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Lisa decided to break away from the traditional pink and red Valentine's colors for a happy spin on the holiday. She mixed two of our most cheerful collections, Corinne and Happy Day for this sweet gift basket.
One of the best things about this project is it could be used for a child or girlfriend since it's not too "lovey". We hope Lisa inspired you to think about non-traditional Valentine's colors and papers in a new way.
Now for the moment you've all been waiting for... The winner of the giveaway as selected by random.org is...
Number #10, ERICA HETTWER! Congratulations! Please send your address to seiblog{at}shopsei{dot}com to claim your prize.
Thanks for playing, everyone and Happy Valentine's Day!
Lucky for us, we are having a blast creating fun projects for CHA with our new collections. They are so much fun to use!
That's not so lucky for you because we have been a little MIA on the blog lately. Don't you fear because Lisa has saved the day with this thank you set she made for someone who really deserved it!
Here's a detail of the pretty Moonrise card she included with the gift.
Here is the outside of the sticky note holder Lisa made.
This is the Moonrise sticky note inside.
If you are ready to make your own, Lisa explains how to do it.
"The sticky note holder measurements are- 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" then scored at 21/2", 3", 51/2",6", 71/2". Round corners and add velcro coin to close. Trim papers to same width but 1/16" smaller to take into account the score areas that you don't want covered or overlapping."
Thank you, Lisa!
On the 7th day of Christmas, Julie gave to us, a super sweet spool tree!
Here's Julie's tree making advice:"I created the altered wood tree by painting raw wood spools with green paint and then spritzing them with some gold mist. Next I covered the body of the spools with a variety of green patterned papers from SEI's Kris Kringle line. I attached them to one another in rows of 4, 3, 2, and finally 1 spool to resemble a tree type pattern. Finally I covered a wood star with patterned paper and a few hand-cut, pop-dotted, patterned paper elements and attached this to the top spool. The spool tree is an easy, fun home decor project that will look great amongst your holiday decorations!!!" We want to give them away to our craftiest friends, too! Thanks Julie!On the 8th day of Christmas SEI gave you a free printable download to help spread the joy!
With three different sizes, we think you'll find many uses for this cheerful holiday greeting. Trying cutting the 4x6 into a card for starters!
Today we have some fun gift ideas to help get ready for Santa. Both of them were made by altering an inexpensive item.
On the 5th day of Christmas Lori Mancini gave to you a countdown chalkboard. What a great way to help little ones keep track of the days!
Lori said, "I picked up a small wooden chalk board available at most dollar or craft stores and altered it with the Kris Kringle line! This was so fun and simple to make and the options on this are endless..."
"Instead of counting the days until Santa Arrives you could easily alter this into a gift list or how about a indicator if your kids have been naughty or nice today? However you decide to decorate yours it is a fun and quick gift that will put anyone in a festive mood quite easily!"
On the 6th day of Christmas SEI gave to you a door hanger gift idea. Inspired by Lori's countdown, we decided to welcome Santa's arrival with an altered door hanger.
We started by painting a wooden door hanger black. Then we Mod-Podged the Santa die-cut accent and alphabet letters from the Kris Kringle collection on top. While the Mod Podge was still damp, we sprinkled glitter all over it.
We thought this would make a fun gift for a family without a chimney. Santa can't miss the front door with all that glitter reflecting off Rudolph's nose!
On the 3rd day of Christmas Audrey Yeager gave to you a fun monster journal gift idea. She made these for her nieces, who are 8 and 5.
Audrey explains,"I was actually inspired by the Make Your Own Monster iron ons and tried to incorporate this idea into journals. You'll notice that the one cover doesn't have a face. That's because all the face parts are on a transparency in the back of the journal, and there is another transparency over the cover."
"The girls can make whatever faces they want on their cover, and switch out pieces by putting them in the back when they are done! I also used the Monsterville Blurbs where the girls can make up a name for their monsters and put it on the cover."
"I put two 'secret' pockets on the inside. One of them is an envelope, and when you open the flap, another monster greats you inside! The second is a pocket where they can stash cool things!"
On the 4th day of Christmas SEI gave to you a game gift idea. Have you ever thought of using your scrapbook paper for games?
We created 3 games out of this one sheet of paper. Just cut the paper into squares (ours our 4 x 4) to make a puzzle. Then, download and print off the instruction sheet. Once the puzzle is put together, there are two more games that can be played with the completed puzzle. These would also be great paired with some My Own Monster iron-ons.
If you are going to be driving this holiday, you can also use these as travel games. Just skip the puzzle game and do the other two games so you aren't chasing puzzle pieces around your car.
How often do you guys make 3-D projects? They kind of intimidate me! Lots of planning and scoring and folding oh my. It gets intense. So I got really excited when I saw all the cool 3-D downloads on the Silhouette Store. I had to try some!
My Mom has a drawer in the laundry room full of little gifts so she's always prepared. I've gained that same habit and now love having cute packaging around too. These two projects would be great for quick and impressive gifts. Seriously, I will take anything wrapped in this lattice box!
paper: on the coast plankton
embellishment: juliette ribbon
shape: box_lace_cube_tent_top_C00579_19210
We always have gift cards lying around, and they make great thank you gifts. This box is the perfect size for them! It doesn't even need embellishing with that lovely lid, but I thought I would play a little anyway.
paper: on the coast lagoonembellishments: on the coast borders, on the coast chiplet, juliette ribbonshape: adorable_box_5_C00378_20509
Our giveaway today is absolutely fantastic! We have a Rhinestone Starter Kit for you! I know you all love a little bling, so don't be shy. To enter, leave a comment telling us what has been wonderful about your week! This giveaway ends Sunday at midnight. And don't forget to go to the Silhouette Blog for a free download of the shapes from my projects monday!
-Mandi
Club SEI's May kit features the green line scrapbook in a bag kit. This kit has everything you need to create a complete 8 x 8 album. There are also several bonus embellishments included in the kit. Click here to see a glimpse of what club members can make with this kit. If you aren't a club member, you can still sign-up and receive this kit.
This little gift project was made with some of the extra contents from May's club kit and the click-n-print. This would make a great gift for a friend or Father's Day. Happy Earth Day & 3rd Thursday!
I’ve always enjoyed small packages more than the big kind….as a little girl, and the only girl in a family of three boys, my mom, dad, and Santa sure spoiled me. I remember being more excited over the small, shiny package peeking out the top of my stocking, all dressed up with ribbons, than in the big package under the tree. Small packages meant something very personal and special...they remain my favorite today.
For my project today I was inspired by this image from Country Living….this tiny package has sparked so many creative ideas. What a fun idea to tuck a coordinating gift card holder under the bow!
Here is one idea that came from the above gift-giving idea.
I found this adorable embossed paper mache heart box and distressed it using acrylic paint, sand paper, and ink. I wanted to bring it to life for the holidays so I added foil paper from SEI’s Christmas Mint line along with trim, a die cut, and epoxy ornaments.
Of course no gift is complete without a matching card, so I put something simple together using more products from the Christmas Mint line…I just love the traditional colors used in this along with the patterns, sparkle, and the yummy names of the papers too of course. The 3-dimensional chipboard trees are fun accents to dress up and use for the holidays as well…such a fun idea.
Hope to chat again soon.
Melissa
