Cinema Day, Awards & the Last Day of school~Stamped gifts for the Teacher & kids

What a whirlwind the last week has been! We wrapped up the end of school and are officially on Summer Vacation!

I thought I would share some of the things I was busy with. Our school has "Awards Day" for all the students. All of the 1st grade classes decided to have "Cinema Day" after the Awards. The children were given a list of movies to sign up for, they got to choose which movie they wanted to see and there were 4 movies shown at the same time. Since the classes were all going to be co-mingled I could not just do cupcakes for my son's class, I did then for ALL the 1st graders. We also sent bags of popcorn for the children during the movie. I did hand colored tags on ALL the bags of popcorn I sent, I found this adorable stamp called "Night at the movies" from Lockhart stamps, then I was lucky enough to find these movie themed cupcake picks online to coordinate. I sent 90 cupcakes to school!
The middle picture is a movie gift we made for my son's teacher for Cinema day. You can't see much of the stamped items in the picture but I used the same stamp and made belly bands for some microwave popcorn packs. I added some yummy movie candies~Reese's, Pixie sticks, Red vines licorice, Dots & Good & Plenty. I also put in some of our favorite popcorn seasoning, we actually take ours to the movie theater with us for our popcorn. Kernal Seasoning's White Cheddar.
You can get a few of the flavors at Walmart. I got some Popcorn holders and the larger bucket and added some fancy shredded paper inside, it made for a great Cinema day teacher gift!
The next day the whole 1st grade had a BBQ field trip to a huge park, we had all the first grader classes playing in a creek at the same time! What a day! The kids had a great time but the parents were WORN out! Now to survive summer!

Well I am off to check out the pool! We just had a pool put in and it is being filled today! I will be back tomorrow with a new project! A card box with 6 cards & envelopes!

Have a POOL day!

Water Bottle Drink pouch holders~Soccer team~Stampin' Up

I have made these water bottle drink mix pouches/holders for so many occasions. This time I made them for my little guy's soccer team! The teams colors are blue & green and they are the "Owls".

I was so excited to see that there was blue owl designer paper in the Good Morning Sunshine DP set! The blue dot DP seen behind the soccer ball is the back side of the owl DP.

I love the cute "Just Soccer" stamp set from Stampin' Up! The sports themed stamps are perfect for the kids team sports. We have assigned snack days so I made these up and put Gatorade Propel drink mix in each pouch to hang on the water bottles.

I have done adult versions for demo's and parties but they are WONDERFUL Birthday Parties! You can make them in whatever color or theme you need! There are so many drink mix choices these days, I usually put the Crystal Light White peach tea mix for my adult holders.
I am almost done with a photo tutorial for making these but I have to run to a soccer game right now! I hope to put the tutorial up later today!


Have a SPORTS day!

Altered tin~Mini Dessert Bucket into planter~Cheep Talk, Good Morning Sunshine!

SCS Challenge WT218~Alter a tin

Yesterday I mentioned that the UPS man brought me a big box of new Stampin' Up goodies! I thought I would share this project today since I used a new stamp set and some of the designer paper that I got from the current promotion (buy 3 packs of DP or 12x12 card stock and get one pack FREE, you can mix and match!) I couldn't pass that promotion up!

This a tin mini dessert bucket from a restaurant. I put an unaltered one in the picture so you could see how it started out. My son loves to bring these home and then he soon loses interest. The fun part is that I did not actually plant anything in the tin bucket. I found these mini dessert tins are the perfect size to slide a peat pot into! So we planted our seeds a couple weeks ago into a biodegradable peat pot and waited for them to sprout. These are watermelon plants in this one. Once they have started to grow you can make your bucket and then simply slide the peat pot inside. Now it is ready for gift giving! The recipient can then slide the peat pot out and plant it right into the ground! The tin can then be saved!


For this project I used the following:
Cheep Talk Stamp Set #113204
Good Morning Sunshine designer paper#113966
Pacific point card stock #
Pacific point classic ink #111837, kiwi kiss, so saffron
Striped Kiwi Kiss grosgrain ribbon 5/8"#111372
Sticky Strip
Dimensionals
Paper Crimper


Have a SUNSHINE day!

