Card Box Four Tutorial with Natural Beauties

Good morning! Today I am going to show you the final part of my Spring Border gift set with a tutorial for Card Box Four. This is similar to the other versions just a little different for the front of the box. This is what the final box will look like when complete. 

Below is the tutorial for you using Natural Beauties for the box front since that is the clear stamp set that Marcy used for her Spring Border One and Spring Border Two digital versions. The Natural Beauties is like a mini me set, super cute!  :-)

 Step One: Cut a piece of card stock 9 inch length by 7 inch width. Score a 1 inch border along all sides. Add designer paper if desired as I have done here. Snip the ends of each corner, add adhesive and fold in to create base. Set aside.

 Step two: Cut a piece of card stock 4 1/2 inch width by 7 inch length. Score a 1 inch border on three sides. Add your desired decorative cut edge. Here I used Lawn Fawn's stitched scallop edges. Snip the two ends as shown.

 Step three: Add desired designer paper or stamp if you wish. I added silver cord to the bottom as I will be adding other embellishments later.

 Step four: Add adhesive to all edges and to the ends you snipped. Start by adding just the end to the box inside as shown. This is the view and way I adhere to make sure that it lined up with the box edge.

Step five:  This is the side view for you to see that it lines up. Next add one side at a time and press to make sure it adheres to the edge. This will help with the strength of the sides of the box as well.

 Step six: This is what it will look like. Finish decorating as desired.

This is my finished box without the cards inside. I added a kraft layer behind my image from Natural Beauties and a button with matching silver cord. A few rhinestones and then some sparkle. 

Here is my final card box four again with the envelopes and the cards inside from the gift set. Voila! If you want to see the other versions of my card boxes just check the side bar at the top under Sweet and Classic Tutorials.  Thanks for stopping by today.

Daffodil gift box set

Good morning! Did you see?? The new Digi release from Power Poppy is HERE!!!!  Woot woot!! This new gorgeous flower is called Dancing with Daffodils! You knew I was going to make a few cards with this set already and I needed a gift box to hold them all. So here is my Square box tutorial if you want to create your own. I love square cards, usually 5 x 5 in size. So this box was perfect to display them as a gift. 

My base is out of kraft card stock with some springy like papers and faux stitching around the edges. Wrapped some lace and ribbon around then adhered to the box lid. Tied my ribbon into a bow and tied off with a button and twine combo. The Dancing with Daffodils is printed on white card stock and then die cut with Spellbinders classic circles. Colored with copics and layered on a kraft circle. A few pearls to finish it off. Voila! Hope you check out my Square box tutorial. Have a wonderful day! 

Lilac Gift Set

Happy Friday! You still have time to play in our Power and Spark Challenge. Check out all the details HERE! Hope you can play along! 

Today I am going to share with you a gift set that I made for a friend. Well I am going to show you one of the cards, the rest you have to wait for.  ;-)  This box was super easy to create using the Envelope Punch Board. I have a tutorial if you have one want to create your own box. Check out my Envelope Box tutorial and create your own gift set. I sure am enjoying this board since I dusted it off a few weeks ago. All the things you can make with it are awesome. 

Our newest French Lilac set is a beautiful drawing of Marcy's and one that I have colored several of already. The front I have delicately cut around the blooms and added them to the front of the box. The wood grain paper makes this look cool with the Lilac I thought. Added a circled punch thank you sentiment from the set Dynamic Duos: Glad and Gerberas. A sheer ribbon bow with a few sequins. Voila. My first card in the set has a button twine wrapped around the bottom that is also die cut with a spellbinders die you will see later. Easy Peasy and what a fun gift set! Thanks for stopping in today. 

Be sure to check out the Bloom Brigades creations today: 

Allison Cope
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
  Dawn Burnworth
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
Katie Sims
Leslie Miller
Tosha Leyendekker

Standard A2 Gift box tutorial

Supplies

Card stock, adhesive, decorative die, score tool, scissors.

Step 1

Cut a piece of card stock 6 1/4 inches width by 8 1/4 inches length. Score 1 inch on all 4 sides. Pre-fold and snip ends as shown. Add adhesive. This is will be the box base

Step 2

Fold in the snipped edge and secure. This is with one side secured. Secure the other side to form box base. Set aside

Step 3

For the box lid, cut a piece of card stock 6 1/2 inches width by 8 1/2 inches length. Score 1 inch on all four sides and snip the ends just as we did with the base. If you desire a window in your box as I have you will cut that window before you do anything else. Here I have Spellbinders Timeless Rectangles die for my window. Secure your die to the front with a piece of tape and die cut

Step 4

Turn lid over and add adhesive to the inside for the clear sheet of acetate paper. This way you can see the pretty cards through the box lid. Makes for great presentation. Fold the box sides in as you did with the base and secure

Step 5 

Here is the gift box complete. Decorate as desired.

