Happy New Year!

Hello, Friends!

Welcome to 2012!  Wow, where did 2011 go?!?  ;)

I had a great weekend.  I spent Saturday at my nephew's first birthday party.  What a great day!  There were over 80 people there to celebrate the little guy's big day!  Of course, my 'over the top' brother had a bounce house AND cotton candy machine!  I'll be honest, I did indulge a bit with the cotton candy....{I had four!}  But, there's something 'really' fun about making it yourself!  ;)

Around the office, we are starting to gear up for the next tradeshow.  CHA is right around the corner!  We have tons of fun things to share with you by your favorite designers!  Karen Burniston, Eileen Hull, Hero Arts oh, yeah, and some guy...not sure if you've ever heard of him...Tim Holtz...will all be releasing new and exciting products!  Woo Hoo!



I have a great Party Dress idea to share with you today by my friend, Jeanne Streiff.  Isn't it adorable?!?

Instructions:

1. Cut the dress box using  a Sizzix eclips (657542 Cards & Envelopes 2 cartridge) out of White Felt cardstock.

2. Cut a second "skirt" from green textured cardstock and sponge the edges with Artichoke Premium Dye ink.

3. Attached it to the front of the box.

4. Decorated with lace and trim.

5. Stamp and cut out small tag and flower. Attach as shown.

Supplies:

Sizzix eclips Starter Kit

Sizzix eclips Cartridge - Albums, Bags & Boxes

1. Cut the dress box using  a Sizzix eclips out of White Felt cardstock.

2. Cut a second "skirt" from green textured cardstock and sponge the edges with Artichoke Premium Dye ink.

3. Attached it to the front of the box.

4. Decorated with lace and trim.

5. Stamp and cut out small tag and flower. Attach as shown.

Supplies:

Stamps: The Stamps of Life (list2write)
Papers: DiscountCardstock.com (Posh White Felt 80#, Bazzill Dotted Swiss Multipack 80#)
Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon (January Ribbon Club)
Ink: Colorbox Premium Dye Ink (Licorice, Artichoke)

Happy Crafting!

Hugs,

Stephanie