Tutorial – Calendar Gift Box December 22, 2009

Well, here goes … my first on-line tutorial. I’ll ask for forgivness now as I’m sure to make a mistake or three but will try my best. Remember my post from the other day Calendar Gift Box  – the gift box for the calendar … well here is the tutorial so that you can make your own. If you use my template please let me know by leaving a comment! Thanks for taking the time to drop by!

This gift box suits a 7 1/16″ x 7 1/16″ square calendar. To create this you will need: paper trimmer with cutting & scoring blade, card stock, stamps, adhesive, ruler with inches, pencil – optional – ribbon, designer paper

 I figured the easiest way was to upload a template of sorts with all the measurements on it – please feel free to print it if you need to.

Cut and score the base piece (8.5″ x 8″) as above, trim out sections with the x in them, and cut the score lines marked with the squiggle. Fold and score all fold lines and fold up so that your cardstock now looks like this

add some double sided tape to the small flap and also along the two edges of the first fold on the base to the first score line so that you can stick the base together

stick the flaps down followed by the sides to the base

then cut your front piece 7.25″ x 7.25″ and decorate as desired

now add adhesive to the back of the front piece along both sides and the base

finally line up the front and base and stick together

The completed package!

Products used to create my Calendar Gift Box – Stamps – Christmas Classics, Best Yet, Lifelong Notes (R); Cardstock – Cranberry Crisp (R), True Thyme (R); DSP – Holiday Thyme (R); Accessories – Ribbon – Cranberry Crisp (R); Paper trimmer with cutting & scoring blades, ruler with inches, pencil, and for ease of photographing I’ve used a double sided tape with white backing.

 

 

 

 

Milk Carton Gift Package December 21, 2009

Isn’t this just a great little gift item!! You could fill it with any number of items – ribbon, buttons, brads, inchies, card candy … your imagination is your limitation! I purchased the Milk Carton Tutorial from Inking Idaho (aka Becky Roberts) – Becky has an awesome blog and fabulous tutorials! I changed it slightly so that I could use these Moccona coffee/mocca jars – which you could put any number of things in … although the weight becomes a bit of a problem. I did re-inforce the base but forgot to add boxboard to the handle  so I wasn’t able to hold it by the handle once I’d added the drinking chocolate, M&M’s and mini marshmallows. Mental note for next time – if you plan to add heavy objects then you need to re-inforce the handle too! lol The cotton wool balls are there just to steady the jars so that they don’t clink together. This is the basic design of the Milk Carton Tutorial I will be teaching in workshops next year – although we won’t use the glass jars – we’ll use cardstock and make the matching milk cartons!  All products used are Stampin’ Up! products (current & retired). Thanks for taking the time to drop by!

Inspiration Gift Card Package December 14, 2009

Remember my post from last week – Inspiration Card Set – well, today I’ve managed to photograph the completed package. I ended up creating a gift folder and I’ve added another 2 cards to complete the package. I’m really quite happy with the way it’s all come together! It was a little hard to photograph – I should have changed the lens on my camera I think, and I had to photograph it in side as a very welcome sea breeze is blowing at the moment, but I think you can get the idea. I will be making this one of my workshops in the New Year – however the package will need to be revamped as I’ve used some retired products with this particular package (rub-ons & sentiment stamps).

I hope to have time to make some more of the calendar gift boxes in the next couple of days as I have some to give as Christmas gifts and I promise to add dimensions and a basic tutorial too! Thank you for taking the time to drop by!

The front of the card folder

a top view

an open view

and finally the last 2 cards!

 

Birthday Passion December 11, 2009

Just finished this little project for my friend Claudia in Germany. It’s her birthday on the 22nd so I hope that the postal system is kind and it’s delivered along with her Christmas card on time! The basic sketch I ‘borrowed’ from Courtney as I really loved it, however I rotated the sketch 180°. (BTW I’ve now removed that annoying piece of white from under the Live with Passion sentiment … I didn’t notice it until I was taking the photos!!). Thanks for taking the time to drop by … hope you have a great weekend!  

Products used to create this card are all SU: Stamps – 5th Avenue Floral, Inspired by Nature; Cardstock – Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze (textured); Ink – Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, Accessories – Pretties Kit, Vintage Brads, Baja Breeze striped ribbon, mat pack & crop-a-dial

Calendar Gift Box December 7, 2009

Wanted to create something a little different for a calendar to give as a gift so instead of just wrapping the calendar I created a gift box for it. Took a bit of doing to get the measurements right but I’m really pleased with the end result! The calendar is 6″x6″ and the box is made just slightly larger so it doesn’t flop around inside the box too much.  As an added thought, you could use the basic sketch to create a card. Thanks for taking the time to drop by!

Products used to create this project: Stamps are all SU, unless stated otherwise  - Garden Whimsy, Best Yet, Cardstock – Old Olive, Marigold Morning (R), Whisper White, DSP – Four Seasons (R); Ink – Marigold Morning (R), Old Olive, Accessories – Old Olive Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Earth Elements Brads, non-Su – Nestabilities Labels 2

Inspirational Card Set December 6, 2009

Hope you are ready for a long post! Well, what started off as one card without a sentiment this morning ended up as a set of 4 with inspirational sentiments! I now also plan to create a gift bag/box to present them in and give them as a gift! Once I’ve created the gift holder to compliment these cards I’ll do another post.  I’ve used rub-ons to create the floral embelishments and I have to say that SU’s rub-ons are the easiest to use of all the brands that I’ve tried! Where I have used the rub-ons you can use a stamp instead if you don’t have any rub-ons in your stash!  Hope you are all enjoying your weekend! Thanks for taking the time to drop by!

here’s a group shot of the cards and below are the cards individually

Products used to create these cards are all SU (current & (R) retired): Stamps – Live Like You Mean It, Sweet Serendipity (R), Inspired by Nature, Live Your Dream (R); DSP – Good Morning Sunshine; Cardstock – Chocolate Chip, Summer Sun, Confetti White, Ink – chocolate chip; Accessories – ribbon – chocolate chip 1″ double stitched, crop-a-dial, vintage brads, mat pack, dimensionals, 1 3/8″ circle & scallop circle punches & Eastern Influences rub-ons (R)

It’s Here! December 3, 2009

The Stampin’ Up! Summer Mini Catalogue promotion has started here in Australia and the catalogue is again full of wonderful SU products! You can download the catalogue here: Summer Mini Catalogue and the supplies list to recreate the projects displayed in the catalogue here: Summer Mini Catalogue Supplies List.

The links are permantely added to the Stampin’ Up! tab at the top of this page so you can come back at any time to find them along with all the links for the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalogue!

Sympathy for a Gentleman December 1, 2009

Had to make another sympathy card today, this one for an older Gentleman – a friend’s father who recently passed away and we only just found out. Keeping with the simple theme this is what I came up with. I will remember Jack fondly as always being a Gentleman and always having a good joke! Thanks for taking the time to drop by.

Products used to create this card are all SU unless otherwise stated - Stamps – Thoughts & Prayers, Cheesecloth; Cardstock – whisper white, chocolate chip, old olive, confetti white, DSP = Fall Flowers (R); Ink – Old Olive & SU Markers Chocolate Chip & Old Olive, accessories – scallop oval & wide oval punches & Nestabilites small labels

Weekly Challenge November 27, 2009

Hello! My challenge to myself and to those of you who wish to take it up this week is to find something in your stash of goodies that you’ve not used in a while, whether it be stamps, ink, accessories or ??? So, I went searching through all my retired stamp sets to make a card for my brother for his birthday on Monday and this is the end result. Thanks for taking the time to drop by

Products used to create this card are all SU, unless otherwise stated: Stamps – Coast to Coast (R), Cheesecloth (R), Sincere Salutations; Ink – Stazon Black, Kiwi Kiss, Creamy Caramel; Cardstock – Whisper White, Naturals Ivory, Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red; Accessories – Pop Up Glue Dots, Earth Elements Brads, Crop-A-Dial, Riding Hood Red ribbon, non-SU – Prisma Pencils, Turpenoid, blending stumps & Nestabilites Small Labels    NOTE – (R) = Retired

One stamp set … two cards November 15, 2009

Ok my challenge to any of you who care to take it on is to create 2 cards from the one stamp set! Today I have created two cards from the set Upsy Daisy.

 To create the first card I’ve stamped the main image in Blush Blossom ink and then stamped the image again slightly off centre to create a shadow effect in Pretty in Pink. I’ve decided that acetate is hard to photograph! I made this card for my cousin’s daughter who’s turning 13 this month.

Products used to create this card: Stamps – Upsy Daisy; Cardstock – Whisper White, Blush Blossom, Pretty in Pink; Ink – Blush Blossom, Pretty in Pink; Accessories – Large oval & scallop oval punches, non-SU item – acetate.

This second card was created using the brick wall technique. Quite simple but a bit fiddly. I think my brick wall was built several hundred years ago as it’s not entirely straight …  I figure it adds character! lol To create this effect – either use printed paper for a back ground or in my case stamp some whisper white cardstock with a background image. I’ve used En Français which I’ve stamped in Sahara Sand. I’ve then stamped the daisy in black Stazon and allowed it to dry. I’ve then inked up the image again in Versamark, stamped slightly off the other image, and using black embossing powder I’ve heat embossed the image so you get a bit of a shadow. Allow the image to cool, then on the rear of the image using a ruler & pencil I’ve marked in lines 1/2″ high by 1″ wide alternating the marks by 1/2″ on alternate lines, so that when the image is cut out and put back together it creates bricks that are off-set. If you use printed paper you can stick this to some cardstock before creating your bricks. Also – to make it easy to reassemble your picture I numbered the bricks before cutting. Thanks for taking the time to drop by!

Products used to create this card: Stamps – Upsy Daisy, En Francais; Cardstock – Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Basic Black; Ink – Sahara Sand, Versamark, Stazon Black; Accessories – large oval & scallop oval punches, crop-a-dial,  & vintage brads.