Carousel Birthday hand stamped and packaged treat bags

I'm sure by now you all know how much I love to give a treat, it really is about the packaging for me, love creating it and love giving it too!

Today I'm sharing a little chocolate treat I gave to some ladies at a recent class and I loved making them so much I made a bunch for some team members as we were having a meeting!

I've used the lovely set "Carousel Birthday" from the Spring/Summer Catalogue, the greeting I used from the set is perfect for gift giving and I love the flourish that surrounds it.

It was cut out using the Layering Ovals dies which are a must have, in fact all of the layering dies are amazing, I use them so often.I teamed my black stripy cupcake holder with Delightful Dijon, created a base for one of our cello bags and then adding a banner tag with more cardstock and some co-ordinating Dijon ribbon, the little peg has sadly retired but I needed to use up my stock!

I was really pleased with how it turned out and everyone loves Chocolate Teacakes so smiles all round, pretty packing and chocolate, a great combination!

If you would like to make little creations to give as gifts, why not come along to a class or simply place an order online with me to purchase some lovely Stampin' Up! products to get creative with.

It's not too late to use February's Hostess Code if your order is over £25

Product List

Delightful Dijon A4 Cardstock [138345] £7.25	Delightful Dijon 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Mini Striped Ribbon [141430] £7.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] £32.00
Gusseted Cellophane Bags [141704] £4.25	Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin' Pad [138325] £6.00	Tip Top Taupe A4 Cardstock [138343] £7.25	Carousel Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142832] £17.00

Bag in a Box

I have to say that I went through a phase of making so many cards without a box in sight and spotted a "Bag in a Box" project on Pinterest which inspired me to get out my score board and make something 3D!

There are so many possibilities with this design, depending on the size you create the base which you then simply wrap your cardstock/designer paper around to make the bag.  There are versions with handles on which are great too.

For my design I pinched the top together and added a Gold Bulldog Clip as a closure, wrapping over a piece of the Designer Acetate with the gold side facing up.

I used crumb cake cardstock for my base and stamped beautiful white snowflakes in Craft White ink randomly over it.  I have to say I am in love with this snowflake image, it's from a set called Stitched with Love which will sadly be retiring soon.

My greeting was from the Hang your Stocking stamp set, and I used my Big Shot with the Layering Ovals dies to frame it.

There are still lots of items REDUCED in the closeout sale, you can see the whole list by visiting my shop

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If you decide to place an online order with me and it's between £25 and £150 then please use my Hostess Code below and I will send you a handmade card and a gift in the post at the beginning of next month.

Product List

Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] £7.25	Stitched With Cheer Photopolymer Set [142182] £19.00	Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad [101731] £7.25
Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] £32.00	Gold Binder Clips [141673] £6.50	Fabulous Foil Designer Acetate [141653] £11.00	Simply Scored [122334] £27.00
Hang Your Stocking Photopolymer Stamp Set [142114] £19.00	Gold 1/8" Ribbon [134583] £4.50

Gift Giving Made Easy

Every quarter I run a team training event to bring together the local ladies in my team to inspire each other and share our business tips

 

At each training event we ask Demonstrators to have an "Inspiration Station" where they showcase a certain stamp set, technique or whatever they choose in the way of a 10 minute wow demonstration.

 

As a thank you for inspiring us I like to give a gift of their choice and of course, I always package it!

 

Here I used a simple brown kraft bag, made a banner from Lost Lagoon cardstock, stamped a greeting and added one of the new wooden expression elements "Thanks".

 

 

For me it's definitely all about the finishing touches, I love to give something that has a hand finished tag attached, it means so much more!

 

The gorgeous ribbon I've used is the new Striped Cotton ribbon, it's available in 5 lovely colours, last years In Colours.

 

 

 

The greeting I used is from a stamp set called "Sweet Stack" which co-ordinates with the "Sweet Stack Project Kit" which you can see here, such a cute project, would make a lovely gift too!

 

 

 

Don't forget about the latest Weekly Deals, I'm loving lots of these and will definitely be making some purchases myself as I love a great deal too!

 

 

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If you place an online order for £25 or over, why not use August's

 

Hostess Code 66EYYMVF

 

and I will send you a little gift in the post to say thank you!

 

If you are a regular customer, you can still take up on this opportunity, just call or email me with your order and I will add it to the Hostess Code so that you too can get a free gift!

 

Product List

Lost Lagoon A4 Cardstock [133686] £6.50	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [133644] £6.00	Sweet Stack Project Kit [138812] £19.00	Sweet Stack Photopolymer Stamp Set [138948] £15.00	Lost Lagoon 5/8" Striped Cotton Ribbon [138418] £6.50
Silver Glimmer Paper [135314] £4.50	Kraft And White Corrugated Paper [138317] £6.50	Expressions Natural Elements [138395] £4.50	Clothespins [133764] £3.75

Cafe Gift Bags

I love these little Café Bags, great to package little treats.

 

I love how they are lined so that you can put cookies and handmade treats inside and they won't make the bag greasy on the outside.

 

Here I used some of the Trim the Tree DSP which is a very heavyweight Kraft cardstock, perfect for making boxes with.

 

I stamped a "Merry Christmas" greeting from the "Merry Everything" stamp set and punched out with the co-ordinating "Note Tag" Punch then attached with a Stampin' Up! mini peg.

 

The Thick Bakers Twine is in Old Olive and can be found in the Autumn/Winter Catalogue.

 

 

I hope you like my little treat packaging and come back soon for some more Christmas creations.

Gift Box

I saw the template for this cute little gift box on Amanda's blog and thought that I would give it a go.  I have used the Designer Series Paper in Chocolate Chip and used the Chocolate Chip cardstock, along with the Scallop Edge Punch to create a border around the bottom, which is difficult to see in the photo as it is quite dark.  I also used the Circles Punches to cut out my stamped image along with the ribbon holes and the Oval Punch to create the handles.  So cute, just the right size for one of those cute minature boxes of chocolates you can buy.