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DIY Coffee GC holder

I LOVE this Coffee Keeper stamp from Art Impressions

I made a step by step guide how to create a quick

gift card holder using this stamp

But first you'll need 3 pieces of paper cut in to these sizes

1 white cardstock in 6" x 3.50" and scored at 1"

 brown cardstock 5" x 3.50"

and another brown piece cut by 1" x 3.50"

just put that aside for now... :)

1. Stamp the cup (or just the lid) on a piece of white cardstock

2. Stamp the cup on a piece of patterned paper

3. Cut out just the cup part from the patterned paper

4. Stamp the sentiment/"cozy" on green cardstock

5. Cut out the sentiment & adhered on top of the patterned paper

6. Now you can adhere the cut out piece on top of your

brown 5" x 3.5" piece. Use your white card as a guide as to where

to place your card so when the 1" piece is folded the lid will line up.

6. Use an exacto knife and cut right above the end of your cup

(this is where you'll insert your gift card)

7. Run adhesive on the white piece of cardstock with your stamped lid

and cut it out

8. adhere the brown 1" x 3.50" on top of the 1" white  cardstock 

9. Adhere the lid on the brown cardstock lining it up with your cup

10. Insert your gift card and embellish :)

I just added a ribbon, some dew drops, and shaded the lid on my card

 Voila! the cutest lil gc holder :)

Wouldn't this be a fab surprise if you are giving a coffee gift card?!?!

Hope you liked todays DIY

 

Have a fabulous day

xoxo ivyPINK

Fun Crop

This weekend I went to one of  the most

amazing scrapbooking crops I've ever been to!

It's called Crop for a cause

Profits from the crop benefit the MS foundation

My friend Krista accompanied me to the event

and we when we walked in these huge bags filled with goodies

was placed on our table!

This crop had non stop food/treat action

throughout the whole crop (2:30-10:30)

coffee,cookies,dilly bars,chocolates,cake

including dinner pasta,chicken parm,salad,garlic bread

and there was a bargain bin, multiple auctions

(for amazing things like a private cubs day, hawks game,

a whole house for a weekend get away & of course scrapbooking stuff!)

I found out about this event from Simone

and also all thanks to her for my ticket!

I'm definitely looking to attending this event again next year ;)

Laura already has a date for next year so please check her

website for more info :)

 

In other news it's my grandmothers birthday is on Wednesday

and at the crop there was a "bargain bin" section

& I found a set of Material Girl papers by Cosmo cricket

I was inspired to make her a birthday card

from this set because my grandmothers profession

was a seamstress :)

I thought she'd love the "sew" themed card

Here's the card I made

 

I used my favorite birthday sentiment stamp set

from Stampin Up called Bring on the cake

 I hope you guys also had a great weekend!

xoxo ivyPINK

Flashback Friday Challenge

My friend Amy who hosts the

Flashback Friday Challenge Blog

asked me to be this months sponsor :)

I'm so excited!

I told her I'd love to join the challenge as well

& then she told me the theme is CLEAN & SIMPLE

YIKES! Both those words are foreign to me lol

So this theme was definitely a "challenge" hahaha

BUT here's my card

I dug up my heat gun to EMBOSS!

I cant even remember the last time I embossed

A N Y T H I N G !

I also dug up my favorite paint pan

which is the Talens Angora Watercolor

to create some "splatters"

Go over to the Flashback Friday Blog & join the challenge

you could win this ivyPINK prize pack

which includes the new shop addition

 ivyPINK exclusive PINK acrylic block

I am ALSO giving you guys another opportunity

to win an acrylic block if you don't want to do the challenge

all you have to do is "LIKE" the ivyPINK Facebook page

and leave an answer on FB for this question

What is your 2012 CRAFTY resolution?

*If you are already a fan, just leave your answer*

You can list 1 or as many  resolutions as you want :)

Here's my resolutions:

#1 reorganizemy crazy scraproom!

#2 FINISH projects & just focus on 1 project at a time 

#3 create MORE cards so I'm not always creating the HOUR

before I need the card (story of my life)

Good Luck & HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!!!

xoxo ivyPINK

Wedding Card

I'm going to my friend Jamies wedding tonight and I just wanted to share the card I made using the "Tie the Knot" cricut cartridge ;)
I LOVE weddings! Her color theme is black,white & fuchsia my fave!

Happy F R I D A Y ! ! !

Anthro Mail

I got my Anthropologie birthday month
discount card today ;)
Look how cute it is!!!!!
I LOVE the theme & design ;)
I'm already planing to card lift it! heehee

Happy Thursday ;)
xoxo ivyPINK

Sassy Card

I'm FINALLY making some dent from this Sassafrass stash

 
I made this cute birthday card for a couple August celebrations :)

This Happy Birthday stamp from SU is my favorite!!!!

I don't have any planned posts I will try to post while on the road

but I'm off (again)..... to TEXAS!!!

I'm not sure I'm ready for the 100 degrees weather

good thing I'm gonna be a stone throw away from a pool :)

tootles for now!

Happy F R I D A Y ! ! !

xoxo ivyPINK 
 

Last Swap card

This is the last of my swaps!

I sorta cheated.....I totally copied this card LO

Since the thank you swap is sponsored by Echo Park

I just switched it up & used Echo Park papers :)

 
I stamped the sentiment on the inside using this stamp by G Studio

I LOVE this font it kinda reminds me of the phamacy font a lil bit :)

Supply list:

Cardstock: Kraft-The Paper Company Yellow-Stampin Up Blue-Prism

Patterned Paper: Echo Park

Ribbon: Maya Road

Bling: Prima & Mark Richards

Stamp: G Studio

Ink: Versafine Black

Cuttle Bug Embossing Folder-flowers

Other: Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz

 
I'm back tomorrow!

I'll be working on my  August Calendar i'm sure :)

I should just keep joining swaps to motivate me to mass produce cards!

heehee

Have a wonderful rest of the week everyone :)

xoxo ivyPINK

Echo Park Birthday Swap

Love Love Love Love Echo Park papers :)

Every time I use their paper it just makes everything look extra happy :)

Like this Birthday card :)

Voila! Echo Park Birthday CE Swap done & done :)

Supply List:

Yellow Cradstock: Stampin Up

Pink Cardstock: We R Memory Keepers

Blue Cardstock: Prism

Stamps: Stampin Up

Twine

Cuttle Bug Embossing folder swiss dots

Copic markers

Rhinestone: K & Company

Punch: Martha Stewart

 

Happy Hump Day :) xoxo ivyPINK

Christmas Tag

One more Christmas themed project and then we're done with X-mas in July :)

Remember this sneak peek?

I made the snowflakes for this tag :)

This project is a Christmas Tag anything goes swap

 
I used the snowflakes from my Winter Woodland Cricut Cart

I cut it out of paper that already had small embossed dots

Here's a close up

 
The white cardstock actually pulls out to this

 
I made a little notch so that it can hold a gift card :)

Supply list:

Red & Blue cardstock: Archivers

Patterned paper: Echo Park

 Clear Button: Foof-a-la

Pink Button: Lasting Impressions

Bling: Mark Richards

Stamps: Hero Arts

Twine: Martha Stewart

Cuttle Bug Embossing folder snowflakes

Cricut winter woodland cart

Notch Punch: Stampin up

 

Christmas in July

I don't know about you BUT I'm not really on "christmas" mode yet

BUT, I had to make a Christmas theme card for the Echo Park Card Swap for CE

I was INSPIRED by this card made by my card Idol Jennifer McGuire

 
Here's my take :)

I used PTI mat stack4 die in the center

 

The "Poinsettia" is made with this MFT Die-namics Daisy

 

 

 

Here's the supply list:

Cream Card Base: Cranes Cardstock

Kraft Cardstock: The Paper Company

Polka dot pattered paper: Echo Park

Stamp: JOY Hero Arts

Rhinestones: Mark Richards

Brads: Making Memories

Cuttlebug Chevron

My Favorite Things Daisy Die-Namics Die

PTI Mat Stack 4 Die