Inspiration Ink

Big Flower Pot

I got the idea for the flower pot from a fellow Demonstrator.  It's just one of the new Apothecary Accents Framelits cut in half, scored, and distressed with Tea Stain ink.  The idea for the little flowers punched out of the Designer Series Paper came from one of my Club Members, Missy Gosson.

This is one of the cards we made in Club Classes this month featuring both retiring and sneak peek products.  The products that are retiring are highlighted in red and the new products are shown in green.  Enjoy!

Uses Pocket Silhouettes Set plus Tangerine Tango Card Stock, Rich Razzleberry Card Stock, Rose Red Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Lucky Limeade Classic Stampin' Pad, Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad, Tangerine Tango Stampin' Write Marker, Floral District Designer Series Paper, Clear Rhinestone Brads, Distressing Essentials, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, 2-Way Glue Pen, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Multipurpose Platform, Standard Cutting Pads, Standard Texturz Impressions Pad, Standard Texturz Silicone Rubber, Perfect Details Texturz Plates, and Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies.

Additional Matchbook Post-It Note Holders

Here are some more matchbook Post-It Note holders.  These all use the same basic directions as those in my Weekly Inspiration post from yesterday.  Retiring products are shown in red again.  Enjoy!

Uses Oval All Set and Full of Life Set plus Crumb Cake Card Stock, Soft Suede Card Stock, Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad, Confetti Cream Card Stock, Mocha Morning Specialty Designer Series Paper, Early Espresso 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Gold Lame Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink, SNAIL Adhesive, Craft Scissors, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Scallop Oval Punch, Eyelet Border Punch, Large Oval Punch, 3" x 3" Post-It Notes, stapler, and staples.

Uses Oval All Set and On Your Birthday Set plus Daffodil Delight Card Stock, Real Red Card Stock, Tempting Turquoise Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad, Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad, Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write Marker, Real Red Stampin' Write Marker, Tempting Turquoise Stampin' Write Marker, Big Top Birthday Designer Series Paper, Daffodil Delight 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Tempting Turquoise 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Whisper White 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads, Circle Ice Rhinestone Brads, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Paper Snips, Craft Scissors, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Scallop Oval Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Large Oval Punch, 3" x 3" Post-It Notes, stapler, and staples.

Weekly Inspiration

I made these fun matchbook Post-It Note holders for all my Club Members as the extra goody they got from me along with their April Club Orders.  They are really easy to make and are handy to carry in your purse for making notes as you go through the day.  Enjoy!

Supplies

- Pocket Silhouettes, page 109, $18.95, retiring

- Oval All, page 131, $16.95, retiring

- Full of Life, page 159, $28.95, retiring

- Island Indigo 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock, page 176, $6.95

- Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock, page 177, $6.95

- Rich Razzleberry 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock, page 177, $6.95

- Marina Mist 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock, page 178, $6.95

- Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock, page 179, $6.95

- Night of Navy 8-1/2 x 11" Card Stock, page 179, $6.95

- Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad, page 176, $5.95

- Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad, page 177, $5.95

- Marina Mist Classic Stampin' Pad, page 178, $5.95

- Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad, page 179, $5.95

- Night of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad, page 179, $5.95

- 2011-2013 In Color Stampin' Write Markers, page 176, $14.95

- Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write Marker, page 177, $3.50

- Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Write Marker, page 177, $3.50

- Marina Mist Stampin' Write Marker, page 178, $3.50

- Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Write Marker, page 179, $3.50

- Night of Navy Stampin' Write Marker, page 179, $3.50

- Confetti Cream 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock, page 181, $9.50, retired

- Timeless Portrait Designer Series Paper, page 185, $10.95, retiring

- Marina Mist 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, page 195, $4.95, retiring

- Night of Navy 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, page 195, $4.95, retiring

- Rich Razzleberry 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, page 195, $4.95, retiring

- Game Spinner Hands, page 197, on sale for $2.37, retiring

- Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads, page 198, on sales for $8.21, retiring

- Circle Ice Rhinestone Brads, page 198, on sales for $8.21, retiring

- Blender Pens, page 203, $9.95

- SNAIL Adhesive, page 206, $6.95

- Sticky Strip, page 206, $6.95

- Paper-Piercing Tool, page 207, $3.50, retiring

- Mat Pack, page 207, $9.95, retiring

- Paper Snips, page 208, $9.95

- Craft Scissors, page 208, $29.95

- Paper Cutter, page 208, $24.95, retiring

- Simply Scored Scoring Tool, write-in item # 122334, $29.95

- Scallop Oval Punch, page 210, $16.95

- Eyelet Border Punch, pages 210-211, $15.95, retiring

- Large Oval Punch, page 212, $15.95

- 3" x 3" Post-It Notes

- staples and stapler

Basic Directions

1)  Cut a piece of card stock to 3 1/8 x 9 1/4".

2)  Place the strip on the Simply Scored Scoring Tool so one long edge is parallel to the ruler at the top.

3)  Score at 3 3/8", 3 3/4", and 7 3/4".

4)  Fold along all score lines.

