Would You Like a Spot of Tea?

The Reveal

When I was looking at the cute tea cups in this month's Hot, Hot, Hot stamp set, it got me thinking... why not make a card in the shape of tea packet? This first picture is actually the 3 x 3" envelope.

You fill the top up, just like when opening a tea packet, to pull out the card inside. I cut the card into a tag shape to look like a tea bag. I attached a length of twine to the top and stapled a mini tag on the end to simulate the tea label. 

Here is the set altogether. The sentiment from the stamp set is a perfect match as I split it between the card and envelope. 

Some details

• For a subtle pattern on plain cardstock, I repeatedly stamped the dotted heart stamp onto the envelope using embossing ink. Then you can see the shape but not the color. 
• I punched a row of hearts and used just the negative space as a strip. I placed a different pattern behind the heart window and added some fine glitter within the hearts on the envelope for some added shine. 
• I tied a small piece of ribbon onto the stick pin, but unraveled the ribbon so only the fine strands were left for a different look. 
• I crimped three edges of the envelope for a more authentic tea packet look. 

The Month

I was busy this month making 7 projects with my Warms Your Heart kit and I still had a ton of leftover materials. Here is a look at my previous 6 projects.

I've really enjoyed making weekly projects with my PMB kits this last year, working with Shannon and the design team, and reading all your kind comments. Thanks so much for your time and indulgence. If you like my work, please stop by and follow me on my blog. Come by tomorrow to meet the new team during February's new release blog hop!

Bidding you a fond farewell, 

Michelle

a great big...

THANK YOU!

 I can't believe this is my last post with Paper Made Bakery.
It has been such a fabulous year of kits and projects.
So, I think it is fitting I end with a thank you
using the amazing

Warms Your Heart kit.

This month's Fresh Squeezed Stamp set is absolutely my fave.  

But I *might* have a thing for coffee.

I'm using THIS Silhouette file to cut out this cute little gift card holder.

Yep, there is a hidden secret behind.

TIP:  you can turn just about any card or tag into a gift card holder just by 

using some strong glue and a square panel of paper. 

A great BIG thank you to Shannon at PMB for this amazing opportunity.
It has been FABULOUS fun!
Hugs.

Thanks a Latte!

Hello friends, Jennifer here to share a special card that I made with Shannon and the rest of the Paper Made Bakery team in mind!  I can hardly believe 6 months has flown by and this is my last post as a member of the PMB team - I have loved every minute of it and am constantly inspired by these wonderful kits and the DT creations!

I was dying to use more pink from the kit and have had my eye on this little flowered paper since I got the kit and finally had an idea for it.  I started off making a pink card base and layered the flower paper as the background.  I stamped a strip of coordinating dotty paper and stamped it with one of the sentiments from the FSS stamp set.  I stamped the "to go" cups onto white cardstock and pieced the cups using some more pink paper.  I finished by stamping the little coffee beans in pink.  I just love how this one came out!

Thank you all for your wonderful comments along the way!

Wishing You Well

There's to be a changing of the guard here at Paper Made Bakery.  Our design teams have always included the most creatively talented women around.  Our next team is no less than magnificent, if I do say so myself, but before this team moves on to their multitudes of crafty endeavors, I want to thank each of them again for sharing their talents with all of us.  Paper Made Bakery puts together a kit filled with crazy-good products, but our design teams fashion those products into works of papery art!  Thank you Alicia, Amy, Jennifer, Lisa, Michelle and Wida!  You ladies RoCk!!

Be sure you follow these ladies' blogs so you can continue to enjoy their creativity and inspiration:

Alicia Thelin

Amy Tsuruta

Jennifer Cuthbertson

Lisa Arana

Michelle McClure

Wida Miller

Perk Up Pills for THE END

Just what THIS Nurse Practitioner ordered!

a soothing calm card with some  paper piercing and "Perk Up Pills" to give you a boost of energy. Ok, they are also known as peanut m&m's!

If you want to make your own Perk Up Pill set, get this months kit HERE.  (One left!!)

Here is my month of Paper Made Bakery Projects once again...

This is my last post as a design team member for Paper Made Bakery. It has been great fun using these kits to push me out of my comfort zone, try new products and expand my creative horizons! If you have enjoyed my work, you can check me out on my blog: BEACHORADO.  You will be in good hands with the new group of ladies.

Bye PMB fans!

Wida

you warm my heart...

Hey it's Amy T!

Check out the January Fresh Baked Kit

Warms Your Heart

I wanted to feature the stamp set by Fresh Squeezed Stamps

Hot, Hot, Hot

I used a die to cut out the little heart from the My Mind's Eye paper pad from the kit.  

I was inspired by the current

CASE Study

along with the current 

CASology

This is my last post for this kit so I thought I'd go ahead and repost my other cards/projects:

I still have a bunch of goodies leftover from the kit.  These puppies are chock full of goodness!

The end of the month is the end of the term for this group of Design Teamers.  I want to give a big shout out to the Paper Made Bakery Team...I've so loved working with you gals!!!  I consider myself fortunate to be able to work with a group of talented ladies that are so supportive of each other!!!

