envelop gift bag with Designer tags dies

How to make an envelop treat bag

Today I’m going to show you how to make an envelop treat bag from the humble envelop. With a little modification you can transform it into a gusseted treat bag. I was devastated when I couldn’t find the Designer Tags Dies in the new Annual Catalogue, but was delighted to find that they are still […]

3D treat bag with countryside corners dies

Cute treat bag with Circle Sayings

I made this cute treat bag with Circle Sayings and the Countryside Corners Dies. The largest Countryside Corners die were ideal for altering to make a great treat bag. Circle Sayings has a 2 ⅜” circle punch which coordinates with it, but I didn’t get the punch as I thought I already owned it. Unfortunately […]

flat lay for the men T4SBH May 23

For the Men – Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop

How time flies – here we are in May and this month’s theme is “For the Men” for the Tech 4 Stampers Blog Hop. Recently, I made this floating easel card for my hubby for our wedding anniversary. I won’t tell you how many because then it will make me feel positively ancient!! I used […]

fun fold easel card with Daffodil Daydream and Framed Florets dies

Happy Easter Sunday

Happy Easter Sunday! I hope you’re all enjoying the Easter/spring break wherever you may be. I dug out my Daffodil Dies and used them on a gift bag recently so I thought I’d feature the stamps in today’s post. Also featured is the Framed Florets dies. This set was an early release before the January-April […]

embossed gift bag for easter with daffodil dies

Gift bag for Easter with Daffodil Dies

Here’s a gift bag for Easter with the Daffodil Dies. The Daffodil Dies is another golden oldie and I really hope that it will stick around for a while. I used the Daffodil Dies to create die cut daffodils to decorate Stampin’ Up!’s Embossed Treat Bags. Whilst I love creating bespoke packaging for little treats, […]

easter treat holder parakeet party with tulips and something fancy dies

Easter treat holder with Something Fancy

Easter treat holder with Something Fancy is also combined with the Tulip Dies for today’s project. In the Something Fancy die set, I love the little dies which cuts fancy patterns in the tags and there is one in particular which resembles a tulip. It reminded me that it’s been a while since I used […]

easter treat box with wobbly bunny with playing in the rain bunny

Easter Treat Box – Playing in the Rain

I’ve made an Easter Treat box using Playing in the Rain bundle and I also created a wibbly wobbly rabbit to decorate it with. Do you often buy craft materials and then can’t remember where you put it? It’s so frustrating, isn’t it? I’m sure I bought some wibbly wobbly parts, but I couldn’t find […]

z-fold balmy blue easter card with Playing in the Rain

Simple diagonal z-fold Easter card

Here’s a simple diagonal z-fold card for Easter. Out of an A4 sheet, you can make 2 cards by cutting the card stock in half diagonally. I have included the A4 size in Imperial and Metric for Europe and the South Pacific as well as the US letter size. There are dies available with the […]