Oh Whale Box Tutorial using Fancy Favor Die

A few of my friends and I were chatting at leadership and we decided to have a combined downline meeting.  This meeting was AWESOME, I am so lucky to have such a fun group of friends!  It was so fun to meet some of the new demonstrators in our group, I love meeting new stamping friends, it is one of my favorite things about being a demonstrator. 

 

All 4 of us created a class for everyone to make at the meeting.  I was able to make a few cards and a box to hold them with the Sunshine and Sprinkles Suite.  Don't you just love the Oh Whale stamp set?  It is definitely a favorite of mine and combined with the Clearlit to cut out the whales it is just awesome.

 

So enough chatting... you want to see the box I made right?  I actually made 2 boxes and let my friends choose which one we should make that night, I will share the other box with you soon.  So here it is!  I was so proud of myself that I came up with this box on my own! 

 

 

 

Don't you just love the scallops on the top?  It reminds me of the waves in the ocean.  Would you like to make your own?  I have included a tutorial for you!  Yea! 

 

 

Box Directions:

1. Cut out 2 Fancy Favor Boxes, cut it down to size making sure to have 2 "sides" and 1 "front".  It should make a M shape.  You will then cut off a portion of the tabs so they are only 1 inch wide.

 

2. DONT FOLD ON ALL THE LINES!!!  Make sure when you fold it you have the scored lines facing "in" so you won't see them on the finished box.  Fold on the score lines for the tabs on the bottom and only the 2 lines on the left.  After folding on the 2 scored lines on the left, cut out the notch on the bottom left.

3. Add Sticky Strip on both sides of both pieces as seen below.

4. Start putting the box together, remove the red part on the sticky strip and put together as shown.

 

5. Attach the other tab with sticky strip to create the box shape.

6. Remove the backing to the sticky strip on the square and rectangle tabs.  Fold in the squares on the ends first, then fold in the rectangle part and glue together making right angles in the corners.
         

7.  Adhere the other tabs.

8.  Place the 1 1/6 x 5 3/16 inch strip of Basic Gray Cardstock inside the box to cover the sticky strip and add some stability to the box. 

9.  Congrats your box is complete!  Now you get to decorate it!

 

 

To see the cards I made to fit inside the box come visit my blog soon!

If you make a box, I would love to see it!  Leave me a link in the comments section :)
Happy Stamping!

Kasia

 

Create a Cupcake

ok it is official, I think this cupcake stamp set/ punch is my favorite. (this month atleast) It is crazy that it is only available for a few more days! I am loving pennants and banners, I hope you aren't tired of them, because I still have more to share!

When I was making this card, one thing I found useful was to stick the half circles onto the glue dots in the order that I would need them. This was the only way I adhered the banner to the card, It seems to hold it just fine!

Another tip: I did not punch a whole circle and then cut it in half, I just punched out half of the circle and the straight edge was from the edge of the paper. does that make sense?

Paper Rose Tutorial

I had some Big Shot fun today. Aren't these roses cool? Well it started out looking like this:

I cut this with the table setting big shot die.

All you do is roll it up, I like to start from the outside and roll it in.

Here is a picture from the back. As you can see, it sits nicely on the center of the spiral. I glued these with hot glue. You can also do it with Crystal Effects but it takes longer to dry. I then cut some leaves from the same big shot die and glued them to my embossed pillow boxes.

I glued one end shut and added some velcro to the other end. Now I just need to fill them with something :)

6 point flower tutorial

As promised, here is the flower tutorial! Feel free to ignore my ugly table... I know it is ugly, but it is flat and solid so it makes a great stamping surface. Oh, and as I was making the flower for my friend, I forgot to take pictures at the end, so I made another one with different fabric and added in the photos. I also wanted to mention that I didn't come up with this flower, I have seen it a few places but I haven't heard of anyone cutting the circles with the big shot... seriously people, stop cutting flowers and circles by hand - it takes too much time and you don't have a perfect finished product!

Ok here we go! 1. Start with 6 circles. I cut these with the Clear circle big shot die. They are just shy of 4 inches in diameter.

2. fold each circle in half, and then in half again so you have a pie shape like these. Since my fabric was random colors, I wanted to lay it out to make sure I had a good mixture of colors, but you could just fold up each one as you go if you want. My well used big shot cutting plates worked great to keep them folded until I needed them.

