Triple Pop Up Box with Butterflies and Flowers Galore

 

The butterflies landed again today, only this time on a Triple Pop Up Box I made using a tutorial I found here

I had a lot of stamped and die cut flowers left over after all the projects I made using the Art Gallery stamp set and included them on the 3D item as well.

To make the boxes, I started with a piece of 12 by 12" Whisper White card stock and trimmed 1/2" off one end.

On the 11 3/4" side, score at 2 3/4, 5 1/2, 8 1/4, and 11"

Turn paper, and on the 12" cut 2 pieces at 2 3/4", and 1 piece at 5 1/2"

Burnish folds and fold into 3 cubes.

6 pieces  Mint Macaron card stock 2 1/2 by 2 1/2" 

6 pieces Butterfly Bijou DSP 2 1/4 by 2 1/4" - add to Mint Macaron card stock pieces.

6 pieces Butterfly Bijou DSP (different pattern) 2 1/2 by 2 1/2"

4 Whisper White die cuts using Tasteful Dies

2 Mint Macaron die cuts using Tasteful Dies

Sentiment die cut with Ornate layers die.

Butterflies die cut from Butterfly Bijou DSP using Brilliant Wings Dies

Flowers die cut using Floral Gallery Dies

A Snowfall Pull Up Accordion (Lantern) card

 It's amazing what is found when you are not looking for it.

I have been in a decluttering, organizing lately, and when I cleaned out the closet in the spare room I found a box containing some lantern cards I had made a while ago and totally forgotten about.  The box was a bit worse for wear, but the cards were still gorgeous.

You don't have to guess what I did next!  Yup! I made a lantern card featuring the Snowflake Splendor DSP and die cut Snowflakes.  There it is below handing from the kitchen cupboard door.

Side view of Lantern card

There are several tutorials on how to make these cards, but I found this one particularly helpful. 

The lantern has 4 side pieces that accordion fold so it folds easily for gift giving or mailing.

This is the top view when it is completely flat

I made this lantern a little differently in that 3 large die cut snowflakes were added suspended down the inside middle. To do this, some 1/8" Whisper White ribbon was inserted through a hole was punched in the center of each of 3 die cut snowflakes. I used a large eye darning needle but this is optional.  As well, to provide stability, a round glass bead was added below each snowflake. The ribbon was adhered to the roof and floor of the lantern, hiding both with strategically placed die cut snowflakes. 

Supplies and Dimension:

Base:

Pacific Point card stock  6 1/4 by 6 1/4"

Pool Party 6 1/8 by 6 1/8"

Snowflake Splendor DSP 6 by 6"

Accordion  Sides (4)

(4) pieces of 2 by 12" Pacific Point card stock, scored at 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10"

Layers:

20 pieces of Pool Party 1 3/4 by 1 3/4"

16 pieces of Snowflake Splendor DSP 1 1/2 by 1 1/2"

4 pieces of Whisper White card stock 1 1/2 by 1 1/2" (for sentiments)

Top Pieces:

2 pieces of Pacific Point card stock 7/8" by 3 1/4"

2  Pacific Point circles punched with 1 1/2" circle 

1 Pool Party circle punched with 1" circle punch

Hand held1/8" hole punch 

Ribbon:  12" 

An Art Gallery Project (Mini Catalogue sneak peak)

 I am in love!

No, I didn't meet a special someone, but a special something-The Art Gallery Bundle. And the DSP that coordinates with this bundle - WOW!!

As if the DSP wasn't gorgeous enough, add gold to certain areas and you hav a master piece.  If you have never worked with Gilded Flakes, I have plenty of tips and tricks. As I work through this project I will give you tips and tricks on how to apply gold to your project.

I must admit I was reluctant to cut into this paper, but the lure of the project won out.

Here's my project- a decorated mini pizza box containing 4 (3 by 3") note cards and envelopes.

Dimensions of the Lid:

Top:

.Merry Merlot    3 1/4 by 3 1/4"

.Fine Arts DSP    3 by 3"  Adhere the two layers together and add to lid of now assembled Mini Pizza box.

