Large Tissue Box Cover

 
I don't know about you all, but we don't buy the little square boxes of tissues. We buy the BIG ones. So many noses you know, lol! And so I decided I had to make a cover for them because I thought the square ones were so darn cute :)

Your pieces will be such:
Box:

• two 9 3/8" x3 3/4" (front and back) scored at 8 7/8"
• two 5 1/4" x 3 3/4" (ends) scored at 4 3/4"
• one 11" x 6 7/8" (top) scored at 1" all four sides-then cut in at four corners to form tabs

Panels:

• two 8 1/2" x 3" (front and back)
• two 4 3/8" x 3" (ends)
• two 8 5/8" x 3/4" (front and back lips)
• two 4 1/2" x 3/4"  (end lips)
• one 8 5/8" x 4 1/2"   (top)

Holes:
You will need to cut an opening in the center top of your box. Use whatever cutting device you have making sure the hole in the panel is smaller than the hole in the box top so that alignment does not have to be exact. The hole can be circular, oval, or fancy shaped as long as the top panel hole is smaller and will cover the entire hole int the box top :)

Embellish:
Go wild! Emboss, layer, ink, stamp, whatever to your panels. 
  
Assembly: 
Now that you have all of your pieces cut, and all of your embellishing complete, now you can assembly it!

• First adhere all or your panels to their corresponding box pieces.  
• Adhere your box front, back, and ends together with the 1/2" flaps stuck to the inside of the piece next to it to form your box base.
• Crease and fold down the lips of the box top, adhering flaps.
• Apply adhesive of your choice on the backs of the lip all the way around.
• Slide top over box base and press on the inside of the box to get good adherance of the glue.

All Done!!

 Now, let's see yours!!

Tea Shop Tissue Box

I drink tea like most night shift people drink coffee. Strong and continuously! Which means I go to a specialty tea shop to get loose leaf tea probably every 2 weeks. I love my tea shop lady. She is always such fun to talk to and she is always encouraging me to stretch myself with my crafting business. So I has to make this cute little tissue box for her shop :) I mean, I have Morning Cup, so how could I not make a project with it for the tea shop!!

Shimmer Paint is a must when coloring this set. I just love the depth it gives your images when applied over the coloring with a blender pen.

 I did edit this phrase a little to remove the word "coffee" and add "tea" instead. And isn't the Vintage Wallpaper EF perfect for this project?!

• Stamps: Morning Cup
• Paper: Suede, Marina Mist, Naturals White
• Ink: Marina Mist, Early Espresso, Regal Rose, Old Olive
• Other: Big Shot with Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, 1 3/8" Square punch (to create the banner ends), 2 3/8" Scallop Circle punch, Designer Label punch, Curly Label punch, 1¾" Circle punch,  Pearls Basic Jewels, Circle Scissors, oval cutting system, Bone Folder, Paper Piercer, Stampin' Dimensionals, Blender Pen, Frost White Shimmer Paint

And one last view. You can find the tutorial by Diane Zechman to make these on Splitcoaststampers.

Textiles Baby Boy Card

This was a really fun card to put together. I love all the texture! I had been neglecting my texture plates lately and was reminded how wonderful they are when I signed up to feature the Reverse Faux Letterpress technique for the Stampin' Addicts Birthday Blog hop. Then I couldn't stop using them!!

I was going for the baby quilt feel, which is one of my favorites for baby cards. You can never have enough blankets for baby :) There is some DSP from the Hostess Pack in here too! I stamped the elephants on it and texturized it too. Very versatile stuff!

 

 Inside is decorated too with strips of the paper from the front and a paper button cut out with Buttons #5 sizzlet and Reverse Faux Letterpress technique to add texture and ink to it with the woodgrain texture plate. 

• Stamps: Animal Stories, Occasional Quotes, Sweetness Unlimited
• Paper: Naturals White, Soft Suede, Peach Parfait, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz DSP
• Ink: Soft Suede, Peach Parfait, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz 
• Other: Big Shot with Buttons #5 sizzlet, Backgrounds 1 and Texture Plates Kit #4 , Scallop Oval punch, Large Oval punch, Modern Label punch, Signo white gel pen

And I am using this little single stamp a TON! You just might have to have it too!

Pink Wish Big Birthday

I had some scraps form that Mambo Flowers page that I just had to use, so I made a fun birthday card :) I also just got the Word Play stamp set, love it!! I really should make a few of these and bring them to work. I have been doing very well selling my creations since about 2 weeks before Valentine's day!

I actually used a few leftovers on this card. The flower is a leftover Fun Flowers Faux Sueded piece. I did have to punch the Dotted Ribbon border though. I inked the sentiment with markers to get 2 colors on one stamp. A little Rhinestone to dot the I adds some extra special-ness :)

Inside I stamped some more flowers and leaves and the fun sentiment from Create a Cupcake. And a little sparkle here too!

• Stamps: Word Play, Apple Blossoms, Create a Cupcake
• Paper: Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Naturals Ivory, Ice Cream Parlor DSP
• Ink: Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Early Espresso
• Other: Big Shot with Fun Flowers die, 1¾" Circle punch, Dotted Ribbon border punch, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Stampin' Dimensionals

Until next time, Happy Stampin!

Mambo Flowers 12x12 Page

It's about time I show you a project from this month's Stamp Club! This is the scrapbook page we made. I just love the bright fun colors for this year's Sale-A-Bration kits! I used the Ice Cream Parlor DSP and Buttons to create the accents for this project.

