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Valentine’s Day Party With Martha Stewart Crafts

February 12, 2013 1 Comment

Valentine’s Day is two days away! Can you believe that? I’m pretty sure we were just talking about Christmas and New Year’s. However I am looking forward to Valentine’s Day! Every year we do something special for the kids. Last year we had a party a few days before and celebrated with friends. This year we’re keeping it simple, but that hasn’t stopped me from putting together a few Valentine’s Day crafts. Here’s a peek at our Valentine’s Day Party with Martha Stewart Crafts supplies.

Mini Marshmallow Pops

It doesn’t get much easier than mini marshmallow pops! To make them I used:

mini strawberry marshmallows

CandiQuick

sprinkles

heart paper straws cut in half

I carefully inserted the straw into the mini marshmallows and dipped them into melted CandiQuick then top with sprinkles. These are about 1/3 of the size of a regular marshmallow which are the perfect size if I do say so myself. Just for fun I added tags that I stamped with the Martha Stewart mini wood stamp and heart stickers. I love that the stamps come in a wood crate to hold them all in one place.

Martha Stewart Crafts Valentines Day Party

I also made tags for their valentine paper straws using a flourish punch and cupcake dimensional stickers.

Paper Straws with Tags

These stickers are too cute to throw out after our party so I made sure to make them removable from the straw.

Paper Straws with tags

I used a permanent foam adhesive dot and slightly wrapped it around the straw. Its strong enough to hold the tag in place but still removable after use. I think I’m going to save it for our Project Life album after we’re done with them. Valentine's Day straws

Last but not least we’re in the process of making a few last minute Valentine cards for grandma and grandpa using the mini Valentine card & sticker set. Valentine's Day cards You can save 20% at MarthaStewartCrafts.com now through Valentine’s Day! Just enter the coupon code BLOG20 at checkout.

Martha Stewart Crafts

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Disclosure: I received Martha Stewart Crafts products to review, all opinions are my own.

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Paper Valentine Containers

January 15, 2013 20 Comments

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and I couldn’t be more excited about the holiday of LOVE. My daughter isn’t in preschool yet but she is also excited about Valentine’s Day. She’s keeps asking when we can go pick out valentine cards. Her best friend moved away this past Fall so she’s looking to sending her some sweet snail mail in the next few weeks. We have some local friends to hand out cards to and I’ve been thinking of cute and easy Valentine’s Day ideas like these paper valentine containers filled with treats.

Easy Valentine's Day Crafts

This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend the Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) trade show. It was such a wonderful experience, filled with mounds of inspiration. It was my first time at the show and I was pleasantly surprised by all the paper products. It was all too much to take in but I took a million pictures for inspiration. I’ve shared a few on instagram but will share them here soon.

Valentine's Day crafts

I saw these paper treat containers in Paper Crafts magazine last year and they called them “paper sour cream containers.” I’m still new to the paper crafting world but I love how easy these are to make. The best part is you don’t need a fancy die cutting machine to make them!

Supplies:

scrapbook paper

glue

sewing machine {optional}

embellishments {twine, stamps, stickers, etc.}

Quick and easy Valentine's Day crafts

To make the paper treat containers cut your paper to 4 x 6 inches.

Paper Sour Cream Containers Tutorial

Create a paper tube roll by gluing the ends together like so..

Easy paper sour cream containers tutorial

Once the glue is dried take one end and glue it close (see above picture). I used a sewing machine to close the ends but glue works great too. Then fill with treats, toys, or love notes inside and close the other in in the opposite direction. This way one end is vertical and one end is horizontal. Does that make sense?

Paper Crafts without a cutting machine tutorial

Then embellish to your hearts desire! I added washi tape from Michaels and bakers twine from The Twinery. The Happy Valentine’s Day is a dollar stamp from Michaels as well then I used a circle punch to cut it out. The glitter hearts are from Target ($1 stickers) and I adore the small clothespins to hold the tag in place.

Valentine's Day Treat boxes

So tell me..are you a fan of Valentine’s Day?

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Stitched Gift Tags & Celebrate Crate Giveaway

December 24, 2012 2 Comments

Happy Monday, friends! Can you believe Christmas is tomorrow? I’ll admit that I was one of those last minute shoppers at the mall this weekend. I don’t know what I was thinking waiting until the weekend before Christmas but hopefully I’ll be a little more organized next year. Speaking of gifts I still have a few left to wrap which happens to be my favorite part! Over the weekend I made a few stitched gift tags to compliment my kraft paper gift wrap.

Last month I saw someone on instagram post a picture of a box full of fun baking supplies. I read in the comments that it was Celebrations new monthly crate subscription. Well imagine my surprise when I received an email recently asking me if I was interested in reviewing Decembers’ crate. I love trying new crafting supplies and was really excited to see what was inside.