Walk in the Park Candle Caddy Box & Card

After yesterdays Mother's day project with the 1st graders, I had 6 candles left over! When I saw the WT217 (make something with Kraft card stock)challenge on Splitcoaststampers today I came up with this idea.

I designed the template for this box to be a candle caddy but I may use it again for other items. I made the divider inserts and they can be adjusted to hold other items, I have a few more things in mind.
I was really happy with how the handle came out.This would be a great gift set for a friend or Mother's Day!

I hope to have time to put up a tutorial on how I made this project soon. I took a few pictures at the beginning of laying it out. It's hard for me to write a tutorial on something new as I am designing it. Now that I have worked out the kinks I can go back and do directions. These last 2 weeks of school are so hectic. We have several games and performances in all the extracurricular activities.
The base to the card and box are kraft card stock, I used kiwi kiss card stock for accents & the designer paper is ALL from the Walk in Park set.

I also used every one of the stamps in the Great Friend stamp set. Both the designer paper pack and stamp set can be found in the Occasions Mini Catalog.  You can order these items by clicking my "Order Online " button to the right.
Remember that right now you can order 3 sets of designer paper and get your 4th pack FREE!

Mother's Day Gift Box~Explosion box with flower top made by the 1st grade!

I wanted to share the project that we made in my Son's 1st grade class today!

I took the Mother's Day Explosion Box with flower top and modified it a bit so the 1st graders could make them with a candle to give their Mom's as a gift!

I had to simplify them in some areas so that we could get them all made in a short period of time.
The measurements & instructions are the same but we omited the squares of DP & window on the inside and changed the tags to circles.

I used the 1 3/8" circle punch for the card stock and 1 1/4" circle punch for the white paper, then I stamped "My Mom" on one tag and we had the children write little love messages to their Mom's on the other 3 circles. I also changed the flower top from the paper flower to some store bought flowers. The paper flowers were just too complex and tine consuming for the kids to do. I bought some cases of Banquet candles with glass holders (12 in a case for about $6) and we used some strips of designer paper adhered with sticky strip around and covered the seam with a paper punched flower. We let the children choose the DP they wanted on their candle holders.

All in all it was a great day, the children seemed so happy with what they had made for their Mom's. I thought the 1st grade version of the Explosion box came out great! The candles fit perfectly inside the boxes without any size adjustments from my tutorial. I was thinking a grown up version of the candle holders would be to put some rub ons or etching on the glass holders!
I've put the original box pictures and the modified version side by side so you can see the changes!

Have a FUN day!

Father's Day Shirt Cuff card ~Inside picture & poem

I had a few requests to see what we have done to the inside of the shirt cuff card and the poem we used.

Here is a view of the inside~a picture I took of my guys at the Cadillac Graveyard outside of Amarillo TX. This is one of my favorite Father & Son pictures.

The poem is by an unknown author.

Footprints

"Walk a little slower, Daddy,"
said a child so small.
"I'm following in your footsteps
and I don't want to fall.

Sometimes your steps are very fast,
Sometimes they're hard to see;
So walk a little slower, Daddy,
For you are leading me.


Someday when I'm all grown up,
You're what I want to be;
Then I will have a little child
Who'll want to follow me.

And I would want to lead just right,
And know that I was true;
So, walk a little slower, Daddy,
For I must follow you."

~ Author Unknown


Hope that helps!

Father's Day Shirt Cuff card & gift matchbox ~Sewing on cardstock

I made this fun shirt cuff card and matchbox for my little guy to give his Daddy on Father's Day. We will be adding a picture I took to the inside of the card~it is of the 2 of them walking down the trail to the Cadillac Graveyard.

