Holiday Planners

Holiday Planners

(one of several designs; see more below)

I loved this “Holiday Planner” idea when I saw it HERE on Melissa The Stamp Doc’s blog. I thought planners would be useful, fun to make, a great way to use up some of the paper I have piling up in my craft room (I think I’m addicted to buying the stuff!!), and a cute item to offer at the Rolling Green Golf Club Holiday Boutique which is at the beginning of December (the perfect time to start planning for the holidays!). So I decided to make a bunch of them!

The base for each of the planners is a pocket folder which I ordered on Amazon, but you can also get them in office supply stores and where school supplies are sold.

I scored each side of the folder in half vertically and folded them so the pockets were on the inside.

I added score tape to the back of the middle panels so they would stay together and form a tall, skinny book. (Melissa’s opened flat.)

I designed and printed my own inserts for each planner. I included a calendar, “to do” lists, shopping lists, stocking stuffer and gift lists, card lists, and an envelope for receipts. (A link for inserts was provided in Melissa’s blog post, but these are copyrighted and cannot be used in products for sale.) I will include contact information with each planner I sell so the customer can request and print additional/updated sheets for later, if desired.

I added decorative paper and mats to the fronts and inside pocket panels and made a “Holiday Planner” label (computer generated) for the fronts. To finish them off, I tied pens to the planners with raffia. For the sale, each planner will be placed in a plastic sleeve (actually made for license plates) that I found at Bags Unlimited and sealed with clear, circular mailing seals.

I made several different styles. (Click on each photo for a larger view.)

My Mind’s Eye “Holly Berries” from the “Holly Jolly” collection

Recollections card stock (sku 4 0010073676 0)

Jillibean Soup “Folded Flakes” from the “Christmas Cheer Chowder” collection (front and back)

Reminisce “Under the Tree” from the “Santa’s Workshop” collection

Karen Foster Design “Christmas Stamps”

Glitz Design “Joyeux Noes Polka” from the “Joyeux Noel” collection

Gina K Cranberry Tart card stock

Reminisce “Christmas Holly” from the “A Christmas Story” collection

Reminisce “Christmas Joy” from the “A Christmas Story” collection

Gina K Cranberry Tart card stock

Reminisce “Christmas Joy” from the “A Christmas Story” collection

Reminisce “Christmas Holly” from the “A Christmas Story” collection

Gina K Christmas Pine card stock

My Mind’s Eye Unforgettable “Happiness” Delight Paper

TPC Studio “Apple Picking” from the “Rustic Garden” collection

Gina K Charcoal Brown card stock

Karen Foster Design “Signs of Winter”

Melissa Frances “First Snowfall”

Gina K Warm Cocoa card stock

AC Moore Chestnut 12×12 card stock (PPR9010)

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6Oct2015

I Don’t Like to Think… Jr. Legal Pad Cover

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I Don’t Like to Think… Jr. Legal Pad Cover

Here is another notepad cover design I created.

The sentiment stamp on this one is called “I Don’t Like to Think Before I Speak…(RWD-107)” by Riley and Company. The image is from an Art Impressions set distributed by Hampton Arts and sold at Michaels (Item# 10325411 – Beach Babes). This set is made exclusively for Michaels and is not sold on the AI website. I stamped the sentiment and image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with Copic Markers (chair: R05 and C4; hair: E74 and E79; drink: Y13, Y11, C1, BG10, and C1; skin: E50, E31, and E04; hat: YR15; glasses: E79) and a Sakura clear glitter pen. The “sand” is from the “Work of Art” stamp set by Stampin’ Up, stamped with Memento Desert Sand ink.

The cover was made with white card stock. Then I created a decorative panel and adhered it to the front. The printed paper is called “Colorful” from the Unwritten line by reminisce. I used this paper to paper piece her bathing suit and for one of the background panels. I also used Gina K Blue Raspberry and Sweet Mango card stock. The Sweet Mango panel was partially embossed with the Darice 5×7 “Stripes” embossing folder. A piece of sheer ribbon finished it off.

Here is the first design I previously posted. Still more notepad cover designs to come…

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5Oct2015

My Husband’s Wife… Jr. Legal Pad Cover

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My Husband’s Wife… Jr. Legal Pad Cover

I love amusing stamps (both images and greetings) and have purchased quite a few of them. Unfortunately, they are not always appropriate for birthday, anniversary, thank you, and get well cards which is what I make/send most. While they are fun as “just because” cards, I often don’t have time to create and send cards like that. I originally saw some gorgeous notepad covers created by Kathy Krug which she posted in her StampTV Gallery (sadly, this site is no longer active.) and then found a YouTube video tutorial by Melissa The Stamp Doc (HERE) showing how to make them. I thought they’d be the perfect “canvas” for some of my sillier stamps and would make great stocking stuffers so I decided to make some for the Rolling Green Golf Club’s Holiday Boutique. I have to say I had a lot of fun with this project!