5)  Punch the short edge along the short flap with the Eyelet Border Punch.

6)  Stick Post-It Notes inside and fold long flap down so it tucks under the edge of the short flap.

7)  Secure the bottom flap in place by stapling or inserting a brad.

8)  Decorate front of long flap.

Indigo and Raspberry Matchbook

Uses Island Indigo Card Stock for the matchbook.

1)  Adhere a piece of Rich Razzleberry 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon to the bottom flap to hold it closed using small pieces of Sticky Strip on the ends of the ribbon.

2)  Cut a small piece of the ribbon and slide it between the prongs of a turquoise Circle Ice Rhinestone Brad.  Pinch the prongs back closed.

3)  Use the Paper-Piercing Tool and Mat Pack to poke a hole in the center of the matchbook flap.

4)  Insert the brad and flatten the prongs on the back of the matchbook to secure.

5)  Stamp the thank you butterfly oval image from the Oval All Set in Island Indigo Ink onto a scrap of Rich Razzleberry Card Stock.

6)  Punch the sentiment out with the Scallop Oval Punch.

7)  Stamp the Oval All image again in Island Indigo Ink onto a scrap of Confetti Cream Card Stock.

8)  Punch out the center of the oval with the Large Oval Punch.

9)  Adhere the ovals together.

10)  Adhere the ovals to the back of the matchbook using Sticky Strip so that they hide the prongs of the brad.

11)  Use the fine tip of the Rich Razzleberry Marker to color in the dots on the butterfly's wings.

12)  Cut a piece of black on vanilla leaf pattern Timeless Portrait Designer Series Paper to 3 x 3 1/4".

13)  Adhere the Designer Paper to the front of the long flap of the matchbook.

14)  Cut a piece of Confetti Cream Card Stock to 1 5/8 x 2 3/8".

15)  Ink up the sentiment from the Full of Life Set with Rich Razzleberry Ink and stamp onto the cream rectangle.

16)  Ink up the flower stems image from the Pocket Silhouettes Set using the Island Indigo Marker in the 2011-2013 In Color Markers and the Rich Razzleberry Marker.

17)  Breathe on the stamp to remoisten the ink and stamp on the right side of the sentiment.

18)  Cut a piece of Rich Razzleberry Card Stock to 1 3/4 x 2 1/2".

19)  Adhere the sentiment to the razzleberry rectangle and then to the front of the matchbook.

 Pumpkin, Cherry, and Navy Matchbook

Uses Pumpkin Pie Card Stock for the matchbook.

1)  Repeat steps 1 through 4 above except use Night of Navy 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon and a pumpkin Circle Fire Rhinestone Brad.

2)  Punch a scallop oval from a scrap of Night of Navy Card Stock using the Scallop Oval Punch.

3)  Repeat steps 7 through 11 above except use Night of Navy Ink to stamp the Oval All image and use the Pumpkin Pie Marker to color in the spots on the butterfly's wings.

4)  Repeat steps 12 and 13 above except use the cherry and vanilla leaf pattern paper.

5) Cut a piece of Confetti Cream Card Stock to 1 5/8 x 2 3/8".

6)  Ink up the sentiment from the Full of Life Set with Night of Navy Ink.

7)  Use a clean Blender Pen to remove the ink from the word "Life" on the stamp.  Scribble on scratch paper between swipes to remove the ink from the tip of the Blender Pen.

8)  Ink up the word "Life" on the stamp with the Pumpkin Pie Marker.

9)  Breathe on the stamp to remoisten the ink and stamp on the cream rectangle.

10)  Ink up the flower stems image from the Pocket Silhouettes Set using the Night of Navy Marker on the stems only.

11)  Stamp onto scratch paper to remove some of the color.

12)  Ink up the flowers on the image using the Pumpkin Pie Marker.

13)  Breathe on the stamp to remoisten the ink and stamp on the right side of the sentiment.

14)  Repeat steps 18 and 19 above but use Pumpkin Pie Card Stock.

Cherry and Marina Mist Matchbook

Uses Cherry Cobbler Card Stock for the matchbook.

1)  Staple the bottom flap of the matchbook to hold it closed.

2)  Tie a piece of Marina Mist 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon around the bottom flap so it hides the staple.

3)  Stamp the thank you butterfly oval image from the Oval All Set in Cherry Cobbler Ink onto a scrap of Marina Mist Card Stock.

4)  Punch the sentiment out with the Scallop Oval Punch.

5)  Stamp the Oval All image again in Cherry Cobbler Ink onto a scrap of Confetti Cream Card Stock.

6)  Punch out the center of the oval with the Large Oval Punch.

7)  Adhere the ovals together.

8)  Adhere the ovals to the back of the matchbook using so they help hold the ribbon in place and hide the staple.

9)  Cut a piece of the clocks pattern Timeless Portrait Designer Paper to 1 3/4 x 2 1/2".

10)  Ink up the sentiment from the Full of Life Set with Marina Mist Ink.

11)  Use a clean Blender Pen to remove the ink from the word "Life" on the stamp.  Scribble on scratch paper between swipes to remove the ink from the tip of the Blender Pen.