I added a matching matchbox to hold a little gift~it would be a great box for a tie tack or cuff links! I used the new matchbox die for the Big Shot. For the outside I used Baja Breeze card stock along with the Matchbox messages frame stamp in chocolate chip ink. The tags are 1 3/8" circle punch in chocolate chip cs, 1 1/4" circle punch in confetti cs. The tie stamp is from the Holiday Blitz stamp set and I sponged the edge in chocolate chip. The inside of the box is made with the striped Parisian Breeze dp with a bit of the 1/4" chocolate chip grossgrain ribbon for a pull.
For the shirt cuff card, I cut 2 pieces of card stock, one in the stripe & one in confetti cs. Cut at 8 1/4" long & 3 1/4" wide. Then use the corner rounder punch on the top 2 corners. Gently score, (you don't want a deep score since it will not be a flat fold)both pieces at 2 1/2" and 6 1/4". You will be folding the shorter flap to the center and overlap the longer side on the outside. Adhere both pieces together with sticky strip. Now topstitch with the sewing machine, using your presser foot as your guide, line up the edge of paper with the side of the presser foot, make sure you have the same color thread in your bobbin as your using for topstitching. Stitch all the way around the edges. If you have a button holer foot you can make a simple button hole with your sewing machine, I then stitched the button onto a spare piece of cardstock, using my sewing machines button foot. Use a dimensional to add the button to the top center of the button hole(I did not cut the center of the buttonhole out since I was not going to be able to actually button it. Then add a sticky velcro dot to the backside to close the card.
The tags are the same size as on the matchbox in baja breeze and confetti. The stamp is also from the Holiday Blitz set and inked in chocolate chip.

Be sure to take advantage of our great new promotion! Buy any 3 sets of designer paper and/or 12 x 12 cardstock and get a 4th set FREE! (You can mix and match DP & CS)

Have a GREAT day!

Cookie Tower Gift Box with Window~Holds 18 cookies! Oval All stamps

Better late than never, right? I finally got my pictures of the Cookie tower box uploaded!

For a long time I have been wanting to design a box that would hold enough of my secret recipe Milk Chocolate Chunk Pecan cookies for gift giving.

For my cookies I use a cookie scoop so they all come out the same size. I have included a picture showing the scoop I used since this box was designed for that size cookie. These are cull sized cookies not mini cookies.

My cookie tower box stands 9 1/4" tall and will hold 18 of my cookies! I will be doing some holiday versions of my new box design (especially Christmas).  My friends love receiving these cookies and I think my new box will make them into a nice gift now!

I also made a shorter version (4 1/2" tall)  of the box without a acetate window for a smaller amount of cookies or other goodies.

In the picture there are 6 cookies (in their own clear bag to keep the box clean).

I used our new "Oval All"  stamp set along with the new scalloped oval punch.  I also used our new window sheets for the window. The dragonfly and butterfly were a BIGZ die that I cut on my Big Shot.

I will be providing more details on this project in the coming days!

Have a YUMMY day!

Popsicle invitation cards & Sour Cream Party Favors

Creamsicles!

Orange, Lemon, Lime, & Cherry~YUM!

We had glorious sunshine today! It got up to 80! We went outside, had a picnic lunch & popsicles! Then we hooked up Mt.Tiki Soki! My son's volcano water toy. we had great wet fun! (I don't know what is with that price on Amazon because we bought ours for under $30. Maybe because they aren't being made anymore??)

I turned to my citrus & bright colored papers. These popsicle cards are so CUTE! They can be made into great party invitations for birthdays or pool parties. They also make great cards for children.
I have even made them scratch n sniff on the fruits! (I will put up scratch n sniff instructions later this month.) The kids love the scratch and sniff fruit!

The sour cream container party favors can hold so many different treats! I have made these adorable containers for so many holidays & occasions. They are so easy to make!

I used the Stampin' Up Tart & Tangy #111514 stamp set.
The card stocks are from the Bold Brights collection #105548, as are the inks.
The tags are made with the scalloped punch #109043, ( for Sour cream tags 1 1/4" #104403. & 1 3/8" #104401 circle punches.)
For the popsicles you will also need a corner rounder punch #109047 & a horizontal slot punch #105089
Dimensionals
Popsicle stick
Ribbon

For Popsicle cards~
Cut colored cardstock 4" by 5" and score at 2 1/2", fold for card
Cut a piece of whisper white card stock for inside at 2 1'4" by 3 3/4"

