Stamp-a-ganza Blog Hop

Welcome to our Scattered Hearts Blog hop celebrating the July Stamp-a-ganza event!  All month long, you can purchase our regular priced My Acrylix stamps sets for buy 2 get 1 free!  Order as many sets and you would like!  Our team has put together a blog hop to showcase some of our favorite stamp sets!

I chose the Little Dreamer Cardmaking stamp set.  I love the little unicorn!  We wanted to use Unicorn suckers for a team meeting and the colors were primary so I opted to tailor my tag to match those colors verses the colors in the Little Dreamer palette.  The stamp lends the artist to twist, and create, as desired as each little piece of the unicorn is a separate stamp -- and together they form the mane, snout, horn, tail and body.

1.  To begin cut the tag out with the Artbooking Cricut cartridge.  The tag key will be used three times.  Once with the Willow for the base, a second time with White Daisy for the front of the tag and a third time in Pansy for the back of the tag.

2.  Using Black ink, stamp the sentiment "always be yourself..." on the Pansy tag.  Center, and adhere, to the back of the Willow tag.

3.  Stamp the small star image around the outside border of the white tag with Pansy, Willow, Tangerine and Cranberry inks.  Center, and adhere the white tag to the front of the green tag.

4.  Stamp the unicorn as desired.  Adhere with 3-d foam tape to the tag.  Add a bow made from the baker's twine to the unicorn's neck.  

5.  Stamp the banner and adhere with 3-d foam tape as well.

6.  Stamp the larger red star and adhere with 3-d foam tape.

7.  Adhere a cluster of White Dots to the tag.

Supplies used:

C1677 Little Dreamer - Cardmaking (note: this is also available with coordinating Thin Cuts Z3335).

Z3314 Black and White Dots

Z2805 Black Exclusive Ink Pad

Z2804 Pansy Exclusive Ink Pad

Z2816 Cranberry Exclusive Ink Pad

Z2807 Willow Exclusive Ink Pad

Z2809 Tangerine Exclusive Ink Pad

Z1151 3-d Foam Tape

X5782 Pansy cardstock

X5784 Willow cardstock

1385 White Daisy cardstock

Z3095 Whisper Baker's twine 

Now, hop over to Teresita Avelo's blog to see her fabulous creation!

Sugar Rush anyone?

I wanted to share a fun project that I have been working on with my daughter Abby. These cute little doughnuts were inspired by my friend Keely!  She, and her daughter, made them for Valentine treats earlier this year.  Abby and I chose to use Sea Glass (because who doesn't love Sea Glass right?) with Juniper sprinkles.  What fun!  

The doughnuts were super simple to make!  You can too by following these simple steps:

1.  Using the Sugar Rush Thin Cuts, cut out the doughnut base (2 for each doughnut) and a scalloped topping from White Daisy cardstock.

2.  Stamp the doughnut bases with Champagne Exclusive Ink.

3.  Choose the doughnut topping and stamp with Sea Glass Exclusive Ink onto the scalloped circle.

4.  For the doughnut with the sprinkles, add the sprinkles stamp with Juniper Exclusive Ink.

5.  Allow ink to dry for a few minutes.

6.  Using 3-d foam tape, adhere the doughnut top to the doughnut base.

7.  Use the Shimmer Brush to add shimmer to the sprinkles as well as the "white icing" that shows through.

8.  Adhere a mint to the bottom doughnut on the non-stamped side with a strong adhesive.  

9.  Adhere the top doughnut to the top of the mint creating a "sandwich".

10.  If desired, cut and stamp, a sentiment and add to the doughnut.

Supplies used:
(1385) White Daisy Cardstock
(Z2813) Sea Glass Exclusive Ink Pad
(Z2865) Juniper Exclusive Ink Pad
(Z2874) Champagne Exclusive Ink Pad
(Z3300) Sugar Rush Cardmaking Thin Cut Bundle
(Z3293) Shimmer Brush
(Z1151) 3-d Foam Tape

Valentine Treats!

Thought I would share Abby and Gabriel's Valentine's that they made for their classmates! They both helped create "their" design and then create the treats. Each joyfully helped create a few extra for my Cruise Secret Sister's children and a few other special munchkins that were with us in Hawaii so I couldn't share until now. Gabriel wanted a Star Wars theme so he gave "Hans Rolos" (for Hans Solo) in CTMH's cute Clear Pillow Boxes. We used the Gold Shimmer Trim and Brown and Tan Sparkle Paper to accent the boxes. Abby "HAD" to have Frozen Valentines so we decorated the Cut Above Valentine Treat Bags with Shimmer Trim, Flamingo Dots, Pixie Twine and adhered her Valentines to the fronts of the bags. Love that my kids love to create "happies" for their friends -- and they turn to my CTMH supplies to create with!

