#tgifc156- Because Kindness Matters

Happy Friday stampers!  It's Friday and that means it's time for an all new TGIF Challenges!  This week we are sharing some Random Acts of Kindness ideas with you.  Isn't it a great feeling when someone is kind to you?!?   It's an even better feeling when you share kindness with others!  

As I drop my boys off at school each day, I tell them that I love them and ask them to do something kind.  It's fun to have them share their acts of kindness when they get home from school...makes my heart happy!

My twins and many of their friends have discovered a love for Starbucks this school year.  It is a big treat for them to walk downtown to get their favorite drink and spend time hanging out in the coffee shop.  I thought it would be fun for my boys to find a couple of people at school who looked like they could use a little friendly pick-me-up, so I sent them to school this morning with these fun gift card holders, inspired by the amazing Erica Cerwin of Pink Buckaroo Designs.  They LOVED this idea and could not wait to get to school and find some classmates to hand them out to. 

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Garden Green, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Coffee Break DSP
Ink ~ Garden Green, Early Espresso

Stamp Set ~ Coffee Cafe

Other Supplies ~ Coffee Cups Framelits, Layering Circles Framelits, Copper Trim

I am so happy to see that this stamp set and framelits are carrying over to the new 2018-2019 Annual Catalog!  And there is a VERY good chance that I ordered a couple packs of this DSP to hoard!

What will you do that is kind today?!?!

Have a fabulous Friday!

Happy Stamping!



Joy to the World

Happy Tuesday stamping friends!!!

 

Welcome to an all new Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge.  This week we have a new sketch for you and we hope you play along!

The circles along the side made me think of this Pompom trim, so I decided to have a little fun with the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits.

A texture from an embossing folder, a little stamping and a few embellishments and you have a festive little treat bag!

The Treat Bag makes a great gift card holder to give to that someone special this holiday season!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Real Red, Home for Christmas DSP, Gold Glimmer Paper

Ink ~ Real Red, Mossy Meadow

Stamp Set ~ Jolly Christmas

Other Supplies ~ Real Red Pompom Trim, Snowflake Elements, Gold Cording Trim, Softly Falling EF, Wonderful Wreath Framelits

 

Thank you for stopping by today!  Be sure to check out the rest of the design teams beautiful creations today and join in the fun!

Happy Stamping!

A Gift for Baby

 Spring is coming and we all know what that means...babies!!!  I have had a run of baby showers in the past few months and they just keep coming!  I've been trying to make sure I have a good stock of baby cards on hands as the babies just keep coming :)  And since I'm always a slacker when it comes to buying gifts, I always take the easy way out and get a gift card, which always needs to be wrapped up in a cute way! 

The girls over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration are sharing some fun gift card ideas today and I am here with mine.

I have a crazy amount of these fun Chevron Bags and the Gift Card Enclosures, so I thought...why not put them together?!?!

The Gift Card Enclosure is held shut with this adorable little belly band, inspired by the one and only Shelli.  She shared an adorable card at Leadership 2015 with this cute little baby bumblebee all swaddled up...love!

And of course I had to make an equally adorable card to go inside of the bag!!!  I will be making some more of these gift card holders for sure!

 Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, Whisper White, Sweet Dreams DSP

Ink ~ Memento, Blendabilities: Daffodil Delight, Smoky Slate, Skin Tones, Calypso Coral

Stamp Sets ~ Baby Bumblebee, Little Sunshine

Other Supplies ~ Chevron Tag a Bag Gift Bags, Gift Card Enclosures, Clothespins, Whisper White Bakers Twine, Linen Thread, Sweet Dreams Designer Buttons, Ornate Tag Topper Punch, Starbust Framelits, ZigZag and Large Polka Dot Embossing Folders

 

That adorable little bumblebee just makes me smile...it's so cute and happy!

 

Be sure to head on over to SSINK and check out all of the other amazing gift card holder ideas!

 

Happy Stamping!

To You From Me

 It's that gift giving time of year and if you are anything like me, you give LOTS of gift cards!  They make the perfect gift for those hard-to-buy-for-people in your life :-)  (Be sure to read to the bottom of the post to find out about a gift from ME to YOU!)

Some of the girls, including myself, over at Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration have created some super cute gift card holders for you today.  I had some fun hand stitching this gift card holder...this is the kind of sewing I can handle ;-)  And once again, I used my favorite Festival of Trees stamp set!

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Under the Tree Specialty DSP, Nordic Noel DSP, Whisper White

Ink ~ Real Red, Garden Green

Stamp Sets ~ Festival of Trees

Other Supplies ~ Nordic Noel Buttons, Tree Punch, Real Red Satin Ribbon, Old Olive Bakers Twine

 

Now here's my gift to you! 

I have a sales goal that I am trying to meet for the month of November and I am about $400 shy of meeting that goal.  I need your help in meeting this goal!!  I have an online workshop that is open beginning today through November 30th.  Anyone who places an online order using hostess code E6KQ7CCR will receive a small gift from me.  Anyone who places an order of $50 or more will be entered to win $25 in FREE Stampin' Up! products from me!  Thanks in advance for helping me meet my goal for the month!

 

Happy Stamping!!