Celebrate Crate

The Celebrate Crate is a monthly subscription filled with inspirational ideas and supplies to help you celebrate a special event, holiday, and everyday. Every month you receive a box filled with crafting, baking, or party supplies along with a card to scan to receive creative project ideas to make with your supplies.

The crate subscription is $20 a month with shipping already included! I love the idea of getting a box full of surprise items every month! You can learn more and sign up for the Celebrate Crate here.

The December crate includes:

Sew Easy stitch piercer and foam mat

45 yards of twine from The Twinery

6 white notecards with envelopes

12 white gifts tags with twine ties

Plus $50 in gift certificates!

I’ve been wanting to try the Sew Easy tool for awhile now so I was excited to make stitched gift tags. The way it works is you run the piercer along your paper then sew with the twine. You can switch out the piercer with a variety of creative patterned piercers.

Sew Easy Piercer

My tags were a little bare so I used a couple of Christmas stamps to give them some life.

Stitched Gift Tags

My favorite is the the tag above. I love the red glitter and twine!

Stitched and stamped Gift Tags

The ink I used for the snowflake stamp was a little dull but the rhinestones helped brighten them up a bit.

Stitched adn stamped Gift Tags

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Paper Bow {Christmas Gift Wrap Ideas}

November 29, 2012 20 Comments

By now you may have realized that I LOVE paper crafts. Earlier this year I began reading a few paper crafting magazines and quickly became fascinated with all the tools and techniques. There’s still so much I have yet to explore but I feel like I’ve come a long way and am learning what my favorite paper craft tools are. Today I’m going to share with you my latest paper crafting project…Paper Bows!

Lifestyle Crafts Knotty and Nice Discount

Lifestyle Crafts released two new gift sets called Knotty & Nice. The bundles come with a variety of dies that can be used to embellish gifts, for scrapbook layouts, and even home decor projects. Take a look at what I’ve been making with the new paper bow and doily dies.

DIY Paper Bows

I found the take out boxes at World Market then used both gift sets to create simple yet pretty little treat boxes to give to friends this holiday season.

DIY Paper Bows

My favorite is this kraft paper package with the silver bow. I used the matchbox die to create the box but I also have a simple box tutorial if you don’t have a die cutting machine.

Christmas Gift Ideas

DIY Paper Bows

Knotty Gift Set

Nice Gift Set

I’m a tad bit obsessed with making these paper bows, I could decorate my entire house with them! I also made a paper bow garland that I’ll share with you next week.

Christmas Gift Boxes

The Black Friday promotions are still running until tomorrow. You can get the Revolution die cutting machine along with three Christmas dies and a sticky thumb runner for $31.99 when you use the discount code PUMPKIN. That’s one sweet deal! Plus all the borders, boxes, and bags are 40% off as well!

Holly Jolly Craft Kit

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Black Friday Specials

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I received Lifestyle Crafts dies to review, as always all opinions are my own. I truly {puffy heart} Lifestyle Crafts products!

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Give Thanks Banner & Elmer’s Giveaway

November 16, 2012 57 Comments

Happy Friday! The countdown to Thanksgiving is officially on. With less than a week away I thought it was time to create a simple Framed Give Thanks Banner for our living room. It’s where our family spends time together the most and lately I’ve really enjoyed talking to the kids about what we are thankful for. My daughter who’s 3 is starting to ask about giving back and I love hearing her responses on how we can help others.

To make the banner I used the X-ACTO Basic Shapes template to trace then cut out my tags. I’ll be honest I thought it was going to take me forever to cut the tags out but i promise it was a very quick process. If you don’t own a cutting machine the templates are your best friend! There are so many designs in each package, plus they have various sizes for each shape. The tag template I used has 6 different sizes to choose from. Pretty sweet!

Once I cut my tags with the X-ACTO scissors I made paper rosettes to hot glue in the center. I used the X-ACTO self healing mat and X-ACTO knife to cut the strips. You can check out my St. Patrick’s Day Banner and Paper Ornaments to learn the basics of making a paper rosette.

For the letters I used American Crafts Thickers found at Hobby Lobby. I love these stickers! To hang the tags I taped the string to the back and used mini Canvas Corp clothespins, also found at Hobby Lobby.

The awesome people at Elmer’s want to give one of my readers a $150 value craft supply box filled Elmer’s and X-ACTO products! Here’s what one lucky reader will get:

X-ACTO:

· Designer Series Gripster Craft Knife

· Designer Series 12” Metal Ruler

· Designer Series 12” X 12” Self Healing Mat

· Designer Series 8” Scissors

· Designer Series 5” Precision Tip Scissors

· Designer Series Basic Shape Templates

· Designer Series Decorative Shape Templates

PAINTERS:

· Painters Bright Colors

· Painters Sherbet Swirl

CRAFTBOND:

· Dot Runner

· Foam Mounting Tape

· Thin Medium Glue Spots

· All Purpose Glue Stick

· Quick Dry Dual Tip Glue Pen

· Elmer’s Designer Tape

Be sure to check out the Elmer’s Craft It! Facebook page for DIY tips and crafting inspiration.

