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A tasty treat bucket…

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Another tag, and more Eat Cake Graphics stamps!

I made this from a little bucket I got at the Target dollar spot (I think 2 for a dollar?).  I filled it with candy cane Hershey kisses (they are yummy!) in a treat bag. 

 I decorated the bucket top and bottom with a thin strip of  Hippy Girl paper from the Kaisercraft pad (I really like the colors in the paper – some of it is glittery too!).  The bucket is tapered, so I had to keep the strips thin to get them to adhere well.  Then I added rhinestones to the snowflakes on the bucket.

The tag is made with the Letter to Santa cling set (isn’t Sophie just the cutest?).  I colored her with Copics and cut her out with a Spellbinders oval die.  Then I mounted the image on a Labels 10 die  cut to make the tag.  I couldn’t resist adding a little glitter too!

And since I had all the stuff out (on the DISASTER that is my stamping desk ), I decided to make a coordinating card too….

The cute snowman is also from the Letter to Santa set.  I also used the Winter Trees cling stamp in the background.  I cut the snowman out and popped him up on foam tape to give more dimension. 

Just a couple reminders – our “Tag you’re it” challenge is still open until the 6th so share your tag projects with us for a chance to win.  More info and the linky in this post.

Also, we’re having a pens and paper sale in the store.  Save 25% on Copic sketch markers and patterned paper pads – including the Hippy Girl I used here.

I’m off to finish decorating the house!

Oh – almost forgot.  Our Creative Corner    has the exact same challenge (same name and everything!).  Weird huh?  Well, since I made 2 tag projects, I think I’ll enter this one in their challenge *wink*…..

And…. I just discovered a new challenge site (new to me anyway) called Paper Variety.  I missed the last challenge (darn it!), but I think the current challenge is very clever.  You play Tic-Tac-Toe!  Cute – go check it out.  So… I’m claiming card, holiday theme, and die cut machine for my challenge.

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Fourth Friday Challenge for September 2010

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Its Fourth Friday challenge time again – can you believe it!  Time sure flies!

This month, we want to see all your wonderful Halloween ideas! 

It can be any type of project:  card, scrap page, alerted item, treat pack – we want to see them all.  The only rule is that you link up a project newly created for this challenge, although feel free to combine it with other current challenges out there in blogland.  

Although we would love to see all the art you care to share, everyone will be entered in the prize drawing only once.  One winner will be drawn randomly to win the prize.  You have until midnight (EST) on Saturday, October 2nd to link up your project.  Just click the little froggy face at the bottom of this post to add your project.

Your prize this month is this wonderful Halloween sentiment cling stamp.  Can’t wait to see what you create!

 For my project, I created another treat box. 

I used the clear pillow box for my base.  I really like how thick and sturdy they are.  The Witch is from the Best Witches cling stamp set.  I colored her with copics and used a circle cutter to cut around her partially.  Then I cut the rest with scissors so part of her sticks outside the circle.  She is matted on a circle and scalloped circle cut with Spellbinder dies.

The tag is from the Bump in the Night clear set – the definition is too funny!  I used the same set to stamp the Trick or Treat on the purple strip in white.

The purple is cardstock punched on both sides with the Scalloped-scallop border punch.  I inked the tag and the Witch image background with Scattered Straw Distress Ink and a duster brush.

Here are all my project pieces:

For the ribbon. I just colored the plaid ribbon from the I Want it White collection with my Copic YG-25 marker.

Here is the back.

So that is my project – I hope you link up your projects (with the little froggy at the bottom of this post).  I’d love to see them! 

Need a little more inspiration?

How about this cute treat holder from Amber?  She used the Candy Corn clear stamp set with the pillow box for her creation.

Or maybe this wonderful project by Linda?  She used the Happy Halloweenie cling set (bet you didn’t know that skeletons could be cute!).

 

 

 

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Flower Goodie Box

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boxtopI thought I’d celebrate spring with a little flower goodie box and share a tutorial for it with you.  Just in case you have a few little treats to share with a special someone :)

To create the box decoration, you will need a large flower stamp.  I used the Dragonfly Flower from Impression Obsession.  I really like this stamp artist – her designs are whimsical but still elegant.  

I also used the leaf stamps from the Damask Floral clear set (by the same artist), but  you could cut leaves from paper instead.  I included 2 sketched leaves with the box template.

flowerboxtemplateThe box is made from an 8.5″ x 11″ piece of patterned or plain cardstock. 

You can print this template on the back side of the cardstock and cut it out on the black lines, then score on the gray lines.  

 You can get a printable PDF of the template by clicking here.  If you would rather not print the score lines, you can print a template without them here.

The box folds up by folding on the score lines and tucking the tab into the slot on the short sides.  Then slip the two slotted long sides together over the top of the closed short sides.  The box with hold a few special treats (maybe some Hershey Hugs and Kisses).

 

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I stamped my flower and leaves in Memento Tuxedo ink and cut out around them.  I also snipped the flower petals apart a little (deeper than the stamp lines). 

I used a soft pad (this is a piercing pad – but you can just use a mouse pad) and a stylus and bone folder to shape the flower and leaves.  Basically, you rub the stylus over ares you want to be cupped – applying pressure to shape the paper.  For larger areas you can use the bone folder. 

boxpiecesI colored the flowers and leaves with my Copic markers, pulling the flower colors from the Basic Gray paper I had chosen to make my box. 

 

 

 

 

 

box-assembledThen you just adhere the flower on one of the long ends of the box and the leaves one the other – being careful not to adhere them over the box slits. 

You may want to assemble your box so you can see where you want to position you flower and leaves.

 

 

boxassemsideI added some Crystal Ice Stickles to the drafonfly wings and the veins on the leaves to give some sparkle (I always to that last – otherwise I smudge it every time!).

And that is it – a cheerful little gift for a special someone.

If you make one of these, please leave me a comment.  I’d love to see it!

Happy Stamping!

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