Hello Friends, How are you today? I am so excited to be a guest on the Mama Elephant Blog today. To mark the occasion I wanted to created something a little bit out of the box…. possibly a “box” of sorts. I am in love with this holiday set called, “Alpine Carolers” matter of fact I love it so much I did a video working with this set previously. (You can see the video here and the full post here.) TODAY I wanted to show you that you can use this set all winter…not just during the holidays.
The people are just perfect for any wintery Birthday or special gift all season long and can stand alone on a tag for that special someone. The sentiment in the set “from our family to yours” works on about anything.
To create this quick gift bag or box I cut a regular piece of car stock in half horizontally and die cut or punch a hole towards the center.
Stamp the background with some complimentary ink.
Stamp the person that the gift is for in white ink on a strip of vellum and heat set. Add your white accents & tape a piece of acetate behind the window. (I like to cut these Hero Arts acetate cards in half) Sew the back and front together along with the vellum. Fill with gold coins or candy. (gold coins are from Costco) To seal it up I added washi tape on the back. 🙂
GIVEAWAY- Visit and leave some love on the Mama Elephant Blog and let me know in my comment area that you did. I will pick a random winner the following week to win a goodie bag.
A big thanks to Mama Elephant for letting me be a guest with them today. Have a great weekend. Hugs, Kathy
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I just left a comment about your beautiful project on the Mama Elephant Blog
Left a commment over at Mama Elephant Blog.
Sew cute! Get it? Love this project!
This is SOOOO CUTE. Thanks for sharing this SWEET idea.
{I commented on the Mama Elephant blog}
Crafty hugs,
D~
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Left a note on the ME blog. Such an awesome project. Possibilities are endless. Thank you for sharing Kathy. xxx
I left a little love on the Mama Elephant blog. You did an amazing job on your treat bag!
I left a comment of ME’s blog and enjoy seeing your creative projects.
I love your project 🙂 so cute! Left a comment on Mama Elephant
http://www.mamaelephantblog.com/2014/10/alpine-carolers-with-kathy-racoosin.html?showComment=1414678957076#c4111038072499475241
Have been following ME’s October release, adding a comment for your project today. The release is fabulous, absolutely love these carolers, such cute images. Thanks for sharing your bag and tag today. Brilliant. Fantastic coloring details, even the shadow cast by the girl on the grass. Great admirer of your talent. Cheers!
Left a comment on ME blog… Love this project. Thanks for the chance to win goodies!!
Kathy I LOVE LOVE LOVE the pink with teal, great color combo! And the little caroler girl and music notes is so cute and perfectly colored as always! The stitching and Uniball pen work is incredible and just the icing on the cake 🙂 Left some love for you on ME’s blog 🙂
Left a Comment on Mama Elephant. Love your work!
Left a comment on the Mama Elephant blog. You two make a great team.
Awesome project… I love it… and I left a comment on Mama Elephant’s Blog :
http://www.mamaelephantblog.com/2014/10/alpine-carolers-with-kathy-racoosin.html?showComment=1414679629390#c4592005031848501786
Thank you so much for the chance… and I just love reading your posts via email…
This is adorable Kathy! I also left a comment at ME.
Adorable project, Kathy. Also left a comment on the ME blog.
Marianne x
This little Caroler is SOOOO CUTE! You’ve colored her in PERFECTLY Kathy! WHAT little recipient WOULDN’T LOVE ALL THAT CHOCOLATE? LOL PERFECTLY DONE with featuring this stamp set! LOVE IT! 😀 (I DID leave you a comment over at the Mama Elephant Blog! I TRIED not to REPEAT everything I already said there! LOL) 😀
Hi Becky, It might be easier to cut and paste lol. Thanks for the love 🙂
What a lovely project Kathy. Just love the sweet lil treat bag and the tag. I love Pink so the color is just right. What a sweet lil girl stamp and colored so beautifly. Love the idea of the velumn on the bottom. Have a super wonderful day!
I left some love at ME. This is great – it’s really a card and bag in one! Super.
Such a super cute project!
I left a comment at ME also. Love how you are showing us the way to stretch this stamp set. Super cute project.
I love what you did with the carolers on the ornament card. That was out of this world. Headed to ME blog now to post on there. Thanks Kathy.
Awesome project! Of course, I saw it on the ME blog, too. Love it.
Your goodie bag is adorable! I love the colors. I left a comment over on ME 🙂
Sweet project! I love how the white adds so much brightness! I left love over a ME.
Thanks so much for sharing!
Just returned from Mamma Elephant blog after leaving a comment. Your goodie bag is great. You sure know how to put stamps to extra special uses.
Love the bright colors!! I stopped by Mama Elphant and left some Love!!!
