shopping bag card

 Shopping bag card

• Poppy Parade cardstock basecard scored at 4 1/4 x 11 score at 3 1/2 and 9 to make a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 A2 size card in a different fold

• white cardstock for inside middle panel 4 x 4 3/4; inside bottom panel 4x 2 3/4  to stamp sentiments

• shopping bag from DSP 4x 9 1/2  score at 1/2,4,4 1/2,5,8 1/2, 9 and turn 90 degrees 1/2 from bottom and 1 inch from top (if directional)

• 1/8 inch circle punch to make hole for the ribbon or awl to make hole

• 2 pieces of ribbon for bag handle- 2 pieces of scotch tape to tape down the ribbon - 

• belly band 1 1/4x 9 1/2 or so white cardstock - put opening in front to hide behind element - stamp sentiment in poppy parade ink and put the snowman (from Snowy Wonder set over the fold to hide the seam

 

easy fold Gift or money holder card-

 easy fold Gift or money holder card-  using standard A2 cardbase ( for 4 1/4x 5 1/2 inch size )

take basecard of 11 x 4 1/4 inch and score in half at 5 1/2 inches and fold the right front of card at 1 1/2 inches from the edge  to create the pocket on the left on the inside as shown. this is where you put the money or the gift card.

use any 6x6 DSP - you need to cut the DSP so the picture is continuous (we are using One horse open sleigh DSP) -make sure your paper is right side up.

height of DSP is 4 inches -and 6 inches across  and cut at 3 3/4 for the left side main panel and the next piece is 1 1/4 " to go on the right side and the 1 inch left over piece you can glue on the inside near the pocket 

sentiments from Brightest glow  stampset

something fancy dies to cut it out 

added a little layered circle sentiment in the front- - make sure you only glue it down on the left side of the opening. place on the top or bottom or middle depending on the DSP paper - whatever looks best to you. 

another example depending on the DSP you choose it will all look a little different.

giftcard envelope and Ornament box and tags from Sending Cheer

Last minute panic for giftcards and money envelopes for stocking stuffers solution!

The giftcard envelope uses a 6 x 5 1/2 cardstock scored at 1 1/4 and 3 3/4 along the 6 inch side and scored 3/4 inches from both sides on the f 1/4 inch side. cut the 4 corners as shown and taper the middle tab.-

DSP  3 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches (here Merry Bold and Bright) 
wrap around the outside 1/8 inch from the edges.

Punch out a half circle from the inside end as shown to make it easier to pull out the card.

Tape the 2 tabs to close the envelop as shown below. 

Place the gift card and wrap with a piece of ribbon. Here I added a piece of stamped and diecut bulb and put the ribbon through the top loop for a fun element. 

easy peasy stocking stuffer and you can make 4 out of any 12x12 cardstock  and 6 out of the DSP so use up your hoarded stash!

 Ornament box and tags from Sending Cheer Stampset and Dies- one of my faves from the holiday mini- I'll be using it to make tags forever.

2 -2 5/8 inch circles (BUT ANY SIZE WILL DO)

2 1/2 INCH DSP (HERE MERRY BOLD AND BRIGHT)

Gold foil for the ornament topper using country corners die-(you need 2)- smallest for the topper to fold in half to make the top of the circle ornament - punch out center with a 1/8 circle punch to thread the gold ribbon. 

Box  3x 4 3/4- score 3/4 inches on both sides along the long end

score at 2 2 3/4 inches with the long side on top . and glue between 2 circle ornaments to create a little box to put in some money or candy. 

stamp the gingerbread man in pecan pie and diecut out after stamping the face with early expresso. for you from the same set using the label die. Use dimensionals to adhere. 

25 Days of Christmas- Merry Christmas

 

Merry Christmas!  This is my Christmas card from this year.  My nurse Mary Lou had given me birthday cards with this mechanism in the past and I even took one apart to try to reproduce it but Lawn Fawn came out with a metal die A2 version which just made it so convenient to make all the cards I needed.

Base of card is thick white cardstock because I wanted it to be really sturdy . Diecut all the pieces- you need 2 base pieces to make the front and back piece and 2 of the T pieces for the popups to be glued to. I bought the extra piece to make the backdrop which I diecut in Dapper Denim cardstock (retired stampin' Up). 

The sentiment is from Peaceful Deer stamped in real Red and Tuxedo Black memento inks

The Moon was punched using the 1 3/8 inch circle punch from stampin' Up and stamped using the background stamp from Perched in a Tree using Smoky Slate to create some texture of the moon. 

