More Stamp Case Note Pads

Hello!  I made these little note pads a little while ago for some friends and customers, and I've been wanting to share them with you ever since.  I had so much fun making these.  I made a ton of them when I was given the cases by a friend, and now I think I've made them for just about everyone I know.  They're great because you can use them anywhere, and the case protects the notepad.

 These note pads were made with the Patio Party Designer Series Paper (retired) the Sale-A-Bration Banner Punch, and the Decorative Label Punch.  The colors I used were Baja Breeze, Summer Starfruit, Primrose Petals, and Midnight Muse.  The stamps are from last year's October Paper Pumpkin.

 These ones were made with the Sale-A-Bration paper Sweet Sorbet, the Decorative Label Punch, and the colors I used were Costal Cabana, Summer Starfruit, Sahara Sand and Whisper White.  I used the stamps from the October Paper Pumpkin from last year.

They're a breeze to make too.  I hope you enjoyed my post today.  Thanks for stopping by today, and I'll see you tomorrow!

Handmade Box

Hello!  I made a gift box a couple of weeks ago when I watched the Live Stream Stamping Event with Stampin' Up! and I've been excited to share it with you.  I was really excited about how easy it was to make this box from two pieces of 12 x 12 sheets of the Sale-A-Bration Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper.  For the top, you score at 2'' and 10'' going both ways (score on one side at 2 and 10'', then flip the paper and score again at 2 and 10''.  The result will be a square in the center of the score lines that is 10'', with a border outside the score lines measuring 2''.  You'll have 4 squares, one in each corner.  You'll cut up one side of the squares being careful to not cut out the squares, hence why you only cut up one side of the corner squares.  Then you'll fold your paper to create your box top, and then glue the flaps of the square corners you cut to keep your box together.  To create the bottom of the box, take your second sheet of Designer Series Paper, trim it down to 11 7/8'' x 11 7/8''.  Then score the same dimensions as you did for the top box.  Once again, cut one side of the squares in the corners of the paper, creating the tabs to glue your box together.  

 Sorry some of the lines are dashed and some are solid.  Ignore that.   You'll score everything, and then after you've score, you'll cut only where it says cut.

I hope drawing this helps you.  I drew it late last night after creating this post, thinking that some of you would read my directions and say "huh?  I don't get it."  Let me know if the drawing was helpful.

Once you glue the bottom box together, you can slip the top over the bottom box and they will fit snugly together.  I created a 2'' belly band with a third sheet of Designer Series Paper for an extra little touch.  I pieced the two Crisp Cantaloupe 2'' strips together with a piece of Sticky Strip, then wrapped it around my box to see how much I would need.  I cut the extra off and then glued the pieces together again, so that the belly band is secured and will slip right over the box.  Then I cut a banner tag by hand from Pistachio Pudding card stock, punched out two flowers with my Pansy Punch in Costal Cabana and Summer Starfruit card stock, stamped the Crisp Cantaloupe 1 1/8'' circle centers with the A Fitting Occasion stamp set, and added a Decorative Label punched out of Sahara Sand Cardstock, folded it over the edge of the banner, and I was done!  I used this box to wrap my husband's grandmother's Mini Memories Simply Created Album that I shared in yesterday's post, and she was thrilled!

It sounds like a lot of work, but it really wasn't.  I whipped this box together pretty fast, and it was worth it for two reasons.  1: I had to wrap a birthday gift only 4 days later, and this box ended up being the perfect size, and 2: My husband's grandma was totally thrilled and quite impressed with the box and that I made it by hand.  I hope this inspires you to give one a try.  Thanks for stopping by today.  I'll see you tomorrow!

Handmade Box and Matching Cards

Hello!  Today's project is one I've wanted to share with you for a while.  I made this beautiful card box for my friend Mayra for her birthday, and I absolutely loved how it came out!  I had made one last year before going to convention, but I wanted to play around with other paper styles to see if I could make one that was less 'fancy or frilly' as my customers would say.   I made the box all by myself, just figured out the dimensions in my head. And of course, I made matching cards to go inside!  I used Daffodil Delight for my box, and then Melon Mambo and Daffodil Delight for the cards.  The Designer Series Paper I used was Gingham Garden, and I used the Four You Stamp set.  I also used some retired Island Indigo Satin Ribbon, and the Apothecary Accents Framelits, Decorative Label Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, Dimensionals, and Basic Jewels Rhinestones.

Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you enjoyed today's post.  I'll see you tomorrow!

Another Thank You Card

Hello!  I'm not sure if you're like me, but I go through tons of thank you cards, so I'm always needing more.  I came up with this card the other day off the top of my head.  I'm not sure what my plan was in the beginning, but I will say, I'm happy with the result.  I started out with two large scraps I had left of my Eastern Elegance Desginer Series paper, and was able to make 8 full cards with those scraps.  I cut 8 pieces of 3 x 5 1/4'' strips to cover the base of my card.  Then I cut some of the lace paper doilies in half, stamped a thank you from the Another Thank You Photopolymer Stamp set, and punched it out with my Decorative Label Punch, added a pearl, stuck it on my card with a Stampin' Dimensional, and I was done.  How's that for easy?!  The colors I used on this card are Basic Gray, Crushed Curry, and Whisper White.  The card with the little ribbon on it was just a small scrap of ribbon I had left over from something else, so I decided to staple it on, and then I wished I had enough ribbon for all the cards.  Oh well!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you have a great day.  See you tomorrow!  I have a cute present to show you that I gave to a friend of mine.  You won't want to miss it!