Snowman Tic-Tac Holders / Secret Santa Ideas End of the Week Technique # 59

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Hey y'all. Just a quick post tonight. I'm a week behind on my EWT's so I'm throwing an extra one in. These Tic-Tac Holders are all over the place but of course when I went to look up directions I saw a few different ones that I liked, with different measurements & different decorations so I just kind combined to make my own.

We're doing a 12 Days of Christmas/Secret Santa gift exchange at my work and I though this would be a nice little stocking stuffer. I'm happy to say I've also done a few other projects that I will be posting soon with  tutorials too.

Here's today's project-

Ok, so I'm a little disappointed that the picture came out so washed out, but you can get the idea and unfortunately, I'm too tired to get back up and take some more. :( Sorry.

Here's what you need for this project- Cardstock in your choice of colors. I used Bashful Blue and Whisper White, Ribbon- I used our stitched ribbon in White. Circle Punches in the following sizes- 1 1/4, 1, and 3/4. Corner Rounder Punch, Perfect Polka Dots E. F., Big Shot, Stamp Set of your choice for the background, Pumpkin Pie Stampin Write Marker, Pearls and Black Sharpie Marker. Oh and of course a pack of Tic-Tacs. :)

Here's how you make your project-
1- I Started with a base of Bashful Blue Cardstock cut to 3 x 4 7/16 and rounded the edges. I know this is an odd measurement but I took one that was from another blog and when I scored it, the front & back weren't even (so you know the OCD in me made me change it). Score this at 1 15/16 & 2 13/16.
2- Cut your Whisper White c/s at 1 3/4 x 2 13/16 and round two edges.
3- Stamp your background. I chose to use the smallest snowflake from the Snowflake Soiree set. I stamped it in Marina Mist 3 times full strength and 3 times stamping off once.
4- Adhere the ribbon to your base. I did this 2 different ways, once under my W.W. piece and once over it (simply because I had already adhered my W.W. c/s to my base. Adhering it under your W.W. piece is much easier.
5- Adhere your W.W. c/s and then using your 1 1/4 Circle punch, punch your circle near the bottom of your W.W. piece.
6- Punch a 1" circle from a scrap piece of c W.W. c/s and run it through your Big Shot in your Perfect Polka Dot E.F. Adhere this to your c/s, slightly overlapping your punched c.s base. Add 3 medium pearls to this for buttons. You can color them with a black Sharpie while they are still on the adhesive page.
7- Punch a 3/4" W.W. Circle from scrap c/s. Color the small pearls that are attached in a row for the eyes and mouth and once they are dry, attach them to this piece. Using your Pumpkin Pie Marker draw a little triangle for the carrot nose. This piece gets attached with a Dimensional.
8- Apply a line of Sticky Strip in the middle of your two score lines and use this to attach the c/s to your Tic-Tac container. and tie your ribbon in a bow or knot.
9- Smile when you see your finished product and smile even bigger when you think of the joy it will bring it's recipient. :) That part just never gets old!

That's all I have for you tonight. I hope you like it and I hope it inspires you to try something new. This is a quick and easy project that is sure to bring a smile to someone's face. It's also quick to make and you could easily make a large batch for your office friends in no time at all. If you like today's project or have questions about it, I hope you'll take a moment to leave me a comment in the space below. I love hearing from you and your comments really do make my day! If you'd like to +1 or Pin it, I've put those buttons on my b log for your convenience. Friends and Followers are always welcome too! :)

Thanks so much for taking time out of your busy day to stop by my little corner of the world. You are very appreciated! Till Next Time-

Remember- Life is often more about the Storms than the peace they seek to overwhelm. It's not about Waiting for the storms to pass, but Learning to Dance in the rain.

Be Safe,
Shan

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Watercolored Halloween Treat Bag / The Great Pumpkin Blog Hop Week #13

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Hey y'all. Happy Thursday! Just one more day until the weekend. Woo-Hoo! Hope your week is an Amazing one.