As a busy mom, Independent Consultant, Choir spouse, and Crop Owner, I ABSOLUTELY love our Cut Above Treat Bags!  They make my life so much easier!  They are super cute as is, but add a little flair and they can be personalized to meet my needs!  Not to mention, my children LOVE them!  Thank you Close To My Heart for such an inventive and no-stress product that is of excellent quality!  And the best part--even though they are designed with specific holidays in mind, you can certainly use them for any time of the year!

Valentine Cut It Up Treat Bags (Z2056), Gold Shimmer Trim (Z1985), Red Shimmer Trim (Z1848), Silver Shimmer Trim (Z1799), Flamingo Dots (Z1934), Clear Pillow Boxes (Z1840), 3-d Foam Tape (Z1151), Brown and Tan Glitter Paper (Z1830) and Pixie Bakers Twine (Z3035).  You can order your own supplies on my website at: www.ctmh.com/tonyasheridan.

Deal of the Decade - Featured Stamp Sets 4 and 5: All about the merry!

Today I am featuring two stamp sets that are all about the merry!

The first is C1591 Merry, Merry.  This stamp works beautifully to stamp in layers.  I have found that if you stamp the wreath in a light color, or in second generation ink (I used Topiary) then you can go back and stamp the pine cone and berry accents directly over the wreath with a darker color (I used Chocolate).  I love the whimsical "Merry Christmas" sentiment and the banner is the perfect size whether it is stamped as is, or stamped, cut out and popped up on 3-d foam.

Here are a few treats that I made featuring this stamp set.

Supplies used:  (Z1847) Green Glitter Paper, (Z1848) Red Shimmer Trim. (Z1752) Clear Sparkle Assortment, (Z2170) Ruby Exclusive Ink Pad, (C1591) Merry, Merry Stamp Set, (Z2448)ShinHan Twin Touch Carmine Marker, (Z1151) 3-d Foam Tape.   (retired) Scallop Circle Punch. 

Supplies used:  (Z1849) Bronze Shimmer Trim, (Z2170) Ruby Exclusive Ink Pad, (Z2111) Chocolate Exclusive Ink Pad, (Z2155) Topiary Exclusive Ink Pad, (Z1752) Clear Sparkles, (Z2448) ShinHan Twin Touch Carmine Markers, (Z1151) 3-d Foam Tape, (C1591) Merry, Merry Stamp Set.

The second stamp set is D1617 Make It Merry.  This a great Cricut Compatible stamp set--just look at that cute little joy hand tag and the make it merry shape!  And how fun is the tree and scooter?  I have so many thoughts running through my mind on how to use this stamp!

The second stamp set is D1617 Make It Merry

Here is a treat holder that I created with this stamp set.

Supplies used:  (Z1840) Clear Pillow Boxes , (Z2644) Pixie Exclusive Ink Pad, (Z1807) Pink Glitter Gems, (Z1851) Scalloped Border Punch, (D1617) Make it Merry Stamp Set, (Z2195)Lagoon Exclusive Ink Pad, (Z2464) ShinHan Twin Touch Tender Pink Marker (Z1922) Pink Glitter Paper and (Z1151) 3-d Foam Tape.

To take advantage of the Deal of the Decade and ability to purchase a Your Own Kind of Wonderful for just $10, simply visit my website at: www.ctmh.com/tonyasheridan and place a $50 order then you can purchase this, and many other stamps for the deal!  Or, you can e-mail me at: inallsassiness@gmail.com and I can add it to your 12 Days of Scrapbooking Sassiness List.

If you would either of the three treat packages, they are available either as kits or completely made.  The treat bags are $1.00 each.  The Clear Pillow boxes are $2.50 each.  You can order them by e-mailing me at: inallsassiness@gmail.com.  Indicate if you prefer the bags or boxes to be completed, or as a kit that you can create yourself.  I will also have finished ones at my Christmas Celebration/December Crop next weekend while supplies last.  Note:  they do not include the candy.  All three styles are great for little gifts for teachers, colleagues, or for sharing unexpected Random Acts of Kindness!