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.Die Cut a 2 1/4" circle using the Stitched Circle Die.  Die cut a smaller circle in Whisper White (2").  Adhere the 2 together and add to the center of the lid.

Using a dauber, apply Blushing Bride ink to the flowers of the single floral cluster.  Then with a second dauber, apply Merry Merlot around the edges of the small buds and the centers of the larger flowers.  Apply Old Olive to the leaves and stems. Spritz lightly with water and stamp onto a piece of Whisper White card stock.  When dry, die cut and adhere to the circles using dimensionals.  To make the flowers look more like the flowers in the DSP, I applied some Blackberry Bliss to the flower centers using a Stampin' Write  marker

A bow made with gold twine was added to the base of the flowers and some Gilded Gems added randomly on the DSP.

Sides:

.Merry Merlot 3 1/4 by 3/4"

.DSP 3 by 1/2"

Cut 4 of each piece, adhere together and add to each of the four sides of the box.

Note Cards:

Make 4 Thank you notes to fit in the box.  For each card I cut a 3 by 6" piece of Whisper White card stock and scored it at 3" to make a 3 by 3" card. These would fit into the 3 1/4" by 3 1/4" envelopes. 

Each card was decorated using the Fine Arts DSP.  The sentiment was gold embossed and die cut before adding to the card front. Each note card had 3 Gilded Gems added to the upper right side.

Gilded flakes were added to the Tear and Tape adhesive which had been added along the edge of the DSP.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Art Gallery

Inks:  Versa Mark, Blushing Bride, Old Olive, Blackberry Bliss

Papers;  Whisper White, Merry Merlot, Fine Art Floral DSP, Gold Foil

Accessories:  Mini Pizza Box, Floral Gallery Dies, Gilded Leafing Embellishments, Gilded Gems, 3 1/4 by 3 1/4 Whisper White envelopes, Stitched Circle Dies, Gold twine

Pleased as Punch Box Card

Sometimes the best creative ideas come out of no where.
Such is the case for the box card I made using the Pleased as Punch DSP. 
I had no idea when I pulled out the DSP that I would end up making this 3D box card.  Sometimes you just go with the flow.

For a tutorial on how to make a box card check out this blog post 

The box card base is Granny Apple Green, with the layering done with Whisper White card stock and then the Pleased as Punch DSP.

This 12 by 12" DSP is part of the Coordination Product  SAB Release and has images that can be punched with the Build a Tulip punch, the Small Bloom punch and the Builder Umbrella punch - or fussy cut if you don't have the punches.

After constructing the box card, I punched several tulips and leaves and added them to strips of window sheets which were adhered to the box inserts. I did the same with clusters of flowers punched with the Small Bloom punch and finally with some umbrellas which were mounted on top of the other flowers.

Some of the punchies were used to decorate the flaps.  The only stamping done was the sentiment.

Apron Calendar - a Teacher's gift

For my craft sale the end of the month I am making some gifts that can be given to teachers that is not food related.  My daughter is a teacher and she tells me not to gift candy or chocolate and she has a lot of mugs already.
So, I came up with t he idea of making an apron calendar - one for the female, and one for the male teacher.

After making a template for both the basic structure of the apron and the DSP, I traced and cut out 2 pieces of thick whisper white card stock (one for the front and one for the back), two pieces of colour specific card stock, and 2 pieces of DSP.

Two holes were punched in the top and some ribbon was knotted through that. At the bottom I added to both front and back , a piece of thick whisper white card stock scored at 1/2" intervals and folded in accordion fashion to allow the calendar to stand up.

A mini calendar was added to the lower part of the apron, and a sentiment "To an A+ Teacher" above it and decorations/embellishments were added


Female Teacher:

Some frilly lace was added around the outside edges and some hand made roses decorated the apron front.

Male Teacher:

More neutral tones of card stock and DSP were used to make this apron.

As well as the calendar I included sentiments from "Guy Greetings" and "Harvest Blessings"

Both these projects fit into an A2 envelope.

