Favors

Tiny Thank You

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Spending the morning with my husband took first place today.  So, blogging had to happen later on in the morning.  Works great for me, during the summer that is.

Tiny Thank You

I didn’t know where to start this morning, so I turned to my scrap pile.  You know, those extra bits of paper that are too big to toss and haven’t filed back into the paper files.  Well, there was this piece of bermuda bay measuring 5×6 that was calling to me.  I did the math and ended up using my scoreboard to make this cute little carton.  Simple division is a beautiful thing, did I just say that?  Yup!

Tiny Thank You

This carton is big enough to fill with plenty of treats or even a nail polish or two.  Sometimes it is fun to say thank you in a different way.  I do have a weakness for cute little boxes and bags.

Tiny Thank You

How about the washi tape though!  I did all of my scores first and then got the tape out.  I put it down on an angle leaving about 3/4″ between pieces.  I didn’t measure, just eyeballed it.  From a distance it looks like striped paper with blue stripes over the top.  Fun look.

Banner punches went to work on the adorable sentiment tag.  Using bakers twine was the only thing tiny enough to work well.  All in all, I do love this little guy. Now, who to share it with…

Have a creative day!

Moana

A Whole Lot of Lovely

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Afternoons are good for blogging too.  Especially when you put your family first in the morning.  I do love a good routine, but sometimes you need to be flexible.

A Whole Lot of Lovely

I do try to say thank you right away, but sometimes you need a bit more.  Just like this little treat bag.  It is tiny, but is the right touch to emphasize the thank you.  I loved giving it away this morning at church.

A Whole Lot of Lovely

The new paper stacks are so fun.  This lovely floral pattern is one of many in the pack.  I do love floral paper, probably too much.  Either way, I thought the flowers on the paper matched the flowers in the hostess stamp set A Whole Lot of Lovely.  They look so nice together.

A Whole Lot of Lovely

Some stamping, a little bit of pearls, and plenty of ribbon and off we go!  Take the time to make a special thank you, it feels great to give it away!

Have a creative day!

Moana

High Five – That Thing You Did

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Yesterday was full of excitement at an adventure park.  I am not so brave, but I do try some because my husband loves them.  I went on my two favorite ones, twice, so I get a big high five!

High Five - That Thing You Did

It may not sound like much, but there are times when I don’t ride anything, so this is improvement.  But, I was pretty darn tired this morning and didn’t feel like creating much.  I was snapchatting my daughter at university and asked her for some help.  These were her color choices.  It was an enthusiastic choice, just like riding a roller coaster.

High Five - That Thing You Did

I used a full sheet of tangerine tango to make this bag.  My scoring measurements were 1 1/4″ and 4″ then repeat to leave a 1/2″ edge.  I scored the bottom at 1 1/4″ to match the sides and did 1/2″ at the top for easy closure.  Quick burnishing and folding put this large bag together.

High Five - That Thing You Did

I stamped the bag tone on tone using the matching tangerine tango ink.  The sentiment was stamped first in crushed curry, then since the other colors were darker and could handle it, I stamped over one edge in garden green and the other edge in tangerine tango.  It gave a really cool look I think.

A fun bag for a fun person I would think.  Now, to figure out just who needs it.

Have a creative day!

Moana

Divine Nature

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The week is nearly over and I am sure I am all tuckered out.  Today theme is “I Serve With All My Strength”.  The value is Divine Nature and blue is the color.

Divine Nature

Have you noticed in each of the favors that I used the initials of the value for that day?  Of course I used the very clever alphabet stamps from the Calling All Heroes set.  They are tiny, but give the perfect comic book font.

Divine Nature

I used pacific point to make the blue favor and stamped the mask in the same color.  Coordination makes me more than happy.  Especially when it looks as good as this does.  I think today’s is my favorite favor.  Please note the cute blue jelly beans inside.

Divine Nature

Tonight will be bittersweet.  It is always nice to go home after being gone, especially camping, but I know we will have had such a wonderful time and become great friends.  The experiences you get to have during a special camp like this can truly be life changing.  I know it will be for me, once again.

Have a creative day!

Moana

Knowledge

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The theme for today is “I Serve With All My Mind”  Knowledge is the value and green is the color.  I used Garden Green to make these cute little sour cream containers.  Of course I filled them with green jelly beans.

Knowledge

I really like how I have made all of the super hero images ladies with those awesome lips.  It is one tiny stamp, but not too hard to manage.  Especially when I am patient.  Some of the lips did get a little off center, but it is the thought that counts here.  In one afternoon and another evening I made all sixty of these favors, a dozen for each of the five days.  We break camp on Saturday, so I didn’t make one for that day.  But, the girls will get a special card Friday night with a well thought out message.  I will just use ones from the stash for that task.

