A Tag and Gift Envelope Combo!

Hi, everybody! Suzanne here with you today to share a tag and a gift envelope that I made with Lawn Fawn's Goodie Bag die! With so much going on at this time of year, I love discovering and sharing ideas that make everything that's on my to-do list a little easier! 

This gift envelope was inspired by a tutorial that I did earlier this year. I used the pieces cut with the Goodie Bag Lawn Cuts die and rearranged them to make an envelope that's the perfect size for a gift card. You can check out the full tutorial HERE.

I chose paper from the Let's Bokeh in the Snow petite paper pack to make the envelope and stamps from the Toboggan Together set to decorate the front.

I used the Gingham Backdrops set to make a glittery background for my tag:

I chose the sweet little skunk from the special limited stamp set offered by Lawn Fawn to Black Friday shoppers and dressed him up with the hat and present in the Baaah Humbug set. Instead of "naughty or nice", I mixed a few of my Lawn Fawn sets to make a "skunky" sentiment.

And, don't forget about the current Lawnscaping Challenge...you could win a $25.00 gift card from the fabulous Ellen Hutson on-line store!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful weekend filled with lots of crafting time!

Christmas shaker money wallet

Hello.

Its Kate here today with something a little different.

I have made a Christmas shaker money wallet as a gift for my great nephew.

He is almost four months old so wont really understand what Christmas is all about so I'm gifting cash.

Obviously I could put the money in a card but i thought this was just a bit more unique. 

To make a money wallet you will need a plastic page protector/project life page or a stamp storage pocket and a fuse tool.

You could make it using washi tape as an alternative but the seal may not be as good.

To start i stamped coloured and fussy cut and die cut the penguins from toboggan together and winter penguin stamp sets.

I have given some of them hats just by masking them. 

Once they were all done I realised that the wallet will be see through so i coloured the backs too.

Very important to remember how the inside will look too. 

I wanted the sentiment and name to not move although most of the elements on the front of the wallet will move.

So i used an extra piece of the plastic page cut down to size and stamped the winter scripty saying sentiment in black archival ink and let dry before sticking the name down.

Then i die cut my nephews name from Louis ABC.

The actual wallet is made from a plastic page protector and i cut it down to fit English £20 notes.

To start seal both sides, the bottom was already sealed so saved me a job :) 

Then i added the spare piece with the name and sentiment and i also adhered one penguin so that it doesn't move.

All the other penguins were added to the front and i sprinkled glitter and snowflakes behind the sentiment.

I then sealed with the fuse tool and everything moves perfectly.

This is the insides, so the wallet is opened up.

Then for the back I made two panels the black polka dot and blue patterned paper is where the money will go and i made a slot for it to slip in and out easily.

Then on the back is a panel with the message which you put in facing out.

To make it clear the wallet opens up and the money can be put inside the slot, I felt this was a more secure way to do it so that you have to physically open it and the money cant just fall out. 

The above picture shows where the money goes.

To make the slot you can insert some scrap card and carefully use a craft knife or you can use the fuse tool with a ruler.

You need to be very careful so as not to cut the other layer of plastic.

The pattern paper makes it look better when there is no money inside.

The is the front and back of the wallet.

Ive blurred the message.

When the panels are in and you have added your message seal the bottom with the fuse tool.

Now fold over and you have a finished shaker money wallet.

You can put under a book if it doesn't stay closed. 

Thanks for looking.

Hugs to a Cool Friend

Good morning!! 

Angel here to share a card using distress inks for a water color look. I wanted the card to have a winter/Christmas feel to it but didn't want to use traditional Christmas colors. I went to my ink drawer  and found four colors that I thought would work and they did! 

I used Festive Berries, Abandoned Coral, Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn. Once water was added to all of them it turned out beautifully! I let it air dry and worked on the sentiment. I die cut the Hugs Scripty die using glitter paper from my stash and a few snowflakes from the Mini Snowflakes die set. I also die cut three hugs die using plain white card stock so I could stack them up for added dimension. 

Once my watercolor panel was dry I used the largest die in the Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables set and then the next size to cut in the middle of the panel. I glued the large panel down to a top folding card and then the smaller panel I popped up using fun foam for more dimension. 

