Alter a kraft wine bag for a decorative quick and easy wine bottle gift

I'm up for Hostess Monday today on the Digital Delights blog, sharing a quick and easy wine bag project.

In France, it's customary to give a bottle of wine to your host when you're invited to someone's house (and flowers to the hostess). I came across these plain kraft wine bags a while back and purchased a few, thinking they'd be nice to personalize.

A recent dinner invitation to some friends' home had me digging one out and using it. I was running short on time so I chose a pre-colored version of Digital Delights Vino Mickey stamp and Cheers sentiment set. This is a nice thing about Digital Delight stamps, there's a colored version to choose from if you don't have time/don't choose to color.

The before wine bag photo.

I printed out the stamp and sentiment, diecut each with coordinating cardstock, and adhered to the bag. A grape bunch and enamel dots are simple embellishments. I think the bag after photos are much better than the bag before, don't you?!

Supply List
Paper – kraft paper wine bag
Digital stamps – Digital Delights colored Vino Mickey and Cheers sentiment set
Dies – Die-namic oval and rectangle stax
Embellishments – grape bunch, enamel dots

Digital Delights August new releases – Pumpkin Peggy stamp set Halloween card

August new releases are now available for purchase at Digital Delights by Louby Loo. My new release card for this month is a Halloween card, featuring the Pumpkin Peggy stamp set (includes digital stamp and sentiment).

As with this Peggy Legz birthday card from March, I see Peggy as a freckled redhead with green eyes, and so she is again, this time all ready for autumn and Halloween.

Paper is from Tactile Studio Tricks digital paper pack. Embellishments are simple matching buttons. Click on over to the Digital Delights blog to see what other lovely creations DT members have to share with you today.

Di's Digi Stamps Ellie Elephant Birthday card

This is a birthday card I whipped up for one of my aunts, using Di's Digi Stamps Ellie Elephant stamp (retired) and sentiment from Cuddly Buddly Crafts Kim's Digital Stamps Round Greetings Mixed 2 sentiment sheet. These are two of my favorite digital companies – I love Di's stamps (cute without being cutesy) and these Cuddly Buddly Crafts print out sentiment sheets make it super easy to add a sentiment.

For some reason, these sentiment sheets seem to go especially well with Di's designs. You can see where I've used the same type of sentiment with this Easter card and Valentine's Day card.

Paper is a miscellaneous outlet shop find from a company called Peddy; never seen it anywhere else before, but it is a very pretty, sturdy paper. A little traditional and crinkled paper ribbon add the final touch.

Supply List
Paper – cardstock, Peddy paper pack
Digital stamps – Di's Digi Stamps Ellie Elephant, Cuddly Buddly Crafts Kim's Digi Stamps Round Greetings Mixed 2
Color – Caran d'Ache Luminance 6901 pencils
Dies – Die-namics circle stax
Embellishments – ribbon

I'm linking up with: A Perfect Time to Craft Aug. – ATG, Little Red Wagon #405 – Favorite Products (Die-namics circle stax die, Di's Digi Stamps and Cuddly Buddly sentiment sheets), Crafty Creations #347 – ATG, Crafting by Designs Aug. – ATG, and 2 Crafty Critter Crazies #5 – ATG with a critter.

Delightful Thursday at Digital Delights – Painting Pierre thank you card

It's another Delightful Thursday at Digital Delights; click on over to see what projects DT members have to share with you today. My card features the Painting Pierre stamp and A Touch of France sentiment set.

I sized down the Merci sentiment and placed it on the painting behind Pierre. Paper is from Tacticle Studio Hanson digital paper pack.

Embellishments are ribbon, felt fleur de lys stickers and pearls, all nice and relatively flat for mailing.

Supply List
Paper – cardstock, Tactile Studio Hanson digital paper pack
Digital Stamp – Digital Delights Painting Pierre and A Touch of France sentiment set
Color – Caran d'Ache Luminance 6901 pencils
Dies – Die-namics circle stax
Embellishments – ribbon, felt fleur de lys stickers, pearls

I'm linking up with: Addicted to Stamps and More #252 – Make Your Mark, Craftaholics R Us #29 – ATG, Crafty Gals Corner #133 – ATG, Creative Moments #123 – ATG, and Day Dreamer Challenges #1 – ATG.