An Altered Journal - a craft fair item

Another item for the Hand of Man craft show for which I am a vendor, is an altered journal.

The journal was first covered with card stock.  But because it is a spiral bound journal the card stock had to fit around the spirals.

Rather than measure the distance between the spirals, I tore a page out of the journal, and used  that  as a template.

Once the holes were punched I snipped an opening from the edge into the hole so the page could be inserted into the spirals of the journal.

A little bit of adhesive was added to keep the paper in place.

The journal was then decorated using various retired DSPs   as well as butterflies that were punched directly from one the DSP

Cube Post it Note Holder with Calendar - a craft fair item

I have a plastic cube note holder by my phone and although I like it, it is very ordinary. Looking at it  inspired me to create my own cube note holder which holds post it notes, has a lid, and as a bonus, a mini calendar on the inside lid. This makes a great craft fair item.

This is one for a guy.  It is made with Basic Gray card stock and retired Basic Gray DSP.  The stamp is from "Lovely as a Tree"

It is held closed with a belly band which opens and closes with a velcro dot.  The belly band is decorated with leaves die cut from Rooted in Nature.

 Open the lid and the contents of the box are revealed, as well as the mini calendar on the inside of the lid.  The notch on the front was made using a 1 3/4" circle punch.

The box can hold 4 post it notes.

Here are the dimensions:
1 piece of card stock 9 1/8 by 7 5/8" (makes the box)
1 piece of card stock 8 1/8 by 3 1/2" (for wrap around)
2 pieces of card stock 3 1/2 by 3 3/8" - to reinforce wrap around

DSP
3 pieces 1 3/8 by 3" (for front and sides of box)
1 piece 3 1/4 by 1 3/8" (for back of box)
2 pieces 3 1/4 by 3 1/4" for outside and inside lid

Scoring:
9 1/ by 7 5/8" on the 9 1/8" side:  1 1/2, 3, 6 1/8"  Turn score 1 12/ , 3 , 6 1/8"
8 1/8 by 3 1/2" on the 8 1/8" side: 3 3/8, 4 7/8"

Here are some other cubes I made today:

An A2 Box Card featuring Sailing Home - a card plus a tutorial - Paper Craft Crew Challenges #343

I have made box cards many times before, but they have always been on the large size requiring a hand made envelope to be made.

Today I spent some time figuring how to make the box card fit into an A2 envelope. I did consult a few tutorials, but not any one of them addressed my particular desire.

I am submitting this project to the Designer's Choice Challenge at Paper Craft Crew #343 For this challenge  to make a project of my choice .

 

Here's how I made the box card:

1. Start with a 7 1/2 by 9" piece of Smoky Slate card stock

2. On the 9" side score at 2 1/8, 4 1/4, 6 3/8, and 8 1/2"

3.  Turn - cut 2" off the 7 1/2" side.  Your card stock is now 5 1/2 by 9"

4.  Score on the 5 1/2" side at 3".  Burnish all folds.

5.  Cut on each of the score lines of the bottom (the larger of the panels) - the 2 1/8, 4 1/4, and 6 3/8" - up to the 3" mark

6.  Cut off the top portion of the 1" tab at an angle.

7.  Adhere DSP to the top panels .  You will need 4 pieces which are 1 7/8 by 2 1/4" each.

8.  Turn over and adhere a second pattern of DSP on the bottom panels.  You will need  4 pieces of 

     1 7/8 by 2 3/4" each

9.  Apply tear and tape adhesive to remaining 1" tab and form a box.

10.  Score 1/2" at each end of two pieces of 1 by 3" card stock.  Burnish folds, apply tear and  stick tape to these folds, and adhere each to the inside of the card.

Decorate card as desired.  I used the Sailing Home stamp set with the coordinating Smooth Sailing Dies to decorate the upper panels.