3. You will need a needle and thread. You will want to double up the thread and tie a knot in the end.

4. ok grab your first circle, and accordian fold the open end. You will fold it just like you made paper fans as a kid. The more folds, the wider the flower. I like to fold mine 5 times. (remember there are 4 layers of fabric)

5. Stick your needle through all the layers of fabric. I like to sew each petal 2 times, so after you stick it through the first time, slide it down to the bottom of the thread and stick your needle through it again going the same direction.

6. Repeat with all 6 petals. You should then have a chain of them looking like this. Remember to keep them very close together.

7. Bring the ends together to create the flower shape. Just stick your needle into the petal on the other end and tie a couple of knots.

8. (sorry no picture) Now you want to close the gap in the middle. This part gets a little messy but don't worry, you will hide it. Just stitch opposite sides of the circle together and make sure you do this to every petal. I do this on the top and when I am done, I stick the needle down the center so the thread is now on the other side, and sew it together again on the bottom.

9. When you are finished, it should look something like this. Just tie off the end of the thread and snip off the excess.

10. Pick your favorite flower topper. It will need to be wide enough to cover the center. Buttons or brads work great. I glue mine in with hot glue. I actually stick my glue gun in the center of the flower (on the top and the bottom) to help keep the flower together. Then quickly stick the brad into the middle of the flower or the button on top and admire your work!

You can then glue a hair clip, pin. or felt circles on the back.

Here is a smaller flower I made. I cut these out with the largest circle in the circles #2 die. I added this one to a scrapbook page. Here is another one I put on a neclace.

I used the felt circles method to glue this on. I had 2 felt circles the same size. Glue one onto the flower, lay the chain down, (or ribbon, or headband, etc.) and glue the other circle on.

I hope this tutorial helps, these flowers are super fun and not as hard as it looks, so if you want, go make some! If you have any questions, leave a comment and I will answer them.

Sunshine Garden

I can't believe I haven't shown you this yet! This is a fun card that I made using my circle scissors! This is what it looks like closed,

and this is what it looks like opened! I left spaces for photos and journaling. These work great with simply scrappin kits, this one uses the Sunshine Garden one.

Here is the top view, you can tie it so it stays open if you like.

When I was making this I had some leftover paper and diecuts so I made these cute 3x3 cards to match.

If you would like me to send you a tutorial I made for this, e-mail me at kasia567@yahoo.com.

Magic Slider Tutorial

I learned how to make magic slider cards at my very first Stampin' Up! convention (2005). Cori Hancock demonstrated these cards and showed us how to make them. My dimensions and directions come from her.

To create the card base start with a 5 1/4 x 9 piece of cardstock and score at 2 1/2, 5 1/2 and 8 1/2 inches. Punch the images as shown. I used the 1 3/8 inch square and the 1 inch circle. (the 1 1/4 inch circle also works great) You want the circles to be centered and the squares to be off centered, try your best to get the square section level.

Cut a 1 inch strip off a cellophane bag for the next step. I use the large celo bags that demonstrators can order on the supply order, they seem to work best for me but the Large flat celo bags should work too. I use the supply order ones so I can cut off the fold lines, this way the card will slide easier without getting stuck.

Attach the celo bag strip around the cardstock as shown and adhere it together with a strip of snail. Make sure to only attach the celo bag to itself don't get adhesive on the cardstock or it won't slide :) Cut off the excess celo bag.

Next you will need your sliding pieces. I forgot to take a picture of them and they are now attached to my card so scroll down to the last picture to see what I am talking about, they are the pieces with the trains on them :) The Old Olive cardstock is 2 3/4 x 4 inches (you will need 2 of them) decorate them now before you attach them to your card.

Use a small strip of sticky strip to attach the sliding pieces to your card. I like to place my first strip just below where I snailed the celo bag together.

Then turn your cardstock over and fold the 2 1/2 inch strip in to look like this. Line the sliding piece (old olive) up with the bottom edge, center it between the edge and the score line. Then center the celo bag in the middle of the sliding piece. Once everything is lined up, remove the backing on the sticky strip and adhere it to the very top of the sliding piece (you can still see where I snailed the celo bag together).

Open the flap again and line up the next sliding piece as shown. Just make sure it is lined up at the top of the chocolate chip cardstock and that it is even with the other sliding piece (it doesn't matter if the celo bag moves at this point). Adhere it with sticky strip also this time on the bottom edge.

Place sticky strip on the outside of the 1/2 inch flap. (sorry I forgot to take a picture again :) Fold the card together and attach the sticky strip flap to the chocolate chip cardstock.

Decorate as desired. Here is the finished product.

Let me know if you have any questions and if you use my tutorial, link a picture, I would love to see your card!

Happy Stamping :)