Memory Box Love you card for The Rubber Buggy

Hi everyone!

I'm here with a card for The Rubber Buggy using die cuts from Memory Box.
I love Memory Box dies. They are so intricate, but still cuts like butter and they have so many to choose from.

The background is absolutely gorgeous, I both die cut it and embossed it to make the most of it. It really made the entire card - so easy!

Products used from the store:
Memory Box die STARRY NIGHT BACKGROUND
Memory Box open studio die ALL ABOUT LOVING
Memory Box open studio AMAZING YOU
WOC carnations
WOC hip rosebuds

Thank you for visiting!

Magnolia 3D-card

Hi everyone!

I have a new card for you at The Rubber Buggy. If you're a follower you'll notice I'm back with another 3D-box card using Magnolia stamps again. Well, what can I say - they're a hoot to make and they come together super easy and fastare than you might think.

Besides the colouring and fuzzy cutting the images, which you might do even if you're just layering them on a "flat" card. The box itself is nothing.

I decieded that I wanted to make my box 2,5" x 2,5" (don't forget to add some extra for the flap that will overlap as closure) and 3" high.

Therefore I started with a paper sized to 10,5" x 5,5". (4x2,5"+0,5") x (3"+2,5") - does that makes sense? If not let me know and I'll try to explain it better for you. There is also a lot of tutorials on youtube, I've just adjusted the measurements...

Then I scored the paper at 2,5"; 5"; 7,5" and 10" across the longer side.
Left one of those "spaces" untouched (That will be the back of your box, I just find that it made it sturdier. You can score it if you'd like to) and scored the remaining 3 at 2,5" across the shorter side.
I cut the scoremarks on the 2,5" - that will create the flaps of the box.

After that it's pretty much just to assemble the box. To create something to hold your cut images and die cuts to just place a "bar" on the top of the box opening and attach it from inside to inside. How many you want depends on how many layeres you want. Good luck! Let me know if you'd like more help :)

Products used from the store:
Magnolia rubber stamp DANCING QUEEN TILDA
Magnolia rubber stamp EDWIN WANTS A HUG
Magnolia rubber stamp LITTLE SUMMER BIRDS
Magnolia rubber stamp BACKGROUND STONEPATH
Copic markers (the G- & E-family)
Magnolia Doohickey tag (similar)
Wild roses studio CIRCLE GREETINGS
WOC tulips
Wild roses studio die
Memory box die vintage bicycle
Flat back crystals
Stamping supplies (memento ink, super smooth paper, score tape, bone folder)

Thank you for visiting!!


Challenges entered:
Tilda's town - Anything goes
Marvelous Magnolia - Anything goes and DT call (beginner)

Skinny mini album part 1

Hi everyone!

As my DT-project for The Rubber Buggy I have a mini album for you. This week I'll show you the cover and next week you'll see the inside.

The construction of the album is super simple. It's made of 2 sheets of cardstock 8,5 x 11.
1. Score at 1,5"; 5,25"; 5,75" and 9,5" on both of the sheets along the 11"-side.
2. Glue the 2 sheets together, I have also added some brads along the spine to secure that they wont come apart.
3. The 1,5" flaps on the side can either be folded in and glued like pockets or
4. Make 3,75"x8,5" inserts to glue at the flaps as extra pages.
5. Mat the pages throughout the album
6. Embellish and make inserts for the album

Products from the store:
8,5 x 11 ultra smooth cardstock
12x12 Magnolia paper once upon a time Turquoise rose ornament
Spellbinders nestabilites decorative label one
Magnolia crystal chandelier garland white
Magnolia vintage berries
WOC open rose 15mm
WOC open rose 25mm
WOC carnation
WOC tulips
WOC large wild rose
white lace with satin center
lace with pearl center
Stamping supplies (bone folder, score tape, hot glue, scissors etc)

I hope you'll try it!
Next week you'll see the inside :)

Thank you for visiting!

Teach me Tuesday at MB's Treasurista

Hi everyone!

For today's post for The Rubber Buggy, please scroll down.

Today I trying to show you how to make a box.
I tend to do this fun little box when I'm gifting a mini album. I got the idea when I made a baby mini by 6x6 envelopes.

