~ Embellished Acrylic Tags

March 5, 2008 by leasanders

I can’t seem to get enough of acrylic tags! I punched the tags at my LSS. I made one decorated tag to add to the Easter Egg Purse (see post below) as a gift tag but then I made another and then another (you get the picture). Punching and layering the flowers is so addictive! I used my Extra-Large Oopsie Daisy Fiskars Squeeze Punch for the flowers. What I didn’t like was peeling off the protective plastic from both sides of the acrylic. That part was for the birds!

Stuff: acrylic – from my LSS, no brand; patterned paper – Basic Grey; ribbon – Stampin’ Up!; buttons – can’t remember

P.S. Happy Birthday to my little 34 year old brother, Jimmy!

~ Paper Longaberger Tea Baskets and Tags (Yes–these are made of cardstock!)

February 10, 2008 by leasanders

This is my last Valentine’s project this year. These are paper Longaberger Tea Baskets made with a stamp I bought years ago at the Homestead at Longaberger in Ohio. I’m giving these little baskets to the rest of my co-workers in other sections that aren’t already getting a french fry box (see that project a few posts down).

Update 02/13/08 – Just added the picture of the tags I will be including with the baskets. Yep, another 20 eyelets! (Where is that new Big Bite CAD 2? Gotta get it!) I’ll add the names to the tags tomorrow when I get to work!

Stuff: baskets: cardstock – Longaberger; patterned paper, ribbon and ink – Stampin’ Up; mini-brads – Making Memories; tulle cirles – eFavormart, tags: cardstock – Bazzill; flower eyelets – Stampin’ Up!; random mulberry paper and crochet string

~ Valentine’s Day French Fry Goody Boxes

January 28, 2008 by leasanders

Welcome to McDonald’s, may I take your order please? (NOT!) Here are my latest projects – french fry boxes filled with Kisses and Jolly Ranchers for my and my husband’s immediate co-workers. Thankfully there are only 6 “peeps” between them all!

Click here for a PDF of the french fry box template: su_fry-box.pdf

Stuff: Tags – rubber stamp art, cardstock and patterned papers, crystal brads – Stampin’ Up!; eyelets – We R Memory Keepers; ribbon – eFavormart. French fry boxes – tulle circles and ribbon – eFavormart; cardstock and patterned papers – Stampin’ Up!; eyelets – We R Memory Keepers; staples – Fastenator; flowers – Bazzill

~ Oh so many eyelets (My justification for the Big Bite CAD2)

January 13, 2008 by leasanders

Dawn T had posed the question the other day about the number of eyelets that I do to warrant buying the Big Bite Crop-a-dile 2. Well…let’s just say that I had “eyeletted” 60 tags this weekend for the favor boxes I put together for a retirement luncheon. Yep, 60 eyelets.

Click here to see the matching memory book posted on SBE: Mark’s Retirement Book

Stuff: favor boxes – Target (in the wedding stuff); ribbon – Stampin’ Up!; patterned cardstock – Basic Grey; textured cardstock – Bazzill; large eyelets – We R Memory Keepers