First off let me say thanks for bearing with me yesterday as I missed posting and simply joined Tuesday's card up to a new post. I had already planned to do that, but I had also planned on giving you a new post. For those of you that follow me, I had a family emergency yesterday and just wanted to give you an update. My daughter is almost 5 months pregnant and started throwing up & having right lower abdominal pain Tuesday night. After spending 10 hours in the E.R. getting 2 Ultra-sounds and another 2 hours on the ward awaiting an MRI we found out 3 things. 1- We're really thankful that her husbands in the military and she is receiving Military Medical Care, 2- She's having a baby girl, Tooey (Baby 2.0) is now Princess Tooey, and 3- She had appendicitis. So, after a very long day, she went to surgery at 5pm and I am happy to announce both of my princesses are doing well. I'm forgiven for not posting, right? :)

Here's what I had planned on posting. It's also a Blog Hop so make sure to scroll all the way to the bottom of this post to see everyone's creations and to join in the fun-

Halloween Treat Bag featuring
Watercolored and Brayered Greeting Card Kids Stamp Set.

I did this project for my September Team Swap. The bag itself is like this one that I did earlier this season. The focal panel though is CASE'd from the Fantabulous (why yes, that really is a word and the correct usage of it) Michelle Zindorf. I changed mine just a little to make it my own, but here's the original.  I started with a base of Lucky Limeade and made my sweet little bag. It's just the right size for a small gift or treat for someone special. The panel was adhered with Dimensionals and I used a piece of Ruffled Limeade Ribbon to hold it closed.

Here's a closer look-

Oh! How precious is she!?! I used my Blender Pens and Classic Ink Pads on Watercolor Paper to design this little darling. I then fussy cut and adhered her to my brayered and sponged background.

I used the flourishes from Everything Eleanor like the inspiration piece but changed the position a little and then added 3-D pumpkins instead of stamped ones-

I love making punch-are pumpkins this time of year. They're just so easy and so sweet.

Well, that's all I have for you for this post. Don't forget to scroll to the bottom to see all of the fabulous entries in this week's Great Pumpkin Blog Hop. It's the last week, so why not join us too! You can join by clicking on the link at the bottom of my post. Terry at Goin' Over The Edge has hosted us for 13 weeks now and it's been a blast! There's still time to join in and guess what? Terry's giving away a $50.00 Stampin' Up gift certificate to one of the entries from the 13 weeks. How Amazing is she!?! Pretty Darn, is my answer to that question. Anyways- make sure to check out all the fun and be sure to come back often to see the new entries.

I hope you liked today's project. I love hearing from you, so if you liked it or have any questions, I hope you'll leave me a message below. I read all of your comments and they really do make my day! If you'd like to +1 or Pin today's project, I've put the buttons on my blog for your convenience. Friends and Followers are always welcome too!

Thanks so much for taking time out of your busy day to stop by my little corner of the world. You are very appreciated! Till Next Time-

Remember- Life is often more about the storms than the peace they seek to overwhelm. It's not about Waiting for the storms to pass, but Learning to Dance in the rain.

Please also Remember that October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month-
Love Does NOT Hurt!

Be Safe,
Shan

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I Conquered The Wreath. Finally!!!

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Hey y'all. I hope you're having a great week so far. I'm sad to say I haven't stamped anything for myself since Friday night. I'm going to have to come up with something though or I won't have projects for the rest of the week. Nothing like a little pressure to make the mojo work. :) Today's project isn't something I stamped, but it makes me smile. It makes me smile because I finally conquered the blasted thing and now that it's done, I smile every time I walk into my kitchen and see it on the wall.

Here's today's project-

Fall Wreath featuring Spice Cake DSP

Why yes, I know you're surprised to see a project featuring retired product. I try to not do that very often. The truth is that when I started this project not only was the product not retired it was brand new! I know you're probably doing the math right now, yep this @*%#! wreath was a whole year in the making. *SMH* The truth is I got so frustrated during the class with trying to get the lolly's to adhere to the bases I just gave up. I seriously got a headache from doing it, I was soooo frustrated.