You can see the dimension in the picture above that just give extra fun to the card. I stacked up all of the Hugs dies and glued them to the panel. I then glued the snowflakes down around the die. I stamped the sentiment "to a cool friend" with Versafine Black Onyx ink from Toboggan Together. 

I'm really happy with how this turned out. I think less is more works great with a card like this. It showcases the watercoloring and focuses on the sentiment as well. 

Hope you enjoyed my card today and were inspired. Please leave me a comment if you have any questions or just to say hi! Thank you for stopping by! Have a great day!

Angel

Products used:

Ranger Non-Stick Craft Sheet	Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Twisted Citron	Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Festive Berries	American Crafts, Pow! Glitter Paper, 12x12 Silver Solid, 2 pk
mini snowflakes	Lawn Fawn LARGE STITCHED RECTANGLE STACKABLES Lawn Cuts Dies	Sizzix Accessory, Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies	Sizzix Cutting Pad, Standard
Sizzix Big Shot White & Gray	VersaFine Ink Pad, Onyx Black	2.5" round grip block with grid	Martha Stewart Scoring Board, Mini
Fiskars SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer (12")	toboggan together	scripty hugs	Ranger Artist Brush Set (7 Piece)
Tim Holtz DISTRESS WATERCOLOR CARDSTOCK Ranger Ink TDA39549	Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Mowed Lawn	Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Abandoned Coral

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No mess shaker cards

Hello. 

I  have some shaker cards to share today and a little tip for making them with no mess from glitter or sequins or seed beads trying to escape.

I created a winter scene using  toboggan together.

As my scene has lots of layers i didn't want my shaker filling to get stuck on anything and as the cards are for young children I also didn't want any choking hazard to escape the card.

So i used something that most card makers have self sealing bags, the type you put your cards in.

I just added some fake snow to one and a sequin seed bead mix to another and adhered them to the inside of the frame.

I still used double side foam tape to give everything room to move but everything is contained inside the bag.

You could of course use a fuse tool if you have it.

I love that everything moves freely when you shake the  cards and i know nothing is going to fall out.

Thanks for looking.

You're A Cool Friend

Hello! 

It's Angel here to share with you a fun winter card! It's so hard to pick just one stamp set to use from Lawn Fawn so in this case I use quite a few. 

Eek! How cute is that reindeer and snowman! I think that in a Lawn Fawn world they could be friends. I love how all of the sets match well with each other. 

I die cut the smaller banner from the Stitched Party Banners die set using patterned paper from the Bokeh in the Snow 6x6 paper pad. Next I used a piece of white card stock and die cut the small banner die again along with one of the Hillside Border dies. I stamped the reindeer from Toboggan Together along with the snowman and accessories from Making Frosty Friends using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them using my Copic Markers. 

I did a little stamp surgery on the sentiment so I could stamp it where I wanted. I added a few details to the scarf with my white gel pen and glitter to the hat using my Wink of Stella clear brush marker. 

I adhered everything to a standard top folding card and attached a piece of Red Sparkle hemp cord and tied in to a bow. 

Thanks for stopping by today! All products used are listed and linked below. Have a great day!

Angel

EK Tools, Precision 5 Inch Scissors with Sheath	2 Way Glue, Fine Tip	Tombow MONO Permanent Adhesive Applicator, 1/3-Inch by 472-Inch (62106)	red sparkle single cord
Uni-ball Impact Gel Pen, White	2.5" round grip block with grid	Martha Stewart Scoring Board, Mini	Fiskars SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer (12")
Sizzix Accessory, Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies	Sizzix Cutting Pad, Standard	Sizzix Big Shot White & Gray	Memento Ink Pad, Tuxedo Black
Memento Marker, Tuxedo Black	COPIC Sketch Marker C1, Cool Gray No. 1	COPIC Sketch Marker R24, Prawn	COPIC Sketch Marker R27, Cadmium Red
COPIC Sketch Marker R29, Lipstick Red	COPIC Sketch Marker R39, Garnet	COPIC Sketch Marker YR04, Chrome Orange	COPIC Sketch Marker YR07, Cadmium Orange
COPIC Sketch Marker E51, Milky White	COPIC Sketch Marker E55, Light Camel	COPIC Sketch Marker E57, Light Walnut	COPIC Sketch Marker E59, Walnut
toboggan together	let's bokeh in the snow petite paper pack	stitched hillside borders	stitched party banners
making frosty friends	Neenah Cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, 25 pk

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