A small gift...

My friend (and upline) Heidi King adds a small gift to her customer/club orders, many of which I have been the recipient of.  I wanted to start to do it for the orders that I receive, so it was perfect that she has challenged her downline to do the same.  I came up with these small treats for the girls in my stamp club this month.  There are three Hershey Nuggets in each bag.  I recently opened this pack of Polka Dot Parade DSP and I LOVE it!  The stamp set is a retired one called "Eat Chocolate".

I hope they like them as much as I do.  Have a great day!

-Christel

Convention (2012) Roomate Gifts

I decorated mini composition books for my roomates (traveling buddies) this year at Convention. I then decorated some bags that I bought a while ago (non-Stampin' Up!) and put the mini comp. books and a mini gel pen in each bag. I plan on making more of these for the craft fairs I will be doing in the fall.

These are great for many things... password books, wish list book, a "favorites" book for your friends or anything else you can think of!

Have a great day!

-Christel

Swap (and Class) Card

This is the card that I made for the one organized swap that I participated in at Stampin' Up!'s Convention last week in Salt Lake City.  All supplies are Stampin' Up!.

Stamp Set: Papaya Collage and Petite Pairs 
Papers: Crumb Cake, Naturals White, Gumball Green, Pool Party and Very Vanilla
Ink: Early Espresso, Primrose Petals and Gumball Green
Accessories: Stampin' Dimensionals, Basic Pearls, Color Spritzer Tool, Apothecary Accents Framelits and Bitty Banners Framelits

I have a card class coming up on August 17th.  We will be making 6 cards, 2 each of 3 designs.  This is one of the cards that we will be making at the class.  If you would like more info on the class, please let me know.

Have a great day!

-Christel

You're "Just My Type"

This is one of the other cards that I did at the card class that I had in April.  I was really surprised that this stamp set did not make it into the new catalog.  I think it is a very versatile, fun set.  I definitely plan on keeping mine, but I tend to keep what I like.  I love the fact that there is a design in the First Edition Specialty DSP that discusses typewriters.  It is absolutely perfect when using this set!

As always, let me know if you have any questions.

Have a great day!

-Christel

Mother's Day Card 2012

Here is my Mother's Day card for this year.  I had a class a couple of weeks ago and the attendees made two of this card in addition to two Father's Day cards and two cards using the newly retired Just My Type stamp set.  I was really sad to see that stamp set go.  I will post the card that I made using that set shortly.  As always, please let me know if you have any questions.

Have a great day!

-Christel

Infused Vanilla Vodka

I have wanted to try my hand at infusing alcohol for a long time, and thought... what better time than for Teacher Appreciation?  I infused a bottle of vodka with vanilla beans for about 3 weeks and then put the yummy vanilla vodka into re-purposed frappuccino bottles.  I think they turned out super cute, and I had a little basket that they fit in perfectly!  These would be great gifts for a small group, they could get pricey if you make them in large quantities.  I am thinking maybe for a night out with your girlfriends you could give these as little gifts.  Let me know if you have any questions.

Have a great day!

Christel

Teacher Appreciation Gift Basket

Yesterday was the final fundraiser for this year at my son's elementary school.  It was called Geckos on the Green and was golf themed (as you may have guessed by the title).  There were items that were donated for a silent auction in addition to raffles.  I donated a card class for 6 plus this Teacher Appreciation Basket.  Included in the basket was:

• A gift card holder
• A decorated tin with wrapped Hershey's Nuggets
• A teacher themed composition book w/ matching pen
• A teacher themed clipboard w/ matching pen
• A 6 pack of handmade cards with coordinating envelopes

I hope the recipient enjoys all of the goodies. 

Have a great day!

-Christel