12)  Ink up the word "Life" on the stamp with the Cherry Cobbler Marker.

13)  Breathe on the stamp to remoisten the ink and stamp on the designer paper rectangle.

14)  Cut a piece of Marina Mist Card Stock to 2 3/8 x 2 5/8".

15)  Punch one 2 5/8" side with the Eyelet Border Punch.

16)  Adhere the stamped designer paper to the punched Marina Mist rectangle.

17)  Use the Paper-Piercing Tool and Mat Pack pieces to poke a hole in the upper right corner.

18)  Lay a washer down so it is centered over the hole.  Then, position a Game Spinner Hand on top of the washer and insert a brad.

19)  Secure the brad on the back side by folding the prongs flat.

20)  Adhere the rectangles to the front of the matchbook.

Tips

Retiring stamp sets are available through May 31.

The Confetti Cream Card Stock is, unfortunately, already sold out and is no longer available for purchase.  You can substitute Very Vanilla Card Stock or Naturals Ivory though.

The Timeless Portrait Designer Series Paper, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbons, Game Spinner Hands, Rhinestone Brads, Mat Pack, and Eyelet Border Punch are only available while supplies last or until May 31, whichever comes first.

The Paper Cutter and Paper-Piercing Tool are both being retired in their current configurations.  These products are being reconfigured in improved forms and will be available again in the new forms in the new catalog effective June 1.  If you really prefer the current configurations, please be sure to order the Paper Cutter or Paper-Piercing Tool as soon as you can.  Since these are retiring and are accessories, they will only be available while supplies last or until May 31, whichever comes first.

Several of the retiring accessories are on sale through Stampin' Up!  The sale price is shown next to the item name in the Supplies list.

 

Weekly Inspiration

Today's project is another one of the cards we made in my Club Classes this month.  We concentrated on different ways to use Designer Series Paper in the classes.  This card showcases the Twitterpated Designer Paper in a folded paper frame.  The folded paper frames are really easy to make now that we have a Diagonal Plate for the Simply Scored Scoring Tool.  Enjoy!

Supplies

- Pretty Postage, page 66, Clear - $8.95, Wood - $11.95

- Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock, page 176, $6.95

- Riding Hood Red 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock, page 179, $6.95

- Basic Gray 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock, page 180, $6.95

- Whisper White 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock, page 180, $8.50

- Riding Hood Red Classic Stampin' Pad, page 179, $5.95

- Twitterpated Designer Series Paper, page 13 of Occasions Mini, $10.95

- Certainly Celery 5/8" Satin Ribbon, page 195, $8.95

- In Color 2010-2012 Glimmer Brads, page 199, $4.95

- SNAIL Adhesive, page 206, $6.95

- Stampin' Dimensionals, page 206, $3.95

- Sticky Strip, page 206, $6.95

- Paper-Piercing Tool, page 207, $3.50

- Mat Pack, page 207, $9.95

- Craft Scissors, page 208, $29.95

- Paper Cutter, page 208, $24.95

- Replacement Cutting & Scoring Blades, page 208, $5.95

- Simply Scored Scoring Tool, page 16 of Occasions Mini, $29.95

- Simply Scored Diagonal Plate, write-in item, $11.95

- 1-3/8" Square Punch, page 212, $16.95

- Postage Stamp Punch, page 212, $15.95

- 1" Square Punch, write-in item, $15.95

- Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (includes Multipurpose Platform and Standard Cutting Pads), page 215, $99.95

- Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, page 218, $7.95

Directions

1)  Cut a piece of Riding Hood Red Card Stock to 5 1/2 x 8 1/2" using the Paper Cutter.

2)  Score the card stock along the 8 1/2" side at 4 1/4" using the Scoring Blade on the Paper Cutter.  Fold in half to make card.

3)  Cut a piece of Basic Gray Card Stock to 4 x 5 1/4".

4)  Cut a piece of Riding Hood Red Card Stock to 3 7/8 x 5 1/8".

5)  Place the rectangle of Riding Hood Red Card Stock into the Stripes Embossing Folder so only about 2" of the card stock along one short edge will be embossed.

6)  Build a a sandwich of Multipurpose Platform with Tab 2 open, one Standard Cutting Pad, embossing folder with card stock inside as outlined in step 5, and the other Standard Cutting Pad.  Run through the Big Shot.

7)  Adhere the embossed red card stock to the gray rectangle.

8)  Adhere a piece of Certainly Celery Satin Ribbon to the rectangles so it covers the top of the embossed area on the red layer.

9)  Cut a piece of the striped pattern paper in the Twitterpated Designer Series Paper to 3 1/4" square.

10)  Place the Diagonal Plate onto the Simply Scored Scoring Tool.  Make sure the arrow on the back of the plate is pointing to the top of the tool's platform.

11)  Place the square of designer paper on the platform so it is flush with the left top corner.

12)  Score diagonally from the center of the paper (the 1-5/8" mark) to the right edge of the paper.