I went with a simple, playful design for my covers. The sentiment stamp on this one is called “My Husband’s Wife…(RWD035)” by Riley and Company. The image is from an Art Impressions set distributed by Hampton Arts and sold at Michaels (Item# 10387640). (There is no name on this particular set, but “Aged to Perfection” or “Wine Diva” seem to work when I searched the set on google.) This set is made exclusively for Michaels and is not sold on the AI website. I stamped the sentiment and image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with Copic Markers (chair: R89 and E49; dress: R81, R83, R85 and R89; hair: E47; Wine: Y32, E33, and E31; skin: E50, E33, E31, E04, and R21)

The cover was made with white card stock. Then I created a decorative panel and adhered it to the front. The printed paper is called “Savannah Dot” by Scrapworks. The solid card stock is Gina K Cranberry Tart and Sweet Corn. I created the pattern on the Sweet Corn card stock with a stamp called “Florentine Scroll Background” by Hero Arts and Gina K Sweet Corn ink. It’s hard to see in the photo above, but I added “texture” to the vertical Cranberry Tart strip with a stamp from the “Frame & Filler” set (retired?) by Gina K Designs and Gina K Cranberry Tart ink.

The adhesive pearls were from Michaels (in the “impulse shopping” bins by the checkout counter) and were a perfect match to the Cranberry Tart card stock!

I made a pocket (a square envelope cut in half, diagonally) with my We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board and adhered it to the inside, back panel. The back, cardboard panel of the note pad slips into this pocket which holds the notepad in place and allows for easy replacement when all the paper is used.

The Jr. Legal Pad (5″ x 8″) was purchased at Staples.

This is one of several notepad cover designs I created. More to come…

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5Jun2015

Graduation Cap Gift Box

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Graduation Cap Gift Box

I made several of these gift boxes a few years ago for some high school graduates and was just asked where I bought them by the mom of one of the original recipients. (She wanted to give them as gifts as well.) After telling her that they were hand-made, I whipped up a few for her and decided to share them here.

The gift box was created using my Silhouette and an svg file from the Graduation Day SVG Kit from svgcuts.com. (You can see the tutorial on how to assemble the box once your pieces are cut out HERE.) I used Core’dinations “Black Cat” card stock, and embroidery floss for the tassel. (The video tutorial I mentioned shows how to make the tassel as well.) I made my cap all black, but you could customize this project with paper and tassel to match the school colors of the graduate who will be receiving the gift!

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10Feb2015

Baby Crib Box Card

Posted in Baby, Cards, Creative Folds, Paper Crafting Projects (other) by lisababitz

Baby Crib Box Card

Well, Mary and Leo have done it again! This adorable crib box card is from the svgcuts “Tiny Miracle SVG Kit” which you can see HERE. The kit contains several adorable baby-themed projects including cards, a scrapbook layout, a diaper castle, and a bottle shaped gift box. They provide the svg files that you can cut with your electronic die cutting machine, and you choose the papers and embellishments. Once all the pieces are cut out, you assemble them into these amazing, handmade gifts for your next baby shower or to celebrate the birth of a new baby! A tutorial VIDEO is provided to make assembly a breeze.

I plan to use this “card” (which opens and stands as a 3-D crib or folds flat) as a gift card holder which I will tuck inside a traditional card (which you can see HERE). However, there is a space on the back of the crib for writing or stamping a message so this “card” can stand alone as well.

I used the following paper and card stock for this girl-themed project: Core’dinations April Lovely, Colorbok Heidi Grace Designs bgirl buggy (double-sided), Melissa Frances Betty-Ann, Paper Pizazz green/pink plaid, Core’dinations light pink plaid, and white. I inked the edges with Gina K Designs Bubblegum ink and used Copic Marker R83 for the bear’s face. I added a few pink pearls to finish it off.

I also made a blue version of this project that I can use for an upcoming baby shower where a boy is expected.

The papers used on this one are: Core’dinations jaybird, Paper Pizazz mixing baby stars and moons (I think – I only have one sheet and cut through the paper description!), Colorbok blue stripe paper, Core’dinations light blue small dot, and white. I used Gina K Designs In the Navy ink for the edges on this card.