Mini Milk Carton Bird Houses with Christmas Owls

Hello there, 

Hubby went on his work Christmas do today and he wanted a little something for the girls he works with so this is what I spent a whole day last weekend making ;-)

I started with the Mini Milk Carton Die, some Crumb Cake card {the Crease Pad makes this job a lot easier as the score lines are a lot less likely to cut right through ;-)} and of course the Big Shot!

Once cut I folded the score lines and then before assembling I stamped with the Woodgrain Background stamp.

Top Tip: This die cut carton is too big to stamp all in one go, I simply folded it in half and stamped twice, this also gives the added bonus of the woodgrain was going vertically as it would naturally :-)

 To make the roof I punched strips of Early Espresso card with the Scallop Edge Punch, then stamped the strips using White Craft ink and the (retired) Serene Snowflakes stamp set. A current set that would work could be Festive Flurry. Then I inked each edge, again with white craft ink, before glueing them first together and then to the milk carton sides. 

A torn white card strip makes the snow cap and when removed allows access to the goodies inside :-)

 Then I added a Punched Owl accented with Red Glimmer Paper to the front,

and sat him on a Gumball green branch made with the Bird Punch

 and Santa Owl was topped with a cute hat :-) 

(Pennant Punch and Punch Pack)

 OK, I will share the finished bagged and tagged houses with you tomorrow but that's all from me for tonight.

I hope you liked today's treat holders and thanks as always for looking.

Stampin' Hugs,

 

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Candy Wrapper and Milk Carton dies

Hello there today,

I hope those reading in the UK you enjoyed your extra hour in bed last night ;-)

Today I have some little gifts I made to give out at my all day classes a few weeks ago. 

I started by useing the Candy Wrapper die for these little crackers and added a tree also die cut but using the Holiday Collection Framelit dies, 

 I decorated the trees using the straight stamp from Make a Mitten, I think it makes for great tinsel ;-) The holly leaf is from the same set

 Now, I wanted to give out a little tag saying thanks and so I made these, adding a peg to which I stuck a magnet onto the back so they can be used on the fridge afterwards

 a different paper but they are all from the Festival of Prints stack which can be viewed HERE

 Sentiment is from the Itty Bitty Banners stamp set (page 134 of the main catty) and their matching dies

 and here is a group shot sharing the sparkly champagne glimmer paper and snowflakes made with the Bigz die which is also in the Autumn/Winter catalogue

 And finally as I did run the All Day Class a second time I made Mini Milk Cartons for a change on those days

same idea with the trees though

I love the look of these trees with their decoration and so in this weeks stamp-a-stack we made a card using the same idea, I will share those with you tomorrow!

Thanks as ever for visiting me today,

Stampin' Hugs  from me for today

Pillow Boxes, Mini Milk Cartons and Crackers!

Hello there, 

I have a very picture heavy post today sharing lots of little boxes I have made using SU! dies.

So, to start the Candy Wrapper Die, looks more like a cracker though don't you think? I have a video tutorial on how to put this one together HERE

 Mini Milk Cartons, I LOVE these little guys :-) I have a mini tutorial on how to stamp a background stamp all over the slightly too large for the stamp milk carton,

 I will share that with you tomorrow so do pop back ;-)

 and finally lots of Pillow Boxes....

I have decorated these Pillow boxes with the following stamp sets....

Bordering on Romance, Just Soccer, 

Fox and Friends, Just Believe, 

 Mixed Bunch and Woodgrain Background with Oval All

 And of course Tea Shoppe

OK, this was a lot of pictures so thanks for sticking with me today!

Stampin' Hugs from me,

New Tutorial For Sale...or FREE!

Hello there!

I have finished typing a editing my NEW tutorial for making a Milk Carton Carrier with just ONE strip of card, minimal cutting and materials required, in fact all you need is a trimmer and scorer with adhesive to make the carrier, plus decorating materials (I used the tab punch, small heart and scallop trim border punches)

So here is the carrier in it's valentines decoration, I will be making more of these in different colour combinations for sure and will show you when I do :-)

The carrier

This tutorial is now for sale for just £2.50!

Click HERE to purchase

or

simply place an order with me for £45 (before postage) and I will send this to you for FREE!!

or come along to next weeks class and learn how to make it with me :-)

Thanks for stopping by today and I will back soon with a card for you

Valentines Class

Hello,

So, I have for you today the projects we will be making at the next class I have running. The dates are 21st, 23rd, 24th and 25th January and it will be Valentines themed.