12 Days of Scrapbooking Happiness - Day 4 & 5 Sparkle Paper and Foam tape!

I wasn't able to post yesterday morning due to business commitments, so I am combining Day 4 and Day 5's special in this post.  The girls in my household are all about the sparkle--even my kitten can be seen strolling through the living with a random sparkle on her tail--and Abby's favorite shirt says "Sparkle is my favorite color".  As I said, we love sparkles.  The boys--not so much.  Since sparkles and glitter make us so happy, I thought they might make you happy as well!

So that being said, on the 12 day of Scrapbooking Happiness, my consultant offered me: a free set of Glitter Gems or Sparkles* when you purchase 2 sets of our Glitter paper.  The Glitter papers come in: Teal, Purple, Pink, Green, Silver and Black, Brown and Tan and can be seen by clicking here.  The Glitter Gems are available in Purple and Pink.  The sparkles included are:  Clear; Brown and Tan; Black and Grey; and Bling Gems Gold Assortment.  (*Sparkle flourishes are not included in the promotion.)

Our Glitter paper comes by color assortment which is made up of three different shades: with one page of each color.  The sheets are of a heavy weight which may also be cut with the Cricut.  Bonus!

Here is some artwork that I created with the Glitter Paper:

a cute little Gift Card sleeve

Supplies used:  (Z1847) Green Glitter Paper, (Z1848) Red Shimmer Trim. (Z1752) Clear Sparkle Assortment, (Z2170) Ruby Exclusive Ink Pad, (C1591) Merry, Merry Stamp Set, (Z2448) ShinHan Twin Touch Carmine Marker, (Z1151) 3-d Foam Tape.   (retired) Scallop Circle Punch. 

 Clear Pillow Box - the photo does not do this cute little gift justice!  It includes a full bag of Giridalli Chocolates.  The pink wrappers look adorable with the Pink Glitter paper Sparkle Gems!  Don't you agree that the pillow box is much cuter than just the candy bag?

Supplies used:  (Z1840) Clear Pillow Boxes , (Z2644) Pixie Exclusive Ink Pad, (Z1807) Pink Glitter Gems, (Z1851) Scalloped Border Punch, (D1617) Make it Merry Stamp Set, (Z2195) Lagoon Exclusive Ink Pad, (Z2464) ShinHan Twin Touch Tender Pink Marker (Z1922) Pink Glitter Paper and (Z1151) 3-d Foam Tape.

The possibilities are certain endless.

So you will notice that the Sentiment on the pillow box and the circle on the treat bag are popped up with 3-d foam.  This foam is fantastic!  By popping up different elements, your projects have more of a wow factor.  If you are unfamiliar with our foam, it comes with two widths in a package and unlink many of our competitors, even though the tape is different width they are the same thickness which is fantastic.  So for the 5th day of Scrapbooking Happiness you can purchase 3 sets of the foam and get a fourth set for free.  

If you would either of the two treat packages, they are available either as kits or completely made.  The treat bags are $1.00 each.  The Clear Pillow boxes are $2.50 each.  You can order them by e-mailing me at: inallsassiness@gmail.com.  Indicate if you prefer the bags or boxes to be completed, or as a kit that you can create yourself.  I will also have finished ones at my Christmas Celebration/December Crop next weekend while supplies last.  Note:  they do not include the candy.  All three styles are great for little gifts for teachers, colleagues, or for sharing unexpected Random Acts of Kindness!

The special is good from 9am on Saturday, December 6th until 9am on Sunday, December 7th.  To take advantage of the special, e-mail me at: inallsassiness@gmail.com and let me know you want to take advantage of the special.  When you e-mail me, include colors/sizes/preferences if that is information that I need to know.  I will start a "Sassy List" for you and be checking it twice to make sure I have the info that I need.  At the end of the 12 days, I will add up all of the specials you took advantage of and will send you an invoice that you will have 48 hours to pay via a secure website (my local customers can make other arrangements as I will see you over the course of the 12 days - just let me know in advance) to keep the discounts.  If your sassy order collectively is eligible for the Stamp of the Month (for just $5) or the Deal of a Decade (unlimited $10 "C" and "D" stamps with a $50 purchase), I will let you know and you can also take advantage of those as well.  I will also include my own "sassy happy" to you with your order for participating in my countdown.  Every 12th order  will receive a new Seasonal Expressions item in their order as well.  So you see, the offers, and fun, get better and better!

Happy Scrappin!

Sassy Studio J Saturday

"Do you want to build a snowman?"

I know, it is the middle of the summer right?  So who is thinking about snowmen?  Just about every little girl that I know!  And quite a few little boys as well!  The Frozen-fever has swept the nation--my household included.  

