No Big Shot Required!

Happy Monday Morning! I hope that you all had a great weekend! Last week I shared with you a couple of treat containers that required the use of the Big Shot Die Cut Machine and while I will be the first to admit that I love my Big Shot I also realize that not all of you have one. (Let me know if you are interested in seeing how it works ;) , back to today's post sorry. For the next two days I will be sharing treat containers that do not require the Big Shot to make. These are by no means original ideas they have been around for as long as I have been stamping and that is a while. I will give you measurements and scoring instructions so you can also make these simple treat containers for all the spooks and goblins in your life.

The first project is a box with a flap closure commonly called a 2-5-7-10 box. Why you may ask well it is simply because it is scored at those measurements. You will need a 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of card stock. For this project I used Pumpkin Pie Card Stock (105117). On the 11" side you score at the 2", 5", 7", and 10" measurements then turn the card stock and score at the 1 1/2" and 6 1/2" measurements.

I have supplied you with a diagram of the box to help you understand my instructions for the next few steps. After scoring you will cut off the areas shown in white on my diagram. Leaving you with just what I have in orange. The score lines that go across the bottom will need to be cut up to the next score line to create the bottom flaps. Fold along all score lines and if you would like you can scallop the flap which is the only piece left on the top of the box. I scalloped the flap with the Scallop Edge Punch (112091). You can also stamp on your box before you assemble it. Place Sticky Strip (104294) on the 1" piece shown on the right side of my diagram. Fold the box and place the 1" flap inside the box attaching it to the other edge. This will form your box. Next fold the two short side edges into the bottom of the box and place Sticky Strip (104294) onto one of the two long Flaps, fold the one without Sticky Strip (104294) in then the one with the Sticky Strip(104294) to finish the bottom of your box. The box is now ready to decorate. I used the Halloween Hoot Stamp Set (111582) and colored the Witch with Basic Black (109126), Old Olive (100079), Perfect Plum (100035) Stampin'Write Markers before stamping her on Confetti White Card Stock (102028). I then masked the Witch and Stamped her sign with Chocolate Chip (100908) and Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink (105216). The Moon was stamped off once then stamped onto the card stock with Summer Sun Classic Ink (100537). The whole thing was layered on Basic Black Card Stock (102851) and I used the Crop-a-Dile (108362) to add hole in the flap and the front of the box and used 5/8" Basic Black Grosgrain Ribbon (115605) to tie the box shut.

The next project is a little smaller. It is also a scored box but instead of closing at the top it is left open. I started with a 5 1/2 x 8 1/2" sheet of Perfect Plum Card Stock (101889) and scored it at 2",4", 6" and 8" on the 8 1/2" side, along the 5 1/2" side I scored at 2". Cut on the 2", 4", 6" and 8" score lines up to the 2" line making the flaps for bottom of the box. The box will be about 3 1/2" tall. If you would like to scallop the top edge of the box you will need to do so before you fold the box up. Cut off the top and bottom extra flaps on the 1/2" side similar to the box above. Add Sticky Strip (104294) to the 1/2" flap and secure it to the other edge of the box. Fold the bottom flaps in and use Sticky Strip (104294) to hold the box together. I again used the Halloween Hoot Stamp Set and the Stampin'Write Markers to ink up the Frog and I couldn't resist using the Free Kisses Stamp that comes with the set. Inside the box is a Small Flat Cellophane Bag (103104) with what else but Hershey's Kisses of course. I tied the bag shut with 1/4 " Basic Black Grosgrain Ribbon (109027).