Step 6

Here is a picture of my box with the cards inside and with them displayed. I wrapped some lace trim around the box and added the same jewel to the corners of the box lid. The flowers are called Peonies and Tulips from Power Poppy. Enjoy

Gratitude Box and card set

I was thumbing through trying to find inspiration for a new gift set to make and I always look back at past ones I have created. This helps me get motivated with new ideas or ones I like and want to recreate with new stamps. Back when I was in the Dirt Pile over on SCS at the Dirty Dozen this was one of the creation gift sets I made.

This is the cards in the set using the stamp With Gratitude and the sentiments are from Orchids. I stamped each of the flowers and sentiment onto Classic White card stock using Memento Tuxedo black ink.
My colors are various Copics from collections:

Here is the box front that holds the card. I loved how these turned out so feminine and warm. This cone flower was one of my favorites. I made my first ever flower at the time using Spellbinders Spiral Blossom Two. The flower and the floral Flourishes on the box design paper have sparkle added to them. I had some paper doilies that were added to the cards along with some beautiful Ivory Wrinkled ribbon. I love these, did I mention that? Some jute twine and Emerald Coast button on a card.

I hope you have a wonderful day! Thanks for stopping by.

Dirty Dozen Gift Set

I don't have anything new today that I made as we worked on Science Projects all day yesterday after the soccer games. I have to tell you I was beat mentally from the projects. ha! We got them done, and I am as thrilled as the boys are.

Since this is my last month on the Dirty Dozen. I thought I would share with you a few of my projects. But first, I really have enjoyed the last 6 months with the girls. Talk about going by fast! Seems like just the other day Lydia asked me to be Dirty. Thank you so much Lydia!
Here is one of the projects I made the first month I was Dirty.This is a gift set that I made for a very special person. Here is the cards in the box. I also made a bookmark and recovered a notepad. The box I painted and covered the inside with the paper as well so when she is done with all the goodies she has a wonderful little box for other goodies.
All the stamps are from Clear Dollar Stamps. Single scriptures on each item. This beautiful paper I found at the local craft store and really loved the earthy feel to the flowers and colors. An easy gift set and it looks like you spent a ton on it. Our little secret. hee hee Thanks for stopping in with me today!

Girlfriend Gift Set

Happy Thursday! The kids have today and tomorrow off from school so time is limited on stamping. However I did get this finished last night and photo'd this morning.
One of the girls at DH work wanted a gift set of cards and matching box for a friend. Feminine Charm is a perfect girlfriend set so I went with it. The paper is using Kaiser Krafts Miss Nelly pack. Along with the beautiful Spellbinders Die Picot Edge Circles and some fabulous pink wrinkled ribbon you can't go wrong with a gift set. The box is using the tutorial from Beate found HERE. Be sure to check back at 6pm as Totally Stampalicious has a blog hop and new release for you. Thanks for stopping in today!

Humming trio and some News!!!

Free For all Friday over at Flourishes Blog today. I made this sweet little trio of cards using the new Humming Along. I had these nessties punched out and just grabbed them for the main panels. I kept them all pretty simple for embelishments as you can see. A little bit of the lemon crochet trim, some lavendar silk ribbon, pink grosgrain. I added a few jewels or brads to each one. Just some fun little quick cards. Be sure to check out what the girls did with their free for all Friday:
Christine
Cindy
Julie
Laura
Leslie
Dawn
Danielle

Now for my EXCITING NEWS! I have a new hat over at Flourishes. I am the Director of Wholesale Development. This is so exciting for me. I have some big shoes to fill with Sharon leaving. I have been diligently working behind the scenes getting used to the system and how things work. I have implemented a few things for our Wholesale customers already. I even started contacting potential stores to help move Flourishes more into brick and mortar operations. I figure why wait! LOL

With my MIL store closing over a year ago I wasn't sure what God had planned for me. This is such a great opportunity for me and I am thrilled! I have a passion for Flourishes stamps and the owner Jan Marie is wonderful. Julie has been more than gracious and helpful in all my questions and concerns. She has a huge hat at Flourishes also that really most don't even know she does. So give her some love next time you are at her blog and tell her how wonderful she is and GREAT JOB for me! :0) Julie and I will be rooming and flying together for CHA this July to Chicago. I am super excited! So if you are going to CHA look out for us, I would love to meet some of you SCS friends! Okay enough rambling, I think this is the most I have talked on my blog ever. LOL Have a wonderful day!