13)  Score diagonally again from the top of the paper to the right edge at the 2" mark.

14)  Rotate the paper a quarter turn and score again diagonally at the 1-5/8" and 2" marks.  Rotate and score until all four corners of the paper have been scored.

15)  With the stripes pattern of the paper facing up, fold all four corners in towards the center along the inner score lines.

16)  Fold all four corners back out along the outer score lines.

17)  Put SNAIL Adhesive on the back of the folded paper frame in the center, flat, square section.  Adhere the folded paper frame to the top of the red layer of card stock just above the ribbon.  Make sure the four points are creating a diamond shape.

18)  Place a Stampin' Dimensional behind each point (on the gray pattern side of the paper).  Remove the protective backing from the Dimensional and adhere each point down.

19)  Use the Paper-Piercing Tool and Mat Pack pieces to poke a hole in the lower right corner of the frame.

20)  Insert a Pear Pizzazz Glimmer Brad and secure on the back side of the layers by folding the prongs flat.

21)  Adhere the layers to the front of the Riding Hood Red card.

22)  Punch a scrap of Basic Gray Card Stock with the 1-3/8" Square Punch.

23)  Punch a scrap of Pear Pizzazz Card Stock with the Postage Stamp Punch.

24)  Stamp the image from the Pretty Postage Set onto a scrap of Whisper White Card Stock using Riding Hood Red Ink.

25)  Punch the image out using the 1" Square Punch.

26)  Layer the punched squares and adhere them together.

27)  Adhere the squares to the center of the folded paper frame using Stampin' Dimensionals.

Tips

I like to adhere ribbon by tucking the ends of the ribbon around to the back side of the card stock and holding them in place with small strips of Sticky Strip.  This uses less ribbon and lays flatter.

I like to keep some scissors just for cutting Sticky Strip.  That way I don't get my good scissors all gummed up and dull.

The Twitterpated Designer Series Paper is only available through the end of April.

To help you remember where to score the lines on your designer paper, you can use the Place Markers that come with the Simply Scored Scoring Tool.  Just pop them into the spaces at the 1 5/8" and 2" marks along the top ruler.

The item number for the Simply Scored Diagonal Plate is 125586.

The Pear Pizzazz Card Stock and In Color 2010-2012 Glimmer Brads will be retiring soon since they are the older In Colors.  Since these are accessories, they will only be available while supplies last or until May 31, 2012 whichever comes first.  If you'd like to order either of these products, please do so soon to make sure you can get them.

Be careful when stamping with red ink to make sure it has plenty of time to dry before you touch the card stock or it might smear.  Red inks seem to take a little longer to dry for some reason.

The item number for the 1" Square Punch is 124094.

Sweet Stuff - Part 1

Here are some projects featuring products in the Sweet Shop Product Suite on pages 32 to 36 to tempt you.  Please check back again tomorrow for even more ideas using these products.  Enjoy!

Uses Bring On the Cake Clear-Mount Set plus Pool Party Card Stock, Wild Wasabi Card Stock, Very Vanilla Card Stock, Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad, Wild Wasabi Stampin' Write Marker, Sweet Shop Designer Stickers, Wild Wasabi 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, VersaMarker, Clear-Mount Block B, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Craft Scissors, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Multipurpose Platform, Standard Cutting Pads, and Labels Collection Framelits Dies.

Uses Fabulous Phrases Clear-Mount Set plus Pool Party Card Stock, Soft Suede Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad, Sweet Shop Designer Stickers, Pool Party Baker's Twine, Early Espresso/White Baker's Twine, Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder, Powder Pals, Heat Tool, VersaMark Pad, Clear-Mount Block A, SNAIL Adhesive, 2-Way Glue Pen, Mini Glue Dots, Paper Snips, Craft Scissors, Curly Label Punch, Jewelry Tag Punch, and Scallop Trim Border Punch.

Uses Petite Pairs Clear-Mount Set plus Pool Party Card Stock, Lucky Limeade Card Stock, Always Artichoke Classic Stampin' Pad, 2011-2013 In Color Stampin' Write Markers (Lucky Limeade), Sweet Shop Specialty Designer Series Paper, Sweet Shop Designer Stickers, Pool Party 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon, Sweet Shop Jelly Bean Brads, Clear-Mount Block B, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Craft Scissors, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Multipurpose Platform, Standard Cutting Pads, and Labels Collection Framelits Dies.

  Uses Sweets for the Sweet Clear-Mount Set plus Pool Party Card Stock, Calypso Coral Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad, Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad, Sweet Shop Specialty Designer Series Paper, Sweet Shop Designer Stickers, Lucky Limeade Baker's Twine, Calypso Coral Baker's Twine, Pool Party Baker's Twine, Wisteria Wonder Baker's Twine, Early Espresso/White Baker's Twine, Sweet Shop Jelly Bean Brads, Clear-Mount Block A, Clear-Mount Block B, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Craft Scissors, 1" Circle Punch, and 1-1/4" Circle Punch.

