Hello crafters and welcome to December! I’m sure you are all busy with the holiday planning. Today I want to share with you a box/bag that I made to package an ornament (which I also made). My Scor-Pal and Scor-tape came in handy for this project. You can find all the Scor-Pal products here.
I started with two pieces of red cardstock measuring 11″ x 5″. Score each piece at the 1″ an 7″.
Take one of these pieces – it will be the front – and attach a piece of patterned paper to cover the largest section and the smaller section of the scored cardstock.
Using a circle die, cut out a circle, centering it on the larger section of the scored piece.
Once the circle is cut out, take a piece of transparency paper and attach it to the inside of the piece.
Attach the two pieces together to form the outer pieces of the box/bag.
To cover the sides, take two pieces of cardstock measuring 8″ x 2″, scoring at 2″ on each end and attach them to the sides of the box/bag.
Once everything was together, I punched two holes at the top and attached it with ribbon.
Here is a quick and easy way to keep a few photo memories you may have for fall. Maybe you took some pictures at a pumpkin patch, or have some from Halloween. Take a few of your favorites and put it in a simple photo book.
This is an accordion style booklet. I took 2 pieces of cardstock measuring 4 x 12.
Using my Scor-Pal I scored each of the pieces at the 3″ mark, then attached the ends together to make one longer strip.
Once the inside was done l added a ribbon to the front and attached a cover to it – note..leave the end of the ribbon unattached so that you can open up the booklet all the way.
The front was made with some scrapbook paper and orange rhinestones. I was able to find the perfect orange and yellow ribbon in my stash.
Hello crafters! Today I am sharing with you an ornament I just finished that combines cross stitching and folded fabric techniques.
The front of the ornament was cross stitched using a small part of a larger pattern by Joan Elliott called Blue Delft Sampler. I’ve always been drawn to the blue delft patterns.
The back of the ornament uses the Victoria Pattern folded fabric technique created by The Ornament Girl.
I hope you like what I have created – I’ve been doing a little cross stitching over the past year. Smaller pieces like this one are best for me.
Hello September and hello crafters! So, it’s still in the 90’s here in Florida, but everyone seems to be ready for fall. I am not quite there yet, but I have started on my Christmas cards.
Today I am showing you some cute Geometric boxes that I made with scrapbook paper and my Scor-Pal. These are very easy to do. It just takes 3 pieces of square paper (I used 4″ square for the smaller one and 6″ square for the larger one in the photo above.
These lay flat on a desk and have a cool triangle opening.
Hello friends – just wanted to pop in and show you my latest ornaments – yes I am still making them even though the holiday season is over! I will make them throughout the year.
These are patterns from The Ornament Girl. The blue and white one is a Starflower pattern and the red and white one is a Pinwheel pattern. Thanks for looking!
I continue on with my ornament making this year and this months is just adorable.
While this nutcracker ornament is not perfect (we always see the mistakes in our crafts), it is just so cute.
I got the pattern from my monthly subscription kit from The Ornament Girl and this one will be placed on my tree right away.
As with the other ornaments I have shown it is made my folding different pieces of fabric and pinning them on a foam ball – or in this case a foam square!
I love how this tuned out, although I don’t think the feather on top will last from year to year, so I’ll have to figure out what to do when that day comes.
Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope your holiday season is going well.
Hello crafters! It’s December and I am ready for the holidays! Our tree is up, the house is decorated and I even have some Christmas shopping done.
Today I have two projects to show you – both using my Scor-Pal and Scor-Tape.
The first is this cute gingerbread matchbox..
I will be using this little box to package a gift card for a friend. It’s the prefect size and I really like putting gift cards in some type of packaging instead of just including them inside a card. You can make these type of boxes in any size, but here are the details of how I made this one.
The matchbox is in two pieces. For the inside box piece, take a piece of cardstock measuring 5.75 x 4.75 and score at the 1″ mark all around.
Fold and burnish on the score lines and cut the tabs as shown below.