I'm thrilled to be staying on with the Paper Made Bakery Design Team!

Hope You Perk Up Soon Card

My term with Paper Made Bakery

is coming to an end, :(

So I made myself a little

"perk-me-up" card with the

Warms Your Heart kit.

I want to thank the ever-encouraging

Shannon Fralish for this fantastic

team experience... not to mention all

the fantastic product that came along with it.

Please pop by my blog,

ScrappyBetties

if you like it, leave a comment

and follow me along my

paper crafting adventures.

Happy creating!

You Spin Me Right Round

The Reveal

The colors in this month's Warms Your Heart kit are just so fresh and fun, it makes the cards turn out the same way. I made this as a Valentine's Day card, but if you change up the sayings in the pie chart, it can easily be adapted to suit other occasions. I was thinking of making a birthday one that reads, "All your wishes will come true, Most of your wishes will come true, All you're getting is this card." 

The Inspiration

When I saw the "Hot, Hot, Hot" stamp set this month, my first idea was to turn the coffee stirrer into a game spinner. I wanted to work on some other projects and the idea fell to the wayside. Luckily I jotted down my idea in my planner, so later on in the month I could remember to create it. 

The Details

I punched a 2" circle on pink cardstock. I hand cut some triangles and laid them on the circle like pieces of a pie with the back edge protruding from the circle. I cut around the circle to trim off the edges and round off the triangles. To give it a border, I adhered the pie chart onto a 2.25" punched pink cardstock circle. 

To make the spinner, I stamped the stirrer onto white cardstock, trimmed one end to a point and attached it to the center of the pie chart using a brad. To make it spin better, I would leave more room around the stirrer when trimming to give the center hole more clearance for the brad. 

All the supplies, except for the brad, came from this month's Warms Your Heart kit. 

Have fun creating this month!

Thanks so much for droppin' by,
Michelle

this kit is SO...

Cool Beans.
Don't you think?
I love all the great happy papers and embellishments.

I'm back with another project from

Warms Your Heart

Doing some simple layering with this one.

I love to layer patterns and try to include at least one solid.

Such a fun sentiment for my coffee or tea friends.  

Nothing is more calming than a yummy cup of coffee.

I'm using another strip of the stickers included in the kit as well.

Those polka dots are just darn adorable. 

LOVE this colors in this kit.

Thanks for stopping by today! 

You Warm My Heart

Hello friends, Jennifer here to share with you another card I made with the amazing January kit, "Warms Your Heart"!  I've loved creating with this kit and this team and it is hard to believe my term is up and next week will be my last post!  I just adore the work of the very talented ladies taking over and can't wait to see what they create!!

I've been on somewhat of a monochromatic kick the past few days and this card is no exception.  I took one of the blue sheets of cardstock and made a card base out of it (I just adore that color!!).  I tied it with the black and white twine from the kit and then layered two coordinating papers from the mini deck.  I stamped the little mug and the coffee cup onto the white cardstock, cut them out, and popped them off of the card.  I finished by adding chunky glitter to the whipped cream for some sparkle.

Check out all of the goodies you'll get in this wonderful kit - 

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I'll see you next week!

GIVE-a-way and TAKE

We love when our PMB friends join in and share their ideas, and get involved in this fabulous crafty community.  And, we love to give away fun little goodies to show our appreciation.

This weekend our PMB friends helped Fresh Squeezed Stamps in I {Heart} Papers' Facebook poll.  Jackie won Saturday for sharing the news about the poll and today we've randomly chosen one of the folks who voted for FSS on that poll -- drum roll please...Diane Standish...thanks for voting and CONTACT US with your mailing address and we'll send a little sumpthin' your way.*

And, just before CHA we asked you to let us know who some of your favorite companies are in this paper crafty industry.  Lots of fabby companies were named and we tried to visit them all during the show.  We randomly chose one of the helpful gals who shared and to say thanks for sharing we'd like Gra O'Neill to CONTACT US with your shipping address to collect your goody!*

Now, TAKE a few minutes today and create something!  Go on, you deserve the joy.  See you back here tomorrow!

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*Winners have seven (7) days from the announcement to contact us with their information; otherwise, the prize goes back into the prize picnic basket for a future contest/giveaway!

It's hard to believe the day has come to share some very exciting news with you.  I honestly can't believe how quickly time has flown by in the company of such fabulously creative and talented ladies.  I cannot thank them enough for sharing their work with us, showing off our Fresh Baked Kits, and making all of us scurry to our computers every day to see what's in store for us!

Here are just a few of my favorites...

Wida Miller

Jennifer Cuthbertson

Alicia Thelin

Michelle McClure

Lisa Arana

Amy Tsuruta

And while we begin our fond farewells to our current design team, we can welcome our newest team today!  Without further ado, please give a warm PMB greeting to:

Angi Barrs

Piali Biswas

Amy Tsuruta

Julie Tucker-Woleck

Vera Wirianta Yates

Glenda J Wyatt

We'll get to see the first fabby projects by the new team starting with February's Fresh Baked Kit, which will be released with a PaRtY and blog hop on Friday, February 1st...mark your calendar!