This one has a magnetic closure on the side and is a bit smaller so you will be able to only use two 12x12 cardstock, (For a 6x6 mini, you need 3 sheets)

Anyhow, the video is quite fast, as I fast forward in order to fit the 10min limit on youtube.
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.


I start by marking the 12x12 paper at 4,5 & 7,5 on all four sides.
Then I score a line between the 7,5 mark and the 4,5 mark on the other side on all four sides - now you have the base of your box. If you wish for a smaller base leave a smaller gap between your marks i e 5 & 7. For a larger base leave a wider gap i e 4 & 8...

The next step is to score the lines for your sides or the height of your box. Here I scored 1,75 outside the base, I prefer to fold it double and glue a piece to the bottom - you'll see later. Therefore, I score it once more 1,75 outside the line I just scored.


You now have a 12x12 with a lot of diagonal score lines, time to cut some.
How you cut is really prefable to you. But you need to have in mind that you are creating something to hold a corner. So the last scoreline of yours create a corner to the paper (Hold on to that line), now use the longest of the scorelines as your cuttingline and cut all the way to the base. Also cut the second line all the way to the same line as the base line. This part can be removed altogheter.

 Now you are ready to start assembly your box - just fold all the lines towards the base and you'll see the box take shape. Glue everything together. The box is done!

For the covers, I do mine double folded, but you can use the same principle and make a gate fold, just a normal cover or what ever you creation might be in mood for.
If you made a box with a base smaller than 6x6, you can make the covers from only one 12x12, just cut it in half. If your box is larger, you probably need 2 sheets of cardstock if you want the covers to go outside your box as shown on the picture.

For the covers score on of the pieces as wide as your box, this will be the inner cover. Also score it one more as wide as the box is high. For me that means I'm scoring at 6 (a bit larger than my box, but I'll cut that away later) and the other at 7,75. That leaves about 4 left to go on the back of the box. It's optional to just cover half of the back and meet the other part in the middle. You will cover that later. To the other piece of cardstock. Depending on the size of your box you can be able to do a closure that overlap one of the sides. Just start backwards - I need 2 to the back, another 1,75 for the side and almost 6 for the front, which leaves me just about 2 for the closure. Now you have all the parts, just glue together and start to embellish!

I usually start by covering both the covers and the box with paper, both to add sturdiness and hide lines. Then you have endless possibilities to add flowers, sprays and ribbon/lace.

I hope you try it out - it was kind of hard to explain it like this, if you have any questions - don't be shy :D

I hope you enjoy it and once you've mastered the techniques you'll see how versatile this can be. You might even be able to add a window to one of the covers... or both! (You just die cut the covers before you glue them to the box!)

For more inspirational Teach me Tuesdays, please visit the blog!

If you need supplies to embellish your box with, please visit the store!

Thank you for taking the time to pop by:)

MB's Treasurista Gettin Organized Challenge

Hi!
My name is Pi and I'm a scrapmess - LOL!

Anyone out there who's the same?

Well I'm sure we all have our sore spots, whether it's lace or dies, stamps or paper, paper flowers or buttons, washi or stickers - we want to know:)

MB's Treasurista is hosting a Gettin Organized Challenge!!
That's right, you can win a great prize just for cleaning! If that's not an excuse to really dig in to that mess and start organizing I don't know what is - LOL!

Rules:

• You can organize anything you want. Must include a before and after pic and brief description of what you did.
• Submit Project as a "linky" to the MB's Treasurista Blog Gettin Organized Challenge post or any designers post or you may do a video response to the video in this post via Youtube.
• Unlimited Entry submission per contestant
• Follow the MBT blog and/or youtube channel
• 1 Winner will be selected
• Projects must be uploaded by June 22nd 11:59pm

The prize is a Clip It Up Base Unit - how awesome isn't that?!
 
I organized my wafer thin dies, as I don't have a binding machine I'm not able to make one of those gorgeous books you see everyone else do and I've been eyeing a cinch for a while now getting closer and closer to cash in, but I really don't have room for one...

Thus, behold.
Simple stories snap album (or mix and match album) turned out to be a savier!
But let me start from the beginning...

