Cards Inspired by Dad's Dad Favors

I made 60 of these Ghiradlli favors for the men in our churches to celebrate Father's Day. We had some special guests at church presenting a musical that morning and I wound up giving them to the guests, too. But, I still came home with 5 left over and so I made the cards like the one below. (And the best part I got to eat the chocolate!)

Sunburst Thinlit

 Today's card was made using the Sunburst Thinlit from Stampin' Up! To make this card I cut four of the framelits; one each from Hello Honey, Crisp Cantaloupe, Lost Lagoon and Sahara Sand. Then I used the negative pieces from the Hello Honey, Crisp Cantaloupe and Lost Lagoon to fill in the spaces on the Sahara Sand Sunburst after gluing it to a pieced of white card stock cut to 4 by 5-1/4. After all were glued down I trimmed the excess hanging over the sides of the white cardstock.  I used some of the scraps from one edge to decorate the inside. I finished off the card with stamped expression and layered circle punched shapes and some punched hearts. The hearts were "colored" with clear Wink of Stella to give then some sparkle.

 I found the easiest way to decorate the inside was to trim three edges off three sides of the card front; leaving one edge to work with.

 I cut the outer edge of that untrimmed edge to get a straight edge as shown in the picture below.
 Then I applied a strip of adhesive to the one long edge of the inside Whisper White cardstock (meauring 4x5-14). Then adhered that to the pieces sticking off that one edge of card front. So, when you are looking at the picture below the piece on the right is the back side of the card front and the piece on the left is the back of the card interior. I then used my scissors to cut along the white card stock edges.

 So that you have a row of cut pieces making the design on the interior.

And of course, you have enough sunbursts and negative scraps on your table to make three more cards. Each will have a different color of Sunburst.

Hershey Nugget Treat Holder & Ghiradelli Treat Holder

 I didn't get a chance to post the Nugget Treat Holder yesterday so I'll post two little gifts today.
The top two photos show the Hershey's Nugget Treat Holder. I used a piece of cardstock cut a scant 2" x 7", scorec at 3" and 4".   You also will need a piece of Designer Series Paper cut 1-1/2" x 6-1/4", scored at 2, 3, 5 and 6 inch marks.
I used the Scallop Tag Topper punch on each edge of the card stock. This gives you a decorative edge and the hole for tying close.
Wrap the DSP around the scored and folded cardstock base to make the holder. Add three Hershey Nuggets or other wrapped candies and then add crochet ribbon and twine to close.
I also used the Bow Builder punch to make the bow for the front. CASE:  Dawn Griffith

This little Ghiradelli Holder goes together so quickly with Washi tape and a punched image. Start with a scant 2" x 5-1/2" piece of card stock, scored at 2-5/8" and 2-7/8". Punch each end using the Scallop Tag Topper punch. Decorate front with Washi tape and Punched star topped off with rhinestone. Fold card stock, insert Ghiradelli square and tie shut with twine. It's that easy! CASE: Mary Fish

Hello Sale-a-Bration!

This card was made using the Hello stamp set free with Sale-a-Bration until February 15th. There are several items in the brochure that are only available for a limited time. This cute set is one of them.

Punched Circles

This card is a CASE of Kelly Rasmussen on Pinterest. The hardest part of making this card was creating the template for punching the 3/4" circles. Once I had that created the rest of the card went together quickly using the little star punch and some scraps of Sweet Taffy DSP. The greeting is from the retired On Your Birthday stamp set. After I had this card done I felt like it could use a little something more. So I grabbed my Essentials paper piercing pack and made this stepped up card.

TBT is Seeing Stars - Day 4

For TBT I've used one of the first stamp sets I purchased, Starring You. I've used the retired Gumball Green ink pad and three patterns from the retired Birthday Basics DSP along with retired Summer Starfruit Ribbon and card stock for the star. All those pieces are layered on a piece of retired Raspberry Ripple card stock and attached to the Very Vanilla card base.

Seeing Stars - Day 3

A small strip of the Birthday Bash Designer Series Paper gives this card pizzazz. Then it's just a few punches of card stock (Crushed Curry and Tangerine Tango here), stamping your sentiment (from Big News stamp set) and added a few candy dots.

Seeing Stars - Day 2

Today's card uses the Confetti Stars Border Punch on the Whisper White card stock layered over the Crushed Curry card base. Then I used my star punches to make the Night of Navy and Crushed Curry layered star. The sentiment is from Word Play. I used some more of my fuzzy yarn but you could use Baker's Twine. Wouldn't the sparkly Metallic Baker's Twine be pretty with this card design?
CASE:  Lil Inker Designs

Coaster Calendar - May, June, July and August

May's flower is punched card stock using the Boho Blossoms punch and topped with a button from a retired assortment. 

June's butterflies are cut using the Big Shot Beautiful Wings embosslit.

July's stars are punched and topped with a rhinestone.

August's ice cream cone was stamped using the retired Sock Monkey Accessories stamp set and colored with Blendabilities markers.