Candy Jar, Gift Bag, & Pillow Box

Well it was 107 degrees yesterday, so leaving the house was definitely not on my to-do list.

Instead I sat down with my American Crafts Mayberry leftovers from the My Creative Scrapbook June Main kit, some kraft cardstock, and a few extra goodies and got to work creating some gift items.

So first I have this candy jar filled with sweet treats.

I think this would be a fun teacher gift!

Next is an altered gift bag.

I made a pillow box, too.

So now I have 3 sweet teacher gift items prepared- I just need to decide if they should be gifted individually or as a set... what do you think?

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Ruby Rock-It Blog Hop: Kinda Krafty

Hello Ruby Rock-it Fans! Today, we are celebrating our beautiful New Kinda Krafty range, that made its debut a few weeks ago, and has been very well received! It is full of bright and bold contrasts against a beautiful neutral kraft background! Come and hop along with us, leaving comments at each blog to enter to win an awesome Ruby Rock-it prize pack! You could win your very own KINDA KRAFTY range! Here's the order of blogs in case you get lost along the way!

RRBF Blog

Kris Berc <----- That's Me!

Carrie Walz

Beckie Dreyer

Erin Yamabe

Pattie Beltran

Lisa Webb

Becky Olsen

June Goh

Liana Suwandi

Lisa Novogrodski

RRBF Blog

MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE A COMMENT ON EACH DESIGNER’S BLOG AND THEN ON THE RUBY ROCK-IT BLOG ONCE YOU’RE DONE HOPPING ALONG THE KINDA KRAFTY TRAIL!

Ruby Rock-It Kinda Krafty Hop Rules- Leave a comment on each designer's blog and then on the Ruby Rock-It blog to be entered to win the Kinda Krafty prize pack. Comments must be posted by Sunday, April 7th at 11:59PM PST to be eligible for the random drawing. We will announce the winner on our Ruby Rock-It blog on Monday, April 8th!

For my Kinda Krafty project today I created a simple wall decor item to hang in my scrap space. I'm such a huge fan of kraft, and I especially love it when complimented with black, white, and a pop of color.  The bluish-greenish color will coordinate wonderfully with the color scheme of my space!

I really love the patterns on these papers. In fact that's what inspired me to create a wall decor item for today's project- I wanted the papers on display instead of tucked away in an album! For that reason, I steered away from my layering tendency and kept it simple. This is a case in which I felt less was more.

A little bit of the awesome Bella bling here and there added the perfect amount of sophistication that I was looking for.

Butterflies, florals, and crowns- so fitting for a woman cave, dontcha think? :)

The "Bliss" letters were originally kraft color, but I wanted them to be white to stand out more. I simply applied a coat of gesso, and when that was dry, I dabbed on some modeling paste for texture.

While the Bella bling is self-adhesive, I reinforced their stickiness with Therm O Web's Zots just to be sure!

Supplies:

Kinda Krafty cardstock- Cloudy Days

Kinda Krafty cardstock- Count the Ways

Kinda Krafty cardstock - Journal It

Kinda Krafty cardstock- Quad

Bella! Bling- Borderlines

Bella! Bling- Butterflies

Bella! Bling- Crown

Bella! Bling-Vintage Floral

Bella! Wedding Organza Brads

Alphabet Pieces- Kraft

Thermo O Web Zots Singles- Medium

Therm O Web Zots Singles- Small

Below is the awesome Kinda Krafty prize package that Ruby Rock-It will be giving away on their blog to a random commenter there:

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Now hop over to Carrie Walz to see what she created with Kinda Krafty!

Ruby Rock-It Vellum Treat Pockets

I recently made these sweet treat-filled vellum pockets using the gorgeous Bella! papers and embellishments from Ruby Rock-It Bella! Fundamentals.

I started with the oh-so-perfect for love-themed projects vellum with hearts sheets from the fundamentals line. I simply cut 3 sheets of the vellum in half, which gave me 6 pieces of vellum for 6 treat pockets.

I then scored the pieces of vellum horizontally at 2-inches from each end and vertically on one end at about 3/4-inch.

After folding and creasing the score lines with a bone folder, I used my adhesive tape gun to adhere the folds to form the pockets.

I wrapped a band/strip of Bella! wedding paper in various patterns around the vellum and adhered the strips to the backs of the pockets.

