It's in the BAG!

 It's in the BAG!!! The GIFT BAG, that is!  I am trying to use up my stash of discontinued papers from Close to My Heart.  I had several 6x6 paper samplers that I did decided to use on gift bags.  The bags are from Michaels or JoAnns or Hobby Lobby and they come in packages of 13.  Our new Kraft cardstock was used to make the tags.  Some bags like the one on the left are embellished with CTMH's coordinating My Stickease.  The middle bag was embellished with circles cut out of the patterned paper, while the bag on the right was embellished with paper cut with flower and circle punches.

I also bought some smaller kraft bags and decided to use these to use up some of the smaller scraps I had left over from the paper samplers.  I used our Kraft cardstock to make 4x4 cards.  The cards are embellished with patterned paper, stamped images (from CTMH of course), My Stickease, and flower punches.

I took these over to the local gift shop to see what would sell.  I tried to price them very reasonably, as my main purpose is to earn a little extra cash and use up my VERY EXTENSIVE paper supply!

Stay tuned for MORE gift shop goodies posting in the near future...and thanks for looking!

Valentine's Day projects...Sweetheart Teacher Gift Set

I finally got my Sweetheart Workshop on the Go kit and it is absolutely lovely!  I'm not a huge pink pink fan, but CTMH Cotton Candy pink is delicious!!!!  I made this for Joey's teacher this year:  a nugget tin with matching card and gift bag.

 

The paper is all from the Sweetheart kit.  I used CTMH rubons to create the flourish behind the heart on the bag.  The black hearts are the new epoxy stickers from CTMH.  And the white "ribbon" is actually the leftover tape backing from my ATG adhesive gun!  What's that saying?  Reduce, reuse, recycle!!!

I hope you all have a wonderful Valentine's Day!

Welcome to my blog and my very first post!

Welcome and thanks for stopping by! I am so excited to share with you some of my creations. Two weeks ago, I participated in my first ever Mojo Monday Challenge. If you've never visited this blog, every Monday they give you a challenge sketch, this one is #171 from December 27th. You make your version of the sketch and then post your picture on their blog and link it to yours. The first Monday of each month they do a contest.

Here is the sketch:

And here are my versions:

 

I did the square one first, and it was pretty easy, so I got really pumped up and decided to go for the circle card too.  Not as easy...  And yes, I DO realize that the holidays are over, but I was still in a "holiday" mood, so...
So if you have been a collector of supplies (like me), feel free to join me in the challenge of using it up!  

Supply List:  (all supplies are from Close to My Heart unless otherwise noted) Feel free to visit my website HERE

• Mistletoe Workshop on the Go (only available until Jan. 31, 2011)
• includes  Mistletoe Level 2 paper pack
• All the Best stamp set
• Mistletoe Level 2 accessory pack (flower, brad, ornament)
• MS branch punch
• SU scalloped circle punch
• CTMH circle punch
• CTMH colonial white ric rac ribbon 

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