Stationary Box Gift Tag Cards

Happy 4th of July!!!  I hope today is spent among family and friends and that you can take a few minutes to find some way to thank our men and women in uniform for the ability we have to have this holiday.  I think sometimes we take all of the freedoms we enjoy in this country for granted.  Did you know that in North Korea if you play music that doesn't support communism you can go to jail and at the very least have to write the government an apology letter?  That's just something I saw on t.v. when they were featuring the orchestra going there from the US to play in a concert - the first of it's kind in that country. 

Today's post is short.  These are the 4 gift tag "cards" that I made for my stationary box that you can see in this post.  They were super easy to make, and I think with the button and that gorgeous brown satin ribbon they're adorable.  As has been with the last few posts, all items used to make this are from the Go. Be Creative. Coconut Mango July kit.  You can click on that link to see the items used.

I'm excited to see some fireworks tonight - we're in Arizona (I forgot to tell you we went on a trip on the 2nd and will get back home on the 6th) visiting family one last time before our move to Delaware.  I hope you have some spectacular fireworks to watch tonight too!!  I think I like them more than my kids ;)

Stationary Box 3x3 cards

The stationary box that I posted a couple of days ago had lots of cards in it.  There were two of each of these little 3x3's inside.  I loved how quick and easy they came together and I think that they're super cute.  What do you think?!?  All supplies used on the cards were in the July Coconut Mango kit from GBC.  Get yourself one of these kits today before they run out!!!  

I really enjoyed the chocolate letters made by artsy.licious.  So much so that I bout 3 sets of them and they include several letters each of upper AND lowercase letters!!!!  Again, the cursive writing on the card is my poor penmanship.  I was trying not to use anything that wasn't in the kit.  I think next time I'll have to pull out some stamps - my handwriting is atrocious - especially on the scrapbook pages I made!!  I would love to hear what you're thinking of this kit and these cards.  That's what my blog is for ;)

PS - the scrolling shapes on the letters are actually gold - the camera/lighting don't show it well. 

I WON!!!

Well, I don't know if there were any more entries in my category than the card I submitted, but I'm still happy - so don't tell me if there weren't, I would rather be oblivious :)
Anyway, I submitted the card in THIS post for "A Way With Words - Thinking Outside the Box". I felt pretty clever because I used THREE stamp sets to create the sentiment and I don't think it's obvious that that's what I did they join together so well. That's the beauty of KSS's clear stamps!! You can check out the other winners of the contest here. You should check out their next contest when it is posted here and play along yourself.
What did I win you might be wondering? A free $15 stamp set!! I couldn't make up my mind so I bought one and then picked my other one as my prize ;)
Anyway, gotta run but thought I would announce my fun news!!!

Stationary Box Cards (A-2 Size)

Well, as you saw in yesterday's post, I made a Stationary Box and inside of it were 12 different sized cards/tags.  Here are the A-2 sized cards that I made.  I made 2 of each card.  I hope you like them, and all supplies were in the GBC Coconut Mango July kit.  You can get it here.

For this card I left off any sentiments so that I could basically have a blank card good for whatever the recipient of my Stationary Box might want/need to use it for.  I even took a close-up pic of the paper piercing and the adorable crocheted flower (they come in the kit!!).  It's a simple card, but simple is something I prefer most of the time :)  I can't tell you how sweet the little crocheted flowers are.  I love them!!  I also love paper piercing so you'll see a lot of that from me here on this blog - if you haven't seen enough of it from me already! ;)

For this card I hand-wrote the word "thanks" so sorry if it's not that pretty.  I LOVE the velvety flowers that are included in this kit!!  I wanted to just put them all over the card but settled with just putting three on the card.  I have a close up for you too, so  that you can see the great texture of the flower.  They are soft and so pretty!  And, of course...there's paper piercing! :)  I did sand this Core'Dinations Orange CS - can you tell?  It's kind of hard to see.  They have so many colors and the Coconut Mango kit has FOUR of them!  What's so great about Core'Dinations CS?  Well, it doesn't have a white core, it has a colored core that's a lighter shade of the outside for some really pretty monochromatic/tone-on-tone colors.  It also really makes the texture pop without being so bright (white) that you can't see it as well.   

