Covered Tissue Box

Good Morning! I have a back to school project for you that would be great for a teacher gift or for your little student to keep on her desk at home. I decorated this box for my tweenager to keep on her desk in her room.

Using the tree image from Go Green (My Cute Stamps), I stamped it all around the box in Memento Bamboo Leaves ink. To make my focal point, I cut out a white circle using Nestabilities and stamped the top portion of the tree in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with copics. I then stamped the tree trunk, colored it, cut it out and adhered it on the front of the box. I added the circle tree top by adhering with foam tape for dimension.

I made the top of the box blue for the sky and used an Oval Nestabilitie to cut the hole so the tissue can be pulled out. I added a decorative edge using the Martha Stewart Simple Scallop edge punch. I then added a few buttons on the bottom for some color and a splash of yellow in the top corner for some sunshine.

Link up your Back to School project for a chance to win a prize from the ABC Toys and Crafts store where everything is 10% off every day and most clear stamps ship free in the US!

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Keep Cool & Konnichiwa

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I saw an idea like this on a decorating blog and decided it would be a fantastic summer gift. I made this project for a friend of my daughter's who spends all summer in another state with her Dad and doesn't get to hang with her school chums.  She's a sweet kid and is very much missed during the summer. 

I used Lawn Fawn's Swimsuit Season that Julie sent me for Christmas last year. Isn't she so stinkin' sweet!?  Pattern paper is Echo Park.  I must tell you that it was hard to tie this tag on this big ol' heavy bag of popsicles. I had to tie the ribbon under the plastic tag that came on the popsicle bag because the tag wanted to slide off when I tied it above the plastic tag.

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My next card uses the adorable Konnichiwa stamp set from My Cute Stamps and some Basic Grey Kioshi paper. I blogged about this card here if you want more details.

Wish for happiness

This post should have went up last week but I got super busy and then blogger went down and then I got sick. So, here it is.  I still feel terrible. I have a post scheduled to go up tomorrow  for my Paper Smooches Guest Designer spot but I'll be absent from blogland for another few days until I can sit and type without breaking into a sweat.

sorry for the blurry photo.  I think I need to get my eyes checked.

Used a set from My Cute Stamps (Elegant Birdcages) that I got from ABC Toys and Crafts (free shipping on clear stamps in the US and they are discounted 10%!!).  Check out the new stuff for May: Hero Arts+ Basic Grey = really cute stamps!  You can win some shopping money in the ABC Toys and Crafts store by playing in the current "April showers bring May flowers" challenge.

My Mom's birthday card

My Mother does not read my blog or go on Facebook so it's safe to post her card here.  Her birthday is tomorrow and I wanted to make something cute to hold a gift card.  I used the current sketch from the Clean and Simple blog as my inspiration.

I used a My Cute Stamps set named Konnichiwa and computer generated the sentiment using a free font I found online called Bonzai.  Pattern paper is Jillibean Soup.

 I also computer generated the inside and couldn't resist adding some lucky numbers since my Mom buys lottery tickets on occasion.The last lucky number (68) is my Mom's age tomorrow.  I traced the gift card with a pencil and cut a couple of slits with a craft knife to hold the card in place.  I put a 1/8" strip of score tape on each end of the sentiment to hold it in place.

A dot of re-positionable adhesive works well to keep the front closed and this card is 4.25 x 5.50 so it will fit perfectly in a regular A2 envelope.

I'll have a free template for that rounded front flap up on the blog soon.  I've got some free stuff on my sidebar which I'll be moving to a page in the near future.  Have a wonderful weekend!

Gift to Go

It's been awhile since I've made a 3D project and I truly enjoy making them.  It's amazing to me that with some clever cutting and score lines we can turn plain cardstock into something cool.  I paired one of My Cute Stamps newest stamp releases called Konnichiwa with some Jillibean Soup pattern paper and my Gift to Go template to make this birthday box.  This stamp set is so stinkin' cute!  All the My Cute Stamps sets are stinkin' cute!

 

I created the sentiment on my computer because I didn't have an appropriate sentiment to go with the project.  The ABC DT Challenge is going strong, so link up your birthday projects for a chance to win up to $25 in credit in the ABC Toys and Crafts store.

Thanks for stopping by!

Annie

Supplies:  White, Simply Chartreuse cardstock (Papertrey Ink), Various ribbon (Papertrey Ink, SU!), wire for handle from the jewelry department at JoAnn's, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Copic markers.

The reject blog hop

Catchy title, eh?  This reject blog hop is hosted by Amber over at Damask Love and please hop over there and check out all the rejected cards from the latest Paper Crafts Go To Sketches for Cardmakers submission call. With over 2,700 submissions fighting for 288 spots, well, there are lots of awesome rejects out there that need some love.  I've got 15 rejects myself--some are good and some I thought were good at the time... LOL   I submitted 16 cards to this call and was fortunate that 1 card made it in the issue.

I completely understand that not every card can make it in an issue and it doesn't mean that your card isn't good, it means it just wasn't what they were looking for at that moment.  I also see cards published that I don't like but that doesn't mean that there aren't thousands of crafters out there who love the same card I dislike and I think Paper Crafts does a great job of providing something for everyone in their issues.  The point is that I don't take the rejection personally.

This is one of the first cards I made for the call and my favorite reject:

I used Pouty Petals by My Cute Stamps and this was for sketch  #66. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Annie

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Pouty Petals

I discovered an online store called ABC Toys and Crafts and they carry the best stuff and at a discount!  When I saw the DT call....well, I thought I'd knock the dust off my mojo and give it a shot. ABC carries several awesome stamp lines and one of those lines is My Cute Stamps.  I snagged one of the newest releases, Pouty Petals, and it is so cute!  I saw it during the CHA peeks and knew I had to have it ASAP.

I colored the flower with copics and cut some grass with my Cricut using the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you'll check out the ABC Toys and Crafts store and see what I'm talking about.  Discounted products, free US shipping on clear stamps--WOW!

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Supplies not mentioned:  Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Old Olive cardstock (SU), White cardstock (SU), American Crafts pattern paper in How's it going?--used front and back, Circle Nestabilities, corner chomper corner rounder.