The box folds up as shown above and fits into a regular A2 envelope.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Sailing Home

Inks:  Night of Navy, Granite Gray, Stampin' Blends (Lipstick Red, Night of Navy)

Papers:  Smoky Slate, Come Sail Away DSP, Whisper White, Silver Foil, Mossy Meadow

Accessories:  Sahara Sand/Night of Navy Baker's Twine, Sail Away trinkets,

An Easter Butterfly Shadow Frame

I found this 3 1/2" by  5 1/2" shadow box frame in the dollar store.  There were only 2 left, one bright green and one orange, and were being sold for the grand price of $1 each.  Needless to say I grabbed them up.
The first thing I did was sand them down and paint them first with a coat of white paint followed by 2 coats of black.

I made one of the two frames into an Easter shadow box.

The background is a piece of Petal Promenade DSP which I sponged with Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody, Balmy Blue , Crumb Cake and Basic Gray to create the colourful backdrop for the beautiful butterflies.

The branch looks real enough, but honestly it is made out of paper.  Five branches were die cut using Early Espresso card stock using the Seasonal layers Thinlet dies These were adhered  together to give the branch a 3D look.  The leaves were made by cutting apart a leaf punchie.  Each leaf was then folded in half to give the leaf a more realistic look.

Another branch was made for across the bottom, and 3 real chocolate Easter eggs were adhered to this.

Using the butterfly duet punch, four butterflies were punched out of the SAB Butterfly Gala DSP, and another two were fussy cut. All had their edges sponged with Basic Gray ink.  The butterflies were adhered one on top of the other and then to the background by the thorax only.  Another butterfly was punched to be placed on the outside of the frame.

I made 2 small roses to add to the outside frame underneath the butterfly.

All I had to do now was place the butterfly background into the shadow box frame----

Flying Deer Shadow Box - Open House Door Prize

This 7 by 10 front opening shadow box is a dollar store find, and although the frame is made of unpainted wood the window is plastic.

Using the Dashing Deer framelits, and Hearts Come Home framelits die cuts, I added a string of mini lights to create this 3D Lighted Window Box, which will be the main door prize at my Open House on Oct. 13.

The sky was made using an emboss resist technique using the Star of Light stamp set and white embossing powder,  The moon was masked off using a 1 1/4" circle punchie.  Color was applied using a brayer.

The houses were die cut and layered with the lights in between. The extra lights were adhered behind the stars in the sky.

Because the deer were die cut in copper foil I painted only the outside lid with copper shimmer paint.  I added them using a strip of card stock accordion folded that gave them the ability of movement.

Supplies Used:

Stamp: Star of Light

Inks:  Versa Mark, Petal Pink, Lovely Lipstick, Blueberry Bushel, Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry

Papers:  Shimmer White card stock, Copper foil

Accessories:  Detailed Deer Thinlets, Hometown Greetings Edgelits, 1 1/4" circle punch, dimensionals, mini lights (battery), white embossing powder, wood shadow box, copper shimmer paint

Altered 1/2 Half Wide stamp case

In using the Stamparatus a lot, I am using a lot of stamps and when removing them from the stamping plates I don't always take the time to put the stamps back in the case.  There is a real danger here that stamps are going to get lost.

There is the same concern when using numerous small framelits/dies.

The altering a tin came to mind, but looking around I noticed the SU half wide stamp cases and decided to alter them.  Stamps removed while stamping with the Stamparatus (or not) or small dies used for die cutting can be safely placed in this altered case for safe keeping until they can be returned safely to their original cases.

Above shows the outside of the closed case.

The case was altered using the following dimensions of DSP (as well we a piece of magnet on the inside lid)

• 2 pieces of DSP 5 by 4 1/4" (for front and back)
• 4 pieces of DSP 4 5/8 by 1/4" (for the sides)
• 1 piece 3 1/2 by 1 1/8" (for back)
• 1 piece magnet to attach to inside cover 4 1/2 by 3 1/4"
• any decorations desired for the front - I used a 2, 2 1/4, by 2 1/2" circle punches and a die cut letter to personalize.

Open the altered case ......

My team made one of these as a make and take.

Hope this idea is useful.