Happy Mother's Day Candy Box

Hi everyone, I'm on the Rinea blog using some amazing colors of Rinea Foiled Papers to create a Mother's Day Candy Box.




This card will serve as your Mother's Day Card and gift all in one. But for those of us who have lost our mothers, the day can be bittersweet. Rather than make the candy box Mother's Day specific, simply change up the sentiment.

Begin by scoring cardstock to create the box. For complete directions and sizes please go to this post.

Stamp a flower image with Ghost Ink on Violet/Gold Glossy Foiled Paper and adhere each panel to the cardstock.

Punch circles from Marigold/Gold Glossy Foiled Paper, adding them to the flower centers.

Cut Fuchsia Starstruck and adhere to the inside.

Create boxes and stamp the same flowers with Ghost Ink on Fuchsia Gold/Glossy Foiled Paper.

Cut the stamped Fuchsia paper to fit each box. Adhere the boxes in place, starting with the bottom box.

Then fill with candy or little gifts.

Make a top from cardstock, adding strips of stamped Violet Foiled Paper around the edges.  Add buttons for a decorative effect.

Think of how many different styles of boxes you can create!

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

Beautiful Mother's Day Candy Box

Hi everyone, it's a new month and the challenge on the ScorPal blog is to create anything with texture, just be sure it includes more than one score.

My project is a candy box that can be used for so many different occasions.  The Scor-Pal makes it easy to create.

Body:

Cut cardstock 11 3/4" x 6 1/8"

Score at 2 1/4", 4 1/2", 6 3/4", 9"

Boxes:

Cut cardstock 5 1/8" x 5 1/8"

Score 1 1/2" around 

Cut in the corners

Add Scor-Tape and form the boxes

Top:

Cut cardstock 6 3/8" x 6 3/8"

Score at 1", 2", 4 3/8", 5 3/8"

Rotate and repeat

Cut in the corners as shown

Add Scor-Tape to corners and create the boxes

Decorate with pattern paper.

Cut pattern paper 2" x 5 7/8" for the body

Cut pattern paper 2" x 1 3/8" for the boxes

 

Use Scor-Tape to adhere the boxes to each panel.

Place the bottom box in place then fold the body and align the second box.

Fold the box to align the third and forth boxes  

Fill the boxes with candy

Add burlap to the box top and adhere a stack of buttons.

Add burlap to the body and add a stamped phrase.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

Floral Album with Arnold Grummer and Stampendous

Hi everyone, it's time for an Earth Day blog hop.  Please join us in a blog hop where we have combined Arnold Grummer's Papermaking Kits with Stampendous stamps and dies.  Earth Day is about celebrating the Earth and all she has to offer to us.

By creating handmade papers and combining them with stamps and dies, I've created a floral album to celebrate Earth Day.  Just think of how bland and empty and sad the Earth would be if there were no flowers and butterflies in our gardens.

Using one of the Arnold Grummer Papermaking kits, I created an assortment of different types and styles of papers (envelopes, tags, etc.).    I love to create an assortment of papers in one setting so I have them available when I need them.

Allow the papers to dry thoroughly and iron, if warranted.  Ironing helps remove any excess water.  Cut handmade paper to fit the album cover and then ink the edges with brown ink before adhering to the album.

Use Stampendous cutting dies to create border patterns,  I used the Spring Borders Cutting Dies with scraps  of the same handmade paper.

Again, ink the pieces with brown ink and adhere to front cover placing the smaller border over the larger border.

Using the Stampendous Build a Bouquet stamp set, stamp several hydrangeas on a pink toned handmade paper using VersaFine Black Ink.  Use the coordinating Build a Bouquet dies to die cut each flower.  To ensure the dies don't move while die cutting, use painters tape to tape the die to the paper at the outer edge.  This ensures the images will stay in place and not tear.

To add additional color to the flowers, I spritzed them with Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Sprays in Angel Pink and Lilac Posies.

I also stamped and die cut a number of leaves from a green toned handmade paper.  For more color, I spritzed with Fireworks! Shimmery Craft Spray in Bamboo Leaves.

I placed the flowers and leaves on the album cover and, when happy with the placement, I adhered in place.

Using the Butterflies die cut set, . I die cut a large butterfly from pink toned hand made paper and adhered it in the lower corner.

Finally I die cut letters for the title and added some Robin's Nest Dew drops to the flower centers and butterfly tail.

**GIVEAWAY***
One lucky winner will receive a 

Arnold Grummer's PAPERMILL 

Complete Papermaking Kit

Enter to win by leaving a comment below.

Then be sure to visit the other blogs in the hop and comment to win.
The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have to WIN!
One winner will be chosen at random from all blog comments!
(One comment per blog please.)

You have until Tuesday, April 30th at 11:59PM Central Time to leave your comments.

Winner will be announced on the

Arnold Grummer Facebook page on Wednesday May 1st.

We can’t wait for you to see what these amazing designers have created!

Enjoy the hop, and thanks for joining us!

Michelle Emerson-Roberts

Nancy Nickel

Anne Marie Fowler

Becky Conley

Steph Ackerman  HERE

Sandee Setliff

Arnold Grummer blog

If you don't already, we would LOVE if you would 

 join us on Facebook, Arnold Grummer Paperchat, Instagram, Pinterest

 for more inspiration! 

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

Adventure is Calling Journal

Hi everyone, I'm sharing the last project that was posted on the Canvas Corp. blog.    Alas, Canvas Corp. as we know it, no longer exists.  That is such a sad turn of events for the crafting industry as they had so many amazing products and so many wonderful designers!!!

I've created a mixed media travel journal  to document all the trips we are now planning - starting with our upcoming trip to Italy.

This is a great project for using up all those scraps left over from various projects.  Add in metal gears a stamped image from Joy Clair stamp's Good Vibes stamp set along with that wonderful phrase - Adventure is calling!!!   

I'm in.  What about you?

Can't wait to fill it up with notes and items from our travels.

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

Canvas Paint Pour with Mod Podge

Hi everyone, have you tried the paint pour technique.  It can be quite addictive!

At Creativation, Plaid debuted on of their newest products - a mistable version of Mod Podge.

Simply add a little bit of Mod Podge in each cup of paint and mix well.

Then have fun.

I think it turned out fabulous, don't you?

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

Easter Blessings with Just For Fun Rubber Stamps

Hi everyone I'm on the Just For Fun Rubber Stamps blog sharing a new card using some great stamps available from the store to create my card.  

I stamped the Easter Cross in black ink and then embossed it.  After coloring the image with Copic Markers, I fussy cut it.

The background was created using the Basket Weave stamp with distress ink.  I wanted the background to be subtle and not detract from the beauty of the cross.

The stamped panel was matted with kraft cardstock then added to a green card.  A large oval was added to the card and the cross was added with foam adhesives for dimension.

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph