by Tracy | Oct 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Welcome to my blog! If you had a chance to visit yesterday, I participated in the Glitter Queens Monthly Blog Hop and one of my projects featured the Everyday Jars Framelits. I used those same Framelits to create today’s project – a little treat holder.
It really couldn’t be easier to make!
- Cut out two jars using the Everyday Jars Framelits and Spooky Night Designer Series Paper.
- Stamp two jar lids in Pumpkin Pie using the Jar of Love stamp set. Glue the lids to the jars.
- Make the inside box using Pumpkin Pie (see the measurements below).
- Add adhesive to the front and back of the box and attach the jars.
- Add candy or trinket to the box.
- Wrap Baker’s Twine around the jar lids to hold the box together.
- Stamp your sentiment in Memento Ink using the Spooky Cat stamp set and cut it out with a 1″ Circle Punch. Add Stampin’ Dimensionals to the back and attach it to a scalloped circle using the Layering Circles Framelits. Add more dimensionals to the back and attach it to your treat holder.
Below are the measurements and score lines. I notched a very small amount from each of the outer flaps on each side. I also cut off about 1/2″. I didn’t measure, just cut it off! This adds less bulk to the box.
This picture shows where you’ll add your adhesive (Fast Fuse or Tear & Tape). I recommend practicing assembling the box before you add the adhesive just to get a feel for how it will come together.
To create one side of the box, bring up the big flap first. Then attach the flap that has adhesive to the big flap. The side without adhesive will be brought up last to form one side of the box. Repeat on the other side.
I hope you’ll give this a try and if you do, leave a comment or email me! I love hearing from you!
You can purchase any of the supplies I used to create today’s project by clicking on any of the products below. I’ll be back on Monday. Have a great weekend!
There are just a few days left of the World Card Making Day Sale. Please note: The Fast Fuse promotion was so popular that in five days, four years worth of Fast Fuse was sold. Stampin’ Up! realized that if the trend continued, they wouldn’t be able to keep up with the demand so it is no longer being offered. When they receive enough stock, they will offer five more days of this same sale. I’m so sorry for this inconvenience. Click here for the updated flyer.
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by Tracy | Oct 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
It’s blog hop time! Thanks for joining the Glitter Queens’ Monthly Blog Hop (formerly known as the First Fridays Blog Hop). We’re so glad you’re here!
This month we’re all focusing on Halloween and we’ll each have two projects so we hope you’ll make it around to all of our blogs!
My first project is a treat bag using the Everyday Jars Framelits and Spooky Night Designer Series Paper (you’ll find the paper in the Holiday Catalog). I’ve put a Gusseted Bag inside and although I have candy in mine, a gift card would also fit!
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by Tracy | Oct 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
Aren’t these little bags cute?? I attended an online stamp convention, Creative Convention, this past weekend and learned how to make these adorable little bags. They couldn’t be easier to make!
- Score a piece of 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper at 1-3/4″, 2-3/4″, 4-1/2″ and 5-1/2″ on one side. Turn your paper and score at 1″.
- Remove the small rectangle in the corner. Cut on the score lines up to the 1″ line. Add adhesive to the side tab using Tear and Tape and attach it to the opposite side. Adhere the bottom flaps to create the bottom of the bag.
- Pinch the sides up at the top of the bag. Secure with a Gold Library clip or punch two holes using a 1/8″ hole punch. Thread Very Vanilla Baker’s Twine through the bag and tie it closed.
- Stamp the sentiment using the stamp set Spooky Cat, onto Very Vanilla cardstock using Memento Ink. Punch it out with the Everyday Label Punch.
- Stamp Trick or Treat OR Happy Halloween in Pumpkin Pie ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock. Punch it out with the Classic Label punch or cut it to fit in the center of the shape above. Attach Mini Stampin Dimensionals to the back and attach it to the Everyday Label Punch. Attach Stampin’ Dimensionals to the back of the main sentiment and attach to the bag.
I’ll be posting another project later tonight for the Glitter Queens’ Monthly Blog Hop. We like to post in the evening so we can make sure there aren’t any broken links so I hope you’ll check out our blogs on Friday morning!
All of the supplies I used to create today’s project are listed below. Clicking on any of the products will bring you to my Stampin’ Up! online store where you can make a purchase or for further information.
by Tracy | Oct 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
Are you looking for an easy way to package up treats? If so, Stampin’ Up! Clear Tiny Treat Boxes are what you’re looking for! These acetate 2″ x 2″ x 2″ clear boxes are packaged flat and then with a few folds and several tabs tucked in, your box is ready to go!
The idea for my treat boxes came right from the Stampin’ Up! Holiday catalog. There are so many ideas packed into each Stampin’ Up! catalog! I used the very popular cat punch which is currently on backorder but is expected in stock on October 16th.
We used to have two adorable kitty cats, our Misty was all black and Joey was black & white. I grew up with dogs and really didn’t care for cats. When I was teaching and my husband was away a lot, we knew a dog wouldn’t work for our family so we rescued two kitties, a brother and sister, at the animal shelter. I’d always heard that cats were aloof but these two were anything BUT. They loved snuggling with us and many nights I woke up with Joey right on my pillow with me, well, actually he was hogging the pillow. Those two showered our family with love. We lost Misty when she was 14 years old and Joey when he was 19. If you’re an animal lover like me, I’m sure you’ll agree that our animals are an important part of our family and when we lose them, it’s heartbreaking. Needless to say, when I saw the cat punch, I knew I had to have it!
Back to my treat boxes! I used three products from the Spooky Night Suite: the Cat Punch, Spooky Cat stamp set and the Spooky Night Designer Series Paper. On the Skittles box, I cut the cat out of Basic Black cardstock with the Cat punch. The two cats on the pistachio box were cut right out of one of the sheets in the Spooky Night Designer Series Paper package. How easy is that?
The sentiments are from the Spooky Cat stamp set and I used Memento Ink & a Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Pad. The Classic Label punch was used to cut out Happy Halloween. The cats are attached to the Clear Treat Boxes with Glue Dots and I used Stampin’ Dimensionals for the sentiments.
You can fill these Clear Tiny Treat Boxes with just about anything and they’re pretty just wrapped up with ribbon!
Just an FYI: Tomorrow I’m participating in the Glitter Queens’ Blog Hop (formerly called First Fridays Blog Hop)! I’ll be posting two times tomorrow, in the morning for my regular post and in the evening for my blog hop projects. After the blog hop post, I’ll be back on Saturday.
All of the products I used to create the projects are listed below. If you click on any of them, you’ll head to my Stampin’ Up! online store where you can read more information about a particular product or make a purchase. If you have questions, please feel free to contact me!
For more information about the World Card Making Day Sale (October 1-10) and the Designer Series Paper Sale (October 1-31), click here!
by Tracy | Oct 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
This is usually the day for Tool Time Tuesday but I’ll be back with a new installment next week.
I can think of several people who would prefer a Starbucks card instead of candy so this is a cute way “to wrap” it up! Several weeks ago I shared the same box below but I filled it with Treat Tubes (you can see it here). As shown in the picture below, you can bag candy up in our food safe Gusseted Cellophane Bags.
Both boxes were made using our Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper (click here to see how you can get a package of this paper FREE). The boxes are easily made with the Popcorn Box Thinlits and a Big Shot. The Thinlits make all of the score lines so once you cut it out, you just need to fold on the score lines, add adhesive (I used Tear and Tape) and easily assemble the box. You’ll cut out two pieces and attach them together as shown in the picture below. Then the two ends will come together and the bottom will fold up.
More Details on the Starbucks Popcorn Box
- The sentiment is from the stamp set, Labels to Love and was punched out with the Everyday Label Punch. It was stamped using Memento Ink.
- The shape behind the sentiment is in Basic Black and cut out with the Starburst Punch.
- The sentiment has Stampin’ Dimensionals on the back. The Starburst shape has Fast Fuse but you could easily add Stampin’ DImensionals instead.
- Two Basic Rhinestones add the finishing touch!
More Details on the Candy Corn Popcorn Box
- The candy corn is in a Gusseted Cellophane Bag and wrapped up with Jute Twine.
- The sentiment is from the stamp set, Seasonal Chums and stamped in Memento Ink. It was punched out with a 1″ Circle Punch.
- The Tangerine Tango shape behind the sentiment is included in the Popcorn Box Thinlits. It’s attached to the box with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Black Rhinestones finish off the box!
Thanks so much for stopping by! If you’d like to purchase any of the products I used to create today’s boxes, click on any of the product pictures below. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email me!