These little build-a-snowman kits were Abigail's Valentine treats to her friends back in February.  We wanted something unique, she wanted something Frozen, and I wanted to continue to make the memories of creating her Valentine's together verses taking the easy route and buying 

at the store.  Our conflict came when she would not give up on the idea of having Frozen Valentine's.  So, we searched on-line and found this cute little free-printable from Disney when you could cut out Olaf's pieces and build a snowman.  I simply downloaded the activity, loaded it into Studio J, and it was printed on their high-qualify matte photo paper!  That was step one.

The second step was to create our little tag.  We found hundred of digital designs on Pinterest, but none were what we were looking for.  So, again, we turned to Studio J.  I re-visited a favorite paper collection - Wonderland -  and created the verse "Do you want to build a snowman" and set the measurements for the size that I wanted.  I then found a downloadable "Olaf", sized the piece to accommodate my needs, and printed him as well.  His background was white which was perfect.  Once the artwork arrived, I created a topper with Crystal Blue Cardstock (folded and scored), centered adhered the sentiment piece on cardstock, added a strip of White Daisy to the left side and a piece of Silver Shimmer Trim to the right.  I then matted Olaf on Twilight Cardstock and popped him up on 3-d foam tape.  I added a few little Shimmer Trim flags to the bottom Left of Olaf and added sparkles to the centers of the snowflakes on the sentiment piece.

To complete the packages, we added Large and small marshmallows, mini chocolate chips, an orange tic-tac (for the nose), candy eyes and pretzel sticks to one bag.  We placed the cut out snowman activity in a second bag and then adhered both bags inside the topper.

Her treats were a big hit with all of her little friends, and teachers, alike.  At Convention each year, consultants create Swaps--essentially a card, or other small form of artwork and trade with other consultants.  It provides a great deal of fun and allows the opportunity for to take home other consultants art, gain inspiration and experience different styles of creativity.  Since our convention was at Disney this year, I re-created our Olaf Valentines for my swaps.  I am sure the TSA agents at the airport thought I was crazy for the odd contents in my suitcase--bags of marshmallows, pretzels, choc. chips and tic tacs!  

This turned out to be a great project!!  So now that I have explained my hows and whys, I ask again...

"Do you want to build a snowman?"

Kits for purchase:

I have had several inquires to purchase my snowman kits, so I am now making them available for order. My initial designs were used for Valentine's but they would be cute for slumber parties, school favors etc.

8 kits (un-assembled) $20.00.  Includes:  All pre-cut materials and bling for the toppers, 16 Zip lock bags and 8 activity sheets.  Adhesive and 3-d foam tape are needed to assembly.

8 kits (assembled) $22.00.  Includes pre-cut and pre-assembled toppers, 16 bags and 8 activity sheets.  All you need to do if fill them with goodies.

A one time shipping fee of $3 - if applicable.  (So, for i.e. if you were to order two sets (for a total of 16 kits) the shipping would still be $3.00

To order your kits, e-mail me at: inallsassiness@gmail.com.  Thanks for your interest.

Copyright notice:  The fee for these kits are strictly for the materials used and the time spent preparing them.  All copyrights  and trademarks of the trademarked ideas being used belong to their respective owners and are not being sold, they are provided for free.  This item is not a licensed product and I do not claim ownership over he trademarked ideas used.

31 Days of Studio J - My Way. Day 3. Celebrating International Polar Bear Day.

Last Thursday was International Polar Bear Day, which to many might sound like just another made-up day to add to the calendar, but in our house, International Polar Day ranks up with holidays like Valentine's Day and Halloween!  Unusual you say?  If you knew, or know of my son, Gabriel you would understand.  He has this unparalleled love and passion for Polar Bears and has maintained this passion since he was about 9 months old.  As parents, we try to foster our children's interests and as a family, we have all fallen for the Polar Bears.  Family trips are planned around possible visits to zoos that have Polar Bears and we are frequent followers of p.b. web-cams all over the world.  So a few years ago, we also started celebrating International Polar Bear Day that falls on Feb. 27th.  

Because Gabriel has a summer birthday, he uses this day to celebrate his "un-birthday" at school with his friends.  This year, I made little Polar Bear Ice Cream treats with chocolates for the ears, eyes and noses.  They were super easy to make and his friends loved them!

