Kween Bee Kreations

(Even More) Treat Totes ... and gifts

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Here's my final set of treat totes for Christmas - see the others in previous posts here.  TIP:  The tutorial can be found in the Ginger Family post.

Ginger Family

More Treat Totes

Below are two gifts for my son's daycare teachers.  A few weekends ago, I went to Bath & Body Works for some Christmas gifts.  I found these cute Evergreen room sprays there and knew they'd find a good home.

I recycled a few cell phone accessory packages to house these gifts.  I traced the back to create a template so I could insert some pretty Designer Series Paper.  Here, I used two prints from the "Ski Slope"collection.

I used some Stampin' Up! rub-on's for the sentiments along the top of each package.  Then, I simply tied a piece of Alpine Ribbon (found in the Holiday Mini Catalog) to the top and was done with these gifts.

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Go Big Red!

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Over the weekend, I did some much needed Christmas shopping. 

I didn't get much stamping done... but the days are running out for me to buy gifts for friends & family.  So, a girl's gotta do, what a girl's gotta do! 

As much as I would love to make hand-made gifts for everyone, I just don't have the time to devote to that right now.  BUT I do have time to make some really cute packaging for the gifts. 

I found this really cute Bucky Badger necklace at the Cracker Barrel Store.  It's perfect for the recipient as she's a big fan of the Wisconsin Badgers.  Go Big Red!

Sticking true to Bucky, I went with the red theme.  I used the Top Note die to punch out a houndstooth patterned paper from the Holiday Treasures Collection.  Adding some felt flurries (found in the Holiday Mini Catalog) and a half pearl from the pretties kit make this packaging pop.

The little box was made using this template that I found over at Confessions of a Ribbon Addict.  This "boxy bag" is covered in another pattern from the Holiday Treasures collection.  A bit of Alpine ribbon (Holiday Mini) ties the box together at the top.

Whatcha' Think?  I think it's so cute that I may have a hard time giving it away. 

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Holiday Treasures

Finally, I got back to making a new Kreation!!

I've been so busy with going out of town for business, making my son's birthday invites and goody bags... I'm starting to see a light at the end of a very long tunnel which will allow me to get back into stamping.

This gift set was created for a woman in Virginia.  She contacted me recently about purchasing some of my cards from my collection.  Her plans are to give her Mother-in-Law a variety of hand-made cards for Christmas.  I was lucky enough to have her choose me to provide the gift.

I used three clear boxes to house about 8 cards and envelopes each.  Inside there are cards for birthday's, cards to congratulate, cards to wish someone a a Merry Christmas, and more.  She chose the cards she liked best from My Kreations Gallery.

I decided to make a card to go along with this gift.  That way, she can write her own message inside for her Mother-in-Law and present her this coordinating set.  You can see other photos of this gift by visiting the Gallery.

I used rub-on's on both items.  The rub-on's came from the Old Saint Nick Collection, found on page 11 (item #112844) of the Holiday Mini Catalog. 

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Sparkle Set

The Holidays are just around the corner... so I've been trying my hand at different Christmas Cards.  I just got this new Holiday Treasures Designer Series Paper (DSP) last night.  Getting something new is always a good excuse to use it right away! 

I told myself I was going to hold off on Christmas cards and projects for at least a few more weeks, BUT I just couldn't resist using this paper.  (Individual photos of these cards can be found in my Kreations Gallery).

The snowflake stamp comes from the set "Best Wishes & More".  It's perfectly modern and simple enough to use to showcase designer paper. 

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Tomorrow I plan to get back to my pink theme in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 

DON'T FORGET:  I am donating 10% of all my sales during the month of October to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation. 

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