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Category Archives: packaging
What Can You Make of It?
It’s juvenile, I know, but I think of the line from the old movie, “Airplane!” every time I fold a piece of paper. You know, when they hand him a map and say, “What can you make of it?” and … Continue reading
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Tagged packaging, paper folding, Valentines
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Christmas Candy for Gifting
As I may have mentioned just a few times before, I do not like to make cookies. One of the best things about having older kids who like to be in the kitchen is that they have assumed most cookie … Continue reading
Carbs, Schmarbs Gift Bag
You would think, with all the gift bags and boxes I can’t resist buying at craft stores and online, that I would always have the perfect bag on hand. Well, I don’t. But I do always have a brown paper … Continue reading
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Tagged gift bag, Stampin' Up, Yippee Skippee
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February’s Paper Pumpkin
I continue to be ridiculously excited each month when I open the mailbox and see my Paper Pumpkin box from Stampin’ Up! waiting for me. I can hardly wait until the kids are in bed and my favorite GI Joe … Continue reading
Cute and Easy Packaging with Tag a Bag
So I recently gave in to my acquisitive nature and ordered the Tag a Bag line from Stampin’ Up! And, of course, I couldn’t wait to create with them when they arrived…gift bags, gift boxes, and the accessory kit. Super … Continue reading
Posted in Fall, gifts, Halloween, packaging, Stampin' Up
Tagged Chevron Bag, gifts, Halloween, Stampin' Up, Tag a Bag, Thanksgiving
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Really Good Greetings Treat Bag
I’m kinda loving this new stamp set from Stampin’ Up!….Really Good Greetings. Cute, right? And sort of all-purpose. I’ve used it for graduation, birthday, thanks, and goodbye cards already. And I’ve only had it for a few weeks! We needed … Continue reading
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Folded Paper Gift Pocket
Sometimes, when I give people a gift, I’d like to just whip up a little container for it. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve made these folded pockets, in various sizes, for cookies and other small gifts. They’re … Continue reading
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Lemon Ginger Shortbread
Generally speaking, I don’t love cookies. If I were choosing one dessert category to have for the rest of my life, cookies wouldn’t even be in the running. Pie, however, would. But I digress. I do enjoy a good shortbread … Continue reading
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Ornamental Elegance Kit {squeal!!}
How exciting is this? Stampin’ Up! has a limited release of a new ornament kit, called Ornamental Elegance. Remember a couple of weeks ago, when I showed you this ornament I made for Amy over at My Little One Room … Continue reading
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Soul-Warming Russian Tea
I frequently find myself whisked back to my childhood as the holidays approach, with a whiff of cloves and oranges, or perhaps hearing a few notes of “Silver Bells,” my grandma’s favorite carol. Russian Tea evokes memories of so many … Continue reading
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