Make & Take Monday

This cute little container is called Box in a Bag.


You will need:

5" x 11" Designer Paper

1" x 11" Coordinating Cardstock

4 1/2" x 4 1/2" Coordinating Cardstock

Round Tab Punch

Scallop Punch

Scoring tool

Adhesive

¼” hand held circle punch

Embellishments

Glue Dots
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Step 1
Cut your cardstock to 4 ½” x 4 ½”

Step 2
Score 1” on all four edges.

Step 3
Following the score line cut a one inch square tab and add tape to each square.




Step 4
Stick down the flaps to create a box.


Step 5
Cut your Designer Paper to 5” x 11”.

Step 6
Add tape along the bottom and up one side of the back of the Designer Paper.
In the photo I marked with pen where to add tape along the edge.


Step 7
Lay your box along the bottom edge of the background paper so they are even with each other. Wrap Designer Paper around the box.


Step 8
Continue to wrap the box with the paper, keeping the edges of the paper and the box even.

Step 9
When you come to the end piece, tape the two ends together carefully bringing your edges together on the bottom, and also up the side of the bag.


Step 10
Now cut paper into an 11" x 1" strip.


Step 11
Scallop punch the entire length of cardstock. Then adhere the strip along the bottom of the bag.


Step 12
Punch out 2 Round Tab punches, fold in half and punch a ¼” circle in them.



Step 13
Glue a tab on the front and the back of the bag, this will be the bag closure.


Step 14
Decorate!


I used the Scallop Circle punch, the new Modern Label punch, the cupcake stamp from the hostess set in the last catalog, the sweet sentiment from a sale-a-bration set years ago, ribbon, and brads.

You can use ribbon to tie your Box in a Bag closed or you can use a brad like I did here. Since I had used ribbon on the front I decided to keep my Box on a Bag closed using a Build-a-brad designed to match perfectly!

Hope you enjoyed the Make and Take today. I'm sure there are typos and mistakes so if you have questions, please ask, I'm happy to help.

Hope you have a wonderful week!

Cute Cards and a Cute Case, Too!

I'm not usually a card maker but when I saw something similar to this by Lauren Meader I had to try it with Stampin' Up stamps from the Cheep Talk stamp set(#113204) and I have to say I am really excited at how well it turned out!





I made a matching card case to hold a set of cards and envelopes. A perfect card set to write a quick note for any occasion. I think this card set would also make a nice gift. So, that being said, who wants to win this card set? All you have to do is leave a comment to enter in a drawing for a chance to win a set of 5 cards tucked inside the cute card case!



I used Melon Mambo textured cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, and Certainly Celery cardstock. I also used Melon Mambo and Certainly Celery ink. In the center of the flower on the card case I used a Kiwi Kiss corduroy brad.

Sometime very soon I will be offering templates, such as the card case, for a low price. Something you can purchase once and use again and again!

Don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win the card set! You have until next Friday morning, then I'll post the winner of the drawing that evening.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Scrappin' Fool

I was a scrappin' fool this weekend thanks to a virtual crop hosted by some online friends. I had a blast chatting, playing games, and seeing everyone's work! I haven't had the time to scrapbook lately so it was nice to get elbow deep in my supplies and actually creating pages again. I'll start by sharing the first page I've created in months!



The kids had fun celebrating National S'mores Day this year. It just happened to fall on the first day of school so it was nice to have a special treat that evening.

Paper:
The yellow scalloped rectangle is from a new paper pack from Stampin' Up called The Write Stuff (115674). This pack includes journaling die cuts! LOVE it!!
I also used Sweet Slumber paper (which is no longer available), Chocolate Chip cardstock, Baja Blue cardstock, and Riding Hood Red cardstock.



Stamps:
The "Yummy" stamp is from the set which you could only receive during the Sale-a-bration ealier this year.
The s'more is from the set Under the Stars (111556).



