Saturday Morning Videos: Gift Boxes GALORE!

Good morning and welcome to Saturday Morning Cartoons Videos! Learn how to make custom gift boxes in the sizes and colors you want. All you need is cardstock and a Gift Box Punch Board and you can make boxes up to 4" tall in minutes. 

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~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Saturday Morning Videos: Customized Treat Bags

Good morning and welcome to Saturday Morning Cartoons Videos! Giving a delicious gift is great, and making a cute package is even better! This video teaches you how to use Textured Impressions Embossing Folders and your Texture Boutique or Big Shot to create your own custom cello bags. 

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~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Butterflies and Back to School . . .

So are you wondering what on earth butterflies and 'back to school' have to do with each other?!  Well, as I was thinking of butterflies lately - those developing in the Butterfly House at the Minnesota State Fair, those I see outdoors, and of course the butterflies I create - I also thought of the new life that butterflies symbolize.  New life comes at any point of change - even at 'back to school' time!  A new school year is an opportunity to grow and change - to have a chance at the new life that comes with new experiences and challenges.  And just as for the butterfly, change for us often comes with a price - the price of difficult circumstances and challenging situations.  But the beauty that results from rising to that challenge, growing, and changing . . . it is worth it all!  Contemplate today the butterfly - and the beautiful changes that can happen in your life as you face each day with Strength, Courage, and Peace.  Here are a few cards to remind you . . .

Card made at a DOstampers STARS Shoebox Swap night.

Card made by DOstamper STAR Heidi Vinkemeier for a Shoebox Swap night.

Swap card received from Robin Anderson at the Catalog Premiere Swap in April, 2014.

Swap card received from another swapper at the Catalog Premiere Swap in April, 2014.

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Be sure to leave me a comment if you have any questions at all!

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Happy Congratulations Coming Your Way!

All of my CLOclub members get a chance at being hostess and therefore harvesting all the Hostess benefits from the club order!  They sometimes also host a separate workshop in their home to add orders and thus more Hostess Dollars!  Susana did just that . . . and ended up with $65 Hostess Dollars to spend on anything and the chance to also purchase one item for 1/2 price!  She was thrilled.  Way to go, Susana!

This card was one we made at her workshop - another Clean-n-Clever card, enjoyed by all her guests.

The ribbon end is looped under and attached to itself with a couple Gluedots, the ends were banner cut, and the whole piece just fastened to the card with Snail adhesive!

I made a few extra for myself in an alternate color scheme . . .

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Happy Congratulations
Ink:  Basic Grey, Smoky Slate, Pacific Point, Soft Sky, Coastal Cabana, Summer Starfruit
Paper:  High Tide DSP, Sweet Sorbet DSP, Pacific Point, Whisper White
Extras:  1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain ribbon, Dimensionals
Inspired by:

Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.

 What a great card for graduation, a milestone birthday, a job promotion, or an engagement!  

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Weekly DEALS from Stampin' Up!

Check out the Stampin' Up! WEEKLY DEALS in my Online Store - deals that will change every Tuesday. Come and look at the deals and place your order right away for these great, discounted products.

Here are this week's deals, Tuesday, July 29 through Monday, August 4:

1/2" CIRCLE PUNCH Price: $5.95 $4.46	BRIGHTS DESIGNER BUTTONS Price: $7.95 $5.96	CLEAR OVAL ACCENT BIGZ DIE Price: $21.95 $16.46	CUPCAKE BUILDER PUNCH Price: $16.95 $12.71
DELIGHT IN THE DAY PHOTOBOOK TEMPLATE - DIGITAL DOWNLOAD Price: $19.95 $11.97	GIFT BOW BIGZ L DIE Price: $32.95 $24.71	LITTLE BOOK OF COUPONS DESIGNER SWATCHBOOK TEMPLATE - DIGITAL DOWNLOAD Price: $12.95 $7.77	POOL PARTY STAMPIN' EMBOSS POWDER Price: $4.95 $3.71
WATERCOLOR WONDER DESIGNER WASHI TAPE Price: $4.95 $3.71

Here's how I used a few of this week's DEALS . . .

