Embellished Gift Bag for a Bestie!

I designed this gift bag for my best friend. She has always been so kind to and supportive of me that I thought I would buy her a present and make a custom gift bag too!

Instead of using the Gift Bag Punch Board to punch holes around the top edge of the gift bag, Before assembling the bag, I punched two Classic Labels for handles and added two rows of cross-stitching across the top of the bag. The cross-stitching is from a thinlit included in the Stitched Labels Framelit set.

The flowers in the vase are stamped in Blushing Bride ink directly on the bag. The flower stems are then traced with a Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker for a two-toned effect.

The baker's twine comes from the August 2018 Paper Pumpkin Kit.

This gift bag came together so easily using the Gift Bag Punch Board! Check out this quick video on how to use the punch board and assemble your gift bag!

I added a pair of flamingo earrings in the gift bag. My bestie loves all things flamingo! I hope she likes her gift and her gift bag! Have you tried the Gift Bag Punch Board? I would love to see what you create! Post a photograph of your Gift Bag Punch Board project on my Facebook Page today!

You can find the measurements and a supply list at the end of this post.

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

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January 3rd, 2019 - March 31st, 2019 - If you join Stampin' Up! as a demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration (01/03/2019 - 03/31/2019), you can add a Craft and Carry Tote to your Starter Kit! This sturdy canvas tote bag can hold a myriad of supplies, including your Paper Trimmer, punches, framelits, embellishments, and stamp sets! It even has a removable divider, lots of pockets, and a padded shoulder strap! I would love to have you join my demonstrator team Purrfect Stampers! Contact me or join my team today! This offer is for a limited time only! Don't miss out!

January 3rd, 2019 - June 3rd, 2019 - Shop from the 2019 Occasions Catalog. The Occasions Catalog is chock full of NEW stamp sets, framelits, Designer Series Paper, embellishments, tools, and more that celebrate holidays and occasions from midwinter through the beginning of summer such as weddings, birthdays, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, anniversaries, baby showers, and more!

January 3rd, 2019 - March 31st, 2019 - Would you like to earn FREE products? During Sale-A-Bration, for every qualifying purchase, you can earn FREE Sale-A-Bration Catalog products! This year there are two levels of FREE products - $50 and $100. Each FREE product is labeled with their respective price levels in the Sale-A-Bration Catalog. Every every $50 you purchase before tax and shipping, you can earn a FREE product from the Sale-A-Bration Product Catalog at the $50 level. For every $100 you purchase before tax and shipping, you can earn a FREE product from the Sale-A-Bration Product Catalog at the $100 level. For example, if you purchase $100 in product from the Occasions Catalog, Annual Catalog, or Clearance Rack, you earn one $100 level product or two $50 level products from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog. Sale-A-Bration runs from January 3rd, 2019 through March 31st, 2019.Check out my online store to see the Sale-A-Bration products!

June 1st, 2018 - June 3, 2019 - Shop from the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog for all of your stamping needs! This year's catalog is one of my favorites! With all of the new gorgeous stamp sets, embellishments, and Designer Series Paper, I want to try everything! I know you will too! Check it out today!

Do you love Stampin' Up! products? Do you enjoy sharing the joy of stamping with others? Have you considered joining Stampin' Up! as a demonstrator even for the discount? I would love to have you be a part of my Purrfect Stampers Demonstrator Team! Join during Sale-A-Bration for a special joining promotion! You can build your own Starter Kit (valued at $175 USD) for $99 +tax! Join Stampin' Up! and build your own Starter Kit today!

