Heart Box with 3D Bow

 Valentines Day will be here before we know it. Today a made a Heart Shaped Box with a 3-D Bow. Bits of lace and some gems made the box extra special.

For my box I used PCD Heart Box With 3D Bow from My Scrap Chick.

MATERIALS

Box bottom: Cricut Corrugated Cardstock, yellow cardstock

Box top: DCWV Samantha Rose, flowered print

Bow: Colorbok Signature Paper, Modern Millinary, pink polka dot

Yellow/white gathered lace

Yellow gems

Tacky glue & hot glue

brad

Using Tacky Glue, construct the box bottom and lid. The bow gave me the most trouble.

Make a loop with the smallest piece and put the brad through the lined up holes. (I cut the bow from double sided cardstock.)

Take the shorter strips, loop them together as shown and slip them over the brad.

Do the same with the longer strips.

Finally add the large X shaped piece.

Carefully holding all the pieces together, slip the brad into the hole in the lid and secure.

Using hot glue, I attached the lace to the side of the box lid lining the edge of the lace up to the top of the lid. I went from the bottom to the top using two pieces of lace.

Finally, I added yellow gems along the edge of the lace, one row on the side and one row along the top of the lid.

Now I can hide all kinds of Valentine goodies inside my beautiful Heart Box.

Have a great day my crafty friends!

Shirley

Witch Shoes

Hi! Sorry I've been MIA for awhile. My son and his family have been building a house and everything has been going wrong. Anyway, since tomorrow is Halloween, I figured it was time to make treat boxes for my granddaughters.

For my witch shoes I used CG_Witch Shoe Box from My Scrap Chick.

I enlarged the file slightly and followed the included PDF instructions on how to put the shoes together. It was very easy to do. I used the Spooky Delight stack by DCWV for my shoes. I also used scraps of orange glitter cardstock for the buttons and gold glossy cardstock for the buckle. I inked all the edges with black ink. The finished shoe measures 6.5 inches long by 5 inches tall. 

I think my granddaughters will love them. It's a quick project, so there is still plenty of time to make one or two Witch Shoe Boxes for your little witches and goblins. 

Thanks for looking. Happy Halloween!

Shirley

Mouse Ballet Slipper

It's Christmas in July At My Scrap Chick!

 I fell in love with this little "Mouse Ballet Slipper" and just had to make one.

You can find the svg file HERE:

MATERIALS LIST

Mouse Ballet Slipper svg

Cricut Felt in gray and pink

Scraps of green and red glitter cardstock

Black cardstock scrap

Two 3/8 inch wiggle eyes

3/8 inch pink gel sticker

6 inch piece of 1/8 inch wide red ribbon

Tacky glue

small clips (optional)

small glue dots

I cut the mouse body pieces and ears from Cricut Felt. I glued the pieces of the body together using Tacky Glue and held the pieces together while they dried with small clips. The mouse sole measures 4.5 inches long.

The ears slip into the slots and I added a dab of glue behind each ear to hold them in place. I also glued the tail at the back of the slipper.

I used Glue Dots to attach the eyes and nose and whiskers. I added the holly pieces with Tacky Glue.

I love this adorable little "Mouse Ballet Slipper!" I think I need to make another so I have a pair.

Thanks for stopping by!

Shirley

Kite Sophie and Sam

Hi! March is known as a kite flying month, so I used Kite Sophie and Sam from Little Blue Button Stamps to make a kite shaped card.

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I created the file in Design Space. Dotted lines are score lines and solid lines are cut lines.

Start with cardstock that measures 12 by 5 inches. Mark the points that is 3.5 inches in from the outside edges along the long sides. They will be at 3.5 and 8.5 inches along the top and bottom. Make fold lines from the top left to the bottom right point, and from the top right to the bottom left point. It will form an X. Make an additional fold line down the center at 6 inches.  The center fold will be a valley fold and the others will be mountain folds.

Next, along the short sides, mark the center point at 2.5 inches. Connect this point to the closest marked points at the top and bottom of the long sides creating triangle shapes at the corners. These are cut lines, so cut off these corners.

I colored the image with my Spectrum Noir Tri-Color Alcohol Markers.

 I fussy cut the image and mounted it to the card front with foam tape. I added a twine tail and ribbon ties.

Thanks for stopping by!

Go fly a kite!

Valentines Day Puffy Heart Box

I fell in love with this Puffy Heart Candy Box  from My Scrap Chick and knew I needed to make one for my granddaughter.

Here are the files I used.

