A Magical Birthday for Nate

My grandson, Nathan, is turning 5 this week, and we spent the weekend in San Diego celebrating with my daughter and her family.  Nate is a total Star Wars fan, and the party was so themed, but I don't have any Star Wars stamps.  However, I have the next best thing:  Magical Day!

Look:

This is such a sparkly card!  The old wizard is stamped, colored with Stampin' Blends and cut with the matching Magical Mates framelits, while the Lil Wizard is fussy cut from the wonderful Myths & Magic Designer Series Paper.

The figures are placed on a globe of Dazzling Diamonds-like paper from the Myths & Magic Glimmer Paper Pack.

The sentiment was stamped twice - once in Bermuda Bay and again in Rich Razzleberry - and cut with the banner framelit.

And inside:

But I had a vision of a matching gift bag, and the gift we bought was too big for my Gift Bag Punch Board.  So off to Target to get a large shopping bag, and I turned it into a castle:

I loved how this came out, and it was Nate's first choice to open at his party.

You'll notice the brick background--my Smoky Slate paper was run through the Big Shot with the Brick Wall embossing folder in three pieces, and pieced together.  A few of the figures (fighting knight, and the two larger princesses) were fussy cut from the designer papers, while all the other figures were stamped and colored.

I love to make gifts special, and this was truly a "Work of Heart"!

The Myths and Magic suite of products will be discontinued when the Occasions catalog ends, May 31st.  So if you love knights, sorcerers, mermaids and dragons, get yours now!

What do you do to make your gifts special?

Happy Birthday, Nate!

Wednesday's "What's On the Desk?"

I going to try something new.  On Wednesdays I am going to let you have a peek at my creative (and not so much) process.  Each week I'll take the left-over pieces from the previous week - those poor orphaned pieces that didn't make the final "card cut" - and use them on a project.  This is where I'll stretch my abilities and see what I can do thinking outside the box.  It's Wednesday's "What's On the Desk?"

So here we go:

I have been playing with the wonderful Myths & Magic Suite and have some really cute cards to show you.  But more on those later...

This is what I had left over from my endeavors, and I hated to throw these pieces away.  So here's what I did:

I started by laying my square frames on my desk until I liked what I saw - a three-block pattern.  I chose a Basic Black card base, 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored in the middle at 4-1/2" to create the card.

My Pear Pizzazz and Daffodil Delight layers were picked after I decided what I was going to do (stay tuned...), and then I took a piece of the Myths & Magic Specialty Designer Series Paper for the final layer.  The squares were then glued down as seen in the photo.

Since I had the sentiment (in the top right corner in the photo above) I stuck with the Magical Day stamps.

And here it is, almost done:

Love that dragon!  He's been colored with the Old Olive and Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends (light Daffodil and the light and dark Olive), along with a little Wink of Stella sparkle.

Glamour shot:

But the card seemed a little unbalanced with just one Glitter Dot on the sentiment...

Done!

So what do you think of this venture?  Is is worth seeing my leftovers turned into cards each week?  Please let me know if I should continue.  Your opinion is important to me!

Product List

Magical Day Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[145857]

$22.00

Magical Day Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[145854]

$30.00

Magical Day Clear-Mount Bundle

[145985]

$45.75

Magical Day Wood-Mount Bundle

[145984]

$53.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Daffodil Delight Light Stampin' Blends Marker

[144586]

$4.50

Old Olive Light Stampin' Blends Marker

[144574]

$4.50

Old Olive Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

[144573]

$4.50

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[121045]

$8.00

Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[131201]

$8.00

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[119683]

$8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

$9.00

Myths & Magic Specialty Designer Series Paper

[145600]

$13.00

Magical Mates Framelits Dies

[145660]

$29.00

Layering Squares Framelits Dies

[141708]

$35.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$8.00

Glitter Enamel Dots

[144200]

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Magical Treat Boxes

I had such a good time making some little treat boxes for my grandkids!  My son from Maryland was visiting for just one night last evening, and I realized I could save postage on sending my usual Valentine treats if I just send them home with him...so...

I know that Ethan, Jacob and Charlotte will enjoy what's inside, and may JUST take a peek at the boxes themselves, but I had a good time making them.  Let's take a closer look:

Using the Lots to Love Box Framelits Dies and Myths & Magic Specialty Designer Series Paper I created the three boxes in a jiffy.  Then came the decorating:

Ethan gets a wizard, complete with a sparkling ball.

Here is Jacob's dragon, breathing fire!

And Charlotte has a whimsical unicorn, with a sparkly, (Wink of Stella) rainbow-colored mane.

Each image, stamped with the Magical Day stamps and Tuxedo Black ink, were colored with Stampin' Blends.  They were then cut, using the coordinating Magical Mates Framelits dies (this comes as a bundle with the stamps, saving you 10%).  They were all mounted on a Layering Circle of the DSP, and then on a scalloped circle of the Myths & Magic Glimmer Paper.

The boxes were stuffed with their favorite Sour Patch Kids candy and then were tied with a ribbon from the FREE Sale-a-Bration Shimmer Ribbon Pack.  I also added a little tag, cut with the Popcorn Box Thinlits and the "love" from the Lovely Words Thinlits.

Matt left early (EARLY) this morning, and is now 3000 miles away.  And I bet these little boxes are in pieces with all the candy gone.

But hey, I got to blog about them, right?  😁

Product List

Magical Day Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[145857]

$22.00

Magical Day Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[145854]

$30.00

Magical Day Clear-Mount Bundle

[145985]

$45.75

Magical Day Wood-Mount Bundle

[145984]

$53.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Night Of Navy Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144040]

$9.00

Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144045]

$9.00

Old Olive Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

[144573]

$4.50

Pumpkin Pie Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

[144577]

$4.50

Bermuda Bay Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

[144579]

$4.50

Bermuda Bay Light Stampin' Blends Marker

[144580]

$4.50

Rich Razzleberry Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

[144583]

$4.50

Rich Razzleberry Light Stampin' Blends Marker

[144584]

$4.50

Daffodil Delight Light Stampin' Blends Marker

[144586]

$4.50

Old Olive Light Stampin' Blends Marker

[144574]

$4.50

Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144605]

$9.00

Myths & Magic Specialty Designer Series Paper

[145600]

$13.00

Myths & Magic Glimmer Paper 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm)

[145601]

$15.00

Lots To Love Box Framelits Dies

[145653]

$33.00

Magical Mates Framelits Dies

[145660]

$29.00

Popcorn Box Thinlits Dies

[141473]

$33.00

Lovely Words Thinlits Dies

[143733]

$27.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

$35.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$8.00

3/8" (1 Cm) Shimmer Ribbon Pack

[147243]

$0.00