Scor-pal and Clearsnap with Toni Storie

This week the DT's from Scor-Pal and Clearsnap have joined forces to bring you some amazing projects.  Be sure to check the Scor-Pal Blog and the Clearsnap Blog everyday for inspiration, and also to enter to win a Scor-pal!  Just leave comments this week on any of our Scor-pal posts, and we will choose a winner next week.

Hi, Toni here!  It's my turn to showcase a Scor-Pal and Clearsnap project.  We will have a week long showing of some crafty goodness by both the Scor-Pal design team and the Clearsnap design team.  I received some really fabulous product and I wanted to show it all off, so I made a Card Box* and an assortment of cards to go in it.

For this project, you will need:

• Scor-Pal
• Scor-Tape
• 7 3/4" x 9" piece of card stock for base
• 6 7/8" x 8 1/8" piece of acetate for lid
• paper snips
• brayer
• Clearsnap Mix'd Media Inx
• mini cording

For the cards, you will also need:

• Scor-Envi
• Stamps
• Dies
• ink
• Clearsnap Smooch, Smooch Glitz & Smooch Spritz
• Clearsnap Mix'd Media Inx embossing powder
• burlap string
• corner rounder
• dimensional adhesive

Place the 7 3/4" by 9" piece of card stock on your Scor-Pal with one corner at the top of the  6" groove and the opposite corner between the arrows at the bottom of the 6" groove.  Score every half inch across the entire piece of card stock.  I have illustrated three of the score lines below.

Turn your piece of card stock 90 degrees and center the new corner at the top of the 6" groove and the opposite corner between the arrows at the bottom of the 6" groove.  Again, score every half inch across the entire piece of card stock.  You will create a diamond grid pattern on your paper. 

If you want to highlight the grid pattern with ink, you will do that now.  Refer to the card below for more information on inking the grid pattern.  For now, we will continue on with creating our box base.  With the 9" side of the card stock up against the top fence of the Scor-Pal,  score at 1 1/2" on all four sides. 

On the 9" sides, cut along the 1 1/2" score lines in to the 1 1/2" score lines.  You will create four tabs to adhere the box together.  Crease all of your score lines. 

Turn the box base over and line all four tabs with Scor-tape.

Remove adhesive backing and adhere tabs to inside of the box.  Now you see the finished box base.

Creating the box lid follows the same steps with slightly different dimensions.  This box lid was created with acetate, but could easily be made with card stock.  The acetate measures 6 7/8" by 8 1/8".  It is places into the Scor-Pal and scored at 1" on all four sides.  Tabs are created by cutting on the 1" score line in to the 1" score line.  Adhesive is placed on the outside of the tabs and adhered to the inside of the lid.  Below, you see the acetate lid placed on my scored grid box base.

For the first of four cards, I recreated the scored grid background on my card.  

Since my background was smaller, I placed my Scor-Envi into my Scor-Pal and used it to help me stabilize the smaller piece.  I placed one corner into the 6" groove and lined up one side flush with the Scor-Envi.  Score every half inch across the whole piece. 

Turn 90 degrees and repeat the scoring every half inch to create the diamond grid pattern. 

Without turning the paper over so that raised score lines are on the bottom, brayer on Clearsnap Mix'd Media Inx Chox ink.

I finished my card with a couple of stamped flowers, dies and burlap string.  For my gold flower centers, I used both Gold Lame Smooch and Goldrush Smooch Glitz.



For the next card, I scored sun rays onto my card base.  I used Gold Lame Smooch to line each ray and then ran a finger over it to spread it like it was glowing.  I also covered some card stock with the Smooch and die cut and trimmed it to represent my sun.

For the third card, the leaves were clear embossed on white card stock.  Then, I used River Mossy Smooch Spritz to spray over the top in an emboss resist technique.  Additionally, I scored on either side of the emboss resist panel, wrapped burlap string around the embossed panel, stamped a sentiment and rounded the corners.