CDS Sneaks Day Three

** First post today**This little gift set is using Meowy Christmas. I made this for a friend who loves cats, and I hope she likes this little gift set. I altered a little round journal on the right that I got at Michaels for .22 cents. I slid two hot chocolate packages into a clear box and added the tag on the front on the left. . The card is on top that will go along with the gift set. Check out the wonderful and fun creations from:Candy
Cassie
Laurie
Shawne
Tricia
Trudy

For the bottom card I am using the set Mini Christmas scriptures. I had a scrap piece of paper that I couldn't throw out, and it worked perfect for this card. I have the scripture panel up on dimensionals. The girls came up with some beautiful creations for you to see:Candy
Laurie
Linda
Sarah
Tricia
Also today we are showing you Welcome to parenthood, and Just Chillin here:
Angela
Candy
Katie
Kim
Laurie
Nancy
Tricia
Trudy
Wendy
Tori

Remember all sets available Nov. 1st from at Clear Dollar Stamps. See you back here tomorrow! Have a great day.

Timeless with Jenni Bowlin

It's FRIDAY... today brings us to not only our last day of the release for Flourishes, it also brings us to the RELEASE PARTY TONIGHT over in the SCS forums here. 8-10 Central time. Hope you can make it!
Today we are showing you the new set called Timeless quotes along with introducing you to Jenni Bowlin. Jenni is a new line of papers and envelopes that are just awesome and fun! You are going to love them. They do all the work for you, I just added the sentiments and a little ribbon and done. Theses come 4x4 size sheets, they will have envelopes for these sold seperately. And I have to say the collections are AWESOME!!! These are just a few of the styles I used Transferware, Victorian, Tangerine Dream and Vintage Cream and Black. You can click on the pictures to get a closer look at each card as well.
Make sure to check out what the other DT girls did with their papers. Christine, Cindy, Faith, Julie, Latisha, Laura, Leslie, Jan Marie, Sharon, Nancy.
Hope you have enjoyed the blog sneaks. We have more sneaks for you tonight so join us at the release. **Also Flourishes would like to know how has inpsired you with your purchase. Please let them know if I have in any way, use my code at checkout StacyM.
See you tonight at the release party! Thanks for stopping by!
Stamps: Timeless Quotes
Papers: Jenni Bowlin papers, SU ww, real read, cool caribbean, yoyo yellow, basic black,chocolate chip
Ink Pads:SU Basic black
Embellishments:Ribbon, brads, dimensionals, jewels, primas,spellbinders rectangles
Special Techniques:None

Spellbinders Gift Set

Today is Tuesday and that means Timeless Tuesday over on Flourishes newsletter. Today Becca is challenging you to use your Spellbinders dies. I have a favorite one which is this curved rectangles. I am trying to work on some much needed thank you gift sets. So this was perfect. I was making a little bag to hold them and thought why not try to use the die for the box. Voila it worked. :0) I added sparkle around all of the frames and the box. Hard to see since I don't have much sunlight today. If you click on the picture you get a better view of it.
I hope you get to play along with the blog team. For those of you who play and link so they can find your creation you have a chance to win, what is the prize you say. Well read here to find out!
Hope you have a wonderful day!

Stamps: Flourishes Signs of Spring
Ink Pads: CTMH Basic black, Garden Green, Yoyo yellow
Embellishments: Spellbinders curved rectangles, brads, dimensionals, stickles
Special Techniques: Watercoloring

Sneaks Day two

Welcome to day two of sneeks of Clear Dollar Stamps Feb. Releases. Here are some cards and the inside of one card with Birthday Wishes stamp set. All these sets can be found here On Feb 1st.

Make sure you check out the other DT's cards ( along my side bar) for more sneaks with these sets! The cupcakes are all popped up on dimensionals. I made a fun birthday gift set for a friend. Yes another gift set. hee hee

The birthday card with the cupcakes is for Sketches by Tamara #79. You can play along with us, make sure to leave a link on her blog so we can find your creations.

Have a wonderful day!