Fast-forward a year....We now have our amazing little silicone mats and after reading everyone else's blogs last year on how Hot Glue Guns made doing theirs so much easier I decided to give it one more try. The Catholic guilt in me just wouldn't allow me to trash the whole thing. So during our Columbus Day weekend 2 weeks ago, I sat down with all the pieces and started nearly from scratch. The lolly's were all removed from their bases, (I never thought Tombow would let me down) they all removed easily from the bases without any ripping or tearing. In its defense, there might have been enough Tombow that it was acting more like Temporary adhesive than permanent. Next, using my hot glue gun I applied it to the back of each lolly and stuck it back down to the base. WOW!!! What a difference the hot glue made. If I had known it would be that easy, I might even have completed this project last year. :) Once I had all of them done I started figuring out placement and discovered that I was short a small one. It would have been fine without it, everyone else in the class' was nice without an extra one, but I couldn't make myself do it. It just wasn't going to be symmetrical enough. So, surprising even myself, I went down to the studio, found some old Spice Cake DSP and made myself another lolly. *Gasp!* I know, it's still hard for me to believe. (It's the small blue one at the top right side) Once it was done I was ready to assemble & complete my project. I did make one other alteration from the original. My stamping buddy April had used a straw wreath to mount hers and I liked how it gave her wreath a little more dimension so I had purchased a 12' wreath myself, in the anticipation that I would one day complete mine. Instead of leaving it bare though, I took my remaining Crumb Cake Tulle and wrapped it around my wreath. I had just enough to wrap it completely. It was meant to be. I used my Hot Glue Gun to secure the edges to the wreath and then hot glued everything to the wreath. Finally, it was done! I found a nail to mount it with and then went in search of somewhere to mount it. Luckily, I found a bare section of wall in my kitchen that looked like it needed a little love and mounted it there. Now I see it every time I go into my kitchen. I think it was meant to be there. What do you think-

Sorry for the blurry pic

My kitchen is done in a warm gold Venetian Plaster (Yes, I watched way too many episodes of that darn house swapping/remodeling show a few years back and had to try it. Yes, it was a pain in the rear. I froze my shoulder finishing it up. No I don't recommend it to anyone. I sponged my living room in a similar color and it butts up to the edges of the kitchen and looks almost identical with much less work and no frozen shoulder. Any-who, I think it's the perfect compliment to the Spice Cake Colors used in my wreath.

Believe it or not, now that we have the Die to make these and the silicone mat, I'm almost thinking of trying my hand at another one....almost.

Well, that's all I have for you today. I hope you liked it and I hope you'll bear with me as I struggle through the next few days/weeks. I updated my FB yesterday to say my heart was headed to Cali without me and I'm hoping I won't feel this way too much longer, because it really SUCKS!!! I just have no desire to do anything and I'm already ready to be over that feeling, so I really do hope you'll bear with me as I transition through this. Thanks in advance for being so wonderful!

Thanks for taking time out of your busy day to stop by my little corner of the world. You are very appreciated! Till next time-

Remember- Life is often more about the storms than the peace they seek to overwhelm. It's not about Waiting for the storms to pass, but learning to Dance in the rain. 

Please also remember that October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month-
Love Does NOT Hurt!

Be Safe-
Shan

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My 3G/Ghostly Trio Is Baaaack! Halloween Treat Purse

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Hey y'all. Happy Humpday! I hope you're having a great week so far. The best part? Only 2 days left till the weekend. Woo-Hoo! :)

Have you seen the Great Pumpkin Blog Hop yet? No, not with Charlie, Snoopy, and the gang. The one with all the really cute Halloween cards and projects. Hard to believe, but it's on it's sixth Amazing week. You'll be able to see all the cute ideas in one convenient spot, at the bottom of this post. You'll be able to click on their picture and be whisked magically (haha) to their site to find out all about their Fabulosity. Why yes, that is a real word and once you see all the cool cards/projects, you'll believe it. :)

