Test Tube Treats

Test tube treats seem to be very trendy this year.  I made these for a craft fair last month and sold quite a few as stocking stuffers.

Many people have been making these, but I got the idea from my friend and fellow demonstrator, Anne Burnham.   If I make these again, I will fill them with a different candy, as not all the M&Ms would fit in the tubes, and we had to sort through the candies to find ones that would.  It was not a fun project for my husband!  LOL  Although he did have a lot of “leftovers” to eat.

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Stamps:  Cookie Cutter Christmas, Flurry of Wishes, Good Greetings (vintage)

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Red Glimmer

Inks:  Basic Black, Real Red, Smoky Slate, Marina Mist, Night of Navy, Crumb Cake, Garden Green, Early Espresso

Paper:  Trim the Tree DSP (vintage)

Dies/Punches:  Triple Banner, Flower Medallion, Snow Flurry, Cookie Cutter Builder

Other:  Basic Rhinestones, M&M candies

Thanks for stopping by today!

Snow Place Box Card

I had a request from Stacey, a Stamp Club member, wanting to learn to make a box card.  So, this is one of our projects from December Stamp Club.  I’ve seen several box cards on Pinterest, but I wanted ours to fit in a medium envelope, so I did change the dimensions a bit from the ones I saw.

Snow Place Box CardSnow Place Box Card inside

Here’s the fixin’s!

So that you can see the measurements, I’ll be using white CS for my tutorial, but the Snowman sample is made with Night of Navy.

Our box base is a half sheet of CS (5 1/2″ by 8 1/2″).  With the CS horizontal, score at 2″, 4″, 6″, and 8″.

Box Card 1

Turn the CS to a vertical position and score at 2″.

Box Card 2

Cut on the four score lines (2″,4″, 6″, 8″) on the “short” side (2″), up to the score line.  Cut the 1/2″ x 2″ piece off, and cut a small angle off of the 1/2″ x 3″ piece, so it will adhere nicely.

Box Card 3

Fold on the vertical score lines, and three of the horizontal lines (to make the box flaps).  DO NOT fold the “flap” closest to the 1/2″ piece.  This will be the back of the card and will stand up straight.

Box Card 4

Place a strong adhesive (glue or tear & tape) on the 1/2″ flap and adhere to the other end of the CS to form the box.

Box Card 5

Cut two strips of CS 1″ x 3″.  Score each piece 1/2″ from the end.

Box Card 6

Fold the ends, and adhere into the center of the box, one in front and one in back.  This will be the base to attach your decorations.

Box Card 7

 

Box Card 8

Decorate your box card as desired.  We used the Flurry of Wishes Bundle and the Snow Place Bundle.  Ink colors:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Marina Mist, Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy.

Supplies for this card may be purchased by clicking on my shopping basket.

Until next time…….stay inky, my friends!