Use your scalloped circle punch on upper right card corner by only punching out the corner like a bite mark, sicne the punch will not go through both layers of the card at once, do the front, then close card and line your punch up exactly to the first punch marks and punch the back side out.
Now use your corner rounder punch and do all remaining corners of your card and your white card stock. (except for the bite corner)

Using dotto or a repositionable adhesive, place white card stock inside the card lining up and again using your scalloped circle punch line it up exactly with the punch marks on the colored card stock, then pull your punch out about 1/8 of an inch and punch. This will leave the white "bite mark" sticking out further so it looks like a dreamsicle. Now remove your white card stock.
Using your horizontal slot punch open your card and center your HSpunch in the center of the bottom edge of the back of the card. Slide punch in all the way and punch, pull back just a bit (about a 1/4" below first punch) and punch a second time. You should now have 2 slots punched out for your popsicle stick to slide into. After sliding your popsicle stick in, add 4 dimensionals to your white card stock and adhere over the popsicle stick.

Punch out a stamped Tart & Tangy image with your scalloped circle punch and adhere to the front of your card with a dimensional. Tie a piece of ribbon to your stick!


Have a POPSICLE day! We did!

Sweet One~Baby Shower favor & Tri fold Card WT215

Embossed Tri fold car with Glitter Window technique~

Wow! I have gone from one extreme to the other since yesterdays Bold & Bright card! Today I was challenged (SCSWT215) to make a card using ONLY white card stock! I decided I needed to do up a baby boy card and when I was done I created a Baby Shower favor to coordinate. I used my new Matchbox Die & Matchbox messages stamp set from the Occasions Mini Catalog.

This card could easily be adapted into a baby announcement for a boy or girl. It would also be very easy to make it a photo announcement too.
I have been emailed a few times about doing custom announcements and yes I do take custom orders for invitations and announcements.

I started with white card stock that I turned into a tri fold card, I ran some whisper white cs through my Big Shot with a texture plate then I used my corner rounder to scallop the edge. Once my edge was scalloped I used my Stampin' Pastel in Bashful Blue to color the edge, from there I added some glue and dazzling diamonds glitter. I adhered this to the outside. Then I used my stampin' pastels and did a few of the embossed hearts with same treatment as the edge.
For the other side I ran a piece of whisper white through the big shot with the Swiss dots texture plate, then I used my finger and rubbed bashful blue pastel lightly over it so the embossed dots would get some soft color.

Now for the fun! I used the glitter window technique for the glitter flowers. I really wanted to do hearts here but my heart punch was nowhere to be found so I settled for my flower punch. This technique is very simple. Punch out your desired shape with your punch. Then on the back side cover over the opening with a piece of clear packing tape with the sticky side facing up. Now turn your card over and sprinkle your glitter generously, tap off excess! That's it! Now you have a glitter window!

I used whisper white organza ribbon to close my card, adhering it only under the scalloped tag and then wrapping it around the card to tie closed. The tag was made with the new scalloped punch & matchbox messages stamp set. Ink & pastels are all done in Bashful blue.

The matchbox baby shower favor & tag were made with the new Stampin' Up Matchbox die, matchbook messages stamped flower border with dazzling diamonds glitter. Bashful blue & whisper white cardstock.

Have a PEACEFUL Day!

Italian Brunch & Botanical Blooms!

It's such a lovely Spring day today so I thought I would share a picture of the Italian Brunch I made this morning! After weeks of snow and rain we have a beautiful sunny day and were able to eat outside on our new deck. I had seen these recipes on the Today show over the past couple weeks and decided they would all go together for a lovely outdoor brunch.

These recipes were so easy and came out so lovely! I have already come up with a alternate southwestern version of the baked eggs in ham cups.

Baked eggs in ham cups use the thin ham as the liner for the muffin tin, then you pour in your raw egg, drizzle a bit of pesto, top with mozzarella, a cherry tomato and sprig of parsley. After you bake them they pop out like a cupcake! The salt from the ham seasons the egg just right!
I made them like the recipe for my family but for mine I scrambled the raw egg and they come out great that way also!

