Stampin Up note pad holder

Happy TGIF!

I hope all is well with everyone today.  Today's post is in keeping with the theme of "note pad holders".  This is a larger version of the post-it note holder in a previous post.  The main objective I really wanted to get across today is that you can create a holder for just about any note pad you find.  You just have to measure, measure measure!  lol!  You might go through a couple of tries before you get the perfect measurements but it's worth the effort. The note pad I used in this project came in a pack of 3 (3"x 5" pads) from a dollar store.  You can create a few of these cute note pads in a short amount of time and for little money.  We all can appreciate that! 

The measurements I used for this note pad is shown in the picture below.  The card stock was cut at 5 1/4"x 7" long. Score at 3 1/4 and 3 3/4 (these measurements are for a note pad measuring 3 x5). NOTE: The white strip shown below is what holds the note pad in place (It's white so it's easier to see).  Insert the back part of the note pad behind this strip.  You will use sticky strip (cut in half) on each side (as pictured below).  This unique but simple idea was actually inspired by my father a few years back when I made him a a large note pad holder with a Raider football theme (his favorite team of course). With my dad's note pad , I glued the note pad  to the card stock. He loved it so much but made the comment that he didn't want to use it because once the paper was gone he wouldn't be able to refill the holder.  A light bulb went off in my head and we both immediately had the exact same idea to make the note pad holder refillable!



I hope this inspires you to make a few for gifts.   Decorate as little or as much as you want.  Wrap them up in a cello bag and with beautiful ribbon (as shown above) for a quick but cute gift!

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Stampin Up Post It Note Holder

Hi everyone! I hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful Spring weather. Sorry I have been MIA but I haven't been feeling that great and life seems to get in the way of Craft time. Speaking of craft time I had a great day with my sister Tanya. I took a day off to spend it with my sis and to have fun paper crafting. Plus we made yummy chocolate cupcakes. The first project we tackled was a Post it note holder. It's pretty easy to make and it makes a great little gift. I was first introduced to this holder by my friend Chris (she's also a SU demonstrator). If I do say so myself my sister did a great job on her project (of course!). You can see her project at the end of this post.

I whipped one up with one of my favorite color combos. Stampin Up's Island Indigo and Pool Party with a hint of Rich Razzleberry. I love these colors and happy to report that they are staying! Yes, SU is adding them to the regular card stock line. I am so happy about that! I will post more on the colors in a later post.

To make this post it note holder please refer to the picture above for measurements and where to score.   Also, make sure you use sticky strip to seal the pen holder.  Hint: the sticky strip goes on the fold of the longest side. When you are ready to fill your holder with the post it pad just peel off the back page and stick the pad onto the card stock holder directly.  Don't use adhesive to glue the post it pad to the holder because than you will not be able to refill your holder with new pads. 

Once you make one you will be hooked!

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Stampin Up Carrot Bunny Treat Holder

Hello,

Well Easter is just a few days away and I couldn't let it go by without posting my Carrot Bunny treat holder.  I originally created this cute bunny treat holder back in 2011 for Sandy Hancock's SF quarterly meeting.  It was my contest entry and one of the winners that year. I did not have a blog back than so you can see the original post on Sandy's blog by clicking here.  I did update this treat holder with current Stampin Up products this year.  What do you think?



I made up a simple template to show the various stampin Up products I used to create this cute bunny treat holder.

If you are interested in ordering any of the products needed to make this project you can do so by clicking on the SU logo above left and that will take you to my demonstrator website and online store.

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Stampin Up Easter Carrot Treats

Hello,

Today is a quick simple post.  I made some Easter treats with Stampin Up's Petal Cone die and a few punches.  The candy lollipops are from a Dollar Store.

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Easter Bunny Box Super Cute!

Good morning,

I hope everyone had a good weekend.  Today's post is a LARGE Bunny box that I actually created last year and was one of the contest winners at Sandy Hancock's SF meeting.  You can see that post by clicking here.

This cute chocolate bunny is pretty easy to make.  Can you guess what the xlarge ears are made from?  Yup, Stampin Up's Dresden die.  I used both size cut outs to create the very large ears.



You can create a box of your choice.  You can use the Fancy Favor Bigz die (box) from Stampin Up too.  My box size is a 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 piece of card stock.  Score on the shorter side at 1 1/4, and 4 1/4.  Turn and score on the long side at 3 1/4 and 5 1/4. 

I used the Heart Framelits (largest for face), Dresden Die for the ears,

2 1/2 circle punch for cheeks, and the 1" circle punch for eyes and nose.

You can use this cute bunny for scrapbook pages, on gift bags and so much more!

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