The santa and reindeer was diecut using a coverplate die that had santa and reindeer on the top of the plate and I just diecut this part- not sure who makes it- I took it out of the packet and I can't remember which company  (My apologies)  mounted with dimensionals

I chose Dapper denim as the background color as when I tired Night of navy my DH complained it was hard to tell what was flyin across the sky - 

I used Stampendous chunky white embossing powder- you have to heat it from below to make the starry sky - I used the Glimmer Heat foil system as a heating base for it which was perfect.

The house and trees  diecuts are bring home the holidays set from PTI. - hardest part was taking out all the chads from the windows....  

The little snowman and the tree to his right is an old Stampin Up Village die that I cutand colored with black pen and flamingo marker fine tip for the nose .

I used the Snowfall Accents puff paint to make the snow- but sprinkled the dazzling diamonds glitter right after I applied the puff paint and heat set it and it makes it like candy coating hard which I really like- and not as puffy and bubbly -  I bought a bunch of these thinking I would use it for all my cards and even though I made almost a 100 cards I barely used up one bottle - they were on sale so i bought a bunch - I will now have enough for the next 10 years I think of puffy snow to use.  Put a strip on the side to add a little glittery accent.

25 Days of Christmas- Pizelle cookies

Every Christmas I make pizelles for my family, friends and neighbors. I make dozens and dozens using the pizelle maker I have had for gazillion years.  

 You have to stand there and make and remove the cookies as soon as it is cooked which can take anywhere from 15 to 30 seconds and you don't want it getting too brown.

after I make it I put them into the large cellophane bags I got from Stampin Up years ago - I knew I would use them so bought a bunch when they were available- they were perfect for bread and large items.

I tied the double stitched real red ribbon and a piece of silvermetallic mesh ribbon with a tag I made in my class and a gorgeous gift which does not cost much but just takes some effort and time which is the greatest gift of all.  

25 Days of christmas- Cracker Treat Box with Eos Lip balm inside

I am giving my staff a little Christmas treats  of Eos Lip balms which I really like. It fit the Cracker Treat Box perfectly but with the different flavors i wanted people to be able to choose the flavors they wanted so i put a little window to make sure they could see what they were getting.   I also did not need to make a 5 sided box ao I just needed the 4 sides with one overlap- for that I just needed a 4x6 inch DSP which also saved me paper.  First few I made whole and then had to cut out the last panel so by using a 4x6 paper and setting it up this way I was able to make 6 treats out of eatch 12x12 DSP which saved me paper - a win win!

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I tied a bow on each end and hooked a little candy cane on it so it was dangling off the treat- it was super cute!

I set it up so people could choose the cover and the flavorof the lip balm and the window made it super easy to pick out what they wanted.

Happy Holidays!

 

25 Days of Christmas- free standing shopping bag using same template as pop up

 

For a free standing bag you can make it one of two sizes.

Use the template for the pop up bag but turn it upside down (be mindful for the pattern on the DSP)   

Do not cut out the panels but just make vertical cuts.

the dimension is 4 x 12  NOT 6x12 - unless you want to make a 4 1/2 inch tall bag then you can use 6 x 12.

The top part of the pop up will make the base of the bag and you turn in the bottom part of the template to make the top of the bag.

I took 2 strips of 1/4 inch expresso cardstock here and ran my fingers through it to create a soft curve and attached it using glue dots to create the handle.  Added a little piece of tissue paper- I cut up the ones I get from Paper pumpkins into thirds for this.  I rolled some crisp money for my kieds so this is how they got their cash  but it will also fit a gift card or a small trinket.  The finished bad is 2 1/2 x 4 1/4 using the 4x12 inch DSP

25 Days of Christmas- Pop up Shopping bag and Peaceful Deer

I LOOVE this paper- I have used it so many way- love the bright colors- so modern- Celebrate Everything was the hostess DSP from the holiday mini and I hope to buy another pack before it is gone!

cut 2 pieces of DSP  2x 5 1/4 as shown. Take a piece of gold Festive Foils and cut a strip to show the dots - so sparkly pretty- 

Take a piece of circle diecut from Stylish Shapes and stamp the trees in pool party and sentiment in black. Stamp the deer in Soft suede onto piece of scrap whisper white and punch out and mount with dimensionals - now that is the front of the card.- pretty all on its own. but of course we can't leave a good thing alone- we are going to make a pop up shopping bag on the inside - this is a great way of getting rid of all your 12x 12 pretty double sided DSP - each sheet makes 3 bags- cut them into 4 x 12 inch pieces keeping in mind the direction if you need to-

Score along the 12 inch side at 4 1/4,  5.  5 3/4  and at 10, 10 3/4, and 11 1/2 inches as shown.  Score on the 4 inch side 1/2 inch from one side and 1 inch from the other.  

in order to make the pop up bag you will cut out the side panels as shown above in hatchmark. you can angle the bottom part ot make it sit more pretty.