Gift Bag for a Bestie Supply List
Stamps	#148381 Varied Vase Bundle (Photopolymer stamp set and Vases Builder Punch Bundle)
Paper	#100730 Whisper White Cardstock #147145 Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock #115316 Rich Razzleberry Cardstock
Ink	#147100 Blushing Bride Ink Pad #147091 Rich Razzleberry Ink Pad #147096 Bermuda Bay Ink Pad #100082 Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker
Embellishments	Pink Baker’s Twine from August’s Paper Pumpkin Kit #104430 Dimensionals
Tools	#126889 Stampin’ Trimmer #138995 Tear & Tape Adhesive #119869 1” Circle Punch #146138 1-1/8” Scalloped Circle Punch #141491 Classic Label Punch #146828 Stitched Labels Framelits

Gift Bag for a Bestie Measurements
	Paper	Dimensions
Gift Bag Base	Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock	6” x 10”
Vase	Whisper White Cardstock	scrap at least 3” x 2”
Greeting Scalloped Circle Mat	Rich Razzleberry Cardstock	scrap at least 2” x 2”
Greeting Circle	Whisper White Cardstock	scrap at least 2” x 2”

 

You are the Cat’s Meow Treat Holder

Valentine's Day is a great day to give out little treats, especially chocolate! Why not package a little love with the Cat and Dog Builder Punches? You can make a batch of these cuties for your friends and family in very little time!

These sweet treat holders are made the same way as the Cat Punch treat holders, using a strip of Designer Series Paper to form a triangular base to affix the dog and cat punch outs to. This year I added a dog treat holder. I am so happy to have a dog punch!

I couldn't decide which was my favorite, so I made a bunch of each! The dog punch outs are sporting a rhinestone collar with a heart pendant. The cats are wearing bows with a heart accent.

The heart accents are made to match the All My Love Designer Series Paper. I used the small tip on a Dark Lovely Lipstick to color in the small heart epoxy droplets. Since the Stampin' Blends contain permanent ink, they will stick to the epoxy droplets. You can customize the epoxy stickers with any of the Stampin' Blends to match your project!

Which is your favorite - the dog or the cat? I hope you give these treat holders a try! I would love to see your Cat and Dog Punch Valentine's Treat Holders! Leave a comment below or post a project photo on my Facebook page today!

You can find the measurements and a supply list at the end of this post.

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

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Host Codes & Current Promotions:

December 5th, 2018 - Starting on December 5th, 2018, a NEW Stamparatus carry bag will be available for purchase. You can store your Stamparatus and accessories all in one handy, zippered tote bag! Demonstrators can pre-order the bag starting November 12th, 2018.

January 3rd, 2019 - March 31st, 2019 - If you join Stampin' Up! as a demonstrator during Sale-A-Bration (01/03/2019 - 03/31/2019), you can add a Craft and Carry Tote to your Starter Kit! This sturdy canvas tote bag can hold a myriad of supplies, including your Paper Trimmer, punches, framelits, embellishments, and stamp sets! It even has a removable divider, lots of pockets, and a padded shoulder strap! I would love to have you join my demonstrator team Purrfect Stampers! Contact me or join my team today! This offer is for a limited time only! Don't miss out!

January 3rd, 2019 - June 3rd, 2019 - Shop from the 2019 Occasions Catalog. The Occasions Catalog is chock full of NEW stamp sets, framelits, Designer Series Paper, embellishments, tools, and more that celebrate holidays and occasions from midwinter through the beginning of summer such as weddings, birthdays, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, anniversaries, baby showers, and more!

January 3rd, 2019 - March 31st, 2019 - Would you like to earn FREE products? During Sale-A-Bration, for every qualifying purchase, you can earn FREE Sale-A-Bration Catalog products! This year there are two levels of FREE products - $50 and $100. Each FREE product is labeled with their respective price levels in the Sale-A-Bration Catalog. Every every $50 you purchase before tax and shipping, you can earn a FREE product from the Sale-A-Bration Product Catalog at the $50 level. For every $100 you purchase before tax and shipping, you can earn a FREE product from the Sale-A-Bration Product Catalog at the $100 level. For example, if you purchase $100 in product from the Occasions Catalog, Annual Catalog, or Clearance Rack, you earn one $100 level product or two $50 level products from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog. Sale-A-Bration runs from January 3rd, 2019 through March 31st, 2019.Check out my online store to see the Sale-A-Bration products!