Just commented on the ME Blog. Absolutely love this treat bag, so cute! Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win ♥
I tried to leave a comment but couldn’t because of the login required. But I just wanted to tell you how cute I think your project is.
Hi Penelope, Sorry about that log in…always a drag for me. Thanks for your visit 🙂
Very cute treat bag. I left a comment on the Mama Elephant blog post.
Commented on Mama Elephant Blog
Left a comment on the Mama Elephant blog!!
I LOVE that you even gave her a shadow!
I also left some love for Mama Elephant.
Love this goodie bag with the vellum and stamped images in white. I just came back from ME blog where I left lots of love (name there is OracleGaia)!
I left a comment on the ME blog.
Wonderful project & that tag is fabulous!
I left some love over at ME blog. Thanks Kathy for the chance to win some goodies!
How fun your bag is!
Love the colors and
the stamp is cute!
Comment left on
Mama Elephant Blog
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Carla from Utah
Left a comment I would love to ltry doing this, thanks for all the info.
Left a comment on mama elephant your gift bag is cute.
Your bag is so sweet and colorful. Just adorable! Left you a comment at ME too.
What a yummy gift bag! When I was a kiddo I loved getting those gold chocolate coins. I also commented at ME.
What a cute idea.
cute bag! left a comment on the other blog. 🙂
I just left a comment on ME blog! Such a clever idea, Kathy! Thanks!
I left a comment! Thanks
Mama Elephant is a wonderful up and coming company. Love their stamp line and you did a great job highlighting their Alpine characters. I left you love with them, but more with you!
Such a fun little bag! Love it, and left you some love on the ME blog too!
I have left a comment at the other site of your tutorial. Love it!
I love mama elephant and I left a comment. My our bag is really cute!
Will definitely try this. Love it.
I commented on the ME blog! This is just so cute! I really like the blue ribbon to bring out the colors on the tag! Great!
I love your cute little goodie bag! Have also commented on ME blog :0
Just been over to the Mama Elephant blog to leave a comment. This is such a cute project.
Love your goodie bag and I commented on Mama Elephant’s blog.
I left a comment on the Mama Elephant blog. I love the variety you can have with this set. Your projects are amazing and inspiring! Thanks for sharing with us!
Just left you some love over on the Mama Elephant blog. Super cute goodie bag!
I think the bag is adorable and would be super for a kindergarten class or for neighborhood kids you know and expect at your door. I told them so over at Mama Elephant’s blog too 😉
Kathy, what a cute, cute bag! Love it! Left a comment over on Mama Elephants blog and thanks for the opportunity! 🙂
left a comment on ME blog, but I’ll tell you here too–love your stamping and shaded coloring!
Left a comment over on Mama Elephants blog and thanks for the opportunity. Love the new stamp sets. TFS.
So darn cute and I love that you showed us another way to use this adorable stamp set. Especially like the stamping on vellum!! I left some love on Mama Elephant’s blog!
I have left some lovin’ on Mama Elephants Blog…
I love your treat bag, it’s so super cute…
I just left a comment about your beautiful project on the Mama Elephant Blog!
I left a comment on the Mama Elephant blog:)
Just left a comment on mama elephant… I love gift ideas!
I love Mama Elephant. Their blog is awesome. <3 Left a comment there today. Your creations are cute!!!
I left some crafty love at the Mama Elephant blog. Thanks so much for always sharing such inspiring projects! tfs hugs, Kristina
I just left some love at ME! Thanks for the opportunity for the giveaway! Your creation is adorbs!
WOWOWOWOWOW!! SO FUN!! LOVED the Sweet Treat Bag!! =) What a FUN Design!! I left some LOVE on the ME Blog too!! THANKS for sharing and for the chance to win!! Have a FABULOUS HALLOWEEN WEEKEND!! =)
Cute. I left a comment over there too, about showing off, and how grateful I am that you do that!! (tutorials that is!)
Fun being a guest on such a cute company site!
I left a comment over there
Like the way you show how a stamp/product
can be used in a new/different way
I left you some love at Mama Elephant 😉
Just left a comment over at Mama Elephant’s blog! Love your blog & always love your amazing creations!
Darling gift bag, Kathy! I left a comment on the Mama Elephant blog.
I love Mama Elephant! I’d love to win some more goodies to add to my collection.
Forgot to say I left a comment on the ME blog also.
So so adorable… Love all of the little details and how you used the stamp for a non holiday 🙂 I left ya some love on the ME blog too! Love those ladies 🙂
I commented over on mama es blog as well I luv this its so fun n fresh
Left you a comment on the Mama Elephant blog too. Great project! Love that pink color. Your stamping is awesome, the background words and the girls holding hands. Thanks for sharing.
Katie B.