Uses Thank You Kindly Set plus Calypso Coral Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad, Sweet Shop Specialty Designer Series Paper, Sweet Shop Designer Stickers, Sweet Shop Jelly Bean Brads, SNAIL Adhesive, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Paper Snips, Pinking Hearts Border Punch, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Multipurpose Platform, Standard Cutting Pads, and Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders.

Uses A Word for You Clear-Mount Set plus Calypso Coral Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad, Sweet Shop Specialty Designer Series Paper, Sweet Shop Designer Stickers, Pool Party 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon, Sweet Shop Jelly Bean Brads, Clear-Mount Block H, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Paper Snips, Craft Scissors, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Standard Cutting Pads, and Perfect Pennants Bigz L Die.

Uses You're a Gem Clear-Mount Set plus Lucky Limeade Card Stock, Wisteria Wonder Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad, Sweet Shop Specialty Designer Series Paper, Sweet Shop Designer Stickers, Lucky Limeade 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones Jewels, Clear-Mount Block A, SNAIL Adhesive, Paper Snips, Modern Label Punch, and Large Oval Punch.

Remember, products in the Occasions Mini are only guaranteed to be available through April 30.  If you'd like to order any of these products before they disappear, please be sure to contact me soon.

Weekly Inspiration

These are the candy boxes I made and filled to send to my nieces, nephews, sons, and future daugther-in-law for Valentine's Day.  They are really quite easy to make using a pattern we got in our Make and Take packets at Leadership in San Antonio, Texas.  Enjoy!

Supplies

- Outlined Occasions, page 10 of Sale-A-Bration brochure, Clear and Wood Mount available, free with qualifying purchase

- Real Red 12" x 12" Smooth Card Stock, page 177, $9.95

- Rose Red 12" x 12" Smooth Card Stock, page 178, $9.95

- Baja Breeze 12" x 12" Smooth Card Stock, page 178, $9.95

- Bashful Blue 12" x 12" Smooth Card Stock, page 178, $9.95

- Elegant Eggplant 12" x 12" Smooth Card Stock, page 179, $9.95

- Crumb Cake 12" x 12" Smooth Card Stock, page 180, $9.95

- Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad, page 177, $5.95

- Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin' Pad, page 179, $5.95

- Rose Red 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon, page 195, $6.95

- Real Red 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, page 195, $4.95

- SNAIL Adhesive, page 206, $6.95

- Stampin' Dimensionals, page 206, $3.95

- Sticky Strip, page 206, $6.95

- Bone Folder, page 207, $6.95

- Paper Snips, page 208, $9.95

- Craft Scissors, page 208, $29.95

- Paper Cutter, page 208, $24.95

- Simply Scored Scoring Tool, page 16 of Occasions Mini, $29.95

- Simply Scored Place Markers, page 16 of Occasions Mini, $2.50

- Full Heart Punch, page 210, $16.95

- Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (includes Multipurpose Platform and Standard Cutting Pads), page 215, $99.95

- Extended Premium Crease Pad, page 215, $19.95

- Extended Cutting Pads, page 215, $19.95

- Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslits Die, page 216, $11.95

- Fashionable Hearts Embosslits Die, page 35 of Occasions Mini, $11.95

- Fancy Favor Bigz XL Die, page 221, $39.95

Directions

1)  Cut a piece of card stock for your outer box to 5 1/2" x 12" using the Paper Cutter.

2)  Build a sandwich of one Extended Cutting Pad, Fancy Favor Bigz XL Die, card stock, and Extended Premium Crease Pad.  Run through the Big Shot.

3)  Fold and crease all the score lines except the diagonal ones and the straight ones coming out of the diagonals.

4)  Fold the short side flap in and put strips of Sticky Strip on it.

5)  Remove the protective backing from the Sticky Strip pieces and fold the other end of the box over.  Line the ends up and press firmly to adhere.

6)  Fold the bottom flaps in.

7)  Put a small piece of Sticky Strip on the inside edge of one of the angled flaps and adhere the bottom of the box together.

8)  Cut a piece of card stock for your inner box to 5 1/2" x 11 1/4" using the Paper Cutter.

9)  Place the card stock onto the Simply Scored Tool so one short edge is lined up along the top.

10)  Score down the length of the card stock at the 1 1/2" mark.

11)  Rotate the card stock on the Simply Scored Tool so one long edge is lined up along the top.

12)  Score down the width of the card stock at the 1", 4", 6 1/8", and 9 1/8" marks.

13)  Fold and crease along all score marks.

14)  Use the Paper Snips to cut from the bottom of the card stock to the score line that was made at the 1 1/2" mark along all the fold lines to make the bottom flaps.  You can angle the edges of the larger flaps if you wish.  Cut off the tiny flap on the side below the 1" flap.

15)  Fold the short side flap in and put strips of Sticky Strip on it.

16)  Remove the protective backing from the Sticky Strip pieces and fold the other end of the box over.  Line the ends up and press firmly to adhere.

17)  Fold the bottom flaps in.

18)  Put a small piece of Sticky Strip on the inside edge of one of the angled flaps and adhere the bottom of the box together.

19)  Fill the box with treats.

