" Treat Box"

I am getting bored with cards so I decided to make some more of these super easy and super cute treat boxes. I will probably fill them with candy and give them to the girls teachers. I love making these. I am going to do some for my daughters Girl Scout troop this weekend. I have absolutely nothing planned this weekend, so all I am going to do is stamp...all weekend! Woo Hoo! I am still waiting for the house to sell which is annoying. I hate not having a time line to work with. So, while I wait....I create! Here is the link to the directions that I used for these boxes. Have fun making your own.
Stamps: True Friend
Paper: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Old Olive, Whisper White, Bella Rose DP, Raspberry Tart DP
Ink: Rose Red, Old Olive
Accessories: Bling, SU Scallop Circle Punch, SU Circle Punches, SU Scallop Border Punch

"Holiday Treat Box"

I love this box, isn't it gorgeous? It was so simple to make too! Here is the link to the directions. This is another project for my class Friday. Inside I put two packets of hot cocoa and a bundle of chocolate peppermint stix. I found the peppermint stix at Walgreens. (two boxes for $4) You can put what ever you want in the box too and make it different holidays. I have been out of the "stamping loop" for so long, I don't know the name of the stamp I used or the DP. Oh well, I am getting back in so I will be on top of my game again soon. I can't wait to share with you all the projects we are doing.
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Whisper White, Old Olive
Ink: Real Red
Accessories: SU Scallop Border Punch, SU Scallop Circle, SU Circle Punches, Red Grosgrain Ribbon

"Ghirardelli® Box"

This is another project that we did at stamp camp. It is a box that holds Ghirardelli® Chocolates. There is a tutorial on splitcoast which you can find here. However, our box only holds three chocolates, the one on scs holds 4. It was super easy to make too. Another fun gift to give to teachers. Just remember that when you put the dimensionals on to put them on the bottom of the scallop so you can tuck the lid under the top of the scallop to keep it closed.

Paper: Always DP, Pink Pirouette, Pumpkin Pie, Regal Rose
Accessories: SU Scallop Border Punch, SU Scallop Circle Punch, SU Hearts Punch, Dimensionals, Tacky Tape, Ghirardelli Chocolates

"3 x 3 Card Set And Box"

This is another card and box set that we made at my stamp club. I do not have the dimensions for the box though. I will try to get them and pass them along when I get home. Tomorrow I am going back to MN for a funeral. My grandma's sister passed away. She was 91. She had pancreatic cancer. I asked Tony if I could go back for the funeral so I could see my grandma. I was actually surprised that he said I could. My grandma doesn't really remember me anymore which sucks cause we used to be real close. My visit isn't going to be long but that's ok. I fly in Thursday at noon and my flight home leaves MLPS at 8am Sunday morning. I get back to Sacramento at noon. However, Tony said that he will pick me up after the Vikings game around 1:30. They are playing the Packers. Can't tear him away from that game to pick me up. Typical football fan ha?

Stamps: Say It With Scallops, Pocket Silhouettes,
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Hawaii Papaya DP
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango
Accessories: SU Scallop Square Punch, Chocolate 5/8 Inch Grosgrain Ribbon, Tangerine Tango Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Word Window, Copper Brads, Dimensionals

"Upsy Daisy Boxed Card Set"

We made this boxed card set yesterday at stamp club. Isn't it gorgeous? The box holds all six cards with envelopes. I am going to do more like this for teacher gifts. I love the colors of this set.
*Four of these cards are from Andrea Walford's Card Class By E-mail*

Here is a close up of the cards.
Stamps: Upsy Daisy
Paper: Basic Gray, Not Quite Navy, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Urban Garden
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Not Quite Navy
Accessories: SU Scallop Border Punch, Silver Brads, Mat Pack, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Kiwi Kiss Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

Stamps: Upsy Daisy
Paper: Whisper White, Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Urban Garden DP
Ink: Baja Breeze, Basic Gray, Not Quite Navy
Accessories: Silver Brads, Mat Pack, Baja Breeze Striped Ribbon, Ticket Corner Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Circle Punch

To make this box you will need 2 pieces of cardstock 7 1/2 inches by 7 1/2 inches. Score around three sides at 1 1/2 on both pieces. Cut flaps and put together to make a box. For the lid, cut cardstock 6 7/8 inches by 3 7/8 inches and scored 1 1/8 inches from the outer edges all around.