And for a special treat, we found little Polar Bear seed cards that Gabriel took to his friends.  We printed his favorite Polar Bear picture hugging the world in Studio J (great representation for the meaning of International Polar Bear Day -- and saving the Polar Bears and their Arctic ice) and included the pictures in with the little seed bears.  When his friends plant the bears in the spring -- provided that spring ever arrives -- they will bloom into flowers!  

After school, we had a celebration at home with ice cream cake (Gabriel choose ice cream cake because as he proclaimed the bears "needed cold food") and all of Gabriel's Polar Bears.  I took pictures to capture the memories of course and scrapbooked the pictures for Abby and Gabriel in Studio J. Gabriel helped with the designing of his layout.

To see a more detailed view of the layouts, click the layout and it will open larger in a new window.  

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Studio J - My Way Promotion.

When you purchase 30 two-page spreads (layouts or photo collections) in the month of March that are connected to myself, Tonya Sheridan (click here to do so) and utilize the "Studio J-My Way" link at check out and you may choose an Album for free!  You may choose from our current Faux Leather My Legacy Albums (currently while supplies last) or our new albums that will preview later this month. Either way, your layouts will be showcased, and preserved, in true style and quality.  To take advantage of this offer, orders much be linked to myself as the consultant, use the "Studio-J My Way link" and made between March 1-March 31st.  Once you have ordered your 30, send me an e-mail to: inallsassiness@gmail.com with your choice of albums and I will have that sent right out to you.  This offer cannot be combined with hostess rewards or other special offers outside of the Studio J $5 promotion and is available exclusively with myself, Tonya Sheridan,  This offer may be repeated with every 30 two-page spreads or photo options purchased.

31 Days of Studio J My Way! Day 1. Ewok Class treats.

As I posted yesterday, beginning today, Close To My Heart's fabulous Studio J two-page 12" x 12" layouts can be purchased all month long for just $5 a spread!  That is a $1.95 savings per layout! I am VERY passionate about Studio J and am singing the special from the roof-tops!  The possibilities are endless and all month long I will be sharing some of my favorite artwork, tips, tutorials, techniques, as well as truly out-of-the-box ways to utilize Studio J!  I hope you will join me for the joy and try this outstandingly amazing product for yourself!

For today, I wanted to share my son Nicholas' Valentine Treats that we made for his classmates.  You may remember that I posted the Star Wars Lego Valentine Cards that we made earlier this month as well as a step-by-step tutorial on how to create them.  Click here to re-visit this post. The treats coordinated with his Valentine's and I have to say, were truly unique.

I took the non-edited photograph that I used for his Valentine's and printed it using the 3" x 4" Photo Collection in Studio J.  From there I cropped the photos and added them to the pillow boxes and burlap bags that I had created with additional Close To My Heart materials.  My son was delighted with the end results which of course made me very happy!

For the rest of the creation, we filled the containers with Teddy Grahams (to represent the ewoks). Nicholas, the "Star Wars expert" insisted that we had to use all three flavors of Teddy Grahams (I didn't even know there were three flavors!)...Chocolate, Honey and Cinnamon because "the Ewoks all had different colored fur" which I found to be insightful.  SO, we did. 

Once the treats were in the container, I wrapped the Burlap Ribbon around the container and adhered it with  Base and Bling Adhesive Strips.  These strips are very strong and work well to adhere the fibers of the burlap.  For the "flags" strips I used the Timberline Zip Strip, Bamboo Cardstock with Chocolate ink and the Typeface Stamp Set, and then Bamboo Cardstock with the Gold Polka Dot Washi Tape.  The photo is matted on Chocolate and Bamboo cardstock and the edges of the mats and flags are ink distressed in Chocolate ink.  I then accented the photograph with the Durables Artisan Studs which gave that perfect antiqued look.

For a few of his "special" classmates and his teacher, we created the same treats but in the Burlap bags.  For these, we did put the cookies in a clear zipped bag before closing the burlap bag so the cookies would stay fresh.  

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Studio J - My Way Promotion.

When you purchase 30 two-page spreads (layouts or photo collections) in the month of March that are connected to myself, Tonya Sheridan (click here to do so) and utilize the "Studio J-My Way" link at check out and you may choose an Album for free!  You may choose from our current Faux Leather My Legacy Albums (currently while supplies last) or our new albums that will preview later this month. Either way, your layouts will be showcased, and preserved, in true style and quality.  To take advantage of this offer, orders much be linked to myself as the consultant, use the "Studio-J My Way link" and made between March 1-March 31st.  Once you have ordered your 30, send me an e-mail to: inallsassiness@gmail.com with your choice of albums and I will have that sent right out to you.  This offer cannot be combined with hostess rewards or other special offers outside of the Studio J $5 promotion and is available exclusively with myself, Tonya Sheridan,  This offer may be repeated with every 30 two-page spreads or photo options purchased.