Now you have the directions to make two treat containers that don't require the Big Shot. Tomorrow I will show you two other treat containers that are even easier to make. If you have any questions please email me and I will be happy to help. Thank you for stopping by today and have a great day, Tonya

Branching Out

Good afternoon, today's card is my attempt to use the stamp sets that I currently have to make Halloween cards and the Branching Out Stamp Set (which is on the dormant list but still available) is one that is perfect for many occassions. I started by cutting out a Whisper White Top Note with the Big Shot (113439)and Top Note Die (113463). I then embossed the Tree with Black Embossing Powder (109133) . I added a moon by punching out a circle with the 1 3/8" Circle Punch (104401) and using the negative image I sponged Summer Sun (100537) and Pumpkin Pie (105216) Classic Ink. I used the punched out circle and masked the moon and sponged Ruby Red (102259), Pumpkin Pie (105216), Summer Sun (100537) and Really Rust (102549)Classic Ink across the Top Note to add a sunset apperance. I also added a little Basic Black Classic Ink (101179) to tone down the other colors. The bat and sentiment ( from the Scary Skeleton Stamp Set 113224) were stamped with Stazon Jet Black Ink (101406). The sentiment was punched out with the Small Oval Punch (107304) then sponged before adding it to the card. The base of the card is Basic Black Card Stock (102851) and was texturized with the Texture Plates Kit #4 (114531) before the Top Note was added. There you have it the finished card. Not complicated at all. If you would like to order the supplies to make this card or would like to host a workshop to learn how to make this card contact me. I would love to help you! Thank you for stopping by today and have a great weekend, Tonya

New Header

Just a super quick post to let you know that I have updated my header and I did it with My Digital Studio! I love this program and have been having so much fun with it. Now while the header isn't perfect I do love how easy it is to customize and change whenever I want. Leave me a comment on what you think you would use the new My Digital Studio for. I would love to hear your ideas! I will be back later with a stamped project, right now I am off to volunteer at my kids' school. Thanks, Tonya

My Digital Studio!!

Well, I received my copy of My Digital Studio and while I really tried to wait and not play with it until the weekend I gave in and started playing with it tonight. I have created several pages using the predesigned layouts that are on the program and even made a few modifications of my own but I have not tired making my own page from scratch. I will give that I try this weekend however. I thought I would share I few of the pages I put together using last years Christmas pictures. I kept these pages pretty simple but as I look at them I want to add a few embellishments and change a few things and with My Digital Studio I can do just that. Remember that you can buy your copy of My Digital Studio on Oct. 1. I will give the calendar

option a try next as I think they would make great gifts for Grandparents!

What do you think of the Scrapbook pages so far? I am excited to hear from you and if you have questions please leave me a comment and I will be happy to answer them. I will post more pages as I finish them but I also have some other projects to share. Well, I had better get to bed as it is getting quite late. Just had to share before I did though. Thank you for stopping by, Tonya

Simple Skeleton!

Good afternoon, thank you for stopping in today. I have moved back to Halloween projects after spending time doing Christmas cards and while looking through one of my magazines I noticed a simple Halloween card that made me stop and take a closer look. Now the card was very simple which usually isn't my prefered style but I decided I wanted to use the layout and make my own card using just Stampin'Up! supplies. After all that is what I love! The result was this card. I should have added a glue dot before taking the picture so the button doesn't look to heavy but I do love the way the card turned out. It was a quick card and very easy to make. I used the skeleton from the Scary Skeleton Stamp Set (113244) which is a great buy for only $13.95. The skeleton was inked up with Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad (101406) then below the skeleton I inked up Happy Halloween from the All Holidays Stamp Set (114916) in Perfect Plum Classic Ink (101437). I mounted the Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650) on a layer of Basic Black Card Stock (102851) then I added Old Olive 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (115618) around the two layers and SNAILed it to the back. I used Natural Hemp Twine (100982) to tie a Pumpkin Pie Corduroy Button (114342) around the ribbon. I adhered this to the Pumpkin Pie Card Stock (105117) Base and the card is finished. You could quickly make several of these for all of your friends and family for Halloween. Yesterday was a productive day for me as I finished three cards and a Halloween treat box which I will show you over the next few days. I am off to do some more creating. 'Til next time, Tonya

Chocolate!

