Showing posts with label holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holidays. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

party pillow box & confetti set | pebbles, inc.

I know the Winter holidays are long over...but I wanted to share this little project I created for the Pebbles, Inc. blog for New Years!  Of course, by switching up the papers, it could easily be a little party set for ANY occasion!  Add some red, white, and blue, and you've got the makings of a fun 4th of July party! 


New Year's Eve Confetti Tubes and Gift Box by @wendysuea for #PebblesInc with the "Winter Wonderland" collection
 The pillow boxes are quick and easy to put together with the help of this handy-dandy pillow box punch board!  
New Year's Eve Confetti Tubes and Gift Box by @wendysuea for #PebblesInc with the "Winter Wonderland" collection

New Year's Eve Confetti Tubes and Gift Box by @wendysuea for #PebblesInc with the "Winter Wonderland" collection

You can find a tutorial for the box, and confetti, and lots more on the Pebbles, Inc. blog HERE!

Tuesday, November 03, 2015

november gratitude calendar…

Hi friends!  I recently took a turn sharing a "Daily Doodles" idea over on the Doodlebug Design blog!  I decided to make a fun gratitude calendar for November, a place to jot down a little something I'm grateful for each day for the entire month. 
November Gratitude Calendar/Journal by Wendy Sue Anderson for Doodlebug Design

I love that the squares are small, so I don't have to add a lot of detail - just a quick little something. I started with the bumblebee daily doodles base and added lots of stickers, embellishments, doodle tape, and accents from the "fall friends: and "give thanks" collections.
November Gratitude Calendar/Journal by Wendy Sue Anderson for Doodlebug Design

I also pulled out all of the coordinating alphabet stickers I had in my stash and used several different styles and colors to add numbers to some (not all) of the days.
November Gratitude Calendar/Journal by Wendy Sue Anderson for Doodlebug Design

Many of the stickers are added with foam adhesive dots.  Others are already 3-d, because they are doodle-pops!!

November Gratitude Calendar/Journal by Wendy Sue Anderson for Doodlebug Design

November Gratitude Calendar/Journal by Wendy Sue Anderson for Doodlebug Design

     Of course, Thanksgiving Day called for the turkey doodle-pop!  Isn't he the cutest?!?

November Gratitude Calendar/Journal by Wendy Sue Anderson for Doodlebug Design

I wanted to add this cute little notebook paper sticker to the top of my calendar page.  I embellished it with shaped sprinkles and stickers.
November Gratitude Calendar/Journal by Wendy Sue Anderson for Doodlebug Design

Here's a quick little tip - when you want to have stickers hang over the edge, sprinkle the sticky part that's hanging off with a bit of baby powder!  Wipe off the excess and now there's no more sticky left!
November Gratitude Calendar/Journal by Wendy Sue Anderson for Doodlebug Design

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!  I hope you've been inspired to use a daily doodle sheet to make a gratitude calendar for yourself!  Have a great day!!

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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

over-sized santa tags, plus bonus gift tags…

Good morning friends! I know, it’s been a while…but I’m here today, sharing a couple of super fun (and easy) projects I created with the new Sugar Plum collection by Doodlebug Design!
Christmas Tags By Wendy Sue Anderson for Doodlebug Design
When Santa comes to our home on Christmas Eve he leaves the gifts wrapped and sorted into areas so each child gets their own little stack.  Does he do that at your house?  Sometimes he needs a little bit of help keeping the piles straight, so this year I decided to help him out by creating these giant tags for each child. Santa will just have to make sure the correct tag is placed on or near each child's gifts and there won't be any confusion on Christmas morning - yay!
Christmas Tags By Wendy Sue Anderson for Doodlebug Design


To create the tags, I cut a regular paper in half.  Then I folded the bottom up 4" so the reverse side of the paper is showing.  This made the base 6"x 8".
Christmas Tags By Wendy Sue Anderson for Doodlebug Design

Next, I added a strip of striped paper at the top of the  folded portion (this striped paper was cut from the 6x6 pad).

Christmas Tags By Wendy Sue Anderson for Doodlebug Design

After that, I added a strip of Santa doodle tape (isn't that the cutest?  I think I'm going to use that instead of scotch tape to wrap my gifts this year!), and a border sticker, below the striped paper.  I also tied a piece of doodle twine around the entire piece, tying a bow to the right side and clipping on a mini clothespin.

Christmas Tags By Wendy Sue Anderson for Doodlebug Design

I punched half circles and added them to the top of each tag, and placed an enamel dot over each top as well.  The main image is from the 4x6 card page - and each one is embellished with letter stickers, various stickers, and enamel dots.

Christmas Tags By Wendy Sue Anderson for Doodlebug Design


I started feeling a little jealous that Santa had his tags all ready, and I didn't have mine yet...so I decided to fix that!  I simply took this awesome patterned paper:

Christmas Tags By Wendy Sue Anderson for Doodlebug Design

And cut the tags out.  I also punched the holes in the top:

Christmas Tags By Wendy Sue Anderson for Doodlebug Design

And then I pulled out my brand spankin' new AMAZING rolls of chunky twine

Christmas Tags By Wendy Sue Anderson for Doodlebug Design

And added colorful twine to each tag.

Christmas Tags By Wendy Sue Anderson for Doodlebug Design

Now Santa and I BOTH have a jump start on our holiday gift tags!  What could be better?!?

Christmas Tags By Wendy Sue Anderson for Doodlebug Design
Now if I could only have my shopping done already…

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Sunday, February 08, 2015

valentine treat boxes|reverse confetti blog hop…

Hello there friends!  Welcome to this stop on the Reverse Confetti blog hop! 

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You should have just arrived from my buddy, Stacey Schafer’s blog!  If not, please join us at the beginning and hop all the way through – start HERE!

Our challenge for today’s hop is “ABC Valentine” – which means Anything But a Card!  Now, I don’t know about you, but I feel like “Valentine” is synonymous with “Card,” but I’m never one to back down from a challenge.  If I can’t make a card, I’m going to share some candy!

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I started by using my Silhouette to cut out these cute milk carton boxes.  The heart shaped die in the “Puppy Love Confetti Dies” set was the perfect size to cut a heart/hole in the front of each box.  I backed the open space with a 2”x2” piece of transparency paper so the candy wouldn’t fall out.

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After allowing the glue to dry, I began assembling the boxes and filling them with delicious candy hearts. Then I started working on the gift tags.

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I stamped four puppies (three boys and a girl) onto some patterned paper – white with text. Then I pulled out my pastel pencils and added some color to each puppy.  After they were colored, I used the coordinating die to cut them out.

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Next, I cut four tags with the square tag die (listed below).  I also stamped extra puppies onto patterned paper and cut out the bows, attaching them over the white puppy bows.

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I added the puppies, the “I love you” paper to the tag bases and tied them to the treat cartons.

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I love being able to create fun and unique packaging options for store-bought treats!

Speaking of treats…be sure to check out the special Valentine’s Sale at the Reverse Confetti Shop!

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And now, please hop along and see what Sarah Gough has in store for your viewing pleasure today! As you are hopping along, be sure to comment at each stop along the way for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate. Comments close on Thursday at noon CST and winner will be announced on Friday!

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