Such a cute bag!!! And, as always, LOVE the coloring…
Left some love at ME. I love this project! TFS
Hi Kathy!! I love this stamp set with the carrolers, by Elena! It’s so darn cute! Love your candy pouch and popped over the the ME blog to comment too. Thanks for all of your fun projects and giveaways! Have a Great Weekend!!
Wow, you make everything look so effortless and fancy. I LOVE your work, I’m consistently impressed. Thanks so much for sharing another fantastic project. Now I have to go eat some chocolate…
I left a note there, and I will deliver it here :
I love the idea of this little patch package!
I had forgotten them, it reminds me of my childhood!
How fun to take a stamp set designed for Christmas and repurpose it to fit almost year round!
so happy to leave a little message for you on their blog! LOVE them and your work!
Great project on the ME blog…always so creative!
Your card is so beauitful, with an amazing background thanks to stamps of ME and I left a comment at ME also
left you some love on the ME blog 🙂
Just commented on mama elephant what a super cute gift box you made, and thanks for the details on how to produce one!
I left you some love on the Mama Elephant blog. I agree these stamps are so cute. Thanks.
Love this darling box! Fun little project!
I stopped by the ME blog and left a comment!
I left some love on Mama Elephant’s blog! LOVE LOVELOVE this adorable little gal and she is a must have!! Especially for my granddaughter’s birthday party decorations and card!! Would love to be a winner!! Thanks for sharing this cutie with me! 🙂
I forgot to say that I am really loving the stuff from Mama Elephant! They have such cute images and they are going to be loads of fun to create with!
A great way to use this stamp set – and very sweet, too! I left a comment on the ME blog, Kathy!! Thanks for the step by step of how you created this cute box.
I have left a comment over at Mama Elephant! I have (in the past few months) become obsessed with their products. I LOVE what you designers are doing with their stamps and can not get enough of them. I am learning so much its hard to remember all that you do. TFS!
Visited Mama Elephant and left some love which is really easy to do because all your creations are wonderful.
Leave some comment at Mama Elephant log for you, Kathy!
Left some love for you over at the Mama Elephant Blog!! Such a cute gift bag!! LOVE that shadow you created on the tag!
the little alpine kids are so cute. Can’t wait to get to play with them.
Left some love on Mama Elephant’s page.
This is such a cute project. I comment over at Mama Elephants
Gosh! Who wouldn’t want to win a spot in this class? Thanks for the opportunity!
This is so cute and a wonderful gift idea. I left some love over on Mama Elephants blog
left some love on ME – thanks for sharing your tips Kathy~
Sandra ltb
I just left a comment in Moma Elephant of how much I love your work.
Hi Kathy,
Love your sweet project…and how this set can be so much more than holiday! Just left a comment on the Mama Elephant blog. Thanks for sharing!
What a fantastic idea! When I first saw it I thought it was some sort of fabric, so was really surprised it was cardstock. Looks incredible and have left you a comment over at Mama Elephant too!
Neat gift idea….love the white ink stamping.
Commented on ME site.
I commented on your post as well as Geralyn’s.
I left a comment on the Mama Elephant blog.
isoscia at aol dot com
I commented on your post on Mama Elephant… Thanks for the inspiration, Kathy!
Just left a comment over at Mama Elephant! Love your blog and their products 🙂
Awesomeness and useful too… Love it!!!!
I’m more than happy to leave a comment here cos this is so damn cute! I left a comment on the ME blog too http://www.mamaelephantblog.com/2014/10/alpine-carolers-with-kathy-racoosin.html?showComment=1415027526995#c717792987104821560
I left some lovin on the Mama Elephant Blog. All the creativity is astounding:) MichelleB.
I left you some love over at Mama Elephant! Such a fun project–thanks for the gift bag instructions and showing us how to s-t-r-e-t-c-h our stamps–the little caroler is adorable! : )
This is an Amazing project and stamps! Hope to use these on cards for our troops. Left a comment over at Mama Elephant, love their project too!
Left comment at the ME blog. Great project!
I also left a comment on the Mama Elephant Blog, but mostly I wanted to tell you that you are a very talented crafter!
I left a comment at ME. I love love love this set!!
Juat visited ME Blog as I do most everyday. Love their sets and projects. Thanks for sharing. Leaving a comment.
I also left a comment about your great project at Mama elephant
I left my love. I adore mama elephant!
Left a comment on Mama Elephant. Great project!
I just left a comment on Mama Elephant blog, such a great anytime gift idea. LOVE that cute caroler and music notes! Thanks for the tutorial!
Such a dun way to wrap a gift and what great stamps mama elephant has!
I left a comment on the ME post of yours”. Thanks for the reminder today!
Love this & the white stamping! Left some love on the ME blog too!
Left a comment on ME’s blog saying that I love the Alpine Carolers and your project. Super cute!