Then we had almond crusted Ciabatta bread french toast, Oh my this is going to be a family favorite since we love marzipan and almond anything! We topped with powdered sugar (my 6 year old got a little carried away with that LOL) and then real maple syrup from vermont.

For dessert we had Mascarpone cheese cupcakes with strawberry glaze. These cupcakes are so light, fluffy & moist! The glaze is crushed strawberries and confectioners sugar. These would be great for showers. The recipe called for making mini cupcakes but we made full size cupcakes.
If you would like the recipes for these awesome Brunch items you can find them HERE on the Today Show's website.

Cupcakes are HERE

Next time we are going to try a Southwestern version of the Ham cups and use green chile and cheddar in scrambled egg and top with pico de gallo and a sprig of cilantro!

I also made this Botanical Blooms card that covered 2 challenges. One challenge was to make a card that had a frame on it, the other was to use a Stampin' Wheel, an image stamp & one sentiment stamp.
I used the Sale A Bration Botanical Blooms stamp set for this card, It is a 2 step stamp set. In my Stampin' wheel I used the the "Bella's Bloom" wheel stamp.
Designer Paper is Raspberry Tart
Card stock is Rose red, Whisper white, Pretty in Pink & Kiwi Kiss
SU classic Ink is Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Kiwi Kiss, Certainly Celery.
BIG SHOT~I used the texture plates #1 set with the big dots on my white card stock, the embossed oval frame was also cut on my Big Shot.
Sentiment was cut out with the oval punch
Certainly Celery ribbon



Have a YUMMY day!

From the Garden~Friends 24/7 One Sheet Gift box/bag hybrid & card

Freinds 24~7 Projects

We finally had some much needed SUN today! I designed this new "bag" template last night. It is actually made from card stock and is sort of a box/bag hybrid. I will be offering the instructions to this as soon as I have time to take tutorial pictures. It is the perfect size to give seed packets or other goodies, it is 2" across the bottom. It is a "one sheet" box/bag.

I used 5 of the 6 stamps in the Friends 24/7 stamp set on these 2 projects. Item # 113218 & you can order them here on my demonstrator website,





 
The color palette is Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Sahara Sand & Chocolate Chip. I also used the Confetti card stock. Also available on my demonstrator website.

I will be posting more details when I have my class kits ready! I am still working on the Raspberry Tart class kits that will be available by mail soon!

Have a SUNNY day!

April Class Projects~Rasperry Tart Boxes & Cards

I'm on my second day of bed rest, as ordered by the Dr. I'm trying to be good & stay on the couch. I had hubby move my stamping goodies to the den AND the UPS man brought me new goodies yesterday, so now I am not so bored. I am looking forward to getting back on my feet!

These are a few of the goodies I am offering in classes this month, this set is all done with the Raspberry Tart DP and my new stamp sets & die from the Occasions Mini Catalog.

I will be offering this class by mail in the next few days, you can email me if you are interested in purchasing the kit by mail. The kit will include full color pictures and instruction booklet, all card stock, designer paper, die cuts, ribbon, string and I am happy to punch out the circles and ovals if you do not have those punches.
Please remember we are not allowed to offer SU stamped images or ink. If you place an order for the stamp set through my online Demonstrator site I will discount the class kit.
Not included in classes are stamp sets, ink pads, adhesive/sticky strip. I will have more details on the kit in the next day or 2.

Raspberry class includes instructions & materials for ~

2 Match Book slider boxes ~ Embossed card stock, Die cut, includes the die cut tags. 1 in pink embossed with mini dots , 1 in Kiwi embossed with vines
2 3x3 mini note cards
1 "for you" card 4.25" x 5.5"
1 Flower thank you box ~flower die cut included
1 bonus printed template for spring box


Not Included~Stamp sets used for these projects are Great Friend # 113792, Matchbox Messages #113800

Have a GREAT day!

Father's Day Gift Box & Tags~Striped Tie For Dad

It's never too early to start planning for Father's day! I designed this fun box template so it was big enough to hold an actual tie or a couple monogrammed handkerchiefs.  Of course it could also hold a good amount of candy or treats.  The square part of the box shown here is 6" long by 2" wide and 2" tall. This is not including the tie on the top which is slightly longer and wider at the bottom. The set of tags can be added to the gifts or used on top of the box. I hope to be offering a Father's day kit that will also include a matching card soon!




