This week, I had another Envelope O’Fun in the mail . . . this time, from Lori Craig!  It was stuffed with Anna Wight’s Whipper Snapper birds (Spring Bird and Nesting Bird on a Branch)  stamped on Shimmery White, some pieces of glittery patterned paper, and a few sheets of Shimmery Ivory cardstock.   She issued a friendly challenge to Beate,  Sharon, and Angel to create something with the images and patterned paper.  Check out what they came up with by clicking on their names. I quickly peeked when I went to add links.  I love seeing what different people do with the same basic supplies!

I had a little bit of time to play during the Spurs game (my husband is so happy that they won!), and created these two cards. This was FUN!

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A couple of weeks ago, I found an envelope from Jami in my mailbox. It was stuffed with some stamped images from Stampin Fun For Everyone, one of her favorite retiring Stampin’ Up! sets. She issued a little challenge to create something with the images she’d included . . . by May 30th. I was excited to get crack-a-lackin’ on the challenge, and then the summer yuck hit *hard*. Ended up doing something way different than I wanted to, but I finished!

Here’s mine, just in time!

Super easy little project, especially when everything’s stamped and ready to go! I cut a strip of the patterned paper (Spring Mini Polkadots & Paisley double sided paper) and scored so that it would hug the bag (Martha Stewart party favor bag from Michael’s), then adhered it with Sticky Strip. The stamped image was watercolored with watercolor crayons and an aquapainter, and I used the ticket corner punch on the corners before matting it with Tempting Turquoise and adhering to the bag with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The “Nifty Stamps” sentiment was already circle punched, so I just added a layer behind it, punched a hole, and added some ribbon from my stash before adhering with a dimensional.

Thank you, Jami for a great challenge, and for giving me a head start on a much needed gifty thing! I think this little bag will be perfect to stash some of the incentive stamps I’ve been hoarding (I don’t know why!) in. I’ll send it with the kids on Friday - they’ve been having so much fun with a karate friend this week, and the mom and daughter both stamp. It will be a perfect “thank you for your hospitality” gift!

Lots going on here lately. School’s out on Friday, so teacher gifts have been right on top of my to-do list. Here’s what the kids and I came up with and made.

I purchased the Papier-mâché letters from Hobby Lobby. Each of them got a coat of paint, and then I adhered patterned paper and embellished. I created a set of cards to coordinate with each letter and used the extra patterned paper for those. The quick and easy layout was personalized with “A Note from Mrs. ___” that I’d printed right onto the cardstock prior to scoring, cutting, and adhering the paper and embellishments. (I’ll list details at the end of this post.)

Here’s another quick gift (well, the packaging, anyway). My coworker of the past nine years’ last day is on Friday. She loves yellow and bees, so here’s the little quart-sized paint can I’m going to stuff with some paperclips, a pen, and a pretty Brighton clock for her new desk. I hope she like it and that she’ll “bee happy” at her new job. Corny? That’s me!

What are some of your favorite stamped/papercrafted gift ideas?

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