20)  Slide the larger Fancy Fold box onto the smaller box.

21)  Cut a strip of coordinating card stock to 1 1/2 x 12".

22)  Cut a shorter strip of the same card stock to 1 1/2 x 2".

23)  Use Sticky Strip to adhere the two strips together to make one long strip.

24)  Gently wrap the long strip around the box creasing it lightly with your fingers at each corner.

25)  Use Sticky Strip to adhere the ends together.

26)  Wrap coordinating ribbon around the box near the top of the belly band and secure the ends in place using Sticky Strip.

27)  Stamp sentiment on a scrap of card stock the same color as your belly band using the coordinating color of ink.

28)  Punch the sentiment out using the Full Heart Punch.

29)  Cut a piece of card stock the same color as your inner box to 2 1/4 x 2 1/2".

30)  Place the square of card stock inside the Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslits Die.

31)  Build a a sandwich of Multipurpose Platform with Tab 2 open, one Standard Cutting Pad, Embosslits Die with card stock inside as outlined in step 30, and the other Standard Cutting Pad.  Run through the Big Shot.

32)  Adhere the punched out heart to the smooth side of the scalloped, embossed heart.

33)  Adhere the heart to the belly band using Stampin' Dimensionals.  Be careful not to get adhesive past the edges of the belly band or it will stick to the box and you won't be able to get the belly band off to open the box and access the treats!

34)  Cut a piece of card stock the same color as your outer box to 2 1/4 x 2 1/2".

35)  Place the square of card stock inside the Fashionable Hearts Embosslits Die.

36)  Build a a sandwich of Multipurpose Platform with Tab 2 open, one Standard Cutting Pad, Embosslits Die with card stock inside as outlined in step 35, and the other Standard Cutting Pad.  Run through the Big Shot.

37)  Choose one embossed heart and adhere it to the bottom right edge of the bigger heart using SNAIL.  Be careful not to get adhesive past the edges of the belly band or it will stick to the box and you won't be able to get the belly band off to open the box and access the treats!

Tips

You may get better results cutting card stock with some Dies if you also use a shim of lightweight cardboard or card stock.  Each Big Shot and Die are slightly different, so experiment to see if you need a shim or not.

Using the Extended Premium Crease Pad with the Fancy Favor Bigz XL Die will give you better defined, easier to fold crease lines.

Using the Bone Folder to fold along crease lines will give you sharper folds as well.

I like to keep some scissors just for cutting Sticky Strip.  That way I don't get my good scissors all gummed up and dull.

If you are going to be making lots of these boxes, use the Simply Scored Place Markers to mark the score lines you need to use so you don't have to keep remembering.

I try to make the end of the belly band and the ends of the ribbon on the belly band be where I'll cover the seams with the embellishments for a cleaner look.

Remember, you can earn the Outlined Occasions Set in Wood-Mount or Clear-Mount for FREE during Sale-A-Bration by placing a qualifying order or hosting a Workshop!

Thanks Friend Box

I had a wonderful Workshop yesterday with a great group of ladies at my house.  We made versions of some cards I've shown on here earlier at Hostess Maria's request.  I also gave everyone who attended one of the Candy Conversations treat bags filled with heart candy.  One new project was this Hostess gift I gave Maria as a thank you for her work in bringing her friends together for some fun and providing some delicious food!  I learned how to make these easy boxes while at Leadership and filled it with some Valentine candy.

Uses I {Heart} Hearts Clear-Mount Set and Tiny Tags Clear-Mount Set plus Real Red Card Stock, Crumb Cake Card Stock, Very Vanilla Card Stock, Chocolate Chip Card Stock, Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad, Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad, Real Red 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Paper Daisies, Brights Brads, Clear-Mount Block A, Clear-Mount Block C, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Paper Snips, Craft Scissors, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Full Heart Punch, Jewelry Tag Punch, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Multipurpose Platform, Standard Cutting Pads, Extended Premium Crease Pad, Extended Cutting Pads, Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslits Die, Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, and Fancy Favor Bigz XL Die.

Attic Boutique Creations

These are some cards I created while playing with the Attic Boutique Designer Series Paper in the Occasions Mini.  I sent these to customers who purchased some of my Product Shares recently.  Enjoy!

Uses Loving Thoughts Clear-Mount Set plus Pool Party Card Stock, Poppy Parade Card Stock, Daffodil Delight Card Stock, Pretty in Pink Card Stock, Soft Suede Card Stock, Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad, Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad, Attic Boutique Designer Series Paper, Pool Party 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon, Paper Daisies, Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack, Clear-Mount Block G, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Paper Snips, Craft Scissors, Boho Blossoms Punch, 1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, Blossom Punch, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Multipurpose Platform, Standard Cutting Pads, Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies, and Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders.

Uses Perfectly Penned Clear-Mount Set plus Pool Party Card Stock, So Saffron Card Stock, Riding Hood Red Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Riding Hood Red Classic Stampin' Pad, Riding Hood Red Stampin' Write Marker, Attic Boutique Designer Series Paper, Riding Hood Red 3/8" Pleated Satin Ribbon, Basic Pearls Jewels, Clear-Mount Block C, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Craft Scissors, Boho Blossoms Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Multipurpose Platform, Standard Cutting Pads, Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies, and Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders.