Knowledge

I got four of these containers out of each sheet of cardstock.  I just cut it into four bits and went for it.  It was a bit trick getting the paper to curve and not crease, but I did pretty good.

Knowledge

Last night I got to leave camp for the evening to attend a concert with my sister-in-law.  She and I got tickets at Christmas to see Andrea Bocelli and the concert was scheduled smack in the middle of camp.  So, I got permission to leave for an overnight and headed back the next morning.  At least, that was the plan.  I am sure it was.

Have a creative day!

Moana

Choice and Accountability

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Another cute handout for another awesome day!  And, you guessed it, matching orange jelly beans inside.  Today is more of a card style.  Orange is my favorite color, and pumpkin pie is a lovely shade of orange.

Choice and Accountability

I used the same punch combo to give this uniform look.  It really makes it easy to get lots of work done with great tools.  I just might be a bit anxious by now, since I haven’t been able to craft for a few days.  I am sure I will survive.  Everyone needs a break, right?

Choice and Accountability

I have also taken advantage of using up retired accessories, like this tangelo twist satin stitched ribbon.  It coordinates so nicely with pumpkin pie.

Choice and Accountability

And, another boost of jelly beans to get them on their way.  I might be needing a few by now.  We will have to see.  I sure hope these posts are working like they are supposed to.

Have a creative day!

Moana

Individual Worth

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Day two of camp has arrived and I am sure I slept deeply after a really busy first day.  Something about camping.  Sleep feels better and food tastes wonderful.  I don’t know why, it just seems that way.

Individual Worth

Today the rest of the camp will be showing up.  It is a bit hectic, but within an hour, our numbers will nearly triple.  Talk about excitement!

 

Individual Worth

Tonight we will begin with our skit presentations.  There are so many great parts of camp, but I do love those.  We get to enjoy those two nights in a row.  I am sure these ladies will need a little pick me up, so here is another special treat.

Individual Worth

I used real read to showcase, since the value color for Individual Worth is red.  The theme for today is “I Serve With All My Heart”.  And that is the best thing to do.  I used some card bases and turned them into little bags.  A great trick to do when you need a bag quick!  Give it a try!

Have a creative day!

Moana

Good Works

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Today is the first day of camp, but not for everyone.  The group of young ladies I am working with are there early to help set up the camp site for everyone else.  There are plenty of adults too, but they are the ones that get things done.  There are only ten youth camp leaders this year, so they will be working really hard.

Good Works

Since they will be working so hard, I thought they should have something special each day.  Today’s theme  is “I Serve” and the companion value is Good Works.  Since we are super heroes, I went with that.  You will see super heroes all week.

Good Works

I made a little matchbook styled handout.  I used crushed curry, whisper white, and basic black.  I stamped my hero mask to coordinate with the paper and put yummy jellybeans inside.  Of course they had to match.  Also part of my theme this week.

Good Works

I got four books from every sheet of paper.  I cut them at 2 3/4″ wide and scored them to make the book.  I used my handy little stapler to clip in the candy bag.  How cute is this!

I am busy at camp and having a great time so far I am sure.  I am not much of a camper kind of gal, but both of my daughters will be there, so I will enjoy that part more than enough.

Have a creative day!

Moana

Calling All Heroes – to Girls Camp that is!

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Guess what?  I am going to take you to girls camp with me this week, kind of.  I will be leaving in the morning and won’t be back until Saturday.  So, the projects I will be showing you all week have to do with what I am getting into at camp.

Calling All Heroes - to Girls Camp that is!

Are you wondering just what this one is about?  Well…I will be helping the youth camp leaders keep things on schedule, they are busy, let me tell you.  One of the fun things they get to do is give out pins to any of the young lady campers, or adults, who are doing great things.  Our particular camp site is all about super heroes, so I thought our pin should reflect that.  I stamped on shrinky dink, remember that stuff?  It is pretty smooth, and those stamps really wanted to dance.  I put my stamp to work and then punched them out with my 2″ circle punch.  Nearly 170 of them.  My wrists were so sore.

Calling All Heroes - to Girls Camp that is!

They have to bake so they can do their shrinking.  I could do twenty at a time, so I did them all in about an hour and a half one morning before work.  Tricky stuff there.  You can see all of them all piled up.

Calling All Heroes - to Girls Camp that is!

See how small they get?  They ended up just big enough for me to glue a pin on the back.  Since they shrunk so much, it kind of covered up any of my slippy slidy stamping problems.  That was nice.  The glue worked out, but didn’t give me the look I wanted.  Either way, they are all done and ready to go.  Now, I just need to do the same.

Have a creative day!

Moana