I have some spots left still, but not many so please message me soon to reserve a spot :-)

So this is what we will be making at this class

I have designed a cute little carrier especially for the mini milk carton die that SU! sell exclusively, I have also decided to write a full tutorial for this, watch this space for more details very soon!

PLUS if you purchase the die from me then I will send the tutorial to you for FREE! Message me for details or to place your order.

We will also be making this CAS card using the yummy new glimmer paper amongst other things,

and finally we will be stamping a clay ornament, I love this and have made a few different versions, I am wanting to make them tidier by using cutters to get a better shape instead of the more "hand finished" look ;-) More pics to follow I am sure...

O.K. that's all for today, I hope you like these projects and if you would like to come along then please do get in touch :-)

Stampin' Hugs for today,

Baby Blossoms One Sheet Wonder Class

**EDIT TO SAY THIS CLASS IS NOW AVAILABLE AS A PDF TUTORIAL, 28 PAGES OF STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR JUST £3.00. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE**
Good Morning,

I have been busy getting samples ready for my August class ready to share with you guys, as I had so many people interested in classes at the Steam and Craft Fair I am adding to my dates, I will now be running this class on Saturday 20th, Monday 22nd, Tuesday 23rd, Wednesday24th and Thursday 25th August, I will be keeping the numbers at strictly 6 per class on a first come, first served basis. Please EMAIL me now to reserve your space on the day you would like :-)

So, do you want to see the projects we will be creating??

I have not used the One Sheet in the "traditional" way but I decided to use the pretty paper with punches and dies, making a pretty Milk Carton too :-)

Well, I really hope you can join us this month.

I am also working on dates and designs for my Christmas Stamp-a Stack starting in September, go HERE to see some dates and more information on classes too :-)

Thanks for joining me today and I look forward to hearing from you soon,

Stampin' Hugs

Harrison is 7!

Good Morning!

Last day and then 4 more off then, are you looking forward to and/or doing anything special for the Royal Wedding? We are hoping to do something, although we are still undecided exactly what, as of yet.
Anyway, today I have Harrison's birthday card and matching milk carton to show you, his birthday was last week but his party was just yesterday and I was running a little late so I only made this yesterday lunch time ;-)

The colour combo is Basic Grey and Pacific Point but the stamp set I have used is retired, there is however a similar football set on page 41 of the current catalogue. Harrison is football mad so this card set was the perfect choice for him,

The boots on both the card and box are hanging from crochet thread,

Inside the card,

and the matching carton which I would have filled with choccy footballs had I been a tad earlier in the making of it- instead it had mini eggs, he didn't mind though :-)

Well, short and sweet from me today, I am entering this card in the "Less is More" challenge this week which is off centre,

Thanks for stopping by today, if there is any Stampin' Up! products that you have seen today and "need" then please don't hesitate to get in touch ;-)

Stampin' Hugs,

April Class

Hello!

Happy Easter Monday! How was your Easter Sunday? It was a lovely hot day here and we had a BBQ with my Mum and Hubby's Dad, it's so lovely to be able to eat outside isn't it?? my favourite bit of the summer :-)

Well, this Bank Holiday Monday I had the first of this months classes, and it was great! the projects we made went down well and so did the Rose Water cupcakes! Yum!

So, here is what we made, a card, a bookmark and my favourite- the mini milk carton (surprise!)

I started the card by looking through the mini catalogue and was inspired by one on page 6, I think it turned out quite different though..

 much more vintagey with the Glass Glitter for the flower centre, this glitter ages as it sits on your project giving you a tarnished look,

Sentiment is from Artistic Etchings with the Seam Binding having had a thread pulled from the middle to get the ruffle,

Then we had to use the Owl Punch so we made a bookmark inspired by some Julie made,

Love the owl punch with seam binding ribbon around the bottom of the mark,

 

and finally the mini milk carton, it is similar to the one I made for my Jems swap,

Well, that's today's projects for you, If you would like to come to next months class then please get in touch, we will be making a little brag book and card for Fathers Day. I have some exciting news regarding classes, more details tomorrow once I have told my regular ladies, there's another good reason to come... you get to find out all the details first!

Thanks for stopping by today,

Stampin' Hugs