Scor-Pal and Hampton Art Wrap-Up

This time of the year, people are always on the look out for cute projects that are easily and inexpensively made, to had out as those last minute gifts.  This treat holder really fits the bill.  It was designed  to hold  Ghiradelli Chocolate Squares, but you could tweak the measurements to hold any treat that you would like to use. It's so quick to put this together using the Scor-Pal!  And since we are talking chocolate here - the sentiment stamp from Hampton Art was perfect!

Scor-Pal

Scor-Tape

Hampton Art PS0626 A Good Thing

Clearsnap Color Box  Dark Moss Chalk Ink

Clearsnap Top Boss Embossing Ink Pad

Echo Park Patterned Paper - Very Merry Christmas

Best Creation Glitter Paper

WorldWin Cardstock

Hambly Screen Prints Transparency

Cheery Lynn Designs Holly Leaves B183

Spellbinders Labels Nineteen

May Arts 377-38-14 Metallic Velvet

Wow Embossing Powder

Robin's Nest Dew Drops

Cut (2) red card stock pieces 7" x 6"for the top and bottom of the box. With the 6" side along the top fence, score at 2" and 4".  Turn a quarter turn, and score at 2" and 5".  Score the top and bottom corner pieces to add a 1/2" tab. e.g. For the upper left corner, score at 1 1/2", only down to the 2" mark.  Do this for all four corners and trim away the rest of the corner paper.

Cut decorative paper to cover the box top and bottom:

(5) 1 3/4" x 2 3/4"

(4) 1 3/4" x 1 3/4"

Ink the edges of the patterned papers using the Dark Moss ink.  Attach these papers to the box form before you assemble it - that way you can easily punch two holes into the top, to tie your ribbon through.  After the holes are punched, assemble the box top and bottom using Scor-tape.

Cut the transparency 9" x 10 1/4". Score at 1 7/8"; 4 3/4"; 6 5/8"; and 9 1/2".  Attach the tab using Scor-tape, and slide the sleeve into the box bottom. Add your treats, and top with the lid.

To decorate the box, stamp and emboss the Hampton Art sentiment, using gold embossing powder.  Cut using a die cut, and frame the cut with a nesting cut from red glitter paper. Add die cut holly leaves, and red Dew Drops for the holly berries.

Keep a few of these ready throughout the holidays!

Sneaking in an Ornament

I do love Christmas! and I love going all out decorating - some years more than others...but I'm feeling like this year might be an over the top year! So since my mind was swirling with ideas for the season, I thought I would share with you a snowflake ornament that I made tonight. Wouldn't this be lovely to have a tree covered in these glittery flakes?

Challenges:
The Rubber Cafe- ornaments
Stamp and Show - recycle ( I used old Christmas wrapping twine)

Scor-Pal and Little Darlings Blog Hop

Welcome to the Scor-pal/Little Darlings blog hop! Today we are featuring some fun projects using the Scor-pal/Scor-buddy along with the newly released Fall/Halloween Little Darlings stamps. If you came here from Sarah's blog, then you are in the right spot. If not, you will want to start from the beginning at the Scor-pal blog so you don't miss any of today's projects. There will be some Little Darlings stamps given away by Love to Stamp and Scor-pal will be giving away a Scor-buddy to one person randomly chosen from all comments left. The more comments you leave the better your chances of winning. You can also increase your chances of winning a Scor-buddy in other ways as well so check out the Scor-pal blog for complete details.


I was lucky enough to work with the Little Darlings Throwing Leaves stamp. I think she is just adorable! I tried a Double fold card for my project. It was a quick and easy fancy fold - but I think the results are stunning. (Remember if you are ever short on ideas for great scored cards and projects, just check out all of the tutorials at Scor-Pal.)

Here is what the card looks like opened. I think it's great that it can stand by itself in this position.

Thanks for stopping by today! Your next hop stop is Louise's blog. Have fun!

Flower Soft Fall Fun

Flower Soft has such great color mixes - but sometimes I need to mix my own to get the right match for my project. To make the mossy, autumn forest floor, I started with Vintage Christmas and added Burnt Sienna and Earth in the Ultrafine. It really matched my papers from Best Creation perfectly, with this combo. For the center of my flowers, I added just a tiny pop of Sunshine Yellow.



Challenges:
CPS - sketch
Serendipity: Autumn

Scor-Pal Designer Challenge - Sweet Treats

Welcome to October! And that means a new challenge from the Scor-Pal DT. This month the theme is Sweet Treats. The challenge is open to interpretation -sweet images, packages for sweets, however you are inspired. Please be sure to add your entries over at the Scor-Pal blog, for your chance to win a fantastic prize. And speaking of prizes...

Already have a Scor-pal?? Already a Fan??

We'll then you have a chance to win a KINDLE!

All you have to do is create a project between now and Oct 31 and either post it on your blog and link it up on the fan page or post the image directly to the Scor-Pal Fan Page.

All entries will be entered into a drawing for a Kindle. You can enter as many times as you like but each project must be newly created.

For my Sweet Treats project, I made a Candy Corn container. This was really easy to make - and would be great to hand out a great treat for those very special trick-or-treaters. I found a candy template online - and just cut out two of them. I added Basic Glitter papers from Best Creation to add the right colors. Then I made a 3" square box, using my Scor-Pal. I glued the candy corn to the front and back - attaching with Scor-tape. I punched holes at the top to add my ribbon and tag (stamped from JustRite's Autumn Blessings) - Now, all I need is a little candy, and I'll be good to go!

