Chocolate Orange 'Impossible' Box

These fun boxes have been around for a while, I can't lay claim to the design, but I thought I'd adapt the measurements to hold a chocolate orange for Christmas. If you haven't seen these boxes before, the lid forms part of the box, so that it stays attached when you lift it, and the top of the box opens up to allow you to get at the contents.

For this one, I've used Mossy Meadow Cardstock, Brightly Gleaming DSP & the Classic Weave Ribbon from the Brightly Gleaming Suite. Unfortunately the Brightly Gleaming DSP is no longer available, but this would look beautiful using the Noble Peacock DSP from the Annual catalogue. 

Hope you like it

Jane

Instructions:

You will need: Cardstock - 12" x 11 1/2" (30.5 x 29 cm)

DSP to Decorate - 4 of 2 3/4" x 1 5/8" (7cm x 5.7cm)

                       and 4 of 2 3/4" x 2 1/8" (7cm x 3.8cm)

Score, on the long side, at 2 7/8", 5 3/4", 8 5/8", 11 1/2"  (7.4cm, 14.8cm, 22.2cm, 29.6cm)

     &, on the short side, at 2 7/8", 6 7/8", 8 5/16", 9 3/4"  (7.4cm, 17.5cm, 21.2cm, 24.9cm)

Fold on the second score line from the top (8 5/16" / 21.2cm) 

      & mark at 1 7/16", 4 5/16", 7 3/16", 10 1/16" (3.7cm, 11.2cm, 18.5cm, 25.9cm)

Using the marks you have just made, cut triangles out as in the template below. Also remove the little rectangles marked & cut up the score lines from the bottom to the first horizontal score line. 

Fold & burnish all the score lines. The vertical score lines should all be mountain folds. The horizontal score lines, from the bottom, should be mountain, mountain, valley, valley.

Construct the bottom part of the box by attaching the longer tab to the other end, then fold in & adhere the bottom flaps.

Now construct the top part. If you have folded the horizontal folds correctly, the top section should now wrap around the lower section, with the sections ,next to the cut out triangles, folding together to form the lid. Adhere the tab to the next section, making sure it isn't too tight to be able to move.

Now decorate with DSP.

tams# 39007

Product List

Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock

[133683]

£8.25

Noble Peacock Specialty Designer Series Paper

[149493]

£13.00

Very Vanilla/Copper 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Classic Weave Ribbon

[150394]

£7.50

Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock

[150886]

£8.25

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2 Cards from 1 sheet of Wrapped in Plaid DSP

With so many cards to make & send at Christmas, we all need to be frugal. So getting 2 lovely cards from 1 sheet of DSP has to be good.

For these cards, I cut my 6" x 6" sheet of DSP to 5 5/8" then cut it on the long side at 3 7/8", giving me a 3 7/8" x 5 5/8" piece & a 2 1/8" x 5 5/8" piece.

From the centre of the larger of these 2 pieces, I then cut a rectangle using the 5th largest of the stitched rectangle dies. This gives you enough DSP to punch 2 of trees out using the Pine Tree Punch.

The greeting is from the Perfectly Plaid stamp set, and looks lovely embossed in Gold.

For the card on the left, I stamped the greeting on a scrap of Shaded Spruce cardstock, and cut it out, & an extra blank shape, using the Tailored Tag Punch. I cut 2 shapes from Gold Foil Card using the same punch, cut them in half & layered them behind the shaded spruce tags, so that a border of Gold could be seen.

A strip of Gold Glimmer paper behind the top & bottom of the DSP completed the look.

Hope you like them

Jane


Instructions

Card A

Card Base - Half a sheet of A4 folded in half.

DSP layer - 5 5/8" x 3 7/8"   Cut a rectangle from the centre using the 5th largest stitched rectangle die.

Coloured Mat - Cut from cardstock, the same colour as the card base, using the 4th largest rectangle Die.

