Another card from this month’s Sale-a-bration class. We used the Friendly Seagulls Stamp Set which can be yours FREE with a $60 purchase.
Friendly Seagulls Love You More
Friendly Seagulls Stamp Set
Isn’t this just the cutest stamp set? And it’s made for both those of us who call them French Fries and those across the pond who call them Chips!
Country Woods DSP
I often pull my color scheme from my Designer Series Paper (DSP), and that’s exactly what I did here. I chose a sheet with Gray Granite and Misty Moonlight, then I threw in Real Red as an accent.
Friendly Seagulls Inside
Don’t forget to stamp the inside of your card and your envelope while you have all those supplies out!
Friendly Seagulls Details
We stamped our seagulls on the Basic White Postage Die cut panel. Then we stamped them again on a scrap of Basic White and fussy cut them out (minus the legs and feet) and popped the bodies up with Stampin’ Dimensionals over the ones stamped on the panel for a 3D effect. And who wants to fussy cut out those feet and legs?! Not me!
Today’s project is a cute little cube box. It’s 2 3/4″ so perfect for a small treat or two. It would also be a cute last minute Valentine’s Day gift with the beautiful Marbled Elegance DSP that I just can’t get enough of.
Easy Cube Box – Top View
How It’s Made:
Paper with cutting measurement: Boho Blue CS 8 ½ X 11 short side at top-score 2 3/4, 5 ½, 8 ¼, cut the remaining ¼” off. Turn score 2 ¾, 5 ½, 8 ¼, remove ¼” from end, Thoughtful Journey DSP – Cut (6) 2 5/8 X 2 5/8 and (1) 2 3/8 X 2 3/8. Five squares will be used for the outside and inside under flap, one square will be cut to form your triangles, and the smaller piece will be used for the top of box.
Instructions:
Cut and Score
1. Score card stock using the above measurements. Next, fold and crease with Bone Folder. Cut the top (8 ½) two corners at a diagonal by lining up the score line, hold in place and move paper so the outer tip is in the trimmer track. Cut. This will be cutting the piece off into a triangle. Discard and repeat on the opposite top corner. Turn paper so the 11” side is at the top.
2. On the 11” side cut from top to first score line, move trimmer to bottom and cut up to score line. Repeat this for each section.
Assemble
3. Before adding adhesive fold your score lines to create your box. Add adhesive to the middle outside flaps. (see pic 3) Fold toward front to form the box. Add adhesive to the bottom flaps and fold up towards the center. This will keep your box with clean lines with the folds in the front and ends of cardstock facing back of box. (Look at picture 4 and see where I did this backwards).
Decorate
4. Attach your four DSP squares to the outside of your box using your liquid glue.
5. Cut one of the 2 5/8 squares from tip to tip to form a triangle. Add your triangle pieces to the top flaps using your adhesive.
6. On the last 2 5/8 square add a piece of Tear & Tape to the side that will be glued to the inside under the top of box. Next, take a piece of ribbon and adhere one end to the side with the Tear & Tape. Add additional adhesive and attach to inside underneath the top flap. This should leave you with a strip of ribbon sticking out from your DSP.
7. Create a loop upwards, which will be outside of the lid and add to top of outside box using Tear & Tape. This will be the leaver to open the box. Cover with the last piece of DSP.
8. Stamp sentiment in Mossy Meadow and stamp on Basic White CS and fussy cut. Wrap the Linen Thread around three fingers, twist and attach to back of sentiment with three Dimensionals.
9. Close and your box is now finished!
10. Open and fill with goodies, candy, jewelry or anything else that fits.
It’s Sale-a-bration time, and one of my favorite Sale-a-bration Items is the Heart Shaped Bundle. This item can be yours FREE with a qualifying order during Sale-a-bration. It comes with both a stamp set and a coordinating set of 6 dies.
Heart Shaped Bundle
This bundle is perfect for so many things, not just valentines. I decided to pair it with the Marbled Elegance DSP.
Marbled Elegance DSP
This DSP (Designer Series Paper) is absolutely stunning. We used it in class last week and everyone fell in love with it. Every sheet has gold foil accents that really pop. And the back has more subdued patterns. Click on the picture to see it in better detail on my shopping site.
Heart Shaped Care
How It’s Made
Cut Melon Mambo to 4 ¼” x 11”. Score at 5 ½” and fold for card base.
Cut Basic White to 4” x 5 ¼”. Center and adhere to front of card base.
Cut DSP panel 3 ¾” x 5”. On the short side, cut panel at 1 1/4”. Adhere larger piece to right side of white panel, leaving a 1/8” border. Flip the 1 ¼” piece over and adhere to the left side, also leaving a 1/8” border.
Cut a 2 ¾” square of Basic White. Stamp leafy heart in Cherry Cobbler in center.
Use the leafy heart die to cut a heart from Gold Foil. Adhere over Cherry Cobbler stamped heart. (I adhered a piece of Adhesive Sheet to the back of my gold foil before cutting it to make it a sticker.)
Cut two Melon Mambo flowers, one Cherry Cobbler flower and two sets of Old Olive leaves. Use Dimensional pieces to pop up the flowers on the gold heart and use Multipurpose Glue to tuck leaves under the flowers. Attach white square to card front as shown.
Cut a Basic White and a Gold Foil label. Stamp sentiment on the white label in Cherry Cobbler. Offset and attach to Gold foil label. Adhere to card front with Dimensionals as shown.
Tie a bow with the Twisted Gold thread and attach to label with a glue dot. Place a Sparkle Gem in the center of the Cherry Cobbler flower.
