The Lucky Clover Punch Product Update!

 

The #160612 Lucky Clover Punch is completely sold out and is no longer available for purchase. Because so many of the products in the January-April Mini Catalog are seasonal or tied to a specific holiday, it is not always possible to restock a time sensitive product in advance of that particular holiday or occasion. So, the products are available while supplies lasts.

The Country Bouquet heart punch, the Lucky Clover punch, and the Easter Bunny punch have all been very popular since the January-April Mini Catalog debuted. The Country Bouquet heart punch is currently on backorder. 

So, if you have your eye on the #160331 Easter Bunny punch, I recommend placing your order now rather than later to avoid missing out.

Beth

St. Patrick's Day Delightful Tag Topper Treat Holder

I love the tag topper punches! They are easy to use, look fabulous, and can make a variety of projects from cards to boxes to treat holders! Today I am sharing a quick Delightful Tag Topper Punch treat holder just in time for St. Patrick's Day.

 

I created a small treat envelope that can hold two Andes chocolate mint candy pieces. These treat holders come together quickly with a few supplies. Score a piece of cardstock twice towards the middle to made room for the mint candy pieces to sit, punch both ends of the cardstock, decorate, and close with a ribbon.

 

I enjoyed creating this treat holders so much that I made them in three different color palettes - Soft Sea Foam, Old Olive, and Thick Basic White! Which one is your favorite?

 

Below are the measurements and supply list to recreate these St. Patrick's Day Treat Holders. You can make this treat holder as simple or as elaborate as you would like!  If you would like to recreate this card and need any of the supplies, please, visit my online store. 

 

Measurements

• Treat Holder Base: 2" x 5-1/2"; scored at 2-5/8" & 2-7/8" (Old Olive, Soft Sea Foam, or Thick Basic White Cardstock)
  
• Circle: 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" (Basic White Cardstock) - use the smallest circle die
  
• Scalloped Circle: 1-3/4" x 1-3/4" (Garden Green Cardstock) - use the 1-1/2" diameter scalloped circle die
  
• Hearts for Shamrocks: 2-1/2" x 1" (Garden Green Cardstock) - use the row of 3 hearts die
  

 

Materials

• #157618 Sweet Conversations Stamp Set 
• #158081 Special Moments Stamp Set (Sale-A-Bration)
  
• #159276 Basic White Cardstock
• #159229 Thick Basic White Cardstock
• #100702 Old Olive Cardstock
  
• #102584 Garden Green Cardstock
• #131201 Pear Pizzazz Cardstock
• #146988 Soft Sea Foam Cardstock
• #147089 Garden Green Ink Pad
  
• #151770 Layering Circles Dies
• #157623 Sweet Heart Dies
  
• #149518 Delightful Tag Topper Punch
• #110755 Multipurpose Liquid Glue
• #102300 Bone Folder
• #103579 Paper Snips
• #130148 Grid Paper
• #152392 Paper Trimmer
• #149653 Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine 
• #118489 Clear Block G
• #152156 Gold 1/4" Shimmer Ribbon
• 1/4" Circle Hole Punch
  
• Andes chocolate mint candy
  

Need more tag topper punch project inspiration? Take a look at some more of my projects that feature tag topper punches!

• Wild Rose Demonstrator Team Treat Holder
• Day of Thanks Treat Holder
• Hearts Come Home Treat Holder
• A Trio of Easter Treats
• For You Ghirardelli Chocolate Square Treat Holder

Check out the video below to see how I put these fun shamrock treat holders together! I keep calling the punch Delicate Tag Topper, but I meant to say Delightful Tag Topper.

You can make this treat holder as simple or as elaborate as you would like!  If you would like to recreate this card and need any of the supplies, please, visit my online store.

Send me a photo of your completed St. Patrick's Day treat holder. I would love to feature you in an upcoming newsletter! Or, tag me on social media with #craftwithbeth. I can't wait to see what tag topper treat holders you create!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Beth

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

To celebrate St. Patrick's Day my husband and I took an Irish bread making class. We made a free formed Irish Soda Bread with cheese, onions, and fresh rosemary. Yum!

We also made our own butter in a mason jar! We filled a mason jar part way with cream and shook it until it became butter.

It was a lot of fun! The shaking didn't take very long - only a few minutes. I got my arm workout for the day though. The butter was delicious on the Irish Soda Bread!

Then we made Hot Cross Buns with cardamom, currants, and raisins. We topped them with vanilla icing.

I also made my husband a gigantic chocolate lucky horseshoe treat holder. I am just so lucky to have a wonderful husband like him! He is such a dear!

I found the foil wrapped chocolate horseshoe at Bed, Bath, and Beyond of all places. They do have an interesting variety of national and international foods and candy. It is worth taking a look for cute ideas for the holidays!

Here is a close-up of the tag. It is made using the Lovely Friends Stamp Set and the Lovely Laurel Laurel Thinlits Set. The clover is made using the larger arrowhead shaped stamps. The stem is free formed using an Emerald Envy Stampin' Write Marker. So cute!