White Layer - Cut from Whisper White Card using the 5th largest Stitched Rectangle Die. Stamp the greeting towards the bottom of this piece and emboss in gold (optional)

Pine Tree - Punch 2 trees from the piece of DSP  you previously cut from the centre. Use 1 for this card & save the other for the second card.

Card B

Card Base - Half a sheet of A4 folded in half.

DSP Layer - 5 5/8" x 2 1/8". Add a 5 5/8" x 3/8" strip of Gold Glimmer paper to each side of the back of the DSP,  so that a narrow border can be seen from the front. Attach this to the centre of the front of the card.

Using the Tailored tag punch, punch 2 pieces of Gold Foil & 2 of a contrasting colour. Stamp (& heat emboss) the greeting on one of the coloured tags. Cut the Gold Foil tags in half & adhere to the back of the coloured tags so that a narrow border is visible.

Add the Pine Tree retained from Card A to one of these tags, using dimensionals & attach the 2 tags to your card.

tams# 39004

Product List

Wrapped In Plaid 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[149596]

£13.00

Perfectly Plaid Bundle (En)

[151143]

£29.50

Tailored Tag Punch

[145667]

£17.00

Stitched Rectangle Dies

[148551]

£33.00

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

£4.75

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Perfectly Plaid Box for 4 Yankee Candle Tealights

These Yankee Candle Mandarin Cranberry tea lights are just the right colour to go with our Perfectly Plaid suite and they smell lovely, very Christmassy!

The box & base are both reinforced boxes, and you'll get 2 bases from a sheet of A4 Cardstock, & 1 lid from a sheet of 6" x 6" DSP. 

I think they make lovely little gifts. 

Hope you like them!

Jane

Instructions:

Base: Cardstock      5 7/8" x 5 7/8"        (15cm x 15cm)

Lid:    DSP          5 15/16" x 5 15/16"   (15.2cm x 15.2cm)

Both the Lid & the Base are made the same way.

Score on all 4 sides at 5/8", 1 3/8"  (1.5cm, 3.5cm)

Cut as on the template below, noting that you will need to wedge into the tabs & to the outer rectangles.

Fold & burnish all the score lines, then attach the tabs to the sides to form a box. Fold the extra piece of the sides in & adhere, to form a reinforced box.

tams# 39002

Product List

Wrapped In Plaid 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[149596]

£13.00

Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock

[121681]

£8.25

Shaded Spruce/Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Striped Ribbon

[149597]

£6.50

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

£3.75

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

£6.50

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Chocolate Shadow Box

With a bit of Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper it's very easy to make a small gift look extra special!

For these boxes, I've used Pretty Peacock Card & Brightly Gleaming DSP. It's such beautiful paper that all it needs to finish it off is a length of the Pretty Peacock reversible ribbon. I also think this box would look gorgeous in the Noble Peacock Paper, think I’ll try that one out!


Hope you like them

Jane

Instructions:

Base:

Cardstock 11 3/4" x 11 3/8" (30.4cm x 29.4cm)

Score on all 4 sides at 5/16", 1 5/16", 1 5/8", 2 5/8"  (0.9cm, 3.4cm, 4.3cm, 6.8cm)

& on the long side at 2 15/16", 8 3/4" (7.7cm, 22.7cm) to 2nd Score line only. Turn 180 & repeat.

Cut as on the template below, noting that you will need to cut diagonally from the end of the short score lines.

Fold & burnish all your score lines, then using Multi purpose adhesive, or Tear & Tape, attach the tabs to form a box. Now fold each side so that the edge folds round & attaches (using Multi purpose adhesive or Tear & Tape) to the inside of the box base and lines up along the 4th score line. Repeat for the top & bottom.

Lid:

DSP: 8 3/16" x 8 9/16" (22cm x 23cm)

Score on all 4 sides at 1/2", 1" (1.5cm, 3cm)

Cut as on the template below. Fold & burnish all the score lines, then attach the tabs to the sides to form a box. Fold the extra piece of the sides in & adhere, to form a reinforced box.

tams# 38989

Product List

Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock

[150886]

£8.25

Old Olive/Pretty Peacock 3/8" (1 Cm) Reversible Ribbon

[149496]

£7.00

Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper

[150429]

£13.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

£3.75

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

£6.50

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Over the Moon Cards

How cute are the cows in the Over the Moon stamp set? It's such a fun set!