For the final card, I scored a tic-tac-toe grid and embellished.  In the four corners of the grid, I used the Honey Mix'd Media Inx embossing powder to emboss the leaves.  I stamped flowers for the four outer boxes of the grid, adding Gold Lame Smooch to each flower center.  Finally, I stamped a sentiment, matted the grid and rounded the corners. 

The cards and envelopes fit neatly into the box with the lid.  It was finished with a simple bow tied with mini cording to match. 

Thanks for reading along!

*Card Box tutorial found on Splitcoaststampers. 





Details -  Stamps: Bloom & Grow (Verve), Doodled Occasions (Verve); Paper: Sweet Tooth White, Chocolate chip; Ink: Clearsnap Mix'd Media Inx Chox Petals, Momento Rich Cocoa, Versamark; Accessories: Scor-Pal, Scor-Envi, Scor-Tape, paper snips, brayer, Clearsnap Mix'd Media Inx Honey embossing powder, clear embossing powder, heat tool, Clearsnap River Mossy Smooch Spritz, Clearsnap Gold Lame Smooch, Clearsnap Goldrush Smooch Glitz, Nestabilities, Floral Circles dies (Verve), May Arts mini cording, May Arts burlap string, glue dots, stampin' dimensionals, corner rounder.

May Arts and Scor-Pal with Lisa Silver

Hello!  It's Lisa with a tutorial for a unique gift box.  With Mother's Day in mind, I created a mini Hat Box that will make a lovely way deliver a special present this year.

Supplies:
Tools: Scor-Pal scoring board in inches, Scor-Tool, Scor-Envi, Scor-tape
Ribbons / Trim: pink cord, crocheted lace and pink ribbon by May Arts
Ink: ColorBox Party Pink and Spearmint dye inks by Clearsnap
Paper: Pop-Tone Razzleberry 100#, Pop-Tone Pink Lemonade 100#, Pop-Tone Gumdrop Green 100# by DiscountCardstock.com
Other: mini rose and leaves dies by My Favorite Things, waterbrush by Niji, buttons by Papertrey Ink, compass, pencil, ruler, hole punch

Mini Hat Box

So, let's begin!

The first step is to start with two equal hexagons of cardstock.  You can opt to use dies or create your own using a compass and ruler.

To create your own with a compass, as I have done, please refer to this LINK for a demonstration.  It's easy and you can customize the size of your final box.  Create two -OR- make one, cut and trace for the second hexagon.

Score your hexagons using your Scor-Pal scoring board and Scor-Tool.  The first should be scored 0.25" from each edge and the other 0.38" from the edge.

Fold along all the score lines and snip to remove the corners.  Add Scor-tape alone the edges.

Cut a hole in the center of each of the hexagons.

Trim cardstock to the length required for your Hexagons.  The dimensions are as follows:

TOP:
          Width = 2.5"
          Length = (the length of one side of the hexagon x 6) + 0.25"

BOTTOM:
          Width = 2.25"
          Length = (the length of one side of the hexagon x 6) + 0.25"

Take into consideration the "loss" at each score.  You may want to trim a longer piece of cardstock that is needed and score each of the box sides, one at a time.  Make a mark or number the first 2 sides so you can match your custom scores.

The added 0.25" will be used to close the side of the box and will have Scor-tape alone the edge.

Score the cardstock for the box sides using your Scor-Pal scoring board and Scor-Tool.

Remove the Scor-tape liner and adhere the box sides, one edge at a time until complete.

Now it is time to create a unique closure that will pull this project together.

Thread a button with May Arts cord and pull the cord ends through the bottom of the box - through the hole we punched earlier.

Thread the cord through the top of the box and out of the hole on top.  Add a button.  Tie off the cord, leaving about 2.5 - 3" of excess so you can open the box.  Test the length before securing a knot.

REMEMBER: The top button must move freely in order for the box to open.

Complete your project with paper roses, ribbon and lace.

