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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

Make n Takes fr. CHA

I just wanted to share some of my Favorite Make n Takes from the CHA show with you guys ;)

I've used this bag a bunch of times already that's why it looks a Lil dirty
This bag was from the Plaid booth they released a brand new Martha Stewart Crafts multi surface acrylic paint and also some Stencils & brushes ;)
This was so easy to make! Pretty much you just stippled the brushes with paint over the stencil & the paints are very pretty colors! I haven't unpacked yet but when I find the paints we got as samples I'll create something with it & share it w/ you guys ;) I loved all the colors & some of them are glittery & shimmery pretty much I'd like to collect them all ;) lol

This might be my most favorite make n take EVER actually it's a badge holder made with crystal beads but I'm actually thinking of taking it apart so I can create a necklace and/or matching bracelet I think I'll get more use of it in comparison to the badge holder. Although I did LOVE having a blingy badge holder ;) I do NOT know why I cannot remember this lady's booth name!

Shazam! Connie found my post & hooked it up with her info

Her companies name is Connie Crystal! <---- how easy is that to remember?

I can't help it sometimes my brain just farts :( lol 

PLEASE visit her site :)

Her crystals are gorgeous ultimate BLINGage PROMISE!  :)

Then over at Westcott, they had super fun make n takes like 4 of them going on all at the same time! ;)
I made this Velcro wallet (totally using it for my coupons lol) made out of 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of.....DUCT TAPE! How cool is that?!?! :) we also used regular duct tapes to make the pleats such a fun teen party favor craft & it only took less than 10 min to create ;)

Last one is this pretty fab journaling/photo insert pocket thing-of-a-jig fr. Heidi Swapps new line! ;) I love the super adorbs sequined heart & mini neon tapes ;)

I'm so glad Heidi's back I've always been a fan of hers ;)

That's all for now
I hope you guys have a fab weekend!
I'm actually really sick right now & I've just been in bed mostly that's why the blog has a new facelift heehee!

xoxo
ivyPINK

Cute Valentines Day Bag Toppers

My Bff's daughter is having a V-day party next week

and we are making treat bags for the kids

and I found a super cute critter "bag topper"

you can make using this Creatology Kit from Michaels :)

The animals & matching sentiments are so cute!

You can make 18 finished pieces out of 1 kit

The kit is $7.99 and is on sale this week for 40% off

 

I bought the glitter ribbon also from Michaels on sale for $1 

 I swear it made all the difference & added some bling factor of course :)

 

I just used a glue gun to adhere the glitter ribbon

& foam shapes to the clothespin.

On the packaging they are suppose to look like this:

For the frog I just added lil eyelashes

and drew the eyes differently (made them bigger more cartoony)

 

Here's the lil lion (she's my favorite)

I just added a lil red bow on her head

 

I didn't add anything to the monkey

 

I hope you guys liked them :)

Are you making any vday treats this year?

xoxo ivyPINK

Nail Rack Success

Hi hi hi :) I just have a quick post.....

I received a couple emails this week

for sucess stories for the DIY Nail Rack

and I just wanted to share the pics with you guys :)

First up is my cute aunt who lives in Texas :)

(I've shared some of her manis here before)

She's a girly girl & loves floral this is how her rack turned out

Something I actually hadn't thought of

My aunt used wrapping paper to wrap her bars

in case you didn't have any tape & didn't want to go

out & purchase some she just used something she had on hand :)

Another great money saver since tape can run around $5-8

and I'm sure most of us already has a variety of wrapping paper at home.

This next rack is made by friend Julie

Long time polish fanatic, but 

the most recent person I introduced to nail stamping :)

I LOVE the zebra duct tape! Looks GREAT on white :)

For some reason I really like the white base better

than how the black looks I feel like it looks "cleaner"

If any of you made this DIY Nail Rack

share your pics with me I'd LOVE to see your finished projects :)

Have a wonderful Thursday

Thursday is one of my fave week nights cuz it's my TV night

I have shows on from 7pm-11pm lol :)

xoxo ivyPINK

Mani Monday & DIY Nail Rack

WOW this past week just zoomed by for me

I couldn't even keep my days straight!

Any how I hope you guys had a lovely weekend :)

My Mani this week is pretty much the same as last weeks

except I also used the snowflakes in the Konad M59 plate

I used Revlon Blue Lagoon, Zoya Ibiza & one of my fave

glitter polishes fr. China Glaze Snow Globe it REALLY

reminds me of snow it's just SO pretty :)

Now on to the "DIY" part :)

 I was searching online for a nail rack

because the drawers underneath my sink was just not

working out any more :(

I wanted something like THIS

but then I came across this DIY Rack YouTube video

(There's a TON of videos showing similar DIY's

BUT I loved this video the MOST because the directions was

 easy to understand & she showed the process fr start to finish)

I was totally inspired I pretty much had everything else

on hand already all I needed was the foam board

So, I went to the Dollar Tree & bought 3 for $1 each

I came home cut & taped the pieces

(took about...20-25 min)

I used this Mod tape fr Fancy That! in Black

because my bathroom color theme is Black/White/lavender

This is what it lookedlike when I finished hot gluing everything :)

I want to say it took me about an hour  or maybe a lil less

to complete everything :)

Here's what it looks like all filled up with pretty polishes :)

I'm kinda sad that it covers my butterfly decals :(

I haven't tried to remove it yet 

so I'm not sure if I can re stick it on again or not

BUT I'm happy with how it turned out

& how it looks in my bathroom :)

I made the shelves 1/2" wider than what was on the video

because I wanted 2 rows of polish instead of just 1

I'm contemplating on sticking another piece of foam 

in the center of each row for extra hold since

I still have some foam board left over anyway :)

For $3 I cant complain! I might have to make

another one for my scraproom to hold lil embellishments

or even ribbon rolls! The possibilities are endless Hahaha :)

Make it  great MONDAY!

xoxo ivyPINK

Mint Brownie in a Jar

The holidays are around the corner and maybe you need a present

for your friends/co-workers or kids class?

I made these treats as presents for my co-workers last year

because i was looking for something in expensive to give

but also from the heart. I usually baked them treats

but I didn't want to make cake pops again like I usually do.

I had such great reviews and even emails asking for the recipe

so I thought I'd share them with you guys :)

NOW warning in advance this is not a "calorie friendly" treat

BUT if you love mint brownies like i do then it's definitely worth it :)

I should've written down the recipe but really it was an experiment

at the time BUT I did take pics with my phone :)

So, I'm going to tell you guys the steps by memory (eeps!)

First you'll need a brownie mix

and you can use any mix you want but I use this or this a LOT

and you'll also need 1 bag of Andes Creme de menthe baking chips

Mix your brownie as directed and add 2 cups of the mints

and then you'll need mint oreos or some candy cane joe joes

you'll also need some canning jars I used the small jelly ones

crush the oreos and place a couple spoon fulls at the bottom of the jar

add the brownie mix about 1/2 way in the jar

do not put more because you want space left on top

and bake as directed on the box

but check your jar and add/deduct a few minutes

if your batter is still sticking if you poke it

I just put the jars on a baking sheet and added water on the sheet

when you're finished it should look like this deliciousness

Once it cools down a little bit (you might get some deflation & that's OK)

You'll need some marshmallow fluff

just add a spoon full to cover the top

add more crushed oreos

drizzle some hot fudge

Then add some crushed candy canes (for color)but you don't have to if you don't want to

 & more andes mint baking chips

and it should look like this

and seal the yummy goodness

I decorated my jar a little bit

with some Making memories Fa la la paper & tape

I also added a little ribbon with a tag saying you can eat this alone

or like me, serve it with ice cream

and if you serve this with ice cream you can probably get a couple servings :)

I want to say this treat cost me all together about $2.50 or less per jar

and all my friends & co workers really loved it!

Enjoy & happy holidays!

xoxo ivyPINK

November Calendar

November is here! :)

I FINALLY used one my favorite "fall" papers

from the Cosmo Cricket Nutmeg collection

which I've had FOREVER! :)

Here's the calendar detailed pics

I used the paper leaves & pumpkins from

the Making memories blossom jar

and cardstock leaves, pumpkins & cornucopia

from the K & Company Thanksgiving Party in a pad kit

I Hope you like this months calendar! :)

I'm almost finished with Decembers but I cheated a lil

bit & didn't use old stash BUT it's cute! lol :)

Happy November guys!

xoxo ivyPINK

October Calendar

 Hello OCTOBER

 
My FAVORITE month :)

I pulled out everything in my "Fall drawer"

so this calendar is just a huge mix of stuff

Here's the OCTOBER Calendar

 
This "boo" is my fave one its just so cute :)

"ivyPINK" is ready for Halloween are you?!?

I hope your weekend was wonderful!

xoxo ivyPINK 

  

Project of the day

As you can imagine hedgehog shoes are not an easy thing to find

so when I saw these brand new cotton shoes at a resale shop for .75 cents

 
I had an idea that to just make my own :)

Then one day while looking at Etsy

I found cute little hedgies from Appliqueland

(shop is on break right now)

That I thought would be PERFECT for my shoe :)

Here's the Project of the day!

First I sewed the heart button on the shoe

(heart button is by Making Memories)

 
 Then I sewed the sequin flower & bead on the hedgehog

(sequin flower is by Doodle Bug)

 
I stuffed the shoe with a towel & I used a hot glue gun to adhere

the hedgehog on the shoes

and voila hedgehog shoes!!!!!

I also ordered these shapes

and made hairpins with it :)

 
 The hairpins are from Hobby Lobby 8 for $1.99

but I bought it wen they had 50% off a couple weeks ago :)

 xoxo ivyPINK

Oh deer bracelet

Ah, it's been so nice & breezy lately 70's in chicago is PERFECT!

It also means that FALL is well on its way

 
(you guys know how much I ♥ FALL)

Today I was inspired to make a cute fall bracelet

I saw this tweet by refinery for "friendship bracelets"

and this scosha bracelet caught my eye

so today I attempted to make something that looks kinda like it

BUT I wanted to use the cute lil ceramic deer bead

I found at beadniks last year,

this is what I came up with

Here's a close up

 super easy DIY and a new look

to "friendship bracelets" :)

 

xo ivyPINK