Here is a close-up of a few details. The flowers and leaves paper is actually stamped on Naturals Ivory paper. The big Melon Mambo flower is made using the Fun Flowers die and the Faux Suede technique (crumple and distress paper until it starts to separate into 2 layers and peel apart), sponged and Shimmer Painted. I used a couple punches for the Pink Pirouette flowers. The paper buttons use the Reverse Faux Letterpress technique and the Buttons #5 Sizzlet. Here is the sandwich for the Big Shot for this technique:

1. Multi Purpose Pad on Tab 1
2. Two cardstock shims
3. Inked Texture plate
4. Cardstock
5. Folded sheet of copy paper (to protect the other pieces from the ink)
6. Silicone pad
7. Impressions pad

The journaling block was created with the biggest Fun Flower in the Faux Suede technique, sponged and shimmered. Then a 2½" circle punch stamped with the lines from Notes & Details. I also stapmed the little flower on the Pink Pirouette cardstock in coordinating ink.

• Stamps: Notes & Details, Appple Blossoms (level 2 hostess set)
• Paper: Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Naturals Ivory, Ice Cream Parlor DSP (SAB)
• Ink: Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede
• Other: Big Shot with Fun Flowers die, Buttons #5 sizzlet, and Backgrounds 1 texturz plate,  Fancy Flower punch, 5 Petal Flower punch, 2½" Circle punch, Paper Piercer, Frost White Shimmer Paint, Stampin' Sponges, Sponge Daubers, crochet thread, Stampin' Dimensionals

 And here it is!! Now I just need to put some pictures on it :)

Celery Suede Tissue Box

This is a project I saw on Splitcoaststampers by Diane Zechman and have been meaning to do for MONTHS! I finally picked up some tissue boxes to use with it and made this box. So fun! There is a wonderful tutorial there so I am not going to redo it :) I have come up with a version for a big box of tissue, but it won't work with the Reverse Faux Letterpress technique as the pieces are too big :) Check back on Sunday for that tutorial!

Here is the whole thing again. I was really impressed with how quickly this came together! Of course, my decorating wasn't very complicated wither :)

• Paper: Certainly Celery
• Ink: Soft Suede
• Other: Big Shot with Backgrounds #1 Texturz Plates, oval cutting system

And my sandwich for the Big Shot for the Reverse Faux Letterpress technique

1. Multi Purpose Pad on Tab 1
2. Two cardstock shims
3. Inked Texture plate
4. Cardstock
5. Folded sheet of copy paper (to protect the other pieces from the ink)
6. Silicone pad
7. Impressions pad

I will tell you that I did not use Sticky Strip, I just used my Tombow liquid glue. Works very well if you have the patience to wait for the glue to dry a little bit, which is only an extra minute or so per seam. And it stays stuck for good too!

Don't forget to stop back on Sunday for the BIG BOX tissue box cover tutorial.... that's a little wordy. I'll have to work on that :)

Birthday Banner

This is just another example of how versatile the Petal Cone die is! I made these pennants with it, even the layers. I actually made four of each style and alternated them across the banner. I decided to make this a multi-use banner since we all know how much time it takes to make one of these :) And since I have so many guys in my house, it will get plenty of use :)

Here is a close up of the four styles. Lots of people commented on the depth of color I got with this technique. I have to admit, I don't use a brayer. I just rub and tap my inkpads directly on the texture plates. Of course it helps if your pads are nice and juicy and I just juiced mine all up :) My sandwich for this technique on my Big Shot is:

1. Multi Purpose Pad on Tab 1
2. Two cardstock shims
3. Inked Texture plate
4. Cardstock
5. Folded sheet of copy paper (to protect the other pieces from the ink)
6. Silicone pad
7. Impressions pad

And here is what I used to make this pennant:

• Stamps: Afterthoughts, Party Hearty, Word Play
• Paper: Soft Suede, Naturals White, Tangerine Tango, Pacific Point, Wild Wasabi, Cherry Cobbler
• Ink: Tangerine Tango, Pacific Point, Wild Wasabi, Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede
• Other: Big Shot with Petal Cone die, Sweet Buttons embosslit, and Texture Plates Kit #4, Designer Label punch, 1¾" Circle punch, Curly Label punch, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, crochet thread, paper cutter

To cut the pennants, I cut out 8  Soft Suede Petal Cone pieces, then trimmed off the tab on the side, and cut the 2 triangular parts apart, keeping the half circle flaps intact.

Then I cut 8 more Petal Cone pieces in Naturals White. Then I trimmed off the tab on the side on each. Then folded  it in half so there was just one triangular piece showing. Then I trimmed off 1/8" all the way around by lining up the edges with the edge of the silver to the right of the cutting blade on my Fiskars paper trimmer.

Then I took my trimmed down Naturals White pieces and did the Reverse Faux Letterpress technique on them using the above listed sandwich.

The little accents are made using various stamps and punches with lots of layers and dimensionals :) I stretched the Designer Label punch by cutting it in half and adhering as shown behind the 1¾" circle punches and added little paper buttons made with the Sweet Buttons embosslit. LOVE the thing!! Of course I inked the raised edges on the buttons too. It wouldn't be mine if I didn't do that ;)

Now Let's see what you all can come up with!