Hi everyone — guess what? I am the Guest Blogger this week over at the JustRite Blog — how fun!!! Here’s a little sneak peek of what I’ve got going on over there today — a fun home decor project with a full tutorial — You can see this project in full by clicking […]

Today I’ll show you how to create your own box to perfectly fit any little gift item you please. I get a fair amount of emails asking this exact question — “I want to make a box for this or that, and how do I figure how to cut my paper and where to score?” […]

Grandma had a button box, Stampin’ Up! has the Pretties Kit, and now Stamp Simply has a Bare Necessities Box! Talk about fun to make and put together!!! I created this project for a fun *Girlfriend Gift*, and following will be a complete tutorial so you can make one, too — if anyone so desires!!! […]

Today I have 2 really quick cards using dry embossed sheets created with embossing folders and the Cuttlebug and images from JustRite. Both of these cards are included in a tutorial I wrote for Splitcoaststampers on both conditioning and cutting your JustRite stamps, which can be seen here. So simple and quick, not a lot […]

Today’s project recycles and transforms a food container (a can) into a gorgeous container for whatever type of bauble or gift itemyou please. I am going to keep vintage buttons in this container. Gosh, I hate to even call it a can because it is sopretty, but that’s exactly what it is — a can!!! […]

Today I’m focusing on gift presentation in bags with a Halloween theme. I love using bags, whether it means making them from scratch or decorating a purchased bag — just plain old fun!!! If you missed Perfect Presentation Part I onmaking boxes,be sure to check it out. Here’s my trio for today, with tutorials to […]

Presentation is everything! This begins a multi-part series on quick and simple ways to present your gift items — tricks, treats, teacher gifts, hostess gifts, little gifts– this week I’ll beshowing you different ways to contain and present gift itemsin lovely fashion during the autumn season. Today I’ll beginby makingsome giftboxes which is a sure-fired […]

Keyword ssnotime55 -There is no time limit. You can play this challenge and upload yourproject at Splitcoastand/or your Blog, anytime at all! You (and that means anyone and everyone, blogger or not!)can play as many times as you like!!! The point is to keep it simple, quick and have fun!!! Please link back here. For […]

Sometimes stamps need a good conditioning to give you a good, crisp image. And taking the few minutes it takes to condition your rubber stamp is so well worth the time, you will certainly never regret it! This post will show you how to condition your JustRite rubber stamps and admitedly, this will certainly NOT […]

I made a project today that I am totally happy with — quick, simple, clean, fresh and something I can use for a gift!!! I was cruising Tammy’s blog earlier today, saw an adorable box/bag type thing, clicked the link and found a fabulous site I had never been at before — the 3-D Design […]