We're back with another fun guest designer post hosted by the talented his week -
Rebecca Yahrling (Flickr Gallery here). Wow! Wow! Wow! This week she's created not one, but four adorable gift containers for holiday giving. I'm thinking I need to make some of these up for the food gifts I'll be giving this year!
Here's Rebecca's instructions:
"I am honored once again this week to be your Guest Designer. And
their store has so many products to help us in our crafty endeavors.
With
the holidays fast approaching, I thought I would try something a little
different. A decorated box! It will hold quite a bit so you can use it
for many different things. I always make lots of Christmas cookies so
that is what I will put in my boxes.
Start with
a 12x12 piece of double sided decorative patterned paper (or you can
also adhere two, one-sided papers together as I did with my snowman
box). Score one side at 3" and 9" then rotate the paper and score at 1",
3 1/2", 6 1/2" and 9". Cut down to the middle score lines on both
sides of the lid and also at the bottom to the first score line (see
photo).
Cut tabs off the top corner of sheet on both sides (also shown
in photo); keep these for another small project I will show.
Tape the box together with a strong adhesive (I used scor-tape). See photo.
Now
the real fun begins with decorating your box however you wish.
This is
what I did for the snowman box: I added a small rectangle of hook &
loop tape for my closure using tacky glue to secure. I then wrapped
& glued (tacky glue) a silver metallic wire ribbon around the box,
but adhered under the lid at the top and then just to the hook &
loop tape under the lid (otherwise, your box won't open!). I then die
cut my decorative pieces for the top; a flourish from white glitter
paper, a white doily, a blue mini doily and a blue tag (twice for
dimension & stability). I glued down the flourish & the large
doily. I popped up the mini doily and then glued (tacky) a white plastic
snowflake on top. I then stamped the sentiment in white on the tag (it
says 'menu: milk & cookies'). I used silver thread to hang the tag
through one of the holes on the larger doily.
On the Deer
box, I adhered the blue ribbon, but left a long tail at each end so that
I could tie a loose knot for closure. I die cut my pieces: a light blue
majestic label and a frill oval in cream cs. I inked all the edges of
both pieces with hickory smoke and gathered twigs. I stamped the
sentiment in black & clear embossed. I adhered the blue tag and then
popped up the cream oval atop it. I then die cut two flourishes from a
green cs and adhered them as shown. I glued three deep red roses as
shown. I then inked a wood deer with gathered twigs and for the tail, I
used a white gelly roll pen. I popped him up on the right to finish.
Now,
remember the flaps I cut off at the beginning? No waste! You can adhere
them together at the bottom flap (see photo). Then, holding the two
sides together, punch a hole at the top, big enough to thread your
ribbon through.
Decorate as you'd like. You can add a little treat or a
gift to the inside with glue dots. I plan to make some kind of a brownie
bar or maybe fudge, and will put one in a small plastic bag &
adhere it with a couple of glue dots.
I
hope you enjoyed these projects and are inspired to make your own any
time of the year. They were fun to put together and I hope to make more.
Good way to use up some paper you've been hoarding forever. lol Until
next time,
Crafty hugs, Becca xxoo"
Supplies:
Darice: Flourish die, white snowflakes
Whimsy Stamps: tag die
Peachy Cheap: large doily die
Fiskars: scallop edger punch, trimmer, hole punch
Stamp sets: YNS 'Food Truck Holiday' and Unity Stamps 'Warm Winter Comforts'
Designer papers: Cosmo Cricket, Creative Imaginations & unknown
Creatology: wooden deer
I'd love to see what you've been creating, so stop by the
current link party and showoff any creation that includes a product or two from one of the companies carried in the
Cropstop store.