Teacher Gift - Insulated Water Tumbler

I wanted to share with you a teacher gift I created for my grandson's teacher.

I purchased a case of colored tumblers from Amazon. Here is the link. The colors are fabulous, I was happy with the quality and for just a little over $3 a piece, they make an inexpensive little gift.

I put some tissue paper in so the photo would turn out better. My daughter is going to fill it with some little gifts.

I used three different fonts to create the wording in my Silhouette program.

I used Ariel Black,  LD Letter Jacket and SW Par-tay Thyme.

The school colors are blue and white and the mascot is a mountain lion so they put a paw print on everything.

I used Design ID #75727 for the paw print  and Design ID #32640 for the superman shield, both from the Silhouette store.

Supplies used: Insulated Tumbler Cups - Amazon; Vinyl - www.expressionsvinyl.com; Silhouette Studio cut files

OK.....lets get merry / CTO #75

It has been so hot here lately that it seems kind of strange to be thinking about Christmas. Never hurts to get a head start on the holidays and they'll be here before we know it, right?

That's what our challenge is about, this week, at Celebrate The Occasion  - Christmas!
The design team has some fun creations to show you and get you started thinking about the holidays, so stop on by and take a look. We'd love for you to link up with us and show us your Christmas project.

Digi Doodle Shop is our sponsor this month and the prize will be a $10 gift certificate to their shop!!!!

For my project I thought I would get a head start on gift ideas. This is an inexpensive project that is fun to create, fun to receive and easy peasy. I burned a CD of all my favorite Christmas songs. I then decorated the CD itself with some Christmas rub ons. For the case I made an insert with patterned paper. The Christmas tree is a cut file from Silhouette Studio. I then I just tied the case with a pretty ribbon and attached a to/from card,

Supplies used - cd & case; patterned papers from Jingle collection by Sweetwater; rub ons - American Crafts and Reminisce; ribbon - Michaels; safety pin - Making Memories; To/From tag -  October Afternoon

Lil' Pink Houses / Think In Pink Blog Hop

Today is National Pink Day, who knew, a day to bask in the all the splender that is pink! We are celebrating with all things pink for you today.

You should have arrived from Melissa at Pink Polka Dot Scrapping, if not please start over at Jessi's blog My Life In Arts And Crafts. She has some awesome blog candy up for grabs over there, but remember to follow everyone's blog and comment as well in order to be entered in the giveaway.


For my project I created a little pink camper treat box!


This is made with a cut file from My Time Made Easy. It is one of their newest "Pretty Packaging" templates. I fell in love with this little camper when I saw it at the new release blog hop and knew I had to make one. Then I though it would be oh, so cute as a pink confection.

Supplies used: cardstock - white; patterned papers - Mushrooms, Picnic from Lazy Summer, Umbrella Perch from April Showers both by Three Bugs In A Rug; pom pom trim - JoAnns

I have some blog candy up for grabs and all you have to do to be entered in the drawing is to be a follower of my blog and make a comment on this post!!

Please note that I will be gone on a crusie until July 3rd, so I will not be picking a winner until I get back. Sorry for the delay, but I'll be off having fun :)

Thanks for stopping by!!

Please continue on the hop by heading over to Lissa Marie's blog So Many Crafts So Little Time.

Tea For Two

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend! I spent a fantastic weekend with family, just wish it hadn't gone by so quickly.

We have a new challenge for you over at Celebrate The Occasion - Create a "Just Because" project, must use pink. The design team has some great inspiration for you, so please hop on over to the blog and check out all the projects. You can link up your creation, we'd love to have you join in the fun.

For my project I created a Tea bag dispenser with a Silhouette Studio cut file. I cut the teapot and sentiment out with the Nursery Rhymes Cricut cartridge. It would be a great little gift for a friend.

Supplies used: cardstock - two shades of pink; patterned paper - Enchanted in Ever After by Pebbles; tea dispenser - Silhouette Studio File; tea pot and sentiment - Nursery Rhymes Cricut cartridge; ribbon, twine, button - my stash

CTO Party Blog Hop

Hi everyone and welcome to the CTO Party Blog Hop!

 We are celebrating the one year birthday of Celebrate The Occasion!! If you arrived here from their blog you are right on track, but if not you want to pop over there to start so you can get all the info, and also they are giving away a $20 gift card to Michaels or Hobby Lobby to one lucky winner, but you must be a follower of their blog to win!!!!

 Here is the line up in case you get lost: 
CTO-http://celebratetheoccasion.blogspot.com/
Esther-http://forthejoyofcreating.blogspot.com/
Lucianna-http://dilsaverdesigns.blogspot.com/
Amy-http://amyscraftingspace.blogspot.com/
Stephanie-http://www.scrappyrae10.blogspot.com/
Girlia-http://girliascards.blogspot.com/
Adrian-http://byadrian4u.blogspot.com/

The theme of the hop is to create a project that represents things you would bring to a party. Here is my project:

I started with a galvanized bucket I had in my garage. It has chicken wire around it, which I wove ribbon through to decorate it and filled it with shredded paper.

I downloaded the Shindig Handmade Gifts Printable Project from ScrapNfonts. I printed the coaster pages on white cardstock, cut them out and laminated them. then glued them on some coasters I bought at the dollar store.

I printed out the cocktail recipe pages, cut them out, laminated them, hole punched them and put them on a ring which I decorated with some ribbon.

I recycled some empty American Crafts containers I had. I printed the snack strips out, glued them to some strips of patterned paper, attached them to my American Crafts conatiners and filled them up with pretzels, peanuts and pistachios.