Uses Perfectly Penned Clear-Mount Set plus Blushing Bride Card Stock, Very Vanilla Card Stock, Soft Suede Card Stock, Regal Rose Classic Stampin' Pad, Attic Boutique Designer Series Paper, Blushing Bride 3/8" Pleated Satin Ribbon, Antique Brads, Clear-Mount Block C, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, 2-Way Glue Pen, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Paper Snips, Craft Scissors, Scallop Trim Border Punch, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Multipurpose Platform, Standard Cutting Pads, and Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die.

Uses Mixed Bunch Clear-Mount Set and Thank You Kindly Set plus Pool Party Card Stock, Chocolate Chip Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad, Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad, Attic Boutique Designer Series Paper, Pool Party 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon, Clear Rhinestone Brads, Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz, Color Catcher, Clear-Mount Block A, Clear-Mount Block D, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Paper Snips, Craft Scissors, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Blossom Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Multipurpose Platform, Standard Cutting Pads, Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies, and Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders.

Uses Tea Shoppe Clear-Mount Set and Fresh Vintage Sale-A-Bration Clear-Mount Set plus Pool Party Card Stock, Island Indigo Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad, Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad, Attic Boutique Designer Series Paper, Pool Party 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon, Beveled Windowpanes, Basic Rhinestones Jewels, VersaMarker, Clear-Mount Block C, Clear-Mount Block G, Clear-Mount Block H, SNAIL Adhesive, Sticky Strip, Mini Glue Dots, Paper Snips, Craft Scissors, Modern Label Punch, and Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack.

Weekly Inspiration

I made these little candy boxes for the members of my Clubs who came to Club Classes this month and filled them with Sweetarts Hearts.  Once I got all the measurements figured out, they really weren't hard to make.  Enjoy!

Supplies

- Candy Conversations, page 43 of Occasions Mini, $8.95

- Calypso Coral 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock, page 176, $6.95

- Riding Hood Red 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock, page 179, $6.95

- Very Vanilla 8-1/2" x 11" Card Stock, page 180, $8.50

- 2010-2012 In Color Stampin' Write Markers, page 176, $14.95

- Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper, page 7 of Sale-A-Bration brochure, free with qualifying purchase

- Calypso Coral 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon, page 194, $9.95

- Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack, page 7 of Sale-A-Bration brochure, free with qualifying purchase

- SNAIL Adhesive, page 206, $6.95

- Sticky Strip, page 206, $6.95

- Mini Glue Dots, page 206, $4.95

- Paper Snips, page 208, $9.95

- Craft Scissors, page 208, $29.95

- Paper Cutter, page 208, $24.95

- Replacement Cutting & Scoring Blades, page 208, $5.95

- Simply Scored Scoring Tool, page 16 of Occasions Mini, $29.95

- Simply Scored Place Markers, page 16, $2.50

- Small Heart Punch, page 210, $5.95

- Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (includes Multipurpose Platform and Standard Cutting Pads), page 215, $99.95

- Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslits Die, page 216, $11.95

- Hearts Collection Framelits Dies, page 6 of Occasions Mini, $26.95

Directions

1)  Cut two pieces of Riding Hood Red Card Stock to 3 1/4" square.

2)  Build a a sandwich of Multipurpose Platform with all tabs closed, one Standard Cutting Pad, one square of Riding Hood Red Card Stock, the third smallest Hearts Collection Framelits Die with the cutting edge facing down, and the other Standard Cutting Pad.  Run through the Big Shot.

3)  Repeat step 2 with the other square of Riding Hood Red Card Stock.

4)  Cut two strips of Riding Hood Red Card Stock to 1 1/4 x 7".

5)  Place one strip of card stock onto the Simply Scored Tool so one short edge is lined up along the top.

6)  Score down the length of the strip at the 1/2" mark.

7)  Repeat steps 5 and 6 with the other strip of Riding Hood Red Card Stock.

8)  Place one strip back on the Simply Scored Scoring Tool so one long edge is lined up along the top.

9)  Score the strip at the 1 1/2", 3 1/2", and 5 1/2" marks.

10)  Place the other strip back on the Simply Scored Scoring Tool so one long edge is lined up along the top.

11)  Score this strip at the 1 3/8", 3 1/2", and 5 5/8" marks.

12)  Fold the strips along all score lines.

13)  Use the Paper Snips to cut notches into the flaps along the bottom as shown.

14)  Place a small strip of Sticky Strip on the bottoms of the flaps and along one end of each strip.

15)  Carefully adhere the strip that was scored at the 1 1/2", 3 1/2", and 5 1/2" marks to one of the hearts forming a triangle shape as shown.  Use the Sticky Strip on the end of the strip to hold the two ends together.

16)  Remove the protective backing from the end of the strip that was scored at the 1 3/8", 3 1/2", and 5 5/8" marks, but do NOT remove the protective backing from the bottom flaps yet.

