Fall Candy Bottle with Couture Creations

Hard to believe that Thanksgiving is Thursday....but it is never to late to make a party favor or two....so today I would like to share with you the Candy Bottle I made to place at each guest place  setting.

I started with a small bottle and filled it with candy....

Taking some pretty pattern paper that I used a decorative punch on I placed Double Sided Tape on each piece and set them to one side until....

 I ran a piece of Core'dinations paper through my embossing machine using the Endless Embossing Folder....

 sanding it off lightly with my Sanding Block.....

I added the borders that I previously prepared to the embossed piece. 

Placing a piece o the 18mm x 50mm Double Sided Tape at the end and a few pieces on the back side of the embossed band... 

This will help secure it to the bottle and make a nice finished closure to the border band when you place it around the bottle

Cut one of the Scallop Circles from pretty pattern paper and place on the lid o the bottle with your Double Sided Tape

Embossing a few of the leaves using the Endless Embossing Folder, sand them with your Sanding Block and fussy cutting each leaf out, setting them to one side to use on your Candy Bottle lid.....

Cut out several of the Sunflower from the Sunflower Nesting Die, spray with water, wad them up and allow them to dry completely....

Add the leaves that you had set to one side to the top of the bottle, glue your Sunflower pieces that you have straighten up a bit to the top of the lid, make sure to keep them scrunched up....add a bronze gemstone to the center. 

Wrap the brim of the lid with some pretty ribbon, add a few tags or even your guest name to the bottle and place at each of your table setting or give away after the days event. I hope you have a fabulous and joyous Thanksgiving. Hugs Pammejo

 Couture Creations Supplies:
CO723212 Sunflower Nesting Dies
CO723041 Scallop Circle Nesting Dies
CO723047 Scallop Rectangle Nesting Dies
CO723294 Endless Embossing Folder-All Occasion Collection
CO721965 Double Sided Tape
CO721983 Double Sided Tape
Sanding Block
Premier Cutting Mat
Precision Trimmer
Handheld Essentials
Precision Scissors
Bronze Gemstones

Christmas in July Hop - July 23rd and 24th

Nicolette from Beyond Scrapin is having a Christmas in July Blog hop. It is so hard to believe that it is time to start thinking about Christmas. If you stopped by my blog to see what I was up to I am so glad you did but if you came from Tammy's OBX Stamping and Crafting than you are hopping in the right direction. I hope though if you haven't started the hop that you go back to Beyond Scrapin and join in on the fun. I am sure you will see lots of wonderful projects, tutorials and enter to win some blog candy along the way.
We give our adult kids and in law kids money every year for Christmas, so I am always looking for a fun money holder. I drew this one out and hope you love the whimsical look as much as I do. I used Imaginisce Cottage Christmas Collection for my Stocking Money Holder.
I added some of the Cottage Christmas Holiday Wishes Chipboard Sticker. I put the "Santa" on the toe and used pop dots under the "Reindeer". I added a few red gemstones to the news and holly.

My stocking has a back to it and a small pocket in the inside that holds the money. I made some charms using clear and red beads. I added a Merry Christmas Chipboard Die to hang off the side, along with a bow made with green twine and added Snow Flowers Merry Flowers.
I hope you enjoyed my Christmas Stocking Money Card holder and would love if you have any ideas to share with me and everyone else that comes by my blog today, also if you would like a copy of the pattern please email me for the details at pammejo1@yahoo.com. I only have 10 to make, good thing I am starting early. Now on to It's Me Susan P Blog with the very talented Susan.
SUPPLIES
Imaginisce Cottage Christmas: Swirly Snowflakes, Pepperment Stick

Imaginisce Cottage Christmas: Holiday Wishes Chipboard Stickers
Imaginisce Cottage Christmas: Snow flowers Merry Flowers

Green Twine

Chestnut Roan Ink

Homemade Charms

Pop Dots

Beach Charm Exchange and Imaginsce May Challenge using Imaginisce and Memory Box

Wow, I have never done a charm exchange before but after I got my charms made I didn't know how to send them. I decided I would make some fun tags to attach them to and send them out that way, can't wait to see the charms I receive in exchange.
Also, Imaginisce is having a challenge and the criteria is:
1.)create a masculine themed layout/card/project
2.)use one of our Snag'Em Stamps from any Imaginisce collection
3.)you must use at least 75% of Imaginisce product
So I am entering my tags into the contest because I made a few extras to use as gifts for my the men in my life.
The tag is made with a Tim Holtz Movers and Shapers that I cut out using my Big Shot and white cardstock.
I then stamped the tag background with Memory Box Vintage Record Sheet and Black Memento Ink. My edges are distrested with Pumice Stone, Broken China, Mustard Seed and Shabby Shutter.
The cute Blowfish is one of Imaginisce Snag'em Stamps, stamped with Memento Black Ink and colored with G12,G14,R83,R85 and Boo Copic Markers. I then fussy cut them out with my scissors and added Glossy Accent to the eyes to give them dimension. After the Glossy Accent was dry I placed it on with the tag with pop dots. I got my charm pieces from Hobby Lobby and Michaels out of their jewelry department. The pink charm is to represent a flower lei that you might recieve at the beach along with some metals; fish, butterflies, dragonflies, etc.

Count Your Blessings

"Count Your Blessings" is the card that I had been working on for a couple of days. Just couldn't get it completed. Just couldn't think of a sentiment for it. I bought the new Thanksgiving Lite Cartridge on Friday and late on Saturday night I was told a dear friend had died. She fought a good fight with cancer but in the end she lost. My heart is so grieved for her. I think of her husband, daughters and their families and my sadness is minimal to what they are going through.

Today as I sat at my scrap table after being on face book I decided to complete my card. I gave the sentiment "Count Your Blessings" for dear friend. Vickie was truly a blessing in my life, her families lives and all those around her. She always had a smile on her face and even during all the chemo and radiation she continued to work. She always looked at her basket as full and overflowing in blessings. I wish I and more of us had that attitude instead of this whoa is me. I know I can drain my family and I know others drain me from that attitude. We need to learn to love and forgive more and to choice our battles. Most of our battles aren't worth the fight when we lose a relationship in the end. I will always treasure my friend Vickie and will think of her smiling face often.



Here are the some of the products I used for my A2 card:

My little pumpkin is an Imagininsce stamp and colored in with Copic Markers: YR04, YR07, Y17, G05. I used Basic Grey Papers.