Back to School Mini Cup Gift

I've been seeing a bunch of cool crafts with these mini cups so I thought I'd try to make one. There are a variety of directions online and I decided to follow along with this one: https://dawnsstampingthoughts.net/2017/08/mini-coffee-cup-gift-card-holder-video.html

I used a slightly older stamp set (School Kids) with die cuts and the new Falling For You paper packet. I also used the Thin Cuts-Basic Tags to put the apple on.

The Goldrush cardstock with the ruler stamped on it can hold a gift card. And then the mini cup itself can be filled with all sorts of things: chocolate, jelly beans, a Keurig cup, tea bags, etc.

The video I linked has the info for the cups, but here it is again.

I got the 4 oz. cups here: https://www.webstaurantstore.com/choice-4-oz-white-poly-paper-hot-cup-pack/9994W.html

and the lids here: https://www.webstaurantstore.com/choice-4-oz-white-hot-paper-cup-travel-lid-pack/999L4W.html

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Panda Thank you from the Bottom of My Heart

Here's another little sneak peek! I have been waiting ages for Close To My Heart to come out with a "Panda," stamp. The panda is the mascot of the school where I work so I thought it would come in very handy for cards and such. I had almost given up hope, but in this catalog there are not only one, but two stamp sets with a panda stamp. My favorite is this one below! Yes, I only got the stamp set for one image! But I do hope to use the other stamps sometime. 😉

I worked on a little card and colored the panda with my ShinHan markers. I used foam tape to pop up a little punched heart to go with my sentiment. Bonus points if you can name the retired paper I used for the background of the card!

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Layout Share and Sneak Peek for New Catalog

If you follow my Facebook page, you will have been seeing a lot of sneak peeks for the upcoming CTMH catalog which goes live on August 1st. I thought I would include some here as well. I made the layout below with older paper but the letters, "VCPC," are made with CTMH's new Thin Cuts (die cut) Block  Alphabet! I also used their new Gold Pearls as an accent on the journaling block and on the lower right side. 

I used foam tape to pop up the die cut letters, which you can see a bit better in this view. 

Here are the items from the new catalog that I used on the layout.

Gold Pearls (pack of 90)

The new catalog also has Bashful Pearls (pink) and White Pearls. I like using pearls as an accent on scrapbook pages since it adds dimension without too much bulk.

Thin Cuts—Block Alphabet

This will be such a helpful tool for layout titles!

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No Worries Layouts

Back in April, my daughter's Girl Scout troop took a trip to Northbay Adventure Camp and I went along for fun! I used the No Worries paper pack and Complements to scrapbook our pictures. I've been trying to think in terms of embellishment clusters so I also used my Swirly Seashells Stamp + Thin Cuts and some random Picture My Life cards that I have to add little something extra to the layouts.

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True Love Kids Thank You

My creative time has been fleeting lately so a few hours to create today was a treat. I decided to do some coloring with my ShinHan Touch Twin markers and used the ultra cute True Love stamp set along with the retired Dream Pop papers (you know I'm a hoarder, right?). The "Thanks," sentiments is from the retired Cricut Artiste Word Balloons stamp set. I like how it all came together!

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Prima Doll in the Snow

I used the, "Winter," thin cuts with the Black glitter paper and the "Snowflakes" die cuts with the Silver glitter paper on my latest pocket letter!

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You're the Sweetest Card

Happy New Year!

Have you had a chance to see the new catalog? If not, click here to view the Seasonal Expressions fro Jan-April 2017!

There are a whole slew of beautiful new papers, coordinating embellishments, and stamp sets!

The Sugar Rush designs are among my favorites! I used the Paper Pack, the Thin Cuts Bundle, and the Sugar Rush Cardmaking stamp set for this quick card.

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