I would love to hear what you think!!!

While Supplies Last!!

Don't miss out on this GREAT SU! promotion.  Contact me (see my e-mail listed in the sidebar or leave a comment and I'll reply back ASAP) to take advantage of this great opportunity and combine it (TODAY ONLY) with my July 1st special.  See this post for more info on my special.  The free ink pad has already been nabbed! ;)

Hodgepodge Hardware

Copper, brass, and pewter Hodgepodge Hardware is retiring! Stock up now while Stampin’ Up! is offering 25% off (no limit!). But don’t wait too long—this offer is only good while supplies last! Item # Page # Item Description Regular Price Limited Time 25% off Discount 105532 188 Aged Copper Hodgepodge Hardware $27.95 $20.96 105531 188 Antique Brass Hodgepodge Hardware $27.95 $20.96 105515 188 Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware $27.95 $20.96

Boot Loot WINNER!!

Sorry I took a while to do this.  I had to post all of my "big reveal" pics over on Go. Be Creative.  Anywho, here's the number that random.org chose to win the Coconut Mango July kit:

It's kind of small, but that says #4 and the fourth commenter was VALERIE!!!  So, Valerie, I will get your address to GBC and she will send that to you ASAP.

For those of you who might still want this kit (it is worth every penny!) you have options to just buy this month's kit ($36) or buy several months of kits for as low as $30 and you can choose to skip months if you already have it, or don't want it, etc. until you've gotten all you've paid for.  GBC is the best kit club out there!!!

In case you've forgotten what's in the kit, here's a little reminder:

Featuring: Fancy Pants {About a Boy}
One sheet each of Rockin', Peace, Expression, Vivid, Wild Child, and Chillin' Patterned Papers

Core'dinations Cardstock: Two sheets each of Orange, Scotch, Blue Lightning, and Gecko - sand this textured cardstock to reveal a lighter colored inner core - too cool!

One Fresh and Funky Transparency (use as an over-lay - so fun!)

Artsy.Licious Chocolate Fine Pressed Letters (divine - and you get upper AND lowercase letters!!!)

In the jar you will find:
Imaginisce Button Brads in Bright Lights and Sugar Daddy (too cute)

Imaginisce Petal Pushers in Bright Lights, Sugar Daddy, and Blue Eyes (gorgeous velvety texture)

Assortment of Buttons, Ribbons, and exquisite Crocheted  (to-die for!!)

GBC Stationary Box

So, have you all seen the Stationary Boxes by Jackie Topa yet?  If not, check out the link I provided to see her incredible, detailed instructions on how to make your own.  I used my YUMMY Coconut Mango July 2008 kit from Go. Be Creative. to make mine.  I have LOTS of peeks over the next few days of projects I made with this Coconut Mango Kit.  Go to GBC to get this kit, and in the coming days I will be showing you all of the great projects I made with this kit!  ALL ITEMS USED TO MAKE THE KIT (except tools, adhesive, address book filler paper, RSVP pen and stamps) ARE PART OF THE COCONUT MANGO KIT.  No exceptions!!!  I will post the cards inside the box tomorrow.

PS - Anyone know how to get your pictures to go where you want?  I can't figure out how to do it. I thought I had it right, but in preview the text above each picture was not there anymore, the spacing was messed up.  In blogger you could drag and drop the pics where you wanted.  I can't do this in TP as of yet because you have to choose left or right text-wrapping alignments instead of "center" like you could on blogger.  So, I had to describe them as you'll see below.  Thanks to Rachel for helping me figure out the shift+enter tip!!! :)  I would appreciate any help with this new dilemma.

Pic #1 is the Stationary Box
Pic #2 is the inside of the box, a shot of the little address book I made, the pen and the stamp holder (My pen was a little too long for the box - I really wanted to make a R.S.V.P. pen with the paper inside of it - so I adhered it at a slant and my little address book has adorable button brads that are part of the GBC kit)
Pic #3 is a close-up of the easy-peasy pen
Pic #4 is a shot of how I modified the attachment of the address book (I didn't want it to be glued inside the box, I wanted the recipient to be able to take it out.  I made a little sleeve that you can slide it through to hold the last page of the book and keep the address book securely in place in the box.)