I am so sad that there are only a few more weeks before the kiddos go back to school. Summer is just so short. But since it is coming up so fast we decided to focus on Back to School projects this week on the Latenightstamper's group! I have so many ideas for little thank you type teacher gifts that I want to make. I know for sure what I am making my son's teacher for first day of school--just haven't been able to get all the supplies together yet so I will have to post it a bit later. But I did see a darling little idea on Pinterest to package up two tea light candles with a decorated box of matches and thought that would be a super cute little gift for some of the teacher/staff at school so I make one with a matching card. Hope you like it. Actually I hope the recipients like it, lol!

It don't seem like it in the picture but the flowers are the same colors.  I could not get the candle package and the large flower to both look good because of the glare of the plastic bag.  But I am sure you get the idea.  These were two of the projects at my clubs this month.

Stamps:  Stippled Blossoms, Just Believe
Paper: Island Indigo, Whisper White, Twitterpated DP
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Island Indigo, Basic Black
Other: Beautiful Butterflies embosslit, Little Leaves Sizzlit, box matches, tea light candles, clear envelopes, thin ribbon, MDS for sentiment.

Check back all week for more gift ideas.
Mary Jo

Hey all!  Hope you are doing well today.  I went to work on my challenge cards for the LNS challenge this week (paper piercing) and decided to make the challenge harder by only using the scraps and pieces of paper that were within my arms reach--left overs from the last few cards.  I must say, it did make it a bit harder since some of the pieces were pretty small--but there were enough bigger ones to made do.  I made two cards and neither of them are my normal types but I may like them--not sure yet, ask me in the morning when I look at them again.  No time for that now, need to get them posted since Wednesday is my posting day!  So here you go......

The piercing on the first one is done on the Soft Suede label, I used the new piercing template to pierce the oval on the label.  The second on is around the edge and for the flight of the butterfly!  This is the first time I used this new Stippled Blossoms stamp set, really turns out pretty.

Card one supplies:
Stamps: Just Believe
Paper: Midnight Muse, Soft Suede, Summer Starfruit, Very Vanilla, Pool Party and Comfort Cafe dp
Ink: Soft Suede
Other: rhinestones, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack Decorative Label punch, Bitty Banners Framelits, Curly Label punch, Little Leaves Sizzlit

Card Two Supplies:
Stamps: Stippled Blossoms, Papillon Potpourri, Just Believe
Paper: Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple, Whisper White
Ink: Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple, Basic Black
Other: ribbon, paper piercier, Adorning Accents Folders

Happy Wednesday!
Mary Jo