Before:

My dies where stored in a file folder, great system with tabs and sorted by category.
Downside: to sort through you still need to get all the dies out. The folder is only expandable in the top, which makes it hard to close...


Now:

My dies are neatly placed on magnetic tape in a ring binder of suitable size and very managable. Should I get more dies I can always add a new binder to the system.

Now please help me get ideas how to store my image stamps in a neat and portable system :)
... or how to store lace and ribbon without everything getting tangled...
... anything that is portable and space saving!!!

For more inspiration please check out my fellow design team members:

Misty

Leslie

Deb  

Kelly

MB's Treasurista store

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Teach me Tuesday at MB's Treasurista, creative gift wrapping

Hi everyone!

I'm sharing my way of giftwrapping bottles today.

Don't you just think that the gift bags for wine bottles are just boring and dull?
And it's not that it's a surprise when you pull out the bottle, the bag pretty much says it all.
Yet, it's so easy to bring a bottle of nice wine as a gift for the hostess - instead of a flower.

So I came up with this easy way of altering the bottle, without ruining the label.

The first time I did it I used layers of paper and stamped the sentiment. MB's Treasurista has amazing wide lace, which I used instead of paper. You can compare HERE.

But this is all it takes:

To become this:

 Here's how I did:
As I wanted to use lace instead of paper, I still need to back it with paper. This is just to prevent the glue from sticking to the bottle. You want to keep the wrapping removeble.

To make the lace wrapping I set the edges with eyelets using my crop-o-dile, just eyeballing how many and the width in between them.

I then place everything that I need a flat surface for. If I'd used paper instead of leaves, this is when I would stamp the background or distress the edges.

I then lace the wrapping around the bottle with ribbon and twine. Making sure it's tight enough not to slip and then I tie a bow.

Now it's just to glue everything to the wrapping with your glue gun - that's it, easy peasy!

Products used from MB's Treasurista:
White wide scalloped lace
Twine, cappuchino & carribean
Sm. eyelet lace with ribbon, celadon
Mulberry trellis roses
Sweetheart blossom, light pink
Cherry blossoms, Mulberry, 2-tone champagne/pink
Mulberry green leaves
Round pearl bead spray, ivory & pink
Heart pearl trim, white
Mesh bling, brown
3-tone wheat leave spray, fuchsia
Lg Clear crystal stick pin
Clear acrylic butterfly bead
Small acrylic flower with stamen
Lindy's stamp gang a bit o´bubbly
LSG saltwater taffy & cape cod coral
Prima lyric 6x6 paper pad
Scor tape

Thank you for visiting!
You can watch me as I make the bottle with the mesh bling in brown from start to finish on youtube.

Have a great and creative day!


 

Teach me Tuesday with MB's Treasurista - Magic stamp tutorial

Hi eveyone!

I'm here to show you how to work the magic stamp.
It may not look much, but it's so versitile:)
The possibilities are endless, you will basically be able to make your own stamp with what ever you're in the mood for... or what ever material you have avalialbe.

Let me tell you how it works:

Heat - The first thing you must do is to heat the foam. You will see the foam react to the warmth and be more porose.

Press - after it's heated, gently press it to a surface of your choice. But it should have some kind of structure to it. Think beads, coins, linen texture or even cooking rise. You can also try chains or gears, anything that will leave an impression in the foam. Also remember that the stamped image will be reversed.

Stamp - now it works like any foam stamp as usual. Just ink it with your ink of choice, I used dye ink from adirondack. I found that I liked it better to rub or brush the ink pad against the stamp rather than to tap it as I normally do.

 

Clean - Just as you would with any normal stamp, just clean it - here I used a baby wipe. No either you keep it like this and use it again and again and again or until you wish to make a new stamp.

Heat again - if  you reheat the foam, the stamp will return to it's original shape and you can make another impression. That's the magic!

As it's very inexpensive you could easily afford having a number of your own personal stamps, but also as it's so versatile, the value for money is unbelieveble :D

So I hope you give it a try, let me know if you have any questions and I will try my best to help you.

Please visit MB's Treasurista to buy your own magic stamp and more.
To see what my fellow design team members are up to, please visit MB's Treasurista blog from time to time - you wont leave uninspired, I promise!