After adding some beautiful Bella! die cut glittered hearts (stamped with sentiments from my stash), dimensional heart stickers, and organza brads, all that was left to do was to add some delicious treats to the pouches.

Of course, I had to sample the chocolate to make sure it would be acceptable :)

My daughter gave these to her cousins last week for Valentine's Day, but the theme could very easily be adapted to whatever suits your needs :)

If you'd like to see my list of supplies used, please visit the RRBF blog, HERE.

Ruby Rock-It Love Letters

Some of you may know that my family moved into our new home just a couple days ago. Well I'm excited to share a fun home decor item that I created using Ruby Rock-It Bella! Fundamentals goodies- it's our very first decorative item in the new house and I love how it looks in there :)

As soon as I saw the gorgeous pink, white, and silver Bella! Wedding papers and coordinating embellishments, I just knew I had to have them out on display in the form of a home decor item. With Valentine's Day coming up, it occurred to me that I should grab some heavy-duty chipboard L, O, V, E letters from the craft store and pretty them up with the Bella! goodies. 

A little tip: the silver and white organza flowers that I tucked into the embellishment clusters are actually brads. I wanted to use them as stickers instead, so I carefully removed the metal fastener portion and replaced those with glue dots.

I'm so thrilled with how these look in our family room.  Here are the RRBF products that I used:

Bella! Smitten 12x12 Cardstock - Charmed

Bella! Smitten 12x12 Cardstock - Lovely

Bella! Two Hearts 12x12 Cardstock - Swirl

Bella! Wedding Wedded Foil 12x12 Cardstock

Bella! Bride Glittered 3D Stickers

Bella! Blush Glittered Florals

Bella! Silver Glittered Florals

Bella! Heart Stickers - Pink

Bella! Heart Stickers - Silver

Bella! Wedding Organza Brads - White

Bella! Wedding Organza Brads - Silver

Bella! Wedding Trim - Silver

fundamentals Chipboard Accents - Pink

Ruby Rock-It Birthday Cards

I'm up on the Ruby Rock-It blog today with a pair of birthday cards featuring the gorgeous Cook line. I used some of my favorite Ruby Rock-It embellishments on these- the Cook florals.

 

I have a supply list up on the Ruby Rock-It blog if you'd like to check it out.

I also wanted to show you this set of snowflakes that I made with some kraft cardstock and Ruby Rock-It's lovely China Blue line.  The DT girls each made a set of 4 to adorn the booth at Winter CHA. We all made similar snowflakes but incorporated our own unique touches. I wasn't at CHA to see the booth but I imagine it looked lovely!

Ruby Rock-It Mini Gift Boxes with Bows + Giveaway Alert

Hello!  I'm up on the Ruby Rock-It Bella! Fundamentals blog today for Day 6 of their Countdown to Christmas! I've created a trio of mini gift boxes topped with coordinating bows for my post today.

If you've been following along on my blog you may know that my family and I have been living in a hotel for the past several weeks while we wait to move into our new home. The housekeeping staff here have gone above and beyond to make our temporary living environment as comfortable as possible for us.

They couldn't help but notice my stash of scrapbooking supplies and tools that I have here in our hotel room, and they've showed a lot of interest in my Ruby Rock-It goodies. So, of course I wanted to create some pretty Ruby Rock-It packaging for the gift cards that we'll be giving them for Christmas.

The Eklectique collection was perfect for creating beautiful gift card boxes and bows. It's such an elegant, versatile collection which worked wonderfully for Christmas gift packaging. The color combinations and designs in this line are so lovely!

These little boxes measure 4 inches by 4 inches by 1 inch and are just the right size to fit a gift card and some chocolates or other small gifts. I LOVE how easily the Eklectique papers and coordinating tags, trimmings, and bling made it to assemble these boxes in very little time. I hope the housekeeping ladies will enjoy them :)

Please visit the Ruby Rock-It blog to get in on the GIVEAWAY and for links to the products used in my project. Have a great day!

Paper Wreath Tutorial

Hello and happy Friday!  I'd love to show how I created a holiday wreath using the December Creative Kit from My Creative Scrapbook.