Ewe rock! Tiddly Inks congratulations/just because/encouragement card

My niece graduated from university last year and found her first full time teaching job for this coming autumn (she's been subbing this last year).

She's so excited about having a steady job, being independent, able to move out and live on her own.

To let her know we're proud of her, I created this card using Tiddly Inks Ewe Rock! stamp. Papers are Tactile Studio Musical digital paper pack. Embellishments are die cut musical notes.

Supply List
Paper – cardstock,  Tactile Studio Musical digital paper pack
Digital stamp – Tiddly Inks Ewe Rock!
Color – Caran d'Ache Luminance 6901 pencils
Dies – Die-namic square stax, La Cabina stitched square, Artemio and Toga musical notes

I'm linking up with: Tiddly Inks Challenge #203 – Independence, Aurora Wings #54 – Fur & Feathers, Crafting From the Heart #168 – ATG, Crafty Cardmakers #193 – Lots of Layers, and Pammie's Inky Pinkies #1729 – ATG.

Digital Delights by Louby Loo July release – Bubble Blowing Daisy birthday card

July new releases are now available for purchase at Digital Delights by Louby Loo. My new release card for this month is a birthday card, featuring Bubble Blowing Daisy and Circular Sentiments set stamps.

I matched my stamp coloring to Tactile Studio's Blueberry digital paper pack, perfect for bubbles. The only problem was I couldn't decide which paper in the pack I liked best – hence all these layers. Embellishments are simple buttons.

Click on over to the Digital Delights blog to see what other lovely creations DT members have to share with you today.

Supply List
Paper – cardstock, Tactile Studio Blueberry digital paper pack
Digital Stamp – Digital Delights Bubble Blowing Daisy and Circular Sentiments set
Color – Caran d'Ache Luminance 6901 pencils
Dies – Die-namics circle and rectangle stax
Embellishments – buttons

I'm linking up with: 613 Ave. Create #199 July – ATG/ optional twist Monochrome, Inspiration Destination #132 – ATG, Watercooler Wednesday Challenge #127 – All About Birthdays, Crafting by Designs 12/07 – Summertime, and Crafty Creations #345 – ATG.

A 'Corny' Happy Summer card – with Porky's Backyard BBQ digital stamp

And now we arrive at the last of the six Happy Summer/Happy 4th of July cards created for States side friends and family featuring Digi Web Studio Porky's Backyard BBQ stamp set (eight stamps in the set and on sale for just $1.00!!!). You can see #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 in the series by clicking on the corresponding number link.

The long retired patterned paper is from my stash.

The sentiment is from a sheet I created just for this set. The full sentiment reads 'We know it sounds corny . . .  (and inside) but here's wishing you a very 'sweet' summer and a happy 4th of July.' Or something to that effect, I can't remember the exact wording. Embellishments are simple enamel dots.

Supply List
Paper – cardstock,  patterned paper
Digital stamp – Digi Web Studio Porky's Backyard BBQ stamp set
Color – Caran d'Ache Luminance 6901 pencils
Dies – Die-namic circle stax
Embellishment – enamel dots
Font – Apple Boy BTN

I'm linking up with: A Gem of a Challenge #198 – Animals, Brown Sugar #258 – ATG, Crafting With Friends #47 – ATG, Creative Fingers #134 – ATG and QKR Stampede #251 – ATG.

Get your Grill On! Happy Summer card with Porky's Backyard BBQ digital stamp

Happy 4th of July to USA readers! Here's another of my combo Happy Summer/Happy 4th of July cards sent States side this year. As I mentioned with the first in this series – Porky Grilling card – I decided to combine summer and 4th of July greetings with images that do double duty. My 4th of July greeting is inside the card. With eight images in the set and sale priced at only $1.00, goodness knows I've gotten my money's worth with this Porky's Backyard BBQ stamp set; to date I've used six of the images.