I went retro this week and used an idea from last Halloween. This treat holder was just sooo cute. I've been meaning to use it more this year and have just been finding other cute ideas so it kinda got pushed to the background. This weekend I got busy designing and brought back not only the purse but my 3 Cute Dudes as well. Here's today's project-

Halloween Purse Treat Holder featuring
Howlstooth and Scaringbone DSP and Punch Art Ghosts

Isn't it cute? And how sweet is my Ghostly Trio, my little 3G's. Let me tell you, no one would be afraid to take this little treat holder. No sir-ree! These come together so quick, you won't even believe it. I think I'm going to make a bunch for an October Craft Fair. They're just the right size to put some candy in or a little non-edible treat like a lip-gloss/chap-stick.

Here's a closer look at my pale little sweeties-

Punch Art Ghosts

Know what you need to make this closure? I used my Decorative Label Punch and H&S DSP for the flap and my Small Oval Punch and Small Scalloped Circle Punch. (The one in the Big Catalog not the new smaller one in the mini) Punch out 3 Small ovals from Whisper White c/s and then insert the end into your Small Scalloped Circle Punch and give a little snip and Poof! Sweet little ghosts. You know it's not often in this big ole stamping community that you get to say you had an original idea, but these little guys...All Mine! I sponged the edges, lightly,  in Basic Grey and then added a little Two-Way Glue Pen and Dazzling Diamonds to the edges. I didn't get all of it brushed out from the center but it's ok. I think it just adds to their cuteness. I layered them and adhered them to my piece of Wisteria Wonder that I had punched with my Small Scalloped Circle Punch. The edges were lightly sponged with Wisteria Wonder and a little sparkly love added. This was attached to the flap with a Dimensional. I used a thin Velcro dot under the flap to keep my purse securely closed. We don't want our treats falling out. :)

Here's a peek at the inside-

Sorry, No Chocolaty goodness to show you but it will hold a individual Reeses' Cup or other snack-sized treats.

Here's a look from the side-

I can't wait to make some more of these and surprise my friends with them! Just in case this project is new to you here's the video. I didn't make it. It's by France Martin aka Frenchie. Enjoy!

That's all I have for you today. I hope you liked my newest 3-G purse/treat holder. Don't forget to check out all of the cool cards/projects on The Great Pumpkin Blog Hop. They'll be beneath my name.I love hearing from you so if you have comments or questions about today's project I hope you'll take a minute and leave me a little blog love. I read all my comments and they really do make my day! If you'd like to +1 or Pin today's project I've put those buttons on my blog for your convenience. Friends and Followers are always welcome too! :)

I got a nice invite to link up with the Fab REAL Housewives of Riverton and their fun party. Thanks ladies! There's lots of cool stuff going on over there so stop by when you get a chance. Better yet, Link up and join the fun! :)



Thanks so much for taking time out of your busy day to stop by my little corner of the world. You are very appreciated! Till next time-

Remember- Life is often more about the storms than the peace they seek to overwhelm. It's not about Waiting for the storms to pass, but Learning to Dance in the rain.

Be Safe,

Shan

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A Confetti Card, A 3-D Project and A Challenge / NAC #8

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Hey y'all! Happy Friday! Woo-Hoo!!! I've got lots to do this weekend so I can hardly wait. I hope you have lots of fun planned too.

Do you Pin? I do. (You can check out my boards by searching for me ShanAngel or by clicking on the Follow Me button on my sidebar) I love wasting  spending valuable research time getting inspired or finding things that I love and would like to share with others. And just in case you're wondering before you click on over, Yes the boards are a little OCD just like me. : D HAHAHAHA! Any-who, I've been meaning to actually do something with the things that I pin and have been trying to do that a little more. In fact just last week I made cupcakes that I found that were Ah-Mazing (and low cal/points too!) and I'm finally taking inspiration from a card I saw and putting it to use. I'm pretty happy with how my card turned out. The original card was so unique I didn't even look it up when I made my card. I looked it up just prior to starting this post and it turns out I even used one of the same sentiments, just in a different way. Great Minds and all that. Swing on by my boards when you get a chance (but finish here first, kay) and see what you can find. If you Pin too, leave me a comment with your Pin name. I'd love to swing by and check out the Fabulous things I know you've got pinned too.