Place Scor-Tape on the tabs
Put the box together
For the outer portion of the box, you will need a piece of patterned paper long enough to wrap around the entire box and wide enough to cover it. Here is what it should look like as you get ready to wrap – REMEMBER – do not attach the wrapped section to the box itself because the inside box needs to slide out.
Once the box was completed I added a tag and a little gingerbread man to the front. On the inside box I added a ribbon tab to make it easier to pull the box out. The sentiment and gingerbread man is from a stamp set I received years ago and I do not know the manufacturer.
The next project I have is a larger box with a Nutcracker die cut on the front.
I did not take any photos as I was making it, but I did keep track of the dimensions.
You will make two pieces – using cardstock measuring 7″ x 10.5″ and scoring at the 2″ mark on all sides. Similar to the matchbox above, fold and burnish on the score lines, cut the tabs, use scor-tape on the tabs and make the box, one for the top and one for the bottom.
I added some decorative paper to the top of the box, then placed the nutcracker die cut on the top.
A note about the die – I was gifted to me so I don’t know the company that makes it. I will say that it is very detailed – so many different pieces – some so small that I did not even use them! I love the detail, but it really is a labor of love. This box will be filled with either candy or homemade cookies and given to a friend of mine whose daughter was a ballerina in her younger years and was in our local production of the Nutcracker.
Hello crafters – Happy August! We are in the last month of summer and I hope yours is going well.
This month I created a memory photo box using some camping theme paper. Have you done any camping this year? Or maybe have visited a national park? This quick photo box is a nice way of keeping photos of those memories together. The inside of the box has an accordion style insert for you to add photos or some notes from your vacation.
I started with an 8 inch square sheet of pattered paper and set it on my Scor-pal on the diagonal.
When you place your paper like this make sure you line up the bottom section as well..the photo below shows how I lined it up at the center.
Score at the 2.5″ and 4″ marks…
Rotate your paper to the left and score again at the 2.5″ and 4″. Make sure you line up the bottom of the paper each time you rotate your paper. The photo below shows the second set of score lines.
Continue to rotate and score at 2.5″ and 4″ until all 4 sides are scored as shown below.
Fold and burnish on the score lines and cut tabs as shown below.
Add scor-tape to the tabs..
Assemble the box..
For the insert I took kraft cardstock and cut pieces 3.75″ wide and scored at 3.75″ increments. I chose to use two strips of cardstock but you can make as many as you can fit in the box when folded.
Just attach the pieces end to end. Do an accordion fold to create the insert.
Attach the bottom flap of the accordion fold to the bottom of the box. You can add photos later.
I used a ribbon and a tag to hold a the box closed.
It is that time of year where so many of us are taking some time away from work and enjoying the good weather.
Each year we have family members come for a visit – we live near Pensacola Beach and they get a chance to enjoy our fantastic beaches. I decided to make a little photo book as a keepsake for the memories we will make. It will hold eight photos, although with a little creativity I can make it hold more if I want!
I made it using some beach themed scrapbook paper, my Scor-Pal and Scor-Tape.
I started with a piece of patterned paper measuring 12 x 5. I began scoring at the 4″ mark, then every .5 inch until I reached the 8″ mark.
I did accordion folds for the scored lines.
Then I used Scor-Tape to tape together the outer accordion folds – this will allow me to add the inside pages.
Then I placed scor-tape on the inside accordion folds..
There are a few ways to add pages to the inside. What I did was take a piece of cardstock measuring 7.5″ x 4.75″, scoring in half and adding it to the inside accordion sections.
Once I added the pages I embellished the front. The little photo book is held closed with velcro dots.
Hello fellow crafters – we are in full summer swing, but I wanted to share a little Christmas with you.
Just a few days ago I finished this ornament using fabrics I bought at the local quilt store/ I fell in love with these fabrics and knew I had to make an ornament with them. The floral pattern fabric has gold thread throughout it. The gold fabric is actually ribbon that I purchased at an after Christmas sale at JoAnns – they had a ton of ribbon at 70% off right after the holidays and I picked up several rolls.
I hope your summer is going well! Thanks so much for stopping by today!
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