This Valentine card uses the Oval Accent Die, embossed, sanded and cut in half.

Read more about it on this POST.

This Graduation card uses the Watercolor Wonder Designer Washi Tape.

Read more about it on this POST.

This card uses the Cupcake Builder Punch as well as the Circle Card Thinlets Die.

The Card Thinlets Dies are super easy to use and really give your cards the WOW factor!  Here's a peek at the one I used - and you can find more in my Online Store!  Stay tuned - the Holiday Catalog will also have a brand new Card Thinlet Die!

So what are you waiting for???  Zoom over to my Online Store right away to snatch up these great Weekly Deals before they're gone!  Thanks for stopping by today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Weekly DEALS from Stampin' Up!

Check out the Stampin' Up! WEEKLY DEALS in my Online Store - deals that will change every Tuesday. Come and look at the deals and place your order right away for these great, discounted products.

Here are this week's deals, Tuesday, April 1 through Monday, April 7:

7/16" NATURAL TRIM RIBBON  Price: $6.95 $5.21	BLUE 3/8 INCH DENIM JEAN RIBBON  Price: $6.95 $5.21	DELICATE DETAILS LACE TAPE  Price: $9.95 $7.46	FANCY FLOWER PUNCH  Price: $16.95 $12.71
FUN FLOWERS BIGZ L DIE  Price: $32.95 $24.71	MOM, I LOVE YOU ENSEMBLE - DIGITAL DOWNLOAD  Price: $9.95 $5.97	PERFECT PENNANTS BIGZ DIE  Price: $32.95 $24.71	POLKA STAMPIN' AROUND BUILDER WHEEL  Price: $4.50 $3.38

Here's how I used one of this week's DEALS . . .

FANCY FLOWER PUNCH  Price: $16.95 $12.71

The stamps and papers on this card are retired, but you can see what a pretty accent the Fancy Flower punch makes!  Read more about this Fancy Flower card on this blog post!

The Fancy Flower punch was also used to make the ends of this treat tube!  Find out how to make treat tubes on this blog post!

So what are you waiting for???  Zoom over to my Online Store right away to snatch up these great Weekly Deals before they're gone!  Thanks for stopping by today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Hello Doily: Wedding-Inspired Card

Hello, stampers!  Last fall I shared with you a wedding invitation I created.  I then prepared this post to show you how I translated the invitation idea into a birthday card - and totally forgot to really post it for you!

Here's another peek at the invitation . . .

. . . and here's the birthday card I created!

I really liked how it turned out - and made several for various occasions, just changing up the sentiment on the front.

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Hello Doily, On Your Birthday
Ink:  Versamark, Early Espresso
Paper:  Naturals Ivory, Early Espresso
Extras:  White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Dimensionals, Apothecary Accents Thinlets Dies, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack.
Inspired by:  Kylie's wedding invitation ideas!

Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Another Football Season . . .

Well, another football season has come and gone with the conclusion of the state playoff games.  Oh, how I miss it!  Two years now without a son playing football . . . ah, those were the days!

If you have a son or daughter in sports, it's time now for you to plan for those fall sports banquets ~ be sure most of all to thank the coaches!  Here's a card I created for our high school football coaches a couple years ago:

The inside held a gift card:

I found the instructions on the DOstamping with Dawn website.  Check it out for great step-by-steps and photos.  I got the design inspiration from Technostamper - love her Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge!

While I was at it, I also used my design to create a few birthday cards for the guys in my life:

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Have a Ball (retired), Extreme Elements (retired), 'Thanks' (unknown), Very Versatile (retired)
Ink:  Chocolate Chip
Paper:  Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, tan cardstock, patterned paper (BasicGrey)
Extras:  Spiral punch (retired), spiral clips
Inspired by:  Mary Jo Price-Williams and Dawn Olchefske

Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J