Christmas Gift Card Holders

My sister and I made these fun gift card holders over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, and I wanted to share them! They are REALLY easy to make with card stock, designer series paper, stamps and ribbon. They are all made with the Top Note die and the Big Shot die cutting machine. I've listed "ingredients" below each picture.


Night of Navy and Whisper White card stock. Silver cording. Night of Navy classic ink. Silver Encore ink. Snowflakes are from the Christmas Punch hostess stamp set. The stamp on the front is from Sale-A-Bration last year, a set called Yummy.


Real Red card stock and Christmas Cocoa designer series paper. Real Red grosgrain ribbon. Chocolate Chip classic ink. Yummy stamp set.


Old Olive card stock and Merry Moments designer series paper. Real Red grosgrain ribbon.


Chocolate Chip card stock and Merry Moments designer series paper. Real Red grosgrain ribbon.

These are SO quick and easy to make. If you need gift card holders for this Christmas then let me know. I can either make what you need ($1.50 each if using supplies I already have, more if I have to special order paper or ribbon) -or- you can schedule a time with me to come over and make your own. Contact me right away to order or schedule! I can also schedule time with you to make Christmas gift tags.

~Elisa

"Extreme Guitar" - Guest Blogger Card

Today's Guest Blogger is my sister Elaina. She made this card for her teen-aged nephew. Below the photo is her description of what she used to make the card.



"The base of the card is Kraft. The "red and black" paper is really just Real Red card stock that I crumpled up then dragged my Basic Black classic ink pad across. Neat right? First time I can remember crumpling good paper on purpose. I used my spritzer to spritz with Real Red and Basic Black Stampin' Write Markers on Whisper White card stock. Then I stamped the guitar guy (Extreme Guitar, set of 1, $8.95) on top of that. On the other one i stamped off twice in addition to the main image moving over each time. kinda neat maybe i will photo that for you to see too. anyway- the guy is mounted on Basic Black. The mounted image is on dimensionals too. The "you rock" is actually alphabet rub-ons, not a stamp (not Stampin' Up!)."

I hope you enjoyed this "guest blogger" post. If you want your creation featured here then send me an email with "guest blogger" in the subject line, a photo of the project, and what you used to create it!

Remember Shrinky Dinks?

If you are a certain age (like me) then you remember all the fun you had putting plastic shrinky dinks in the oven to make various charms, bookmarks, etc. Well, here is my recent version, with special thanks to my sister for the idea! These photos were taken with my camera phone, so the quality isn't the greatest - but you get the idea at least!


The BEFORE Photo: These images are from the retired stamp set from Stampin' Up! called Baby Firsts. I chose this stamp set because Liam is now 6 months old and I wanted to try to make charms with his "firsts" in mind. This stamp set has 8 stamps in it, but Liam has only done 4 of the 8 "firsts" so far. I'll make the rest later. I've included the actual stamp in the photo for size reference. The stamp is about 2x2 inches.


The AFTER Photo: See the difference? These are perfectly sized for little charms either on a necklace or bracelet.

Special notes: I stamped the images on shrink plastic using Classic Basic Black ink from Stampin' Up! Then, I colored the images with my Stampin' Write Markers. I then punched the images out with my 1 3/4 circle punch, 1 3/8 square punch, and scallop circle punch. Next, I punched the hole in each one using my Crop-A-Dile and attached the ring. Finally, each charm was heated using a heat emboss tool until it was finished shrinking! No more waiting for the oven!

On the back of each charm I plan to write the date that Liam accomplished each "first". I haven't decided whether to wear my charms on a necklace or bracelet, but I know this is something I will LOVE to wear.

I hope you enjoy these! They were fun and easy to make. And now I have personalized charms all about my boy!

~Elisa

Guest Blogger - Elaina!

So Cute! Elaina made this card for her son Jake's 4th birthday - and he chose the colors!

Card: Power Up stamp set, Builder Bits wheel (retired), Very Vanilla, Green Galore, and Brilliant Blue card stock, happy birthday stamp. Distressing on the brilliant blue and ink to paper on the card in general.

Now it's your turn! Share your project with me and you can be featured here as well. You got it, now FLAUNT IT!

~Elisa

Scrappy Birthday!

I have a beautiful twin sister Elaina (left) and our birthday this year was held at a local scrapbooking store. Our husbands coordinated the whole day, and it was a complete surprise to us! My adorable nephew is front and center in this photo. Jacob has already helped his mommy scrapbook and he is very talented for a 2 1/2 year old!