I hope that your blessings out number of shamrocks that grow, and may trouble avoid you wherever you go!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

An Irish Blessing

I CASED this Barn Door card from the 2018 Occasions Catalog. It is simply darling!

The Barn Door Bundle was at the top of my must have list of all of the 2018 Occasions Catalog products! I love the sliding barn door and all of the stamps!

I especially like the Irish Blessing stamps - "May your troubles be less and your blessings be more. And let nothing but happiness come through your door."  This is the same blessing I used inside my St. Patrick's Day cards last year except I typed it on my computer and printed onto cardstock. Love it!

For the sliding mechanism, I used Hillman SAE 6 washers from my local hardware store.

Instead of creating a flat one sided card, I adhered the barn door to a 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" (scored at 4-1/4") card base and added the "Happy St. Patrick's Day" image from Teeny Tiny Wishes.

This clever card uses the wreath framelit three ways - once to cut out the entire wreath from Wild Wasabi cardstock, once to cut the trio of flowers, and once to cut each individual flower. Talk about triple duty and versatility!

Check out Stampin' Up!'s video to see how this card came together.

I can see more Barn Door cards and projects in my future. How adorable would it be to put the little piggies behind the door?!?

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Mini Shamrock Pots of Gold

I created these adorable mini pots of gold to celebration St. Patrick's Day. I just loved using the Curvy Keepsake Thinlit to make little pots of gold last year. This year I wanted to expand on the idea.

I came up with these mini pots of gold using the Everyday Jars Framelits and the Simply Scored Scoring Tool.

The base of the mini pot of gold treat holder is an open-topped box made with the Simply Scored Scoring Tool. The base measures 3-3/8" square and is scored on all four sides at 1".

The sides are made from the smallest jar in the Everyday Jars Framelit set. I cut off the top two threads where the lid goes to make it look more like a cauldron lip and adhered one jar to each of the four sides of the box.

The shamrock comprises of four Garden Green hearts punched from the Cookie Cutter Builder Punch. The stem is a free-formed sliver of Garden Green cardstock.

The mini pots of gold are filled with Rolos. This sweet plant holder was my great grandmother's. The leprechaun looks like he is about to steal the mini pot of gold! Cute!

I made three variations - one plain pot of gold, one with a rainbow, and one with cute leprechaun legs sticking out.

The rainbow features the Brights Color Collection and the Rainbow Builder Framelits. I adhered each stripe of the rainbow onto Whisper White cardstock. Once the rainbow was dry, I cut it in half.

The rainbow is attached to a piece of Basic Black cardstock and then adhered to the center of the pot of gold, so it appears to be floating.

This is my favorite pot of gold variation! Check out the leprechaun legs with striped pants! How adorable! I freehand drew the shoes and pants.

The legs are scored at the ends to make a tab to glue into the center of the pot of gold.

I hope you give these St. Patrick's Day mini pots of a gold a try! How would you decorate your mini pot of gold? I would love to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Get Your Shamrock On!

Looking for the perfect treat holder for St. Patrick's Day? Try these cute clear treat boxes decorated with an Irish theme! They would be great filled with rainbow candy or even gold foil wrapped chocolates!

I used the three dimensional heart die from Love Notes Thinlit set to form the base of the shamrock. The stem is a 1/4" by 1-1/2" strip of Emerald Envy cardstock.

The center treat box has a 1-1/4" by 8-1/2" strip of Emerald Envy Designer Series Paper wrapped around. For the other two boxes, I stamped onto 1-1/2" by 8-1/2" strips of Whisper White cardstock to create my own St. Paddy's Day Designer Series Paper.

Below are the measurements to make one, two, or all three treat boxes!

St. Patrick’s Day Treat Box Measurements
	Color	Dimensions	Score at
Wrapper	Whisper White or	1-1/2” x 8-1/2”	2”, 4”, 6”, & 8”
	Emerald Envy Designer Series Paper Stack	1-1/4” x 8-1/2”
Top Square	Emerald Envy	1-7/8” x 1-7/8”
Top Square Mat	Whisper White	1-3/4” x 1-3/4”
Shamrocks	Emerald Envy	2” x 6”
Hearts	Real Red	1/2" x 3”
Tag	Whisper White	1” x 4”

How do you celebrate St. Patrick's Day? I would love to see what you make!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

St. Patrick’s Day Treat Box Project Supply List
Stamps	#127802 Teeny Tiny Wishes (Clear-Mount) #128748 Teeny Tiny Wishes (Wood-Mount) #144705 Sealed with Love Bundle #141770 Fresh Fruit
Paper	#100730 Whisper White #141408 2016-2018 Designer Series Paper Stack #102482 Real Red #141415 Emerald Envy
Ink	#141396 Emerald Envy #126944 Daffodil Delight
Embellishments	#141678 Metallic Enamel Shapes
Tools	#143263 Big Shot #126199 Stampin’ Pierce Mat #118074 Owl Builder Punch #141491 Classic Label Punch #141699 Clear Tiny Treat Boxes