Thanks for visiting,
Lisa

Guest Designer Joann Jamieson

Hello again everyone, Joann with you again to show you how to make a fun little basket. I got the idea from a little paper game I use to play with as a child. It is called Paper Fortune Teller. I found one in an old box of stuff and when I looked at it upside down, it was perfect for a basket.

and here it is with another angle

  

 To make this fun little box follow these simple steps: Cut a piece of cardstock 8 ½ inches x 8 ½ inches Score at 2 ¹/₈, 4 ¼ and 6 ½

  

 Flip and score the other side the same 2 ¹/₈, 4 ¼ and 6 ½ Place your Scor-Envi on your Scor-Pal and score at the 9 mark on all 4 sides

  

 To fold the basket do the following:

1. Turn the cardstock so it looks like a Diamond
2. Fold the 4 points into the middle so you are left with a square
3. Flip the card stock over and fold the 4 points onto the middle again
4. Fold the card stock in half and then fold in half again on the other side
5. To make the basket simply place the folder card stock so that the top looks like a W and push in on the 4 corners.
6. Glue the basket to a doily
7. To make the handle I used a strip of paper 1 ½ x 10 ½ and punched the edge with a Martha Steward edge punch

Here's a list of the products I used for this project: Cheery Lynn Designs English Tea Party Martha Stewart Edge Punch Graphic 45 - Secret Garden Paper Thanks so much for visiting my blog and I hope you can come back and visit again soon! hope you can come back and visit again soon!

SEI and Scor-Pal Week with Katie Tate

     

So this is it, the last post for our SEI and Scor-Pal cross-promotion week.  We hope you have enjoyed the week as much as we have.  Don't forget,to check out  SEI blog  for more great projects and prizes as well. Leave comments on our blog, and Facebook page for entries to win the great prizes below.

So, speaking of prizes, here they are:

1.  A full-sized Scor-Pal!  We will also add a couple of rolls of Scor-tape!

2. May papercrafting kit 

 3. May card kit.
 

  So you have three chances to win! Be sure to tell your friends, because you won't want to miss out on this giveaway!  Make sure all of your entries are in by Sunday, May 5th, 11:59 pm E.S.T.

  It's my turn today for the cross promotion on the Scor-Pal blog between Scor-Pal and SEI and I like to call mine a "case of the minitures!"
Be sure to check out the projects made by the SEL team too on the SEL blog
I loved the papers, so soft and girly and I knew a piece of home decor for my daughter would be a perfect fit.
We often think only of the Scor-Pal for full sized projects like boxes and cards but this time I used the Scor-Buddy as I was working with much smaller pieces of paper
This project shows lots of different techniques and embellishments that can be created with your Scor-Buddy



Project Recipe:
Tools - Scor-Pal, Scor-Buddy, Scor-Mat and Scor-Envi
Adhesive - Scor-Tape and Hot Glue
Stamps - Mini Tangle Tilda and Mini Princess Tilda with Ballet Shoes
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Diane by SEI
Wooden Memory Frame - The Paper Studio
Metal, Wood and Glass Accents - The Paper Studio
Twine - The Twinery
Sentiments - Heidi Grace and Making Memories
Flower Stickers - The Paper Studio
Beads - Unknown
Silk Flowers - Prima
Paper Flowers - Recollections
Buttons - Dress It Up
Letter Beads - Walmart
Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart



Start by decorating the inside of the sections of the frame.



Punch a 12" strip of paper to make a ruffled rosette. Score between the scallops of the punched edge and on the 1/2 of the scallop and then fan fold a create your rosette.



First let me apologize for the "glue strings" in the photo. Using the same fan folding technique you can create a fan rather than a rosette and this one fits perfectly into the corner of this square frame.



Using the directions on the Scor-Envi create a mini envelope as an embellishment.



You can create simple standing frames by scoring across the card stock at 1/2" and burnishing.



Another reason to keep the Scor-Buddy on your desk when you are crafting is that often you need a quick straight fold like across the butterfly to make it's wings pop up.



Create a scored background and then use ink to highlight the score lines.



I made another rosette and added a stem and leaves this time.

The following photos are just close ups of the completed project.







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