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Double and Single Berry Baskets and Hershey’s carrot cake Kisses

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Welcome to our Blog Hop! We are eagerly awaiting spring and today we have some great ideas, inspiration, tips, resources and how-to for you this Spring as you move along through the blog hop.

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Kristy Stewart at Under My Gabled Roof on our Living with Style Blog Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you make sure to see and learn from all of the articles featured here today.

When I think of Spring, I think of baskets for Easter and May Day.  Here are a couple of my favorite baskets both made with the Stampin’ Up! Berry Basket die.  The first basket is the original size of the Berry Basket.

 

Stampin Up Easter Berry Basket designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com 

The Double Berry Basket has twice the room for more goodies.

 

StampinUp Double Berry Basket designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom

If you don’t have time to make baskets, here’s the easiest treat ever!

StampinUp Hershey Kiss carrot made by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom

In the Occasions catalog, Stampin’ Up! shows the cellophane bags filled with orange M&M’s. See below.

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StampinUp Hershey's Kisses carrot made by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom

As you can see above, the Kisses don’t fit all the way down to the point, so I taped the extra to the back of the carrot.  I bet you’re wondering where I found orange Kisses?  Walmart has carrot cake flavored orange Kisses right now.  They are yummy!  They taste a lot like Hershey’s Hugs.

Please let me know if you have any questions or would like the directions for the Double Berry Basket.

Blessings,

Beth 🙂

The next stop is Lisa Milligan at Life on Merlin on Living with Style Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you again next time around!

  1. Lory Robinson at The Robin’s Nest Designs
  2. Kristy Stewart at Under My Gabled Roof
  3. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
  4. Lisa Milligan at Life on Merlin
  5. Pam Baker at The Birch Cottage
  6. Jennifer Spiller at Westside Paper Creations
  7. Natalie Bradley at NatalieBradley.com

Snickers Box made with Envelope Punch Board

 

Wouldn’t you love to find one of these Snickers Boxes sitting on your desk at work on Monday morning?
StampinUp Snickers boxes designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom
My favorite Stampin’ Up! Product of all time is on sale through Monday Feb 22.  The envelope punch board is only $15, but the price goes back up to $20 on Tuesday.  Trust me, if you don’t own one already, you need this.
Here’s some other Snickers Boxes I’ve made.
StampinUp Snickers box designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom
StampinUp Snickers boxes designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom
StampinUp Snickers boxes designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom
Are you convinced yet?  You can also make cute gift card holders with the Envelope Punch Board.
StampingUp Santa Gift Card Holder made by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom #StampingMom
 We enjoyed having our college son, Ryan, home this weekend.  He came home to take Abby to a movie for her birthday.  What a sweet brother!  Hope you had a good weekend.
Please subscibe to my blog and I’ll send you the directions to make a Snickers Box with the Envelope Punch Board.
Click on the pictures below to order from my store.
Blessings,
Beth 🙂

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Black and White Sympathy card

StampinUp Thinking of You card made with the Bold Butterfly Framelits, designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom

I’ve been a scrapbooker and stamper for about 25 years and unfortunately I have used, sold or gotten rid of only a small amount of my stash.  I started on a small table, moved to the dining room and then kicked Superman out of his office.  Actually, part of what makes Superman super, is he volunteered to trade spaces with me, so I didn’t technically kick him out.

I found a great new challenge  called “Use Your Stuff” Challenge Blog.”  That is what I intend to do this year!  On Facebook I’m participating in #imbringingbirthdaysback.  Go to my Facebook and sign up with your birthday and address and you’ll get a hand stamped birthday card from me near the time of your birthday.  If you don’t want your address posted on Facebook, private message me.

My wonderful college friend, Sharon, is coming over to help me get started posting my underutilized stamp sets and Designer Series Paper on ebay.  Look for Stamping Mom while shopping on ebay in the near future!

I’m also going to bring back my classes that I had done for years.  Let me know if you live in the Des Moines area and would like to attend my classes.  I might start online classes too, if there’s enough interest.

The final thing I’m doing is participating in lots of challenges, making tons of cards and 3D gifts, posting on my blog to inspire you to use your stuff and “Use My Stuff!”

The current challenge at Use My Stuff was to create a black and white card.

StampinUp Thinking of You card made with the Bold Butterfly Framelits, designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom

I also made a coordinating envelope.

StampinUp Thinking of You card made with the Bold Butterfly Framelits, designed by demo Beth McCullough. Please see more card and gift ideas at www.StampingMom.com #StampingMom

I hope I’ve inspired you to get in there and “Use Your Stuff.”  Please subscribe to my blog so you don’t miss my updates or specials.

Keegan loved 12 Angry Men last night at the Des Moines Playhouse and thought it might be the best play I’ve ever taken him to see.  The angriest of the 12 Angry Men was so angry we had a hard time not thinking both his character and he as a person, was very bad.  Keegan was telling me you have to be a really good actor to make the audience have a hard time separating you from the character you’re playing.  So good job angriest man, you were outstanding!

Abby got her highest score of the season at her archery tournament this afternoon.  It was great to end the season on a high note.

It is so beautiful and warm today, Superman and I got all the sticks and yes, all the dog poop, picked up out of the yard.  We are ready for Spring!

Blessings,

Beth 🙂