"Frankenstein Treat Boxes"

I was going to make these for my parks and rec class tonight, but because of my hand I am not teaching the class. Yes, I am totally bummed. My friend Carrie is teaching this one for me and possibly my November one as well. It will all depend on weather my finger decides to cooperate or not. I have seen so many of these cute Frankenstein boxes, I just had to make some. These are going to the teachers. I am going to get some black paper shred, put it in the box and fill them with candy. Man, those teachers are so dang lucky. LOL

Did you notice the brads? They are screws. My friend Kristine sent them to me a while back and I thought they would be prefect for Frankenstein's handle. I have seen them at Michael's but but not Joanns. They are perfect for guy cards too.
Paper: Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant, Pixie Pink, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: Old Olive
Accessories: Scor Pal, Scor Tape, Googlie Eyes, Screw Brads, SU Marker, Sponge, 1 1/4 SU Circle Punch

"Chocolate Box"

I made this cute box last night after the kids went to bed. It can hold peppermint sammiches, Ghirardelli Chocolates, jewelry, or what ever you want to put in it. I didn't have any Ghirardelli Chocolates so I used my ol' stand by peppermint sammiches. I didn't choose the best stamp for it either but it was the only one I had out at the time so I used them so I could show you.

I had an interview this morning for a job!!! Woo Hoo!! I applied for a "lunch lady" job through the school system. The hours are perfect so I won't have to have any day care and it gets me out of the house for a few hours and making some money. (to buy stamps of course) I won't know anything for a few weeks but it sounded like I am going to get it. So I guess I have 2-3 more weeks of day time stamping left. LOL All my kids are in school all day now, I need to get out and do something so I don't go crazy.
Here is where you can find the link to the directions for this box. I made the smaller one because I didn't have any 12 x 12 solid cardstock. I made mine with her directions but it didn't look right to me so I changed them up a little and cut my paper 4 x 8 1/2
Stamps: True Friend
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, Bella Rose DP
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Ticket Corner Punch, Scor-Pal, White Grosgrain Ribbon, SU Scallop Punch, SU Circle Punches, Hero Arts Pearl Bling, York Peppermint Patties, Glue Dots, Scor Tape

"Mint Boxes"

I made these cute little boxes the other day and was trying to figure out what to put in them. I tried two peppermint patty sammiches and they fit perfectly. Woo Hoo!! The boxes are super easy to make too. Cut card stock for the bottom 4 x 4 and score 1 & 1/16 inch all around. Cut pattern paper for the lid 3 x 3 score 1/2 inch all around. For the lid I took a 1 3/8 square punch and punched out the center. Because of this size cover, you can put the punch in all the way and it will be perfectly centered. I cut the acetate for the middle insert 2 x 2. Adhere the acetate to the underside of the lid then cut the flaps on the top and bottom and put it together to form a box and lid. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. LOL
Here is a link to the directions as well.
Stamps: True Friend
Paper: Pacific Point, Whisper White, Pacific Point Designer Prints
Ink: Pacific Point
Accessories: Scor-Pal, Acetate, Square Punch, SU Scallop Punch, SU Circle Punch, Glue Dots, York Peppermint Patty, Bling

"Bella Box"

I found the pattern for this box in my things to do file. I thought it would be a perfect box to hold cards. Turns out that this box isn't wide enough to fit a card. So I will be filling it with goodies instead. I think I will adjust the measurements to make it fit cards cause it is really cute. When I do that I will post the new dimensions. I also don't have the riding hood red or kiwi kiss ink so for the rose and leaves I just used ruby red and certainly celery, it looks practically the same. So it all worked out. I really love the look of this box. I am definitely going to get more of the Bella Rose DP. It is fabulous!
Stamps: Roses in Winter
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Bella Rose DP
Ink: Ruby Red, Certainly Celery
Accessories: Chocolate 5/8 Grosgrain Ribbon, Giga and Mega Scallop Punch

"Diaper Fold Pouch"

Last night I decided to try one of these diaper fold pouches. They are pretty easy to make too. It was bigger than I thought it was going to be, which is fine, but I just expected it to be smaller I guess. I am trying something new thing with taking my pictures. What do you think? Do you like the white background? I really love it. I think I am going to keep it.

Paper: 12 x 12 Non SU DP
Accessories: Bone Folder, Primas, Jeweled Brads, Hershey Kisses, Cello Bag, Organdy Ribbon

"Belli Challenge #30-Coasters"

This weeks Belli challenge was coasters. You can find out more about it here. This was a super fun one for me. Seeing how school started this week, this will go to one of the teachers. I used the tutorial on SCS, you can find that here. This was basically an easy projet. The hardest part for me was punching the holes. I must have small hands cause my crop-a-dile was hard for me to use. I think I hate that thing. I never use it and when I do it is usually one or two holes not 40! I didn't use the mod podge on it either. I just glued the paper on. I decided to put some Hershey Kisses in a cello bag and tie it off with ribbon. I also put some paper shred in the bottom.
Check out what the other design team members did with their coasters this week
Holly Brown
Debby McGivillary
Shelly Koskinen
Jennifer Greco
Chris Dickinson
Christi Thorsen
Ceal Pritchett
Lorie Ames
Danita Hollander
Paper: DP
Accessories: Pink Grosgrain Ribbon, Crop-A-Dile, Cello Bag, Hershey Kisses, Mat Pack, Paper Shred

"Tall Window Box"

Since the girls are in school, I decided to create. I had seen a box like this before while I was blurfing one night and thought it was super cute. I tried Di's tutorial and I think her measurements were wrong at the beginning, cause mine didn't look good at all. It was too short. So I created my own and made it just a bit taller. Here are my directions for this box along with two pictures of two of the steps. Check out Diana's blog for step by step directions to make this.

Cut Cardstock 8 1/2 x 5 1/2.
Score on the long side at 1 1/4", 2 1/2", 3 3/4", and 5".
Score on the short side at 1 1/4".
Turn 180 degrees and score the other end at 1 3/4" and 1/2".
Cut out the corners so it looks like this picture. Then cut the bottom three and the top two short lines down to the first scor lines on the top and bottom to make the flaps so that you can fold them to close the box.

Round the corners so that when you close the top the sides go in better. It isn't necessary but it does help. Then take your word window and make a couple punches to make a tall window. If you want to use small candy like M&M's you will need to put an acetate sheet inside before you assemble the box so they don't fall out. I used Hershey Kisses and didn't use an acetate sheet. Clear as mud?? I used Scor-Tape to put it together and to add the pattern paper trim around the top and bottom.
*Di's tutorial has been corrected so her measurements are right on now.*
Stamps: Seeing Spots
Paper: Regal Rose, Whisper White, DP
Ink: Regal Rose
Accessories: SU Word Window Punch, SU Circle Punches, Hand Held Hole Punch, Silver Cord, Scor-Tape, Hershey Kisses, Bling

"Good Morning Tammy"

So here is a funny story about this bag. I got an e-mail from Tammy yesterday asking for the diaper cake directions. So I sent them to her, she sent me back another e-mail thanking me for the directions and at the end of her e-mail she said, "Meet ya in the mornin' with a hot cup of coffee!" I was like, oh crap, I don't have anything to post tomorrow for her to enjoy while drinking her morning coffee. So I was up until 1:00am last night making these super cute, super easy designer bags. I guess it is my own fault that I stayed up that late. I was watching the Olympics and didn't check my e-mail until late. If I would have just checked it sooner, I wouldn't have been up late whipping these up. LOL Thanks Tammy for the sluggish day that I will be having. LOL Just kidding. Now I gotta go get some coffee.
You can find a tutorial for these cute designer bags here.
Paper: Regal Rose, DP
Accessories: Scor-Tape, Scor-Pal, Corner Rounder, SU White Gel Pen, Round Tab Punch, Hand Held Hole Punch, White Grosgrain Ribbon

"Stationary Box"

I decided to give one of these stationary boxes a try the other day. OMG!! They are super easy. I was shocked actually cause it doesn't look like it would be as simple as the directions said it was. Forgive me but this one isn't completely finished but I needed something to post today and I thought this would be good. The only thing I need to do is finish three more cards and make some tags or card candy to put in the front pockets, add a book of stamps and label my address book. I think I will make up greetings for the cards and put them in one of the pockets so that when you want to use a card you can pick your greeting and just adhere it on.

The directions can be found here. I used a 12 x 12 piece of card stock for the box and a 12 x 12 piece of pattern paper for the lid, address book, pen holder, stamp pocket and for pieces on the cards. I also bought three 12 x 12 pieces of cardstock for the cards. Rust, dark brown, and the celery color.

"Carrot Box"

I made these carrot boxes for an order. They are filled with Jelly Beans. I like them but here is the problem, I think they look plain. Do I need to put something on the outside of the box? I had made these a couple years ago for my daughters class for Easter and I put a greeting of Happy Easter on the outside. It is a really large greeting and I didn't think it looked that good. I also thought maybe I would put a stamped bunny on them or a hanging tag from the greens but then I thought it would take away from the carrot. What do you think? Should I just leave them as they are or should I put something on them?

Here are the ones I made before. See what I mean about the big greeting?
Thanks to Hotpaws Sue, You can find the template Here
She taught me how to link a PDF file. Thank you sue, you're my hero!
Stamps: Itty Bitty Backgrounds
Paper: Only Orange, Glorious Green
Ink: Only Orange
Accessories: Scor-Pal

"3X3 Cards and Box"

We made this at my stamp camp last month. I do not have a template for the box. Sorry. I think they are cute. And if I would have had better organization, I would have made all the definitions match a little better. We completed the project over three months. One month we made two cards, the next time we made the box and a couple more cards, and last month we finished it up with a couple more cards. Which I can't find for the life of me. There should be 6 cards total. They are hard to see so here is a close up of the cards.

We stamped the headline alphabet in soft sky and the definition in chocolate chip. Great color combo. This was also my first time using the 5/8 inch wide grosgrain. I love it. If you don't have any you have to get some. It is very nice to work with and adds the right touch.
Stamps: Headline Alphabet, Define Your Life, Seeing Spots, Think Happy Thoughts
Paper: Soft Sky, Old Olive, Whisper White, Wintergreen DP
Ink: Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: SU Scallop Punch, SU Circle Punch, 5/8 Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Soft Sky Double Stitched Ribbon,Velcro Dot, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig

"Teeny Tiny Milk Cartons"

Are these the funniest things evea? I crack up every time I look at them. They are so cute and tiny. My demo showed me a bucket of Starbursts the other day and asked me to come up with some kind of container for them. I thought about it all that day and thought maybe like a box with a handle, or some kind of slider box like the nugget boxes. My wheels were turning. I couldn't sleep that night and the only thing going through my mind was what am I going to put these Starbursts in. Then it hit me. "Teeny Tiny Milk Cartons". That would be perfect. So this is what I came up with. This particular kind of Starburst is called "California Baja" so I matched the boxes with the colors of the wrappers.

Stamps: Mini Medley
Paper: Brilliant Blue, Green Galore, Pixie Pink, Real Red
Ink: Brilliant Blue, Green Galore, Pixie Pink, Real Red
Accessories: Starburst Candy, Gingham Ribbon, Stapler, Scor-Pal

"Best Friends Box"

For Christmas, my best friend Shelly back in Minnesota sent me a cool tin box full of Cherry Cordial Hershey Kisses (my absolute favorite) and also in the box was some stamps and cool accessories. Ok, not sure why I had to tell you about the candy. It really isn't pertinent to the story. LOL Anyway, Shelly sent me this best friends stamp and I decided to make her something and use the stamp. I have wanted to make one of these boxes with the flap forever so I thought it was a good time. Here are the directions on how to make the 2,5,7,10 box. It was soooooo easy. I am going to fill it with something and send it to her. Hmmm..... Maybe celery sticks. She isn't really a chocolate lover. Just kidding I can't send her celery sticks. They would wilt before they got there. LOL She loves coffee so I think I will send her coffee.

Stamps: Inkadinkado
Paper: SU Fall Flowers DP,Wild Wasabi, Really Rust
Ink: Really Rust
Accessories: Scor-Pal, Wild Wasabi Stitched Ribbon, Fiskers Scissors, Rectangle Hole Punch