I used cardstock from "Uptown Flair Glitter Stack" by the paper studio  for my box.   I decided to make a double bow for my box. I simply stacked a smaller bow on top of a larger one.

           

I decided to put a cute Cupid's Cloud image on the back of my box. I started by duplicating the heart mat and making it slightly smaller, then attached the image to it.

I colored the image with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers and added accents with gel pens and a glitter pen.

                                                                       

This is how the finished box looks from the side.

This was such a fun, easy project, and I love how it turned out!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Shirley

3d Poinsettia Ornaments

Hi! I've been busy making these beautiful 3 d poinsettia ornaments.

I used three files from My Scrap Chick for this project.

Poinsettia Blooms 3 D

Scalloped Oval Tag Layers

Botanical Leaves

Materials

Silver and white glitter cardstock

Rose red, green and light green, and light grey cardstock

white ivy embossed cardstock

3/8 inch wide poinsettia ribbon

light green seed beads

glue and adhesives

Adhesives used

I made the Scalloped Oval Tag Layers 4.5 inches tall. I omitted the smallest layer. The bottom layer is silver glitter cardstock, the second layer is light gray cardstock, the third layer is white glitter cardstock and the top layer is embossed vine white cardstock. I inked all the edges in gray. I put the layers together using foam tape between the top two layers and the bottom two layers. I glued the other two layers together.

Watch the video to see how the flowers are put together.

I used a pick to make a line on the back of the flower pieces which made the creasing of the petals easier. I curled the tips of the petals like I would to curl ribbon.

 I used foam squares between the layers instead of wire and glue. I used a single layer of foam squares between the layers of the flower and a double layer of foam squares between the layers of leaves.

I added a generous dollop of glue to the middle of the yellow flower centers and added about 6 light green seed beads.

I cut an 8 inch piece of 3/8 inch wide poinsettia print ribbon, folded it in half and tucked the ends between the bottom two layers at the top of the oval layers. This was held in place with glue dots and liquid glue. I then made and attached a small bow made with the same ribbon.

I love how these turned out! They look so much better in person. 

Thanks for stopping by. I'd love to hear what you think. 

Merry Christmas!

Shirley

Snowflake Ornament

Hi! Today I am sharing an ornament I made using a tag and a snowflake from My Scrap Chick.

I used my ornaments on our Christmas tree, but you could use them for package decorations or in your windows.

Here are the images I used.

          

MATERIALS

Snowflake Layers  and Ornament Gift Tag from My Scrap Chick

Dark red cardstock (Recollections)

Glossy white cardstock ( Stampin Up)

Silver pearlescent cardstock (Recollections)

Foam tape and dots

Zig fine tip glue pen and liquid glue

Red gems

Silver ribbon

Each ornament is five inches tall with a 2 3/4 inch snowflake in the middle. Each ornament is assembled on a 2 inch pentagon. For each ornament you will need five tags, a total of ten white decorative layers and one snowflake, along with the pentagon. 

Fold the ornaments in half and add a white filigree layer to the outside and inside of each ornament. I used the fine tipped Zig glue pen for this.

Glue  the ornaments to each side of the pentagon with about 3/8 inch overlapping  as shown.

Assemble and attach the snowflake to the center using foam tape. Add a red gem to the center of the snowflake.

Separate the layers to give the ornament dimension. Use small foam dots up near the fold if need be. Use a foam dot between the layers at the  tip to hold that section closed. Run a hanging ribbon through.

I love how these ornaments turned out! Why not give them a try. 

Thanks for stopping by. I'd love to hear what you think.

Happy holiday crafting! 

Shirley

Polar Christmas Bear Cocoa Holder

Hi! Winter will be here soon! Time for some yummy cocoa! Today I am sharing a cute double cocoa holder.

For my cocoa holder I used the adorable New Release image from Little Blue Button Stamps, Polar Christmas Bear. The New Releases can be found here:  http://lbbstamps.com/product-category/new-releases/

I made the cocoa holder in design space. You can find the file in the Cricut Community under Cocoa/Tea Holder.

Here is the open holder showing the two pockets for the cocoa packets.

Here is the holder from the side.

I used snowflake patterned cardstock from my stash for the mats. Red cardstock from Recollections was used for the holder and the double mats.

I colored my image with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers and accented with gel pens. I added snowflake sequins to the background and small seed beads on the Christmas tree.

As a last step I punched two holes through all the layers 2 inches in from each side, then tied the holder shut with blue Christmas ribbon.

I hope you enjoyed my project. Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great, crafty day!