punched two hole for Ice Circle Rhinestone Brads. That was also adhered using dimensionals. The ribbon is 1 1/4″ Pink Pirouette grosrain that I wrapped around the organizer and tied the book closed at the side.  I put down some snail in a few places under the ribbon to keep it lying flat.

Inside, I used the Walk in the Park DSP from the last mini catalog. Each compartment is devoted to different occasions, which I labeled used the Scallop Oval Punch. The other stamps I used were from Oval All and Goody Goody Gumdrops.

To bind the book together, I used the cropadile to punch two holes and used looseleaf ring clips from Staples. I found it necessary to put a small glue dot in the open corner of each pocket (nearest the binding) so that my cards wouldn’t slip out.

Here is another version I made using Chocolate chip DSP, textured cardstock, and Sweet Always DSP.  This one is divided by months, so that the recipient can add in reminders for birthdays and other special occasions.

The N stamp is from Lovely Letters, stamped in Regal Rose ink onto Whisper White paper, which I layered on a Chocolate Chip Scallop Circle. I used the White Gel Pen to add the dots. Kraft card stock, paper piercer, and Regal Rose 5/8″ grosgrain ribbon finishes off the cover.

And inside view:

This is my first attempt at making Domino Magnets. I used the tutorial on splitcoaststampers.com but I didn’t seal mine (yet). From left, the colors are Certainly Celery, Baja Breeze, and Cameo Coral.

After a lot of trial and error, this is the way I had success: I stamped onto a freshly sanded domino in White Craft ink, then embossed with White Embossing Powder. After heating for a while and waiting for the embossed image to fully dry (learned that the hard way), I applied my reinker using a tissue. I rubbed the color into the domino and wiped off any excess. The embossed image resists color, leaving you with a crisp white image.

For the New Home domino, I colored the image using Prismacolor Markers (any permanent marker will work). Stamp is from Katie & Co. (Michaels’s $1 stamp). Here is a close up:

Other stamps used are from Great Friend, Goody Goody Gumdrops, and Eastern Blooms. On the back I glued on a magnetic disc using Crystal Effects.

My nephew was born Monday March 30th at over 8lbs. My poor sister! But now I have lots of excuses to make baby projects and scrapbooks! When I saw April’s Stampin Success I knew right away I wanted to try the chipboard circle album on page 5. With the baby coming, this would be a great gift to give my sister and her husband, filled with the baby’s first pictures.

Directions were provided in SS but some things I had to figure out on my own, and if anyone else wants to make this project, I have some additional suggestions/tips included below.

Supplies:

• Chipboard Sheets
• Clear Circle Die & Big Shot  OR Coluzzle and brute force will work too
• Designer Series Paper and Card Stock
• Glue and/or Glue Stick and Snail or Sticky Strip
• 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon (or wider will work too)
• Embellishments

Instructions:

The instructions said to use the clear circle die, chipboard sheets, and your Big Shot to cut out 7 circles. I have none of those things!  I went crazy trying to find chipboard that wasn’t pre-cut, which I did at AC Moore. Chipboard Mat Stacks in the card stock aisle, colored sheets of chipboard, almost a shame to cover them up, but I had to use the SAB Lots of Dots DSP for this project!  How to cut circles without the Big Shot you ask? My Coluzzle, and it was a lot of manual labor, cutting, and re-cutting, but I got it done.

Fast forward to the 7 circles being cut from chipboard. You’ll need 14 circles of DSP to cover each “page” of your album, and 7 card stock circles, any color because it’ll be covered up. Start by lining up your 7 chipboard circles face down, about 1/4″ apart, and place your ribbon across, leaving at least 8″ at the beginning and 4-6″ at the end of the album. Glue the ribbon to the backs using snail or sticky strip.

Next, adhere the 7 card stock circles to the backs, over the ribbon, using glue stick or Tombow Mono Multi. If you want to save time and paper, you could just leave this card stock and not cover it with DSP but I chose to use DSP in my case. Now, flip over your album and adhere 7 circles of DSP to the front side using glue stick or Mono Multi.

This next step is important: If you want to be able to tie the ribbon and hold the album closed, you have to wrap the ribbon across the front “cover” so that it looks like this:

Embellish the pages using whatever you like. For the cover, I used a stamp from Punches Three stamped in Bashful Blue onto Whisper White and cut out the oval with my Coluzzle. I paper pierced the edge and cut out a larger oval from Kiwi Kiss card stock, layering the two with dimensionals. The buttons are from Button Latte, adhered with glue dots.

On the back cover I stamped an image from last year’s SAB set So Many Scallops and layered it on a So Saffron 1 3/8″ Circle. The blue buttons are from Soft Subtles.

More views:

Fold up the album like an accordian and tie the ends of the ribbon so that it stays closed. I’m going to print out pictures from the hospital and the baby’s first day home and put them in the album for my sister. I’ll cut out the photos using the Coluzzle as well. I may add embellishments as I go. Also, one of the pages will be a “stats” page with his name, weight, length, etc.

Thanks for looking, and if anyone has any questions, I’ll be glad to answer them.

I made these Bunny Tags for my nieces’ and nephews’ Easter gifts. I forgot to take a picture of the back, but I created a little pocket by gluing half of a Top Note to the bottom, making sure to glue around the bottom and two sides only. That way, the top is open, which can hold money, a gift card, etc. In their case, it will be money (shhh don’t tell them!)

As for the bunny, I stamped the polka dot petal from Pick A Petal in Cameo Coral for the ears. Then, I used Basic Gray ink for the outlines. Next, I punched out the face from Whisper White card stock using the Scallop Circle Punch. The bunny’s nose is also from Pick a Petal, stamped in Cameo Coral. I drew on the mouth and whiskers, and glued on googly eyes to finish off the face.

In the lower right corner, I stamped the “for you” sentiment from Great Friend in Basic Gray ink. When I give these out, I’m going to tuck some money in the back pocket and attach them to a chocolate Easter egg with ribbon. I may put a jumbo eyelet in the top and slip the ribbon through there.

Here they all are:

I made mini banana bread loaves as favors for my sister’s baby shower a couple weeks ago. The recipe was very easy and very tasty–I highly recommend it! (See below). I’ll have more detailed pictures of the favors posted soon.

Ingredients

• 1 stick butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup mashed overripe bananas
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter 9″x5″ loaf pan or 5 mini loaf pans. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs to combine.
2. Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to the butter mixture, and combine. Add mashed bananas, sour cream, and vanilla; mix. Stir in nuts and chocolate chips. Pour into prepared pan.
3. Bake until tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes for loaf pan, 35-40 minutes for mini loaves. Let rest in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto rack to cool.

The paper mini loaf pans were from www.target.com, see them here.

I needed 57 favors for the shower, it took me about 9 batches to get there. I made double batches each time, baking them 2 trays at a time. All told, it took about 3 hours to bake all the mini loaves! That does not include wrapping and decorating them. My kitchen was a disaster for a while there!

This is a gift set I made to give away as a prize for my sister’s baby shower. I think it makes a great little gift as well! The template for the box can be found here.

More pictures at the bottom

I did have to increase the dimensions a little bit on this one because my notecards were a little bulky from all the ribbon I used. I didn’t follow the template directions exactly, but pretty close. You may want to play with your dimensions based on what you’re putting inside the purse. I am including 12 notecards with envelopes, which causes the box to bulge a little!

The ribbon around the outside is not necessary to keep the box closed, it’s more for decoration, but it does keep the handle secured nicely.

These are made from supplies I haven’t used since I ordered them so long ago. I’m trying to use up what I have before I order new stuff from the catalog. It’s hard but I’m trying!!

Supplies: Cardstock: Vanilla Confetti, Urban Garden DSP, Chocolate Chip, Scalloped Notecards (Kraft, Vanilla, Soft Sky)–retired; Accessories: Kiwi Kiss/Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Soft Sky double stitched ribbon (retired), glue dots, sticky tape, word window punch.    

No stamping or sentiments on these. People can use them how they see fit.

This year my christmas tree will be all peridot and gold. I was inspired by some ornaments I saw at AC Moore a couple of weeks ago and decided on that color scheme. During that same shopping trip, I picked up some clear christmas ball ornaments to play around with. These were so fun to do, and addicting. I went back to buy a second set of balls so I could experiment with more color combinations. I tried many different things, these were my findings:

• Using reinker mixed with  water was easiest to ensure even coverage before glittering
• Colored glitter made for more intense color, coverage, and reflectivity as compared to dazzling diamonds alone
• Mixing the fine colored glitter (red, green, dazzling diamonds, and blue) produced a neat result

More pictures & explanations

Supplies: Reinkers, cosmo glitter, dazzling diamonds.

From left: (1)Riding Hood Red reinker with Romantic Red glitter; (2)Baja Breeze Reinker with Dazzling Diamonds; (3-4)Kiwi Kiss reinker with Green cosmo glitter; (5)Baja Breeze reinker with blue cosmo glitter; (6)Kiwi Kiss reinker with mixed glitter (see bullet above); (7-8)Kiwi Kiss reinker with green cosmo glitter; (9)Real Red & Pacific Point Reinker with purple cosmo glitter; (10)Pink Pirouette with Silver glitter; (11-12)Kiwi Kiss reinker with Dazzling Diamonds.

Directions: I found a great tutorial here. As I said before, this project is a lot of fun, easy for all skill levels, and the result is WOW!! Try different color reinkers with different color glitter, add rub-ons