Color palette~Baja Breeze, Red Ridinghood Red
So Saffron, Off White.
DP~SU Sweet Slumber
Stamps~SU Holiday Blitz
Punches~ 1/2" circle, 1" circle, 1 1/2" circle.
Square Gem brad in blue
Template by V. Hardwick




Have a PEACEFUL Day!

Dahlia Paper flower Tutorial

Here is the picture tutorial on how to make the Dahlia paper flower I used on the top of my explosion box.

You can use a 1 1/4" circle punch or a 1 1/2" circle punch (I used the 1 1/2" to make the flower be large enough for my box top)

Make sure you use 2 sided designer paper and punch out 8 circles. Then 1 circle of card stock to use as your base.


Use your bone folder to make your folds crisp on the petals.

Fold each circle in half in both directions so you have quarters to use as your fold lines.
In steps 3 & 4 you have turned your petal over.








This box used Stampin' Up Red riding hood card stock, Bella Rose DP.


Have a Good Friday!

Mother's Day Gift Box~Explosion box with flower top

A card and gift box all in one! This explosion box is a great little gift box since it opens up to show a card sentiment. You can put any sentiment you wish on each of the inside squares. It's great for siblings to each have their own little side to write a love note to Mom! I added a acetate window to one side of my box, but you don't have to if you want to keep the gift inside a surprise!
I am making mine to hold mascarpone and strawberry mini cupcakes so I wanted a little window.
The Dahlia flower on top is actually a separate project and I will do a separate tutorial on it.

What you will need to make the basic explosion box:


Card stock cut 7 1/2" x 7 1/2"
scored at 2 1/2" & 5" on both sides.

Designer paper cut 4 1/8" by 4 1/8", scored at 3/4" on each side

4-5 squares of DP cut 2 1/4" each (5 of DP if not making a window, 4 of DP and 1 of acetate if making window)



Assorted punched out scalloped circles, circles and flowers for decorating.


Assorted stamps/messages

adhesive, sticky strip, bone folder, ruler, paper cutter.

For my box I used Regal rose card stock , delicate dots Dp, pixie pink ink, Holiday Blitz stamp set, scalloped punch, 1 1/2" circle punch, certainly celery ribbon, gem brads, flower punch.

I will upload some tutorial pictures for the box tomorrow as well as a tutorial on how to make the paper Dahlia flower that I put on top.

Update! here is the photo tutorial for the explosion box, flower tutorial coming soon!

Have a SUNNY day!

Parisian Breeze Gift Card holder with Mini Notes

Parisian Breeze Designer Paper #113993
I originally designed this card for a color challenge (Bashful Blue, So Saffron & Close to Cocoa)
The gift card is 5x7 and inside holds four 3x3 mini note cards. This makes a super cute gift for a friend. They can use the mini notes inside. The sentiments on the large card says "A little something for you" & is from the SAB Yummy stamp set. The mini notes inside says 1)Thank you, 2)Best Wishes, 3)Fabulous Friend, 4)Just for you. This is the new "Oval All" stamp set from the Occasions catalog. They coordinate with the new scalloped oval punch.

The large card features Parisian Breeze designer paper, bashful blue card stock and So saffron ribbon. The bashful blue was cut from the SU exclusive Top Note die for the Big shot. The flower is the "Layered flower #3" die & flower center is from the buttons #5 sizzix die. It was topped off with Dazzling Diamonds glitter.

Mini notes are cut from So Saffron, Bashful Blue, Close to Cocoa & Whisper white card stock. They are stamped with the Stampin' around wheel using the Bella's border stamp. I colored the Oval All stamped punches with the Stampin' Pastels.






Have a productive day!

