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Sweet Stamp Shop + Avery products

This past week Sweet Stamp Shop collaborated with Avery products and the result was pure fun! I've used Avery products for years and as a Sweet contributor I got to play with some of their products, some I had never used before!

So here's a look at a few projects I created:

How about some cleaning stickers for your planner? I love using Avery labels along with Sweet stamps to create my own custom labels. For these stickers I used the Clean It Up stamp set from the May release and colored with Tombow markers.

Treat bags anyone?? I paired Smart Cookie with the round kraft labels to create these fun treat bags.

I used Tombow markers to color in the cookie jar. Even the blender pen worked nicely on the kraft labels.

Every year I make homemade salsa with tomatoes I grow in my garden. These scallop circle labels paired with the Outline Lower Alpha and Groceries stamps were perfect for labeling my jars of salsa.

And sometimes you just need to celebrate making it to Friday! How cute are these Avery flags paired with Small Victories.

There's also a sweet giveaway over on the Sweet blog that ends TODAY so head here to check it out!

To see more projects you can head over the Sweet blog and Instagram!

 

 

get it done!

I don't know about anyone else but I have a pretty long list of things I want to get done around my house. Not the regular cleaning stuff but bigger stuff like painting/small remodel projects/etc. We've been in our current home almost 5 yrs so we're getting to the point where we realize the bigger things that need to get done. So I turned to the notes pages in the back of my planner, grabbed a few stamp sets, & set to "work". You could also create the same thing in a notebook if you don't use a planner.

I used the Outline Lower Alpha for my title along with the pencil stamp from the Art Collection set from February's release. Then I used the square box from Planner Script that was a retired set but is now back! (It is currently out of stock but should be back soon!!) I also used the Script Lower for my smaller titles (I basically made a list of what needs to be done for every room in my home).

So here's what my list looked like after stamping:

You'll see I also added some cute mushrooms at the bottom (from Mush Day & Gnome). Then I used my colored pencils & do some coloring and shading. I also added some washi along the bottom of my page because to do lists are so much more fun when they're cute, right?! Someone remind me of that when I'm knee deep in the middle of painting my entire house ;)

And here's what my list looks like all filled in (and holy cow I have a lot that I want to get done!!):

I used 2 different colored pens for my list - green for short term and pink for long term. I know that some of the things I want to get done might not happen this year and that's ok. But I think it's still good to have a 'master list' and whatever doesn't get done this year will get transferred to a new list next year.

I also continued my lists on the next couple pages so that I could have a list for every room.

And that's it! Having a master to do list for my home makes it a bit more manageable and I can't wait to start checking things off my list!

 

 

season of gift giving

As we head into the holiday season I am finding myself trying to keep things as organized as possible to keep the craziness to a minimum. And one of the ways I do that is to keep all of my gift giving/packaging items together - and prepared ahead of time - so that they're easy to grab when I need them.

The key to this is preparing them before you will need them!

I like to keep everything together in some kind of tray (found this letter basket at Target) along with all of the 'accessories' and goodies I'll need. So let me walk you through what I have pulled together!

What I usually start out doing is stamping a bunch of images on cardstock that I can then punch out for cards & tags. I usually break it up into stages...one day I'll stamp a bunch of images, another day I'll do the coloring, another day punching them out, etc. If you have kids you can even get them involved. I've 'hired' my kids to be 'punchers' many times, they love to help :)

For the punched images I like to make simple 3x3 gift cards (great for when you want more than just a tag on a gift). Sometimes I just punch a hole for a simple tag. I usually like to have lots of extras of these for whatever I might need (no matter how well I plan there always seems to be a last minute gift or 2!)

I also make up a bunch of simple gift tags. Now I have a tag punch which is very handy but if you don't have that you could even use shipping tags. The bonus part about using those is that they already have a string attached. Easy peasy!

And then there's my Christmas mini book. I make one of these every year. I'm very much a paper and pen kind of gal :) I like to keep it on the smaller side (this year I made it 4 1/2" x 6") so that I can slip it into my planner or purse when I go shopping. This year I knew I wanted to have George on the cover...yes, I gave that cute pup a nickname ;). And I was inspired by this holiday mini book. I simply take some cardstock and graph paper (I love using graph paper for my mini books) and stitch down the spine (be sure to use long stitches if sewing). You could also attach with 2 holes and some twine, staples, etc.

Inside I stamped on some of the pages to get my holiday organization started. I'll customize more as I go.

As we get closer to December I'll probably add more to my stash (probably some shipping tags for sure), but here's what I typically have in my gift giving tray: gift tags (several types), small gift cards, pens, twine, stapler, scissors, hole punch, washi tape, sticky notes (several sizes including one of my sticky note books), assorted clips, & my mini book.

I like to keep it out on my desk or even on the kitchen counter so that it's easy to grab & find what I need. And having everything in a tray makes it easy to grab & take wherever I need it. It's also great for my kids because when they need a tag for a gift they know right where to go...no hunting around for tags, tape, etc.

I hope this helps you get and stay organized this holiday season!! For more inspiration, be sure to follow Sweet Stamp Shop on Facebook and Instagram!

Stamp sets used (click image for more info):

sticky note books

Hey guys, I have a bit of a confession - I'm a bit of a stationary nerd! I have always loved cute papers, notebooks, pens, etc. And I won't even admit how many notebooks I have sitting on my desk! When planners made their big comeback I was totally nerding out! And planner stamps?? Even better! So when Nicole came out with the Nod to Mod stamp set for sticky notes I was in heaven!! I'm an old fashioned kind of gal, I love to make lists, use paper planners and calendars, and, of course, those lovely sticky notes!!

So I wanted to share a quick and easy project I like to do with my sticky notes - little sticky note books! By the way, these make great little gifts for teachers!! Who can't use a book of sticky notes, right?!

And honestly, seeing a bunch of them stacked up on my desk just makes me smile!

You'll start with a piece of patterned paper or cardstock that measures 6 3/4" x 3 1/4". Score on the long side at 3 1/4" and 3 1/2". That will make the 'book' part. Then you can decorate the front however you want! I did several with the Nod to Mod set but I also played around with the Fall Into Christmas set (these stamp sets get a lot of love as you can tell!).

The great part of this project is that you can use whatever stamp set you want! Once you have your little book made you can adhere your sticky notes inside.

Note - I actually split a sticky note pad in half to make 2 books. I do this for 2 reasons: 1) you can make twice as many of books this way, and 2) I like to put some of these in my planner and the thinner size fits better :)

I also like to stamp on some of the inside pages because who doesn't like to use sticky notes with cute stamped images on them?!

I stated earlier that these make great teacher gifts. I like to keep a bunch of these made up in a basket on my desk so that I can grab one whenever I need one! I hope this inspires you to create some sticky note projects!!

So have some fun with those sticky notes!! And be sure to follow Sweet Stamp Shop on Instagram and Facebook for more inspiration!!