Hope you all had a great weekend! I know that we enjoyed ours and got to spend a lot of time with our family. Saturday we had a wedding for a cousin of mine that I used to babysit when he was a new born. They had a beautiful wedding, reception and dance which my kids had a blast dancing at. Now whenever I get a wedding invite I always try and use the colors, design or some other element from the invite on their card. Today's card is really no different. I started with a 4 1/4" x 12" piece of Textured Chocolate Chip Card Stock (108697) and scored it at 1", 3 3/4" and 9 1/4" this gave my card a center opening and a pocket inside to put the gift card that I was giving them. Because the pocket wasn't very deep or pretty I added a strip of Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650) that I punched out with the Eyelet Border Punch (113692). I also added a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650) that I embossed with the Stampin'Up! Elegant Bouquet Textured

Impressions Embossing Folder (115964). The sentiment is from the Heard from the Heart Stamp Set (111644) and is stamped in Chocolate Chip Classic Ink (100908) with the Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049). With the inside complete I moved to the outside of the card.

For the outside I again used the Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder but before I embossed it with the Big Shot I used my Brayer (102395) and Chocolate Chip Classic Ink (100908) and covered with inside of the emboss folder with the ink. I then added my Very Vanilla Card Stock and embossed the image. By inking up the folder with the Classic Ink all of the embossed images stayed Very Vanilla and every thing else became Chocolate Chip.

I then cut the embossed card stock in half and put each half onto the Very Vanilla Card Stock and added it to each front panel of the card. I also like to add something from each wedding invite to the card itself and in this case it was the ribbon. The chocolate chip ribbon that I used to hold the card closed is actually taken off of the bride and groom's invite they sent us. I love how it looks on this card but of course there are Stampin'Up! ribbon that would also look great. To finish off the card front I stamped For the Newlyweds from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp set (115370) and punched it out with the Scallop Oval Punch (114889). Not a complex card but an elegant one that I hope the special couple enjoy.

I am anxious to try more of the embossing and brayering possibly with the new Stampin'Up! Textured Impressions Folder Petals-A-Plenty (116824) that can be found in the new Holiday Mini!

Just a quick reminder that club will be next Tuesday at 7:30 pm for those of you attending club. If you are interested in finding out more about my stamp club be sure and contact me. I will be happy to answer any questions you might have. Have a great day and thank you for stopping by, Tonya

Birthday Star!

Hello, it is Labor Day and we are spending the day visiting my Grandma and many other family members including the newest member that is just one month old. This will be our first visit with the new baby and we are looking forward to it! Today I am sharing with you the birthday card I made for my 8 year old. His birthday was Friday and after I gave him the card I had to take it back to get the picture. This card was completely inspired by the wrapping paper that I bought for his gifts. The paper was a light blue with various sized stars in red, yellow, white, green and blue. I knew that I want to use the Stampin'Up! Movers & Shapers Curly Label Die (114506) and the Star from the Stampin'Up! Punch Window Dies (115953). I started with a base of Summer Sun Card Stock (103124) and added a layer of Bashful Blue Card Stock (105120) before I cut out the star. In hindsight I should have done them separately because I lost some of the Summer Sun on the bottom of the card when it was cut and scored, but lesson learned. After the star window was cut out I stamped the Happy Birthday from the Family Phrases Stamp Set (114960) in Brilliant Blue Classic Ink (100691) on the bottom front. Then I just used the Star Punch (109045)and the Large Star Punch (110710) to punch out stars in Whisper White (100730), Real Red Textured (108698), Brilliant Blue (100721), Old Olive (100702) and Summer Sun (103124) Card Stock and added them to the card with Dimensionals and Tombow. The Real Red Star in the Center is actually inside the card and was placed inside the window. Inside the card I just hand wrote with Brilliant Blue Stampin'Write Marker (100057) "You're A Star". The birthday boy liked his card which means mom did good!

Have a great day and tomorrow I will be back with a wedding card that I made for this weekend's wedding that we attended. 'Til next time, Tonya

