Tinkerbell Nugget Holder

Happy St. Patrick's Day! I have something else that is green I want to share with you today:  Tinkerbell Nugget Holder.

I created Tinkerbell for Vrushti, my friend's daughter, and her friends to make at her 8th Birthday party.  They had so much fun (and a little confusion with the bent leg). :)  We also took pictures of all the kids with Vrushti and then made a scrapbook page for each guest

The tea box was so cute that I couldn't pass in re-using it.  You know, I feel like "going green" lately.  It stored the little bear and candy I made for Vrushti.

Her expression and eyes are not quite exactly like Tinkerbell herself, I must admit, but it still make Fairy Vrushti very happy!  Thank you for letting me share my creativity with your daughter and her friends, Setu!  It was such a beautiful day!

Have a wonderful day!

Danee

Hello Kitty Post It Note Keychains

Who love Hello Kitty?  I have some quick and easy Post It Note Keychains for you!  Well, at least for some friends I will be seeing today.

These are the small Post It Notes cover with card stock.  I cut the CS to 3-3/8" x 2-1/8" and score at 1-5/8" and 1-3/4" on the long side. 

Punches use:  Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Cupcake Builder and 1/4" Circle punches. 

I love the Tiny Tags stamp set.  It's so perfect for this little Hello Kitty!

Have a great weekend!

Danee

Chick Critters

My friend, Helen Schadegg, sent me a picture of her Chick Critter a few years ago. I decided to make these for my son's class as they were so cute and fast to make! I only made a couple of changes to these punch art chicks.

I could easily create my own chick with current products.  However, I want to acknowledge someone special who crosses a path in my life.  Helen was the person who inspired and ignited my first flame for Nugget Critters at the 2008 Convention. She gave me my very first Nugget Critter, the Penguin, as seen below (I know it's not Christmas, but bear with me :) ) and then I modified to make it into an ornament as seen here!  I've been making hundreds of these with different designs from there on.

Here's the story.  I ran out of swaps.  After making so many oohs and aahs with her penguin, she gave me one in return for a promise to send her a photo of my swap.  Not only did I send her a photo of my swaps, I also sent her the above photo to show her how inspired I was from that one little gift!  I will never forget that act of kindness from a stranger from MN.  Thank you so much Helen, my dear friend!  I am forever grateful for your kindness and friendship!

So here is the photo of my swaps made from Embrace Life stamp set. I love this set!  I did have a passion for punch art from the very beginning!   What's your passion and who is the first person to ignite your fire?  Leave me a comment with your email address and I will pick out 3 winners to give away my Cute Critters Collection tutorial from this post.  If you already purchase this tutorial, I will send you my Frog Critter tutorial.  I will announce and send the tutorial to the winners on Monday after Easter.

Have a wonderful day!

Danee

Flower Gift

Good Morning! Today I want to share with you little gift package of flowers that I made. This can be used for gift packaging at the end.

I like the ability to have multiple uses for a gift. I was inspired by Connie Stewart to use a shim with the Simply Scoring Tool to make the box with the same size paper and the idea of using magazines to create flowers using our punches. My son's teacher told me that she loves to make cards but only uses magazines to cut out the images for her cards. I made this gift with her and another customer in mind.

Half of the flowers are from magazine ads while the other half are using SU! Designer Series Paper. While adding the finished touch to the package, I discover that when I adhere the small sides of the Blossom Punch together, it becomes this small flower cup for the center of the flower! I haven't seen anyone doing this and it's so cute!

So here is my multiple uses of the gift idea. The band for the package becomes a bookmark!

Have a great day!

Danee

With All My {Heart}

I love Everyday Enchantment DSP!  The paper is so pretty and it's so perfect for many themes.   I was inspired by the idea for this heart candy box using the Heart and the 1-3/8" Square punches here.  I decide to make these little note cards with a treat in between the heart for my son's Staff/Teacher's Appreciation Day and people who have been supporting him for his fundraising events.

It's great for Valentines and many other occasions.   I add Dotto, temporary adhesive, in the back of the box so it's removeable.  

Since I mass produce these 3-D notes and make the box fits better between the hearts, I change the measurement a little bit.  If you are interested in an example of how to plan and cut for mass production for this project, send me an email or leave me a comment.  If there's enough interests, I'll put a quick tutorial for you.

Edit for update:  Thank you for all your requests for tutorial!  I've sent the tutorial out to those who have left an email address or have emailed me.  If you like a complimentary copy of this tutorial, please leave me a comment with your email address or contact me.

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Have a great weekend!

Danee

Christmas Hand Sanitizer Holders

I made these hand sanitizer holders (thanks to Kimberly Van Diepen for the idea) using the Jolliest Time of the Year stamp set . These gifts (and a few other designs that I will show next year) are for the staffs at Hayward Healthcare where my dad chooses to stay. Because they are so cute, my dear husband grabs a few for other friends. Everyone loves it! The staffs at this Nursing Home are very kind and caring people with A LOT of patience. Thank you so much for all that you do! They have recently remodeled their facility as well so it looks much nicer!



Talking about sparkling, one day I walked out of my craft room and my husband gave me a funny smile. I asked him "What it is?" He said I looked very sparkly! I had glitters all over my face!


Anyhow, these pictures doesn't show enough shine (click on the picture to enlarge it) from the gold glitters, but they are certainly more sparkly than me for sure!!!

Have a great day!

Danee

Tic Tac Holders

Can you believe that this is only less than half of the gifts that I made this year? I am not sure how people can make enough for Craft Fairs, but for me it has always been more for gift giving! I already gave a lot away and there are still more not shown!


These are Tic Tac holders and it's made with the Jolliest Time of the Year stamp set. They are made with the intentions for husband's customers who work at Goorin Bros, the bold hat makers. They are the sweetest people ever! I took the kids to meet them last summer. They were all over the kids and pretty much spoiled them! Thank you so much for that experience!


So of course the Snowman has to have a very stylish hat!


These are meant as Snowman's Kisses from the kids! Here is my attempt with My Digital Studio of the kids in hats. :) I love that I can match the colors of the background with my pictures. I think I am better with the real Punch Arts! Hope it looks like a hat and it's not a Round Tab Punch (because it was not)!



Enjoy!

Danee

Tags 'til Christmas

My house has been smelling like banana! I want to share with you a funny story about scents. I got a co-worker who went into an incense shop one day. She was testing out the incense. She left the shop and all day long she smelled something so fresh and wonderful. She wished that everyday she could smell like this. Well, she finally looked in the mirror and she saw an incense mark across below her nose all day! She was just so cute to share this with me!

Today, I want to share with you some simple tags that I made with Tags 'til Christmas stamp set.


My Small Oval finally arrived yesterday! Here it is on a banana bread.


I hope the recipients will eat them before the 25th! :) I know I should wait until near Christmas to give these, but the bananas couldn't wait and I got a lot to catch up!

Today is also my friend Elise's Birthday. Happy Birthday, Elise! She is truly an artist. If you get a chance, please visit her blog to see what's she's up to! Her art has gone from galleries to stage!

She sent me a video she put together a few weeks ago. This is from the photos I took couple of years ago while visiting my In-Laws. It reminds me of how very blessed we are here in America. These people make about a couple of dollars a day! Kids as young as 7 were working to help out their family too!

Shrimping in Vietnam

Enjoy!

Danee