This one with an apron clad Porky ready to grill (vegetarian grilling, mind you), is my favorite so far. I used paper from Hot Off the Press's Home Grown paper pack, although the paper I've used is actually a free gift mini-kit I received with Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine about three years ago (you can see more of the paper on this Country Look birthday card).

I paper pieced Porky's apron and used die-cuts from the kit as embellishments. As with cards #2, #3, and #4 I used my own sentiment from a sheet I created just for these images.

Supply List
Paper – cardstock,  Hot Off the Press Home Grown paper pack
Digital stamp – Digi Web Studio Porky's Backyard BBQ stamp set
Color – Caran d'Ache Luminance 6901 pencils
Dies – Die-namic circle and rectangle stax
Font – Apple Boy BTN

I'm linking up with: Aurora Wings #53 – ATG, Crafting From the Heart #166 – ATG, Crafty Cardmakers #192 – Tic, Tac, Toe (I've chosen Summer, 2 or more patterened papers, Die Cuts), The Crazy Challenge #252 – Animals, and 2 Crafter Critter Crazies #4 – ATG with a critter.

Hot Diggity Dog! Summer's here! Happy Summer card with Porky's Backyard BBQ stamp set

Here's the fourth of my Porky BBQ themed Happy Summer/Happy 4th of July cards made from one of the eight images in Digi Web Studio's Porky's Backyard BBQ stamp set (on sale for just $1!). And really, what is more summerish than a hot dog?! Although I don't say it on the outside of the card, a Happy 4th of July is included on the inside. Here is No. 1 Porky Grilling, No. 2 Porky Pickles and No. 3 Porky Watermelon. There have been some comments on the ethicality of Porky participating in barbecue related activities. I just want to assure everyone Porky is vegetarian, no kinfolk were harmed in his cookout cuisine.

Many years ago now – so long I've forgotten the exact number – I bought on sale at a price too low to resist Spellbinders-Grand Die-Creative Book Pages die set, but I've never got around to actually using them, 'til this card, which features two.

I fussy cut the image and added a simple gold button as embellishment. My sentiment is from a sheet I created just for the stamps.

Supply List
Paper – cardstock, discount patterned paper
Digital stamp – Digi Web Studio Porky's Backyard BBQ stamp set
Color – Caran d'Ache Luminance 6901 pencils
Dies – Die-namic circle stax, Spellbinders-Grand Die-Creative Book Pages
Embellishment – gold button
Font – Apple Boy BTN

I'm linking up with: Crafty Creations #344 – ATG, Cute Card Thursday #484 – ATG, Pause Dream Enjoy #179 – Summer Fun, Crafting with Friends #46 – ATG, and Brown Sugar #257 – ATG.

Happy 4th of July Happy Summer with Porky's Backyard BBQ stamp set – Pig & Watermelon card

Here's the third of my Porky BBQ themed 4th of July/Happy Summer cards made from one of the eight images in Digi Web Studio's Porky's Backyard BBQ stamp set (on sale for just $1!). Here is No. 1 Porky Grilling and No. 2 Porky Pickles.

I decided on a round card to echo the watermelon shape. Paper is Picnic Day by Sharon-Dewi Stolp available on Pixel Scrapper.

Sentiment is from my own silly sheet created just for these images. The green border peeping out there is from a Christmas pack (you know, Christmas in July kind of thing) and the button looking bits there are actually brads with the prongs cut off – the only way I ever use brads.

Supply List
Paper – cardstock, Picnic Day by Sharon-Dewi Stolp at Pixel Scrapper
Digital stamp – Digi Web Studio Porky's Backyard BBQ stamp set
Color – Caran d'Ache Luminance 6901 pencils
Dies – Artemio circles
Embellishments – de-pronged brads, Christmas border trim
Font – Apple Boy BTN

I'm linking up with: C.R.A.F.T. #421 – Animals, Simply Papercraft #47 – ATG, Simply Create Too #128 – Summer Fun, Cut it Up #124 – Picnic, and Creative Fingers #133 – ATG.