Serene Snowflakes

Good morning! The weather cleared off enough for me to get a okay picture of the card I wanted to share today. This will be a quick post because we have a birthday in our house today and I need to finish getting ready for our birthday boy's celebration tonight including having a friend over. The colors for today's card are Soft Suede and Real Red. This color combo is used in the new Christmas Cocoa Speciality Designer Series Paper (116770) but since I don't have that paper I decided to use the Merry Moments Designer Series Paper (115672). The base is Soft Suede Card Stock (115318). I stamped the largest snowflake from the new Serene Snowflakes Stamp Set (115438) in Real Red Classic Ink (103133) on Very Vanilla Card Stock (100730) after mounting the Very Vanilla Card Stock on a layer of Soft Suede Card Stock (115318) I added a Square Fire Rhinestone Brad (109112) in the center. The sentiment is from the Warm Words Stamp Set (115108) and is also stamped in Real Red Classic Ink on Very Vanilla Card Stock. I punched it out with the Large Oval Punch (107305) and used dimensionals to attach it to the card. There you have my simple Christmas Card. I want to try another card with this set using Silver and Blues but that will have to wait for another day! Have a great Labor Day weekend! I hope you get to spend it with family and friends. That is what I plan on doing. 'Til next time, Tonya

More Christmas!

Good evening, I have had one of those busy weeks that leaves you running from one thing to another and not getting to everything on my list. I am sure that you have all had those weeks. I do have a new stamp set I would like to show you but I haven't had a chance to take the picture of the card yet and since today is a little cloudy I will give it a try tomorrow. So for today I will share the remaining projects that we made at convention. I love these Treat boxes (115690)! They are only $3.95 and you get five per package, they are the perfect size for a few Christmas cookies or other treat that you might share with a neighbor or coworker. They are coated and food safe. We made a tag using the Sweet Season Stamp Set (116471) The sentiment reads "gingerbread & sugared things- enjoy the sweets the season bring." The Ribbon is Real Red 3/4" Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (115608)

The next two projects also use the same stamp set. The first is a Garden Green Card that opens in the center and has a band that slides off to reveal the inside. It also uses the Scallop Circle Punch (109043) which fits perfectly the snowflake stamp in the set. We also used Merry Moments Designer Series Paper (115672) and the same ribbon as above. We stamped the front of the envelope which you can see in the picture to give the card a more finished look.

The last group of projects is four tags made using the new Stampin'Up! Two Tags Bigz Die(115954). You get one of each size on the die. We used the Sweet Season Stamp Set and a little more Merry Moments Designer Series Paper (115672). We also used Old Olive 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon (111368)and the Wide Oval (112082), Large Oval (107305) and Scallop Circle Punch (109043).

The tags were super quick to make and the long tag would also make a great bookmark. One of my roommates at convention used the folded tag to make us all tags for our convention bags that listed inside if found please call. This was a great idea, thankfully we didn't need the info. but it is better to be safe than sorry.

Tomorrow I will be back with a new card made with a stamp set from the Holiday Mini. Thank you for stopping by today and if you would like to purchase the supplies to make these great projects remember it is as easy as shopping at my online store or giving me a call. 'Til tomorrow, Tonya

Holiday Mini Start Today!

The new Holiday Mini starts today and I know that many of you that order from me have not received it yet, do to some mailing issues but please know that it is coming. Until it arrives I wanted to provide you with a link to view it online. I have update by sidebar with the new link. If you have any questions about the mini please contact me and I will be happy to help you.
Yesterday I mentioned the Hostess Special that starts today and will continue until the end of November. You may have noticed that I mentioned that My Digital Studio would not be available to purchase and I was unsure when it would be available, well Stampin'Up! made the announcement today that it is available for Demonstrators to purchase starting today and everyone else can purchase it after October 1. I am so excited to try this new area of scrapbooking and the idea of incorporating our Stampin'Up! colors, stamp set and even Designer Series Paper makes this new product even more exciting. I will be making some samples to show you as soon as I receive my copy. Stampin'Up! has also contracted with a Professional Printing Service to print any items you would like to make. While this offers you a professionally made product it also insure that the printed items will offer the same great color matching that Stampin'Up! strives so hard to maintain. Stampin'Up! has worked with the printing service to insure that their machines are calibrated to offer you our wonderful colors. I hope you give My Digital Studio a try in October.
I have a busy day today but I am going to try and post a new project for you later today. This week is Student Council Elections for two of my four kids which has meant late nights making campaign posters and getting ready for speeches. Have a great day and take a moment to look through the mini and let me know what your favorite new items it! I would love to have your feedback. Thanks, Tonya