Quick & Easy Gift or Treat Bags

These quick gift/treat bags are easy to whip up at a moment's notice. They are made from mini lunch sacks. You can also make them from regular sized lunch sacks. They make perfect treat bags for a birthday party or as gift wrap for a gift. I have made up a baby shower, get well soon & birthday bags as examples.
I used mini lunch bags that I bought at Target. They came in a set with 3 colors as shown. I also have these bags in the larger lunch size with polka dots. These are great to just have on hand for those times you need to wrap a gift quick. I think I will also make these at my son's next themed party, they would look so cute on the tables filled with party favors!

Here is what you will need to make them~

Lunch type sack of any size or color
Corner round punch
ribbon slit punch
ribbon (I used whisper white organza, certainly celery & barely banana)
card stock pieces
stamp (Stampin' Up Fast & Fun Notes)
Dazzling diamonds glitter (optional)
adhesive/dimensionals

For my bags I used my corner rounder punch to scallop the edge while the bags were still folded. Start in the center and make your first scallop and work your way evenly to each side until the whole edge is scalloped. Then I folded over 1.5" at the top and punched a double ribbon slits for my ribbon to go through.

For my stamped images I used 3 stamps from the Fun & Fast Notes # 113500 set. I stamped in black stazon ink on whisper white card stock, colored them in with my Stampin' pastels, & added a bit of Dazzling diamonds glitter. I used a ticker corner punch then adhered to certainly celery, pretty in pink & barely banana card stock pieces using dimensionals. I finished them off with a doodle dot in each corner with a white gel pen.


Have a FAMILY day!

Spring favor Boxes~Occasions Mini Catalog

This is a little peek at some new boxes I will be using in an upcoming class. They are one piece and made from a printed template with only 4 score lines. The sides then bend over to form the closure.
You can see one of these sweet favor boxes in the new Occasions Mini Catalog.
The original template has the handle cut out like the bashful blue box. I tried something different with my Kiwi kiss box. I used the 1/2" circle punch to make the handle hole. I really like the way it came out.
These favor boxes really add to a table setting and you could even stamp names on them and use them as place markers. For my favor boxes I used the SU card stock in Bashful Blue, Kiwi Kiss and Whisper White. My ribbon and ink on the Kiwi box is Chocolate chip. I used the Hostess only stamp set Darling Dots. They were then punched out with the 1" circle punch.

Remember that for every $40 in merchandise ordered (pre tax & shipping) from the Occasions Mini Catalog, you can choose one under $10 item from pg 208 of the big catalog from now till April 30th, 2009.

Have a GREAT day!

Fun Dip Wallets & Purses~Candy holders

Today's project is so quick and easy to make! Who doesn't like Fun Dip! I created my template to fit the fun size that come in boxes for holidays. You could easily size your interior cuts to accommodate other candy or candy bars.
I made these for my son to give to his classmates for Easter. I did "wallets" for the boys and "purses" for the girls. You can simply add a ribbon handle to make it a purse. These would be great for birthday party favors too!

They measure 5 inches across and 4 inches high (when closed and not including the handle) They also have a velcro closure.

Today is the LAST day to earn SAB items! Tomorrow~April 1st the new Occasions Mini Catalog will begin! The bunny stamp on today's project is one of the new stamp sets from the Occasions catalog."Forest Friends" is a set of 4 stamps featuring a bunny, deer, owl & tree.



Materials~
SU Card stock cut 5" wide by 11" long
SU DP cut 4 3/4" by 10 3/4"
SU DP cut 1 1/4" by 10 3/4" (for band)
Bone folder
Paper cutter/Ruler
Snail adhesive
Sticky strip
Scallop punch
1 1/2" circle punch
Dimensionals
Velcro dot
Forest friends bunny stamp
Creamy Caramel Su classic ink pad
White gel pen
Score card stock @ 2 3/4", 3 1/4", 7 1/4", 7 3/4", 9 1/4", & 9 3/4", adhere DP to card stock & Band re-fold on score lines. Using your sliding paper cutter cut out the hole for your candy in the center of the 9 1/4" & 9 3/4" score lines. Use sticky strip to adhere inside of card. Using your scalloped punch add sticky strip to top of back and sticky velcro dot to bottom of scallop and stick to front checking closure before sticking. If you think I should put a picture tutorial up of this just let me know!


Have a FUN DIP day!