Printed and made a tag with my Making memories Tag Maker for the wine bottle opener.

Printed the confetti labels, ran them through my Big Shot with a spellbinders die, and glued them to pattern paper which I had also cut out with spellbinders. Attached them to some confetti I purchased at the dollar store.

I printed out the cocktail napkin strip, attached it to a strip of pattern paper and then encircled a box of cocktail napkins with it.

While I was at the Dollar Store I also picked up some cocktail umbrellas and a couple wine glasses that I thought went perfect in my basket.

For a very small amount of cash I have a fun and festive container of goodies to take to a party!!


Now for some blog candy, a mini album and some stamps:

All you have to do to be entered in the drawing is to be a follower and leave a comment on this post. I will pick a winner on Monday. Good Luck!

Now you are off to see Lucianna at Dilsaver Designs!

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#1 Teacher

Well, it's Friday and I'm happy that the weekend is going to be starting! Hopefully I'll get in lots of crafting!

Today I have a little Teachers Gift that I'd like to enter into several challenges, Celebrate The Occasion challenge #25, this week's theme "BACK to SCHOOL"; My Sheri Crafts challenge #66 - Back To School; Whimsical Wednesday create any project related to school, no cards this week please and Chatterscene the theme is School Time, any kind of school related project will qualify.

I decorated a clear pail with stickers and transparent ribbon as I wanted the receiver of the gift to get a peek at what's inside therefore I didn't want to totally cover it up (otherwise why use a transparent pail?). I glued school themed paper to the bottom and top of the pail. Added a pail topper stamped image to the top and some pretty ribbon to the handle. This inside has some goodies for the teacher which I found at the dollar store (post-it notes, motivational stickers, 2 rubber stamps and some crayons) I think it makes a fun, inexpensive, welcome to the new school year gift!

Close up of the top:

Pic of the back:

Supplies used: Paint can and pail topper stamp - Stampendous; cardstock - red; patterned papers - Pebbles; stickers - School by Pebbles; School Days Transparency Ribbonz by Junkitz; farbic sticker - School Days by American Traditional Designs; ribbon - Back To School Twillz by Junkitz and misc. from my stash; goodies for the teacher - Dollar Store

Have a super weekend!!

Welcome to the Neighborhood Gift Box

Todays creation is for the Celebrate The Occasion challenge. This weeks theme is "New House" and that brought to mind, for me, bringing a new neighbor a welcome basket. Wouldn't it be special if the basket itself was home made. Makes a thoughtful gift even that much better. You can fill it with goodies like cookies or bread or you could fill it with coupons to restaurants, phone numbers to utility companies, recommendations for doctors and dentists, etc.

The door was cut at 3 1/4" with real dial size on and both the topiary were cut at 2 1/2" with real dial size on from the Wild Card Cricut cartridge. The grass was cut at 1 1/4" and the tree at 3 1/2" from the Give A Hoot Cricut cartridge. I did the windows with my paper trimmer and a square punch.

Supplies used - cardstock - textured brown, black, two reds, two greens, yellow, grey, brown; small plastic bubble dot for door handle; square punch by Ek Success; tag from Staples Office Supply; pop dots; sentiment from Squiggle Fly, Wild Card and Give A Hoot Cricut cartridges

Thanks for looking!
I appreciate all your comments!

Upcycle Frappuccino 4 Pack

I am not claiming to be the first to think of recycling a Starbucks Frappuccino 4 Pack into a gift. It's been done many times before. I just think it is a super fun way to re-use the bottles. It's actually not just recycling but upcycling 'cause you're kicking it up a notch, as Emirel would say.

So you start with a Starbucks 4 pack of Frappuccino which you can get at any grocery store.

You'll have to drink the coffee (darn it) so that you can clean and use the empty jars. I peeled off the labels. They come off easily in hot water. After the jars are clean and dry you're ready to have fun.

I chose the Je t'Adore line of paper by Making Memories.

I happened to have an extra frap carton that I had saved, so I took it apart and used it for a template to cut the paper I was covering the carton with. I used Pink Dots for the carton and handle. I sanded all the edges after glueing it to the carton. Then I cut two 3 1/4" strips of Tres Jolie Collage paper. I distressed the top edge, cut the strips so that they fit around the carton and then glued them on top of the dot paper leaving the dot paper showing at the top.

I added some die cuts with pop dots to the front and back. The die cuts are also in the Je t'Adore line. Then I tied a organza ribbon to the handle and trimmed the bottom with this gorgeous rose ribbon I found at my local scrapbook store.

Now I was ready to decorate the bottles!

I used Pattern Stripe amd Tres Jolie Brocade papers for the jars, cut 2 1/4" wide. I inked the edges and glued the paper to the jars. I punched 1 3/4" circles in matching paper for the lids and inked the edges of those also. Then I decorated the jars with die cuts, charms and ribbon and filled them with candy. Voila the finished product!!!

Supplies Used: patterned paper - Pink Dots, Tres Joie Collage, Pattern Stripe, and Tres Jolie Brocade from Je T'Adore line by Making Memories; rub ons - Ned Jr. sidekicks and Kate miniMarks by American Crafts; die cuts - Je t'Adore by making memories; pigment ink - cupcake by Doodlebug; Ribbon - Offray; garment pin - Making memories; 1 3/4" circle punch - EK Success; charms and safety pin - my stash.

Hope you liked it! I always LOVE your comments!