1. ALL CDSTAMPS LLC STAMP SETS USED:Birthday WishesCARDSTOCK AND PAPERS:SU cool carribean, green galore, whispher white, basic black, designer paper genericINKPADS:SU Basic blackMARKERS:SU certainly celery, pretty in pink, yoyo yellow, blush blossomACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS:Su scallop punch, dimensionals, primas, ribbon, bradCOLORING MEDIUM (if any):SPECIAL TECHNIQUES (if any):

2. ALL CDSTAMPS LLC STAMP SETS USED:Birthday WishesCARDSTOCK AND PAPERS:Basic grey, SU purely pomegranite, Buckaroo blue, whishper whiteINKPADS:SU Basic blackMARKERS:SU Rose Romance, yoyo yellow, certainly celeryACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS:Dimensionals, jewels, ribbonCOLORING MEDIUM (if any):SPECIAL TECHNIQUES (if any):

3. ALL CDSTAMPS LLC STAMP SETS USED:Birthday WishesCARDSTOCK AND PAPERS:SU pretty in pink, ww, basic blackINKPADS:SU Basic blackMARKERS:SU Pretty in pink, rose romance, yoyo yellowACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS:Ric-rak ribbon, brads, dimensionals, stickles, liquid glass, dimensionalsCOLORING MEDIUM (if any):noneSPECIAL TECHNIQUES (if any):Added liquid glass to the candle flame

4. ALL CDSTAMPS LLC STAMP SETS USED:Birthday Wishes, Mini SilhouetteCARDSTOCK AND PAPERS:SU Whispher White, Wild Wasab, Ballet blueINKPADS:Su Close to cocoa, Old Olive, Basic blackMARKERS:NoneACCESSORIES AND EMBELLISHMENTS:Spellbinders Curved Rectangles, Dimensionals, bradsCOLORING MEDIUM (if any):NoneSPECIAL TECHNIQUES (if any):Sponging

Gift set for Sister

This is yes another little gift set that I made. I can't help it when I start these little sets I keep making them for awhile. They are wonderful to have on hand. But this set is going to my little sister for her birthday along with something else. I took a picture of the cards up close, and then one with a little box I made to hold them all in. These cards are 4x6in size.

This set is all from the Jan New Release of Our Daily Bread designs set called Lift Up our Hands. I stamped the image off and then huffed on it to make it a little darker. I used the sentiment and verse in each card. She is going to love this, she like my Grandma's one that I made so much so I wanted to make her a set.

These sets can be found here to purchase. There is a new look to the store also, so check it out. And here for other samples the Design team have made also. Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day!

Pink Ephemerals

This set is called Spring Ephemerals from Flourishes and this is only my second time using it. I had sometime to stamp yesterday so I made this quick little set, yes another gift set. LOL This one is for my mom's birthday along with her other gifts.

I added some sparkle to the ends of the flowers, hard to see in the picture unless you click on it for a closer view. Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend!

Banished to the stamp room

I was banished to the stamping room last night while DH wrapped my gifts. Which worked out great for me because I was able to get this last minute little gift set done for my Grandmother. She loves to send her friends back in Alaska my cards and the scriptures are her favorite set of cards. So this little set is ready to go and be delivered. I used a few sets to make these cards. They are all from Our Daily Bread designs. I kept the format the same on all of them. I found my felt flowers I bought awhile ago when I cleaned out the stamping room. Gotta love it. lol I made a cute little box to hold these cards and the envies. Sorry for the glare, but again banished to the room so lighting wasn't great. hee hee

I have some wonderful news to share with you on Dec. 26th so make sure to check back. And HAVE A BLESSED AND MERRY CHRISTMAS! Thanks for stopping by!

Quick gift set

The challenge on Splitcoaststampers today was the Ways to Use it Challenge. It was to make a last minute quick gift. Anything from cards, boxes, ornaments etc. Just quick for those last minute gifts you always need. I made a small box with a few cards to go inside it. All the cards have one brad, one butterfly, same ribbon and the scriptures are all popped up on dimensionals. The church is from Our Daily Bread designs new sets for December. This one is from the set called Worship the Lord. Thanks for looking! Have a wonderful weekend!

Golden Winter Winte

This is a set of cards that I made for the Festive Flourishes Friday challenge on their blog. I went with just simple gold and white. I really love the simple elegance that these have. Great set for a gift too. Check out the blog and play along with us. On a side note its SNOWING here... Yea... The boys are so excited! Hope you have a wonderful evening!