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Disclaimer: I received Elmer’s products to facilitate my review. As always all opinions are my own.

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Lifestyle Crafts Giveaway

September 13, 2012 43 Comments

Whether you’re an experienced paper crafter or just starting out, Lifestyle Crafts offers some of the best must have tools for every crafting level. The Epic 6 is a die cutting machine that does it all…die cut, emboss, and letterpress. It’s perfect for paper crafting, home decor projects, and more!
As you know I work closely with Lifestyle Crafts to share with you upcoming releases and I get to offer my readers a discount code on all purchases. Working with Lifestyle Crafts has been a great experience and I couldn’t recommend them enough. I think I said once on instagram that I fall in love with every die I use. It’s true, they have some of the cutest dies out there!

Take a look at some of my favorites…

The Treat Carrier Die I used for my S’mores Gifts.

Bakery Box Die

Doily Rosette Die

Nesting Maple Leaves Die

Be sure to check back next week to see some cute new Halloween dies. Oh and I just got a sneak peek at their upcoming Christmas time release..they are SO cute! I can’t wait to show you what I plan to make with them. I know, I know it’s a little early to start thinking about Christmas but trust me you’re going to love these new dies!

Today Lifestyle Crafts is generously offering one A Pumpkin & A Princess reader $100 worth of dies. They will compile an awesome bundle of dies to send to one lucky winner. That’s HUGE!

Also please note that Lifestyle Crafts dies work with other manual die cutting machines like the Provo Craft Cuttlebug, Sizzix Big Shot & Sizzix Vegabond.

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DIY Candy Box

August 24, 2012 15 Comments

I have a huge crush on beautiful gift wrap. My pinterest gift wrap board is beaming with inspiring ideas that make me wish I had more occasions to give gifts for. In the last few gifts I’ve given I used washi tape to either add a tag or wrap the gift in. This DIY candy box is no exception. It’s simple but the bold colors make a big statement.

I made the flower using trim from Hobby Lobby by following the same flower tutorial I used on my yellow crate. The best part is the trim was already pleated and I didn’t have to do any sewing. Score!

To make the box I used the Matchbox Die from Lifestyle Crafts. This is a great die to use for small gifts and party favors.

Once I closed the box I wrapped the washi tape around and glued the flower on. Super easy, right? This pretty little box can be used as party favors, handmade gifts, a jewelry box, or candy box.

The tape I used is called Route 66 from Downtown tape. If you’re wanting to get a hold of some washi tape be sure to enter the Downtown Tape giveaway!

Thanks for stopping! p.s. get ready for some Fall/Halloween projects coming next week! I know it’s a little early but I can’t hold off any longer! :)

Disclosure: I received washi tape from Downtown Tape and a die from Lifestyle Crafts to review. I love both products and wouldn’t share them if I didn’t think you would too.

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Hand Sanitizer Teacher Gift & Tag

August 8, 2012 6 Comments

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Astrobrights Papers by Neenah Paper for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

I’ll admit I may have gone a little overboard with the teacher gifts this year. I figure supplies are so inexpensive this time of year that it’s easy to pick something up while shopping. Along with my school supply cake I have a few classroom necessities like sanitizer and tissue boxes to give to my sons teacher. I know that all of these things add up so I’m hoping to help out in anyway I can.

A few weeks ago I bought a bottle of apple hand sanitizer from Bath & Body Works that I knew I wanted to save for my sons teacher. I think apple scent hand sanitizer is the perfect teacher gift! All it needed was a tag and some ribbon to complete the gift. When I received a packet filled with colorful AstroBrights paper I knew it’d be great to use as a tag. Then when I saw Michelle’s from A Little Tipsy apple tag I knew exactly how to use the paper. Thanks for the tag idea Michelle!

I used a kraft paper tag then cut the apple shape using my Silhouette Cameo and AstroBrights paper. Astrobrights comes in 23 fun colors that’s perfect for gift tags, cards, flyers, and school presentation displays. Next week I’m going to share a learning book idea I’m making for my daughter using the paper.

Right now AstroBrights is hosting the AstroBrights Paper Sweepstakes “Give a Brighter Year” sweepstakes where you could win $30,000 worth of school supplies for a school of your choice. There’s also a “Make Something AstroBrights” design challenge on their facebook page. You can enter both by liking Astrobrights on Facebook.

I think it’s a simple yet cute teacher gift!

So tell me, has Summer vacation ended for your kids? Did you make any fun projects to celebrate their first day of school? I have a week and a half to think of something fun to do for my son. I’m so not ready for school to start!