For these cards, I've paired it with some of the splodges from the Love What You Do stamp set. I'm sure they weren't intended as cow print, but when you stamp them randomly in black on whisper white card, they make a very effective background!

These cards are also a good example of how to rescue a card when you make a mistake (we all do it!)   Inky fingers and white card aren't a good combination except when the resultant inky smudge gives you a design opportunity! I think the jaunty angle of the sentiment covering my fingerprint suits the card really well!

I used a basic black card base (1/2 a sheet of A4, scored & folded in half), and a mat of whisper white card measuring 5 1/2" x 3 3/4" (14 x 9.5 cm) for the 'Cow print'

I stamped the Cow images on a piece of whisper white, cut with the fifth largest stitched rectangle die, and mounted that on a piece of basic black cut with the 3rd largest die from the same set.

I coloured the images using Stampin' Blends. I love the way her wellies add a little pop of colour!

Finally I stamped the sentiments on a scrap of whisper white, mounted on a slightly larger scrap of basic black.

Hope you like them!

Thanks for popping by

Jane x

tams# 38655

Product List

Over The Moon Cling Stamp Set

[149331]

£19.00

Love What You Do Photopolymer Stamp Set

[148042]

£20.00

Stitched Rectangle Dies

[148551]

£33.00

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

£8.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

£9.00

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So Many Stars Northern Lights Christmas Card.

As soon as I saw the So Many Stars bundle in the catalogue, I knew it would be one of my favourites.

This card was CASEd (Copy & share) from a fellow demonstrator,  Lisa Tedder. I love the colour combination she used for the northern lights technique, Pretty Peacock, Melon Mambo, Highland Heather and Pacific point.

Once I'd sponged the background, I randomly stamped all over with the multiple tiny stars stamp from the so Many Stars stamp set, using Delicata Silvery Shimmer ink.

The central die is cut using the stitched stars dies on Silver foil card. Cutting with this die also goes you 5 little stars, so I added those randomly as well.

The greeting is from the So Many Stars Stamp set and is stamped at an angle, on whisper white card, cut using the 3rd smallest oval from the layering ovals dies.

Hope you like it

Thanks for stopping by

Jane x

tams# 38648

Product List

So Many Stars Bundle (En)

[153016]

£53.00

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

£3.75

Silver Foil Sheets

[132178]

£4.75

Silvery Shimmer Delicata Metallic Ink Pad

[150709]

£10.25

Layering Ovals Dies

[141706]

£33.00

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Perfectly Plaid Box for a Maltesers Reindeer

Who doesn't love chocolate at Christmas? These little boxes are sized to fit a Malteser's Reindeer. They are the same size as the ones I made in the spring to fit the Malteser's Bunny , but don't they look  great for Christmas?

Almost everything I've used is from the Perfectly Plaid Suite, I love the little Jingle Bells in the suite, they're really fun. You can save 10% by buying the stamp set & punch as a bundle, or order the whole suite using the item number 153326 from here,  or you can click the links below to order individual items.

For the boxes, I used Cherry Cobbler & Shaded Spruce, and stamped the Christmas Trees in Delicata Golden Glitz ink and the greetings in Cherry Cobbler & Shaded Spruce. The North Pole Delivery greeting fits perfectly on a rectangle of Whisper White, cut using the smallest of the Stitched Rectangle Dies.

Now all I've got to do is resist eating the chocolates before Christmas!!

Hope you like them

Jane

tams# 38986

Product List

Perfectly Plaid Photopolymer Stamp Set (En)

[149418]

£16.00

Pine Tree Punch

[149521]

£17.00

Wrapped In Plaid 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

[149596]

£13.00

Shaded Spruce/Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Striped Ribbon

[149597]

£6.50

Jingle Bells

[149598]

£4.75

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