Kit supplies:

Approximately 80 strips of 12-inch x 1/2-inch patterned paper

wide decorative ribbon

large chipboard shape (not shown)

Additional supplies:

10-inch styrofoam wreath

hot glue gun and several glue refills

pencil

Roll a 12-inch x 1/2-inch patterned paper strip tightly around the barrel of a pencil to form a loop shape, then let the paper loop unroll slightly.

Using a hot glue gun, adhere the rolled loop to the styrofoam wreath.

Continue rolling and hot gluing the paper strips one at a time onto the wreath. Be sure to alternate the paper patterns and to glue the loops in a variety of directions so as to cover the white styrofoam base and to add interest to the finished project.

When I had about half of the paper loops glued down, I paused and hot glued the large chipboard snowman onto an empty area of the wreath. That way I could be sure that I had left enough room for him on there. Then, I continued rolling and gluing the paper loops until the entire wreath was covered.

Form a pretty bow with the wide decorative ribbon and hot glue it in place for the finishing touch.

This is such a simple, fun way to dress up any room for the holidays.  I hope you'll try it!

My Creative Scrapbook December Creative Kit

The December Creative Kit at My Creative Scrapbook features the super cute Bo Bunny Mistletoe collection!  In addition to the adorable papers, the kit has coordinating chipboard stickers, letter stickers, brads, and flowers along with a huge box of mambi chipboard shapes, plus some festive ribbon and trim.

I was able to create 2 Christmas decor items 2 layouts and still have tons of embellishments left over.  Here are my projects:

The above wreath and below door hanger along with the altered tray that I shared here yesterday are doing a great job of making our hotel room look Christmas-y!

The photo on the layout below was from last Christmas. My little scholar was so excited to find an alphabet puzzle under the tree.

Unlike last year, this year Allison was hesitant about sitting on Santa's lap. So, Santa had us distract her while he hid behind his chair, and when Allison saw that he was "gone", she was willing to sit in his chair by herself.  Then, Santa peeked out from behind the chair, and we got to go home with this cute photo.

You can find a lot more projects with this kit created by my teammates in the My Creative Scrapbook design team gallery.  If you've been thinking about subscribing to the kit club, now is a really great time... with Winter CHA coming up next month, Pam will be filling her kits with all of the new fantastic products!

My Creative Scrapbook December Main Kit

It's reveal time at My Creative Scrapbook!  Once again, Pam has managed to put together incredible kits, and this month they are filled with lots and lots of goodies for all of your holiday crafting.

The December Main Kit features a wonderful variety of holiday-themed papers from Authentique, Carta Bella, and Echo Park complimented by awesome chipboard pieces, cardstock stickers, decorative brads, Prima and Petaloo flowers, and fancy ribbons and trims.

Here is what I created with this lovely kit:

It's been "interesting" scrapping with just my most basic supplies and in our little hotel room, but since Pam's kits are so filled with products, I had everything I needed to get several projects created.

Here's a photo of the December Main Kit:

Check out the My Creative Scrapbook Design Team Gallery to view the gorgeous creations submitted by my teammates. You can also find several of their projects on the My Creative Scrapbook facebook page.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Momenta Card and Card Tote Set

I have a bright and cheerful Momenta card and tote set to share that could make for a perfect teacher gift!

When my daughter completed her "Parent-Tot" swimming lessons, I thought a beach-themed gift set would be perfect to give to the instructor.  I chose the Family Outings collection for my project.  This set could very easily be recreated in a variety of themes to suit your needs.

I used my score board and this tutorial to create this little card-sized tote bag.  I did change the dimensions of the tote to better suit my 5-1/2 x 4-1/4 inch sized card; the finished tote measures 6 x 4-1/2 x 1.  This little tote is a much more fun presentation of a card than a plain envelope is, isn't it?

This cute little lobster is a clear layered sticker from the beach set, and the glittery star clear layered sticker is from the circus set.  The sentiment is a vellum sticker.

The coordinating card front was made from cardstock scraps leftover from the tote and then matted onto two layers of solid cardstock from the Brights textured cardstock pad.

I was thrilled to find a vellum sentiment sticker that was very similar to the one that I used on the bag.  This sticker is from the Family Outings message sticker kit and is just different enough from the other sticker to set it apart.  This clear layered sticker cluster includes a palm tree and sun from the mini beach set along with a cute little splashing duck from the mini cuddle & coo set.

Thanks for stopping by today!