My Time to Craft Christmas #024 - Anything but a Card

A new challenge starts today over at My Time to Craft Christmas
where the theme this fortnight is 'Anything but a Card'

Sharing my design team project - a Christmas Cracker


The details of the challenge can be found HERE

Using my We R Memory Keepers - Envelope punch board, I followed a
tutorial I found on YouTube to make this cracker using an A4 sheet of card,
cut down to 10" x 6.6"

After scoring and folding, I used double sided tape to complete the cracker.
I am using it as a gift box for Christmas, so after inserting the present,
I added a die-cut circle at each end to cover the inside of the cracker.

Lastly I added the ribbon, sentiment and punched silver mirri
card snowflakes.

The products I have used are:
We R Memory Keepers - Envelope punch board
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles and Scalloped Circles
EK Success - Snowflake punch
Docrafts Xcut - Snowflake punch

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Janice x

A Bit More Time to Craft #78

A new challenge starts today at 'A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge Blog'

where the theme is always 'Anything Goes'

Details of the challenge can be found HERE

I have made a small Christmas themed box, by printing 2 different papers
from one of  Lozzi's digital paper set directly onto card.

The products I have used are:-
Lozzy's digi paper - Vintage Christmas

Spellbinders Grand Shapeabilities - Square Bracket Edge Box
Woodware Snowflake Punch

EK Success Snowflake Punch

Challenges entered:-

Allsorts Challenge - Christmas
Crafter's Castle - Anything Goes -Winter/Christmas

CHNC #407 - Anything Goes Christmas
Crimbo Crackers - Anything Goes

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Anything Christmas Goes

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Christmas

Thank you for visiting today.

Janice x

A Mini Treat Box

Today I am sharing a little treat box I made recently.

I have been following Sam on her Pootles blog for about six months now, and she
makes some fabulous gift bags, boxes along with other projects and cards.

This is my take on her box, details found HERE
It's made from a sheet of card measuring 
8.1/4" x 5″ (21 x 12.5cm)

The products I have used are:-

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles and Scalloped Circles
Woodware Daisy Punch
Hougie Board

I found it really easy to make and think it would be lovely filled 

with a Ferrero Rocher chocolate or maybe a truffle!
Could be decorated for all occasions too.

Thank you for visiting today.

Janice x

Gift Box

After making the Easter treat bags, I thought I would try making a gift box.

As the Easter weekend weather was mainly wet here in the UK, I spent yesterday
sorting my wood mounted stamps, which I have had for quite a few years, I also watched

Sam from Pootles YouTube video's on "box making"

This is my take on Sam's one HERE
She makes some fabulous boxes, bags and containers as well as

cards of course. It's certainly worth popping over to her blog to take a look.

I stamped on my measured piece of card using Versamark, before
following the scoring instructions. 

I'm fairly pleased with my first attempt, but there's definitely

a need for more practice!

The products I have used are:-
Stampendous wood mounted stamp - Q130 Fresh Bloom
Art Impressions Leaf stamp - AA-1382
Personal Impressions stamp - Just For You

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Circles and Scalloped Circles

Challenges entered:-
Alphabet Challenge - A for Anything but a Card
Crafty Catz - Use Old Stash

Hiding in my Craft Room - Freestyle

Star in my Pocket Challenge - Throw on the Flowers

Brown Sugar Challenge - Spring or Easter
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes
Heartful Stamping - Anything Goes + A Stamp

Thank you for visiting today.

Janice x

A Christmas Gift Box

Today, I would like to share my latest project I

made for the Dies R Us Inspirational Blog.

I have made a small Christmas gift box using the
Spellbinders Square Petal Top Box die.
All the details of how it was made can be found HERE

Challenges entered:-
Die Cuttin' Divas - Anything 3D
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Use your Stuff - Die Cuts and/or Punches
Robyn's Fetish - Anything but a Card

This die makes a lovely box suitable for filling with chocolates
or maybe even some pretty earrings or jewellery.
The boxes can be made of course for any occasion, in all sorts of card and papers
and have a tag and four embellishments to go with it.

Here are a couple more I made for my great niece and nephew filled
with some Easter chocolates!

Why not check out all the fabulous dies available at the Dies R Us store AND, 

don't forget we have a Dies R Us Challenge Blog too!

A new challenge is offered on the 1st and 15th of each month with a PRIZE VOUCHER 

offered to the lucky winner of each challenge.

click below for:
STORE
CHALLENGE BLOG
INSPIRATION BLOG
FACEBOOK
PINTEREST

See you again soon!
Janice

Small Gift Box

Here is my latest project made for the Fiskarettes Design team which you

 can find on their Facebook page here along with projects made by other team members.

I found the idea on Pinterest which led me to the very talented Sam's blog at
www.pootles.co.uk

Following Sam's tutorial, I measured a piece of card 6"x3"

I scored across the middle at 3", then scored from the 1.5" centre points top
and bottom to the 3" centre line as shown here using dotted lines as the score lines.

I punched holes on both sides for the ribbon.

I punched two tags using the Fiskars Tag punch, and cut each one in half.
I stamped the sentiment on the white card, and used a 3D foam pad to stick it to the pink tag.
I then attached it to the box with DST and added a button to finish.

I am entering this treat box into the following challenges:-

Watercooler Wednesday - All Boxed Up

Creative Card Crew

Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes/Add a sentiment 

Decorate to Celebrate - Anything Goes

In the Pink - Happy Anything

Cre8tive Hands - Anything Goes

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes + A Sentiment

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x

Gift Box

Hello, today I would like to share a small gift box I made recently, which I placed on my 

dining table by each place setting of my friends who came for dinner. 

I filled each one with a Ferrero Rocher chocolate!

I originally got the idea from Christine Emberson, who is one of the International Ambassadors for Spellbinders. Her blog, Creativity Continues you can find here. I have got to know Christine over the last few years, first meeting her at Alexandra Palace, craft show. I was lucky enough to attend a couple of her classes when she owned her shop and I read her blog regularly. She has some fantastic ideas and is full of inspiration. I have always loved Spellbinders dies, but since following Christine, I love them even more!

Items used are:-

Spellbinders....

Grand Shapeabilities - Square Bracket Edge Box, Shapeabilities - Charmed, I'm Sure Tags, Die D-Lites Blooms Four and Sprigs, Impressabilities - Butterfly

I would like to enter this box into the following challenges:-

Melonheadz Friends - Try Something New (used my new box die)

Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything but a Card

Thanks for looking in.

Janice x