17)  Carefully fold the strip around the triangle formed on the first heart and adhere the ends together so that the bottom flaps are facing up.  The triangle you just formed should be a tiny bit bigger than the first triangle so that the lid will slide on and off the box easily.

18)  Now remove the protective backing from the flaps and adhere the second heart to them.

19)  Put a strip of Sticky Strip all along the center of the triangle on the lid of the box and adhere a piece of Calypso Coral 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon to it.

20)  Cut a piece of Calypso Coral Card Stock to 2 1/2" square.

21) Place the square of Calypso Coral inside the Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslits Die.

22)  Build a a sandwich of Multipurpose Platform with Tab 2 open, one Standard Cutting Pad, Embosslits Die with card stock inside as outlined in step 21, and the other Standard Cutting Pad.  Run through the Big Shot.

23)  Adhere the scalloped heart to the lid of the box with the raised embossing facing down.

24)  Cut a piece of paper with the vanilla dots on the Calypso Coral background from the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper to 2 1/4" square.

25) Build a a sandwich of Multipurpose Platform with all tabs closed, one Standard Cutting Pad, the square of designer paper with the Calypso Coral pattern facing up, the second smallest Hearts Collection Framelits Die with the cutting edge facing down, and the other Standard Cutting Pad.  Run through the Big Shot.

26)  Adhere the designer paper heart to the center of the scalloped heart.

27)  Ink up two of the hearts on the Candy Conversations stamp using the Poppy Parade and Peach Parfait Markers.  Breathe on the stamp to remoisten the ink and stamp the images onto a scrap of Very Vanilla Card Stock.

28)  Use the Small Heart Punch to punch out the heart images.

29)  Adhere the punched out hearts to the designer paper heart at slight angles so they overlap each other just a bit.

30)  Tie a small bow in a piece of Calypso Coral 1/8" Organdy Ribbon from the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack and trim ends.

31)  Adhere the bow to the top of the designer paper heart using a Mini Glue Dot.

32)  Fill the heart box with candy and give away!

Tips

If you are going to be making lots of these heart boxes, use the Simply Scored Place Markers to mark the score lines you need to use so you don't have to keep remembering.

Use a Bone Folder (page 207, $6.95) when folding on your score lines to get nice, sharp creases.

You could easily make a heart box up to about 5 1/4" across using the Hearts Collections Framelits.  Just adjust the size of the strips you use to make the triangle box center.

Remember, you can earn the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper and/or the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack for FREE during Sale-A-Bration by placing a qualifying order or hosting a Workshop!

Darlene's Workshop Projects

I demonstrated at a Workshop on Friday night.  The Workshop was for Darlene and was actually the first Workshop for one of my new recruits, Pat Miller, who is Darlene's friend.  Pat doesn't even have her Kit yet, so I created and prepped the projects and did most of the demonstrating.  Pat helped and collected the orders at the end to turn in as her first order.

Everyone got to make these two Christmas cards:

Uses Christmas Lodge Clear-Mount Set plus Garden Green Card Stock, Crumb Cake Card Stock, Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad, Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad, Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Write Marker, Garden Green Stampin' Write Marker, Frostwood Lodge Designer Series Paper, Early Espresso/White Baker's Twine, Cherry Cobbler 3/8" Quilted Satin Ribbon, Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Buttons, Basic Rhinestones Jewels, Stamping Sponges, Clear-Mount Block E, Clear-Mount Block H, SNAIL Adhesive, Sticky Strip, Mini Glue Dots, Cutter Kit, and Craft Scissors.

Uses Serene Snowflakes Set and Four the Holidays Set plus Pool Party Card Stock, Island Indigo Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad, Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad, Island Indigo 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon, Silver Glass Stampin' Glitter, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Shaker Frames, Craft Scissors, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Multipurpose Platform, Standard Cutting Pads, Window Sheets, and Snow Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.

As an extra treat for everyone who attended the show, I gave out these shaker ornaments that I learned how to make at my upline's recent Team Meeting:

Uses Button Buddies Set plus Night of Navy Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Night of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad, Real Red Stampin' Write Marker, White Baker's Twine, Blue 3/8" Denim Jean Ribbon, Silver Glass Stampin' Glitter, SNAIL Adhesive, Mini Glue Dots, Shaker Frames, Craft Scissors, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Standard Cutting Pads, Window Sheets, Circles #2 Originals Die, and Perfect Pennants Bigz L Die.

As a Hostess Gift for Darline, I made this fun double-pocket bag that I learned how to make at my upline Jan's house for Diva Day.   It's a single sheet of Designer Series Paper folded together without any adhesive.  It's then decorated with some extra squares of Designer Series Paper and a big heart cut from Glimmer Paper.  It's got a pocket on each side which can be filled with treats, gift cards, cards, etc.

Uses Red Glimmer Paper, Holly Berry Bouquet Specialty Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla 3/8" Velvet Stitched Ribbon, SNAIL Adhesive, Crop-A-Dile, Craft Scissors, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Standard Cutting Pads, and Petal Cone Bigz L Die.