 Glue the last 1/2 inch onto the other side to make the bag side.  Fold over the 1 inch top to the inside (important if you want to make a handle with eyelets or holes and put ribbons in for handles or if your paper has an ugly inside- to cover it up like I did for this one- who wants fireworks for Christmas?)

Put tape on the bottom part both front and back and put the bag close to the crease and tape down. when you open, the bag will pop up. put some tissue paper and gift card and you are good to go- You can also tie the handles to keep the card secure.

25 Days of Christmas- Cracker Treat box and tag

 

This is such a sweet box - We used to make it by punching the panels  using a punchboard or using other punches- You can make 4 out of 12x12 sheet so it very practical-  we all know how much Christmas paper we are all hoarding.   Diecut the cracker treat box using DSP.  I saved the diamonds that popped out to decorate a tag stamped with sentiment from Christmas to Remember. Tie with Evening Evergreen Open weave ribbon.  It has 6 sides and when you glue it together you can make it a 4 or 5 sided cracker.  It fits one of the Eos Lip balms  ( the ones that look like Chapsticks) perfectly  which is what I am making for my staff this year- who does not love a yummy flavored lip balm for the blistery winter weather?

25 Days Of Christmas- Design a Treat Box and variations

 

The Design a treat box is so funny- Love the tiny box but more so I love the antlers and bunny ears it came with.   The only thing is once you put the ears on and glue it down you cannot open the box without ripping it - and I like to store it flat when I am making it so what to do?

 

the Kit is really clever- I like the little lines stamp that mimics ribbons on the box - although I wish the ribbon was more delicate. The deer is made using soft suede cardstock. The antlers were made using Early Expresso. Punch out circles using crumbcake and cut in half and stamp the bottom of the face on the half circle and 2 small matt black dots for the eyes. His ears were diecut using crumbcake cardstock.

Doing it this way you can squeeze the ears and antlers between the 2 half circle tabs on top and still be able to open the box.

I did the rabbit ears the same way - used thick white cardstock to make the box, stamped the face on it and diecut the ears and colored the center with light flamingo stampin blends. Now the only issue is the center falling out because it was diecut all the way through- so what I did  was to punch a large daisy punch (retired now) using white cardstock and colored it in with same flamingo stampin blends and glued it to the back- it is just large enough to hold the center piece i n place- just add a fluffy white bunny tail to the back and you are good to go for Easter!

These tiny boxes do hole one piece of Lindor chocolate bonbon as shown on the left - what a sweet surprise- 

details of the rabbit ears

details of the present with the ribbon stamped in real red

on the original sample I had the eyes on the top half of the circle with another piece of 1/2 crumbcake piece - although the face was split it looked better than having that big hump on the top- but I think I like this version - Margery came up with - better since I can still open the box using this method.

 Details of the card variation for those who did not want to make a box- sentiment from Brightest Glow set. Used a rhinestone gem colored in with real red stampin blends to make it red.  You could also use a small red pompom1

25 days of Christmas- Mini Pocket Envelope Die and Leaves of Holly

 

One of the dies from the Annual Catalog that has been overlooked is the Mini Envelope die- it fits a gift card perfectly and is just adorable with the scalloped edge- you could potentially put windows into it using other shape dies that are included.

here I just diecut it using Evening Evergreen cardstock. Using leaves of Holly diecut the panel using whisper White cardstock.   Stamp the sentiment from Brighest Glow with versamark and heat emboss with Gold embossing powder and heat set.

Diecut the leaves back panel using evening evergreen (somebody at Stampin' Up is thinking!)   Stamp the berries in real red and accent in Cherry Cobbler and diecut and mount using dimensionals. 

so that is the mini pocket tag or bag however you interpret it.

Now some of you wanted a card instead so here you can mount it onto Cherry Cobbler base card. Use a whisper white cardstock embossed with Merry Melody Embossing folder and mount it as shown to make a card.

Enjoy!  Lynda