June 1st, 2018 - June 3, 2019 - Shop from the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog for all of your stamping needs! This year's catalog is one of my favorites! With all of the new gorgeous stamp sets, embellishments, and Designer Series Paper, I want to try everything! I know you will too! Check it out today!

Do you love Stampin' Up! products? Do you enjoy sharing the joy of stamping with others? Have you considered joining Stampin' Up! as a demonstrator even for the discount? I would love to have you be a part of my Purrfect Stampers Demonstrator Team! Join during Sale-A-Bration for a special joining promotion! You can build your own Starter Kit (valued at $175 USD) for $99 +tax! Join Stampin' Up! and build your own Starter Kit today!

Cat Punch Valentine Treat Holder Supply List
Stamps
Paper	#148576 All My Love Designer Series Paper
Ink	#147028 Dark Lovely Lipstick Stampin' Blend #100082 Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker
Embellishments	#148584 All My Love Ribbon Combo Pack #148583 Heart Epoxy Droplets #144220 Rhinestones
Tools	#144666 Cat Punch #148543 Dog Builder Punch #103683 Glue Dots® #122334 Simply Scored Scoring Tool #126889 Paper Trimmer

Cat and Dog Punch Valentine’s Treat Holder Measurements
	Paper	Dimensions
Base	All My Love DSP	2-1/2” x 3/4"; scored at 3/4" and at 1-3/4”
Cat Punch	All My Love DSP	2-3/4” x 5-1/4” (punch 2 mirror image cats)
Dog Punch	All My Love DSP	2-3/4” x 5-1/4” (punch 2 mirror image dogs)

Valentine's Day Matchbox Sweets Holder

Thank you all so much for making the Catalog Launch Retreat Day such a wonderful day! It was a treat to stamp with you all! I hope you enjoyed the projects and the luncheon. My hope is that everyone will send me a photo of their finished Take and Make project. I am so excited to see your finished treat boxes!

In your Take and Make project bag you will have several pieces - a box base, a box cover, and 6 Designer Series Paper Mats - as well as two chocolate strawberry hearts, a piece of Flirty Flamingo ribbon, the scalloped circle, and the greeting circle you stamped at the party.

Start by assembling the box base. Cut from the bottom edge along the first score line up to where the next horizontal score line starts. Cut from the bottom edge along the rightmost score line up to where the next horizontal score line starts (the red lines on the template above). Rotate the box base 180 degrees and repeat cutting the red lines. To reduce bulkiness, cut and notch each of the side tabs. This will create four side tabs.

Fold and burnish all score lines. Add strong glue such as Tear and Tape or liquid glue to all four side tabs. Fold up each tab one by one and line them up with the corresponding long side to form the open topped box.

Adhere the short side mats to the short sides of the box base. The short sides of the box base are the sides that will show when the matchbox is closed.

Fold and burnish all of the score lines on the box cover. Add strong glue to the area between the edge of the cardstock and the 7/8" score line. Fold each side of the box cover towards you until you reach the area with the glue and adhere to the first scored section. This creates a rectangular tube to slide the box base into.

Adhere the top and bottom mats on the top of and on the bottom of the box cover. Adhere the long side mats to the long sides of the box cover. Allow the glue to dry.

Place the two chocolate hearts inside the box base. Slide the box base into the box cover.

Stamp "love you" with either Lovely Lipstick ink or Flirty Flamingo ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock. Punch out the greeting with a 1" circle punch.

Punch out a 1-1/8" scalloped circle from a piece of Soft Sea Foam cardstock. Adhere the greeting circle to the center of the scalloped circle.

Add a dimensional to the top of the box cover in the lower right corner. Fold the Flirty Flamingo ribbon in half and stick the fold line on the dimensional.

Add the greeting circle on top of the dimensional and the ribbon. Your treat holder is now ready for gifting!

I hope you all had as wonderful of a day as I did on Saturday! Please let me know if you have any questions about your Take and Make projects. I am happy to help!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth