No Time To Stamp?

I made a project today that I am totally happy with — quick, simple, clean, fresh and something I can use for a gift!!! I was cruising Tammy’s blog earlier today, saw an adorable box/bag type thing, clicked the link and found a fabulous site I had never been at before — the 3-D Design Challenge Blog. How fun!!! A challenge was issued to create a One Sheet Box and a printable template was provided. This was one of those times when I just had to drop everything else and do it!!! I LOVE this little box — SO quick and easy — and just adorable!!! I know I’ll be making a lot more of these. I added a rounded top to my box, but it’s the same template, and then I made an ornament to coordinate with and put in the box. Here they are:

The box is made using a full 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper. I followed the instructions exactly, except I did NOT score those diagonal lines for the corner folds. It was much easier to just fold it in my hand, easily lining it up, then crease that inside fold with my fingers. I then used tape to secure all those folds on the inside of the box (between the layers of paper). Adorable box!!! (Editing: I used a thinner DP that was 1 sided with a white back. The thinner DP allowed for crisp folds in the corners.) To decorate the box I decided I would make a large snowflake for the topto round it off and give it some extra height and stability. Once the snowflake was made, I thought it looked like an ornament so, there you go — a box AND a gift!!! Here’s how I made the snowflakes:

• Using the Cuttlebug Ice Crystal die on about a 4″ square of white c/s, run it through and cut. Press out the snowflake and save for another project. We are going to use the negative part for this project. (Editing: I ordered this die from Jacksonbelle Embellisments, and to my surpise when it came there is ALSO a folder, same design, in the pacakge!!)

• Using a Circle Nestability, center it over the negative snowflake, cut and emboss.

• Using SU Bashful Blue c/s, apply double sided tape to one side, and using the same Circle Nestieas above to cut the snowflake, cut out the circle. It will have tape on one side. Those of you with Xyron’s large enough, could just run these through the Xyron instead. I just don’t have one.

• Now take your circle negative snowflake and adhere it to the Bashful Bluecircle above, on the sticky side. The sticky tape will be exposed in the snowflake opening. Sprinkle with fine glitter. This technique is called a Glitter Window, and instructions can be seen on this SCS tutorial.

• Using Prism Iced Cobalt, cut a Circle with the Nestability Die just a bit larger. This Iced Cobalt circle serves to frame the snowflake. When adhering to the box, the snowflake is on the front of the box front, while the Iced Colbalt frame is on the back of the box front, so the box appears finished both inside and out. Make 2 of these — one for both the front and back of the box. Here’s a good look at the box:

I just added a little tag with ribbon trim. The tag was cut and embossed on the Spellbinders die called Tag 5. It cuts 5 tags at a time — I like it a lot. These tags are a bit bigger than the other sets of Spellbinders tags I have, so it allows for sentiments a bit larger.

To make the ornament I made 2 more of the snowflakes and sandwiched the Iced Cobalt Circle in between them, punched a hole with the Cropadile punch (gosh that thing works great for going through so many layers!), then ran my ribbon through the hole. Done!!!

• Stamps: Star Studded Season by SU

• Paper: PTI White, SU Bashful Blue, Prism Iced Cobalt, very old DCWV Spring Stack DP

• Ink: Versa Fine Onyx Black

• Accessories: Cuttlebug and Ice Crystal Die, Petite Circle Nesabilities and Tag 5 by Spellbinders, Double Sided Tape or Xyron, SU Dazzling Diamonds, Cropadile, SU Ribbon, Dimensionals

That’s it for this project! I’m sure you’d LOVE this box, too — give it a try. Once you do it once and figure out the corner thing, it’ll go together in just a minute or two — truly that simple!!!

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The Blog Candy I am offering today is a Stamp Simply set called Coffee with Friends. It’s a very versatile set with a variety of mugs, the largest of which is a paper piecer’s dream!!! Here it is:

And with the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons approaching, I like to get a few things made ahead when time isn’t so rushed. Today I decided to make a tag (I LOVE to make tags for gift baskets) for a coffee themed gift basket that could be given either at Thanksgiving or Christmas. Here it is:

I colored the stack of cups with my Copics and just added a few fun things to my tag. First of all, the background is stamped with one of the sentiment stamps in the set, and the little oval tag on top is a new die (new to me) I got from Spellbinders called Tag 5. It is one plate with 5 tags in it, so you are cutting 5 at one time — kind of nice!!! I have riveted 2 of them together, and they open so you can write your To and From on the inside white tag. I also got some new acrylic pieces, and having never used them before I know I wasn’t overly creative here, but I had fun. There’s just a clear button over the heart with a ribbon run through both the heart and clear button — it was fun!

• Stamps: Stamp Simply Coffee with Friends by Flourishes
• Paper: PTI White, SU Real Red and Chocolate Chip
• Ink: Adirondack Espresso (heat set), and Copics R24, R27, R29, C1, 0
• Accessories: Spellbinders Dies (Long Rectangle Nestability, Tag 5, Heart), Clear Acrylic by My Acrylic Album, SU Large Eyelet, Sponge, Cropadile, Wal-Mart Ribbon, Corner Rounder, Deco Corner Punch

To enter this drawing for the Stamp SimplyCoffee with Friendsset, merely leave a comment below. A winner will be selected by a random number generator. This post is open for comments until 6:00 p.m. EST on Friday, Sept. 12. The winner will be announced onSaturday morning. Only one entry per person please. Good luck!!!

Thanks much for stopping in — I so truly appreciate!!! Hope your week is off to a good start!!

The winner selected by Random.org was #259 who is Karen M. CONGRATS! Karen!!! Here’s what she had to say:

1. Karen mon 09 Sep 2008 at 12:37 am edit comment link comment

Gorgeous!!! love the tag. I have this stamp set on my wish list. Maybe my wish will come true and be the winner of this stamp set.

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Timestamp: 2008-09-12 22:22:22 UTC

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