Here's today's card-

Confetti Card featuring
Friendly Phrases

How fun is this? Well, I think it's fun. :) I was really stumped trying to think up something to make with this week's challenge Over at Nacho Average Challenge. It's a color challenge and y'all know how much I absolutely adore those! NOT!!! I was actually afraid I wasn't going to be able to enter for the first time. :( Since I was limited to 3 colors this doesn't have quite the same impact as the card I took my inspiration from, but I think it's still easy to gather that it's confetti. It is easy to see that, right? Oh, please say yes!!!

In case you can't tell the colors-

I was hoping for a one layer C&S card with this, but no-go. I started with a base of Whisper White and using a pencil eraser made the "confetti" by inking up the eraser and "stamping" it onto my c/s. The colors, unfortunately, were visible on the other side of the c/s. So I cut my W.W. card into two pieces and layered them onto a Tempting Turquoise base and problem solved. My sentiment is from the set Friendly Phrases and I simply inked up the word WOW with my SU Marker instead of inking up the whole sentiment. I love that this set lends itself to this kind of separation, because it really increases the set's versatility.

Here's the inside-

Inside of Confetti Card featuring
Friendly Phrases.

I'm really happy with how it turned out. It's just so bright and happy.

Because I wasn't sure how "kosher" it would be to case someonelse's work for a challenge even though I changed it up I decided to add something else for the challenge. It's been a hot-minute since I had a 3-D item on here so I decided to add one as a bonus to this challenge. I've been thinking about adding this type project to my upcoming Christmas Class, so I just changed it up a little.

3-D Treat Holder featuring
Two-Tags Die, Boho Blossoms Punch and
Bitty Banners Framelets and Matching Stamp Set 

I love this idea. I know it's out there everywhere, but it's cute and quick and makes an impression on it's recipients and your class participants. I simply cut out two of the larger tags in T.T., creased them on the score line, added a little Tombow to the bottom to secure them and then decorated. See, Easy! I closed the treat holder with a small piece of Pumpkin Pie Ribbon tied in a simple bow. Multiple flowers were punched out from each of the colors plus W.W. and then sponged the edges and set about assembling them. The layers were all adhered with Tombow and the flowers were then secured with Mini Glue Dots. Once I had them all secured, they seemed to still be needing "just a little something extra" so I got out my White Gel Pen and added a little extra detail and I think that's just what they needed. I stamped the sentiment and then cut it with my Bitty Banners Framelet. Using my Bone Folder I curved it to give it some movement and then secured it as well with Mini Glue Dots. This will hold 3-4 Mini Reeces' Cups, Nuggets, Kisses (or similar sized item) or a snack sized candy.

So what do you think of my projects? I hope you liked them and I  hope the ladies over at NAC like them too. Like I said I went back this morning and looked for the original Pin and found it. Turns out the Pinner lives in my town. I'm sending her a message to let her know I CASE'd her and who knows maybe one day we'll get to meet. Always fun to meet other SU peeps. Don't you think? :) Here's the Original Pin and the link to her blog post-

Well, that's all I have for you today. I hope it inspires you to try something new, a challenge or maybe just actually doing something with one of the things you Pinned. I love hearing from you so if you have comments or questions about today's card &/or project, please feel free to leave me a comment. I read all of my messages and they really do make my day! If you'd like to +1 or Pin either, I've put the buttons on my blog for your convenience. Friends and Followers are always welcome too! :)

Thanks so much for taking time out of your busy day to stop by my little corner of the world. You are very appreciated! I hope you have a great rest of the day and that you have a Fabulous weekend filled with lots of time for Family, Friends and of course Creativity! Till next time-

Remember- Life is often more about the storms than the peace they seek to overwhelm. It's not about Waiting for the storms to pass, but Learning to Dance in the rain.

Be Safe,

Shan

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