Stampin' With Michelle Pepper

This project is an oldie but a goodie! Often patterned papers, lovely as they are, play only a supporting role in a project. Not this time. This project allows Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper (DSP), which are double sided, to take centre stage and shine. I have used two of the awesome 12"x12" papers from the Schoolhouse DSP, and with a few score lines and a few cuts, fold, glue and hey presto! A beautiful gift bag that can be personalised and embellished or left as is, cute and fun. The project might be an oldie, but it remains new and current because of the fabulous DSPs that SU brings out year upon year. Here are the three whipped up and filled with NZ iconic snacks for our UK bound friends' kids. Everyone needs a goodie treat bag for a long plane trip. They won't be back for a year, hence the iconic Kiwi snacks which in this case included Chocolate Fish, K Bar, Whittaker's L&P Chocolate and Chicken Flavoured potato crisps. What would YOU put i...

Today's card is a re-visit of the retired bundle of Adventure Bound DSP stack and the Adventure Awaits stamp set. This stamp set is in the "Not to part with" pile because I felt that the sentiments will come in handy on many different occasions. It has proven so on this occasion. I made this card to encourage my 11 year old boy, who woke up in the morning to it by his bedside (because yeah, my craft time is at night when everyone else is in bed). Naturally, he was surprised to be given a card (after all it isn't his birthday). I am so pleased with his response when I asked him if he understood what the sentiment meant. "That you don't get good at something if it is all easy." That's accurate enough eh. Not giving up, having perseverance, and to have courage - all just a part of daily education for the young and old alike. Mr 11 year old is taking part in a Bible Quiz in two weeks' time, and his individual task for his team is to recite 1 C...