November Card Swap

Cute box favors

I learned how to make this cute little box directly from the Scor-Pal website. They have links to all kinds of neat projects. http://www.scor-pal.com/projects_listing.htm This one is called the mini pizza box. It's the perfect size for a yummy sugar cookie or little chocolates. At Christmas time, we made the Santa boxes for teachers and friends. I thought it would be fun to share this idea with my little craft group. The Scor-Pal tutorial is for a 4" square box and I also made a 3" box as well. Once you see how one is made, it's pretty easy to figure out how to make different size boxes. I thought they turned out cute. Just in time for some Valentine treats for that special someone.

More fun cards using paper flower techniques

Last Saturday, I went to my friend Tina's wonderful stamp-a-stack workshop. http://chickstampmagnet.blogspot.com/ We assembled 10 fun cards and enjoyed a nice lunch. It's most enjoyable for card enthusiasts like me. I always learn a new technique and I just had to share this one with my craft group.

You punch Stampin' Up! cardstock with any large flower type punch. I used both the 1 3/4" scallop punch and the Fancy Flower Punch. You can also you a smaller flower punch to have more detail in the center. Basically, you start to crumble and loosen up the fibers in the cardstock by bending it in every direction. You can use your thumb nail to curve and bend each pedal. You'll start to see how the paper will separate on the edges. Gently pull the layers apart on each petal until you've pulled it completely apart. You're left with two thin layers of soft, suede looking flowers. This morning, my friend said that it reminded her of the really fancy expensive natural paper. Layer three or four of the big flowers and add a few small ones for the center. Use a fun colorful brad for the center. These brads are the new Sale-a-bration brads! I'm one lucky girl with connections. ;) I've had so much fun making these flowers! Can you tell?

November Card Swap

Check out the cute cards from my card swap! Mine is the "merry & bright" christmas tree card.

http://needles-n-notions.blogspot.com/2011/11/card-exchangethe-rest-of-story.html

I came home inspired to try out the folded circles flower. So cute! Here's what I came up with. I used Stampin' Up!'s Spice Cake Designer Series Paper. And I used the 3/4" circle punch for the flower pedals. These flowers are so fun and easy to make. Love that paper!

And then I decided to jazz up my swap card after finding some cute ribbon from Michaels.

A fun little favor...

Here's a fun paper crafting design that I discovered on www.splitcoaststampers.com. It's a great online place to find fun ideas for cards, favors, etc. For my birthday, I went to the Ghiradelli store with a few friends and I had come across the tutorial for these cute little Ghiradelli boxes the week before. They fit three Ghiradelli chocolate squares perfectly. So when I saw these boxes I just had to make one for everyone as a little favor. The tutorial suggests using a ScorePal, which I didn't have so I just used the scoring blade on my paper cutter. I did look up the ScorePal online to find out just how much they were and it looks like they're around $40. A little pricey for a paper crafting gadget but I can see how beneficial it would be if you were mass producing a bunch of favors. Unfortunatley, I'm unable to paste the direct link to the tutorial. Maybe because you have to be a member on the site. But if you're interested in checking it out, just search for Ghiradelli boxes under resources. Beate is the name of the gal that made the tutorial so that may also be useful in your search.