So let's showcase Nicholas...

So earlier in the week, I shared Gabriel, my 7 year old's treats for his classmates, and tonight, I thought I would showcase my oldest son, Nicholas' treats that he made. These were not original by any means, in fact we found about 20 variations on Pinterest, but, we made it out own using Close To My Heart products (because of course, we love them so much!).

We created a snowman using a full size Hershey bar.  For the body, we used White Daisy cardstock trimmed to fit.  This was gently rolled, but not creased or folded, to the back where it was adhered with Tombow.  Next, he cut hats out of the Black Shimmer Paper and attached them with Glue Dots.  He made scarves out of the Sparkle and Shine Washi Tape and used a variety of  Liquorice Opaques and Sparkles for the buttons and faces.   

Yes, I am re-surfacing!

And a Happy New Year to each of you too!  I know, and I apologize for my long absence...life gets busy around our house at Christmas and this year, that seemed to be truer than years past!  I do believe (and yes, I am admitting it) that I took on more than I should have...between creating Christmas moments, and traditions with my own children, to our family adjusting to my hubby's new job, to helping my children with their Christmas cards and "happies" for all of their parties, teachers and so forth I feel like I barely had a moment to sit down much less blog.  So, now it is time to play catch up.  And with any luck, munchkins will go back to school (fingers crossed!!!) on Monday so we can return to some normalcy--or whatever that is!

In the meantime, I thought I would take this next week to share some of the highlights of our Christmas season and some art here and there too!  Some of the art could be adapted for other times of the year, and others, you might just want to "flag" for next year.  

So tonight, I wanted to share my little Gabriel's "happy" that he made for all of classmates for Christmas.  He used the Polar Bear Holiday Stamp Set (I know, of course he did--he is a Polar Bear fanatic!--wait to you see the picture of his newest bear!), the silver roll of the Sparkle and Shine Washi Tape Collection --which exciting news!!!  will be available to purchase as a single roll in the new Spring/Summer 2014 Idea Book--, and these little adorable, yet very multi-functional My Creations Small Paper Pouches.

To create the pouches, we wrapped the Washi Tape around the edges to create a border.  He then stamped the Polar Bear of his choosing on the pouch and colored the bear with crayons.  He added a little "bling" and then slid in a full-size Christmas Kit-Kat.  They were a perfect width.  

Of course, Gabriel celebrates the Polar Bears all year long (yes, LITERALLY), but I would think that this stamp, and idea would be really cute for Valentine's Day for classmates or even co-workers.  I am sure he wouldn't mind if you used his creation for inspiration!  :)

Oh, and here is that bear I mentioned!

Yep, that's my Gabriel and his newest "Percy"!

Valentines Tutu Treat Tubes

My five year old daughter wanted Valentine favors for her Ballet class that just happens to be in session on Valentine's day.  I took several days trying to come up with something that I liked and finally came up with ballet style treat tubes.  The clear treat tubes are available from Close To My Heart (are currently on back order, but I do have some in stock so if you are in need, you can e-mail me at:  inallsassiness@gmail.com.  Other materials that I used were the Pink and Red Gems (adhesive back), two shades of pink tulle, and two different types of sheer pink ribbon that I had on hand. 

 

 

 

To create to the tutu tubes:

1.  Cut two shades of pink tulle and fold each in half.

 

 

2.  Use a pair of fabric or ribbon scissors (I used Tim Holtz's) and cut a scallop pattern through the tulle.  The Tulle can be challenging to cut and was much easier when cutting through layers.

 

3.  Adhere a piece of Red Line tape approx. 3/4" from the bottom.

 

5.  Attach by wrapping and adding pleats the darker shade of tulle to the tube.  Add a second layer of tape and repeat with the lighter color of tulle.  The pleats are important or the material lays to flat.

 

6.  Adhere a narrower piece of of the tape to the top seam of the tulle.  Adhere a thin sheer ribbon on top of this to create the top of the skirt.

 

 

7.  Use a glue dot and attach a small sheer ribbon to the narrow ribbon.  Adhere an additional piece of tape to the top of the tube.  Use a different sheer ribbon and adhere to the top of the container.

 

8.  Randomly add, or let your little ballerina add, sparkle gems to the clear part of the tube.

 

 

9.  Fill tube with candy.