Challenges:
JustRite: Fall Festival
Simon Says: Anything Goes

Playing with Sakura

I love experimenting with Sakura's Crystal Lacquer! And I've come up with a technique, that I hope you will enjoy.


1. Choose some interesting dies, and cut wax paper shapes. Cover the shape with the Crystal Lacquer. Let Dry



2. I'll admit, I thought the dried lacquer would pull right off the waxed paper...but it didn't. But don't you worry! I've got the answer. Heat the waxed paper side for a few seconds with your heat gun. You can then peel it off revealing a die-cut shape of the Crystal Lacquer.

3. Choose embossing folders, and run the shape through your Cuttlebug machine.

4. You may either leave your piece alone, as it is - or add colors. I rubbed on Viva Decor Gold, and then buffed areas off. I also rubbed Stickles over the shape too. Finally, I inked the edges with Distress Inks.

I had been going to do just one card, but decided to make a trio of ATC's. You can see the different textures that were created - and there's so many variations left to try!





For this last ATC, I die-cut my spellbinders, and inked the embossed area. Then I just highlighted those areas with the Crystal Lacquer. I also covered the little squares completely, to make them more like charms.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Challenges:
Stamp and Show: ATC
Simon Says: Dies to Die For

Flower Soft + Circles

I've got a fun fall card to share with you, for the new challenge at Flower Soft. It's a super easy one this time-circles! I made a shaker card using papers, chipboard and stickers from Best Creation - Hello Fall line. I used the Autumn Flower Soft to look like leaves around the scarecrow. Some of my leaf stickers were placed under the acrylic, and some over it - to add more dimension.

Wrapping Up Summer

How was your summer? Now that it's almost over, I thought I would share a Mini-album that I made using Best Creation's Splash Fun line and an adorable custom "Beach" mini-album from Clear Scraps. I also got to through in some goodies from Epiphany Crafts!

Big Cheer for Best Creation!

I wanted to share with you a layout that was on the Best Creation Blog this week. The challenge was to create a project using the new Team Spirit Collection.

It's such an adorable line of papers - especially if you have a little cheerleader in your house. Now....I don't have any cheerleaders around, so I had to dig out old photos of my high school years, but that's one of the great things about this timeless collection.....it works for modern or vintage photos.


I made the pom-pom flower by cutting strips of glittered paper using my Martha Stewart fringe scissors, adding Scor-tape along the edge, and rolling it tightly. I love how it turned out!

Pack Your Bags!

Go here for my Blog Candy.

While I'm afraid the only travel plans in my near future is a trip to Charlotte....I still thought it would be fun to make a travel-themed card with a pocket built in, to hide away tickets for a special get-away.

I used the Scooter and Tug Boat die set from CottageCutz- and I must say, they are stinkin' cute! The papers are from Best Creation - Travel Forever. I also got to play with the new Shape Studio Tool Square 25 from Epiphany Crafts, to make my custom epoxies.


Don't you think that this would make a fun way to surprise someone with a couple of tickets to someplace wonderful?

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp and Show: Travel

Have Fun with Best Creation + Epiphany Crafts

I love layering cards - and had so much fun with this one! I used the Travel Forever Line, which is perfect for all of your summer vacation layouts! I love mixing chipboard with die cuts to achieve lots of dimension. After I made my scored-flower, I added a custom Epoxy bubble, using the Shape Studio Round Tool 25 from Epiphany Crafts.

Also, did you notice that yummy Baker's Twine that I used from the Twinery? If you would love to get your hands on some of that goodness, then you need to head over to the Twinery's Blog, and see all of the Birthday Celebrations that they have going on this week - including hops with Scor-pal and Echo Park, and the mother-load give away of a spool of each color of their twine! So much twine to give away!!!!

Crafty Secrets and Best Creation

I've got a new card to share with you today using the Play Ball stamp set from Crafty Secrets. I used three images from the set, but there are so many others that are just as cute! I also got to use another of my favorites - from Best Creations, the 6 x 6 glitter paper pad - Baseball. These papers and stamps were just made for each other! Did you notice how dimensional my baseball turned out? After I stamped, colored and cut it - I shaped it with a McGill Flower tool and coated it with Sakura Hobby Craft Crystal Lacquer. They whole technique just added so much!

Best Creation DT!

I got some awesome news last night! I was asked to join the Best Creations Design Team - Woo Hoo! I fell in love with their beautiful sparkly papers about a year ago, when I found them at my LSS. I am really excited and honored to be working with some fabulously talented ladies on this team. You can check them out below.

Design Team:

Benedicte Raphalen (France)

Debbie Sherman (Wyoming, USA)

Gini Williams Cagle (NC, USA)

Julie Walton (CA, USA)

Kim Arledge (TX, USA)

Jodi Wilton (Canada)

Keely Yowler (KY, USA)

Liz Chidester (UT, USA)

Nicole Wise (Maine, USA)

Rebecca Keppel (AZ, USA)

Sandy Ang (Singapore)

Monthly Guest Designer:

Alicia Barry (Australia)

Irit Shalom (Israel)

Karen Taylor (USA)

Monique Liedtke (Netherlands)

Mireille Divjak (Netherlands)

This Boy

This is a picture of my nephew Cole, from a couple of years ago. I can't believe how quickly he is growing up! He is sitting on a small concrete bear, that's in my parent's front yard. Everytime I walk past it, I remember how little he was on it!