Die Cuts:
I used my mostest favorite die from Stampin' Up, the Top Note Die (113463).

Thanks for stopping in and taking a look. I'll be sharing more pages soon.

Hope you are enjoying your Tuesday.

Make & Take Monday

With Halloween right around the corner I thought it would be fun to share how to make 2 cute frightful friends. You could use these on cards, as scrapbook embellishments, as tags on treat bags, any Halloween craft.

You will need the Designer Label Punch (107590). I also used the Heart to Heart Punch (113694), 1/4" circle punch, and 1/8th" circle punch. Cardstock, I used black, white, and green. A fine tip black pen.
We will start with the skull. He's so easy to make, it's scary! Haha.
First punch a Designer Label out of white cardstock, then trim off one end following the curve of the circle. Tip: I punched a circle and matched it up with the circle part of the Designer Label punch and traced it on the back so it was easier to cut.

Next punch a small heart in black using the Heart to Heart Punch. Cut the heart in half and attach upside down and separated a bit to the Designer Label punch creating eye sockets for your skull. (Don't have the Heart to Heart punch yet...you can cut 2 small raindrop shapes to use as eyes) Next I simply drew on nose holes and teeth lines to finish my skull. See, super easy.

Now on to Mr. Frankenstein.
First punch a Designer Label out of green cardstock. Then cut small thin rectangles out of black cardstock. I don't have exact measurements for these, just what you think looks good. These are the bolts.

Next punch the smallest heart using the Heart to Heart punch out of black cardstock, then trim off the two humps. These will be the eyebrows.

Punch in white cardstock two 1/4" circles. Punch two 1/8" circles out of black cardstock. Place the "eyebrows" on the Designer Label, then place the white circles below the "eyebrows" and the small black circles on top of the white to create eyes. Tip: I used liquid glue, it is easier to use on such small pieces.

Now punch another Designer Label out of black cardstock and trim it right above the eyes on Franky. Then cut zigzag fringe for his hair and attach. Draw on a mouth and your done.

Hope you enjoy these 2 frightful friends. If you use these I'd love to see what you create. Add a link to a photo of your creation in the comments so we can all be inspired by each other's work.
I was able to participate in an online crop this weekend and I was able to finish quite a few scrapbook pages. I'll be sharing those with you throughout the week.
Hope you having a wonderful Monday.

Room Redo...

Over the last month we've been reorganizing almost every room in our home Clean Sweep style. Lots of purging and reorganizing. I have really enjoyed "spring" cleaning even though it is already fall. Rearraging the kids rooms left furniture that I didn't want to get rid of and didn't have room to store so I was left with finding a place for it all. Well, it ended up in my crafting spot and I love it. I have more storage room and things look and feel more organized.

You can check out my old space {here}
I was excited to be able to still use the hanging jars. My sweet husband simply unscrewed them from the bottom of the white shelves and attached them under the shelf on the desk. Perfect!

In other news...the holiday mini catalog is out and full of great new products! You can download the catalog by clicking {here}

I just recieved this new set from the mini catalog

and can't wait to create something and share it with you.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

August Stamp Club Creations

During our August Stamp Club we made these bottle hangers perfect for holding the on the go drink mixes or any other little treat.



I also wanted to show my club girls other fun ways to use the same idea. So I brought these examples.

Spa Gift Pack



I always have such a hard time shopping for my preteen daughter's friends birthday and I think this would be perfect!


Coloring Book and Crayon Set



You could also use word search books or a magazine and include other goodies in the pocket. What a great "get well" or "thinking of you" gift. A lady at the club meeting thought they would make great goody bags for a childs party. How fun!

We also made a basket and a few strawberry boxes.





We will be meeting for our next club meeting soon. This month is all about jewelry!

Make and Take Monday should start up again next Monday. My scrap space (and my children's bedrooms) had a makeover so I haven't been able to post but for the most part things are done and life can get back to normal.