Happy Birthday Card and Gift

 

I am an assistant high school volleyball coach.  The other person I coach with had a birthday on Saturday so I wanted to make her a little something.  I had baked cookies using the Special Events sweet pressed cookie stamp sets over the weekend and all I had to do was make a cute tag to close the bag with!  I put the cookies in our medium flat cello bags.  I created the tag by stamping the 3rd largest image from Daydream Medallions.

 I then stamped "a gift for you" from Bring on the Cake

I used the coordinating die cuts from Floral Frames Framelits Dies to run the whisper white and DSP from Howlstooth and Scaringbone through the big shot.  I used snail adhesive to put the flowers together than tied the ribbon around the bag with white bakers twine.  This is a simple gift that doesn't take much time to make.

Of course I needed a card to go with the cookies though and here's what I came up with.

 

I saw this card on splitcoaststampers.com by Christine Kokiw and wanted to try it.  I just love how simple but neat this card looks.  This was a simple card to make that doesn't require a lot of supplies that could be adapted for other occasions.  I'm thinking of trying this out for thank you cards.

 

Supplies needed to make this card:

 

Card Stock: Tangerine Tango base 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"

                     Whisper White layer 4" x 5-1/4"

 

Stamp Set: Bring on the Cake (clear mount) 121958 $27.95 (wood mount) 121899 $38.95

 

Ink: Tangerine Tango

        Pacific Point

        So Saffron

        Old Olive

        Tempting Turquoise

 

Accessories: Old Olive 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon

          Tools: Big Shot

                     Houndstooth Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die

                     Stamp-a-ma-jig (I don't usually use this tool but it worked perfect to line up "Happy Birthday")

                     Craft and Paper Scissors

   Adhesives: Snail

                     Mini Glue Dots to glue ribbon ends on back of whisper white

 

 



Special Events Cookie Stamps

Here is the newest cookie stamps called Special Events that are in the new 2012-2013 catalog.

These are the three stamps that you get when you order these stamps.  You also receive the wooden handle to interchange these rubber stamps along with a sugar and shortbread cookie recipe.

These have become my go to food item when I am going to a party or having a Stampin' Up! event myself.  I always make cookies to stamp on and people seem to love the image that comes out on the cookies.  They are so much fun and easy to use as well.  I'm looking forward to making red, white and blue cookies using the star stamp for our upcoming fourth of July parties in the coming weeks.

Here are examples of the newest Special Events cookie press stamps that I had at my open house.

I tried different sugars for decorations. If you want to achieve this affect on the cookies, pour the colored sugar into the stamp, flatten the cookie dough on top of the stamp than carefully flip the dough onto the cookie sheet and finish pressing the stamp into the dough. I just love how the sugar adds such a nice touch to the stamps.

You can order these new cookie stamps through my site www.brittnysmith.stampinup.net