JD Papercrafts: Mini Smarties Farmyard Friends Peekaboo Holder

I think these little holders are super cute, and so easy to do! I love the way the little animals peek out of the window!

I've used a variety of our punches to make this project. Our punches are really good quality, I've got quite a few, and use them loads! Much as I love my big shot die cutter, punches are so much quicker to use!

Hope you like them!

Thanks for popping by

Jane

Instructions:

For this project, you'll need 2 pieces of Cardstock

The first one should be 10" x 1 15/16" (25cm x 5cm), scored on the long side at 4" & 6" (10cm & 15cm)

Punch a hole using the 1" circle punch so that the top of the hole is about 2" (5cm) from one of the score lines. Tip: to make sure the hole is central, punch a 1" circle from a post it note, then position the post it note circle where you want the hole in the cardstock strip. This will give you a guide to make sure you punch the hole in the right place.

Now punch both ends of the Cardstock strip using the Scalloped Tag Topper punch.

The second should be 3 3/4" (9.5cm) square. Score this on all 4 sides at 1/2" & 1" ( 1.2 & 2.5 cm)

Fold your card on one side at the first score line and use the 1 1/4" circle punch to punch a hole in the centre. Use the post it note technique, as above, to ensure the hole is central. Keep the circle of card for decorating your project later.

In each corner, you should now have 4 little squares. Use a ruler to draw a line that goes from edge to edge of the cardstock & from corner to corner on the square that is closest to the centre of your card. The line should go into the rectangles that are at the edge of your card. Do this for each corner.

Working on the bottom right hand corner, cut straight down the 2 vertical lines just to the second horizontal score line. Cut away the whole of the right hand section with the adjacent triangle formed by your pencil line and the 2nd horizontal score line. That should leave you with a tab, wedge slightly into that tab, for neat finish. Now cut away the triangle to the left of the tab.

Rotate your card through 90 degrees and repeat for each of the other corners.

Your card should now look like this

Fold & burnish all your score lines, then apply adhesive to each of the tabs.Folding the box at the second score lines, attach the tabs to the adjacent rectangles to form a box. Now fold in all the sides at the first score line, and leave loose. Your box will look like this from the bottom.

Now apply glue (I used wet glue) to the base of your box, and attach to the centre of your cardstock strip.

I decorated mine with a frame cut from Gingham Gala DSP (item no. 148554 p.35 spring/summer catalogue), using the 1" circle punch and the 1 3/8" scalloped circle punch (use the post it note technique to ensure perfect lining up!)

I stamped a greeting from the Fable Friends stamp set onto a 1 1/8" scalloped circle, using the 1 1/8" scalloped circle punch (item no. 146138 p.210 Annual Catalogue). Mounted this onto the 1 1/4" circle I punched out of the centre of the box earlier, and added a few of the Gingham Gala Adhesive backed sequins (item no. 148561 p.35 spring/summer catalogue)

To finish the project I added a few flowers, punched using the Bitty Blooms punch pack, and some ribbon.

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